CW Power Only 574-288-2783
Power Only Trucking

Power only trucking: your trailer, our tractor and driver.

For shippers, brokers, trailer leasing companies, manufacturers and entertainment firms that own trailers and need them moved. Preloaded, empty, one-way or recurring, in 49 states and Canada.

Family-owned since 1990EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 201749 States + CanadaUSDOT 573816MC 279857
What is power only

You have the trailer. We bring the truck and driver.

Power only trucking pairs your trailer with our tractor and a professional CDL driver. You keep control of your equipment and skip the cost of running your own fleet; we handle hook, haul and drop.

CW Leasing & Transport has run power only since 1990, from preloaded freight to show trailers, and every load gets the same attention.

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White dry van hooked to a tractor
Who it's for

Built for anyone who owns or leases trailers

Shippers & manufacturers

Preloaded trailers from your dock to your customer or DC, without a private fleet.

Freight brokers

Reliable power only capacity for drop trailer and preloaded loads, with daily updates you can pass along.

Trailer leasing companies

Deliveries, returns, repositioning and yard-to-yard moves for lease and rental fleets.

Entertainment & merch firms

Show, stage, generator and merchandise trailers for tours, sports and events. See Tourtrucks.com.

Equipment types

Trailers we pull

Leased or customer-owned trailers

Your trailer, loaded or empty, hooked to our tractor and driver.

Preloaded shipments

Trailers you load at your dock, delivered to your customer or venue.

Generator & ice floor trailers

Generator trailers, ice floor trailers and winter sports equipment.

Show & merch trailers

Stage, production, hospitality and merchandise trailers and units.

Drop and hook

Drop an empty, hook a loaded trailer, keep your dock moving.

Towaway / driveaway

One-way trailer relocation, deliveries and lease returns.

Disaster relief

Generators, chillers, mobile medical units and command centers, since 1995.

Recent power only moves

On the road with CW

Coverage

49 states and every Canadian province

Nationwide

Coast to coast, border to border, from our base in South Bend, Indiana.

Canada

Cross-border runs into every Canadian province.

Extra capacity

Sister company CW Logistics (est. 2001) adds partner and dedicated carriers when you need more trucks.

Why CW

Same immediate attention, whether you call us first or last

Since 1990

Family-owned and carried forward by Rodney and Christi McDonald.

SmartWay

EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 2017, which counts for your sustainability reporting too.

Daily updates

Load updates every day between 9:00 and 12:00.

Last-minute experts

30+ years of surprise, immediate-need moves. We don't know the word "can't."

FAQ

Power only questions

What is power only trucking?

Power only means we supply the tractor and a professional driver, and you supply the trailer. We hook to your loaded or empty trailer and deliver it.

Do you need my trailer to be preloaded?

Preloaded trailers are the most common, but we also move empties for repositioning, trailer pool balancing and lease returns.

What trailers can you pull?

Leased or customer-owned trailers: preloaded shipments, show and merch trailers, generator and ice floor trailers, and winter sports equipment. Call and tell us what you have.

Where do you run?

49 states and every Canadian province.

How fast can you cover a load?

Last-minute, surprise and immediate-need moves are a big part of what we do. Call 574-288-2783 and we will tell you right away what we can cover.

Will I get updates?

Yes. Every load gets daily updates between 9:00 and 12:00, from planning until delivery.

Are you insured and authorized?

CW Leasing & Transport Inc operates under USDOT 573816 and MC 279857. Certificates of insurance available on request.

About

About the power only carrier

PowerOnlyTrucking.us is operated by CW Leasing & Transport Inc, hauling since 1990, alongside sister company CW Logistics, launched in 2001 to add capacity through partner and dedicated carriers. Rodney and Christi McDonald were fortunate to buy these family businesses, based in South Bend, Indiana, and they carry them forward today.

Your trailer, our tractor and more than 31 years of handling last-minute, surprise and immediate-need transportation for tours, sports and live events. CW has been an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 2017. Brokers and shippers, certificates of insurance are available on request. Learn more about CW at Tourtrucks.com.

"When you prepare for the unpredictable, chaos is just another tool in your arsenal." — Rodney McDonald, President

Meet the Team

Rodney McDonald, President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Rodney McDonald

President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Rodney McDonald opened his first company at 20 and learned Murphy's Law the hard way: anything that can go wrong, will. What matters is how you handle the problem and how you plan for the unknown. For more than 31 years he has handled last-minute, surprise and immediate-need transportation for sports and entertainment. CW Leasing & Transport (est. 1990) and its sister company CW Logistics (est. 2001) are family businesses that Rodney and Christi were fortunate to buy and carry forward. Under his leadership, CW has been an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 2017. His motto: "When you prepare for the unpredictable, chaos is just another tool in your arsenal."

Christi McDonald, Vice President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Christi McDonald

Vice President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Christi McDonald is one of the founders of the business and has worked in trucking since 1995. She started out sending letters on a typewriter. Over the years she worked her way up to running 180 trucks on a Sunday-night load-in, and today she helps keep the company running like a well-oiled machine. Christi has been Vice President of RPM-CLM Family Enterprises since 2004, and Vice President of CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics since 2016. She encourages every customer and driver to reach out to the team for anything they need. Her faith in God and her commitment to family guide everything she does, and she brings that same care to the CW family of employees, drivers and customers. Outside the office, she supports local animal rescue, including The Meow Mission.

Kyra Lash, Dispatcher

Kyra Lash

Dispatcher

Kyra Lash joined CW Leasing & Transport Inc as a Dispatcher in August 2026, "trading lab coats for logistics." A gifted learner from an early age, she began taking pre-college courses at Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development at age 10, studying engineering, pre-law, mathematics and theater arts. She started her associate degree in biology at Ivy Tech Community College as a junior in high school and finished it at 19. At 21 she earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Purdue University. She then spent three years as a medical laboratory technician and scientist with Alverno Laboratories and Northwest Cancer Centers. This isn't her first time at CW: starting her freshman year of high school, she worked at the company during breaks from school and college. Today she handles morning check calls, enters and dispatches tour loads, and works with tour logistics partners on rates and driver pay. Kyra also danced competitively, starting at age 3.

Crissy Bolinger, Office Manager

Crissy Bolinger

Office Manager

Crissy Bolinger has been Office Manager at CW Leasing & Transport Inc since September 1997, making her one of the longest-tenured members of the team. She keeps the office side of both CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics on track. She handles daily receivables reporting and company account reconciliation, works with the company's outside accountants each month, and manages the electronic logging system. When drivers' pay or paperwork needs sorting out, Crissy is the steady hand behind the scenes. She is a graduate of Floyd Central Junior-Senior High School.

Darlene Fisher, Fleet Specialist

Darlene Fisher

Fleet Specialist

Darlene Fisher has been a Fleet Specialist at CW Leasing & Transport Inc since November 2015. Her day starts with morning check calls, using live truck locations to keep every load's status current. She answers phones, dispatches drivers, sets up new customers, and keeps fleet records and reminders up to date. When a truck or trailer needs attention on the road, Darlene coordinates the repair so drivers can get moving again. She is often the first friendly voice customers and owner-operators hear when they call. Before joining CW in 2015, she worked for RPM-CLM Family Enterprises from 2002 to 2005. She is a graduate of Washington High School in South Bend. Her late husband, Bruce, was a mentor to Rodney and Christi McDonald from 1996 through 2006 and an integral part of the company's success.

Kathy Czajkowski, Dispatch & Account Representative

Kathy Czajkowski

Dispatch & Account Representative

Kathleen "Kathy" Czajkowski brings 26 years of dispatch and account representative experience, including towaway and RV dispatch and quoting loads. Over her career she has also dispatched moving units for the U.S. Border Patrol, the FBI and other government agencies. At CW Leasing & Transport Inc she matches power-only trucks to tour and event loads. Each day she sends customers updated lists of where trucks are available, and she keeps track of driver availability across the country. Kathy holds an associate's degree in Accounting & Data Processing from Davenport College. A dependable, outgoing people person with great communication skills, she helps keep trucks loaded and customers informed.

Karen Jankowski, Billing Department

Karen Jankowski

Billing Department

Karen Jankowski runs billing for CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics. Every morning she sends out the accounts receivable aging report. Throughout the day she handles invoicing, credit memos, fuel reports and outside carrier payments. Karen carefully checks each rate sheet against the final invoice so customers are billed accurately and carriers are paid on time. Her careful work keeps the financial side of every move clean and clear, and she has helped train newer team members on the billing process.

Yvette Hartman, Sales

Yvette Hartman

Sales

Yvette Hartman joined CW Leasing & Transport Inc in sales, working remotely from the Chicago area. She focuses on entertainment, tours, live events and trade shows. She began in shipping and receiving, then booked loads for a third-party logistics firm. From 2016 to 2023 she worked as an independent logistics specialist, handling account management, sales, load planning, dispatching, new carrier setups, invoicing and customer service. She then spent a year and a half at another entertainment carrier as Entertainment Coordinator and Operations Manager Assistant. At CW, she has handled specialty moves across the US and into and out of Canada.

Safety & Compliance

A safety record you can check

A
98/100
DISPATCHFF TRUST SCORE
CW Leasing & Transport Inc
Active authority since 1998 · No revocations
Certificates of insurance available on request
USDOT 573816 · Based on FMCSA records, Oct 2026
  • Grade
    A (98/100), tied for the top score among the 30 entertainment carriers we track
FMCSA SAFETY RECORD
  • ✓Satisfactory DOT safety rating, the highest FMCSA gives
  • ✓0% driver out-of-service rate, tied for best among 30 entertainment carriers (national average 6.7%)
  • ✓Zero fatal or injury crashes in 24 months
  • ✓Vehicle out-of-service rate below the national average

Source: FMCSA SAFER, October 2026

Source: DispatchFF Trust Scores and FMCSA records, October 2026

Quote

Get a power only quote

Send origin, destination, trailer type, pickup date and any deadlines. Rodney or the CW team will get right back to you.

Contact

Call us. Day or night.

Office

CW Leasing & Transport Inc
23390 W Ireland Rd
South Bend, IN 46614

Authority

USDOT 573816
MC 279857