Bay & Bay Transportation announced Friday it is raising pay for independent contractors by 20 cents per mile.
The Eagan, Minnesota-based carrier said effective immediately, base pay for contractors will be in a range of $1.25 to $1.70 for loaded miles and will be $1.10 for empty miles. Contractors will continue to receive fuel surcharge rates as well as fuel discounts with the company’s preferred providers.
“Bay and Bay is committed to providing its drivers with exceptional career opportunities,” said CEO Sam Anderson. “We have top pay, modern equipment, and great customer freight. We currently have a variety of OTR, regional and dedicated routes available.”
Independent contractors also have access to Bay & Bay Transportation’s no-money-down, sign-and-drive program.
“We are currently leasing 2020, 2021 and 2022 Freightliner Cascadia’s and Kenworth T680s. Our 2022 tractors have been coming in and we look forward to expanding what we have to offer contractors joining our Bay & Bay program,” said Todd Outcelt, the carrier’s safety director and lease purchase manager.
Like many carriers, Bay & Bay implemented a wage increase at the end of 2020. The 80-year-old company increased company driver pay by 4 cents per mile and announced that new drivers with experience could earn up to 58 cents per mile.
The biggest obstacle to growth for carriers is seating tractors with qualified drivers. In 2020, COVID protocols led to a 40% reduction in the number of new graduates, and the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse recorded 56,000 violations.
Click for more FreightWaves articles by Todd Maiden.
- Averitt announces pay bump for new truckload drivers
- Nagle Toledo raises driver salaries 17%
- More carriers increasing driver pay
- Roehl Transport latest to raise driver pay
- C.R. England drivers could get a 25% pay increase
- Schneider National to raise drivers’ per-mile pay by 4 cents
- Frozen Food Express latest to announce driver pay hike
- KLLM rolls out ‘one of the largest’ driver pay hikes in company history
- Covenant joins in move to higher driver pay rates
- Stevens Transport raises driver pay
