driver wages

The National Transportation Institute (NTI) recently released Q4 2023 driver pay data that shows driver earnings continue to climb in spite of the freight market undergoing a correction. Drivers’ base mileage pay brackets saw a shift, with the 40-to-50-cents-per-mile pay bracket falling 5.2% year over year as fleets raised wages to attract and retain drivers. The 50-to-60-cents-per-mile bracket saw a 6.1% y/y increase.

Canadian truck drivers say companies are withholding millions in unpaid wages, but recouping money proves difficult.

Driver pay has done an about-face over the past two years. Trucking pay expert Leah Shaver talks about what she has seen.

NTI makes jobs more attractive through up-to-date market data.

Dismantling highways to repair social damage may have consequences for the supply chain.

Reliance Partners’ Thom Albrecht comments on the industry’s recovery efforts and job growth figures, as well as his thoughts on increasing driver pay.

National Transportation Institute CEO Leah Shaver says drivers “will feel disrespected if they see that their time is not valued as it pertains to their paycheck.”

A judge denied the request by truckload carrier Western Express to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a driver seeking meal- and rest-break pay.

All trucking operational costs fell in 2019 as freight demand contracted. Drivers earned less per mile but received bigger retention, signing and safety bonuses, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

Landstar System inches its fourth-quarter expectations higher but cautions that this trucking cycle may not be different from those in the past.

Nashville-based truckload carrier also wants to move case from Washington to Tennessee.

“No decisions” on next steps after appeals court ruling on sleeper berth petition.

Consistently meeting expectations goes a long way toward keeping drivers on board.

Labor Department says drivers do not have to be paid for time spent in sleeper berth.

Challenge finding teams, company executives said.

A federal judge in Arkansas has said that paying drivers by the mile and not by the hour violates the Fair Labor Standards Act.

In partnership with Reliance Partners …It’s been a wild year, and while at times it may feel more like riding a bull than being “King of the Road,” just hang on a little longer. The times are changing and they’re changing fast.

The report on online transportation platforms does not draw any conclusions about why it’s happening, but it has plenty of data to back up that it is occurring.

The trucking industry isn’t at the point of no return yet, but it is at risk. Many of those jobs are heading into the increasingly efficient warehouses.

In addition to the persistent need for more drivers within a fragmented industry, there are additional headwinds that the trucking industry faces makes trucker recruitment difficult, particularly regarding younger drivers.

The number is 175,000 out several years, against a base of a half-million.

Wages continue to rise for America’s truckers as the trucking industry contends with driver shortages coupled with an increased demand for shipping services.

Bonuses and wages are both climbing rapidly.

Dealing with the tight market for drivers in multiple parts of the JB Hunt business. 

How rapidly the autonomous truck becomes a common sight on local roads and interstate highways – both in the U.S. and abroad – depends on numerous factors. Maybe we should check ourselves at the propaganda and hype-machine door.

The man behind the trucker march on Washington last month is back with a new group and a new billion-dollar lawsuit. James Lamb and his Small Business in Transportation Coalition has sued Indiana over the collection of Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) fees.