Report shows pay also increased 11% just last year — and looks like it’s still rising
1st-year drivers can make up to $110K, veteran drivers even more
‘We are going to get this fixed. We’re going to get the resources right’
Flatbed and over-the-road drivers to see 70 cents per mile
Average wage will be $20.37 per hour
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The numbers are in on shipping executive pay – and they’re big
TriumphPay presented its product to a room of 1,000 transportation, technology and finance executives at MarktWaves18 in Dallas, Texas.
The details in the company statement are not precise, but the all-in number for some drivers could be as high as 67.5 cts per mile.
While the topic of the nation’s driver squeeze remains on the table, sign-on bonuses have come under intense scrutiny. As with recent pay increases, we’ve seen a boost in bonuses offered by some of the biggest names in the game.
With the so-called driver squeeze continuing to make headlines in 2018 (FreightWaves, The Washington Post, USA Today, and NPR), some trucking companies are pushing back against the shortage with announcements of their own: pay increases for their drivers.
Truck drivers are concerned with pay, but it’s not the most important topic on their mind when providing feedback to their employers. WorkHound compiled a list of topics drivers talked about the most, and pay only came in fourth. What was number one?
