ICON Raises Team Driver Pay 11%
ICON Transportation Co. Inc. announced an 11% wage increase for team drivers. The raise will bring company team driver pay from $.395 to $.44 per mile and will take effect immediately
ICON Transportation Co. Inc. announced an 11% wage increase for team drivers. The raise will bring company team driver pay from $.395 to $.44 per mile and will take effect immediately.
The increase in pay is in conjunction with ICON’s 2005 plans for increasing the company¹s overall fleet mileage by 10%.
“We realize the crunch the new hours of service rules have put on our drivers and the resulting premium put on teams. ICON wants to put driver co-owners in the best position possible to earn a good living, abide by the new regulations, and most of all, be safe. Said Tim Onstott, ICON’s Director of Fleet.
ICON Transportation is also offering a $1000 sign-on bonus for new team drivers, flexible scheduling and a dedicated home time policy designed to keep families together.
ICON Transportation is an employee-owned company in the third-party logistics management, transportation, and fulfillment industry with offices in Indiana, California and Tennessee. For information on driver opportunities at ICON, contact Melissa Hughes at (812) 238-1225. For more about ICON’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, visit www.goicon.com.
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