Barr-Nunn Transportation recently created two new solo and one new team pay offerings, which the carrier has named Shift Load Pay.
The American Trucking Associations’ latest version of its Driver Compensation Study reports that average driver pay, including bonuses, increased close to $6,000 since the last study in 2017.
For Jon England, president and CEO of Illinois-based Transport Services of Sullivan, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first time he has been tested.
A recent analysis by WorkHound of more than 30,000 commercial fleet drivers revealed growing concerns about pay during the COVID-19 pandemic – but fewer questions about personal protective gear.
“Our saying right now is, truckers are first responders. It doesn’t matter if it’s a disaster like a hurricane or a national emergency like this,” says John Wilbur, CEO of the Roadmaster Group, in describing his company’s efforts to support drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roehl Transport is now able to enhance Practical Route Mileage pay with address-to-address mileage calculations.
Word of mouth is a powerful tool for recruiting drivers and when a fleet is looking to fill an empty seat, what your current employees say can have a critical impact.
How trucking is looking beyond traditional demographics and filling empty seats with minorities and women.
The California Trucking Association and two California-based owner-operators filed a lawsuit challenging the "ABC" employment test mandated by the state's new independent contractor law, which the group says threatens the livelihood of independent truck drivers and is pre-empted by federal law.
Operating costs were up across the board in 2018, as fuel costs rose and fleets increased driver wages and benefits to take advantage of what was a banner year for trucking.