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ATBS forecasts higher owner-operator income

Amen revisited his forecasts from last year and made some new ones during an Overdrive Partners in Business seminar at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas last month.

September 6, 2017

State of freight: Market pressure on driver pay stalled?

Though recent years have shown better trends, with pay rising fairly sharply for company drivers and independents alike, there’s evidence from carrier surveys that such increases have now lulled. Lower volume expectations indicate increases in driver pay could be limited in 2016.

February 11, 2016

The above could represent what Perry considers a “reasonable forecast for the year, but at the same time, you better be cautious” of downside risks, of which anyone paying attention to the stock markets around the world will be well aware. A significant global slowdown could bring the U.S. along for the ride. 2017, he added, shows much weaker in the graph given downside risks becoming more prominent in the wider global economy. The 2017 picture is what this year could look like if downside pressures build enough, he added, in which case “we’re talking down to 1 percent growth, not three percent.”

Pay trends, part 1: Near-term forecast mixed

While industry analysts say rising owner-operator compensation for both leased drivers and independents is on a slow rise, anecdotal reports and some polls suggest otherwise.

October 15, 2012

2012 Pay chart, owner-operator income

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