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Analyst: Driver pay gains to continue into 2019 as carriers struggle to attract drivers
āThe thing weāre going to have to confront as an industry is we have a driver supply thatās inelastic,ā says Gordon Klemp. Raising pay is necessary, but it will take years, not months, āuntil we get to a wage number that starts to draw people in who wouldnāt have considered driving in the past,ā he says.
November 28, 2018
Overdrive Extra
The chicken-little tactics behind the ādriver shortageā
Here is a breakdown of how and why the trucking industry continuously responds to the shortage of truck drivers. Some aren't taking the bait anymore.
August 2, 2018
Business
Driver pay hikes on the horizon, analyst says
Of note from a conference call with pay analyst Gordon Klemp, driver wages are in effect just half of what they were in 1979, before deregulation.
November 8, 2017
Business
ASECTT group presses ahead on CSA, safety rating reform and other issues
In addition to its chief concern over reliance on CSA SMS scores in safety assessment, ASECTT now turns attention to reform of the safety-audit system and federal preemption of state wage/hour laws and independent contractor classification, among other issues.
June 23, 2017
Voices
Favor for minimum wage hike growing among truckers
Since Overdrive queried readers in 2014 about prospects for the $7.25/hour minimum wage, more truckers today believe itās time to raise the wage, following a series of states and localities that have raised their own minimums.
April 19, 2016
Voices
POLL: Should the federal minimum wage be raised?
With California moving toward a phased-in $15/hr minimum wage over the next several years, and other states eyeing similar proposals, should the $7.25/hr minimum wage be hiked?
April 5, 2016
Business
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, thereās 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
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Highway bill effort to resolve federal/state legal conflict over carrier services, driver wages
New court interpretations of the FAAAA introduce contradictions between federal and state law (particularly in CA) that challenge incentive-based compensation.
November 2, 2015
Business
ATA: Driver pay generally exceeds U.S. average, carriers diversifying pay methods
How does driver pay stack up to pay in other industries? According to ATA, drivers fare well, especially those at private fleets.
December 15, 2014
Voices
POLL: Should the federal minimum wage be raised?
With many states going well above the current federal minimum of $7.25 per hour, is it time the U.S. government raised its own minimum? Weigh in on the subject via this poll and in comments.
January 15, 2014
Business
Data analysis: Ten years isnāt a lifetimeā¦for Yoda
āAs much as Iād like to be able to write a happy ending for the hours of service story, I canāt. The HOS are just the tip of the iceberg.ā
November 24, 2013
Business
Driver shortage: Countdown to a capacity crunch, and a boost in rates?
Is higher driver compensation just around the corner? This series ā part 1 available here ā looks at the tightening of the employment market for drivers, and the potential for a rate boost.
August 29, 2013
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