O&S offers owner-operator pay raise

Feb 10, 2011

Owner-operators paid by the mile are eligible for a pay increase, Springfield, Mo.-based O&S announced recently.

Independent contractors now receive $1 per mile on all miles with an opportunity to increase to $1.02 per mile within 90 days. Lease purchase operators receive 92 cents per mile on all miles and can increase that to 95 cents per mile within 90 days.

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Despite staff reductions, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration still has plenty on its plate in the months and years ahead.

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Among the iconic Kenworths participating in the 4th annual Kenworth Truck Parade in Chillicothe, Ohio, was this 1966 Kenworth W923.

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