Dart Transit set to raise owner-operator pay

Overdrive Staff
Mar 29, 2017
Dart Transit is increasing its long-haul owner-operator pay by two cents per mile. (Photo by 365 Trucking)Dart Transit is increasing its long-haul owner-operator pay by two cents per mile. (Photo by 365 Trucking)

Long-haul owner-operators at Dart Transit (No. 60 on the CCJ Top 250) will notice a boost in over-the-road contract rates beginning April 1.

The company announced it is increasing long-haul owner-operator pay by two cents per mile, starting at $1.02 per loaded mile, depending on where an owner-operator lives. Kristin Ries, communications manager for Dart, said the company also provides a fuel adjustment on top of the mileage rate.

This is Dart’s second pay increase of the year for drivers, as it boosted pay for long-haul company drivers by five cents per mile in January.

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