Dart announces pay increase for OTR owner-ops

Aug 3, 2018

Dart Transit is increasing its long-haul owner-operator pay by two cents per mile.

Dart Transit (No. 58 on the CCJ Top 250) announced it is increasing pay for over-the-road owner-operators, effective Sept. 1.

The increase, the company’s third in the last 12 months, gives owner-ops an additional 4 cents-per-mile.

Dart says its OTR owner-operators will have the potential to earn up to $165,000 or more per year. These drivers can also qualify for up to $10,000 in sign-on bonuses.

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