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Channel 19
Round-up: When a negative for investors is a positive for drivers, and early look at fully-electric Mack truck
Driver pay is bringing more cost to carriers, and thatâs a good thing. Take the good with the bad, though: Freight outlook for the year, judging by the past few, isnât great. Also: Mackâs first LR all-electric refuse truck goes to NYC sanitation, brief video ahead of WasteExpo next month.
April 23, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Why truckingâs labor market isnât really âbrokenâ
Agreeing with truckers, the study concludes that pay could indeed mitigate fleetsâ labor woes.
March 26, 2019
Business
OOIDA contends that growth in small fleet, owner-op numbers play large role in driver turnover
A new report from the OOIDA Foundation suggests the âtruck driver shortageâ perceived by larger fleets is more of a myth than a reality. See why on Overdrive.
February 25, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Choose professionalism to define, and create, your value
Choose to be a professional and you will create value, and you will know what your personal value is worth when it is time to ask for a raise, search for a company to call home, or negotiate that contract with the broker or shipper business partner.
December 11, 2018
Business
Analyst: Driver pay gains to continue into 2019 as carriers struggle to attract drivers
âThe thing weâre going to have to confront as an industry is we have a driver supply thatâs inelastic,â says Gordon Klemp. Raising pay is necessary, but it will take years, not months, âuntil we get to a wage number that starts to draw people in who wouldnât have considered driving in the past,â he says.
November 28, 2018
Channel 19
Better âpay would solve mostâ critical issues: Readersâ priorities show variation from, similarity to recent rankings
While âthe economyâ does figure as a critical issue year-in year-out in the annual ATRI âcritical issuesâ rankings, issues of adequate driver compensation â and rates for independent truckers â donât command the same direct attention. All the same, as one reader noted, better âpay would solve mostâ problems.
November 16, 2018
Business
Four fleets announce driver pay changes
USA Truck, Super Service LLC, and Big G Express truck drivers get pay increases, and Walmart drivers have an opportunity to earn up to $1500 referral bonus.
September 12, 2018
Business
Four fleets announce driver pay bumps
Atlas Van Lines, Maverick, Heyl Truck Lines and Kottke Trucking have all recently announced major pay increases. More information here on Overdrive.
August 15, 2018
Business
Five more fleets announce driver pay bumps
CFI, Heartland Express, Roehl Transport, Paschall Truck Lines and K.L. Harring each announced pay increases that are either already in place or go into effect later this month.
July 18, 2018
Business
No guarantees for fleets trying guaranteed pay
Efforts to improve retention and the driver experience have centered on detention and benefits, among other things instead of minimum pay. Details here.
July 6, 2018
Business
Guaranteed pay: The promise for company drivers, small fleets
Guaranteed-minimum plans born in more recent years, though, have generally higher minimums but how do driver preferred to be paid? Details and more info here.
July 4, 2018
Business
Guaranteed pay making waves in driver compensation
With more company-driver minimums in place, owner-operators might not have far to look for a parachute of employee-based stability when the next downturn comes.
July 2, 2018
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