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Where driving jobs have arisen since 1978
Whatever the extent of any âdriver shortage,â you wouldnât think there is one by checking a National Public Radio report by Quoctrung Bui that traces the most common jobs in every state since 1978. The data not only highlights trends about trucking jobs, but also reveals aspects of the broader economy over almost four decades. In [âŚ]
November 6, 2015
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
Overdrive Extra
Paycheck checkup: The real spread between driver and contractor pay
It looks like the California spread of $17,400 between company driver and owner-operator earnings is overstated, at least as applied on the national scale. Instead, the $50,000-$60,000 range is now commonplace for many employed and leased long-haul truckers.
October 29, 2015
Channel 19
âTrucking boomâ in driver pay, says the WSJ
Questions after report on trucker pay: Will the pay gains truly hold in 2015? Are such gains also reflected among employee drivers for smaller fleets?
October 15, 2015
Business
Study: California owner-operators outearn company drivers
Among California truckers, average owner-operator net income exceeds that of company drivers by more than $17,000, according to a study released today.
October 14, 2015
Business
Trucker awarded $180k in back wages and more over classification as contractor
A California judge has upheld the state labor commissionerâs decision that a trucker misclassified as an independent contractor is owed back wages and expenses totaling nearly $180,000.
August 4, 2015
Business
White House highway bill would also open existing Interstate lanes to tolling
In an otherwise low-drama bill introduction, one provision in the bill has struck a nerve with some both in the trucking industry and outside of it: If passed the bill would remove the current ban on tolling existing Interstate lanes.
April 2, 2015
Business
Driver pay reform included in DOTâs second iteration of Grow America highway bill
Chief among the billâs highlights for the trucking industry is a measure of driver pay reform that would require drivers to be compensated for all on-duty hours not spent driving.
March 31, 2015
Business
The changing face of incentive-based compensation
Performance-based pay schemes for drivers are increasingly a part of carriersâ pay packages, more and more carriers putting potential increases in the driverâs own hands.
February 6, 2015
Business
Driver pay: Survey shows truck operators prefer percentage pay over mileage, hourly packages
Survey says: Truck operators who receive pay based on a percentage split are generally more satisfied with their jobs than those who are paid based on hourly or mileage pay, according to survey results released this week.
January 28, 2015
Voices
Readers sound off on FMCSAâs border move
U.S. truck operators see cheaper rates, more crashes and lower driver pay as possible effects of FMCSAâs expansion of cross-border trucking with Mexico.
January 15, 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
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