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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

Business

Three fleets announce driver pay bumps

Milan Express, Risinger and Central Oregon Truck Company all recently announced large pay raise for truck drivers in their fleet. More information here.

July 2, 2018

Channel 19

The feast or famine of owner-operator income, in good times and bad

With greater risk comes greater reward — and potential for loss. Some results from Overdrive’s recent compensation survey bear out the truism, with the largest shares of owner-ops at top and bottom rungs of the income ladder. Respondents’ thoughts on market performance and income through 2018, too, show a similar dynamic.

June 26, 2018

Business

Company driver pay swelled in first quarter, analyst says

The National Transportation Institute releases data showing how much company driver wages and sign-on bonuses have increased in the first quarter of 2018.

June 12, 2018

Voices

POLL: How is your business’ income tracking so far in 2018 versus last year?

Calling all owner-operators. Take the poll here on Overdrive and let us know how your business income tracking is fairing in 2018 compared to 2017.

June 11, 2018

Business

Three major fleets announce driver pay increases

Maverick Transportation, KLLM Transport Services, and C.R. England have all recently announced driver pay increases. Read all the details here on Overdrive.

June 7, 2018

Business

Another carrier moves toward salaried driver pay structure

In addition to an annual salary, drivers will still have the opportunity to earn more compensation and bonuses. More on the new salary structure on Overdrive.

May 21, 2018

Voices

POLL: What’s your preferred method of compensation, whether per-mile, percentage, guaranteed or other?

As a leased owner-operator or company driver, what has been your preferred primary compensation method through your years in the trucking industry? Let us know.

May 21, 2018

Business

Tanker fleet doles out big pay boost for certain drivers

Texas-based 700-plus truck fleet Crestwood Transportation is now starting tanker drivers in its central region at 60 cents per mile, a 14-cent-per-mile bump from the previous 46 cents.

April 20, 2018

Business

Maverick Transportation boosts pay for reefer drivers

Drivers in the company’s OTR Temperature Control Division will see a 5-cent boost in per-mile pay, bringing starting pay to between 51 and 55 cents-per-mile. Student drivers will start at 45 cents-per-mile in this division.

April 18, 2018