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STUDY * USA - Shows independent port truckers struggling
Rutgers Study: The poorest segment of port truckers?
Kearny,NJ,USA -Associated Press/My Central Jersey, by VICTOR EPSTEIN -March 13, 2009: -- Kenel Hyppolite says driving an 18-wheeler isn't what it used to be for the independent truckers that make their living carrying cargo in and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey... A recent study by Rutgers University suggests Hyppolite is not alone among roughly 5,100 port drivers who lease or own their own trucks. A team led by David Bensman, a professor of labor studies and employment relations, found their average income was just $28,000 after expenses. That's about half of what they made before the trucking industry was deregulated in 1980 in inflation-adjusted terms, he said... The study also said most of these independent truckers, who account for 73 percent of the 7,000 truck drivers who work regularly at the Port of New York and New Jersey, have no health insurance... Hyppolite, who is divorced, estimated his annual income at $20,000 after expenses... The median household income for a family of four in New Jersey is $94,441, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... The 52-year-old Jersey City truck driver says he can barely make the lease payments on his 1998 Kenworth tractor-trailer and is struggling with the cost of fuel, tolls and repairs. He said he can't remember the last time he ate a restaurant meal, took a vacation or bought new clothes... Tom Adamski, a past president of the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, said he suspects the study captured a snapshot of the poorest segment of port truckers...Labels: study
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