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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA - Truck Driver Pay Rising
Surveys note recent increases; Schneider boosts owner-operator pay
Independence,OH,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Apr 18, 2011: -- Truck driver pay is heading up, with a 2.2 percent increase in February from January and a 4.6 percent increase year-over-year, according to Longbow Research... The 4.6 percent year-over-year increase in average hourly earnings is the largest jump in driver pay since early 2003, as the economy emerged from a downturn... Both figures represent dramatic increases over previous months, and indicate carriers are putting more money on the table to attract drivers as demand rises... The institute ranks trucking companies according to driver pay and benefits and publishes and annual survey on driver wages among 35,000 for-hire carriers... The 5-cent increase brings owner-operator pay to 95 cents a mile, or up to $1.65 per mile with short-haul premiums, the Green Bay, Wis., trucking company said...
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