Driver pay
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Regulators considering drivers under 21 for interstate hauls
Support for proposal split between large and small carriers.
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Radio Recap: tolls, autonomous, driver pay and more
FreightWaves Radio’s seventh national show was broadcast on Saturday, April 6 on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Channel 146.
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Canada
Canadian trucker XTL says hourly driver pay program is paying off
Cross-border drivers like new wage structure, carrier executive says.
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Driver issues
ATA asserts government driver shortage study gets it wrong
Authors controversial study miss key factors contributing to truck driver turnover and wages.
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Driver issues
Coalition pushes for young driver training to expand workforce
Sentiment could be growing for lowering the driver age, but questions linger over safety and wages.
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Today’s Pickup: federal judge reaffirms class-action decision that drivers should be paid by hour
A federal judge in Arkansas has said that paying drivers by the mile and not by the hour violates the…
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Hunt, NSC intermodal honchos dish ELDs, drivers, equipment at SMC3 event
ELD impact substantive but short-lived, Hunt, NS executives say.
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Driver issues
The right pay to stop driver churn? $100K?
One-quarter of carrier respondents to a new survey believe that driver pay will need to approach $100,000 a year before…
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Driver issues
Equipment, co-workers and pay among top driver concerns, anonymous survey says
Drivers most often commented on equipment issues, logistics, people, pay, and communication on the WorkHound platform in 2018. The platform…
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Driver issues
A court rules: a driver might be sleeping, but that could also be working…and the minimum wage counts
It may mean less now in an era of higher pay, but if total hours don’t exceed the minimum wage,…
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