ATA Issues New Truck Driver Compensation Study
“The trucking industry faces many challenges in 2009,” said ATA President and CEO
Graves pointed to a number of important areas in the 97-page study, including data on:
- Employee driver salaries on national and regional levels
- Employee driver salaries by carrier type (flatbed, refrigerated, tank truck, and more)
- Employee driver benefits, including bonuses, insurance, retirement, and vacation
- Employee driver recruitment, training, and retention practices
- Owner-operator employment and compensation structure
- Technician employment, salaries, and benefits
In all, 159 motor carriers from across the country participated in the ATA Driver Compensation Study. These organizations included publicly held or privately owned companies, such as nationwide less-than-truckload (LTL), regional LTL, nationwide truckload (TL), regional TL, dedicated carriers, logistic providers, and others.
The ATA Driver Compensation Study can be purchased at www.ATABusinessSolutions.com or by calling 1-866-821-3468 (toll free). The study is part of the ATA Business Solutions line of products, events, and services.
The American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of other trucking groups, industry-related conferences, and its 50 affiliated state trucking associations, ATA represents more than 37,000 members covering every type of motor carrier in the
SOURCE American Trucking Associations