With over-the-road truckers able to earn $45,000 to $70,000, payable by mile driven, in theory, pay shouldn't be a problem.
But in practice, drivers sit in traffic or wait hours for their turn at a loading dock, costing them money.
The situation could be addressed by paying drivers by the hour, "but the shipping industry isn't ready for that," said Charles "Shorty" Wittington, a former ATA chairman and owner of Grammer Industries, an Indiana trucking company.
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Sunday, October 25, 2015
Driver Shortage Plagues The Trucking Industry
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