Carriers Set Driver-Pay Increases
Several trucking companies announced driver pay increases earlier this month.
Dupré Logistics’ energy distribution services group announced a 5% to 9% increase, which it is rolling out through January.
Dupré said it was boosting pay “to address the need for qualified drivers within the industry and to retain the high-caliber talent.”
The almost 500 drivers in its energy unit work in the Gulf Coast region, said Dupré, which is the ninth-largest tank/bulk carrier by revenue in the Transport Topics Top 100 list of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers.
Affiliated Arkansas-based carriers CalArk International Inc. and Central Hauling Co. also announced increases to driver pay packages, bonuses and benefits.
CalArk instituted a 3 cents-per-mile increase that was effective Dec. 2 for all drivers, and it will pay a 2 cents-per-mile productivity bonus. CalArk operates in the lower 48 states and makes runs in Mexico and Ontario, Canada.
Central Hauling set a 6 cents-per-mile increase for independent contractor drivers, along with a productivity bonus, also effective Dec. 2.
Solo contractors can make up to $1 per mile, and team contractors can make up to $1.04 per mile, said the truckload carrier, which used 100% owner-operators.
Central Hauling is an irregular route, general commodities truckload contract carrier, also serving the continental United States, Canada, and Mexico via Laredo, Texas.
