West Side Transport Boosts Driver Pay

West Side Transport will raise the starting pay for company drivers April 1, the second increase in the past five months for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, truckload carrier.

The new pay schedule enables solo drivers to start as high as 37 cents a mile, with a cap of 39 cents a mile. A bonus plan can also add 2.5 cents a mile to a driver's pay, according to the company.

"West Side has enjoyed 12% growth over last year," President Don Vogt said in a statement. "In order to maintain this growth rate and level of service, we must recruit and maintain excellent drivers. This pay increase is an effort to achieve our goals."

West Side last raised driver pay in November in operating 550 trucks and 1,300 dry van trailers.