Drivers with less than a year of experience will be guaranteed $850 per week. The pay package went into effect on June 1 and will affect the more than 1,000 hazmat OTR drivers the company employs.

“I am thrilled to announce our biggest OTR pay increase in company history,” CEO Chad England said in a statement April 22. “This increase benefits every OTR driver that is paid mileage pay ...

The average long-hauler or what we call an over the road (OTR) driver, logs anywhere from 500-700 miles a day, and might only spend two or three days at home a month, or 24-36 days a year at home.

The fleet, part of the larger Daseke Inc. group, started the program June 1, paying solo OTR drivers with flatbed hauling experience an annual salary of $65,000 and each qualified and experienced ...

Crete Carrier (No. 22 on the CCJ Top 250) and Shaffer Trucking are giving their national over-the-road drivers a one-cent per practical mile raise in 2017, Crete announced Nov. 18. Crete’s OTR ...

Over-the-road fleets could be losing drivers due to the increased demand of e-commerce. More details on Commercial Carrier Journal.