As uncertainty lurks, driver pay has seemingly entered a new cycle
Beginning in the late summer and continuing through the fall and winter, though, the holding pattern broke, and data from NTI surveys of motor carriers shows driver pay has entered what appears to be a new season as capacity shakes out of the market and as both spot and contract freight markets recalibrate. Here’s what survey data from NTI’s National Survey of Driver Wages shows for driver pay movement in early spring 2025.
‘Hiring diesel techs is our big concern right now’: Four ways your fleet can break through trucking’s *other* labor shortage
Interest in technician pay benchmarking has swelled at The National Transportation Institute in recent years, including survey demand doubling last year for technician pay benchmarking reports as the challenge to hire and retain diesel technicians continues to become more difficult for trucking fleets of all types.