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.