Pay
Driver pay packages, raises, detention and activity pay, bonuses, and recruiting moves.
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Yellow, Teamsters reach WARN Act deal: $17.2 million for five days' damages
Three years after the July 2023 shutdown, a settlement in principle would pay former Yellow Teamsters a fraction of the 60 days' damages they sought — with full payment on accrued PTO and sick-time claims expected within months of court approval.
ATA: driver pay kept climbing in 2025 — irregular-route truckload up 8.3%
The 2026 ATA Driver Compensation Study found pay growth across every major segment despite the long freight downturn, with a majority of carriers planning raises in 2026; signing bonuses, though, slipped to a $2,000 median.
Trucking jobs top year-ago levels for the first time since April 2023
The September BLS report showed 1,473,100 truck transportation jobs, up 2,600 from August and 800 above a year earlier — the first positive year-on-year reading since April 2023 — though economists caution revisions may trim it.
Five veteran drivers named finalists for 2026 Transition Trucking award
The most senior finalist class ever — six of the 11 semifinalists left service at E-7 or above — competes for a Kenworth T680 with 76-inch sleeper.
ATBS: owner-operator income near record highs — flatbed boom from data-center buildout
ATBS's mid-year data: average client net income up $7,000+, flatbed gains double that on data-center freight, and the S-corp election benchmark moves to $90K.
Nussbaum raises driver pay for second time this year
Activity pay rises to $23 per stop, detention climbs to $25 an hour after one hour, and the weekly guarantee grows by $50.
Carriers raise driver pay as hiring stays tight
K&B lifts OTR pay to 82¢ a mile; ATS bumps regional van rates 16%.