Heavy Duty Trucking, August 2018
AUGUST 2018 HDT 85 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM DRIVERS 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Van Reefer Flatbed Dry van 2500 7000 1000 3000 6000 1500 Refrigerated Flatbed JAN 2017 JAN 2018 0000 0005 0010 0015 0020 0025 0030 0035 0033 0030 0027 0 1000 Van Reefer Flatbed Dry van Refrigerated Flatbed 0000 0005 0010 0015 0020 0025 0030 0035 0033 0030 0027 West Southwest Midwest Average 0000 0005 0010 0015 0020 0025 0030 0035 0032 0020 0028 0029 The median sign on bonus at fleets tracked by the National Transportation Institute rose across the board with the biggest difference at flatbed fleets SOURCE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE Refrigerated and dry van saw smaller increases in 2017 but a look at the announced Q1 2018 changes indicate a much more aggressive approach for 2018 SOURCE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE The Southeast Region showed unusual strength compared to the other regions Also there were not enough moves announced by Northeast based carriers to report an average move they were however well represented in the Q4 moves SOURCE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE SOURCE FR8STAR Sign On Bonuses Have Skyrocketed Pending Pay Moves by Trailer Type Pending Pay Moves by Region 35 MORE THAN OF OPEN DECK LOADS REQUIRE PERMITS PER PERMIT 285 TRUCKERS ARE PAYING ON AVERAGE 90 IDENTIFY AS TECH SAVVY 64 HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS OVER 10 YEARS 422 AVERAGE HOURS PER DAY LOOKING FOR LOADS 47 EXPECT OPEN DECK HAULS TO INCREASE
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