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Drivers are in short supply depending on your location, and they are quite expensive. The pay along with the short supply has made keeping drivers a bit diffic
by x86_64Ubuntu 6y ago
Drivers are in short supply depending on your location, and they are quite expensive. The pay along with the short supply has made keeping drivers a bit difficult in some places. Not to mention, a computer isn't going to be limited by OTR regulations concerning On-Duty and and Driving hours, and they don't have to reset.
- malandrew 6y agoApproximately what percent of the cost of shipping is the driver's salary? i.e. if you removed drivers entirely, how much can we expect prices to drop?
- ceejayoz 6y agoThat'll depend on the cargo. Corn costs like $150/ton. iPhones... do not. https://www.trucks.com/2018/05/22/shippers-truckers-soaring-fuel-labor-costs/ https://www.trucks.com/2018/05/22/shippers-truckers-soaring-... > Driver compensation accounted for 33 percent of motor carrier expenses, according to 2016 data collected by the American Transportation Research Institute, or ATRI.