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Approximately 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?
by malandrew 6y ago
Approximately 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.