ICYMI Index: 6 numbers to catch you up on this week’s trucking news

Miss a few stories this week? Don’t sweat — the ICYMI Index has you covered:

The number of driver groups FMCSA is required to study to satisfy the stipulations of the 2015 appropriations bill that rolls back some hours-of-service provisions implemented in 2013. Along with the rules suspension, the agency must study two groups of drivers —  one that abides by the 2013 restart rules and one that abides by pre-2013 (and now current) rules to gauge differences in safety and fatigue.

The average median pay for an OTR van driver, per a study by the American Trucking Associations completed in the first half of this year. That number, $46,000, is on par with median household pay in the U.S., ATA says. Fleets are also increasingly diversifying their base pay packages, parting ways with mileage-only pay, ATA concluded.

The number of wreaths laid at Arlington National Cemetery last weekend by Wreaths Across America. Each year, trucking plays a vital role in making WAA possible, and each year, carriers big and small step up to donate their time and equipment ot the cause. Check out photos and videos of this year’s event.