Four fleets have recently announced pay increases for drivers that are already in place or soon will be.
CFI, a subsidiary of TFI International (No. 7 on the CCJ Top 250), announced it will be giving its over-the-road long-haul drivers a mileage pay increase, along with other compensation enhancements for its company drivers and independent contractors.
Effective July 22, current company OTR drivers will receive between a 1-cent and 3-cents per mile increase based on the driver’s career driving miles with the company. Independent contractors will see a 3 cents-per-mile boost.
The company also said it is accelerating the time it takes to reach top mileage pay, condensing the previous steps in mileage attainment and allowing drivers to reach higher pay levels faster.
Heartland Express (No. 28) announced that it raised pay in all of its divisions for mileage drivers, owner-operators, hourly, salaried drivers and teams, effective July 7.
Drivers will now be paid between 40 cents and 49 cents per mile, based on division, on the household goods miles for drivers with at least six months to a year of OTR experience. When hiring new drivers, Heartland will recognize up to 10 years of experience, offering drivers between 45.5 cents to 53.5 cents per mile on HHG miles.
Heartland says safest and most experienced drivers can earn up to 67.5 cents per mile in certain areas of the country.
