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Roadrunner ups driver pay, incentives

New Roadrunner logo on rig

Less-than-truckload provider Roadrunner (OTC: RRTS) announced Tuesday a second pay increase for drivers in 2022 as well as a new incentive program.  

Under the new terms, driver teams will see a 20-cent-per-mile bonus, a 4-cent-per-mile increase in network minimum pay and a 25-cent-per-mile hike to deadhead rates. Drivers will also see a 10-cent-per-gallon improvement in fuel discounts with Roadrunner’s preferred partners.

The changes went into effect Monday.

Roadrunner runs an asset-light LTL...

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AEV Summit: Anticipating new federal rules for team drivers

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Anticipating federal autonomous driving regulations

DETAILS: Automated driving technologies for semi-trucks are heading toward commercialization and deployment. Wiley Deck, vice president of government affairs and public policy of Plus and former FMCSA deputy administrator, talks about how regulations can unlock the full potential of self-driving technology to make long-haul trucking safer...

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Feds grant Wilson Logistics team-driver flexibility

A new federal exemption will allow Wilson Logistics more flexibility for its drivers holding commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) to participate in revenue-generating loads.

The Springfield, Missouri-based carrier sought the exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to allow CLP holders who have passed the commercial driver’s license (CDL) skills test — but have not yet obtained the CDL document from the state where they live — to drive a truck without having a CDL...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/feds-grant-wilson-logistics-team-driver-flexibility

North Carolina trucking company opens new terminal, adds 100 jobs

Bottomley Enterprises opens new trucking terminal in North Carolina

Bottomley Enterprises, a family-owned carrier, recently opened a new trucking terminal in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

The company’s new estimated $13 million, 33,000 square-foot terminal will create approximately 100 new jobs, according to the Mt. Airy News.

Bottomley Enterprises recently opened a new 33,000 square-foot trucking terminal in Mount Airy, North Carolina: Bottomley Enterprises/Facebook

Bottomley’s team drivers haul expedited refrigerated freight, including meat, produce and Christmas...

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