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By: Luis Diaz
Friday, September 20
Cargo truck drivers make $ 55,000 a year in Wyoming or New York, there are states where they can pay $ 100,000
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the average hourly wage for light truck drivers is $ 19. 74 dollars, while for trailers and heavy load is $ 22. 42 dollars per hour.
These remunerations are translated into annual wages that represent between $ 54, 550 dollars and $ 55, 360 dollars, but there are states like Alaska where drivers can earn a remuneration close to $ 60, 000 Dollars.
The freight transport industry is one of the most affected by shortages of personnel, but it is also fundamental for the US economy due to the fact that millions of products are transported throughout the country and this sector is part of the logistics industry.
A report published by the American Trucking Association (ATA) estimated that the industry lacks 80. 000 drivers , a record figure that, according to the association, could double for 2030 as more carriers retire.
But companies like McLane Southern California , in Los Angeles, Distributor Sysco , in Miami, or Texas Transeastern , in Houston, among others, offer salaries of more than $ 84, 000 dollars and bonuses of between $ 10, 02 and $ 20, 000 dollars.
According to data from the Indeed job vacancies website, their job offers companies represent an increase of at least 54% in wages for carriers in the United States in the last year.
A Despite generous offers from these companies, in some states they have significantly increased salt annual number of truck drivers in order for them to be able to maintain their employment.
Alaska is the state in the nation that pays the best for drivers, gives $ 28. 72 dollars per hour, this represents a salary of $ 59, 700 dollars to year.
The District of Columbia , it is the second place in the country where drivers earn more than elsewhere, the hourly pay is $ 26.61 Dollars , per year this figure translates into $ 55, 360 Dollars.
New York provides to workers $ 26. 58 dollars per hour, which represents an annual remuneration $ 55, 280 Dollars.
Wyoming awards drivers a salary of $ 26. 44 dollars per hour $ 54. 1200 dollars per year.
North Dakota grants drivers a salary of $ 26. 23 dollars per hour. The annual remuneration reaches $ 54,550 Dollars .
The ATA said the trucking industry transported the 72, 5% of all cargo transported in the United States in 2019, equivalent to 11. 84 billion tons.
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