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Mailbag from the driver wage shortage: More views on the long fall in pay, rates, income and more


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This podcast rounds up several views following the report on what is a fall in the purchasing power of truckers' wages over 35 years. Adjusted for inflation, had driver pay kept up with the Consumer Price Index's inflation since 1980, the average trucker today would make more than $100,000 annually. As one caller put it, there's absolutely not a "driver shortage" but rather it's the "wage shortage" that is the problem. In addition, toward the end of the podcast, find a few views on the Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking proposal that FMCSA floated to much controversy earlier this year. Read more via http://www.overdriveonline.com/no-surprise-voices-following-report-on-driver-pays-historic-fall/ and http://www.overdriveonline.com/so-does-fmcsas-safety-rating-rule-in-fact-violate-congressional-directive/
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