Are over-the-road drivers better off today than they were one year ago? ?Yes indeed!? according to drivers for Roehl Transport. With a dramatic increase in average annual wages over the previous year Roehl driver incomes outpaced the cost-of-living by almost two to one in 2004.
National fleet drivers who have been with the company at least one year averaged $49744 in 2004 a 6.2 percent increase in annual earnings compared to a 3.3 percent increase in the cost-of-living. Drivers who have been with Roehl three to five years realized a whopping 17.7 percent increase in their income in 2004 an $8600 jump due to a combination of pay and mileage increases. Drivers who have been with Roehl five or more years averaged $54239 while flatbed drivers with that tenure took home $57236. Regional fleet drivers also fared well according to Roehl wage statistics.
?Roehl has earned an industry-wide reputation as the Take Home More Be Home More Carrier?? Executive Vice President Bob Rader noted. ?That means not only will drivers take home more at Roehl than they can earn at most other companies they can also look forward to steady income growth.? Roehl driver annual wages will leap ahead even further this year based on a significant pay hike that went into effect in February ? raising experience driver wages another 6 to 12 percent depending on the fleet and region of the country Rader said.
Consistently ranked by independent surveys as one of the ten best driver compensation packages in the nation Roehl?s combination of a leading mileage rate generous accessorial pay achievable safety and performance bonuses and high miles gives its drivers an enviable income.
?Of particular interest was the high income earned in our HOMEtime PLUS? fleets which expand Roehl?s industry-leading home time options to 120 and 180 days a year off earning an average of $38055 and $34121 respectively. Even with every other week off for hunting fishing or whatever the driver does to relax our top drivers had incomes as high as $45000 plus? Rader said.
Known as one of the top on-the-job training companies for new drivers Roehl?s National Fleet annual average wages for student drivers jumped to $41771 in 2004.
For more information about Roehl driver wages and earning potential call 800-GO-ROEHL or visit www.GoRoehl.com