Drivers got a 10.9% pay increase last year, and that number could still climb
Good morning! Monday demands a lot of attention, are you ready for it?
Well, if you’re a CDL-driver looking for an occupation, you’re in luck.
American truck drivers got quite the pay raise in 2021 due to the lack of greatly-needed talent available for trucking companies. The average pay increase was 10.9% - the median wage becoming $73,000 per year.
Check out today’s featured article from Logistics Management to read about the good news for qualified truckers and how they can utilize a truck driver shortage to their career’s advantage. ☕️
Featured Article:
ATA: Driver shortage ‘great’ for qualified workers cashing in on ‘free agency of trucking’ - Logistics Management
“Pay for American truckers rose significantly in 2021 as demand for drivers amid the ongoing driver shortage increased competition for talent. “
Manufacturing ⚙️
$2.2 billion grants allocated to local infrastructure projects
New bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways, and ports are expected to be born from the $2.2 billion in government grants bestowed by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The previous year, only about half that amount was awarded. This influx comes on the heels of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill pushed through by President Joe Biden.
America’s transportation systems have been in need of a face-lift - two large projects being funded are highways in Phoenix and Tucson; two of the largest and quickest-growing areas of the nation. Texas and Kansas will also be using some of the grant money for better hiking and trail development.
Electric Vehicles 🔋
Podcast | Why Automakers Won’t Meet EV Production Targets - SupplyChainBrain
“Will the Biden Administration meet its goal for electric vehicle production in the U.S.? Don’t count on it.”
Global News Roundup: Joint Venture to Support EU Charging Infrastructure - Trucking Info
“The Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group have completed the final step of its previously announced joint venture for charging infrastructure in Europe.”
Eclectic, Not Electric - City Journal
“The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will allocate more than $15 billion in credits and loans for electric vehicle and battery manufacturers, as well as tax credits for buyers of electric vehicles.”
Ports 🚢
Truck drivers at Port of Baltimore protest long waits at container terminal - Splash 24/7
“A group of truck drivers, most of them owner-operators, spent the day yesterday protesting at the Port of Baltimore and they plan to be on-site again on today.”
“The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking public comment on whether supply chain congestion has created conditions warranting the issuance of an emergency order requiring common carriers and marine terminal operators to share key information with shippers, and truckers and railroads.”
Trade & Border Issues 🗺
Rhine River to drop further as IEA sees prolonged crisis - One Network Express - AJOT.COM
“The Rhine River is set to drop well below a critical depth over the weekend, signaling further turmoil for shipments of energy supplies on one of Europe’s most vital waterways.”
Revisiting Section 301 Tariffs - The State of Trade - Flexport
“What’s the future for U.S. Section 301 tariffs on imports from China?”
Sales 🧾
Number of available truck models increasing, as is MSRP - CCJ Digital
“Demand for heavy trucks has been extraordinary in the last couple of years but, thanks to supply chain snarls, manufacturers have struggled to get them built.”
Cab Tech 🚛
Walmart rolls out ‘first of its kind’ 60-foot multi-temp reefer trailer - CDL Life
“Walmart recently announced that it has added custom-built 60-foot refrigerated trailers to the company’s Canadian fleet.”
Fuel ⛽️
Explainer: Why gas prices are falling - AP News
“U.S. consumers are breathing a bit easier now that gasoline prices have come down from record levels, but pump prices are still high, and the two-month slide could be nearing an end.”
Inflation 💸
Rate hikes and recession are still in the cards - CNN Business
“There appears to be some confusion about the trajectory of prices in the US.”
Industry Forecast 📊
Transportation Forecasting: Time To Give It Another Look - Talking Logistics
“Transportation Forecasting — which basically takes demand forecasting, promotions, point of sale data, and other demand signals to create a forecast of transportation requirements — is one of those ‘white spaces’ in transportation management systems.”
“June’s Freight TSI reading—at 142.4—topped May’s 140.0 (downwardly revised from an original reading of 140.1), for its highest reading since BTS began tracking it in 2000.”
State of the Logistics Union 2022 Part 2- SC Digest
“In late June as every year I summarized and reviewed CSCMP’s State of Logistics Report 2022, as always a data-rich document on US logistics costs in 2021.”
Building Supply Chain Resilience Is Much More than Fixing Supply Problems - Medium
“Companies need to map these critical linkages in their supply chains when evaluating risk and resilience.”
ATRI: Trucking endures 'costliest year ever' - Fleet Maintenance
“Despite a spike in costs, led by fuel price increases, the American Transportation Research Institute pointed out that the financial health of the industry remained strong throughout 2021.”
Freight Market Update: Where is the freight? - Back The Truck Up
“The summer freight market doldrums are in full swing.”
Leadership 🏆
ASCM Launches New Supply Chain Planning Certificate - Material Handling & Logistics
“The Association for Supply Chain Management(ASCM), on August 9 announced the Supply Chain Planning Certificate.”
The wisdom of the water tower - Seth’s Blog
“Look around the rooftops of many cities and you’ll see wooden water towers. New York has thousands of them.”
Business Strategy 💡
Three ways to future-proof your supply chain - Supply Chain Digital
“The global supply chain is facing unprecedented challenges.”
Geofencing technology evolves to offer better insight, improve efficiencies - CCJ Digital
“Geofencing has long been used by carriers to track shipments, assets and employees but has more recently evolved to offer better insights via data in an industry that is relatively new to using data as a whole.”
Compliance 📋
Trade group withdraws lawsuit against CARB - Fleet Owners
“Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association had sought to hold the California regulator’s new emissions standards to the federal lead-time requirement of four model years, but expressed satisfaction that EPA will do that.”
Owner-Operators 🚚
What’s happening with AB5? The OOIDA Foundation explains - Land Line Media
“Saying that California’s Assembly Bill 5 has created confusion in the trucking industry would be quite the understatement.”
Marketing Approach 📲
“‘Greenwashing,’ as a term only recently became part of American business vernacular in 1989, according to Merriam-Webster.”
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for July 31, 2025, from iLevel Logistics Inc.