Friday, January 25, 2019

Arkansas Hires Hundreds of Truck Drivers

Arkansas Hires Hundreds of Truck Drivers



IncSmart Arkansas (Small Business and Startups) - Arkansas hires hundreds of truck drivers to cover shortages.  The salary for the new drivers is increasing to $90,000 a year.  Included with the pay increase, Walmart is adding 1 cent per mile in addition to the 88 cents per mile they are paying.  The median salary for truck drives is $54,000 a year, according to The American Trucking Association.  The association also said there is a nationwide shortage of truck driver and the number could be as high as 175,000 by the year 2026.

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