Back in 1980, the average trucker pulled in around $39,000 a year—that’s the same as $147,000 in today’s dollars. Fast forward to now, and most drivers are making barely half that, averaging $72,000. In just five decades, the pay has been gutted while the workload hasn’t changed. The industry has squeezed wages, stripped away respect, and left drivers carrying the same burden for far less. If that’s not proof the system is broken, I don’t know what is.
Chasing Andrew Jackson
Back in 1980, the average trucker pulled in around $39,000 a year—that’s the same as $147,000 in today’s dollars. Fast forward to now, and most drivers are making barely half that, averaging $72,000. In just five decades, the pay has been gutted while the workload hasn’t changed. The industry has squeezed wages, stripped away respect, and left drivers carrying the same burden for far less. If that’s not proof the system is broken, I don’t know what is.
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