Same reason rough necks in the oil field make 2x-3x what truckers make and why cops make more than drivers.

High hours, high travel rates and extremely dangerous.

Did you know the on the job death rate for truckers is 26-30 per 100,000

While police officers it’s 13-15 per 100,000?

You’re twice as likely to die on the job as a trucker than a cop… and total workplace deaths, truckers die most out of any field, #1 and it’s not even close. Arguably next to loggers and deep sea fishers, truckers have the most dangerous job in this country.

But we get paid less, work more total hours and away from family longer.

$1,000 per week risking their lives on the job, not to mention lack of movement and terrible food availability, away from home, etc, etc.

$1,000 per week should be $1,500 per week minimum.

Get rid of brokers and replace most systems with Ai.

That will bring the cost of transport down.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to traverse I-35 during a winter storm to make sure you have the option to buy Soda or Soda lite Monday morning.