Truck driver wages downshifting in 2025

Originally published at: Truck driver wages downshifting in 2025 - FreightWaves

A new ATRI report details the rising costs that pummeled trucking profits in 2024 while driver wage growth is expected to further decline.

Truck drivers’ wages are expected to decrease in 20Truck drivers’ wages increased by 10.8% in 2021 and 15.5% in 2022, driver wages increased by 7.6% percent in 2023, and 2.4% in 2024. Thanks, Joe Biden.

Truck drivers’ wages are expected to decrease in 2025, and unemployment is expected to rise in 2025. Thanks, Donald Trump.