Home Truckers cash in as freight demand surge lifts wages
 

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Truckers cash in as freight demand surge lifts wages

2014-09-29 03:54:18| Trucking - Topix.net

Tommy Walters, hauling lawnmowers to Rhode Island from Maryland with his Boston terrier Daisy riding shotgun, is feeling flush these days after the biggest raise of his 17-year trucking career. "Under the new pay scale, I'm looking at probably making over $60,000 a year," Walters, 40, said by telephone while waiting for a tire repair in Hagerstown, Maryland.

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