Drivers Gain From Wage Race as Truckers Turn Away Cargo
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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. “That’s pretty exciting.”