I don’t know anything about trucking. But this thread makes me wonder, how are pay scales set for truck drivers? Who pays them? Do trucking companies have contracts with retailers such as Wal Mart, or do big stores such as Wal Mart hire their own truck drivers?
Higher pay to compensate for issues in trucking sounds appealing, but then there’s the question of how they get paid, and who pays them, and where does the money come from to pay the drivers. And also, are the wages and benefits not subject to supply and demand? Is the shortage an artificial shortage?
I believe Wal-Mart owns their own trucks and employs the drivers.
Walmart has their own fleet, but does have some contractors too, such as Werner.