Backlog for delivery extends into 2019
Truck drivers, as we’ve previously reported on this blog, are in big demand. The hours are long, some of the onerous regulations from the Obama era are still in place, and the pay is from $66k to $71k per year. Some haulers add percs and often allow spouses to team up.
North American freight-haulers ordered more than 300,000 Class 8 trucks in the first seven months of this year and are on track to order a record 450,000 of the heavy-duty vehicles for the full year, according to ACT Research. That would be the largest book since 2004, when orders reached 390,000, according to analysts.
This also points out that the manufacturers need employees.
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