Truck drivers' salaries are experiencing an 'unprecedented' jump, but it's not enough to end the driver shortage that's making everything more expensive

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• Truck drivers' salaries are on the rise, thanks in part to a shortage of drivers.
• The shortage has been brewing for decades, but the recently passed ELD mandate has exacerbated trucking's tight labor market.
• Under ELD, truckers can drive no more than 11 hours a day.
• Drivers' salaries are still as much as 50% lower than they were in the 1970s when adjusted for inflation.

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Jay Sidor quit his job hauling produce from Canada to Los Angeles. So did 50 of his coworkers.

They were protesting the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which went into effect in December. ELD requires truckers to keep an electronic log in their cabins to ensure they don't work for more than 14 hours a day or drive more than 11, in accordance with the hours-of-service law. As drivers are paid by the mile, driving less ostensibly slashes their pay.

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