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22 • September 1-14, 2018 Business
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Atlas Van Lines initiates owner-operator pay
hike; average increases at 6, 10 cents a mile
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Atlas Van Lines
of Evansville, Indiana, the largest subsidiary
of Atlas World Group, is implementing the
“largest and most extensive” pay increase
for owner-operators in the truckload freight
division, which also significantly increased
earnings for those in the special commodities
division.
The Atlas Van Lines increases applied
throughout the company’s contracts with corporate
fleet drivers, coupled with new cost-saving
initiatives, will result in a significant rise in
compensation for its drivers, according to Phil
Wahl, senior vice president and GM for Atlas
Logistics.
Effective immediately, the average mileage
pay increases are $.06 per mile in the truckload
freight division and $.10 per mile in the special
commodities division. The addition of stop
pay, detention pay and pay for in-van equipment
counts and resets on truckload shipments
will further increase overall pay, especially for
Atlas drivers in the truckload division. Atlas
is also paying additional mileage pay on all
first-year miles to new drivers in its freight divisions.
These revisions will equate to several
more cents per mile for drivers in Atlas’ corporate
fleet.
“The heart of this pay increase revision is
based on feedback we have received from our
owner- operators,” Wahl said. “The success
and financial stability of our owner-operators
is essential to the success of our fleet operations,
and no one knows more about the biggest
hurdles in reaching those individual goals than
the owner-operators themselves.”
In addition, Atlas has revisited owner-operator
expenses and implemented numerous
policy changes to provide drivers thousands
of dollars in cost savings. For instance, the
company now accepts occupational accident
coverage in addition to its previous requirement
for worker’s compensation coverage.
Furthermore, Wahl said, Atlas’ expanded corporate
fuel discount program now includes
seven major brands and over 1,300 locations
nationwide, adding convenience and meaningful
cost savings for fuel. Together, these
changes will save owner-operators nearly
$10,000 annually.
In the household goods division of Atlas
Van Lines, the company has implemented a
strategy to increase driver pay through service
pricing increases. The rollout is under way and
will continue through 2019.
“We are extremely proud to implement
this historic pay raise for the individuals who
drive our company forward,” said Jack Griffin,
chairman and CEO of Atlas World Group. 8
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