Most common type of truck driver compensation in Canada 2019

In 2019, per mile compensation scheme was the most common type of contract used in the Canadian trucking industry for long-haul truck drivers. On the other hand, hourly rate was the dominant contract method used for short-haul truck drivers.

Most common type of truck driver compensation in Canada in 2019

Characteristic	Per mile	Hourly rate	Flat rate per trip	Percentage of revenues	Annual Salary	Other
Long-haul	64%	17%	6%	9%	2%	2%
Short-haul	10%	72%	9%	5%	2%	2%

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

August 28 to November 19, 2019

Number of respondents

352 respondents

Special properties

company executives and representatives of industry associations

Supplementary notes

* The survey responses of 352 employers or executives cover 44,207 truck drivers, roughly 14 percent of total truck driver employment in Canada.

Long-haul truck driving means at least one day a week spent away from home to carry out a delivery. Short-haul refers to the trips made without having a night away from home.

The number of observations for long-haul and short-haul were 220 and 257 respectively.

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