Trucking has thousands of steady well-paying technician positions available. So why can’t the industry find anyone to hire?
Meeting the needs of technicians
A technician wage survey conducted in the second half of 2018 by Randall-Reilly, Commercial Carrier Journal’s parent company, examined pay, benefit packages and job considerations of 1,219 diesel technicians across four industries, including 822 respondents in heavy-duty trucking.
Respondents in that category included technicians who work in trucking fleets (376), truck dealerships (255) and independent garages (111), as well as in truck stops, mobile service and other categories (80).
When asked about education level, CDL and training certifications, length of career in the industry and number of jobs held in recent years, fleet technician responses were right in line with the heavy-duty trucking industry average.
