Blake Hagberg and Samantha Dwyer

Blake has spent over ten years in the trucking industry. As an operations manager in the vans division, he works almost exclusively with independent contractors. Prior to joining the ATS team, his time was split between less than truckload freight, over-the-road trucking and dock operations. Samantha joined the Anderson Trucking Family in November of 2012 as a specialized driver manager and managed a fleet of mixed company and contractor drivers. In the spring of 2014, she transitioned to the driver administration department and began working in contractor services. While in contractor services, Samantha familiarized herself with all processes, procedures and information in regards to driver contracts, pay and settlements. She is currently the operations support manager and oversees both the contractor services department as well as the driver settlement department and leads both of her teams to ensure our drivers receive the highest level of service required to help navigate their accounts and settlements on a daily basis.

By: Blake Hagberg and Samantha Dwyer
April 12th, 2023

Fair (noun): -impartial and just, without favoritism or discrimination. Asking about fair pay in the trucking industry is a tricky question, especially with how volatile the market is in 2023 (a trend we’ve been seeing since 2022). The answer is complicated.

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By: Blake Hagberg and Samantha Dwyer
September 27th, 2022

Be extremely choosy with your load selection. Take a lot of downtime and a 34-hour reset every weekend. Take a lot of unplanned home time. Don’t save any money. Run freight that your truck isn’t designed to haul. Ignore your cost-per-mile. The above example is how you don’t run a successful business as a truck driver.