If you've found yourself on this post, it's likely because you're interested in team truck driving. Maybe you've been driving solo for a while or maybe you're just starting out on your trucking journey. You may have heard that there's more money in driving as a team (and there is), but how much more depends on three main factors:

A fuel surcharge is an additional fee trucking companies charge customers to help offset changing diesel fuel prices. For independent contractors and owner-operators who cover their own fuel costs, fuel surcharges can play an important role in determining whether a load is profitable.

Fuel prices are everywhere in the news right now, and not exactly for the best reasons. Trucking companies, truck drivers, and regular commuters are all concerned about the increase (and uncertainty) in prices and what it means for their wallets.

Over-the-road (OTR) trucking pay at Anderson Trucking Service (ATS) is designed to reward drivers when freight rates are strong while protecting them when markets soften. Company drivers earn either cents per mile (CPM) or 26% of the line haul — whichever pays more on every load — creating a pay program that was intentionally built to perform through every freight cycle.