Reversing a longstanding trend among owner-operator clients of the ATBS business services firm, miles run were up in 2015 among all segments toward yet another record year for net income, says ATBS President Todd Amen. ATBS clients, largely leased operators but including a sizable subset of independent truckers with authority with various trailer types, “broke $60,000 in net income for the first time since we’ve been tracking this data,” more than 13 years.
The 2015 $61,167 income figure is computed as an average among all segments, separating out the top and bottom 10 percent of high and low earners.
Here’s the breakdown by segment:
Independents with authority: $63,375, up from around $60K in 2014
Dry van: $60,557, adding about $6,000 over 2014
Reefer: $52,782, fairly flat
Flatbed: $70,464, more than $10K above 2014 number
