Pay in Road Transport and Distribution 2007/8

This report provides a detailed picture of pay and conditions for drivers and distribution workers. It brings together the results from the eighth annual combined Incomes Data Services and Road haulage Association survey, which has become and important source of benchmark information for the sector.

The report covers:

• Analysis covering some 84 companies employing over 18,000 employees
• Details of basic pay, hours and holidays for van drivers, LGV drivers, warehouse operatives, vehicle fitters, traffic clerks, porters, packers, drivers mates, general managers and transport/logistics managers
• Salaries for transport managers and general managers
• Other terms and conditions including basic hours, night working, holiday entitlement, overtime premiums, subsistence payments, bonus payments and bargaining with trade unions
• Recruitment and retention including staffing difficulties, changes to pay and conditions, recruitment of drivers from EU accession countries and driver turnover
• The extent of employment of drivers from EU accession countries and their perceived impact upon the industry
• Driver training
• Workforce composition

Contents list

Organisations included in this report