Truck Driver Salaries in Durham

Salary estimated from 104 employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. Last updated: 03 December 2019

Location

Average in Durham

£11.74 per hour

●Meets national average

Most Reported

£6.65

£22.15

Salary Distribution

How much does a Truck Driver make in Durham?

The average salary for a Truck Driver is £11.74 per hour in Durham, which meets the national average. Salary estimates are based on 104 salaries submitted anonymously to Indeed by Truck Driver employees, users, and collected from past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. The typical tenure for a Truck Driver is 1-3 years.

Different types of Truck Driver

Truck drivers can be divided into two primary groups: owner-operators and company drivers.

Owner-operators:

Earn a higher gross salary
Decide who can ride along and choose the truck to buy and drive
Have greater independence and schedule flexibility
Have to finance the vehicle themselves
Deal with more expenses: buying and maintaining the truck, taxes, paperwork and medical insurance

As a result of higher expenses, the higher gross salary owner-operators earn may not actually mean higher income.

Company drivers:

Enjoy benefits offered by employers such as medical, dental, life insurance, vision, retirement plans, paid vacation and holidays.
Generally avoid costs of vehicle purchase and maintenance
May have a more advantageous tax situation
May have less independence and schedule flexibility

As a result, company drivers may take home more net pay, however they have less flexibility and less job security.

Earn more as a Truck Driver

Truck drivers get different bonuses or benefits: referral and signing bonus, safety bonus, detention pay, layover pay, fuel-efficiency bonus, clean-DOT inspections bonus, monthly mileage bonus.

Ice road truck drivers, oversized load and hazmat truck drivers get a higher salary due to the high level of skill and specialization necessary to operate the vehicles. Over the road, or OTR, truck drivers earn a higher salary too. OTR truck drivers travel long hours all over the country and they have to respect road regulations in different states. OTR drivers can go back home anywhere from a couple of times a week to once every 4-8 weeks, depending on the job.

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Truck Driver salaries by company in Durham
Company	Average salary
The Best Connection Employment Group Truck Driver 9 salaries	£13.06 per hour
Assist Resourcing Truck Driver 10 salaries	£13.06 per hour
Drivingplus Truck Driver 12 salaries	£12.08 per hour
ryan Cole haulage Truck Driver 7 salaries	£12.00 per hour
Recurso14 Truck Driver 9 salaries	£11.82 per hour
B W Haulage Truck Driver 7 salaries	£11.49 per hour
Drivers Direct Recruitment Truck Driver 5 salaries	£11.42 per hour
CBS Corporation Truck Driver 9 salaries	£11.26 per hour
Logical Personnel Solutions Ltd Truck Driver 12 salaries	£11.21 per hour
Driver Hire Newcastle Truck Driver 5 salaries	£10.82 per hour

Truck Driver salaries by location
City	Average salary
Truck Driver in Birmingham 1,834 salaries	£12.16 per hour
Truck Driver in Bristol 1,662 salaries	£12.72 per hour
Truck Driver in Derby 1,571 salaries	£12.82 per hour
Truck Driver in Coventry 1,286 salaries	£13.40 per hour
Truck Driver in London 1,151 salaries	£12.64 per hour