Long-Haul Trucking

Over-the-road drivers track on-duty and off-duty hours under FMCSA rules separate from FLSA overtime calculations.

Long-Haul Trucking sits inside the broader Transportation sector. Over-the-road drivers track on-duty and off-duty hours under FMCSA rules separate from FLSA overtime calculations. ShiftClock catalogs 3 shift-work occupations in this category, including Over-the-Road Truck Driver, Team Truck Driver, Regional Truck Driver. Industry-level hiring pressures and overtime trends are summarized in this Transportation workforce analytics report.

Common schedule patterns used here include Long-Haul Trucking Duty Cycle, Team Driver Sleeper Berth Split. Each pattern carries different overtime, break, and shift-differential implications, which is why workers in the same industry can see meaningfully different pay stubs even when the base wage is similar.

Across the occupations in this directory the median hourly wage ranges from $25.10 to $30.90, with an average near $28.13 per hour. These figures are anchored to published U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS bulletins and adjusted for the shift-work context. They are starting points, not legal advice — actual pay depends on the collective bargaining agreement, state law, and the specific employer. Detailed methodology is described in this latest staffing model whitepaper.

If you work in Long-Haul Trucking, the most useful next step is to open the occupation page that matches your title, then jump to the schedule pattern your employer uses. From there ShiftClock will surface the right calculator for your overtime situation and break policy.

Operators planning new shifts in this industry can use the schedule directory to compare staffing models side by side. Continuous-process work usually demands 12-hour rotations to limit handovers, while service-heavy operations often blend split shifts with compressed workweeks. The right choice trades off coverage, fatigue, and overtime cost — and ShiftClock makes those tradeoffs explicit through real numbers rather than rules of thumb.

Occupations tracked in this industry

Schedule patterns used here

• Long-Haul Trucking Duty Cycle — FMCSA-regulated 11 hours of driving within a 14-hour duty window after 10 consecutive hours off-duty.
• Team Driver Sleeper Berth Split — Two drivers alternating sleeper berth periods to keep the truck rolling under FMCSA section 395 split-sleeper rules.