In theory yes,.,, almost 100 years of history says no this is not the case

erichocean · on Aug 10, 2014

> If drivers spend much time loading and unloading, and not getting paid, the amount paid per mile required to attract drivers will rise.

Actually, logic would indicate that it has already happened. Every industry pays people the least amount that it can reliably obtain labor and/or reliably profit from their employment. Trucking is no different.

crdoconnor · on Aug 11, 2014

Not every industry tries to create such an opaque payment structure.

Industries that do that sort of thing tend to suffer in aggregate because you get a 'bad money drives out the good' effect, similar to used cars.

The same thing happened in finance (nobody touches the CDO market now - it would have disappeared entirely were it not for government life support).