Not sure, have to scour the DOT figures to come up with an answer. Off the top of my head, I'd guess maybe 10-15%. And of those maybe 10% are operating under their own ICC authority. That is a WHOLE lot more work for not too much more $$. I'd guess that the vast majority of truck drivers are working 25 days a month (gone from home, 12-14 hour days, sitting at docks, sleeping in the truck)....for probably on average around $40-50K. Any RJ job in the country is better than driving truck for 30 years. The past decade has been an anomaly, the 2-3 yr upgrade will return and 5-6yrs total at a Regional before making the jump to a major will return as the norm.

A good gauge for comparing careers: Ask ANY former trucker who's become an Airline pilot.....would you switch back?

Not only NO, but HE!! NO!