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On July 24, the China Employment and People's Livelihood Research Institute of Renmin University of China released the "Research Report on Employment and Income of Digital Freight Platform Drivers" (hereinafter referred to as the Report) in Beijing. The report mentioned:truckThe average monthly gross income of drivers is 20,441 yuan. After deducting the costs of oil (electricity, gas), highway fees, insurance, maintenance and platform information technology service fees, the average monthly gross income of truck drivers is 20,441 yuan.Net incomeThe average is 12,063 yuan.

"We found in our survey that truck drivers are still very dependent on the use of digital freight platforms," ​​said Zhou Guangsu, executive vice president of the China Employment and People's Livelihood Research Institute of Renmin University of China. The report pointed out that drivers who subjectively believe that they are highly or very highly dependent on the platform account for 57.18% of all surveyed drivers, more than half of the total.

The report mentioned that 49.88% of drivers believed that if they did not use digital freight platforms, their income would be reduced by more than 1,000 yuan.

According to the survey results of the report, the age of truck drivers is mainly concentrated between 30 and 49 years old, accounting for 79.89% of the total number. Among the truck driver group, men account for a higher proportion, but thanks to the rise of digital freight platforms in recent years, the proportion of female drivers with 2 years of experience or less has increased significantly compared with the past, from 0.97% to 2.63%.

In terms of the education level of truck drivers, this group has also undergone great changes in the past two years. In the past two years, the proportion of drivers with college and bachelor's degrees or above has increased from 10.14% of the overall sample to 19.85%.

The report also mentioned that in the past, the freight industry had a strong appeal to practitioners in traditional industries, mostly farmers, self-employed households, industrial workers (blue-collar workers), those without fixed jobs, construction workers, etc. In recent years, the professions that have transformed into truck drivers also include corporate employees (white-collar workers), social service personnel, students, etc. In addition, food delivery workers, couriers, online car-hailing drivers, andDesignated driverSome new types of flexible workers, such as drivers, have also chosen to switch to become truck drivers. The report pointed out that the number of drivers who believed that the platform had lowered the threshold for truck drivers to become truck drivers accounted for 42.71%, ranking first.

The report shows that more than 70% of truck drivers work more than 8 hours a day, and nearly 40% of truck drivers work between 8 and 12 hours on average. Among them, the proportion of truck drivers with an average monthly rest time of 1 day or less is the highest, reaching 31.23%.

The report pointed out that 45.85% of drivers believe that digital freight platforms have reduced theirStopA further breakdown of the study found that 19.67% of drivers believed that the platform has significantly reduced the number of days they were stopped due to lack of goods.

48.32% of drivers believe that digital freight platforms have reduced the number of days they drive empty. Among them, 18.66% of drivers believe that the platform has significantly reduced the number of days they drive empty. 33.88% of drivers believe that digital freight platforms have increased the number of times their vehicles are fully loaded. (Yicheng)

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