What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a truck driver in Rhode Island?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Rhode Island publish 10 truck driver classification rates ranging from $31.86 to $32.81 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Rhode Island have a published truck driver rate?

5 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one truck driver classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Rhode Island may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Rhode Island prevailing wage page.

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Truck Driver prevailing wage rates in Rhode Island

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 1 active determination, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Rhode Island publish 10 truck driver classification rates, across 1 determination covering 5 counties.
Those published base rates run from $31.86 to $32.81 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway.
Last determination revision affecting truck driver rates in Rhode Island: 2026-07-30.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Rhode Island's active federal determinations that is a form of truck driver work (dump, lowboy, water and material haul on the site) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

RI20260001 rev 4 · Building, Heavy, Highway · Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1: PICK-UP TRUCKS, STATION WAGONS, & PANEL TRUCKS (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, IN	$31.86	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 2: TWO-AXLE ON LOW BEDS (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY,	$32.01	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 3: TWO-AXLE DUMP TRUCK (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY,	$32.06	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 4: THREE-AXLE DUMP TRUCK (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY	$32.11	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5: FOUR- AND FIVE-AXLE EQUIPMENT. (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY,	$32.21	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 6: LOW-BED OR BOOM TRAILER. (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR	$32.61	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 7: TRAILERS WHEN USED ON A DOUBLE HOOK UP (PULLING 2 TRAILERS). (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, ME	$32.81	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 8: SPECIAL EARTH-MOVING EQUIPMENT, UNDER 35 TONS.(ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, IND	$32.31	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 9: SPECIAL EARTH-MOVING EQUIPMENT, 35 TONS OR OVER. (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY,	$32.56	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 10: TRACTOR TRAILER. (ADDITIONAL FRINGE TO BE PAID: PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, TH	$32.36	34.51	TEAM0251-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: RI20260001 on SAM.gov.

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