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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Tennessee publish 66 truck driver classification rates ranging from $10.76 to $27.95 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 Tennessee have a published truck driver rate?

95 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. Tennessee may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Tennessee prevailing wage page.

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Truck Driver prevailing wage rates in Tennessee

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 64 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Tennessee publish 66 truck driver classification rates, across 64 determinations covering 95 counties.
Those published base rates run from $10.76 to $27.95 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 Tennessee: 2026-05-18.

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 Tennessee'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

TN20260114 rev 1 · Heavy · Bedford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.68	0.70	SUTN2009-113 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260114 on SAM.gov.

TN20260115 rev 1 · Heavy · Benton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.61	0.81	SUTN2009-114 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260115 on SAM.gov.

TN20260116 rev 1 · Heavy · Carroll

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.61	0.81	SUTN2009-115 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260116 on SAM.gov.

TN20260117 rev 1 · Heavy · Coffee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.68	0.70	SUTN2009-116 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260117 on SAM.gov.

TN20260118 rev 1 · Heavy · Crockett

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.61	0.81	SUTN2009-117 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260118 on SAM.gov.

TN20260119 rev 1 · Heavy · Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.68	0.70	SUTN2009-118 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260119 on SAM.gov.

TN20260120 rev 1 · Heavy · Scott

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.63	0.81	SUTN2009-119 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260120 on SAM.gov.

TN20260121 rev 1 · Heavy · Bledsoe, Cocke, Greene, Grundy, Johnson, McMinn and 5 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.63	0.81	SUTN2009-120 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260121 on SAM.gov.

TN20260122 rev 1 · Heavy · Campbell, Claiborne, Clay, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.63	0.81	SUTN2009-121 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260122 on SAM.gov.

TN20260123 rev 1 · Heavy · Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.61	0.81	SUTN2009-122 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260123 on SAM.gov.

TN20260124 rev 1 · Heavy · Giles, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$11.68	0.70	SUTN2009-123 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260124 on SAM.gov.

TN20260125 rev 1 · Heavy · Bradley

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-124 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260125 on SAM.gov.

TN20260126 rev 2 · Heavy · Chester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-125 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260126 on SAM.gov.

TN20260127 rev 2 · Heavy · Fayette

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-126 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260127 on SAM.gov.

TN20260128 rev 1 · Heavy · Hawkins

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-127 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260128 on SAM.gov.

TN20260129 rev 1 · Heavy · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-128 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260129 on SAM.gov.

TN20260130 rev 2 · Heavy · Madison

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-129 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260130 on SAM.gov.

TN20260131 rev 1 · Heavy · Marion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-130 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260131 on SAM.gov.

TN20260132 rev 1 · Heavy · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-131 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260132 on SAM.gov.

TN20260133 rev 1 · Heavy · Polk

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-132 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260133 on SAM.gov.

TN20260134 rev 2 · Heavy · Shelby

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-133 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260134 on SAM.gov.

TN20260135 rev 1 · Heavy · Stewart

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-134 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260135 on SAM.gov.

TN20260136 rev 1 · Heavy · Sullivan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-135 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260136 on SAM.gov.

TN20260137 rev 1 · Heavy · Sumner

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-136 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260137 on SAM.gov.

TN20260138 rev 2 · Heavy · Tipton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-137 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260138 on SAM.gov.

TN20260139 rev 1 · Heavy · Unicoi

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-138 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260139 on SAM.gov.

TN20260140 rev 1 · Heavy · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-139 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260140 on SAM.gov.

TN20260141 rev 1 · Heavy · Anderson, Blount, Loudon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-140 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260141 on SAM.gov.

TN20260142 rev 1 · Heavy · Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-141 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260142 on SAM.gov.

TN20260143 rev 1 · Heavy · Carter, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-142 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260143 on SAM.gov.

TN20260144 rev 1 · Heavy · Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-143 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260144 on SAM.gov.

TN20260145 rev 1 · Heavy · Hamilton, Sequatchie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-144 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260145 on SAM.gov.

TN20260146 rev 1 · Heavy · Robertson, Trousdale

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$10.76	0.00	SUTN2009-145 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260146 on SAM.gov.

TN20260147 rev 1 · Highway · Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley and 89 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER (5 OR MORE AXLES)	$16.27	SUTN2016-001 DOL wage survey rate
TRUCK DRIVER (3-4 AXLES)	$14.86	SUTN2016-001 DOL wage survey rate
TRUCK DRIVER (2 AXLES)	$15.36	SUTN2016-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260147 on SAM.gov.

TN20260176 rev 1 · Building · Anderson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260176 on SAM.gov.

TN20260177 rev 1 · Building · Blount

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260177 on SAM.gov.

TN20260178 rev 1 · Building · Davidson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260178 on SAM.gov.

TN20260179 rev 1 · Building · Hamblen

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$14.00	0.00	SUTN2017-032 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260179 on SAM.gov.

TN20260180 rev 1 · Building · Hamilton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260180 on SAM.gov.

TN20260181 rev 1 · Building · Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$14.00	0.00	SUTN2017-034 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260181 on SAM.gov.

TN20260182 rev 1 · Building · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260182 on SAM.gov.

TN20260183 rev 1 · Building · Madison

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260183 on SAM.gov.

TN20260184 rev 1 · Building · Marion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-037 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260184 on SAM.gov.

TN20260185 rev 1 · Building · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-038 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260185 on SAM.gov.

TN20260186 rev 1 · Building · Roane

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260186 on SAM.gov.

TN20260187 rev 1 · Building · Rutherford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-040 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260187 on SAM.gov.

TN20260188 rev 1 · Building · Sequatchie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-041 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260188 on SAM.gov.

TN20260189 rev 1 · Building · Tipton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-042 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260189 on SAM.gov.

TN20260190 rev 1 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260190 on SAM.gov.

TN20260191 rev 1 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$14.00	0.00	SUTN2017-044 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260191 on SAM.gov.

TN20260192 rev 1 · Building · Williamson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-045 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260192 on SAM.gov.

TN20260193 rev 1 · Building · Wilson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-046 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260193 on SAM.gov.

TN20260194 rev 1 · Building · Bradley, Polk

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-047 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260194 on SAM.gov.

TN20260195 rev 1 · Building · Campbell, Grainger

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260195 on SAM.gov.

TN20260196 rev 1 · Building · Cannon, Cheatham

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-049 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260196 on SAM.gov.

TN20260197 rev 1 · Building · Carter, Unicoi

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$14.00	0.00	SUTN2017-050 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260197 on SAM.gov.

TN20260198 rev 1 · Building · Chester, Crockett

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-051 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260198 on SAM.gov.

TN20260199 rev 1 · Building · Dickson, Hickman

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-052 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260199 on SAM.gov.

TN20260200 rev 1 · Building · Fayette, Shelby

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-053 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260200 on SAM.gov.

TN20260201 rev 1 · Building · Hawkins, Sullivan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$14.00	0.00	SUTN2017-054 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260201 on SAM.gov.

TN20260202 rev 1 · Building · Loudon, Morgan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$27.95	9.73	TEAM0519-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TN20260202 on SAM.gov.

TN20260203 rev 1 · Building · Macon, Maury

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-056 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260203 on SAM.gov.

TN20260204 rev 1 · Building · Robertson, Smith

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-057 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260204 on SAM.gov.

TN20260205 rev 1 · Building · Sumner, Trousdale

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	$15.28	0.00	SUTN2017-058 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260205 on SAM.gov.

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