August 15, 2023

What Truck Driver Job Application Data Says About Recruiting and Retention [Video]

The softer freight market has made truck drivers more likely to seek greener pastures. What can fleets learn about recruiting and retention from job application data?

This episode of HDT's Leadership Insights video podcast is produced in partnership with, and sponsored by, Tenstreet.

Make driver communication more transparent, effective and easy at Tenstreet.com.

HDT Editor and Associate Publisher Deborah Lockridge talks to Tenstreet founder Tim Crawford about what trends his company is seeing in job driver applications, with some advice on how to use that information for better driver recruiting and retention.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

What is driver application data showing about the state of the industry?
Are drivers moving away from something or to something?
When the grass on the other side of the fence is more attractive.
How often does the average driver get into the job market?
What does the data mean for recruiting and retention?
Why it's so important to be clear and transparent with current and prospective drivers
How job-hunting varies for more experiened drivers
Don't let problems in your recruiting process keep a good driver from applying again.