HDT Fact Book: Drivers
According to a recent survey from CK Commercial Vehicle Research, driver shortage is increasingly impacting fleet operations. Source: CKCVR Fleet Sentiment Report Data
Large truckload carriers have the highest turnover, and hit an all-time high of 136% in the fourth quarter of 2005. Private fleets, however, report exceptional retention and turnover performance — 11.3% last year with an average retention of 11.8 years. Less-than-truckload fleets, not shown here, had an 11% turnover rate in 2013. Source: National Private Truck Council 2013 Benchmarking Survey and ATA American Trucking Trends 2014
Looking at a 3-year average of its job applicant data, CDL Career Now found the state with the most interest from women was Wyoming, and the least was Massachusetts. Source: CDL Career Now
A 2012 survey of 300 trucking companies in Texas found that “highly successful” companies differed from their peers in driver benefits. To qualify as “highly successful,” a company had to report revenue growth, a net profit margin of at least 10% and a minimum of 11 drivers.
