In its second quarter recruiting and retention survey, Driver iQ found signs that with signs of a weakening freight environment and economy, most fleets are unlikely to increase driver compensation or add capacity to combat driver turnover within the next few months.
Here’s a look at what “trending” programs the Best Fleets have implemented to improve driver workplace satisfaction and are seeing results from.
The U.S. Department of Labor now holds that truck drivers need not be compensated for any time in which "drivers are relieved of all duties and permitted to sleep in a sleeper berth."
Barr-Nunn Transportation has announced higher pay and more options for home time for its team truck drivers.
It should come as no surprise that drivers prioritize the best pay possible, but another avenue to keep them could be much cheaper — earn their trust.
Fleets are offering fewer drivers wage increases in the first quarter of 2019 when compared to last year but the increases that are being instituted are substantial.
While other fleets have increased driver pay in an attempt to curb high turnover rates, Roadmaster Group decided to focus on making pay more predictable.
Hub Group says regional truck drivers can make $75,000 a year under its new pay package for regional drivers, which offers better compensation, benefits, and regular opportunities for increases.
Ohio-based Falcon Transport has ceased operations, notifying its truck drivers over the weekend to stop working and leaving some stranded in the field.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit involving roughly 20,000 drivers over claims that the drivers were improperly classified as independent drivers.