Minnesota-based Kottke Trucking has increased driver pay for the second time in six months, resulting from gains in the marketplace.
In its most recent Recruitment & Retention Survey, Driver iQ found that, by and large, fleets expect to raise truck driver wages and offer more bonuses while turnover continues to increase.
With turnover at large truckload fleets at an all-time high, Stay Metrics' latest report on driver turnover shows that a substantial portion of drivers who leave within the first 90 days may do so for reasons that are preventable.
Alabama Motor Express is finding success in cutting its driver turnover using an online test that provides a behavioral assessment to identify the best candidates.
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers increased in the first quarter of 2018, reflecting how fleets are struggling to retain and recruit new drivers as freight demand rises.
Younger drivers leave jobs within the first six months at a higher rate than their older counterparts – but it might not be as big a difference as you think.
The driver turnover rate for truckload carriers fell in the final three months of 2017, but the rate remained 14 points higher than it was for the previous year.
The driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets rose five percentage points in the third quarter to an annualized rate of 95%, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.
ORLANDO - The trucking industry could be short 50,000 drivers by the end of 2017, warned American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello Sunday at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition.
The turnover rate at truckload carriers surged in the second quarter of 2017, according to American Trucking Associations, possibly reflecting a tightening market for drivers.