Driver Turnover Reached Record in 4Q, ATA Says

ong-haul driver turnover surged to a record high in the fourth quarter of last year, American Trucking Associations reported.

ATA’s Economics Group said in its Trucking Activity Report that both small and large truckload carriers saw their turnover rates rise to record highs, with large companies reaching an annualized 136% rate and smaller ones reaching 102%.

And with a driver shortage in the long-haul market continuing, it is unlikely the rates will improve anytime soon, ATA said.

The report also said that truckload loads jumped 8.6% in January, the largest month-to-month gain in several years.

Less-than-truckload tonnage jumped more than 12% in the same period, ATA said.