Driver turnover is on pace to hit the highest annual rate in five years, but experts point to several ways carriers can limit the churn, including better hiring interviews, bonuses, expanded benefits, use of mobile freight apps and empathy when drivers are confronting hardship.
October 11, 2018driver turnover
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Fleets Hunt for Strategies to Lower Driver Turnover
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Government, Business
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Driver Turnover Rises 4% at Large Truckload Fleets, ATA Reports
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The annualized rate of driver turnover at large truckload fleets in the second quarter jumped 4 percentage points year-over-year to 98%, according to American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report.
October 3, 2018
Business
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Stay Metrics Analysis Finds New Drivers Spur Higher Turnover Rates
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More than 70% of driver turnover occurs in the first year of employment, and 36% of drivers leave a firm within their first three months on the job, according to an analysis from Stay Metrics, the South Bend, Ind.-based driver turnover and retention consultant to carriers.
July 16, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Editorial
Editorial: King Sisyphus, Driver Manager
A parallel can be drawn between Greek mythology and the predicament trucking managers face in recruiting and retaining drivers.
September 21, 2017
Business
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Turnover Surges in Second Quarter
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Driver turnover at both large and small truckload carriers surged in the second quarter and could go higher in the months ahead, according to data released by American Trucking Associations.
September 18, 2017
Business
Driver Turnover Falls to Five-Year Low; Large Truckload Rate at 81%, ATA Says
Driver turnover fell 19 percentage points year-over-year to 81% in the third quarter for larger truckload fleets, dropping to the lowest level in five years due to the soft freight environment, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
December 12, 2016
Business
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ATA: Driver Turnover Hits Five-Year Low at 81%
John Sommers II for TT
Driver turnover fell 19 percentage points year-over-year to 81% in the third quarter for larger truckload fleets, dropping to the lowest level in five years due to the soft freight environment, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
December 9, 2016
Business
Trucking Moves America Forward
Driver Turnover Falls for Carriers in Second Quarter Due to Sluggish Market
Trucking Moves America Forward
Driver turnover fell four points year-over-year for larger truckload fleets to 83% in the second quarter, dropping to the lowest level since 2011 amid a sluggish freight market, American Trucking Associations reported Sept. 1.
September 1, 2016
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Driver Turnover Dips in Sluggish Freight Market, ATA Says
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Driver turnover declined in the first quarter because a softer freight economy limited shipment volumes and reduced the incentives for drivers to switch to a new employer, American Trucking Associations reported.
July 6, 2016
Business
Truckload Driver Turnover Climbs
Turnover at smaller truckload fleets leaped 21 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2015, while churn at larger carriers reached even more elevated levels in spite of lackluster freight demand, American Trucking Associations reported last week.
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