The turnover rate at large truckload carriers fell 9 percentage points in the fourth quarter, according to an American Trucking Associations report. At 78%, the rate is 10 points lower than it was during the same period in 2017.

Driver turnover rates fell at the end of 2017 as tonnage volume rose and trucking firms focused on a mix of pay increases, sweetened benefits and other inducements to recruit and retain drivers.

Driver turnover at large truckload fleets was 74% during the first quarter of 2017, a 15 percentage-point improvement over year-ago levels but slightly worse than 4Q 2016 levels, American Trucking Associations said in a report.

Driver turnover at large truckload fleets declined to 71% in the fourth quarter, the lowest level in six years, according to a new report from American Trucking Associations released March 29.

Truck driver turnover at smaller fleets leaped 21 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2015, while churn at larger fleets reached even more elevated levels in spite of lackluster freight demand, American Trucking Associations reported.

The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose 13 points to 100% in the third quarter of 2015, the highest it has been in three years, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.

Truckload driver-turnover rates remains stuck at historically high levels for fleets of all sizes, American Trucking Associations reported.

Turnover at large truckload carriers rose slightly to 92% in the first quarter, holding above 90% for the ninth straight quarter, American Trucking Associations reported July 9.