Driver retention

Loaded and Rolling: Driver pay and parking prioritized

Excerpt: AI Fleet raises $21 million; the American Transportation Research Institute ranks trucking concerns; and the Logistics Managers’ Index is expanded.

Trucking in disruption: AI Fleet raises $21 million series A
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Trucking tech startup AI Fleet recently completed a series A round for $21 million led by Obvious Ventures with participation from Compound, Ibex Investors and angel investor Tom Williams. The company’s goal is building a trucking company focused on technology to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-driver-pay-and-parking-prioritized

Loaded and Rolling: ATRI on driver satisfaction; trailer material shortages; carrier income at record levels

ATRI research on truck driver motivations and satisfaction
(SOURCE: American Transportation Research Institute)

The American Transportation Research Institute released results on its analysis on what motivates truck drivers to become company drivers or owner-operators/independent contractors (OO/IC). The data came from over 2,000 drivers, two-thirds of whom are OO/IC, and includes additional analysis on compensation models and driver satisfaction. Quick rundown of results below and full report h...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-atri-on-driver-satisfaction-trailer-material-shortages-carrier-income-at-record-levels

Are drivers even seeing your job postings?

The driver shortage has been one of the transportation industry’s hottest topics for years, and the coronavirus pandemic has put additional pressure on the shrinking driver workforce. In an industry reeling from early retirements and halted driving school programs, an effective strategy for recruiting and retaining drivers is more important than ever.

With these challenges, simply getting drivers in seats can feel like an uphill battle. Carriers often spend endless hours searching for the most...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/are-drivers-even-seeing-your-job-postings

Women in trucking: The ‘S’ and ‘G’ in ESG — Net-Zero Carbon

Net Zero Carbon dives social and governance issues for women in trucking.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, chats with Desiree Wood, founder and president of REAL Women in Trucking, about truck driver issues and what motivates her work.

“I became an advocate by necessity — partly from self-preservation, but partly because I could see the drivers had few to no advocates to speak for them,” Wood said.

She has been driving trucks since 2007 and reached out to other groups about sexual harassment and other...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/women-in-trucking-the-s-and-g-in-esg-net-zero-carbon

Streamlined applications help private fleets recruit

As carriers across the industry continue to grapple with the driver shortage, focusing on driver recruitment is more important than ever. Popular perks like tuition reimbursement and sign-on bonuses tend to grab drivers’ attention, but there is one critical piece of the recruitment puzzle that for hire and private fleets often overlook: the actual application process.

Difficult application processes — including long forms and cluttered websites — tend to dissuade drivers from applying at all. In...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/streamlined-applications-help-private-fleets-recruit

Hard data on how the pandemic has reshaped driver recruiting – Taking the Hire Road

Justin Reed, manager of DOT strategic services for Hire Right, joins this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to share the hard data on driver recruiting in the pandemic era with host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach.

Recruiting has been a top priority for quite a while because of the industry’s aging workforce but also because of the pandemic. COVID-19 has choked the amount of drivers able to be trained and receive their licenses while also driving many of its older segment out...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hard-data-on-how-the-pandemic-has-reshaped-driver-recruiting-taking-the-hire-road

Tips for boosting driver retention

It’s one thing to recruit quality drivers but keeping them is the real challenge.

The industry has long dealt with a driver shortage that seems to have only worsened since the beginning of the pandemic. Now more than ever, drivers have the upper hand at the bargaining table.

It’s up to motor carriers to earn the loyalty of their fleet but doing so means changes must be considered. Reliance Partners’ director of safety, Robert Kaferle, urges companies to establish driver retention programs among...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tips-for-boosting-driver-retention

The economics of trucking during a pandemic – Taking the Hire Road

Bob Costello, chief economist and SVP at the American Trucking Associations, and host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, discuss the multiple factors spurring the driver shortage, how lifestyle is playing a role in recruiting, and why we might be on the upswing on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road.

The age-old driver shortage problem is just that — an age problem. It’s no secret that truck drivers tend to be older than workers in other industries, but the shortage sting has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-economics-of-trucking-during-a-pandemic-taking-the-hire-road

40 years of driver retention evolution: Taking the Hire Road

Ray Haight, a retention coach with and former chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, joined this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss how driver retention challenges have evolved with host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach.

COVID-19 has made it much harder to evaluate fleet driver retention programs, according to Haight, attributing the difficulty to an overabundance of Zoom calls. He said it was easier before the pandemic to get a good sense of what’s going on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/40-years-of-driver-retention-evolution-taking-the-hire-road

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