Driver retention

More long-haul drivers eyeing final mile

While the country shut down for the pandemic, the trucking industry shined. The current market was the light at the end of the tunnel: high volume, high rates and increased compensation for drivers.

The stars have seemed to align for the average long-haul driver, but ironically, trucking companies are having difficulty locking down new drivers.

In a recent Randall-Reilly study, truck driver job postings in 2020 rose by more than 300,000, but job seekers rose by only 70,000.

In the report, 33% of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/for-some-drivers-long-haul-is-out-final-mile-is-in

Recruit and retain with Brand Outcomes — Taking the Hire Road

Chad Hendricks, president of Brand Outcomes Inc., joined DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss the challenges of living up to your fleet’s mission statement, and far-out solutions for finding driver talent.

The first thing that Hendricks assesses with each company is whether it’s living up to its values, vision and mission statement. He said, “Is it true, or is it just something that was made up at some point to put on the wall? I...

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EFS chat recap: Communication is key for driver retention

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Enterprise Fleet Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Controlling driver turnover is all about communication

DETAILS: Driver turnover is always a challenge for enterprise fleets. Dart’s Dave Ables and FreightWaves President George Abernathy discuss the importance of communication in reducing driver turnover.

BIO: Ables is the president and CEO of Dart. He has spent 25 years leading Top 100 trucking companies and owning and operating various...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efs-chat-recap-communication-is-key-for-driver-retention

Mastering driver recruitment requires superior technology and a holistic approach

Hiring and retaining drivers is an art more than a science, one that mystifies and drains the budgets of the best hiring departments ⁠— especially those at larger companies, where turnover rates are often higher than those of smaller companies. While recruiters and human resource specialists are trained to engage the digital market to find the best and cheapest candidates in the shortest amount of time, they face an incredibly competitive and fragmented process. 

Frankly, most trucking companies...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/mastering-driver-recruitment-requires-superior-technology-and-a-holistic-approach

Taking notes on recruiting from sales playbook — Taking The Hire Road

Driver recruiting and sales have a lot in common, but there’s more to hiring than just a sales pitch.

DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer welcomes Lance Christensen, director of recruiting and independent contractor capacity at NFI, to this week’s episode of Taking The Hire Road to dive into recruiting methods that turn conversations into conversions.

Leading a recruiting team requires one to assess the situation. Christensen suggests taking into account what your team’s strengths and...

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Safety, compliance important for driver retention — Taking the Hire Road

What’s the key to driver retention: perks or bonuses? The answer may be more holitistic.

Idelic founder and CEO Hayden Cardiff expounds how culture plays an integral role in driving fleet safety and, ultimately, retention with DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer in his podcast, Taking The Hire Road.

Driver recruiting can be tricky, especially amid a pandemic. But just as difficult is retaining existing drivers. Today’s discussion spotlights the effectiveness of retention by prevention...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/taking-the-hire-road-safety-compliance-important-for-driver-retention

Drivers getting caught in FMCSA’s drug clearinghouse net

The increasing number of full queries made into the federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse is evidence that the database is taking drug abusers off the road as intended, according to a trucking regulatory expert.

According to the latest monthly statistics released Monday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, full queries into the clearinghouse increased 33% to 13,785 between October and November, which followed a 61% increase between September and October. Full queries are conducted...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/drivers-getting-caught-in-fmcsas-drug-clearinghouse-net

Drivers too are culpable for industry turnover

A relationship is defined as the way in which two or more people are connected. In terms of trucking, you’d be hard-pressed to find one more important than the relationship between a driver and motor carrier. That is why driver turnover is always of great concern for the trucking industry.

For whatever reason, whether it be in search of better pay or shorter hauls, a considerable number of drivers annually hop from one company to the next or leave the industry altogether after only short stints...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-too-are-culpable-for-industry-turnover

The Daily Dash: Strong freight demand to continue flowing into 2021

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, J.B. Hunt is not expecting a slowdown in freight through at least the first quarter of 2021. Plus, Nikola Corp. and General Motors continue talking about a battery agreement, but a deal remains out of reach for now. And some roads are just made for truckers.

No slowdown ahead

In a presentation at Baird’s 2020 Global Industrial Conference on Tuesday, executives from J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-strong-freight-demand-to-continue-flowing-into-2021

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