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White Paper: The Driver Turnover and Dashcams Guide

Based on the analysis of more than 40,000 anonymous comments from over 15,000 workers, the 2021 Dashcam Edition of The WorkHound Report reveals the trends in driver feedback about dashcams and how trucking companies can improve coaching for drivers and company culture.

Fleets can heed these insights to develop a more satisfied driver workforce — and a healthier bottomline.

In this edition of The Driver Turnover and Dashcams Guide, discover:

  • The top trends in driver feedback about in-cab devices
  • Wh...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-driver-turnover-and-dashcams-guide

White Paper: The Driver Pay & Culture Guide

Driver turnover is the biggest issue facing the transportation industry for the foreseeable future, and oftentimes, the assumption is that it has something to do with pay.
But 41% of driver pay communications are actually questions, which tells us driver pay is confusing and stressful. When pay isn’t easy to understand, driver turnover is inevitable.

In this guide, you’ll learn:
• How and why driver pay helps define culture
• How to clear up confusion about driver pay to maximize retention
•...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-the-driver-pay-culture-guide

White Paper: How to Disrupt Driver Turnover: The 2021 Mid-Year Driver Feedback Trends Analysis

Based on the analysis of more than 24,000 anonymous comments from over 10,000 drivers, the 2021 mid-year edition of The WorkHound Report reveals the trends in driver feedback to help trucking companies understand exactly what drivers want and how to retain them. 

Fleets can heed these insights to develop a more satisfied driver workforce — and a healthier bottomline overall.

In this edition of The WorkHound Report, discover:

  • The top trends in anonymous driver feedback
  • The reason why drivers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-how-to-disrupt-driver-turnover-the-2021-mid-year-driver-feedback-trends-analysis

KeepTruckin’s new dashcam uses AI to drive safety and retention

In a recent Workhound study, 16.2% of drivers’ negative comments were based on training and safety concerns at their current trucking company. 

The study found companies that focused on creating healthy communication for these concerns, such as consistent feedback on drivers’ skills, stood a better chance of producing a positive work environment, leading to better retention and recruiting.

In pursuit of that positive environment and greater overall safety, the fleet management solutions company...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/keeptruckins-new-dashcam-uses-ai-to-drive-safety-and-retention

USA Truck: Stock surge, improved OR, lower turnover and just 1 pay hike

USA Truck (NASDAQ: USAK) implemented a pay increase for its drivers earlier this month.

That normally isn’t a big deal. Companies have been doing that since late last summer. What was notable about USA Truck, one of the country’s largest truckload carriers and publicly traded to boot, is that it was the company’s first increase in pay since 2018, while other companies have implemented multiple recent increases.

And yet USA Truck says it has managed to cut its turnover rate by 50%.

That’s according...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/usa-truck-stock-surge-improved-or-lower-turnover-and-just-1-pay-hike

Looking back at the Year of the Truck Driver

There is little question that 30 years from now, when schoolchildren learn the history of 2020, the COVID-pandemic will be discussed. History books will record how doctors, nurses, teachers, retail workers and other essential workers played a critical role in caring for and supplying those in need.

Add truck drivers and transportation workers to that list as well. For those in the industry, this has never been in dispute, but in 2020, the general public finally recognized the importance of the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/what-fleets-learned-about-their-drivers-in-2020

FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Getting real on driver recruitment, retention costs (with video)

FW Carrier Summit

Recruitment and retention are perennial challenges for carriers, but many companies aren’t using the right metrics to determine how much it actually costs to hire and retain drivers, much less align those costs with business operations and revenue goals.

“One of the potential problems we see with carriers is how they’re measuring success,” said Chad Hendricks, president of Brand Outcomes, a recruiting and retention firm.

Hendricks said companies will say retention is really important, and have...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-getting-real-on-driver-recruitment-retention-costs

The Daily Dash: Stopping the federal excise tax; drivers sounding off; and humans driving autonomous vehicles forward

Peterbilt truck

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a group opposed to the federal excise tax (FET) on trucks and trailers is pushing to include a suspension of the tax in the latest pandemic relief bill. Plus, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals honors Matthew Waller, drivers speak their mind, and humans hold the key to autonomous vehicles.

Get rid of that tax!

The push to eliminate the FET, which can add tens of thousands of dollars...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-stopping-the-federal-excise-tax-drivers-sounding-off-and-humans-driving-autonomous-vehicles-forward

Drivers say fleets stepped up during COVID-19

Truck drivers still gripe about long detention times, equipment and adapting to new technology. But they generally feel good about how their companies communicated during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data analyzed by driver retention consultant WorkHound Inc.

“Companies have had to over-communicate, especially as it relates to the pandemic,” WorkHound CEO Max Farrell said during a July 22 webinar sponsored by Women in Trucking. “This extra effort has had an impact on drivers’ satisfaction...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-say-fleets-stepped-up-during-covid-19

CDC issues long-haul trucker COVID-19 guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidelines tailored to help long-haul truck drivers and their employers deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many of the guidelines repeat the disease prevention recommendations that have been in place for the general public for months: social distancing, hand-washing and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). But specific details aimed at truck drivers on the road and away from home for days underscore the potential for the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/cdc-issues-long-haul-trucker-covid-19-guidelines

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