According to new data from Women In Trucking Association, an average 12.1% of overall professional drivers who hold commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and drive heavy-duty trucks are female. Women generally…
Index Monitors Progress of Women in Trucking Roles Read more...
The best way to recruit and retain drivers is to listen to them and offer open communication channels, say Canadian carriers who took part in the Truckload carriers Association annual…
Recruiting-Retention 101: Listen to Drivers Read more...
Truck drivers say the most influential factor when choosing a carrier to drive for is online reviews from other drivers, according to a recent survey conducted by driver recruitment advertising agency Conversion…
Truck Drivers Mostly Influenced by Online Reviews During Job Searches Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hosted a roundtable discussion with trucking stakeholders – including the American Trucking Associations, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh…
DOT Explores Truck Driver Recruiting, Retention Challenges Read more...
By Angela Splinter Before COVID-19 hit, the Canadian trucking and logistics sector was already experiencing an acute driver shortage. It was literally the day before the World Health Organization designated…
EDITORIAL: Post COVID, Trucking Still Needs to Consider the Driver Shortage Read more...
The “Amazon Effect” could explain the recent spike in driver turnover. Traditionally, driver turnover rates go down when freight demand is relatively soft, as it was in 2019, but turnover has…
Amazon Effect’ Could Explain Rising Driver Turnover in Soft Market Read more...
A recent study has found that providing drivers with a sleep apnea treatment program could be good for your fleet’s bottom line. A joint study published in the medical journal SLEEP conducted…
Study: Sleep Apnea Treatment Can Cut Healthcare Costs Read more...
Stay Metrics, a provider of driver retention tools, investigated the reasons that drivers would consider recommending their fleet to other drivers. Specifically, the company conducted research identifying the top five…
Survey: Top 5 Reasons Drivers Make Referrals Read more...
By Angela Splinter “Modernizing your workforce starts with modernizing your HR approach.” In today’s labour market, successful truck fleets and logistics companies know that staying abreast of the issues will…
EDITORIAL: Modern HR Approach Based on Sound Labour Data Read more...
