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Southern Refrigerated Transport reduces turnover with driver feedback tool

Drivers at SRT use their smartphones to share anonymous feedback, praise, problems, and ideas through WorkHound.

November 2, 2016

WorkHound’s cloud-based system automatically collects driver feedback, anonymously.

New online service streamlines driver application process for fleets

Carriers that use the service can customize their own employment application and will receive a unique link to the application to post on the company’s website, in job postings or share with potential driver applicants through email or text, the company says.

October 27, 2016

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Initial results from Best Fleets to Drive For survey revealed

Of the 5,300 driver surveys received in 2016 , only 28 percent of respondents said pay was something that needed to be improved

October 14, 2016

Paramount Freight Systems Director Trent Dye Accepts The Best Fleets To Drive For Award In The Owner Operator Category At The Truckload Carriers Association's Annual Convention In March In Grapevine, Texas

Could FMCSA’s study lead the way to younger professional truckers?

Industry groups including ATA and the Truckload Carriers Association have long advocated for lowering the minimum driving age for commercial motor vehicle operators operating in interstate commerce, but to no avail. But a new pilot program initiated last month by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could open the door for under-21 drivers, at least in part.

September 12, 2016

Trucking can benefit from more diversity, research shows

“From a driver shortage point of view there is under-representation of minorities in trucking, and there has been very little attention paid to this fact,” said Jane Jazrawy, CEO of CarriersEdge

July 5, 2016

Survey: younger drivers value job perks more than older generations

Perks were rated highest by millennials and were a dominant factor for Gen X’ers in attracting drivers to carriers.

July 5, 2016

Pride Transport was one of the first fleets to provide drivers with satellite TV service from EpicVue.

CCJ survey reveals strategies to reduce early driver turnover

To reduce early driver turnover, fleets are using technology to manage job expectations and help adapt drivers to their culture.

June 24, 2016

Eighty nine percent of the more than 4,500 drivers surveyed last year for the Best Fleets to Drive For contest agreed with the statement: “ongoing training is very important for drivers to succeed.”

Education, training key in driver recruitment and retention, panel says

With driver turnover hovering at 100-plus percent, a panel was assembled at the CCJ Symposium in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday to tackle two of the biggest buzzwords in trucking: recruitment and retention.

May 18, 2016

From left: CCJ Technology Editor Aaron Huff; Modern Transportation’s Patrick Cozzens; Angie Buchanan, Melton Truck Lines; and John Elliot, Load One.

Home time, driver health top reasons truckers leaving industry, report says

HireRight says the findings should prompt carriers to take a close look at health and wellness programs, which, in addition to aiding driver retention efforts, also help lower health care and worker’s compensation spending. Also, of no surprise, just shy of 60 percent of respondents said driver recruiting/retention is their company’s top challenge in ’16.

May 12, 2016

Pride Transport’s driver orientation: cool trucks, cool people

Driver onboarding has become a major area of focus for fleets. Pride Transports shows technology that helps keep drivers satisfied

May 6, 2016

Rick Drigmore, shop manager of Pride Transport, explains the fleet’s maintenance procedures to new drivers on Wed., May 4.

Fleet execs discuss strategies to attract, retain women drivers

At the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention in Las Vegas, Mar. 8, a panel of women fleet executives discussed the opportunities and obstacles of bringing more women drivers into the trucking industry.

March 9, 2016

Analyst: Guaranteed driver pay a growing retention tactic, regs to further tighten driver market

Although carriers have trouble finding and keeping drivers now, the industry may be “at the lull before the storm,” Klemp said, effectively issuing a warning about the potentially major impact that coming federal regulations may have on trucking. That and the evolution of driver pay models…

March 3, 2016

Stay Metrics enhances research tools to identify, prevent early driver turnover

The primary cause of early driver turnover is unmet, and in many cases, unrealistic job expectations, according to ongoing research by Stay Metrics of data from its base of motor carrier clients.

March 2, 2016

Truck driver turnover

Driver retention a game of expectations

Setting the right expectations with drivers is the most effective way to combat turnover, says a group of prominent fleet executives.

November 25, 2015

A panel of fleet executives at last month’s McLeod Software user conference in Birmingham, Ala., discussed ways to combat driver turnover.

Data drives Celadon’s new driver scorecard and pay programs

Celadon Trucking (CCJ Top 250 No. 35) hopes a new data-driven driver scorecard and a guaranteed pay program will help improve driver performance and attract and retain quality drivers.

November 24, 2015

Celadon to discuss driver ‘WageLock’ program at CCJ Fall Symposium

Celadon Trucking’s Matt Douglass will discuss a unique approach the truckload carrier has developed to increase driver performance and retention during the CCJ Fall Symposium on Nov. 17.

November 16, 2015

EpicVue study: top retention factors are independence, respect

EpicVue, providers of an in-cab satellite TV packaged exclusively for the trucking industry, announced results of a survey indicating the top reasons drivers chose to stay with fleets.

October 29, 2015

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Covenant Transport rolls out Transflo Mobile+ for drivers

Covenant Transport Group rolls out Transflo Mobile, a custom mobile app for drivers to stay connected

October 20, 2015

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How DOT's non-citizen CDL crackdown could affect driver recruiting

In this part two of our conversation with 160 Driving Academy's Steve Gold, we hear about what kind of impact his company is seeing and what he expects as we move into 2026.

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EPA won't delay 2027 NOx rule, but plans 'major changes'

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No retirement plans on deck for aging drivers, but job satisfaction high

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Show me the money: Drivers report falling pay, shrinking miles and pay disputes with carriers

A new bill argues that EPA emissions safeguards shouldn't 'jeopardize human safety' in the cold. It would allow manufacturers to suspend derates at freezing temps and create a year-round DEF exemption for vehicles north of 59 degrees latitude.

Bill targets 'life-threatening' engine derates in extreme cold

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