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Recruiting & retention: Page 6

Recruiting & retention
Champion's Code: How principles of sports champions can apply to the trucking industry
Sports author Ross Bernstein used different sports figures throughout history – coaches and players – to relate business principles that could help the trucking industry improve DEI and recruit and retain talent.
October 24, 2022
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Recruiting & retention
Female diesel techs find challenges in entering 'male-dominated industry'
Among the biggest challenges facing female diesel technicians is gaining the respect of their male counterparts.
October 18, 2022
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Recruiting & retention
More women becoming diesel techs, but not fast enough to meet demand
Leaders in the diesel tech field admit women are often better than men when it comes to working with computers surrounding mechanics, but old stereotypes around gender roles are holding the industry back from attracting women to the field.
October 13, 2022
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Workforce
Feedback helps catch turnover issues you didn't think to ask about
Two simple questions can lead to a powerful culture change that reduces driver turnover.
October 10, 2022
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Recruiting & retention
ATA's Women in Motion initiative to focus on recruiting drivers, advocating for safer parking
The initiative, which launched at the end of summer, aims to accelerate the rise of women throughout all trucking industry professions and help eliminate roadblocks by advocating on issues that affect women in the workplace.
September 19, 2022
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Workforce
Experts weigh in on how to attract Gen Z to trucking as industry demographics shift
Panelists discuss what Gen Z finds appealing about trucking careers and how carriers can use that to market to the youngest generation in the workforce.
September 12, 2022
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Workforce
The trainer is the most important part of an apprenticeship
A lazy apprenticeship will chase people who want to be in this industry into greener pastures.
September 2, 2022
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Recruiting & retention
Recent shift in market conditions changing the driver pay conversation
Fleet Intel's Rob Hatchett said the top takeaway from his recent TCA webinar is for carriers to have regular six-month check-ins on driver pay rates to keep pace with changing market conditions.
August 31, 2022
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Regulations
Female fleet execs, drivers appointed to federal Women of Trucking Advisory Board
WOTAB’s launch was mandated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is part of the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan that is focused on improving job quality and recruiting more people into the truck driving profession.
August 29, 2022
female truck drivers
Workforce
Strategies to recruit the next generation of drivers and address the national trucking shortage
While the driver workforce is aging, there are many ways to simultaneously engage and support existing drivers, while implementing new strategies to attract and retain a new generation.
August 28, 2022
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Recruiting & retention
Recruiters shed light on how to obtain and retain drivers in a demand-driven market amid a driver shortage
Carriers are working to attract drivers from various backgrounds and are improving retention with driver pay increases and flexible schedules, but recruiters say it all boils down to culture.
August 18, 2022
a female truck driver looking out of the driver's window of a semi-truck
Workforce
Female employment in transportation on the rise
Women in key transportation decision-making roles are on the rise, part of an overall trend that's seeing more women enter the post-pandemic work force.
August 9, 2022
Female trucker checking cargo
Recruiting & retention
Maine driver hopes her trucking competition win inspires young women to join the industry
A 24-year-old driver from Maine is the first woman from her state to compete at a national truck driving competition. She said she hopes her win shows that professional truck driving is a career option for young women.
August 8, 2022
Haleigh Fickett wins division at Maine State Truck Driving Championship
Workforce
Understanding Millennial, Gen Z workers' motivations key to hiring, retention
New research from the American Transportation Research Institute dives into what motivates Millennial and Gen Z truck drivers to join a motor carrier and stay with them long-term.
August 5, 2022
Truck driver in cab
Regulations
FMCSA Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program for under-21 drivers opens: How to apply
Starting today, carriers can apply for one of a limited number of spots in an FMCSA program designed to let under-21 drivers operate interstate with supervision. Here's how to successfully apply.
July 26, 2022
Youngdriver
Workforce
Should you turn driver management over to the pros?
Outsourcing a fleet not only eliminates the headaches associated with finding drivers but also shifts the burden of other driver-related things.
July 17, 2022
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CCJ Innovators
FreightWorks shines multimedia light on the people of trucking
FreightWorks, a 100-plus truck hazmat, high-security and temperature-controlled freight hauler based in Rutherfordton, N.C., debuted a podcast last September and is rounding the corner to 100 episodes.
July 1, 2022
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Workforce
Tips for recruiting Gen Z truck drivers
On this week's 10-44 webisode, finding different ways to stand out to not only the next generation of truck drivers, but also previous generations.
June 16, 2022
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