Business Management Assess your wants and needs when choosing a carrier to drive for February 18, 2021 What do you really need if you’re a driver looking for a job? At a cursory overview, it’s not that complicated. First, you need to be satisfied that you will…
Business Management As trucking industry recovers, driver turnover increases December 16, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – Driver turnover spiked in the U.S. at both large and small truckload fleets during the third quarter. “After a calamitous second quarter, trucking – along with the…
Human Resources Bring back the Code of the Road August 17, 2020 Have you ever reached a point in your life when you had to pony up? A time when you had to muster up the courage to just go for it?…
Business Management Lower driver turnover and showcase your stars June 10, 2020 It’s time to get much more granular when measuring driver turnover. To do this, first focus on sub-categories such as: dispatch board; company driver vs. owner-operators; and entry-level drivers. This exercise…
Business Management NEWFOUNDLAND CAR CARRIER DEVELOPS WIN-WIN HYBRID PAY STRUCTURE July 21, 2015 I recently had a nice chat with Gerry Dowden, president of East Can Transport Services, a Newfoundland-based trucking company that delivers automobiles. We were talking about the industry’s predominantly mileage-based…
Transportation US driver turnover rates remain steady July 9, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. – US drivers working for LTLs tend to stay put and not jump from employer to employer. According to figures released by the American Trucking Association (ATA)…
