* Texas - Collecting drivers' data: -Do you live far from a fleet’s terminal? -Did you just graduate from a driving school? -Are you single? ...
... If the answer to any of those questions is yes, it could be a strike against you at certain fleets considering your application. There are potentially hundreds more such factors being weighed by analysts who can see quite clearly what driver behaviors, personality traits, demographics and other factors correlate with turnover and safety... As fleet owners continue to find more ways to turn their drivers and prospective drivers into sets of data, they are moving recruitment, retention and safety management closer to science than art. This expanding harvest of data and the eagerness of predictive analytics vendors to help fleets make better use of it are reshaping how the industry relates to drivers... These new ways of measuring drivers and identifying their characteristics in the name of safety and turnover aren’t as career-threatening as they sound, says Vigillo’s Bryan, “the level of scrutiny placed on carriers and drivers is a fact of life. So, sorry, drivers, it’s going to happen” ... The highest turnover happens at nine months before a DOT physical. Dean Croke, vice president of Omnitracs Analytics, believes the turnover is due to drivers choosing to leave the industry rather than make lifestyle changes...
(Photo: Interstate Distributor Co., a dry van and refrigerated carrier based in Tacoma, Wash., found higher retention rates with drivers hired as a referral) -- Dallas, TXS, USA - Overdrive, by Max Heine - 21 April 2016
** Arkansas - Financial worry: A possible recruiting tactic for trucking?
-- Finances within the U.S. workforce could be a key recruiting tactic for trucking, especially where the industry’s shortage of key personnel is concerned... One avenue involves balancing the skyrocketing cost of a college education against the immediate earning potential truck drivers and truck technicians... Employee retirement savings are also an area of concern as PwC’s data shows that nearly half of all workers (47%) have saved less than $50,000 for retirement, with 28% percent of workers are saving less for retirement than last year... This could be a bigger deal than many think because PwC discerned in its poll more than half of Millennials (54%) said that their loyalty to their employer is influenced by how much their employer cares about their financial well-being... Something to consider as the pressures trucking faces to find, hire and retain the personnel necessary to keep the wheels turning won’t slacken anytime soon...
(Photo: The U.S. truck driver shortage is getting worse. Nothwithstanding big retention efforts by for-hire trucking companies) -- Springdale, ARK, USA - Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr - Apr 20, 2016 Labels: drivers retention, truckers' turnover, trucking industry news USA
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