* Pennsylvania - Driver turnover remains above 100% at large fleets
- Pay is far more important to drivers than trucking likes to admit, and a major “generation gap” exists between older and younger truck drivers, especially in regards to technology—but both pools suffer from poor training and management tactics. Those are just a couple of the major issues touched on by a variety of panels and breakout sessions during the 2016 ALK Technology Summit in Philadelphia this week... A growing lack of truck parking may be too "the straw that breaks the camel's back" in terms of convincing drivers to leave the industry, says PGT Trucking's Mike Krohn... But pay is far more important to drivers than trucking likes to admit. Motor carriers may need to create new job titles and emphasize breadth of responsibility in order to attract and keep Millennials in administrative roles. A major “generation gap” exists between older and younger truck drivers, especially in regards to technology, but both pools suffer from poor training and management tactics...
(Photo by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner) -- Philadelphia, PENN, USA - American Trucker, by Sean Kilcarr - May 26, 2016Labels: drivers shortage, trucking industry news USA
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