Supporting Truckers Final Mile in a critical time of need
The National Transportation Institute is proud to provide financial support for Truckers Final Mile with a new monthly sponsorship award. NTI also invites other industry donors to help TFM address growing need for its help and calls on motor carriers to meet the moment when needed.
U.S. economy flirting with a recession, the fundamentals behind driver wage pressures are little changed
What does the current economic reset mean for freight demand, driver recruiting and retention, and pressures on driver wages?
As per-mile pay soars for first-year drivers, time for fleets to check in on typical pay progression models
According to data compiled from NTI’s flagship National Survey of Driver Wages for 2022’s second quarter, per-mile pay for drivers with a mere one year of experience at for-hire motor carriers climbed by 11 cents a mile at the top end of the scale compared to the same quarter in 2021.
Fleets can provide a safe haven for owner-operators and build their own capacity at the same time
Here’s how you can forge relationships with owner-operators that can provide needed capacity and help relieve some of the pressure on your fleet’s need for drivers
Time to reconsider sign-on bonuses? A few effective alternatives to a common driver recruiting tactic
Here are a few alternatives for fleets to consider in lieu of sign-on bonuses — and ones that could be more effective in helping fleets achieve the goals they’re after with their driver programs.
Six strategies fleets can leverage as the ‘consumption gap’ persists between a tight employment market and consumer demand
Here are six strategies fleets can employ to compete within the backdrop of an ongoing “consumption gap.”
Actively supporting truck driver health could be your fleet’s retention bonus
Driver health impacts every department, from the C-suite, to HR and recruiting, to compliance and safety. Drivers and their wellness need to be at the center of everything we do.
‘This is our moment’: How fleets can engage with rebooted driver training programs to help bolster the new entrant pipeline
With CDL programs rebooted and interest in CDL programs swelling, training providers are grappling with how to serve this growing interest in CDL training amid a tight market for qualified instructors. And they’re looking to motor carriers to build two-way streets with training providers to help bridge the gap in needed experienced drivers to instruct trainees.
Spreading the message of trucking as a first-choice career for Gen Z starts in your own community
Here’s what motor carriers should know and a few thoughts on ways they can start engaging with Generation Z.
When bad PR strikes trucking, lead with lessons rather than ire
When bad PR strikes, it will feel like a strong headwind to recruiting and retention. The actions carriers take in the wake of the bad PR, however, is much more important than the negative attention cast on the industry.