2021 = 2018 With Complications
2021 = 2018 WITH COMPLICATIONS When carriers think of 2018, they probably remember it as a stressful time. The demand for trucking went through the roof, but with unemployment barely teasing 4%, we saw would-be drivers get lured into other professions. Trucking employment stalled. Now, as we like to say, the trucking market is similar […]
New Administration Gives Independent Contractors And Small Fleets Something To Stress About
NEW ADMINISTRATION GIVES INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND SMALL FLEETS SOMETHING TO STRESS ABOUT If history is any indication, we are not likely to see business-friendly legislation come out of President Biden’s administration. As a legacy Democrat, odds are that his focus will be on greater regulation and consumer protection. This could mean a lot of things […]
Driver Supply Constraints Plague Carriers
DRIVER SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS PLAGUE CARRIERS After spending the first half of 2020 rightsizing and attempting to pivot, most carriers were blindsided by the changes that came in the remainder of the year. Fleets experienced record low turnover and even stalled recruiting efforts in Q1 and Q2, only to find themselves completely unprepared for the third […]
Rising Warehouse Salaries Could Undercut The Potential Driver Pool
RISING WAREHOUSE SALARIES COULD UNDERCUT THE POTENTIAL DRIVER POOL As we monitor driver compensation, we can’t forget to stay in the loop on competitive industries. One of those is warehousing, where gaining wages may threaten potential driver recruitment. A recent Randstad survey finds that demand for warehouse workers is accelerating and the sector is ripe […]
Driver Wages Are A Top Factor In Retention
DRIVER WAGES ARE A TOP FACTOR IN RETENTION Surprise! A recent WorkHound study finds that compensation is an important factor in keeping drivers on the job. But it isn’t just the amount that matters. Both clarity regarding salary structure and avoiding paycheck errors are supremely important if you want to avoid frustration among your crew. […]
Driver engagement: From hire to retire
Driver Wages began accelerating Q3 2020 in response to rising freight rates as increased demand has outstripped capacity in most markets and turnover is on the rise. Nearly every conversation in the last 7 weeks has started with “where have all the drivers gone?” followed by “we halted hiring March – May and now we […]
NTI celebrates professional drivers during COVID-19 with Sunshine Tour
One of the few positives to result from the COVID-19 National Emergency has been the realization across the United States of the critical role that professional drivers hold in keeping the store shelves stocked with the items needed for everyday life. Leah Shaver, the President & CEO of the National Transportation Institute (NTI), has spent her […]
Pay Attention To These Driver Outlook and Wage Trends!
Did you catch our recent webinar, “Driver Outlook & Wage Trends You NEED To Pay Attention To!”? We received more questions than we had time to answer in the allotted time frame, so our presenter, NTI’s COO Leah Shaver, has answered them below in this Q&A-style blog post. If you weren’t able to join the […]
National Transportation Institute Day of Service Inspires Girl Scouts to Learn About Trucking
On Monday, August 5, 2019, the National Transportation Institute (NTI) served as the host to a group of Girl Scouts for an education event called Trucks ARE for Girls! that took place in New Ulm, Minnesota, which is located about 100 miles southwest of the Twin Cities. The Girl Scouts, who ranged in age from […]
Women In Trucking Adds New Board Leadership
NTI COO Leah Shaver to continue as Secretary on the WIT Board of Directors Press Release from Women In Trucking Association Association: Plover, WI – June 14, 2019 – Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is pleased to welcome new board of directors and officers. The change came from an annual meeting where the association votes on […]