Driver pay pinch looming? The stage is being set — Here’s why
With a few distinct trends converging in the market for professional drivers, the stage is being set for a replay of driver wage pressures seen in 2021 and 2022. Here’s why.
With a few distinct trends converging in the market for professional drivers, the stage is being set for a replay of driver wage pressures seen in 2021 and 2022. Here’s why.
Despite the often relentless pace of the trucking industry, it’s essential to take the time to let your employees know you care about their mental health and you are there to support them.
While driver wages have lost some of the dynamic growth from recent years, year-over-year changes do persist. Here’s what the latest data shows about the state of driver pay through the first months of 2024.
In this episode of FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show, NTI President and CEO Leah Shaver speaks with Amanda Schuier, strategic maintenance director at Jetco Delivery, about the similarities and differences between recruiting and retaining professional drivers and diesel technicians.
Independent contractors with the right support and services at their fingertips don’t fear the current market. They’re not rolling in the dough, but they’re also not shaking in their boots and fretting about losing their trucks, their business, and their livelihoods. Here are a few ways your fleet can propel your ICs to thrive while maintaining a proper legal relationship.
Now’s the time for your fleet to thoroughly assess your recruiting and retention policies and programs and to identify and address any weaknesses, bad habits, and bottlenecks before the demand for professional drivers becomes pressing again — and you don’t have the ability to reflect and correct.
While per-mile and hourly pay for professional drivers at for-hire fleets has been riding a rollercoaster for nearly a decade, wages at private fleets and dedicated 3PLs tells a much different story.
Fleets of all types, but especially those with the most successful recruiting and retention programs, increasingly are shifting to location-based hiring models — and compensation structures that fit those models.
This Women’s History Month, NTI conducted a survey to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences and challenges encountered by women in the trucking industry. While progress has been made, there remains a clear need for ongoing improvements to make trucking a more appealing and secure career choice for women of all backgrounds, ages, and family situations.
Offering a robust benefits package is a crucial element in attracting and retaining professional drivers and diesel technicians, especially in today’s tight labor market and with opportunities prevalent both inside and outside of trucking for the driver pool.
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