Declining interest in college highlights opportunities for fleets to engage the younger generation seeking lucrative, rewarding, and meaningful careers.

In a column in FleetOwner, NTI’s Leah Shaver highlights a curious conversation with a colleague about guaranteed pay, and touts ways the industry has been evolving driver compensation even while barreling through market uncertainty.

NTI analysis in HDT: The slow-but-steady momentum of driver pay increases has been showing surprising resilience despite ongoing uncertainty in the freight market and the broader economy.

NTI’s Leah Shaver lends her insights to an article in FreightWaves about fleets’ announcements of pay adjustments.

NTI’s Leah Shaver writes in FleetOwner: “Drivers are at the center of everything we do. That’s not only a feel-good talking point or a concept. It’s a business strategy. The companies that abide by this strategy are the ones that excel and succeed in reaching and maintaining their desired headcount, meeting their customers’ capacity commitments, providing best-in-class careers and jobs, and operating as profitably as possible through any market condition.”

NTI’s Leah Shaver sits down with FleetOwner to discuss how fleets can set up entry-level drivers and office workers to grow and stick around to become future all-star drivers and leaders.

“Understanding how to articulate your pay, making a plan for messaging your pay, and being consistent in how you deliver your pay is just as important as the amount you pay,” writes NTI’s Leah Shaver in a column for FleetOwner. Read it here. 

NTI’s Leah Shaver recently contributed an article in NORA’s Liquid Recycling magazine, where she explored important driver pay trends specialized fleets should know. Turn to page 12 to read it.

NTI President and CEO Leah Shaver recently joined HDT’s Deborah Lockridge on the HDT Talks Trucking podcast to explore ways to make trucking a more attractive and secure career choice for women across the industry. Listen here.

Find an overview of NTI’s Q4 2023 driver pay data in FreightWaves’ Loaded and Rolling newsletter.

The Q4 data from NTI’s National Survey of Driver Wages has been released, providing a comprehensive overview of annual wage trends. In this interview with Transport Dive, we break down the findings.