‘Remember we’re humans’: Why mental health check-ins matter to your fleet
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.
Find the sweet spot to support your IC drivers so they don’t just survive, they thrive
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.
Real talk: The one vital element we must get right as an industry for women to join us and excel
This year, for Women’s History Month, we’re focusing on a single topic — likely the most consequential issue for women entering our industry and finding a secure career: Childcare.
2024 driver pay outlook: With a clear dividing line in place, here’s how all fleets can navigate another year of uncertainty and challenges
In this month’s installment of From Leah’s Desk, NTI’s Leah Shaver takes a look at the year ahead and the main themes developing with driver compensation, driver recruiting and retention, and strategies your fleet can consider this year as the industry navigates another year of uncertainty and challenges.
In this season of giving and reflection, consider these trucking charities (Plus: A few ideas for giving back in your community!)
Aside from local giving options like toy drives, sponsoring children in the local community to provide gifts for, and donating to food banks or homeless shelters, there are also a myriad of charities doing impactful work in our industry and, specifically, for our driver community when the need arises. Here’s a list to consider as you make your decisions this year about which organizations to support financially or with other resources.
Struggling with driver productivity and quit rates in a tough freight cycle? Here are 3 ways to communicate with drivers and raise the bar of expectations
Between recent pay raises, how the driver job has evolved over the past few years, and changes in expectations of both the workforce and employers, fleets are finding it hard to keep their people incentivized and productive absent continued aggressive pay raises, which just aren’t happening in today’s freight market. So, as a fleet leader, how do you get there? How do you resolve these challenges at your company?
Women & The Wheel: A conversation during Women’s History Month
Women & The Wheel will bring conversations to the NTI Blog about the real experiences of women in our industry, what they’ve learned and can teach from their years (or even decades) working in trucking, and how motor carriers and private fleets can continue to build on the momentum of establishing trucking as a secure, attractive, and rewarding career for women of all ages and backgrounds.
Diversifying your driver lead funnel, letting drivers own profitability, and the enduring value of a CDL: Consider these 4 strategies in your fleet’s driver programs
In this month’s From Leah’s Desk, NTI President & CEO Leah Shaver shares insights on diversifying your driver recruiting funnel to excel in any market cycle, the enduring value of a driver’s CDL, empowering drivers on the profitability of their individual truck, and focusing on the habits you want your recruiting program to embody.
From the personal to the professional, reflecting on trucking into an uncertain 2023
NTI’s reflections, resources, and driver wages insights as 2022 closes and 2023 begins.
Attracting talent and providing career path development in trucking extend well beyond the driver’s seat
What does career path development look like at your fleet? This is a point we hit on frequently at NTI in our work with fleets of all sizes. The pervasive lack of career path — or at least a stated and understood path — for professional drivers absolutely is a contributor to the churn of […]