There’s plenty of stress mounting in the trucking industry. A new administration in the White House is closely studying transportation and aiming for big changes, fuel prices are rising along with insurance rates and, one year later, COVID-19 still poses challenges for businesses and their employees.
But when taking a closer look at fleet concerns, it’s easy to see that driver retention outranks them all. According to a recent motor carrier survey conducted by Commercial Carrier Journal, driver retention was the biggest challenge for fleets in 2020 and was projected to be the biggest challenge in 2021.
Of course, that’s hardly big news. Driver tenure issues have been ongoing for quite some time and hinge on a number of factors according to WorkHound, a job retention analytics company that relies on anonymous employee surveys to help companies, including fleets, take corrective action before frustrated workers head for the door.
Some of the bigger factors impacting job retention, according to WorkHound, include stress level, concerns about pay, long hours, perceived lack of respect, lack of work-life balance and an increasing transitory culture particularly among younger employees.
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