Tag: driver turnover

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POLL: Is considering driver pay method or driver turnover rate appropriate in carrier safety scores?
The National Academies turned some heads when it offered carrier characteristics like driver pay method and turnover as potential markers of safety to be considered in a revamp of the CSA program. What do you think about such consideration? Weigh in here.
August 31, 2018
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Business
Driver turnover rate climbed to 94 percent in first quarter, ATA reports
According to the American Trucking Associations, driver turnover rate is up to 94% for large carriers and down to 73% for small carriers.
June 7, 2018
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Business
The double-billion burger they refuse to eat
“Pro-ELD propaganda does not address the true safety issue in the industry, and that is the sense that every driver is disposable. There’s always another. (Thin mint, sir? No thank you. Bring me a bucket.)”
October 6, 2017
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Overdrive Extra
When regulation hurts worse than paltry pay
When nearly two-thirds of truckers (for owner-operators alone, 71 percent), working ridiculously long hours for modest pay, are far more aggravated over regulations and lack of respect than they are money, something’s amiss. It’s no surprise that turnover stays high.
September 7, 2016
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Business
Slow freight causes driver turnover rate to tumble at large fleets
The annualized driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets fell to its lowest point since early 2011 in the second quarter of this year, according to the American Trucking Associations.
September 1, 2016
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Business
Large carrier turnover rate hits 100 percent, ATA reports
The annualized turnover rate for large truckload carriers rose 13 points to 100 percent in the third quarter of 2015, ATA reports.
February 1, 2016
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Channel 19
Ferro introduced to CSA ‘8th BASIC’: Driver turnover
Some watchers contend carriers’ driver turnover rates should be considered in computing ultimate safety scores in CSA.
June 28, 2012
Business
Driver turnover higher in 1Q
After a one-quarter reprieve, the annualized turnover rate for large truckload fleets rose slightly in the first quarter of 2012.
June 18, 2012
Business
LogBook
The Arrow Truck Sales 2012 Back on the Road winner is named, the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is required, a woman’s rescuer is named Goodyear’s Highway Hero, cargo theft increases and other industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2012
Billy Basenburg’s prizes include a 2008 Mack Pinnacle high-rise sleeper.
Business
Driver turnover decreases slightly in fourth quarter
After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88 percent.
April 12, 2012
Business
Driver turnover increases
Turnover rate for truckload drivers at large fleets rose to 89 percent in the third quarter of 2011, the fourth straight quarterly increase, ATA said.
December 13, 2011
Business
Driver turnover rises
Second quarter rate of 79 percent marked the third quarter in a row of increased churn in the driver market.
September 28, 2011
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