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Top Priorities In Trucking: Recruitment and Retainment

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When we hire Northeastern truck drivers here at Veltri Trucking, our goal is to choose the best drivers for the job. After all, driver recruitment takes a lot of time and money for our recruiters, and we want to make the best investments in driver selection. This is why we are focused on driver retainment.…

Driver Shortages Aren’t a Concern When You Have a Great Work Environment

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The trucking industry has been struggling with a driver shortage issue since 2005 according to the American Transportation Research Institute. The driver shortage stems from the Great Recession, yet while other industries have recovered, trucking has yet to rebound. Several factors have led to the driver shortage, which is expected to reach a shortfall of…

The Best Kept Secret to Keeping Your Company Drivers Happy

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Driver retention is a constant battle for trucking companies. Truckers come and go from carrier after carrier, and this is a drain for company budgets and driver morale. What can you do as a trucking employer to reduce driver turnover? Start by ensuring your truck drivers are happy. Although these logistical conditions don’t necessarily apply…

Driver Retention is the Challenge and Respect is the Motivator

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Trucking is one of the most difficult careers of the 21st century, and continues to be one of the most important professions in America. Trucking is especially important to manufacturing and retail partnerships, which rely on it to move their products from factories to stores. One of the biggest challenges in the trucking industry is…

New Truck Drivers In It For the Long Haul

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Trucking used to be a thriving industry that had no problem attracting employees. This is no longer true for most trucking companies. Today’s trucking companies have much more demand to transport goods placed on them than in the past, so their need for truckers has increased. At the same time, the median annual pay has…

Trucking Industry Searching for Young Drivers

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Truck drivers seem to be a vanishing breed these days. While it was a thriving industry in the past, major trucking companies are having difficult bringing in new recruits. It is estimated that the industry as a whole needs between 35,000 and 40,000 new drivers to meet today’s shipping needs. This number may increase to…
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