Tenstreet Rewards: The Ultimate Driver Thank-You
Making a driver feel valued and appreciated is one of the biggest factors that can determine whether he or she works for your company for years or is out the door two months after being hired. As we’ve written about before, the factors that cause drivers to leave a company are often complex and layered, […]
Why Drivers Really Quit: How Insights Clarifies Responses
Collecting driver feedback is one of the most effective ways of improving driver retention rates. Giving drivers an outlet for their feedback helps them to feel less alone on the road, and collecting these opinions helps carriers to identify areas they can improve to better satisfy drivers’ needs. But not all survey data are created […]
Tenstreet Q3 Market Index: Recruitment & Retention Rundown
Our roundup of industry data for Q3 indicates an especially strong rebound from the unpredictability of the pandemic years – as well as the usual seasonal signals that recruiting is headed for a holiday slowdown. Read on to learn more about what you should be prioritizing this quarter. To see enlarged versions of a chart, […]
Driver Appreciation Week: How to Honor America’s Everyday Heroes
America’s truck drivers keep our nation moving. Nearly every necessity and comfort we enjoy in life is brought to us by truck drivers. National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 11-17, 2022) represents an important time for all of us in the transportation industry to pay respect to and thank these professional drivers for their hard […]
Tenstreet Q2 Market Index: Recruitment & Retention Rundown
We’re always prepared for unexpected changes when it comes to the trucking industry – so many outside factors can affect how a carrier operates and what its finances look like. But Q2 of 2022 has been particularly unpredictable, presenting new challenges for companies trying to keep operations steady. Our roundup of industry data this quarter […]
Tenstreet Q1 Market Index: Recruitment & Retention Rundown
The transportation industry is always changing. While the pandemic appears to be waning in the U.S., new issues bring challenges to both carriers and drivers. Covid outbreaks in China, high gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and lack of equipment availability continue to introduce turbulence to trucking at large. Understanding what’s happening in the industry […]
Stay Metrics’ Driver Turnover & Retention Update: Q1 2022
The holiday season has come and gone, and much of North America is in the thick of winter weather. With the start of 2022, the trucking industry continues to struggle with driver availability issues due to drivers leaving the industry during the pandemic, increased demand, and the Clearinghouse. Displayed below are the quarterly Stay Days […]
Stay Metrics’ Driver Turnover & Retention Update: Q4 2021
2021 is quickly coming to a close, and with the upcoming holiday season combined with new driver shortage concerns, carriers can expect a challenging time ahead. With the constantly evolving nature of the trucking industry, it’s important to stay on top of where your carrier stands in this end-of-year market. Stay Metrics, now owned by […]
Stay Metrics’ Driver Turnover & Retention Update: Q3 2021
How is your company faring when it comes to driver retention? Stay Metrics, now owned by Tenstreet, believes in sharing its retention knowledge to strengthen the industry and provides the Stay Days Table, which tracks carrier retention rates for newly hired drivers, and Turnover Report, each quarter. 2021 continues to offer challenges across industries and […]
Introducing FleetCheck: An Indicator of the Health of Your Fleet
In an industry currently struggling with finding and hiring drivers, it grows more and more painful seeing your drivers inexplicably leave — especially when you have a gnawing feeling it probably could have been prevented with a simple conversation. Not knowing what you don’t know is frustrating, but when viewed through the right lens it’s […]
