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How to suffer from poor driver retention: And the way out. The cause of bad retention isn’t due to market conditions, older equipment, etc. It’s your driver recruitment. If you're advertising on job sites, you'll get job hoppers. Job hoppers = bad retention. It's not complicated. The reality of driver retention is that there are different pools of drivers and you have to be selective on where you look.

Struggling with driver turnover? Here's how to "plug the leaky bucket" and turn it around: Read On: 𝟭. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - Open communication and involve drivers in decisions. - Value their contributions. 𝟮. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Regularly update pay scales. - Bonuses for performance and safety. 𝟯. 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 - Map out the progression from Operator to Management. 𝟰. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 - Regular, constructive reviews. 𝟱. 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Recognize and thank drivers frequently. 𝟲. 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - Go beyond basics with comprehensive courses. 𝟳. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 - Support health and happiness with various programs. 𝟴. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - Offer flexible schedules and adequate rest. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝘁: - Reducing turnover saves $2,000 to $10,000 per hire. - Reinvest savings to boost retention further. Creating a supportive environment ensures drivers stay and grow with your company. Interested in knowing more? Let's connect! More detail? Click https://lnkd.in/gC3c6jYU

Change your comp plan, pay period, policy on who owns a customer, etc at your own risk. Probably doesn’t surprise you, but at least 1 of these scenarios is in play in over half the agents I have signed. W2 companies that are not changing policies to hurt employees in this market, are going to be rewarded IMO. The ones that are make my job much easier, getting 10-15 percent as a ctg w2 rep being tied to the office and wondering what policy is going to change next is not appealing to top reps, when you could get 70+ percent of profit and work from home. Just had a call this morning with a rep who has been at his same brokerage since graduating college 5+ years, and he is getting sick of the changes. Happy Monday! #sales #logistics #trucking #brokerage

I recently spoke with a young client whose manager shared a telling perspective: “I love it when our employees buy big houses, trucks, and expensive SUVs.” Why? Nothing motivates like needing that next paycheck to cover hefty payments. The manager knows this creates dedicated, loyal employees for years to come. Remember, committing to a certain lifestyle often means locking yourself into a specific job.

Retention may be "buzz-worthy" now for so many carriers, but it shouldn't be... Tracy Rushing, CDS - I'm still 1000% "borrowing" your phrase. If more carriers understood this and embodied throughout all departments, the turnover problem(s) would fix itself. Every company has two types of employees. 1. They have Drivers. 2. They have PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT DRIVERS.

There is no truer statement Brad Hackett, Tracy Rushing, CDS is spot on. The breakdown comes when the people who should support the drivers pass the buck. I have witnessed companies with a heart for drivers, but slowly the wrong hires were made and the culture changed. I have heard if we let them go, recruiting will hire more. Here is my buzz word RETENTION WITH TEETH, meaning from the CEO down to the person detailing trucks everyone knows the driver is the heartbeat. The driver knows that the staff are holding him/her up in support. Everything has to start with the top buying in and leading the way.

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Is it time to renegotiate? People come to us to turn their career experience into national qualifications every day. We do this through an assessment process called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). It means you don't have to study what you already know and can do. So far we've issued nearly 29,000 qualifications to Australians in the last 18 years. They use their qualifications for career transitions, for promotions, for responding to tenders, for meeting company and industry standards, for higher pay, for leverage in career negotiations and company reorganisations. The people we help use their qualifications to give them choices - a choice to remain, a choice to get ahead, a choice to get out, a choice to carry with them another label - one marked "Possibility". If you are looking at your job, your career and thinking it is time to negotiate a better price, one that is better for your health, for your relationships or for your finances, then we are here to help. Apply for a free RPL appraisal now: https://hubs.la/Q02StHKB0 Or give the team a call on 1300 793 002

In this week’s edition of DrivenPeople Discuss we’re looking at the issues with sourcing drivers in the UK, how this process can be streamlined and asking: how can you find the right reliable and compliant drivers? https://lnkd.in/eQzeBTFE #DriverRecruitment #HGV #DrivenPeople #DrivingIndustry #SourcingDrivers