‘This is our moment’: How fleets can engage with rebooted driver training programs to help bolster the new entrant pipeline
With CDL programs rebooted and interest in CDL programs swelling, training providers are grappling with how to serve this growing interest in CDL training amid a tight market for qualified instructors. And they’re looking to motor carriers to build two-way streets with training providers to help bridge the gap in needed experienced drivers to instruct trainees.
Spreading the message of trucking as a first-choice career for Gen Z starts in your own community
Here’s what motor carriers should know and a few thoughts on ways they can start engaging with Generation Z.
When bad PR strikes trucking, lead with lessons rather than ire
When bad PR strikes, it will feel like a strong headwind to recruiting and retention. The actions carriers take in the wake of the bad PR, however, is much more important than the negative attention cast on the industry.
Coping strategies for fleet managers to soothe recruiter burnout
Here are a few coping mechanisms and strategies recruiting managers can employ to help motivate their team and ward off burnout on their team and for themselves.
It’s not complicated: Good pay, strong benefits draw women to trucking jobs and help keep them there
Here’s a question the team at The National Transportation Institute hears often — and it’s likely one you’ve asked internally at your fleet, too: How can we make driving jobs more appealing to women?
Trucking has an opportunity to lead with creative childcare benefits
There’s a “Help Wanted” sign on nearly every door at every business in the country, and carriers must find a way to set themselves apart in the labor market, and every fleet must find its own path to address this real obstacle to people entering and staying in the industry.
A farewell to the Board at Women in Trucking
NTI’s Leah Shaver reflects on her time on the WIT board: promoting trucking as a positive career, forging relationships, building mentorship programs, and seeing trucking evolve to become a more gender-inclusive industry.
Thanking Women Who Paved The Way In Trucking History
NTI celebrates not only these women, but all women making trucking history, for their work, dedication, and courage, and invites everyone in the industry to recognize their achievements this Women’s History Month.
Addressing The Truck Driver Shortage On A Federal Level
Ever since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a few themes have become more prominent in the driver recruiting conversation. The main one is the truck driver shortage, especially in the face of an ongoing capacity crunch.
Wage Growth vs. Inflation – Have Driver Wages Kept Up?
Don’t let pay structures keep you up at night. Subscribe to the National Survey of Driver Wages and find out exactly where you stand.