Driver Retention

Most folks hate to admit their ignorance !!!

 

Most cant cut it. Quit
Some have accidents. Fired
Tickets going down hills wide open. Fired
Spouse cant handle it. Quit
Decided it was better to team. Quit
Wanted a smaller toy cause they got scared. Quit
Blood pressure skyrocketed from stress. Quit or blew up
Cholesterol soared from crappy food, in the hospital. On medical leave

 

In all honesty, it seems that the drivers I randomly talk to have either just started with Knight in the past few months, OR they have been with them for years. Not many in-between.

I would imagine most larger companies are like that, most fall by the wayside for various reasons (ala Gitty), some stick it out.

 

Very simple. Knight burns them out!

The 5 yrs that I worked for Knight as an Express driver out of Phx, I averaged a new DM about every 3 mos. Many got burned out and quit within a month---all but 2 out of the approx 20 DM's I had (5yrs at an avg of a new DM every 3 mos) had no transportation industry experience, aka were mostly recent 22 yo college grads.

There were some drivers who managed to 'keep' a good DM for a year or so, and profited from that DM's experience in how to 'run the system'' I.e. so as to keep DM friends in other terms; and, thereby managing to always get their drivers miles/good loads, and as a result, keep good, loyal drivers who would go the extra mile for them.

But that was the exception, and the naive, inexperienced burned-out college DM was the norm...

 

That's the key, right there. I have no doubt that I would "probably" leave if my DM ever leaves, for whatever reason.