Driver turnover and driver shortage are two of the biggest challenges consistently facing the transportation and logistics industry. According to the American Trucking Association, turnover rates in the industry reached almost 87 percent in 2017 and the industry is currently short about 50,000 drivers. The ATA says if nothing changes, the industry will be short about 175,000 drivers by 2026.
As many companies are implementing programs such as signing bonuses to attract new drivers, one family-owned company has steadily created a culture that not only attracts drivers but also retains them, resulting in low turnover in an industry where that isn’t the norm. A. Duie Pyle, a Northeast-based transportation and logistics company, has drawn from its core values and its “people first” mentality to create and implement employee engagement and recognition programs that build a culture aimed at retaining its people.
