How much does it pay? That’s the question at the forefront of every job candidate’s mind when they’re considering new employment, and it’s always a hot topic in the trucking field as the industry strives to attract and retain drivers.
According to a recent trends report from WorkHound, pay was once again a top critical theme – a comment in which drivers explicitly state in a survey their intention or desire to leave a company – in 2022, accounting for 20.2% of all critical feedback received through the platform. That’s compared to 17.2% in 2021.
It's difficult to maintain a consistent driver roster in good times, much less in 2022 as the economy has faced a downturn that further exacerbates carriers’ inabilities to increase wages for their most important assets: drivers.
CCJ recently wrapped its annual What Drivers Want survey – a poll of independent and company drivers – which includes their attitudes toward pay, respect, home time and more. Stay tuned for our reporting.
While pay may appear to be the primary reason drivers look to leave, the survey found there are subthemes underlying pay that are driving drivers into the arms of other carriers.
Only 26.6% of drivers cited pay as the sole reason they were leaving, suggesting it isn’t the ultimate “make or break” issue that causes drivers to leave, but is a pivotal factor when other issues arise.
