Archive for the ‘Speaking from Experience’ Category

An underlying theme of the retention project plan is looking for, but not finding bad guys, because going down this path is a waste of spirit. There is no one I know of that goes to work and tries to fail. There are though, a large volume of people that trucking companies set up to…

Excerpt from; The Driver Retention Masterclass – Section 11  I am going to take a close look at all of the costs associated with bringing on a new driver, and attempt to estimate the total price every time we do this. Other areas will also see cost reductions, but this is one of the most…

NEED # 1 What do I need if I am a Driver looking for a job? At a cursory overview, it is not that complicated. First, I need to be satisfied that I will be paid a reasonable rate; either hourly, by the mile or by percentage. It must be a rate that will fulfill…

Here is a tip on retention; reveal the ugly. Before I get too far into the weeds in my reveal process, I have observed that driver turnover usually originates in an offshoot of some extenuating factors of the past. The company may have experienced rapid growth, or the company might have been sold or amalgamated…

Over the last couple of years, I have talked to many organizations and have been fortunate enough to play a business coach’s role to several leaders of trucking companies. For me, and not to oversimplify the process, all these folks fall into two categories: bosses or leaders. Determining which type is which is important because…

I was never much of a conversationalist; it was something that I felt that I was not good at, whether small talk bored me or there was something else going on, I don’t know? The thought of being dropped into a room full of strangers and trying to connect with just one single person scared…

Seldom do I write about products, and even less do I write about specific companies. This month is different. This time I am writing about a company that I have dealt with for a couple of years, and this company has achieved what is just the start of a very successful future. I first visited…

One of the things I love about this industry is that if you keep your eyes open, you can learn something new every day. I was flattered to be invited to sit in on a large company’s weekly retention meetings. I have worked with this company for a couple of years and I am delighted…