{"id":16933,"date":"2017-07-18T10:18:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T14:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=16933"},"modified":"2024-12-05T21:27:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:27:14","slug":"modern-guide-to-recruiting-retaining-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/modern-guide-to-recruiting-retaining-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Modern Guide to Recruiting & Retaining Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"
“I quit!”<\/em><\/p>\n These words are inconvenient for any employer. Employee turnover is costly. The Centre of American Progress estimates that a turnover costs 213%<\/a> of the departing employee\u2019s salary.<\/p>\n How is it this expensive? Costs include lost productivity, time to recruit and train, and harm to company culture. Turnover is especially costly in the trucking industry where there is a shortage of drivers.<\/p>\n In fact, by 2020, Canada is projected to have a supply and demand gap of 33,000 drivers<\/a>.<\/p>\n