Opportunities for Career Advancement Found to Be Very Important to Truckload Drivers

Details

• Creators:
  Rodriguez, Julene M. ; Griffin, Gene C.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Truck drivers
  • Job opportunities
  • Job satisfaction
  • Transportation careers
  • Personnel retention
  • career advancement
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Description:
  This study was conducted to determine what contributes and detracts from job satisfaction for drivers as a means of addressing the driver turnover/retention issue. One factor is that drivers' perception of the opportunities for advancement within their company and the trucking industry are poor. Also interesting was the fact that drivers indicate a very strong preference for some system of job classification within the ranks of driving which is based on performance, skill, and responsibility. A major conclusion of the study, based on detailed information, is that the job of "driving" needs to be redefined in a sincere effort to develop a meaningful career path for truck drivers as "professional drivers."
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15140/dot_15140_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.51 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b56f0b04128811b4dd830040b3c72b184d593115a9eec908819e510c8c3f3c6438bb4577b1368625b2cd561b3fb5d866c2f25038613a4f1f506b5957fcb7e031