Drive My Way’s 2023 Driver Happiness Report Available Now

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How satisfied are the drivers at your company? What about truck drivers nationwide?  

 

The answer to that question, and many others, can be found in Drive My Way’s 2023 Driver Happiness Report. Using data from the responses of over 500 professional truck drivers across the nation, we have analyzed driver satisfaction rates and the factors that affect them and compiled it into a downloadable PDF— and the results might surprise you.  

 

When asked if they were happy at their job, only 51% of drivers said yes. This result comes as a 3% decrease from our 2019 Happiness Report, when 54% of driver’s answered positively.  

 

While happy drivers are more likely to stay at their carrier, and three times more likely to refer others to their employer, drivers overall are nearly twice as likely to look for a new job than they were in 2019.  

 

The report isn’t just numbers, however. Drivers also made clear what employers can improve on to decrease turnover and increase retention rates. Compensation and communication topped the list, but there were plenty of other areas where drivers feel employers could step up to increase satisfaction.  

 

Interested in learning more about what these drivers had to say? Wondering what changes could differentiate you from your competition as we enter into 2024?  

 

To download Drive My Way’s Driver Happiness Report on the state of satisfaction among professional truck drivers in 2023, just click to this link and enter your email and company information.  

 

Drive My Way is a truck driver recruiting platform completely focused on drivers and their needs. We match company drivers and owner operators with CDL jobs based on more than 20 personal lifestyle preferences. If you believe we could help you reach your recruiting and driver satisfaction goals, visit our employer platform here.  

How Truckers Against Trafficking is Making a Difference

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Truckers Against Trafficking

What is Truckers Against Trafficking?

Founded in 2009, Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) has quickly become a powerful force in the fight against human trafficking. Collaborating with trucking industry associations, motor carriers, government transportation agencies, law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, and even truck stops and travel plazas, TAT has trained over 730,351 drivers and personnel to identify and report instances of human trafficking. Their efforts have resulted in over 2,250 calls to the national trafficking hotline by truck drivers alone, leading to the identification of 612 human trafficking cases and the rescue of 1,133 victims.

Truckers Against Trafficking knows that trucking and busing professionals play a critical role in the fight against human trafficking. As the guardians of our nation’s highways, you possess a unique vantage point to root out traffickers who exploit our transportation infrastructure for their own selfish purposes. By partnering with TAT, you become an invaluable asset in the fight against this atrocity.

Truckers Against Trafficking has spread its wings and taught members of state trucking associations to be vigilant in identifying and reporting cases of human trafficking. Today, all 50 state associations have received training—up from just eight a few years ago. This powerful network of truckers, bus lines, and major airlines provides a watchful eye, ensuring that human traffickers have nowhere to hide. In addition, some bus lines and airlines now offer travel vouchers to survivors of human trafficking to ensure their safe return home. This growing network of eyes and ears makes our roads safer for everyone.

Truckers Against Trafficking has formed partnerships with numerous companies in the transportation industry to raise awareness about the signs of human trafficking. Bridgestone, for example, is a proud partner of TAT and has integrated anti-trafficking training into regular driver safety meetings. The salesforce has also been educated on what to look out for when on the road. By working together, these companies and TAT are making a tangible difference in the fight against this heinous crime.

There is a Hotline For Reporting Human Trafficking

Before the establishment of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), truckers only reported sporadic tips about human trafficking. However, with TAT’s efforts, there has been a significant increase in calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888, with the option to also text 233733. In 2017, TAT reported that nearly half of the cases generated by truckers’ calls involved minors. TAT’s collaboration with the trucking industry and law enforcement agencies has made a tangible difference in the fight against human trafficking.

Available Resources for Education/Training about Human Trafficking

Truckers Against Trafficking offers free training materials such as a training DVD, wallet cards, and window decals to educate and train individuals and organizations on how to identify and report human trafficking. Show the training DVD to your staff and provide them with wallet cards to spread awareness. You can also give the wallet cards and training DVD to carriers when they come to your office. Once you have trained your staff, you can register as an officially trained organization/department with Truckers Against Trafficking and become an invaluable asset in the fight against human trafficking. Contact truckers@gmail.com to receive your free training materials today. 

Other Ways to Help

Stay vigilant for any suspicious activity and report any potential instances of trafficking. Keep an eye out for young girls or boys loitering around truck stops or entering and exiting trucks. Be attentive to the conversation on the CB radio, and be on the lookout for code words such as “lot lizard” or “Commercial Company,” or any cryptic descriptions of a child, rates, or sex acts. It’s crucial to report any indicators of trafficking, no matter how seemingly insignificant they may appear, to the tip lines. Educate yourself about the issue by ordering Renting Lacy: A Story of America’s Prostituted Children, a gripping account that exposes the dark underworld of the trafficking industry through the stories of those who live there. Available in paperback, e-book, and audio book formats, so you can listen on the road.

Of course, there’s still more work to do. Companies in every industry can join the fight. Police departments don’t have the resources or manpower to end human trafficking on their own. And they shouldn’t have to. We all use our nation’s roadways. Whether we’re individuals, small businesses or large corporations, we have a responsibility to educate ourselves about this national epidemic—and do our part to help end it!

Sources:

“How Truckers Can Stop Human Trafficking”, American Trucker, Nov.1, 2017.

“More States Signing on to Enlist Truckers Against Human Trafficking”, Trucking Truth, June 24, 2019.

Drive My Way Hires Freddie Grande as Sales Account Executive

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Freddie Grande

Drive My Way announced that Freddie Grande has joined their team as a Sales Account Executive. Drive My Way matches CDL and non-CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their professional qualifications and personal lifestyle preferences.

Freddie brings more than a decade of experience in the transportation industry and a very strong understanding of the obstacles carriers face recruiting and retaining drivers.

VP of Sales, Lance Pshigoda

“As a former internal driver recruiter for both a carrier and a driver staffing firm, Freddie knows firsthand that a driver-centric candidate experience is critical to improving driver retention. Freddie is a perfect culture fit for what we’re building at Drive My Way, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him join our team.”

– Lance Pshigoda, Vice President of Sales 

Before joining Drive My Way, Freddie most recently worked with trucking companies of all sizes to implement telematics solutions. Freddie has partnered with fleet managers, safety directors, maintenance personnel, and other human resource professionals to improve driver safety, lower costs, and generate insights to drive continuous improvement.

Beth Potratz

Beth Potratz, CEO of Drive My Way

“Freddie understands how trucking companies operate and the importance fleet safety, equipment quality, and maintenance play in not only keeping drivers safe, but also attracting and retaining them. We are delighted to welcome Freddie to our team.”

– Beth Potratz, Drive My Way President and CEO

About Drive My Way

Drive My Way™ is a next-generation recruiting marketplace powered by a patented and proprietary platform that matches CDL and non-CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their professional qualifications and personal lifestyle preferences.

Drive My Way is making truck driver recruiting personal again by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship and matching truck drivers with jobs that allow them to live the life they want, doing a job they love. Drive My Way partners with employers to start recruiting for retention, creating meaningful connections for employers to turn into lasting relationships.

Comprehensive CDL Recruitment Solutions

Ready to start recruiting the right drivers? Our solutions experts are happy to answer any questions and show you how Drive My Way uniquely approaches CDL driver recruitment.

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Drive My Way Hires Kailee Danoski and Erin Lynch

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Drive My Way announced that Kailee Danoski and Erin Lynch have joined their team as Customer Success Associates. In their roles, Kailee and Erin will work with Drive My Way customers to identify their CDL driver hiring processes, pain points, job requirements, market differentiators and measures of success.  

Kailee Danoski brings with her extensive experience in the transportation industry. Her role for the past 7 years was as a Qualifications Specialist with an industry-leading logistics company. This role saw her working with customers to qualify drivers for over 40 assigned locations and training customers throughout the sign-on process, ensuring all required documents are DOT and company compliant. 

“I’m very excited to be starting this new chapter with Drive My Way. My experience building and maintaining relationships with customers and understanding the driver sign on process from both a customer and driver perspective will be invaluable in my new role as customer success associate.”  

Kailee graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business focused in Management and Marketing. She resides in northeast Pennsylvania with her fiancé Matt and her two rescue animals, a dog Buddy and a cat, Pearl. 

Erin Lynch has over 15 years of experience engaging with customers through technology. Her diverse background ranges from marketing design, analysis, and growth initiatives to talent management strategies within software as a services (SaaS) implementation. 

“Drive My Way is the sweet spot I’ve been looking for in my career, combining the transportation and talent industry. Along with providing our clients with focused marketing efforts, I get to work with them to find the truck drivers they need by matching them with interested drivers who are part of the Drive My Way community.”

Erin has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude as well as a Master’s Degree in Organizational & Industrial Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She currently lives in Houston, Texas with her two children and two dogs, Bella and Chuli. 

Beth Potratz

Beth Potratz, CEO of Drive My Way

Beth Potratz, Drive My Way President and CEO had this to say about Kailee and Erin joining the team, 

“We are thrilled to have Kailee and Erin join Drive My Way. Their wealth of experience in both the trucking industry and customer success are exactly what we’ve been looking for. We’re beyond excited to see where we can go with them on our team.” 

About Drive My Way 

Drive My Way is disrupting truck driver recruiting by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship. Using patented and proprietary software, Drive My Way matches CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their professional qualifications and personal lifestyle preferences. 

Employers partner with Drive My Way to start recruiting for retention. 

Comprehensive CDL Recruitment Solutions

Ready to start recruiting the right drivers? Our solutions experts are happy to answer any questions and show you how Drive My Way uniquely approaches CDL driver recruitment.

Request a Demo

Drive My Way Hires Elijah Cramer as Sales Account Executive

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Elijah CramerDrive My Way announced that Elijah Cramer has joined their team as a Sales Account Executive. Drive My Way matches CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their professional qualifications and personal lifestyle preferences. 

Elijah has over six years of experience in the driver recruiting/retention sector of the trucking industry. During his time, he’s helped industry leaders formulate best practices that focus on improving the relationship and onboarding process between drivers and carriers.

Lance Pshigoda, Vice President of Sales with Drive My Way had this to say about the hiring,

“Everyone here at Drive My Way is beyond excited to have Elijah join the team. His unique understanding of our industry and his passion for helping carriers recruit for retention fits perfectly with our values.” 

Starting in the industry in 2016, Elijah has leveraged his connections with social media outlets, background check providers, leading applicant tracking systems and now Drive My Way to help multiple carriers’ level up their driver recruiting teams.

Beth Potratz, Drive My Way President and CEO

“We are thrilled to have Elijah join our team at Drive My Way. He is an industry expert who brings a refreshing passion for driver recruiting and helps companies solve their challenges in new innovative ways,” said Beth Potratz, President and CEO of Drive My Way.

About Drive My Way

Drive My Way is disrupting truck driver recruiting by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship. Drive My Way is a next-generation recruiting marketplace powered by a patented and proprietary platform that matches CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their qualifications and personal preferences.

Drive My Way’s driver-centric technology lets both the driver and hiring manager know how well they match to each job before entering the hiring process. Drive My Way is making truck driver recruiting personal again by creating meaningful connections for employers to turn into lasting relationships. Employers partner with Drive My Way to start recruiting for retention.

IT’S TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW

Start Recruiting for Retention

Drive My Way partners with employers to help them recruit for retention. Book a meeting with Lance Pshigoda to discuss how Drive My Way is making driver recruiting personal again.

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Drive My Way Hires Lance Pshigoda as Vice President of Sales

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Drive My Way announced that Lance Pshigoda joined its team as the Vice President of Sales. Drive My Way matches CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their professional qualifications and personal lifestyle preferences. 

Lance brings over two decades of experience designing risk mitigation, hiring, onboarding, and safety strategies for the Transportation Industry with previous roles at both of the top background screening and SaaS solutions available in the market today. 

Lance Pshigoda“I started observing the industry waves Drive My Way was making a couple years ago. The Transportation sector has always been in dire need of automation and streamlined solutions around driver hiring cycles, and it’s been years since I’ve seen an organization that I thought would make an impact the way Tenstreet did when they emerged into the market. That was a very exciting time, and I greatly enjoyed the process efficiencies we provided to our clients.

Drive My Way handles an entirely different type of problem employers face. After seeing the client experience firsthand and realizing the entirely new technology-based solution of matching drivers to employers and the matchmaker services that Drive My Way offers, I feel extremely excited to be joining an organization who will be the next industry disrupter and change the Transportation landscape to help employers reach their goals,” shared Lance.

Starting at DAC Services in 2003, Lance has been involved in every aspect of driver recruiting, retention, qualification, and safety protocol development. He has worked with industry specific leaders like Hireright, Tenstreet, and now Drive My Way. 

Lance is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and currently resides in Skiatook, OK with his wife and two children.  

We are thrilled to have Lance join our team at Drive My Way. He is an industry expert who brings a refreshing passion for driver recruiting and helps companies solve their challenges in new innovative ways,” said Beth Potratz, CEO of Drive My Way

About Drive My Way

Drive My Way is disrupting truck driver recruiting by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship. Drive My Way is a next-generation recruiting marketplace powered by a patented and proprietary platform that matches CDL truck drivers and owner operators with jobs based on their qualifications and personal preferences.

Drive My Way’s driver-centric technology lets both the driver and hiring manager know how well they match to each job before entering the hiring process. Drive My Way is making truck driver recruiting personal again by creating meaningful connections for employers to turn into lasting relationships. Employers partner with Drive My Way to start recruiting for retention.

Comprehensive CDL Recruitment Solutions

Ready to start recruiting the right drivers? Our solutions experts are happy to answer any questions and show you how Drive My Way uniquely approaches CDL driver recruitment.

Request a Demo