Predicting truck driver turnover

Y Suzuki, MR Crum, GR Pautsch - Transportation Research Part E …, 2009 - Elsevier
We propose a decision tool for truckload carriers that can help control driver turnover rates.
Our approach is to use an existing econometric method, along with the drivers' work data, to …

Strategic design and analysis of a relay network in truckload transportation

H Üster, P Kewcharoenwong - Transportation Science, 2011 - pubsonline.informs.org
The truckload industry faces a serious and chronic problem of high driver turnover rate—
typically more than 100%—with staggering associated costs. Among the major causes of …

Exploring longitudinal industry‐level large truckload driver turnover

JW Miller, Y Bolumole, WA Muir - Journal of Business Logistics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Driver turnover remains a pervasive challenge for truckload (TL) motor carriers. For more
than two decades, carriers in this segment have faced the deleterious effects brought on by …

Truck driver turnover: what rate is good enough?

Y Suzuki - International Journal of Physical Distribution & …, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–To develop a decision tool that may be used conveniently by motor carriers to
answer the questions:“Does my company need to lower the truck driver turnover rate?” and …

Relay network design with direct shipment and multi-relay assignment

A Ziaeifar, H Üster - Annals of Operations Research, 2023 - Springer
The truckload industry faces a serious problem of high driver shortage and turnover rate,
typically around 100%. Among the major causes of this problem are extended on-the-road …

Effective truckload dispatch decision methods with incomplete advance load information

H Zolfagharinia, M Haughton - European Journal of Operational Research, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigate the following question of relevance to truckload dispatchers striving for
profitable decisions in the context of dynamic pick-up and delivery problems:``since not all …

A decision support system of dynamic vehicle refueling

Y Suzuki - Decision Support Systems, 2009 - Elsevier
Fuel optimizers are software products that reduce the fuel cost of motor carriers at the “point
of purchase” by optimally determining:(i) which truck stop (s) to use, and (ii) how much fuel to …

The causes of truck driver intent‐to‐quit: a best‐fit regression model

SA LeMay, L Johnson, Z Williams… - International Journal of …, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–Driver turnover has plagued the truckload industry in the USA since deregulation
in 1980. Turnover in truck load firms averages above 100 percent in good economic times …

Cut the scrap? the impact of truck age on driver retention, driving safety, and driving productivity

J de Vries, D Roy - Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 2024 - Springer
In many countries, vehicle replacement policies are implemented to reduce the average age
of the vehicles on the road. Through these policies, policymakers typically aim to reduce …

Mixed fleet dispatching in truckload relay network design optimization

HA Vergara, S Root - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
We propose a mathematical formulation for strategic relay network design and dispatching
method selection for full truckload transportation. The proposed model minimizes total …