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Many people are aware that trucking has one of the greatest turnover rates of any industry. There are quite a few fleets that actually have a turnover rate over 100% annually. This is due to many drivers only staying at a company for a couple months and then leaving for another place to work.

Taking a good look at work history and where the truck is going once it departs from the lot of Lone Mountain Truck Leasing is something we do when an individual applies at our business. The reason for this is simple: Someone who is seasoned in the business, that has been with one company over several years (and plans to remain there as well) typically make up our best clients. By spending more time in one place, these drivers have grown to know the right people in the trucking business, and how to go about being successful within the company structure of where they are employed.

Just like starting any job where you are new, you generally do not start right at the top of the business. With a large corporation (if you chose to work for one), you would not expect to be offered the same pay or treated the same as those who have been with that company much longer, and have gained a significant amount of experience by being there. Even though a trucking company may not be very large, the same facts are true. Generally, the easiest and highest paying loads go to the driver with the most experience, that have proven themselves through a long history with the company. The same goes for the dispatchers in the company. Why does this happen? The trucking company wants to keep their most loyal employees happy.

Before receiving any preferential treatment from anyone at a new place of employment, the brand new driver is always going to be required to prove themselves, even if their skills rival that of a veteran in the business.

One downward spiral that some drivers can get stuck in is caused by not sticking with one company for an extended period of time. Because of this, they don’t have the success they would like to. A recruiter or another driver may tell them that certain truckers are doing great at another company. However, they tend to leave out that these are veteran drivers that have stayed in that one business for a long period of time. Going to one company, then hearing a success story of another, and leaving to pursue that one is not the best way to become successful.

There are initial steps you can take to make sure that the company you may be working for fits you. First, look for both veteran and new operators at the company to talk to. Ask them individually how they are treated to get a how they like where they work. This way, you can compare how they treat the new drivers versus the veteran ones. If both opinions seem positive, maybe that is when you want to join up with the company. If you do join the company and find out that it is not what you are hoping for, give it a little bit of time to adjust and get to know some people there, in order to build good working relationships. This will help improve your chances of success. In about a year, if you find that the job is still not a fit, begin looking for other employment. This way, your next employer can see that you are looking to stay at a job for more than a few months. When thinking about your next move in the trucking industry, it would be good for you to keep this information in mind.

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