US Driver Shortage Remains “Critical”
The nation overall is still struggling to retain drivers, which might go towards explaining the companies that are focused on increasing the perks that drivers tend to care about, from work-life balance to the size of their paychecks.
Nearly nine out of every ten freight companies (88%) who report that these workforce limitations pose a “critical, immediate operational risk” say that they have seen recruitment and retention worsen in the past year, according to our 2025 Logistic Report.
Granted, it’s clear that plenty of businesses aren’t focused on boosting wages and maintaining work-life balance — after all, the Texan highs of 14% and 13% that we cited earlier are still low in comparison to the percentage of companies that don’t yet have firm plans to improve worker benefits.
