Leah Shaver

1 week ago | fleetowner.com | Leah Shaver

Through the first months of 2025, the average number of driver hires per month has climbed from 2024, which itself climbed from 2023, which climbed from 2022, and so on. That’s according to data published by the DOT about pre-employment screenings for professional drivers. March, the most recent month for which data is available, was one of the most active months for driver hiring over the past five years. What does that tell me?

Sep 15, 2024 | fleetowner.com | Leah Shaver

There have been quite a few headlines over the past month about what’s happening with driver pay—and they all seem to be painting a different picture. Recently, I saw articles promoting a narrative that pay has declined sharply this year. Within the same work week, I saw several other articles saying pay has jumped over the past two years, by about the same amount the prior articles said pay declined. Are any of them right? Sort of, in a sense.