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In 2001, only 27% of truck drivers were African American or Latino American. In the past twenty years, though, that number has risen to 40%, and now also includes a growing number of Asian Americans. What has changed in the trucking industry? And are those changes indicative of further inclusion and diversity coming in the future?

Many recruitment strategists, financial experts, and job market specialists will tell you that millennials make up the largest portion of the U.S. workforce. Some researchers have that number at 35%. In order to hire, engage, and retain millennials, recruiters and HR managers are having to figure out new methods that reach this generation. Through gamification, supervisors are starting to engage millennials in new and interesting ways.

From the middle of the pandemic to today, the trucking industry has cooled down on its hiring. According to the jobs report released this month (March 2023), trucking companies have lost 22,000 jobs. Why? What happened in the industry?

At the end of January, job openings decreased slightly to 10.8 million, and hires marginally increased to 6.4 million, from the 6.2 million in December. The quit rate fell minimally again to 3.9 million, and layoffs and discharges increased to 1.7 million.

It is important to remember that open and honest communication must be the foundation of any plan to use quiet hiring. Don’t risk losing the talented employees already in the company; make sure to take their needs and desires into account before making any moves. With the right plans and discussions, though, quiet hiring may the answer that employers need to re-engage their workers and, most importantly, retain the best ones.