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Is Canada Facing a Growing Shortage of Truck Drivers?

By Abby Lombardi on March 14, 2013 in Canadian Employment, Truck Drivers.

A recent study, commissioned by the Canadian Truckers Alliance, reports that Canada could see a shortage of 25,000 to 33,000 Truck Drivers by 2020. If this forecast happens, it would represent 14% of the Driver workforce in Canada. Two weeks ago, we shared insights on recent hiring trends for Truck Drivers in the US. Today, we wanted to look at demand for Drivers in Canada. In February, there were approximately 4,800 new jobs posted online across Canada, up 16% compared to February of 2012.

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers in Canada – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

Below are the 5 cities in Canada with the most job ads for Truck Drivers during February. Toronto saw the most unique, new ads posted online, with just over 1,000. Demand here grew 14% compared to February 2012. Of the below 5 cities, however, Edmonton saw the greatest year-over-year growth, with 34% more job ads this year than last. Vancouver was the only location of the below to see a decline from last February.

Cities with most Jobs for Truck Drivers in Canada

Source: WANTED Analytics

The industries with the most job postings are:

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
General Freight Trucking, Local
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Site Preparation Contractors

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Hiring for Drivers Just Keeps on Trucking

By Abby Lombardi on March 5, 2013 in Truck Drivers.

As the demand for goods increases, companies are concentrating on keeping their supply chain in tact and a big part of the supply chain involved Truck Drivers. Over the past 90 days, more than 230,000 jobs were advertised online for Truck Drivers in the US, representing a 20% increase compared to the same 90-day period in 2012.

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

The metro areas that currently have the most online job postings include:

New York, NY
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Boston, MA

The New York metro area currently has about 142,000 job ads posted online. Employers in this area not only have the hugest number of job postings, but also saw the highest year-over-year growth. When comparing the past 90 days to the same 90-day period in 2012, the volume of job ads grew 41% for Truck Drivers.

As hiring demand for Truck Drivers continues, it is likely to become increasingly difficult to source enough potential candidates. Our Hiring Scale shows that Drivers are likely to be the most difficult-to-recruit in Bismarck (North Dakota), Hinesville (Georgia), and Bowling Green (Kentucky). Nationally, the Hiring Scale ranks truck Drivers as a 64 (out of 99, with 99 would represent the most difficult situation. However, in these 3 cities, the Hiring Scale Truck Drivers as a 93. In these cities, there is increase competition among employers to attract candidates and Recruiters are likely to experience a longer time-to-fill. For example, the average posting period for a Truck Driver – meaning how long a job ads remains online – in Bowling Green, Kentucky is more than 8 weeks. The national average is about 6.5 weeks.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Bowling Green, KY (Hard-to-Fill Location

Source: WANTED Analytics

On the other hand, the Hiring Scale also shows that Truck Drivers are likely to be the least difficult to recruit in Salisbury (Maryland), Morristown (Tennessee), and Sebastian-Vero Beach (Florida). These three cities score a 5 on the Hiring Scale and average a 4.5 week posting period, meaning that employers are likely to fill jobs faster and with less difficulty.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Salisbury, MD (Less Difficult-to-Fill Location)

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Best and Worst Places to Recruit a Truck Driver

By Abby Lombardi on November 1, 2012 in Truck Drivers.

The hiring demand for Truck Drivers continues to grow. During the past 90 days, there were more than 247,000 jobs available online for Drivers, an 8% year-over-year increase. With such high demand, it's likely that Recruiters will compete heavily to attract enough potential candidates. Back in June, we shared the 3 best places to recruit Truck Drivers. We thought it was a good time to post an update on recruiting conditions across the US.

Hiring Scales for Recruiting Truck Drivers across the US

Hiring Scales for Truck Drivers in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

Above is a heat map of Hiring Scales across the US. There is quite a few locations marked in red and orange, depicting that Drivers will be harder to recruit in these locations. However, there are also some areas shown in very bright green green, signaling that truck Drivers will be easier to recruit.

The 5 locations that are likely for find Truck Drivers the hardest to fill are:

Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia
Lawrence, Kansas
Warner Robbins, Georgia
Muncie, Indiana
Bismarck, North Dakota

In these areas, the demand by employers is higher in comparison to the available talent supply. There are only a few hundred people currently in the workforce in this profession in each of these locations. If Recruiters are looking for Drivers with experience, they will have a limited talent pool to source from and are likely to take longer to fill jobs. Job ads here are online for an average of more than 7 weeks – over 1 week longer than the national average.

In comparison, the 5 locations where Truck Driver jobs are likely to be least difficult to fill are:

Salisbury, Maryland
Longview, Washington
Morristown, Tennessee
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
Bangor, Maine

These areas are currently experiencing less demand from employers. So, Recruiters are likely to have more experienced candidates to source among and less competition to attract them from other employers. Online job postings stay online for just 3.7 weeks – more than 2 weeks shorter than the national average. If you are a Recruiter and struggling to find candidates, these locations might provide alternate sources of talent.

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Recruiting for the Job that No One Wants

By Abby Lombardi on August 7, 2012 in Truck Drivers.

A recent article by Aaron Smith on Yahoo discussed how difficult it can be to recruit candidates for a job that no one wants. In this case, it referenced truck driver positions, which many times will go unfilled because of the lengthy and expensive process to become certified with a commercial drivers license, in addition to a tough lifestyle and working conditions. We took a look at updated hiring demand to see just how much demand there is for drivers, how difficult-to-fill the jobs are, and how employers may be able to fill jobs faster.

In July, there were more than 138,000 online jobs available for truck drivers in the US. This not only is a 17% year-over-year growth, but also marks a new all-time high in hiring. There were more than 8,400 companies that had open jobs at some point during July. Some of the large transportation and trucking companies had thousands of positions across the US.

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

Recruiters that source for truck driver positions probably agree with the article, that jobs many times go unfilled for long periods of time. Based on the below heat map of the average posting period for truck driver job ads, you can see that most metro areas fall in the middle to dark brown shades. This means that on average, job ads stay online for longer periods of time. One of the longest posting periods for truck drivers in Charlottesville, Virginia. Here, ads stay online for about 74 days – that's 10.5 weeks! Imagine the time, effort, and expenses spent over those 10+ weeks to source candidates. By looking at this map, employers in the Charlottesville area can quickly see how long it will take to fill a job opening, and discuss where to advertise job listings. Perhaps an employer in this area will decide to not even post the job locally, and will look to other nearby areas to build a candidate pipeline.

Heat Map of Average Posting Periods – Charlottesville, Virginia

Source: WANTED Analytics

If you are recruiting for truck drivers and finding conditions difficult, there are some places you can turn to source qualified candidates. Across the US, there are some locations that have a surprisingly short posting period and larger than average candidate pools. By sourcing from these areas, Recruiters may be able to fill jobs faster since they'll have more candidates to choose among and less competition from other employers to attract potential candidates. Dalton (Georgia) and Longview (Washington) are among some of these cities. There are fewer than 20 job postings in these cites, yet there are thousands of potential candidates so competition is likely to be minimal. Also, job ads in these 2 cities stay online for less than 4 weeks – more than 6.5 weeks shorter than in Charlottesville!

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Dalton, GA

Source: WANTED Analytics

The below heat map of Hiring Scales show where the easiest and hardest places to recruit drivers are. Recruiters should focus their efforts on sourcing candidates from the bright green areas, which show the easiest locations.

Heat Map of Hiring Scales for Truck Drivers – Metro Areas

Source: WANTED Analytics

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3 Cities to Recruit Truck Drivers

By Abby Lombardi on June 29, 2012 in Truck Drivers.

We often report that the volume of online job ads for Truck Drivers is growing and that Recruiters are experiencing difficulties with sourcing enough candidates. In May, there were more than 133,000 online job postings for Truck Drivers across the US. This is not only a 13% year-over-year increase in demand, but also a new high in the number of job ads for this occupation. Today, we thought we would share 3 cities where Recruiter are likely to have an easy time sourcing candidates and fill jobs faster.

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers – 4 Year US Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

On average, Recruiters across the US leave job ads for Truck Drivers online for 46 days – or 6.5 weeks. But, our Hiring Scale™ shows us locations where there is less competition for qualified candidates and larger candidate pools – which leads to a faster time-to-fill and lower cost-per-hire.

City: Columbus, Indiana
Average posting period of an online job ad for a Truck Driver: 33 days (4.7 weeks)

In Columbus, Indiana job ads for Truck Drivers remain online for an average of 4.7 weeks – almost 2 weeks shorter than the national time period. Here, there are very few employers currently recruiting Drivers and Recruiters should be able to easily and quickly find potential candidates.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Columbus, IN

Source: WANTED Analytics

City: Morristown, Tennessee
Average posting period of an online job ad for a Truck Driver: 32 days (4.5 weeks)

Currently, there are only 3 employers with online job ads for Truck Drivers, meaning that the competition to attract talent should be one of the lowest in the US. With a 32-day average posting period, job ads for Truck Drivers are posted online for 2 weeks shorter than the national average.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Morristown, TN

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Morristown Tennessee

Source: WANTED Analytics

City: Longview, Washington
Average posting period of an online job ad for a Truck Driver: 27 days (3.8 weeks)

Recruiters in Longview, Washington are currently experiencing the shortest posting duration of these 3 cities. At 27 days (or about 3.8 weeks), job ads remain online for almost 3 weeks shorter than the national average. This is one of the shortest posting periods for Truck Drivers in the US.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Longview, WA

Source: WANTED Analytics

By targeting your job ads to attract candidates from these areas, you may be able to fill jobs for Truck Drivers faster. And if your job listings are online for shorter time periods, the costs associated with posting ads, interviewing, and recruiting are likely to go down.

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Rising Gas Prices Haven't Stopped Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers

By Abby Lombardi on April 27, 2012 in Truck Drivers.

Even though gas prices average $3.84 per gallon across the US, we noticed that hiring demand for truck drivers hasn't been deterred. In March, almost 41,000 jobs were advertised online for this occupation, a 33% increase compared to March of 2011. This also marks a new 4-year high in demand for truck drivers – far exceeding pre-recession volumes. Recruiters in Chicago placed the highest volume of job ads for drivers during March, growing more than 30% over the past year in this one city. Other locations with the highest number of job ads for truck drivers during March included Dallas, New York, Houston, and Philadelphia.

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

With the volume of job ads growing, many recruiters are likely to find truck driver job openings moderately hard-to-fill. The volume of job ads continues to increase, yet the number of potential candidates in this field is not growing as the same pace. Some locations, however, have seen more demand on a smaller local talent pool and are likely to find them harder than average to fill. Our Hiring Scale™ shows that some of the cities that will experience some of the most difficulties with sourcing enough candidates are Lawrence (KS), Santa Fe (NM), Muncie (IN), Owensboro (KY), and Macon (GA.) In these areas, recruiters are likely to experience a longer time-to-fill and more competition to attract candidates. For example, job ads for drivers in Santa Fe, New Mexico remain online for an average of 55 days, or just shorter than 8 weeks. This is one of the longest posting periods in the United States.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Santa Fe, NM

Source: WANTED Analytics

However, our Hiring Scale is also able to show us some of the best locations to source this talent:

Morristown, Tennessee
Dalton, Georgia
Michigan City, Indiana
Columbus, Indiana
Gainesville, GA

In these areas, there is less competition to source from available talent pool, meaning that filling job openings is likely to happen more easily and faster. For example, there are only 2 employers currently advertising job openings for truck drivers in Morristown, TN. By sourcing candidates from this area, you may be able to reduce your time-to-fill since you'll have more candidates and fewer recruiters to compete against for qualified candidates.

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Easy and Difficult Markets to Recruit Truck Drivers

By Abby Lombardi on March 29, 2012 in Truck Drivers.

We thought it was time to revisit hiring demand for Truck Drivers in the US. We've seen tremendous growth in the volume of job ads for this occupation over the past yearand it will be interesting to follow hiring as gas prices continue to rise. Over the past 30 days, more than 42,000 job ads were posted online for Drivers, an incredible 42% increase over the same time period last year. The locations with the highest demand during this time were Chicago, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. All 5 of these metro areas saw year-over-year increases in hiring demand. Los Angeles grew the most of these 5 areas, with 95% more jobs in the past 30 days versus the same 30-day period in 2011. That's almost double the hiring demand!

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Source: WANTED Analytics

Many Recruiters are experiencing challenges with filling these jobs. The volume of job ads continues to increase, yet the number of potential candidates in this field is not growing as the same pace. Some locations where these jobs will be among the hardest to fill include:

Lawrence, Kansas
Muncie, Indiana
Owensboro, Kentucky
Corvalis, Oregon
Pueblo, Colorado

In these areas, Recruiters are likely to experience a longer time-to-fill for open positions and more competition to attract candidates. For example, job ads for Truck Drivers in Lawrence remain online for an average of 48 days, or just shorter than 7 weeks.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Lawrence, Kansas (Hard-to-Fill Location)

Source: WANTED Analytics

In comparison, the 5 best locations to post job ads for Truck Drivers are:

Salisbury, Maryland
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana
Miami, Florida
Bangor, Maine

Employers in these markets are likely to see more favorable conditions when sourcing for Truck Drivers. Consequently, the average positing period in many of these locations is much lower. Job ads in Sebastian-Vero Beach are posted for an average of 38 days, or about 5.5 weeks. This is 1.5 weeks shorter than in Lawrence, one of the most difficult locations to source Truck Drivers. If you recruiting Truck Drivers and experiencing difficulties, you may want to consider targeting job ads in these easier-to-fill areas. It's likely that you'll reduce the cost-per-hire and time-to-fill for open jobs.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Sebastian, Florida (Easy-to-Fill Location)

Source: WANTED Analytics

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Is Hiring Demand for Drivers Decreasing as Gas Prices Continue to Rise?

By Abby Lombardi on March 5, 2012 in Truck Drivers.

Prices at the gas pump are rising and many people are finding ways to cut back on driving. But, are companies looking to decrease their transportation costs? There are some forecasts on the effects of rising gas prices and we wanted to look at a job with high gas costs – Truck Drivers – to see if hiring demand declines as costs rise. Below is a chart of the average gas price in the US over the past 4 years. We’ll compare that chart to our hiring demand chart to see if there are any relations.

US Average Gas Prices (Retail) – 4 Year Trend

You might think that hiring for Drivers decreases as gas prices increase. However, that does not seem to be happening. Over the past 60 days, there have been more than 58,000 job ads for Truck Drivers in the US – a 13% year-over-year increase. In fact, if you look at the 2 graphs, when gas prices rose in the summer of 2008, so did hiring for drivers. Now that gas prices are rising again, hiring has been growing.

Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring seems to also be spread out across the US. Recruiters in the Chicago metro area posted the most jobs over the past 60 days with almost 1,300. However, their year-over-year growth is less than the Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Columbus metropolitan areas. These cities all experienced double-digit growth in hiring for Truck Drivers compared to last year. New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh all saw declines in hiring demand versus the same 60-day period in 2011.

10 Metropolitan Areas with the Highest Volume of Job Ads for Truck Drivers

Our Hiring Scale™ shows that recruiting for Truck Driver jobs is likely to be moderately easy, although conditions will vary by location. Indianapolis is likely to see some of the most difficult conditions. With a relatively small talent pool compared to the level of demand, Recruiters are likely to spend longer filling these jobs in the Indianapolis area. In fact, the average duration of an online job ad in Indianapolis is 43 days – or over 6 weeks – which is longer than the national average of 40 days.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Indianapolis, Indiana (Hard-to-Fill Location)

Of the cities above, employers in Columbus are likely to see the easiest recruiting conditions and shortest time-to-fill. In Columbus, job ads are only listed online for 30 days – almost 2 weeks shorter than in Indianapolis.

Hiring Scale for Truck Drivers in Columbus, Indiana (Easy-to-Fill Location)

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Is Canada Facing a Growing Shortage of Truck Drivers?

Hiring for Drivers Just Keeps on Trucking

Best and Worst Places to Recruit a Truck Driver

Recruiting for the Job that No One Wants

3 Cities to Recruit Truck Drivers

Rising Gas Prices Haven't Stopped Hiring Demand for Truck Drivers

Easy and Difficult Markets to Recruit Truck Drivers

Is Hiring Demand for Drivers Decreasing as Gas Prices Continue to Rise?

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