In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently witnessing an unprecedented change in driver behavior and industry-related trends and would like to share these findings with our clients and the rest of the trucking industry.
Our goal in this blog is to provide insight into the driver market to help carriers make more informed recruiting and onboarding decisions.
All data columns are indexed back to the week of 3/23 (3/23 level = 100).
Weekly Application Activity
| Week | All Apps Received | IntelliApps Received | Drivers – All Apps | Drivers – IntelliApps | Apps per Driver | IntellApps per Driver |
| 3/23/20 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 3.58 | 1.78 |
| 3/30/20 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 94 | 3.55 | 1.82 |
| 4/6/20 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 3.75 | 1.87 |
| 4/13/20 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 3.69 | 1.88 |
| 4/20/20 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 3.63 | 1.86 |
| 4/27/20 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 3.52 | 1.85 |
| 5/4/20 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 3.57 | 1.83 |
| 5/11/20 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 3.45 | 1.84 |
| 5/18/20 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 3.49 | 1.82 |
| 5/25/20 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 3.34 | 1.77 |
| 6/1/20 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 3.33 | 1.76 |
| 6/8/20 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 3.34 | 1.76 |
| 6/15/20 | 78 | 76 | 82 | 78 | 3.41 | 1.72 |
| 6/22/20 | 78 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 3.42 | 1.70 |
| 6/29/20 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 3.30 | 1.69 |
| 7/6/20 | 82 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 3.37 | 1.69 |
| 7/13/20 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 85 | 3.18 | 1.67 |
| 7/20/20 | 77 | 78 | 87 | 83 | 3.18 | 1.67 |
| 7/27/20 | 76 | 77 | 86 | 82 | 3.15 | 1.66 |
| 8/3/20 | 81 | 81 | 90 | 86 | 3.25 | 1.67 |
| 8/10/20 | 80 | 78 | 89 | 84 | 3.23 | 1.66 |
Definitions:
All Apps Received – # of apps received across platform, regardless of app type
Full Apps Received – # of IntelliApps received across platform
Drivers – All Apps – # of drivers who submitted an application, regardless of app type
Drivers – IntelliApps -# of drivers who submitted an IntelliApp
Monthly Application Activity: All Apps versus IntelliApp
| Application Activity | ||
| Month | All Apps | IntelliApp |
| August | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| September | 97.4 | 94.3 |
| October | 111.6 | 99.6 |
| November | 89.1 | 88.3 |
| December | 93.8 | 95.0 |
| January | 112.5 | 103.7 |
| February | 98.7 | 89.6 |
| March | 101.2 | 98.5 |
| April | 90.8 | 82.6 |
| May | 81.8 | 72.0 |
| June | 81.6 | 71.1 |
| July | 82.5 | 80.0 |
Monthly Application Activity: Inexperienced versus Experienced Candidates
| Inexperienced Candidates | Experienced Candidates | |||||||
| Month | Jobs | Accidents | Violations | Jobs | Yrs Exp | Accidents | Violations | |
| August | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| September | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| October | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| November | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| December | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| January | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| February | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| March | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| April | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| May | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| June | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| July | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
Definitions:
Inexperienced Candidates – drivers with less than one month of driving experience
Experienced Candidates – drivers with more than one month of driving experience
This blog will be updated bi-monthly as the virus continues to affect driver behavior and overall industry trends.
Be sure to bookmark this page to follow the most recent data points, trends, and takeaways each week in recruiting, processing, and onboarding/hiring.
