The issue of driver shortage and retention has been widely discussed in the logistics industry over the past several years. However, according to Vorto CEO Priyesh Ranjan, retention challenges are just a symptom of the true issue plaguing the driver population: driver utilization inefficiency.
“On one side, the volume of shipments per shipper is extremely fragmented across all parts of America. On the other side, most fleets are extremely small and fragmented across America. Due to this hyper-fragmentation on both sides, when drivers try to find loads and connect loads, over 50% of their time in a year is spent driving empty miles or idling,” Ranjan said. “A driver utilization efficiency problem happens because of the complication of connecting and dispatching their loads.”
