Research Reports
Report Details
Title:
Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Professional Drivers
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Publication Date:
Oct 1990
Report #:
DP-68
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Keywords:
data collection, job satisfaction, personnel management, personnel retention, professional drivers, questionnaires, recommendations, shortages, surveys, truck drivers, turnover
Type:
Research Report – Department Publications
Final Report Abstract
This study looks at drivers' opinions about specific areas of their work and how important these areas are to their job satisfaction. Management's perceptions are compared to drivers' opinions. Job satisfaction is theoretically linked to driver productivity, turnover, new entrants, and few drivers exiting the industry. In addition, reducing turnover has been shown elsewhere to have positive impacts on safety.