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ll bet some the recruiters on this site could offer some "insight" into this "job hopping" industry.
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One of the reasons that job hopping happens in this industry is simply because it can. Joe Driver living in any city or town or even in the country, is not limited to companies just within his locale. That driver can conceivably work for thousands and thousands of different companies all across the nation just because of the nature of the job. In the meantime, Joe Production-Line is limited to working with a small handful of production companies only located near his home.
So, because of the apparently limitless number of jobs available to Joe Driver, he's going to be much more apt to jump ship if he's having a bad time of it, instead of seeing what he can do to improve his situation within his current company.
As far as churn, that's a bad thing. Considering it costs a company somewhere in the neighborhood of $8000 to $15000 or more (depending on the company) to hire a TRAINED and QUALIFIED driver, it definitely impacts the bottom line. So, it's in the best interests of every non-training company to retain their drivers.
Unfortunately, in the real world of attitudes on BOTH sides of the qualcomm and because of the ready availability of driving jobs, the trucking industry will continue to be world leaders in job hopping.
And a couple of jobs in a year, while not exactly stellar, isn't a deal killer. 3 or more in a year might be, again depending on the company. Most I've seen is 13 jobs in 12 months time. Sadly, 4 to 6 or more isn't all that uncommon anymore.