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Americans are more stressed than ever before, and they’re experiencing work-related burnout in higher numbers as well. That’s largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the amplified worries that people have experienced over their work, their families, and their health and well-being.

The workplace is facing a dynamic of worker movement never seen before. Workers are leaving jobs for new jobs and even new careers. Is this dynamic presenting a new problem for the trucking industry, or is it simply the same old issue?

When we ask our customers a series of questions about their experience with a feedback program, we always save the best question for last: “What best practices for using WorkHound would you share with others?”

The persistent turnover problem associated with trucking leaves many drivers — and even those simply interested in becoming drivers — with a bad perception of trucking companies as a collective whole.

The workforce fluctuations related to the COVID-19 pandemic and The Great Resignation have shined a new light on hiring and retention. What if we told you there’s a way to work smarter, not harder, when it comes to hiring and retention? 

Whether a company is facing change internally, like a leadership change, or changes beyond its control, like pandemic- or disaster-related issues or protocols, two-way communication is essential. Companies need to be able to communicate with employees, and they also need to be able to hear concerns and needs from employees. WorkHound offers the capacity for both.

When a business is planning or preparing to implement a feedback program of some sort, there’s often an assumption that a good bit of that feedback will be negative. Companies anticipate the bad — steeling themselves against what they will hear. But the reality is: Even when the feedback is negative, it isn’t really a negative. 

The Series A round, funded by Level Equity, will enable WorkHound to grow its employee roster and introduce its real-time worker feedback platform to more supply chain markets.

At WorkHound, we believe that the key to improving retention is asking for the feedback of those on the front lines — your professional drivers. Over the years, we have seen dramatic changes in company cultures as trucking carriers offer their employees a chance to speak up and take meaningful action related to their feedback.

When you think about Valentine’s Day, love and spending time with those you love probably comes to mind. But what about professionally sharing the love with your company’s professional drivers?