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` - **Source Facts:** - Report: 2021 Driver Recruiting and Retention Annual Report by Conversion Interactive Agency and PDA (People, Data, Analytics). - Key issues: Failing equipment and compensation issues are top reasons drivers leave (2nd year in a row). - Quotes/Names: Kelley Walkup (CEO/President, Conversion Interactive Agency), Scott Dismuke (VP of Operations, PDA). - Context: 2021 was unprecedented. Pandemic issues, labor shortages, equipment delays. - Equipment supply chain issues cause frustration. New tractor orders constrained by part delays and labor shortages. Trend expected to continue into 2022 and beyond. - Transparency and managing expectations help retention. - Breakdown this week ->Photo by Braeson Holland on Pexels