NRMCA Releases 2021 Mixer Driver Recruitment and Retention Survey Report

This year’s survey represents 34% of the mixer driver job population. Briefly: 

• There were no notable swings or new trends in layoffs or departures; therefore, nothing could be directly attributed to COVID-19 pandemic pressures.
• The mixer driver population remained approximately 75,000, as it has for the past five years while production increased 9% in the same timeframe.
• For the fifth year, the mixer driver turnover rate increased, it's now at 35%; 71% of those who left had more than one-year’s tenure. Inconsistent daily schedules and higher pay elsewhere remained the top two reasons that drivers quit; those reasons were cited for the sixth year in a row.
• Finding drivers with ready mixed concrete experience remained the biggest hiring challenge. In the past three years, producers willing to hire new CDLs grew from 51% to 59%, although the actual number hired of the total is just 7%. In the past four years, producers willing to hire 18-21 year old CDLs increased 21%, the results swung dramatically by region.

NRMCA members may click here to obtain the survey's report and Executive Summary. For more informaiton, contact Eileen Dickson at edickson@nrmca.org.