What is driver turnover really costing your business?
Most FedEx CSPs track fuel to the penny but have no idea what they lose to driver turnover every year. Enter three numbers and find out — then see what cutting turnover could put back on your bottom line under Network 2.0.
Your Numbers
Total drivers across all your routes.
Roughly what share of your drivers do you replace in a year? (Industry runs 60–90%+.)
%
All-in cost to replace one driver — recruiting, Qual Cert, onboarding, and the empty-seat revenue loss. Industry data lands at $8,000–$15,000; eTruckBiz uses $7,000+ as a conservative floor.
$
Your Annual Turnover Cost
You are spending about
$70,000
on driver turnover every year
Drivers replaced per year
~11
Cost per turnover
$7,000
Cost per truck, per year
$4,900
IF YOU CUT TURNOVER TO 40%, YOU'D RECOVER
$30,000 / yr
…before counting better service and productivity from keeping experienced drivers.
How this is calculated: Annual cost = drivers × turnover rate × cost per turnover. The recovery figure assumes you bring turnover down to a 40% target (if you're already below 40%, it uses a 20-point reduction). These are planning estimates — your real numbers depend on your market, contract, and operation. Industry cost-per-replacement data: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute ($8,234 avg) and 2026 logistics staffing analyses ($8,000–$15,000 fully loaded).
Turnover is a number you manage — not a fate you accept.
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