Driver iQ’s Q218 data indicated that despite attempts by carriers to retain drivers, 45% of respondents to their latest survey expected driver turnover rates to increase, FreightWaves reported. Driver retirement also figures into retention data. “In the past, when we had drivers retiring, we felt comfortable that the new drivers coming into the industry kept us even on the playing field, but what we’re seeing is that there’s not a lot of people filling these jobs from a younger age bracket,” said Eric Fuller, president and CEO of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. “Until we can find people that can fill these jobs and make a career out of it, we’re going to continue to dig ourselves into a hole.”