# Find out why my drivers quit and build a retention plan

Analyzes driver turnover by tenure, terminal, and dispatcher, finds the real reasons drivers leave, and sets a 90-day plan.

- Topic: HR & Hiring
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Summarize, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/find-out-why-my-drivers-quit-and-build-a-retention-plan

## Prompt

```text
Help me reduce driver turnover.

**Fleet size and type:** [NUMBER OF DRIVERS, long haul / regional / local]
**Turnover data:** [PASTE - driver, hire date, exit date, terminal, dispatcher or fleet manager, reason given, rehire eligible]
**Exit interview or survey comments:** [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE]
**Pay and home time today:** [PAY MODEL, AVERAGE WEEKLY MILES OR HOURS, HOME TIME POLICY]
**Cost to hire a driver:** [RECRUITING, ORIENTATION, TRAINING, EMPTY TRUCK DAYS - or [ESTIMATE]]
**Budget for changes:** [AMOUNT]

Analyze:
1. Turnover rate overall and by tenure band: first 30 days, 31-90 days, 91-365 days, over 1 year.
2. Differences by terminal, dispatcher, equipment, and route type.
3. Themes in exit reasons. Separate stated reasons from likely real ones: pay variability, miles promised vs delivered, home time missed, detention, dispatcher relationship, equipment condition, orientation experience.
4. The cost of turnover per driver and per year.

Return:
- A findings table: Pattern | Evidence | Likely cause | Fix | Cost | Expected impact.
- A 90-day plan focused first on the tenure band with the highest losses.
- An improved first-90-days check-in schedule (who calls the driver, when, what they ask).
- 3 metrics to track monthly.

Only calculate from the data I give; mark missing data [ADD]. Keep proposals fair and consistent across drivers, and check pay or policy changes against local employment law.
```

## What to fill in

- NUMBER OF DRIVERS, long haul / regional / local
- PASTE OR SUMMARIZE
- PAY MODEL, AVERAGE WEEKLY MILES OR HOURS, HOME TIME POLICY
- ESTIMATE
- AMOUNT
- ADD

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