The logistics and yransport benchmark covers organizations that are helping solve the complex challenges of moving freight, goods or people from one location to another. They employee staff working on the ground in warehouses, shipping yards, on the road, and those that provide support from headquarters such as admin, HR, finance, sales and operational roles.
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
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Wholesale
55%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
35%
Import and Export
5%
Warehousing
2%
Logistics and Supply Chain
2%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the top 39% compared with the overall average.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 17 and is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 69% 6% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 58% 3% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 82% Same as global average |
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 68% 1% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 85% 1% below global average |
People working in Logistics & Transport Northern America are more engaged than Professional Services DACH, Marketing & Advertising Female, Professional Services Western Europe, and Retail United Kingdom. People working in Logistics & Transport Northern America are less engaged than Hospitality United States, New Tech India, Hospitality North America, and South America 1000+).
The highest scoring question for Logistics & Transport Northern America had 89% of People agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+0% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Logistics & Transport Northern America were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'My manager, or someone else, has communicated some clear actions based on recent employee survey results' with 22% of people disagreeing (+6% above average).
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 I believe that my total compensation is fair, relative to similar roles at [Company] | 50% favorable Fairness |
2 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 65% favorable Learning & Development |
3 I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies | 49% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.5 stars (-0.3) |
Culture and Values | 3.7 stars (-0.2) |
Work Life Balance | 3.4 stars (-0.4) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.6 stars (+0) |
Career Opportunities | 3.5 stars (+0) |
Recommend to Friend | 67.0% (-4) |
CEO Approval | 70.0% (-14) |
Organizations in the Logistics and Transport (Northern America) benchmark on average gave 4% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Global average
10%
Logistics and Transport (Northern America)
4%
People in Logistics & Transport Northern America were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making, Company Performance, and Social Connection.
On the lower side, People in Logistics & Transport Northern America had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Voice, and Fairness.
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