Transportation Industry

Fuel your workplace culture with employee recognition

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Transportation workers are under more pressure than ever to meet operational efficiency goals and delight customers. According to research from the O.C. Tanner Institute, 77% of these employees report high levels of burnout. And this impacts everything from retention and turnover to safety and customer satisfaction.

The recognition solution

In an industry where everyone is on the move, meaningful recognition builds the sense of community and connection that combat burnout. But 39% of transportation employees report recognition at work often feels like an empty gesture.

When transportation employees experience recognition that's meaningful, specific, and frequent, the odds of several positive outcomes increase dramatically.

Interest in staying 2+ years: 6x

Sense of belonging: 13x

Fulfillment at work: 12x

High engagement: 9x

Thriving at work: 5x

The Culture Cloud employee recognition platform provides the tools you need to support transportation workers, including:

Offline tools

Access a full suite of flexible offline recognition features that make it easy for every team and crew member to give and receive heartfelt recognition—in the air, on the ground, and anywhere in between.

O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud offline recognition solutions including a physical Yearbook with personalized notes, physical reward cards, and gifts
O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud dashboards for tracking major career milestones like job transitions and work anniversaries

Skill building

Track and reward milestones in every employee's career development—from training certifications to safety benchmarks to job transitions—and highlight the value of each accomplishment.

Symbolism

Connect your transportation workers to purpose with custom symbols of their work and your company story. We’ll help you craft beautiful, modern custom awards guaranteed to inspire them.

O.C. Tanner's custom designed, collectible employee awards
O.C. Tanner's Culture Cloud peer to peer recognition experiences including eCards, awards, and recognition reminders

Peer-to-peer recognition

On-the-job safety and efficiency depend on a workplace culture where people encourage and elevate one another. Culture Cloud promotes fun, easy, and frequent recognition between peers

Personalization

31% of transportation workers say recognition at their organization feels inauthentic. Create tailored recognition moments for each employee and deliver them in personal and meaningful ways.

O.C. Tanner's personalized recognition experiences, including a Yearbook with comments from peers, gifts for celebrating life events, and hand-written cards

Hear from our clients in transportation

“It became very evident that O.C. Tanner had the tools, the systems, the people, and the expertise we were looking for. They would really bring best-in-class recognition to American Airlines.”

Director Team Member Engagement

American Airlines

“When we motivate, inspire, appreciate, and recognize them for their great work—when we empower them to be themselves—it really makes a difference for them and bonds them to the company.”

VP of Total Rewards

Southwest Airlines

97% of Southwest employees engage with their Culture Cloud recognition platform.

More transportation recognition resources

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5 Recognition Best Practices for Transportation Organizations in 2025

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