Did you have a chance to attend our recent webinar, “FMCSA’s New & Inevitable Crash Preventability Determination Program”? We received more questions ...
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What role does safety play in your company’s culture? Does your insurance carrier understand your commitment to driver safety? Do your drivers and you...
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As the world slowly but surely comes back to life after the COVID-19 shutdown, trucking and logistic industry leaders are being forced to face the new...
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If you’re like most, you have a lot of questions regarding FMCSA’s long-awaited, permanent CMV Crash Preventability Determination Program.
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Did you have a chance to attend our recent webinar, “Best Recruiting Strategies: The Power of a Strong Driver Referral Program”? We received more ques...
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If there is one major challenge that keeps CDL driver recruiters up at night (especially in this current environment), it’s more than likely the dire ...
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It’s every company’s goal to reduce costs while still growing the candidate pipeline. But finding ways to accomplish this without adding extra tasks t...
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In the recruiting world, quality is everything. Attracting higher quality applicants in the CDL driver space means your team doesn’t have to spread as...
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Just last week, DriverReach announced enhancements to its integration with Luma, a learning and instructional design company, to allow companies to be...
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At DriverReach, we understand the importance of providing our customers with the right tools to effectively recruit and onboard drivers – virtually – ...
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By: Steve Prelipp of Prelipp Consulting
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There are plenty of lessons this COVID-19 situation has taught us as recruiters, but the biggest one is that it’s important to always expect the unexp...
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During these uncertain and challenging times, expressing authenticity and demonstrating empathy during the recruiting process can mean all the differe...
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar, “How to Communicate with Drivers Amidst COVID-19 Confusion”? We received more questions than we had time to ...
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As the COVID-19 national emergency continues, the federal government is using its authority to grant carriers and drivers flexibility to expedite emer...
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When it comes to serious issues facing the truck driving industry, there is one key challenge that stands out from the pack: driver feedback. As we ar...
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Over the course of the past week, the novel strain of the COVID-19 virus has hit the U.S. in full force, driving an incredible wedge into daily life a...
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The world of CDL driver recruiting isn’t always as black-and-white as it seems. But nothing could have prepared us for the COVID-19 crisis we are now ...
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Last week, Jeremy Reymer, DriverReach’s Founder and CEO, attended the American Transportation Research Institute’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC) m...
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Sometimes, there is nowhere to start but at the beginning. In March 2019, Sam Thudium joined Sutton Trucking as the Director of Recruiting after spend...
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When the FMCSA announced the launch of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, there was more than a little bit of concern over this new addition to the rec...
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Earlier this week, DriverReach joined more than 1,200 trucking professionals for the 2020 Truckload Carriers Association’s Annual Convention in Orland...
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For most recruiters, regardless of industry, finding and hiring new employees is all about finding the right people and helping to guide them througho...
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Article contributed by industry regulatory expert, Dave Osiecki of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting and consultant to DriverReach. For more inform...
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Last week, the DriverReach team gathered with hundreds of driver recruiting professionals in Nashville, TN, for a few days of learning, networking, an...
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When it comes to serious issues facing the truck driving industry, there is one key challenge that stands out from the pack: driver retention. Without...
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Did you have a chance to attend the webinar, “30 Days In – Status of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse”? We received more questions than we had time to...
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Did you have a chance to attend the webinar, “30 Days In – Status of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse”? We received more questions than we had time to...
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Before the digital recruiting revolution of a few years ago, CDL drivers were more or less used to a clunky, disjointed recruiting process when they w...
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In the first few weeks of 2020, there have been multiple new regulations and updates (The Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, anyone?) that have required ma...
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In the highly regulated world of CDL drivers, the creating, storing, sending, and receiving of data is all-consuming. Carriers are mandated to verify ...
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Over the past five years or so, CDL driver recruiting has become increasingly complicated. As the roads we drive on have become less safe, lawmakers a...
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Come February 6th, 2020, FMCSA’s Clearinghouse will have been in effect for 30 days, but how are the changes to the driver qualification process affec...
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At DriverReach, we’re on a mission to help driver recruiters convert leads, hire faster, build relationships, and last but certainly not least, be mor...
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For many carriers, recruiters, and other professionals in the CDL trucking industry, keeping track of new legislation, governance, and regulations can...
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Every carrier or employer of CDL drivers will have to go through multiple steps in order to be compliant with FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. Re...
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On January 6th, the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse rule went into effect. Under this regulation, all carriers and organizations that employ CDL dr...
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January 2020 is shaping up to be a critical month for carriers and their CDL drivers. With the launch of the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse on January 6...
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Happy New Year! Every year when January rolls around, we all get to make personal resolutions to help us grow and change for the better over the year ...
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When many people think of the CDL trucking industry, they tend to think of an ‘old boys club’ in both the literal and figurative sense. While it’s tru...
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Before the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse goes live on January 6, 2020, all carriers and many drivers will have to register to be part of the process. S...
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Did you have a chance to attend the webinar, “ATRI’s Top Industry Issues Right Now – and What To Do About Them”? We received more questions than we ha...
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Starting on January 6, 2020, the hiring and ongoing compliance process for CDL carriers and recruiters will look a lot different than it does today. W...
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Did you know January is Trafficking Awareness month? As a leader in the CDL trucking industry, DriverReach is partnering with the organization Trucker...
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By now, most carriers have a good handle on the basic requirements of the FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse compliance final rule. They know they’l...
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar, “The Time is NOW! Your Recruiting and Compliance Action Plan For the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse”? We receiv...
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Starting in January 2020, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse online database will make it easier for recruiters and carriers to identify drug and/or alc...
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The world of CDL driver recruiting isn’t exactly known for its adaptive sensibilities or cutting-edge workflows. In fact, it’s actually notorious for ...
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The end of the year is a time for reflection for many industries and teams. It’s a time to reflect back on the past twelve months and discuss what wor...
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FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Rule will come into full effect on January 6th – just 2 short months from now. The preparation (in addition to ...
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There is a lot for CDL drivers to get annoyed with on the roads. Distracted drivers, inconsistent speed limits, poorly paved roads – all of these inci...
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In January 2020, FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Rule will come into full effect, which will impact the way carriers and CDL driver recruiters ...
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In the world of CDL driver recruiting, new ideas can seem few and far between. In the modern driver shortage, finding, attracting, and retaining new d...
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Recruiting and HR is a constantly changing, ever-evolving industry. Today’s workforce is looking for a culture-first attitude from employers (regardle...
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Over the past few years, there has been a steady stream of industries claiming to be ‘the most competitive’. There is one, however, that has steadily ...
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Every so often, an innovation comes along that completely changes the way entire industries do business. While the internet was the first big example ...
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CDL truck driving has more than proven it’s staying power as a foundational industry in the United States. Truck-based logistics is still one of the p...
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When it comes to CDL driver recruiting, timing is everything. And no, this is not an exaggeration. There are quite literally tens of thousands of driv...
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We all hate being ghosted. More specifically, it’s human nature to feel let down by something you’ve put effort in, whether it’s in your personal or p...
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In early 2018, a bill was passed appointing a representative from the Department of Transportation to spearhead human trafficking prevention efforts a...
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A recent American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study has opened the eyes of many in the CDL trucking industry to the drawbacks and limitat...
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The Women in Trucking Accelerate! Conference is taking place THIS WEEK, September 30th – October 2nd, in Dallas, TX, and the DriverReach team will be ...
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar, “Part 2: Driver Retention 101 With WorkHound: Why Feedback Should Be Your Starting Point”? We received more q...
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Do you ever feel challenged converting a valuable driver applicant, or tired of being ghosted at orientation? Innovative industries are utilizing cutt...
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For recruiters in any industry, tough conversations are nothing new. Finding a new position can be stressful, and helping candidates navigate these wa...
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Trucking and logistics, like many industries in the U.S., is constantly changing to meet new business needs and new government regulations. Often in t...
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As a premier expedite carrier headquartered in Toledo, OH, Premium Transportation Logistics (PTL) has been serving customers in the Midwest, Mississip...
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By now, anyone working even remotely close to the trucking or commercial logistics industry is aware of the ongoing driver shortage. According to rece...
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While many recruiting teams realize that increasing applicant numbers, recruiting, and retention is paramount in today’s CDL marketplace, making this ...
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It’s okay if you had to re-read this headline a few times. After all, why would you need to apply to your own job postings? Hear us out for a moment –...
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar, “STREAMLINE & CUSTOMIZE: Creating a Winning Driver Orientation Strategy with Drive First”? We received more q...
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For CDL driver recruiters, there has always been two clear paths in the sand: one leading to human interactions between recruiters and drivers and the...
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The CDL trucking industry is at a crossroads. With thousands of open positions, carriers need to find drivers faster than ever because, at the end of ...
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Job applications are known for being a few things. They’re often long, tedious, repetitive, and don’t leave much room for personal preferences. Most r...
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When was the last time you revisited your driver orientation strategy? If you’re like most driver recruiters, you’re much more apt to focus on recruit...
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The way recruiters find, attract, and retain job applicants is changing. This is especially apparent in more ‘traditional’ industries, like CDL trucki...
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CDL driver recruiters are constantly looking for new ways to attract driver candidates and deliver a personalized application experience from the very...
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar, “Brace Yourself: The Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Brings New Challenges to Recruiting Drivers”? We received m...
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In January 2020, a new program will come into effect that will impact the way carriers and CDL driver recruiters qualify and hire drivers. The new sys...
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It’s no surprise why CDL driver recruiters are turning to text messaging as the next big communication channel. It’s easy for both the recruiter and t...
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A fundamental shift in how motor carriers approach their recruiting and qualification process will occur on January 6, 2020.
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar #6 in our multi-month series, “DRIVER REFERRALS: The New Frontier With RocketCDL”? We received more questions ...
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In many ways, modern CDL driver recruiting is a lot like sales. In product sales, your customers are considered a valuable part of your marketing effo...
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In the world of CDL driver recruiting we talk a lot about candidates going dark during the recruiting process and effectively ghosting recruiters. But...
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The US trucking industry is experiencing a driver shortage of incredible proportions. Recent reports say there are around 60,000 openings for CDL driv...
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Today’s CDL driver recruiters are constantly on the lookout for anything that will help take the driver recruiting process to the next level. Because ...
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The HR and recruiting industries are going through a bit of a renaissance. Following in the footsteps of the financial, healthcare, and transportation...
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For the past few years, CDL driver recruiting has been having a kind of renaissance. While the trucking industry has always been seen as ‘traditiona...
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Did you have a chance to attend webinar #5 in our multi-month series, "QUALIFIED DRIVERS FAST: How Driver Staffing Complements Recruiting"? We receive...
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Today’s world of CDL driving is much different than it was a few years ago. Drivers are connected, plugged-in members of the workforce that are lookin...
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Recruiters in the CDL industry have a lot on their plates. From attracting the right drivers to nurturing candidates through the application process t...
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In the past, CDL driver recruiting has been driven more by gut feelings and personal relationships than hard metrics and data. While these personal re...
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It’s no surprise the CDL trucking industry is constantly on the verge of change. From new digital innovations hitting the market to new government reg...
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Chances are, you’re at least somewhat familiar with the concept of driver staffing. But have you considered how it can really benefit your driver recr...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "Recruiter Sales Training: Better Conversations. Better Results."? We received more questions t...
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We all know firsthand that the transportation industry comes with its own set of challenges, and ensuring driver safety tops that list. At DriverReach...
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There seems to be a common problem occurring in the CDL driver recruiting market. While many recruiting teams realize that increasing applicant number...
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While many of today’s CDL driver recruiters realize the importance of technology and taking a tech-first approach to driver recruiting, it’s not alway...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "FMCSA May Eliminate the 'DOT Employment Application' Requirement... But Why?"? We received mor...
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Do your conversations with potential drivers abruptly die without reason? Are you tired of new drivers ghosting your application process?
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "Improve Speed-to-Hire by Providing a Better Candidate (and Recruiter) Experience"? We received...
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We’ve all gone through the job application process one or two times in our lives (and most likely more!). One of the biggest frustrations for many job...
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On March 8, 2019, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning the lo...
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Regardless of how you’re personally approaching the issue, the trucking industry is now officially part of the national debate stage. The industry as ...
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In the world of truck driver recruiting, there is no shortage of important metrics. Trying to find and hire more than 60,000 drivers is no small feat,...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "Driver Lead Generator Digital Pitch Happy Hour"? Whether you were able to attend or not, we en...
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In the world of CDL driving, safety is everything. From the safety of drivers themselves to other autos and passengers on the road, there are many mov...
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As anyone in the transportation industry knows, staying current on safety and technology trends as well as the ever-evolving regulatory environment ca...
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Overwhelmed by all of the driver lead generators vying for your attention? It can be hard to know the strengths and weaknesses of each one, let alone ...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "How to Promote Your Brand to Attract Great Candidates"? We received more questions than we had...
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By Dave Osiecki, Pres., Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC & Regulatory Consultant to DriverReach
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In today’s hyper-competitive world of CDL driver recruiting, every single driver counts. Thanks to the ongoing driver shortage, drivers can now afford...
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Being a recruiter in today’s job marketplace – especially the CDL driver job marketplace – is a masterclass in how to break through the noise.
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In the world of CDL driver recruiting, data is everything. Sometimes, however, the way this data is collected, aggregated, and accessed can do more ha...
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The 16th Annual Recruitment & Retention Conference took place in Nashville, TN, and brought together some of the top minds and thought leaders in the ...
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In the modern world of CDL driver recruiting, there is no shortage of strategic assistance. As potential driver candidates and new applicants have con...
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Recruiting and HR is a constantly changing, ever-evolving industry. Today’s workforce is looking for a culture-first attitude from employers (regardle...
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As the industry-wide driver shortage continues to loom large, attracting, hiring, and retaining drivers has become incredibly important, and much of t...
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Let’s get this out of the way early: all CDL truck driving job descriptions are not created equal. In such a competitive recruiting environment, carri...
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By Dave Osiecki, Pres., Scopelitis Transportation Consulting LLC & Regulatory Consultant to DriverReach
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As any CDL recruiter knows, there is no such thing as a slow day in the industry. When you combine an industry that has as many twists and turns as th...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "Hire More Drivers by Training Your Recruiters in Sales"? We received more questions than we ha...
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When it comes to hiring CDL drivers, many innovative recruiters have the application game down to a seamless process. With the right strategy and focu...
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As we’re already several weeks into 2019, CDL driver recruiters are focused on hitting quotas and filling open positions. The industry’s driver shorta...
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Recruiters in today’s competitive CDL market are no strangers to rejection. It’s now harder than ever to uncover new, qualified drivers, nurture them ...
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If someone was searching for a new job a few decades ago, they would ask their network to find out about companies that were hiring in the area. Today...
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In early 2018, a bill was passed appointing a representative from the Department of Transportation to spearhead human trafficking prevention efforts a...
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The new year is here and we’re helping trucking industry leaders enter 2019 with a clear understanding of the most pressing trends and predictions. In...
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We’re all reading the same things: driver shortages, driver turnover, a fire-hot freight market, etc.
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Crazy as it may seem, 2019 is already here! While the new year might bring some apprehension around ongoing industry challenges (more on the driver sh...
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Did you have a chance to attend our special Women in Trucking (WiT) webinar last week, "How to Attract and Retain Female Drivers"?
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As anyone involved with trucking knows, the industry as a whole is at a crossroads. While there is, of course, no shortage of challenges, there is als...
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Did you have a chance to attend our special ATRI webinar last week, "What Your Drivers Want You to Know"?
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In the CDL trucking industry, one group of driver applicants has been largely overlooked: female drivers. While women make up over 50% of the entire U...
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The world of CDL driver recruiting is constantly moving, and recruiters are often laser-focused on one thing: moving candidates through the applicatio...
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Every year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) surveys thousands of industry professionals — including carriers and drivers — to id...
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If you’re entering 2019 worrying about new challenges and concerns in the trucking industry, you’re not alone: the CDL driver shortage was ranked the ...
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In the world of truck driver recruiting, there is no shortage of important metrics. Trying to find and hire more than 60,000 drivers is no small feat,...
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Today’s recruiting environment challenges carriers of all sizes due to the industry-wide driver shortage and the high demand to move freight. Among th...
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For CDL driver recruiters, it can seem as though every day there is a new product or tool on the market claiming to bring in new applications or incre...
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For an industry that has a reputation of being slow to evolve, there are some surprising new developments that all CDL driver recruiters should be awa...
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It’s no surprise that the CDL industry is in a bit of a rut. Thanks to a challenging public perception, a convoluted application process, and a lack o...
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Today’s CDL driver recruiters have a wealth of resources at their disposal. New advancements in technology have made it easier all around for recruite...
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When you hear the phrase ‘Customer Relationship Management (CRM)’, you probably start thinking about sales teams and giant corporations with thousands...
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How many times have your driver recruiters been ghosted this week? No, we’re not talking about in their personal lives. Ghosting, or having applicants...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "Reconciling 'Ban the Box' with FMCSA's Disqualifying Offenses"? We received more questions tha...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "Maximize the Value of Leads and Recruiters"? We received more questions than we had time to an...
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For CDL driver recruiters, it’s no surprise that today’s competitive industry is causing some major challenges. There just aren’t as many candidates a...
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As a CDL driver recruiter, you already know how critical the mobile experience is to attracting and recruiting new drivers. Texting with potential app...
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As a modern CDL driver recruiter, you’ve most likely been hearing about the value of the mobile DOT application. While yes, it is true that 77% of Ame...
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At some point, our collective culture made up its mind and agreed on a single thing: mobile is the movement of the future. It’s become all about our s...
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For any CDL driver recruiter, the recent news of states adopting ‘ban the box’ laws is bound to raise some questions. In case you haven’t heard, these...
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Think about your current driver recruiting process as it stands right now. If you’re like most CDL driver recruiters, you’re probably working with mul...
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Think about your team’s current recruiting funnel. Can you tell where there are substantial holes or gaps? For most fleet recruiters, the largest gap ...
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Curt Reitz knows trucking. His father was a driver, his uncles were drivers—his entire family was involved in different aspects of the trucking indust...
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In today’s world of modern CDL driver recruiting, there are still some processes that are just downright antiquated and behind the times. Even though ...
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Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a new model requiring employers to adopt a new version of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (...
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CDL driver recruiting, like in any industry, is rife with potential missteps. While it’s important to build out a strong recruiting process, streamlin...
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Did you have a chance to attend our webinar last week, "How a PSP Report Improves Driver Recruiting & Safety"? We received more questions than we had ...
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We’ve all been there – stuck in a rut. For CDL driver recruiters, being stuck in a rut means processes just aren’t working as well anymore. In such a ...
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In October at the annual Management Conference and Exhibition of the American Trucking Associations, the results of the 2018 ‘Critical Issues in the T...
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It’s that time of year again… time to celebrate the more than 3.5 million men and women working in the trucking industry.
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As a CDL driver recruiter, you’re well aware of the ongoing driver shortage in the trucking industry. In fact, new studies show that the industry as a...
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With the proliferation of ‘ban-the-box’ laws around the country, some of which apply to motor carriers, there is a fair amount of uncertainty in truck...
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Did you have a chance to attend our recent Transport Topics' sponsored webinar last week, "Modern Recruiting in a Driver Shortage"? We received more q...
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As an innovative CDL driver recruiter, you’ve probably heard the mantra “every experience should be better from the driver’s perspective” so many time...
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It’s no surprise that CDL driver recruiting is going through one of the toughest transitions in recent memory. Current estimates indicate that almost ...
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Did you have a chance to attend our recent webinar, "Google for Jobs: Modern Driver Recruiting in a Google World"? We received more questions than we ...
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When it comes to recruiting in the trucking industry, it’s incredibly easy to get started off on the wrong path. One incorrect move and your team can ...
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One of the most frustrating and mind-boggling occurrences in the CDL driver recruiting process is when inbound phone prospects fail to convert into co...
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Part of the compliance challenge for carriers looking to hire excellent, safety-conscious professional drivers is the required investigation of what F...
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In today’s new, technology-driven recruiting landscape, CDL driver recruiters are at a bit of a crossroads. On one hand, there is the traditional back...
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As a recruiter or executive in the trucking industry, you know there’s only one certainty, and it’s that you can never be too certain about your drive...
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Although it’s been notoriously slow in the uptick, the trucking industry is finally joining the numerous more progressive industries in the new age of...
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As a driver recruiter or executive in the trucking industry, you know first-hand how dire the driver shortage is today.
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Did you have a chance to attend our recent webinar, "How Technology is Changing Safety & Compliance"? We received more questions than we had time to a...
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Change can be unsettling, but it’s also necessary for advancement in the trucking industry. After hundreds of conversations, we’ve found that many in ...
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Our recent webinar "Modern Recruiting in a Driver Shortage" yielded too many questions from registrants to answer in the allotted 30-minute timeframe....
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Join us on Tuesday, June 5th at 11 AM EST for a free 30-minute WEBINAR: Modern Recruiting in A Driver Shortage. We get it, the demand for drivers is t...
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With the proliferation of ‘Ban the Box’ laws around the country, criminal history inquiries of a driver-applicant must usually be made after a conditi...
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Over the past few years, a relatively obscure civil and human rights movement has taken root throughout the U.S., and it has resulted in the adoption ...
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When it comes to finding and hiring new drivers, the DOT application process is notoriously slow.
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