It’s that time of year again… time to celebrate the more than 3.5 million men and women working in the trucking industry.
As National Driver Appreciation Week kicks off, our entire team would like to share our appreciation of all of the drivers who keep our economy moving.
Today, trucking brings in more than $726 billion for the U.S. economy and is one of the most recognizable industries in the country. Unfortunately, the trucking industry is going through a bit of a rough patch, with an ongoing driver shortage of nearly 1 million drivers. While this number may seem overwhelming, organizations can take proactive steps to address this issue by prioritizing drivers.
As the trucking industry continues to change and grow with the times, so too are the needs of drivers growing and changing. At DriverReach, we’re helping organizations appreciate their drivers throughout the year by delivering amazing recruiting experiences specifically designed for CDL applicants.
Helping Make Drivers a Priority
At DriverReach, we believe that Driver Appreciation ‘Week’ should actually be Driver Appreciation ‘Year’, and our modern recruiting solutions are a testament to this belief.
We make it easy for CDL driver recruiters to truly make drivers the #1 priority throughout the entire recruiting process by delivering driver-focused solutions specifically developed for the CDL industry.
DriverReach is helping recruiters make drivers a priority through:
A streamlined application management process
Thanks to the current driver shortage, there is more competition than ever before in the CDL industry as a whole. For recruiters, this means that a focused, driver-centric application management process is a must-have, not a nice-to-have. Drivers can literally leave the application process at any point, making modern recruiting solutions even more critical. Keep drivers engaged and involved with easy-access applications, a streamlined follow-up process, and relevant questions. This can help reduce abandonment rates, keep your internal team organized, and move applicants through the recruiting process faster.
Text messaging and other optimized communication tools
CDL drivers are just like all other applicants out there – they want modern, easy-to-use solutions that help save them time and worry. This means putting an end to the constant phone tag and email conversations that so often plague recruiting. With DriverReach, recruiters can quickly follow up with drivers via a text message as soon as an application comes through to get the conversation started. Recruiters can also save all communication – emails, voicemails, recorded phone calls, and texts – in a single location so nothing slips through the cracks. Everyone knows exactly where an applicant is in the recruiting process at any given moment for 100% transparency.
VOE solutions that work in minutes, not weeks
If there’s one way to ensure your drivers know that your team appreciates them and views them as a priority to your business, it’s doing whatever possible to cut back on wasted time and effort. For many CDL applicants, waiting around for employment to be verified is the most tedious parts of the application process.
For recruiters, wasting too much time getting back to applicants gives them the chance to say yes to another company in the meantime. DriverReach’s VOE Plus saves both sides frustration by verifying employment records in minutes, not weeks. Drivers realize your team respects their time by expediting such a typically slow process.
Back-end reports for 100% visibility
As a recruiter, it’s hard to tell where processes and workflows are falling short if you don’t have access to the right data. To treat every week like Driver Appreciation Week, let data and insights guide your decision-making. Detailed reports in the DriverReach platform shows where your new recruiting leads are coming from, detailed application tracking analysis, and even where your internal team is dropping the ball. Back-end reports ensure maximum visibility – and maximum ROI – from every step of the recruiting process, while ensuring your team is doing everything possible to deliver an amazing applicant experience.
Continuous driver compliance management
One thing to remember, especially during a week devoted to CDL driver appreciation, is that the recruiting process doesn’t end once a driver is hired. Maintaining driver retention and loyalty starts with the application process, but it continues with the compliance management process. At DriverReach, we’re helping recruiters keep drivers top-of-mind throughout the entire driver lifecycle with full-service DQ files qualifications and update alerts to keep your drivers compliant and on the road.
Happy National Driver Appreciation Week from the entire DriverReach team! You can learn more about the entire suite of DriverReach solutions here.
