Taking The Hire Road

Newly hired CPO Jenny Abernathy is out to change the game for CRST The Transportation Solution Inc.

Companies should maintain a curious mindset, creating space for feedback, to improve overall business performance.

Meadow Lark boasts diversity efforts and driver benefits in an unstable labor market.

Driver wellness is a critical safety issue. In an industry where driver wellness is consistently listed as a key concern, companies like Rolling Strong are important.

Partnering with Wreaths Across America can be a potential recruitment tool, especially for companies efforting toward veteran-friendly hiring initiatives, according to the nonprofit.

Starting in January, changes will be made to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s clearinghouse that rid carriers of that monotonous task.

ZipRecruiter recently released an analysis about current dynamics of labor supply and demand in the economy. The conclusion was that for the first time, the U.S. economy had exhausted its supply of workers.

LogRock is dedicated to building technology that manages all aspects of compliance for trucking companies from driver-qualification files and permits to hours-of-service and maintenance records, so they don’t have to.

One of the biggest issues in the logistics industry is still driver recruitment and retention, and this year’s 2022 U.S. Transportation Spotlight Report gives insight regarding retention, recruitment and background screening activity over the past year.

Companies have found other ways to navigate driver recruiting and retention efforts through marketing. Trucking Clicks is paving the way by providing value before and after the click.

Waypoint provides a space for soldiers to find an outlet and camaraderie in shared traumas and experiences, creating opportunities for healing and restoration and the opportunity to live life to the fullest in honor of those who lost their lives.

The shift in the work environment sparked the leadership at J.B. Hunt to include a flexible work schedule for truck drivers, allowing them a fair and enjoyable work-life balance.

Lots of questions remain about how California’s AB5 law will impact the trucking industry in other states.

Effective partnerships improve recruiting and retaining efforts across the industry.

Platform helps to streamline and automate driver recruitment and retention efforts.

Protecting drivers with TVC Pro-Driver.

Citation management that helps trucking companies improve driver safety.

Using data to protect trucking companies.

Attracting and retaining a younger workforce.

Evolving recruitment marketing efforts in sync with the market.

The ebb and flow of the logistics market.

Respect and communication remain vital aspects to driver retention.

Creative and strategic solutions for recruiting in the logistics space.

NTI makes jobs more attractive through up-to-date market data.

Raising awareness of trucking career opportunities among younger generation.

Driving company culture and personal growth.

Many companies are leveraging technology to improve driver recruiting and retention.

Open dialogue is critical to retaining and engaging drivers.

Trucking companies can build driver loyalty by delivering real-time payments through the Branch app

Fastport helping US veterans obtain jobs in trucking.

Recruitment and retention through digital media efforts.

New changes to the industry could see a shift in safety measures and the driver shortage.

Toll management solutions to improve efficiency.

Trucking companies are turning to tailored solutions for driver recruitment and retention.

Despite the shift to technology, some companies are still in the back seat, using antiquated methods. 

Technology to improve driver experience and fleet management.

Carriers can do more to welcome women to the industry.

Work4 survey shows how to best recruit drivers.

Solving a missing piece in companies’ retention efforts.

WorkHound partners with companies to increase retention rates.

Truckers used as ‘eyes and ears’ to assist law enforcement.

Nocell Technologies helps fleets prevent distracted driving.

Mark Manera discusses the importance of driver health and wellbeing

Truck Drivers USA’s Lori Furnell discusses the importance of community in the industry.

Haul’s Timothy Henry discusses how technology is combating the driver shortage.

The National Transportation Institute’s Leah Shaver discusses the importance of driver appreciation.

Drive My Way adds a personal touch to driver recruiting with its driver-centric software.

Trucking company owner and Texas House candidate Adam Blanchard joins the show to discuss a possible solution to the driver shortage.

Natasha Hammack of Wright Media joins the show to discuss truck driver recruiting solution HireMaster.

Immediate Past ATA Chair Sherri Garner Brumbaugh joins the show to discuss ways to introduce trucking to younger drivers, especially to more women.

Page Siplon, CEO of TeamOne Logistics, joins the show to discuss his company’s approach to driver retention.

The American Transportation Research Institute’s Rebecca Brewster shares what the industry ranked as its top issues this year.

Driver recruiting expert David McBride of Lazer Spot joins the show to share his golden rules for recruiting and retaining driver talent.

Congestion can be attributed to increased ship traffic, a lack of labor and crane availability, and the sea of empty containers rising throughout Southern California.

Don Lefeve of Robotic Research joins the show to discuss the very near future of autonomous trucking.

HireRight’s Justin Reed joins the show to share the hard data behind the current state of recruiting during the pandemic.

Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, chats with transportation technologist Adam Kahn, president of the commercial fleet team at Netradyne.

Bob Costello, chief economist and SVP at the American Trucking Associations, joins the show to discuss the many factors compounding the driver shortage as the pandemic continues.

DriverReach Director of Sales Wendy Bartz welcomes Jessie Burnette, chief people officer at Hirschbach, to the show.

Ray Haight, a retention coach with and former chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, joins the show to discuss how driver retention challenges have evolved and what the solutions are.

Dustin Koehl, senior vice president of sales at U.S. Xpress, joins the show to discuss the company’s Variant Model fleet, its partnership with MIT, as well as Koehl’s work on ATA’s subcommittee on autonomous trucks.

Ryan Streblow, president and CEO of National Tank Truck Carriers, joins the show to discuss his work at the NTTC, what’s happening in the tank hauling segment at large, and some of the unique challenges tank carriers face in driver recruiting and retention.

Josh Mecca of American Central Transport joins the show to offer tips on recruiting.

Peter Covach of Trimble joins this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to talk about driver choice and how it fits into the driver recruitment and retention process.

Anna Faford, VP of strategy for C&K Trucking, joins this week’s episode to discuss what got her into the industry, as well as how the driver shortage challenges are impacting the intermodal/drayage business.

John Elliott, CEO of LoadOne, joins this week’s episode to discuss his business, his involvement in the TCA, and the opportunities he sees in the industry.

DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Anthony Petitte, founder and CEO of TruckPark, about why he launched the company, who the company’s primary customer is, and how leveraging TruckPark can improve driver retention and satisfaction.

Right Turn is a “shot in the arm” for trucking companies, providing some of their best leads.

Jeremy Reymer chats with Wendy Bartz, DriverReach director of sales and services, about the challenging recruitment and retention environments.

Jeremy Reymer speaks with Dennis Cooke, president and CEO of TransForce Group, about closing the driver shortage gap.

Jeremy Reymer welcomes Bluewire CEO Steve Bryan to Taking the Hire Road to explain how the company has helped modernize the way data is analyzed and interpreted.

Jeremy Reymer speaks with Jim Mullen, chief administrative and legal officer of TuSimple, about what it is doing to disrupt the trucking industry as we know it and what the vision is for the future of autonomous driverless trucks.

CDLLife President and Owner Travis Overton joins the podcast this week. He reflects on last month’s Turning Point summit in Birmingham as well as the future of digital recruiting.

Jeremy Reymer speaks with Priscilla Peters of the Conversion Interactive Agency about how driver recruitment has evolved over the years, as well as the results of the agency’s driver survey conducted as a joint effort with the Professional Driver Agency.

Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Jim Ward, current chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, about his career as president of D.M. Bowman, as well as TCA advocacy and membership benefits.

DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Mark Tinney, president and CEO of JOBehaviors, about the driver shortage, turnover, challenges companies are facing and how JOBehaviors is helping companies reduce the risk of ever-increasing nuclear verdicts.

DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer chats with Rebecca Brewster, president and COO of the American Transportation Research Institute, about what data and research can do to improve the trucking industry.

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Carter Express Director of Recruiting Dave Chesterman about the unique challenges the driver shortage brings.

On today’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Lindsey Trent, founder of The Next Generation in Trucking Association, about her organization as well as how to improve the trucking industry’s image.

On today’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Jenny Abernathy, vice president of enterprise capacity development and driver recruiting at CRST International, about strategies to engage future leaders of the trucking industry.

On this episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jetco Delivery CEO Brian Fielkow discusses how a culture of safety plays a critical role in recruiting and retention strategies, as well as his new training course.

On this episode of Taking the Hire Road Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Chris Spear, president & CEO of the American Trucking Associations, about a diverse range of topics including ATA’s role in truckers being recognized as essential, the industry’s image, and working on the industry’s agenda with a new administration.

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Ellen Voie, president and CEO of Women in Trucking, on ways to recruit more women into the trucking industry.

On today’s episode, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with John Lex, driver ambassador and professional over-the-road driver with Walmart, about his story as well as his perspective on the trucking industry.

Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, chats with Gina Anderson, CEO of Luma Brighter Learning.

In this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Chad Hendricks, President of Brand Outcomes and host of the first driver recruiting podcast, “Recruit & Retain: Trucking Edition”.

In this week’s episode of the Taking The Hire Road podcast, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, and Brad Vaughn, VP of recruitment for Maverick Transportation, discuss more modern and unconventional ways to successfully attract drivers.

NFI’s Lance Christensen says, “We’re given two ears and one mouth. If you’re not listening to what the driver has to say, how could you possibly describe to them what your company has?”

National Transportation Institute CEO Leah Shaver says drivers “will feel disrespected if they see that their time is not valued as it pertains to their paycheck.”

Jeremy Reymer, the founder and CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Hayden Cardiff, the founder and CEO of Idelic, about the importance of safety and compliance for driver retention.

In the second episode of Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer talks about how companies can maximize the utility of their drivers.

On the inaugural episode of Taking The Hire Road, host Jeremey Reymer talks about finding and keeping the best drivers out there.