Rigorous driver hiring standards are proving to be more than just a safety measure — they’re a strategic tool for managing insurance costs.
Idelic’s founder joins Taking The Hire Road to discuss how machine learning is helping companies predict crash risk and effectively coach the right drivers.
Roadmaster Drivers School President Brad Ball joins Taking the Hire Road to discuss the importance of bringing new drivers to the industry.
Do you know what’s on your PSP record? Reliance Partners’ Mark Barlar shares insight into the story it tells about a driver, how it informs hiring decisions and what drivers can do about it.
Experts at Conversion Interactive Agency and People. Data. Analytics. (PDA) advise these strategies for reaching candidates where they are and retaining them long term.
“If we take what we’ve learned about compliance over the last 20 years and combine it with the latest technology, it’s possible to speed up the process significantly and make it a better experience for drivers,” Foley and CEO Joel Sitak said.
“Treat every application like it is worth a million dollars. An allegation of negligent hiring in post-crash litigation could cost at least that and more,” said Mark Schedler, senior transport editor at J. J. Keller & Associates.
Trucking carriers face increased risk of nuclear verdicts, but managing those risks is not insurmountable, if done right and from the start.
U.S. Xpress expects freight demand to stay strong in the first half of 2022. The trajectory from there could hinge on inflation.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. adds two driver academies as part of a plan to train 1,000 drivers in 2022.
Natasha Hammack of Wright Media joins the show to discuss truck driver recruiting solution HireMaster.
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Dedicated carrier Cowan Systems is offering sign-on bonuses as high as $20,000 for newly hired drivers.
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Signs of hope are seen in driver recruitment, according to Tenstreet, as “historic” pay increases continue.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announced Tuesday it was hiring more than 500 drivers and 300 dockworkers.
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?”
Old Dominion Freight Line said Thursday it would add 800 drivers and more than 400 dockworkers and clerical personnel to meet “robust freight demand.”
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.”
With the need for qualified drivers on the rise, less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announces plans to hire 1,500 drivers and open new academies in 12 locations across the country.
On the inaugural episode of Taking The Hire Road, host Jeremey Reymer talks about finding and keeping the best drivers out there.
With the bulk of the driver workforce approaching retirement age in the next decade, it is more important than ever to figure out how to attract younger drivers.
Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says, “Communication between a driver and their fleet manager or safety department should be an open line for expressing what you want from them, but also what should they expect from you?”
Nuclear verdicts and social inflation may mean greater scrutiny during loss control visits for fleet operators. Understand the goals and purpose of the loss control visit and how to prepare for it.
Carriers shift to road experience as entry-level applications drop off.
Temporary change could leave carriers vulnerable to disqualified drivers.
AvatarFleet is in the business of simplifying the process in which transportation companies find not just drivers, but safe drivers.
Recruiters say competition is fierce among trucking companies to find qualified truck drivers and it can be a race to see which company can successfully help applicants navigate the hiring process first.
LTL giant claims new requirements would also add costs to its in-house driver training.
Driver hiring includes many steps to ensure compliance, and many fleets turn to outside help to assist in that process.
