Tracy Rushing, recipient of the 2024 Influential Woman in Trucking Award, discusses how focusing on improving the experience for truck drivers is how freight companies not only become destination employers, but also improve the workload and cohesion of the support staff.
James Winfrey, vice president of partnerships and alliances with Leoforce, joins Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, to discuss advancements in recruiting technology in the trucking space, highlighting some of the best use cases for leveraging AI to allow for a better applicant experience and outcome.
President and founder of Seated Social, Alex Carpenter, explains his philosophy of targeted advertising to passive drivers and how that leads to better retention and a more efficient use of recruitment resources.
Tech nonprofit Emerge Career reduces recidivism and poverty rates among convicts by providing access to vocational training and job placement support throughout incarceration and after release.
Evan Shelley, the co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, joins Taking The Hire Road to share how his company is solving the lack of truck driver parking with an app.
“There’s a disconnect between what I think employers think they’re saying to drivers versus what drivers are seeing and feeling,” said Seiza’s Ron Yazzetti.
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.
