This blog comes to us from Robin Smith who is a driver recruiter from Pro Fleet in Indiana.
Next week marks the start of the 2015 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which will run from September 13-19th, 2015.
Started by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) back in 1988, this is a week where Americans take the time to honour the importance of the truck driver and the hard work they do.
In an earlier post, I mentioned that recruiting is both an art and a science. If you keep reading this post you should be able to pick up on some subtle, and not so subtle, ways that I perform my art. Today I am going to talk about the science of recruiting.
My job primarily consists of driver application reviews, interviews, and background checks. I also do advertising and marketing for recruiting drivers.
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Without good drivers our economy stops. Without good drivers your business stops. As a day-to-day recruiter, I have an arsenal of ideas and strategies to find the right drivers and keep seats filled. In our business, driver recruitment is a perpetual motion machine. Just like the freight we move, recruiting never stops.
I’ll start by telling you a little about myself. I’m a Recruiter, capital R. A people person. I genuinely enjoy talking to other people and hearing their stories. I believe strongly, it is a major part of being successful at this type of work. The job suits me 100%.
Air, rail, sea, and road – logbooks have a long, storied history that’s as old as transportation itself.
It just seems like yesterday we were in Dallas for The Great American Truck Show, but it’s time to pack up the truck again.
Starting next week is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week.
With September almost upon us, our recent webinar to took another look at the impending ELD mandate. During this session, we looked at what you should expect out of an ELD and the best ways you can prepare for when they become mandatory.
