The driver shortage continues to plague the trucking industry, but is an inefficient and outdated hiring process partially to blame?
With the industry still short 78,000, according to an estimate by the American Trucking Associations, the quicker companies can fill those seats, the better. But, according to Joel Sitak, CEO of Foley, a Connecticut-based specialty screening and compliance software provider, the hiring process for drivers is usually two weeks.
At most companies — for applicants and...
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