Driver hiring

DriverReach boosts speed-to-hire in driver recruiting

Ask any motor carrier what’s giving them headaches and they’ll likely say “hiring drivers”. It’s no surprise, considering we’re in what many are calling an ongoing driver shortage.

External factors have largely taken the blame for such woes. They’ve been an albatross around the neck of driver recruiters nationwide – especially during the pandemic. It started when COVID-19 slowed the once bountiful driver school pipeline to a trickle, virtually eliminating new talent. Things only worsened with...

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Driver recruitment wars: Cowan to pay $20,000 sign-on bonus

Cowan ups ante to new drivers

The ante for new drivers has been upped. Cowan Systems plans to pay sign-on bonuses as high as $20,000 to regional drivers willing to join the company.

The nearly 100-year-old Baltimore-based carrier said the incentive program is set up to guarantee at least a $15,000 bonus to all new driver hires. Cowan will pay $17,500 to drivers with either one year of experience with their current employer or a hazmat endorsement. Drivers with both will receive the $20,000 payout. 

The enhanced pay is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-recruitment-wars-cowan-to-pay-20000-sign-on-bonus

Driver employment market may be improving amid ‘historic’ pay increases

Driver hiring may be easing

Driver recruitment and retention remains the top priority throughout the trucking industry.

Estimates suggest more than 200,000 qualified CDL holders are no longer operating due to headwinds created by the pandemic as well as increased compliance with the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse. Diminished driver school graduation rates, early retirements and more than 75,000 violations recorded by the clearinghouse are just some of the catalysts for the reductions in the industry’s driver pool.

Tenstreet...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-employment-market-may-be-improving-amid-historic-pay-increases

Saia to add more than 500 drivers and 300 dockworkers

LTL hiring blitz continues

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia (NASDAQ: SAIA) announced Tuesday it would be hiring more than 500 Class A CDL drivers and 300 dockworkers in the coming weeks. The company said the hiring blitz was in response to elevated demand and its expansion initiatives.

The recruitment campaign includes a $1,500 driver referral program, driver sign-on bonuses of $7,500 in some markets and a dock-to-driver training program with $5,000 in incentives.

“To meet demand and continue to offer customers the quality...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/saia-to-add-more-than-500-drivers-and-300-dockworkers

Taking notes on recruiting from sales playbook — Taking The Hire Road

Driver recruiting and sales have a lot in common, but there’s more to hiring than just a sales pitch.

DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer welcomes Lance Christensen, director of recruiting and independent contractor capacity at NFI, to this week’s episode of Taking The Hire Road to dive into recruiting methods that turn conversations into conversions.

Leading a recruiting team requires one to assess the situation. Christensen suggests taking into account what your team’s strengths and...

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Trucking boom prompts Old Dominion to add 1,200 drivers and dockworkers

Drivers remain in hot demand

Citing “a strong economic recovery with robust freight demand,” less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL) announced Thursday plans to add 800 drivers and more than 400 dockworkers and clerical personnel.

The Thomasville, North Carolina-based company said it was looking to add Class A CDL drivers over the next three months to meet growing demand. The plans include hiring 275 linehaul drivers, 260 pickup and delivery drivers and 100 team drivers. It will also add more...

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Driver hiring: Balancing wages and benefits — Taking The Hire Road

Are wages the most important factor driving fleet recruitment?

Yes, but there are other factors to consider. Leah Shaver, president and chief executive officer of the National Transportation Institute (NTI), explains how to effectively balance pay, benefits and other incentives when attracting new drivers with DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer in his podcast, Taking The Hire Road.

Shaver started her 20-year career in the industry as a driver recruiter and knows that the key components...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-hiring-balancing-wages-and-benefits-taking-the-hire-road

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