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Show up for yourself to show up for others – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, is joined by Eileen Dabrowski, director of learning, development and marketing at ReedTMS Logistics.

Like many within the industry, Dabrowski came to trucking with no prior experience with the work. “All I knew about trucks,” she says, “was that they are bigger than me and that they’re on the road.”

But a phone call from Jason Reed, CEO of ReedTMS, pulled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/show-up-for-yourself-to-show-up-for-others-taking-the-hire-road

Leveraging associations and networking in tough economy – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Amber Edmonson, president and CEO of Trailiner Corp.

Edmonson is an industry veteran of nearly 25 years, having been with Trailiner since 1999. 

But Edmonson’s connection to trucking runs deeper than just her years of employment: Her father became an owner-operator when she was 8, and Trailiner itself was started by Edmonson’s grandfather in 1976. 

Trailiner, a long-haul refrigerated carrier from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leveraging-associations-and-networking-in-tough-economy-taking-the-hire-road

DriverReach rolls out driver qualification checklist – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Sam Bloomquist, the organization’s chief operating officer and CPO.

After decades in software development across multiple industries, Bloomquist came to both DriverReach and the trucking sector nearly seven years ago, attracted to the meaningful potential of technology adoption in the field.

In Bloomquist’s early days at DriverReach, the company focused primarily on the pressing issues of driver...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driverreach-rolls-out-driver-qualification-checklist-taking-the-hire-road

How PSPs lead to better data-driven decisions – Taking the Hire Road

Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by a great industry friend and ally, Yvonne Glover. Glover serves as the director of operations at Tyler Technologies, an organization that builds solutions aimed at helping the public sector operate more efficiently.

About 97% of large government agencies use Tyler Technologies’ solutions, according to the company’s website. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is one of those agencies. The company was contracted to help FMCSA build...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-psps-lead-to-better-data-driven-decisions-taking-the-hire-road

Who’s the happiest driver on the road? — Taking The Hire Road

On this episode of DriverReach’s Taking The Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, chats with Beth Potratz, founder, president and CEO of Drive My Way.

Drive My Way is a trucking recruiting platform that has a mission to “empower drivers to live the life they want doing a job they love,” Potratz said.

In today’s climate of high turnover, recruiting efforts are often thought about in the short term.

“The spirit of recruiting hasn’t changed,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/whos-the-happiest-driver-on-the-road-taking-the-hire-road

For better retention, focus on what’s controllable — Taking The Hire Road

On this episode of Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by a great industry friend and partner, Max Farrell, co-founder and CEO of WorkHound, a company committed to giving a voice to frontline workers through a real-time anonymous feedback platform.

The trucking industry has dealt with rampant turnover for years. Because of the volatile marketplace, a driver might be “happy in the beginning of the week, get fed up in the middle and quit in the end and have a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/for-better-retention-focus-on-whats-controllable-taking-the-hire-road

Fleetworthy’s mission for manageable compliance — Taking The Hire Road

In this week’s episode of Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by a great industry friend, Michael Precia, the CEO and president of fleet safety and risk management system Fleetworthy Solutions.

The trucking industry has long been known as a field with a low barrier to entry, and many companies of all sizes have humble beginnings that start with a single truck. While each year in-cab technology becomes more sophisticated in their fleets’ trucks, too often the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fleetworthys-mission-for-manageable-compliance-taking-the-hire-road

Boosting the bottom line with compliance and wellness – Taking the Hire Road

In this episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by a great industry friend and fellow compliance nerd, Stacey Gibson. Gibson is personnel operations manager at TLC Cos.

TLC Cos. is a professional employee organization (PEO) that helps small and midsize motor carriers grow their companies by taking on the bulk of the administrative load.

Despite the freight recession, demand for the company’s services has grown over the past few years. Gibson attributes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boosting-the-bottom-line-with-compliance-and-wellness-taking-the-hire-road

Carriers level up communication expectations for driver results – Taking the Hire Road

On this episode of DriverReach’s Taking The Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, chats with Kameel Gaines, founder, president and CEO of Rig on Wheels, a third-party driver recruiting firm.

Gaines started Rig on Wheels from her living room more than a decade ago. She has gained a plethora of insights in the process, but one point stands out above the rest: Communication is key. 

Consistent, respectful communication should be prioritized...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carriers-level-up-communication-expectations-for-driver-results-taking-the-hire-road

Solving the parking puzzle: Truck Parking Club’s win-win approach — Taking The Hire Road

On this episode of Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, a platform connecting truck drivers with available parking spaces.

Every day across the U.S., while truck drivers are hundreds or thousands of miles from home, they spend precious time looking for a safe place to pull over to rest. 

Truckers consistently point to parking as one of their top pain points. For carriers, though, alleviating this problem...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/solving-the-parking-puzzle-truck-parking-clubs-win-win-approach-taking-the-hire-road

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