On this episode, Jeremy Reymer, CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Shannon Currier, director of philanthropy and development with the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping drivers and their families.
Over-the-road semi-truck drivers are an integral part of the transportation industry. When situations arise that put drivers out of work due to injury or illness, though, all too often it’s hard for them to pay necessary household expenses for...
On this episode of DriverReach’s Taking The Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, chats with Jim Ward, president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).
Associations are an important part of the trucking industry, providing their members with a way to access professional development tools, establish and deepen relationships and advance the interests of their members.
A recent American Transportation Research Institute study even showed...
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Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, was joined Thursday by a champion for the industry, Doug Marcello, chief legal officer of Bluewire and shareholder with Saxton & Stump law firm.
Truck drivers take risks each day delivering food to grocery stores, medical supplies to pharmacies, fuel to gas stations and just about everything else that’s required to keep society running smoothly.
But, when accidents occur involving semi-trucks, too often those same truck drivers are almost...
Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, is joined on this episode of Taking The Hire Road by a great friend and experienced industry leader, Tracy Rushing, the executive director of safety and HR at R.E. Garrison.
Rushing began her transportation career in 1996, and she said working for Garrison for the last year and a half has been the best trucking profession decision she’s ever made.
Garrison, in business since 1959, is commonly viewed as something of a destination carrier for drivers....
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Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, is joined on this episode of Taking The Hire Road by a great friend and innovative leader, Justin Clarke. Clarke is the founder and CEO of F|Staff, an on-demand truck driver staffing company.
Clarke founded Contracted Driver Services — a more traditional staffing company — with the goal of matching up qualified drivers and high-quality carriers. The evolution of technology has enabled Clarke to morph CDS into a more tech-forward operation, F|Staff.
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Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, is joined on this episode of Taking The Hire Road by a progressive and innovative industry leader, Gregg Troian, president of PGT Trucking out of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
PGT is well known for its innovative approach to all things flatbed — from investing in next-gen tech solutions to embracing electric vehicles. The company applies this same attitude to driver hiring and training.
Just last month, PGT unveiled its new and improved driver training...
Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, is joined on this episode of Taking The Hire Road by an industry friend, Hayden Cardiff, chief innovation officer and founder of Idelic, who happens to be one of DriverReach’s strongest integrated partners.
During his time working in trucking consulting, Cardiff identified a critical pain problem among fleets of all sizes: Companies have access to an abundance of data but do not have a good solution to use that information to be proactive and...
On this week’s Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, is joined by a close friend, as well as a DriverReach customer, Amanda Glidewell, recruiting manager at Groendyke Transportation, one of the nation’s largest tank truck carriers.
Glidewell first caught the “recruiting bug” when she worked at a staffing agency around nine years ago. She brought that passion to the transportation industry, joining Groendyke in an HR generalist role before her focus shifted to...
This week on Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Ron Yazzetti, VP of U.S. new business sales and partnerships at Seiza (formerly Work4Labs).
Yazzetti is very familiar with the world of HR. During his work at multiple job boards over the years, he noticed a recurring trend: the demand for truck drivers.
Around seven years ago, he took it upon himself to learn about the trucking industry, and since then, his immersion in the transportation industry has...
Recruiting and retention is incredibly important in any industry but especially in one with high turnover rates like trucking.
The American Trucking Associations reported that large fleets averaged an 89% driver turnover rate in March 2021. That number has since grown and is now in the 90% range.
DriverReach sees the importance of recruiting and retaining drivers to combat high turnover rates and specializes in technology that assists trucking companies with both.
DriverReach, a modern recruitment...