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Embracing the change

As technology continues to improve — particularly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — more companies across all industries are embracing technological solutions to streamline their internal and external processes.

A recent study by McKinsey and Co. shows that companies have “accelerated the digitization of their customer and supply-chain interactions and of their internal operations by three to four years”. 

With many companies adopting more advanced solutions, holdouts will likely be left...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/embracing-the-change

Providing a bright future for industry’s women, young drivers — Taking the Hire Road

The future is bright for women in the trucking industry, as for all younger drivers. That is according to Sherri Garner Brumbaugh, president and CEO of Garner Trucking as well immediate past chair of the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

Brumbaugh joined host Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, on this episode of Taking the Hire Road to share her thoughts on creating a more diverse industry as well as how to attract the next generation of drivers.

Brumbaugh ascended to the position...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teacher-by-trade-trucker-by-heritage-taking-the-hire-road

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driverreach-boosts-speed-to-hire-in-driver-recruiting

Driver shortage again No. 1 concern — Taking the Hire Road

The American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) annual survey of the top industry issues found that the driver shortage was the No. 1 issue for the fifth year in a row. 

This didn’t surprise Rebecca Brewster, the president and COO of ATRI, who joined DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss the findings from the nonprofit’s latest research.

Brewster said it was interesting to see just how emphatically the industry voted the driver...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-shortage-again-no-1-concern-taking-the-hire-road

Just announced: Fourth Making Safety Happen cohort starting Jan. 13

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and DriverReach have announced a fourth cohort will be held for their joint Making Safety Happen program.

The program provides an opportunity for safety-conscious fleet professionals to interact and learn from each other in an open forum with dialogue. This exclusive TCA-member benefit provides expert-led instruction by industry safety expert Brian Fielkow with Jetco Delivery, a multi-year Best Fleets to Drive For Top 20 winner. The program features:

  • Six...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/just-announced-fourth-making-safety-happen-cohort-starting-jan-13

Hard data on how the pandemic has reshaped driver recruiting – Taking the Hire Road

Justin Reed, manager of DOT strategic services for Hire Right, joins this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to share the hard data on driver recruiting in the pandemic era with host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach.

Recruiting has been a top priority for quite a while because of the industry’s aging workforce but also because of the pandemic. COVID-19 has choked the amount of drivers able to be trained and receive their licenses while also driving many of its older segment out...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hard-data-on-how-the-pandemic-has-reshaped-driver-recruiting-taking-the-hire-road

From driver wellness to recruiter fatigue, focusing on health matters: Taking the Hire Road

DriverReach Director of Sales and Services Wendy Bartz fills in for CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, welcoming to the show Jessie Burnette, chief people officer at Hirschbach, to discuss the creative ways the Iowa-based carrier prioritizes the mental health of its workforce. 

Burnette’s job is to go above and beyond for Hirschbach’s drivers and office staff, explaining that human resources should be more than just recruiting.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a driver on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/from-driver-wellness-to-recruiter-fatigue-focusing-on-health-matters-taking-the-hire-road

40 years of driver retention evolution: Taking the Hire Road

Ray Haight, a retention coach with and former chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, joined this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss how driver retention challenges have evolved with host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach.

COVID-19 has made it much harder to evaluate fleet driver retention programs, according to Haight, attributing the difficulty to an overabundance of Zoom calls. He said it was easier before the pandemic to get a good sense of what’s going on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/40-years-of-driver-retention-evolution-taking-the-hire-road

Peering into the future with U.S. Xpress — Taking the Hire Road

Dustin Koehl, SVP of sales at U.S. Xpress, joins this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss U.S. Xpress’ Variant Model fleet, a digitally orchestrated fleet, with host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach. They also dive into a recent U.S. Xpress report about freight demand and trucking capacity issues, as well as Koehl’s work on the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) subcommittee on autonomous trucks.

Koehl said Variant derives its name from the Latin variantem, roughly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/peering-into-the-future-with-us-xpress-taking-the-hire-road

Eye on the future with Trucking U — Taking the Hire Road

The school year has just begun, but the job search is officially underway for college seniors nationwide. 

For those with ambition — and wanting to land a great job upon graduation — Trucking U might just be the ticket. This week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road features Anna Faford, vice president of strategy for C&K Trucking, who details the many opportunities available to younger generations. She joins host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach.

Organized by the American Trucking...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/eye-on-the-future-with-trucking-u-taking-the-hire-road

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