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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

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

Drivers on demand: How F|Staff brings flexibility for all – Taking The Hire Road

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.

By...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-on-demand-how-fstaff-brings-flexibility-for-all-taking-the-hire-road

Lanefinder makes no-risk recruiting a reality for trucking industry

The transportation industry and the overall economy move in lockstep with each other. The trucking markets tend to reflect larger economic trends well ahead of other industries. At the same time, trends that originate within the transportation space have an outsized impact on the greater economy. 

Lanefinder CEO Mats Holmbäck equated the U.S. trucking industry to the locomotive for the world economy. If the industry isn’t working, nothing is working. It is crucial, then, that carriers can keep...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lanefinder-makes-no-risk-recruiting-a-reality-for-trucking-industry

Trailblazing trucking: Gregg Troian’s progressive pursuit of innovation – Taking The Hire Road

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trailblazing-trucking-gregg-troians-progressive-pursuit-of-innovation-taking-the-hire-road

How XPO plans to become a talent magnet in transportation

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In the fast-paced world of freight transportation, success is often determined by a carrier’s ability to deliver goods damage-free and on-time, but really, it’s driven by the people behind the scenes who make it all happen. 

That’s why new Chief Human Resources Officer of XPO, Carolyn Roach, is highly focused on building a workplace culture where each team member can thrive and feel motivated to perform at their best.

“F...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-xpo-plans-to-become-a-talent-magnet-in-transportation

Check Call: Employee attraction and retention trends for 2023

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: workplace trends for 2023; growing demand for industrial space at the border; and the hunt for a new CEO.

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Make it work. It seems that the workplace trends have started to emerge for the year....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-employee-attraction-and-retention-trends-for-2023

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