jeremy reymer

Leveraging feedback to improve efficiency – Taking the Hire Road

Max Farrell, CEO of real-time feedback platform WorkHound, joined Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss the value of driver feedback, the creation of an effective feedback loop and trends in the current economic climate.

Retention is a hot topic, especially in this challenging freight environment. How are companies leveraging the kind of feedback that WorkHound provides?

During freight recessions like the current one, Farrell said, rightsizing is more...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leveraging-feedback-to-improve-efficiency-taking-the-hire-road

Leadership through mentorship and networking – Taking the Hire Road

On a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer chatted with Candi Coate, certified director of safety (CDS) and the north region corporate safety leader for Highway Transport. The pair discussed the importance of embracing the industry and building a network.

Like many logistics professionals, Coate stumbled into the industry by surprise. After spending several years in a sales role that kept her on the road, she was presented with the opportunity to move into a safety position at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leadership-through-mentorship-and-networking-taking-the-hire-road

Leading by example – Taking the Hire Road

Tyler Kivi, COO of Kivi Bros Trucking, joined Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road. Kivi discussed being a third-generation trucking company owner and leading by example.

Like most multigenerational logistics professionals, Kivi believes trucking has always been in his blood.

His grandfather began hauling lumber and concrete culverts in the 1950s. At that time, Kivi Trucking was one of the only trucking companies in Minnesota with an authority. When Kivi’s father and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leading-by-example-taking-the-hire-road

Culture and innovation success – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Ben Schill, CEO of Wisconsin-based Paper Transport, and Jeremy Reymer discussed the importance of creating a top-notch workplace by leveraging innovative and progressive approaches to achieve success.

“Our purpose is to build a great place to work,” Schill said. “This truly is a people business, and it is about relationships; specifically it is about relationships with your employees and your professional drivers.”

For Schill, building a great...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/culture-and-innovation-success-taking-the-hire-road

A modern-day CDL Renaissance man – Taking the Hire Road

Michael Lombard, president of Lombard Trucking, joined Jeremy Reymer on a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road. Lombard discussed his experience as a CDL driver, his passion for driver health and his growth as an industry influencer.

Trucking is in Lombard’s DNA. When his great-great-grandfather immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s, he began peddling ice out of a horse-drawn carriage in Connecticut. That operation grew into the original Lombard Trucking, one of the largest motor...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-modern-day-cdl-renaissance-man-taking-the-hire-road

Discipline, reward, retention: The grind with Jason Douglass – Taking the Hire Road

Jason Douglass, director of retention and recruiting at Utah-based Stokes Trucking, joined Jeremy Reymer on a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road. The pair discussed making retention a priority, the importance of fitness and how video content can build trust with drivers.

Douglass is dedicated to being the best version of himself he can be, and that same drive fuels his desire to create a work environment that helps drivers excel. One of the biggest ways Douglass does that is by getting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/discipline-reward-retention-the-grind-with-jason-douglass-taking-the-hire-road

Leadership in culture with Rachelle Baker — Taking the Hire Road

Driver turnover is a persistent struggle for many trucking companies, with the industry average hovering around 90%. However, some carriers are bucking this trend through an intentional focus on company culture and open communication with drivers.

One such standout is Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Searcy Trucking, an open-deck carrier specializing in machinery and heavy-haul freight. Rachelle “Shell” Baker, director of culture and driver services, has seen the 55-year-old company nearly double...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leadership-in-culture-with-rachelle-baker-taking-the-hire-road

Recruiting and retention leadership – Taking the Hire Road

Sadie Church, president of Recruit Hire Retain, joined Jeremy Reymer on a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road. The duo dove into Church’s trucking industry background and her passion for helping carriers improve their recruiting and retention processes.

Church’s affinity for trucking started at a young age. Church’s father was a driver and owner-operator throughout her childhood, leaving her with fond memories of summer vacations in the truck, as well as a deep-rooted respect for the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/recruiting-and-retention-leadership-taking-the-hire-road

Leading people: From the fleet to the mayor’s office – Taking the Hire Road

Shawn Brown, vice president of safety with Cargo Transporters and mayor of Claremont, North Carolina, joined Jeremy Reymer on a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road. Brown and Reymer dived into the notion that there are “no secrets in safety,” as well as the parallels between being the mayor of a city and leading a department of a trucking company.

By and large, Brown has stuck close to his roots. His grandfather, Jack Brown, co-founded a garage and truck rental business in the mid-1960s. That...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/leading-people-from-the-fleet-to-the-mayors-office-taking-the-hire-road

Grit and determination: In pursuit of the American Dream – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, host Jeremy Reymer chatted with Marina Ivanov, co-founder of Apex Transit, a North Carolina-based carrier. The duo discussed the grit and determination required to start a trucking company, as well as the importance of being active and engaged in the industry.

Apex is a true family-run business. The business was co-founded by Ivanov, her husband and her brother-in-law about 10 years ago. The company’s culture is deeply rooted in the family’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/grit-and-determination-in-pursuit-of-the-american-dream-taking-the-hire-road

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