Leah Shaver

Where diesel tech and driver recruitment meet – Taking the Hire Road

While carriers continue to prioritize recruiting and retaining well-qualified truck drivers, finding and retaining diesel technicians is an increasingly important concern today. 

Leah Shaver sat down with Amanda Schuier, strategic maintenance director at Jetco Delivery, to discuss the similarities and differences between recruiting and retaining truck drivers and diesel technicians. 

Engagement is Schuier’s priority in her roles at both the American Trucking Associations and Jetco. “Encouraging...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/where-diesel-tech-and-driver-recruitment-meet-taking-the-hire-road

Riding trucking’s waves: Freight market cycles and the driver pool – Taking the Hire Road

On a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of The National Transportation Institute, welcomed Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR, for a conversation about the data behind trucking, the economy and the labor market. 

Vise has long been tuned in to the data that showcases how the trucking industry is performing today — and where it may be headed tomorrow. In fact, he hosts FTR’s weekly Trucking Market Update podcast, where he explores some...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/riding-truckings-waves-freight-market-cycles-and-the-driver-pool-taking-the-hire-road

Steering recruiting amid an exhausted labor market — Taking the Hire Road

ZipRecruiter recently released an analysis about current dynamics of labor supply and demand in the economy. The conclusion was that for the first time, the U.S. economy had exhausted its supply of workers.

“2022 was the first year on record where the demand of labor fully caught up to the supply,” said Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter.

She said that before the pandemic, on average, there were 2.4 unemployed workers for every job opening. That has moved to about 0.5 unemployed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/steering-recruiting-amid-an-exhausted-labor-market-taking-the-hire-road

Recruiting Today and Tomorrow with Career Now Brands — Taking the Hire Road

One of the top issues for companies in the trucking industry continues to be the need for more people. Craig Jablonski and Ben Onnie, co-founders of Career Now Brands, have described this need as “insatiable.”

“There are so many things that have impacted candidate recruitment over the last few years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still lingering effects from that,” said Onnie, who is also COO of Career Now Brands. 

Some of the other market forces that have affected trucking...

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

Should recruiters pull back in this freight economy? — Taking the Hire Road

While spot and contract rates offer shippers different value, more shippers are leaning toward contract rates in today’s market. As the spot market cools, Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR, believes that freight demand is still stable and the need for trucking services remains solid.

“We saw the spot market reach unprecedented levels at the end of last year, and they spent the first four months of the year steadily coming back down. Rates and volumes are still above the five-year...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/should-recruiters-pull-back-in-this-freight-economy-taking-the-hire-road

Turning driving jobs into destination careers at Walmart — Taking the Hire Road

Because of the many benefits, including income and holiday and vacation time off, many in the trucking industry desire to drive for a private fleet. Walmart is considered top tier in that sector and has worked to maintain that status for nearly 50 years.

One key aspect of retaining drivers is respect. Most of the time that means valuing them with consistent conversation, scheduling and pay.

“Drivers are a special part of not just our supply chain but our company as a whole,” said Erin Bergman,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/turning-driving-jobs-into-destination-careers-at-walmart-taking-the-hire-road

The forces at play behind driver wages — Taking the Hire Road

In a constantly evolving market, accurate and up-to-date data is crucial for success in the logistics industry, especially when it comes to recruiting and retaining employees.

The goal of the National Transportation Institute is to foster growth opportunities for fleets by helping them to recruit and expand a team that is appropriately compensated, engaged and retained based on current market trends.

NTI is dedicated to helping fleets understand these compensation trends and make critical...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-forces-at-play-behind-driver-wages-taking-the-hire-road

Driver hiring: Balancing wages and benefits — Taking The Hire Road

Are wages the most important factor driving fleet recruitment?

Yes, but there are other factors to consider. Leah Shaver, president and chief executive officer of the National Transportation Institute (NTI), explains how to effectively balance pay, benefits and other incentives when attracting new drivers with DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer in his podcast, Taking The Hire Road.

Shaver started her 20-year career in the industry as a driver recruiter and knows that the key components...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driver-hiring-balancing-wages-and-benefits-taking-the-hire-road

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