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Driving safety with Battaglia Communications – Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Lisa M. Battaglia, founder and president of Battaglia Communications, sat down with Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach and Project 61, to discuss the importance of developing and executing an internal marketing and communications strategy to drive employee engagement, retention and safety.

In 2022, Battaglia founded her company because she saw a need for freight companies to shift their marketing and communication efforts from the outside to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driving-safety-with-battaglia-communications-taking-the-hire-road

Approximately 30 Percent of Sailors Remain in Same Area Following New Billet Assignment, CNP Says

Sailors man the rails aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-7)) as the aircraft carrier returns to San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2024. US Navy Photo

Three in 10 sailors did not have to move due to their new billet assignments, the head of naval personnel said Wednesday.

As a result of changes to billet assignments, such as the detailing marketplace assignment policy, sailors are able to stay in the same geographic area longer, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman said Wednesday during a...

https://news.usni.org/2024/05/15/approximately-30-percent-of-sailors-remain-in-same-area-following-new-billet-assignment-cnp-says

Navy, Marine Corps Focus on Smaller Eligible Population As Recruitment Problems Mount

Recruits with the 64th Annual Recruit Cardinal Division stand at attention during a pass-in-review graduation ceremony inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command, Nov. 4, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s ongoing struggle to meet recruitment missions and the Marine Corps’ growing concerns over the shrinking pool of possible enlistees topped a Senate panel’s hearing on personnel issues facing the sea services last week.

The Navy predicts it will be 6,200 enlistees short of its...

https://news.usni.org/2024/05/13/navy-marine-corps-focus-on-smaller-eligible-population-as-recruitment-problems-mount

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

Now is the time to sharpen your sword — Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Sepeti Moala, vice president of client success at Transportation Marketing Group.

As is a common story throughout the industry, Moala fell into trucking by chance. Starting at a young age in sales, he was eventually hired to be a recruiter with C.R. England.

Within his first year, Moala became the No. 1 recruiter at the entire company, at which he spent a total of six years.

But, in the latter...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/now-is-the-time-to-sharpen-your-sword-taking-the-hire-road

Standing out in a crowd — Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, is joined by Sean Horton, VP of sales at JobsInLogistics.com.

Like so many within the industry, Horton fell into trucking by accident. When he received a job offer from JobsInLogistics.com, he thought it was too good to be true and refused it outright.

In other words, when opportunity knocked, Horton was late in answering the door.

Given his firsthand experience,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/standing-out-in-a-crowd-taking-the-hire-road

Reshaping the perception of trucking for a new era — Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Chris Woody, director of safety at The M&W Logistics Group.

Woody is a distinguished veteran of the industry, having been named the Tennessee Trucking Association’s Safety Professional of the Year in 2021 and having helped M&W to win the American Trucking Associations’ President’s Trophy in 2022.

Yet, like many within the trucking industry, Woody relates that he fell into this line of work “by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reshaping-the-perception-of-trucking-for-a-new-era-taking-the-hire-road

Sleep smarter, drive safer — Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Dr. Abhinav Singh, a board-certified physician with decades of experience in the field of sleep medicine.

When trying to impress upon his patients the importance of proper sleep hygiene, Singh often found himself recommending literature written by others. One day, a patient asked him why he had yet to write a book on the subject.

Thus was the genesis of “Sleep to Heal: 7 Simple Steps to Better...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sleep-smarter-drive-safer-taking-the-hire-road

Lessons on reaching trucking’s next generation — Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, is joined by Anthony Book, VP of sales and marketing at Long Haul Trucking. 

While serving as the director of sales and marketing might imply a customer-facing role, Book devotes much of his attention to leading driver recruitment and retention programs at his company. 

At Long Haul Trucking, “we always say that we have two sets of clients: We have our drivers and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lessons-on-reaching-truckings-next-generation-taking-the-hire-road

Lessons from across the pond — Taking the Hire Road

On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder of DriverReach, is joined by Simon Curtis, CEO of Career Driver as well as founder and director of Curtis Gabriel, a leading digital marketing agency based in the U.K.

Curtis took a circuitous path toward his present affiliation with the transportation industry, starting with sports marketing in university. But he quickly realized that the fundamentals of marketing in sports were equally applicable to all verticals.

Fundamen...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lessons-from-across-the-pond-taking-the-hire-road

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