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EFS chat recap: Despite pay increases, fleets still scrambling for drivers

7 April 2021

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Recruiting and filling seats in 2021

DETAILS: Rob Hatchett, president of SeatMyTrucks, discusses some of the reasons why fleets are struggling to find truck drivers because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Marilyn Surber of Tenstreet.

SPEAKER: Marilyn Surber is a transportation adviser for Tenstreet, a leading software-as-a-service company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

BIO: Surber has served as a transportation adviser for Tenstreet, which uses automation to help fleets recruit and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efs-chat-recap-despite-pay-increases-fleets-still-scrambling-for-drivers

Emerge’s Leto, marketing expert Pulizzi to keynote Sales & Marketing Summit

8 January 2021

FreightWaves Sales & Marketing virtual summit

In a work world that quickly became remote in 2020, organizations faced pressure on a number of fronts – technology, communications and a rapid digitization of the supply chain to name just a few. For sales and marketing professionals used to face-to-face conversations, the challenges were especially acute.

As 2020 turned into 2021, many of the concerns that these professionals faced last year haven’t gone away entirely, and that is leading to a new way to do business. Customer acquisition,...

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FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Driver pay may rise alongside rates (with video)

19 August 2020

Carriers looking to attract more drivers may have to get creative with recruitment, as well as consider raising pay or adding bonuses, said Rob Hatchett, president of SeatMyTrucks.

FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom talked with Hatchett Wednesday during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit. The event, with headline sponsor Blume Global, is streaming live Wednesday and Thursday on FreightWavesTV and on freightwaves.com.

“I think for the month of September, we’re going to see a bunch of driver pay increases or...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-driver-pay-may-rise-alongside-rates-with-video

FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Dynamic demos (with videos)

19 August 2020

Innovation was on full display as some of the brightest companies in the logistics industry demonstrated their latest tech during FreightWaves’ first virtual Carrier Summit on Wednesday.

Each company had the opportunity to highlight their products through seven-minute presentations. SeatMyTrucks, Sphere Management and Axele by Optym presented Wednesday morning.

SeatMyTrucks

One of the most challenging aspects of a career in long-haul trucking is being separated from loved ones for extended...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-dynamic-demos-with-videos