Transforce Group
TransForce offers ‘two-check’ solution to help independents comply with AB5
Nearly four weeks after Supreme Court inaction led to the realization that California’s AB5 was going to work its way into the state’s trucking business, one significant labor supplier is rolling out a proposed solution.
TransForce Group has long been a major source of drivers to trucking companies. As its president, Dennis Cooke, told FreightWaves, TransForce formerly described itself as a driver staffing company; now it calls itself a driver solutions company.
The heart of its plan to allow...
Live demo preview: TransForce TF1 Driver Recruitment Platform
TransForce seeks to use technology to tackle the driver shortage head-on through its TF1 Driver Recruitment platform in addition to its nationwide network of CDL schools, which annually graduates around 4,000 drivers. Of those drivers, around 70% are military veterans. The TransForce One smartphone app additionally enables drivers to search for and book jobs based on their preferences. This allows carriers to digitally match their trucking demand with a qualified driver.
A major attraction of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/live-demo-preview-transforce-tf1-driver-recruitment-platform
Piecing together the driver shortage puzzle — Taking the Hire Road
TransForce Group is tackling the driver shortage problem head-on through its nationwide CDL schools, annually graduating about 4,000 drivers, of which 70% are military veterans.
Dennis Cooke, president and CEO of TransForce Group, joins DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer on this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, to lay out the headway the company is making.
Through its education and training, staffing and recruiting, as well as compliance and safety solutions, TransForce Group, a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/piecing-together-the-driver-shortage-puzzle-taking-the-hire-road
Shifting perspective on what makes a quality driver
The trucking industry has been struggling to recruit younger drivers into its aging workforce for years. Companies of all sizes have rolled out recruitment and retention initiatives intended to bring in new drivers and retain existing. Most of these programs have focused on offering bonuses or other incentives like increased home time or tuition reimbursement.
While these efforts have moved the needle for some individual companies, the industry as a whole continues to struggle. It is also...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shifting-perspective-on-what-makes-a-quality-driver
Three reasons to hire entry-level CDL drivers in 2021
As the driver shortage returns to the highs of 2018, motor carriers are left scrambling to fill their driver population. But the 2021 shortage is different than 2018 in many ways.
COVID-19 has made a dramatic impact on the trucking industry, and we continue to experience the impact of this pandemic well into 2021. Unemployment and weakened CDL training infrastructure due to lack of in-person training have made this season’s trucking boom a significant challenge. In fact, due to driver retirement...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/three-reasons-to-hire-entrylevel-cdl-drivers-in-2021