Don’t Let Inefficiency Kill Your Recruiting
The competition between fleets over qualified drivers can be fierce. Fleets have tried everything from sign-on bonuses, higher pay rates, and even more time off the road to try and entice prospective drivers and gain a competitive edge. Over the past few months we’ve looked at a few possible solutions recruiters could embrace to secure […]
Four Common Recruiting Mistakes We See
We work with a broad array of clients to help them generate more driver leads. We helped drive more than 1 million leads last year, in fact. Working with so many clients gives us unique insight into the world of truck driver recruiting. We see it all! We see what strategies work, and we […]
Getting Recruiting and Marketing In the Same Boat, On the Same Page
In terms of day to day function, recruiting and marketing might seem, at best, like distant cousins. You have your recruiters over here doing their thing, working the phones, poring over apps and trying to get drivers in the door. Meanwhile in the other silo office quadrant, your marketers are busy building brands and blasting […]
Want to Attract More Drivers? Get Driver-Centric
Drive past any company truck on the interstate and you’re likely to see some variation of DRIVERS WANTED. Most trucks also feature a platitude like ‘We Love Our Drivers,’ which apparently is supposed to make drivers want to do a Jason Bourne-style leap from their current rig into the truck with the reassuring language on […]
3 Stats About Contractor Social Media Usage
Social media is a massive community of people. And even the most conservative estimates show that over 2 billion people use social media regularly. That means over 25% of all human beings use social media. Mind blown, huh? Ok, so those are big numbers. But what about your audience of contractors? I mean, there are […]
The Top 4 Channels for Distributing Your Driver Recruiting Content
In today’s driver recruiting marketplace, fleets need drivers and they need them now. It’s a tough marketplace, but you already know that. What you want to know is where can you find a competitive edge. One underutilized tools, for driver recruiters is content marketing. It’s one of the best ways for fleets to engage drivers […]
The Recruiting Lifecycle: the 4 Stages of the Driver’s Journey
As a driver recruiter, you know your industry’s outlook. Drivers are a hot commodity and there is constant pressure on you to hire more and more. It’s not necessary for me to remind you that the driver recruiting landscape is not looking great right now. However, I can help you improve your recruiting processes. That […]
Can You Write Away Your Driver Recruiting Problems?
The driver shortage has changed the way you recruit. If you have been recruiting drivers for a while, you know exactly what I’m talking about. If you’re new to the profession, then you have been forced to get adjusted to the difficulties. It’s the new norm. Either way, you’re now a marketer. Marketing tools are […]
August 2013 Trucking Industry MarketPulse
What’s the pulse on the trucking market right now? We conducted some research surveying for-hire trucking executives in August 2013 to find out what their thoughts are on business conditions. What were their top concerns and thoughts on equipment? Are they what you expected? Let us know in the comments! Key Findings: How do the […]
Grayson joins Equipment World as equipment and technology editor
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., (June 2012) – Randall Reilly has named Wayne Grayson to the editorial staff of Equipment World magazine. Grayson, who comes to Equipment World from The Tuscaloosa News, will serve as the magazine’s Equipment Editor. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 2009, Grayson worked at The Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, Ala., writing a […]