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The Top 4 Channels for Distributing Your Driver Recruiting Content

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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 […]

Driver Recruiting 101: The Key to Timely Recruiting

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In driver recruiting, timeliness is everything. It’s the difference between a driver recruiter getting the new hires they need to get trucks back on the road, and increasing their cost-per-hire exponentially. As a driver recruiter, you need to reach the right driver with the right message at the right time. If you can do that, […]

4 Key Lessons from the 2015 Super Bowl Ads

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With yesterday’s game finally over, we can focus on what really matters. Move over deflate gate, we’re here to talk about the Super Bowl ads. They draw the biggest brands, millions of viewers, and billions of dollars in ad revenue. These ads are special. Not only do they represent some of the best creative work […]

Opinion: General Trends Don’t Tell the Whole Story

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General trends are the worst. While they seem to tell you everything you need to know, they actually tell you very little. But that’s counterintuitive, right? How can a general trend tell you nothing? It’s simple. A trend tells you general information about larger populations and industries. As a trucking industry professional, you don’t need […]

Marketing to Owner-Operators: Don’t Forget the Internet!

As you are seeing part 3, I hope you have been following the series. If not you can catch up with the previous 2 articles here and here. You can also take a look at the 23 Ways to Hyper Target Owner-Operators slideshow, which is full of great information and can help get you up […]

Construction Equipment Consumption up 6% in September

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In September, consumption of new construction equipment increased 6.4% compared to September 2013. Additionally, in 2014 sales are up 21.8% year-over-year.   As a result, equipment consumption is now 70.4% of the peak September volume set in 2005. And for the first time since 2007, equipment sales are above the September 10 year average. To view more national […]

Construction Industry Marketing

It wasn’t too long ago that construction dealer marketing meant placing an ad in the yellow pages and hanging flags during an open house. Today, the vast number of tactics and channels are staggering, if not a little overwhelming. The good news: all these new marketing outlets have leveled the playing field, making it much […]

Marketing to Owner-Operators: Print Advertising Tops the List

Marketing is a science, one which requires almost continuous research, data, and experimentation to be successful. The goal of this scientific marketing research is to find the best ways to consistently connect, engage, and convert your audience. It can be difficult, but it’s also very rewarding to accomplish your specific campaign wins. If you’re trying to […]

3 Creative Ways to Recruit More Student Drivers

According to the American Trucking Association’s Benchmarking Guide for Driver Recruitment and Retention, retirement is the leading cause for drivers leaving the workforce. An estimated 37% of new drivers entering the workforce are replacing those retiring, limiting potential growth in the pool of available drivers. In response, many fleets have placed an emphasis on hiring […]

Getting Back to Basics: Truck Stop Strategy

My grandfather was an owner-operator, actually the first to ever lease onto Comtrak Logistics (now Hub Group Trucking). When I was young, he would run regional routes from our little town in northwest Alabama to Birmingham, Memphis, and a few other cities never more than a few hours away. Every day he and a couple […]