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How to Recruit Drivers on Social Media

Uncle Sam

In a crucial recovery period for the U.S. economy, many recruiters are finding hiring is time-intensive but easy. Full time, minimum wage jobs have hundreds of applicants in many markets. But as a driver recruiter, you probably know things aren’t so easy in the trucking industry. Though many outsiders may not realize it, the truck […]

3 Reasons Why You Should Use YouTube to Recruit Drivers

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The current driver shortage is making things difficult to keep trucks on the road, to say the least. As a driver recruiter you have to be willing to use every resource possible to make sure your trucks keep hauling freight. Marketing offers a number of ways to do this, many of which you are probably […]

What is Your Favorite Driver Recruiting Lead?

Mobile Devices

If you are a driver recruiter, and I assume you are, then you are awesome. Because of your efforts to keep your trucks on the road, your company has survived probably the worst driver crisis in the history of the industry. That is impressive, and you should be commended for you results. Congratulations! However, you […]

3 Habits of Truck Drivers That Every Recruiter Should Know

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There are a lot of marketing principals that apply to driver recruiting. But if there is one that is more important than any of the others, it might be: Know your audience. You can have cutting edge online marketing, savvy social networking, and spend thousands exhibiting at events. But if you don’t know the audience you […]

5 Ideas For Recruiting Drivers Through Events

truck driving on the road

As we all know, drivers are in high demand. Every fleet in the country is looking to recruit as many drivers as they can from a very limited pool of potential employees. It’s a tough time to be a driver recruiter. However that doesn’t mean that you can’t be successful. It just means that you […]

4 Ways to Recruit Drivers at Truck Stops

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The concept isn’t complicated. Where can you find truck drivers? I bet you’ll find a few at truck stops. That seems logical. But sarcasm aside, it isn’t quite that simple, is it? Yours and every other fleet needs to get in front of the same drivers. There are so many ways to reach drivers at […]

Why Is It So Difficult to Recruit Owner-Operators?

Recruiting Owner Operators

If your fleet is just now getting into recruiting owner-operators, or if you have been doing it for years there is a special challenge when it comes to getting these drivers on board and keeping them there. Some surveys estimate that there are a third fewer owner-operators on the road right now than there were […]

Are Driver Recruiters Really Marketers?

Recruiters Are Marketers

Yes. I’m glad we cleared that up. Many of you have probably read 3 Marketing Principals to Help you Recruit Truck Drivers. But there aren’t just 3 marketing principals that can help you be a better driver recruiter. If you are a recruiter, you are a marketer. Hopefully this revelation doesn’t worry you because it is […]