LinkedIn-style trucker app reaches milestone

TruckerLine, which provides truckers an ability to manage their careers and recruiters a searchable driver database, now has over 20,000 Class-A drivers.    A LinkedIn-style app that allows truckers to build career profiles has more than 20,000 Class-A drivers registered on its network, the company said Wednesday.
   TruckerLine is a mobile app designed to allow drivers to manage their background documentation and reputations, while providing carrier recruiters a searchable network of available drivers.
   Developed by Outset Partners Inc., TruckerLine enables drivers to build complete career profiles with relevant industry information, which can then be provided to interested parties with one click. Carrier recruiters can now directly search TruckerLine’s network, browse resumes and receive background documentation with the driver’s approval.
   The goal of the network is to speed up the hiring process and increase hiring quality for carriers.
   TruckerLine enables recruiters to not only search for drivers based on their home location but current location on the road as well, so companies can recruit based on a driver’s freight lane rather than just their home base.
   “From day one, our goal was to make getting a better job easier for drivers,” said TruckerLine CEO Chad Cashin. “Providing background documentation in a secure, easily sharable format, removes a lot of steps from the recruiting process, while enabling the best drivers’ experience and skills to shine through.”