Amid rising truckload rates, elevated fuel prices and a tightening driver market, J.B. Hunt has experienced a surge in intermodal conversion opportunities this summer.
The war with Iran moved diesel up nearly 50 percent in five weeks and analysts are modeling $6 and higher if the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted into summer. Carriers are repricing surcharges, shippers are absorbing new fees and everyone is looking for relief. The biggest lever most fleets have on their fuel budget is not an aerodynamics package or a new engine spec. It is the driver.
Rigorous driver hiring standards are proving to be more than just a safety measure — they’re a strategic tool for managing insurance costs.
Idelic’s founder joins Taking The Hire Road to discuss how machine learning is helping companies predict crash risk and effectively coach the right drivers.
Roadmaster Drivers School President Brad Ball joins Taking the Hire Road to discuss the importance of bringing new drivers to the industry.
Do you know what’s on your PSP record? Reliance Partners’ Mark Barlar shares insight into the story it tells about a driver, how it informs hiring decisions and what drivers can do about it.
Experts at Conversion Interactive Agency and People. Data. Analytics. (PDA) advise these strategies for reaching candidates where they are and retaining them long term.
“If we take what we’ve learned about compliance over the last 20 years and combine it with the latest technology, it’s possible to speed up the process significantly and make it a better experience for drivers,” Foley and CEO Joel Sitak said.
“Treat every application like it is worth a million dollars. An allegation of negligent hiring in post-crash litigation could cost at least that and more,” said Mark Schedler, senior transport editor at J. J. Keller & Associates.
Trucking carriers face increased risk of nuclear verdicts, but managing those risks is not insurmountable, if done right and from the start.
U.S. Xpress expects freight demand to stay strong in the first half of 2022. The trajectory from there could hinge on inflation.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. adds two driver academies as part of a plan to train 1,000 drivers in 2022.
Natasha Hammack of Wright Media joins the show to discuss truck driver recruiting solution HireMaster.
Recruiting and retention management has never been faster.
Dedicated carrier Cowan Systems is offering sign-on bonuses as high as $20,000 for newly hired drivers.
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Signs of hope are seen in driver recruitment, according to Tenstreet, as “historic” pay increases continue.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announced Tuesday it was hiring more than 500 drivers and 300 dockworkers.
