5 Ways Smaller Fleets Can Recruit Drivers and Save Time & Money
As trucking fleets across the nation face a severe driver shortage, recruitment can be a full-time job in itself. But for many smaller fleets, overburdened owners don’t have an additional staff member to take on the time-consuming duties of finding and hiring drivers. Fleet owners often wear multiple hats, from recruitment to safety to operations […]
Tenstreet Market Index: Trucking Industry Turbulence Ahead
2021 has been an especially unpredictable year in an industry that already suffers from major uncertainty. The effects of COVID-19 on the economy and on the driver market are still being felt all across the nation, and carriers have their work cut out for them when it comes to keeping up with the need to […]
Tenstreet Market Index: Positive Driver Hiring Outlook
You may remember from our last dispatch on the driver market that conditions in the industry were looking challenging for carriers in the year since COVID-19 hit the U.S. While many carriers are still working to get their businesses back to where they once were, we’re pleased to report that we’ve seen several positive industry-wide […]
3 Free & Easy Ways to Automate Hiring in Tenstreet
Do you associate the word automation with a time-intensive setup, a complex implementation, and expensive maintenance? Do you see it as a nice-to-have – one just a little too abstract to ever make it on your priority list? Do you justify mindlessly repeating tedious process steps with the conviction that you’re saving the world from […]
Tenstreet Market Index: What To Do When App Volumes Plummet
A healthy interest in the driver market always ranks high on a carrier’s list. But given the tough conditions the industry has experienced over the last year, this interest has shifted to a furrowed concern. With application volumes dropping every week and more trucks sitting vacant, the desperation for drivers means carriers are likely paying […]
Pulse In-App Messaging Captures Drivers’ Attention, Wins More Hires
Texting is a driver recruiter’s dream. With obvious advantages over email (e.g. a more intimate way to connect, a higher open rate, and a higher and faster response rate), text messaging has made a major shift in the way businesses communicate with us and has proved an effective strategy to get candidates hired over traditional […]
The Power of a Pulse Message
The driver recruiting landscape has seen massive changes since the spread of COVID-19 in the United States. Application volumes since mid-March are down 15-20% in both experienced and student drivers, making an already present driver shortage more acute for carriers of every size. Now more than ever, recruiting departments are competing against other carriers for […]
COVID-19 Creates Industry Shift in Driver Behavior: Latest Stats
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently witnessing an unprecedented change in driver behavior and industry-related trends and would like to share these findings with our clients and the rest of the trucking industry. Our goal in this blog is to provide insight into the driver market to help carriers make more informed […]
Hire Drivers Faster By Sharpening Your Axe
Abraham Lincoln is quoted as having said, “If I had five minutes to chop down a tree, I would spend three of those minutes sharpening my axe.” Like much great advice, it’s the kind of counter-intuitive directive that can give some of us – including busy recruiters – pause. If I’ve only got five minutes […]
7 Driver Hiring Don’ts You Should Avoid
When there’s a shortage of drivers and a bounty of empty seats to be filled, it’s natural that companies would always be looking for new ways to attract top talent away from competitors and into their own trucks. But it’s important that your business not take shortcuts in its recruiting; the wrong techniques can attract […]
