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High-tech driver recruiting, part III: lasting commitments

Trucking is first and foremost a people business, but technology is playing a larger role in helping to reduce turnover with a more seamless process for onboarding new drivers.

May 14, 2015

Curt Valcovik, director of driver training for Maverick Transportation, says that orientation training plays an important role in driver retention.

First Advantage creates DOT Direct for online driver applications and screening

First Advantage Fleet Solutions released a new online employment application and screening product designed for private and for-hire fleets.

May 14, 2015

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High-tech driver recruiting, part II: online engagement

With so many trucking companies vying for drivers’ attention, engaging drivers online has become a competitive business.

May 13, 2015

High-tech driver recruiting, part I: speed dating

Fleets are using advanced technology to improve their driver recruiting efforts. In part one of this series, CCJ looks at how technology can be used to move driver applicants quickly through the pipeline.

May 12, 2015

Navajo Express is using technology to identify the types of drivers that are more likely to stay and succeed at the company, and tailor its recruiting efforts accordingly.

Holland Enterprises installing EpicVue TV for drivers

Holland Enterprises is installing EpicVue as a key part of the tools it uses to recruit and retain drivers.

April 14, 2015

A 20-something’s take on how carriers can recruit younger drivers

Why aren’t those in their 20s — who have a much higher rate of unemployment than the national average — interested in driving a truck? Here’s what one 20-something-year-old had to say about millennials’ potential issues with the industry and what carriers can do to recruit them.

April 9, 2015

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Connected and comfortable: Next-gen trucks changing the way drivers live and work on the road

Both fleets and OEMs understand that using new technology to modernize truck interiors is one positive step that can be made to entice new drivers and retain experienced ones.

March 23, 2015

Truck OEMs are focusing on designing dashboards with high-visibility displays to consolidate a variety of information and minimize driver distraction.

An app for that? Five mobile tech strategies to retain drivers

Using mobile technology to increase driver engagement may not the only way to differentiate yourself in the minds of drivers, but it can certainly narrow the field.

February 19, 2015

U.S. Xpress (CCJ Top 250, No. 12) developed a mobile app that is used by more than 5,400 of its drivers use the app to connect with time-sensitive dispatch and perform other routine work functions.

Shifting age demographics among truck drivers could exacerbate driver shortage over next 10 years

More than half of truck operators in the U.S. are 45 or older, according to data presented last week by the American Transportation Research Institute, and that could worsen current systemic issues faced by carriers now and worsen an already problematic driver recruiting and retention problem, ATRI says.

February 17, 2015

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Paying drivers by performance: Basing driver pay on scores, productivity ‘here to stay,’ analyst says

Performance-based pay will increasingly become part of carrier pay packages, says Beth Carroll, of the Prsoperio Group, as more sophisticated pay structures will put drivers’ income in their own hands.

February 11, 2015

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Recruiting and Retention Conference, Jiggyjobs.com change owners

ACS Advertising, JiggyJobs.com and the Recruiting & Retention Conference have been purchased by Kelley Walkup & Joanne Hazelwood. And they have renamed ACS the Conversion Interactive Agency.

February 9, 2015

Auto transmissions good for recruiting efforts? A reader responds

Not everyone can drive a truck, says Robert Peters, president of a small refrigerated carrier in Texas. Putting an unskilled driver in a truck with an AMT is not the answer to the driver shortage, he says.

February 5, 2015

Creative strategies key in attracting next-gen drivers, winning recruiting and retention battle, says TCA chair

The carriers who are the “most responsive to change” will be the ones that survive, he said.

February 5, 2015

Interide Transport outfitting trucks with EpicVue TV package

Interide Transport is outfitting its entire fleet with the EpicVue in-cab satellite TV package as a recruiting tool.

January 22, 2015

Photos: WTI’s upgraded facilities play role in driver recruiting, retention

WTI set out to do more than just provide its in-office employees new work spaces: It also built a new, modern lounge for its drivers, both as a measure of appreciation to its truck operators and as a tool to help the company recruit new drivers and retain the ones it has.

January 8, 2015

Top techs: If you want to keep us, train us

Technicians taking part in the Rush Truck Center Tech Rodeo this week say regular training is one of the biggest attractions to a job.

December 15, 2014

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Let them watch TV: how fleets are using new technology to recruit, retain drivers

This year, Pride Transport, a 400-truck refrigerated and flatbed carrier based in Salt Lake City, joined a growing number of fleets that are providing drivers with a premium TV service that includes all hardware for a low monthly subscription.

December 4, 2014

During a meeting at its office in Salt Lake City, EpicVue demonstrated a satellite TV system installed in a truck from Pride Transport. Click on the photo to see a gallery of new satellite TV options for fleets and drivers.

EBE Technologies closes FY 2014 on a high note

EBE Technologies announced that year-end results for its fiscal year 2014, ending September 30th, set another record for revenue growth. EBE realized a 36 percent increase over 2013.

October 23, 2014

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USA Truck was acquired by DB Schenker in June 2022 for approximately $435 million, and DB Schenker was subsequently acquired by DSV in April 2025. Prior to its own acquisition, DB Schenker had been shopping USA Truck, and DSV decided to divest the asset almost immediately.

'Welcome home': USA Truck acquired by former, current leadership team

Marking a "homecoming" for the 42-year-old carrier, USA Truck is officially back under Arkansas ownership.

Dart will retain use of its name and says that the transaction will not affect day-to-day operations.

Dart Transit acquired by private equity firm

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Venture Transport adds team drivers to dedicated business

The Postal Service moves 55,000 loads by truck every day – nearly 2 billion miles per year.

USPS to remove unvetted non-domiciled drivers from trucking fleet

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