Solving The Driver Problem
Solving The Driver Problem
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An examination of strategies and tactics used by transportation companies to improve recruiting, compliance, training, and retention.
How to Recruit Veterans with Matt Leonard of Military Talent Source
Matt Leonard, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Military Talent Source discusses how hiring veterans with Military Talent Source can widen your recruiting pipeline, reduce your turnover, and find you tons of quality leads with minimal effort.  In this episode, you'll learn: Why You Should Hire Veterans How Hiring Veterans Change Your Company How Military Talent Source Helps Place Veterans Connect with Matt Leonard & Military Talent Source: https://militarytalentsource.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjleonard/
Jul 9, 2021
26 min
Preventing A Nuclear Verdict, Episode 6: John Liberatore
In this special edition four-part series of Solving The Driver Problem, we talk to some of the panelists from our upcoming Preventing a Nuclear Verdict webinar on how to implement best practices to keep drivers on the road and out of the deposition chair. Nuclear verdicts (judgements of $1 million or more in favor of the plaintiff) are on the rise, and can be devastating to your carrier business. Our webinar panelists will give you great insights on what safety and institutional measures you can take to protect your company. Get more information and register here: Wednesday, March 24th - Canada Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-24  Thursday, March 25th - US Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-25
Feb 25, 2021
8 min
Preventing A Nuclear Verdict, Episode 5: Clay Merches
In this special edition four-part series of Solving The Driver Problem, we talk to some of the panelists from our upcoming Preventing a Nuclear Verdict webinar on how to implement best practices to keep drivers on the road and out of the deposition chair. Nuclear verdicts (judgements of $1 million or more in favor of the plaintiff) are on the rise, and can be devastating to your carrier business. Our webinar panelists will give you great insights on what safety and institutional measures you can take to protect your company. Get more information and register here: Wednesday, March 24th - Canada Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-24  Thursday, March 25th - US Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-25
Feb 25, 2021
9 min
Preventing a Nuclear Verdict, Episode 4: John Oldfield
In this special edition four-part series of Solving The Driver Problem, we talk to some of the panelists from our upcoming Preventing a Nuclear Verdict webinar on how to implement best practices to keep drivers on the road and out of the deposition chair. Nuclear verdicts (judgements of $1 million or more in favor of the plaintiff) are on the rise, and can be devastating to your carrier business. Our webinar panelists will give you great insights on what safety and institutional measures you can take to protect your company. Get more information and register here: Wednesday, March 24th - Canada Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-24  Thursday, March 25th - US Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-25
Feb 17, 2021
20 min
Preventing a Nuclear Verdict, Episode 3: Michael Thompson
In this special edition four-part series of Solving The Driver Problem, we talk to some of the panelists from our upcoming Preventing a Nuclear Verdict webinar on how to implement best practices to keep drivers on the road and out of the deposition chair. Nuclear verdicts (judgements of $1 million or more in favor of the plaintiff) are on the rise, and can be devastating to your carrier business. Our webinar panelists will give you great insights on what safety and institutional measures you can take to protect your company. Get more information and register here: Wednesday, March 24th - Canada Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-24  Thursday, March 25th - US Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-25
Feb 17, 2021
9 min
Preventing a Nuclear Verdict, Episode 2: Lisa Arseneau
In this special edition four-part series of Solving The Driver Problem, we talk to some of the panelists from our upcoming Preventing a Nuclear Verdict webinar on how to implement best practices to keep drivers on the road and out of the deposition chair. Nuclear verdicts (judgements of $1 million or more in favor of the plaintiff) are on the rise, and can be devastating to your carrier business. Our webinar panelists will give you great insights on what safety and institutional measures you can take to protect your company. Get more information and register here: Wednesday, March 24th - Canada Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-24  Thursday, March 25th - US Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-25
Feb 17, 2021
11 min
Preventing a Nuclear Verdict, Episode 1: Kim Richardson
In this special edition four-part series of Solving The Driver Problem, we talk to some of the panelists from our upcoming Preventing a Nuclear Verdict webinar on how to implement best practices to keep drivers on the road and out of the deposition chair. Nuclear verdicts (judgements of $1 million or more in favor of the plaintiff) are on the rise, and can be devastating to your carrier business. Our webinar panelists will give you great insights on what safety and institutional measures you can take to protect your company. Get more information and register here: Wednesday, March 24th - Canada Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-24  Thursday, March 25th - US Panel: https://go.avatarfleet.com/nuclear-verdict-webinar-mar-25
Feb 17, 2021
7 min
Driver Recruiting And Retention Strategies featuring Jason Crowell
In this episode, Scott talks with Jason Kent Crowell from Brady Trucking about the recruiting evolution and how you can attract a fleet of high-quality drivers, even in the midst of the ever-changing supply and demand curve of 2020. This is done through creating real, driver-centric recruiting ads and videos; providing a realistic job preview to potential candidates; and reaching drivers where they exist in the world: truck stops, in their cabs, and on their portable devices. Our blog has written responses to some of Jason's work; you can find those posts here: The First Step to Driver Retention: How You Recruit Drivers The New Recruiting Funnel  
Nov 4, 2020
38 min
Managing DOT Compliance with Irwin Shires of the Ohio Trucking Association
The most recent episode of our podcast “Solving the Driver Problem” features Irwin Shires, a longtime driver and safety expert, who works as Vice-President of Education and Engagement Ohio Trucking Association & Ohio Association of Movers. He also worked for 19 years at Panther Logistics and as the Government Qualification Coordinator specializing in contractors who needed to wade through the complex process of transporting explosives and hazardous materials for the government. Our conversation covered several critical topics involving DOT compliance and audits, which allowed Shires to share his expertise with us.
Sep 2, 2020
40 min
Recruiting Drivers on Social Media featuring Jeremiah Guappone of DataGenomix
Jeremiah Guappone, Senior Director of Operations and Business Development at Datagenomix, talks with Scott about the advantages of using the Facebook ad network to recruit truck drivers. Facebook is an oft-untapped resource for job recruiting, but has many beneficial features that allow you to target CDL drivers. Jeremiah explains how it is more like fishing with a spear instead of the wide nets cast by traditional online job boards.
Sep 2, 2020
33 min
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