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Drivers are in a new world...are you?
Recruiting is making a comeback - slow though it may be, and you're going to need to hire drivers again soon. While you've been gone, the driver has gone through a change. A big change. Online recruiting has officially taken over. It's a new comparison shopper, magazine, billboard and radio broadcast all rolled into one. You can chat or phone in a heartbeat. It's fast and it's accurate and any driver can check out any carrier any time of the day or night any day of the week. The Internet has taken a firm hold as the logical option for drivers and carriers who are looking for the maximum return on their advertising investment. There may never be a full "recovery" per se, but you're either going to have to revise what you're doing or watch it pass you by. That's reality.
Let me give you a little insight to today's driver.
- He's online checking out your website and your competitor's website.
- He's socializing, telling everyone what's happening in his world.
- He's tweeting, Facebooking, and Linked-In-ing. Social media has arrived!
- He's blogging about his experiences with you and your organization, for all the world to read.
- He's Googling - not picking up a "truck book".
- He's texting just as much if not more than CB-ing.
- He's Wi-Fi-ing in his truck, at the truck stop, at the shipper, and even at home.
- He's researching his career options after midnight. Thousands of them are.
- He expects great service when asking questions, and does not want to wait for them.
- He can compare your company to another in a matter of seconds on any reputable recruiting site.
- He can come to work TODAY if you can get him approved.
- While you are qualifying him, he is qualifying you, and is probably talking to another carrier.
As you ponder these statements, and make the subsequent excuses about how they don't pertain to your organization; I hope you also think about how you'll answer and respond to them. Recruiting is indeed making a comeback, but not the way it was. Don't take my word for it - ask any daily newspaper.
So, are you prepared for the comeback? Will the new driver go to work for you or your competition?
Trucking Associations
During tough economic downturns it's best to protect your CDL, as a Class A or B truck driver your license is your money maker. Joing a trucking association can help you network, know your rights, help with legal representation, and provide you with discounts on some products or services. The following are list quick list of trucking associations you may find of interest, click here for a complete list of trucking associations.
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Rhode Island Trucking Association
660 Roosevelt Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone: (401) 729-5210
Fax: (401) 729-5220 -
South Carolina Trucking Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 50166
Columbia, SC 29250
Phone: (803) 799-4306
Fax: (803) 254-7148 -
South Dakota Trucking Association
P.O. Box 89008
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: (605) 334-8871
Fax: (605) 334-1938 -
Tennessee Trucking Association
4531 Trousdale Drive
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: (615) 777-2882
Fax: (615) 777-2024 -
Texas Motor Transportation Association, Inc
700 East 11th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 478-2541
Fax: (512) 474-6494 -
Utah Motor Transport Association
975 West 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
Phone: (801) 973-9370
Fax: (801) 973-8515 -
Vermont Truck & Bus Association, Inc.
192 South Main Street 2nd Floor
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 479-1778
Fax: (802) 479-1395 -
Virginia Trucking Association
1707 Summit Avenue Suite 110
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: (804) 355-5371
Fax: (804) 358-1374 -
Washington D.C. Area Trucking Association
2200 Mill Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 838-1840
Fax: (703) 836-6070 -
Washington Trucking Associations, Inc.
930 South 336th Street Suite B
Federal Way, WA 98003
Phone: (253) 838-1650
Fax: (253) 838-1715 -
West Virginia Motor Truck Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 5187, Capitol Station
Charleston, WV 25361
Phone: (304) 345-2800
Fax: (304) 345-0308 -
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
PO Box 44849
Madison, WI 53744
Phone: (608) 833-8200
Fax: (608) 833-2875 -
Wyoming Trucking Association
555 North Poplar Street
Casper, WY 82601
Phone: (307) 234-1579
Fax: (307) 234-7082
Events in Trucking
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