Growing Our Own: How one State Association Is Setting The Example For Developing Trucking’s Workforce
Mark Colson, president and CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association, joined NTI President and CEO Leah Shaver on an episode of FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show this month, where the two dove into the critical importance of workforce development in trucking, how the industry can cultivate the next generation of professional drivers and diesel […]
Discovering your fleet’s authentic story and how to tell it
In this episode of FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show, Fusion Now’s Lane Williams joins NTI’s Leah Shaver to discuss how your fleet can create a compelling and authentic story that not only stands out but resonates with drivers.
Tech Talk: What we can learn from the intersection of recruiting diesel techs and drivers
In this episode of FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show, NTI President and CEO Leah Shaver speaks with Amanda Schuier, strategic maintenance director at Jetco Delivery, about the similarities and differences between recruiting and retaining professional drivers and diesel technicians.
Riding trucking’s waves: Avery Vise of FTR talks freight market cycles and their impact on the driver pool
In this episode of Taking the Hire Road, NTI’s Leah Shaver talks with FTR’s Avery Vise about what’s next in the current market correction and how the industry can take a more long-view approach to labor needs rather than being so reactive to trucking’s ebbs and flows.
Standing out in a crowd: How to shape your fleet’s job opportunities to attract the right drivers
Joining NTI’s Leah Shaver for a recent episode of FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show, JobsInLogistics.com’s Sean Horton shares valuable tips on how trucking companies can stand out to prospective driver candidates and effectively fill job openings with the right drivers.
Connecting with trucking’s next generation: A conversation with Long Haul Trucking’s Anthony Book
In this episode of FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show, NTI’s Leah Shaver is joined by Long Haul Trucking’s Anthony Book, where the two discuss the importance of both external and internal marketing, strategies to engage the next generation of trucking, and the inspiration behind Book’s children’s story, “How Chris and His Trucks Saved Christmas.”
‘Self-care isn’t selfish’: The importance of prioritizing personal restoration for everyone in trucking
NTI’s Leah Shaver talks with ReedTMS Logistics’ Eileen Dabrowski about the importance of incorporating self-care and how to get started.
Unlocking the road to driver happiness
In an discussion with NTI’s Leah Shaver on FreightWaves’ Taking the Hire Road show, Drive My Way’s Beth Potratz offered a sneak peak into the company’s Driver Happiness Survey and the takeaways your fleet can use in your driver recruiting and retention programs. Watch or listen to the episode here.
Thriving driver recruiting programs start with thriving communication: Kameel Gaines talks an evolving recruiting and retention landscape with NTI
NTI’s Leah Shaver talks with Kameel Gaines of driver recruiting service Rig On Wheels about how carriers should approach driver recruiting in the current market, the vital role that communication plays in all aspects of running a thriving business, and how the industry can recruit younger people and more women into trucking.
‘Promoting the truck driver as a well-respected, well-compensated career’: TCA’s Jim Ward talks regulatory policies, improving the driver job, and much more with NTI
NTI’s Leah Shaver talked one on one with TCA President Jim Ward last week on the Taking the Hire Road Show on FreightWaves, where the two discussed what TCA carrier members are saying are their top issues and priorities currently, what regulatory and policy changes TCA is working on at the state and federal level, Ward’s outlook for trucking changes that will take place in the coming years, and how the industry can grow interest in trucking careers in younger generations.