Thriving driver recruiting programs start with thriving communication: Kameel Gaines talks an evolving recruiting and retention landscape with NTI

Kameel Gaines, founder and CEO of third-party recruiting service Rig On Wheels, joined NTI’s Leah Shaver on the Taking the Hire Road show on FreightWaves this month, where the two dove into the changes Gaines has seen in the driver recruiting in the current freight market correction cycle, the critical role that communication plays internally and externally for recruiting departments, how the industry can evolve to become more attractive to younger people and women, and the opportunities that trucking creates for entrepreneurs like Gaines.

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