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Taking the Hire Road is a podcast dedicated to providing tips to help manage the driver recruiting process while addressing the ongoing challenges related to the driver shortage and driver retention. Hosted by Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, this bimonthly podcast shines a light on the challenges that carriers are facing and aims to help companies hire quality drivers with greater efficiency.

Taking The Hire Road FreightWaves

    • Business
    • 4.8 • 21 Ratings

Taking the Hire Road is a podcast dedicated to providing tips to help manage the driver recruiting process while addressing the ongoing challenges related to the driver shortage and driver retention. Hosted by Jeremy Reymer, Founder and CEO of DriverReach, this bimonthly podcast shines a light on the challenges that carriers are facing and aims to help companies hire quality drivers with greater efficiency.

    Second-Chance Success With Emerge Career

    Second-Chance Success With Emerge Career

    Zo Orchingwa, co-founder of Emerge Career, joins Jeremy Reymer and shares how he’s addressing the stigma around hiring formerly incarcerated individuals through Emerge Career’s technology platform, and how the unparalleled loyalty and retention these second-chance employees provide.
    Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!
    The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)
    Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)
    Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)
    Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)
    Workhound (https://workhound.com/)
    Asurint (https://asurint.com/)
    Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)
    Seiza (https://www.seiza.co/)
    Drive My Way (https://www.drivemyway.com/)
    F| Staff (https://www.fstaff.com/)
    Trucksafe (https://www.trucksafe.com/)
    Seated Social (https://seated-social.com/)
    Repowr (https://repowr.com/)
    If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com
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    • 28 min
    Intentional Recruiting With Carrier Intelligence

    Intentional Recruiting With Carrier Intelligence

    Lorus Byers, CEO of Carrier Intelligence, joins Jeremy Reymer and shares his entrepreneurial path to founding a company that addresses the challenges of wasteful spending and misalignment when it comes to attracting and recruiting drivers. Carrier Intelligence is also a Premier Sponsor of Taking the Hire Road.
    Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!
    The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)
    Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)
    Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)
    Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)
    Workhound (https://workhound.com/)
    Asurint (https://asurint.com/)
    Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)
    Seiza (https://www.seiza.co/)
    Drive My Way (https://www.drivemyway.com/)
    F| Staff (https://www.fstaff.com/)
    Trucksafe (https://www.trucksafe.com/)
    Seated Social (https://seated-social.com/)
    Repowr (https://repowr.com/)
    If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com.
    Follow the Taking The Hire Road Podcast
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    • 25 min
    Tech Talk: What we can learn from the intersection of recruiting diesel techs and drivers

    Tech Talk: What we can learn from the intersection of recruiting diesel techs and drivers

    On this week’s episode guest host Leah Shaver, President and CEO of The National Transportation Institute, chats with with Amanda Schuier, chair
    of the ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council.
    Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!
    The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)
    Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)
    Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)
    Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)
    Workhound (https://workhound.com/)
    Asurint (https://asurint.com/)
    Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)
    Seiza (https://www.seiza.co/)
    Drive My Way (https://www.drivemyway.com/)
    F| Staff (https://www.fstaff.com/)
    Trucksafe (https://www.trucksafe.com/)
    Seated Social (https://seated-social.com/)
    Repowr (https://repowr.com/)
    Follow the Taking The Hire Road Podcast
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    • 26 min
    Perspective And Attitude: An American Dream Starting From Scratch

    Perspective And Attitude: An American Dream Starting From Scratch

    Stefan Trifan, President of APL Cargo, joins Jeremy Reymer and shares his American Dream story of coming to America from his native Moldova over a decade ago, and the challenges and successes of starting a trucking company and navigating turbulent times.
    Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!
    The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)
    Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)
    Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)
    Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)
    Workhound (https://workhound.com/)
    Asurint (https://asurint.com/)
    Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)
    Seiza (https://www.seiza.co/)
    Drive My Way (https://www.drivemyway.com/)
    F| Staff (https://www.fstaff.com/)
    Trucksafe (https://www.trucksafe.com/)
    Seated Social (https://seated-social.com/)
    Repowr (https://repowr.com/)
    If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 33 min
    Leveraging Feedback To Improve Efficiency

    Leveraging Feedback To Improve Efficiency

    Max Farrell, CEO of WorkHound, joins Jeremy Reymer and discusses the value of driver feedback, the creation of an effective feedback loop, and shares some of the trends he’s seeing in this current economic climate.
    Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!
    The National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)
    Career Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)
    Carrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)
    Infiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)
    Workhound (https://workhound.com/)
    Asurint (https://asurint.com/)
    Transportation Marketing Group (https://www.recruit-tmg.com/)
    Seiza (https://www.seiza.co/)
    Drive My Way (https://www.drivemyway.com/)
    F| Staff (https://www.fstaff.com/)
    Trucksafe (https://www.trucksafe.com/)
    Seated Social (https://seated-social.com/)
    If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com.
    Follow the Taking The Hire Road Podcast
    Other FreightWaves Shows
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 26 min
    Bleeding Blue With Kottke Trucking

    Bleeding Blue With Kottke Trucking

    Kyle Kottke, GM for Kottke Trucking, joins Jeremy Reymer and discusses the company’s blue-collar nature and core values, and the origins of the 3rd generation company as it approaches 100 years in business.
    Special thanks to the show’s sponsors!
    The National Transportation Institute
    Career Now Brands
    Carrier Intelligence
    Infiniti-I
    Workhound
    Asurint
    Transportation Marketing Group
    Seiza
    Drive My Way
    F| Staff
    Trucksafe
    If you’re interested in joining the show or being a sponsor, please email jeremy@takingthehireroad.com.
    Follow the Taking The Hire Road Podcast
    Other FreightWaves Shows
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

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