Solving The Driver Problem: Recent Episodes
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An examination of strategies and tactics used by transportation companies to improve recruiting, compliance, training, and retention.
Scott Rea and Ron Yazzeti from Work4 discuss how to improve recruiting and marketing to truck drivers. If you want to fill your empty seats, listen to what these two industry leaders have to say.
Find Work4 Online: https://work4.io/home/
Connect with Ron Yazzeti on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronyazzetti
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In the most recent episode of Solving the Driver Problem, Scott Rea met with Bluewire’s CEO, Steve Bryan.
Bluewire exists to protect transportation companies from aggressive plaintiff attorneys who paint reputation-damaging false narratives for motor carriers. AvatarFleet exists to solve your driver problem with our recruiting and compliance software.
Together, these two thought-leaders in the trucking industry met to discuss how you can reduce your cost of loss from unfair verdicts.
Find Bluewire online: bluewire.ai
Connect with Steve Bryan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbryan/
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On this episode of Solving The Driver Problem, Scott Rea gets together with AvatarFleet CEO and Founder Mark G. Gardner. The two discuss ELDT, what it is, and how it affects the transportation industry. They also discuss who is impacted by the ELDT, what's changing for the driver, the training school and the carrier.
Show Links:
- ELDT Mandate Changes: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/entry-level-driver-training-eldt
- How to Apply to Become Certified as a Testing Center: https://tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov/
- Mark Gardner on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-g-gardner-5591943
- What is driver monitoring?
- Why is it a risk mitigation tool?
- How do you create a scoring system to help you prioritize and who to take action for?
- Now that you've identified someone who's a risk, what do you do with them?
- If driver monitoring triggers an MVR, do you still need to run an annual report?
- What's the best way to set up driver monitoring so it automatically updates your DQ files?
An estimated 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders per year. Many are women and children. Most are forced into sex trade. Human trafficking is an issue that plagues communities across the globe, with all 50 states in the U.S. having reported cases of sex trafficking. Our professional drivers are in a unique position to stop it. Organizations like Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) and their sister program Busing on The Lookout (BOTL) are at the center of the efforts.
In this episode of Solving the Driver Problem, Laura Cyrus of Truckers Against Trafficking talks about the various initiatives TAT has done to combat human trafficking in the trucking industry.
Show Links:
- Truckers Against Trafficking
- Busing on The Lookout
- Connect with Laura Cyrus on LinkedIn
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/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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 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.
John Liberatore from Primacy Risk Services sits down with Scott to talk about how companies can protect their drivers and themselves from lawsuits brought on by accidents. As the founder of a company that specifically responds to accidents and gets out in front of lawsuits, he has lots of great advice for coaching drivers on what to do in the event of an accident, tactics on dealing with plaintiff attorneys, and what safety directors can do to avoid huge payouts.
Scott talks with BRISK Management Services founder Bob Bernatchez about insurance captives, a growing alternative to traditional insurance for trucking carriers. They discuss what a captive is, if joining one is right for your company, and the benefits of being a member.
Clay Merches is the president of Leading Edge Consulting, an agency that works with carriers and insurance providers to improve safety and reduce trucking accidents across the board. He talks with Scott on understanding FMCSA regulations and violations, helping carriers with bad CSA scores make drastic improvements, and what resources are available for safety directors - first and foremost, their fellow safety directors working at other companies.
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Scott sits down for a chat with the originator of the term "The Driver Problem," AvatarFleet founder Mark Gardner. He shares some of his history in the trucking business, how his accident 30 years ago led to the creation of his efforts to increase safety on the roadways, and how to lead your workers so they are all working toward the same goal.
This week on Solving The Driver Program, Scott talks with Chris Harris, a.k.a. The Safety Dawg, who works with trucking companies on recruiting, training, and compliance. His experience covers just about every aspect of the trucking industry, as he started out as professional driver. Since then, he has worked for over three decades in insurance risk management, trucking management (recruiting/compliance).
Chris shares his best recruiting and retention strategies, how to implement safety and training programs, and other wisdom from his long storied career in the industry.
Scott talks with Chad Hendricks, host of the Recruit & Retain: Trucking Edition podcast and president of Brand Outcomes, Inc, about developing successful recruiting strategies. Topics they discuss include:
- Targeting driver-level issues versus sales/business aspects
- Developing a mission statement that is based in reality, not just a cliche
- Using that mission statement in advertising; telling a story and getting everyone on board
- Soliciting and using feedback in a continuous way to let the drivers be heard
- Developing referral programs that work
In our first-ever episode, host and president of AvatarFleet, Scott Rea, talks with Kim Richardson about how trucking and transportation companies are handling the COVID-19 crisis, and what they can do to care for their drivers at a time when drivers are a huge lifeline for their economies.