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Taking The Hire Road

Jeremy Reymer
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.
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Episodes

Engaging with Higher Quality Driver Leads

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with a great industry friend and ally, Jackie McManus, founder and CEO of KJ Media. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn mo...

Apr 28, 202226 minEp. 58

Leveraging Technology To Improve The Driver-Life-Cycle

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Bill Zenk and Chris Gulker, Principles with True North Companies, a leading provider of insurance and financial services in the transportation industry. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts ...

Apr 21, 202228 minEp. 57

Retention through Safety with Idelic

On this special episode Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Hayden Cardiff, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Idelic, live at the 2022 Fleet Safety & Operations Conference in Pittsburgh. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple P...

Apr 14, 202224 minEp. 56

Improving Recruitment Of Female Drivers

Wendy Bartz, VP of Customer Experience for DriverReach, chats with Kellylynn McLaughlin, Driver Ambassador for Women In Trucking Association. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on! There are no words to express how deeply we feel for the people of Ukraine as innocent civilians are being forced to ...

Apr 07, 202226 minEp. 55

Insights and Challenges in Driver Marketing

Wendy Bartz, VP of Customer Experience for DriverReach, chats with Ron Yazzetti, Senior Director of Sales for Work4. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on! There are no words to express how deeply we feel for the people of Ukraine as innocent civilians are being forced to protect their families, t...

Mar 31, 202231 minEp. 54

The Telematics of Retention

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Tim Smith, co-founder and president of Pivotal Retention, about how he’s solving a missing piece in companies’ retention efforts. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen on! There are no words to express how deeply we feel for the people of Uk...

Mar 24, 202228 minEp. 53

Retention is the New Recruiting

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Max Farrell, Co-founder and CEO of WorkHound. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! There are no words to express how deeply we feel for the people of Ukraine as innocent civilians are being forced to protect their families, their country, ...

Mar 17, 202227 minEp. 52

Combating human trafficking

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Louie Greek, Coalition Build Specialist with Truckers Against Trafficking and modern day abolitionist. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWa...

Mar 10, 202223 minEp. 51

Curbing Driver Distraction

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Corey Woinarowicz, newly promoted Chief Revenue Officer at NOCELL Technologies, a company providing a solution to the ever increasing distracted driving challenges that plague all drivers. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking...

Mar 03, 202223 minEp. 50

Helping Drivers Stay Healthy

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Mark Manera, Founder of The Trucking Fitness Company. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Feb 24, 202225 minEp. 49

The Power of Building Community

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Lori Furnell, President of Truck Drivers USA, a hub for drivers, carriers, and everyone in between. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves...

Feb 10, 202228 minEp. 48

Technology to solve for Driver capacity with HaulWith US

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Haul CEO and co-founder Tim Henry. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Feb 02, 202229 minEp. 47

‘We LOVE Truckers’ with Leah Shaver

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Leah Shaver, President & CEO of the National Transportation Institute. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abou...

Jan 27, 202228 minEp. 46

Courage to Play the Long Game

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Beth Potratz, Founder, President and CEO of Drive My Way, a next-generation recruiting marketplace that matches CDL drivers with desired jobs. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking...

Jan 20, 202228 minEp. 45

Leading from the Front

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Adam Blanchard, Co-founder and CEO at Double Diamond Transport and who is also running for election to the Texas House of Representatives, District 122. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Fol...

Jan 13, 202226 minEp. 44

Leverage technology and expertise for better driver matches

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Natasha Hammack, Vice President of Corporate Branding and Communications with Wright Media, LLC. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Po...

Jan 06, 202221 minEp. 43

Leadership in challenging times

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Page Siplon, CEO of TeamOne Logistics. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Dec 30, 202125 minEp. 42

Process + Culture = Growth

DriverReach CEO and Founder Jeremy Reymer talks to David McBride, Executive VP of Recruitment for Lazer Spot, on how to attract drivers to the trucking industry. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 09, 202126 minEp. 40

Behind the scenes in the LA/LB port mess: What's the real cause?

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Peter Schneider, President of T.G.S. Logistics. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Dec 02, 202124 minEp. 39

How autonomous vehicles can impact the truck driver workforce

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Don Lefeve, Head of Corporate Affairs at Robotic Research, LLC. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad c...

Nov 18, 202124 minEp. 38

Hard Data on how the Pandemic has Reshaped Driver Recruiting

Jeremy Reymer, CEO and Founder of DriverReach talks with Justin Reed, the Manager - DOT Strategic Services for Hire Right about new data relative to hiring practices in the trucking industry as well as the impact of the clearinghouse. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Nov 04, 202129 minEp. 37

Are you in the Green Zone?

Jeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Transportation Technologist Adam Kahn, President of the Commercial Fleet Team at Netradyne. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen! Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcast...

Oct 28, 202125 minEp. 36

Economics of when a Pandemic meets the Supply Chain

On today’s show, Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO, DriverReach, talks with longtime Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the American Trucking Associations, Bob Costello. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com . And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotif...

Oct 21, 202127 minEp. 35

From driver wellness to recruiter fatigue, focusing on health matters

Wendy Bartz, Director of sales and service at DriverReach, speaks with Jessie Burnette, Chief People Officer at Hirschbach, about Hirschbach's focus on driver health and wellness and how that focus has changed their fleet, as well as how her team has adapted and evolved to the changes we've seen over the past 18 months in the driver recruiting environment. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choi...

Oct 14, 202125 minEp. 34

40 years of driver retention tactics with Ray Haight

DriverReach Founder & CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Ray Haight, TCA Retention Coach and owner of Haight Consulting, about all of the paths his career has taken, how the industry has changed and evolved throughout his 40-year career, as well as the work he's doing now with the TCA to help fleets better manage driver turnover. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Oct 07, 202129 minEp. 33

Peering into the future with U.S. Xpress

DriverReach Founder & CEO Jeremy Reymer speaks with Dustin Koehl, Senior Vice President of Sales at U.S. Xpress, about U.S. Xpress' work on its so-called Variant Model fleet, a recent U.S. Xpress report about freight demand and trucking capacity issues, as well as Dustin's work on ATA's subcommittee on autonomous trucks. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Sep 30, 202128 minEp. 32

The tentacles of tanker trucking's driver shortage

Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Ryan Streblow, President & CEO of National Tank Truck Carriers about his work at the NTTC, what's happening in the tank hauling segment at large, and some of the unique challenges tank carriers face in the driver recruiting and retention space. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Sep 23, 202126 minEp. 31

How to ACT successfully in the driver shortage

Wendy Bartz, Director of sales and service at DriverReach, speaks with Josh Mecca, Director of Recruiting at American Central Transport (ACT), about how ACT is dealing with the ongoing driver shortage, how the past 18 months have shifted the landscape for carriers in driver hiring and retention, as well as a question submitted by a listener for the "Deeper Dive" segment. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more abo...

Sep 16, 202125 minEp. 30

From driver wellness to recruiter fatigue, focusing on health matters

Jeremy Reymer, Founder & CEO of DriverReach, speaks with Peter Covach, Industry Solutions Advisor at Trimble, about his perspective on what transportation companies are doing to attract driver talent, how companies are using technology to collect and analyze feedback from drivers, as well as how Trimble's products fit into carriers' driver recruiting and retention programs. Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple Podcasts Follow Taking The Hire Road on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn m...

Sep 09, 202127 minEp. 29
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