Jan 9, 2019
Shelley is responsible for sourcing, attracting and recruiting professional Class A CDL drivers for over-the-road positions as well as maintaining driver DOT files. Responsibilities also include driver/employee relations, advertising, and marketing including social media.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- How Shelley got involved in the transportation industry, and why she loves her career and working with the drivers
- How Dick Lavy Trucking keeps their driver turnover numbers low through understanding their drivers better
- How the Dick Lavy Trucking driver pay structure works, and what extra incentives they offer
- How innovative driver referral incentives have drastically helped their hiring leads and recruiting efforts
- Why Dick Lavy Trucking doesn't offer dedicated routes but does offer home-weekly routes
- Why having many office staff married to drivers helps Dick Lavy Trucking interact with their drivers in a more productive way
- How the onboarding and orientation process works, and how it helps show the drivers how stable the company is
- Why their orientation classes are limited to 1-4 drivers, and why they try to get their drivers on the road quickly
- What information is communicated to drivers during the orientation period, and why honesty is key
- Why Shelley refers drivers who aren't a good fit for her company to other recruiters within her peer network
Additional resources:
- Website: www.dicklavytrucking.com