Audio Conference Offers More Recruiting Tips

      An audio conference,"Successful Driver Recruitment Techniques in a Tight Driver Market," hosted earlier this year by the Truckload Carriers Assn., reviews steps involved in a recruiting department audit and offers tips on successful recruiting. Panelists include Kelly Anderson, president and CEO, Impact Transportation Solutions; Tom Kretsinger Jr., president and CEO, American Central Transport; and Gary Salisbury, senior vice president and COO, Fikes Truck Lines.
      Discussion topics include recruiter knowledge and skill requirements, integrating the recruiting department with the overall operation, systems for handling incoming calls, measuring and tracking advertising, staffing levels and follow-up.
      Cassettes of this and other audio conferences are available at the Truckload Academy section of www.truckload.org or call (800) 775-7654.