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Have a formal hiring policy, and don’t look at it as unnecessary administrative formality. Put the state and federal regulations into your hiring policy. This way, your potential drivers will match the regulatory requirements.
Mike Zalas from Ewald Fleet Solutions stated the importance of formal hiring policy:
“With smaller fleets, we usually see that there’s no policy in place.Often there is no defined role of responsibility for the fleet, so who is taking ownership of that MVR?”
Make sure not to violate DOT (Department of Transportation) regulations.
Conclusion
The lack of truck drivers is treating to jeopardise all USA economy. So, dealing with this issue on national level, is to be expected. However, there is nothing on the horizon on this matter, while truck driver shortage is progressively increasing.
Meanwhile, trucking companies have to adapt to these circumstances, and face the fact that getting a good truck drivers is a real challenge now.
Big wages, securing enjoyable and safety driving and other benefits won’t have desired effect if truck drivers don’t see it. You’ve seen in this article, how can you ensure that.
