Brian Etchison Email & Phone Number

Mansfield, Texas, United States

I have a Safety-First mindset, with over 30 years of evaluated experience, leading primarily large and medium size carriers in the area of Recruiting / Retention / Qualification / Orientation / Independent Contactor / Lease Purchase / Settlement Construction / Contract Construction / Federal Leasing Requirements / Regulatory Requirements, P&L.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Developed and authored an online orientation reducing annual orientation expenses by over $500,000.
• Developed a successful, zero down truck lease program, yielding no bad debt, and 8% turnover.
• Developed a dashboard identifying KPI reducing bad debt by 31% (Adds, Losses, Turnover %, Bad Debt, Branch, Region Corporate)
• Developed a fixed cost calculator to identify contractor monthly, weekly, and daily fixed expenses.
• Developed a fuel discount program using a fuel app to locate the best unadvertised discount prices, improved cash-flow and lowered corporate fuel expenses by approx. 10%
• Developed a fuel calculator identifying annual and per mile savings.

South Bend, Indiana

• Reorganized marketing strategy and reduced expenses by over 50%
• Developed a new Online Website with a Jobs Board linking to other Online job aggregators
• Developed source codes for all Online job applications Year over Year 26% 2013 and 97% 2014
• Developed mobile applications with 47% of all applications being processed by a mobile device and 71% were transitioned into long form applications by auto filling applicant information from the network.
• Developed Key Word strategy in title, description and body without being tagged for stuffing
• Developed a new Display aligned with Online Branding Strategy

Mansfield, TX

• Capacity Development Solutions is a third party employee retention company focused on identifying causes of voluntary, avoidable and dysfunctional turnover.
• Work with carriers in aligning leadership and key support functions horizontally and vertically at every level of the organization.
• Authored the Total Capacity Plan workbook as a discovery tool for Trucking Executives. Typically turnover causes are discovered through assessment of key support functions and engagement of active / former employees by.
• Assess current situation of key support functions (recruiting, selection, onboarding / training and development, socialization / operations / work life- environment.)
• Engage employees and benchmarking both internal and external influences that tend to aggravate your retention initiatives. (Also measure office employees)
• Measure the responses on both a quantitative and qualitative basis

Tulsa, OK

• Supervised all marketing / advertising strategies for all Owner Operators / Driver personnel.
• Developed measuring systems to analyze cost and productivity for hiring strategies.
• Managed contract litigation issues.
• Oversaw new Independent Contractor and Equipment Lease Agreements.
• Developed contract that was compliant with the Federal Leasing Regulations and IRS independent business requirements.
• Ensured corporate safety qualification guidelines were followed

Lancaster, Texas

Supervised all recruiting / marketing / advertising strategies for all Owner Operators / Driver personnel Developed measuring systems to analyze cost and productivity for hiring strategies. Managed contract litigation issues. Oversaw all Independent Contractor Agreements and Equipment Lease Agreements. Ensured corporate safety qualification guidelines were.

Supervised all recruiting and training functions.Ensured corporate safety qualification guidelines were followed.Prepared detailed business plans for the Chairman and Vice Chairman.Developed measuring systems to improve cost and productivity.Reduced cost per hire by over 50%.Started an Independent Contractor program with a net gain of 230 Owner Operators.

Supervised all training and recruiting functions.Ensured corporate safety qualification guidelines were followed.Standardized recruiting approach.Developed measuring systems to improve productivity and reduce costs.Prepared detailed business plans for the President.Lowered cost per hire.Reason for Leaving: Strategic Differences

Performed day-to-day management of all driver hiring functions, terminal/office facilities and training schools east of the Mississippi.Ensured corporate safety qualification guidelines were followed.Monitored advertising, training, recruiting, travel and terminal cost.Developed measuring systems to increase productivity and reduce cost.Standardized hiring.

Managed and owned a manufacturing company with two retail outlets. Delivered a team approach to sales that resulted in a widely successful wholesale delivery system to convenience stores within a 60-mile radius.Reason for Leaving: Career Opportunity

Enforced local, state and federal laws. Investigated traffic accidents, performed criminal investigations and enforced DOT regulations through the Federal Motor Carrier Assistance Program. Other responsibilities included public speaking engagements at schools, churches and other community organizations.

Mba, Studies

Bs, Psychology/ Social Justice

Activities and Societies: 4 -year Athletic Scholarship Football, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Honorable Mention All District Football.