Supervise company recruiting operations, direct and train driver recruiting team, and successfully recruit and hire company drivers and owner operators. Manage network of contract recruiters. Maintain and manage online recruiting program.

Co-owner of a transportation industry recruiting publication promoting transportation carrier driver recruitment opportunities and equipment sales. Organized regional driver recruiting trade shows and events.

Oversaw company recruiting operations, directed recruitment team, and successfully interviewed, recruited, and hired company drivers and owner operators for a leading national transportation company. Partnered with outsourced ad agency, designed multi-media company ads and content, attracted qualified owner-operators and company drivers, and managed a full-cycle driver interviewing, application, and recruiting process Developed/administered company orientation and training program, trained personnel on company/industry operational and safety policies, procedures, and protocols, onboarded new drivers, and successfully met operational, service-delivery, and growth-plan objectives. Streamlined recruitment processes, increased recruiting dept productivity/efficiency. Planned, organized, and represented company in national trade shows, set up presentation booths, recruited qualified drivers, and consistently met targeted recruitment objectives.

Recruited, hired, and directed 100 unionized drivers, managed distribution logistics, and facilitated the daily regional distribution of dairy products to hundreds of grocery, warehouse, and institutional locations. Monitored driver performance, verified driver logs and documentation, assured DOT and OSHA compliance, and mitigated corporate risk and liability. Partnered with Sales Department, introduced Customer Satisfaction Program, conducted on-site account visits, identified/addressed customer issues, implemented continuous service improvements, and improved customer satisfaction and retention. Partnered with senior leaders and successfully negotiated mutually-acceptable Teamster contract.

Managed 200+ drivers and warehouse personnel and provided driver recruitment, scheduling, and management (HR) services for a Fortune 500 account with six major distribution centers. Traveled to national distribution centers for new client start up, recruited company drivers, owner operator drivers, and warehouse / distribution personnel, established/implemented warehouse distribution processes and procedures for numerous high-value accounts, and maximized distribution productivity/efficiency. Oversaw driver performance and assured DOT, OSHA, and safety compliance