Best website to find drivers.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by mluisis, Jul 23, 2014.

  1. mluisis

    mluisis Bobtail Member

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    Hi,
    I'm a O/O who owns 2 trucks at the moment, have them lease onto Mercer. I'm having a difficult time finding drivers.
    I have a driver on 1 of my truck and i'm driving the other, as soon as i find a driver i will by my 3rd and will hire a driver for it.
    I will appreciate any help i can get.
    Thanks.
     
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  3. misc

    misc Light Load Member

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    Craigslist seems to be popular among smaller operations in my area. If that isn't attracting candidates, you may need to revisit your compensation/benefits package.
     
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  4. mluisis

    mluisis Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for responding to my post. I have done that and i have better offers compare to other o/o in the same company.
    Maybe i need to be more patient.
     
  5. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    You can always make a thread herehttp://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/trucking-jobs/ Don't just use one website.Think the more sites you post an ad and your local news paper the better your chances will be.
     
  6. o/o. covered wagon

    o/o. covered wagon Bobtail Member

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    What area you want to truck in
     
  7. mluisis

    mluisis Bobtail Member

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    The truck is lease onto mercer in Louisville Ky, but i can have the truck running anywhere the driver decides. Preferably the mid-west and southeast.
     
  8. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Personally, I haven't yet seen any decent compensation / benefits packages offered by any owners who are leased on to another company. The money just isn't there without your own authority.
     
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  9. Golga

    Golga Light Load Member

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    I also think that Craigslist can help you. Ask around at the familiar yet suddenly there is a person who needs to work, and so will not be difficult to entrust him with the truck.
     
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    201 Road Train Member

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    Hi mluisis, good luck, join the crowd. I know of a company that stopped using CL, because the people coming in couldn't tie their own shoes, or had records a mile long. Word of mouth, maybe your driver knows someone, or post an ad at a truck stop bulletin board, but you aren't the only one that's having a hard time, and I fear it's going to get a lot worse before it get's better, if ever.
     
  11. jayhawk123

    jayhawk123 Bobtail Member

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    What I have seen as a pretty enticing benefit to drivers is providing them with a fuel card. Do you do this right now? A lot of companies will provide cards to their drivers then link them up to a discount program and pay the driver a "bonus" with the money they save.
     
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