Recruiter (new to trucking industry) looking for driver opinions on the recruiting process. Help!

I'm a fifteen year recruiter, new to the trucking industry and I'm seeing some issues I haven't seen in my career. I have some ideas, but I'm hitting walls and REALLY need some good feedback from drivers. If you'd put in your two cents, I would greatly appreciate it.

Let's assume for the sake of this conversation that "not enough information" or typical recruiter shadiness isn't the problem.

It's clear to me that there are a lot of truckers looking for work, and a lot of companies looking for drivers. But putting the two together is the challenge. Also, the amount of information that carriers need to begin the process is just ridiculous.


I can find plenty of driver resumes. And contact by phone, email and text, and get solid responsiveness from drivers. But when it gets to the step of getting a driver to pull a trigger (any trigger) they almost always stop.


So, email exchange, text exchange, whatever, question, answer, question, answer, everything seems good. Great, now I need your information to get to the carrier....and crickets.


Why do drivers talk, chat, email,etc and then stop when it comes time to fill out an application?


Is it just a matter of the effort? It seems like the only way to actually get through that piece of the process is to do it over the phone, and even then drivers back off fast.


I know most drivers like to keep an ear out for what's out there, but is this a case of "shopping" and when it comes time, they're just not serious about a move? Or is it that it's so easy for drivers to get another job, that if the circumstances of the moment aren't just right at that moment, it's not worth the effort?


What can I do to actually get drivers to fill out an application on a website? Would doing it by text, or phone with an automated system, or even an android/iphone app make it more appealing?

I'm sort of flabbergasted....Any thoughts, feedback?

EDIT:
Thanks so much for the responses. This is exactly the sort of information I was looking for. I'll be responding over the course of the day, but it will take a while!

 

Company X being the carrier, or my company? I can't imagine it would be my company because I'm so new to the trucking industry. If they don't want to drive for Carrier X....I get that.

 

I glanced at that and then forgot about it Thanks! I'll take a hard look at it, if it will integrate with a couple systems, that may be the best solution! I appreciate it!

 

I totally get it, considering the depth of information carriers want, a (preferably universal) auto-fill solution seems like the obvious answer. I'll check out the driver pulse app. Thanks for the help!

 

I've learned that, that's one of the things I'm at a disadvantage with for the time being. With time, I'll learn the ins and outs of different carriers. That comes with switching industries