Truck Driver Recruiter & Retention Champion

Continental Expedited Services Inc.; Clarksville (TN); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Continental Expedited Services is seeking a Truck Driver Recruiter in Clarksville, TN to build strong relationships with Company Drivers, Lease Purchase Drivers and Owner Operators. You’ll own the candidate experience from the first conversation through orientation readiness and early-tenure follow-up, helping drivers understand the opportunity and start with the support they need to succeed.

You will connect with prospective drivers through job boards, referrals, social media and recruiting

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recruiting experience in trucking, transportation, logistics or a similar high-volume hiring environment.
• Knowledge of DOT/FMCSA requirements and commercial-driver recruiting processes.
• Strong communication, organization, relationship-building and follow-through skills.

Responsibilities

• Connect with prospective drivers through job boards, referrals, social media, recruiting events, outreach and marketing-supported campaigns.
• Respond quickly, build trust and maintain consistent follow-up with qualified candidates.
• Guide candidates through screening, application, documentation, compliance steps and orientation readiness.
• Partner with Operations, Safety, Compliance, HR, Payroll, Maintenance, Orientation and Marketing to create a smooth candidate experience.
• Track recruiting, retention, turnover, and seat-fill metrics so leaders and candidates have a clear picture of next steps.
• Support early-driver check-ins, surface concerns quickly and help improve the recruiting and onboarding experience over time.
• Use recruiting data and frontline feedback to identify what is working and where the candidate journey can improve.

Skills

Recruiting experience

DOT/FMCSA knowledge

Communication

Multi-tasking

Driver systems

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Tools

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HireRight

BambooHR

Samsara

Sylectus

Job description

Continental Expedited Services is seeking a Truck Driver Recruiter in Clarksville, TN to build strong relationships with Company Drivers, Lease Purchase Drivers and Owner Operators. You’ll own the candidate experience from the first conversation through orientation readiness and early-tenure follow-up, helping drivers understand the opportunity and start with the support they need to succeed.

You will connect with prospective drivers through job boards, referrals, social media and recruiting