MTS Driver Recruiters, a specialist provider of Recruitment Processing Outsourcing to the transportation/logistics industry, is seeing an increasing demand high-efficiency services that will grow as freight tonnage increases as expected in 2010. The companies’ recent, pending contracts with large private corporations and commercial carriers indicate that the industry is gearing up for better days, according to Principal Ken Walker.

Many industry experts are predicting that the driver shortages of the past will soon return with much greater ferocity, as many drivers who have been unable to find work have abandoned the trade for other occupations. “Even with current lower levels of business and reduced demand for drivers, fleet operators have been realizing that they must deal with leaner times by identifying recruiting methods that are far more effective then those relied on during the past driver shortage,” said Walker. “As freight tonnage goes back up, it will take much longer for the number of available drivers to rise and get to the point where we reach the previous ’shortage’ levels of the past.”

MTS uses proprietary advertising techniques coupled with their own national database of over 340,000 commercial truck drivers to efficiently identify and qualify higher numbers of “right-fit” candidates for consideration, based on the client’s specific needs.  MTS handles background checks and certifications, and can assume full responsibility for strategy, services and compliance, providing turnkey service if desired.

Outsourced recruitment processing has proven to be highly beneficial when the fleet operator’s recruiting function serves multiple locations (typically with inconsistent recruiting strategies), when the transportation function relies on a generalist HR department, or when the company has limited in-house resources.

“Fleet operators have a large pool of experienced drivers to tap into right now, but it appears that a return to the days of driver shortages and retention problems are not far off,” Walker added. American Trucking Association (ATA) demographic studies have shown that key age groups for drivers are shrinking, causing the potential for shortages that will increase the time and cost of finding drivers.

MTS Driver Recruiters’ clients include small fleet owners, large commercial carriers and Fortune 50 companies. An MTS-developed software tool, offered free-of-charge, helps fleet operators to calculate the total costs of recruiting drivers, including both the labor hours needed for screening applicants, and the outside costs.

For more information on MTS Driver Recruiters, go to www.mtsdm.com.

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While “non-hire” recruiting costs may seem like an unlikely place to look for cost saving opportunities, many managers believe that, by eliminating the costs associated with the people they don’t hire, they have found a hidden treasure, capable of returning considerable dollars to their bottom lines. MTS Driver Recruiters, a specialist provider of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) to the transportation industry, is seeing an upsurge in business due to the struggling economy. MTS reports that the increase in demand for outsourced driver-recruiting comes from the heightened need for large fleets to find ways to cut costs and streamline operations.

MTS Driver Recruiters, a specialist provider of recruitment processing outsourcing (RPO) to the transportation/logistics industry, has announced the availability of its proprietary Direct-To-Driver advertising service as a standalone offering for those companies not requiring full RPO.

Starting with its private database of more than 300,000 commercial drivers nationwide, combined with other proprietary processes and communication tools, MTS says it broadcasts open positions to the supply chain driver community faster and more effectively than newspaper advertising. MTS says that within hours, it is able to reach drivers who are out over-the-road and may not have access to local newspapers, allowing fleet operators to better compete for highly qualified drivers.

Unlike newspaper advertising, MTS says it prescreens the respondents as part of its direct-to-driver advertising service. MTS says it also conducts complete background checks, submitting only qualified candidates to its clients for the final hiring decision.

Newspaper ads usually lack a screening mechanism, and significant time and resources are then wasted sorting through unqualified respondents, says Ken Walker, principal of Southfield, Mich.-based MTS Driver Recruiters. The ads often result in zero hires, and have to be repeated. The cost of our direct-to-driver service, with the prescreening included, is comparable to that of newspaper advertising. And, as needed during the advertising period, we’ll continue to circulate the job opening at no additional charge.

MTS Driver Recruiters clients range from small fleet operators to large carriers and Fortune 50 companies. The company says it also has developed a software tool that is offered free to fleet operators to help them calculate the total costs of recruiting drivers, including both the labor hours needed for screening applicants and the outside costs. For more information, go to dev.mtsdm.com.

MTS Driver Recruiters has announced the availability of their new Driver Recruitment CostEstimator, a free software tool that will help fleet operators calculatethe total costs of recruiting drivers, including both the labor hoursneeded for screening applicants, and the outside costs.

Estimated averages in the trucking industry indicate that approximately 100 respondents are needed to fill every open driver position. The total cost of the process is often not fully accounted for or acknowledged. MTS Driver Recruiters focuses on reducing the cost of processing the 99% of respondents who are not hired. MTS reduces both the hiring timeline and the associated processing labor by using their proprietary techniques coupled with their own national database of over 300,000 commercial truck drivers.

The Cost Estimator software uses a simple but comprehensive fill-in-the-blank format to identify and quantify all time and cost factors involved in the hiring process, to verify areas where cost reduction can be significant. For each parameter, an industry standard is shown as the default value; the user then adjusts the data based on their operation.

As an example, a company with a 1,000-driver fleet, with a 50% turnover rate, needs to hire 500 drivers per year. A planned increase in drivers could bring the total hiring target to 600 drivers, requiring about 60,000 respondents to fill these positions. Only half of the 60,000 respondents will complete an application (30,000), and about 40% of those will pre-qualify and will be phone screened (12,000). Only 25% of the screened respondents will meet the minimum hiring standards and qualify to be interviewed (3,000), and of those candidates, 20% will be hired (600). Along the way, tens of thousands of hours are expended reviewing resumes, screening applicants, performing background checks, and conducting interviews.

The Cost Estimator allows management to plug in their actual data, ratios and hourly labor costs, as well as outside costs such asadvertising, to determine total cost. Labor and cost factors for each step in the process are displayed in a spreadsheet format.

“The software calculates the total cost per hire, and more importantly, the total cost per non-hire,” said Ken Walker, MTS Driver Recruiters. “We developed it for our own use, but now want to make it more readily available to the transportation industry. Driver recruiting is our only business.”

Trucking industry professionals may request a free copy of the MTS Driver Recruitment Cost Estimator by visiting http://dev.mtsdm.com/request-form.html, or by calling toll-free 866.256.6900.

Founded in 2000, MTS Driver Recruiters (http://dev.mtsdm.com), based in Southfield, Michigan, serves the North American transportation community with specialized logistics-recruiting expertise, proven methodology, and a proprietary database of over 300,000 qualified commercial truck driver candidates. Improved hiring speed and a substantial reduction in overall driver recruitment costs and investment are the proven result.

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A specialist serving the North American transportation industry, MTS Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services reduce costs for private and commercial carriers by as much as 50%, due to proprietary methodologies and resources. MTS Driver Recruiters has announced a program that guarantees their customers a minimum savings of 25% off their current in-house recruiting costs for commercial truck drivers. A specialist serving the North American transportation industry, MTS Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services reduce costs for private and commercial carriers by as much as 50%, due to proprietary methodologies and resources.

Competition for commercial drivers remains fierce, resulting in high costs for recruiting and retaining the best candidates. On average, the task of filling one to three open driver positions requires about 100 respondents and between 130 to 176 man-hours to process them, according to industry research. MTS reduces both the hiring timeline and the associated processing labor by using their proprietary techniques and their own national database of over 300,000 commercial truck drivers.

Volume-based communication processes ensure that open positions are announced within minutes, via phone, text messages, email blasts, and industry specific job boards, as well as MTS contacts in the driver community. “More drivers are reached in the first few hours after receiving
a request then most company’s internal initiatives can reach in weeks of truck driver recruiting,” says Ken Walker, MTS Driver Recruiters. “Our processes reach local drivers as well as drivers who are out over-the-road and may not have access to local newspapers. We have an on-going referral system, and can also identify ‘hidden candidates’ by using internet sites, career events, professional associations, and other means.” MTS also markets open positions to passive candidates who are already working elsewhere but willing to consider new job opportunities. Most transportation companies do not otherwise have the ability to reach out to working drivers.

MTS customers range from Fortune 100 companies to small and medium-sized fleet owner/operators. MTS eliminates the need for these companies to predict hidden and variable costs associated with driver recruitment. Costs for non- hire screening, support staff, supplies, and
communications, are all included in the MTS RPO program, greatly simplifying the budgeting process. MTS typically develops a one, 12, or 24-month plan to meet specific operational targets.

MTS performs targeted searches on behalf of its customers based on their specifications. Before submitting a driver candidate to its customers, MTS completes an in-depth series of interviews, license verification, a check into the past ten years of employment, and other capability, background, and compliance checks or tests. A complete DOT compliant driver file is provided. MTS teams are well versed in driver retention, regulatory compliance, DOT file maintenance and 3PL operations management.

MTS can also assist in determining the appropriate compensation level for drivers. “The bottom line is that we are delivering better candidates to our clients, faster, and at less cost,” Mr. Walker continues. “And, our retention rate is more than six-times higher than internally-managed recruitment efforts that typically average a retention rate of only one in three drivers after the first 30 days of employment. We become an extension of our customers’ business, assuming full responsibility for strategy, services and compliance.” For more information, email Chris Rzeppa at;

chrisr@mtsdm.com

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