Tips for Finding a Fleet Manager Job
Oct
Are you a truck driver looking for work as a fleet manager or operator? You’re not alone: on one truck recruitment website alone, more than 212,000 completed truck driver applications sit on their database!
Don’t despair! Just because the job market is competitive, doesn’t mean employment is out of reach. You’re just a couple of strategic moves away from landing your ideal trucking job.
Firstly, if you haven’t already, sign up to www.truckingboards.com. This active online trucking community has more than 24,000 members and is the ideal place to network and grow your contacts in the industry. You’ll find everything from tax and financial advice to truck driver politics – right through to how to avoid hitting a deer when you’re on the road.
Next, do some research. The best place to start is online. Begin with the website of the companies you’d most like to work for, and be sure to google their names so you can view any recent press releases or news articles. If you research a carrier and discover that they recently laid off 50 staff in your area, for instance, you’ll know not waste your time and energy applying with them. It pays to be fully informed!
If you’re competing for jobs against other truck drivers who have similar skills and experience as you, you need to do whatever you can to stand out – in a positive way.
This means, at a minimum, that you need to fill out your application using correct grammar and spelling. It sounds simple, but you’d be surprised by how many resumes and job applications are riddled with spelling mistakes and sloppy errors. Keep in mind that the word “shift” is just one letter from being a common curse word…
Finally, make sure you submit an email address that is simple and professional, such as RickJones@aol.com. An address such as BigRigRick69@ could give employers a negative perception of you, while a busy address like RickNJones_0871@ is easy to mis-transcribe.
These are simple things that job seekers often overlook, but they can make the difference between a great job and the unemployment line!
Top sites for jobseekers:
www.truckinfo.net
As well as matching truckers with jobs, TruckInfo.net has a trucking parts directory, listings of truck and trailers for sale, a fuel economy calculator and a freight rates bidding forum – plus much more!
www.everytruckjob.com
A free service dedicated to helping professional class-A truck drivers find work, the site currently lists more than 10,000 jobs from 2,500 trucking companies.
www.bigrigjobs.com
With a database of more than 20,000 trucking companies through the United States, BigRigJobs allows you to search jobs for free by state or driver type to find the best match.
www.classadrivers.com
Class A Drivers.com aims to match all truck drivers – from owner operators, company drivers and recent truck driving schools graduates – to their ideal job.
www.all-trucking-jobs.com
After you fill in a brief online application, this site will match company drivers and owner-operators to carriers that are currently hiring nationwide.
