Truck Driver Recruiter & Retention Specialist (Remote)

Continental Expedited Services Inc.•Clarksville, TN

5d•Remote

About The Position

Continental Expedited Services is seeking an energetic, organized Truck Driver Recruiter & Retention Specialist to build strong relationships with Company Drivers, Lease Purchase Drivers and Owner Operators. The role owns a high-touch candidate experience from the first conversation through orientation readiness and early-tenure follow-up, helping drivers understand the opportunity, complete the process and begin with the support they need to succeed. The specialist sources and engages prospective drivers, guides candidates through recruiting and compliance steps, coordinates with internal teams, tracks recruiting and retention metrics, and supports early-driver check-ins. The role also uses recruiting data and feedback to identify opportunities to improve the candidate journey and onboarding experience. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. The job description outlines general duties and may be modified as needed. Continental Expedited Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

At least 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.
Ability to manage multiple candidates and priorities at the same time.
Experience with recruiting and driver management systems such as AvatarFleet, HireRight, BambooHR, Samsara, Sylectus or similar.
Comfort working across teams and HRIS systems to maintain accurate records.
A service-minded, improvement-oriented approach to helping drivers make informed career decisions.
Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with social media recruiting or driver lead-generation campaigns.

Responsibilities

Connect with prospective drivers through job boards, referrals, social media, recruiting events, outreach and marketing-supported campaigns.
Respond promptly, 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.