Built for CDL recruiters, the AI Recruiter gathers applicant data, keeps drivers engaged, and helps recruiters hire efficiently
[Carmel, Indiana] – [March 4, 2025] – Hiring CDL drivers has never been easy, and recruiters need every advantage to keep up. That’s why DriverReach is introducing its AI Recruiter, a smart assistant that helps companies connect with applicants faster and keep the hiring process moving.
With AI Recruiter, trucking companies can automate conversations with driver applicants, collect key details, and build driver profiles in real time—all through a simple text conversation. Instead of waiting on callbacks or losing drivers to slow processes, recruiters can spend more time on serious candidates and less time chasing incomplete applications.
“AI Recruiter isn’t about replacing human recruiters—it’s about empowering them. By eliminating annoying work and gathering key driver data upfront, it lets recruiters spend more time with top candidates and gives applicants a fun, low-pressure way to explore the company and opportunity,” said Sam Bloomquist, DriverReach CTO. “A driver’s first interaction with a company sets the tone for the entire hiring process. This tool gives fleets the ability to create a branded, engaging experience that begins on their website and continues via every driver’s favorite communication medium – text messaging – anytime day or night!”
Most chatbots are stiff, repetitive, and more frustrating than helpful. AI Recruiter is different. It’s designed specifically for CDL hiring, meaning it asks the right questions, gathers the right information, and hands off applicants at the right time—without replacing the human touch.
Drivers can start conversations with AI Recruiter instantly—right from their phone
- Website widget: A branded, configurable chat widget on any page of your website makes it easy for drivers to engage. Once they start a conversation, AI Recruiter seamlessly transitions them to a text message exchange, keeping things simple, fast, and frustration-free.
- Direct text messaging: If a driver expresses interest in a job, they can start answering key qualification questions via text in minutes. AI Recruiter then generates a personal application link, allowing them to start a new application or pick up where they left off—eliminating friction and increasing completion rates.
More Than Just FAQs: A Custom Experience That Feels Like an Extension of Your Team
Unlike generic chatbots, AI Recruiter isn’t one-size-fits-all. Companies can configure both the tone and qualification questions to match their brand voice, hiring priorities, and company values.
- Want to emphasize company culture? AI Recruiter can naturally weave in your company’s mission and values during conversations.
- Need to cover pay, home time, equipment, pet policies, or benefits? The AI can ask and answer about the topics that matter most to your applicants.
- Hiring for different roles? The chatbot can adjust questions based on location, experience level, or specific job requirements.
AI Recruiter helps trucking companies deliver a personalized hiring experience that makes applicants feel like they’re talking to a real recruiter, not just filling out another form.
“While there are chatbots everywhere now, what makes ours special is that it is trained to recruit CDLs on behalf of a fleet and connected directly into our ATS,” says Brent Dorfman, DriverReach CEO. “ We believe in using cutting edge tech to complement the great recruiting teams in trucking, and this is our biggest release yet. It’s already proven to reduce hiring costs and improve efficiency for recruiting teams.”
Recruiters Are Already Seeing Results
Several fleets have already put AI Recruiter to work, and the feedback has been clear: it’s helping them connect with drivers faster and more effectively than before.
“DriverReach’s AI-powered chatbot delivers a life-like conversational experience, automatically creating or linking candidate profiles to save recruiters hours of manual work,” said Caleb Gee of Nussbaum Transportation, who joined early in the development as a beta tester. “ With seamless customization, advanced AI handling of complex questions, and ongoing improvements that have increased engagement 15x, it’s driving more completed applications before human intervention is even needed.”
See AI Recruiter in Action – March 11 Webinar
Want to see how it works? DriverReach is hosting a live Product Empowerment Series webinar on March 11 at 2 PM ET, where we’ll break down exactly how AI Recruiter helps fleets hire smarter. Join Chief Product and Technology Officer Sam Bloomquist and Director of Customer Training and Onboarding Trip Lane for an inside look at how AI Recruiter was built, insights from beta testers, and a live demo of the technology in action.
About DriverReach
DriverReach is a modern recruiting and compliance management platform built for the trucking industry. We help companies hire faster, stay compliant, and improve the CDL driver experience with tools designed for today’s hiring challenges.
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