ProHRHQ / MANAGED DRIVER RECRUITING
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Managed driver recruiting for motor carriers

North Star Group recruits CDL drivers for motor carriers in four parts, from studying the job to delivering candidates ready for the carrier’s decision.

What clients and reviewers say

“I’m very glad we are working with you, and for all the help you provide, and the extra ideas you bring.”

Recruiting staff, a team-driving carrier with more than 200 trucks, current client, August 2026

“We appreciate the work your team performed on our behalf, including the recruiting efforts, applicant management, and the resources made available through the platform.”

Management team, a Southern California refrigerated carrier, October 2026
How North Star fills a positionFour steps as arrows: 1. Investigate the job and carrier. 2. Prepare recruiting materials. 3. Recruit and follow up. 4. Deliver candidate files. North Star manages recruiting; the carrier makes the hiring decisions.How North Star fills a positionInvestigatethe job and carrierPreparerecruiting materialsRecruitand follow upDelivercandidate filesNorth Star manages recruiting. The carrier makes the hiring decisions. How North Star fills a positionFour steps as arrows: 1. Investigate the job and carrier. 2. Prepare recruiting materials. 3. Recruit and follow up. 4. Deliver candidate files. North Star manages recruiting; the carrier makes the hiring decisions.How North Starfills a positionInvestigatethe job and carrierPreparerecruiting materialsRecruitand follow upDelivercandidate filesNorth Star manages recruiting.The carrier makes the hiring decisions.

1. Investigate the job

The job investigationFour things are reviewed for each carrier: job ads from similar companies; the carrier's federal record and history (ProHRHQ's monthly FMCSA tracking, the current census and SMS, Motus authority and insurance); a peer comparison of its safety record with carriers like it; and, where practical, comments from its own drivers. They lead to a written proposal for that carrier.The job investigationJob ads fromsimilar companiesFederal recordand historyPeercomparisonDriver input,where practicalWrittenproposalFindings and the price are set out for that carrier before any recruiting starts. The job investigationFour things are reviewed for each carrier: job ads from similar companies; the carrier's federal record and history (ProHRHQ's monthly FMCSA tracking, the current census and SMS, Motus authority and insurance); a peer comparison of its safety record with carriers like it; and, where practical, comments from its own drivers. They lead to a written proposal for that carrier.The job investigationJob ads fromsimilar companiesFederal recordand historyPeercomparisonDriver input,where practicalWritten proposal

Before any proposal, North Star studies the job and the company. We look at how similar carriers advertise the same work and at the carrier’s federal record, tracked month by month. We compare its safety record with carriers like it and, where practical, hear what its own drivers say. The findings and the price go into a written proposal for that carrier.

A ProHRHQ carrier page with the name, USDOT number and address hidden, showing registration status and the fleet and drivers reported to FMCSA.
A carrier's ProHRHQ page: its federal record, tracked month by month. Name and address hidden.

2. Recruiting materials

Sample recruiting materials with no company named: a driver opportunity flyer, a CDL-A job posting and a driver guide.
Example materials. Each package is made for one carrier and one position.

Each position gets its own materials: templated emails with images, advertising copy, job descriptions loaded into ATS2, and training for the recruiters assigned to it.

3. Recruit drivers

A live ATS2 recruiting board for a client carrier with applicants in five columns, from Assessing to Hired; every card is blurred for privacy.

Every applicant, contact and next step sits on one board the carrier can see. This is a live client board with each card blurred. Applicants often talk to several carriers at once, so prompt calls and steady follow-up matter.

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4. Deliver candidates

An ATS2 Forms page for a sample driver: eight hiring forms, from the application and MVR to the Clearinghouse query, with zip download buttons.

Each candidate arrives with the application and signed forms in one place, ready to download. The carrier completes its own final qualification steps and makes the hire.

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Fees, advertising budgets and replacement terms are set in each carrier’s written proposal and service agreement.

Free tools and training for carriers

A free job board, your company’s own page and Freight Finder: Tools for Motor Carriers. Driver and dispatcher courses, no login: moodle.nsgia.com.