The carrier perspective
Choosing a CDL recruiting partner means understanding the people behind the work and how hiring progress will be measured. Read a carrier's experience with CDL Agency, then see the questions to bring to your recruiting conversation.
“They came in, fixed our recruiting, and now manage the whole operation with AI. We just do a 30-min call weekly — they handle the rest.”
Evaluate the work
Use consistent definitions when comparing recruiting options. A useful conversation connects candidate quality, starts, cost, and retention to your fleet's actual needs.
Start with your hiring requirements: CDL experience, equipment, routes, endorsements, and home time. Count candidates who meet those requirements and want the actual job.
Ask: Which hiring requirements did each candidate meet?
An application, interview, or scheduled orientation is a step toward a hire. Track those stages separately, then confirm starts with your team within a defined reporting period.
Ask: How many drivers actually started during this period?
Compare costs on the same basis. Identify advertising spend and recruiting fees separately, then divide the relevant total by confirmed starts for that period.
Ask: Does this figure include advertising and recruiting fees?
Agree on the follow-up period before comparing results. Only include drivers who have had time to reach that checkpoint. Record whether each is still with the carrier, and review the reasons when a placement ends early.
Ask: Of the drivers eligible for this checkpoint, how many stayed?
Clear responsibilities
Pay-per-driver recruiting brings together a network of 100+ recruiters, a screened driver pipeline, and one shared conversation with every carrier. You see each submission, approve by email, and track every driver through to hire.
You pay per placed driver, in retention-based installments agreed before onboarding — no retainer, no weekly fee, nothing to cancel.
CDL Agency's Illinois offices are in Mundelein and Romeoville. Start with your lanes, equipment, pay, home time, and hiring requirements so we can discuss the right service for your fleet.
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