
NOV. 10 BLOCK 2 3:30PM - 4:30PM
Fair Chance Recruiting: A Solution to Driver Turnover
LEADERSHIP HR/TALENT MANAGEMENT SAFETY & COMPLIANCE
About This Session
This session will explore how “fair chance” hiring can address workforce shortages and improve driver retention. Employers who adopt fair chance hiring strategies gain access to a motivated talent pool while reducing turnover and stabilizing their workforce. Through partnerships with community-based organizations, employers can gain access to an exceptionally well-supported talent pool that has increased chances of succeeding in trucking.
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Attend this session to:
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Better understand the concept of Fair Chance Recruiting and innovative recruiting pipelines
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Enhance your organization’s value of retention: Organizations like FreeWorld offer wrap-around services like providing case managers who serve as retention specialists, free transportation, soft skill training, career readiness training, etc.
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Lean how to assess “Risk versus Perceived Risk:” How our decisions to exclude justice-impacted individuals from our talent pool is not data-driven but full of bias that arbitrarily disqualifies highly motivated talent.
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Tracy Rushing
Executive Director of Safety and Recruiting
R.E. Garrison Trucking
Tracy Rushing began her career nearly 30 years ago in Forest, Mississippi, weighing trucks and calculating driver timesheets. Since then, she has advanced through various roles in the transportation industry, learning safety management, FMCSA Regulations and driver relations. In 2022, she joined RE Garrison Trucking as the Executive Director of Safety, overseeing the safety, recruiting and orientation teams.
Rushing is an active member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), Truckload Carriers Associations (TCA) and the Safety & Maintenance Management Council of the Alabama Trucking Association (SMMC). She serves on the Risk Management Advisory Committee of the ATA Comp Fund (RMAC), the Women in Trucking Membership Committee (WIT) and as the chair of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Safety, Recruiting and Retention Committee.
Rushing has earned certifications from the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI) as a Certified Director of Safety (CDS) and as a NATMI Instructor. In 2023, she was honored as the Alabama Safety Director of the Year Runner-Up.
Faith and family have been her source of strength and motivation throughout her career. She is enthusiastic about mentoring and supporting women in trucking, believing strongly in their contributions to this vital industry.
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