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There are several concerns expressed by women related to becoming CDL drivers which have proven to directly correlate to the difficulty in recruiting this demographic. Understanding these objections can help companies develop programs to alleviate issues and help recruiters combat these objections to increase hiring.

July job growth far exceeded expectations. Job growth was expected to slow in July, falling below the average increase seen over the last several months due to the Fed's aggressive efforts to stem inflation, but this was not the case. Non-farm payroll rose by 528,000. While payroll is increasing, job openings decreased by 10.7 million, according to the June Job opening and Turnover Survey.

Our new series will look at the benefits of adding female drivers to your company, the objections to the career, programs attracting women to the profession, and ideas to enhance your recruitment of this demographic.

Our new series will look at the issue causing the shortage, objections that younger people have to the profession, programs, and recruitment tips to attract the next generation of drivers.

Our new series will look at drivers' health issues, how these health concerns can impact recruiting, what programs and incentives can improve these issues, and how to adjust your recruitment marketing to highlight your company's efforts in health issue mitigation. For this, our first article for this series, today we will focus on the health issues that currently exist and the root causes of these issues.