CDLLife Summit Events

The Summit will feature engaging keynote speakers, workshops that will challenge your assumptions about the industry and networking events to give you and your team the edge in what's next in the field of recruiting!

Attend speaking events

Engage with highly accomplished speakers that address the transportation industry's most pressing issues, while also offering insightful solutions you won't want to miss – Attend speaking events that go in-depth about the state of recruiting and the driver shortage. Speaking events will also focus on communicating ways to gain tactical traction for your recruiting organization and improving your campaign strategies.

Expand your knowledge base and help shape the future of the industry

The trucking industry is rapidly evolving in the software tools and outreach trends that are effective: Attendees will have a choice of workshops and breakout sessions that preview tech tools and industry trends. Workshops and panels also offer a more intimate setting that offer practical, actionable insights into resolving pressing industry issues like retention and attracting new drivers to the industry.

Meet key players in your industry and engage contacts that will help your business

As an attendee, you will have the opportunity to engage at planned social events geared toward expanding your network with key figures in the industry. Foster relationships with clients and peers over social outings: This year's summit features structured sessions including an early arriver's Top Golf and poolside mixer, along with breakfast & lunch networking segments. – And where better to embrace southern hospitality then at the Summit's nearby Southern Kitchen event, with a live band?

EARLY ARRIVALS

Arriving early? After you've had a chance to check in, please come join us at the Westin's lovely Pool Terrace: Enjoy a poolside mixer and drinks for a light hearted networking event that's sure to diversify your connections. Or just across the street, feel free to come work on your golf swing: Join CDLLife at our bay for a little Topgolf.

MEET & GREET

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a casual Meet & Greet at the Westin's pool terrace. You won't want to miss out on the chance to mingle and connect over drinks with other CDLLife Summit attendees, as we take the chance to collaborate with like-minded transportation experts and expand our networks.

THE DRIVER SHORTAGE IS HERE

Driver recruitment is the pacemaker at the heart of the transportation industry: But more than ever before the industry's pulse is on a race to keep up with the shortage of hires. Join President & CEO of the National Transportation Institute, Leah Shaver for strategic insight into combatting the core reasons lurking behind the driver shortage.

NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF RECRUITING

Engage with President and CEO of CDLLife, Travis Overton for insights into the current driver market and learn the ins-and-outs of effectively reaching and converting qualified drivers for your company: From a full-spectrum resource overview, to budget strategies and campaign enhancement techniques, to a no-fail list of advertising do's and don'ts. – You definitely won't want to miss out on these insights, strategies, and innovations for tomorrow's recruiting world.

DATA DRIVEN: BREAKING DOWN LEAD ANALYSIS

In today's world data is king. But data insights are only as effective as an organization's ability to strategically and correctly interpret it. Join Chief Technology Officer at CDLLife, Bobby Thomson for an accessible discussion that challenges the norms of data science. With a background in the analytics of data neuroscience, Bobby will give attendees the skills to interpret hiring data in a projectively strategic way.

BREAKOUT SESSION 1: ATTRACTING TALENT TO THE INDUSTRY

Attend this workshop to engage in an intimate setting with expert panelists who know the trucking industry. Attendees will gain actionable insights into the data behind what tools really drive stronger recruiting and forward-thinking strategies to attract the best talent. Participate in illuminating discussions on topics like attracting veteran talent, working to highlight women in the industry, appealing to younger drivers, and securing long-term career hires.

BREAKOUT SESSION 2: INERTIA: KEEPING FORWARD MOMENTUM IN RECRUITING

Solving for the challenges of recruiting and retention is the key to creating traction and thriving in the industry. Join an expert panel for an intimate look into the research behind recruiting and keeping good drivers in seats. Panelists will cover high-profile issues like the most predominant issues in retention, crafting company culture, what packages and benefits are most effective, and the greying driver population.

SHIFT INTO BETTER HEALTH

Jon Slaughter of Chief Executive Officer, Healthy Trucking of America will be covering the state of driver health in the industry. With twenty percent of drivers leaving trucking because of health related issues, resolving this issue has never been more critical. Get helpful takeaways on implementing and encouraging better driver health that will make your organization stronger and promote better retention.

CEO SIT-DOWN PANEL

Listen and connect with top industry leaders, as they engage on a dynamic panel discussing the most critical issues facing the industry. Benefit from their unique backgrounds in the transportation industry, as they discuss topics like crafting a more effective orientation process, what benefits really get serious drivers' attention, unique industry trends, and more!