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FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Recruiting and filling seats in 2021
DETAILS: Rob Hatchett, president of SeatMyTrucks, discusses some of the reasons why fleets are struggling to find truck drivers because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Marilyn Surber of Tenstreet.
SPEAKER: Marilyn Surber is a transportation adviser for Tenstreet, a leading software-as-a-service company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
BIO: Surber has served as a transportation adviser for Tenstreet, which uses automation to help fleets recruit and onboard qualified drivers, for over two years. She previously worked as the employee services manager for Melton Truck Lines/Conexus, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for nearly 11 years.