SMS Recruiting for Trucking Companies
Text campaigns that reach drivers where they answer. Drivers who reply YES get the application link in seconds, and your recruiters work every reply from one TextStream inbox.
30-minute TextStream demo with Ritch. Choose a weekday time between 10 AM and 5 PM Eastern.
What is SMS recruiting for trucking?
SMS recruiting is texting job openings to drivers who have agreed to hear from you, and handling their replies by text. Softlink IQ runs it on TextStream for US trucking companies: a hiring campaign goes out, drivers who reply YES get the application link in seconds, and recruiters pick up the rest of the conversation in one inbox.
Texting suits drivers on the road. In a 2026 SimpleTexting survey of 1,000 US consumers, 64% said they want to be able to text a business back. A driver can answer between loads without a phone call.
The texts have to arrive and the list has to be clean, so every campaign starts with A2P registration and a list of drivers who agreed to hear from you, and every text carries a way to opt out.
Hiring campaigns
Texts about your openings go to drivers who opted in, scheduled for the times you choose.
YES gets the link
A driver who replies YES gets the application link in seconds, without waiting for a recruiter.
One recruiter inbox
Every reply lands in TextStream, attached to the driver's contact, for your recruiters to pick up.
Registered so texts arrive
A2P 10DLC registration for your number, and opt-outs handled on every campaign.
How does an SMS hiring campaign work?
This is the flow we set up for trucking companies on TextStream.
Build the list
Drivers who agreed to get texts from you, for example on your application or a job alerts form, with their consent recorded.
Send the opening
A short text about the route, the pay or the equipment, from your registered number.
YES gets the application
Drivers who reply YES get the application link in seconds. Anyone who asks a question goes to a recruiter.
Recruiters take over
Replies land in one TextStream inbox, with each driver's history, so any recruiter can pick up the thread.
What does SMS recruiting need to stay compliant?
Texting drivers is business messaging, so the same carrier rules apply as any other campaign.
A2P 10DLC registration
US carriers block business texts from 10DLC numbers that are not registered for A2P. We prepare the brand and campaign registration with you.
Consent before the first text
Text drivers who agreed to hear from you, and keep a record of how they agreed.
Opt-outs on every campaign
Every campaign tells drivers how to stop, and we make sure anyone who opts out is not texted again.
What do we need from you to start?
A call with Ritch covers it.
Your openings and application link
The roles you are hiring for and the application drivers should fill in.
Your driver list
Where your driver contacts are today, and how they agreed to be contacted.
Your recruiters
Who should get the replies, and the hours they work.
SMS recruiting questions
Still not sure?Ask Ritch directly on a call.
Can drivers apply by text?
They can start by text. A driver who replies YES gets the application link in seconds, and can open it on their phone.
Do I need A2P registration for SMS recruiting?
Yes, if you text US drivers from a local 10DLC number. Carriers filter business texts from unregistered numbers. We prepare the registration with you.
Can I text drivers who never opted in?
No. Text drivers who agreed to hear from you by text, such as people who signed up for job alerts on your site, and keep a record of how they agreed.
What is TextStream?
TextStream is a CRM for SMS, email and voice. Campaigns, replies and each driver's history live in one inbox your recruiters share.
How soon can the first campaign go out?
As soon as your number is approved for A2P. We do the registration with you, and approval usually takes 2 to 7 days.
How much does it cost?
It depends on your list, your numbers and how many campaigns you run. You get a quote before any work starts. TextStream and messaging fees are separate.
Reach drivers where they answer
Tell Ritch who you are hiring and where your driver list lives. He will show you the campaign flow in TextStream, and you get a quote before anything is sent.