Recruiting in the Oil and Gas Industry, with Brandon Mango

Episode 60: Recruiting in the Oil and Gas Industry, with Brandon Mango

What services Elite Gasfield Services provides, and how it differs from other trucking services from a hiring and retention perspective
Why driver safety is a primary focus for Brandon, and why he only hires local drivers as much as possible
Why navigation over difficult mountain roads is one of the main challenges Elite Gasfield Services faces
How Elite Gasfield Services operates by paying drivers hourly instead of per mile, and why it matters
How a severe injury in an auto accident reshaped Brandon’s outlook, priorities and work ethic
How the oil and gas industry has different rules and exemptions from typical over-the-road trucking
Why changing the company’s culture had many positive outcomes including driver retention and overall safety
Why dashcam utilization has had a significant impact on driver accountability and incident tracking and analysis
What Brandon is doing differently with regards to driver recruitment, and why it matters to the health of the industry