The U.S. Driver Shortage: Why It Exists and How to Overcome It
December 5, 2025
The U.S. driver shortage is not merely a lack of available personnel but a complex mix of supply and demand
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The platform matches your job requirements with CDL-A drivers who are active, available, and right for your job. Unlock a profile and get the driver’s phone number, not an application.
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Raising the standard in driver hiring.
Every day a truck sits without a driver, it costs you. And the usual cycle makes it worse: hire someone, lose them a month later, start again for the same job.
You need to hire the right truck drivers for the job. Finding one shouldn’t take weeks.
FreightPro was founded by people who have spent decades in trucking. We know exactly where driver hiring breaks down, and we built FreightPro to fix it.
Quality over volume
A vetted network of drivers who fit your jobs, not a plain list of driver names.
Decades of trucking, built in
Our founders' years in the industry shape every filter, every match, and the standard we hold carriers and drivers to.
How FreightPro gets you qualified drivers.
Filter for the driver you need
Set experience, equipment, home time, pay range, and location. FreightPro shows every driver who fits the moment you sign up.
Set experience, equipment, home time, pay range, and location. FreightPro shows every driver who fits the moment you sign up.
Active and available drivers
FreightPro keeps track of which drivers are active and ready to move, along with the lanes, job type and pay they expect. Those drivers rise to the top of your list.
FreightPro keeps track of which drivers are active and ready to move, along with the lanes, job type and pay they expect. Those drivers rise to the top of your list.
AI match scoring
Our AI ranks drivers on your filters, their availability and their activity. A driver asking $0.72 a mile won't sit above one who fits your $0.60 seat.
Our AI ranks drivers on your filters, their availability and their activity. A driver asking $0.72 a mile won't sit above one who fits your $0.60 seat.
Unlock and call directly
Unlock a profile to get the driver's phone number and reach out right away. No waiting for someone to find your job post.
Unlock a profile to get the driver's phone number and reach out right away. No waiting for someone to find your job post.
Post jobs too
Prefer to post? Create a job and let interested drivers apply, alongside the drivers you contact directly.
Prefer to post? Create a job and let interested drivers apply, alongside the drivers you contact directly.
Filter for the driver you need
Set experience, equipment, home time, pay range, and location. FreightPro shows every driver who fits the moment you sign up.
Set experience, equipment, home time, pay range, and location. FreightPro shows every driver who fits the moment you sign up.
Active and available drivers
FreightPro keeps track of which drivers are active and ready to move, along with the lanes, job type and pay they expect. Those drivers rise to the top of your list.
FreightPro keeps track of which drivers are active and ready to move, along with the lanes, job type and pay they expect. Those drivers rise to the top of your list.
AI match scoring
Our AI ranks drivers on your filters, their availability and their activity. A driver asking $0.72 a mile won't sit above one who fits your $0.60 seat.
Our AI ranks drivers on your filters, their availability and their activity. A driver asking $0.72 a mile won't sit above one who fits your $0.60 seat.
Unlock and call directly
Unlock a profile to get the driver's phone number and reach out right away. No waiting for someone to find your job post.
Unlock a profile to get the driver's phone number and reach out right away. No waiting for someone to find your job post.
Post jobs too
Prefer to post? Create a job and let interested drivers apply, alongside the drivers you contact directly.
Prefer to post? Create a job and let interested drivers apply, alongside the drivers you contact directly.
One trucking ecosystem. Built for carriers and drivers.
Carriers hire on the web. Drivers open the FreightPro app every day for maps, their feed, and local meetups. This keeps profiles current and drivers reachable when you call.
Recruiting
Carriers filter, unlock, & contact qualified drivers. Drivers get matched with jobs that fit their pay, lanes, & home time.
Truck-focused maps
Navigation built for trucks, not cars, so drivers open FreightPro every time they're on the road.
Social feed for truckers
Drivers share posts and videos and build a professional presence beyond an application.
Networking & meetups
A dedicated space for truckers to make peer-to-peer connections, share experiences, and meet up locally.
Qualified drivers for carriers. Better carriers for drivers.
For carriers and recruiters
Stop hiring for the same job twice.
Drivers who are actually looking
Active, available drivers sit at the top of your list.
Expectations up front
Pay, lanes, and home time are on the profile before you call.
Direct contact
Unlock a profile and call. You don't have to wait for applicants.
Search the way you hire
Filter by experience, equipment, home time, pay range, and location.
For CDL drivers
Better jobs with better companies.
Jobs that match what you want
Tell us your pay, lanes, and home time. Carriers see it before they call.
Carriers come to you
Hiring carriers find your profile and reach out directly.
An app you'll use every day
Truck-focused maps, a social feed, and local meetups.
Free for drivers
Always.
I had a great experience with Freight Pro. They helped me hire a true professional and the entire process was smooth and stress-free. Their team was very helpful responsive and professional from start to finish. I really appreciated how quickly they understood my needs and connected me with the right person. Highly recommend Freight Pro to anyone looking for reliable staffing and excellent customer service!
I had already tried other platforms, led me no where other than just expenses that didn’t help my company grow. I was in desperate need of hiring a four CDL drivers and I went on to Google and I found Freightpro immediately within the first week I was able to get my drivers and the amazing support that I got from the entire Freightpro staff was phenomenal. I appreciate them Being in existence. Thank you Freightpro!
We have been using this platform for a month, and overall, it has been a solid tool for connecting with qualified drivers. It is easy to use in a fast-paced market like logistics. It is a useful platform for logistics companies or recruiters to find drivers.
I’ve been genuinely impressed with the results FreightPro has been able to generate for us. The platform is intuitive, efficient, and gives you exactly what you need to execute quickly. That level of support, combined with the performance, makes it clear to me that this is the future of driver recruiting.
CDL-A drivers wanted? Unlock the number of drivers you want each month
Basic
For small carriers filling a few jobs
$225
/month
- 10 driver profile unlocks
- 5 active job posts
- AI driver matching
Premium
For growing fleets hiring every month
$375
/month
- 25 driver profile unlocks
- 10 active job posts
- Advanced search and AI matching
Enterprise
For large fleets hiring across terminals
$750
/month
- 50 driver profile unlocks
- Unlimited job posts
- Dedicated account manager
- No setup fees
- Cancel anytime
- Free for drivers
See who's qualified near your terminal
Create your account, and FreightPro shows you active, available CDL-A drivers around your yard, ranked for the job you need to run.
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Frequently asked questions
No. On a job board, you post a job and wait for applicants. On FreightPro, the drivers are already on the platform, already called by our vetting team, and ranked by AI against your requirements. FreightPro lets you hire truck drivers more efficiently. You unlock a profile and call the driver directly.
No. To hire CDL drivers, you do not mandatorily need to post a job. Once you sign up, FreightPro shows you qualified CDL drivers near your location who match your filters. You can contact them right away. Posting a job is optional.
CDL driver hiring is chaotic for many fleet owners. They do not get qualified, relevant, and ready-to-drive drivers. Every driver is called by our vetting team. The call confirms they’re open to a new job, checks the details on their profile, and records what they want next and why they’re looking to move. Those notes feed the AI that matches drivers to you.
FreightPro brings recruiting, truck-focused maps, a social feed for truckers, and networking and meetups into one platform. Carriers use it to hire truck drivers. CDL-A drivers use it every day on the road, which keeps their profiles current and makes them easier to reach.
No. We don’t run MVR, PSP, or Clearinghouse checks. You run your usual pre-hire checks to hire truck drivers. We make sure you’re running them on CDL-A drivers who are qualified, available, and interested.
Unlocking a driver’s profile gives you their phone number so you can call them directly. Unlocking comes with a FreightPro subscription. CDL-A drivers wanted? Try FreightPro.
No. FreightPro.ai is a CDL driver hiring platform for trucking carriers. We’re not affiliated with FreightPro.com.