Rig on Wheels celebrates 15 years of driver recruitment

Third-party truck driver recruiting agency Rig on Wheels is celebrating its 15th anniversary next week.

The Houston-based recruiting agency has partnered with trucking companies across the country to innovate recruitment strategies, improve driver retention and inform industry leadership.

To celebrate 15 years in business, CEO Kameel Gaines is hosting a virtual celebration on Jan. 24 where she will discuss the company’s major milestones. The event will be hosted live on YouTube and – if possible – TikTok.

Ahead of the event, FreightWaves spoke with Gaines in a phone interview about her journey as an entrepreneur in the trucking industry, her insights on driver recruiting and what growing diversity looks like in the industry.

“Rig on Wheels is more than a recruiting agency; we partner in helping trucking companies grow and thrive,” she said. “Celebrating 15 years is about looking back and paving the road forward.”

Building an American dream

A Chicago native, Gaines first started Rig on Wheels after being laid off when a school she managed enrollment for closed. Answering an advertisement for contract truck driver recruiting, she found her passion for an industry she initially knew little about.

Gaines said that entrepreneurship is in her blood – her mother had operated several of her own businesses in her youth – so she wasn’t afraid to kickstart her own business.

It wasn’t easy though. Gaines recalled a turning point early in her new business when she considered going part time so that she could work elsewhere full time.

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