Lars has been in the trucking industry his whole working life. He started working in the shop when he was just 16 years old. After attending Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and earning his marketing degree, he started working in operations. Lars spent about 10 years in operations before moving to driver recruiting. He spent five years in recruiting before joining the ATS team as the vice president of driver recruiting. He loves the challenge driver recruiting presents; no day is ever the same. Changing a driver’s life by offering them a great opportunity is what keeps him going.
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Lars Offerdahl
March 20th, 2023
If you’re like most drivers, one of your biggest concerns when switching trucking companies is how much you'll be earning. You probably have a family to provide for, and you certainly have bills to pay at home and on the road.
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Lars Offerdahl
March 8th, 2023
Are you sick of the trucking industry? Feel like you can’t catch a break?
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Lars Offerdahl
January 16th, 2023
Stability, freight consistency, strong relationships, consistent home time, routine, pride and safety — these are just a few of the benefits of dedicated truck driving.
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Lars Offerdahl
December 13th, 2022
When will pay increase? We get this question a lot, as do the leadership and dispatchers at trucking companies across the country. The answer? No one definitively knows when truck driver pay is going to increase. We all have our best estimates, but that’s all they are: estimates.
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Lars Offerdahl
November 22nd, 2022
When you’re looking to make a switch, how do you determine which carrier to drive for — especially when you’re looking at some of the top-ranked companies in the industry? By now, you’ve probably done a ton of research to narrow down your search to a company or two. But how do you take that search from two companies down to one?
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Lars Offerdahl
November 15th, 2022
If you’re reading this article, you’ve probably done plenty of research and you’re ready to decide about your future in trucking. You’re comparing two similar companies to see what’s best for you. When you have two top-paying, stable, well-known companies in front of you, how do you know which is best for you? Which company do you choose?
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Lars Offerdahl
October 13th, 2022
The current market is straight-up confusing. It’s not necessarily a bad market even though it feels like it is. The industry just came off two years with the highest freight rates we’ve seen in the history of trucking. Drivers and trucking companies became used to incredible rates.
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Lars Offerdahl
October 11th, 2022
The market — in recent months — has taken a downturn. What does that mean for you? It means the high-paying loads you’re used to hauling probably aren’t paying quite as much and freight might not be as readily available. To compensate, drivers have had to be less choosy about freight and open up their opportunities to haul more freight and move more miles.
By:
Lars Offerdahl
September 29th, 2022
If you’re in the trucking industry and you pass through California — or even if you don’t — chances are that you’ve heard whispers of AB5 and what it means for drivers like you.