ATS2 Workflow

This lesson covers the rest of the daily tool: the resume parser, sending the application link, reading carrier data, and the handoff to the carrier. Lesson 2A taught you to operate the board. This lesson lets you run a driver from first contact to carrier review.

The thesis still holds: move the right driver, honestly, before momentum dies. The parser and the application link exist to move qualified drivers faster; the carrier data is how you make sure it is the right driver.

The resume parser

When a driver sends a resume, you do not have to retype it. The resume parser reads the file and pulls out the driver's information — name, contact, experience, endorsements — and fills in an applicant card for you.

The parser is fast, but it is not perfect. Always check what it pulled against the resume. Fix anything wrong before you work the card. A card built on bad data wastes your time and the carrier's.

[Screenshot: the resume parser with parsed fields labeled — to be inserted.]

Sending the application link

Some drivers come in with only partial information. To get a complete application, you send the driver an application link. The driver opens the link, fills out the application, and it comes back into ATS2 attached to their card.

Send the link early, and tell the driver what to expect before you send it. A driver who knows the link is coming is far more likely to finish it than one who gets a cold link with no explanation. Pre-framing the application is how you keep momentum from dying at this step.

[Screenshot: the application-link flow — to be inserted.]

Reading carrier data

Each driver is being worked for a carrier. ATS2 shows you the carrier's information — the kind of work, the lanes, the equipment, the pay structure, and the home-time pattern. This is how you know whether a driver is a good fit before you send them forward.

Reading the carrier data is the "right driver" half of the job. A driver who wants to be home every night is the wrong driver for a long over-the-road lane, no matter how qualified. You will learn carrier matching in depth in a later lesson; here, just know the data lives on the card and you are expected to read it.

The handoff to the carrier

When a driver is qualified and a good fit, you move the card to the stage that sends the driver to the carrier for review. That is the handoff.

Before you hand off, make sure the card is honest and complete: the application is in, the data is correct, and your notes tell the story. The carrier decides based on what you put on the card. A clean handoff is what gets a driver seated; a sloppy one gets the driver bounced and costs you the placement.

Exercise

In the practice system, parse a sample resume and create a practice applicant from it. Check the parsed fields against the resume and fix anything that is wrong. Your supervisor will look for an applicant card with correct, complete information that matches the source resume.

The short version

The resume parser builds a card from a resume — fast, but check its work. The application link gets a complete application back from the driver; send it early and pre-frame it so the driver finishes. Carrier data on the card tells you whether the driver is the right fit. The handoff sends a qualified, well-matched driver to the carrier — and it is only as good as the card you built. Right driver, honest card, before momentum dies.

Quiz questions for this lesson

These are the questions on this lesson’s quiz. The correct answer is marked with a check. You need 80% (4 of 5) to pass. Logging in lets you take it for a grade; the questions are shown here so you can review them with no account.

Question 1: What does the resume parser do?
  • ✓ It reads the resume and fills in an applicant card automatically
  • ○ It calls the driver for you
  • ○ It sets the driver's pay rate
  • ○ It hides the carrier's name from the driver
Question 2: After the parser runs, what should you do before working the card?
  • ✓ Check the parsed fields against the resume and fix anything wrong
  • ○ Send the card straight to the carrier
  • ○ Delete the resume to save space
  • ○ Nothing — the parser is always correct
Question 3: Why send the application link early and tell the driver it is coming?
  • ✓ A driver who expects it is far more likely to finish it, which keeps momentum
  • ○ It is required by federal law
  • ○ It lets the driver see the carrier's name
  • ○ It sets the driver's home-time schedule
Question 4: What does the carrier data on a card help you decide?
  • ✓ Whether the driver is a good fit before you send them forward
  • ○ How much to charge the driver
  • ○ Which Facebook group to post in
  • ○ The driver's CDL test score
Question 5: What makes a clean handoff to the carrier?
  • ✓ The application is in, the data is correct, and the notes are complete and honest
  • ○ The card is moved forward as fast as possible regardless of detail
  • ○ The driver is told the carrier's name
  • ○ The recruiter calls the carrier's owner directly
Last modified: Sunday, 31 May 2026, 8:55 PM