Head-to-head
Hayes Recruiting Hub vs Ashby
Best-in-class general ATS for tech startups
Ashby is the design and analytics gold standard for general SaaS hiring — outstanding for tech startups. But CDL compliance, FMCSA workflows, and per-city trucking job distribution aren't part of Ashby's product. Hayes is purpose-built for trucking recruiting.
Last fact-checked: August 2026
Where Hayes wins
- Multi-tenant agency model — manage every carrier client from one workspace, with branded subdomains per client.
- Native AI voice screening (real two-way calls, English + Spanish) — not a chatbot.
- Carrier voice cloning — record two minutes and the AI recruiter calls in your own recruiter's voice.
- Near-instant recruiter handoff — the agent pre-alerts your team the moment a driver qualifies, then warm-transfers live.
- Per-city job replication — edit one master template, push to hundreds of city-specific postings with full UTM attribution.
- 100% source attribution from ad click to hire, weighted by 30/90/180-day driver retention — not just hire counts.
- AI bid optimizer built into the ATS rather than bolted on.
- Native CDL / PSP / MVR / Clearinghouse workflows — Ashby has none of these.
- FCRA adverse action, e-sign, and VOE 391 built in.
- 60+ trucking-specific board syndication (CDLLife, TheTruckReport, Talroo, Adzuna, JobGet).
Where Ashby wins
- Deeper analytics UX and dashboard design for corporate hiring funnels.
- Enterprise-grade SAML SSO + SCIM self-serve UI (Hayes supports SSO on request, plus MFA for all users).
- Structured interview kits and scorecard libraries for office roles.
Feature matrix
| Capability | Hayes Recruiting Hub | Ashby |
|---|---|---|
Trucking compliance (CDL, PSP, MVR, Clearinghouse) | Yes | No |
Native AI voice screening | Yes | No |
Multi-tenant agency model | Yes | No |
Per-city job replication | Yes | No |
60+ trucking board syndication | Yes | No |
AI bid optimizer | Yes | No |
Talent pool with Boolean search + saved alerts | Yes | Yes |
Custom report builder | Yes | Yes |
Self-serve scheduling (round-robin) | Yes | Yes |
SAML SSO + SCIM self-serve UI | Partial | Yes |
Career site builder | Yes | Yes |
Bottom line
If you're hiring software engineers, pick Ashby. If you're hiring CDL drivers — at one carrier or fifty — Hayes is the only one of these two that ships the trucking workflows you actually need.
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