Part of our HR & People agents
AI agents for HR teams in logistics
Actionist is an AI automation tool whose agents operate the apps your logistics HR team already uses, from chasing driver paperwork by hand to a file that arrives complete for review.
Freight HR teams get back the hours lost to applicant triage, qualification-file chasing, and certificate tracking.
AI Employees for Logistics HR & People in 4 simple steps
Manual Time
We'll go over where you currently waste your time doing manual tasks.
Actionist Automations
We'll show you exactly how Actionist can automate these manual tasks.
Your Benefits
How much time and money you'll save by onboarding AI agents.
Easy to use
We'll show you how easy it is to enable AI across your business.
Where you spend your time
We know how your week actually goes
- Driver applicants reach a recruiter rankedEach application is read against licence class, endorsements, and lane type, so the recruiter starts from a shortlist.
- Every qualification file arrives completeMissing pages, MVRs, and medical certificates are chased early, so no driver waits stuck at orientation.
- Peak shifts get covered before they openDock and warehouse gaps are matched to temp agency requests and your own roster ahead of the Q4 rush.
- No certificate lapses unnoticedCDL, medical, forklift, and hazmat refresher dates are tracked, so expiry is a reminder, not a roadside problem.
- Pay queries arrive with the evidenceA driver's settlement question is lined up against the trip sheets so the payroll person sees where the figures differ.
- Built around how you hire and retainThese are examples of what a freight HR agent can do. Build a custom agent for whatever your people team repeats.
And hundreds of other tasks you do manually..
An agent can take a lot off your team's plate. Take a look below to see the time and cost you could save by adding AI agents to your Logistics HR & People team's day.
Where the hours go
Driver applications arrive from job boards, a careers form, and referrals in different formats, and a recruiter reads each one for licence class and endorsements before finding out the candidate wanted home-daily work.
An agent reads each application against the role's licence class, endorsements, and lane type, groups them by lane preference, and hands the recruiter a ranked shortlist, with every hiring decision left to the recruiter.
A new driver is cleared for orientation, but the qualification file is missing the MVR, a signed consent, or the medical certificate, and dispatch learns this on the morning the truck is meant to roll.
An agent checks every file against your checklist as documents arrive, chases the missing items from the driver, and tells the safety lead exactly what is outstanding before the start date.
Peak season finds the dock short again, because shift gaps, temp agency requests, and forklift certifications live in three places and nobody sees the shortfall until the roster is already thin.
An agent counts open shifts across the next two weeks, matches them to employees with the right certification, and drafts the agency's headcount request for your approval ahead of the rush.
CDLs, medical certificates, and hazmat refreshers expire quietly on a spreadsheet, and a driver whose paperwork has lapsed is found at a roadside inspection or a shipper's gate.
An agent tracks every date, reminds the driver and the safety lead weeks ahead, and prepares the incident packet when something goes wrong, so training and certification stay on schedule.
Actionist Will Automate
What one automation looks like
A week with your Logistics HR & People agents
Some of the apps for your Logistics HR & People team
Some of the apps your HR agent operates for you. Hundreds more are in the Actionist App Store.
Your Agent wakes up Automatically whenever something happens
Your agents watch the apps you already use and act the moment something happens, usually within about a minute, handle it based on your instructions, 24/7.
Your benefits
Where the time goes back
What you do manually today
What your agent runs for you
- Recruiting200 min / weekReading every driver application by eye
A recruiter opens each application to check licence class and endorsements, then finds out on the call that the candidate wanted home-daily work.
Recruiting Agent0 minA ranked shortlist grouped by laneAn agent reads each application against the role and the lane type, and the recruiter starts from the strongest matches, with every decision still theirs.
- Onboarding150 min / weekChasing missing pages in a driver file
Someone emails a new driver for a missing consent, then a prior employer for a reply, then checks the file again the day before orientation.
Onboarding Agent0 minThe checklist checks itself as documents arriveAn agent checks each file against the checklist, drafts the chase for approval, and tells the safety lead what is outstanding before the start date.
- Peak staffing120 min / weekFinding out the dock is short on the day
Shift gaps, agency requests, and forklift certificates live in three places, so the shortfall is noticed when the roster is already thin.
Peak staffing Agent0 minOpen shifts counted two weeks aheadAn agent counts the gaps, matches certified staff, and drafts the agency request for the operations manager to approve ahead of peak.
- Safety and training90 min / weekTracking certificate dates on a spreadsheet
CDLs, medical certificates, and hazmat refreshers expire quietly, and a lapse is found at an inspection or at a shipper's gate.
Safety and training Agent0 minReminders drafted thirty days outAn agent reads each date daily, drafts the reminder for approval, and tells the safety lead who is coming due.
- Pay queries110 min / weekDigging through trip sheets for a pay question
Payroll searches trip sheets and loads for each driver who disputes a settlement, one query at a time, usually on settlement day.
Pay queries Agent0 minThe query arrives with the evidence lined upAn agent compares the settlement lines to the trip sheets and flags the likely difference, while payroll decides what changes.
What that's worth
Calculate what your team saves
Based on typical team usage: the visible tasks plus a few other automations the agent runs: ~8 hrs / person / week of admin work automated.
How easy it is to use
We'll do all the heavy lifting for you.
From entering your website address to having a working AI team, no effort from you.
- Step 1
Enter your website
- We'll research your business
- Automatically configure everything for you
- Step 2
Actionist Auto
Optional- Watches you work
- Creates your agents, workflows and schedules
- Step 3
Marketplace
- Hundreds of apps, plus agents and workflows
- Pre-configured by other users
- Step 4
Invite your team
- We'll automatically onboard them too
- Focus on the things that matter
Enter your website URL for a personalised demo
See exactly what Actionist would automate for your business.
You stay in control
An agent that touches driver files, pay questions, and hiring pipelines only earns its place if your people team stays in control. Actionist is built so you see what it read, approve what reaches a driver or a candidate, and own every record it creates.
Who is shortlisted, hired, disciplined, or paid what is decided by your team. The agent prepares the evidence and never makes an employment decision.
Document requests, interview invitations, and rejections are drafted and held for your sign-off, unless you widen that autonomy yourself through Approval Modes.
Each document checked, reminder drafted, and record created is logged with the time and the source, so you can show who did what in a driver's file.
Licence details, medical certificate dates, and pay information are encrypted and never used to train any model. Self-host on a VPS if people data must stay on your own infrastructure.
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Frequently asked questions
Does our HR team need to be technical to use Actionist?
How do I get started with an agent for our driver hiring and onboarding?
How do I make a customised AI agent for how we recruit and onboard drivers?
How quickly can I set Actionist up for a freight HR team?
Does the agent decide who gets hired, disciplined, or paid?
Will the agent message a candidate or a driver without my seeing it first?
Does the agent handle phone conversations with applicants or drivers?
Our HR system and driver apps have no API. Can an agent still use them?
Where are driver licence, medical certificate, and pay details kept, and is it used to train AI?
See an agent check a new driver's qualification file
Book a free demo and watch an Actionist agent read a signed offer, build the file checklist, and draft the document request for approval, end to end.