Recruiting

Problem

The driver shortage in the German Mietwagen market is real. And not getting smaller. Anyone hiring drivers in Berlin, Hamburg, or Munich today fights dozens of other businesses for the same pool. And every day a car sits without a driver costs money directly. On a well-used car, that is 200 to 400 € in lost Uber and Bolt revenue per day. One open position unfilled for three weeks: 6 to 8k € loss.

Still, the application process in most businesses runs like this. Post an ad. Applications come by email. Get logged in an Excel list. Or not at all. The interview happens on the spot. Then onboarding takes two to four weeks. Because the license check, UVV briefing, car assignment, Uber activation, and Bolt activation all run in separate processes. With nobody coordinating.

How Fahrly solves it

Recruiting in Fahrly has one job. Cut the path from job ad to first Uber trip to under one week.

Job ad with one click. Bundesagentur, Indeed, StepStone. Plus your own career page. Driver-specific portals (Truckjobs, Fahrer-Portal) can be added. The ad runs everywhere at the same time. You see all applications in one inbox.

Applications with license and P-Schein. Every application arrives complete. CV, license class, P-Schein (the driver's permit to carry passengers) validity, availability, wanted role. You decide in two minutes if an interview is worth it. Invalid or expiring papers are flagged. Before you invite anyone.

Onboarding checklist runs automatically. As soon as you hire, the list starts. Send and sign the contract digitally. License check under § 21 StVG. UVV briefing. Car assignment. Hand out fuel card. Hand out tachograph driver card. Activate Uber Fleet. Activate Bolt Fleet. Install the app on the driver's phone. Every point has an owner and a deadline. After 5 to 7 days, the driver drives.

Candidate pool for temps. Applicants you do not hire right away, but might need later as weekend drivers or holiday cover, stay in the pool with their availability. When a driver gets sick, you message three to five matching candidates. Instead of digging through WhatsApp contacts.

The benefit

A rental-car business with 10 to 15 cars typically hires 4 to 8 times per year. If you cut the time to activation with Fahrly from 3 weeks to 1 week, you save per hire: 2 weeks × 250 € revenue loss per day = about 2,5k € per case. At 6 hires per year, that is 15k € in extra revenue. Just from faster onboarding.

Who it is for

For every rental-car business that hires at least four drivers per year. From the first new driver after rollout, Recruiting pays off. Even if you only cut onboarding time by one week. Not critical for solo drivers with no employees.

An example

Kerem Yıldız runs a fleet of 14 cars in Munich. Before Fahrly, onboarding a new driver took 25 days on average. Paper contract, fax the license copy, Uber activation took three days, Bolt two days. With Fahrly, a new driver is ready to drive after six days. On five hires per year, he saves 95 days of car-without-driver. About 24k € more revenue.