Case Study: Volta Trucks achieves 1,034% headcount growth with LinkedIn Talent Solutions

How Volta Trucks is using LinkedIn to accelerate rapid growth plans and establish a sustainable brand strategy

Volta Trucks is a fast‑growing startup building full‑electric urban trucks (including the Volta Zero) to cut emissions and improve safety in city logistics. Surging market interest and large pre‑orders drove rapid global expansion — headcount rose from 41 to 465 in a short period — creating an urgent talent challenge in a competitive automotive market with acute skills shortages.

Volta adopted LinkedIn Enterprise, expanded recruiter licenses and Careers Page capabilities, and launched a gamified employee referral tool that amplifies staff sharing. The result: all hires sourced via LinkedIn, a 172% rise in applicants, job views jumping from 1,500 to 30,000 (1,900% increase), and monthly applicants increasing from ~125 to ~1,700 — accelerating Volta’s hiring as it scales into new European markets.

Volta Trucks

Duncan Forrester

Chief Communications Officer