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65 Years, 3 Generations & One Accident That Changed Everything
65 years. Three generations. One leader's turn to modernize or get left behind.
In this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with David Hardy, President & CEO of Bonnie Speed Logistics, one of the longest-running courier companies in Ohio, founded in Cleveland in 1959.
David's path was anything but straight. Hampton University. Purdue chicken processing lines. New Jersey food manufacturing. Then home — to take over a legacy business that needed a new culture, new systems, and a bold new vision.
We get into:
Taking over a 65-year family business and rebuilding the culture from scratch
Outsourcing night dispatch AND accounting — what changed immediately
Building Cleveland's first DC Level 3 EV fast charging station as a new revenue stream
The 2016 accident that rewrote his entire approach to risk & compliance
Why routes beat on-demand every time for margin and predictability
The medical linen vertical nobody else in the last mile is talking about
A real conversation about legacy, leadership, and what it takes to drag a family business into the future.
👉 Subscribe for real last-mile logistics strategy and courier business growth insights
👉 Comment "LEGACY" if you're building or running a family business
👉 Comment "ROUTES" if predictable margin is your focus right now
📌 Shoutout to our Sponsors!
Dropoff Inc.
https://www.dropoff.com/
[email protected]
+1 888-376-7633
GigSafe
https://www.gigsafe.com/
+1 407-496-9882
Deliver Different
https://deliverdifferent.com/
SCI
https://sciadmin.com/
CXT
https://cxtsoftware.com/
last mile logistics, courier business, logistics entrepreneur, family business, delivery service business
how to grow a courier company, medical courier business, last mile delivery margins, outsourcing dispatch, logistics route vs on demand, how to run a family logistics business
entrepreneurship podcast, family business legacy, third generation business owner, founder stories, CEO mindset, Black owned business
EV charging stations logistics, medical linen delivery, Bonnie Speed Logistics, Cleveland courier company, outsourcing night dispatch, logistics compliance risk, nuclear verdicts trucking, last mile route business
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By Jason Burns65 years. Three generations. One leader's turn to modernize or get left behind.
In this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with David Hardy, President & CEO of Bonnie Speed Logistics, one of the longest-running courier companies in Ohio, founded in Cleveland in 1959.
David's path was anything but straight. Hampton University. Purdue chicken processing lines. New Jersey food manufacturing. Then home — to take over a legacy business that needed a new culture, new systems, and a bold new vision.
We get into:
Taking over a 65-year family business and rebuilding the culture from scratch
Outsourcing night dispatch AND accounting — what changed immediately
Building Cleveland's first DC Level 3 EV fast charging station as a new revenue stream
The 2016 accident that rewrote his entire approach to risk & compliance
Why routes beat on-demand every time for margin and predictability
The medical linen vertical nobody else in the last mile is talking about
A real conversation about legacy, leadership, and what it takes to drag a family business into the future.
👉 Subscribe for real last-mile logistics strategy and courier business growth insights
👉 Comment "LEGACY" if you're building or running a family business
👉 Comment "ROUTES" if predictable margin is your focus right now
📌 Shoutout to our Sponsors!
Dropoff Inc.
https://www.dropoff.com/
[email protected]
+1 888-376-7633
GigSafe
https://www.gigsafe.com/
+1 407-496-9882
Deliver Different
https://deliverdifferent.com/
SCI
https://sciadmin.com/
CXT
https://cxtsoftware.com/
last mile logistics, courier business, logistics entrepreneur, family business, delivery service business
how to grow a courier company, medical courier business, last mile delivery margins, outsourcing dispatch, logistics route vs on demand, how to run a family logistics business
entrepreneurship podcast, family business legacy, third generation business owner, founder stories, CEO mindset, Black owned business
EV charging stations logistics, medical linen delivery, Bonnie Speed Logistics, Cleveland courier company, outsourcing night dispatch, logistics compliance risk, nuclear verdicts trucking, last mile route business