Bulkloads Podcast

Jared brings on Mike Riegel with Blue Ink Tech to discuss Bluetooth scales! Blue Ink Tech specializes in trucking technology featuring ELDs and scale sensors. Mike explains their BIT Air Scale and how much $$$ it can save owner-operators. This product lets you know your weight before leaving the field, all connected through their mobile app.

Blue Ink Tech has generously agreed to give away some of their BIT Air Scales, click the link below, and in the 'Message' box, put "BulkLoads Podcast" to be entered to win.

https://blueinktech.com/contact-us.php?ref=bulkloads_podcast

In this episode, Jared continues his discussion with Michael Belzer. In this half, Michael dives into why they deregulated the trucking industry and the reason wages in trucking are terrible now. Towards the end of this episode, Michael talks about what's currently being done to improve this industry and steps we can take to keep making progress.

Check out Michael's book, "Sweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking Deregulation":

https://www.amazon.com/Sweatshops-Wheels-Winners-Trucking-Deregulation/dp/0195128869/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MCAH44OBW0CG&keywords=sweatshop+on+wheels&qid=1668182725&sprefix=sweatshop+on+wheel%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1

Check out Jared's book:

https://www.amazon.com/Semi-Helps-Harvest-Trucking-Adventures/dp/B0BKP8FWPH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BFLFUS9JOY6C&keywords=semi+sam&qid=1668182781&sprefix=semi+sa%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

In this episode, Jared brings on Michael Belzer, a professor at Wayne State University. Michael is an expert in transportation economics and dives into the history of deregulation. He talks about the early stages of trucking and how we got where we are today.

Check out his book:

https://www.amazon.com/Sweatshops-Wheels-Winners-Trucking-Deregulation/dp/0195128869

Check out the Youtube video:

https://youtu.be/k-vmN0j05Dk

In this episode, Jared brings on Tanner Winterhof. Tanner is one of the hosts of Farm4Profit, a podcast dedicated to teaching farmers how to be more profitable. Tanner explains why they started their podcast and relates it to the trucking industry.

Check out Farm4Profit:

https://www.farm4profit.com/

Jared brings on Ken Evans and Kristin Rakoczy with Konexial to discuss ELDs and hours of service. My20 ELD is an ELD made specifically for agriculture haulers. Ken and Kristin explain their line of products and they talk about who Konexial is and what they stand for.

Visit Konexial here:

konexial.com/hos-for-ag

View their YouTube Video here:

https://youtu.be/lGhaIB_EB4U

Jared brings on Jason Byer with Crowdspring to discuss branding. Crowdspring helps business owners grow their brand by offering multiple services like logo design. Jared and Jason relate this to trucking and how something so small can have a huge impact.

Visit Crowdspring here:

https://www.crowdspring.com/

Jared brings on Joe Vaclavik with Standard Grain. In this episode, Joe shares his story about how he got into the grain market industry and what he does for a living. Joe also hosts his own podcast called "Grain Markets and Other Stuff".

Joe's Podcast:

https://standardgrain.com/podcast/

Bulk Insurance Group:

https://www.bulkinsurancegroup.com/

BulkTMS:

https://www.bulktms.com/

Jared brings on Jason Tiedtke with American National Bank to talk all things $$$. Jason gives great advice on how to have a great relationship with your banker and the extra steps you can take to be prepared when trying to secure a loan.

Jared's children's book:

https://www.lulu.com/search?contributor=Jared+Flinn&adult_audience_rating=00

This is a little different than our normal episodes. Jared does this podcast solo and shares his advice and experiences as a business owner. He talks about the steps he has taken to maximize his time to be more successful and relates it back to the trucking industry.

Jared brings on Scott Rea with AvatarFleet to discuss driver recruiting. Scott is on a mission to help trucking companies fill empty seats by doing driver marketing the smart way. They talk about what you can do to be the "purple cow" and stand out from the crowd.

Visit AvatarFleet here:

https://www.avatarfleet.com/

AvatarFleet e-book:

https://go.avatarfleet.com/how-to-double-your-hires-ebook