The Oakley Podcast

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: Hotel reservations for the company party (4:40)
• Pay per mile, loaded and unloaded (6:00)
• Stability and comfort (8:09)
• Family-owned and operated and the family atmosphere (10:35)
• Customer service and communication (16:12)
• Ensuring the success of the owner-operator (23:38)
• Teamwork at Oakley for the company’s success (24:37)
• Additional ways Oakley is unique from the competition (26:22)
• Final thoughts and conclusion (34:10)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: Truck wash receipts (2:40)
• Cody’s background and experience (4:28)
• Returning to Oakley (10:30)
• Reasons for making the decision to come back to Oakley (11:23)
• Leaving money on the table when leaving Oakley (14:08)
• The importance of communication and not making rash decisions (20:13)
• Getting support when struggling with work-life balance (21:03)
• Oakley’s desire to help the owner-operator (21:55)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: pre-trip inspections (1:44)
• Financing for your truck and figuring out a down payment (5:02)
• Picking the right truck for the job (14:10)
• Selecting a good dealership to work with (17:41)
• Don’t spend your last dollar on a truck (27:22)
• Have a good business plan (34:00)
• What makes Oakley a good company for a first-time owner-operator (37:22)

Thank you Dustin for taking us through the five steps that every first-time owner-operator needs to think about. 

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Dustin and Carl’s work in safety at Oakley Trucking (1:16)
• Categories of safety violations (10:03)
• Vehicle maintenance violations (11:49)
• Brake violations (13:59)
• Hazmat violations (21:08)
• Speed cameras in construction zones (24:28)
• Personal conveyance misuse (27:09)
• New policies for submitting maintenance reports (29:55)
• Reminders for CDL renewal and physicals (31:41)
• Reporting issues with ELDs (34:20)
• The importance of safety at Oakley (38:17)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: Pictures needed for the Oakley Calendar (1:43)
• Bobby’s success story at Oakley (5:09)
• Challenges of having a family and being on the road (9:05)
• An incident with Bobby’s truck catching fire (10:42)
• Advice for those considering switching to pneumatics (18:47)
• Stability and success that Oakley provides (22:22)
• How wives can be the backbone for truck drivers (29:37)
• Why a strong marriage and family matters in trucking (30:22)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: Mark your calendar for the company party in October (1:49)
• Jordan and Kell’s journey to Oakley Trucking (7:30)
• How trucking experience helped in the transition to grain and fertilizer (12:31)
• The purchasing operation at Oakley (14:42)
• Oakley’s grain division (18:27)
• How the whole Oakley operation all works together (22:30)
• The impact of the owner-operator on the whole of Oakley’s business (26:31)
• What’s the future look like for the grain and fertilizer operations? (28:56)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: Passenger Authorization (2:50)
• Evaluation of freight in 2023 (8:04)
• Loads Oakley handles per week (12:41)
• The need for hauling maximum allowable weight (14:31)
• The need for communication across operations (23:06)
• Preventing service failures and maximizing earnings (30:44)
• Customer service and communication (36:35)
• Thanking our owner-operators (41:42)
• Improving dispatch communication procedures (45:20)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Debbie’s background and interests (1:03)
• The history of Lange-Stegmann (6:15)
• Sale of Lange-Stegmann to Bruce Oakley Inc. (11:04)
• Capabilities of the St. Louis terminal (12:19)
• Product quality and storage capacity (17:49)
• Investing in the Facility (21:19)
• Benefits of location and transportation in St. Louis (24:07)
• Family history and company legacy (26:12)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Celebrating 50 years of OOIDA (3:38)
• What does OOIDA do for truckers and drivers? (5:25)
• AB5 and how it impacts drivers (10:04)
• Other issues OOIDA is advocating for (15:14)
• The constant battle of OOIDA pushing for changes in government (19:20)
• Speed limiters (23:09)
• Policies on CSA scores and violations (32:41)
• The best ways truckers can support OOIDA (38:38)
• Specific changes that have been made because of advocacy (42:54)
• Connecting with OOIDA (46:55)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: More weight, more money while staying safe (1:54)
• Meeting Brandon and Alex and finding out about their backgrounds (3:43)
• Information from the terminal branches of Oakley (6:59)
• The range of products and deliveries at these terminals (12:05)
• Current projects at the terminals in Caruthersville, Ottawa and Seneca (16:23)
• Where do commodities originate from? (18:03)
• How long does it take products to come in once ordered (20:05)
• What does the future look like at each terminal? (22:26)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com

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