The Oakley Podcast

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The Oakley Podcast episodes

May 18, 2022110: Owner Operator Highlight: Shawnta Wortham's Story
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
In loving memory of Gene and Paul (1:29)
About Shawnta (5:57)
Shawnta’s trucking journey (7:00)
How Shawnta got connected with Oakley (12:53)
The hopper experience (16:47)
Transitioning between trucking companies (18:20)
Shawnta’s long term plan (20:55)
The great people in the trucking business (21:25)
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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26 min
May 11, 2022109: Making Sure We All Get Home Safely
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
About Lt. Doug Lafferty (3:38)
CBSA Inspection (6:48)
Distracted driving (9:52)
Pulling drivers over (16:10)
Dash cams (21:07)
ELDs (23:33)
DOT officers are there to help (25:40)
Different speed limits for different vehicles (29:54)
Weapons in commercial vehicles (31:23)
Advice for truck drivers (34:27)
CSA violations (36:03)
Upcoming agenda (38:27)
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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44 min
May 04, 2022108: Health with Truck Drivers
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
Dr. Bennett’s background (3:35)
How to qualify to give a DOT physical (5:57)
Blood pressure’s hindrance to physicals (9:34)
Don’t avoid getting a physical (13:42)
Common physical mistakes (17:11)
Not telling the whole truth about your health (18:43)
Do doctors target people? (29:52)
A rise in cardiac problems (37:49)
Why doctors can’t clear you to drive (40:53)
Medication issues (42:53)
Change to the eyesight rule (46:34)
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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57 min
April 27, 2022107: Fuel: High Prices, Surcharges, Discounts, & Fraud
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
Oakley Update: Mid America Truck Show, Red Roof Inn parking (3:39)
Fuel prices and how your fuel surcharge works (7:15)
Fuel discounts and how you can get them (17:22)
Fuel card fraud and how to avoid it (23:49)
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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42 min
April 20, 2022106: Sustaining an Owner-Operator’s Quality of Life
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
What CAG Truck Capital is all about (4:09)
Getting your first truck with CAG (6:53)
The effect of truck prices (9:22)
Transferring from another finance company (10:49)
Helping achieve and sustain long-term goals (14:33)
What’s going to happen with crazy high prices (16:14)
Other services CAG offers (17:55)
Warranties (20:02)
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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27 min
April 13, 2022105: CAT Scale: Born Out of Listening to Drivers
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
The birth of CAT Scale (5:06)
Helping drivers who get fined (7:42)
North Little Rock location (9:56)
Making life simpler for drivers (12:37)
On the CAT Scale horizon (15:26)
The Way to Weigh Contest (16:39)
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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21 min
April 06, 2022104: Recruiting the Next Generation of Truck Drivers
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
About Next Generation in Trucking (4:00)
Lindsey’s involvement with the new apprenticeship (6:10)
NGT’s impact on young people (7:07)
Graduating from high school with a CDL (9:28)
How NGT is making a splash (10:27)
Creating alternative career paths (12:45)
How to get in touch with Next Generation (13:56)
NGT’s mission (14:39)
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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17 min
March 30, 2022103: What Makes a “Top-Tier” Driver?
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
Oakley Update: the Oklahoma cookout, driver recognition (2:44)
About Jackson and Garrett (4:56)
Making a difference (9:59)
First thing in the morning priorities (12:38)
Oakley’s customer service department (14:54)
Giving drivers time off (16:07)
Week-long ride alongs (17:16)
Playing change as a dispatcher (24:23)
What makes a top-tier driver (26:25)
What it takes to be successful (29:47)
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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35 min
March 23, 2022102: Louisiana Terminal Opportunities with Scott Cowden and Jason Webb
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
Oakley Update: the Mid-America truck show (2:46)
All about the reserve terminal in Louisiana (5:31)
Oakley's role serving Oxbow and Rain coke and tar production (8:17)
What delivering loads looks like in Louisiana (12:36)
How much you can expect to earn (23:43)
Upcoming Crawfish Boil! (30:17)
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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35 min
March 16, 2022101: From a Small Town to the Big City: Cole Kellett’s Journey
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
Oakley Update: the Mid-America truck show (3:06)
About Cole (4:00)
Why Cole applied for a job in New York City (5:41)
How to get an interview with someone in NYC (7:17)
Getting a job in New York City (9:36)
First impressions of New York City (12:08)
Cole’s job (15:16)
Supply chain logistics trucking (18:15)
Cole Kellett’s future (22:39)
Assimilating to the culture of NYC (25:44)
Making friends in a new city (27:54)
The food in New York (29:46)
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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34 min

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The Oakley Podcast is a trucking industry podcast that educates and empowers owner-operators by providing relevant industry, market, and company news in a digestible audio format.