The Oakley Podcast

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Oakley Update: Damages & recovery from recent tornados (2:48)
• Joe McCullough’s background & Oakley story (6:57)
• The Oakley recruiting process is entirely different (16:36)
• Shattering $240,000 in 6 months (22:35)
• The challenges of being on the road after 2 decades off (25:08)
• Christmas plans (33:28)

Thank you to Joe for spending some time talking about your experiences at Oakley. We appreciate you! 

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: Mid-America Truck Show (2:48)
• Scott’s career journey to becoming a Financial Services Advisor (4:47)
• What drivers need to do right now to be able to be financially independent (8:36)
• Is it ever too late to start? (19:35)
• How to deal with market volatility  (22:08)
• How to figure out how much you need to retire (28:58)
• The basic steps to financial independence (40:16)

Thank you to Scott for guiding us through some important financial conversations. We appreciate you! 

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: years of service decals & featured photos (2:08)
• ELDs training and installation (5:26)
• Dispatching updates by division (15:16)
• Relaying and updating customer information (19:45)
• Avoiding common trailer accidents (24:08)
• PPE regulations for Oakley drivers (28:28)
• Holiday pay (39:16)

Thank you to Scotty for sharing important updates for all of our drivers. There is a lot going on for our drivers, but people like Scotty are dedicated to supporting our drivers and making their lives easier. We appreciate you! 

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: years of service decals & featured photos (1:40)
• Brent’s background (6:26)
• Winston’s history (7:36)
• Driving the interstate then & now (8:45)
• How technology has changed the driving experience (14:30)
• The evolution of trucks (19:28)
• iPhones and trucking (24:04)
• Capacity on roadways designed in the 70s (30:41)

Thank you Winston and Brent for being part of this experience, and for sharing how things have changed and stayed the same over the years!

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: grieving recent losses in the Oakley family (1:10)
• Thanksgiving Facts (5:09)
• Family Traditions (7:06)
• Working on the Holidays (11:45)
• The Reason for Thanksgiving (12:12)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 

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: freight surcharge, holiday planning, owner-operator recognition (3:59)
• Introducing Aaron and Kyle (8:02)
• Finding out what makes drivers happy and what they want improved (14:01)
• A data-driven approach to finding potential recruits (16:00)
• How recruiting drivers has changed in the Internet Age (21:12)
• Balancing the number of recruiting materials that potential truck drivers are exposed to (23:50)
• Companies are very serious about trying to recruit right now (27:34)
• Interactions on Facebook pages, phone calls, YouTube, and more (34:27)

Thank you Aaron and Kyle for joining the show to explain the ins and outs of getting the best owner-operators on our team. 

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: $150 bonus for referring a lead, owner-operator shout-out (4:08)
• Sawyer’s background (7:44)
• Bobby’s history with Oakley (9:36)
• William’s background (10:45)
• Working in the Oakley shop (11:30)
• First impressions when finding out they’d be spending a week on the road (13:28)
• Sawyer’s journey with Bobby through the Midwest (14:04)
• Experiencing traffic from the passenger’s seat (19:41)
• William’s trip and learning to sleep in the truck (22:07)
• How the experience on the road changes the way the dispatchers handle their jobs (34:20)

Thank you William and Sawyer for being part of this experience to share your perspective on life on the road.

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: buying new trucks (2:59)
• Randy’s journey to joining Oakley (6:36)
• Brent’s background (8:32)
• Randy’s experience in trucking prior to coming to Oakley (11:26)
• Pulling an end-dump (19:14)
• Brent tells Randy he’s the Owner-Operator of the Year (22:15)
• Dean’s path to becoming an Oakley owner-operator (27:10)
• Russell’s background (29:53)
• Dean’s transition from a company driver to being an owner-operator (32:06)
• Dean’s history with recruiting drivers to Oakley (36:11)
• Home time with the hopper division (38:53)
• Worst and best parts of driving (40:46)
• Russell recognizes Dean as Owner-Operator of the Year (43:48)

Thank you, Randy and Dean for all the many miles and long hours you’ve put in at Oakley.

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: help during tough times (3:27)
• Trent’s background in transportation (6:51)
• The role insurance plays on a daily business in the trucking business (10:21)
• Reacting to attorneys who target the trucking industry (12:55)
• Policies available to Oakley owner-operators (17:02)
• Most common claims dealt with (21:33)
• Voluntary medical insurance and more through TrueNorth (24:45)
• Tips for filing a claim (27:41)
• Updating the physical damage value of your truck (33:23)
• Oakley’s unique fleet (38:46)

Thank you Trent for stopping by and joining the show to help answer questions about insurance.

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: Year of Service and Safety Awards (3:28)
• Top qualities in an Oakley owner-operator (6:27)
• The importance of staying healthy (13:54)
• Problem solving on the fly (15:59)
• Dealing with challenges of getting trucks and truck parts (18:40)

Thank you Corey, Dustin, and Kent for handling this week’s discussion on the Oakley Podcast. 

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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