The Oakley Podcast

This week on the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett chats with Oakley operations managers Shane Smith and Scott Cowden to get updates about what’s new at Oakley, moving to the new office, discussing freight and safety, reading customer reviews, and more.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: staying healthy while behind the wheel (1:49)
• Introducing Shane and Scott (7:14)
• Discussing unsafe driving (9:31)
• Staying on top of the paperwork for your physical (11:55)
• Talking freight and dispatching (15:39)
• Keeping communication the key (26:45)
• The compliments that come in for our customer service (34:18)
• Closing thoughts (36:35)

Thank you Shane and Scott for coming on the show to give our listeners the scoop on what’s happening 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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On this week’s episode of the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett talks with Jeff Porter, fleet sales manager at LubeZone, and Landon Urban, general manager at AllStar Truck Service.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: submit photos for company calendar (1:44)
• Background on Landon and AllStar (7:54)
• The repairs that AllStar does (10:30)
• How AllStar is able to get parts when dealers can’t (14:34)
• AllStar stands behind their work (24:40)
• Where AllStar locations are (29:06)
• Getting in touch with AllStar (33:27)

Thank you Jeff and Landon for joining the show today to talk with our listeners about servicing their trucks.

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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On this week’s episode of the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett talks with Sam Muntean, an owner-operator from the hopper-bottom division. Sam made the switch from being a company driver elsewhere to being an owner-operator at Oakley. Since then, he has helped recruit several drivers to the Oakley team.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: tire discounts (1:31)
• Introduction to Sam Muntean (3:44)
• Getting the nerve to quit company driving job to come to Oakley (7:40)
• A smooth truck buying process (10:52)
• Running a hopper-bottom truck (12:58)
• Recruiting other drivers and collecting that bonus (17:50)
• How the pay raise will benefit Sam (22:44)

Thank you, Sam, for joining the show to discuss your experiences in making the switch to 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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This week on the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett talks with listeners about the pay raise awarded to all owner-operators this May and discusses how Oakley combats the challenges of retaining drivers in an industry with high turnover.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: distracted driving (1:15)
• Staying ahead of the game in the dry bulk business (6:18)
• The annual bonus continues without a cap (8:40)
• Adding and keeping the best drivers at Oakley (11:35)
• Increasing pay by five cents per loaded mile for every division plus a five-cent increase on the annual bonus (15:55)
• Helping interested company drivers become owner-operators at Oakley (22:48)

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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On this week’s edition of The Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett catches up with Greg Cink and Jerald Hogan, owner-operators from the hopper-bottom division. They provide a behind-the-scenes look at what being an owner-operator with Oakley is like.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: driving safely in poor conditions (1:27)
• Introduction to Greg and Jerald and their backgrounds (3:34)
• Advice for switching to Oakley and getting started (11:53)
• How Oakley’s compensation compares to other employers (19:48)
• Repeat loads (30:20)
• Oakley’s reputation (33:17)

Thank you, Greg and Jerald, for sharing your perspective about driving with 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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This week on the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett takes the show on the road to Oakley Port 33 in Oklahoma. He meets up with Kyle Haney and Colton Campbell to get the low-down on the dump division there.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: how truck drivers are so important to America (1:35)
• Introduction to Kyle and Colton (3:34)
• Looking back at getting started in Oklahoma and how much its grown since then (10:08)
• If drivers want to work on the weekends, there is work available (12:57)
• Daily job duties (17:02)
• Where drivers are needed from (26:28)
• What makes the perfect driver (27:32)

Thank you, Kyle and Colton for sharing this update on what’s going on in Oklahoma.

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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On this week’s edition of The Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett sits down with Mike Matousek and Lewie Pugh, the manager of government affairs and executive vice president, respectively, of OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association). OOIDA provides a voice, representation, education, information, benefits, and savings for truck drivers. Together they discuss the ramifications that the PRO Act has for drivers.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: monthly maintenance reports (1:54)
• Background on OOIDA and how it works for drivers (5:26)
• What the PRO Act could do to the owner-operator (13:11)
• Will the PRO Act become law? (28:24)
• The next steps for drivers if the PRO Act passes (30:04)
• How to join OOIDA (40:37)

Thank you, Mike and Lewie for joining us for this week’s podcast to help explain this legislation.

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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On this week’s edition of The Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett is joined first by Jeff Porter, Fleet Sales Manager at LubeZone, and then by Lt. Doug Laferty from the Arkansas DOT. In the show’s first segment, Jeff explains the services offered at LubeZone locations, and in the second segment, Lt. Laferty is back on the show to discuss trends and regulations. 

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: dealing with an accident on the road (1:36)
• Jeff’s background and what’s going on at LubeZone (3:24)
• Efficient and consistent pit stops at LubeZone (8:01)
• LubeZone’s driver rewards program (17:39)
• Oil brands and filters at LubeZone (23:42)
• Lt. Laferty talks about the uptick in non-commercial and commercial traffic on the roads (28:41)
• Regulations lifting and changing for drivers (30:22)
• 72-hour road check and how to prepare for it (40:07)
• Lt. Laferty’s reaction to increased use of marijuana by drivers (46:28)

Thank you, Jeff and Lt. Laferty for joining us for this week’s 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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On this week’s edition of The Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett talks with Brad Klepper, president of Driver Legal Plan, a national law firm dedicated to protecting commercial truck drivers and their companies.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: submitting photos for the Oakley calendar (1:47)
• History of Driver Legal Plan and the states it’s licensed in (6:02)
• Differences in tickets and citations from local officials and DOT officials (14:32)
• Most common tickets that Driver Legal Plan deals with (16:32)
• Fighting CSA violations (21:53)
• How drivers can sign up for these services (27:12)
• Quick thoughts on March Madness (30:03)

Thank you, Brad for chatting with us about the legal services available to our owner-operators through Driver Legal Plan.

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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On this week’s edition of The Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett talks with Jeremy Paul and Dustin Barnett from Oakley’s safety department. Together they discuss how much safety violations can cost owner-operators in the long run.

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Need to Know with Vickie Chastain: saving money on the road (1:45)
• FMCSA rating for Oakley (5:35)
• Speeding incidents and what it can cost (8:37)
• Seatbelt violations (15:02)
• Being proactive with safety training videos (21:39)
• Dealing with probation (28:46)

Thank you JP and Dustin for filling us in on how to stay safe 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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