In this episode of The Real Finds Podcast, host Gordon Lamphere sits down with Hunter Kosar, founder of Twisted Nail, a Texas-based logistics company shaking up the trucking and aggregates industry. Hunter’s path from investment banking to hauling dirt might sound unconventional, but it’s exactly that outsider perspective that’s helping him rethink one of the country’s most fragmented and under-optimized sectors.

Hunter shares how he bootstrapped his first truck, leveraged his finance background to bring real transparency to trucking bids, and is now uniting small operators to negotiate like industry giants, without forming a union. From regional aggregate sourcing to massive solar farm delays, they dig into how tariffs, inflation, and weather shocks are freezing construction markets and where the smart money is going next.

🔍 Topics Covered:

- How financial modeling helped launch a logistics business

- The hidden inefficiencies bankrupting construction projects

- The power of driver aggregation and ethical brokering

- Why dirt logistics can make or break a $100M site

- How to survive trucking in a frozen market

- What the public gets totally wrong about truckers

- The future of automation, pricing, and efficiency in logistics

- Book rec: The E-Myth & why processes beat people

- Who to watch next: Weldon Ratliff & Thomas Arnold

👤 Guest Info:

Hunter Kosar is the founder of Twisted Nail, a logistics and trucking company specializing in regional aggregate delivery for large-scale commercial and infrastructure projects across Texas. He previously worked in finance and now builds trust-based networks across the supply chain.

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