Trucking for Millennials

We're back with Chris Jolly to launch us into a new year full of optimism and great conversation on a variety of topics.

On this episode we waste no time jumping into relationships freight brokers have with dispatchers, before discussing the #1 question Chris receives from his clients.

Then we discuss the ports and what we expect from the supply chain congestion in 2022, what the infrastructure bill could do, and the upcoming vaccine mandate for employers of 100 people or more.

We also have some conversation about football and touch on much more!

In this episode you'll hear a heavy haul truck driver's opinion on the recent sentencing of the Colorado truck driver who killed 4 people and injured dozens of others after not taking emergency ramps and how the media and public has reacted.

Then we provide snippets of the top 11 episodes of the Trucking For Millennials podcast!

Enjoy and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Have you followed @FreightCaviar on Instagram yet?

They have some hilariously relatable memes if you're in logistics, especially freight brokering so we wanted to have him on to talk about how he creates the ideas, his journey of growing the account to over 15,000 followers in just a few years, double brokering, and his trip to Armenia which involved a VERY interesting story!

Enjoy and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Pierre Laguerre is the founder and CEO of Fleeting.us, who's vision is to leverage modern technology to​ create a platform that improves the commercial freight industry by intelligently matching truck owners, drivers and shippers / brokers.

In this episode you'll hear Pierre's inspiring story of how he immigrated to the US from Haiti and through his entrepreneurial journey found his way into trucking and becoming a driver, owner operator, staffing agency owner, and eventual founder of Fleeting, which has raised millions of dollars in funding through competitions, tech accelerators and direct investors.

You'll also hear Pierre's perspective on carrier and broker relationships and the greater purpose that propels him to not only create more success, but be a leading example to youth in marginalized communities.

LoShawn Parks is a trucking company owner, podcaster and YouTuber approaching 40k subscribers!

He's an excellent resource and example for anyone in trucking to subscribe and follow.

In this episode, you'll hear how he got into trucking in the first place and a conversation covering:

Truck Leasing

Buying a Truck in Today's Market

What motivates LoShawn

Scaling Smart

and more!

James "Tex" Crowley is the Creative Director and Partner of Texas Media Foundry out of Bryan Texas.

You should definitely connect with him on LinkedIn if you're interested in seeing some of the best trucking videos available online today.

In this episode you'll hear how he got involved in trucking through Six Flags, how he started his journey learning the ins and outs of video editing and uploading to YouTube while he was truck driver, and we dive into what makes great content online and what results trucking companies ( and any company, really) can experience with a commitment to high quality media production.

Be sure to check out their website if you're looking to increase your audience online.

Today we have the inspiring story of Clarence Bethea, who Michael connected with this week at a recent event.

Clarence is the CEO of Upsie, a warranty company which saves its customers anywhere from 50% to 90% compared to competitor warranty plans.

While his main area of focus is not trucking, Clarence found himself on the path of personal and professional growth through an opportunity that began in the trucking industry.

Throughout the conversation you'll hear how Clarence transformed himself from a talented basketball player with a criminal history and not much education to being mentored by the former COO of Best Buy.

His experiences in trucking and mentorship helped shape him into the businessman he is today and have value for anyone looking to lead teams and scale businesses to their real potential.

Be sure to connect with him on Linkedin and check out Upsie.com!

Today's episode is a Trucking For Millennials International Special! We speak with Nick Roemer, Director of Marketing for Cibus21.

Nick joins the show from Scotland, where he is working with Cibus21 to assist fleets in reducing their fuel costs and and reduce the carbon footprint for diesel vehicles in the UK and U.S.

We also take the opportunity to speak with Nick about the truck driving culture in the UK to see what similarities and differences there are between trucking in the United States.

Nick also has a background in office design, so we decided to ask him about what makes a well designed office that helps improve productivity. Be sure to connect with him on LinkedIn!

This episode is FILLED with a truckload of news from around the country that directly relates to what's happening in today's supply chain and current political environment.

First, Michael shares some entertaining stories about stuff that has nothing to do with trucking but are fun nonetheless.

We also shout to a 5-star fan who delivered donuts to the office for us!

Then Aaron and Michael provide an overview of what's in the $1.5T Infrastructure bill and what it has to do with the trucking industry before discussing what the Biden administration's vaccine mandate's impact could be for businesses under 100 employees.

Then they shout out Edward Durr, a truck driver who now has a state senate seat in New Jersey after spending significantly less on his political campaign than his opponent.

THEN they dive into the recent move into the brand new PDQ America office and the experience of bringing on 5 new employees into the business - all while moving a lot of freight this week.

Enjoy!

In this episode we speak with a legend in the trucking and logistics industry, Adam L. Wingfield of Innovative Logistics Group!

You'll hear him speak about how trucking businesses can increase their entrepreneurial knowledge, bring compliance scores in line, and optimize profitability.

If you're looking for a trusted and experienced resource that can help you take your trucking business to the next level, you definitely don't want to miss this episode!

We also speak to Adam about today's supply chain bottleneck at the ports on the west coast and what insights he hopes to gain from his upcoming trip to California where he plans on rolling up his sleeves and getting a better idea of what's happening.

We talk about what the nation's leadership should be focusing on when it comes to the nation's supply chain, the influence on the media on small trucking business owners and the trucking industry itself, and much more!