Trucking for Millennials

The Trucking For Millennials Podcast has hit a milestone - 100 episodes! So we through a Friends in Freight Party with some past guests and streamed it via YouTube.

This episode is a great conversation with Wayne "Trucker Wayne" Cragg, who's been through a tremendous journey to improve his health, Gerald Albritton of Major Clout Trucking who's built his trucking business from 1 to 5 trucks and he's preparing to get his next 2, Trey Griggs, the VP of Lean Sales who's got some excellent personal and professional goals and knowledge to share (as always), Blythe Brumleve of Digital Dispatch and host of FreightWaves show Cyberly for all things freight marketing, and Chris Jolly, #TheFreightCoach!

Thank you for your continued support and here's to another 100!

This episode is full of tactics and strategies that will help small fleets and large fleets alike seat truck drivers!

Amrit has placed over 900 truck drivers for a variety of carriers across the U.S. and Canada and currently helps trucking companies optimize their recruiting efforts.

You'll hear the biggest mistakes companies make when recruiting, the best practices for attracting drivers to your open position, and more! Be sure to connect with Amrit on LinkedIn, Subscribe to his YouTube Channel.

Carlin Stafford is on air talent and a voice actor for the Truck Boss Show, a trucking news and media outlet with over 850,000 views on YouTube and 150,000 likes on Facebook.

We chat with him about the media's role in trucking, stories he's worked on or working on like AB5 and the PRO act, trucking wrecks, how the trucking industry can garner greater respect in the public eye, the importance of calling legislatures, and much more!

Be sure to connect with him on LinkedIn and follow/subscribe to Truck Boss!

In this episode our friend Chris Jolly joins the show to join us in speaking with TJ Blackwell, owner of Blackwell Logistics, a Dispatch Service to discuss a recent article by FreightWaves "Truck Brokers want Congress to Call Out Illegal Dispatching" reporting the TIA's recent request that the FMCSA crack down on dispatch service companies acting like brokerages.

We also discuss the recent viral article that discusses how one Texas company is offering Owner Operators $14k a week and a bill that recently passed the Texas House that would limit liability for trucking companies.

Jon is a millennial truck driver and YouTuber who's been driving for 3 years. He's driving over the road a few weeks at a time before he has 2 days off, and he was kind enough to spend an hour of one of those days with us!

We speak with him about how he got into the industry, his insight on what carriers could do to better recruit younger drivers, how he maintains a social life outside of trucking, his YouTube channel and more!

Follow him @TruckingSeriously and subscribe to his YouTube channel by clicking here.

Marcus one of our first guests and we're happy to have him back to get an update on the progress he's made on his app, Duke.AI. Duke.AI is an automated bookkeeping and accounting app that allows drivers to scan documents with their phones and automate their bookkeeping and factoring invoicing.

Listen to learn how Marcus discovered this issue in his trucking company and used his software development background to create a solution that continues to improve in functionality.

Be sure to connect with Marcus on LinkedIn also!

In this episode we speak with Dallas Racklin, CTB, Sales and Marketing Manager for AM Transport out of Olney, IL.

We speak with him about how he and his team are working to make their rural midwest freight brokerage more efficient through technology, how they emphasize and incentivize their employees to make a vibrant culture, the value of TIA's Certified Transportation Broker exam, how to select the right technology to gain an edge, keeping the business fun, and much more!

Be sure to connect with him on LinkedIn and don't forget to subscribe!

We're coming in hot this week with the latest news that's impacting the trucking industry including the hot trucking market now that business is back, Biden's infrastructure plan, and TuSimple Autonomous trucking going public!

Then we get into the Load it Or Leave it Debate and talk about the commercialization of Rest Stops and whether or not drivers that are under 21 should be able to drive interstate.

Nathan operates Billy's Pilot Cars, which you may have seen on Instagram or TikTok @billyspilotcars

We speak with him about insurance, "Wal-Mart Pilot Cars", driver communication, route planning, building relationships, and what new pilot car drivers should do!

This is one conversation you shouldn't miss - 26 year old Giovanni Pereira shared his story with us and it is inspiring to say the least.

Starting at age 23, Gio has been focused on being the best truck driver he can be and through his work ethic and guidance of his mentors he's built a solid career for himself - as evidenced by an impressive truck and trailer set up - a 2016 Freightliner T6580 and a 3 axle step deck with ramps.

In this episode we talk about the advantages of the step deck trailer, the value of mentors, using trucking as a vehicle for big goals, and much more!

If you're interested in seeing his truck, be sure to check out the video of this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/_Uxd7ckKoLY