Episodes

Last month was good, but this month not so much. Listen to this episode where we go over June financials and why this month turned out the way it did.

In business you have to expect the unexpected and sometimes you get pleasantly surprised. After months of disappointment, a good surprise was a breath of fresh air and put a smile on my face. For the first time in a while, I am excited to show the numbers to everyone. Here are our May Financials!

FuelStream can help you save money on fuel! During this episode we bring on two guests, Raff and Christian from FuelStream to discuss how the FuelStream system, an app and card can help you save money on your fuel expense.

Craig and I start off this financials episode by talking about one of the things that has the biggest impact on just about any business’s financials, sales: we have been doing some work to get more loads directly from shippers.

The freight market has been really tough for a year. When is that going to change? In this episode, Craig and I discuss some of the factors that drive the freight market, what usually makes it change, and when we think that it will start to turn. We finish off the episode by talking about the two key things any trucking company needs to focus on to get through times like this.

We had one truck sitting for the entire month of March, that definitely had an impact on things. The infamous egg load occurred around the end of the month. It will have more of an impact on April’s numbers than it did in March. Needless to say, March was an eventful month. We talk all about it during this episode. Make sure to give it a listen.

If you are trying to grow a fleet of trucks, I can just about guarantee your biggest challenge is hiring good drivers. With a nationwide shortage of about 80,000 drivers and a driver turnover rate close to 100%, hiring and keeping good truck drivers is extremely difficult. That’s what we’ll cover in this episode!

We’ve got a good episode for you! We’re going to cover steps anyone can take to be financially smart and eventually gain financial freedom.

Craig and I dive into how things went this month. We also talk a little about insurance because our insurance renewal is coming up in April. Read our blog to learn more about how our month went!

I have been asked to do an episode on how we spec our trucks by several listeners, so here you go. It’s a complicated topic full of lots of different opinions and there is more than one way to do it! We hope you like the episode and learn something new.