Bulkloads Podcast

Today Jared speaks with Jeremy Kellett, the Director Of Recruiting for Bruce Oakley Incorporated.  They will discuss the new Bruce Oakley Podcast and how they have managed growth to having over 800 owners operators hauling bulk freight.

Today Jared sits down with Kevin Hill of Freightwaves and CarrierLists.com to discuss the art of sales.  Whatever service you provide, you are involved in sales.  This is an aspect of your business that you need to develop, and in this episode we will try to help you move down that highway.  

Today Larry Hurt, of BXS Insurance, joins Jared to discuss proposed legislation that would raise liability requirements for trucking companies to $2 Million.  This will have an impact on all carriers, and it will hit owner/operators especially hard.   https://www-freightwaves-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.freightwaves.com/news/house-vote-imminent-to-raise-mandatory-insurance-coverage-to-2-million...

In today's episode Jared has a conversation with Bailey Bobbitt of American Petrolog. They talk about his journey from being a professional boxer to hauling fuel to SpaceX.  Jared and Bailey will detail Bailey's very interesting career path.

In today's episode Jared has a conversation with Bailey Bobbitt of American Petrolog. They talk about his journey from being a professional boxer to hauling fuel to SpaceX.  Jared and Bailey will detail Bailey's very interesting career path.

On today's episode Jared speaks with Cory Margand, Co-Founder & CEO of SimpliShip.  They will be discussing the creation of a marketplace for international freight. Jared is looking for feedback from listeners on this episode.  We'd like to know how much interest clients have in this and how much need there is for international shipping from our listeners.  

In today's episode Jared has Tim Brady back on the show to discuss some of the new HOS rules extending hours of operation.  These are going into effect later this year.  What will the the plusses and minuses be, and will this benefit "Bulk Haulers"?

On today's show Jared speaks with Scott Helgesen about his journey to Taiwan.  He will talk about getting stuck in another country due to coronavirus and how he learned how effective face masks in Taiwan have been.

On today's episode Jared speaks with Sanjay Desai, Cofounder and CEO of Mudflap, a digital fuel card designed for small owner operators to fill up at smaller 'Mom and Pop' fuel stops. Big fleets get major fuel discounts because they have large gallon volumes. But owner-operators and small fleets are often left to fend for themselves.  With Mudflap, everyone joins force to get access to the same 25...

Garrett Bowers of Bowers Trucking and Logistics in Ponca City, OK joins Jared to talk about being the 3rd Generation in the family business. After Garrett came on board he began growing the business to more than just aggregate.  Today, Bowers Trucking is doing dry van, refrigerated, flatbed and is the only carrier in Oklahoma to haul for the Department of Defense.

In today's episode Jared gets to speak with John Dill of Columbia Grain & Ingredients.  John has worked in all aspects of the trucking industry, including being a driver and dispatcher.  He and Jared get into why truckers are so essential and important right now.  

On today's show Jared sits down with Tim Brady, who is back by popular demand.  They discuss how drivers can be safe going in and out of unloading spots as well as all the other places they stop while they are on the job.   These are certainly uncertain times, and there are opportunities arising.  We will delve into all of this today!  

Today's show is with Rob Brackett of Turbo Turtle Logistics talking about proposed legislation from 60 Ag Groups to increase truck weight limits universally, across the country to 88,000 in wake of the COVID19 Pandemic shrinking truck capacity. Jared and Rob will talk about the pros and cons of this proposed change.

It is always great to hear the story of how a business began.  There is so much to be learned from a story like this. Today Jared speaks with Gary Liberty about the origins of Liberty Logistics which began in 2013.  Gary will talk about his father hauling freight, and how and when Gary stopped driving to run Liberty Logistics full-time.  

On today's show Jared speaks with Keith Petersen of Barchart about the launch of their marketplace for grain merchandisers.  Among other topics, they will discuss creating a place that grain merchandisers and farmers can connect in.    

This podcast is with one of our BulkLoads members, James McGuinness, who contracted COVID 19 a couple weeks ago.  He and Jared will discuss his battle with the virus, how he contracted it and the impacts on he and his family. 

This podcast is with one of our BulkLoads members, James McGuinness, who contracted COVID 19 a couple weeks ago.  He and Jared will discuss his battle with the virus, how he contracted it and the impacts on he and his family. 

In this episode Jared talks with Tim Ekert of Smart Cap Technologies. Smart Cap created a band to put inside hats to detect when a truck driver is starting to fatigue to prevent accidents.     

Today Jared speaks with Jerry Ashley of Agra-Logistics on how trucking has changed over the years.  The conversation flows into a natural follow up on last week's episode about deregulation in the trucking industry. 

On today's podcast, Jared speaks with Tim Brady on what deregulation did for trucking. Truckers are all over the map on what deregulation did.  Some think that it ruined the business while others believe it really helped them.  Today we will find out how it impacted Tim Brady, and learn more about deregulation.  

Today Jared speaks with Kathy DePauw of Blue Bomber Logistics about their history and their main focus in the bulk freight industry.  Trucking is definitely a vital part of the grain industry, and we will learn more about this role today.      

Today Jared speaks with John Kuhlmann of Agforce Transportation Services from Leawood, Kansas.  They will be talking about their massive growth from starting with four employees and growing to a team of seventy just five years later!  

Jared bring on Jack Beile of Left Hand promotions to discuss how swag items can make a huge impact on your business! 

Jared brings Ray onto the show to talk about US Trans and the upward growth they've had since starting!

In honor of the Presidential State of the Union speech, Jared & Hailey sit down and discuss the state of the union of Bulkloads! They highlight the mile stones of 2019 and discuss the future of 2020 for Bulkloads.com!