The Freight Coach Podcast

Aaron Picozzi is the President of American Diesel Training Centers. At American Diesel Training Centers, they provide opportunities for hard-working individuals, without the massive time and financial burdens of traditional education and training. The also place vetted, trained, and dedicated employees with companies who are fighting against the current technician shortage. Make sure to follow the...

Dan Kopp is the CEO of ITG Transportation Services, Inc. ITG is a licensed freight brokerage, offering container drayage services from all US ports and US inland rail ramps, nationwide domestic freight services, container sales, and online drayage rates for all major cities in the United States and Canada. Make sure to connect with Dan on and follow ITG on LinkedIn! https://www.itgtrans.com/

Dawn Salvucci-Favier and Rod Strata join me from Greenscreens.ai to discuss improving your ability to buy and sell freight! Greenscreens.ai is a dynamic pricing infrastructure for the freight market that delivers buy and sell-side market intelligence and business insights to help you grow and protect your margins. Make sure to connect with Dawn, Rod and Greenscreens on social media! Follow the lin...

Eric Schnirel is the President of Great Lakes Transport Solution. Eric started and built this company off of grit and determination over 6 years ago! Great Lakes Transport is a third party logistics (3PL) company based out of Amherst NY. Our customer service will focus on every client like it is their only client to satisfy all their transport needs. Make sure to connect with Eric on LinkedIn and...

Yuriy Nekrasov is the President and CEO at UTECH. UTECH was created with the initial intent of helping our friends in the transportation and logistic industry. We cater to the small to medium size company, but don't shy away from working with individuals, owner operators, and sole proprietors. Our vision has expanded to include businesses in local courier, food delivery, field sales, manufacturing...

Rachael Heaps is the National Sales Manager for Transportation Impact LLC. Transportation Impact helps companies turn their supply chain into a business advantage by improving performance with industry-leading technology and advisory services. Make sure to follow Rachael on LinkedIn!   Thank you to my sponsor Emerge! To learn more visit: https://get.emergemarket.com/freightcoach/

Mark Rogers is the Chief Revenue Officer for Coolfire Solutions, which is headquartered in Saint Louis, MO. Coolfire builds collaboration software for teams on the move. Our main product, Coolfire Core, unites people, processes, and information in a purpose-built digital workspace for operations teams. Coolfire's vision is to keep teams organized around the work at hand and to provide them with th...

Brian Mann is the Chief Executive Officer at Armstrong Transport Group. Armstrong Transport Group provides logistics solutions for an evolving marketplace. With a multi-modal carrier network, logistics experts, and reliable customer service, Armstrong is your one-stop-shop for logistics, regardless of location or capacity. Make sure to follow Brian and Armstrong on social media! Or, visit their we...

Bill Marr is the President of Fuel Me. Fuel Me leverages decades of combined experience in the direct fueling distribution industry, and having gained an overarching understanding of the industry, the Fuel Me team realized that the fuel procurement process was extremely antiquated and inefficient. Recognizing the need for more efficient technologically advanced management tools, Fuel Me developed...

John Gillie is the Founder and CEO of TruckTractorTrailer.com. TruckTractorTrailer.com is an end-to-end, community based, e-commerce platform that is transforming the used truck industry by offering a better way to buy and sell trucks, tractors and trailers online. Make sure to follow John on social media, and make sure to visit their website! www.trucktractortrailer.com

Jason Miller is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University. Jason has done extensive research on everything in our industry, and has published multiple papers regarding the data behind what we debate about! Make sure to connect with Jason on LinkedIn and follow his content!

Adam Robinson is a data-driven storytelling marketer who has fallen in love with the quest to make supply chains as high functioning, collaborative, waste-free, and productive as possible in an altruistic endeavor to maximize human capital. Adam works at the intersection of sales, marketing, and product, giving him a unique opportunity to build a community around a platform through his content mar...

Josh Cale is the Executive Vice President of Operations for Logistics Group International located out of Houston, TX. Josh has a decade of industry experience, and we both align on our philosophy on how brokerage should operate. Make sure to connect with Josh on LinkedIn and give his company a follow! 

Matthew Silver is the Vice President of Partnerships & Strategic Alliances for Trucker Tools! Matthew brings a wealth of knowledge accumulated over his 10 plus year career in transportation! Technology is at the forefront of our industry, and we need to invest in our relationships with our partners now more than every! Make sure to connect with Matthew on LinkedIn and be sure to check out all of T...

Abtin Hamidi is the CEO of Torch 3PL and has 15 plus years experience in the transportation industry. Torch is the only digital short-haul 3PL focused on lanes 50-550 miles. We've integrated with thousands of   micro-carriers to unlock the hidden capacity to move these tricky loads.  Make sure to connect with Abtin and Torch on Social Media! https://torch3pl.com/  

Sam Anderson is the President and CEO of Bay and Bay Transportation, which is headquartered in Eagan, MN. Since assuming the CEO role in 2010, Sam has led a transformation from a family trucking company to one of the top 10 refrigerated trucking and logistics companies in the U.S. To learn more, visit their website and follow them on social media! https://www.instagram.com/bayandbaymn/?hl=en https...

Rahmel Wattley is the host of the Truck N' Hustle podcast. Rahmel has over 20 years industry experience, and brings a phenomenal perspective to the table on the transportation industry. Make sure to subscribe to his podcast, and follow him on social media! The links are below! https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahmel-w-64004a171/ https://trucknhustle.com/ https://www.instagram.com/trucknhustle/?hl=en  

Kristy Knichel is the President and Owner of Knichel Logistics. Knichel Logistics is a woman-owned, non-asset based provider of transportation and logistics services, including intermodal, trucking, specialty equipment, and various ancillary services. Make sure to follow both Kristy and Knichel Logistics on LinkedIn! http://www.knichellogistics.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/knichel-logisti...

Founded in 2014, Pinnacle Growth Advisors is a leading firm dedicated to helping companies and individuals in the Freight and Logistics industry. We are the leading recruitment company within this space. Our niche falls within the areas of Asset Based, 3PL, TL Brokerage and Technology companies. Make sure to follow them on all social media platforms! 

Matt Heroux is the Founder and President of Fresh Freight. Matt has over 20 years experience in transportation, and founded his company in 2016. Matt and his team have grown Fresh Freight as both a carrier and broker. Make sure to follow Fresh Freight on social media, and connect with Matt! 

John Brewer is the Director of Distribution and Logistics at CKE Restaurants, INC. John has a wide ranging career across multiple sides of freight! He is the decision maker, he is the one hearing our pitches day in and day out! Sit back and enjoy this informative episode! 

Prasad Gollapalli is the Founder and CEO of Trucker Tools! This is the second time I had the pleasure to have Prasad join me! We touched on multiple different topics from choosing the right tech partners to the current state of the industry! Make sure to follow both Prasad and Trucker Tools on LinkedIn!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasadgollapalli/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trucker-tools/...

Shawn Varner is an industry veteran with over a decade plus experience in freight. Shawn has built multiple books of business from scratch, and we discuss this topic in-depth on this episode! Make sure to connect with Shawn on LinkedIn!

Sara C. Howes is the Senior Director, Customer Experience and Applications at Decisiv, INC. Decisiv is revolutionizing service event management for high value, complex commercial assets and vehicles. Our Service Relationship Management (SRM) platform uniquely connects the right information, to the right people, at the right time, to increase asset uptime, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), and...

Juan Baena is the Founder and CEO of Savant-BPO! Juan and I discuss everything from staffing constraints to the implementation of RPA's in our industry! Make sure to connect with Juan on Linkedin and reach out to him direct for additional information on is company! juan@savant-bpo.com