The Freight Coach Podcast

Brian Kempisty is the Founder of Port X Logistics. Brian has over 20 years experience is has founded multiple companies. Port X provides innovative solutions for drayage, trans-loading, and trucking services in the US and Canada. With the backing of cloud based technology, we are able to develop creative supply chain solutions and real visibility along with a consultative approach. Make sure to connect with Brian and follow Port X on social media! https://portxlogistics.com/

R. Jeffrey Lamboy is the Vice President of Marketing at Emerge! Emerge has decades of experience in logistics and seeing a gap in procurement processes, we began development on Emerge. With our advanced Digital Freight Marketplace platform, both shippers and carriers can adapt and adjust to marketplace fluctuations in real-time. Our goal is simple: to facilitate long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between shippers and carriers and create a positive network effect! Make sure to connect with Jeff and the Emerge team on social media! https://www.emergemarket.com/

Gabe Pankonin is the Founder of Rocketshipping LLC! Rocketshipping, located in Fargo, ND, is a full-service logistics provider focusing on 4 core competencies: LTL Shipping, White Glove/ Home Delivery, Full Truckload Management, and Technology/Integrations. Make sure to follow Gabe and Rocketshipping on social media! https://www.gorocketshipping.com/

What was the hardest part? What events happened in your first year? How do you do it without funding? In this quick hitter episode, I discuss a few common questions and experiences I have had over my first year in business!

Yogi Shivdasani is the Vice President of North American Supply Chain at LKQ Corporation. LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ), a Fortune 500 company, is North America's largest provider of alternative collision auto parts, and a leading provider of recycled and remanufactured mechanical parts including engines and transmissions, all in connection with the repair of automobiles and other vehicles! Make sure to follow Yogi and LKQ on social media!

Chris Adderton is the Vice President of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals! The CSCMP is the leading global association for supply chain and logistics management professionals. We lead the supply chain profession by connecting, developing, and educating the world's logistics and supply chain management professionals throughout their careers. Make sure to follow both Chris and the CSCMP on social media! https://cscmp.org/

Justin Burgh is the Vice President of PGT Services. He is in charge of direction and oversight of all sales, customer development, marketing, and pricing functions. Core responsibility includes PGT Services focus on it's customer growth , customer relationships, and our customer management strategy of being the number 1 flatbed/truckload services provider in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Make sure to connect with Justin and follow PGT Services on Social Media!

Jared Ross is the Vice President of Business Development at eCarrierCheck.com. eCarrierCheck is a logistics technology platform. We offer carrier search tools & phone technology to brokers, shippers, and carriers across North America. Our software enables you to: -Find & select Carriers (even ones not on load boards) using a plethora of powerful search search filters. -Find & prospect new Customers & Shippers to work with. -Automatically Collect Rates in Real-Time using our Phone Technology …and much much more!

Mike Dickinson is an Executive Officer at Dickinson Fleet Services LLC. Dickinson Fleet Services is owned and operated by Mike Dickinson and Ted Coltrain (Executive Officers). Since 1997, Dickinson Fleet Services has grown from a three shop company to the largest independent Mobile Fleet Maintenance company in the country with 20+ maintenance facilities and over 700 mobile maintenance trucks nationwide. Make sure to connect with Mike and follow Dickinson on Social Media!

Drew Pearson is a Senior Client Relations Manager at Crossdock Systems out of Mississaugua, Ontario! Drew has 10 years industry experience and is a proven sales rep! Drew's main focus is ensuring customer satisfaction so their customers are also satisfied! We discuss everything freight sales in this episode! Make sure to connect with Drew on social media!

Cody Graham is the Founder and President of Neon Logistics, which is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. Neon Logistics is a third party logistics company based out of Scottsdale, Arizona specializing in Full Truckload, LTL, and Intermodal shipping. We stand out by providing each customer with a specialized methodology of service. Make sure to connect with Cody and follow Neon on social media! https://www.neon-logistics.com/

Lina Jasutiene is the Managing Director and Founder at Recoupex! As a former lawyer with MSC, Lina founded Recoupex to make a change in the cargo claims industry. With my mission to transform this industry, I am focused on bringing technology and legal together. We have created the legal tech platform Recoupex where today exporters, importers, freight forwarders and cargo insurers have access to legal defence when cargo is lost or damaged in transit. Make sure to follow them on social media!

Steve Kochan is the Founder and CEO of ComFreight, which is headquartered in Long Beach, CA. ComFreight is the first company focused on democratizing finance and technology for one of the most critical essential industries: transportation and logistics. We're automating credit and payments to level the playing field for the 90% of freight and logistics companies that are small businesses. Make sure to connect with Steve and follow ComFreight on social media! https://comfreight.com/

Jeffrey Godwin is the President at FTI Groups, Inc! FTI Groups, Inc. is a leading provider of benefits and software services in a variety of industries. FTI Groups is the parent company of Servicase and ServiCase is a web-based breakdown management system that provides carriers and small fleets the ability to electronically search for service providers, dispatch jobs, and track events. Make sure to connect with Jeffery on LinkedIn and follow them on social media! https://www.servicase.com/

Sean Lyden is the Chief Executive Officer of Lyden Communications, LLC. Sean started Lyden Communications in 2013 to teach entrepreneurs the PREDICTABLY PERSUASIVE principles that I've developed, practiced, and refined over my 20-year career as a business journalist, executive ghostwriter, and speechwriter. If you feel uncertain about whether an upcoming pitch, proposal, or presentation will achieve your objective, email Sean at [email protected]! https://strategyandstorytelling.com/

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 them on social media! Be sure to visit their website as well! https://www.americandieseltraining.com/

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 link below to visit their website! https://greenscreens.ai/

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 follow Great Lakes Transport Solution on Social Media! https://greatlakestransport.com/

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, municipalities and non-profit organizations. Connect with UTECH on social media! https://utechcorp.com/

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 the critical information they need to keep moving forward! Visit https://www.coolfiresolutions.com/

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 website direct: https://www.armstrongtransport.com/

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 a truly innovative and disruptive technology solution! Their website is https://fuel.me/

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 marketing agency focused on the supply chain. [email protected]

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 Trucker Tools offerings! www.truckertools.com

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://www.linkedin.com/company/bay-&-bay-transportation/ https://bayandbay.com/

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-logistics/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristyknichel/

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 improve the quality of life for you and your teams! Make sure to connect with Sara on LinkedIn!

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! [email protected]

Pierre is the Founder and CEO of Fleeting. Fleeting provides shippers and motor carriers direct access to a flexible and reliable fleet of trucks, and to the CDL drivers who operate them. Streamlining access to a workforce of this kind brings more transparency and efficiency to the market while increasing margins for both sides! Make sure to connect with Pierre on LinkedIn and Instagram! https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-laguerre-59823782/ @pierre_laguerre5

Tristen Simmons is a serial entrepreneur and is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Lady Logistix LLC, a Partner at Universal Towing & Transport LLC and the Founder of Leading Ladies of Logistix LLC, an organization geared towards empowering and educating minority women in areas of transportation and logistics! Make sure to connect with Tristen on LinkedIn and follow her on IG! @ladylogistix @leadingladiesoflogistix

Marcus Jones is the Founder and CEO of 314 Logistics LLC based out of Alvarado, TX! Marcus has a deep love and passion for trucking, and experienced all of the trials and tribulations that come with owning your own company! To learn the real side of freight, make sure to connect with Marcus on LinkedIn and give him a follow on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/bluecollarceo_/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/thetruckingcheatcode/?hl=en

Mike Flinker is the President and Miguel Melecio is the Director of US/Mexico Operations at Fr8Hub. They specialize in innovative digital freight matching technology streamlines cross-border and domestic USA (from and to border cities) and domestic MEX shipping, connecting shippers with a broad network of reliable carriers and drivers in Mexico, Canada, and the United States! Make sure to connect with them on LinkedIn! Or visit their website: https://www.fr8hub.com/

Carolyn Aubitz is a Corporate Recruiter for MegaCorp Logistics headquartered in Wilmington, NC. MegaCorp, an award-winning, asset-based, logistics company that was named as one of the top places to work by Inc Magazine and the turnover rate is less than 8%! Carolyn answers all the tough questions from a corporate recruiters standpoint! Make sure to connect with her on LinkedIn! Feel free to email her direct! [email protected]

Chandler Magann is the Founder and President at Next Exit Logistics! Chandler started his company with nothing more than determination and grit, and has built it into an extremely successful brokerage! Next Exit Logistics doesn't ship boring and they specialize in the difficult, unique, unusual, and impossible shipments! Make sure to connect with him on LinkedIn! To find out more about Next Exit Logistics, follow the link below: https://nextexitlogistics.com/

Rob Doherty is the Key Account Lead at Rose Rocket. Rob has been in transportation for over 10 years, and has experience on the asset side as well. He brings a unique perspective on the tech side with Rose Rocket. Rose Rocket is a platform transportation management software (TMS) that help manage the unique needs of today's transportation companies. Connect with Rob on LinkedIn and visit their website! www.roserocket.com

Catherine Liske is the Director of Sales & Training for Priority1. Catherine is a 10 year industry veteran and a proven leader. In her current role, she is responsible for hiring, training, and developing her sales team in the Southeast, and is also responsible for the ongoing development, execution, and growth of Priority1's direct sales training program nationwide. Make sure to connect with her on LinkedIn!

Matthew Leffler serves as Vice President of Trailer Solutions at vHub. Matthew held roles as Director of Business Development with Decisiv, and Region Vice President of Sales for Dickinson Fleet Services. vHub is a trailer repositioning and sharing marketplace that provides visibility to organizations in need of additional trailers to organizations with extra trailers. The company's cloud-based platform simplifies trailer sourcing and set up. To find out more visit their website! www.vhubapp.com

Ed Stockman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Newtrul. Newtrul is the expedia for trucking and are solving a crucial problem for the carrier which, in turn, drives efficiencies to our broker and shipper customers. Through integrations with their clients, they pull in available shipment data and provide a metasearch engine for carriers to search, bid or book and execute. Make sure to connect with Ed on LinkedIn and follow Newtrul! To find out more, go to their website! https://www.newtrul.com/