The Freight Coach Podcast

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/

Trent Broberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Truckstop.com. Trent has vast experience in this industry working for a large asset provider as well as a freight forwarder across his 15+ years in transportation. Truckstop.com is a phenomenal tool that all brokers and carriers should be utilizing! To find out more, follow them on LinkedIn or visit their website! https://truckstop.com/

Greg Sanders is the CEO of RDS Logistics Group headquartered in Fontana, CA. Greg has over 30 years of industry experience and has built multiple companies. We touch on multiple topics, and this one you truly do not want to miss! Make sure to connect with Greg on LinkedIn! To find out more about RDS, check out their website! https://rdsrally.com/

Victor Ofstein is the Strategic Markets and Logistics Specialist for Melio. Melio is a B2B payments experience that not only saves time but also significantly improves cash flow. A payment workflow so simple it helps businesses focus on their customers, not their back office! To find out more about Melio, visit their website or connect with Victor directly! [email protected] https://www.meliopayments.com/?utm_source=pub&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=thefreightcoach_2021

Chris Torrence is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Optimal Dynamics. Chris has a vast amount experience in logistics, and his excitement and passion for this industry is evident throughout! Optimal Dynamics was founded to bring advanced AI to the logistics industry, in order to help companies automate and optimize operations. Make sure to connect with Chris on LinkedIn! [email protected] https://www.optimaldynamics.com/

Mark Groves is the Vice President of Sales at Port TMS and Neal Huffman is the Business Development Manager at Apex Capital. We discussed everything TMS related, and spoke on the importance of integrations and how to grow your network through your TMS integration partners! To learn more about Port TMS, visit their website! https://porttms.com/ To learn more about APEX Capital, visit their website! https://www.apexcapitalcorp.com/

Jamie Cannon is the Vice President of 3PL at Reliance Partners based out of Chattanooga, TN. Jamie and I had a candid conversation discussion insurance for brokers, and some common misconceptions related to it! Make sure to connect with Jamie on LinkedIn and check out Reliance Partners website! The link is below: https://reliancepartners.com/ Thank you to my sponsor Savant-BPO! To find out more, email Juan direct! [email protected] !

Kenneth Carter III is the Founder and President Ameriton Freight & Logistics, LLC. Kenneth AKA KC3 is a 14 year industry veteran and has experience on both the asset and brokerage side of our industry. Make sure to reach out to Kenneth on LinkedIn!

Andrew Boyle is the Co-President of Boyle Transportation and the Vice Chair of the American Trucking Associations. Boyle Transportation is a specialized transportation logistics provider delivering exceptional quality, safety and security to select clients in the life sciences and government/defense sectors. To learn more about Boyle Transportation make sure to visit their website! https://www.boyletransport.com/

Jake McLeod is the Principal at Caber Advisors. Jake has over 15 years industry experience and was recently the COO of a 200MM freight brokerage. Jake and I spoke of the importance of carrier sales, and the importance of having your reps experience both sides of the fence!

Andrew Leto is the Founder and CEO of Emerge. Andrew is a serial entrepreneur and after selling multiple companies, he set out to create the first Digital Freight Marketplace connecting shippers to direct carrier rates, reducing operational costs, and helping to improve service on everything from quote to delivery. Make sure to check out their website! The links is below! https://www.emergemarket.com/freightcoach/

Miles J. Varghese is the CEO and Co-Found of CargoLogik. They specialize in helping small Forwarders enhance and improve their customer experience - building transparency, freeing up valuable operational time, and allowing their Shippers to better collaborate and communicate in real-time. Make sure to connect with Miles on LinkedIn! To find out more about CargoLogik, follow the links below! https://www.cargologik.com/

Anne Reinke is the President and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). Anne has experience on multiple sides of this industry and provided phenomenal information on where the industry and the TIA will be heading in the future. Check out the TIA's webiste! https://www.tianet.org/ Thank you to my sponsors! Follow the information below to find out more! www.emergemarket.com/freightcoach [email protected]

Prasad is the Founder and CEO of Trucker Tools. Prasad has nearly 20 years of experience in management and product strategy with trucking and shipping software companies. To find out more about Trucker Tools, make sure to follow them on LinkedIn or go to their website direct! Links below: https://www.truckertools.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/trucker-tools/

KJ McMasters is the Founder and President of Talent Solvers, which is a recruiting firm located out of Colorado! KJ has extensive experience in this industry, and truly has a passion for what he does not only for his clients, but the industry as well! Reach out to KJ on LinkedIn and check out their website! www.talentsolvers.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjmcmasters/

The Freight Coach welcomes back Kyle Lintner, the Principal and Managing Director for K-Ratio for another round of real talk! We recapped the 2020 market, and discussed what to look out for in 2021! Check out Kyle's content on LinkedIn as I follow it every Monday when he releases his weekly recaps!

Allan Rutter has over 25 years in Transportation. Allan currently leads and coordinates Texas A&M's Transportation Institutes freight research efforts. Working out of TTI's Dallas office, he guides the implementation of a strategic plan for TTI's freight activities, as well as serving in a coordination role for freight. The focus of his development work will be on national and international opportunities with public and private sponsors. Connect with Allan on LinkedIn!

Matt Pyatt is the CEO of Arrive Logistics. Matt is a serial entrepreneur, and co-founded Arrive Logistics in 2014 with Eric Dunigan. Arrive Logistics have made a massive name for themselves since inception, and are going to continue to be a force! Follow Arrive Logistics on LinkedIn!

Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman, PhD is the Director of Fitness and Wellness GlobalTranz. Although Rhonda is new(ish) to the transportation industry, and she has extensive experience in fitness and health! She is one of my favorite people, and you need to make sure to connect with Rhonda on LinkedIn!

Jeff Hanson is the Director of Business Development at FreightFriend, a cloud-based, AI-powered truckload procurement solution. Prior to this role, Jeff spent seven years at a top three 3PL, moving through the organization from scheduling to enterprise operations, where he led a top performing team and managed some of the company's largest accounts. Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn!

Robert Bain is a long time logistics/supply chain veteran, holding a variety of roles in Ops and sales, as well as leading teams as large at 100+ individuals. His focus is on the advancement of supply chain visibility and optimization through technology, and he aims to bring together many disparate channels of his enterprise partners to create creative, cost effective and impactful logistics solutions. Connect with Robert on LinkedIn and subscribe to his podcast!

Nick Dangles is a veteran of full truckload brokerage and Co-Founder of Kinetic. The goal of Kinetic is move the transportation industry forward, by helping FreightTech companies get their product to market faster and with better adoption. Connect with Nick on LinkedIn and check out their website! https://poweredbykinetic.com/

Brent Orsuga is the TOP recruiter in the Logistics Industry (3PL/Brokerage/Tech) and the founder of Pinnacle Growth Advisors with locations in Scottsdale, Indianapolis, and Toronto, ON! Reach out to Brent and his team on social media! Make sure to follow Pinnacle Growth Advisors!

Todd Waldron is the CEO of Q Carriers, which is based out of Shakopee, MN. Todd has experience in multiple different sectors of the transportation industry, and brings unparalleled knowledge to this conversation. We also touch on our partnership through my coaching and the value that it has brought to his organization.

Michael Clements, Jr. & Aaron Dunn are the hosts of the Trucking For Millennials Podcast! Michael is the President of PDQ America, which is an asset based freight brokerage located out of East Texas. Aaron Dunn is the Director of Sales and Market at PDQ America. Make sure to subscribe to their podcast! https://www.pdqamerica.com/trucking-for-millennials

Hope White is the CEO of HD White Logistics, LLC located in McDonough, GA. Hope is an industry veteran who broke out of her corporate job to pursue entrepreneurship! Connect with Hope on LinkedIn!

Jaden Bratton is the Director of National Sales at Manco Logistics Corp. Jaden went from a career in firefighting to one in sales, and we dive right in on building a book of business during a pandemic, and what stressful situations really are. Connect with Jaden on LinkedIn!

Juan Baena is the Founder & CEO of Savant BPO, which specializes in near shore staffing, and is headquartered in Medellín, Colombia. Juan's drive and passion is extremely evident in this interview. His journey through entrepreneurship is inspiring! If you have the drive and discipline, you can achieve anything!

Alix Burton is the Owner & CEO of Good Energy Worldwide, in which he founded in 2013. Since then, he has been able to grow his business to include a fleet of 10+ trucks, a dispatch service and a consultation platform that teaches aspiring entrepreneurs how to start their own trucking company. Follow him on Instagram and Facebook!

Dave Ables is the current President and CEO of The Dart Network, headquartered in Eagan, MN. Dave has over 25 years of experience in transportation, and has a unique story as to how he got into it and why he loves what he does every day! Connect with Dave via LinkedIn!