Ep007: How 40 Year Carrier Continues to Grow | Guest: Zack Germak of Jagtrux | Caution: Wide Right

With us today we have a trucking company that has been around for 40 years who have been heavily involved with the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, and delivers all sorts of loads from the Mississippi River to the East Coast, from Canada to Florida. With me is the President of Jagtrux, Zack Germak. Zack, welcome to the podcast! 00:00 – Intro 00:43 – How Jagtrux Started 02:31 – How Owner-operator business is different than just driving truck 06:34 – How was it growing up in the trucking industry? 12:00 – Why owner-operators should lease on to larger carrier 15:14 – Independent contractor AB5 rule in CA a growing trend? 17:34 – 7:1 trailer ratio for drop and go loads 23:05 – Driver shortage and driver culture 28:43 – Why state trucking associations like PMTA are important 38:17 – How to help fuel tax revenue lost from EV transition 39:56 – Why should a driver work for Jagtrux? 43:52 – Signing off