EP8: The Coach's Playbook with Robert Stephens

We get locker room access to Coach Robert Stephens and his playbook today on this episode of Six-Figure Trucker! Over his 20+ years in trucking, Coach has acquired expertise in strategic planning, communication, and people skills. These insights have paved the way for his own success and have also positioned him to help those around him. Tapping into his extensive experience coaching sports, he loves to draw up plays to help his fellow drivers succeed over the road. So, get ready because the Doc Rivers of Deck Drivers is pulling out his clipboard to coach us up!A viral moment from the road (1:05)Coach’s background in trucking and history with Norton (2:40)Coach’s Playbook to success in DeckingStrategic Planning (7:20)A Clear Head (11:03)Honest Communication (15:30)A Willingness to Listen and Learn (17:40)An extensive resume in coaching and umpiring has shaped Robert’s perspective (22:42)Current Industry Changes (26:39)Coach doubles down on the importance of good planning (31:23)The Coach Approach - interacting with and relating to people (34:02)Appreciating the healthy and cooperative culture at Norton (48:00)Gettin’ Round around the belly in San Antonio! (1:01:00)More insights from the Coach’s clipboard (1:03:00)Stay Smooth Coach! The Six Figure Trucker is a weekly conversation that shares the strategies and stories that successful truck drivers have used to build lucrative careers in the trucking industry. For more information or to subscribe, please visit https://www.six-figuretrucker.com/.  The Six-Figure Trucker is a weekly podcast about driveaway trucking brought to you by Norton Transport. For more information or to subscribe, please visit Six-FigureTrucker.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.