Episode #1 Start Small End Big with Shaq and Chris!

These exceptional brothers are teaching their proven blueprint of starting a successful last mile delivery business. 8.18.2021 Powered by ⁠Atlanta Dispatch LLC⁠ For Dispatching Services: www.atlantadispatch.org Podcast Website: transportationandlogistics.club Join our newsletter: transportationandlogistics.club/newsletter Learn how to dispatch: Physical Book Copy: transportationandlogistics.club/amazon eBook: https://books2read.com/u/4jqlzX Stay updated with our happenings: https://linktr.ee/transportationandlogistics?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=601f8834-e86c-4ff1-a555-2d9ff17f1735 Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rNt9yP7PidA Positive Hip-Hop by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ 0:00 Intro 5:50 Jorie's transition from corporate America. 6:37 Starting small & Ending Big geared towards helping other entrepreneurs. 8:25 Value add of attending conferences. 10:51 What is Start Small End Big? 15:40 Growing Pains / challenges eg Covid pandemic. 20:57 Advice for start-ups and small entrepreneurs. 23:16 Influence of Amazon Relay and need to be conistent. 27:06 Box truck spot market (lessons from venture and the need to be versatile.) 30:26 Differences between last mile model & semi truck model (cost and driver experience) 31:15 Tips for finding qualified drivers and why word of mouth works well. 34:01 Compliance for drug / alcohol tests. 34:33 Hours of service compliance 35:01 ELD Compliance 35:25 Margin differences between dry vans and semis. 37:20 Expectations of sprinter vans and semis in the market. 39:25 Full service list: pros and cons. 48:34 Shaq and Chris' s contact info + Start Small End Big details info. Boot camp schedules & objectives. 53:26 Load Boards. 54:54 Audience's take and questions. 1:03:52 Should one hire driver as an employee or as a contractor earning $10.99. 1:06:28 Does Last Mile discuss how to get contracts especially Government contracts during training? 1:11:25 Are there opportunities in Last Mile for dispatchers? 1:14:21 Is Last Mile a 9-5 job or can one use it as a side hustle? 1:17;12 Are there penalty fees for not doing a task having commited to doing it? 1:19:45 Which brokers have reefer loads for sprinters and which load boards one should look out for. 1:21:56 Code for Last Mile boot camp. 1;21;19 Boot camp hours. 1:27:50 New York and Jersey contracts traffic and access to Lasership. 1:37:44 What is the minimum number of vehicles a carrier needs for consideration at Last Mile? 1:42:06 Last Mile's website and handles. 1:42:30 Closing remarks. 1:48:40 Outro.