Episode #33 The Art of Scaling While Bracing with FreightVana's Co-CEO and Founder Shannon Breen

Entering the transportation industry during the this season of hyper change has proven to be a challenge for many. The Transportation & Logistics Clubhouse welcomes Shannon to discuss FreightVana's experience of scaling their company while bracing for the freight market's agitations. 4.20.2022 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-a555-2d9ff17f1735Listen on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Lu8yUvAOlWM Intro/Outro Music Shoutout: 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 2:26 Background and where he is based at 5:07 How he got into transportation, career changes and love for basketball 14:05 How he grew FreightVana so fast within 10 months 16:53 What he has built in his operation procedure to ensure that past organization behaviors do not affect his company 20:24 Mission Statement and Corporate Values 22:00 Starting his company in 2022, the so called golden era of transportation 24:31 Spot rates and why they are so low currently 27:52 Strategies for motor carriers to get a little bit more out of brokerages and why people should go into the Transport Industry with the human element instead of just a transactional relationship 31:45 Importance of attending industry events and how having access to people including competitors can widen one's spectrum and provide solutions 37:56 Value add of attending conferences 40:30 Importance of leading by example especially at the current stage of FreightVana's tenure 44:15 Importance of doing everything by the book for FreightVana 45:40 Trailer Pool. What is it? 47:25 Round Trips defined 49:00 How FreightVana is leading the way in environmental sustainability by planting a tree for every freight they do 54:51 Audience invite 55:05 Note of thanks and closing remarks 56:10 Outro