Episode #37 International Roadcheck 2022: Blessed and Blitzed with Matthew Leffler the Armchair Attorney

Matthew, a fellow brother of the faith, is a supply chain enthusiast very passionate about maintaining fleets of vehicles, autonomous vehicles and their future impact on the transportation industry, and how to ready a trucking fleet for the yearly International Roadchecks. 5.18.2022 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/Pwj7sSDgigk 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 0:48 What is being inspected? What number of trucks and buses will be inspected? 2:05 Intro and background of guest 3:38 Pros of a blitz for the transport industry 5:20 His take on fleet owners grounding their fleet during inspection week 7:00 What steps customers take to prepare for blitz week 8:33 How smaller fleets can prepare in spite of budgetary constraints 10:15 Benefits to a carrier after successfully going through an inspection 11:58 Levels to an inspection, and in depth of inspections 12:55 Is there a way to welcome inspection so as to work with everyone? Preventative maintenance and how to avoid wear and tear of brakes, lights and tires 15:50 Tips and tricks on how motor carriers can get service at economical rates 19:42 Percentage of clients he has represented who had installed speed governors and advantages of slow driving 21:56 Autonomous and Electric vehicles. Are they going to change the way international roadchecks work in the future 30:26 Wheel end composition and how to maintain and service it 34:00 Servicing for small fleet owners. Are there organizations that small fleet owners would partner with to perform preventative, quarterly, and scheduled maintenance? 40:03 Type of law he practices 40:58 Was there a particular odd case he has handled that has stood out in his career 46:20 Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation. When are non-compete and non-solicitation agreements appropriate? 51:05 Can a bonus upfront be included in a non-compete agreement. Need to be vigilant and take much consideration and even consult before signing a non-compete agreement 57:10 Proprietary confidential information and Non Disclosure Agreement in regards to non-compete 1:00:29 Audience invite 1:00:59 Audience member shoutout 1:02:41 Audience member insight regarding autonomous trucks 1:03:38 Note of thanks and parting shot 1:06:10 Outro