Episode #53 3 Rivers Trucking School w/ Founder and Instructor Michelle Harris

We welcome Georgia's 1st minority woman-owned trucking school. We discuss how the mistake her son made to end up in a federal prison fueled her to starting this trucking school and the real lives that are bettered by SAP programs. 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/YkXhrFybsak 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/ ---- 00:00 Intro 02:32 Background and what 3 River Trucking School is. 07:14 SAP program and why it is important for the industry and the nation. 11:28 What is the conversation like to a fleet owner when considering hiring somebody that has a mistake on their record but has gone to an SAP program or is currently in one. 16:59 When the school opened and how it started. 22:24 Some of the things that have come a long way in operating in operating the business. 27:20 What they offer in training that is different from other trucking schools. 32:08 Advise for people who might be trying to run a training business with their significant other. 39:47 3 Rivers Trucking School conference and what it will entail. 48:44 Do they accept funding from WIOA? [Audience question] 51:25 Did they use business credit to finance their business and establish it and did they own the land where they first started the business.[Audience Question] 54:26 3 Rivers Trucking School conference information and where to find it. 56:57 Intro [Christine] . Leads on where to find sprinter vans or box trucks. 1:01:35 Final shots. 1:04:33 Outro #transportationandlogisticsclubhouse#freightbroker #hotshot #flatbed #dispatcher #boxtruck #logistics #opendeck #broker #freight #freightforwarding #carrier #trucking #supplychain #warehousing #storageyard #freightmanagement #Reefer #drayage #refrigeratedfreight #trucking #dedicatedfreight #dat #containers #chassis #networking Mixed by HM Media