Episode #57 From Carrier to Corporate with Luis Molina Head of Driver Relations at PortPro and Founder of Kontaineroz

The beautiful thing about the supply chain is how interconnected everything is. Developing in one area ultimately strengthens you in another. Years of running in the ports of Long Beach connected Luis to many other owner operators which now helps him in his role as the Head of Driver Relations. Tune in to learn more about the tips and tricks he picked up while being a port driver for over a decade and even some of the valuable lessons he wished he would have known while driving. 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/OJFuihV6pX0 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 01:32 Background and how the group started. 04:06 What does PortPro do? And what is Luis currently doing? 05:37 Was handling paperwork as a port driver seamless? 08:11 Transition from working as a port driver following DOT regulations to working within the corporate structure and what it has been like. 10:51 How long did it took to go from being a company driver to a truck owner and now owner operator. 11:40 Lease on programs through a company and his opinion today. 13:00 Being an owner operator in three years and whether he felt he wanted to get his own authority. 15:02 Has being a driver for so long helped him in his corporate role now? 17:06 Whether he has ever had to set up a chassis rental as an owner operator. 18:40 Chassis rental accumulated charges and if he has ever dealt with that. 20:41 Are port drivers in LA tight knit? 21:47 Has he ever provided his own listing of accessorial charges to organizations before he worked with them? 25:06 Some of the accessorial charges for port work. 26:51 Tips and tricks he picked up while working at the port and what a street turn is. 29:40 How important safety precautions and protocols on the port are for a driver. 34:00 What has Kontaineroz done for port workers who are in California, Longbeach and LA? 35:36 His thoughts on whether Kontaineroz has created a group of professionals that can provide a service in port work and how it helps him with PortPro. 37:04 Thoughts on whether there are enough Spanish speaking dispatchers addressing Spanish speaking drivers or the market is already saturated with them. 39:26 Advise for dispatchers who want to specifically dispatch trucks and owner operators who operate in the ports [dryage]. 44:38 Does PortPro take in and have the capacity for carriers doing drive ins or local van work? [Audience question] 45:46 Standard subscription rates. 47:40 PortPro and load merge difference. 50:45 Takes on leasing from the company you are working for. 59:22 Final shots. 59:52 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 #portpro #kontaineroz Mixed by HM Media