Episode #7 Yellow Brick Transport's Take on the Auto Transport Industry

Akash Patel has built a fantastic team of brokers and auto haulers that has enabled him to scale his company. 9.29.2021 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/Z6JcJpWlijk 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 4:00 Yellow Brick's annual figure in sales 9:23 Purchasing of goods via lead providers, and how to go about it 12:29 Broker or carrier? Which is the easier way to get into the transport world? 20:00 California regulations. Demystifying California's strict regulations 23:20 Cleanliness and condition of equipment and how this factors in ferrying loads. 25:37 Number of brokers and dispatchers working for Yellow Brick 26:32 Word of advice for brokers who are starting off 28:03 Biggest challenges when scaling up and lessons learnt. 32:22 The art of Patience in the face of setback 39:54 A supportive partner and family during hard times 44:06 Differences between dry freight and car transport and specialty trucking 50:30 Load Boards and trucking jargon 56:00 Virtual course to help people navigate through the industry 1:00:26 Consultation, and its benefits 1:03:00 Follow Yellow Brick Academy 1:05:10 Auto Brokering and getting what you pay for 1:07:00 Pitfalls to steer away from in the industry. Double Booking and double brokerage 1:15:30 Audience questions - Can a 30 foot trailer work out in car transport before acquiring a car trailer b. Does Yellow Brick work with auction houses c. Hauling boats 1:30:10 Closing remarks 1:37:07 Outro