Episode #71 Your Favorite Trucker's Favorite Trucker w/ Larry Cothran

The trucking industry has been in a constant state of change over the past 15 months. Everything has happened from rates sliding to the industry highlighting drivers being treated like second rate citizens. Join us on the Transportation & Logistics Clubhouse as we welcome Larry Cothran who is one of America’s favorite owner operators to weigh in on the highs and lows of 2022 for truckers. Home Depot Externship: Applications accepted until January 30, 2023. https://www.paragonone.com/the-home-depot-externships?action=apply&referrer=THDsocials 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/Subscribe on Youtube:https://youtu.be/pOUsrXHdCSw 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. 01:40 Sports chat. 09:05 How he got in trucking. 12:12 His other entrepreneurial endeavours and how he got into the service industry. 18:12 His thoughts as an owner operator on whether it's easier to be leased on to somebody in the current market. 23:00 How to scale your business and what you need to know to hail hazmat. 24:42 Can independent dispatch carriers book loads for an owner operator leased on to a company? 29:20 Whether there's a situation that would ever make him inclined to be a company driver vs an owner operator. 33:05 How and why he decided to be more than a driver and do a little bit more. 37:52 Advise for people who want to build additional sources of income? 42:37 His first experience been an mcee at a conference and whether he enjoys that life. 47:08 Why conferences are important to attend in addition to networking? 48:10 If he has ever been denied the use of a restroom. 53:54 Truckers Act and if he supports it. 56:00 Does he support Trucking Alliance stance on drug test testing? 59:01 HBCUs 1:03:48 Link to externships opportunities at homedepot for HBCU students. 1:05:46 Final shots and link to Jorie's book. 1:12:46 Contact and 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