Episode #8 A Highlight of the Leading Ladies of Logistix's 3rd Annual Transportation and Networking Conference

These women have made a mission of pushing the industry forward and the Transportation & Logistics Clubhouse is happy to highlight Tristen Simmons, Tawana Randall, Samantha Smith, and Vanessa Gant for the work they are doing. 10.6.2021 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/ypzXL6amiGY 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 3:30 Intro Samantha Smith - Fleet owner, Freight Broker, IT Specialist and Real Estate Investor 5:12 Vanessa Gant - Transportation and Logistics Consultant 6:35 Tristen Simmons - Broker, Fleet Owner and Owner of Towing Company 8:50 Tawana Randall - Owner of Goldstar Logistics Group and GLS Dispatch 10:04 Advantages of attending conferences 13:10 How Leading Ladies of Logistixs came about 14:48 Patience and adjustment 17:20 Positive impact of the group on minorities 19:40 Importance of early training and getting systems in place early 22:10 Tips for brokerages for getting on the good side of factoring companies 24:50 Streamlining systems for carrier information to be easily accessible to dispatchers 27:50 Attracting better spot rates in freight brokerage 34:18 Importance of training before venturing into brokerage and dispatch 35:50 Success stories of former trainees 37:10 3rd annual Leading Ladies of Logistix transportation and networking conference 43:01 Audiences take , and points to deliver during the conference. Trucking and how it affects relationship with family 57:00 Should a contractor have an LLC 1:06:48 Appreciation and closing remarks 1:12:15 Closing remarks