Trucking Market Conditions and Moving Freight with "The Freight Coach"!

In this episode of Get a Load of This podcast, Cameron Pechia and Chris Jolly "The Freight Coach" talk about the current trucking market. They explore the last couple of years, the current market, and what's exciting about moving forward.  They also go over what trucking companies need to know in order to stay in business! They talk about how to choose a broker to work with and how to find great paying freight! This episode is a must listen! Episode Highlights: Chris, “The Fright Coach” mentions that one of the main reasons he started going live every day was to offer solutions to all of the negative information about the trucking industry that he was hearing about. (3:23) Chris discusses the importance of planning for market shifts if one wants to remain in a specific business for the long term. (7:12) Chris discusses the tools and resources available to small fleet firms to assist them in analyzing the freight market. (15:33) Chris discusses some of the things that newcomers to the freight market might prepare for in order to avoid going out of business. (18:39) Cameron mentions that his mission is to provide people with resources, education, and anything else he can to give back in order to keep people in business, earning money, striving, prospering, and able to endure the seasons. (21:34) Chris believes that drivers must understand how competitive the brokerage market is. (25:23) Chris explains what factors raise red flags in clients and why trucking companies have to be more selective about who they work with. (26:50) Chris believes that independent media is the future of media and that the industry needs individuals who are developing companies and talking about it because there is a lot of value in what they're doing. (33:23) Chris mentions that he has realized that developing a routine and disciplining himself to that regimen every day has had a direct correlation to his business's success. (37:14) Chris mentions that he has a live stream every day to address sales or operations-related questions, break down industry news, and provide individuals with valuable information. (44:02) Key Quotes: “If you're going to be in the business long term, you need to plan for the market shifting, you need to plan for when it's not going to be paying $6, $7, $8 a mile so you can stay in business, navigate through those things.” - Chris Jolly “I come from a family of truck drivers. I still have family members that are out on the road right now. They're still driving. I know the realities of what goes on out there because they deal with other brokers as well. And it's my mission to clean this up.” - Chris Jolly “My company can change the perspective that carriers might have towards brokers because we're like, listen, they do us right, they pay us fair, they're there for us. And that's what I'm working on, that's what I'm building.” - Chris Jolly Resources Mentioned: Chris Jolly LinkedIn The Freight Coach Podcast Cameron Pechia Thomas Comstock Ryan Young Valley Trucking Insurance