• You Signed Up for This with Chris Jolly | Ep 55
    Oct 8 2025

    What does it actually take to build a freight business in today’s market, and why do so many give up too soon?

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Chris Jolly, founder of Freight Coach Logistics and host of The Freight Coach podcast, breaks down what it means to build with intention, survive the downturns, and create value that lasts in this industry.

    Chris shares how his father's legacy as a 40-year owner-operator shaped his mindset, what most brokers are still getting wrong, and why mentorship—not hype—is the real path to growth. Whether you're launching a brokerage, scaling a fleet, or just trying to keep your business moving, this episode is packed with real-world advice and operational clarity.

    If you're an owner-operator, aspiring broker, or industry pro trying to get traction, this one delivers.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps
    📍 00:01:41 – Why Chris launched The Freight Coach and what’s broken in freight media
    📍 00:02:50 – Growing up in a trucking family and how it shaped his path
    📍 00:04:06 – “Work with your brain, not your back” and other dad wisdom
    📍 00:06:25 – Why industry change must come from within
    📍 00:10:27 – Core values at Freight Coach Logistics: Do the right thing
    📍 00:11:55 – Standard operating procedures every broker should follow
    📍 00:13:01 – What carriers should expect from a real partnership
    📍 00:15:01 – Why brokers must specialize, not generalize
    📍 00:17:19 – $60 billion in flatbed and why most are missing the opportunity
    📍 00:21:00 – Building long-term carrier relationships during down markets
    📍 00:22:37 – Why cash flow is non-negotiable for business survival
    📍 00:24:11 – How factoring fits in a real financial strategy
    📍 00:28:11 – How to trim expenses when the budget gets tight
    📍 00:31:11 – The difference between real mentorship and online noise
    📍 00:35:00 – Creating space for voices beyond the top 10 percent
    📍 00:36:23 – What good mentorship actually looks like
    📍 00:40:45 – Starting a brokerage today: what no one wants to say
    📍 00:44:00 – The "add five" mindset that keeps his sales engine running
    📍 00:45:01 – Industry outlook for 2026 and why interest rates matter

    🎙 About Our Guest
    Chris Jolly is the founder of Freight Coach Logistics and host of The Freight Coach podcast. With nearly 20 years of experience in transportation and deep roots in a multigenerational trucking family, Chris offers no-nonsense insight into brokerage operations, driver relations, and what it really takes to succeed in freight.

    🔗 Connect with Chris
    Website: https://www.thefreightcoach.com
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jolly-a183aa6a/

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    49 Min.
  • From First Turn to Fleet Wisdom with Chemistry Howard | Ep 54
    Oct 1 2025

    What does it really take to build longevity in trucking, and how do you know who’s worth listening to?

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Chemistry Howard, better known as The Classy Trucker, shares her story of breaking into a male-dominated industry, going owner-op during the toughest years in trucking, and turning lived experience into mentorship.

    From making her first right turn to clocking over 3 million miles, Chemistry opens up about the mindset, mistakes, and mentorship that shaped her career. This episode is packed with hard-won truths for anyone looking to drive smarter, lead with integrity, and stay in the game long term.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps

    📍 00:02:40 – When her trucking dream began: Grandpa, chrome, and a cape
    📍 00:05:08 – The moment she knew she could do it: clearing that first right turn
    📍 00:06:51 – What 3 million miles have taught her about fear and resilience
    📍 00:08:00 – Why trucking is a physical, mental, and spiritual journey
    📍 00:09:15 – The 10-year rule for whose advice you should listen to
    📍 00:10:21 – A Pepsi dock, a 7-minute back-in, and a silent bet
    📍 00:12:50 – The super truckers are gone. The students are still on the road
    📍 00:14:06 – How mentorship changed everything
    📍 00:15:39 – Driving with humility and the real cost of one bad choice
    📍 00:16:55 – Why GPS can’t replace an atlas
    📍 00:20:17 – From driver to owner-op and facing the business side
    📍 00:23:10 – $11K for tires and what people get wrong about owning a truck
    📍 00:26:02 – Why relationships are the secret weapon in trucking
    📍 00:28:17 – You don’t have a business. You have a truck payment
    📍 00:30:21 – The pressure to delay maintenance and why it’s a bad bet
    📍 00:34:14 – What $30K in fuel system damage taught the fleet
    📍 00:36:40 – The myth of instant trucking wealth
    📍 00:37:32 – Understand your paperwork or prepare to fail
    📍 00:39:05 – Why we all take freight for granted and shouldn’t
    📍 00:40:11 – If it’s in your heart and you want to do it, baby, do it
    📍 00:40:46 – Her mission behind The Classy Trucker and Velocity

    🎙 About Our Guest

    Chemistry Howard, aka The Classy Trucker, is a veteran driver, speaker, and confidence coach with over a decade on the road. She’s driven over 3 million miles, mentored countless new drivers, and now leads The Classy Trucker platform and Velocity, a series spotlighting women thriving in male-dominated industries.

    Connect with Chemistry:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theclassytrucker
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theclassytrucker
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheClassyTrucker

    🔗 Follow Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast
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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/miles-and-mentors-podcast
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MilesandMentors

    🎤 Want to be a guest or sponsor the show?
    Miles and Mentors is more than a podcast. It’s a movement of real stories, tactical advice, and mentorship to help the next generation of freight leaders succeed.
    Reach out at: milesandmentors@gmail.com

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    47 Min.
  • Smart Hiring Strategies for Trucking Fleets with Rob Carpenter | A Trucking Podcast
    Sep 24 2025

    What’s the real risk behind a bad hire in trucking, and how do you avoid it?

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Rob Carpenter of Truck Safe returns with real-world advice for fleet owners navigating the challenges of hiring. From overlooked vetting steps to systems that prevent expensive mistakes, Rob outlines exactly how to build a safer, more reliable team from day one.

    We get into the shift from solo operator to fleet leader, the red flags that often go unnoticed, and the systems Rob uses to protect reputation, reduce liability, and avoid costly breakdowns both mechanical and human.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps
    📍 00:03:44 – Why hiring is the most overlooked risk for fleet owners
    📍 00:04:50 – The hidden cost of bad hires: reputation, litigation, and loss
    📍 00:05:12 – A real story that put Rob’s fleet at risk
    📍 00:06:13 – The two biggest decisions that shape your business
    📍 00:07:46 – How poor hiring ruined a past business venture
    📍 00:09:46 – Insurance red flags and vetting that matters
    📍 00:10:26 – What small fleets get wrong about risk
    📍 00:10:52 – Rob’s “barriers first” approach to low-cost vetting
    📍 00:12:18 – Why you must do road tests even if they have a CDL
    📍 00:14:17 – Hidden risk: drivers failing other companies’ drug tests
    📍 00:15:16 – The difference between PSP and MVR and why it matters
    📍 00:17:10 – What violations matter most when screening drivers
    📍 00:18:23 – Training or termination and how to judge coachability
    📍 00:20:09 – What insurance companies look for in your driver file
    📍 00:21:11 – The hidden traps during insurance renewal
    📍 00:23:09 – How poor hiring raises costs for everyone
    📍 00:24:44 – Will today’s trucking volatility reshape the industry
    📍 00:27:58 – Why even old trucks now cost more than ever
    📍 00:29:12 – How modern emissions systems kill reliability
    📍 00:30:55 – The risks of auto-braking and overloaded electronics
    📍 00:32:03 – AI-driven roadside inspections are already here
    📍 00:33:35 – The pros and cons of fully automated enforcement
    📍 00:35:22 – Can AVs really replace the working driver
    📍 00:37:15 – How regulation or the lack of it is changing fleet risk
    📍 00:38:00 – The future of enforcement, compliance, and fleet ownership

    🎙 About Our Guest
    Rob Carpenter is a safety and compliance expert, fleet owner, and founder of Truck Safe, a platform dedicated to helping trucking companies stay compliant and build safer fleets. Through consulting, content, and training, Rob has helped thousands of carriers better understand risk, regulation, and reputation in the modern trucking world.
    Learn more at: https://trucksafe.com

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    Miles and Mentors is more than a podcast. It’s a movement of real stories, tactical advice, and mentorship to help the next generation of freight leaders succeed.
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    39 Min.
  • From Dispatcher to Global Strategist with Wolfgang LaMarca | Ep 52
    Sep 17 2025

    What does it look like to rise from the dispatch desk to the top floor of global freight strategy?

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Wolfgang LaMarca joins us from Hong Kong to share his decades of logistics leadership across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. From his early days in local distribution to advising multibillion-dollar firms and startup founders, Wolfgang has seen it all and brings a rare, holistic view of how freight connects the world.

    We talk shop about real-world trucking, the evolution of tech like IoT and AI in logistics, and what it means to build both a career and a network in a truly international industry. If you're a driver, fleet owner, or aspiring logistics leader who wants a clearer picture of how the pieces fit together at every level of the supply chain, this one’s for you.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps
    📍 00:01:04 – Wolfgang’s global logistics background and early career
    📍 00:04:16 – How he went from the shop floor to global freight advisory
    📍 00:06:04 – Why trucking is the perfect problem-solving industry
    📍 00:07:02 – The global importance of logistics and its economic backbone
    📍 00:09:58 – How diversity and trade fuel logistics innovation
    📍 00:10:23 – Why constant learning drives success in transport
    📍 00:11:33 – Mentorship lessons from his early career and ocean freight
    📍 00:14:02 – What dispatching looked like in the 1980s without cell phones
    📍 00:17:26 – How Wolfgang leads major projects today still hands-on
    📍 00:18:40 – Why transport is collaborative, at every level
    📍 00:22:01 – What makes Hong Kong ideal for freight leadership
    📍 00:24:52 – Why some emerging markets leapfrog the West in logistics tech
    📍 00:28:37 – What tech tools are real versus hype in the freight world
    📍 00:32:40 – The three-year journey of tech implementation done right
    📍 00:35:36 – Why we’ll stop talking about “AI” and just talk about outcomes
    📍 00:36:33 – Leadership advice for trucking business owners
    📍 00:38:48 – The value of networking and constant connection
    📍 00:41:13 – Why self-awareness is as critical as industry knowledge
    📍 00:43:22 – The surprising power of learning languages in logistics

    🎙 About Our Guest
    Wolfgang LaMarca is a global strategist, advisor, and investor in freight technology. With leadership roles at GeoPost, TNT/FedEx, and the World Economic Forum, he brings decades of international experience in logistics, transport, and supply chain systems. Today, he advises startups and multinational firms alike on digitization, sustainability, and the future of freight.

    🔗 Follow Wolfgang:
    LinkedIn – Wolfgang LaMarca

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    46 Min.
  • Building a Fleet from Scratch in the U.S. with Bek from Bek Logistics | A Trucking Podcast
    Sep 11 2025

    What does it take to start over in a new country and build a successful trucking company from the ground up?

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Bek, founder of Bek Logistics and an immigrant from Uzbekistan, shares how he launched and scaled a fleet in the U.S. after starting in agricultural transport overseas. His journey, from exporting produce in Central Asia to running a multi-truck operation in America, is packed with insight, grit, and the kind of hard-earned wisdom every driver-turned-owner-operator should hear.

    From dealing with border customs abroad to navigating paperwork and compliance in the States, Bek reveals the systems, habits, and mindset shifts that helped him thrive. He also discusses the health challenges drivers face and why he’s developing an app to support wellness on the road.

    If you're an immigrant in trucking, an aspiring fleet owner, or just looking for straight talk about building a trucking business with integrity and heart, this episode delivers.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps
    📍 00:02:17 – Bek’s background in Uzbekistan and how agriculture led to trucking
    📍 00:03:04 – Starting over by launching Bek Logistics in the U.S.
    📍 00:03:21 – Why Bek fell in love with the “romantic” side of trucking
    📍 00:04:23 – Immigrating in his 50s and seeing America as a land of opportunity
    📍 00:06:25 – Comparing trucking challenges in Uzbekistan versus the U.S.
    📍 00:07:51 – Bek’s biggest legal challenge and how he resolved it
    📍 00:09:13 – How Bek grew his fleet to three trucks and multiple drivers
    📍 00:10:13 – Bek’s advice for drivers looking to become owner-operators
    📍 00:11:21 – The importance of attention to detail in paperwork and compliance
    📍 00:12:30 – Financing operations with factoring or self-funding
    📍 00:14:03 – Fuel cards and savings tips for growing fleets
    📍 00:16:34 – How freight payment systems differ between the U.S. and Uzbekistan
    📍 00:17:08 – Which payment system Bek prefers and why
    📍 00:18:09 – From paper maps to apps and the impact on small fleets
    📍 00:21:16 – Introducing “Truckers Health,” Bek’s wellness app for drivers
    📍 00:24:00 – Health risks on the road and how Bek’s app aims to solve them
    📍 00:25:15 – Mentorship and community among Uzbek truckers in the U.S.
    📍 00:27:11 – Why passing on knowledge matters in trucking
    📍 00:30:53 – Final advice to drivers: Don’t rush. Build your business step by step

    🎙 About Our Guest
    Bek (Heidi Dean Shamsi) is the founder of Bek Logistics, a growing fleet based in the U.S. Originally from Uzbekistan, Bek began his logistics career exporting produce across borders before relocating to America and starting over in his 50s. Today, he runs multiple trucks, continues to drive, and is developing a driver-focused health app called Truckers Health.

    📝 Driver Health Survey

    Bek is currently gathering feedback from truck drivers to help shape his upcoming Truckers Health app.

    If you’re a driver, take a minute to fill out his health survey and share your insights:

    https://forms.gle/LpEfZrmhQV8ubp2d7

    🔗 Learn more:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/khayriddin/

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/beklogistics/

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    33 Min.
  • Producing Road-Ready Drivers with Ed Kimes and Darrell Spitzer | A Trucking Podcast
    Aug 13 2025

    What if CDL training wasn’t just about passing a test but preparing drivers for a lifetime on the road?

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Ed Kimes, CDL Program Director, and Darrell Spitzer, Dean of Workforce Education at Eastern Wyoming College, share how their college-based CDL program is setting a new standard for entry-level driver training.

    From mechanical foundations to mountain road readiness, Ed and Darrell explain why their students don’t just graduate. They roll out as professionals. This isn’t your typical truck school. With high instructor standards, mentorship-driven learning, and a focus on career readiness, they’re building more than drivers. They’re building industry leaders.

    If you’re passionate about elevating driver education or considering a career behind the wheel, this episode offers a powerful roadmap on how mentorship, community, and tough love training can change the game.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps

    📍 00:00:49
    Why mentorship matters in driver training
    📍 00:02:15
    Ed’s family roots in trucking and transition to teaching
    📍 00:03:06
    The North Dakota winter that changed Ed’s career path
    📍 00:05:14
    The real-world difference between fly-by-night CDL schools and college programs
    📍 00:07:18
    “We don’t push students through.” Holding high standards in CDL testing
    📍 00:08:29
    Training in Wyoming weather and why it produces stronger drivers
    📍 00:10:04
    What orientation looks like for new CDL students
    📍 00:12:01
    Tech in trucking: Forward-facing vs. driver-facing cameras
    📍 00:14:21
    Do simulators really help? When to use them (and when not to)
    📍 00:17:08
    Using mobile simulators to educate the public and promote trucking
    📍 00:20:19
    “Trucks are for Girls” and supporting women in trucking
    📍 00:22:19
    Why most students already have jobs lined up
    📍 00:24:10
    A future owner-operator curriculum in the works
    📍 00:25:15
    Ed’s financial advice for first-time owner-operators
    📍 00:26:49
    Factoring companies. The good, the bad, and the ugly
    📍 00:28:12
    Clean trucks, good impressions, and building long-term broker relationships
    📍 00:31:36
    Post-grad mentorship. Staying connected with students
    📍 00:34:19
    Personal stories of mentors who made a difference
    📍 00:39:39
    Why relationships, not rates, move the industry forward

    🎙 About Our Guests

    Ed Kimes is the CDL Program Director at Eastern Wyoming College, with over 35 years of experience as a mechanic, driver, owner-operator, and educator. His mission is to produce road-ready, confident drivers, not just graduates.
    Darrell Spitzer is the Dean of Workforce and Career Technical Education at EWC. With a deep background in industry and education, Darrell champions career readiness and believes truck driving is one of the most direct pathways to economic opportunity.
    https://ewc.wy.edu/cdl-program/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-kimes-8b3a55294/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/darryl-spitzer-35786496/

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    🎤 Want to be a guest or sponsor the show?
    Miles and Mentors is more than a podcast. It’s a movement of real stories, tactical advice, and mentorship to help the next generation of freight leaders succeed.
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    44 Min.
  • Building Freight Trust Through Transparency with Ryan Suydam | A Trucking Podcast
    Jul 23 2025

    What if the biggest competitive edge in freight isn’t rates or routes but trust?

    Too many freight professionals underestimate the power of reputation until it’s too late. In a high-stakes industry plagued by fraud and fragmentation, the ones who win are those who build trust first, transactions second.

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Ryan Suydam, agency owner at RKC Logistics under Armstrong Transport Group, shares what it means to be known as “The Trusted Freight Guy.” With over two decades of experience, Ryan dives into building resilient broker-carrier relationships, vetting with intention, and why personal touch still trumps automation.

    From launching a brokerage from scratch to integrating real-time tracking tech like MacroPoint and Tive, Ryan unpacks how integrity and innovation can power freight growth without sacrificing service.

    Whether you're a new broker, a scaling carrier, or an industry vet seeking smarter connections, this episode delivers a roadmap for building a business people believe in.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps

    📍 00:01:03
    Ryan’s 25-year journey from C.H. Robinson to agency owner

    📍 00:02:57
    Why he walked away from W-2 jobs to launch independently

    📍 00:04:49
    W-2 vs 1099: Control, commissions, and real-world tradeoffs

    📍 00:07:10
    “People do business with people.” Why relationships outlast logos

    📍 00:09:11
    How Ryan earned the title “The Trusted Freight Guy”

    📍 00:10:33
    Personal transformation and professional purpose through faith

    📍 00:11:31
    Real-time freight visibility with MacroPoint, Samsara, and Tive

    📍 00:13:54
    Using geofencing and transparency to stop theft before it happens

    📍 00:15:10
    From phone pounding to full digital: Modernizing freight outreach

    📍 00:16:57
    Riverside, testimonials, and video strategy for authentic selling

    📍 00:18:07
    Why AI needs a human touch in customer relationships

    📍 00:20:02
    AI-assisted dialers that boost reach without losing trust

    📍 00:21:29
    Carrier fraud detection with tools like Freight Validate

    📍 00:24:52
    The 60-second elevator pitch that landed a long-term client

    📍 00:26:50
    Crumbl cookies and the value of in-person prospecting

    📍 00:29:00
    Small fleet strategy and treating brokers as partners

    📍 00:30:52
    Mentorship as a growth engine for agents and owner-ops

    📍 00:33:11
    “Own everything” — Why accountability matters in small business

    🎙 About Our Guest

    Ryan Suydam is the founder of RKC Logistics, operating as an agency under Armstrong Transport Group based in Charlotte, NC. With a career spanning 25+ years, Ryan has built a reputation as “The Trusted Freight Guy” for his hands-on, transparent approach to brokerage and carrier relationships. He’s passionate about using technology wisely, building mentorship into freight, and helping others launch with integrity in a volatile industry.

    https://rkc-logistics.com
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryansuydam/

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    🎤 Want to be a guest or sponsor the show?
    Miles and Mentors is more than a podcast. It’s a movement of real stories, tactical advice, and mentorship to help the next generation of freight leaders succeed.
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    35 Min.
  • Building a Load Board from Scratch with Nisrine Masri | Ep 47
    Jul 9 2025

    What if the most overlooked corner of the logistics industry held your next big opportunity?

    While most tech innovation in freight focuses on dry van or flatbed operations, Nisrine Masri saw a different gap. One that’s plagued moving and storage for decades: backhauls, fragmented labor sourcing, and outdated tools. With over 20 years in the industry and a passion for solving real problems, she built Movers Dispatch Board from the ground up. No outside funding, just grit and know-how.

    In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Nisrine shares how she transitioned from running a small moving company to leading a software platform designed specifically for household goods carriers. From insurance hurdles and licensing traps to labor solutions and load matching, her insights demystify the unique challenges and massive potential within this niche.

    Whether you’re an owner-operator looking to diversify or a mover ready to scale, this episode delivers candid advice and tactical strategies straight from the trenches.

    Like what you hear? Be sure to like, subscribe, and share the show with others in the trucking world.

    🎧 Episode Timestamps

    📍 00:01:07
    Nisrine’s background in sales and unexpected entry into trucking

    📍 00:02:44
    From moving company founder to logistics tech innovator

    📍 00:04:30
    Why moving and storage has lagged behind in tech adoption

    📍 00:06:54
    The real labor demands of household goods hauling

    📍 00:08:02
    How Movers Dispatch Board fills critical gaps in the market

    📍 00:09:11
    Solving the empty backhaul problem through B2B interlining

    📍 00:12:11
    Managing weight, compliance, and the “Tetris” of truck loading

    📍 00:14:01
    Opportunities for owner-operators in the moving industry

    📍 00:16:13
    Insurance challenges unique to household goods carriers

    📍 00:19:21
    What the platform does from carrier vetting to fleet cards

    📍 00:21:21
    Building tools for movers by a mover

    📍 00:24:20
    The trust challenge and how tech integrations helped solve it

    📍 00:26:16
    What licenses are needed to legally haul household goods

    📍 00:29:05
    Why it pays to start small and just get moving

    📍 00:31:10
    Lessons from building a business and software from scratch

    📍 00:34:27
    The value of mentorship and surrounding yourself with peers

    📍 00:38:00
    How Nisrine bootstrapped two companies with limited capital

    🎙 About Our Guest

    Nisrine Masri is the founder of Movers Dispatch Board, a load board and operations platform built exclusively for the moving and storage industry. With over 20 years of hands-on experience running Control Moving Services, Nisrine brings a rare combination of operational expertise and tech savvy. She is passionate about solving problems that real movers face daily and building tools that empower small businesses to scale.

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