In today’s economy, finding cost savings and passive streams of income can be the deciding factor of whether a business is floating or flailing. We welcome Jake Battles of REPOWR to discuss how their platform is allowing fleet owners to find both. 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<sid=601f8834-e86c-4ff1-a555-2d9ff17f1735 -- Listen/Subscribe on Youtube: https://youtu.be/x7tkcDn3drg 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 and how to get host's book Dispatchers Guide to the Galaxy. 1:54 Introducing Jake Battles 2:04 The first phase he mastered in life. 3:34 Education background and venture into logistics. 7:49 The birth of REPOWR. 12:30 What is the major selling point for REPOWR? Endorsements and interchange coverage for insurance. 14:44 Length of onboard process for somebody seeking to rent equipment. 16:38 Is their platform today servicing anything beyond trailers? 17:42 How long does the onvoard from the perspective of an asset owner take? 19:35 Are there incentives for asset owners to put larger amounts of units on REPOWR's platform? 21:34 What type of returns are REPOWR's customers seeing after placing their equipment on their platform? 23:51 Are there metrics that allow REPOWR to measure the success of their services for their customers? 25:53 What are their top markets for dry vans? 29:04 How does REPOWR ensure that their trailers are in good condition before renting? 31:30 How does REPOWR ensure renters maintain trailers in good condition in case of long term renting? 34:49 Memorable incidents and situations that he has witnessed with renters + plus the process of renting trailers. 39:08 Where are trailers garaged before being rented out? 40:50 Are tracking mechanisms provided by REPOWR or asset owners. Telematics and visibility. 47:25 Equipment abondomment. What happens in such a scenario? 49:41 Does a person need to own the equipment in order to put it in REPOWR's platform? 53:30 How REPOWR plans to leverage their recent influx in capital 56:25 Guest's contact information. 57:35 Host's take on AI Chat GPT. 58:59 Audience question on the logistics landscape in the U.S.A. 1:00:58 Audience question. Is REPOWR allowing brokers to use their DOT numbers and broker out the use of REPOWR's trailers, and what are they doing to mitigate that risk if they do not allow that? 1:04:16 Note of thanks and final shots. 1:07:10 Outro.
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