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Apr 2023
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Episode #90 From the NFL Field to a Truc...

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While pandemic trucking saw some of the highest rates ever recorded, we are currently witnessing spot market rates that are below the cost to operate the equipment of many fleet owners. Join us on the Transportation & Logistics Clubhouse as we welcome Je'Ron Hamm of Pro-Haul TV, LLC to discuss how he scaled his fleet up to 20 trucks and what he is doing now to educate and highlight others in the trucking industry.
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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/sQ9NOSM7uVA 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 and where to get the host's book. 2:21 Earth day chat. 03:46 Did the NFL bring any engagement to bring awareness to Earth day? 4:52 His journey to transportation after NFL. 06:17 Why he got a CDL upfront since hotshots don't require one. 7:10 What hotshot runs are like. 09:30 His current operational status in the trucking industry. 11:17 What's an ideal situation for someone else to thrive in hotshotting? 13:09 His scaling process. 15:14 Was it on him to handle the scaling process and build operations? 17:00 Whether he has had any euphoric moments during the scaling process. 18:20 Some of the indicators at the time that said he should step on the throttle and double down in his pursuit to scale. 21:31 Softwares he has used that helped him streamline their operations. 23:22 Whip around software. 24:39 Whether there's anything in particular he wanted to see from the industry before they took on another investor or got another piece of equipment 27:13 How he felt talking to investors about current market conditions. 30:48 His experiences after bringing in investors and allowing people to lease on to him in regards to their record and t safety aspects. 35:33 What makes him different and why he feels to share the Highs And Lows Of pandemic trucking. 37:58 Advice for investors who are interested in putting money in the Transportation industry now. 39:31 A role that he has to play on a regular basis. 40:35 Which industry had him on his tails more between been a professional athletes and managing a fleet? 41:47 Thoughts on if there's any reason or opportunity that is perfect for the lease on model currently. 43:13P ProHaulTV and the message he is trying to share using the platform. 44:48 Do they have an 8a certification? 45:40 Whether he has mentors who have 8a cerfication. 47:16 Final shots. 48:12 Outro.



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