Blue Ribbon Podcast
By Blue Ribbon Logistical Solutions
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Episodes: 231
Description
Formerly known as The American Truck Driver Podcast, The Blue Ribbon Podcast is a show about how thrive and survive in the Trucking Industry as an Owner/Operator. Hosted by Larry W. Long and Chris Polk, this podcast will give you all the tools and information you need to become a successful Owner/Operator.
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Episode 230: Setting Yourself Apart
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Episode 229: 2024 Year in Review
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Episode 228: A Very Important Announcement
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Episode 227: Phriday Night with Phil. It's fine. Everything is Fine.
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Episode 226
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Episode 225: Post Election Show Live in West Virginia
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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Episode 224
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Episode 223
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Episode 222
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Episode 221
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Episode 220
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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EPISODE 219: Avoiding SCAMS in the Trucking Industry
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Episode 218
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Episode 217
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Episode 216: What is a Lease?
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Episode 215: 2024 FINANCIAL REPORTS AND BREAKDOWN
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Episode 214: Live from the Shop
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Episode 212: Stop Criticizing Things You Do Not Understand
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Episode 211
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Episode 210: The $14,000 Zip Tie
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Episode 209: Blue Ribbon Specialized Truck Services
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Episode 208: Live from the Beach
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Episode 207
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Episode 206
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May 25, 2024 |
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Episode 205
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May 11, 2024 |
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Episode 204
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May 04, 2024 |
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Episode 203
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Episode 202: New Shop Grand Opening
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Episode 200: Mid America Trucking Show 2024 Wrap Up
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Episode 199: Landstar Heavy Haul and Platform with BCO Phil Frese
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Episode 198
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Episode 197: Guest Co-Host Justin Martin
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Episode 196: How Can Shops be THIS Bad?
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Episode 195: Success in Business Requires Hard Work
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Episode 194: Chris Flying Solo
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Episode 193
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Episode 192: Are You REALLY Prepared for the "Unexpected"?
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Episode 191: Special Guest Steve Vest
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Episode 190: Preparing for the New Year
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Episode 189: Year End Roundtable
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Episode 188: Your Decisions Will Lead to Your Success or Failure
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Episode 187: You Can't Be Two Things at Once
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Episode 186: WIll You Have a Seat at the Table?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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POST THANKSGIVING EPISODE
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 185: Overtime Pay for OWNER OPERATORS?!?!?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 184: Truck Drivers Are TERRIBLE Business People
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 183: Special Guest Host Brandon Johnson from Be.Logistics
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 182: Booted, Kidnapped and Extorted
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Episode 181: Back After Two Weeks Off
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Episode 180: This Week's Co-Host is YOU
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Episode 179: FUEL TAX and IFTA
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode 178
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Episode 177: SUNDAY NIGHT
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 176
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode 175: LIVE from the Blue Ribbon Bar
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Episode 174
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 173: Business is Not for the Weak
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Episode 172: It Always Hurts More When You Don't See it Coming
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Episode 171: The "Freedom" of Business or the "Security" of a Union?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Episode 170: Stop Caring What Other People Think About You
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Episode 169: Transactional vs Transformational
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Episode 168: Where is Larry Long?
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Episode 167: The Rescue Mission
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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Episode 166: Live on MONDAY NIGHT
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode 165: Special Guest Host Justin Martin
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Episode 164: Live from Larry's Bunker
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Episode 163: Simulcasting with TikTok
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May 27, 2023 |
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Episode 162: Live from New Driver Orientation
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May 20, 2023 |
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Episode 161: "Truckers" vs Business People
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May 13, 2023 |
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Episode 160: The FUTURE of TRUCKING - Blockchain
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May 06, 2023 |
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Episode 159: Who is the REAL Owner/Operator?
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Episode 158: The Truth About Brokers FROM A BROKER
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Episode 157: The Science of Max Mileage Fuel Catalyst with Dr. Jane
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Episode 156: Mid America Truck Show Wrap Up
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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Episode 155: Special Guest Co-Host Tony Stroncheck
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Episode 154: Reasons You Should NOT Go Into Business
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Episode 153: Ask the Expert: Engine Oil
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Episode 152: Training Truck Drivers in 2023
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Episode 151: Is 2023 the END OF THE ROAD for Your Trucking Business?
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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Episode 150: Utilizing Your OPS Eco Pur System
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Episode 149: Now Live on FRIDAYS
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Episode 148
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 147: All Things Accounting - Taxes, LLC, Accounting with Landstar BCO Steve Wheeler
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Episode 146: 2023 Blue Ribbon MASTER CLASS
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 145
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode 144: ALL ABOUT TRUCKING INSURANCE
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 143: Wrapping Up 2022
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Episode 142: Locked Up!
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 141: On the Road Again
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 140: How Do We Do It?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Episode 139: We Went Viral on TikTok
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 138: Kentucky Man Broadcasts from Florida
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 137: Kicking Hornets Nests
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 136: We Aren't Scared
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 135: More Than Necessary
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 134: Haters Gonna Hate
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Episode 133: Careful What You Wish For
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Episode 132: An Interview with Scott Davis from Landstar Agency CHW
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 131: Why We’re the Best Path to Becoming a BCO
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 130: TRUCKING 101
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 129: Get Off Your Ass and Go To Work
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 128: Details, Details, Details
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 127: Questions from the Lunatics in Training
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Episode 126: What Would Happen If Any Other Business Was Run Like Trucking Businesses Are Run?
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Episode 125: Open Topics
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 124: Open Topics
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Episode 123: We Need to Talk About Air Conditioning
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 122: How and When to Lease a Second Truck to Landstar
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 121: Wrap Up of the "Reset Your Mindset 2022" Live Event
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 120: LIVE from the “Reset Your Mindset 2022” Event
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Episode 119: LIVE Event Preview
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 118: Who Is Going To Save You?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Episode 117: Live from the Wingate
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Episode 116: Interviewing a Blue Ribbon Mentoring Client
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Episode 115: Parking Your Truck Right Now Is Dumb
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 114: Ask the Lunatics - Taking Your Questions Live
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 113: Maximizing Your Profit by Managing Your Largest Cost
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May 22, 2022 |
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Episode 112: Building Blocks of Business - Knowing Your Numbers
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May 22, 2022 |
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Episode 111: Understanding Warehouses and Lumpers
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 110: Will You Survive?
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 109: Exploring the Platform Division at Landstar with BCO Phil Frese
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May 01, 2022 |
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Episode 108: OPS - Change Your Thinking, Not Your Oil
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 107: The Bloodbath is Coming
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 106: The Fuel Is Too Damn High!
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Episode 105: Meet the Poster Boy - Seth Coberley
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Episode 104: What in the World is Going On With the Containers?
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode 103: Attorney Tony Ramos Answers Your Tax Questions
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode 102: Critical Thinking with Kerry Baldwin
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Episode 101: Owner Operator 101
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Episode 100: Special Guest Kevin Rutherford
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Episode 98: Interviewing Blue Ribbon Program Graduate Carrie Coffey
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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Episode 97: What Sets Your Business Apart?
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Episode 96: Larry Long UNLEASHED! Lease Purchase SCAM Exposed!
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 95: Interview with Rick Burnett, CEO of LaneAxis
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Episode 94: Zeke Goodwin - Pathway to Ownership
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 93: Can You “Lunatic” A New Truck?
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Episode 92: How Do You Deal With Adversity?
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Episode 91: Enough is Enough
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Episode 90: Unmasked! And Back to Normal
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Episode 89: Knowing and Doing Are NOT the Same Thing
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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Episode 88: How Do You Measure Up?
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Episode 87: Announcing the Blue Ribbon BCO Mentoring Program
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Episode 86: Load Selection Strategies at Landstar
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 85: Avoiding Contract Scams in the Trucking Industry
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 84: Dealing with Landstar Controversies
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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EPISODE 83: 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW
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Jan 02, 2021 |
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Episode 82: STOP THE INSANITY!
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Episode 81: Choosing the Right Truck for Your Operation
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Episode 80: Understanding Fuel Taxes
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Episode 79: Understanding the Landstar System and How It Works
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 78: Sometimes You Have to Fire A Customer
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Episode 77: The Unacceptable Nature of the Shop Industry
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Episode 76: Are All the Catastrophes Behind Us?
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Answering Viewer Questions About My 35% Video
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Does Landstar Really Take 35% of MY Money?
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Episode 75: Running Team at Landstar
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Episode 74: Dealing With Catastrophe
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Episode 73: Problem Solving at Landstar
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May 25, 2020 |
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Episode 72: Back to Basics
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May 12, 2020 |
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Episode 71: Optimistic About the Market
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Episode 70: The Market Responds to Crisis
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Episode 69: Essential Business
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Episode 68: Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Episode 67: Ignorance Is A Preference
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Episode 66: You're Asking the Wrong Questions
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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BONUS EPISODE: DOES LANDSTAR REALLY TAKE 35% OF MY MONEY?
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Episode 65: Farmers Are Buying 40 Year Old Tractors. Let's Talk About Why
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Episode 64: Discussing Goals and Plans for the New Year
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Episode 63: Answering Listener Emails
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Episode 62: #DecadeChallenge
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Episode 61: Why Do You Want To Be An Owner/Operator
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Episode 60: Dealing with the Fallout of California's AB5 Independent Contractor Law
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Episode 59: The Story of the Truck with an Illegal Engine
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Episode 58: Personal Accountability
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Episode 57: Sometimes You Have to Look in the Mirror
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Episode 56: Seizing the Opportunity and Managing Risk
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Episode 55: TRUCK and Grow Rich - A Trucker’s Trip Plan to Become a Wealthy Lunatic
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode 54: Don't Get Pimped - 1099 vs. W2
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Episode 53: Highway Refugee with Zeke Goodwin
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Episode 52: The High Cost of Not Keeping Score
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Sep 01, 2019 |
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Episode 51: Fuel - Price Cost & Savings
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Episode 50: How You Can Survive and Thrive When Rates are Down
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Episode 49: Introducing Larry W. Long - Owner of Blue Ribbon Logistical Solutions
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Aug 03, 2019 |
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Episode 48: Dissecting a Decade - 2018
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Episode 47: Dissecting A Decade - 2017
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Episode 46: Dissecting A Decade - 2016
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Episode 45: Dissecting A Decade - 2015
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Episode 44: Dissecting A Decade - 2014
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Episode 43: Dissecting A Decade - 2013
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Episode 42: Dissecting A Decade - 2012
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Episode 41: Dissecting A Decade - 2011
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Episode 40: Dissecting A Decade - 2010
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Episode 39: Dissecting A Decade: 2009
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Episode 38: Dissecting A Decade - 2008
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Episode 37: The Problems with Black Smoke Matters
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Episode 36: What I Wish I Knew in 2010
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Episode 35: Dedicated Freight - A Love/Hate Relationship
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Episode 34: Where Do I Start?
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Episode 33: Health, Behavior, and Identity
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Episode 32: Sometimes You Have to Work for Free
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Episode 31: What Do You Do When Your Worst Day Comes?
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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Episode 30: What Is Your Value?
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Episode 29: Let's Talk About Parking
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Episode 28: My Declaration of Independence
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Episode 27: Possession With Intent to Deliver
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Episode 26: My Rights Expired, So I Bought Them Back
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Episode 25: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Episode 24: What Does It Take to Start Your Own Brokerage
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Episode 23: Doing What Is Right Instead of What Is Legal
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Episode 22: Perspective
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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Episode 21: Understanding The Blockchain with Special Guest Pete Emahiser
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Jan 21, 2018 |
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Episode 20: 2018 Preview
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Jan 14, 2018 |
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Episode 19: Port Truckers and Government Propaganda
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Jun 20, 2017 |
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Episode 18: The ELD Mandate Is Happening
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Jun 13, 2017 |
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Episode 17: I Drove for Swift and Lived to Tell About It
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Episode 16: Runaway Diesel
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Jun 06, 2017 |
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Episode 15: Electronic Logs Are NOT The Problem
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Mar 09, 2017 |
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Episode 14: Understanding Fuel Taxes
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Jun 18, 2016 |
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Episode 13: All About Landstar
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Apr 10, 2016 |
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Episode 12: What You Need to Know About Buying a Truck
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Feb 11, 2016 |
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Episode 11: The Ups and Downs of Being an Owner Operator
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Jan 20, 2016 |
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Episode 10: Big Trucks Cooking
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Oct 28, 2015 |
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Episode 9: It's Just Business
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Oct 14, 2015 |
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Episode 8: SAVE THE PIGS!!!
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Oct 09, 2015 |
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Episode 7: 1099 Company Drivers and the Freight Rate Boogeyman
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Oct 07, 2015 |
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Episode 6: "Safety" Advocates
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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Episode 5: Owner/Operator 101 - Profit
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Sep 05, 2015 |
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Episode 4: Owner/Operator 101 - Revenue
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Sep 03, 2015 |
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Episode 3: Owner/Operator 101 - Costs
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Sep 02, 2015 |
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Episode 2: Brainless Rhetoric
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Aug 18, 2015 |
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Episode One - Introduction to An American Truck Driver
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Aug 17, 2015 |