The Oakley Podcast
by Oakley Trucking
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317: 101 Years of Life, Service, & Lessons Learned: A Century of…
317: 101 Years of Life, Service, & Lessons Learned: A Century of…
About this podcast
The Oakley Podcast is a trucking industry podcast that educates and empowers owner-operators by providing relevant industry, market, and company news in a digestible audio format.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 336 episodes
- 317: 101 Years of Life, Service, & Lessons Learned: A Century of History Through One Man’s Eyes · 1 h 30 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, 101-year-old veteran Floyd L. Brantley shares stories from his childhood in Texas, his World War II service as a Navy corpsman, his later…
- 316: Over One Million Safe Miles: The Advice Every Driver and Owner-Operator Needs · 40 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, owner-operator Mike Roberts joins Jeremy Kellett to share how he found his way into trucking, built a career at Oakley, and earned one million…
- 315: Are Truck Drivers Really Safer? How Technology is Shaping Trucking Safety · 1 h 9 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett talks with Motive’s Nicole Rich and Gary Johnson about how technology is shaping trucking safety, from in-cab cameras and alerts…
- 314: They Were Ready to Hang It Up, But Then They Leased to Oakley · 35 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Paul and Tina Baker share how they entered trucking, the challenges they faced during their first years as owner-operators, and how joining…
- 313: Before You Buy a Truck: Advice From a Veteran Owner-Operator · 42 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy sits down with Oakley owner-operator Lamont Dawson, who shares how his father inspired his trucking career. Lamont talks about his path…
- 312: Chrome, Cash & Catfish: What to Expect As We Gear Up for the Oakley Company Party · 36 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett, Anna Belle Burrow, and Corey Huey share what to expect at Oakley Trucking’s October 17 company party, including the America 250…
- 311: Kosher Washes, Busy Bays & Big Moves: The Backbone Of Oakley's Reserve Terminal · 36 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with Wade Thompson, longtime Oakley employee and shop foreman at the Reserve, Louisiana terminal, to spotlight the…
- 310: From $0 to Owner/Operator: How One Call Changed Kenny’s Life · 34 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down at Oakley’s Reserve, Louisiana terminal with owner-operator Kenny Spears from Baton Rouge to talk about his journey in…
- 309: Oakley's Reserve Terminal Deep Dive: Safety, Settlements, and Driver Success · 44 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down at Oakley’s Reserve Terminal in Louisiana with dispatchers Dillon Falgoust and Matt Arceneaux to highlight the people…
- 308: Behind the Shop Doors: Time Changes, Upgrades, and Big Plans · 1 h 8 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with long-time shop foreman Toby Bishop to unpack how Oakley’s shop operations are evolving to better serve…
- 307: The Fight to Fix Trucking: OOIDA's Work in Washington D.C. to Better the Trucking Industry · 51 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with OOIDA’s Lewie Pugh to unpack several key issues affecting truckers today, including the Freedom Haulers initiative…
- 306: “Vlog Per Mile”: The Oakley YouTube Trucker Helping Drivers Win · 40 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with Oakley owner-operator Aaron Murphy and recruiter Dustin Eagle to share Aaron’s powerful journey from plumber and…
- 305: How Oakley’s Tanks Keep Plants Running: A Deep Dive Into the Pneumatic Division · 41 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with pneumatic operations managers Austin Allen and Bradley Simpson to break down Oakley’s pneumatic division, including…
- 304: Owner-Operator Secrets: What Dispatchers REALLY Want You to Know · 38 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with young dispatchers Kyle Williams and Alden Hazelwood to talk about their paths to Oakley Trucking, starting in the…
- 303: Why This Driver Gave Up Cadillac Benefits to Become an Owner Operator · 43 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett talks with Oakley owner-operator Eddie Wormsbacher about his path from working in his dad’s kids’ furniture business in Michigan…
- 302: The Truth About Hopper Freight: Can You REALLY Make Money? · 44 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with Hopper Division Operations Managers Bryan Hill and Russell Vallance to break down how Oakley’s Hopper Division…
- 301: Truck Broke Down? How Oakley Keeps You Rolling (Rental Trucks Explained) · 22 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett explains why Oakley Trucking began buying and renting trucks to its owner operators as a solution to long downtime caused by…
- 300: The Oakley Podcast Origin Story: Recruiting, Real Talk, and the Journey from Episode 1 to 300 · 51 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with producer Anna Belle Burrow and longtime Oakley team member Corey Huey to look back on how the show started…
- 299: Behind the Terminals: Safety, ‘Miss Ruby,’ and the Regulators You Never See · 39 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits down with Bruce Oakley safety leaders Lee Huff and Phil Butler to explore the often unseen world of terminal safety and…
- 298: Team Drivers, Big Miles: How The Hoppers Turned Trucking Into Freedom · 58 minThis week on the Oakley Podcast, Jeremy Kellett sits with Michael and Leslie Hopper, a husband-and-wife team at Oakley Trucking, to share their late-career transition into…
