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148: Owner Operator Highlight: William Burdine

Apr 05, 202338 min
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Episode description

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

  • Fuel mileage (2:41)
  • Working in trucking while having a family (3:11)
  • William’s journey to Oakley (7:40)
  • Unusual loads (13:40)
  • Trucking in extreme weather (14:32)
  • Importance of friendships at Oakley (15:46)
  • How William grossed $308,000 at Oakley last year (18:02)
  • Social media and trucking (19:19)
  • Importance of the relationship between driver and dispatcher (22:52)
  • Advice for young people to get into trucking (26:01)
  • Opportunities in trucking (35:22)

Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com.

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