Does Your Trucking Company Have A Succession Plan?
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
3w ago
The recent headlines with the news of leadership changes at two of the nation’s largest trucking and logistics companies helped to place the topic of succession planning for your trucking company into the spotlight. In this episode, podcast host Doug Grawe addresses the key questions that trucking companies need to ask when building a succession plan for the business. As Doug notes, one of the first steps is figuring out what the next five, seven or 10 years will look like for your company. Doug also discusses identifying and building a path for future leaders in your company. In addition, Dou ..read more
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Addressing Cargo Theft Prevention & Exploring The IC Status Final Rulemaking
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
1M ago
This episode of the Grawe Pod offers insightful perspective on two timely topics: 1) January’s final rulemaking on Independent Contractor status issued by the Department of Labor. 2) Prevention strategies for cargo theft and mitigating cargo claims. Podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall explore the key points on both IC status and cargo security in an episode that will be valuable for trucking and logistics company management as well as trucking professionals behind the wheel. The post Addressing Cargo Theft Prevention & Exploring The IC Status Final Rulemaking appeared first on PodWhe ..read more
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Separating Assets, Separating Businesses & Best Practices for Protecting Your Business
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
The first 2024 episode of the Grawe Pod features a discussion on nuclear verdicts in the trucking industry and managing multiple businesses within one corporate family. Podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall explore a number of key points related to this topic. As you will hear, building and managing the separation of your businesses requires clear business purposes, buy-in and transparency at multiple levels. It also requires consideration of the financial, legal, administrative and operational impacts. The post Separating Assets, Separating Businesses & Best Practices for Protecting Y ..read more
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So Long 2023 (and Good Riddance???), Hello 2024!
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
In this 2023 year-end edition of the Grawe Pod, series host Doug Grawe goes to the bullpen to call on series producer and trucking industry veteran Greg Thompson from the PodWheels Network to join him on the microphone. As you’ll hear, Greg asks Doug to discuss the top challenges trucking and logistics companies faced in 2023. The conversation also dedicates some time for looking ahead at 2024 with Doug offering a few tips for securing more freight and improving key performance metrics. The post So Long 2023 (and Good Riddance???), Hello 2024! appeared first on PodWheels Powered by Radio Nemo ..read more
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The Value of Trucking Dashboards
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
In this episode, podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall highlight the power and purpose of good performance dashboards for trucking and logistics companies. Doug and Gary will discuss how the use of dashboards can offer companies an important advantage through knowing your fundamentals better than the competition and showing that you have the people and processes to improve your fundamentals. This episode will also explore the recent news of another cyberattack within the trucking and logistics industry. As part of that discussion, Doug and Gary cover a few tips for contingency planning. Th ..read more
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Yellow, its Impact, and More Industry News Making Impacts
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
Grawe Pod hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall dedicate this episode to examine some of the biggest headlines and trends happening this summer, including the impact of Yellow’s closing on its people and the industry. Doug and Gary also discuss what’s taking place these days with driver recruiting and retention efforts. You’ll also hear perspective on California’s equipment rules impacting carriers, brokers and shippers all over the U.S. Additionally, Doug touches on a recent court decision that stands as a win for brokers in the industry. Doug and Gary close out this edition of the podcast lookin ..read more
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Planning: What Do We Need To Do To Reach Our Goals?
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
With the midway point in 2023 on the horizon, the Grawe Pod has dedicated an episode to examine several key questions related to longer range planning and maintaining a focus on reaching your company’s goals. Podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall discuss the importance of planning and asking the right questions, including the following: What do we need to do to reach our goals? Who will be responsible? What are the deadlines? Is the planning clear? Is it properly aligned? This episode is particularly valuable as transportation and logistics companies prepare to work through insurance renew ..read more
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Driver Qualifications & The Driver Qualification Process
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
In today’s transportation landscape, trucking companies are crunched by the prevalence of nuclear verdicts, the shortage of quality drivers, and multiple viewpoints from Operations, Safety, & Recruiting. With this episode of the Grawe Pod, Doug Grawe and Gary Randall are back to talk about driver qualification guidelines and the qualification process. Doug and Gary explore a number of key points on this topic through their discussion while offering some helpful insights. The post Driver Qualifications & The Driver Qualification Process appeared first on PodWheels Powered by Radio Nemo ..read more
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Age-Old Question: IC Fleet, Employee Fleet or Mixed Fleet?
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
For our first episode of 2023, the Grawe Pod addresses one of the oldest questions facing a trucking company: Should we go with an independent contractor fleet, an employee fleet or a fleet that utilizes both ICs and employee drivers? Podcast host Doug Grawe is joined by Grawe Group Executive Business Partner Gary Randall for a wide-ranging discussion on this topic. Doug and Gary walk listeners through what has become a debate that trucking company owners have faced for generations. Spoiler Alert: There is not a wrong answer to this question, but, as Doug and Gary point out, there are wrong wa ..read more
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The People Episode
The Grawe Pod
by The Grawe Group
2M ago
Posting a recycled job ad on Indeed, conducting four rounds of interviews and utilizing a copy-and-paste approach with job qualification requirements are not cutting it in today’s market. During the People Episode of the Grawe Pod, we will be sharing a collection of insights that address attracting, hiring and onboarding non-driving talent into your transportation organization. Doug Grawe is your host for the podcast and he will be joined on this episode by Grawe Group Executive Business Partners Gary Randall and Steve Youngquist. They will explore how transportation companies are attracting ..read more
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