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Overdrive Radio
One owner-operator’s evolution through continual education: A run with Gary Buchs
From the road with Landstar-leased owner-operator Gary Buchs: This podcast, recorded just prior to the July 4 holiday, ranged across Buchs’ business evolution as an owner-operator throughout much of the last decade and a half.
August 4, 2016
Channel 19
Owner-operator using ELDs finds operational benefit
After some time on ELDs, Gary Buchs doesn’t exactly sing the praises of the devices, but he does maintain that utilizing ELDs for hours of service recording has freed him in some ways to better dispatch himself and focus on profitable loads and operation generally.
June 7, 2016
Business
Perils of the multiple stop load: One, three, four, two
More self-dispatch learning curve for Wendy: “Sometimes, lessons are hard to learn.”
June 18, 2014
Business
Trucking 101
Learning long and hard: “I haven’t developed the nerves it takes to play these monkey games. I’m still panicky when the truck isn’t rolling.”
May 21, 2014
Business
The ups and downs (mostly the former) of self-dispatch
“So tomorrow we set out, for parts unknown, on a self-dispatch journey that doesn’t include a regular run….”
May 10, 2014
Business
The nuances of winning
“There are distinct trade-offs in self dispatch. The security of a regular thing is awesome, but it’s not the adventure of pinging yourself around the country” — then there’s the new boots…
March 5, 2014
Business
The Two-Truck Transition
The extra profit of a small fleet comes with the high price of investment, planning and stress.
June 3, 2011
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