Blountstown, Fla., resident Rusty Tolley describes

Dec 17, 2010

Blountstown, Fla., resident Rusty Tolley describes this 2006 Peterbilt 379 as “the finest ride you’ll ever see with the load of logs.” The truck is equipped with a 425-hp Caterpillar and an Eaton Fuller 10-speed transmission. Tolley hauls logs in north Florida and south Georgia to saw mills for Prime Energy Group.

MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford today hauls direct freight outbound for customers in part built from his years of ownership of another fleet, since sold after years of growth. MRL in some ways is Ledford's effort to right-size a business for his life today.

Right-sizing for management: MRL Transport owner Mark Ledford hits five trucks

Ledford got his start trucking after working a dock where his manager said Ledford would never drive truck. Not only would he drive, he'd grow a fleet well beyond 30 trucks before selling out. MRL Transport is his second turn in the barrel, and Ledford's hit a profitability sweet spot.

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