These exceptional brothers are teaching their proven blueprint of starting a successful last mile delivery business. 8.18.2021
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0:00 Intro
5:50 Jorie's transition from corporate America.
6:37 Starting small & Ending Big geared towards helping other entrepreneurs.
8:25 Value add of attending conferences.
10:51 What is Start Small End Big?
15:40 Growing Pains / challenges eg Covid pandemic.
20:57 Advice for start-ups and small entrepreneurs.
23:16 Influence of Amazon Relay and need to be conistent.
27:06 Box truck spot market (lessons from venture and the need to be versatile.)
30:26 Differences between last mile model & semi truck model (cost and driver experience)
31:15 Tips for finding qualified drivers and why word of mouth works well.
34:01 Compliance for drug / alcohol tests.
34:33 Hours of service compliance
35:01 ELD Compliance
35:25 Margin differences between dry vans and semis.
37:20 Expectations of sprinter vans and semis in the market.
39:25 Full service list: pros and cons.
48:34 Shaq and Chris' s contact info + Start Small End Big details info. Boot camp schedules & objectives.
53:26 Load Boards.
54:54 Audience's take and questions.
1:03:52 Should one hire driver as an employee or as a contractor earning $10.99.
1:06:28 Does Last Mile discuss how to get contracts especially Government contracts during training?
1:11:25 Are there opportunities in Last Mile for dispatchers?
1:14:21 Is Last Mile a 9-5 job or can one use it as a side hustle?
1:17;12 Are there penalty fees for not doing a task having commited to doing it?
1:19:45 Which brokers have reefer loads for sprinters and which load boards one should look out for.
1:21:56 Code for Last Mile boot camp.
1;21;19 Boot camp hours.
1:27:50 New York and Jersey contracts traffic and access to Lasership.
1:37:44 What is the minimum number of vehicles a carrier needs for consideration at Last Mile?
1:42:06 Last Mile's website and handles.
1:42:30 Closing remarks.
1:48:40 Outro.
