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The Miles and Mentors Trucking PodcastRoy Craigen on Building Smarter Fleets Without Load Boards | A Trucking PodcastWhat if scaling your fleet meant skipping the load board altogether? In this episode of Miles and Mentors: A Trucking Podcast, Roy Craigen, founder and president of Transcom Fleet Services, delivers decades of wisdom from the cab to the C-suite. Raised in the industry and seasoned through transforming trucking companies across North America, Roy explains why most startups fail and how to build lasting, compliant, and efficient operations instead. From managing small fleets to overseeing 200 terminals, Roy shares tactical, real-world insights on fleet structure, compliance risks, and the power of direct customer relationships. Whether...
2025-05-2131 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-May 8-What Driver ShortageBeating a dead horse? Well, maybe two. One is on life support. It's about the alleged driver shortage. According to several people in the trucking industry, we've been told..."no, there's a shortage of QUALIFIED drivers." Where do qualified drivers come from? And if there is a serious driver shortage, what is the trucking industry doing about it in 2023 that's new and more creative than last year...or the decade before? We talk to the President of Transcom Fleet Services, Roy Craigen. We agree that it's long past time to stop talking to each other at seminars, conferences and symposiums...
2023-05-0823 min
Recruit & Retain: Trucking EditionEpisode 166 - Why You Should Force Quality of Life on Your DriversDo your drivers have a good quality of life? After 22 years in trucking, going into carriers and helping them achieve a drastic overhaul, Roy Craigen knows how to improve driver quality of life, and in the process, improve your carrier, and improve driver recruitment and retention. Roy established TRANSCOM Fleet Services in 1991 and today they develop unique programs aimed at improving trucking operations across North America by shifting culture, attitude, and ultimately performance. Roy and his team will come into your organization, they’ll literally embed themselves in your carrier in order to brin...
2021-07-0736 min