Ep007: How 40 Year Carrier Continues to Grow | Guest: Zack Germak of Jagtrux | Caution: Wide Right

With us today we have a trucking company that has been around for 40 years who have been heavily involved with the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association, and delivers all sorts of loads from the Mississippi River to the East Coast, from Canada to Florida.

With me is the President of Jagtrux, Zack Germak. Zack, welcome to the podcast!

00:00 – Intro

00:43 – How Jagtrux Started

02:31 – How Owner-operator business is different than just driving truck

06:34 – How was it growing up in the trucking industry?

12:00 – Why owner-operators should lease on to larger carrier

15:14 – Independent contractor AB5 rule in CA a growing trend?

17:34 – 7:1 trailer ratio for drop and go loads

23:05 – Driver shortage and driver culture

28:43 – Why state trucking associations like PMTA are important

38:17 – How to help fuel tax revenue lost from EV transition

39:56 – Why should a driver work for Jagtrux?

43:52 – Signing off