Inside Transportation Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Manero
Matt Manero combines his business brilliance with more than 20 years of hands-on experience in transportation equipment finance. Today, he is a CEO leading four companies that generate over $100,000,000 per year in business with a base of more than 10,000 clients.
Matt launched his first business, Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc., in 1995 with a phone, a folding table and the unyielding confidence of a single client, a trucker. Fast forward 20 years: Commercial Fleet Financing, Inc. made Inc. magazine’s Top 500/5000 list of fastest growing companies in America in 2014. Matt is the creator and personality behind RoadGrit.TV, the first and only online video network featuring original programming for and by innovators, operators, movers and shakers of the transportation industry.
On this episode Matt interviews Gary Hurd, a hero. In January 2015 Gary saved a life. Gary is a trucker and has been one since 1992. He was making a run and came upon an accident. After seeing accident he stopped his truck and rushed to the scene. He heard voices coming from the vehicle and then found a little girl not breathing. He was able to get her out of the vehicle safely and save her life.
In this episode of Inside Transportation Matt interviews John Drury, the "Dancing Trucker". John works to spread his word of health and positive energy to all those that he can reach. He is a truck driver from Mt. Sterling, OH. He works some 60 hour weeks but still finds time to be active on social media and sharing his message to help others. Matt and John share their views on social media and John talks about some of the adversity that he has overcome in his life to get where he is today.
On this episode of Inside Transportation Matt Manero interviews Caroln O'Byrne. Carolyn O’Byrne, CHT, author of Gut Instinct, is a colon hydro-therapist, life coach and wife of a truck driver. In the heart of the trucking industry, she directs her passion and knowledge towards drivers and their families by life coaching. She wants to reach even more people by using this book as another way to help others who are desiring progressive change in their lives.
Chrome & Steel is a leading trucking radio station bringing you entertainment, news & information about the trucking industry! Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation goes in depth with Bruce Lacasse, who started it all!
If you've watched reality TV, chances are you've heard of Marc Springer. There's no escaping his long goatee and remarkable personality. Watch as host Matt Manero talks to Marc about how he got his start and making it in the trucking industry.
George & Wendy of the George & Wendy Show discuss a wide range of topics with Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation live from the Great American Trucking Show at GATS. They discuss the life of a trucker, social media, the industry then and now and just why they focus on helping truckers.
Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation sat with Joel Dawes, and Doug Holder at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas. Watch as they talk about the competition, what it means to take pride in your truck and just how Joel, a competitor in the competition got his start in wanting to compete.
Matt Manero interviews Joanne Fatta, winner of Overdrive Magazine's Most Beautiful Woman in Trucking 2015. Matt and Joanne discuss how she got her start in trucking, what it means to be a woman in a male dominated space and just how she won Overdrive Magazine's most beautiful!
Tim Spence is the driving force behind apps4truckers.com which gives truckers the ability to listen to podcasts with information about the industry. Topics range from "Why are podcasts the future of trucking" to "Smart Truck Routes". Feel free to comment and ask questions below, and follow Tim on Twitter @apps4truckers
Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation talks to Lindsey Strohschein from Compass One Warranty as she gives invaluable information about Compass One. Compass One provides after market warranty programs for medium duty, heavy duty, school bus, refuse, bucket, crane and fire apparatus. They great thing about Compass One is that they can create a warranty program for any niche that is available.
For more information about Lindsey, follow her on Twitter @lestrohs or find more information about Compass One at www.compassonetruck.com
Abraham and Fernando of Stay Loaded Apparel have over 15 years experience in the trucking industry and portray that through the brand and their inventory. If you're a trucker who really loves the lifestyle and live it day to day, this is a brand you will love!
Matt Manero talks with these two entrepreneurs about their start, their process and what it takes to build something so successful that people LOVE!
If you would like to know more about Abraham and Fernando, visit their website www.stay-loaded.com Don't forget to ask questions and leave comments below!
Follow the host of Inside Transportation on Twitter @MattManero and stay loaded @Stay_Loaded_Inc
Cargomatic is a new smart phone based app that connects shippers to truck drivers using the UBER platform. Listen as Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation talks to Brett Parker the COO of Cargomatic as he tells his amazing story! Based in Venice Beach, California, Cargomatic introduces transparency and real-time efficiency into the market, while enabling carriers to turn their capacity into meaningful business.
For more information on Cargomatic, visit their website at www.cargomatic.co
Carolyn Obyrne is a Life Coach who deals exclusively with those in the trucking industry. Life coaching is a practice that helps assist you in organizing your thoughts and achieving personal goals.
Matt Manero, host if Inside Transportation goes in depth with Carolyn as she explains just how she helps truckers with anger issues, trust issues and keep their families together.
For more information visit Carolyn's website www.lifecoachservices.net and follow her on Twitter @trucking_coach. Follow the host Matt Manero on Twitter @MattManero
Allie Knight explores the country looking for freight and does the kind of driving that makes civilized life possible for the rest of us... She is entertaining, smart and fearless with an amazing story to tell! Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation goes back to the beginning of Allie's start as a driver and talks about the transportation industry.
Have a question for Allie? Ask and comment below. You can follow her on Twitter @gluttnous and follow Matt @MattManero
Shawn Zimmerman, star of Big Rig Bounty Hunters on the History channel gets his adrenaline-junkie fix by bringing wayward rigs home. He talks to Matt Manero, host of Inside Transportation about his past and just how he got into the reality TV business. Shawn also gives great advice to truckers who wants their piece of the reality TV pie!!!
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