BLP 368: We Doubled Our Trucking Company, Then 2025 Hit

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qF-YbIEGZJM

Rob and Kate have been together since high school. Years ago they took over the family farm and trucking operation, doubled the business, and then watched 2025 turn into the hardest year of their lives.

In this episode they get honest about what it actually takes to run a trucking company as a husband and wife team. The 16-hour days through the freight recession. The financial calls that kept them up at night. The hardest decision they ever had to make. And how they protected their marriage and their kids while fighting to keep the trucks moving.

If you run a fleet, drive for one, or you are trying to survive this market alongside the people you love, this conversation is going to hit home.

Chapters

00:00 A Different Company Than the Last Time We Talked

01:51 Building Trucking Jobs Young Families Actually Want

02:50 Why Kate Walked Away From Her Career

05:39 Cutting Costs by Bringing Everything In-House

08:00 How They Doubled the Business in 5 Years

09:14 "2025 Was a Bloodbath"

09:34 When the Freight Recession Followed Them Home