248: Slow Lane, Big Gains: Maximizing Trucking Profits with Alex Bauta
Update: 2025-05-28
Description
Key topics in today’s conversation include:
- Welcoming Alex to the Podcast (1:56 )
- Military Contracts Explained (4:38 )
- Skills Gained from Military Service (7:54 )
- Alex’s First Truck Experience (14:36 )
- Becoming an Independent Contractor (17:23 )
- Purchasing a Truck (19:19 )
- Understanding Business (21:59 )
- Financial Planning (23:17 )
- Fuel Costs (25:21 )
- Fuel Efficiency Habits (27:20 )
- Speed Management (31:50 )
- Analyzing Empty vs. Loaded Miles (37:47 )
- Average MPG Calculation (38:59 )
- Defensive Driving Insights (41:17 )
- Relaxed Driving Approach (43:03 )
- Advice for Owner-Operators (46:09 )
- Alex’s Future Aspirations (47:41 )
- Changing the Stigma of Trucking and Parting Thoughts (52:05 )
Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website: podcast.bruceoakley.com
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