Own the Wheel: What Are The Initial Considerations To Make The Transition To Truck Ownership?

About this episode

This episode begins a series on transitioning to truck ownership, featuring insights from David Withers on initial considerations for owner-operators.

With this episode of the podcast, we are beginning a special series designed to help anyone thinking about moving into truck ownership or expanding your current fleet. We will be bringing you expert perspectives from both the team at ES and vendors who are a part of the ES Community who will be helping us to explore the wide range of considerations that are a part of making the transition into truck ownership and starting your trucking business. For Part 1, ES Senior Director of Operations and Recruiting David Withers joins us to discuss what you need to consider when first thinking about making the transition to become an owner-operator.

People in this episode

Guest: David Withers

Topics covered

• truck ownership
• owner-operator
• trucking business
• fleet expansion
• expert perspectives

Keywords

• truck ownership
• owner-operator
• trucking business
• fleet expansion
• considerations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Expediter Services

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