Freight People Podcast
Freight People Podcast
Podcast Description
Honest Conversations & Practical Advice for Succeeding in TruckingHosted by Ava Barnes, VP of Brand & Community at Alvys, Freight People is more than just a podcast — it's a platform to spotlight the real stories behind the freight industry’s most resilient leaders.Each episode features unfiltered conversations with trucking company owners, dispatchers, fleet managers, and brokers who are out there moving freight and making things happen. These are the voices of the industry — and we’re handing them the mic.What to Expect:Real-world strategies that help fleets grow and stay compliantLessons learned the hard way — and how to avoid themTools and tech that streamline dispatch, billing, and operationsBehind-the-scenes insights into running a successful trucking businessOur Mission: We’re here to uplift the freight community — especially our customers — by showcasing them as the leaders they are. When you're a guest on Freight People, you're the star. And with distribution across YouTube, LinkedIn, IG, Facebook, X, and more, your story gets amplified to thousands of Alvys followers and potential new customers.
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Focused on real-world strategies for fleet growth, compliance, and operational efficiency, episodes cover topics such as maximizing TMS benefits, cross-border logistics challenges, and technology implementations. Recent episodes delve into building profitable workflows within Alvys and showcasing family-run businesses thriving in the freight space.
Honest Conversations & Practical Advice for Succeeding in Trucking
Hosted by Ava Barnes, VP of Brand & Community at Alvys, Freight People is more than just a podcast — it’s a platform to spotlight the real stories behind the freight industry’s most resilient leaders.
Each episode features unfiltered conversations with trucking company owners, dispatchers, fleet managers, and brokers who are out there moving freight and making things happen. These are the voices of the industry — and we’re handing them the mic.
What to Expect:
- Real-world strategies that help fleets grow and stay compliant
- Lessons learned the hard way — and how to avoid them
- Tools and tech that streamline dispatch, billing, and operations
- Behind-the-scenes insights into running a successful trucking business
Our Mission: We’re here to uplift the freight community — especially our customers — by showcasing them as the leaders they are. When you’re a guest on Freight People, you’re the star. And with distribution across YouTube, LinkedIn, IG, Facebook, X, and more, your story gets amplified to thousands of Alvys followers and potential new customers.
Before they even found Alvys, Stevens Trucking discovered a tech-driven strategy that changed everything for their drop-and-hook efficiency, and in this episode of Freight People, Cole Stevens breaks it all down.
It’s the exact move that helped them reduce idle time, optimize trailer pools, and scale like a tech-first fleet.
Host Ava Barnes sits down with Cole Stevens, the Chief Strategy Officer of Stevens Trucking, to unpack the full journey from a hotshot in the Oklahoma oilfields to a 400-truck powerhouse named one of the Top 10 Workplaces in Oklahoma.
“We’re a 46-year-old startup.”
“If I wouldn’t drive for us, how can we expect anyone else to?”
You’ll hear the founding story, the family values that still drive operations, and how smart tech layered with old-school grit has made Stevens a standout in freight.
Biggest takeaway: The drop-and-hook playbook that changed the game
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