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The Oakley PodcastAuthor: Oakley Trucking
The Oakley Podcast is a trucking industry podcast that educates and empowers owner-operators by providing relevant industry, market, and company news in a digestible audio format. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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283: Why Three Owner-Operators in ONE Family Chose Oakley Trucking
Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
Key topics in today’s conversation include: Welcome to Today’s Episode with the Hogans (0:36) Jerald’s Oakley Story and 30 Years in Trucking (3:35) Jerald and Meka’s Long Relationship and Marriage Background (7:27) How Meka Got Talked into Driving and Her Early Trucking Struggles (10:52) Buying Meka’s Truck, Covid Pricing, and the Business Plan for the Family (14:53) Jermari’s Career Search, Welding Job, and Decision to Get His CDL (18:38) Hot Shot Hauling, Learning Ownership, and Laying the Path to Oakley (22:12) Younger Drivers Getting into Trucking (26:25) Safety, Sharing the Road, and What the Public Needs to Know About Trucks (30:02) Relationships with Dispatchers and Oakley’s View of the Hogan Family (33:42) Future Plans, CDL Versus College, and Final Thoughts (37:46) 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.













