The Long Haul | Run the Truck Like a Business or Get Run Over by It

Small carriers already know why this market hurts — rates are tight, fuel moves fast, and freight isn’t forgiving mistakes. What most don’t fully understand is how small daily decisions quietly compound into big financial outcomes. In this episode of The Long Haul, Adam sits down with Mike Hosted, VP of Sales and Marketing at ATBS, who has spent more than a decade working directly with owner-operators on one thing most avoid: the numbers behind their decisions. This is not a tax episode. This is not a fuel episode. This is a behavior and discipline episode. We talk about why turnover keeps getting mislabeled as a “driver shortage,” why “taking one more load” often hurts more than it helps, and why the grass is rarely greener — it’s just measured differently. If you’re trying to survive — or even grow — in a down market, this conversation is about how people are doing it, not selling you anything. ⁠Follow The Long Haul Podcast⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices