One owner-op's long road to steady dry-bulk freight, for the whole family

In this week's Overdrive Radio podcast edition, we drop back into more of my November run with Oakley Trucking-leased owner-operator John McCormick out of Robards, Kentucky, near Henderson. Regular readers and listeners will recall the prior podcast, where we dug into his Pride & Polish-winning 2021 Kenworth, christened "Bandit" given its paint scheme is modeled on the Snowman’s rig in the 1970s classic movie Smokey & the Bandit.

There, we heard plenty about just how that rig got its name, likewise McCormick’s approach to financing. He got his truck through the financial arm of MHC Kenworth, the dealer group from which he bought the W900L late in 2020. Today we pick up with more about the two rounds he makes daily, between Cresline Plastic Pipe in Henderson where he unloads PVC powder picked down in Calvert City, Kentucky, from the manufacturer there.

Owner-operator John McCormick[Related: With borrowing costs up, use financing relationships, experience to advantage]

I spoke with McCormick this morning and, after a few OTR runs farther afield over the holidays, when the plant he hauls from was shut down for annual maintenance as usual, he’s back in gear on his bread-and-butter runs. No sign as yet of business slowing down.