Karrie Grundy, director of recruiting for Sisu Energy, speaking to NPR s Planet Money
I think I can safely say that Grundy wasn t talking about my own podcast interview with frac sand hauler Sisu Energy s President Jim Grundy when she told National Public Radio s Planet Money that news stories highlighting astoundingly high pay for drivers at Sisu
a potential $730K annually! ignored the difference between revenue and net income for owner-operators.
Hear
Overdrive s podcast interview with Sisu Energy owner Jim Grundy about growth the company s experienced with a percentage-pay model for dry-bulk frac sand hauling via this link. Or catch it in the player at the bottom of this post.Most every Sisu driver is in fact a contracting owner-operator or small fleet; you ll find some drivers employed by those small fleets, but not raking in $14K/weekly in W2 wages. Over the weeks since our podcast aired with Sisu, Grundy s story and his efforts to attract owner-operators to
After decades of breathless coverage of claims of a never ending driver shortage, a few mainstream outlets break through with labor shortage realism. More here.
Huskies Sign Four More Players To Strong Team
The Duluth Huskies signed four more players to the team, but they will only play part-time.
Four guys who have never played in the league or with the team. The Duluth Huskies website says they have signed Infielder Cooper Trinkle, infielder or outfielder Ambren Voitik, catcher Zach Beadle, and right-handed pitcher Mattew Craven.
A little bit about each player:
Cooper Trinkle was a member of the Indiana Hoosiers last year and had a .281 batting average. He did play for a short time with the Battle Creek Bombers in 2019. Trinkle is excited to play in the Northwoods league again. He had heard the reputation and says he learned a lot. Fun Fact, Cooper is named after the city of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown.
Jan 20, 2021
Regular readers will no doubt recollect the hardworking 1976 Peterbilt cabover of owner-operator Zach Beadle, hauling cattle and hay and much else besides from a Texas home base. It s pictured above from our shoot with Beadle attendant to the early-2016 Building the customer base feature series about Beadle s and others pursuit of shipper-direct freight in various niche specialties.
But do you recall his second rig? I wrote about it a couple years ago, too, also a 1976 model he purchased with the intent of securing the future of his long-running rig. For any owner of an older-model truck who s got enough mechanical know-how for most jobs, his move to purchase the parts truck is one that s easily imitated, provided you can find the right rig for the right price.