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0:00 - Introduction
1:53 - Backstory
4:50 - Childhood and choosing between Trucking and RN
8:13 - Growing the company from 1 to 35 trucks
10:17 - Getting into Family Business
15:10 - GTT Commercial ads
16:04 - Process of restoring Old Truck and growing Business
17:12 - What auctions you attend to get the used trucks and the price point?
19:38 - More about the Restoring Truck Business
22:37 - How many people are in your team?
23:45 - How did you know from where to start and the price?
24:40 - What next?
29:33 - Hauling frac sand
36:28 - What happens to you guys when oil crash?
39:10 - How did you handle your guys when things were not as good as before?
40:20 - The Year 2015 - Discovery!
40:48 - OTR Solutions ad
43:08 - Did Discovery focus on Chrome Shop or Transportation?
50:17 - What made you call quits with Discovery after 3 seasons and focus on old business?
52:26 - The frac sand business can take a hit so how do you diversify your business?
54:00 When do things start falling back after Covid?
54:50 - What separates you from anyone who is hauling?
57:39 - How do you manage 3 different businesses/teams?
1:00:24 - How big can you grow?
1:00:50 - What is the difference between 2015 and now?
1:03:23 - Which business of yours earn revenue for you?
1:05:12 - What next for you?
1:06:14 - Final Thoughts!
Special thanks to our guest Raul Mendez
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Raul Mendez, Texas Chrome Transport
49 year old born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Family owned business that started back in 1975. I started my own trucking company back in 1996 as a owner operator with the financial support of my father and mother. TCT was founded in 2011 and focusing in transportation of frac sand for Oil & Gas Industry.