Nothing to fret about. You gave it a shot and it didn't work out. Lessons were learned and life goes on. All is good.

Handling people is difficult for everyone. Also thank you for explaining what happened with your business for those of us who were watching your videos when you were setting it up.

You can see it in your eyes that you're no longer under all that pressure from before you made that mental health video. Happy to see you're still kickin' ass. Also, love the hair!! Keep rockin'!!

I'm glad you're back on KZfaq!!!

My wife and I are owner operators and we lease our equipment to a nationwide RV Transport company. If that freight market in which you are currently running gets bad you might want to consider hauling new RVs. You will have to purchase a trailer. We get to pick and choose our loads, get to pick and choose when we load, we get to pick and choose how fast we drive, which roads to drive , where to fuel. We get to pick and choose when we unload. We currently run at 3 dollars a mile. The downside is we have to find our own back haul going back towards Elkhart Indiana. We haul automobiles back east just to cover our fuel expense. Yes you have to load and unload your trailer but that's easy work. Good luck on your endeavors.

Thank you! Just glad you and Dakota are safe and smiling!! It is really difficult for some folks to understand all that goes into running your own company!!

If you ever decided to hire people again and had loads in the northeast I'd drive for you. Thanks for sharing this video.

For the grommets - save the old one and just take the new one out and put the old one back in again when you're done with it and drop the trailer .

A CDL trainer gave us a tip on backing a trailer. "Turn towards your trouble." If your trailer is going left (trouble) and you want to go straight or right, turn the steering wheel to the left. Obviously, the opposite for right heading trailer. I was amazed how many seasoned drivers appreciated that tip.

You seem much more relaxed and happier now Shelby, great to know your doing good

Glad to hear your still running your own truck plenty of time to see how the work goes and decide if you want another truck and driver. Have followed you since you started, i drove from 1979 - 1998 here in the UK then my boss asked me to swap to the office and plan the routes it was mainly fridge and curtain sider we ran 20 trucks plus another 80 across the UK. You don't realise how hard it can be until you have 40 drivers to keep control of people you have known for years and thought ok , suddenly became a problem you can't have friends when they make silly mistakes and cause damage etc .I worked in the office and returned back to driving in 2010 =2018 when heart problems made me retire at 61.

Thanks Shelby for the update. Be safe out there! By

So the road continues for you, love your attitude, keep them coming....great road shots.

I think it's quite remarkable that you persevered through all of the pitfalls. Any business these days, is super tough, never mind trucking. Keep going and things will eventually get better.

I am from Denmark. I always thought, one or ten. One truck, you can park it when ur off, and be efficient when working, keeping costs low. Ten, you can manage them, step in when needed, make sure they have clear paths and goals in their work.

You are still Professor Shelby The Great, that is always good enough for me. We live and love and learned so much from you Shelby, we want more, no pressure, but every video you post is so appropriate by everyone and especially appreciated by me. God Bless you Shelby. 06/27/2024. Thurs. 12:24 pm. EST. . Blessed. 1

We live and learn, and in this case, you did the right thing. And I bet those drivers who stuck with you to the end would do it again in a heartbeat! You showed them you cared about them as people, and not just employees. You showed them respect and loyalty, and they did the same. All the best luck in the future for you and Bright Mountain!

You were my inspiration to finally pull the trigger and get into trucking. I finally found my niche in fuel hauling and I love what I do. No matter where you end up I hope you always find your happiness along the way. Keep up the awesome videos! Happy trucking!

Handling people / staff is like herding cats. You have to adjust yourself on the fly for so many different personality types, and you try to be a people pleaser, but invariably, somebody gets pissed off or is a chronic complainer / troublemaker, and the best laid plans end up going to shit. You're trying to run a company and be the head of your own HR department at the same time, and it's quite an aggravating thing to juggle. Not everyone will get on board with your company's vision, and it's a pain in the ass to cut the dead weight, but it must be done if you want your company to survive. If running your own business were easy, everybody would be doing it. Best of luck to you as you forge ahead with Bright Mountain Inc., and I hope you find the right people to take the company to the next level.

I'm so happy to see you smiling and happy again! Been missing your videos and Dakota. 🐕‍🦺 Looking forward to more videos. God bless. Stay safe sweetie. Keep on trucking 🤙

It's good to see you're smiling again and doing what you love. The new video format and editing is better; love the towns and side shots passing through areas and the raw, unfiltered close ups are tv quality. I just wanted to say that you're a beautiful and intelligent lady with good focus and God loves you. Stay happy and give Dakota a big old hug from all of us.

Since June of last year, things have been rough. I had to volunteer for a deployment with the National Guard to avoid getting laid off at ABF. At this point I am just considering getting out of trucking and going law enforcement, trucking is just too chaotic and unreliable for me to trust to support my family. Anyways, glad to see you are doing well. Sometimes rolling solo is just the way to go! Stay safe out there!

I sent your video to my Granddaughter she just graduated this year . I told her she could make good money driving a truck

Great up date ❤- given the risks you were facing you clearly made the right choices and didn't hurt your existing team in the process which is a huge result.. Some of us have to lead with heart, there are already enough cold thoughtless people in management.

Afternoon Shelby, sorry to hear about the challenges. Owner - operator also, sometimes had same issues wasn't thrilled. Glad to see you doing better, be safe out there!

Less headache better life. I own my own truck and have a great setup but I don’t want any drivers but me. Not many drivers will take care of your truck like you would. Be safe and keep trucking ! We enjoy keeping up with you !

Glad you’re back making content, missed your smiling face!

You can also use a little grease from your fifth wheel and spread a little around your gladhand grommets to stop leaks. Helps them slide easier too.

Thank you for the updates. Sometimes ya gotta care about number one first. Well, plus Dakota ❤

So nice to see a post from you again! I don't know if you haven't been posting anything or if I've just not seen you (I am suscribed), but anyway thanks , it's soo good to see you again.

That helped! Thank you! And great music this time!

Shelby, I'm glad to see you and Dakota are back posting - your viewers missed you! I'm also happy to see that you're recovering well from the issues you had over the last 18 months or so. Keep on truckin'!!!

Thank you for the update. Take care of your self and stay safe🙂👍☮

I'm glad things have worked out good for you Shelby! Always enjoyed your videos. Stay Safe & Keep on Trucking!

You learned a lot, for worse for also for good :) At least you tried, many don’t and regret. A video about how it now technically works would be great. Thank you for the update.

It's amazing how much you have done with your time in the business. The company didn't quite work out with multiple drivers, but that's ok, you went for it and you're only going to be stronger for the experience. I'm glad you have that burden off of your shoulders. You look so happy right now. Safe travels Shelby.

Nice to see you back on KZfaq. You were missed. Thanks for sharing your story. Glen

Dakota is such a bunny!! Thanks for your videos. Always a treat! ❤❤

You kind of make me want to get my license again. It will all come around. Good luck to you. 😊

You're a great person and everything will be ok. Just keep your head down and everything will be as it is meant to be. God Bless

You’re a great person, beautiful inside and out!! I can tell you really care about people!!

Thanks so much for walking us through what went on with Bright Mountain, Shelby! Sometimes things work out, other times they don't, but whatever the outcome, we learn and grow. I'm grateful you are in a better place mentally and physically right now, and as others have mentioned, looking happy and heathy after all the stress of the last short handful of years. I'd love to hear more about how you operate as a owner/operator in the industry and the good/bad/ugly of the options you have to pick from when you are hiring/leasing out your services. Take care, stay safe, and I'm looking forward to your next post! Hugs to you and Dakota! And mystery camera person! 😄

It's so nice to see you back .......

Shelby you are truly an amazing woman you've dealt with so much but you have also learned so much. For a 25-26 year old girl to tackle what you have done.. I commend you. 👏👏👏👏 You've hit a few bumps in the road and you haven't let it knock you off course. Roll on driver. Roll on Head held high!!!.

Thanks for the update. Best wishes for wherever life takes you in the future!

Super proud of you I've watched your journey every since you first started and to see you back at it hey you got my respect I wanted to do what you was doing but never had the trust when it comes to these companies

Thank you Shelby for another great video!! Your hair looks amazing by the way!! Can not wait for another video!! Be safe and take care!!😊

Great video Shelby and Dakota

you learned so many valuable lessons! you win or you learn keep up the good work!

I totally get it. I drove for Swift for about 2 years then I went into the office as a Driver Leader at Swift. I have had to hire and manage a bunch of drivers, and unfortunately fire a few. I get how rough it is to have to fire drivers. It is absolutely awful. I recently decided that I’d rather be on the road than in the office, and I’m getting ready to jump back in at Swift. Running a small fleet (or being part of a team that runs a large fleet) is not easy, and I’m amazed that you have done as well as you have. Keep it up!

It’s real good to hear and see you back on a video! Safe travels, my friend.

Good old Flagstaff!! So glad that all worked out for you, Shelby! Stay safe!

Roll on, make good decisions for you, and enjoy the work/journey! Oh yea, keep making videos. 🤙

Soooo glad you're back on KZfaq beautiful Shelby. You seem so much happier. I really enjoy your channel. Btw. Some people don't know this, but the screen in the gladhand seals is to keep paper wasps out of the glad hand connections when the trailers are sitting not connected to a truck so they don't build nests in the trailers airlines. Good to see you back Girlie😁

Glad to see you back 😊

I'm glad your back. Thank you. You are strong, skilled, and positively being you.

Great explanation. Thanks for sharing. Good choices, Shelby.

When I drove I always put my good glad hand seal on. drove with it. Put the bad one back on when I drop the trailer and took my good 1 with. Yes, they would wear out a little bit faster, but, but that's just how I did it. Also same with lights

Nice seeing you and the dog and pink

I think giving drivers all the nice things they want is a good concept however I also think that's what made a lot of companies go under. You need someone with a little ice in their veins to make those hard choices and you do have a heart of gold for sure. No one should blame you for shooting for the stars. They say you only miss the opportunities you don't take. At least you tried. Always forward my friend!

Glad you are back and thanks for sharing the background on your business. Good luck and always enjoy your honest and heartfelt videos.

Your Awesome Shelby! ✌️

I'm so PROUD Of YOU, Keep on TRUCKING!!!

Glad your back. I've been in your shoes with my own auth and 7 trucks with drivers....uuuggghhh. also been with Panther. 40 yrs and still driving...but.......maybe last year. Glad to see your still out here. Watched you from the start. It's hard but you've made it so far. Keep up the good work.

Having worked at different places for different people over the last 39 years, I’ve worked for good people and I’ve worked for bad people. In my experiences, it has been very apparent that being able to manage people effectively, is something you’re born with. You don’t learn it, it’s instinctive, you either have it or you don’t. Again, this is the knowledge I have attained, from examples in my life. The one thing that I noticed about all the good people I’ve worked for is, they make it look very easy. It doesn’t even look like they’re working.

Question is, .. why is this content so interesting..? The answer is ,this gal 👧 keeps the content real ❤❤ and the pooch 🐕 has personality 😂 Keep up the great content. I don't always watch truck driver videos, but when I do I watch happiness by the mile 😂😂 ten truck em safe my sister, aloha ❤🤙🏻

Wow we missed you there for a while but as every one says you look fabulous and less stressed out and Dakota is getting the white muzzle still a sweet heart both of you. Can't wait to see the next video. Happy 4th of July..🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Same here hired drivers bought trucks and nearly went bankrupt don’t think I’ll ever hire drivers again and still working on digging myself out of debt Learned that no one drives as good as you do when you own the equipment

Been following since the beginning. Was wondering what happened. Thanks for the update. Fun seeing you vids showing how amazing the West looks.

You deserve a ton of credit for just trying something so intimidating, and look at how much you learned from it! You have been a huge source of inspiration for me, and my trucking career has grown by leaps and bounds in a pretty short period of time. Thank you for being you and sharing your experiences with us!❤

Just glad that you’re doing what’s best for you. Keep strong and things will work out. Hugs to Dakota

Pleased to see your still hangin' in there girl. Onward and upward!! If you can just provide us with trucking content from your perspective then that would be most welcome. And some Dakota input gives you an edge that no other channel can compete with lol! Looking forward to your future endeavours in the good ol' US of A. Thanks for the update.

Just found your channel, I give you a lot of credit. You hang in there. Stay safe out there.

Ah Shelby, dont be discouraged. This is a sometimes brutal industry… you will find your niche! I did the search until I found tanker. Youre still young and be proud of what youre doing! I enjoy your vlogs and thoughts as you go.

MS S❤. Thank you to all the 🚛 around the 🌍🌎🌏. Mistakes and hard lessons learned. Most of us been there. The rich is trying to stay richer but still want the job done. You can only do what you are capable of doing. You have to be satisfied. B SAFE and Safe Travels 🐕‍🦺 🚛💨💨💨💨

The maintenance mechanics should be checking trailers at inspection and swapping coupling grommets. Not down to the driver. Spray bottle of soapy water is a useful thing to carry for checking air leaks.

I've been watching your channel for years. Would you talk more about the owner/operator/lease stuff? I was thinking about that, but don't wanna OTR, need to stay close to home. Thanks! Your doing a great job.

Nice to see you happy! Lovely to see a great girl with a great dog that can drive a prime mover ! Enjoyed from Australia 🇦🇺

Hello Shelby . Nice to see you and 'Kota becoming active here again . Yeah , being a Small Contractor is HARD . Especially these days .

You are an amazing person! It is hard to be in business for yourself and then put everyone else first. The lessons you have learned through this process are so valuable. I enjoy your videos so much!

Love your new hairdew 👍🏼

If that is your "good" grommet, you should take it back and put the crappy one back on it.

Glad to see you back on KZfaq keep rocking and rolling

Shelby, watching your videos while I was in high school during covid was a huge motivator to get into this business. I think I even reached out on Instagram letting you know how motivated I was. (Also inspired me to finally pull the trigger and get a GSD, haha.) I got my CDL last year and I work for a fantastic home-weekly regional company. I’m actually one of the dozen in the SDAPP program. So… your channel accounts impact accounts for almost a tenth of the federal pilot program, lol.

A little trick is rub a little oil on the old one it will help make it pliable again it a quick fix to get you going nice job you rock stay safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🌹🦴

Working back out Las Vegas again after being in Phx for family after mom passed away 1st day of summer last year…❤ you are looking really really good too..wasnt expecting the new look..you look marvelous

If you understand freight lanes and markets I’d suggest landstar. It’s been great for me. And they have a lot of expedite freight and specialty loads.

Love the new hair color ❤💙❤✌️🙏🏼

Really nice to see you again great videos keep up the grate work and be safe .

Stay safe on the road. I love your channel.

Its always great to see you Shelby. And don't forget to take care of you first. And keep the videos coming.

Hey Shelby Amazon has glad hand rubbers in bulk...seen black but didn't see yellow style

So cool too see that you have found the right place for your self and the company 😎

Always great to see you back. My only suggestion is that you should have taken your grommet back

If you put a little grease on them glad hand rubbers, they go on and off easier and seal better.

You are doing great now. The way you were stressing to now, it’s the equivalent to day and night. You are now more at ease, more in control. Good turnaround lady.

Great to see you on YT again! I wish the Company would have worked out for you but at least you tried. The education will be invaluable if you try again when rates improve. As others have said you look more at ease than you have in quite a while. Great video! Be careful out there.

Hey at least you did what was right for u and you so nice and caring and it’s nice to see you enjoying making content and trucking. Love ur videos and happy to see that ur happy with where things are going right now. As I have been told but I don’t completely understand myself but you live and learn and really all that matters is you got back up and caring about ur self and others.

Sorry that it didn’t go well like you thought it would go but at least you have a job driving for Panther and it looks to me things are going well between you and them. Wishing you good luck and peace out.

Happy to see you happy…you’re awesome and doing great things … keep being you and stay safe and keep truckin