{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Last2First Podcast","title":"Why Every Logistics Company Gets Stuck at $10M (And How to Break Through)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3977,"description":"Zero experience. Zero contacts. Zero clue how to run a courier business.He bought a $1M last mile logistics company anyway , and 14 years later walked away with a private equity exit.In this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with Walker Allen, founder of A3 Holdings and former owner of Specialty Freight & Courier — a logistics entrepreneur who built a medical courier network from scratch, survived a recession, fought an independent contractor misclassification lawsuit, and managed 1,500 drivers inside a PE-backed last-mile platform.We get into:-Why $10M is the danger zone for every courier business-The gross margin benchmarks every logistics operator needs to know-What private equity REALLY looks like inside a last mile company-The misclassification lawsuit that changed everything-Why you can NOT save your way to profitability in last mile delivery-Where AI and consolidation are taking the courier industry👉 Subscribe for real last mile logistics strategy and courier business growth insights👉 Comment \"EXIT\" if you're building toward a sale👉 Comment \"MARGINS\" if profitability is your focus right now📌 Shoutout to our Sponsors!Dropoff Inc.https://www.dropoff.com/info@dropoff.com+1 888-376-7633GigSafehttps://www.gigsafe.com/+1 407-496-9882Deliver Differenthttps://deliverdifferent.com/SCIhttps://sciadmin.com/CXThttps://cxtsoftware.com/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GXEfemdOctPhLy5xj00kyNMdJLROCQ3j30AG-ygggg8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTQ0/ZDViYTc0MDVkNWM0/NDllMDM4MTE1NDc3/NWJjOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}