{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Last2First Podcast","title":"65 Years, 3 Generations & One Accident That Changed Everything","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4086,"description":"65 years. Three generations. One leader's turn to modernize or get left behind.In this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with David Hardy, President & CEO of Bonnie Speed Logistics, one of the longest-running courier companies in Ohio, founded in Cleveland in 1959.David's path was anything but straight. Hampton University. Purdue chicken processing lines. New Jersey food manufacturing. Then home — to take over a legacy business that needed a new culture, new systems, and a bold new vision.We get into:Taking over a 65-year family business and rebuilding the culture from scratchOutsourcing night dispatch AND accounting — what changed immediatelyBuilding Cleveland's first DC Level 3 EV fast charging station as a new revenue streamThe 2016 accident that rewrote his entire approach to risk & complianceWhy routes beat on-demand every time for margin and predictabilityThe medical linen vertical nobody else in the last mile is talking aboutA real conversation about legacy, leadership, and what it takes to drag a family business into the future.👉 Subscribe for real last-mile logistics strategy and courier business growth insights👉 Comment \"LEGACY\" if you're building or running a family business👉 Comment \"ROUTES\" if predictable margin 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/last mile logistics, courier business, logistics entrepreneur, family business, delivery service businesshow to grow a courier company, medical courier business, last mile delivery margins, outsourcing dispatch, logistics route vs on demand, how to run a family logistics businessentrepreneurship podcast, family business legacy, third generation business owner, founder stories, CEO mindset, Black owned businessEV charging stations logistics, medical linen delivery,...","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}