Aug 28, 2017
Curt Reitz is the President of CTS, a local, regional carrier in Green Bay, Wisconsin. As the son of a truck driver, he has been determined to prove that the trucking industry can change how it treats drivers and still be very successful. Curt is a passionate person and doesn’t hold back from very candid conversation. He is showing what it means to put drivers first.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- Curt’s lifelong background in the trucking industry and how he became the President of CTS
- Running your business so that your drivers are always put first
- Why you should get rid of customers that treat your drivers badly
- Benefits to give your drivers like paying them based on performance
- Protecting your drivers during economic downturns
- Giving your drivers a reason to be proud of your company through charitable donations
- How to build up referrals from drivers inside your organization
- The biggest changes Curt made when taking over CTS -- and the impacts those changes have had
- Why CTS is converting to Compressed Natural Gas instead of Diesel