The Freight Pod
The Freight Pod
Andrew Silver
Ep. #57, Part 2: Jeff Silver, CEO & Founder of Mastery Logistics Systems
2 hour 8 minutes Posted Mar 11, 2025 at 9:00 am.
The founding of Coyote Logistics
Coming up with the Coyote name
The idea behind Coyote's "No Excuses" mentality
How Coyote started with Coca-Cola
Coyote's hiring and training approach
The real purpose of a broker
When Jeff knew Coyote was going to be successful
The relationship between a CEO and a training class
UPS's acquisition of Coyote
The founding of Mastery Logistics Systems
The biggest new thing happening in the industry
Prioritizing and protecting the product roadmap
An emotional moment at Mastery
Jeff's thoughts on AI
Jeff's advice for entrepreneurs and founders
What Jeff's most proud of in his career
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In part two of this special two-part episode, Andrew continues his conversation with his dad, Jeff Silver, CEO and founder of Mastery Logistics Systems. Part two picks up with the founding and rapid growth of Coyote Logistics, a company that redefined the industry's expectation of service with its "No Excuses" mentality. Jeff says the experience was “magical the whole time.” After UPS acquired Coyote in 2015, Jeff could have easily retired, but as he says, he doesn’t like golf. In 2019,...