TME Season 2 Episode 11: The One Where There’s No More Dwell

Blake Lappan joins Tell Me Everything to talk about one of the biggest efficiency gaps in logistics: yard management, drop trailer programs, and all the wasted time hiding in truckload operations. With more than 20 years in the supply chain industry, Blake shares his journey from truck driver to entrepreneur, how he built and rebuilt his business after bankruptcy, and why mentorship, networking, and mindset changed everything for him. This episode dives into how inefficient appointment times, detention, live loading, and poor yard processes create major problems for carriers, brokers, warehouse teams, and drivers. Blake breaks down how his platform, NoDwell, is working to solve those issues by helping shippers share yard jockey capacity, improve drop trailer programs, reduce dwell time, and create a better experience across the entire supply chain. If you work in logistics, trucking, freight brokerage, warehouse operations, yard management, or supply chain technology, this episode is packed with insight. We also get into entrepreneurship in transportation, the lessons that come from failure, the power of LinkedIn networking, and why collaboration in freight may be the key to unlocking better efficiency for everyone. If you care about supply chain innovation, trucking efficiency, shipper operations, freight tech, and smarter logistics solutions, this is an episode you do not want to miss. http://www.getnodwell.com/