Kalei Poteat

12/30/2025

Rail Traffic Down 7% – Here’s What That Means

The last full week of 2025 came in soft for U.S. rail.

According to the AAR, total volume hit 487,138 carloads and intermodal units. That’s a 7% drop compared to the same time last year.

Let’s break it down:

Carloads: Down 10.5%

Intermodal: Down 4.3%

Coal: Down 15.7%

Chemicals & Forest Products: Also down hard

Grain: One of the few bright spots, up 5.9%

Year-to-date still shows modest growth — rail is up around 1.5% overall. But week-by-week, momentum is slowing.

If you're in logistics or freight brokerage, this isn't just another stat drop. It's a signal.

Rail slowing down means more pressure on OTR, ports, and last-mile. Capacity shifts. Margin pressure increases. And planning becomes everything.

Key takeaway:
If rail volume's getting cut, your margin for error is, too.

Plan accordingly. Diversify your routing. And stop assuming next week will look like last week.

– Kalei

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09/19/2025

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08/05/2025

If you’re seeking attention, you’re not building systems.
And if you’re not building systems, you’re not building freedom.

Attention without infrastructure is just emotional debt.
Looks good. Feels empty. Pays nothing.

08/01/2025

God, today I release every version of me that played small to survive.
Every version that questioned my worth. Every fear that whispered I wasn’t enough.
I am done negotiating with doubt.

You’ve placed greatness inside me—not for applause, but for impact.
Let me walk in that truth today—with clarity, with courage, and with consistency.
Remove distractions that dilute my purpose. Elevate the habits that align me with destiny.

I don’t ask for ease—I ask for strength.
I don’t ask to impress—I ask to embody.
Let my work be proof of the calling.
Let my character be proof of the healing.

And when the pressure shows up, remind me—I was built for this.
Every gift You gave me is on assignment.

Today, I honor You by not playing small.
Let me lead, build, and live… like a man who knows who he is.
And who he belongs to.

Amen

07/27/2025

For every boot that marches noisily,
and every garment rolled in blood,
will be for burning — fuel for the fire.

5 For a child has been born to us,
a son has been given to us;
and the rule (government) will be on His shoulder;
and His name will be called:
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

6 Of the increase of His rule and of peace there will be no end;

07/17/2025

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07/15/2025

What are 5 truths about driver recruiting experts rarely share?

1. Your ad spend doesn’t matter if your follow-up sucks. 80% of leads ghost because nobody calls fast enough.

2. Most recruiters oversell—and that’s why turnover is high. Stop promising lanes you can’t deliver.

3. Owner-operators and company drivers respond to completely different messaging. One wants freedom, the other wants security.

4. The first call isn’t about the job—it’s about the driver. Ask about their pain points before pitching.

5. Your dispatcher’s attitude recruits or repels drivers more than your recruiter ever will.

07/10/2025

Gratitude Prayer: Returning to Myself

God, thank You for the loss that led me back to alignment.
Thank You for pulling me out of what I thought I needed… to show me who I truly am.

I release the version of love that made me perform.
I release the rooms where I had to shrink to feel seen.
I release the stories that kept me in cycles I had already outgrown.

What looked like rejection…
Was really redirection.
What felt like heartbreak…
Was the birth of honest clarity.

Thank You for showing me:

Where I was leading without being led.

Where I tolerated what couldn’t honor me.

Where I gave my peace away in the name of potential.

Today, I no longer mourn what left.
I honor what it taught me.

I declare now:

I walk in my full value — unapologetically.

I protect my peace like a sacred altar.

I welcome only what is aligned, mutual, and rooted in truth.

Thank You for reminding me:
I was never alone.
I was just being rerouted.

May I never again confuse chaos for connection.
May I never again stay loyal to what costs me clarity.
And may I never again betray myself to be kept.

I’m home now.
And I’m ready for what’s real.

Amen.

07/03/2025

Willpower got me started.
Inspiration took me to the next level.

There was a time I was forcing everything. Redlining. Getting things done, sure — but at the cost of clarity, creativity, and connection. I’d push through like a robot. Then crash. No balance. No flow.

But when I started living in alignment instead of pressure… everything changed.

Same hours. Same work.
But cleaner ex*****on. More flow.
Clients felt the difference. So did my bank account.

The most dangerous lie in business is this:
“Just keep grinding.”

Nah. You don’t need to grind.
You need to align.

Here’s how I protect and shift my energy daily:

✅ I block my best hours for high-value tasks — no meetings, no admin, just deep ex*****on.

✅ I move my body before key decisions. Gym. Walk. Cold water. Get the body aligned so the brain fires properly.

✅ I create environments that charge me — clean desk, low distraction, good sound, focused light. Your surroundings speak into your state.

✅ I say no to energy leaks — bad meetings, low-vibe people, time-wasting apps. Boundaries are self-respect.

✅ I build in recovery like an athlete. You can’t run a race at sprint speed all day. You need real resets. Mental. Emotional. Physical.

Listen — this isn’t just about performance. It’s about protection.
Because the higher you go… the more your energy is your edge.

Protect it like your profit depends on it.
Because it does.

Let’s make it count.

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05/14/2025

Here’s how to get 5+ qualified driver leads per day — without spending a dime on ads.

You don’t need a recruiter.
You don’t need to spend $3,000/month on job boards.
And you definitely don’t need to cold call every name on a spreadsheet.

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✅ Stable miles
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✅ No dispatch drama
✅ Respect

Then, you need automation to do what your team can’t do at scale:
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04/25/2025

We talk about the significant financial impact of having empty trucks in a fleet, with each unfilled seat costing $1,000 per day. The solution presented is Imperial Driven AI, which can reply to driver applicants in 6 seconds, pre-qualify them, and automatically schedule calls to fill those empty seats quickly.

04/23/2025

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