{"id":9817,"date":"2019-03-15T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apex.agencypartnerinteractive.com\/?post_type=client_stories&p=9817"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:34:06","slug":"phillips-roadway-services","status":"publish","type":"client_stories","link":"https:\/\/www.apexcapitalcorp.com\/ru\/client_stories\/phillips-roadway-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedication and Support: The Keys to Building a Fast-Growing Trucking Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Construction and Bartending Lead to Trucking Company Triumph for Phillip\u2019s Roadway Services<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Phillip\u2019s Roadway Services Gets Rolling<\/h4>\n

Phillip Scherer formed his trucking company, Phillip\u2019s Roadway Services LLC, through the Apex Startup Program<\/a> in February 2018. He became an Apex factoring client in April 2018. In a short year, Scherer grew his trucking company and now owns three trucks. But as far as the office at Phillip\u2019s Roadway Services is concerned, it\u2019s operated like a one-man band. As Scherer works hard running his trucking company \u2013 he\u2019s owner, dispatcher, and manager all in one \u2013 he admits he isn\u2019t particularly picky about what he hauls. He takes on general freight, paper towels, toilet paper, motorcycles, even mail for the US Postal Service.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have learned what to haul and what not to haul,\u201d he says. \u201cI have a lot of steady brokers we work with, but not steady customers yet. I\u2019m working on getting some dedicated customers.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Construction to Bartending, Trucking Investment to Trucking Ownership<\/h4>\n

Scherer\u2019s seemingly fast trucking success actually stretches back at least a decade. The New York native moved to Las Vegas to work in construction, then fell into bartending. He spent eight years slinging drinks on the Vegas strip. After he poured his last cocktail, Scherer bought a truck as an investment. His plan seemed genius on paper: He leased onto a trucking company in Florida, had somebody else drive his truck, and then he thought he\u2019d watch the profits stack up. But in less than a month Scherer knew this wasn\u2019t going to work. That\u2019s when Scherer kicked into high gear. He got his commercial driver license and began researching the steps to starting a trucking company.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter the deal with the Florida company went bad,\u201d he says, \u201cI called my dad who is actually my partner in this business and told him to get ready, \u2018It looks like we are going into the trucking business.\u2019”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apex Startup Program to the Rescue<\/h4>\n

Scherer took to Google and found Apex and the Apex Startup Program. In a month\u2019s time, Scherer had his CDL, a truck, and he was waiting on operating authority to activate. During his one-way trip to pick up his truck in Florida, the operating authority for Phillip\u2019s Roadway Services became active.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKayla was great,\u201d he says of Kayla Marks. Kayla is a member of the Apex Startup Program team. She helps people start their own trucking companies by completing and filing the various state and federal forms required to launch their businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was nothing but helpful with the paperwork. I didn\u2019t know how to do anything, and Apex just took over everything. They did all the filing. They did everything and anything. They were helpful regarding fuel card and factoring. They made everything so easy. Apex will happily handle everything for you. Some people don\u2019t want to deal with the headaches that come with owning your own business. They just want to come in, get a paycheck every week, and let someone else deal with it. But I would so much rather take a chance and work for myself and Apex was very helpful and had my back every step of the way.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apex Services Make Trucking Company Life Easier<\/h4>\n
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Scherer immediately took advantage of Apex services such as the Account Management Portal<\/a> (AMP) and the Apex Fuel Card<\/a>. He has plenty of praise for both.<\/p>\n