The Landing; A Timber Industry Podcast
In this podcast we take a deep dive into the Pacific Northwest's timber industry. Interviewing industry professionals to hear about the challenges of today's industry.
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The Landing EP. 81; Chris Cone — More Than Just a Truck Driver (opens the original)
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In Episode 81 of The Landing, Jason sits down with Chris Cone for a wide-ranging conversation about log trucking, operating heavy equipment, military service, and a lifetime spent finding ways to stay useful. Chris grew up around logging and trucks before serving as a heavy-equipment mechanic with the Navy Seabees. After deployments to Kuwait, Iraq, and Cuba, he returned home and built a career hauling logs, moving equipment, running chip trucks, and operating everything from skidders and bunche
The Landing Ep 80: From Log Trucking to Insurance with DJ Erickson (opens the original)
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In Episode 80 of The Landing, Jason sits down with DJ Erickson of Gelfand Insurance Group to discuss commercial insurance from the perspective of someone who has actually worked in the industries he now protects. DJ grew up around logging, spent years behind the wheel of a log truck, and operated his own trucking business before moving into insurance. That experience gives him a firsthand understanding of equipment, jobsite risks, operating costs, and the consequences of discovering a coverage g
The Landing Ep 79: The Future of Tower Logging with Brock Cota of Timber Harvesting, Inc. (opens the original)
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In Episode 79 of The Landing , Jason sits down with Brock Cota of Timber Harvesting, Inc. for an honest conversation about growing up in a logging family, running a modern timber harvesting operation, and the challenges facing tower logging in the Pacific Northwest. Brock shares how he was raised around the industry, from spending his childhood on landings to eventually taking on greater responsibility within the family business. He and Jason discuss planning difficult tower units, balancing pro
The Landing Ep 78: From Millwright to Business Owner with Hogan Haeber of H4 Fabworks (opens the original)
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In Episode 78 of The Landing , Jason sits down with Hogan Haeber, owner of H4 Fabworks, to talk welding, fabrication, millwright work, and the leap from steady employment to running his own business. Hogan shares how learning to stick weld on the family farm sparked a career that took him through WyoTech, a millwright apprenticeship, lumber mills, logging, and industrial fabrication before he decided to bet on himself. He discusses the challenges of building H4 Fabworks, managing a growing crew,
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