My name is Donna, and I'm one of the owners of Rapid Fire Freight.

Many people don't know that I've spent the last 20 years in the hotshot and courier industry. I started working for my parents' hotshot company when I was just 15 years old. I’m 35 now. Back then, I was taking customer orders and entering them for dispatch. As I got older, I began managing the company's online presence, generating leads, and building customer relationships.

This industry is all I've ever really known.

Life took me in different directions over the years. I became a wife, a mother of three amazing kids, and spent about six years as a stay-at-home mom. After my youngest child was born, I developed a serious autoimmune condition that affected my life in ways I never imagined. It was a difficult journey, but eventually I began healing and rebuilding myself.

In January 2026, I sat down with my husband and my coworker Karen and had a conversation that would change everything. My father was preparing to retire, my mother was no longer in a position to work, and I realized if I wanted to build something of my own, the time was now.

So I took a leap of faith.

I left my job and poured my savings, my energy, and my heart into building Rapid Fire Freight from the ground up. I obtained the LLC, secured insurance, applied for our DOT authority, recruited drivers, built our systems, and spent countless hours cold-calling potential customers. Every lead I've generated has been my own. Every customer I've spoken with has heard directly from me.

If you've received a call from Rapid Fire Freight, it was probably me on the other end of the phone.

When I started building this company, I reached out to experienced contract drivers I knew throughout the industry. They told me about the problems they had faced working with other companies—low pay, excessive deductions, lack of communication, and feeling like they were just a number.

I listened.

Every piece of feedback helped shape Rapid Fire Freight. Even our pricing structure was built around driver input because drivers are the backbone of this industry. Without good drivers, there is no freight company.

That's why I made a commitment from day one to treat drivers differently. We don't load them down with unnecessary deductions. The only deduction we take is cargo insurance. Our drivers earn between 65% and 75% of the load revenue because I believe the people doing the work deserve to be rewarded fairly.

My goal isn't to build a company based on greed.

My goal is to build a company that puts people first—both our drivers and our customers.

I miss the days when businesses knew their customers personally. I miss building real relationships and being able to help someone solve a problem when they need it most. That's the kind of company I'm building. A small family-owned business that provides excellent service, honest communication, and treats people the way they deserve to be treated.

I'm not making a dime from this business yet. Every dollar is being invested back into growing Rapid Fire Freight. But I believe in what we're building, and I'm willing to put in the work to make it successful.

This company represents years of experience, countless sacrifices, and a dream that finally became reality.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Rapid Fire Freight so far. Whether you've shared a post, answered a phone call, referred a customer, trusted us with a load, or simply encouraged me along the way, I appreciate you more than you know.

We're just getting started.