From Behind the Wheel to the Stage
Deb LaBree is an industry speaker, educator and professional driver who brings more than two decades of real-world trucking and business ownership experience to the stage.
Alongside her husband, Del, Deb has built a career as an independent owner-operator hauling specialized freight across the country. Her experience spans more than two million safe miles and the everyday realities of building a business while still doing the work.
Today, Deb brings those lessons to audiences through practical, story-driven conversations about business decision-making, leadership, mentorship and staying the course when circumstances change.
Her approach isn’t built around telling people what they should have done. It’s about sharing what experience has taught her, asking better questions and helping people think differently about what comes next.
Real experience.
Real stories.
Practical takeaways.
Speaking & Workshops
Deb speaks to drivers, owner-operators, fleet leaders and transportation industry audiences on topics including business decision-making, leadership, mentorship and the realities of building a sustainable career in trucking.
Featured Workshop:
Driver to Decision Maker: More Than the Next Load
Built from more than two decades behind the wheel and in business ownership, Deb LaBree shares real experiences, hard-earned lessons and practical questions that help operators step beyond reacting to the next load or settlement.
Participants are challenged to look at where their business is today, define what they are building toward, prepare for disruption and make decisions that support the business and life they actually want.
A practical, story-driven workshop for owner-operators and small fleet owners who want to make business decisions with a longer view.
No formulas. No promises of a magic number. Just real-world experience, practical tools and a clearer way to think about what comes next.
Originally presented at Amazon RelayCon 2026.
