Most people go to Vegas to gamble.
Dan Greer went to drop DOT truth bombs on an industry that didn’t even know it was playing with fire.
And yeah—he took the stage right after Daymond John.
No pressure, right?
Setting the Scene: The NPSA Conference
It was the National Portable Storage Association (NPSA) conference—aka the Super Bowl for companies dealing with:
📦 Shipping containers
🏗️ Mobile office conversions
🚛 Storage yard logistics
The place was packed with fast-growing companies from across the country.
And the keynote speaker?
Daymond John.
Yep. That Daymond.
Shark Tank legend. Branding beast. Fashion mogul.
He crushed his set. People clapped. The room buzzed.
Then… they handed the mic to Dan.
Enter the Bearded DOT Nerd
Now, let’s be honest: nobody expects the “DOT guy” to be a showstopper.
They expect:
✎ Charts
🚫 Tape talk
📋 Maybe a dry lecture on federal forms
What they got instead?
✔️ Stories
✔️ Laughter
✔️ Real-world audit horror stories
✔️ A wake-up call that had ops managers speed-texting their teams from their seats
Because Dan didn’t talk at them. He talked to them.
And he hit them with this:
“If you sell and deliver containers with trucks—even once—you’re a DOT-regulated carrier. Period.”
The room went from chuckles to wide-eyed silence.
You could hear the gears grinding across the ballroom.
From “I Didn’t Know” to “I Better Call Dan”
After Dan stepped off stage, it was controlled mayhem.
Lines of attendees.
Questions flying.
Confessions pouring out.
“We’ve been running for 12 years with no DOT number.”
“I had no idea our hotshot deliveries even counted.”
“We just thought… it didn’t apply to us.”
Spoiler alert:
It did.
And it does.
Within days, Eclipse DOT’s inbox lit up.
Container companies from coast to coast were scrambling for help—because Dan had exposed blind spots they didn’t even know existed.
What We Fixed (Fast)
We didn’t just drop the mic and walk away.
We rolled up our sleeves and got to work:
⭐ Registered brand-new DOT numbers
⭐ Fixed compliance programs that had been gathering dust
⭐ Built driver qualification files from scratch
⭐ Launched drug & alcohol testing programs
⭐ Trained entire teams on what actually matters
⭐ Guided companies through audit readiness
Some companies dodged six-figure fines.
One was audited the week after the event—and passed with $0 in violations because they called us just in time.
From Shark to Shepherd
Daymond John got the room fired up.
Dan Greer showed them how to protect what they built.
Because scaling fast is exciting—
But scaling safely is essential.
That’s where Eclipse DOT steps in.
We don’t show up with fear.
We show up with a plan.
To equip. Empower. Eliminate surprises.
Your Turn
📦 Do you run container storage?
🚛 Deliver with trucks or trailers?
🏗️ Move mobile offices—even occasionally?
And you think you’re safe because no one’s come knocking yet?
Call us before they do.
As Dan said on stage:
“Hope isn’t a compliance strategy—and neither is a magnet sign.”
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