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Jun 23 2025

Answering Important Questions On Updates To ELP Enforcement

Reliance Partners Safety Impact Team Members Mark Barlar and Daniel Vega return to the podcast to continue the discussion on the guidance related to the...
Jun 20 2025

Tim Stanga Captures Grand Champion’s Gold In Silver State TDC

For 2025 Nevada TDC Grand Champion Tim Stanga, the journey back to the NTDC took a little more than a decade and included a move to Las Vegas. The last time...
Jun 19 2025

Exploring The Impact of ELP Enforcement on Safety Compliance

In this Safety Matters edition of the podcast, we are joined by two members of the Reliance Partners Safety Impact Team to discuss the recent decision by the...
Jun 18 2025

Certain Recognition: TTA TDC Awards Banquet Crowns Champs & Honors Driver of the Year

For this episode of the series, PodWheels went on the road to attend the Tennessee State TDC Awards Banquet that was held on the first Saturday in May,...
Jun 16 2025

Getting To Know Courtney Niemann, SCF’s New Executive Director

In this edition of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast, we will introduce you to Courtney Niemann, who recently began serving as the Executive Director of the St....
Jun 13 2025

NTDC ‘Oath’ Author Jason Wing Dedicated To Safety & Service To Others

With this episode of the podcast, we are starting a series of features on members of the NTDC Organizing Committee. As we get closer to NTDC 2025 in...
Jun 11 2025

Georgia’s Herschel Evans Pays Tribute To Matt Awbrey With Grand Championship Win

For Herschel Evans and for everyone involved in this year’s Georgia Truck Driving Championships, the event was a true emotional rollercoaster. The cheers for...
Jun 09 2025

South Carolina Veteran Competitor Steve Ward Secures His First State Grand Championship

South Carolina’s Steve Ward is no stranger to success at both the State TDC and at the Nationals. Eight years ago, Steve narrowly missed having his name...
Jun 06 2025

Rollin’ With Roland: Talking With Jimmy Dixon Ahead Of Tri-State TDCs

As the competitors prepare to hit the course this Saturday in the Tri-State TDCs, we saved an interview that two-time National Grand Champion Roland Bolduc...
Jun 04 2025

Data Organization Strategies: Driving Savings and Increasing Profitability Through Better Decision Making

One of the toughest challenges for decision makers at trucking and logistics companies is how to harness and utilize the key performance data that can...
Jun 03 2025

Talking Tariffs & Other Key Issues: Previewing The Modernization of Cross-Border Trade Conference

In our debut episode for our 2025 season, Trucking Matters will be providing listeners with a preview of what you can expect when Reliance Partners hosts the...
Jun 02 2025

Taking Stock Of The Journey So Far On The Road To Minneapolis

Just before the State Trucking Driving Championships got rolling again on May 31, PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson sat down with Transport Topics...
May 31 2025

Washington’s Chris Poynor Surprised By Fourth State TDC Grand Championship

Despite having won two national championships, multiple state championships and claiming three previous state grand championships, Chris Poynor was not...
May 29 2025

Rickey Oliver Shines Once Again As The Mississippi TDC Grand Champion

In listening to what Rickey Oliver shared in this edition of the podcast, he was quite surprised to hear his name was called as the Grand Champion of the...
May 24 2025

New Jersey’s Wilbert Vano Prepares To Take His Shot at 14th Trip To Nationals

The countdown to the New Jersey Truck Driving Championships is down to a matter of days as May 31 approaches. It should be no surprise that five-time Garden...
May 17 2025

Louisiana Grand Champion Chad Rudesill Builds On Family Tradition

In this State Grand Champion episode, we get to know Chad Rudesill, who claimed the top title at the nation’s first State TDC on the schedule. Chad closed out...
May 14 2025

Owner-Ops & ICs: What Is Your Tax Plan For The 2025 Fiscal Year?

Unless you filed an extension with the IRS, many people put thoughts about taxes off into the distance once the calendar flips from April to May. In this...
May 12 2025

Arizona Grand Champion Repeat: New Dad David Coffel Delivers For His Son

Over the past year, David Coffel has experienced a great deal of change as he and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Salem. One thing that has...
May 03 2025

NTDC History Time: Looking Back At Two Surprising Grand Championship Runs

As State TDC season begins to heat up and the Road To Minneapolis gets closer, our podcast takes a moment to look back at two of the more surprising...
Apr 25 2025

It’s Never Too Early To Start Your Tax Planning For This Fiscal Year

While this episode of the podcast notes the close of the April tax filing deadline and looks back on another tax season, Certified Public Accountant John...
Apr 24 2025

Fun, Fundraising & TDC Practice Runs: Looking Back At Safety Drive For A Cure Event

For this episode of the Official Podcast of NTDC 2025, we will be rewinding the clock back to Saturday, March 23rd, when PodWheels Executive Producer Greg...
Apr 23 2025

Navigating Today’s Trucking Landscape With Safety, Productivity and Communication  

It’s well known among trucking and logistics leaders that balancing multiple interests has long been one of the main challenges within the industry. In this...
Apr 17 2025

Taking You Inside The NTDC Organizing Committee’s ‘Pre-Trip’ Visit To Minneapolis

Each year, the NTDC Organizing Committee makes a visit to the host site for the National Championships months ahead of the event taking place. This year, the...
Apr 11 2025

Catching Up With Ina Daly, Arizona’s First Lady Of Trucking

Ina Daly has been a fixture at the Arizona Truck Driving Championships for more than 30 years as she heads into this year’s event in the Valley of the Sun....
Apr 10 2025

SCF Team Looks Back At The Fun And Success Of MATS 2025 Trip

In this edition of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast, we will be taking a look back at the connections made and the success achieved by the SCF Team during the...
Apr 09 2025

Spotlighting The Volunteers Who Come Together Each Year To Help Bring The NTDC To Life

In this expanded episode of the podcast, we place a spotlight on the work of the volunteers who come together each year from across the country to serve in a...
Apr 08 2025

Taking Time To Review Key Deductions As The 2025 Tax Deadline Approaches

With the clock ticking down toward the April 15th deadline for tax filings, Certified Public Accountant John Turner uses this episode of the podcast to review...
Apr 04 2025

2008 Grand Champion Dennis Shirar Still Enjoys Competing For Chance At Nationals

Dennis Shirar joins us on this edition of the podcast to reflect on his run that claimed the NTDC Grand Champion’s title back in 2008. Dennis looks back at...
Mar 27 2025

Know The Scams That Top The IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ List

In this episode of the podcast, Certified Public Accountant John Turner will be addressing the timely topic of tax scams that can often be found during tax...
Mar 26 2025

NTDC Organizing Committee Chair Robert Foskey Is Ready For The Road Ahead

Our guest for this edition of the podcast is Robert Foskey, who is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for NTDC 2025. As you will hear in his interview...

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