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Aug 27 2025

SCF’s Healthy Habits for the Long Haul Delivering Positive Change

For this episode of Highway To Hope Podcast, we reconnect with Kevin Hightower to discuss how he and many other professional drivers have benefited from SCF’s...
Aug 25 2025

2023 NTDC Grand Champion Gragg Wilson Shares Retirement Plans

Not long after the finalists had been announced on Championship Saturday, PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson walked up to say hello to two of the past...
Aug 24 2025

North Dakota’s David Comings Shines Brightly In Becoming 30th NTDC Grand Champion

Championship Saturday at NTDC 2025 was filled with memorable moments and North Dakota’s David Comings of FedEx Freight shared the realization of a career goal...
Aug 23 2025

An All-Time Legend Returns For Friday Fun At NTDC 2025

When the second day of driving and pre-trip competition got underway on Friday of NTDC 2025 Week, the annual celebration of safety welcomed Minnesota native...
Aug 23 2025

Getting To Know JoyRide Logistics: A Friend of the Podcast Sponsor Spotlight

The NTDC 2025 Podcast salutes JoyRide Logistics as a Friend of the Podcast Sponsor of our onsite coverage from Minneapolis of this year’s National...
Aug 23 2025

Learn More About Project 61: A Friend of the Podcast Sponsor Spotlight

The NTDC 2025 Podcast is grateful for the support of Project 61 as a Friend of the Podcast Sponsor of our onsite coverage from Minneapolis of this year’s...
Aug 22 2025

Record Number Of Women State Champions In Spotlight At NTDC 2025

On Day Two of NTDC 2025, five vehicle divisions hit the course and went through the Pre-Trip phase of the National Championships, and Transport Topics Senior...
Aug 22 2025

Walmart’s Senior Director of Fleet Safety Jason Ahten Discusses Positive Impact of NTDC Program

What do the National Truck Driving & National Step Van Driving Championships mean to the Safety Directors whose companies have drivers who qualify to...
Aug 21 2025

Day One Of NTDC 2025: Warm Welcomes, Walkthroughs and Test Taking

The NTDC 2025 Podcast opens our onsite coverage of the National Championships in Minneapolis with a look back at Day One. PodWheels Executive Producer Greg...
Aug 20 2025

NTDC 2025 Is Here! Let The Fun Begin

As the champions prepare to gather in Minneapolis for today’s Driver Orientation Meeting on the Opening Day of the National Truck Driving & National Step...
Aug 19 2025

Part 3 Of NTDC 2025 Preview Series: Looking At Tanker, Sleeper and Twins

In the finale of our three-part preview series, Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero and PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson take an inside...
Aug 18 2025

NTDC 2025 Preview Part 2: Going Inside 4-Axle, 5-Axle and Flatbed

Our division-by-division preview of NTDC 2025 continues with deep dives into the 4-Axle, 5-Axle and Flatbed vehicle classes. Transport Topics Senior Reporter...
Aug 17 2025

NTDC Division Preview Series: Get The Latest On Step Van, Straight Truck and 3-Axle

As we count down the final hours to the start of NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis, Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero and PodWheels Executive Producer...
Aug 16 2025

North Dakota Grand Champion David Comings Bringing Family Cheering Section To NTDC 2025

David Comings of FedEx Freight has been looking forward to making a family trip to neighboring Minnesota ever since he qualified for NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis...
Aug 15 2025

Exploring Considerations That Accompany Lease-Purchase Programs For Carriers and Independent Contractors

In this episode of the Grawe Pod, we are dedicating some time to place a focus on lease-purchase programs, exploring the benefits and challenges for both the...
Aug 15 2025

In The Money Once Again: North Carolina’s Michael Bills Arriving At NTDC With Third State Grand Championship

A veteran of North Carolina Truck Driving Championships since 2011, Michael Bills of FedEx has become a regular qualifier for a trip to the Nationals. In...
Aug 14 2025

Groendyke Transport’s Bret Woodring Looking Forward To His Rookie Trip To NTDC

While Bret Woodring from Groendyke Transport was pleasantly surprised to hear his name called as the Tanker Division State Champion at the Oklahoma Truck...
Aug 13 2025

Minneapolis NTDC Trip Brings Scott Lorio Together With His Father

You can understand why Scott Lorio of FedEx Freight put a special circle around the dates for NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis. Of course, Scott who has become a...
Aug 12 2025

Pete Dreisbach Of UPS Looking Forward To Fourth Straight NTDC Trip

There is a part of Pete Dreisbach who must still see his journey to his fourth consecutive NTDC as quite the incredible trip. In this edition of the podcast,...
Aug 11 2025

Nick Gaudette Makes The Climb To Rocky Mountain TDC Awards Summit

While he was optimistic about his chances for success at the Colorado TDC in early June, Nick Gaudette from FedEx knew from experience that he would have his...
Aug 09 2025

Randy DeVault Takes Us Inside Preparations For NTDC Pre-Trip Competition

Randy DeVault has never lost the perspective of what it means to go to the nationals as part of his work on the NTDC Organizing Committee and coordinating the...
Aug 07 2025

Robbie Roth’s Return To Minneapolis Brings Back NTDC Memories

Robbie Roth’s trip to the NTDC the last time the Championships were held in Minneapolis sparked a number of lasting memories. First of all, the 2007 NTDC...
Aug 05 2025

Fun Facts & Insights From Your NTDC 2025 Podcast Co-Hosts

As our series is just two episodes away from our 50th release of 2025, we wanted to take a moment to step back from our spotlight interviews to share some fun...
Aug 04 2025

An Ambassador Of Safety, Roland Bolduc Returning For 20th NTDC

If you have ever had the opportunity to spend five minutes with Roland Bolduc, you would see that it’s very clear safety has remained as a constant and a...
Aug 02 2025

Update On NTDC 2025 Preparations From ATA’s Jacob Pierce As Final Countdown Begins

Seven months and 45 episodes ago, Jacob Pierce from the American Trucking Associations was the first featured guest on this podcast just three days into the...
Aug 01 2025

Massachusetts’ Chris Buswell Travels Full Circle With State Grand Champ Title

When FedEx’s Chris Buswell heard his name called for the first time as the Grand Champion of Massachusetts, it just happened to be the voice of the same...
Jul 30 2025

11-Time Oregon Grand Champion Dan Shamrell Ready For His 19th NTDC Trip

How do you become a living legend within the NTDC Community? That’s the one question we did not ask Dan Shamrell, who is our featured guest on this episode of...
Jul 28 2025

2014 Grand Champion Jeff Langenhahn Part Of Stacked NTDC 2025 Tanker Field

When the competitors in the Tanker Class gather at NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis, this division will feature three National Grand Champions. Tanker includes the...
Jul 27 2025

NTDC 2025 Organizing Committee Member Heath Arnold Inspired By Example of Champions

Much in the same way that professional drivers from across the country prepare for their State TDC that will give them a shot at qualifying for the National...
Jul 26 2025

Back-To-Back NY State Grand Champ Mark McLean Continues To Excel

How do you top winning the State Grand Championship in New York in 2024? Mark McLean of FedEx Freight provided that answer in 2025 when he became the...

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