About The PodWheels Network

The launch and subsequent development of PodWheels beginning in 2016 can be traced back to the career path taken by Greg Thompson, the Founder and Executive Producer PodWheels. 

In 1998, Greg joined the public relations team of a large truckload carrier after more than a decade of working in the media as a producer, reporter and feature writer. Greg’s initial primary responsibility with the truckload carrier was in the area of internal communications – creating content that would highlight and engage the carrier’s driving community that was approximately 90 percent of its employee base. Greg’s role with the truckload carrier expanded into overseeing external communications, media relations as well as marketing and branding. In his time with the truckload carrier, Greg also had the opportunity to work in collaborative roles with many of the leading trucking associations and organizations in the industry. 

Having served as a beat writer for a mid-sized metro daily newspaper and a producer of numerous documentary-style radio programs, Greg viewed his internal communications responsibilities with the truckload carrier as an opportunity to spend time with the company drivers and owner-operators in the fleet, talking with them and learning about the trucking industry from the perspective of professional drivers.

Over his 14-year tenure with the truckload carrier, Greg’s almost daily conversations with company drivers and owner-operators provided an invaluable education on the challenges professional drivers face while earning a living in a position that is both a job and a lifestyle. As part of his internal communications work, Greg interviewed hundreds of company drivers and owner-operators for written feature stories, video segments and audio interviews. For most of the participants, the Q&As with Greg stood as the first time that they had ever participated in a media-style interview.