For this episode of Destinations, we return to Charlotte and ATA’s MCE 2026 event to spend some time with Chase Wolfe, a Market Segment Manager with Peterbilt. Chase took a few minutes to give PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson a guided audio tour of the...
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Buy-Side M&A in Trucking: What to Buy, What to Fix and How to Integrate It
The Grawe Pod places a focus on the purchasing side of the merger and acquisition process in the trucking and logistics industry. Taking an inside look at the variety of considerations with the buy-side of M&A are Grawe Group Founder and CEO Doug Grawe and Grawe...
Hear Audio Tour Of FlowBelow’s New Trailer AeroSlider Slider System
Our Destination for this episode is the land of reduced fuel costs. With diesel prices hitting historic levels earlier this year, FlowBelow’s debut of the company’s new Trailer AeroSlider Slider System was perfectly timed for the American Trucking Associations’...
Hear ATA Chairmen Hodgen and Leathers Discuss State Of Trucking Industry at MCE 2026
In this episode, our Destination is Charlotte, NC, for the ATA’s Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE 2026). PodWheels had our microphones in record mode during the General Session on October 19th when outgoing ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen and incoming ATA Chairman...
Listen To ATRI’s Big Reveal Panel Discussion At ATA’s MCE 2026
As part of PodWheels’ collaboration with The Trucker Media Group in covering ATA’s Management Conference and Exhibition, this episode of Destinations takes us to Charlotte, North Carolina. PodWheels had our recording equipment rolling for the American Transportation...
Driving For Excellence Award’s Final Five: A Grateful Group Humbled By Time Together
In our first episode following the announcement of the finalists for the 2026 Transition Trucking Driving For Excellence Award, our special series brings you the immediate thoughts of the five professionals behind the wheel who advanced in the search for America’s top...
Elite 11’s Daryus Jones Makes The Most Of Every Day As A Local Driver
Daryus Jones is the lone local driver to be selected for the Elite 11 in the 2026 Transition Trucking: Driving For Excellence Award program. DJ also has the honor of being the final member of the Elite 11 to be featured as part of our special Destinations series that...
Elite 11 Honoree Michael Bivens’ Transition To Trucking A Full-Circle Moment
Michael Bivens from Stevens Transport is our featured guest as we continue our special series sharing the personal stories of the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award. Our conversation looks back at Michael’s life, including his 13 years of...
Juan Rosado Lozada Reflects On Marine Experience and His Road To Elite 11
With this episode of our special series featuring the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award, Juan Rosado Lozada reflects on how his service with the Marines paved the way for him to be behind the wheel at Roehl Transport. Juan was seeking to...
Elite 11’s Daniel Doss Learning Lessons, Growing In Confidence With Every Mile
Daniel Doss of Melton Truck Lines is our guest as we continue to feature the members of the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award. Catching up with Daniel just days before his first anniversary on the road with Melton, we look back at his...
Corporate Governance: Why the Rules Matter for Long-Term Business Success
For this episode of the series, the Grawe Pod provides an overview of corporate governance and why the structure that is put in place is more than just a set of rules and paperwork. The explanation that Grawe Group Founder and CEO Doug Grawe walks listeners through...
Elite 11’s Brandon Ward Guided By A Lifetime of Service and Experience
In this episode of our special series, we’ll get to know Brandon Ward, a driver for Werner Enterprises who is a member of the Elite 11 group that is in the running for Transition Trucking's 2026 Driving for Excellence Award. Our conversation looks back at Brandon’s...
Elite 11 Honoree Jeff Barber Enjoys Giving Back To His Family Through Trucking
In this edition of our special series honoring the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award, you’ll meet Prime Inc. driver Jeff Barber, who entered the industry after 19 years of service in the U.S. Army and subsequent career as a deployed...
Elite 11’s Mo Arzola On The Life-Saving Power of Trucking
Our Special Series spotlighting each member of the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award continues with an in-depth interview featuring HEB Grocery driver Mohammad “Mo” Arzola, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who rose to the rank...
SCF’s Diane Hutsell Discusses Driver Appreciation and New Role As Executive Director
In this episode of the Highway To Hope, we feature an in-depth conversation with Diane Hutsell, who is celebrating her first National Truck Driver Appreciation Week since her appointment as the Executive Director of the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. Diane, who...




















