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 decision by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to make English language proficiency an out-of-service...
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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 Tim was part of the Nationals field was in 2014 when he qualified as part of Team Arizona as a state champion....
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 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to make English language proficiency an out-of-service violation. The...
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, following the two-day competition. Hosted by the Tennessee Trucking Association, the State TDC Banquet not only...
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. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. We’lll learn about Courtney’s background prior to joining SCF and we’ll...
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 Minneapolis, we’ll drop in interviews with some of the people who help to make the national championships a reality...
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 the hard-earned victories that secured championships and positions in the NTDC 2025 field were softened by the...
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 called for a trophy at NTDC 2017. That experience was one of three previous trips Steve has made to the Nationals...
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 recorded with Jimmy Dixon earlier this year for our Rollin' With Roland features. Both Roland and Jimmy are...
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 increase efficiency and produce savings while also driving greater profitability. With the immense availability of...
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 eighth annual Modernization of Cross-Border Trade Conference in Laredo, Texas, on June 17th. Trucking Matters...
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 Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero to dedicate an episode of the podcast to looking back at the state TDCs that are...
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 expecting to hear his name called when the Washington Trucking Associations announced its 2025 State Grand Champion...
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 Mississippi Truck Driving Championships. In fact, despite earning 10 previous berths to compete at the NTDCs,...
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 State Grand Champion Wilbert Vano has his sights set on making his 14th NTDC trip. The 2023 New Jersey Driver...