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Hours of Service: A Comprehensive Look At Compliance For Drivers and Fleets
In this Safety Matters edition of our podcast, Reliance Partners Safety Impact Team Members Mark Barlar and Daniel Vega take listeners through a comprehensive look at the Hours of Service regulations as we continue our series examining the Seven BASICS that are part...
Taking Time To Look Ahead: What Will You Do Differently In 2026?
October can provide trucking and logistics company leaders the opportunity to ask larger, strategic questions centered around how your organization can adjust to make next year better than the year you are closing out. In this episode of the Grawe Pod, we will be...
Dan Shamrell Looks Back On His Final Champions’ Drive At NTDC
We are thrilled to launch our NTDC 2025 Champions Series by welcoming Dan Shamrell, who met the challenge of winning a National Championship in his final appearance at an NTDC. Prior to arriving in Minneapolis for NTDC 2025, Dan had shared his plans to retire before...
Listen To SCF Driver Ambassador Shaun Lezer’s Inspiring Personal Story
Shaun Lezer, one of the Driver Ambassadors for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, is our featured guest in this edition of the podcast. As you will hear, Shaun shares his inspiring personal story of how he found the health and wellness resources available from...
Exploring The Use of DataQ Challenges With Unsafe Driving Violations
In this edition of the podcast, Trucking Matters continues our look into the Unsafe Driving BASIC that is part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety and Accountability enforcement program. Reliance Partners Safety Impact Team members...
One More Rewind: Chatting With Maine’s David Crocker On His First NTDC
David Crocker, the Tanker State Champion from Maine, had just finished his first-ever run on the driving course when our podcast caught up with him in Minneapolis during the second day of NTDC Week. David’s interview is part of the collection of chats that we recorded...
Understanding All Aspects Of FMCSA’s Unsafe Driving BASIC
With this episode, Trucking Matters from Reliance Partners begins our series exploring the Seven BASICs that are covered under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety and Accountability enforcement program. BASIC is an acronym for Behavior...
Prostate Health Awareness: SCF Program Offers Free Screenings
The SCF HIghway To Hope Podcast is placing a bow on September’s National Prostate Awareness Month with this episode that highlights how professional drivers can obtain free prostate cancer screening kits from SCF. This program, which is part of SCF’s Get Preventative...
How Prepared Is Your Company When Litigation Situations Arise?
Within the trucking industry and across a host of other industries, managing litigation issues has become a common aspect of running a business in recent years. During this episode of the Grawe Pod, we’ll be discussing the complexities of litigation in the business...
One Month Later, NTDC 2025 Chairman Robert Foskey Looks Back On The Championships
Almost one month to the day that the NTDC 2025 Organizing Committee began its onsite work to prepare for the Opening Day of this year’s Championships, PodWheels caught up with NTDC 2025 Chairman Robert Foskey. In this episode of the podcast, PodWheels Executive...
Celebrating Professional Drivers’ Dedication To Safety, Service & Community
The NTDC 2025 Podcast dedicates this episode to spotlighting the importance of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by looking back at the achievements at NTDC 2025 and on the highways by the 425 state champions who gathered in Minneapolis for this year’s edition...
Focused On Driver Health: Spotlighting The Important Work of Project 61
California Trucking Association CEO Eric Sauer places the spotlight on an organization focused on improving driver health as he welcomes Project 61 founder Jeremy Reymer Inside the Cab. Project 61 is a national nonprofit organization that is working in a variety of...
Champions’ Chat: Dan Shamrell Reflects On NTDC Career While Rollin’ With Roland
As we continue to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week on the NTDC 2025 Podcast, we are thrilled to bring you a Champions Appreciation edition with a special Rollin’ With Roland episode of the series. About one month prior to the NTDC 2025 competition in...
Appreciating The Performances and Achievements By Nation’s Top Drivers at NTDC 2025
As this year's celebration of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week begins, the NTDC 2025 Podcast dedicates our 80th episode release of the year to take an initial look back at a number of the top performances across the nine vehicle divisions in the competition...




















