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Going Inside Old Dominion’s State Success In 2024
Old Dominion is one of the handful of companies that has continued to place an increased focus in the past few years on encouraging and supporting drivers in their efforts to compete in state truck driving championships across the country. Over the past three years,...
Have You Gotten Any Of These Notices From The IRS?
In this edition of the podcast, Certified Public Accountant John Turner will be talking with Dave Nemo about many of the notices that the IRS sends out through the mail. The notices that John will be discussing with Dave cover a wide range of concerns overseen by the...
Connecticut Grand Champion Ernie Budlowski Talks NTDC Team Title Defense
Connecticut’s Ernie Budlowski is in the spotlight as we count down the final days until the start of NTDC 2024 in Indianapolis. Securing his third State Grand Championship earlier this year, Ernie will be making his 13th trip to the national championships when they...
Richard Sweeney Returning To NTDC As Model Of Quiet Consistency & Excellence
Richard Sweeney, the 2024 Grand Champion from the state of Massachusetts, joins the podcast as we enter our final countdown to NTDC 2024. During this episode, you’ll hear how Richard followed in the footsteps of his father to enter the trucking industry. In his...
Perspectives On Utilizing Independent Contractors Within Today’s Trucking Operations
Over the years, the Grawe Group has had the opportunity to work with a number of trucking companies that utilize independent contractors. While there are no doubt more challenges on the horizon from groups including plaintiffs’ attorneys and the Department of Labor,...
New Jersey’s Wilbert Vano Reflects On His Return To NTDC
A National Champion in 2022, Wilbert Vano is grateful and thrilled for the opportunity to return to Indianapolis and to once again be among the nation’s elite professional drivers coming together for NTDC 2024. As you will hear in his interview with Eugene Mulero from...
Exploring Business Credit: Discussing The Merits & The Risks
Road Warrior Entrepreneur Podcast Hosts Jeff Morton and Charley Mahon explore the topic of Business Credit in this episode. To do a deep dive on just exactly what is business credit, how it differs from personal credit and situations where it can be used, Jeff and...
Tyler Rogers On His Climb To Colorado’s Summit As Grand Champion
While Tyler Rogers will be making his fifth career trip to the Nationals in Indianapolis, his rise to become the 2024 Grand Champion from the state of Colorado even surprised Tyler. As you will hear him share in another great interview by Transport Topics Senior...
Learning The Facts About The Qualified Business Income Deduction
In this episode of the Business of Trucking, Certified Public Accountant John Turner will be talking to us about the Qualified Business Income Deduction, which is known as the QBI. As you’ll hear, John will be going into great detail describing the QBI and how it can...
Kentucky Grand Champion John Willinger Enjoying Every Moment While Keeping It All In Perspective
In this episode of the podcast, we’ll meet John Willinger, who will be returning to Indianapolis and NTDC 2024 after now winning back-to-back Grand Champion titles in the state of Kentucky. As Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero shares with us, John has...
Key Considerations For Utilizing Contract Consultants In Your Organization
According to a recent study, there are now approximately 58 million people in the United States who are engaged in some kind of independent contracting work. One growth sector for contract work is in the area of executive-level consulting. During this episode of the...
ATA’s Jacob Pierce Discusses 2024 NTDC Driving Course & Many Other Topics
We are thrilled to welcome Jacob Pierce from the American Trucking Associations to a special edition of the podcast. Jacob is an Executive Director for ATA overseeing the Safety Management Council and the Transportation Security Council. As you will hear during the...
Eugene Mulero Looks Back At NTDC’s History With Radio Legend Dave Nemo
In this special episode of the podcast, we will be bringing you a segment from the Dave Nemo Weekends radio show that originally aired during Father’s Day Weekend. Trucking Radio Pioneer and legendary broadcaster Dave Nemo had asked Eugene Mulero from Transport Topics...
Delivering The Facts To Trucking Business Owners On The Beneficial Ownership Information Report
In this Business of Trucking segment, Certified Public Accountant John Turner will be discussing the Beneficial Ownership Information Report, or BOI Report. As you will hear, the BOI Report is part of the Corporate Transparency Act, which took effect on January 1st of...
Dedication, Training & Heart: Going Inside Roland Bolduc’s Drive To Achieve Championship Excellence
As we enter July and begin the final countdown to NTDC 2024, we wanted to take you inside the national competition preparations of Roland Bolduc, one of the most accomplished champions in the long history of the NTDC. This year, Roland is the only returning National...
Driving Competitions & National Championships Part of Long Tradition and Love of Trucking For The Lewis Family
We have a father-son story to share with you in this edition of the podcast. Eugene Mulero, Senior Reporter for Transport Topics, brings us his interviews with the father-son duo of Nate and Andrew Lewis. Nate, who is a past National Champion, has been a member of the...
Discussing Business Entity Options & Reasonable Compensation Under The S-Corp Structure
In this episode of the podcast, Certified Public Accountant John Turner will be noting the various business entity structures that are most commonly used in the trucking industry. Those business entity structures include Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, Multi-Member LLCs,...
What’s Your Personnel Strategy? Finding, Training & Continuing To Develop Your People In An Evolving Job Market
After looking inside the numbers from the latest jobs report, it’s no secret that companies across all industries are struggling in some way, shape or form to fill positions. There is also the issue of properly utilizing continuing training to maximize the talents of...
Onsite Coverage From State Championship Tripleheader In New England
In this edition of the podcast, we hear the onsite interviews from the road trip that Eugene Mulero made as part of his coverage for Transport Topics of the NTDC state qualifying rounds. Eugene traveled to Windsor Locks, Connecticut, to be a part of the New England...
Exploring Occupational Accident Insurance & How This Coverage Helps 1099 Independent Contract Drivers
In this episode of the podcast, we are dedicating some time to learn about Occupational Accident Insurance and how this coverage provides another important safety net for professional drivers. For our discussion, we will be welcoming Andrew Deutsch, Senior Product...
Grand Champion Of Arizona, David Coffel Returns To NTDC In New Vehicle Class
We’re turning back the pages of the state truck driving championships to a result happened earlier this year when David Coffel brought home the grand champion’s title at the Arizona Trucking Association’s State Championships. Eugene Mulero, Senior Reporter from...