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Does Your Trucking Company Have A Succession Plan?
The recent headlines with the news of leadership changes at two of the nation’s largest trucking and logistics companies helped to place the topic of succession planning for your trucking company into the spotlight. In this episode, podcast host Doug Grawe addresses...
Expert Panel Discusses The State Of Capacity
We are taking the opportunity to expand the scope of our series by bringing you a Trucking Matters edition of the podcast, and we will begin a discussion on the state of capacity during this episode. You will be hearing from three of the leading experts on all things...
Navigating 2024 & Forecasting The Road Ahead
In the third episode of the series, Road Warrior Entrepreneurs Jeff Morton and Charley Mahon look at how 2024 has treated them and their trucking businesses in the year's first few weeks. They also look ahead to the challenges and many of the considerations they and...
Thoughts On Navigating Challenging Economic Times
How do you deal with challenging economic cycles? In this episode of the Business of Trucking, John Turner CPA will be talking with Dave Nemo about a few of the important steps that professional drivers can take to be prepared for challenging economic times. As part...
Going In-Depth on the Impact of the Spot Market
The dynamic duo behind Contractors Corner, LCC., return for their second episode of the series. This time out, Road Warrior Entrepreneur Podcast hosts Jeff Morton and Charley Mahon place their focus on the trends within the trucking's Spot Market. How do the rates and...
The Value of Separating Your Expense Tracking
This episode of the Business of Trucking will be especially valuable for those professional drivers who also operating your own business while you are the road. John Turner CPA will be talking to Dave Nemo about the value placing a focus on expense tracking. John will...
Just In Case: Do You Have An Emergency Fund?
Are you ready when life throws you a curve? Do you have a fallback plan for those just-in-case situations? In the second episode of our series, John Turner CPA talks with Dave Nemo about the importance of developing and maintaining an emergency reserve fund. As John...
Meet John Turner, CPA & His Commitment To Professional Drivers
In the debut episode of our series, we will spend some time getting to know John Turner and his long history of working with owner-operators, independent contractors, company drivers, small business owners and aspiring trucking entrepreneurs. A Certified Public...
Addressing Questions On Expansion of FMCSA’s Roadside Inspection Regulations
In this episode, we will take a deep dive into the granular, detailed approach that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken in developing the expansion of regulations related to commercial motor vehicle inspections. Reliance Partners Safety Team...
Debut Episode: Meet The Road Warrior Entrepreneurs
In the opening episode of our series, we will get to know the Road Warrior Entrepreneurs themselves, Charley Mahon and Jeff Morton, who are also the founders of Contractors Corner Consulting Group LLC. As seasoned entrepreneurs who've hustled their way through...
Discussing New FMCSA Regulations Related To Roadside Inspections
This episode of Safety Matters is dedicated to providing perspective on the long list of new regulations that are coming on the books from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. With some 1,400 new regulations related to roadside inspections, professional...
Identifying Cargo Theft Red Flags & Other Theft Prevention Strategies
In this episode, Reliance Partners President Chad Eichelberger and Scott Cornell from Travelers Insurance return to Safety Matters to continue our discussion on identifying the growing number of cargo theft scenarios and prevention strategies to consider. Both Chad...
Addressing Cargo Theft Prevention & Exploring The IC Status Final Rulemaking
This episode of the Grawe Pod offers insightful perspective on two timely topics: 1) January’s final rulemaking on Independent Contractor status issued by the Department of Labor. 2) Prevention strategies for cargo theft and mitigating cargo claims. Podcast hosts Doug...
Combatting Advanced Methods Of Cargo Theft
While technology and automated processes have delivered a long list of efficiencies and savings for trucking and logistics companies, many of those same technologies are being used for nefarious purposes by cargo thieves and theft rings. In this episode of Safety...
Exploring The Value Of Utilizing Mock Audits
With our second episode of the podcast, we will be discussing mock audits and other proactive strategies that can be utilized in addressing the key issues related to the Out of Service Challenge, which is also known as the OOS. Mark Barlar and Daniel Vega, two members...
Separating Assets, Separating Businesses & Best Practices for Protecting Your Business
The first 2024 episode of the Grawe Pod features a discussion on nuclear verdicts in the trucking industry and managing multiple businesses within one corporate family. Podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall explore a number of key points related to this topic. As...
Navigating The Out Of Service Challenge
With the debut edition of the podcast, Safety Matters will begin our look into how to navigate the Out of Service Challenge, also known as the OOS. To help us dive into the key issues related to the Out of Service Challenge, we’ll be hearing the perspectives of Mark...
Examining Accident Coverage as Part of a Short-Term Disability Plan
In our final segment on our three-part series covering the value of short-term disability coverage for professional drivers, Mark Ballard returns to the podcast to discuss how accident coverage can be beneficial when it comes to on-the-job injuries. Mark is the the...
Hear Expert Perspective On Obtaining Short-Term Disability Insurance
For the second episode in our three-part series on the value of short-term disability insurance for professional drivers, SCF's Highway To Hope will feature the expert perspective of Mark Ballard. As the Program Director with Trucker's Healthcare, Mark holds a depth...
Short-Term Disability Coverage Is Vital For Professional Drivers
In the first episode of our three-part series examining the importance of securing short-term disability coverage as a professional driver, we will meet Kyle, who became a SCF beneficiary after a medical emergency took him off the road for an extended period of time....
So Long 2023 (and Good Riddance???), Hello 2024!
In this 2023 year-end edition of the Grawe Pod, series host Doug Grawe goes to the bullpen to call on series producer and trucking industry veteran Greg Thompson from the PodWheels Network to join him on the microphone. As you’ll hear, Greg asks Doug to discuss the...