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Benefit Concert Series 2023: Interview With Levi Hummon, Part 1
The Highway To Hope Benefit Concert is just around the corner and we have the first of four special artist series podcast episodes that we will be sharing with you. To kick things off, we have the first segment of a two-part interview with Levi Hummon, a rising...
Driver Qualifications & The Driver Qualification Process
In today’s transportation landscape, trucking companies are crunched by the prevalence of nuclear verdicts, the shortage of quality drivers, and multiple viewpoints from Operations, Safety, & Recruiting. With this episode of the Grawe Pod, Doug Grawe and Gary...
New Program Sponsored By Driver Solutions Promotes Better Health Through Walking
We’re opening the 2023 season of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast by highlighting a new program being sponsored by Driver Solutions that is designed to get professional drivers to take the first steps toward better fitness. Sydney Cox, the Digital Marketing Coordinator...
Age-Old Question: IC Fleet, Employee Fleet or Mixed Fleet?
For our first episode of 2023, the Grawe Pod addresses one of the oldest questions facing a trucking company: Should we go with an independent contractor fleet, an employee fleet or a fleet that utilizes both ICs and employee drivers? Podcast host Doug Grawe is joined...
The People Episode
Posting a recycled job ad on Indeed, conducting four rounds of interviews and utilizing a copy-and-paste approach with job qualification requirements are not cutting it in today’s market. During the People Episode of the Grawe Pod, we will be sharing a collection of...
Putting The Smokes Out With SCF’s Rigs Without Cigs Program
For this edition of the SCF Highway to Hope Podcast, we will be focusing on our Rigs Without Cigs program as we mark Great American Smoke Out Day for 2022. Smoking is the leading cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Did you know that 16 million...
Celebrating Roland Bolduc’s Grand Championship Victory
To mark the six-month anniversary since we launched the PodWheels Powered By RadioNemo platform, we are taking an exit ramp that will roll us back to mid-August when we were onsite at the National Truck Driving & National Step Van Driving Championships. Roland...
Discussing Business Development Plans for 2023
With this episode of the Grawe Pod, we will introduce you to the newest team member of the Grawe Group, Steve Youngquist. Along with introducing Steve and welcoming him to the team, Grawe Pod hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall will be engaging Steve to draw from his...
NTTC Honors Driver of the Year Grand Champion Tom Frain With $2,500 Donation To SCF
During this special episode of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast, you’ll meet Tom Frain, who earned the prestigious honor of being named the 2021 – 2022 Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year Grand Champion by the National Tank Truck Carriers. Tom will be looking...
Implementing Mergers & Acquisitions Effectively
In this episode of the Grawe Pod, we will explore a very important aspect of mergers and acquisitions as the M&A activity is once again heating up in the transportation industry. Grawe Pod hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall discuss the subject of mergers and...
Episode 12: St. Augustine Lighthouse
On the advice of trucker Jody Vale, Snake visits the St. Augustine Lighthouse.
ATA’s Elisabeth Barna Reflects On Memorable NTDC 2022
In our first post-event episode for this podcast series covering the National Truck Driving & National Step Van Driving Championships, Elisabeth Barna from the American Trucking Associations takes some time with us to look back at a very memorable NTDC 2022....
Episode 11: The Keys
Snake takes a vacation to Miami, but he soon finds himself in The Florida Keys with friend The Historian where they encounter a deadly doll.
Special Feature: Taking You Inside The NTDC Road Course
On the first day of the competition, PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson had the opportunity to spend some time at NTDC 2022 with four captains from America’s Road Team. While Captain Rhonda Hartman provided Greg with a view of the road course problems the...
Ruan’s Dan Van Alstine Preparing For His Term As ATA Chairman
Dan Van Alstine, the current Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Associations, talked with Greg Thompson on the day of his eight-year-anniversary as President of Ruan. Dan, who will become the Chairman of ATA in October, shares his thoughts on just why this year’s...
Antoine Sadler Shines As A Rookie At NTDC 2022
In this episode, you’ll meet Antoine Sadler who never really expected to be at NTDC 2022 when he responded to a request from his team at Wal-Mart to enter the North Carolina State Championship. Antoine took a no-pressure approach when he went to state, and he claimed...
Jimmy Mac Reflects On Trip To NTDC 2022
Shortly after finishing up two days of onsite broadcasting the Dave Nemo Show from NTDC 2022 in Indianapolis, Jimmy Mac, the host of Dave Nemo Weekends, sat down with Greg Thompson of PodWheels to get Jimmy’s immediate impressions of his first-ever trip to the...
Trucking Is A Family Tradition For Dion Saiz
Dion Saiz from FedEx Express joins Jimmy Mac to discuss what it’s like to represent FedEx as a Road Team Captain for the ATA. Dion got his start 26 years ago following in his father’s footsteps. His now-retired dad was a Road Captain, as well. The two were the first...
Catching Up With Retired Road Team Captain Greg Nauertz
What does a truck driver do upon retiring? If you are Greg Nauertz, an America’s Road Team Captain, you hop in an RV with wife Caroljane and you zip around the country visiting family, attending class reunions and simply enjoy life on the road. Jimmy Mac gets the 411...
IMTA’s Gary Langston Talks Indiana, Trucking & The NTDC
Gary Langston, President and CEO of the Indiana Motor Truck Association, tells Jimmy Mac about how important trucking and the interstate system is to the state of Indiana. Indiana specializes in moving stuff on wheels, but, as Gary shares with Jimmy, the trucking...
ATA President & CEO Chris Spear On Return Of The NTDC
ATA President and CEO Chris Spear joins Jimmy Mac to take a look at why Indianapolis, with the numerous highways that criss-cross through it, but also the plethora of activities going each day, was an ideal choice to host the NTDC event. Chris takes this opportunity...