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The NTDCs Have Become A Family Tradition For ATA President & CEO Chris Spear
While ATA President & CEO Chris Spear joins Jimmy Mac in the celebration of safety and driving excellence that are seen through the annual NTDC event, Chris also shares how the national championships have become a yearly trip that he has taken with his son,...
Eddie Pennington Capping 47-Year Trucking Career With 12th Trip To NTDCs
Some 22 years after Eddie Pennington began his trucking career in 1976, he won his first of 12 State Championships in Florida. The 2023 edition of the NTDCs will be his last run at the nationals as Eddie plans to retire at some point in the next year. Tim Taylor, a...
ATA Vice President of Safety Policy Dan Horvath Continues To Draw Inspiration From The NTDCs
Dan Horvath, Vice President of Safety Policy at ATA, discusses the deep roots that he has established through the years serving as a volunteer at the NTDCs. Dan tells Jimmy Mac how he got involved with the NTDC event, and he also shares how the excellence displayed by...
2004 Grand Champion Wayne Crowder Shares His Perspective On The NTDCs
Wayne Crowder, who won the 2004 NTDC Grand Championship in his first-ever trip to the nationals, looks back with Jimmy Mac on how he was encouraged to enter the Kentucky State Championships in 19 years ago, which was also his first entry at the state level. Wayne and...
Highlighting The Jobs That ‘Den Mothers ‘ Do At The National Championships
On the first day of NTDC 2023, we spent some time with Charity Marsh, who serves as the Den Mother for the Step Van Division at the National Championships. A trucking industry veteran who has worked at previous NTDC events, Charity provides insights on not only what a...
Meet Alex Ayala: A Safety Professional Who Carries The Banner In Support of His Drivers
Alex Ayala started making the trip the National Championships in 1965. On the first day of NTDC 2023, Alex was the first in the line of folks who had lined up to hang banners inside the arena in support of their drivers. While Alex has been retired from as a safety...
Yellow, its Impact, and More Industry News Making Impacts
Grawe Pod hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall dedicate this episode to examine some of the biggest headlines and trends happening this summer, including the impact of Yellow’s closing on its people and the industry. Doug and Gary also discuss what’s taking place these...
NTDC Defending Grand Champion Roland Bolduc Reflects On His Career & Dedication To Excellence
Jimmy Mac catches up with the 2022 Grand Champion Roland Bolduc as he prepares to return to NTDC 2023 to seek his third career Grand Championship. Roland reflects back on his personal history with the event and how sharpening his skills for the competition made...
Robert Fosky Shares Perspective Of Former NTDC Competitor & Current Event Committee Member
Jimmy Mac spends some time with Robert Foskey, who began his career behind the wheel and today serves as the Global Health and Safety Manager from UPS. As you’ll hear, Robert is the Second Vice Chairman of the organizing committee for NTDC 2023 and he is also a past...
RadioNemo Returns With PodWheels To Cover National Truck Driving Championships With New PodWheels.com Website
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. – (Aug. 9, 2023) – A favorite of trucking radio is headed back to the “Super Bowl of Safety” in Columbus, Ohio, and it is bringing with it more expansive programming. On Aug. 16-19th, RadioNemo of North America, a trusted source of news,...
Eugene Mulero From Transport Topics Shares Why The NTDC Has Become A Must-See Event
Jimmy Mac chats with Transport Topics Report Eugene Mulero about the National Truck Driving Championships and how Eugene has develop a deep admiration for the event since he first began covering the NTDCs in 2017.
NTDC Chairman Rodney Myers Discusses Importance of National Truck Driving Championships
As we get set to bring you the stories and take you behind the scenes with podcasts detailing the 2023 Championships, we wanted to take some time to set the stage for the event. In this first episode of our 2023 series, Jimmy Mac talks with Rodney Myers from...
Planning: What Do We Need To Do To Reach Our Goals?
With the midway point in 2023 on the horizon, the Grawe Pod has dedicated an episode to examine several key questions related to longer range planning and maintaining a focus on reaching your company’s goals. Podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall discuss the...
Long Haul Paul Discusses Legends of the Lost Highway CD
In this Liner Notes edition of our Destinations Series, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer goes in-depth on the making of his newest CD release, Legends of the Lost Highway. Greg Thompson from PodWheels met Long Haul Paul while he was on the road to have an extended...
Exit Ramp: Our Walking Tour of the Chattanooga Whiskey Company
For an Exit Ramp episode of our series, we'll take you to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and we'll take a walking tour of the Chattanooga Whiskey Company, a craft bourbon distillery that has been in operation for the past decade. Tim Piersant, the Founder and President of...
Benefit Concert Series 2023: Interview With Lindsay Lawler, Part 2
The final edition of our Artist Interview Series ahead of the Highway To Hope Benefit Concert taking place on Saturday, April 22, will feature Part 2 of our conversation with Lindsay Lawler, who will be one of the featured artists for the SCF benefit show at Cotton...
Benefit Concert Series 2023: Interview With Lindsay Lawler, Part 1
he Highway To Hope Benefit Concert is happening on Saturday, April 22 at Cotton Eyed Joe’s in Knoxville, Tenn. As part of our final countdown to the show, our concert artist podcast series presents Part 1 of our interview with Lindsay Lawler, who will be one of the...
Benefit Concert Series 2023: Interview With Levi Hummon, Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with rising country artist Levi Hummon ahead of the April 22 Highway To Hope Benefit Concert, we spend some time exploring Levi’s songwriting influences. As we shared in Part 1, Levi is the son of Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon....
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...