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Trucker CFO Displaying Driver Appreciation Through New E-Book
A few weeks prior to the official National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, worked with his team on the release of the company's second e-book in 2023. As Colton shares in this edition of the Trucker CFO Podcast, the development and...
Family Remains Key To Barry Kraemer’s Trucking Success
Barry Kraemer knows that all the miles he covers each week as a a professional driver would be much tougher to navigate without the support of his family. Winning his first National Championship this year at NTDC 2023, Barry was thrilled to be able to celebrate his...
Lisa Steed Appreciates Opportunities Delivered By Trucking
Lisa Steed has a unique perspective when it comes to the road and the opportunities that you can find behind the wheel. After spending a decade as a State Trooper in Utah, Lisa took her career in a new direction when she discovered an opportunity to start a Step Van...
Ina Daly Defines Professional Excellence With Her Career In Trucking
Ina Daly is a true pioneer in the trucking industry, hitting the road over 40 years ago at a time when few women were behind the wheel. Ina excelled in her job, striving for the highest levels of professional excellence as she compiled decade-upon-decade of safe...
Mike Barnes Admires Champs, Now Focused On NTDC 2024
Mike Barnes is a 34-year veteran professional driver who has been competing through the state of Arkansas to reach the NTDCs for the past few years. Following a third-place finish in his classification this year at the Arkansas Truck Driving Championships, Mike...
Maine Connection: Ron Round & Ken Duncan Love Competition and the Ability To Serve The Industry
Ron Round and Ken Duncan have made multiple trips to the National Truck Driving and National Step Van Driving Championships, earning State Championships in their respective classifications in the state of Maine. For NTDC 2023, Ron and Ken returned to the national...
Handshakes With State Champs Priceless Moment For Kevin Burch
2023 marks 50 years in the trucking industry for Kevin Burch, and one the highlights of this golden anniversary year for Kevin happened at NTDC 2023. On the final day of the competition, Kevin part of the ATA's dignitary group that shook the hands of the 419 state...
Walmart’s Antoine Sadler & Rickey Oliver Working To Make a Difference
Last year, Antoine Sadler posted the high score on the NTDC 2022 driving course with a 220. At NTDC 2023, Antoine focused his dedication to excellence to champion the important work of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT). Antoine, who is a member of the Board of...
Iowa Grand Champ Mindy Rathjens Savored Her First Trip To The NTDC
Mindy Rathjens had worked hard through the years to break through the highly competitive field in her home state of Iowa, always seeking to reach the National Championships. In 2023, Mindy not only won the state championship in her classification, but she also claimed...
Exploring Treatments For Sleep Apnea
In this episode of the podcast, we will be joined by Dr. Clayton Cowl, who is on staff at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Cowl, who has earned his CDL and has worked with professional drivers throughout his career, will be discussing sleep disorders with...
Taking a Look at the Freight Market & What’s Happening With Rates
Colton Lawrence, the Trucker CFO, takes a look at the freight market to discuss what he sees happening with rates. Colton also spends some time looking at the value of experience.
Dan Van Alstine Looks Back On His Term As ATA Chairman
As the second day of the driving competition began rolling, ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine sat down with Jimmy Mac. Dan, who is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Ruan Transportation Management Systems, will be concluding his one-year term as ATA Chairman in...
Rick Cates Looks Back at His 51 Years Of NTDC Work
For more than 50 years now, Rick Cates has been involved in working on the National Truck Driving & National Step Van Driving Championships. Known as the "Senator," because of this long tenure with the NTDCs, Rick takes some time with Jimmy Mac to look back at his...
Bob and Byron Bramwell Continue Family Tradition at NTDCs
Byron and Bob Bramwell are one of the greatest father-and-son acts in the trucking industry. Not only did Bob follow in his father's footsteps as a multiple state champion to join Byron as a competitor at the NTDCs over the years, but Bob also joined his dad as an...
Connecticut Grand Champion Tony Spero Looks Back At His Long Run At The NTDCs
Considered by his fellow competitors as one of the greats in the history of NTDCs, Tony Spero talks with Jimmy Mac about his upcoming retirement from truck driving and the emotional ride he has experienced on his road back to the NTDCs. While looking back at his time...
Transport Topics Reporter Eugene Mulero Takes Us Inside The Preliminary Rounds of NTDC 2023
Eugene Mulero, who co-authored a book on the history of the National Truck Driving & National Step Van Driving Championships, took a few minutes to step away from his reporter’s position in a safe area within the driving course to give Jimmy Mac and our listeners...
NTDC Rookie Tim Blair Taking The Time To Savor His First Trip To The Nationals
As he looked out over the road course one day before he would be driving on it, Tim Blair, a State Champion from Tennessee, was all smiles. Tim, who first competed at the state level in 2019, tells Greg Thompson from PodWheels about his journey to reach the NTDCs....
Understanding The Importance of Community Health Centers
Our guest for this edition of the podcast is Dr. Susan Burton, who is the National Grassroots Advocacy Director for the National Association of Community Health Centers. She will be discussing the importance of community health centers and the role that they play in...
Ina Daly Looks Back At Her 40-Plus Years In Trucking With Jimmy Mac
A trailblazer who became the first woman to claim a National Title at the NTDCs with her trophy run in 2013, Ina Daly talks with Jimmy Mac about her trucking career that now spans more than 40 years. As you’ll hear, Ina shares the important role her father played to...
Defending NTDC Grand Champ Roland Bolduc Talks About This Year’s Road Course
On the day before he would get behind wheel at NTDC 2023, defending Grand Champion Roland Bolduc talks with Jimmy Mac on what he observed during the competition’s walkthrough of this year’s road course. Roland and Jimmy also touch on other topics related to the week...
Meet Richard Gillespie & How He Earned The Title of G-O-A-T at the NTDCs
Richard Gillespie is considered by most who know the history of the NTDCs as the G-O-A-T, the Greatest of All Time. From his first NTDC trip in 1965 through 1991, Richard claimed two Grand Championships and he won National Championships in seven different divisions...