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ATA’s Chris Spear On NTDC’s Role In Celebrating The Importance of Safety
During his visit with Jimmy Mac of the Dave Nemo Show, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear offers the highest praise for the National Championships and the standard of safety excellence the NTDC competitors have set for the trucking industry. As you’ll hear, Chris...
Getting To Know First-Year Road Team Captains Bernie Wanyo and Mike Whitehead
The trip to be a part of NTDC 2024 stood as another highlight for both Bernie Wanyo and Mike Whitehead. Earlier this year, Bernie and Mike, along with 22 other top professional drivers, were named to serve as Captains on America’s Road Team. In this chat with Jimmy...
Bob & Byron Bramwell: Celebrating A Father-Son Legacy At NTDC
During this interview by Jimmy Mac of the Dave Nemo Show, we catch up with Bob and Byron Bramwell, whose family traditions speak to not only the career opportunities that trucking provides, but to the dedication to safety and service that stand at the heart of the...
Kirk Weiss Looks Back On His Start In Trucking, The Importance of Safety & Staying Fit on the Road
Kirk Weiss of ABF Freight discusses his journey to find the trucking industry with Jimmy Mac of the Dave Nemo Show. As Kirk shares with us, his trucking career began after being laid off from a factory job. Kirk was pleasantly surprised by being allowed to practice...
Catching Up With Herschel Evans, A True Knight of the Road
At NTDC 2024, Herschel Evans got an opportunity to look back on what has been an amazing career in the trucking industry. A two-time National Champion at NTDC, Herschel’s many great works both inside and outside the industry, including organizing an annual precision...
Initial Steps To Take After Receiving An Audit Notice From The IRS
In this episode of the podcast, Certified Public Accountant John Turner discusses the procedures and steps to take when you have received an audit notice from the IRS. As you will hear, John emphasizes the importance of remaining calm, understanding the notice and...
2023 Grand Champ Gragg Wilson Looks Back At An Eventful Year
Gragg Wilson opened NTDC 2024 with a speech to all of this year’s competitors that reminded the field of 400-plus professional drivers just how special a journey they made to Indianapolis. In this conversation with Jimmy Mac of the Dave Nemo Show, Gragg looks back at...
First-Time Visit To NTDC Is Memorable For Dennis Dellinger
NTDC 2024 marked the first time that Dennis Dellinger had made the trip to watch the national competition. Serving as First Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Associations, Dennis had the opportunity to welcome the 400-plus competitors on the opening day of NTDC...
Courtney George & Wreaths Across America Gearing Up For December
In this special episode of Destinations recorded on location in Indianapolis during the National Truck Driving Championships, we had the opportunity to catch up with Courtney George from Wreaths Across America. Courtney, who oversees transportation, logistics and...
Meet Ritch Fundell: From Dock Worker to Champion Driver
In this episode, we get to know Ritch Fundell, who earned National Runner-Up honors in the Three-Axle Division during NTDC 2024. Ritch is now in his 26th year as a professional behind the wheel, with 20 of those being a part of the FedEx Freight fleet. Speaking with...
Ina Daly’s Trailblazing Journey in Trucking
With this episode, we catch up with Ina Daly, the only woman to win a National Championship in the history of the NTDC. At this year’s competition, Ina was once again a standout, reaching the finals in the Flatbed Division. Jimmy Mac of the Dave Nemo leads Ina on a...
Mic’d Up: Roland Bolduc Leads Fun Q&A Session With Grand Champion Group
One of the true highlights of NTDC 2024 took place just off the driving course during the competition’s third day when the organizing committee brought together nine of the NTDC Legends who have won the title of Grand Champion. Our NTDC Podcast was on hand as some of...
NTDC Competitors Hit The Driving Course: An Inside Look
As the competitors from five of the driving classifications hit the driving course, our podcast team of PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson and Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero worked to take our listeners inside the happenings at NTDC 2024....
Day One of NTDC 2024: Going Behind The Scenes In Indianapolis
As we hit the ground in Indianapolis for the NTDC 2024, our podcast was on hand for the orientation and welcome for this year’s field of competitors. In this episode of the podcast, Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero and PodWheels Executive Producer Greg...
NTDC Legend Ray Simon: Looks Back At Record Three Grand Championships
As NTDC 2024 gets underway in Indianapolis, our podcast presents the interview Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero had earlier this year with NTDC Legend Ray Simon, the only competitor in the history of the event to win three National Grand Championships....
Celebrating NTDC 2024 Eve With State Grand Champion Triple Feature
With NTDC 2024 set to open on August 24, our podcast brings you three of the State Grand Champions who will be in Indianapolis representing FedEx. You will hear interviews with Hobie Eirich from Tennessee, Mike Light from Pennsylvania and Matthew Boenisch from...
NTDC 2024 Organizing Committee Chair Patti Gillette Is Ready For Indianapolis
On August 9, our podcast had the privilege of welcoming special guest Patti Gillette, who is the Chairwoman of the NTDC Organizing Committee for the 2024 event. Patti was very generous with her time as we covered a number of topics of interest for the participants who...
How A Good Diet Can Contribute To Whole Health
Dr. Ben Kligler from the Veteran’s Administration returns to the podcast to discuss the importance of managing your diet when your are working to develop an approach to whole health. Dr. Kligler provides examples of how eating right can help people manage a number of...
The Final Countdown Is Underway To NTDC 2024
Question: Where can you find the reigning National Grand Champion, a history-making National Champion and a Lifetime Member of the NTDC Organizing Committee in one place? The answer is this episode of the NTDC 2024 Podcast. Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene...
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...