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May 31 2025

Washington’s Chris Poynor Surprised By Fourth State TDC Grand Championship

Despite having won two national championships, multiple state championships and claiming three previous state grand championships, Chris Poynor was not...
May 29 2025

Rickey Oliver Shines Once Again As The Mississippi TDC Grand Champion

In listening to what Rickey Oliver shared in this edition of the podcast, he was quite surprised to hear his name was called as the Grand Champion of the...
May 24 2025

New Jersey’s Wilbert Vano Prepares To Take His Shot at 14th Trip To Nationals

The countdown to the New Jersey Truck Driving Championships is down to a matter of days as May 31 approaches. It should be no surprise that five-time Garden...
May 17 2025

Louisiana Grand Champion Chad Rudesill Builds On Family Tradition

In this State Grand Champion episode, we get to know Chad Rudesill, who claimed the top title at the nation’s first State TDC on the schedule. Chad closed out...
May 14 2025

Owner-Ops & ICs: What Is Your Tax Plan For The 2025 Fiscal Year?

Unless you filed an extension with the IRS, many people put thoughts about taxes off into the distance once the calendar flips from April to May. In this...
May 12 2025

Arizona Grand Champion Repeat: New Dad David Coffel Delivers For His Son

Over the past year, David Coffel has experienced a great deal of change as he and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Salem. One thing that has...
May 03 2025

NTDC History Time: Looking Back At Two Surprising Grand Championship Runs

As State TDC season begins to heat up and the Road To Minneapolis gets closer, our podcast takes a moment to look back at two of the more surprising...
Apr 25 2025

It’s Never Too Early To Start Your Tax Planning For This Fiscal Year

While this episode of the podcast notes the close of the April tax filing deadline and looks back on another tax season, Certified Public Accountant John...
Apr 24 2025

Fun, Fundraising & TDC Practice Runs: Looking Back At Safety Drive For A Cure Event

For this episode of the Official Podcast of NTDC 2025, we will be rewinding the clock back to Saturday, March 23rd, when PodWheels Executive Producer Greg...
Apr 23 2025

Navigating Today’s Trucking Landscape With Safety, Productivity and Communication  

It’s well known among trucking and logistics leaders that balancing multiple interests has long been one of the main challenges within the industry. In this...
Apr 17 2025

Taking You Inside The NTDC Organizing Committee’s ‘Pre-Trip’ Visit To Minneapolis

Each year, the NTDC Organizing Committee makes a visit to the host site for the National Championships months ahead of the event taking place. This year, the...
Apr 11 2025

Catching Up With Ina Daly, Arizona’s First Lady Of Trucking

Ina Daly has been a fixture at the Arizona Truck Driving Championships for more than 30 years as she heads into this year’s event in the Valley of the Sun....
Apr 10 2025

SCF Team Looks Back At The Fun And Success Of MATS 2025 Trip

In this edition of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast, we will be taking a look back at the connections made and the success achieved by the SCF Team during the...
Apr 09 2025

Spotlighting The Volunteers Who Come Together Each Year To Help Bring The NTDC To Life

In this expanded episode of the podcast, we place a spotlight on the work of the volunteers who come together each year from across the country to serve in a...
Apr 08 2025

Taking Time To Review Key Deductions As The 2025 Tax Deadline Approaches

With the clock ticking down toward the April 15th deadline for tax filings, Certified Public Accountant John Turner uses this episode of the podcast to review...
Apr 04 2025

2008 Grand Champion Dennis Shirar Still Enjoys Competing For Chance At Nationals

Dennis Shirar joins us on this edition of the podcast to reflect on his run that claimed the NTDC Grand Champion’s title back in 2008. Dennis looks back at...
Mar 27 2025

Know The Scams That Top The IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ List

In this episode of the podcast, Certified Public Accountant John Turner will be addressing the timely topic of tax scams that can often be found during tax...
Mar 26 2025

NTDC Organizing Committee Chair Robert Foskey Is Ready For The Road Ahead

Our guest for this edition of the podcast is Robert Foskey, who is the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for NTDC 2025. As you will hear in his interview...
Mar 25 2025

Do You Have a Strategy for Navigating Federal and State Policy Changes Impacting Trucking?

At both the federal and state levels, the changes related to regulations, policies and statutes impacting the trucking industry are happening at an...
Mar 21 2025

Inspired By Last Year’s Breakout Performance, Rebecca Heck Looks To Return To The Nationals

After a decade of competing at the state level, Rebecca Heck’s first experience at the NTDCs in 2024 has served as added motivation to work on making it all...
Mar 18 2025

SCF Gears Up For Silent Auction Fund Raiser At MATS

In this episode of the SCF Highway To Hope, you’ll get a preview of what the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund has planned for this year’s Mid-America...
Mar 12 2025

Rollin’ With Roland: A Grand Champion Chat With Gragg Wilson

What happens when the NTDC Grand Champion from 2022 sits down to chat with the NTDC Grand Champion for 2023? You’ll be able to hear the answer in this...
Mar 07 2025

Will IRS Staffing Reductions Impact The 2025 Tax Season?

In this episode of the podcast, Certified Public Accountant John Turner covers a number of timely topics, including a discussion of the recent IRS layoffs and...
Mar 05 2025

NTDC ‘All-Stars’ Promise To Make 2025 Safety Drive For A Cure Quite Memorable

On March 22nd in Atlanta, the 14th edition of the Safety Drive For A Cure will take place, and Herschel Evans, who is the driving force behind this annual...
Mar 03 2025

Spotlighting Eugene Mulero’s Teaching Work With Students At George Mason University

In this episode of our Destinations Podcast Series, we will be spotlighting Eugene Mulero, a Senior Reporter from Transport Topics, who you can also hear on...
Feb 24 2025

After More Than 50 Years, Rick Cates Remains Dedicated To Serving The NTDC

In this episode of the podcast, we place a well-deserved spotlight on Rick Cates, a Lifetime Member of the NTDC Organizing Committee who has logged more than...
Feb 18 2025

2015 National Champ Brian Singelais Looks Back At His Trucking Career

In a very special Rollin' With Roland segment, our podcast catches up with Brian Singelais, a beloved member of the NTDC family. Two-Time NTDC Grand Champion...
Feb 14 2025

Insights On Working With Home Office Deductions

This edition of the podcast will feature Certified Public Accountant John Turner providing insights on calculating the home office deduction for small...
Feb 13 2025

Navigating Trucking Mergers and Acquisitions at the Operational Level

An increase in mergers and acquisitions is one of the anticipated trends as 2025 begins to shape in the trucking and logistics industries. This episode of the...
Feb 12 2025

2024 National Title Part Of Fun NTDC Journey For Greg Ryan

In this edition of the podcast, you’ll get to know Greg Ryan as we bring you another segment in our National Champions series from last year’s NTDC in...

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Featuring John Turner, CPA, the Business Of Trucking Series addresses the business challenges faced by owner-ops, ICs, small business owners, and drivers.

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