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Championship Rewind: XPO’s Chris Poynor On Rallying To Win 3-Axle Title
We begin our NTDC 2026 National Championship Rewind by visiting with XPO veteran driver Chris Poynor. A two-time National Champion coming into this year’s competition, Chris walks us through his run to the 2026 NTDC 3-Axle crown. As he shares on the podcast, NTDC 2026...
Gary Williams: Transition Trucking Final Five Spotlight
Gary Williams from Stevens Transport returns to our special Destinations Series spotlighting Transition Trucking's Driving For Excellence Award. As one of the five finalists in the running for the Driving For Excellence Award and the new Kenworth T-680 truck that will...
Brandon Ward: Transition Trucking Final Five Spotlight
In his return to the Destinations Podcast, Brandon Ward from Warner Enterprises shares his journey to become a finalist in Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award. Brandon looks back on the excitement of being selected, the emotional rollercoaster during...
Daniel Doss: Transition Trucking Final Five Spotlight
In our second interview with Daniel Doss for our special series on Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award, we look back on the past couple of years and his journey into trucking. In September, Daniel was selected as a finalist for Transition Trucking’s...
Monica Brooks-Buck: Transition Trucking Final Five Spotlight
During this episode of the Destinations Podcast from PodWheels, Monica Brooks-Buck and her husband, Johnny, share their journey into trucking, highlighting the challenges and triumphs they faced as a military couple transitioning into civilian life. Monica looks back...
Mo Arzola: Transition Trucking Final Five Spotlight
Transition Trucking Driving For Excellence Award Finalist Mo Arzola returns to Destinations to look back at the past couple of months as well as the past year since he joined the trucking industry. Mo reflects on his experiences, the community of trucking...
Transition Trucking: Learn More About The Finalists
One of the highlights of 2026 for PodWheels has been to have the opportunity to collaborate with The Trucker Media Group in serving as a media partner for the Transition Trucking: Driving For Excellence Award. With the public voting period running from November 1-11...
Take An Audio Tour Of PACCAR Connect With Peterbilt’s Chase Wolfe
For this episode of Destinations, we return to Charlotte and ATA’s MCE 2026 event to spend some time with Chase Wolfe, a Market Segment Manager with Peterbilt. Chase took a few minutes to give PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson a guided audio tour of the...
Buy-Side M&A in Trucking: What to Buy, What to Fix and How to Integrate It
The Grawe Pod places a focus on the purchasing side of the merger and acquisition process in the trucking and logistics industry. Taking an inside look at the variety of considerations with the buy-side of M&A are Grawe Group Founder and CEO Doug Grawe and Grawe...
Hear Audio Tour Of FlowBelow’s New Trailer AeroSlider Slider System
Our Destination for this episode is the land of reduced fuel costs. With diesel prices hitting historic levels earlier this year, FlowBelow’s debut of the company’s new Trailer AeroSlider Slider System was perfectly timed for the American Trucking Associations’...
Hear ATA Chairmen Hodgen and Leathers Discuss State Of Trucking Industry at MCE 2026
In this episode, our Destination is Charlotte, NC, for the ATA’s Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE 2026). PodWheels had our microphones in record mode during the General Session on October 19th when outgoing ATA Chairman Greg Hodgen and incoming ATA Chairman...
Listen To ATRI’s Big Reveal Panel Discussion At ATA’s MCE 2026
As part of PodWheels’ collaboration with The Trucker Media Group in covering ATA’s Management Conference and Exhibition, this episode of Destinations takes us to Charlotte, North Carolina. PodWheels had our recording equipment rolling for the American Transportation...
Navigating FMCSA’s New DataQ Process
The recent changes implemented to the FMCSA’s DataQ System will serve as the focus of this edition of our series. Mark Barlar and Daniel Vega from the Reliance Partners Safety Impact Team join us again on the podcast to offer their expert perspective on the updates to...
Driving For Excellence Award’s Final Five: A Grateful Group Humbled By Time Together
In our first episode following the announcement of the finalists for the 2026 Transition Trucking Driving For Excellence Award, our special series brings you the immediate thoughts of the five professionals behind the wheel who advanced in the search for America’s top...
Elite 11’s Daryus Jones Makes The Most Of Every Day As A Local Driver
Daryus Jones is the lone local driver to be selected for the Elite 11 in the 2026 Transition Trucking: Driving For Excellence Award program. DJ also has the honor of being the final member of the Elite 11 to be featured as part of our special Destinations series that...
Elite 11 Honoree Michael Bivens’ Transition To Trucking A Full-Circle Moment
Michael Bivens from Stevens Transport is our featured guest as we continue our special series sharing the personal stories of the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award. Our conversation looks back at Michael’s life, including his 13 years of...
Juan Rosado Lozada Reflects On Marine Experience and His Road To Elite 11
With this episode of our special series featuring the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award, Juan Rosado Lozada reflects on how his service with the Marines paved the way for him to be behind the wheel at Roehl Transport. Juan was seeking to...
Elite 11’s Daniel Doss Learning Lessons, Growing In Confidence With Every Mile
Daniel Doss of Melton Truck Lines is our guest as we continue to feature the members of the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award. Catching up with Daniel just days before his first anniversary on the road with Melton, we look back at his...
Corporate Governance: Why the Rules Matter for Long-Term Business Success
For this episode of the series, the Grawe Pod provides an overview of corporate governance and why the structure that is put in place is more than just a set of rules and paperwork. The explanation that Grawe Group Founder and CEO Doug Grawe walks listeners through...
Elite 11’s Brandon Ward Guided By A Lifetime of Service and Experience
In this episode of our special series, we’ll get to know Brandon Ward, a driver for Werner Enterprises who is a member of the Elite 11 group that is in the running for Transition Trucking's 2026 Driving for Excellence Award. Our conversation looks back at Brandon’s...
Elite 11 Honoree Jeff Barber Enjoys Giving Back To His Family Through Trucking
In this edition of our special series honoring the Elite 11 from Transition Trucking’s Driving For Excellence Award, you’ll meet Prime Inc. driver Jeff Barber, who entered the industry after 19 years of service in the U.S. Army and subsequent career as a deployed...