Haulin' Notes

Welcome to episode 33 of Haulin' Notes! This month we are joined by Spencer Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of TruckerCloud , a freight visibility platform for shippers, brokers, carriers, and factors. Their single platform unifies ELD, TMS and 3PL data, so customers have real-time visibility into their freight’s location.  In this episode, we are diving into the platform's key benefits, hearing...

Welcome to episode 32 of Haulin' Notes! This month we are joined by Lydia Wommack and Rachel McCrary from Trucking 52 (powered by Infinit-I Workforce Solutions), to discuss their online training management system, now available for free to all Canal customers. In this episode, we are diving into the platform's key benefits, hearing customer success stories, and getting an exclusive glimpse into th...

Welcome to episode 31 of Haulin' Notes! This month's guest is Paul Brocklebank, President and CEO of Canal Insurance. Paul highlights the accomplishments and milestones that marked Canal's journey in 2023, and shares how Canal is revving up for the exciting road ahead in 2024. Want to make sure you never miss a Haulin' Notes episode? Click here to sign up for email notifications!

Welcome to episode 30 of Haulin' Notes! This month's guest is Sharae Moore, Founder and President of SHE Trucking Foundation . Sharae is a remarkable leader who guides a thriving community of over 30,000 professional women and minorities in the trucking industry. Not only is she a powerful advocate for diversity and inclusion in transportation, she is also a published author. Early on in her drivi...

Welcome to episode 29 of Haulin' Notes! This month's guest is Jay Cestkowski from Motive , who joined us to share his insights into the world of commercial trucking and transportation. Motive is one of Canal’s telematics provider partners for our newest insurance product - Miles per Canal , a utilization-based coverage that allows customers to use their existing telematics device to determine &amp...

Welcome to episode 28 of Haulin' Notes! This month's guests are Paul Poplaski, Director of Risk Management Services at Canal and Jerry Knight, Safety Director at Berner Trucking . Jerry has spent over 30 years in the trucking industry as Owner operator driver, dispatcher and in safety & compliance. This month's topic is all about new hire driver orientation. Want to make sure you never miss a...

Welcome to episode 27 of Haulin' Notes! This month's guests are Ismel Perez, Senior Special Investigations Unit Investigator at Canal, and Bob Hastings, President of Hastings Investigations and Consulting. Founded in 2002, Hastings Investigations and Consulting specializes in Cargo Theft Investigations and Training for the Transportation, Insurance, Logistics and Law Enforcement Industry. Mr. Hast...

Welcome to episode 26 of Haulin' Notes! This month's guests are Jarrell Hall, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Canal, Paul Brocklebank, President and CEO at Canal, and Chris Greene, Sr. VP and COO at Canal. In our final episode of 2022, Paul, Chris and Jarrell will reflect on the past year… including Canal’s market engagement with our agents and motor carriers, the company’s most sign...

Welcome to episode 25 of Haulin' Notes! This month’s guest is Juan Fuentes, Founder and Managing Partner of The Fuentes Firm . Mr. Fuentes dedicates his practice to the representation of motor carriers. He has practiced civil litigation in Texas since 1999 and is admitted to practice in all state and federal jurisdictions in Texas. His litigation experience includes achievement of defense verdicts...

Welcome to episode 24 of Haulin' Notes! This month’s guests are Craig Lack and Roy "Buddy" Walls of Carrier Software . For more than two decades, Carrier Software has worked with motor carriers, industry experts, and the data professionals at FMCSA, FHWA, and CSA. Now, the innovative team of data analysts and programmers at Carrier Software have developed a robust, 3 tier suite of safety improveme...

Welcome to episode 23 of Haulin' Notes! This month’s guest is Larry Wolfe, Veteran Driver Trainer with Barnes Transportation Services, Inc. out of North Carolina. In this episode, we'll discuss roadside inspections from a driver's perspective. Want to make sure you never miss a Haulin' Notes episode? Click  here  to sign up for email notifications!

Welcome to episode 22 of Haulin' Notes! This month’s guest is Brad Mader, Commercial Business Developer for REMsafe Sleep, a subsidiary of Lincare. Brad has been with the company for the past 14 years working with sleep apnea. Prior to his time at RemSafe, Brad was a local truck driver for 16 years. His infamous motto is, “saving lives and marriages one CPAP at a time!” REMsafe focuses on diagnosi...

Welcome to episode 21 of Haulin' Notes! This month, Susan Ogle, Senior Loss Control Specialist at Canal, is joined by Brandon Wiseman with Trucksafe Consulting and Jerad Childress with Childress Law. In our conversation, we discuss how Trucksafe got started, and the types of services they offer to carriers and insureds. We also touch on the regulatory landscape of trucking insurance, including sev...

Welcome to episode 20 of Haulin' Notes! This month, Bob Perew is joined by Alain Campos & Ismel Perez with Canal SIU, Special Investigations Unit, to discuss how to protect your cargo against theft, rest stop safety tips, minimizing risks, and reporting criminal activity. As a leader in commercial transportation insurance, Canal Insurance Company is dedicated to fighting the insurance fraud proble...

Welcome to episode 19 of Haulin' Notes! This month, Paul Poplaski, Risk Management Services Manager at Canal, is joined by his colleagues, Patrick Smith and Todd Scott to discuss what you should do at the scene of an accident in order to stay safe and be smart. Want to make sure you never miss a Haulin' Notes episode? Click  here to sign up for email notifications!

Welcome to episode 18 of Haulin' Notes! This month, Bob Perew, Senior Loss Control Specialist at Canal, is joined by Scott Fleming, District Coordinator of the Indiana State Police Motor Carrier Enforcement Division, for our first episode of 2022. Scott has been with the Indiana State Police for about 34 years serving in many capacities with the Motor Carrier Enforcement Division. He has been very...

Welcome to episode 17 of Haulin' Notes! This week Jarrell Hall, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Canal, is joined by our President and CEO, Paul Brocklebank, for our final episode of 2021. In this month’s episode, Paul and Jarrell will reflect on the past year… including how Canal implemented and navigated a new hybrid work model, the company’s most significant milestones and challeng...

Welcome to episode 16 of Haulin' Notes! In today's episode Susan Ogle, Senior Loss Control Specialist in Risk Management Services at Canal Insurance Company, is joined by Brandon Wiseman, President of Truck Safe Consulting and Partner with Childress Law. Susan and Brandon are talking about the MCS-150 form - its purpose, who needs to file it, how to file it, along with common issues that truckers...

Welcome to episode 15 of Haulin' Notes! In today's episode Paul Poplaski, Risk Management Services Manager at Canal Insurance Company is joined by Kate Collyer, Strategic Insurance Manager at Samsara. Paul and Kate are talking about telematics devices, their cost effectiveness, and their direct correlation to safety & compliance. Samsara is the leader in Industrial IoT, and their mission is to inc...

Welcome to episode 14 of the Haulin’ Notes Podcast by Canal Insurance Company! This week, Bob Perew, Senior Loss Prevention Specialist at Canal, is joined by Annie Anderson, Health and Wellbeing Consultant- Registered Dietitian at Prisma Health, to talk about the importance of driver fitness and health. Annie is a board-certified specialist in obesity and weight management, and has worked as a res...

Welcome to episode thirteen of the Haulin' Notes Podcast by Canal Insurance Company! This week, Susan Ogle, Senior Loss Control Specialist in Risk Management Services is joined by Nicole Spellecy, Senior Liability Claims Adjuster with Canal.   Susan and Nicole chat about the importance of timely claim reporting and how it creates a foundation for the most efficient and effective claim handling exp...

Welcome to episode twelve of the Haulin' Notes Podcast by Canal Insurance Company! This week, Bob Perew, Senior Loss Control Specialist at Canal, chats with Scott Fleming, District Coordinator of the Indiana State Police Motor Carrier Enforcement Division. Bob and Scott discuss the ins and outs of roadside inspections, including what officers look for as they approach the scale, how to pass an ins...

Welcome to episode eleven of the Haulin' Notes Podcast by Canal Insurance Company! This week, Paul Poplaski, Manager of Risk Management Services at Canal, is joined by Jerad Childress and Todd Scott. Jerad is a practicing Attorney at Childress Law, and Todd is the Liability Teams Manager at Canal. In this episode, they discuss driver qualification files, vehicle maintenance files, compliance requi...

Welcome to episode ten of the Haulin' Notes Podcast by Canal Insurance Company! This week, we’re talking all about winter driving. When the temperature plunges to five degrees, even the most experienced of truckers can have a hard time managing icy roads. Poor visibility coupled with reduced traction makes the job of a big rig driver extremely challenging. However, by implementing preventive safet...

Welcome to episode nine of the Haulin' Notes Podcast by Canal Insurance Company! In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are rounding out October with special guest, Valerie Tucker, Mobile Health Clinics Manager at Prisma Health Upstate and Breast Cancer Warrior!   In our conversation with Valerie, we chat about women in trucking, Prisma’s mobile mammography unit that just launched this mont...