The Lombard Trucking Show

Nick Klingensmith was born and raised on Martha's Vineyard, and has had a storied career in sales with over 14 years primarily growing Blue Grace Logistics. He joins the show to tell his story which includes being diagnosed with cancer 4 times, developing type 1 diabetes, and being an alcoholic. Through it all he has emerged to run in over 100 Spartan Races, 6 marathons, some Ultramarathons, a...

On today's episode I go in depth on some great healthy mindset habits to help you stop procrastinating. I finish by talking about the way your own ego is getting in your way, and not the way you normally think. Donate to Wreaths Across America today at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/lombard Get 20% off your first purchase of Super Coffee on Amazon using code Lombard20 at checkout Get 25% off boo...

A solo recap of the last few weeks! I met some amazing people at the AMBEST conference in San Antonio, as I train for Ironman I had suffered a bit of nerve damage from a deep tissue massage, the Lombard69 Program already has some testimony, and I leave you with a message on why we need to respect America's drivers now more then ever this Labor Day. Get your first order of Super Coffee 20% off...

Taylor Barker aka Trucking With Tay is a trucker, owner/operator, and amazing content creator. He joins the show to tell his trucking story. Lured into the industry by some curiosity while scrolling on youtube, he took the jump by joining Maverick Transportation. He started off with their glass division before moving over to standard open deck/flatbed freight. Now he is an owner/operator with his...

Adam DeGroot comes from a family who has been in the farming and produce business for decades. From selling produce at farmers markets in Chicago, the foundation was set for Adam's career in logistics. As The family business grew, so did their demand for better transportation needs, and from there DeGroot Logistics was formed. To differentiate themselves and try and be more carrier focused the...

Kurt Shaffer is a proud Croatian from the Midwest, and he joins the show to tell his journey into the world of logistics. Earning an undergraduate degree in logisitics from Ohio State, he learned about an industry he wanted to sink his teeth into. We talk briefly on Russian supply chains, intermodal freight, and the future of freight moving along America's vast inland waterways. Subscribe to K...

Gabrielle Simmons is a trucker from Colorado who fell in love with the open road while dating one of her first loves! She joins the show to tell her trucking story which began by her paying her way through CDL school from a generous donation she received from a donation she gave! She had a very successful rise in the trucking industry, where she then threw her hat into the real estate game, but wi...

Ted Johnson is from small town Nebraska and runs a 12 truck fleet out of the town of Surprise, NE. Born to truck, he didn't go to college and got his first semi before he turned 21, a truck that still serves his fleet to this day. Inspired by the business coaching of Kevin Rutherford he caught wind and going into 2022-23 started to grow his operation, but by the end of summer 2023 he started t...

Rose is a full time flight attendant for Southwest airlines, and is joining her show to tell her story on what got her into the industry, what the daily lifestyle looks like for a flight attendant, and gives all the details on what it takes to stay fit while working an unconventional, and many times inconvenient job. Both jobs are in the wheelhouse of transportation and I draw some comparisons bet...

In this episode I talk through my experience doing the 75Hard Program. I go into all the details of what went well, and what snuck up on me. More importantly I have coined what I believe is a logical mental fitness program a trucker can do that can help change their lifestyle, and set them up for success: Lombard69 Program 1. 100g of Protein per day 2. 7,000+ steps per day 3. 2 liters of water per...

Frequent flyer of the Lombard Trucking Show returns for another great conversation regarding becoming the Chief Marketing Officer with Truck Parking Club. TPC is a platform where land owners can host their properties as truck parking for motor carriers and truck drivers. We get into the details about what the marketing looks like, some of his challenges, and empathizing with truckers on the costs...

Ilya Denisenko is the Owner/Operator of ICV Express out of Murfreesboro, TN. Coming from an entrepreneurial background in the restaurant industry, Ilya decided to pivot in life to something that required maybe similar hours, but far less stress. After gaining some solid experience, and already trying his luck in some other business endeavors with a good friend from back home, they stayed a team an...

Danielle Chaffin is a 3rd Generation logistics kid who's father and grandfather both drove trucks. She's someone who is an innovative thinker, and is passionate about helping others and solving problems. She joins the show to tell her story. Check out Revenova and what they do at www.revenova.com Donate to Wreaths Across America today at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/lombard

I have partnered with Wreaths Across America and will be training and running in Ironman events including a 70.3 in Waco in October, and the full Ironman Texas next April. Along the way I will be raising money for Wreaths Across America, and raising awareness for the driver health epidemic. To donate go to www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/lombard To sponsor me in this endeavor, which I plan to do for...

Traveled to Kansas City last week to present at the Broker Carrier Summit specifically on my weight loss testimony, and why driver health is paramount. I highlight the event from my point of view, and why this has become the fastest growing event within the industry. I also go into detail about where I am going, in business and as an athlete. Lombard Fit Motor Freight will become the brand that be...

On Friday April 5th, myself, Gord, and Chris went live to give a little MATS recap, we touch on Gord's recent appearance on Tucker Carlson and go into his recent article published in the American Compass. If it's one thing truckers can do, it's talk, and we just sent it for a couple hours on a Friday night reiterating our narrative on what the problems are in the industry, how to fix t...

Trey Griggs is born and raised in Kansas City, from a little bit of a hard scrabbled background, sports became his escape growing up. Becoming a sort of Jack of All trades, from being a Youth Pastor, Basketball Coach, and Teacher, Trey eventually wound up in door to door sales. Mastering the skill of sales led him to the renowned load board app we know as DAT, and so his journey into logistics has...

Michael Rodriguez is born and raised in San Antonio. After high school he went to college, but then took a detour into the Marines. Serving on multiple deployments, he eventually crossdecked into the Army, and later the Texas National Guard. We talk about military equipment movement across Europe, and the Texas response to the Covid19 pandemic where he served on the ground when it came to testing...

Kary Jablonski is the current CEO of TruckerTools, the first load board to develop an app for smart phones in 2009. Hungry for entrepreneurship, her introduction into transportation and logistics began with Uber, and her drive and passion for solving problems brought her to the helm of TruckerTools. Listen to her story, how TruckerTools uses their technology to leverage themselves to stay ahead of...

Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder Patrick Visintainer, along with a piece of his Operations Team, Tucker Been join the show to talk about REPOWR. A FreightTech company founded in 2019 that can only be described as the AirBnB of the freight industries underutilized assets. From the largest fleets in the nation, to single truck Motor Carrier, Repowr is solving problems, and creating opportuniti...

James Year rejoins the show along with Will Cook, the Founder of America Without Drivers, and Scott Douglas, the President of America Without Drivers. We go back into the details about the dangers of Autonomous, and why this conversation needs to continue to happen. The technology that's coming should not really be stopped, but there has to be a better way to implement it then how it currently...

Happy New Year everyone! Wanted to kick off the year to drive home a message regarding health and wellness. The idea of "new year new me" has been meme'd so hard, that people don't even want to try it anymore. No excuses, let's get moving. I'm going to go into detail about the 1stPhorm Transformation Challenge as well as OrangeTheory's challenge. Both are 8 weeks, and...

Interstate Avocado is a driver who came on the show back in August to tell his trucking story. A soft market was getting his miles cut at one company, so he took a risk with going to drive for a carrier based in Florida owned by a Russian man named Igor. The promise of essentially unlimited miles, and a little fooling around with their ELD's was alluring, but eventually it almost broke him. He...

On today's episode I went live from the bedroom I grew up in to touch on Vivek Ramaswamy's summit that happened at Iowa 80 on 12/21. A Historic event that is driving many of the conversations we have on this show to the forefront of national politics. Listen until the end for a positive Christmas message on how to control what we can control, and spread light and love heading into 2024 Mer...

Anthony Hudson is an owner/operator of a small trucking company outside Detroit. Like many in trucking, especially within these last few years, he's become discouraged by the current state of American politics. Instead of sitting and complaining, Anthony Hudson decided to take action. In the summer of 2022, he launched his campaign to run as a non-partisan candidate for President of the United...