Trucking for Millennials

This episode features a few females making their way in freight! The first conversation is between Michael and Ellen Voie, founder of Women in Trucking, a non-profit organization focused on the transportation and logistics industry. The second is between Christian Patterson, curator of our Transmitter Newsletter and Kimberly Lucas, owner of Keep It Moving Services, a hot shot trucking company.  Yo...

This episode features two conversations: The first is with Butch Bailey, truck driver and creator of the Strong Driver Fitness Seat Strap, which helps truck drivers "get fit while they sit". Be sure to follow him on Instagram at @strong.driver. You can also visit his website, www.strongdriver.com The second is from a voice Trucking For Millennials listeners may be familiar with; Hope Zvara with Mo...

Michael and Aaron recently attended FreightWaves LIVE, the premiere conference by the media juggernaut and technology company behind SONAR.  In this episode you will hear two quick conversations that were had back at the hotel wrapping up each day. They talk about their initial impressions and takeaways from each day of the event.

This episode is part two of a two part conversation we had with Lead Technician Ryan Campbell.  In this second half, Ryan and Aaron discuss the shortage of trucking technicians, the career paths for younger techs who might be entering the industry and the new technologies inside the truck.  Like what you hear or have some feedback? Give us a review! You can also follow us on social: @PDQAmerica

"There are more computers in a truck than there are in an office" - Ryan Campbell, Lead Technician This is part one of a conversation we had with Ryan Campbell, a lead technician for the largest tank transportation company in North America. In this part we discuss how Ryan got into the industry, his experience with entrepreneurship, the difference between a mechanic and a technician and what it ta...

We had some fun with this Halloween-themed episode! For Trucking Stuff Aaron and Michael discuss the ongoing uncertainty in the trucking industry and freight markets before shifting to a few fun trucking-inspired ghost stories. Thank you for your ongoing support of the show! Follow @PDQAmerica on Instagram Subscribe to our weekly Newsletter Leave a review of the show in iTunes

Technology continues to influence the trucking industry and this episode features voices of 3 different CEO's and their perspective on how it's impacting the industry today. The "video gamification" of trucks is a subject that came up quite often during our conversations with industry professionals at GATS, so the episode starts off with a discussion about their possible role in driver recruitment...

In this episode you'll hear what two drivers think about the FMCSA's proposed changes to Hours of Service. Sam, a driver with decades of experience and millions of miles and Nolan, a company driver who's been driving over the road for just under 2 years. Each perspective is unique and goes to show how important it is that drivers submit their comments to the FMCSA. If you have yet to do that, you...

We met Hope Zvara of Mother Trucker Yoga at the Great America Trucking Show in August where she led numerous sessions to help truck drivers implement simple and easy stretches and other techniques to improve their health over the road.  We chat a little bit about how she got involved in trucking, how important it is for truck drivers to make proactive changes to improve movement and posture, and g...

This week in Millennial Stuff Michael and Aaron start the episode discussing a recent New York Times article about how the Millennial generation is changing office life by expecting flexible work schedules.  NY Times Article:  "Young People Are Going to Save Us All From Office Life" That brings us straight into our Trucking Stuff segment (24:40) which is a conversation Michael had with Anthony, a...

In this episode we have a conversation about one of trucking's most critical issues - truck parking! There is a severe shortage of parking for truck drivers and we speak with Scott Grenerth of TSPS.io and RigRest.com to find out what's being done to improve it.  We had the opportunity to speak with Scott after he led a panel discussion with TxDOT and truck drivers at the Great American Trucking Sh...

From September 8th-14th the trucking industry has been celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week - for good reason - Truck Drivers make the world go 'round! In this episode Michael and Aaron talk about their favorite truck driver celebration from trucking companies around the nation and dive into some practical ways anyone can showcase their appreciation for truck drivers every day - ins...

In our 3rd episode we break the show into two segments: Millennial Stuff & Trucking Stuff.  In "Millennial Stuff" we discuss a recent poll that surveyed millennials and boomers about the values each generation states are most important to them.  You can find the poll results in the following articles:  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/deep-boiling-anger-nbc-wsj-poll-finds-pessimisti...

We're back at the office after three full days of networking at the Great American Trucking show! In this episode Michael and Aaron chat about their experience at GATS19 and share some takeaways from the official launch of the Trucking For Millennials Podcast. We were able to capture over 100 Gigs of audio and video content and had over 15 conversations with leaders from all aspects of the industr...

On this episode, we have a brief conversation about our vision for the Trucking for Millennials podcast as well as a little background for how the show got started.  You can expect many more episodes to come that include topical discussion, expert interviews, more voices from the PDQ America office and much more! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an episode and keep the conversation goin...