Episodes
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
#44 - Disrupting the Current
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
This week on the pod, we're continuing our conversation on electric trucks with Freightwaves' Midwest Bureau Chief and journalist Alan Adler. Alan will discuss his recent articles dealing with the advent of electric trucks, and share insider knowledge about their implementation. After that, we'll share a touching story about drivers helping people in a dire situation, and bring you some safety tips for the terrible weather plaguing the country.
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
#43 - Putting the Electric Cart Before the Diesel Horse
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
On this week’s episode, we’re diving into the electric truck debate. The proposed move away from clean diesel is a hot topic among the industry, and we’ll start off by hearing and reacting to some quotes from Andrew Boyle, Chairman of the American Trucking Associations, as he addresses our nation’s legislators about the infrastructure electric trucks will require. After that, H&M drivers Tom Woods and Brian Whitesides join us to share their thoughts on electric trucks. Tom shares with us about his certification with Truckers Against Trafficking, and Brian tells us a story about saving someone from trafficking.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
#42 - The History of H&M Trucking
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we dive into how H&M Trucking came to be. We’ll visit with founder Randy Mueller to hear about how the company started from the ground up. Vice President Dale Cook will join us to talk about how the company grew and changed over the years, and President James Fonda stops by to share his vision and outlook for the company going forward.
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
#41 - 4 More to a Million
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
This week on the pod we welcome Eve Essary back to the show with some very important announcements, including 4 drivers who have reached 1 million safe miles. We'll shout them out, then Eve will lay down the law. We'll also hear from driver ambassador Lisa Bisese, and welcome our new drivers aboard.
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
#40 - Another Year Around the Bend
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Welcome to the final H&M Trucking Podcast episode of the year. This week’s episode of the podcast will be a little different, not because we're going to shift gears and change the format, but we are going to bring you a couple of little special things that we've put together for you in the episode and we've got drivers Tom Woods and Zach Beckman joining Marcus at the same time. We also have highlights from the year of the podcast and special thanks from many special guests.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
#39 - Where is David Schultz?
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’ll speak with Mark Abraham, President of Truckers Christmas Group, who will give us all the details on how to donate, and tell us how the charity came to be. We’ll tell you about a change.org petition for Mattel to introduce a trucker Barbie, and cover some news surrounding David Schultz, a trucker who went missing in Iowa. After that, Hopper Division Manager Brenda Hampton and Hopper Driver Lorus Axt join the show for a roundtable discussion about delays at customer facilities and driver retention.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
#38 - ’Tis the Season
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
On this week’s episode of the podcast, we’re in a giving mood! We’ll give some winter driving emergency tips from the NHTSA, and a company update on the policy surrounding unreported damages. After that, we’ll talk to H&M driver Teddy Arnold, who will tell us about some charity work he’s done in the past, as well as share with us about the Truckers Christmas Group, a charity that helps drivers who are down on their luck provide adequate Christmases to their families. If you’d like to learn more about this charity or donate, please visit truckerschristmasgroup.org!
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
#37 - The Big Squeeze: Parking and Other Problems
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast we’re shutting off the GPS and taking our own way. We’ll have H&M drivers Joe Bargonetti and Tom Woods on the show at the same time to discuss multiple issues drivers face while working, and focus the conversation on the lack of parking. We’ll also bring you a funny voicemail that one lucky driver left his dispatcher, and take a look at some of the truck stops closing and opening across the lower 48.