The H&M Trucking Podcast

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we are talking about the new legislation that the FMCSA is proposing surrounding speed limiters. We will talk with executive Vice President of H&M Dale Cook alongside our new co-host Denny Stone about the legislation. And then we will hear from drivers Tom Woods and Justin Shearer and get their thoughts on the potential changes.

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we're covering some breaking industry news with our new guest host, retired H&M driver Denny Stone.  After that, we'll sink our teeth into the debate around autonomous trucks. Are self-driving trucks a real possibility?  We'll find out when we talk to two seasoned H&M drivers, Dave Olerich and Lorus Axt.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.