Happy New Year from all of us at The H&M Trucking Podcast! We’re celebrating 2025 with some of our favorite clips from the last half of 2024! You’ll hear from drivers Tommy Bash, Cameron Balch, Erik King, Tom Woods Jr, and Thad McBride, as they share stories, experiences and mind blowing things they’ve seen both professionally, and personally. Enjo…

Merry Christmas from The H&M Trucking Podcast! This week on the show, we’re celebrating Christmas with poems, songs, a funny mock advertisement, and more. Make it a safe holiday, and enjoy the time with your loved ones H&M Drivers! Thank you for everything you do!H&M Trucking

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re giving credit where credit is due! Scotty Beals received recognition from OOIDA (Owner/Operator Independent Driver Association) for 4 million safe miles, and we’re welcoming Scotty on to applaud him! We’ll also visit with Recruiter Michaela Monjaraz about her experience at the Women in Trucking Conferenc…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re bringing in a foremost expert on the economy, as we welcome Meera Pandit, Executive Director and Global Market Strategist for JPMorgan to the show. Meera and Marcus will discuss the economy at large, with a specific focus on transport. After that, we’ll welcome H&M’s CFO Jami Bahle to give Meera's interv…

On this week’s episode of the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re welcoming President of H&M Trucking James Fonda and Chief Operations Officer Ryan Holm to the show. We will discuss the health of H&M Trucking, how well James and Ryan think H&M is weathering the economic storm, their outlook on the future of H&M, and more! It’s a very informative conversati…

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The H&M Trucking podcast! This week, we’ll bring you special Thanksgiving messages from drivers and staff at H&M, Denny and Marcus will share some Thanksgiving thoughts, and talk with H&M Driver Mike Perrone about all the good food! Towards the end, Denny will share a great hack for making an affordable Thanksgi…

This week on another special episode of Trucking Up History presented by H&M Trucking, we’re bringing you the history of The Teamsters Union. Sit back and relax as Deny’s perfect tones take you a route through the inception, history, and exploits of the Teamsters Union.H&M Trucking

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we're covering a variety of topics. Chief People Officer Eve Essary will join the show to walk us through the finer points of Open Enrollment this year, so take notes! Then, we'll talk to COO Ryan Holm and Driver Zach Beckman about some shenanigans over at the Gomez Lot. To wrap it up, Driver Erik King joins u…

Happy Veterans’ Day from all of us here at the H&M Trucking Podcast! We’re excited to be joined by 3 H&M drivers that are also Veterans. Thad McBride, Cameron Balch and Tom Woods will join Denny and Marcus for a conversation about being a Vet, and what it means to each of the drivers. Denny and Marcus will also talk through some places where you ca…

It’s spooky season here on the H&M Trucking Podcast, and we’re celebrating Halloween by bringing in a couple of H&M employees who love Halloween. Driver Keith Gros and Recruiter Sherry Vogler will join us as Kieth talks about some spooky experiences and Sherry breaks the news that she used to live in a haunted house where kids’ toys would move on t…

This week on the H&M Trucking podcast, we’re addressing some changes in our leadership structure. We’ll welcome President of H&M Trucking James Fonda, Chief Operations Officer Ryan Holm, Chief People Officer Eve Essary, and introduce you to our new Chief Financial Officer, Jami Bahle. After that, we’ll talk to H&M Driver Thad McBride, who hails fro…

This week on the H&M Trucking podcast, we’ll welcome H&M Driver Teddy Arnold and President of Truckers Christmas Group, Mark Abraham, to tell us all about the charity and how to get involved. After that, Denny and Marcus will bring you some coverage of the Port Strike, and Hurricane Helene.H&M Trucking

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re welcoming Tim Krueger from JFL and H&M Driver Zach Beckman off the top to talk about the freight market. We’ll dig in with Tim to see how the load boards are looking and how he’s feeling about the market’s future, and we’ll get Zach’s thoughts on what he’s seen on the ground level and how he’s feeling ab…

Truck stop safety is always in the front of our minds, and today on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re hearing a first-hand account. H&M Driver Tommy Bash will join us along with H&M Driver Thomas Woods Jr. Tommy had a close call recently where he was hit while walking at a fuel island, and Tom has no shortage of crazy truck stop stories either. We’ll…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re bringing you behind the scenes to learn about how this podcast gets made, and meet who is responsible for making it sound and look so good. Audio ninja Mike Martin, Media ninja Haylee Moreland, Recruiting ninja Sherry Vogler and President of Bulldog Solutions ninja Jackson Thompson join Denny and Marcus …

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re celebrating our drivers for Driver Appreciation Week. We’ll hear from company President James Fonda, Hopper Division Manager Brenda Hampton, and Van Division Manager Brian Gernandt and let them heap the accolades on as a way to say thank you to all of our drivers!…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’ll pay homage and remember the true Americans who lost their lives on 9/11. We’ll hear stories from drivers Jeremy Essary, Jamie Fish, and Candance Clough, and share our own experiences. We’ll also read a touching post about the dogs that helped in the aftermath. Never Forget.…

This week on the pod, we're welcoming football season by tackling some benefits that H&M drivers might not know they have. We'll welcome HR Manager Eve Essary and HR and Payroll Specialist Ashley Mason, who will run down the finer points of Fed Logic, a program to help drivers and their families hunt down federal programs they are qualified for. We…

Over the last 70 episodes, we’ve had a lot of fun, made some memories, and learned a bag full of lessons along the way. On this episode of the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’ll revisit some of our favorite segments from episodes past. We’ll hear from H&M drivers Tom Woods, Joe Bargonetti, H&M driver Bryan Allen walks us through a predatory towing scheme …

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, it’s that time of year again, so we’re sending your kids back to school! We’ll check in with Eve Essary so she can Lay Down The Law, and we’ll play 2 truths and a lie with her. After that we’ll check in with H&M driver Mark Stamper, who will talk to us about his family’s decision to homeschool their kids.…

On this episode of the H&M Trucking Podcast, we've got some changes happening with things like the new driver pay structure and the SE Division. President of H&M James Fonda and Head of HR for H&M Eve Essary join us to talk through the changes and dispel any rumors.H&M Trucking

This week on the H&M Trucking podcast, we’re talking about speeding and other violations that are rearing their ugly heads and affecting our CSA score. Safety Director Dean Edmunds and Executive Vice President Dale Cook will join Marcus and Denny to hash out what’s going on, and share some tips and incentives to help keep your speed in check.…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re opening up the phones for H&M employees to tell some of their wildest stories! We’ll welcome drivers H&M driver Arvin Knox Jr, who had a very strange gut feeling that very likely saved his life. The always entertaining Tom Woods Jr checks in for a fun chat, and Sherry Vogler tells a story that will make …

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re discussing the most exciting thing we’ve ever talked about! And if you believe that, Denny has a bridge to sell you! All jokes aside, we’re talking about check in kiosks that you’re starting to see pop up along your routes. We’ll hear from Driver Manager Sarah Stuart and one of her drivers, Vernon Butts.…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we learn that respect is a two way street when we bring in a whole crew of driver managers, dispatchers and regional managers. Steve Walahoski, Lindsay Goodin, Terry Michaelson and Tim Gray all sit down to talk about drivers and dispatchers respecting one another’s time and boundaries. After that, we’ll welcom…

This week on a very special and patriotic Trucking Up History presented by H&M Trucking, we’ll dive into the contributions trucking and logistics made throughout history in America’s Wartime efforts. From World War 2 to Desert Storm and everything in between, this episode covers the trucks, logistics and heroes of war that brought America to where …

This week on The H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re hauling nothing but patriotism in red, white and blue trucks for our 4th of July Special. We will chat with some former members of America’s armed forces in H&M drivers Dylan Ford and Scotty Beals. After that we’ll try to keep all our digits attached as we bring you some mind blowing 4th of July facts, a…

On this week’s episode of the H&M Trucking podcast, we’ll revisit our Productivity and Time Management episode with Van Department Manager Brian Gernandt and Director of Operations Ryan Holm. They will join us again as we go over all of the things we covered with respect to Productivity and Time Management back in episode 59. Where have we cleaned …

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re going straight to the top for a conversation about our current freight market with President of H&M James Fonda, and Tim Krueger from JFL Logistics. We’ll break down all the details and what the current market means to H&M. Then, we’ll concede the rest of the episode to some very special Father’s Day wis…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re talking about fuel solutions with Vice President of H&M Trucking Dale Cook, and Service and Equipment Manager Jim Musel. Dale and Jim will discuss some tips on properly navigating your fuel solutions, and we’ll touch on fuel consumption and idle times as the warm weather graces us with its presence. Afte…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re talking to one of the people responsible for maintaining the H&M Trucking Friends Facebook Group, Brian Burge. Brian will chat with us about the ups and downs of maintaining the page, as well as some of the page’s guidelines and rules. Then Denny and Marcus dive into a pool of various topics, and cap the…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, We’ll welcome the safety team from H&M, Dean Edmunds, Cynthee Crawford, Shelly Bridger and Destinee Andrews, to discuss everything surrounding summer. The kids are out of school, the RVs are out in force, and the motorcycles are hitting the road, so we’ll spend some time discussing the safety aspects of the ch…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we're discussing productivity and time management with Van Department Manager Brian Gernandt and Director of Operations Ryan Holm. We'll discuss positive and negative trends among the departments, and Brian and Ryan will also touch on expectations and accountability. After that, we'll bounce all of it off of H…

This week on The H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re giving credit where credit is greatly overdue. We’ll heap some praise on the accounting department during an enlightening conversation with Lorraine Simpson and Holly Duncan. They will share their accounting expertise to help us clear up some confusing aspects of record keeping. We’ll also be joined by H…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re talking about RESPECT for our nation’s drivers. Safety Manager for H&M Trucking Dean Edmunds will join us to talk about the safety that happens outside the truck, and what 4 wheelers can do to be more safe around trucks. The we’re joined by H&M driver Tom Woods, who will give us a driver’s perspective on…

What is this, spearmint flavored gas? No, this week, we're answering the question What is Diesel, on another episode of trucking up history, presented by the H&M Trucking Podcast. Well dog into the science and figure out exactly what fuel moves America.H&M Trucking

Episode 56 of the H&M Trucking Podcast is all about communication. If we don’t communicate effectively, we can’t effectively do our jobs. Tim Gray, Brenda Hampton, and drivers Tony Bertholf and Arvin Knox Jr will join us for a roundtable concerning communicating properly. After that, Denny and Marcus will cover some breaking industry news and read …

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we're smoothing out the rough edges around communicating with the truck, trailer and tire shop. Service and Equipment Manager Jim Musel joins us to address some trends he's seen recently, then we have a roundtable with 3 H&M drivers, Candace Clough, Cy Bouchard, and Barry Helveston. Finally, Office Service Spe…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re discussing some rule changes that could affect the Owner/Operators at H&M Trucking. We’ll hear first from Owner/Operator for H&M Terry “Smiles” Oatman, who will talk to us about some concerns he has with the new regulations. After that, Marcus and Denny are joined by H&M’s Controller Patty Rupp, who walk…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re diving into a slight issue with our CSA Score. Eve Essary and Sherry Vogler join us to discuss why the score got to where it is, and of course, we’ll have Eve lay down the law. After that, H&M drivers Tom Woods and Zach Beckman will hop on the line to talk through these issues as the drivers see them, an…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’re diving into a predatory towing incident that H&M Driver Bryan Allen fell victim to while sleeping in his truck. Bryan will join us along with Driver Manager Stacy Trively to walk us through what happened when a barnacle was placed on his windshield by an armed rapscallion. We’ll take you through the stor…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, Marcus and Denny are working to bridge the gap between old and new drivers. We’ll get on the horn with Randy Duran, who has been with H&M for 8 years, and welcome in Rico Gibbs, who was just hired in January. Rico has some questions about how things operate at H&M, and we’ve got two very experienced drivers in…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we’ll celebrate an epic milestone of hitting 50 episodes! All the All-Star Executives will stop by including James Fonda and Dale Cook. Sherry Vogler joins Marcus and Denny to heap some praise on them, and Eve Essary stops by to Lay Down the Law in celebration! Thanks to each and every H&M employee for making …

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, Marcus and Denny will break down all the recent news surrounding hydrogen powered trucks. The press releases would have you thinking that all is well in paradise, but a deeper dive will uncover a lack of infrastructure, skyrocketing maintenance and fuel costs, and dire financial straits for some of the leading…

How do you pronounce Mackinac? Well, it's not how you’d think, and that’s just one of the reasons we’re discussing the Mackinac Bridge on this special episode of Trucking Up History, presented by H&M Trucking. We’ll dive into the controversy, building plans, and some unfortunate mishaps that contributed to the construction of one of trucking’s most…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, we're ranking the best trucks on the road. Marcus has zero driving experience, but he really likes looking at trucks, so he'll focus on the esthetic side of things. Retired H&M driver Denny Stone and current H&M driver Tom Woods walk us through their likes and dislikes about the features of all the best models…

This week on the H&M Trucking Podcast, it's all about the brokerages. Drivers Joe Bargonetti and Zach Beckman jump on the line to share their thoughts and frustrations about brokered loads. Then we'll dig into the state of brokerages in 2024 with retired H&M driver Denny Stone, and Tim Krueger from JFL Logistics.…

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…

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 …