Episodes

How important is it for a professional driver to get at least six hours of sleep during your 10-hour break period? Dean Croke knows the answer to this question and a host of others related to the value of quality sleep for the men and women behind the wheel. Dean has enjoyed a wide-ranging and fascinating career in the trucking industry. Entering the industry as a driver and then fleet owner in his native Australia, Dean eventually found his way to the United States and to his current position a...

Our guest for this edition of the podcast is Jacob Findlay, who is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Fullbay. For those who may not be familiar with the company, Fullbay is a heavy-duty repair shop management platform that enables shops to receive repair requests, invoice customers and everything in between. With Fullbay, owners and employees get into the shop, get their work done and get back to their friends and families. SCF Director of Philanthropy Shannon Currier is your host for the...

In this episode of the podcast, you’ll hear the personal story of Shaun Lezer, a professional driver who knew he needed to make some changes with his diet on the road. After hearing some details about SCF”s Healthy Habits program, Shaun was able to connect with SCF Health & Wellness Manager Lindsey Bryan. As you’ll hear from both Lindsey and Shaun on the podcast, she got Shaun enrolled and active in the Health Habits program. And, by following the program outline, Shaun is feeling better and hea...

In this episode of the podcast, we highlight the inspirational story of Kari Rihm, the President and CEO of Rihm Family Companies. Following her husband’s death shortly after he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2010, Kari answered the call to lead the company that had been started by the Rihm family in 1932. Under Kari’s guidance as the only 100% woman-owned Kenworth dealership in the U.S., the company has continued to prosper and grow. As you will hear, Kari has also dedicated time...

In our final segment on our three-part series covering the value of short-term disability coverage for professional drivers, Mark Ballard returns to the podcast to discuss how accident coverage can be beneficial when it comes to on-the-job injuries. Mark is the the Program Director with Trucker’s Healthcare, and he is an expert in the field of short-term disability coverage. SCF Director of Philanthropy Shannon Currier serves as the host for the Highway To Hope Podcast. Shannon will be joined on...

For the second episode in our three-part series on the value of short-term disability insurance for professional drivers, SCF’s Highway To Hope will feature the expert perspective of Mark Ballard. As the Program Director with Trucker’s Healthcare, Mark holds a depth of knowledge on short-term disability insurance and how this type of coverage can provide a tremendous amount of value for professional drivers. SCF Director of Philanthropy Shannon Currier leads the discussion as the host of the pod...

In the first episode of our three-part series examining the importance of securing short-term disability coverage as a professional driver, we will meet Kyle, who became a SCF beneficiary after a medical emergency took him off the road for an extended period of time. Kyle shares his story with SCF Highway To Hope Podcast host Shannon Currier, who is also the organization’s Director of Philanthropy. Shannon is joined for her interview with Kyle by Donna Kennedy who is the Executive Director of SC...

In the final episode of our six-part series discussing how to improve your financial health, we explore having the right insurance coverages in place and the other considerations that factor into establishing the foundational pillars of how you want to build your financial house. While there are some constants in everyone’s planning, the way people choose to construct the foundation of a financial house is often dependent on individual needs and where you are in your life. SCF Director of Philan...

During the fifth installment of our six-part series focusing on financial health, the SCF Highway To Hope highlights the importance and value of securing life insurance coverage. Podcast host Shannon Currier, the Director of Philanthropy for SCF, talks once again to New York Life agent Sarah Collen. As you’ll hear through this episode of the podcast, life insurance is a key element to have in place to care of your family at the time of your passing. Additionally, as Shannon and Sarah discuss, ta...

For the fourth episode in our six-part series on financial health, we focus our attention on taking the necessary steps to establish a financial protection layer with insurance. New York Life agent Sarah Collen will discuss a variety of insurance coverages with SCF Director of Philanthropy Shannon Currier, who is your host for the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast. As you’ll hear, Sarah and Shannon will walk listeners through the key questions and reasons for considering different types of insurance c...

In the third episode of our six-part series looking at ways to improve our overall financial health, the SCF Highway To Hope will place a focus on the construction of your Financial House. New York Life agent Sarah Collen introduces listeners to the concept of the financial house, including the key elements that are needed to build a strong foundation. SCF Director of Philanthropy Shannon Currier is your host for the Highway To Hope. As they do throughout this series, Shannon and Sarah have an e...

With the second episode in our six-part series exploring the importance of your financial health, we place the focus on understanding the value of financial planning. Podcast host Shannon Currier, the Director of Philanthropy for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, talks with New York Life agent Sarah Collen. In this segment, Shannon and Sarah discuss the importance of creating and following a financial plan that allows you to address your needs of today as well as securing your future. As...

With the first episode in a six-part series, the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast begins to take a detailed look at the concept of Financial Health. Podcast host Shannon Currier, who serves as the Director of Philanthropy for SCF, is joined on the series by Sarah Collen, who is an agent of New York Life. As you will hear in Part 1 of the series, Shannon and Sarah provide an overview that examines the overall importance of financial health in our daily lives. The post Checking Up On Your Financial He...

The final edition of our Artist Interview Series ahead of the Highway To Hope Benefit Concert taking place on Saturday, April 22, will feature Part 2 of our conversation with Lindsay Lawler, who will be one of the featured artists for the SCF benefit show at Cotton Eyed Joe’s in Knoxville, Tenn. During this portion of the interview, SCF Podcast host Shannon Currier talks to Lindsay about her growth as a songwriter over the years and they discuss Lindsay’s upcoming country music album. Lindsay sh...

he Highway To Hope Benefit Concert is happening on Saturday, April 22 at Cotton Eyed Joe’s in Knoxville, Tenn. As part of our final countdown to the show, our concert artist podcast series presents Part 1 of our interview with Lindsay Lawler, who will be one of the featured performers at the show. In Part 1, SCF Podcast host Shannon Currier catches up with Lindsay, who, in addition to her accomplishments as a musical artist, has been a long-time friend of the trucking industry and SCF. During Pa...

In Part 2 of our conversation with rising country artist Levi Hummon ahead of the April 22 Highway To Hope Benefit Concert, we spend some time exploring Levi’s songwriting influences. As we shared in Part 1, Levi is the son of Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon. In Part 2, Levi talks about the impactful community work that his mother, the Rev. Becca Stevens, has done in the Nashville area and how that has influenced his perspective on life. Rev. Stevens began a ministry that is focused on h...

The Highway To Hope Benefit Concert is just around the corner and we have the first of four special artist series podcast episodes that we will be sharing with you. To kick things off, we have the first segment of a two-part interview with Levi Hummon, a rising country music artist who will be headlining our Highway To Hope Benefit Concert event on April 22. Levi joins the podcast to talk about what ultimately inspired him to follow in his father into the music business. His father is Marcus Hum...

We’re opening the 2023 season of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast by highlighting a new program being sponsored by Driver Solutions that is designed to get professional drivers to take the first steps toward better fitness. Sydney Cox, the Digital Marketing Coordinator for Driver Solutions, joins us for this episode to discuss The Truck Driver Step Challenge, a new program that encourages professional drivers to take some time each day to walk, or to get moving in some form or fashion. Highway to...

For this edition of the SCF Highway to Hope Podcast, we will be focusing on our Rigs Without Cigs program as we mark Great American Smoke Out Day for 2022. Smoking is the leading cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Did you know that 16 million people in America have been diagnosed with COPD and smoking is the leading cause of COPD? In this episode of the podcast, you’ll hear about St. Christopher Fund’s Rigs Without Cigs smoking cessation program. SCF HIghway To Hope Podcast h...

During this special episode of the SCF Highway To Hope Podcast, you’ll meet Tom Frain, who earned the prestigious honor of being named the 2021 – 2022 Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year Grand Champion by the National Tank Truck Carriers. Tom will be looking back at his career in trucking and what it means to him to become recognized as the top driver in the tank truck classification. SCF Director of Philanthropy Shannon Currier, who is your host for the Highway To Hope Podcast, will be t...

In this episode of the podcast, we’ll be meeting Hunter Wilson and Gabriel Massey, the entrepreneurs behind the launch of the Big Rig Coffee Company. The stated mission of the company is to provide the best quality coffee, apparel and service to the truck drivers of America. The Highway To Hope Podcast is highlighting the launch of Big Rig Coffee because the founders of the company have made the decision up front to donate a portion of their sales to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. SCF...

In this special episode of our podcast series, the Highway To Hope celebrates a true milestone for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. As you will hear, we have gathered the non-profit organization’s trio of founders – Dr. John McElligott, Dave Nemo and Michael Burns – to mark a momentous achievement for SCF. The founders will be joined by SCF Executive Director Donna Kennedy and SCF Board President Joyce Brenny to look back at our history while commemorating the accomplishment of surpassi...

The SCF Highway To Hope Podcast kicks off our third season as we enter the final countdown prior to the return of the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), March 24-26. Highway To Hope Podcast host Shannon Currier, who is also the Director of Philanthropy and Development for SCF, previews the plans and activities that SCF has in place for the 50th anniversary edition of MATS. Shannon will be joined on this edition of the podcast by SCF Health & Wellness Manager Julie Dillion and by Greg Thompson, th...

In this episode of the Highway To Hope, you’ll hear an in-depth update on SCF’s Driving Down Diabetes program. SCF Health & Wellness Manager Julie Dillon shares how this effort to address and prevent diabetes among professional drivers has grown and taken shape with a supportive community of participants. During this episode, you’ll also hear about the impact that the Driving Down Diabetes initiative has made from two of the people in the program. Lei Meyers and Darrin Winters will be joining th...