Episodes

With this episode in the series, we’ll meet Josh Sykes from Dobbs Peterbilt. Josh is a regional manager and part of the sales team with the company. Of course, Dobbs Peterbilt served as one of the title sponsors for SITE 2024. Josh’s interview was part of the Dave Nemo Show’s live broadcast from SITE 2024, which was hosted by Jimmy Mac from RadioNemo.

In this segment, we’ll feature the conversation with Nate Meyer from Stoops Freightliner. Nate works in the area of Equipment Sales for Stoops Freightliner, a division of Truck Country. Of course, Stoops Freightliner served as one of the title sponsors for SITE 2024. Nate’s interview was part of the Dave Nemo Show’s live broadcast from SITE 2024, which was hosted by Jimmy Mac from RadioNemo.

In this segment, we’ll feature the conversation that Jimmy Mac had with Jeff Garra of Forward Air. Jeff is part of the team working with owner-operators and independent contractors in the Forward fleet. Jeff’s interview was part of the Dave Nemo Show’s live broadcast from SITE 2024, which was hosted by Jimmy Mac from RadioNemo.

In this segment, we’ll feature the conversation with Corey Robertson, who is the manager of Owner-Operator Recruiting at Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest. Corey’s David’s interview was part of the Dave Nemo Show’s live broadcast from SITE 2024, which was hosted by Jimmy Mac from RadioNemo.

During this episode of the podcast, we will be sharing Jimmy Mac’s interview with David King, who is part of the Business Development Team representing ES Health Plans. David’s interview was part of the Dave Nemo Show’s live broadcast from SITE 2024, which was hosted by Jimmy Mac from RadioNemo.

In this episode, we get to know Patrick Bertrand, who is part of the Service Coordinator Team at ES. As you will hear, Patrick has been part of the ES Service Coordinator Team for many years and, like the other members of the Service Coordinator Team, Patrick is deeply invested in helping the members of the ES Community who are working to achieve their Success In Trucking.

Success in trucking is an incredibly broad term. For those launching their own trucking business, success is not so much a destination, but rather a journey of a million milestones. Having a co-pilot and partner in your corner is the key ingredient that ultimately drives success for Senior Service Coordinator, Patrick Bertrand. In our most recent Spotlight interview, Patrick highlighted that Expediter Services is unique in the space, in that they are “walking people through the business and hel...

In this episode of the podcast, you will be hearing the first in the series of interviews that were featured on the live broadcast of the Dave Nemo Show from SITE 2024. The live coverage from SITE 2024 began with an interview that RadioNemo’s Jimmy Mac did with Jason Williams, the President and CEO of Expediter Services. As you’ll hear, Jimmy talks to Jason about the Success In Trucking Engagement and the opportunity that SITE 2024 provided for professional drivers to get to experience the progr...

In this edition of the podcast, you’ll hear the interview that Jeff Tacker from the ES Leadership Team did with Jimmy Mac on the Dave Nemo Show, which is broadcast nationally each weekday morning from 7:00 am to 11:00 am Eastern time on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio Channel 146. Jeff, who is the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer of Expediter Services, appeared on the March 29 edition the Dave Nemo Show. As you will hear, Jeff offered a preview of...

SITE 2024 took center stage as Jeff Tacker, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Commercial Officer for ES sat down in a recent interview with Jimmy Mac on the Dave Nemo Show. The focal point – opportunity. For the ES team, creating opportunities is the foundation of everything that we do. Every advantage available to ES Community members is meant to be a catalyst, or as Jeff puts it “a business generator.” SITE is specifically designed to “create opportunities,” stated...

With this episode in our countdown to SITE 2024 Series, we talk with Frank Tufano from Panther Premium Logistics, a Service of ArcBest. This company is one of the carrier partners in the ES Community that will be a part of SITE 2024. At Panther Premium, Frank serves as the Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting. As you will hear, Frank is counting the days until SITE 2024 and excited to talk to professional drivers exploring opportunities with ES. Frank also talks with us about the programs that ...

With SITE 2024 rapidly approaching we had the opportunity to sit down with Frank Tufano, Director of Owner-Operator Recruiting at ArcBest, to discuss the upcoming event and opportunities for attendees. Building a business in the trucking industry can go several different ways according to Tufano, with choices impacting success. What works for one person, doesn’t necessarily work for another, and you need to find what fits you and your business best. During our conversation, Frank was quick to ...

During this episode of our Countdown To SITE 2024 series, you will hear our conversation with Jeff Garra and Rachel Swanson from Forward Air, one of the carrier partners in ES Community that will be a part of SITE 2024. Jeff serves as the Director of Enterprise Driver Relations at Forward, while Rachel is the Director of OTR & Local Capacity Development for the company. As you will hear, Jeff and Rachel discuss how Forward has worked with ES to open the doors of opportunity for professional driv...

As we close in on SITE 2024, we had a chance to sit down with Jeff Garra and Rachel Swanson from Forward to discuss the importance of having support structures in place as you launch your trucking business. With decades of combined experience in the independent contractor space, Jeff and Rachel champion the need for small business owners to have a safety net in place to weather the ebbs and flows of the trucking industry. For Rachel, who serves as Director of Capacity Development at Forward, t...

For this episode, we caught up with Andrew Ryan and Josh Sykes from Dobbs Peterbilt. Dobbs is one of the title sponsors for SITE 2024. As you will hear, Andrew serves as the General Manager for Dobbs Peterbilt, while Josh is the New Fleet Truck Sales Manager for the South with the company. We talked with Andrew and Ryan about the relationship that Dobbs has built with ES over the years, and we also discussed today’s truck market along with the opportunities available through ES.

SITE 2024 is only a few short weeks away, and we had the pleasure of sitting down with Andrew Ryan and Josh Sykes from the Dobbs Peterbilt team to discuss the role of community in getting your trucking business off the ground. Both veterans of the industry, Andrew and Josh were quick to point out that the barrier to entry into truck and fleet ownership has never been higher – especially if you are on your own. Everything from finding a truck and securing financing to moving freight and operatio...

In this episode of the podcast, we’ll take the opportunity to meet Todd Ferguson from FedEx Custom Critical, one of the carrier partners in ES Community that will be a part of SITE 2024. Todd serves as the supervisor in the Contractor Sourcing Department. As you’ll hear, Todd has been with the company since 1999.

As we close in on April 11th, and SITE 2024, we had an opportunity to welcome Todd Ferguson, Contractor Sourcing Supervisor at FedEx Custom Critical, to the Success In Trucking Podcast. The topic of discussion – finding value as a first time owner-operator. For Todd, value in the context of SITE 2024 revolves around the support and services offered to first-time owner operators by ES. “The advantages offered by ES are things that are not traditionally offered by a carrier,” stated Ferguson, an ...

With SITE 2024 on the horizon, we sat down with Nate Meyer from Stoops Freightliner to discuss the truck market, and how their relationship with ES has helped provide aspiring owners an avenue to gain access to equipment without major delays. Meyer, a long-time team member at Stoops, has seen the ups and downs of the truck market and has seen the impact that relationships like the one Stoops forged with Expediter Services over a decade ago have provided to those with an entrepreneurial spirit. ...

As we continue to countdown to SITE 2024, we were able to catch up with Nate Meyer, who works in Equipment Sales for Stoops Freightliner, a division of Truck Country. Stoops is one of the title sponsors for SITE 2024. Nate has been a part of the Stoops Team for many years and, as you’ll hear in our interview, Nate often has the honor of presenting the keys to members of the ES Community who are purchasing a truck through the programs available at ES. We caught up with Nate in his office in Fort ...

For David Neese, a senior Service Coordinator at ES, being successful in this industry is more than metrics each month, quarter, or year. “ES is incredibly unique,” stated David, in a recent podcast interview. “Yes, we look at numbers, after all, owners still need to get miles and make money. But our primary focus is on the person inside the cab, not just the truck and equipment.” “We’re looking through the windshield with them,” Neese added, “and that is one of the special things about our se...

In this episode of the podcast, you’ll get to know David Neese, who is part of the Service Coordinator Team at ES. David will be one of the staff members at ES who will be on the ground and available in person at SITE 2024. As you will hear, David has a great deal of experience in the trucking industry and, most importantly, he has a true passion for helping the members of the ES Community who are behind the wheel.

As we begin the countdown to the SITE 2024, we are featuring a conversation with Danny Vernon, the Director of Truck Sales and Finance at ES. As you will hear, Danny will share his perspective on the trends in the truck market and the opportunities that are available through the ES Community.

You don’t have to spend long around the ES team to realize that we are all about creating advantages for our community members. From day one, we have worked hard to put together a vendor network, programs, tools, and support that help owner-operators and fleet owners drive success. For Danny Vernon, Director of Truck Sales and Finance, all of the advantages that ES has created can be summed up as “access to opportunity.” Anyone who has been in trucking for the past few years knows that getting ...