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 special note from Denny, and some John Philips Sousa to play us out!

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 up? What can we do better? We’ll cover it all, and then Denny and Marcus will jump into a top 10 list of safety violations that are affecting H&M’s CSA score.

New Drivers:

Chris Daniels - Humble, TX

Michael Freeman - Hagerstown, MD

Tims Lands - Ozark, AR

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 wishes from various people at H&M Trucking, including a check in from James’s wife Leslie and his kids Charlie and Stew.

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. After that, Marcus and Denny hop on the line with H&M driver Leslie Tyler.

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 episode off with a message from Denny’s wife written while he was still on the road.

Denny’s Essentials to keep on the Truck

Zip ties

Duct tape

Electrical tape

WD-40

Tire pressure gauge

Tire plug kit

Crowbar

Hammer

Screwdrivers

Vise grips

Channel locks

Crescent wrench

Bolt cutters

Shears

Broom/leaf blower

Extra fuses/bulbs

Oil, coolant

Anti gel

Washer fluid

Gojo

Hand sanitizer

Wipes

Paper towels

Water

Load locks

Straps (pony tail holders)

Pens, paper

Paper logs

Standard BOL

Bill’s Big Rig Cafe Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken Leg Quarters

Seasoning (i.e. Tony’s Creole Seasoning, BBQ dry rub, etc. Or, just Salt and Pepper)

Crock Pot Liner

Paper Towels

Wipes

Paper Plate

Whatever Sides you choose (i.e. Tub of Mashed Potatoes or Rice-A-Roni. Maybe some Tater

Wedges or Potato Salad, etc.)

PREP:

Season the Chicken

Place in the crock pot

Cook 4 hours on High or hours on Low

Prepare your sides

CLEAN UP:

Unless the liner broke, this should be easy.

Clean with disposable wipes.

Dry the crock pot with paper towels

Enjoy!

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 change of the seasons. After that, we’ll welcome Sherry Vogler and Michaela Monjaraz from recruiting to play some games and share some laughs.

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&M drivers Ryan Taves and Zach Beckman for their feedback and thoughts.

New Drivers:

Chris - Oklahoma

Lester Self – Van OTR from Richlands, NC

Greg Maldonado – Van OTR - Marysville, CA

Lance Hammons - Van OTR - Ronceverte, WV

Wendy Varner - Van OTR - Wilmington, NC

David Beaman - Hopper OTR - Emporia, KS

Bob Floyd - Hopper OTR - Booneville, MS

Christopher Winter - Hopper OTR - Omaha, NE

Tammy Hernandez - Van OTR - Wichita Falls, TX

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&M driver Teddy Arnold to catch up and talk about everything under the sun!