30 APR 2024 · For more information about the Trucker's Service Association:  https://tsatruck.org/ If you have suggestions for topics or guests for the podcast, you can contact john@pipertransportation.com Thanks for tuning in!

3 APR 2024 · You are tuned into the Road Home, presented by the Truckers Service Association, a group of over 10,000 independent contractors. This month, I sat down with Emily Plummer, a successful Independent contractor with Prime Inc..  Emily has been a professional truck driver for 24 years, accumulating over 3.5 million safe driving miles. She is an over-the-road driver for Prime Inc.Emily received Prime Inc.’s 2022 Highway Diamond of the Year award. She won Prime Inc.’s One-, Two-, and Three-Million Mile Award. Emily was named the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2023 Professional Driver of the Year. She served on Prime Inc.’s Driver Advisory Board for three years. She was also selected to serve as a member and continues to serve on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Women in Trucking Advisory Board. Emily resides in Springfield, Missouri, with her husband, Gary, with whom she has been teaming since 2007.  Mike Hosted has been with ATBS for 15 years, serving as VP of sales and marketing.  He shares three tips for becoming more profitable in an adverse market for Independent Contractors.   You can contact ATBS @ atbs.com  For more information about the Trucker's Service Association:  https://tsatruck.org/ If you have suggestions for topics or guests for the podcast, you can contact john@pipertransportation.com Thanks for tuning in!

6 MAR 2024 · You are tuned into the Road Home, presented by the Truckers Service Association, a group of over 10,000 independent contractors. This month I'm out on the road capturing real stories from professionals drivers. For more information about the Trucker's Service Association: https://tsatruck.org/ If you have suggestions for topics or guests for the podcast, you can contact john@pipertransportation.com Thanks for tuning in!

1 FEB 2024 · You are tuned into the Road Home, presented by the Truckers Service Association, a group of over 10,000 independent contractors. My next guest is one of the most sought-after legal experts in the trucking industry! The independent contractor model in the trucking industry is facing scrutiny and under a microscope that started with California AB5 and now is at the federal level. Greg is the President of Managing Partner of Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary For more information about the Trucker's Service Association: https://tsatruck.org/ If you have suggestions for topics or guests for the podcast, you can contact john@pipertransportation.com Thanks for tuning in!

2 JAN 2024 · Todd Amen is the Founder, President, and CEO of ATBS. Before ATBS, Mr. Amen was co-president of Trans-Western Express, LTD. (TWX), a family-owned trucking company operating in the contiguous 48 states and Canada. In addition to his work with ATBS, Mr. Amen is a recognized leader in transportation and finance and is also on the Board of Directors of the Truckload Carriers Association. Mr. Amen is a graduate of Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Marketing. https://www.atbs.com/about-us The primary purpose of this podcast is to connect and help professional drivers out on the road, especially independent contractors. If you enjoy the content we are creating, share and subscribe. Be safe and enjoy this month's show! With 12,000+ members, the Truckers Service Association (TSA) knows what truckers need. Founded in 1995, TSA is a non-profit association dedicated to improving the profitability of owner-operators and Motor Carriers. Insurance marketing is provided by TrueNorth Companies. For more information about the Trucker's Service Association: https://tsatruck.org/ If you have suggestions for topics or guests for the podcast, you can contact john@pipertransportation.com Thanks for tuning in!

6 DEC 2023 · The primary purpose of this podcast is to connect and help professional drivers out on the road, especially independent contractors. If you enjoy the content we are creating, share and subscribe. Be safe and enjoy this month's show! With 12,000+ members, the Truckers Service Association (TSA) knows what truckers need. Founded in 1995, TSA is a non-profit association dedicated to improving the profitability of owner-operators and Motor Carriers. Insurance marketing is provided by TrueNorth Companies.

1 NOV 2023 · The primary purpose of this podcast is to connect and help professional drivers out on the road, especially independent contractors. If you enjoy the content we are creating, share and subscribe. Be safe and enjoy this month's show! With 12,000+ members, the Truckers Service Association (TSA) knows what truckers need. Founded in 1995, TSA is a non-profit association dedicated to improving the profitability of owner-operators and Motor Carriers. Insurance marketing is provided by TrueNorth Companies. Here is the link as promised to go back to the episode with Todd Amen, President of ATBS on financial strategies for Independent Contractors https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48530549 For more information https://tsatruck.org/ For comments or suggestions for show guests and topics that concern the professional driver drop a note to john@pipertransportation.com You can also leave a voicemail for the show at https://tel

3 OCT 2023 · My guest this month brings a wealth of experience in transportation security. http://www.swtsc.com/ – Southwest Transportation Security Council http://www.tapaonline.org/ – Transported Asset Protection Association http://www.nicb.org/ – National Insurance Crime Bureau J.J. Coughlin conducts business through Corporate Security Solutions – Texas (CSS-T) as its principal owner, providing consulting, investigative, and solution services along with GPS response and recovery services with a focus on supply chain security. Since 2016, JJ has performed audits, assessments and conducted investigations for J&J through his consulting company. In 2020, JJ became a Pinkerton dedicated professional (PDP) assigned to Johnson &Johnson as the North American Supply Chain Security Manager primarily working with the RTO and IRTE vaccine shipments. In 2023, JJ assumed the duties of Director – Global Supply Chain Security for Johnson & Johnson Pharma/Med Tech. J. J. also serves as the Chairman of the Southwest Transportation Security Council (www.swtsc.com), which facilitates the sharing of information through a BOLO/Alert program and maintains a working network with law enforcement and the private industry throughout the US and Canada. The SWTSC also hosts an annual cargo theft summit for industry and law enforcement partners. Prior to starting CSS-T, JJ spent nine years as VP of Services for LoJack Supply Chain Integrity (SCI) and Director of the Supply Chain Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Prior to SCI, JJ spent ten years in the Transportation Industry as a Regional Security Manager for CNF/Conway (Now XPO), a national Transportation and Logistics company. Prior to joining CNF/Conway, he spent twenty-one years with the Dallas, Texas Police Department. Seventeen of those years he was assigned as a Detective or Detective Supervisor in areas including Assaults, Homicide, Intelligence, and Public Integrity. JJ has also instructed classes in Interview and Interrogation Techniques and numerous Supply Chain and Cargo Transportation-related subjects. JJ is a US Army Ist Cav Vietnam Veteran. JJ also authored the book, Cargo Crime: Security and Theft Prevention which was published by Taylor and Francis in October of 2012. The primary purpose of this podcast is to connect and help professional drivers out on the road, especially independent contractors. If you enjoy the content we are creating, share and subscribe. Be safe and enjoy this month's show! With 12,000+ members, the Truckers Service Association (TSA) knows what truckers need. Founded in 1995, TSA is a non-profit association dedicated to improving the profitability of owner-operators and Motor Carriers. Insurance marketing is provided by TrueNorth Companies. For more information https://tsatruck.org/ For comments or suggestions for show guests and topics that concern the professional driver drop a note to john@pipertransportation.com You can also leave a voicemail for the show at https://tel

6 SEP 2023 · The primary purpose of this podcast is to connect and help professional drivers out on the road, especially independent contractors. If you enjoy the content we are creating, share and subscribe. Be safe and enjoy this month's show! With 12,000+ members, the Truckers Service Association (TSA) knows what truckers need. Founded in 1995, TSA is a non-profit association dedicated to improving the profitability of owner-operators and Motor Carriers. Insurance marketing is provided by TrueNorth Companies. For more information https://tsatruck.org/ For comments or suggestions for show guests and topics that concern the professional driver drop a note to john@pipertransportation.com You can also leave a voicemail for the show at https://tel facebook https://www.facebook.com/truckersagainsttrafficking/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/truckers-against-trafficking/ Twitter https://twitter.com/TatTruckers instagram https://www.instagram.com/truckersagainsttrafficking/ http://www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org/ FDP events: Sept 14-17 Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show Oct 22-24 Rotary International–Lexington, NE Nov 5-8 WIT Accelerate Conference Nov 14 Bridgestone in Commerce City, CO

1 AUG 2023 · The primary purpose of this podcast is to connect and help professional drivers out on the road, especially independent contractors. If you enjoy the content we are creating, share and subscribe. Be safe and enjoy this month's show! With 12,000+ members, the Truckers Service Association (TSA) knows what truckers need. Founded in 1995, TSA is a non-profit association dedicated to improving the profitability of owner-operators and Motor Carriers. Insurance marketing is provided by TrueNorth Companies. For more information https://tsatruck.org/ For comments or suggestions for show guests and topics that concern the professional driver drop a note to john@pipertransportation.com You can also leave a voicemail for the show at https://tel David & Kelly come from entrepreneurial families, so it is no surprise that we would end up with our own business. Eleven years ago, Dave was downsized from an industry he had worked in for 35 years. The only other thing he ever wanted to do was drive a truck. So, he started with a 1-ton dually hauling campers. A year later, Kelly joined him in the truck. Over time, they got their CDLs and decided to get into Expedited Freight. Dave has been an IC for 11 years. Kelly has been an IC for ten years. Today, we own the truck pictured below. It is a 2021 Volvo VNL 300 with a 150” Bolt custom sleeper. We have been Wisconsin residents our entire lives. Their reasons for becoming owner-operators were the freedom and independence to work where and when they wanted. In addition, the income potential was so much better! Dave had been in the printing industry since the age of 10. He helped his grandfather run the family business. At 12 years old, Dave’s grandfather passed away, and Dave had to teach his mom and sister parts of the company so that they could survive. After Dave graduated from high school, he worked in a factory for a year and a half. He thought his dream of becoming a truck driver was in his future. Unfortunately, he was laid off. So he went back to the only thing he knew. Printing. He stayed in that profession until 11 years ago when he was laid off again. Dave will tell you that he will never look back. He is enjoying the freedom that owning his own business affords him. Kelly has been in many different occupations, including blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Before getting into trucking, she was at the same place for 20 years. Kelly returned to school to get her MBA in the hope of leaving that job. Never did Kelly realize that the degree would help her to run a business. Kelly also enjoys the freedom to work when and where the road takes her. She would tell you that she feels very blessed to work in an industry that aligns with the important things to her. Namely, God, family, and country. They are currently leased on Landstar Express America, Inc. They hope to stay at Landstar until we retire. They are in our 6th year now.