The Grawe Pod

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Q1 Is Over, How Is Your Business Positioned For The Rest of 2024?
Recorded just two days following the end of Q1, Grawe Pod hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall collaborate on an important discussion covering several key points that trucking and logistics decision make
Does Your Trucking Company Have A Succession Plan?
The recent headlines with the news of leadership changes at two of the nations largest trucking and logistics companies helped to place the topic of succession planning for your trucking company into
Addressing Cargo Theft Prevention & Exploring The IC Status Final Rulemaking
This episode of the Grawe Pod offers insightful perspective on two timely topics: 1) Januarys final rulemaking on Independent Contractor status issued by the Department of Labor. 2) Prevention strate
Separating Assets, Separating Businesses & Best Practices for Protecting Your Business
The first 2024 episode of the Grawe Pod features a discussion on nuclear verdicts in the trucking industry and managing multiple businesses within one corporate family. Podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Ga
So Long 2023 (and Good Riddance???), Hello 2024!
In this 2023 year-end edition of the Grawe Pod, series host Doug Grawe goes to the bullpen to call on series producer and trucking industry veteran Greg Thompson from the PodWheels Network to join him
The Value of Trucking Dashboards
In this episode, podcast hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall highlight the power and purpose of good performance dashboards for trucking and logistics companies. Doug and Gary will discuss how the use o
Yellow, its Impact, and More Industry News Making Impacts
Grawe Pod hosts Doug Grawe and Gary Randall dedicate this episode to examine some of the biggest headlines and trends happening this summer, including the impact of Yellows closing on its people and
Planning: What Do We Need To Do To Reach Our Goals?
With the midway point in 2023 on the horizon, the Grawe Pod has dedicated an episode to examine several key questions related to longer range planning and maintaining a focus on reaching your company
Driver Qualifications & The Driver Qualification Process
In todays transportation landscape, trucking companies are crunched by the prevalence of nuclear verdicts, the shortage of quality drivers, and multiple viewpoints from Operations, Safety, & Recruiti
Age-Old Question: IC Fleet, Employee Fleet or Mixed Fleet?
For our first episode of 2023, the Grawe Pod addresses one of the oldest questions facing a trucking company: Should we go with an independent contractor fleet, an employee fleet or a fleet that utili