The OTR Academy was founded to help new long haul truck drivers overcome career threatening challenges facing most new CDL holders. We’re here to help you get your Over-the-Road career off to a strong promising start. CDL STEVE’S BIO: CDL Steve is an active long haul truck driver who has seen dozens of new drivers struggle and leave the trucking industry within that critical first 3-year window. Steve firmly believes those who reach that 3-year anniversary are more likely to enjoy a great ca ...
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Steve Vandenberg - Physical Therapist
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1:08:36In this episode, Travis and Tianna are joined by Steve Vandenberg, a Physical Therapist and the Director of Operations at Doctors of Physical Therapy (DPT). Roehl's partnership with Doctors of Physical Therapy offers Roehl employees and their dependents on the Roehl Medical Plan free physical therapy services.…
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Dan L., who was our very first guest, returns to the podcast to update us on his life after leaving Roehl Transport. Dan got his CDL through Roehl in 1994, and he then drove for TeamRoehl for nearly 20 years. He then came off the road and became an instructor in our Orientation and Driver Development Department until his recent retirement.…
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Travis is joined by Ronda S. - Roehl's Talent Acquisition Specialist. Ronda shares her career journey and how she came to work on TeamRoehl. Ronda is passionate about helping grow Roehl Transport and matching candidates with the great opportunities that we offer.By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Mitchell R. returns to the podcast for the third time for another update on his professional and personal life. Mitchell completed Roehl's Get Your CDL on-the-job training program and is now a local dedicated yard driver. He was also featured in a series of award-winning GYCDL videos (watch the videos). Mitchell also appeared on episodes 49 & 74 of…
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Jessica O. - Learning & Development Administrator
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19:14In this episode, Jessica O. joins Travis to talk about her career progression with Roehl and what she does in her current role as our Learning & Development Administrator. Jess works in Roehl Youniversity, our online learning platform, and she was previously a guest on episode 35 of the Keeping It Roehl podcast.…
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Francisco P. - Flatbed National Driver & Outstanding Driver Trainer
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57:59In this episode, Francisco P. joins Travis. Francisco is a Phoenix-based National Flatbed Fleet driver, and he's also a driver trainer, helping new teammates learn the skills they need to be successful. Francisco joined Roehl through our on-the-job Get Your CDL Program. He recently achieved 5 years of safe driving, and he has been named an Outstand…
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Rick Roehl & John Spiros - ATA President's Award
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14:55CEO Rick Roehl and John Spiros, Roehl's VP of Safety & Claims, join Travis to talk about our recent ATA President's Award. Roehl Transport is one of North America’s safest trucking companies as recognized by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Roehl Transport is a 5-time recipient of the ATA’s President’s Award, the trucking industry’s highes…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 22 Hosted by Ashley Ryan THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 OTR Academy really appreciates Susan taking the time to share her story. The Academy also wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantas…
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In this episode, Travis is joined by Alec M. & Gavin G. who both recently became driver trainers with Roehl. Alec is a driver in Roehl's National Flatbed Fleet and Gavin is a driver in Roehl's Flatbed Great Lakes Fleet. While both drivers are in our flatbed division, they came to Roehl through different routes. Gavin joined Roehl as an experienced …
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode: 21 Don’t Be That Guy! Presented by Ashley and CDL Steve… SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin o…
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Mike H. & Yovani M. - Driver Trainer & Trainee
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35:21In this episode, Travis is joined by Mike H., a Roehl driver trainer in our Flatbed Tri-State Regional Fleet & Yovani M., a Flatbed National Fleet driver who was completing his on-the-job training.By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Dallas, Jason & Maribel - Roehl Driver Trainers
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20:04In this episode you'll hear from three new Roehl Transport Driver Trainers, Dallas, Jason & Maribel, who share their insights about driving for Roehl and they decided to become trainers for the company.By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode: 20 Signage SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistl…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 19 I Killed a Little Boy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to Pixabay for sound effects used in our podcasts. Thank you! Message Line: 520-800-3773 Email: [email protected] Podcast Plat…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 18 The True Costs of Speeding THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to Pixabay for sound effects used in…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode: 17 SPY GAMES: Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage. Available through Amazon.com. https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling O…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 16 THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 TECH RADAR believes, “The best document scanning app of 2025 is Adobe Scan.— Here’s a Tech Radar link with reviews for a number of great scanners.— https://www.—techradar.—com/best/best-document-scanning-apps OTR…
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Leland M. - Six Practices to Help Roehl Drivers Be Successful
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45:19In this episode, Leland M. returns to share his "Successful Six" - a list of practices & habits that have helped him be successful with Roehl. Leland started his trucking career in Roehl's on-the-job CDL A training program in 2019. Now, he has about five years of experience driving in Roehl Transport's Northeast Dedicated Van Fleet, and as of the t…
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In this episode you'll hear from Roehl Transport Driver Trainers Nikos & Robert, who share their insights about driving for Roehl and they decided to become trainers for the company.By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Q&A Day - Ping Pong Paddles, Drag Racing, Animal Strikes, and more…
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17:08Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 15 EPISODE HOST: CDL Steve with Ashley “Ash” Poynter Episode Sponsor: SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR…
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Amanda W. - Director of Driver Employment
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15:47In this episode Tim Norlin, Roehl's VP of Driver Employment & Travis welcome Amanda W. to TeamRoehl. Amanda joins our Driver Employment Center (DEC) as the Director of Driver Employment. She shares how she came to Roehl, including her history in the trucking industry and some insights into what she likes to do when she's not working.…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode: 14 WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve EPISODE HOST: Ramsey TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy Episode Sponsor: SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. OTR Academy wishes to acknowled…
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Infrastructure Letter to Secretary Duffy at the DOT
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13:00Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 13 Letter to Sean Duffy, Secretary of Transportation WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve LETTER READ BY: Midnight Mike THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fant…
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In this episode, Bob B. & Alan M. join Travis to talk about their long, long history with Roehl. Bob has been a fleet manager and he recently retired after more than 40 years with Roehl Transport. Al is a driver who joined Roehl in 1984. Now, more than 4 million safe miles later, Al talks about how he came to Roehl and why he's stayed with the comp…
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Roehl Transport's VP of Technology John Paape joins Travis with an update on the Rev 8 ELD. John talks about the plan to equip the rest of our driving teammates with the new Truck PCs, and he shares how this investment in hardware and software create benefits for our drivers. John also covers other topics, like AI at Roehl, MirrorEye®, Drivewyze®, …
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Douglas Couch - Transition Trucking Update
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13:02Douglas Couch returns to update Travis on his experience at the Transition Trucking Driving to Excellence Award. Douglas finished second in the competition (1st Runner Up). Learn more about Douglas & the Transition Trucking Award on Roehl.Jobs!By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode: 12 SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy L…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode 11 THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to Pixabay fo…
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In this episode, Ron T. talks to Travis about his 25 years as a driver with Roehl Transport. They are also joined by Ryan S., a Roehl fleet manager. Ron recently retired, and he offered insight into why he stayed with Roehl. Ron noted that the company lives our values, and he reflects on the Roehl Way - the trucking industry's most advanced safe dr…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz Ep 9 THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Acad…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. Ep 8 WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin o…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Rest Areas are important for proper trip planning, clock management, and much needed rest. ••• SPY GAMES Inside the Murky World of Corporate Espionage Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/d5oAkHg Available in Paperback, Kindle, and as an Audible audiobook. ••• WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR,…
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 From time to time we will interrupt our normal episodes for some Q&A. Q&A is an opportunity to respond to listener questions. I don’t believe we’ll always be able to get to all of the questions we receive. But we’ll do our …
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve Episode Sponsor: THE 1 SYSTEM A Lifestyle Diet Available through Amazon.com https://a.co/d/gXvxwhz $7.99 WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, …
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In this episode you'll hear from Max, a driver in Roehl Transport's Dairyland Regional Refrigerated Fleet, and from Kyle, a fleet manager for the fleet. Max shares why he chose the Dairyland Fleet, what his time driving is like (the places he goes and people he sees) and how he spends his weekly home time. Kyle also adds some insights and tips for …
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Click here to send a text to CDL Steve WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to Pixabay for sound effects used in our podcasts. Thank you! Message Line: 520-800-3773 Email: OTRAc…
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Swiveling. Your Safety Depends On This Important Habit.
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4:52Click here to send a text to CDL Steve WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to Pixabay for sound effects used in our podcasts. Thank you! Message Line: 520-800-3773 Email: OTRAc…
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S.M.A.R.T. In this episode we present CDL Steve’s SMART Principle.
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6:05Click here to send a text to CDL Steve In this episode, I'm going to present the OTR Academy's SMART principle. SMART is an acronym I created to reflect 5 very important foundational principles necessary for success as an Over-The-Road commercial driver. S.M.A.R.T. stands for the following words: SAFE MOTIVATED ATTITUDE RELATIONSHIPS, and TIME WRIT…
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Introducing the OTR Academy. The Go-To Podcast for New Over-The-Road Truck Drivers.
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4:37Click here to send a text to CDL Steve This is the introductory podcast episode for the OTR Academy. WRITTEN BY: CDL Steve TAGS: CDL Steve, OTR, CDL, OTR Academy OTR Academy wishes to acknowledge and offer appreciation to Vitaliy Levkin of Lemon Music Studios for the fantastic whistling OTR Academy theme, and to Pixabay for sound effects used in ou…
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Marlie & Radar - Roehl IT Summit & Driver Advisory Group
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26:42In this episode, Travis speaks Marlie & Radar who are both professional Class A truck drivers with Roehl Transport. Both Marlie & Radar were in Marshfield for an internal IT Summit, and they share how feedback from Roehl drivers helps Roehl live our value of Innovation (and results in the positive changes for the company and our teammates).…
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In this episode, Brent K., a Roehl Transport Fleet Operations Manager, joins Travis to talk about our United Way campaign. Brent is a Co-Chair of Roehl's United Way Committee, and he shares that TeamRoehl once again exceeded our campaign goal (setting a new giving record in the process)!By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Royal B. - Dedicated Advantage Fleet Driver
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10:40In this episode Travis talks with Royal B., who joined Roehl Transport after a long career in manufacturing. Royal completed Roehl's on-the-job CDL training program and is now a professional truck driver in Roehl's Dedicated Advantage Fleet. Royal explains why he decided to become a truck driver and how he is successful in his position. Royal also …
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In this episode, Travis talks with Jason K. & Justin K. about the kinds of equipment drivers carry with them in their trucks to help them do their jobs. From a small maul to screwdrivers to wheel chocks, having some basic tools can help drivers save time and keep moving and earning.By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Vote for Douglas Couch! Transition Trucking Finalist & Roehl Midwest Regional Van Truck Driver
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34:38In this special bonus episode, Douglas Couch joins Travis & Tim Norlin to talk about his military service, getting his CDL training with Roehl and the Transition Trucking: Driving to Excellence award. Douglas is a finalist in the national competition that recognizes the successful transition to the trucking industry following military service. Doug…
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Mitchell K. & Jessica B. - Flatbed Central Region Fleet
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31:59In this episode you'll hear from Mitchell K., a driver in Roehl's Flatbed Central Region Fleet, and from Jessica B., a fleet manager for the fleet. Mitchell tells Travis why he came to Roehl Transport, how he got his CDL training in Roehl's Get Your CDL program, and how he's been successful as a professional truck driver. Jessica also shares her ex…
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Jonathan S. - Curtainside National Fleet Driver
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8:57In this episode, Travis sits down with Jonathan S. who joined the trucking industry through Roehl's on-the-job CDL training program. Before trucking, Johnathan worked in construction doing concrete work. He started as flatbed driver, then hauled some dry van loads before recently moving into Roehl's Curtainside Fleet.…
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In this episode, Jason and Travis talk about the work our fleet managers and fleet training managers do to support our driving teammates and customers. Jason also shares that he'll be taking a break from hosting for a while.By Roehl Transport Inc.
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Leland M. - Dedicated Northeast Van Driver
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23:15In this episode, Travis talks with Leland M., a driver for Roehl Transport's Northeast Dedicated Van Fleet. Leland started his trucking career in Roehl's on-the-job CDL A training program in 2019, and he's developed his skills to be a productive and safety professional truck driver. Leland shares some of his best practices that help him be successf…
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John Moeller - Curtainside Driver with 6 Million Accident-Free Miles
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10:11In this bonus episode, you'll hear from John and Debbie Moeller. John is a professional driver in Roehl's National Curtainside Fleet, and he has driven more than six million miles without an accident (more than 45 years) - all with Roehl Transport. To learn more about John's impressive milestone, read the article Roehl Transport’s John Moeller Driv…
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