Ep. 131: Chris Hammond – Great Dane

Ep. 133: Tom Lincoln – Dana

Tom Lincoln, national sales and service manager at Dana, talks about Dana’s claim to fame, Dana‘s place in the marketplace today and the company’s Fleet Council. He also talks about what he is learning from fleets, the downspeeding trend, how he looks at the future while dealing with the here and now, what’s going on with maintenance and uptime and how to handle the complexity of the market.

Ep. 132: Derek Turbide – Greenlane

Derek Turbide, senior vice president of sales at Greenlane, talks about how he can bring what he learned from his time with natural gas to the battery electric side. He also shares how charging sites are selected, Greenlane’s Colton, California site, and the importance of making the charging experience better than the status quo. He also shares Greenlane’s near-term plans for charging hubs, the impact of federal, state and local policies and why now is the best time to be planning for the future.

Ep. 131: Chris Hammond – Great Dane

Chris Hammond, executive vice president, industry affairs and strategic accounts at Great Dane, talks about the 126 year history of the company, the various roles he has held during his long tenure with the company and his new role. He also talks about where trailers are headed in the future, what the industry needs to know about trailers and shares advice he would give to his younger self and people who are new to trucking.

Ep. 130: Chris Guerrero – ENGIE Resources

Chris Guerrero, vice president of marketing at ENGIE Resources, talks about his work with Starship, the three main positions in the energy space and green hushing. He also talks about his love of storytelling, why it is important to share good stories and what is keeping him confident during the energy transition.

Ep. 129: Susan Fall – LaunchIt PR

Susan Fall, owner of LaunchIt PR, talks about her work during the pioneering days of telematics in trucking, the importance of messaging when introducing a product and she shares some of her success stories with clients. She also talks about why it’s wrong to cut marketing and PR when times are slow and she offers advice to both tech companies and fleets to help the industry stay strong.