Ep. 134: Dakota Semler – Xos Trucks

Ep. 135: Steve Mignardi – NACFE Board Chairman

Ep. 135: Steve Mignardi, prior executive at Daimler Truck and NACFE board chairman, talks about his career including work as a truck technician, his time in Mexico and his love of trucks. He also talks about the importance of being resilient and shares his thoughts on what success will look like for NACFE and what people can do to help trucking be more efficient.

Ep. 134: Dakota Semler – Xos Trucks

Dakota Semler, chief amazement officer at Xos Trucks, talks about his 10 years at the company, why the company pivoted to medium-duty trucks, and the company’s focus on markets that were going to grow and see tremendous conversion to zero emissions vehicles in the near term. He also talks about how he got into trucking, how he pivoted into electric vehicles and the beauty of the simplicity of BEVs. He shares information on the Xos-Windrose collaboration, and talks about the importance of constantly learning.

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.