RE Garrison's Drivers, News, and Notes Podcast: Recent Episodes
Shawn Nelson
Shawn Nelson talks to Alex Kane, from Samsara, and to Tracy Rushing, the Executive Director of Safety and HR at RE Garrison about the recent Safety Summit held at RE Garrison.
Donya Howard gives us a reminder of the benefits from having a Positive Mental Attitude.
Today, Shawn Chats with Dave Brown about the Crown Driver Program and being on the Driver Council. He also talks to Annette Munger about her recent trip to represent RE Garrison at the Wreaths Across America event.
Shawn chats about being the kind of businessperson you would want to work for. He also discusses the driver shortage and how RE Garrison is beating the trend.
On episode 027, Clayton Dew talks about the chance to give opportunities to new driving partners every week and Kevin McBride talks to Shawn about ATBS and being prepared for tax season.
Mike May talks about partnering with RE Garrison for over 27 years and Brian David takes a minute to update everyone on winter weather. Shawn gives tips on managing fuel cost for independent contractors and company drivers, and reminds everyone about the Garrison Gives Hope and Steven K Griffith Fund 30 for 30 in November.
Rose Rojo, reigning TCA Professional Driver of the Year, tells us about visiting Washington DC and meeting members of Congress to discuss Transportation Industry issues and Shawn talks with David Melton about how idle time and tire maintenance can affect fuel mileage and how fuel mileage directly affects your profitability.
Shawn talks to Brian David about his fascination with weather and his time in trucking. He also has a conversation with Annette Munger about Lexi and her story, and Tyler Duke about rising up through the system at RE Garrison. We'll hear what both Annette and Tyler took away from the 2023 Safety Summit.
Shawn talks with Martha Beshears about driving a truck from the wrapped fleet, and about her time at RE Garrison. He also sits down with Marisol Desintonio and Pierce Blase from the Dade City office while they are at the Safety Summit to find out their thoughts on the summit, the industry, and RE Garrison.
On today's RE Garrison's Drivers, News, and Notes, Shawn talks to Thomas Woods about his time with RE Garrison as a driving partner, and he sits down with Tracy Rushing and Taylor Foshee to discuss the partnerships that came together to make the Childhood Cancer Awareness trucks a reality. They also discuss the children featured on the trucks and how their stories will make a difference.
Today we visit with Shawn McMillian about his time at RE Garrison as a driver partner, and why he smiles all of the time. We will also chat with Allen Schiehl about everything from his horticulture degree, his time at RE Garrison, and an 8th grade watermelon seed spitting championship.
We visit with Reginald about his time at RE Garrison, and Shawn gives the Top 25 tips to saving fuel.
Shawn talks to Andrew about how he found RE Garrison and the transportation industry. He also chats with three of the summer interns about their time at RE Garrison over the summer.
Lee tells Shawn about his first month at RE Garrison and his YouTube Channel, while Jessica Tanner talks about Driver Settlements and a Stars Wars Lego collection.
Shawn chats with Danny Clark, Pattie Lara, Eric Jackson, and Shawn Vogel about representing RE Garrison at the 2023 Truck Driving Championships. He also talks to Annette Munger, Lance Cleveland, Matt Bailey, and David Wheeler about going to support some of the best drivers in the industry.
James Stevenson tells about his 12 years at RE Garrison, and Lauren Meneau gives us an update about the market, and tells us about being nominated for Top Women in Trucking to Watch.
Pattie shares some of her experiences since joining RE Garrison over 10 years ago, and Jim Hamm tells Shawn about what's changed in the last 53 years and what's remained the same.
Manly Lyle tells us about his time at RE Garrison, and what he's doing when he's not at work and the Owners of RE Garrison sit down with Shawn and talk about getting started in the trucking business, what they expect in the future, and what they do when they are away from the office.
On episode #012, Joel Spahni discusses why he likes partnering with RE Garrison, Melissa Dawson gives us an update on the Garrison Store, and Jason Foshee tells us a little bit about being a Driver Manager and how he builds relationships with is drivers.
Today, Shawn talks to Wayne Bryant about why he likes RE Garrison Trucking, and Tracy Rushing discusses the Crown Driver Program.
Shawn talks to Amanda and George about coming to RE Garrison, eating with the President, and how to win over your wife. (hint- it's a boat) David Melton gives us an update on fuel mileage reports and Karen reminds everyone that preventative maintenance saves money and maintains your warranty status.
Kat gives us a peek into her diversified background and her podcast, while Chad updates us on Recruiting and tells us about a Record Deal he signed in Nashville. We also play a couple of Chad's tunes on the podcast.
Tim Blackman discusses RE Garrison and the Training Program and Kyle Kirkwood predicts the future and lays out a vision for 2023.