More Than Just Trucks

In this episode, Ray welcomes back technician training program students Diesel and Chris as they compare and contrast the advantages of attending a traditional college compared with a tech school.

Two Truck Country technician training program students come from opposite ends of the age spectrum. Diesel, 19, entered the training program fresh after graduating high school. Meanwhile, Chris, 53, took a detour on his way to the program, initially pursuing a career as an airplane pilot and other opportunities before making his way to the Truck Country team. In this episode, host

Ray, along with his colleague Jolene, celebrated National Apprenticeship Week by welcoming a members of Truck Country's apprenticeship program. Trey H., from our Dubuque dealership, and Cesar H., from our Hampshire location, talk about their experiences as part of the program.

Truck Country's Technical Training Program's newest class members have come from far and wide to join the company. Class members range in age from 18 to 52 and come from all walks of life with diverse backgrounds. The students have done everything from completing maintenance work on U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters to fixing scuba diving equipment in Guam and flying airpla

Ray's not pulling any punches! As diesel repair shops struggle to fill technician positions, it is not a good time to take a passive approach when recruiting future staff members, podcast host Ray Clark says. Ray, joined by guest Jay Goninen, co-founder and president of WrenchWay, puts out a call to shops everywhere to be more proactive in engaging with students enrolled in te

The recruiting season is always open in the trucking and transportation industry! Recently, Truck Country and Stoops training programs welcomed newcomers to their diesel tech training classes with cool events at their facilities. The programs welcomed new "recruits" by hosting Apprentice Signing Day events, where newcomers to the three-year program were invited to ink the

"More Than Just Trucks" kicks off 2023 by looking back at 2022. This month, Ray is joined by Jim Connely, Truck Country/Stoops' marketing director, as they recap the trucking and transportation industries, as well as other world news and pop culture.

Following up on last month's discussion about making diesel careers appealing for ladies, Ray visits with a panel of women who have found careers in the shop. Our panel discusses what attracted them to become technicians, their personal experiences in the shop, and how they are perceived by their coworkers. Panelists for this episode are: • Melissa Petersmann, aka The Diesel

As competition continues to recruit more diesel technicians to the trucking industry, many companies are looking to appeal to an untapped pool of talent in women. Surveys indicate that women make up just 1-3% of technicians currently in the industry. In this episode, host Ray Clark, visits with Jay Goninen, of WrenchWay, and Jenny DeArmond, a corporate recruiter for Stoops Freightl

In this episode of More Than Just Trucks, Josh Jorgenson and Drew Hepler discuss a pair of exciting customer events that are planned to showcase Freightliner's new electric-powered trucks, the eCascadia and eM2, at Stoops' Lima, Ohio, and Truck Country's Hampshire, Ill. dealerships. Josh and Drew go over plans for the events and outline what attendees can expect to l