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Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 51: The Best of 2025 with Ginger CraddockTune in as we wrap up 2025 with a lookback at the best advice from 2026 in truck driver recruiting!
2025-12-2917 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 50: Own with Intention with Lauren CraddockAaron and Lauren Craddock share how minimalism has given them back the physical and mental space needed to grow businesses and their young children with intention.
2025-12-1529 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 49: From Volume to Value: Smarter Driver Recruiting and the Power of VisionJoin Aaron Craddock as he recaps the Trucking Clicks and Hire Trucker company origin and shares powerful tips on how to recruit truck drivers.
2025-12-0132 min
Uncommon Real EstateThe Toughest Market since the 80s...and How to Win Anyway [REWIND]In this powerful rerun, Chris sits down with top-producing agent, investor, and national speaker Aaron West to unpack what it takes to survive — and even thrive — in what’s arguably the toughest real estate market since 1981. With over 1,900 transactions and $60M+ in annual volume under his belt, Aaron shares practical strategies and battle-tested systems for staying consistent, building wealth, and planning for long-term success.What You’ll LearnThe lead-indicator strategy Aaron uses to guarantee monthly dealsHow to stop setting “results” as goals — and start building consistencyWhy surrounding yourself with high performers accelerates your growthHow to t...
2025-11-2430 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 48: Tariffs and Trucks, How Trade Policy Impacts Every Mile with Jon GoldEvery mile of freight — from a port to a warehouse to a neighborhood store — is connected by a chain. And when that chain gets pulled by trade policy, every link feels the strain.Tariffs. They sound like something that happens in Washington. But for truckers, retailers, ranchers, and consumers — tariffs show up in prices, in paychecks, and in the cost of keeping America moving. Join Jonathan Gold, Vice President, Supply Chain & Customs Policy National Retail Federation and Ginger Craddock to discuss the impact of current trade policy on the trucking industry.
2025-11-1747 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 47: How 2.3 Million Truckers Became Everyday HeroesEsther Goetsch joins the Hire Truckers Podcast team to talk about building a culture and communication systems that scale to produce life saving impact. Truckers against Trafficking is working with over 2.3 million truck drivers to save people from human trafficking.
2025-11-0333 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 46: Levelling Up Safety & Compliance with Brian RunnelsJoin Brian Runnels from TVC Pro-driver to learn about his transition from behind the wheel and his career long commitment to Safety and Compliance.
2025-10-2033 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 45 - From Dispatcher to Disruptor: Ellen Voie’s Mission to Move the Trucking Industry ForwardEllen covers her journey in and around the Trucking Industry and how it's formed her leadership style and led her to author several books!
2025-10-0648 min
Netarts Friends Church PodcastIf You Knew Back Then What You Know Now...?Luke 17:11-19When life turns upside down sometimes we realize what we were taking for granted. We realize that there were things we treated as important that simply are not important. There are things that are important, but we treated them with little regard. It's strange how a crisis can take controversies, prejudices and polarizations that feel like they matter so intensely...and suddenly they do not matter at all. What if you could live now the way you will wish you could have lived back then? And in the middle of all of this-what...
2025-10-0530 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastTwo (Very Different) Communities of ChangeLuke 17:1-10Both Jesus and the Pharisees wanted people to change. They used the same tool to seek change. But they used that tool in opposite ways. That tool was table fellowship. The Pharisees withheld table fellowship as a means of changing people. Jesus extended table fellowship as a means of changing people. What does it mean to participate in the kind of community of change that Jesus created? Credits & Sources:Mark Baker, Moises Silva, Tim Geddert, Lewis Smedes, Brian Ross, Michael Card, Richard Rohrbaugh, Bruce Malina, Kenneth Bailey, Justo Gonzalez, Stephanie Rigg...
2025-09-2833 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 44 - What Radical Honesty Costs and Why It Matters with Aaron CraddockFrom processing the tragic death of Charlie Kirk to lessons learned in business, faith, and family, Aaron explores why telling the truth matters even when it costs you. In this special episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, Aaron Craddock shares a deeply personal reflection on the power and the price of radical honesty. Aaron shares some of his personal story and values around his faith in Jesus, and biblical worldview of family to create human flourishing.He discusses how radical honesty shapes recruiting, leadership, and unity in the trucking industry, and why embracing both truth and l...
2025-09-2215 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastWhen You Get Stuck Inside a Loop of SelfLuke 16:19-31What happens when you get so far inside of your own experience that you cannot see from someone else's perspective. Call it a funk, tunnel vision, an echo chamber. Whatever it is, their experience, their perspective, their needs become invisible to you. All you can see is your pain and what you want. They might as well be a million miles away. And the farther you go into the experience, the deeper and darker it becomes. From time to time, this just happens to us. It does. What does Jesus have...
2025-09-2129 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 43 - Handle Layoffs with Maturity, Not Mayhem with Elisha GraysonWhat happens when the career you’ve poured yourself into suddenly shifts, or even disappears? On this episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, host Ginger Craddock sits down with Elisha Grayson to talk about navigating unexpected job transitions in the trucking and driver recruiting industry.Elisha shares her real experience of being laid off, the emotions that followed, and how she turned a season of uncertainty into growth, resilience, and opportunity. Together, Ginger and Elisha explore:How to process layoffs and career pivots with professionalismWhy maturity and emotional resilience matter more than perfectionHow to control your na...
2025-09-0830 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 42 - Work Life Balance in Trucking with Aaron CraddockAaron Craddock tackles the elusive Work / Life Balance issue head on in this episode as he shares about a recent trip his young family prioritized this summer.
2025-08-2513 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 41 - Supporting Our Drivers with Hailey BethamJoin Ginger Craddock and Hailey Betham from TCA to discuss upcoming legislation and the priority of the TSA in providing voice to our Truck Drivers needs.
2025-08-1140 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 40 - From Crisis to Connection, meet Alexandra ChristmanDiscover how Alexandra, a Client Success Manager and communication expert, turned her battle with brain cancer into a source of strength that drives her passion for helping trucking companies hire smarter. In this powerful episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, we explore resilience, motherhood, and what it takes to succeed in driver recruitment.
2025-07-2844 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastWhat Is It Like When God Becomes Real to You?Luke 13:18-21Is there anything more going on in this universe than meaningless particles and atoms just bouncing into once another and colliding, hurtling through space? If the rule and reign of God is actually A THING in this universe, how do you know it? What is the experience like when God becomes REAL to you? To what can we compare it? This episode wrestles with a parable that Jesus told, and how that story connects with our everyday experience. Credits & Sources:Parker Palmer, Brian McLaren, Pliny the Elder, David Garland, Alan Culpepper...
2025-07-2022 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 39 - AI, The Future of Trucking with Aaron CraddockAI is taking the Trucking Industry by storm. Are you on the forefront of innovation? Aaron Craddock walks you through practical ways to learn and test AI.
2025-07-1420 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 38: Why Drivers Leave, and How to Fix It with Caleb GeeCaleb Gee, Senior Driver Hiring Manager at Nussbaum, shares how servant leadership, radical honesty, and a growth mindset shape his approach to recruiting and family life. From adopting three kids to building a fleet culture drivers stay for, Caleb brings practical wisdom and real-world perspective.In this episode, we dive into:Why drivers really leave (and how to fix it)How to build a team-first, people-driven cultureRecruiting with radical honesty, not empty promisesThe connection between leadership at home and at workThis episode blends heart and hard-earned insight for recruiters, fleet leaders, and anyone building...
2025-06-3036 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 37: How Rikki Becker Fell Into Trucking and Driver RecruitingIn this episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, Ginger Craddock interviews Rikki Becker, Director of Contract Services at Admiral Merchants Motor Freight. Rikki shares how she went from selling cosmetics at Macy’s to becoming a key leader in driver recruiting and retention.She opens up about how empathy, timing, and honest communication have helped her retain high-performing drivers—and why recognizing drivers in meaningful ways matters now more than ever.You’ll learn:Why empathy builds trust in recruitingHow to identify the right-fit driversCreative retention strategies that actually workWhat makes Admiral Merchan...
2025-06-1632 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 36: Stay Curious or Get Left Behind with Wayne SkinnerJoin Ginger Craddock and Wayne Skinner as they dive deep in what it takes to excel and grow in an increasingly competitive Transportation Industry. ___Stay on top of the trends by staying curious. Experiment and implement AI solutions in your industry. Be irreplaceable talent at your company.
2025-06-0235 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 35: Building Healthy Teams with Emily WaltonJoin Ginger Craddock and Emily Walton as they discuss tactics for building teams by developing self awareness and focusing on personal growth.
2025-05-1944 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 34: Keep Dreaming, Keep Moving, and Don't Stop with Aaron CraddockFor this episode of the Hire Truckers Podcast, Aaron Craddock shares his vision for the industry!___Welcome to episode 34 of the Hire Truckers Podcast, where Aaron Craddock, founder of HireTruckers.com, dives into different topics around mindset, and maintaining a positive outlook and team momentum in challenging times.
2025-05-0521 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 33: Building Impactful Relationships with Willie NelsonJoin Willie Nelson to learn about the benefits of joining the Texas Trucking Association and hear relationship building tips from the Professional Friend Maker, himself!
2025-04-2128 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastWhy Regressions Are More About Your Attempted Solutions than Your ProblemsLuke 11:14-27Regression: "the act of going back to a previous place or state; reversion to a chronologically earlier or less adapted pattern of behavior and feeling; reversion to an earlier mental or behavioral level".Whether we are talking about soil, systems, or your soul, the story of regressions can be found. We look for external solutions to internal problems. We try really hard to clear out space, only to find it filled in with something even worse. The nervous system takes people back to what it knows: old patterns, old behaviors, default modes, and...
2025-04-1322 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 32: Fostering Community through Social Media with Melanie MooreJoin Melanie Moore as she shares the Social Media Tips & Strategies that help her foster genuine community online!
2025-04-0736 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 31 : Holistic Health for Truck Drivers with Jason DouglassJason Douglass has used his personal journey towards mental health to create a holistic health package at James H Clark and Son, inc. that includes mental health services to help drivers through the challenges of life and life on the road. Join Aaron and Jason as they discuss the positive impact of therapy and treatment on their individual lives.
2025-03-2432 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastThe Spiritual Skill You’re a Natural At, and You Don’t Even Realize.When it comes to your spiritual life, do you carry a sense of insecurity, and failure? Do you feel like you aren't doing it right, like you should be doing it better, differently, or that you should be more like someone else? Is it hard to even admit to yourself how much this resonates? This episode explores how much of a natural you already are, and why this is crucial to recognize. Credits & Sources:Lewis Smedes, Greg Boyd, William Barber II, Richard Rohrbaugh, Bruce Malina, Tim Geddert, Fred Craddock, Alan Culpepper, Joel Green...
2025-03-1635 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp. 30: Building Culture with Intention with Keith StelzerEp. 30: Join Keith Stelzer as he shares practical advice on building and growing a healthy company culture in an ever-changing world.
2025-03-1036 min
Hire Truckers PodcastEp 29: Listening and Growing with Aaron CraddockJoin us in a special episode where we flip the camera around and interview our host Aaron Craddock. Aaron shares about his growth journey in listening, leadership and recommends a few books that have propelled his progress along the way!
2025-02-2430 minNetarts Friends Church PodcastThe Tension Between a “Happy” Life & a Life That Brings the Best Out of YouLuke 9:57-62This episode will help you explore the layers and complexities of your deep desires for a happy life, a secure life, a successful life, a connected life, a life lived to the full, an abundant life, a life that brings the best out of you, a life that truly works in the long run. It won't answer all your questions, but it may help uncover conversations you need to have with yourself, with others, and with the Spirit of God. Credits & Sources:John Walton, Victor Matthews, Mark Chavalas, Bruce Malina, Richard...
2025-02-2333 min