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Truck TechTruck TechHelping small fleets buy electric trucksGuest: Niki Okuk, Deputy Director, CalstartTopic: California has an effective incentive program for electric truck buyers -- using pollution fines to help buy down the cost of battery-electric models. The target is now shifting to often underserved small fleets.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-10-2528 minFreightCastsFreightCastsTruck Tech EP36 Helping small fleets buy electric trucksGuest: Niki Okuk, Deputy Director, CalstartTopic: California has an effective incentive program for electric truck buyers -- using pollution fines to help buy down the cost of battery-electric models. The target is now shifting to often underserved small fleets.Follow the Truck Tech PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-10-2528 minTrucking for MillennialsTrucking for Millennials2023 Summer Heat Master MixIn this episode of the podcast we wanted to feature some of the hottest clips from the show so far this year! You'll hear a range of logistics professionals give their hot takes and insight forged from the trenches to help you become the best freight professional you can be. It also is tracked to music 🔥 Be sure to scroll through our library of shows featuring these guests in 2023 so far: Chris Jolly Brett Ekart Gretchen Long - Long Money Trucking Michael Lombard Roland Balduc...2023-06-1944 minTrucking for MillennialsTrucking for MillennialsIs the Future of Trucking Electric? w/ Niki Okuk of CALSTART & David Heller of Truckload Carrier AssociationWe're so excited to have had the opportunity to host this conversation between Niki Okuk and David Heller!  David is the VP of Safety and Govt Affairs for the Truckload Carriers Association, and has been on the podcast in the past. Check out that episode here. He's also advocating to the White House what his members think about electric trucking and believes there are many obstacles and issues in the way that must be resolved. Niki is the Deputy Director of CALSTART, a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating to growth of clean transportation tech - and a...2023-05-151h 02The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck DriversThe Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck DriversDebunking Electric Truck Myths with CALSTART Debunking Electric Truck Myths with CALSTART Niki Okuk of CALSTART joins Bruce on the show today to talk about the environment and electric trucks. Learn why electric trucks are on the forefront of the environmental war and why the myths we’ve thought about electric trucks may not be warranted. Learn more about CALSTART at www.calstart.org  This episode is sponsored by Rosedale Transport offering career opportunities for truck drivers with their large network. You can learn more at www.rosedalegroup.com   DriverCheck is a leader in d...2023-05-0321 minGreater LAGreater LABaldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall: Who will buy it and revitalize it?There’s a bold plan in LA’s Crenshaw neighborhood to purchase the local mall for north of $100 million and let the community profit from its redevelopment. The idea has a lot of support from business owners and residents. But the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall’s owners, lenders, and some community leaders aren’t convinced. “When someone comes in from the outside and [has] a completely different agenda, it might not be what’s best for the neighborhood,” says Malik Muhammad, who has owned and operated Malik’s Books at the Crenshaw Mall since the early 1990s. “It might be a plan...2021-05-0727 minEverything Co-op with Vernon OakesEverything Co-op with Vernon OakesNiki Okuk and Damien Goodmon, discuss plans to Reinvent Crenshaw Mall as an Urban VillageNiki Okuk, Downtown Crenshaw Board Chair, and Damien Goodmon, Downtown Crenshaw Board Member, discuss plans for the acquisition and redevelopment Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. The historic Crenshaw Mall being acquired through Downtown Crenshaw Rising, a community nonprofit established to purchase and redevelop the mall. Downtown Crenshaw plans to reinvent the mall as an “urban village.” The 40-acre site will be used to create worker owned businesses, community space, cooperative housing and much more. Niki Okuk attended Audubon Middle school in South LA and went on to complete her degree in Economics at Columbia University, a Masters from the Nanyang University in S...2021-02-1951 minTo The Best Of Our KnowledgeTo The Best Of Our KnowledgeWhat's Wrong With Work? [Rebroadcast]It's not easy in America today to find work that matters, that’s meaningful, and that pays enough to live on. Which is the one thing we don’t talk about. What’s wrong with work — and how do we fix it? Guests: Alissa Quart, David Graeber, James Livingston, Niki Okuk, Studs Terkel2019-08-3152 minThe Colorado Trust PodcastsThe Colorado Trust PodcastsEnfermos de pobreza: los efectos mortales de la pobrezaEl 5 de septiembre de 2018, Niki Okuk de RCO Tires exploró la manera como la opresión sistémica de clase funciona para mantener pobres a las personas y como esto puede tener consecuencias negativas en su salud física y mental. Okuk fundó esta pequeña empresa en 2012 con sede en Compton, California. Durante su presentación, habló sobre los desafíos y obstáculos diarios que sus empleados enfrentan para conseguir vivienda asequible y transporte confiable, para que las fuerzas de seguridad pública los traten justamente y más. Okuk también examinó cómo regresarles los medios de producción a...2018-10-0850 minThe Colorado Trust PodcastsThe Colorado Trust PodcastsSick of Being Poor: The Deadly Impacts of PovertyOn Sept. 5, 2018, The Colorado Trust hosted a Health Equity Learning Series presentation by Niki Okuk, founder of Compton, California-based RCO Tires. The tire recycling company provides stable jobs for Black and Latino residents who struggle to find employment because of past criminal convictions or legal status. Okuk’s talk explored the way systemic class oppression operates to make and keep people poor, and the toll this can take on health and wellness. Learn more at https://www.coloradotrust.org/strategy/health-equity-learning-series.2018-09-2450 minTo The Best Of Our KnowledgeTo The Best Of Our KnowledgeWhat's Wrong With Work?It's not easy in America today to find work that matters, that’s meaningful, and that pays enough to live on. Which is the one thing we don’t talk about. What’s wrong with work — and how do we fix it? **Guests: ** Alissa Quart, David Graeber, James Livingston, Niki Okuk, Studs Terkel2018-09-0150 minTEDTalks 비즈니스TEDTalks 비즈니스노동자들이 회사를 소유할 때, 경제는 더욱 탄탄해집니다. | 니키 오쿡(Niki Okuk)지금과는 다른 경제적 현실이 가능합니다. 어떻게든 이익만을 쫓는 것이 아닌, 지역사회와 지속가능성, 경제적 안정성에 더 가치를 두는 경제. 니키 오쿡은 자신이 경험한 협동적 경제와 노동자들이 자신이 일하는 기업을 조직하고 소유할 수 있고 그들이 스스로 결정을 내리며 자신들 노동의 결실을 직접 거둬갈 수 있는 방식에 대한 자신만의 비전을 여러분과 공유합니다.2017-08-2812 minTEDTalks WirtschaftTEDTalks WirtschaftWenn der Betrieb den Arbeitern gehört, ist die Wirtschaft widerstandsfähiger | Niki OkukEine andere wirtschaftliche Realität ist möglich -- eine, die Gemeinschaft, Nachhaltigkeit und Widerstandsfähigkeit anstelle von Profit um jeden Preis schätzt. Niki Okuk berichtet von ihren Erfahrungen mit der kooperativen Wirtschaft und erklärt, wie Arbeiter die Unternehmen, für die sie arbeiten, selbst verwalten und besitzen, selbstständig Entscheidungen treffen und die Früchte ihrer eigenen Arbeit genießen können.2017-08-2812 minTEDTalks EconomieTEDTalks EconomieQuand les ouvriers possèdent les entreprises, l'économie est plus résiliente. | NIki OkukUne autre réalité économique est possible -- une économie qui valorise la population, la durabilité et la résilience plutôt que le profit à tout prix. Niki Okuk argumente en faveur de l'économie coopérative et de la façon dont les personnes de la classe ouvrière peuvent s'organiser et posséder les entreprises dans lesquelles elles travaillent, prendre les décisions pour elles-mêmes et profiter des fruits de leur labeur.2017-08-2812 minTEDTalks NegociosTEDTalks NegociosCuando los trabajadores son dueños de las empresas, la economía es más resiliente | Niki OkukOtra realidad económica es posible: una que valora la comunidad, la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia en lugar de las ganancias por cualquier medio necesario. Niki Okuk comparte su caso para la cooperación economía y una visión para personas de clase obrera sobre cómo pueden organizar y poseer los negocios en que trabajan para tomar decisiones por sí mismos y disfrutar de los frutos de su trabajo.2017-08-2812 minTEDTalks NegóciosTEDTalks NegóciosQuando os trabalhadores também são os donos das empresas, a economia é mais resiliente | Niki OkukUma outra realidade econômica é possível, uma que valorize a comunidade, a sustentabilidade e a resiliência no lugar do lucro a qualquer preço. Niki Okuk compartilha sua história de economia cooperativa e uma visão de como as pessoas da classe trabalhadora podem se organizar e serem donas das empresas nas quais trabalham, tomando decisões por si próprias e usufruindo dos frutos do seu trabalho.2017-08-2812 minTED Podcast | BusinessTED Podcast | BusinessCuando los trabajadores son dueños de las empresas, la economía es más resiliente | Niki OkukOtra realidad económica es posible: una que valora la comunidad, la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia en lugar de las ganancias por cualquier medio necesario. Niki Okuk comparte su caso para la cooperación economía y una visión para personas de clase obrera sobre cómo pueden organizar y poseer los negocios en que trabajan para tomar decisiones por sí mismos y disfrutar de los frutos de su trabajo.2017-08-2812 minTED Theme: iTunes Podcast | BusinessTED Theme: iTunes Podcast | Business当劳动者拥有企业时,经济会更加强韧 | Niki Okuk另一种经济现实是可能的 —— 它重视社区、可持续发展和有弹性发展,而非不择手段、追求利益。 Niki Okuk分享了她自己的合作型经济的案例和一个愿景:工薪阶级的人如何组织、拥有他们自己的企业,以及为自己决策并享受自己的劳动成果。Translated by Liyu LiuReviewed by Jiawei Ni2017-08-2812 minTED Podcast | BusinessTED Podcast | BusinessWenn der Betrieb den Arbeitern gehört, ist die Wirtschaft widerstandsfähiger | Niki OkukEine andere wirtschaftliche Realität ist möglich -- eine, die Gemeinschaft, Nachhaltigkeit und Widerstandsfähigkeit anstelle von Profit um jeden Preis schätzt. Niki Okuk berichtet von ihren Erfahrungen mit der kooperativen Wirtschaft und erklärt, wie Arbeiter die Unternehmen, für die sie arbeiten, selbst verwalten und besitzen, selbstständig Entscheidungen treffen und die Früchte ihrer eigenen Arbeit genießen können.2017-08-2812 minTED Talks BusinessTED Talks BusinessWhen workers own companies, the economy is more resilient | Niki OkukAnother economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economics and a vision for how working-class people can organize and own the businesses they work for, making decisions for themselves and enjoying the fruits of their labor.2017-08-2812 min