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Beyond the Bulldog
Beyond the Bulldog is a weekly trucking industry podcast presented by Mack Trucks. Each episode features conversations with drivers, fleet leaders, safety experts, and industry insiders about trucking, technology, regulations, and the real stories from America’s highways. Tune in for insights on fleet management, driver life, safety, and the future of transportation.
Episodes
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 78 - Kent Worthington on EPA 27, the MP13, and Truck Performance
Kent Worthington, Powertrain Sales Development Manager with Mack Trucks, joins Beyond the Bulldog to explain Mack's approach to EPA 27 and what it means for…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 77 - Gary Mahan on Restoring the Mack M100SX and Preserving Trucking History
Gary Mahan, Founder and President of The Mahan Collection Foundation, joins Beyond the Bulldog, presented by Mack Trucks, to share the story of restoring the…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 76 - Scott Cornell on Cargo Theft, Supply Chain Security, and Prevention
We sit down with Scott Cornell, Executive Vice President with SPG Cargo and Logistics, to talk about cargo theft, supply chain security, and the growing risks…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 75 - Kevin Westmoreland on Family Business, Fleet Growth, and 100% Mack
Kevin Westmoreland, President of Kevin R. Westmoreland Trucking in Cartersville, Georgia, joins Beyond the Bulldog to talk about building a family trucking…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 74 - Dennis Valverde on NASCAR Hauling, Race Logistics, and the Mack Pioneer
Dennis Valverde, lead hauler driver with 23XI Racing, joins Beyond the Bulldog to explain what it takes to move race cars, tools, safety equipment, and team…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 73 - Last Alarm Foundation on Honoring First Responders with a Mack Fire Truck
We sit down with the Last Alarm Foundation in Tucson, Arizona, to talk about their mission, their 1954 Mack L-Series fire truck, and the powerful way they…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 72 – John Lynch on ATA, Trucking Cares, and Industry Advocacy
We sit down with John Lynch, senior vice president of Federation Relations with the American Trucking Associations and president of the Trucking Cares…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 71 – Tom Menges on His 1986 Mack Superliner and Keeping Classics Alive
We sit down with Tom Menges, owner of Sweet-Smooth & Sassy, his restored 1986 Mack Superliner show truck, to talk about classic Mack power, truck restoration…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 70 – Share the Road on Truck Safety, Blind Spots, and Saving Lives
We sit down with Tina Klein and Allen Boyd, professional truck drivers with the American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road program, to talk about highway…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 69 – Elizabeth Overmann on Nuclear Verdicts, Trucking Risk, and Legal Defense
We sit down with Elizabeth Overmann, defense litigation attorney with Ragsdale Liggett in Raleigh, North Carolina, to talk about nuclear verdicts and the…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 68 – Jeremy Whatley on Chrome Shop Mafia, Custom Truck Parts, and GBATS
We sit down with Jeremy Whatley, social influence manager with 4 State Trucks, home of the Chrome Shop Mafia, to talk about custom truck parts, social media…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 67 – Harish Kapur on Truck Insurance, Premiums, and Protecting Your Business
We sit down with Harish Kapur, president and co-owner of Across America Insurance, to talk about one of the biggest pressure points facing truckers and fleets…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 66 – Dan Boeke on Driver Retention, Fleet Culture, and Cookie Carriers
We sit down with Dan Boeke, secretary and treasurer with Cookie Carriers in Butler, Indiana, to talk about driver recruitment, retention, family business…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 65 – Stephanie Davis on Experiential Trucking, Event Logistics, and Life on the Road
We sit down with Stephanie Davis, also known as Red, a truck driver with SME, to talk about the world of experiential marketing and the trucking that makes…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 64 – Matt Balazs on Fleet Growth, National Accounts, and Why Mack
We sit down with Matt Balazs, Director of On-Highway National Accounts at Mack Trucks, to talk about growing Mack’s presence in the highway market, supporting…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 63 – Phillip Atwood on Branding, the Trucking Industry, and Growing Your Business
We sit down with Phillip Atwood, principal of Vessel, a branding and marketing agency, to break down what a brand actually is, why owner-operators need one…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 62 – JJ Owen on Closing the Connection Gap with Gen Z and Skilled Trades
We sit down with JJ Owen, Executive Director of Skills Jam, a non-profit built to reach Gen Z where they already are and show them what a reaal career in the…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 61 – Tony O'Connell on Road Trains, Extreme Trucking, and Mack in Australia
We sit down with Tony O'Connell, vice president of sales and marketing for Mack Trucks Australia, to go behind the scenes of what makes the Australian market…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 60 – Tom Bryant on NASCAR Operations, Logistics, and Mack Pioneers
We sit down with Tom Bryant, vice president of racing operations with NASCAR, to go behind the scenes of what it takes to deliver a race weekend. From security…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 59 – Adam Knight on Diecast Trucks, Collectibles, and Building a Brand in Miniature
We sit down with Adam Knight, vice president of sales and marketing at First Gear Inc., to explore how detailed diecast trucks go from full-size CAD data to…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 58 – Mr. Trashman on Building a Dumpster Business and the Power of Relationships
In this episode, we sit down with Averell Laird, better known as Mr. TrashMan, owner of Mr. TrashMan Dumpster Rental in the Houston area, along with "MackDaddy…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 57 – Mike Morgan on Mackvader, Big Rig Racing, and Life on the Track
We sit down with Mike Morgan, also known as “88 Mike,” a Mack Trucks elite technician and the driver of Mackvader, a Class 8 race truck competing in the…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 56 – Nadine and Walter the Bulldog on Skateboarding, Stardom, and Mack Pride
This episode brings a different kind of guest to Beyond the Bulldog. We sit down with Nadine and Walter the Bulldog, the official Mack Trucks mascot, to talk…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 55 – Grant Aschenbeck on Finding Business, Dealership Prep, and Buying Smart
We sit down with Grant Aschenbeck, salesman with Bruckner’s Truck and Equipment in Odessa, Texas, to talk about two sides of the same coin: how owner operators…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 54 – Kelsea Eckert on Crash Claims, Downtime Pay, and Avoiding Insurance Traps
This episode is dedicated to helping truckers who are involved in a crash learn how to protect themselves, handle the claims process, and get back to business…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 53 – Trace Plaugher on Hauling, Building a Fleet, and Mack in Ohio
We sit down with Trace Plaugher, owner of Buckeye Floridian Materials in northwest Ohio, to talk about an unexpected career pivot and the real-world grind of…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 52 – Beyond the Bulldog Year One: Best Moments, Biggest Lessons, and the People Behind the Stories
We are celebrating one full year of Beyond the Bulldog, and this episode is a highlight reel of the moments that defined the first season. Over the past year…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 51 – Lukas Yates on Designing the New Mack Granite and Keystone, and Why Function Comes First
Following the launch of the all new Mack Granite and Mack Keystone, we sit down with Lukas Yates, Chief Designer at Mack Trucks, to go behind the scenes of…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 50 – Alexander Long on Turning Industrial Plastic Waste into Profit, and Why Trucking Makes It Possible
We sit down with Alexander Long, CEO and co-founder of Topia, a post-industrial plastics recycling company building a major operation in Burlington, North…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 49 – George Quigley on Blind Spots, Safety Education, and a Crash That Changed Everything
We sit down with George Quigley, a veteran truck driver with decades of experience across North America as both a company driver and owner operator. George…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 48 – Dan Wagner on Teen Driver Training, Crash Prevention, and the “Arrive Alive” Mindset
America has more vehicle safety technology than ever, yet roadway fatalities have climbed sharply over the last decade. Dan Wagner, founder of Teen Driving…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 47 – Anna Long on Finding a Career in Trucking, CDL School, and Life in LTL
We sit down with Anna Long, a pickup and delivery driver for a national LTL carrier, to talk about choosing trucking as a career and what the path really looks…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 46 – Ben Greenberg on NCTA and ATA Updates, CDL Integrity, and Illegal Truck Immobilization
Ben Greenberg is back on Beyond the Bulldog for a fast-moving update from the front lines of trucking advocacy. As president and CEO of the North Carolina…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 45 – Heather Heggie on Mack Financial Services Canada, Truck Financing, and Building Long Term Relationships
In this episode, we sit down with Heather Heggie, Managing Director of Mack Financial Services in Canada, to talk about the part of trucking that most people…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 44 – Mike McMahon on Dealer of the Year Service, Customer Trust, and Being a Ten Every Day
We sit down with Mike McMahon, co-owner of McMahon Truck Centers, a Mack and Volvo dealership group with ten locations across six states. In this conversation…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 43 – Dr. Lon Morgan on Health, Habits, and Fitness for Truck Drivers
This episode of Beyond the Bulldog focuses on the one asset truck drivers cannot afford to lose: their health. Our guest is Dr. Lon Morgan, a family practice…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 42 – Brian Cooke on Tank Trailers, Safety, and Custom Solutions
We sit down with Brian Cooke, vice president of sales and operations at R.W. McCollum in Greensboro, North Carolina, to talk about the tank trailers that keep…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 41 – Wright Archer III on Bids, Building Roads, and Keeping Highways Safe
We are back with Wright Archer, division engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, to continue our deep dive into how roads really come…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 40 – Wright Archer III on Road Design, Urban Loops, and Safer Highways
We sit down with Wright Archer III, division engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, to unpack what really goes into the roads we drive…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 39 – Growing with Purpose: Pat Godwin Jr. on Mergers, Innovation, and the Future of The Godwin Group
In his fourth appearance on Beyond the Bulldog, Pat Godwin Jr., President of The Godwin Group, returns to continue the story of how a small family fabrication…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 38 – Built from the Ground Up: Pat Godwin Jr. on Family, Fabrication, and Doing It the Right Way
In his third appearance on Beyond the Bulldog, Pat Godwin Jr., President of The Godwin Group, returns to continue the story of how a family-run operation in…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 37 – Carrying the Bulldog Legacy: Tom Mack on Family, History, and What Endures
In his second appearance on Beyond the Bulldog, Tom Mack, great-grandson of Jack Mack, returns to continue the story of the Mack family after the company’s…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 36 – Jonathan Randall on Mack’s Momentum, New Trucks, and the Road to 2026
We sit down with Jonathan Randall, "JR", president of Mack Trucks North America, to talk about what it really means to lead a 125-year-old brand through one of…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 35 – Doug Maney on Mack Bulldogs, Archives, and the Future of the Museum
We return to the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with curator and self-described caretaker of Mack history, Doug Maney. Surrounded by…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 34 – Creating Mack Memories: Christa Tam on Customer Tours, Quality, and the Experience Center
Our podcast team heads to the Mack Trucks Experience Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to sit down with Brand Experience Specialist Christa Tam. What started…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 33 – Tony Justice on Trucking, Country Music, and Keeping the Tradition Alive
We are joined by trucker, country music singer, and songwriter Tony Justice, whose life has always run on two parallel highways: hauling freight and writing…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 32 – The Last Mack at Mack Trucks: Tom Mack on Family Legacy, Quality, and a 1957 Fire Truck
We’re back at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, PA. This time with Tom Mack, great grandson of founder John “Jack” Mack and the last Mack family…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 31 – Preserving Mack History: Doug Maney on the Museum, Allentown’s Legacy, and the Experience Center
On this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we’re on location at the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in Allentown, PA, where curator Doug Maney — self-described…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 30 – Building Tomorrow’s Technicians: Forsyth Tech’s National Championship Journey
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we’re joined by Forsyth Technical Community College, the winners of the 2025 TMC FutureTech National Student Technician…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 29 – Leading with Safety: Tandy Carpenter on Building a Culture That Drives Success
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Tandy Carpenter, Director of Safety at Edwards Wood Products-Transportation, to discuss how strong…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 28 – Fueled by Grit: Ingrid Brown on Life, Legacy, and Lessons from the Road
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Ingrid Brown, owner-operator, safety advocate, and proud voice for America’s professional drivers. With…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 27 – Precision and Patience: Training the Next Generation of Professional Drivers
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Brian Walker, Lead Instructor at Randolph Community College’s Truck Driver Training Program, 13-time…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 26 – Chasing Pure Profit: Jamie Hagen on Fuel Efficiency, Mack Trucks, and Building Hell Bent Xpress
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Jamie Hagen, owner of Hell Bent Xpress and long-time Mack Trucks advocate, to talk about the business…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 25 – Taming Truck Insurance with Jared Sweeney (Cottingham & Butler)
Jared Sweeney, Vice President, Transportation Group at Cottingham & Butler, joins Beyond the Bulldog to demystify trucking insurance—why costs keep climbing…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 24 – Women Drive the Industry: Ingrid Brown on Opportunity & Advocacy
In her second of three appearances, Ingrid Brown—46-year professional driver, Operations Manager at Blackjack Express, and long-time Women In Trucking (WIT)…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 23 – Protecting the Protectors: Jason Johnson on Project K9 Hero
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Jason Johnson, Founder and CEO of Project K9 Hero, a nonprofit dedicated to caring for retired…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 22 – AI, Freight Resilience, and Load Finder with Amit Ahluwalia
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Amit Alhuwalia, co-founder of Class8, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping trucking…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 21 – Life on the Road and Building Strong Teams with Ingrid Brown
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Ingrid Brown, professional driver and Operations Manager at Blackjack Express, LLC. With more than four…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 20 – Life in the Fast Lane: Gary Moneypenny on Trucking, Racing, and Relationships
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Gary Moneypenny, CDL transport driver with Jackson Motorsports. From hauling tires in the desert to…
Beyond the BulldogMile Marker 19 – Building Military-Ready Trucks with David Hartzell
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with David Hartzell, President & CEO of Mack Defense. With a career spanning decades at Mack Trucks, David…