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Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends

Freight Efficiency With NACFE’s Mike Roeth & Friends is a regular podcast series that focuses on current technologies and practices that help fleets achieve the best possible freight efficiency for their given application. It also will provide insight into emerging technologies such as electric and autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on freight efficiency.NACFE’s Executive Director, Mike Roeth, will interview executives from the trucking industry and other parties that are interested

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27:02

Ep. 122: Graham Richard – Advisor to CEOs and Founders

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/10/28

Graham Richard, advisor to CEOs and founders leading innovation clean economy companies, talks about his affinity for the clean economy, his time in the Indiana State Senate, and his time as mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He also talks about work he has done on energy and its impact on the environment and about implementing an idle reduction solution for his city’s fleet of trucks. And finally, he shares the theme of his life and talks about one of the proudest moments of his life.

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23:33

Ep. 121: Mike McHorse – NACFE

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/10/14

Mike McHorse, NACFE’s director of industry engagement, explains why he has diesel in his blood and his family’s long history in trucking. He also talks about his involvement with the launch of the Freightliner Cascadia, Team Run Smart and some of the initial work with autonomous technology. He explains what makes a good value story, what brought him to NACFE, and his love for emerging technologies.

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23:42

Ep. 120: Dan Gage – The Transport Project

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/09/30

Dan Gage, president of The Transport Project, talks about the process of rebranding an organization, explains what a sustainability solutionist is, and why he thinks now is the perfect opportunity for natural gas. He also explains the different types of feedstocks for RNG, the economics of the fuel and clears up some of the misconceptions.

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23:25

Ep. 119: Rachael Nealer – U.S. Joint Office of Energy...

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/09/16

Rachael Nealer, energy and transportation leader, former executive director of the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, talks about why it is important to break down silos, new models for momentum, and the importance of making research actionable. She also talks about what she thinks can be applied from passenger cars to trucks, and why money is not the only thing needed to transition to a new technology. She also shares what she sees as some of the less common benefits and challenges of

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26:33

Ep. 118: Dan Priestley – Tesla

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/09/04

Dan Priestley, Director, Semi at Tesla, talks about the early days of the Tesla Semi, why they are focusing on the on-highway segment of the market, the truck’s development and what were some of the lessons they learned in the early days. He also provides an update on where Tesla is today, why he loves working with fleets, why sometimes it can be challenging for fleets to make a big commitment on a new technology and why he thinks in the future fleets will appreciate the longevity and potential of

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23:27

Ep. 117: John Walters – Valvoline

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/08/20

John Walters, vice president and general manager, heavy-duty, Americas for Valvoline, talks about his love for technology, how fate brought him to trucking, and why we all have a stake in making the trucking industry more efficient. He also talks about the work Valvoline is doing to prove to the heavy-duty market that it belongs. And he shares his thoughts on the Messy Middle, why he welcomes it and wants to be a part of it and explains how the trucking industry is like an elephant.

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25:36

Ep. 116: Leia Guccione – RMI

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/08/05

Leia Guccione, managing director of Carbon-Free Transportation at RMI, talks about her career in the Navy and the Naval Reserve and how the skills she learned there transferred to her job in the civilian world. She also talks about the value teams bring to problem solving, her passion for working on a problem from a variety of angles, what excites her about working in transportation, the transportation transformation that is taking place and how BEVs have the potential to make it easier to make the

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25:09

Ep. 115: Cliff Campbell – Center for Freight and...

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/07/22

Cliff Campbell, managing director and industry liaison officer for the Center For Freight and Logistics Efficiency With Electrified and Automated Trucking, explains what the organization does to bridge the valley of death in innovation and how the center leverages the research dollars of its members. He also talks about the three projects that are currently underway at the center which include an EV case study, development of a new type of motor and 3D printing of EV parts. He also shares his views

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22:59

Ep. 114: Jason Morgan – Fleet Equipment

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/07/08

Jason Morgan, content director at Fleet Equipment, talks about how the pandemic shaped Fleet Equipment’s direction and his move from magazine editor to digital content producer. He also talks about his desire to tell a great story, what keeps him in trucking and his impressions of ACT Expo. He also shares his thoughts on what it’s going to take to get us through the next several years.

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25:30

Ep. 113: Kim Ehrenhaft – NACFE

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/06/24

Kim Ehrenhaft, NACFE’s design director and trucking industry marketing consultant, talks about her career in the trucking industry, the work she does for NACFE, the role of graphics and infographics and makes an infographic successful. She also talks about the value Run on Less brings to the trucking industry and peels back the curtain about what happens at visits to the participating fleets.

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21:55

Ep. 112: Deborah Lockridge – Heavy Duty Trucking

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/06/10

Deborah Lockridge, editor and associate publisher of Heavy Duty Trucking, why she loves the trucking industry, what makes Heavy Duty Trucking unique and its role in the trucking industry of providing perspective and insights. She also shares her opinion on whether trucking is more challenging now than it was in the past and about how we are doing attracting women to the industry. And she gives tips on what makes a good story.

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Ep. 111: Giorgio Rizzoni – The Ohio State University...

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/05/27

Ep. 111: Giorgio Rizzoni, professor at The Ohio State University and director of the Center For Automotive Research, talks about how he came to Ohio State and explains the role of a research center in educating the next generation of engineers. He also talks about his role in developing engine controls and emissions controls. He also talks about his work at the DOE hybrid-electric refuse trucks, what he is excited about in trucking and the importance of writing.

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Ep. 110: Mike Rowand – Energy and Electric...

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/05/13

Ep. 110: Mike Rowand, energy and electric transportation consultant, talks about his career with Duke Energy, his work with EPRI and his role as an interface between the utility and the trucking industries. He also talks what utilities need to know about trucking and about grid readiness. He explains the role of communication and collaboration and how fleets can help utilities do a better job of serving them.

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Ep. 109: Ken North – NACFE

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/04/29

Ep. 109: Ken North, NACFE’s emerging technologies consultant, talks with Mike about the curve ball from his youth that changed his career plans and led him back to trucking, the value of relationships in the trucking industry, and why he joined NACFE. He also comments on what’s special about the trucking industry, the role of efficiency in logistics and transportation for economic survival and what technologies intrigue him. And he talks about his connection to the pioneers.

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23:35

Ep. 108: Andrew Halonen – Mayflower Consulting

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/04/15

Ep. 108: Andrew Halonen, president of Mayflower Consulting, talks about his passion for lightweighting, and why he sees himself as a technology matchmaker. He also talks about a new technology for trailers called origami, the importance of keeping an open mind when it comes to new materials, sustainability and lightweighting and the role of AI in helping to find cost savings and sustainable solutions.

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Ep. 107: Elaine Jones – Stillwater Hospice

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/04/01

Ep. 107: Elaine Jones, chief financial officer at Stillwater Hospice and NACFE’s accountant, talks about the importance of target costing in product design and why everyone needs to understand what something costs to build and why. She also shares her thoughts about NACFE, the contractor business model and she gives advice on getting through these times of uncertainty and even gives Mike some advice for the future.

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25:37

Ep. 106: Emilia Sibley – Terawatt

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/02/18

Emilia Sibley, general manager of Terawatt, talks about how EV infrastructure seems like a solvable problem, what’s she’s learned about the trucking industry and the importance of listening to fleets. She also comments on how we are in a once in a century transition and the need to lean in to the transition.

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27:29

Ep. 105: Ryan Bankerd – UPS and NACFE board member

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/02/04

Ryan Bankerd, global director of automotive sustainability at UPS and NACFE board member, talks about his status as a NACFE fanboy, decarbonizing the world’s largest private delivery fleet and why he thinks it’s time to change the messy middle to the middle. He also talks about UPS’ rolling laboratory, the technologies UPS is scaling and he offers advice on how fleets should approach the next few years when looking at technology solutions.

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Ep. 104: Dean Bushey – NACFE

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/01/21

Dean Bushey, NACFE’s director of programs, talks about his career in the military and how it led to his involvement with autonomous vehicles. He also commented on the current and future state of AVs, and his work on the Electric Vehicle Working Group. He shared his thoughts on making it through the messy middle and gave advice on preparing for autonomous trucks.

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Ep. 103: Yann Kulp – Driivz

Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends ·

2025/01/07

Yann Kulp, director of sales – USA for Driivz, talks about the two ways of looking at transportation, his definition of EV suitability and the benefits of being tactical. He also explains what Driivz is and encourages fleets to begin taking baby steps and look for use cases for BEVs.

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