Transport Topics Radio
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Transport Topics Radio has expanded its rebroadcast programming on SiriusXM Radio, Channel 146.
Each week, host Dan Ronan, TT’s managing producer-multimedia/senior reporter, brings listeners up-to-date news from government, business, logistics and other sectors of the industry.
The program initially airs live on Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. ET.
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The program is also rebroadcast three times each weekend. In addition to the first airing, you can hear TT Radio at the following times:
- Saturday nights from 11 p.m. ET until Sundays at 1 a.m. ET
- Sunday afternoons from noon-2 p.m. ET
- Sunday nights from 9-11 p.m. ET
SiriusXM is available live and on demand at siriusxm.com with a paid subscription.
Here's Ronan's lineup for the March 16 show:
- The American Association of Port Authorities is holding its annual legislative summit this coming week in Washington, D.C., and we are joined by its vice president of government affairs John Bressler to preview the event and discuss the nearly $19 billion in federal spending that is going to the nation’s ports as part of the Biden infrastructure law.
- From our recent visit to TMC in New Orleans, we are joined by Daniel Burrows, the general manager of TruckWings, a product that researchers say can improve a truck’s fuel economy by as much as 6% when the $5,000 device is installed on a truck cab to reduce aerodynamic drag.
- Also from TMC, we are joined by Mike Roeth, the executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, on recent improvements to improve fuel performance of trucks and where the industry may be headed the next five to 10 years with alternative fuels.
- Kyle Zimmerman, the manager of public relations for Volvo Trucks North America, joins us to discuss the unveiling of the completely redesigned Volvo VNL truck.
Here's Ronan's lineup for the March 9 show:
From the recent Recruitment and Retention conference in Nashville, we will focus all four segments this week on recruiting and retention issues.
- We are joined by Erin Ketchum, vice president of driver recruiting and retention at Cowan Systems of Baltimore.
- Steve Sichterman, vice president of client services, with the recruiting and retention company Conversion Interactive Agency of Nashville.
- Tim Norlin, vice president of driver employment at Roehl Transport in Marshfield, Wis.
- Scott Dismuke, vice president of operations for the driver retention company PDA, People. Data. Analytics of Nashville.
Here's Ronan's lineup for the March 2 show:
- Matt Hart, executive director of the Illinois Trucking Association, joins us to discuss the efforts in the Illinois General Assembly to have that state enact similar emission requirements that are in place in California and what the impact would be on the trucking industry.
- Ian Jefferies, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, discusses the first anniversary of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and the status of legislation in Congress to improve railroad safety, as the industry waits for the NTSB report on the accident.
- Author and former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard discusses the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what that is doing to energy markets worldwide. Ballard is an expert on energy issues and has written a book discussing the transition to electric and nonfossil-fueled vehicles.
- From the recent Recruitment and Retention Conference in Nashville, we are joined by Matt Ellsworth with Central Oregon Truck Co., on the challenges midsized trucking companies are facing retaining top drivers and what companies such as his are doing to improve retention.
Here's Ronan's lineup for the Feb. 24 show:
- It’s our monthly Reporters Roundtable with three of the best journalists in the business discussing the important issues in transportation. We are joined by TT Executive Editor Joe Howard, ENR News Editor and Reporter Tom Ichniowski and Transportation Reporter Lillianna Byington with Bloomberg News.
- Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka joins us to discuss the freight recovery at the West Coast ports and what is fueling that effort, as container growth in December and January was strong at both Los Angeles and adjacent Long Beach.
- Technology & Maintenance Council Executive Director Robert Braswell joins us with a preview of the upcoming TMC conference, March 4-7 in New Orleans. This interview with Braswell is from our TT Newsmakers series, which is available online at TTNews.com.