Taking The Hire Road EP166 Embrace the Suck: Navigating the Trucking Industry with Karen Smerchek

Published: July 25, 2024, 6 p.m.

Karen Smerchek, President of Veriha Trucking, joins Jeremy Reymer on the latest episode of Taking the Hire Road. Karen is an industry veteran and shares her story about the family business and what trucking means to their legacy. Karen and Jeremy will also dive into how carriers can embrace the current operating environment and why improving the lives of both truck drivers and trucking industry personnel matters. Plus, get an insider\u2019s perspective from Karen, the next Chair of TCA (Truckload Carriers Association), on the value associations bring to carriers when they leverage that unique trucking industry involvement.\nSpecial thanks to the show\u2019s sponsors!\nThe National Transportation Institute (https://driverwages.com/)\nCareer Now Brands (https://careernowbrands.com/)\nCarrier Intelligence (https://www.carrierintelligence.com/)\nInfiniti-I (https://infinitiworkforce.com/)\nWorkhound (https://workhound.com/)\nAsurint (https://asurint.com/)\nArya By Leoforce (https://leoforce.com/)\nDriverReach (https://www.driverreach.com)\nSeiza (https://www.seiza.co/)\nDrive My Way (https://www.drivemyway.com/)\nF| Staff (https://www.fstaff.com/)\nTrucksafe (https://www.trucksafe.com/)\nSeated Social (https://seated-social.com/)\nRepowr (https://repowr.com/)\nFollow the Freightonomics Podcast\nOther FreightWaves Shows\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices