Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends
NACFE
Show overview
Freight Efficiency with NACFE‘s Mike Roeth & Friends launched in 2025 and has put out 33 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 27 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by NACFE.
From the publisher
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 in improving the overall efficiency and sustainability of goods movement in North America, which includes currently available technologies as well as emerging technologies such as electric and autonomous vehicles.If you would like to suggest a topic for this podcast, please contact Denise Rondini, NACFE’s communications director at [email protected]
Latest Episodes
View all 33 episodesEp. 145: Jeff Seger – InProTech
Ep. 144: Katerina Jones – Fleet Advantage
Ep. 143: Tucker Perkins – Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)
Ep. 142: Terry Stefankiewicz – National Soccer Festival
Ep. 141: Royal Jones - MVT
Ep. 140: John Verdon - Nevoya
Ep. 139: Josh Fisher – Fleet Owner
Ep. 138: Vinny Riscica – Con Edison
Ep. 137: Emily Long – NACFE
Ep. 136: Matt Srnec – Thermo King
Ep. 135: Steve Mignardi – NACFE Board Chairman
Ep. 134: Dakota Semler – Xos Trucks
Ep. 133: Tom Lincoln – Dana
Ep 133Ep. 132: Derek Turbide – Greenlane
Derek Turbide, senior vice president of sales at Greenlane, talks about how he can bring what he learned from his time with natural gas to the battery electric side. He also shares how charging sites are selected, Greenlane’s Colton, California site, and the importance of making the charging experience better than the status quo. He also shares Greenlane’s near-term plans for charging hubs, the impact of federal, state and local policies and why now is the best time to be planning for the future.
Ep 132Ep. 131: Chris Hammond – Great Dane
Chris Hammond, executive vice president, industry affairs and strategic accounts at Great Dane, talks about the 126 year history of the company, the various roles he has held during his long tenure with the company and his new role. He also talks about where trailers are headed in the future, what the industry needs to know about trailers and shares advice he would give to his younger self and people who are new to trucking.
Ep 131Ep. 130: Chris Guerrero – ENGIE Resources
Chris Guerrero, vice president of marketing at ENGIE Resources, talks about his work with Starship, the three main positions in the energy space and green hushing. He also talks about his love of storytelling, why it is important to share good stories and what is keeping him confident during the energy transition.
Ep 130Ep. 129: Susan Fall – LaunchIt PR
Susan Fall, owner of LaunchIt PR, talks about her work during the pioneering days of telematics in trucking, the importance of messaging when introducing a product and she shares some of her success stories with clients. She also talks about why it’s wrong to cut marketing and PR when times are slow and she offers advice to both tech companies and fleets to help the industry stay strong.
Ep 129Ep. 128: Blair Hefty – Coyne PR
Blair Hefty, senior media manager at Coyne PR, talks about his career in public relations, how things have changed in in that industry in the past 20 years and his love of the motor sports industry. He also talks about the importance of the personal touch in business, the need for in-person events, what he likes about the trucking industry, what frustrates him about it and how we should deal with change. He also shares his thoughts on what makes a good event, including the mixing business with some social and fun time.
Ep 128Ep. 127: Mark Willis – Road Dog Trucking News
Mark Willis, host of Road Dog Trucking News on Sirius XM, talks about his show and how he finds guests, his background in hard news, and the biggest stories of 2025. He also talks about his passion for safety, what drivers are saying about technology and the elements of a good story.
Ep 127Ep. 126: Zhe Wang – RMI
Zhe Wang, principal of RMI’s China program, talks about China’s focus on decarbonizing trucking, the fast growth of what he calls new energy trucks, and what is driving this growth. He also talks about the recent Rush to Zero program, which was modeled on NACFE’s Run on Less, and the program’s role in increasing the confidence in the viability of new energy trucks in the Chinese market.