Inside The Triangle

In today’s episode, Alexa Anderson, Allie Leedom, and Juan Rodriguez (Willie’s Angels 😃) from our fantastic Night Ops team join Darin to talk all about what goes on after hours at Decker Truck Line.

Darin starts with a “congratulations” to Alexa for being promoted to Fleet Manager! Congratulations Alexa, you earned it!

Listen as the group talk about how they got into working at Decker in the Night Ops department, and chat about their most memorable “after hours” moments! They also talk about the different shifts they work as the Night Ops team, and how they get prepared to work after hours without the rest of the departments in the office.

Last but not least, Darin announces our June Drivers of the Month and the June Scorecard and SmartDrive bonuses. We have a goal for next month…let’s reach $90k in bonuses!! You can do it!

Listen closely to hear Darin’s fun trivia question. The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

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In this highly anticipated episode, Fuel Manager Janelle Sorenson and Fleet Manager Andrew Mlodzik join Darin to talk all about Decker’s Fuel Program, with special guest Professional Driver Dale Leman!

This is a great opportunity to learn about our Fuel Program from the perspectives of a Fleet Manager, a Driver, and the Fuel Manager herself. Janelle explains why the fuel solutions are important and how she decides where fuel stops are routed. Andrew tells us what to do if you can’t make it to your fuel stop or if you have any questions regarding your solution. Dale gives great advice to Drivers on how to attain all 50 Fuel Compliance points in your scorecard. Janelle, Andrew, and Dale also give their words of wisdom to all Professional Drivers out there!

But first, Professional Driver Tim Olden stops in to tell us about the latest truck show he participated in – the Walcott Truckers Jamboree. Tim brought DTL two trophies, including Third Place in Working Truck Combination for his tractor and our IMTA trailer! Congrats, Tim!

Listen closely to hear Darin’s fun trivia question. The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

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Decker Driver Spotlight: Angela Crager

In this episode of Inside the Triangle, Kati Frahm takes over as host to interview Darin Ladlie for our 52nd episode!

Darin takes a deep dive into the Lease Purchase (LP) and Owner Operator (OO) Program offered here at Decker Truck Line. He talks about what a Professional Driver should expect as a LP/OO Driver when it comes to pay, fees, taxes, benefits, and more. He also gives great advice to Drivers who are thinking about joining the program and how to be successful!

Darin also updates our listeners with a WorkHound Win! Decker Truck Line is excited to announce that we are increasing our employer match on your 401(k)!

And lastly, Darin announces our May Drivers of the Month and gives details on our May Scorecard and SmartDrive bonus payout.

Listen closely to hear Darin’s fun trivia question. The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

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Decker Driver Recruiters, Anna Randazzo, Clarisa Bernard and Mitch Dooley join host Darin Ladlie in this week’s episode of Inside the Triangle!

Last week, the entire Recruiting Department was finally able to get together again!  Anna, Clarisa and Mitch took time out of their busy, busy week to do a podcast with Darin about the Recruiting Department at DTL.  They talk about how every Professional Driver has a different personality and communication style, and how here at Decker, our Driver Recruiters are able to use their own approach to recruit Drivers.  Some Drivers are into email, others prefer phone calls, and some love social media!  And at DTL, we truly have a Recruiter fit for any kind of Professional Driver!

Listen closely to hear Clarisa’s fun trivia question at the end.  The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

In this episode of Inside the Triangle, Jesse Butler (Recruiter), Kati Frahm (Communications Coordinator), and Tammy O’Tool (Vice President of Administration) join host Darin Ladlie to talk about our Maintenance Department Appreciation Week, and also to talk about all the different channels of communication that we have to offer for our Professional Drivers!

As you know, this week is our Maintenance Department Appreciation Week where we give our thanks to this fantastic team. They work endlessly to make sure our Professional Drivers are safe and on the road. We hope you’ve had a chance to shop at one of our 6 shops to grab some lunch and take the time to say thanks to all of the very hard workers in the Maintenance Department.

Jesse, Kati, and Tammy also discuss our various means of communication where we release any news, announcements, updates, and other items that you may need to know about! We also have lots of different social media channels where we post photos, videos, safety messages, and more!

Stick around as Darin goes head-to-head with the Communications Gals in a fun trivia game!

Listen closely to hear Darin’s fun trivia question. The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

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Sponsorships: off for this episode

Please join us as Laura Biberdorf, Detention & Appointments Coordinator and Megan Laughlin, Customer Service Assistant, join host Darin Ladlie in this week’s episode of Inside the Triangle.

In this highly requested episode, Megan, Laura, and Darin talk about Detention Pay and everything that goes on behind the scenes to make sure our Drivers are being compensated correctly.  Plus, Laura and Megan give Drivers some great tips that can help the process be as efficient as possible.

Darin also reports that we have another WorkHound Win!  DTL’s tarping pay has been raised to $25.00!  Thank you Drivers for all your suggestions you’ve been sending in through WorkHound.  Keep them coming!

Listen closely to the end of the podcast to hear Megan’s fun trivia question.  The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

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Decker Driver Spotlight!

Professional Driver Patrick Barb joins host Darin Ladlie over the phone in this episode of Inside the Triangle.

Patrick is a new Decker Driver who joined the DTL family back in March. In this episode, he and Darin discuss Driver Orientation and what the onboarding process was like. Patrick also talks about the ART Program and why he thinks it's such a great tool for Drivers joining Decker. Patrick's advice is to not be afraid to reach out and talk to someone. Whether you have a suggestion, have a frustration, or just need someone to talk to, the staff at Decker are a listening ear! 

Listen closely to hear Darin's fun trivia question! The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  If you have any topic suggestions or questions you want answered or discussed on an upcoming podcast, e-mail them to [email protected].  Or, you can create a voice memo on your smart phone and e-mail it to [email protected]

Nick Hillesheim, Chief Sales Officer of TVC, joins host Darin Ladlie over the phone in this special episode of Inside the Triangle!

Listen closely to hear Darin’s fun trivia question! The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card from Darin!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  If you have any topic suggestions or questions you want answered or discussed on an upcoming podcast, e-mail them to [email protected].  Or, you can create a voice memo on your smart phone and e-mail it to [email protected]

Professional Driver Tim Olden joins host Darin Ladlie to talk about the East Coast Truckers Jamboree Tim attended last week!

The East Coast Truckers Jamboree was May 6-9 in Kenly, North Carolina and Tim was proud to present his 2012 Peterbilt 386. Although the weather wasn’t the greatest, and even damaged his truck signage, Tim had a great time showing off his exceptional truck and promoting Decker Truck Line! He even brought home a trophy that DTL will proudly display in our trophy case! Tim’s next truck show is the Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 8-10 in Walcott, Iowa.

Darin also takes time to congratulate Tim on earning his Million Mile and 2020 Owner Operator of the Year. Congratulations, Tim!

This week, our guest Tim has a trivia question! The first person to answer correctly wins a Pilot Flying J gift card from Darin!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  If you have any topic suggestions or questions you want answered or discussed on an upcoming podcast, e-mail them to [email protected].  Or, you can create a voice memo on your smart phone and e-mail it to [email protected]