Terminal Exchange

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Terminal Exchange episodes

  • Ep. 45 // Big Truck Grandpa: Neil Barbour

    Driving cross-country every week doesn’t mean that you actually see a lot of the United States.

    But while he’s passing those signs on the highway, Neil Barbour is making a
    list of places to travel.

    We talk faith and family with Neil this week as he walks us

    through the miles of his life: from a recent mission trip to Tijuana, to his
    current journey of moving to Arkansas in an RV, and the 2020 cross country trip
    his grandchildren are planning with him.

    The weekly miles don’t fatigue the thrill of the road for Neil.

    Instead, they fuel his sense of adventure as he notes the places he wants to
    visit.

    Join in the conversation with Neil as we talk about scaling

    mountainsides, planning trips, and the joy of hauling Nussbaum trailers that open
    doors for discussion.

    Pictures
    Quotes
    • “Truck driving is a great way to spread the love
    of God.”
  • “We walk hand-in-hand: me, the company, and
    • God.”
    Links

    Joyful Harvest Church

    Nussbaum’s Haul of Faith

    Guayakí Yerba Mate: Sparkling Cranberry Pomegranate

    32 min
  • Ep. 44 // Cooking Up Good Times With Tianne Overmyer
    The Baby of the Family

    You probably knew about Nussbaum family members working at Nussbaum Transportation by their names: Brent Nussbaum, Kirk Nussbaum, and Brendon Nussbaum. But did you know about the fourth?

    Alden and Tillie Nussbaum’s seventh child, the baby of the siblings, is making a living at Nussbaum among other employees.

    As a driver, you’ve probably heard from her as a recruiter or the head of the driver trainee program. And as a non-driver, you can’t miss her irresistibly joyful smile and laughter in the office.

    Bend an ear to this episode of Terminal Exchange as Tianne Overmyer divulges her unique perspective on Nussbaum Transportation as an owner, an employee, and one of Alden and Tillie Nussbaum’s daughters.

    Quotes
    • · “Her [Tillie] best quality, her biggest quality, was the generosity that she had for the poor and the little children.”
    • “He [Brent] hit a nerve, and I unloaded on him! And I told him exactly why I could not move back.”
    • “He [Alden] wasn’t one to spend a lot of money. My mom would buy things and hide them in the basement from him.”
    • “I think he [Alden] would be very humbled. I think he would appreciate the job that’s being done. And I think he would appreciate the fact that we’ve always looked to the Lord for our blessings and our discernment and our growth. I think he’d be very humbled.”
    • “I really enjoy seeing the trainees come in and blossom.”
    • “I really learned how much God loves us through those kids. Because they just love me. If they love me that much, I can’t imagine how much my Heavenly Father must love me.”
    Links
    • Tillie Nussbaum’s Obituary
    • Tillie’s recipes in the Dashboard

    38 min
  • Ep. 43 // Avocado Man: Colonel Jay Clason

    Grab a seat and lean in, because we’re sitting down with Jay

    Clason. Jay’s a man with 37 years in the U.S. Army, 34 countries under his
    boots, and 49 states notched in his belt. You could say he’s been around the
    block a few times.

    Jay leads us through his life from being drafted at the end

    of the Vietnam War through his progression to Lieutenant Colonel and beyond. Full
    of noteworthy quotes, eyebrow-raising friendships, and one hefty resume, Jay is
    sure to delight in this episode of Terminal Exchange.

    And how does one with such a dense resume end up running

    miles for Nussbaum Transportation? Jay fills in the gaps and leaves you with an
    incredulous cliffhanger.

    He’ll be back, don’t worry.

    Quotes
    • “When they’d say, ‘Wow, you’ve had a lot of
    jobs…’ My answer was, “Well, I need to figure out what I want to do when I grow
    up. And I think I have. It’s called retirement.’”
  • “You never know what people see in you that you
    • don’t recognize in yourself.”
  • “I wrote the DOD portion of the National
    • Response Plan in 2002.”
  • “I’ve lived in big cities all over the world,
    • but I’m a country kid from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I do not want to
    live in Washington, D.C.!”
  • “I’ve slept on top of tanks, in the back of
    • trucks and Humvees, in the sand, in the snow. But I’ve also slept on the floor
    of the House of Representatives – we did a terrorist training exercise to
    defend Congress.”
  • “For the military, we only know two worlds… we
    • go to war, or we’re training to do that.”
  • “I haven’t grown up yet.”
    • Links
    • General Mattis
    • General John Kelly
    • Christian
    Resort Ministries
    46 min
  • Ep. 42 // What Employee Ownership Means to Me

    The entries are in. The decisions are made. And we have a

    Top 10 for “What does being an employee-owner mean to you?”

    In this episode of Terminal Exchange, we’re rounding out our

    Top 10 entries. Be inspired, be encouraged, and take pride listening to these
    employee-owners talk about how being an employee-owner at Nussbaum has changed
    their life.

    Pastor Appreciation Month

    Not only is it Cybersecurity Month and Employee Ownership

    Month… it’s Pastor Appreciation Month!

    Everyone at Nussbaum is grateful for the impact our

    Chaplain, Jim Revelle makes each week when he visits the Hudson terminal. In
    the past year, he has become an integral part of the Nussbaum family. If you
    have a moment – reach out to Jim and let him know you appreciate him.

    Did you win?

    Thanks to all of our employee-owners for submitting an entry

    to the contest. Each submission deserves its own spotlight, and the ESOP
    Committee had their hands full to award the Top 10. Congratulations to all, and
    happy Employee Ownership Month.

    16 min
  • Ep. 41 // Eggs, Sausage, OJ, & Pancakes
    What Does Employee Ownership Mean To You?

    Last month we asked everyone to send in an essay of what employee ownership means to you, and wow! You guys did not disappoint.

    The entries are in. The decisions are made. And we have a Top 10 for “What does being an employee-owner mean to you?” We’ll reveal five of the top 10 in this episode of Terminal Exchange. Did you win?

    Employee Ownership Month

    In addition to a number of things it’s known for, October is Employee Ownership Month! We’re taking this opportunity to celebrate our employee ownership at Nussbaum all month long.

    To start, this Friday, October 11, we are serving up an ESOP breakfast in the office. What is an ESOP breakfast, you ask? Well, ESOP, E-S-O-P, for breakfast means eggs, sausage, OJ, and pancakes. E-S-O-P. It’s an ESOP breakfast!

    16 min
  • Ep. 40 // Password123

    October is National Cybersecurity Month. In a digitized

    world that goes more and more electronic every day, ask yourself, are you safe
    from the bad guys?

    In this week’s episode of Terminal Exchange, we invited Doug

    and Jesse from Nussbaum’s IT Department to share about cybersecurity. They
    gladly took on the task of teaching how to keep your company and yourself safe
    online.

    And what happens when you don’t? Well, Doug and Jesse

    divulge plenty of grimacing consequences on when the bad guys break in and win.

    Keep yourself safe and check out Doug and Jesse’s

    recommended password managers linked below.

    Happy Cybersecurity Month

    Quotes
    • “When you connect your computer to the internet,
    it’s kind of like having your house connected to the street. And without a
    firewall, your door is wide open… A firewall is basically locking the door and
    only allowing in those users that you would like to come in.” – Doug
  • “Antivirus is kind of like patrolling the inside
    • of the house – checking the passes of people that came in.” – Jesse
  • “Everyone in IT could spend their entire next
    • year working on security-related stuff and still not be as secure as you want
    to be.”
  • “Password123 is one of the number one passwords
    • in the world – by huge margins!”
    Links
    • National Cyber Security Month
    • LastPass
    • KeePass
    • 1Password
    • Have I Been Pwned
    37 min
  • Ep. 39 // The Way Out, Jonathan Rust

    This week we welcome Jonathan Rust to Terminal Exchange. And

    you could write at least a 12-chapter book on him. Jonathan starts the episode
    by meandering through how he got started in trucking, but the fairytale opening
    ends there.

    In one of the most real episodes to date of Terminal

    Exchange, Jonathan shares the humbling twists and U-turns of his life. Jonathan
    steps through the events that have shaped who he is today: meth/cocaine
    addiction, wrecks that will leave you shaking, the cornerstone of his son’s
    birth, the life of a single father, and the death of his best friend.

    But the tragedies cannot outweigh the blessings he has now –

    a loving “superwoman” wife, an outstanding teenage son, and a family that he’s determined
    to change the narrative for.

    He’s cheated death multiple times and is now living life to

    its fullest. Press play on this episode of Terminal Exchange with Nussbaum
    driver Jonathan Rust.

    Quotes
    • “I learned a lot in that garage. Telford Avenue
    – Mount View, California.”
  • “When you go to a situation where people are
    • just devastated, you see people working together. It doesn’t matter race,
    color, creed, religious background – everybody is human, and everybody is
    helping each other.”
  • “That gives me hope for the human race… It
    • reassures me and gives me faith in humanity.”
  • “Everybody survived, but the house took a direct
    • hit from a 9,000-pound Spanish Oak.”
  • “He literally was the turning point for my life.
    • As soon as he was born, I realized that it ain’t about me no more. Time to get
    on the grind and make sure I can give this little being the best life I
    possibly can.”
  • “Not a lot of people have Jamaica on their
    • wedding certificate!”
  • “I knew I had bigger potential than where I was
    • at that point. And I was coming to the realization that if something doesn’t
    change for me, it’s going to put my son in a very hard path. Because poverty
    begets poverty.”
  • “It was a nightmare. Not only was I on a bus for
    • 4.5 days, but I was also going through detox.”
  • “I don’t beat myself up for my past. Because it doesn’t
    • make any difference, all I can do is push forward and try to live a better
    future.”
  • “I missed everything, and I just laid the truck
    • over and rolled it over in the middle of the road. And I didn’t hurt anybody.
    Or destroy anything except for my body and the truck.”
  • “It’s not just sitting in a seat and driving.
    • You literally have a battering ram under your control.”
  • “I don’t hide my past. I share it openly with
    • people. Because I think it shows people that there’s always hope, and you can
    overcome really anything.”
    Pictures
    Links
    • Hurricane Michael
    • Mexico Beach
    • Honeymoon Headquarters
    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 38 // By Peer Request, AJ Edgington

    You asked for him. And we got him. The most requested

    interview is here. We’re grateful to welcome the even-keeled, wise, and humble
    AJ Edgington to this episode of Terminal Exchange.

    Time with Family and
    Time at Nussbaum

    It’s hard to split these two categories up because so much

    of AJ’s life and wisdom intersects and connects his time with his family and
    his time at Nussbaum.

    He’s able to tailor his training style from his time

    training up his children – equal parts love and life experience. And he’s able
    to spend time at Nussbaum because he knows he is called to provide for his
    family.

    Prepare your notepad, because this guy is overflowing with

    wisdom-filled quotes and lessons. You don’t want to miss this sought-after
    episode of Terminal Exchange with AJ Edgington.

    Quotes
    • “It takes a pretty special woman to be married
    to a truck driver.”
    • “And a special one to be married to you.”
    • “… Yes!”
  • “I have eight mouths to feed, and that’s one of
    • the reasons why I work the way I work.”
  • “Life takes a lot of love sprinkled on it. And a
    • lot of patience.”
  • “It is the quality of the home time, not the
    • quantity of the home time that matters.”
  • “I was raised on the farm but never the brain of
    • the operation. Know what I’m saying? Some of the back.”
  • “Sometimes it’s just getting out there and
    • getting knee-deep in the mud and figuring out that that was the wrong way to
    teach that!”
  • “We’ve all had a battle scar. So, which one do
    • you want to know about?”
  • “You can’t tell me God does not know what he’s
    • doing. Because he’s protected me many times from myself.”
  • “You’ve got to have a short memory when it comes
    • to the pain and a long memory when it comes to the lesson.”
    Pictures
    55 min
  • Ep. 37 // Riding Goofy With Adrienne Riel

    Adrienne puts her best foot forward – even if it makes her

    goofy-footed – in this episode of Terminal Exchange.

    This woman is out-of-this-world cool. She’s seen 49 states,

    actively checks items off her bucket list, and isn’t afraid to try something
    new. Join Adrienne’s journey and learn how she got where she is today. God
    walked her through gentle curves and sharp corners of opportunities, closed
    doors, and moments of respite.

    Never bored, but always on a board (snow, paddle, surf, and

    skate) get ready to be motivated by the remarkable stories of Adrienne Riel.
    Hit cruise and press play.

    Quotes            
    • “Because when you’re driving a shuttle bus at
    the ski resort when it starts snowing, you don’t get to park and call your
    dispatcher and say, ‘It’s not safe out here.’ That’s when you get busy!”
  • “I’m usually home most weekends, so I don’t have
    • to reset on the road very often. But when I do, I’m looking to see at what
    point along my route am I going to find a good spot that’s going to have
    something fun for me to do and something to see.”
  • “So, these are middle school kids, and they hop
    • on the bus, and they take one look in, and they say, ‘Hey, look, there’s a kid
    driving our bus!’”
  • “And I said, ‘Father, what do I do? … Now what?’
    • And he was like, ‘I know! You should drive a
    • truck!’”
  • “I recommend it to anybody. If you have a chance
    • to ride with Darla for a week – DO IT!”
    Pictures
    Links
    • Adrienne’s Spotlight in July’s Dashboard
    39 min
  • Ep. 36 // The Giant Teddy Bear, Calvin Foster

    Re-re-re-re-mix! This week on Terminal Exchange, Chris Vincent takes over hosting for Phillip, and he invites Nussbaum driver Calvin Foster to talk life, love, and legacy.

    On first appearance, Calvin may make you hesitate. But he washes any hesitation away with a hearty handshake, genuine, joyful smile, and a heart of service and wisdom. Calvin talks about his testimony, how he ministers awake and asleep, and what he wants you to know about living life.

    He’s got a heart to reach others, and if you haven’t heard from him yet, let this episode introduce you to the one and only “Soul-Winner-For-Jesus” Calvin Foster. 

    Quotes
    • “I’ve been told that I’ve got a face for radio and a voice for print.” – Chris V.
    • “He comes walking up in the door, and I thought I was getting mugged. I didn’t know what was happening!” – Chris Vincent
    • “When I got to orientation, I came with about $2 in my pocket and maybe $100 left back at the house for the wife and the kids. And I just kept praying about it, saying ‘I can’t fail my family.’”
    • “God’s going to have a plan for me, whether I’m going to stay in trucking or I’m going to get out and do something in the ministry. And it just turns out that the lower 48 states became my ministry.”
    • “Folks say, ‘I don’t even see the tattoos. I don’t see the big, scary guy. I just see a man with a kind heart.’”
    Pictures
    Links
    • Matthew 28:19 
    • A video by Calvin’s daughter
    • Banana Bow Co.
    27 min

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