Podcast: New ATA chair talks tankers, tort reform, and trucking’s tomorrow
In this special edition of The Fleet Lead series, new American Trucking Associations Chairman Greg Hodgen—the CEO of Groendyke Transport—joins Bulk Transporter’s editor to discuss the key issues and challenges facing trucking today, and his pragmatic outlook for 2026.
Greg Hodgen, Groendyke Transport CEO and 81st ATA chairman, joins Bulk Transporter Editor Jason McDaniel for a special edition of The Fleet Lead podcast.
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Greg Hodgen, Groendyke Transport CEO and 81st ATA chairman
Greg Hodgen, the newly confirmed 81st chairman of American Trucking Associations and CEO of Groendyke Transport, thinks of himself as an optimist. Others insist he’s a realist, or maybe even a pessimist. But every perspective is on display in this episode of The Fleet Lead, in which Hodgen and Bulk Transporter Editor Jason McDaniel sit down for a frank conversation about the key issues and challenges facing the transportation industry, with a special focus on the tank truck sector. From discussing the shortage of drivers versus qualified drivers, to tort reform, technology innovation, Trump administration policies, and more, Hodgen and McDaniel pull no punches while covering the full spectrum of industry outlooks—for today and tomorrow.
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Chapter index:
1:04 - Hodgen's road to the industry and ATA leadership
Jason McDaniel, based in the Houston TX area, has more than 20 years of experience as an award-winning journalist. He spent 15 writing and editing for daily newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, and began covering the commercial vehicle industry in 2018. He was named editor of Bulk Transporter and Refrigerated Transporter magazines in July 2020.
