On this episode of On the Front Line: The Safety, Learning & Operations Podcast, host Dr. Gina Anderson, learning scientist and CEO of Luma Brighter Learning, sits down with Graig Morin, co-founder and president of Brown Dog Carriers & Logistics.

Graig shares how his journey from struggling truck driver to logistics entrepreneur shaped a people-first trucking company culture built on trust, safety, and community impact.

This episode explores what happens when someone who has experienced the worst parts of the trucking industry decides to build something better — a company where driver wellbeing, leadership, and doing the right thing come before profit.

From sleeping on a friend’s couch early in his career to leading a respected Maine-based trucking and logistics company,

Graig explains how empathy, humility, and strong values can transform operations, safety culture, and driver retention.

You’ll also hear powerful stories about community service, including delivering sandwiches to veterans, transporting donated medical chairs to emergency rooms during COVID, and supporting local schools in Biddeford, Maine.

Graig’s leadership philosophy is simple:“Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do.”

In this conversation, Dr. Anderson and Graig explore what that looks like in practice—behind the wheel, in dispatch, and across the trucking industry.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. Why allowing drivers time off without explanation can improve trucking safety and driver wellbeing
2. How Brown Dog Carriers supported schools and veterans during COVID
3. What 20 years of poor management taught Graig about building a better trucking company culture
4. Leadership lessons for small trucking companies and logistics businesses
5. How trust and community can improve driver retention and operational performance

Connect & Learn More

1. Connect with Graig Morin on LinkedIn,https://www.linkedin.com/in/graig-morin-840a54147/
2. Learn more about Brown Dog Carriers & Logistics,https://www.browndogcarriers.com/
3. Explore Luma Brighter Learning and Dr. Gina Anderson’s work in learning science and workforce training. https://lumabrighterlearning.com/
4. Interested in being a guest on On the Front Line: The Safety, Learning & Operations Podcast? Apply here. https://www.learningwithgina.com/otfl-guest/

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1. Safety leadership
2. Workforce learning
3. Trucking operations
4. Compliance and risk management
5. Leadership for frontline and mobile workforces

On this episode of On the Front Line: The Safety, Learning & Operations Podcast, Dr. Gina Anderson, speaks with David Price, Executive Vice Chairman of United Petroleum Transports — a 60-year-old, family-founded company that grew from one truck and a bold idea to nearly 900 trucks and 1,500 associates operating across the U.S. and beyond.

David shares what it means to lead with flat hierarchy, why safety isn’t a competitive advantage in tanker trucking, and how innovation in a decades-old industry moves slowly but powerfully. He also opens up about legacy, what it means to carry a family business forward. He talks about why people are the next great challenge in trucking and not technology.

If you’ve ever wondered how real leadership gets built in a high-stakes, high-risk industry, this episode is for you!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1. Why frontline workers are the engine, and leaders are just steering wheel How United Petroleum Transports built a culture of trust
2. Where is fuel hauling innovation is heading
3. Why legacy isn’t something you plan

Connect with David on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-price-95863a59/

Want to learn more about David's work? Check out the United Petroleum Transports website, https://www.drive4upt.com/

Check out the Luma Brighter Learning website, https://lumabrighterlearning.com/

Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply, https://www.learningwithgina.com/otfl-guest/

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On this episode of On the Front Line: The Safety, Learning & Operations Podcast, Dr. Gina Anderson, speaks with Brandon Randall, Corporate Safety Manager at Performance Food Group.

Brandon sits at the intersection of safety, strategy, analytics, and operations — building systems that turn complex compliance data into decisions leadership can actually act on. But his real passion? The humans behind the data. With a background in education, Brandon brings a rare lens to frontline leadership in trucking and logistics: one that puts people before metrics, every time.

In this conversation, Brandon challenges the industry to stop promoting the best worker and start developing the best leader and shares what it actually takes to close that gap.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

1. Why promoting your best worker into leadership without training is setting them up to fail
2. How the energy a frontline leader brings either builds trust — or destroys it
3. The shift from measuring everything to measuring what actually matters
4. How data visibility is helping safety teams move from reactive to proactive
5. Why Brandon believes if the answer isn't your people, you're asking the wrong questions

Want to learn more about Brandon’s work? Check out the Performance Food Group website HERE.

Check out the Luma Brighter Learning website HERE.

Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply HERE.