Keep Trucking Personal
Welcome to Keep Trucking Personal, where we invite you to explore the heart and soul of our family-driven organization: Kivi Bros. Trucking.Through engaging storytelling, insightful market updates, and vibrant energy, our podcast reflects our culture, values, and achievements..Whether you’re a team member or industry enthusiast, join us to build connections, foster growth, and inspire excellence. Discover why we’re more than just a company - we’re a community, a catalyst for positive change, and a home for those aspiring to be part of something extraordinary.The pre-trip is complete and engines ready, we're set to hit the road on the Keep Trucking Personal podcast. Let's go!
Episodes
117 episodes
Episode 116: Gratitude Under Pressure: A Roadside Reminder
What happens when the person preaching calm under pressure gets tested in real time? In this episode of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi shares a recent experience behind the wheel when a blown coolant line brought an oversized lo...
Episode 115: Mental Health on the Road - Staying Strong Through the Pressure
Summer can bring energy and momentum, but it can also magnify stress, burnout, and exhaustion that have been building for months. In this episode of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi takes an honest look at mental health in truckin...
Episode 114: Building Success One Mile at a Time
In this episode of Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi talks about the realities of becoming a professional driver and what rookie drivers learn once they hit the open road on their own. From handling responsibility behind the wheel to managing ...
Episode 113: New Drivers: How to Build a Real Career in Trucking
What comes after getting your CDL? In this episode of Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi speaks directly to new drivers trying to navigate the toughest part of the industry: getting experience, finding the right fit, and building a long-term ca...
Episode 112: DOT Blitz Week: How to Pass Inspections & Get Paid with Safety Manager Tyler Johnson
This week on Keep Trucking Personal, host Tyler Kivi is joined by Safety Manager Tyler Johnson to break down everything drivers need to know heading into the 2026 CVSA International Roadcheck (DOT Blitz Week), taking place May 12–14. During thi...
Episode 111: Raise the Standard: Owning DOT Blitz Week (International Roadcheck Prep)
In this episode of Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi brings everything full circle by connecting the lessons from the Living Radical and Stand Firm series into one clear message: raise your standard. With the upcoming CVSA International Roadch...
Episode 110: Stand Firm and Act Like a Trucker Part 3 - The Standard That Builds the Industry
In Part 3 of this series on the Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi focuses on what it means to act like a trucker and why that standard matters across the entire industry. This episode centers on mindset, ownership, and how drivers carry themse...
Episode 109: Stand Firm and Act Like a Trucker Part 2 - Do the Job Right
In Part 2 of the Stand Firm and Act Like a Trucker series, Tyler Kivi shifts the focus from mindset to execution, emphasizing that having the right attitude only matters if you back it up by doing the job right every single time. This episode d...
Episode 108: Stand Firm and Act Like a Trucker Part 1 - Stand Firm: No Excuses, Just Ownership
In this episode of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi kicks off a new three-part series, Stand Firm and Act Like a Trucker, and sets the tone right away. This one is not soft, polished, or for everyone. With fuel prices climbing and...
Episode 107: Living Radical Series Part 3 - Urgency Over “Someday”: The Final Key to Living Radical
In this powerful conclusion to the Living Radical series on the Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi brings everything together with one critical ingredient: urgency. After breaking down intensity and consistency in earlier episodes, Tyler challe...
Episode 106: Living Radical Series Part 2 - Intensity Gets You Started. Consistency Builds the Win.
In Part Two of the Living Radical series on the Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi dives into the real separator between those who start strong and those who actually win: consistency. Building on the foundation of intensity, Tyler shares why s...
Episode 105: Living Radical Series Part 1 - Turning Up the Intensity
After taking a short break to reset and reflect on what’s really happening across the trucking industry, Tyler Kivi is back behind the mic on the Keep Trucking Personal podcast to kick off a brand-new three-part series called Living Radical. In...
Reload Repeat Series Part 4: Episode 17: Michael Hansen, The Road Less Traveled
This week is the fourth episode in our four-part Reload Repeat Series.Over the last few weeks, we’re pressing pause on new releases and replaying some of our most impactful conversations... episodes that still matter and still apply just as much t...
Reload Repeat Series Part 3: Episode 13: Dakota Kivi: From Family Tradition to Heavy Haul
This week is the third episode in our four-part Reload Repeat Series.Over the next few weeks, we’re pressing pause on new releases and replaying some of our most impactful conversations... episodes that still matter and still apply just as much to...
Reload Repeat Series Part 2: Episode 16: In the Hot Seat: Kaitlyn Kivi Interviews Tyler Kivi
This week is the second episode in our four-part Reload Repeat Series.Over the next few weeks, we’re pressing pause on new releases and replaying some of our most impactful conversations... episodes that still matter and still apply just as much t...
Reload Repeat Series Part 1: Episode 2: Derek Kivi, CEO – Continuing a Family Legacy in Trucking
This week marks the first episode in our four-part Reload Repeat Series.Over the next few weeks, we’re pressing pause on new releases and replaying some of our most impactful conversations... episodes that still matter and still apply just as much...
Episode 100: Staying Disciplined and Ready for What’s Next
Episode 100 of the Keep Trucking Personal marks 100 weeks of conversations, lessons, and real-world insight into what keeps trucking moving when the pressure is on. Tyler Kivi reflects on the work behind the microphone, the people and perspectives...
Episode 99: The Standard Behind Great Heavy Haul
In this episode of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi pulls back the curtain on what really separates successful heavy haul operations from the rest of the industry. While the massive loads, multi-axle setups, escorts, and police detai...
Episode 98: When Winter Hits Hard: Readiness, Decisions, and Protecting Your Paycheck
In Episode 98 of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi talks through one of the toughest realities of life on the road: extreme winter weather and the ripple effects it creates for drivers. From widespread shutdowns and icy roads to lost ...
Episode 97: No Silver Bullet: Relationships, Responsibility, and the Road to 2026
In this episode of Keep Trucking Personal, Tyler Kivi breaks down a hard truth the trucking industry has known all along. There is no silver bullet. For years, people have chased the idea that the right truck, technology, lane, or pay structure wo...
Episode 96: Part 2 – The Meat & Potatoes of Trucking: Standards, Responsibility & Winning Long-Term
In Part 2 of this two-part series, Tyler Kivi delivers a direct and honest look at the modern-day truck driver. Last week focused on the foundation trucking was built on and the values that shaped the industry. This episode brings the conversation...
Episode 95: Part 1 - The Meat & Potatoes of Trucking: Lessons From the 1950s That Still Matter Today
In Part 1 of this two-part series, Tyler Kivi looks back at the roots of trucking through the story of his grandpa, who drove truck in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. This episode focuses on the fundamentals that shaped the industry long before GPS, cell...
Episode 94: Don’t Set Goals- Set the Standard: Winter Driving, Discipline & Starting the Year Right
As the year comes to a close and New Year’s resolutions start to build, Tyler Kivi shares a timely message about standards, discipline, and preparation. With winter hitting hard across the Midwest, this episode is a reminder that cold weather does...
Episode 93: A Christmas Message for the Road: You Are Seen, You Are Loved
In this special, no-agenda Christmas episode of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi slows things down and speaks straight from the heart.With Christmas just days away, Tyler shares a message for anyone on the road, or at home, who may b...
Episode 92: Pressure With Purpose: Hard Work, Market Shifts, and Preparing for What’s Next
In this episode of the Keep Trucking Personal podcast, Tyler Kivi speaks directly to the drivers, carriers, and industry professionals who didn’t tune out when the work got uncomfortable. This is a conversation about real hard work, not the highli...
