{"id":78,"date":"2023-05-28T17:57:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T17:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2024-12-18T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T16:04:36","slug":"podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer-fifty\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-listen-to-our-new-podcast-where-we-talk-about-all-things-axle-ends\">Listen to our new podcast where we talk about all things axle ends.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer-fifty\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/behind-the-wheels-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Behind the wheels\" class=\"wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/behind-the-wheels-logo.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/behind-the-wheels-logo.jpg?resize=300,122 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Submit questions, episode request or comments:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/go.alcoawheels.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/podcast1.jpg\" alt=\"podcast1\" class=\"wp-image-1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/podcast1.jpg 883w, https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/podcast1.jpg?resize=300,152 300w, https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/podcast1.jpg?resize=768,388 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer-fifty\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alcoa-wheels-weight-savings weight-savings\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"weight-savings__boxes has-3-columns\"><div class=\"weight-savings__box with-link\"><div class=\"imageWrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/apple-podcast-icon.png\" alt=\"apple-podcast-icon\" height=\"160\" width=\"660\"\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/behind-the-wheels\/id1499112605\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"weight-savings__box with-link\"><div class=\"imageWrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/spotify-podcast-icon.png\" alt=\"spotify-podcast-icon\" height=\"160\" width=\"660\"\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6rXdvbN6oABJm0M9MoZKZ3?si=7OCd7QZZTGykRegPxbnlFw\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"weight-savings__box with-link\"><div class=\"imageWrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alcoawheels.com\/north-america\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/07\/google-podcast-icon.png\" alt=\"google-podcast-icon\" height=\"160\" width=\"660\"\/><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYmVoaW5kLXRoZS13aGVlbHMv\" aria-label=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alcoa-wheels-aw-podcast podcast-main\"><div class=\"aw-podcast-container container \"><div class=\"podcast-item\"><div class=\"onetrust-placeholder\"><p class=\"onetrust-message text-center vertical-center\"><span class=\"onetrust-unavailable-notice\">This content requires certain cookies to function. 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class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer-fifty\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Behind the Wheels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Take a ride with truck wheel experts Doug Mason, Dave Walters and Mike Yagley as they talk all things axle ends &#8211; engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, innovations, developments and more. Real-world experience and technical expertise sponsored by Alcoa Wheels &#8211; the global leader in aluminum wheel innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00afba\"><strong>Host Bios<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"columnsV1-2fd79ea6-9d99-400c-8056-846bc004bea0\" class=\"wp-block-alcoa-wheels-columns-v1 columnsV1 fullwidthcontainer with-gap withOutBorder\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull padded-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00afba\"><strong>DOUG MASON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doug Mason began his career in the transportation industry in 1994 upon completion of his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan. His entire career has been centered around wheels with increasing roles in manufacturing, product\/process design and research and development. Mason has been involved with the implementation of advanced manufacturing operations, product\/process improvements, quality\/lean processes and R&amp;D projects involving casting, forging and stamping operations along with aluminum finishing and coating operations. He has also served in technical liaison positions to vehicle OEMs in the light, medium and heavy-duty sectors aimed at creating improvements in the areas of field service, warranty analysis and customer satisfaction. Mason currently has six patents in the area of process and product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason is currently an active member in TMC, SAE, ETRTO, EUWA, AA, MEMA and the Tire and Rim Association TAC and Standards committees. He also holds a board of directors&#8217; position for TR&amp;A and secretary positions in the TMC Future Truck and SAE Truck and Bus Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00afba\"><strong>DAVE WALTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Walters is Alcoa\u00ae Wheels&#8217; Manager of Warranty and Field Service. Throughout his 31 years with Alcoa Wheels he has been received the 2003 Arthur Vinny Davis Award for Technical Achievement for Alcoa\u00ae Dura-Bright\u00ae wheels, the 2018 Spirit of Transportation Award for customer service and was a 2011 finalist in Heavy Duty Trucking\u2019s Top 20 Technical Advances for Wheel Torque Solutions. Walters is a member of SAE, CVSA, VMCC and TMC. He serves on the Board of Directors at VMMC and as a trustee. Walters earned his Recognition Associate at TMC in 2000, as well as TMC\u2019s highest honor, The Silver Spark Plug, in 2001. He was elected to the TMC Board of Directors in 2015 and elected Chairman of the Associates in 2016, and which he continues to serve today. Walters has been an ongoing TMC Task Force Chairman and regular speaker. He chaired The Future Technician Task Force for many years and sponsored 22 Technician winners for which he\u2019s earned a TMC recognition award. 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