CW Leasing & Transport 574-288-2783
Experiential Marketing Trucks

Brand tour trucks for experiential marketing on the move.

Mobile showrooms, pop-up shops and wrapped trailers only work if they show up. CW moves experiential marketing fleets between cities, wrap shops and activation sites.

Family-owned since 1990EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 201749 States + CanadaUSDOT 573816MC 279857
Experiential Marketing Trucks

How CW helps

Mobile marketing tours

Multi-stop brand tours with daily location updates.

Wrap shop runs

Trailers taken in for new wraps and back to the road.

Activation sites

Delivery to parking lots, stadiums, malls and festival grounds.

Also available: power only, towaway/driveaway and full entertainment logistics. See all services at Tourtrucks.com →

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About

About EntertainmentTrucks.net

EntertainmentTrucks.net is brought to you by CW Leasing & Transport Inc, a South Bend, Indiana company founded in 1990, and by CW Logistics, the 2001 sister company that adds capacity through partner and dedicated carriers. Rodney and Christi McDonald were fortunate to acquire these family businesses and keep carrying them forward.

Whether it is a touring production, a game-day setup or a live event that just added a date, CW has spent more than 31 years covering last-minute, surprise and immediate-need transportation for tours, sports and live events. Count CW as an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 2017, and certificates of insurance are available on request. Our main site is Tourtrucks.com.

"When you prepare for the unpredictable, chaos is just another tool in your arsenal." — Rodney McDonald, President

Meet the Team

Rodney McDonald, President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Rodney McDonald

President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Rodney McDonald opened his first company at 20 and learned Murphy's Law the hard way: anything that can go wrong, will. What matters is how you handle the problem and how you plan for the unknown. For more than 31 years he has handled last-minute, surprise and immediate-need transportation for sports and entertainment. CW Leasing & Transport (est. 1990) and its sister company CW Logistics (est. 2001) are family businesses that Rodney and Christi were fortunate to buy and carry forward. Under his leadership, CW has been an EPA SmartWay Transport Partner since 2017. His motto: "When you prepare for the unpredictable, chaos is just another tool in your arsenal."

Christi McDonald, Vice President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Christi McDonald

Vice President, CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics

Christi McDonald is one of the founders of the business and has worked in trucking since 1995. She started out sending letters on a typewriter. Over the years she worked her way up to running 180 trucks on a Sunday-night load-in, and today she helps keep the company running like a well-oiled machine. Christi has been Vice President of RPM-CLM Family Enterprises since 2004, and Vice President of CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics since 2016. She encourages every customer and driver to reach out to the team for anything they need. Her faith in God and her commitment to family guide everything she does, and she brings that same care to the CW family of employees, drivers and customers. Outside the office, she supports local animal rescue, including The Meow Mission.

Kyra Lash, Dispatcher

Kyra Lash

Dispatcher

Kyra Lash joined CW Leasing & Transport Inc as a Dispatcher in August 2026, "trading lab coats for logistics." A gifted learner from an early age, she began taking pre-college courses at Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development at age 10, studying engineering, pre-law, mathematics and theater arts. She started her associate degree in biology at Ivy Tech Community College as a junior in high school and finished it at 19. At 21 she earned her bachelor's degree in biology from Purdue University. She then spent three years as a medical laboratory technician and scientist with Alverno Laboratories and Northwest Cancer Centers. This isn't her first time at CW: starting her freshman year of high school, she worked at the company during breaks from school and college. Today she handles morning check calls, enters and dispatches tour loads, and works with tour logistics partners on rates and driver pay. Kyra also danced competitively, starting at age 3.

Crissy Bolinger, Office Manager

Crissy Bolinger

Office Manager

Crissy Bolinger has been Office Manager at CW Leasing & Transport Inc since September 1997, making her one of the longest-tenured members of the team. She keeps the office side of both CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics on track. She handles daily receivables reporting and company account reconciliation, works with the company's outside accountants each month, and manages the electronic logging system. When drivers' pay or paperwork needs sorting out, Crissy is the steady hand behind the scenes. She is a graduate of Floyd Central Junior-Senior High School.

Darlene Fisher, Fleet Specialist

Darlene Fisher

Fleet Specialist

Darlene Fisher has been a Fleet Specialist at CW Leasing & Transport Inc since November 2015. Her day starts with morning check calls, using live truck locations to keep every load's status current. She answers phones, dispatches drivers, sets up new customers, and keeps fleet records and reminders up to date. When a truck or trailer needs attention on the road, Darlene coordinates the repair so drivers can get moving again. She is often the first friendly voice customers and owner-operators hear when they call. Before joining CW in 2015, she worked for RPM-CLM Family Enterprises from 2002 to 2005. She is a graduate of Washington High School in South Bend. Her late husband, Bruce, was a mentor to Rodney and Christi McDonald from 1996 through 2006 and an integral part of the company's success.

Kathy Czajkowski, Dispatch & Account Representative

Kathy Czajkowski

Dispatch & Account Representative

Kathleen "Kathy" Czajkowski brings 26 years of dispatch and account representative experience, including towaway and RV dispatch and quoting loads. Over her career she has also dispatched moving units for the U.S. Border Patrol, the FBI and other government agencies. At CW Leasing & Transport Inc she matches power-only trucks to tour and event loads. Each day she sends customers updated lists of where trucks are available, and she keeps track of driver availability across the country. Kathy holds an associate's degree in Accounting & Data Processing from Davenport College. A dependable, outgoing people person with great communication skills, she helps keep trucks loaded and customers informed.

Karen Jankowski, Billing Department

Karen Jankowski

Billing Department

Karen Jankowski runs billing for CW Leasing & Transport Inc and CW Logistics. Every morning she sends out the accounts receivable aging report. Throughout the day she handles invoicing, credit memos, fuel reports and outside carrier payments. Karen carefully checks each rate sheet against the final invoice so customers are billed accurately and carriers are paid on time. Her careful work keeps the financial side of every move clean and clear, and she has helped train newer team members on the billing process.

Yvette Hartman, Sales

Yvette Hartman

Sales

Yvette Hartman joined CW Leasing & Transport Inc in sales, working remotely from the Chicago area. She focuses on entertainment, tours, live events and trade shows. She began in shipping and receiving, then booked loads for a third-party logistics firm. From 2016 to 2023 she worked as an independent logistics specialist, handling account management, sales, load planning, dispatching, new carrier setups, invoicing and customer service. She then spent a year and a half at another entertainment carrier as Entertainment Coordinator and Operations Manager Assistant. At CW, she has handled specialty moves across the US and into and out of Canada.

North America Entertainment Trucking Companies by Truck Count

RankCompanyTrucks
1Landstar10,468
2Averitt4,150
3Hirschbach2,948
4Bennett2,005
5Reinsfelder266
6Upstaging195
7Veriha187
8Trailer Transit159
9Special Event Transportation110
10Clark Transfer107
11Powersource104
12ICAT/Stage Call99
13Dreamliner/Shomotion82
14Truck'N Roll and High Road76
1546 Logistics71
16Try Hours50
17Ozark Mountain40
18Ego Trips36
19Janco33
20Roadshow32
21CW Leasing & Transport31
22Stage Door28
23Pioneer26
24Taylor21
25Full Tilt21
26Village Transport14
27Blade14
28Rickards8
29Upstage5

Source: Truck counts are power units reported to the U.S. DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA SAFER), October 2026. Some figures are approximate.

Safety & Compliance

A safety record you can check

A
98/100
DISPATCHFF TRUST SCORE
CW Leasing & Transport Inc
Active authority since 1998 · No revocations
Certificates of insurance available on request
USDOT 573816 · Based on FMCSA records, Oct 2026
  • Grade
    A (98/100), tied for the top score among the 30 entertainment carriers we track
FMCSA SAFETY RECORD
  • ✓Satisfactory DOT safety rating, the highest FMCSA gives
  • ✓0% driver out-of-service rate, tied for best among 30 entertainment carriers (national average 6.7%)
  • ✓Zero fatal or injury crashes in 24 months
  • ✓Vehicle out-of-service rate below the national average

Source: FMCSA SAFER, October 2026

Source: DispatchFF Trust Scores and FMCSA records, October 2026

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Contact

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Office

23390 W Ireland Rd
South Bend, IN 46614

Authority

USDOT 573816
MC 279857