Transportation and Fake Truckers. Troy chipped his tooth in church. Ruthann is still getting birthday wishes and oh yeah, trucking news. These are some of the things TalkCDL talked about on this weeks episode of the trucking podcast. CDLlife.com recently ran a story about two men that tried to steal a load of nuts right from the processing…
How insurance companies grade truckers. Did you know that insurance companies run the same reports as employers? Did you also know that having a bad PSP score could get a truck driver canceled on their insurance policy? We sat down with Gino from REV insurance and we were very surprised at some of the answers…
Bad Benny Killer In A Truck. Bad Benny Wilson grew up in Lavender WA, Population 6,606 people. Known for its lush landscapes and beautiful backdrops for taking pictures, it is a peaceful community, where everyone knows one another by first name. Benny fell in love with Ellie Jones back in grade school and the two of them…
Convoy and a Driver Survey. This week on TalkCDL we talked about the recent survey in the ATRI American Transportation Research Institute. The survey asked Truck Drivers and Motor Carriers what their most concerns are in trucking. Among the concerns of both sides were Driver pay, driver retention, ELD’s and driver training standards. The chart below shows the…
RANDOM AUSSIE TRUCKER CALLS IN. A truck driver from Australia recently called a podcast to talk about his adventures in the outback. While calling in tot the show, Doug Parker, a truck driver from down under had a few questions of his own. This week on TalkCDL trucking Podcast, here how we had allot of…
POT, TRUCKERS & THE NEW T680E. There is a new rise in drug screen failures and refusals. The September statistics are out and there is over a 9 percent increase in truck driver drug failures. With the increased amount of unemployed truck drivers, it is possible that some are turning to drugs for comfort. Even…
TRUCKING'S WHITE ELEPHANT AND STUFF. TalkCDL Trucking Podcast is a trucking podcast for the trucking industry. If you are. trucker running down that windy road and in need of some company, turn us on. We talk mainly about the trucking industry and the crazy truckers that make it up. Tune in and laugh with us…
Building your own trucking company. J.J. Keller is a company that specializes in helping with that difficult task of getting your paper work right. Have you ever looked through the mountain of paper work that it takes to keep a trucking company compliant with the D.O.T.? Weekly paper work, Monthly paper work and or Annual…
MEET MARVIN KELLER TRUCKING. Marvin Keller trucking is a dry van carrier based in Sullivan, IL . In 2015 Keller celebrated their 50th anniversary, so they have stood the test of time as a trucking company. Surviving two bad economies in the last 15 years, Marvin Keeler has proven the test of time. Keller has been…
A TRUCKERS STORY OF CHILD ABUSE. Meet Rodney Timms, the founder of Western Flyer Express. Rodney founded the company along with his son in 1996 but that is not what this story is about. Success means nothing when you have a monster hanging over your head. Rodney would trade everything he has to change what…
ROCKS THROWN FROM BRIDGES & KW TRUCKS. It's happening again, rocks and other objects are being thrown from over passes. Truck drivers recently have reported being attacked by people throwing objects at moving vehicles including semi trucks and all automobiles. No suspect have been named as of yet but being the incidents have happened on…
