TalkCDL will continue to talk about the differences between the tree major types of jobs a commercial driver could find them selves in, be sure to check out Part 1 of this series on OTR vs. Regional vs Local! Do not forget to check us out on itunes! Open up Itunes, select the Podcast Option,…
Most of us have been in the recruiting part of the trucking industry at one point in our careers. One thing that we hear all the time is "oh yea I have drove over the road" Oh, yea? What was your running area? "Well, from Laredo to Houston, to Dallas".... That is NOT over the…
As always, Friday is the day we just like to hang out with all the driver who are not making it home on the weekends, we re-cap our weekly topics, get some final opinions on tools for truckers on the road, and how drivers can save money. We talked about a lot this week, primarily…
Truckers are on the road for sometimes months at a time. They go out and some come home and for some reason they are BROKE! But why? It is because a lot of drivers make financial mistakes like eating out all the time instead of making their own food, or going to casinos all the…
On a previous episode we ended up talking about on-board cameras, and it opened up a very heated conversation between our hosts and some other callers, so we decided we better continue talking about how our american truckers are being watched with on board cameras by their companies. Should companies be doing this? What are…
There is so many different things that truck drivers encounter on a daily basis that leave them saying "If i only had that one thing". There are tools out there that will just make a truckers life on the road easier, and today will be covering those tools. Please feel free to call us LIVE…
As we all know, a lot of drivers are out on the road for weeks at a time sometimes even months! This can feel like an eternity if you are not properly outfitted in your truck! Lets talk about the Trucker's Life on the Road - Comforts and Uncomforts. The essentials for your road trips…
Yesterday (14 January 2016) we did not get to finish the list of those pesky minor incidents and violations that will add up to you being jobless, so we will finish that and then recap for the week! We love hangout with all our listeners on Fridays because not only is it the end of…
It happens all the time where drivers call for a new job and they start naming off their traffic violations or tickets like lottery numbers.This is a recruiters worst nightmare, and just as much a safety department because they see a driver has not learned from his mistakes. So how many does it take you look…
Drivers call recruiters all the time about what they think is a simple ticket on their MVR, but they do not realize that some of these tickets are not so simple, they can leave you jobless for 3 years from any company! TalkCDL will cover these tickets that any insurance company or saftey department will…
Road-rage and Major Tickets on your MVR will haunt you for a long time, but how long? TalkCDL will be discussing this in detail so that you know the next time you get angry in your truck , maybe you should jsut pull over and catch your breath instead of pushing someone off the intertstate.…
TalkCDL is all about the truckers, and today we will be talking about what comapny's see as major red flags on a drivers MVR report. What do you need to do in order to clear these red flags, and how to explain them. Many drivers fall into a trap where something has happened and it…