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Has FMCSA Really Made Roads Safer? Check out these stats. 1975 4305 deaths involving large trucks, 1976 4893, 1992 4422, 2002 4846, 2021 4714, so it does not appear to have changed much. With all the regulations, you would think the numbers would decline every year. The new regulation to hit the market are "speed…
Truckers Are Like Robots. Do you remember when you got your CDL? It was not as easy as you thought it would be. You know, enduring the mental and the physical strain. You drove your first 500 miles. Then you drove another 500. Then you felt like passing out. This was only the first half…
Repeat:Don't Leave Home Mad. This is a repeat episode of a truckers story. A story of an Over-the road trucker from West Virginia. We warn you, this story is a very sad story to tell. Please tune in and hear this weeks story.
Mr. Brownstone Interview. Did you know that there are many truck drivers on heroin? Did you know these same drivers are driving on Americas roads? That's right, truckers that are high, are coming to a highway near you. This country has a problem. The problem is called drugs. Many people including truckers are hooked on…
Story: Truck Driver Treated Unfairly. Picture this. You're adjusting your mirror while standing outside of your truck. You break the mirror and your safety director says, "we are going to have to put you down for a preventable accident". What would you do? Tune in this week and hear the story of how a trucker,…
Don't Drive For These Companies. Truck drivers have been getting the raw deal lately. Some carriers are refusing to verify their employment. Which of course means a trucker can not get hired at the next company he chooses to work for. This seems to be the trend. Check out this weeks podcast for more. A…
Beware Semi Truck Vandals In These Areas. Has your pay decreased in the last 12 months? If it has, you are not alone. Several drivers across the country have seen pay decreases. They have also seen the loss of bonuses and of course miles. It's crunch time and carriers are trying to save money. Unfortunately,…
Trucking Jobs Are Looking Grim. Don't quit your day job because it's not ;looking good in the trucking industry. Tune into this weeks TalkCDL Trucking podcast and hear how jobs are getting scarce in the industry. Troy did a quit poll across Craigslist and what he found was scary. This time last year there was…
List of Bad Shippers & Receivers. Have you been held up at a shipper or a receiver? We have short list of places that truckers hate to pickup or deliver to. Check out this weeks podcast and see if you agree with the list. Truckers hate to get stuck at a customer while doing their…
If You Believe The Rich Man. Did you know that autonomous trucks are a real thing? They are putting in self operating fuel stops for driverless semi trucks. Of course there is a driver in the truck. A driver that is helping take away future jobs of other truckers. It's no different than the kiosks…
You Won't Believe This Story plus Trucker $100,000 Bonuses. Recently a trucker was arrested, after she crashed her big rig in Pennsylvania. But that is not the shocking part of this story. She was drunk and her company was made to hire her back. You won't believe what the arbitrator said to the trucking company.…
Dispatch Me Home. Is this another trucker movie? The answer, is, Yes it is. Dispatch me Home is a movie about Sam the Man, on his last dispatch. We sat down with Toby, one of the actors in the movie. He is also a trucker that loves the brotherhood of trucking. Tune in and hear…
