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…
Driver Interview Company Running Illegal. Have you worked for a company that ran illegal. Did you report them to the authorities? Tune in and hear how one driver stood up and refused to be under illegal practices. We sat down in the studio with a driver for a short talk. He told us many things…
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…
Wrong Turn. Have you ever made a wrong turn? Have you made that turn in a semi truck? This week we discussed how a driver can turn his life upside down with one wrong turn. You all have heard about the driver that turn down the wrong street and hit a bridge, right? Well, have…
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…
Best and Worst States for jobs. We have the list everyone has been looking for. This list will not only tell you how much the average carrier is paying per state. This list will also tell you how many trucking jobs are available in a particular state. The top ten will surpass you but the…
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.…
Trucker Attacked by Vicious Dog. This part week, before major medias broke the story. TalkCDL witnessed a story about a driver attacked by a police dog. Police tried to initially pullover a trucker without a mudflap. But it turned into a police chase, or so they say. Eventually the driver was pulled over by stop…
A Horrible Story. Some time ago a semi truck crossed the median on an interstate in Indiana. The truck his a college van carrying students and staff. The death of 5 people was bad enough but that isn't where the storied ended. Two young ladies and two family would have their lives changed for ever…
Bacteria's Found In Semi Trucks. Did you know, that not changing your bedding regularly creates more bacteria than a toilet seat. That's right, your toilet seat is most likely safer than your bed in your big rig. Tune this week and hear the numbers and the studies that were conducted on behalf of the trucking…
Famous Truck Wrecks 1959 Schuylkill County. It was 1959 on route 61 north. A school bus carrying 45 students for the Blue Mountain school district was stopped. Behind the bus was a propane truck. When all of a sudden on the wet roads, a semi truck lost control when it failed to stop. It is…