Truckers Make The Best Husbands. The national average for divorced people in the United States, is, almost 50%. Yuk, right? Almost half of everyone that gets married, will get a divorce. If you get married a 2nd time, there is a 60% chance this marriage will fail. A 3rd time getting married? 3 times and…
Vengeance On The Road. Recently a trucker took out his own vengeance on a trucking company. A driver started burning semi trucks that belonged to Swift transportation. In all, 25 semi trucks were torched. Im not sure what this 64 year old trucker was thinking but he was on a roll. You would think that…
Drive Monkey Drive. Autonomous maker Locomotion is teaming up with Stevens Trucking of Oklahoma. Steven has plans to acquire up to 500 autonomous rigs. Although fully autonomous vehicles will not be out for a few years to come. Stevens allegedly will have a pilot program some time in 2023. The Autonomous Relay Convoy or ARC…
When team Driving Ends Bad. Recently a team driver, shot his co-driver while in Texas. The victim then called 911 and reported the incident. Can you only imagine how that relationship must have been? This, many times, a team ends bad. Not necessarily with one of the team members shot but relationships don't end unless…
Stop Pleading Guilty To Traffic Violations. Why do truckers and the general public keep agreeing with the police? When you get a ticket, you are still innocent till proven guilty in the USA! So why do you just pay the ticket and go about your business? I'll tell you why. Because it is convenient to…
6 Trucker Myths. There are many myths about different professions and truckers are no different when it comes to having false legends about them. Tune in this week and hear some of the many things, people have wrongly claimed about truckers. TalkCDL Trucking Podcast Write to us is you are wanting to appear on the…
Worst Trucker plus A Story to Make You Cry. We recently sat down with, possibly the worst trucker ever. What we mean by "worst trucker", we mean worst attitude. Troy say and talked with an entitled driver, that thinks everyone owes him something. A driver called in on one of the show lines recently to…
Trucking Scams & Sleep Apnea Explained. Have you ever heard of, Padding the Fuel Bill? Here is how it works. A driver and someone at the fuel desk conspire to ripoff the drivers employer. This involves fuel receipts and cash. It is not nice and eventually the driver gets caught. another scam, involves two drivers.…
Americas View of Truckers. I came across an article that depicted the trucking industry and the American Trucker as just pure criminal. The article showed how most people view truckers and their lifestyle. I had forgot how the public looks at you, when you tell them you are a trucker, until I read this story.…
Truck Driver Trainer Fired. A Truck Driver Teacher was recently terminated from his job. A trucker trainer is in hot water because of his particular training skills. Class A commercial schools have to maintain a level of professionalism. When their employees don't represent the school correctly, they run the risk of hurting their resume and…
Truck Stops Failing Truckers Plus AB5 Explained. Truck Stops have been losing their traditional feel for the last decade. What was once a family atmosphere of diners with friendly waitresses and truckers getting together for a meal. Has become a hurry up, pay for your fuel and order your McDonalds meal and get out of…
Lease Purchase & Fuel Surcharge Explained. Should a driver partake in a lease purchase in todays market? The answer in short is "yes" if you are getting a fuel legit surcharge and "no" if you are not. If you are not getting a surcharge, you are getting "ripped-off". In short a fuel surcharge is given…
