What To Do When Going Into A Jackknife. What would you do if that big fat trailer starting coming around? Would you panic? Would you slam on the breaks? Check out this weeks episode of TalkCDL Trucking Podcast and hear a few opinions from truckers, how to survive a Jackknife. We heard stories of how…
Bad Freight toe.Rates Explained. Why are rates getting worse and worse in the trucking industry? Tune into TalkCDL Trucking Podcast and hear Troy's take on it, you will be surprised. Rates were exceedingly high the last 3 years and then suddenly they dropped like a hot potato. For the longest time, it seemed like truckers…
A Real Twisted Trucker. Viewer Discretion is advised. Recently a young trucker from the state of Michigan was arrested for animal cruelty. Not only cruelty, but for performing sexual acts with various animal. The acts were done from the sleeper birth of a tractor trailer and uploaded to the internet. A Real Twisted Trucker Getting…
Snitches Get Stitches. There is a law on the books of New York City. It's not a new law but one that has been around since 2018. It is the "snitch' law. How does it work you ask? Citizens of New York hunt for semi-trucks that are idling their motors. They must video the truck…
Carter Lumber Interview. We sat down with Carter Lumber and dug into what the company is all about. We talked with Russ Murphy from the Carter Lumber companies. Russ filled us in on what Carter can do for drivers looking to be local driver. Tune in and hear this awesome interview with our good friends…
Crime On The Road. When you have a concealed carry permit, you don't have the right to pull your gun out to scare people. It is not a Lisence to bully people. In fact, a Lisence to carry a gin bares more responsibility to the person that possesses it. Recently a trucker pulled a gun…
Bad Things Can Happen When A Carrier Keeps A Driver Pay. This week we are missing little Miss Ruthann. She is sick and is in bed getting much needed rest. Troy will be going it all by himself. Bad Things Can Happen When A Carrier Keeps A Driver Pay. When a carrier keeps part or…
There's No More Diesel Left Time To Panic. The United States of America uses 128 million gallons of diesel fuel per day or just over 3 million barrels. Experts are telling us we have only enough to cover the next 25 days. How did this happen? How much trouble are we really in? Blame is…
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…
