Hammer Lane Legends

Welcome back for PART 2 of episode 140: Who Wants to Drive In Snow?! Brian and Shipper are joined by Daryl for the second part of what can only be considered a marathon. In this part, Daryl dives into what drove him into trucking, his time in the US Army, and much much more!! Once again there is a lot of laughs, wild rabbit holes, and tons of great conversation. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the l...

In episode 126: Operation Generator Drop; Shipper and Brian have a conversation with Ben! Starting with his Class C 25+ years ago, Ben has had his fair share of incredible incidences while on the job. This was an awesome episode, and we hope you all enjoy it!! FRIENDLY NOTE: Truck driving is a brotherhood/sisterhood of which we all know the trials and burden of this career. Long hours, time away f...

In episode 140: Who Wants to Drive In Snow?!; Brian and Shipper are joined, in studio, by returning guest, Daryl from episode 110 ! This show was BY FAR the longest episode we have ever recorded. So long, in fact, that we ended up splitting this show into two parts, that of which will air next week. This was a wild one with topics ranging from "why anyone would want to live in cold climates" to el...

In Episode 91: Time Slip Off I80, Brian and Tony have a conversation with Bob, a long haul trucker. In Bob's travels, he has seen many different things, kept several log books, driven with his wife, and spent hours at the wheel. However, the main story that Bob joins us to share is anything but ordinary! On what seemed to be just another long day, Bob was searching for a place to grab a bite to ea...

In episode 139: On The Road with Little Dave; Brian and Shipper are joined by Little Dave, a fellow Pennsylvanian! Dave has had a great career as a trucker, starting out as a heating oil delivery man. From there he made his way into construction and much more. He shares the many interesting and hilarious stories that have happened to him throughout the years. This episode was full of awesome stori...

In Episode 86: Straight From The Pitt, we are joined by Phil Warwick. Phil is a driver from the Pitt Ohio Norristown, PA terminal, and he is also the person who trained Tony how to drive trailer years ago! Brian and Tony have a fun conversation with Phil about the state of the trucking industry today, and where it’s heading in the future with the implementation of automation. So buckle up and enjo...

In episode 138: Finding Trucking in a Vending Machine; Brian and Shipper are joined by Mike in studio, to share his experiences in the trucking industry. Mike joined the trucking industry by chance, while working for a vending machine repair company. While with the vending machine company, Mike felt like he was going nowhere, but was thrown a lifeline when he saw the neighboring trucking company....

In Episode 26: Trucking Across America With a Toddler, Chelsey joins the show to share some of her many experiences from the road. She expresses what it's like to be a full-time parent and a truck driver, all at the same time. It can be a very challenging task, but it is something she loves to do. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPAREDNE...

In episode 137: Final Voicemail Show of 2022!; Brian and Shipper are joined by Jack, to listen to all the voicemails remaining in 2022! We always have a blast together and this one was especially hilarious. Thank you to all of those who called in and left a voicemail. Keep them coming!! Sit back, relax, and leave a message at the beep.  KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPARE...

In Episode 43: Mountain Road Trucking, Tony and Brian are joined by Shane. Shane is a logging trucker in British Columbia, Canada, and has been at it for several years. Currently he's driving an eight axle with two trailers, all while combatting heavy snow and steep mountains. From smashing into moose to slipping on the chains and weathering the insane terrain, Shane has been through a lot! In his...

In episode 136: Life In Dispatch; Brian and Shipper are joined by Mike, Shipper's friend at his old stomping ground. Mike was a dispatch at the time that Shipper was working with him, and through his time there he amassed a remarkable amount of stories, as well as experience. This was a great episode, and we really hope you enjoy it! So sit back, buckle up and enjoy the ride! KEEP US FUELED: buyme...

On Episode 9: Trucker Sees Bigfoot, we are joined by Jim, who started out his trucking career in the military in Iraq. He shares what it was like being over there, and how the atmosphere seemed to be “all business, all the time.” After being in the service, Jim came home stateside, where he found himself in the rig again driving over the road. He has had a few unusual situations happen OTR, includ...

In episode 135: Return of The Merk; Brian is joined by Jack and Tony Merkel, his sons, in a throwback-style episode. With Brian Shipper unable to join, and Tony being in Pennsylvania for his sister's wedding, it seemed like a great time to catch up with the family! This was a lot of fun! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOOD...

In Episode 72: Pay to Play, Tony and Brian are joined by Bob, a driver with some hilarious stories about working for a company that made him pay to haul their product in his own car! Some of Bob's stories are pretty wild and it was a blast getting to hear them, so we hope you enjoy them as much as we did! Sit back, buckle up, and pay us to listen to this in your car... or just enjoy it for free! T...

In episode 134: Explosions In Afghanistan | Part 2; Brian and Shipper are joined by Ben for his follow up interview! Ben's stories are so full of INCREDIBLY improbable events, while being unbelievably interesting. This time Ben wraps up some of the stories from Part 1, while jumping right in to some of the most intense and surprising stories from his time in service. This includes Mamba-17, which...

In Episode 49: Crazy EMT Stories, Tony and Brian talk with Josh, a former EMT out of West Virginia. Being an EMT comes with different battles: from high pressure situations of life-and-death to mundane everyday tasks, there's no question that this job requires a lot of attention and focus. In his time as an EMT, Josh has seen several interesting and - at times - messy situations... namely, an unbe...

In episode 134: Explosions In Afghanistan | Part 1; Brian and Shipper are joined by Ben, who spent time in service over in Afghanistan. This episode is so jam packed with amazing stories from Ben's time spent in deployment that we had to have him back on to get to even more unbelievable stories. He shared with us how he ended up being apart of the music scene, joining bands on tour, and even turni...

In Episode 88, Tony and Brian are joined for a full interview by one of their most consistent returning voicemail callers, 'The Body Snatcher'! The guys have an entertaining conversation talking about anything and everything, buckle up and look alive as The Body Snatcher comes around on Hammer Lane Legends! KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOOD : www.preparewithhl...

In Episode 40: Forklift Follies. Tony and Brian are joined by Joe, a forklift operator. Joe is a man of many hats, and shares of his experiences from his different occupations throughout the years. From dabbling in dispatch to forklift operator Joe has seen it all! Best of all, Joe talks with us about getting his CDL and what he aspires to do with it. If you're interested in wild stories, this one...

In episode 133: BREAKROOM SHOW | TALKING SHOP!; Jack joins the guys in studio to shoot the bull! This episode goes off the rails a few times with some of the guys getting distracted, and going down absolutely hilarious rabbit trails. We had a BLAST recording this one, so we hope you enjoy the show!  KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOOD : www.preparewithhll.com LE...

In Episode 57: Adventures Of Dunbar, Tony and Brian talk with Zach - a returning guest from Episode 51: From Rock Bottom to Trucking - to discuss his time spent with Dunbar. Dunbar is a money transportation company, similar to Brink's Company. In that line of security work, as in trucking, you have to be prepared for anything to happen... especially when hauling millions of dollars. That preparati...

in episode 132: Around the Water Cooler | Josh; Brian and Shipper are joined in studio by Josh, a fellow co-worker at Pitt Ohio. Josh has been on the road for 8 years, and in that time has gone from city driving to line haul, and back to city. He shared the many experiences, from what it's like driving in the city, to what he's enjoyed about his time in the industry. Josh and his brother Zach, who...

On Episode 22: Body On the Road, we have a two-part interview! First Hal joins us to share his harrowing stories as a driver for Coca-Cola. Following his interview, we are joined by Bunni, who was recently featured in an article from ‘ The Lily ’ describing her life as a long-haul driver. Having driven and delivered in 47 different states, Bunni talks about the complexity of living in a truck and...

In episode 131: VOICEMAIL SHOW!; the gang is in studio to go over all the voicemails that YOU, the listeners, have sent in! As always these shows are some of the most fun and entertaining that we do. We know that you'll enjoy this one, there were great stories shared, and a lot of laughter as well! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!! KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPA...

In Episode 77: Piggie Trucker Jones, we talk to Piggie about how he got into the trucking industry, getting gypped out of $6,000 by his former employer, driving for SWIFT, and where he finally landed in his trucking career. Buckle up and enjoy the stories of Piggie Trucker Jones! KEEP US FUELED: buymeacoffee.com/hammerlane EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOOD : www.preparewithhll.com LEAVE A VOICEMAIL : 51...