TalkCDL Trucking Podcast

Trucker Concerns. Truck drivers concerns are on the rise in the industry. Truck drivers are concerned about a few things above the rest. One of those concerns is autonomous trucks. Truckers are starting to fear for their futures and rightly so. Self driving trucks are reported to be coming along faster than originally thought. A truck driver with no more skill than driving across country for a liv...

TRUCKING COMPANY FIGHT. It looks like a feud between customer and trucking company is heading for a show down. Prior to Loves Furniture filing of bankruptcy, Penske Logistics filed a suit and asserts that Loves was in financial difficulty for several weeks toward the end of 2020, and it was denied access to merchandise that could’ve been seized in response to non-payment. It appears that each blam...

PASSING ON THE TRUCKING TORCH PASSING ON THE TRUCKING TORCH. The next generation of truckers are eager to pass their test and to their first trucking job. If you have a young son or a friend that is wanting to become a truck driver, try encouraging him. There are some truckers that are trying to discourage young wanna-bee- truckers from following their dream of being the next BJ and the bear. Ther...

A look at 2020's crazy events in trucking A LOOK AT 2020'S CRAZY EVENTS IN TRUCKING. In 2020 there were crazy things that happened in trucking and TalkCDL Trucking podcast was there to tell the story. The trucking industry seen many violent incidents and one that comes to mind is the Fedex driver that dragged a protester to his death. We were all witness to that crazy night when protesters seemed...

10 MOST DANGEROUS STATES TO DRIVE IN. We researched the most dangerous states to drive in according to bad drivers. You won't believe who is the number one state and you also won't believe which states did not make the top ten. Colorado ranked number 10 on the list. In rode to make the list you have to score high in a combination of Incidents, Accidents, Speeding tickets and DUI's. Michigan of all...

PILE UPS AND A TRUCKER CHRISTMAS. Merry Christmas to all. We hope this season finds every driver and their family safe and healthy. We started this show off talking about a few Christmas memories for our family. One in particular where we find little Ruthann teasing our children by not allowing them to open they presents until Troy got home to watch. Its ends up Troy did not get home till sometime...

SEMI TRUCK THEFT & MURDERED TRUCKERS. Semi truck theft averages more than 20 stolen trailers per day just in the United States alone. California, Texas, Florida, Georgia and New Jersey lead the nation with the highest numbers of theft. California alone registers over 1700 stolen trailers a year. It coast tax payers in the billions and it doesn't seem to be coming to an end. Thieves know that one q...

AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS & COVID VACCINES FOR TRUCKERS. What would you do if you were driving along having a great day. Let's say you were in the middle of Montana, with your favorite drink and enjoying the scenery. Now let's say its almost a perfect morning, thats right I said its morning. There you are enjoying the comfort of your rig, with your favorite drink and the day looks so beautiful. The sky i...

One of the host came down with the flu this week. We are expected to be in the studio early this week. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Transportation and Fake Truckers. Troy chipped his tooth in church. Ruthann is still getting birthday wishes and oh yeah, trucking news. These are some of the things TalkCDL talked about on this weeks episode of the trucking podcast.  CDLlife.com recently ran a story about two men that tried to steal a load of nuts right from the processing plant in California. The two men went as far as to find a...

How insurance companies grade truckers. Did you know that insurance companies run the same reports as employers? Did you also know that having a bad PSP score could get a truck driver canceled on their insurance policy? We sat down with Gino from REV insurance and we were very surprised at some of the answers we were given about trucker’s insurance. It seems that insurance is going up lately in th...

Bad Benny Killer In A Truck. Bad Benny Wilson grew up in Lavender WA, Population 6,606 people. Known for its lush landscapes and beautiful backdrops for taking pictures, it is a peaceful community, where everyone knows one another by first name. Benny fell in love with Ellie Jones back in grade school and the two of them seemed to be soul mates at a very young age. They would grow up dating all th...

Convoy and a Driver Survey. This week on TalkCDL we talked about the recent survey in the ATRI American Transportation Research Institute. The survey asked Truck Drivers and Motor Carriers what their most concerns are in trucking. Among the concerns of both sides were Driver pay, driver retention, ELD’s and driver training standards. The chart below shows the top ten concerns. Please see the Ameri...

RANDOM AUSSIE TRUCKER CALLS IN. A truck driver from Australia recently called a podcast to talk about his adventures in the outback. While calling in tot the show, Doug Parker, a truck driver from down under had a few questions of his own. This week on TalkCDL trucking Podcast, here how we had allot of fun comparing notes on the two countries. We spoke of trucks, trips, hours of service and much m...

POT, TRUCKERS & THE NEW T680E. There is a new rise in drug screen failures and refusals. The September statistics are out and there is over a 9 percent increase in truck driver drug failures. With the increased amount of unemployed truck drivers, it is possible that some are turning to drugs for comfort. Even more alarming are the number of drivers that have not started the RTD (return To Duty) pr...

TRUCKING'S WHITE ELEPHANT AND STUFF. TalkCDL Trucking Podcast is a trucking podcast for the trucking industry. If you are. trucker running down that windy road and in need of some company, turn us on. We talk mainly about the trucking industry and the crazy truckers that make it up. Tune in and laugh with us or perhaps learn a few things. We will be here every week with a new episode and we hope y...

Building your own trucking company. J.J. Keller is a company that specializes in helping with that difficult task of getting your paper work right. Have you ever looked through the mountain of paper work that it takes to keep a trucking company compliant with the D.O.T.? Weekly paper work, Monthly paper work and or Annual paper work. You will drive yourself completely crazy just trying to remember...

MEET MARVIN KELLER TRUCKING. Marvin Keller trucking is a dry van carrier based in Sullivan, IL . In 2015 Keller celebrated their 50th anniversary, so they have stood the test of time as a trucking company. Surviving two bad economies in the last 15 years, Marvin Keeler has proven the test of time. Keller has been blessed with a growing company that started in 1965 by Marvin purchasing his first tr...

A TRUCKERS STORY OF CHILD ABUSE. Meet Rodney Timms, the founder of Western Flyer Express. Rodney founded the company along with his son in 1996 but that is not what this story is about. Success means nothing when you have a monster hanging over your head. Rodney would trade everything he has to change what he went through as a child. You see, Rodney is a victim of child abuse. Looking at Rodney's...

ROCKS THROWN FROM BRIDGES & KW TRUCKS. It's happening again, rocks and other objects are being thrown from over passes. Truck drivers recently have reported being attacked by people throwing objects at moving vehicles including semi trucks and all automobiles. No suspect have been named as of yet but being the incidents have happened on numerous interstates, mainly in the southeastern part if the...

IFDA'S TRUCKER RODEO AT DISNEY ORLANDO. International Foodservice Distributors http://www.ifdaonline.org is an organization compiled of many food distributing carriers. We sat down with Mark Allen the president and CEO of IFDA for a few minutes. IFDA has their very own "Truckers Hall of Fame". In order to be inducted into the HOF a truck driver must have a minimum of 25 years working for a IFDA (s...

Semi-Truck Robbers. In the year 2015 a semi-truck loaded with gold bars was robbed of it cargo in North Carolina. The crooks thought they had gotten away with the perfect crime. They planned stop the truck and rob the drivers of their freight. Over four million dollars in gold was stolen that day and it would take over a year to solve the crime. In the end it was the same old story, a friend turne...

Truckers Hall of Fame. Truck drivers now have a place they can strive to be a part of. A part of History if you will. A truck driver can now make it into the Truckers Hall of Fame. Recently we picked up on a story that covered a driver making it into the IFDA (International Food Distributors Association) Hall of Fame. In order to qualify, a driver must have 25 verified years behind the wheel of a...

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Is Trucking getting better? In the present times and considering everything that has happened in the United Staes, it does seem that the trucking industry is not where it needs to be. Recent reports are saying that employment has grown in the industry. This report might be due to the fact that the...

Masking Truckers at the Pilot Truck stop. It's official, the Pilot Truck Stop is now requiring all people entering the store wear a mask. Many truckers are unhappy and are saying they will not wear one. With the ever growing businesses that are instilling this new rule, it is hard to find a business that is liberal. There is a catch though. Most businesses are not enforcing it being they do not wa...