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CB'S PLUS TROY SOLVED THE PARKING PROBLEM, YAY. Here is Troy's solution. If every city was obligated to provide a resting area with all the amenities for truckers, based on their volume of inbound/outbound freight. For example if a city has 1000 loads per day coming into their city, they would be obligated to provide 1000 parking spaces free of charge. Truck drivers that are under strict rules and regulations should not have to be responsible to adhere to crazy rules and at the same time be burdened to find a place to rest which again is mandatory. If each city was obligated by the same government that imposes guidelines and rules on truck drivers, would impose rules on those cities that are getting rich and taking advantage of the rigs bringing commodities to them. It would equal out the burden put on the trucker. Why should a city receive freight with open arms only to tell our truck drivers they should fend for themselves once the trucker has served them their purpose. This should change and never swing b

Sick of trucking news. Lately the news in trucking is just down right depressing. All you hear is how unsafe it is to go into cities and how there is no freight. Just recently a few truck drivers made the headlines just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. A trucker in Minnesota was surprised as he came around a turn and discovered a mob on a bridge he had to cross. This of course being a surprise, conduced the driver as he started across the bridge. The rioters approached the driver in an aggressive manor which in turn caused the driver to move forward. In the end there was a trucker dragged from his rig and beaten and arrested. Another driver in St. Louis was put in a situation when the mob tried to break into his truck. He eventually mashed on the fuel and refused tp stop. Unfortunately a protester was caught between the two trailers he was pulling and of course the young man lost his life. The truck driver did not even know he had killed someone until he was pulled over several miles later and i

Truckers won't deliver to copless cities. Truckers from all over the country are weighing in on the possibility of cites that are defunding the police and they are saying they will not take loads to such places. Truckers have it tough enough without having the law on their side. The title "truck driver" is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in america, so having no protection would take that to an all new level. Imagine if you will a truck driver delivering a load to a lawless city? Now imagine the the statistics of robberies, muggings and even murders climbing at record speeds. Truckers have been answering the call to deliver during the corona virus times and they have even made some deliveries to areas where the riots have taken place but that is where most are drawing the line. Truck drivers would not only be in danger of being hurt or killed but they would also be in danger of being prosecuted by such cities if the trucker were to defend himself and hurt a potential attacker. There are many reasons

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Trucking companies are responsible for their drivers. We conducted a survey recently in light of the violence in America. We asked truck drivers and trucking companies, what is your policy in situations like we are seeing. The situations we are speaking of are the protests the rioting in just about every town in the United States of America. With the death of George Floyd a black man from Minnesota there has been an uprising in the protests of bad police. The problem we are facing in the trucking industry is we have to still do our jobs in getting freight to Americas warehouses and stores. In doing so we are facing many problems with the protests. Truck drivers are facing mounted hurdles when it comes to routing for example. If the protests are large enough in a particular city, it makes it virtually impossible to safely deliver freight to that area. It is not only unsafe but it is also very difficult to m

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Trucker drags protester to death. A protester is dead after getting caught in between a Fedex semi truck and trailer. The Fedex rig was pulling a set of doubles in St. Louis when a protest was caught between the two trailers. A video obtained by TalkCDL showed a driver struggling to get out from the situation but to no avail. The protester was killed in the incident. This entire situation unfolded at 2;19 AM but the driver was not stopped till after 3 AM. the driver who's name was not released at the time of the accidents not aware there was anyone hurt let al olone killed during the incident. Prayers for the protesters family and also for the trucker that has to live with this nightmare. The driver did not know the result TRUCKER DRAGS PROTESTER TO DEATH. The driver was later stopped by the police after 3AM and did not realize that someone had died from the situation. The driver had stated there we

Trucker Shawn new driver with an old soul. Shawn Dirksen has been driving six months as a trucker but you would swear he's been at it 6 years. Shawn had a boyhood dream of being a trucker all his life. When he got the opportunity to catch his dream, he went for it. In his mid 40's, Shawn is now running the road and enjoying life on the road. Shawn sat down with TalkCDL and put everything in perspective. He is trying to live like an old school trucker in the sense that he wants to show respect to the industry. He told us he makes sure he cleans up his area whenever parked somewhere and he is always willing to help a fellow truck driver that may need him. Shawn started his career with Boyd Brothers and had some nice things to say about his current company. Shawn runs the Southeast and is home most every weekend. He is pulling a flatbed trailer which is probably one of the toughest jobs in trucking. Tune in to this weeks episode and hear everything Shawn had to say. https://boydbros.comhttp://talkcdl.com/s2e2

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. NEO Secret trucker. Have you ever heard of a trucking job that involved guns and a badge? We interviewed a trucker that has a top secret trucking job. His job involves trucking across america with a team partner. He is not allowed to post any pictures of his truck or himself in his uniform on any social media pages. It is mandatory that he carriers a sidearm and a rifle in his semi cab. The truck has bullet proof glass and the windows only go down about 3 inches. The job requires their drivers to stay on the road for at least 5 weeks at a time. We are not allowed to mention the company name and the identification of the driver was not allowed to be given out. This is one of those trucking jobs that require allot from their drivers but the rewards are very fruitful. This job has a salary of $80K to $100K per year and the trucks that are assigned to their drivers are Peterbilt 389's. This is just one of thos

Truckers starting a fleet. Many trucking companies have started with on truck. We call them "one truck chuck". But many of these owner operators have figured out a way to go from a one truck operation to a mega carrier in the industry. CDLLife did a story on Erb Transport. A company that was founded in 1959 with a single dump truck. Erb Transport has grown from one truck operation to a a company that now employs over 1500 employees. This is the result of what can happen if you keep moving forward and work hard. Many companies such as Erb Transport started this same way and building their company one truck at a time. Troy and Ruthann talked about how any one that is determined can do the same thing. They spoke how many drivers will not take the chance because they do not understand how ut all works. Truckers starting a fleet Troy encouraged his listeners to just keep moving forward and let the hands on of the every day operations be your teacher. He also encouraged drivers to get their own DOT number a

Brokers Trucking and More. We talked about how the industry is looking hard at freight brokers. How brokers are being accused of ripping off truck drivers and trucking companies. A broker is not under any law that limits him from any certain profit margin but it is pretty sad if in deed they are cutting the profits down to the bone as accused. Trucking companies invest in equipment, insurances and labor in order to run their companies. A broker has much less invested in making his company run. He needs a few sales people and great organizational skills. Really not much more is needed except for some great software to help out with the order he must keep. We are not here to judge but when freight picks up, trucking companies are going to remember the slaughter they feel they are being put through. Tune in to the podcast this week and hear Troy and Ruthann break down this touchy subject. Brokers trucking and More https://www.thetruckersreport.com/head-broker-group-says-truckers-can-blame-low-rates-not-bro

D.O.T. GIVES ADVICE TO TRUCKERS & D.O.T.. Recently a truck driver was pulled over in Massachusetts with a faulty wheel on his semi truck. He was missing several lug nuts which is a hazard. He was put out of service and out of danger. There has been several accidents in the past few years involving loose wheels on tractor-trailers. When a wheel breaks free from a moving rig, it can cause major damage and even be deadly. In August of 2019 a truck driver on Interstate 75 lost a set of tandem wheels that traveled across the medium and stuck and killed a 36 year old woman. The driver was charged with the following: Homicide by vehicle in 2nd degreeunsafe vehicle or equipmentdefective tires Truck Drivers Responsibility Ultimately a truck driver is the last to inspect his rig before he gets behind the wheel. When a trucker is involved in an accident because of faulty equipment, he will be the only one holding blame. He is the captain of the ship and there is not a person back at the terminal that will stan

Truckers Crazy Driving Record. Recently we spoke with a driver that confessed to having a few more tickets than the average. He told us he had upwards of 20 moving violations. As crazy as it may sound, he was serious about his Motor Vehicle Record. Truck Driver with too many violations risk having their Commercial Drivers License suspended for a period. When a truck driver accumulates certain violations he is also eliminating himself from obtaining a good driving job . Tickets such as "following too close", Unsafe Lane Change" and speeding tickets that are 15MPH or more over the posted speed limit are deemed by the Department of transportation to be major moving violations. Florida and other states rules TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also.Truckers Crazy Driving Record. We looked up the rules by the Florida department of Transportation. If a driver receives 15 moving violations in 5 years he risks a suspension. As crazy as it seems this i

STORIES FROM THE ROAD 2 WRECKS. What would you do if you witnessed a tractor-trailer run off the road into some trees? Would you stop and render help? Thats what TalkCDL's Cody Jackson did. Just outside of St. Louis MO Cody was driving in his semi truck when right in front of him int happened. A semi truck that was traveling in front of him just disappeared. It least that is what Cody's mind was telling him, or maybe the driver took an exit> Wait a minute Cody thought, there is no exit in this area. So did the driver wreck? Sure enough, thats exactly what happened. A trucker pulling a reefer some how went off the interstate and crashed. So when Cody finally gathered his thoughts he immediately pulled off the side of the road and ran down the bank. He would have to fight his way to get to the semi-truck that was trapped in the trees. Waiting by his side Trucker Cody STORIES FROM THE ROAD 2 WRECKS. When Cody finally got to the cab of the rig he was released to see the driver was alive. Before he

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Calling all truckers we all need you. The world is now getting to see what we all have been saying for years. If you take truckers away, you will have mass manic. Its funny how everyone is out of work except all truckers. The world is being told to stay home except all truckers. Truckers are the last man standing, garden the pun ladies. Truck driver from all ages and gender are being told that they are needed on the front lines. The last so many years that go back far to remember, the general public had a different view of truckers. They all looked at us as if we were the scum on the highways. In everyones way and a bunch of rude truckers is what they were all saying. Flash forward to a time where people are not working and they are in heavy need of the necessities of life and truckers become the hero. I am not saying we dont wlcome the over due good publicity but what I am saying is it shouldn't have take

Trucking News Its All About Truckers. How can a trucker ensure that he will be fired and most likely not drive a tractor-trailer for a very long time? Drive on the parkway, hit a bridge and do it while you are drunk. Thats right, recently a young trucker got himself in a whole heap of trouble, by driving while intoxicated on a road prohibited for truckers and of course crashing into a bridge. It doesn't get any brighter than that. Cop hits trucker while driving distracted TRUCKING NEWS ITS ALL ABOUT TRUCKERS. Recently in Texas, a cop was getting off duty but while he was still in his patrol car, a semi truck magically appeared before him as he claimed to glance down at his on board computer. I say the word "glance" was probably not meant for this excuse. A year glance probably would not produce an entire tractor-trailer so close that you cant avoid hitting it and the impact is hard enough to make the patrol car become wedged under the semi. No, it sounds like the sergeant on the police force has som

Trucker tax service, advice to truck drivers. It's tax time and for trucking industry, as with other industries, we should look to the experts to help with our yearly taxes. For company drivers and owner operators, finding someone that knows how to save and file taxes properly can be hard. Fortunately for truckers, the is a tax preparer called Trucker tax service. Owned and operated by Jim O'Donnell for 12 years. Jim sat down with us to answer some though questions about how he is better than the competition on saving money for truckers. Jim told us how the bigger tax service places just plug in numbers based on the information a truck driver hands over to them. Never questioning numbers or situations, they just merely plug in to their software what a trucker tells them and the end results will be whatever the computer spits out. At Trucker tax service Jim pointed out that truck drivers and the trucking industry is where they specialize in. he said we recognize many breaks and loopholes that other dont becaus

Truckers & The Nuclear Bomb. What would you do if the big bomb was dropped today. What would you save? What American icon would you think should be saved for the rebuilding of the United States of America? Special guest Radiolab joined us for a podcast to ask our audience what they would think of saving during a nuclear attack. The answers will surprise you. Not one of them said they would save their dispatcher but one did say they would save a Kenworth W900 and a CB Radio. Simon Adler the producer of Radiolab, joined host Troy and Ruthann Austin for an unforgettable show. Along with Kelly Mcculley, Cody Jackson and Ronald Henderson. These were the truckers that joined the show and what a show they put on. TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Simon Adler and Radiolab TRUCKERS & THE NUCLEAR BOMB. Simon Adler from Radiolab approached TalkCDL about posing the question of "In the event that the Soviet Union would drop a nuclear bomb on the

https://www.staugustine.com/news/20190222/livin-dream-artist-builds-shipping-container-home-after-hurricane-irmahttp://talkcdl.com/s2e27-truckers-face-off-with-protesters/http://talkcdl.com/s2e22-trucking-company-makes-a-mistake-watch-what-you-say-on-facebook/http://talkcdl.com/tramadol-the-looie-ville-truck-show/http://talkcdl.com/murder-on-the-dock-the-thomas-hartman-story/ TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. The Trucker House Made Of Containers. When hurricane Irma hit, it destroyed a mans hose. That man is Rob DePiazza and the storm knocked over a large tree that crashed through his roof. The tree destroyed the entire house. Live Oaks in Florida reach over 80,000 pounds. That night night changed his life. It would take Rob about 3 days before he decided to build a house made out of shipping containers. It would take him 9 months in planning but what a blessing it turned out to be. The house took about 2 1/2 years from the storm till R

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Tramadol & The Looie-Ville Truck Show. Truck drivers are already signing up for the new drug clearing house. Ruthann from TalkCDL wanted to make sure every driver understands what registering for the program means. She explained how and when a trucker must sign up and why. The new drug clearing house is a program designed by the government to track all professional truck drivers that have a positive drug screen. How the drug clearing house works All drug screens must now be ministered by a D.O.T. medical physician. The doctor is now in charge of entering any and all failed drugs screens. Therefore the trucking company that the driver is working for now has no control over reporting the drivers name to the proper authorities. Once a doctor obtains a positive result, he/she must then enter the name into the drug clearing house. Once entered into the drug clearing house with a positive result, each dri

Coronanvirus and Truckers.Truck drivers all across are asking the question, am I safe from getting the coronavirus? The answer is somewhat simple. As authorities had thought, the virus does not seem to able to survive on surfaces for lengthy periods, meaning, unlike hepatitis which can survive for long periods (up to a week) on surfaces, the coronavirus does not initially appear to have this kind of stamina. TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. Truckers have been susceptible to many diseases being they meet more strangers than the average person. A truck driver on average covers 500 miles in one day covering a vast area, which can include area that are filled with sick people. Truckers on a daily basis, come face to face with people in truck stops, rest stops, restaurants and so much more, making their odds of coming in close contact with the sick, very high, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-c/symptoms-causes/sy

TalKCDL is the Number One Trucking Podcast on planet Earth. This isn't just our claim but yours also. TRUCKER GETS CAUGHT IN AN FBI STING . A trucker from Tennessee was arrested after he traveled to Georgia to meet what he thought was an under aged child. According to authorities Seth Weidemann used the internet to try to exploit a vulnerable child for sexual gratification. According to authorities Weidemann began communicating with an undercover agent in January of 2019, thinking he was talking to an 11-year-old girl. Weidemann sent multiple messages trying to meet with the minor for sex. Unbeknownst to him, he was setting himself up for a trap, a sting if you will. Weidemann at one point was sending explicit messages describing what he wanted to do with the intended minor. Little did he know his disgusting low life massages were being recorded and as the Miranda rights quotes "Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law." and what you write on the internet is just like saying it.