TD123: Advice For New Truckers

Today's episode is devoted to helping rookie truckers. The advice I give is all stuff that you'll learn over time, but why wait when you can learn it now?

I also discuss my recent visit to the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) and I tell you about a new trucking podcast. We cover stories about some recent trucking accidents and a thief who deserved everything he got. Furthermore, I discuss what's going on with the mandatory speed limiter proposition and talk about platooning.

In the feedback section, we hear from Renae, Steve, and some anonymous dude.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

TD110: Jabbering With Jared includes an interview I did with nephew Jared after he rode in the truck with me. Some good laughs here!

Jewel Jones is @JewelJonesIRL on Twitter

Check out the videos from trucker BukWildTrucking on YouTube

Australian country artist Jayne Denham performed at the TA/Petro truck parking community at GATS. She sang her #1 hit, Addicted To The Diesel as well as her new release called Stacks. Check out the links for the YouTube videos.

I was interviewed at GATS by Rachel Folkenroth from AllTruckJobs.com.

The interview aired on Episode 7 of a new podcast called Big Rig Banter, hosted by Troy Diffenderfer and Connor Smith. It's a fun podcast from AllTruckJobs.com that is informative and very well produced. Check it out by following the links above.

AllTruckJobs.com put out a funny 80s-style workout video for truckers. You don't want to miss Troy Thunder BRING THE THUNDER!!!

Check out this story from The TruckersReport.com of a 23-year-old trucker who wiped out a 6-ton historic bridge.

Check out the photos and read the story of a trucker who destroyed a 3-ton bridge in his 30-ton truck.

TheTruckersReport.com story of mandatory speed limiters being scrapped. Thank God!

@OhTruckThat tweeted this excellent video from OOIDA (Owner-Operator's Independent Driver's Association) about the effects of speed limiters

FleetOwner.com did a story on platooning.

Ice Cold Justice is a story from TheTruckersReport.com about a thief who was locked inside a refrigerated trailer. Serves him right!

Check out my YouTube video rant about an anal retentive customer.

It's not too late to enter the drawing for the Meritor jacket!

TD100: What Makes The Evil Overlord Evil? explains how my wife got her nickname.

TD66: Truckers Go Turtle Racing goes into great detail about how you can keep from impeding traffic out on the interstate. It's one of my favorite episodes and something that every trucker should hear.

TD107: The Fuel Bay Golden Rule covers the proper etiquette for the fuel bay area.

Links in the feedback section:

An anonymous ex Over-The-Road trucker (email said Bluegrass Cellular) writes in to thank me for producing the podcast. You're welcome, man!

Fullofit (Steve) has been binge listening and comments on a range of topics. So you can blame him for the next few links.


TD74: Doing Dallas


TD67: The Road To Smutville


TD31: Is Forced Dispatch Forced?


TD66: Truckers Go Turtle Racing

Renae Savage is one of the newest members of the Trucker Dump Slack group. She has comments on


TD93: The Driver's Seat Phenomenon, but she's also started her own blog at Truck Driving Woman. She finishes up by asking me why I write books, blog, and podcast if I've been trying to get out of trucking forever. I answer as best as I can.

My singing isn't as good as it used to be, but I still have fun on Singsnap.com.

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