TD128: Interview With Make-A-Wish Mother's Day Truck Convoy

In this episode we talk to Ben Lee, president of Make-A-Wish for the Susquehanna Valley, who tells us about the awesome, Guiness World Record holding, Mother's Day Truck Convoy event. But before that, I talk about a few articles I saw involving California emissions, a new Hours-of-Service bill, and a horrible truck crash. I also point you to a cool gift for a trucker. I also have a nice, long chat with Dave Meltzer, a Principal at one of our sponsors, East Insurance Group. Believe it or not, we have a non-boring chat about truck insurance. And in Trucker Grub, Driverchrismc is back with another excellent restaurant.

In the feedback section, Aaron and Greg have comments about C.R. England, while Jeff, Steven, Trucker Bob, and @thebesttruckeralive (yes, really) want to talk about reserved paid truck parking.

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Citadel Fleet Safety - Call (800)269-5905 or click the link for a special discount for Trucker Dump listeners. Click on [Customer Login] in the upper-right corner, click on the Trucker Dump logo, and use password: truckerdump.


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Links mentioned in the podcast:

John H. Martin Company makes Unique Awards and Gifts for Truckers

Trucker Sentenced to 55 Years For Crash That Killed Six from TruckersReport.com

CARB To Update Its Emissions Requirements from TruckersReport.com

New HOS Bill Would Give Drivers A ‘Pause’ Button from TruckersReport.com

East Insurance Group contacts:

David Meltzer 443-255-0697 [email protected]

Mike Sydell 443-629-4111 [email protected]

Driverchrismc contributes to Trucker Grub again by suggesting Max's Thunder Road Grill in Grand Island, NE. Please send in an audio submission with your favorite trucker-accessible restaurant to [email protected].

Donate to the Mother's Day Truck Convoy

Find out more information about the Mother's Day Truck Convoy

Make-A-Wish for Philadelphia, Delaware, & Susquehanna Valley

Make-A-Wish Mother's Day Truck Convoy 2016 video

Video of Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware, Susquehanna Valley fulfilling their 6000th wish! Very touching.

Links in the Feedback section:

TD93: The Driver's Seat Phenomenon

TD124: The Overweight Axle Debacle

TD125: Reserved Truck Parking: Convenience Or Exploitation?

5 Top Issues In Commercial Driving by Connor Smith of the Big Rig Banter podcast

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