TD137: OTR vs. LTL Trucking

Well, there’s been a 2-month hiatus while I switched jobs, but it brought up a good main topic for today’s show; comparing OTR to LTL trucking.

We’ve got not one, but two good places to eat for the Trucker Grub segment.

Plenty of listener feedback too, including more information on the facial recognition system being used at the Canadian border, an audio comment with an oopsie from a driver (and one from myself), and of course I’m going to include some listener comments saying nice things about the podcast. Why wouldn’t I?

And obviously, there’s been lots of news over the past couple of months. I couldn’t hit everything, but it might seem like it. We cover the April 12 slow roll protest, more equipment recalls, and some past and upcoming safety blitzes.

Speaking of upcoming things, how about new Hours of Service, new emissions standards (oh boy), 18 year old interstate truckers, a drug & alcohol clearinghouse, and a couple of studies on ELD usage, truck parking, and the Eisenhower Tunnel in the Colorado mountains.

We also have some good news for diabetic truckers, an attorney’s advice on things you should do after accident, and imagine this; contradicting articles on the driver shortage issue. Who knew?

Listen to the podcast version or read the full article and the podcast show notes on AboutTruckDriving.com.

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Links mentioned in the podcast:

Protestors reckon with minimal ‘shutdown’ and protest participation from OverdriveOnline.com

Volvo recalls 11,000 trucks over sleeper bunk window issue from OverdriveOnline.com

Mack recalls nearly 4,000 trucks over mirror issue, Carrier recalls nearly 4,000 APUs from OverdriveOnline.com

Next emissions deadline will ban more trucks from OverdriveOnline.com

Inspection Blitz Alert! Road check 2019 Announced from TheTruckersReport.com

Truckers Made To Climb Onto Trailers To Remove Snow During Enforcement Blitz from TheTruckersReport.com

Virginia increases registration fees, diesel taxes to fund I-81 improvements from OverdriveOnline.com

It's Official: FMCSA Plans To Overhaul Hours Of Service Rules For Truckers from TheTruckersReport.com

Interstate Trucking Will Be Open To Drivers 18+ Under New Bill from TheTruckersReport.com

Federal Govt: The 'Truck Driver Shortage' Doesn't Exist from TheTruckersReport.com

ATA Insists Driver Shortage Is Real Despite Govt. Report Saying It Isn't from TheTruckersReport.com

From within or without? — pressure to run over hours in the wake of the ELD mandate from OverdriveOnline.com

Drivers will need to register in Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to change jobs, ensure accuracy from OverdriveOnline.com

Truckers Can Find Safe Parking Even After Hours Are Up Says FMCSA Official from TheTruckersReport.com

FMCSA Ends the Diabetic Driver Exemption Program from GoByTruckNews.com

TD116: Diabetes And Truckers

Colorado DOT to study allowing hazmat trucks to travel through I-70’s Eisenhower Tunnel from OverdriveOnline.com

Trucking Law: Things to consider after an accident from OverdriveOnline.com

35-year trucker Joe Bartlett got a seatbelt ticket — until this video got it thrown out from OverdriveOnline.com

Trucking law: Your gun rights on private property from OverdriveOnline.com

Missouri Miller Boy gives us two restaurants for the Trucker Grub:

Smiley’s BBQ, I-81 Exit 205 in Rapine VA at Smiley’s Fuel City, LLC


Mad Greek Cafe, I-15 Exit 246 in Baker CA

TD136: The Emotions Of Changing Truck Driving Jobs from AboutTruckDriving.com

Eight Reasons to Thank Unions from UnionPlus.org

Links in the feedback section:

Rod from GarmanTrucking.net read TD134: 3 Free Trucking Apps Every Trucker Should Have and enjoyed it. Thanks man!

Eddie Child is the winner of the Trucker Dump tee shirt for taking the Trucker Dump Listener Survey.

Lindsay had a chuckle about something I said in TD134: 3 Free Trucking Apps Every Trucker Should Have and passed the word along to her husband, who drives truck and works at Bartholomew Pressure Washing out of the Raleigh NC area.

Jeff Hardy listened to TD135: Trucking Recruiters: Friend Or Foe? and wants to help us understand how facial recognition works at the Canadian border. He also quotes The Red Green Show, which apparently is a Canadian thing.

Nick Mack tells a story of when he was complacent about 6 months into his new driving career and I follow up with my own similar story. I also mention two podcasts I've done on this important subject, TD97: A Trucker's Worst Nemesis: Complacency and TD104: Complacency Strikes.

Photos of my recent incident on Flickr.

Glenn wrote the shortest email in history to tell me the term I was looking for was A-Pillar. Thanks, Glenn!

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