TD145: Being An Oversize/Overweight Load Truck Driver

If you've ever been interested in how oversize/overweight loads work, you're in luck. Today we talk to Travis Jellison, who has pulled loads as heavy as 230,000 pounds, 16 feet wide, 15.5 feet tall, and 120 feet long. Yikes!

In the news segment, we discuss how the coronavirus is affecting the trucking industry with regards to the loss of work and restaurants, and Hours-of-Service adjustments, including the upcoming HOS changes. We also look at technology such as electric vehicles and it's lack of infrastructure, CDL skills testing, and how 5G networks could help the trucking industry.

Freight brokering gets its fair share of talk time, and we hit on truck parking, truckers and medications, toll hikes, and gross injustices like the prison release of a bad trucking CEO and what is considered a preventable accident when it comes to the CSA.

In the feedback segment, we hear from Daniel, Evan, two Davids, and Aron all join the Trucker Dump Slack group. Driver Dave has an encounter with a duck, and Ben talks about buying grass for his boss. We also hear from Robert, who tells us about his unique trucking job.

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Links mentioned in the news segment:

FMCSA Extends HOS Emergency Declaration for Second Time from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

Trucking Sheds 88,300 Jobs in April from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

TD144: Is Truck Driving A Recession-Proof Job?

A third of small fleets shut down as COVID-19 guts freight market from OverdriveOnline.com

Iowa Driver Among First in US to Use Technology for CDL Skills Test from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

Next Generation of Wireless Technology: 5G Holds Promise from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

Coming hours of service reforms skip 14-hour pause, include 7/3 off-duty split and 30-minute break changes from OverdriveOnline.com

TD139: Understanding The 2019 Proposed Hours-Of-Service Changes

Updated HOS regs to take effect late September from OverdriveOnline.com

Infographic: What’s changing in federal hours of service regs from OverdriveOnline.com

Quick takes: Readers mixed on hours of service changes’ impact on their own operations from OverdriveOnline.com

Carriers’ right to review what the shipper paid for a brokered load from OverdriveOnline.com

FMCSA: Brokers Aren’t *Technically* Breaking The Law, And We Might Not Do Anything Even If They Were from TheTruckersReport.com

Amazon, already a mammoth middleman, squeezes into trucking brokerage from OverdriveOnline.com

Electric Truck Integration Poses Challenges for Fleets, Study Shows

Electric-Vehicle Charging Startup Amply Power Secures $13.2 Million from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

Truck Crashes That Weren’t Preventable Won’t Count Against Your Safety Score, But What’s “Preventable” May Surprise You from TheTruckersReport.com

Crazy crash eligibility examples from fmcsa.dot.gov

Trucking Law: When meds can sideline your commercial driving

Contact Dr. Alexander E. Underwood of the KT Health Clinic by email at [email protected] or at Call 1-417-832-8678.

Infamous Arrow Trucking CEO Released From Prison Early from TheTruckersReport.com

New Jersey Highway Tolls to Rise up to 36% from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

TravelCenters of America begins reopening dine-in restaurants from FreightWaves.com

Government Groups Launch Truck Parking Survey for Northeast Region from ttnews.com (Transport Topics)

Take the Northeast Truck Parking survey

Links mentioned in the interview:

If you have more questions about over-dimensional trucking, you can talk to Travis Jellison directly by emailing him at [email protected]

Links mentioned in the feedback segment:

Robert Terry has a really unique job driving a food trolley named Clementine. Check out the photos.

Driver Dave has a run-in with a duck.

Ben Dickens - de Geus, aka @goose tells a story about his boss sending him to buy some grass.

Jon Sinclair, aka @mouse wants to talk about free audiobooks from your local library.

Congratulations to Aron Nero, aka @Aron for starting truck driving school!

Evan Jon Kooker, @2017EJ is planning to get into trucking after he retires.

David O’Neil, aka @Junior is new Canadian driver.

Daniel Schmidt, aka @danielschmidt just finished binge-listening to every Trucker Dump episode. I don't know if I should say "thanks" or "I'm sorry." ;-)

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