TalkCDL Trucking Podcast

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What's TalkCDL Trucking Podcast about?

TalkCDL is focused on providing entertainment for our fellow truckers! We cover everything in the trucking industry from current trucking laws, trucker surveys, and any other trucking news we dig up or a trucker throws our way.

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TalkCDL Trucking Podcast episodes:

04.21.2024
Ice Pick Bandit Is Getting Brazen
Ice Pick Bandit Is Getting Brazen. This last victim marks the 15th semi truck with flat tires. Thats right, the ice pick bandit is back. Seems Georgia is his favorite place to attack. Once again, an unaware trucker had his...
04.14.2024
States With The Most Tolls
States With The Most Expensive Tolls. Tolls are getting out of hand. Americans pay huge tolls every day just to drive on the roads. Do you know which state has the most tolls? Bet you don't know which one. It's...
04.07.2024
2 Died Tragedy At The Truck Show
2 Died Tragedy At The Truck Show. We sat down with Mr. John Eagles at the Louisville truck Show. He told us a story, how 2 of his workers were killed on their way to the show. It was heart...
03.31.2024
Trapped Inside A Semi-Truck Rollover
Trapped Inside A Semi-Truck Rollover. Have you ever rolled a semi-truck over? According to most drivers, it is a violent experience. We sat down with James Pittman and talked about his experience. James was driving on the back roads of...
03.22.2024
OOIDA Interview Speed Limiters Is It Happening
OOIDA Interview Speed Limiters Is It Happening. Wow, we sat down at the Louisville Truck Show, with George O'Connor from the OOIDA. We asked him about the speed limiters. His answers are ones you have to hear. We also talked...
03.10.2024
Electric Semi Makers Are Wacky
Electric Semi Makers Are Wacky. Recently a man on YouTube showed a video of a Tesla Semi Truck. He showed how the Tesla was beating diesel trucks up Donner Pass. Boy oh boy, the Tesla sure flew up that hill....
03.03.2024
Truckers Avoid These States For Fines
Truckers Avoid These Truckers Avoid These States For Fines. Would you like to know which states have the heaviest fines? Truck Drivers should avoid speeding in these states. Some states are worse than other. We have the top ten states...
02.24.2024
States With The Most Bottlenecks
States With The Most Bottlenecks. This will surprise you. We have a list of the states with the most bottlenecked areas. You will not believe this. Just when you thought you knew it all, this list pops up. Tune in...
02.17.2024
Bad Lease Purchases What To Know
Bad Lease Purchases What To Know. Have you ever leased to own a semi truck? Did you get a title? Did you get to the end of the lease? Was it a nightmare? These questions and more are the FMCSA...
02.10.2024
Top 20 Carriers to Work For
Top 20 Carriers to Work For. Are you working for a top 20 carrier? Check out this weeks episode and find out if you are. We have a list, voted by drivers who they say are the best. From Dry...
02.04.2024
Trucker Might Get Fed Up
Trucker Might Get Fed Up. Would you be upset if someone tried to control you? You bet your sweet KitKat you would. The latest from the FMCSA is, they plan to proceed with speed limiters. This does nutmeat they have...
01.28.2024
10 “Did You Know” Driving Tips
10 "Did You Know" Driving Tips. Look, we know you know how to drive. After all you are professional, right? We have compiled a list for those that are great drivers but want to learn a little more. From Yellow...
01.20.2024
Little Johnny The Trucker
Little Johnny The Trucker. Did little Johnny become a trucker? Well he just might have. Tune in this week and hear about little Johnny and his antics. Autonomous Truck Could Backfire on Trucking Companies Driverless trucks are coming to a trucking...
01.13.2024
Black Ice 5 Deadliest States
Black Ice 5 Deadliest States. Have you driven on black ice? If you have then you know you should not be on the roads if black ice is present. Sometimes called "clear ice", black ice can fool the best drivers...
01.06.2024
The Big Lie In Trucking
The Big Lie In Trucking. What is the big lie? Well, let's put it this way, the current big lie is, Autonomous trucks will always nee a driver. Thats according to the latest news. It has been said that "driverless...
12.17.2023
Has FMCSA Really Made Roads Safer?
Has FMCSA Really Made Roads Safer? Check out these stats. 1975 4305 deaths involving large trucks, 1976 4893, 1992 4422, 2002 4846, 2021 4714, so it does not appear to have changed much. With all the regulations, you would think...
12.10.2023
Truckers Are Like Robots
Truckers Are Like Robots. Do you remember when you got your CDL? It was not as easy as you thought it would be. You know, enduring the mental and the physical strain. You drove your first 500 miles. Then you...
12.03.2023
Is This Accident Preventable?
Is This Accident Preventable? We talked about a scenario that happens every day in the trucking world. A driver has to make an evasive move in order to not hit or kill a pedestrian. After saving ones life, the trucker...
11.26.2023
Repeat:Don’t Leave Home Mad
Repeat:Don't Leave Home Mad. This is a repeat episode of a truckers story. A story of an Over-the road trucker from West Virginia. We warn you, this story is a very sad story to tell. Please tune in and hear...
11.19.2023
Mr. Brownstone Interview
Mr. Brownstone Interview. Did you know that there are many truck drivers on heroin? Did you know these same drivers are driving on Americas roads? That's right, truckers that are high, are coming to a highway near you. This country...
11.12.2023
Story: Truck Driver Treated Unfairly
Story: Truck Driver Treated Unfairly. Picture this. You're adjusting your mirror while standing outside of your truck. You break the mirror and your safety director says, "we are going to have to put you down for a preventable accident". What...
11.05.2023
Don’t Drive For These Companies
Don't Drive For These Companies. Truck drivers have been getting the raw deal lately. Some carriers are refusing to verify their employment. Which of course means a trucker can not get hired at the next company he chooses to work...
10.29.2023
The Ice Pick Bandit
The Ice Pick Bandit. He is real and he is out there. The ice truck bandit, as he is called, is on the loose popping tires. He has struck from Kentucky to Florida. Interstate 75 seems to be his...
10.28.2023
Truck Parking Interview For Truckers
Truck Parking Interview For Truckers. We sat down with Evan Shelly, the cofounder of Truck Parking Club.com. He came on the show to update us on whats going on with truck-Parking-Club. Here what truck shows truckparkingclub.com will be attending this coming...
10.23.2023
Some of the Longest Roads In America
Some of the Longest Roads In America. Do you know which roads are the longest in the USA? If you guessed, all interstates, you would be wrong. Most truckers will probably guess some of the roads but you will be...
10.15.2023
How Dangerous Is Trucking
How Dangerous Is Trucking. Wow, is trucking that scary? Is there death and Injury every where we turn? the fact is, trucking is the most dangerous job in the world. From health hazards to accidents and much more. We break...
10.08.2023
Beware Semi Truck Vandals In These Areas
Beware Semi Truck Vandals In These Areas. Has your pay decreased in the last 12 months? If it has, you are not alone. Several drivers across the country have seen pay decreases. They have also seen the loss of bonuses...
10.01.2023
Trucking Jobs Are Looking Pretty Grim
Trucking Jobs Are Looking Grim. Don't quit your day job because it's not ;looking good in the trucking industry. Tune into this weeks TalkCDL Trucking podcast and hear how jobs are getting scarce in the industry. Troy did a quit...
09.24.2023
Driver Interview Company Running Illegal
Driver Interview Company Running Illegal. Have you worked for a company that ran illegal. Did you report them to the authorities? Tune in and hear how one driver stood up and refused to be under illegal practices. We sat down...
09.17.2023
List of Bad Shippers & Receivers
List of Bad Shippers & Receivers. Have you been held up at a shipper or a receiver? We have short list of places that truckers hate to pickup or deliver to. Check out this weeks podcast and see if you...
09.10.2023
Wrong Turn
Wrong Turn. Have you ever made a wrong turn? Have you made that turn in a semi truck? This week we discussed how a driver can turn his life upside down with one wrong turn. You all have heard about...
09.03.2023
Jobs with the highest turnover rates – guess where Trucking Is
Jobs with the highest turnover rates - guess where Trucking Is. The economy is changing for the better. You might not believe me if you listen to the news but trust me it is getting better and will continue. Unless...
08.27.2023
If You Believe The Rich Man
If You Believe The Rich Man. Did you know that autonomous trucks are a real thing? They are putting in self operating fuel stops for driverless semi trucks. Of course there is a driver in the truck. A driver that...
08.20.2023
Best and Worst States for jobs
Best and Worst States for jobs. We have the list everyone has been looking for. This list will not only tell you how much the average carrier is paying per state. This list will also tell you how many trucking...
08.13.2023
AI is Spying on Commercial Drivers
AI is Spying on Commercial Drivers. Artificial Intelligence is being used to catch truck drivers with their cell phones. If you are coming through North Carolina, beware truckers. DOT has a new weapon against truckers that have their phone in...
08.06.2023
You Won’t Believe This Story plus Trucker $100,000 Bonuses
You Won't Believe This Story plus Trucker $100,000 Bonuses. Recently a trucker was arrested, after she crashed her big rig in Pennsylvania. But that is not the shocking part of this story. She was drunk and her company was made...
08.03.2023
Dispatch Me Home
Dispatch Me Home. Is this another trucker movie? The answer, is, Yes it is. Dispatch me Home is a movie about Sam the Man, on his last dispatch. We sat down with Toby, one of the actors in the movie....
07.30.2023
Trucker Attacked by Vicious Dog
Trucker Attacked by Vicious Dog. This part week, before major medias broke the story. TalkCDL witnessed a story about a driver attacked by a police dog. Police tried to initially pullover a trucker without a mudflap. But it turned into...
07.23.2023
A Horrible Story
A Horrible Story. Some time ago a semi truck crossed the median on an interstate in Indiana. The truck his a college van carrying students and staff. The death of 5 people was bad enough but that isn't where the...
07.16.2023
Bacteria’s Found In Semi Trucks
Bacteria's Found In Semi Trucks. Did you know, that not changing your bedding regularly creates more bacteria than a toilet seat. That's right, your toilet seat is most likely safer than your bed in your big rig. Tune this week...
07.09.2023
Famous Truck Wrecks 1959 Schuylkill County
Famous Truck Wrecks 1959 Schuylkill County. It was 1959 on route 61 north. A school bus carrying 45 students for the Blue Mountain school district was stopped. Behind the bus was a propane truck. When all of a sudden on...
07.02.2023
Whiskey, Bullets and A Semi truck
Whiskey, Bullets and A Semi truck. Wow, a trucker went on a rampage recently. During a trip through Maryland, he stopped for some Jack Daniels and some ammunition. He then punched his girlfriend in the face and shot at a...
06.24.2023
Trucking in NYC Troy & Acid
Troy & Johnny Acid . Hello everyone. Troy and Ruthann had to go out of town. Being that they do a fresh podcast every week, they do not keep extra episodes in the bank. So, with that being said, check...
06.18.2023
New Way Truckers Can Protect Themselves
New Way Truckers Can Protect Themselves. Just in, truckers can now sign up for free alerts from PSP. A tuck driver can now see his personal report as it changes. This includes a moving violation or even a warning...
06.11.2023
Don’t Leave Home Upset or Fighting
Don't Leave Home Upset or Fighting. If you ask Anny, she will tell you why it is important to leave home on a good note. She will also tell you why she says that. You just never know if you...
06.04.2023
They are coming to take your jobs
They are coming to take your jobs. make no mistake about it, the big trucking companies in this country will eliminate your job. In an article this week in Transport Topics, the state of Texas has become a haven for...
05.28.2023
Be Careful Cops Can Keep Your Cash
Be Careful Cops Can Keep Your Cash. Some time back a trucker was pulled over by the police. He was on his way from Louisiana to Texas. He claims he was on his way to buy a semi truck. In...
05.20.2023
Scams Played On Truckers
Scams Played On Truckers. When truckers are out on the road working. They are more venerable than when they are at home. Scammers will target people that look like they are not from the local area.his is why we decided...
05.14.2023
I’m Gonna Run You Over
I'm Gonna Run You Over. We have some statistics for you. We looked at the latest stats on road rage. You are going to be surprised when you hear the percentages and causes of this major traffic issue. What is...
05.07.2023
Beware The Law Is Watching Truckers
Beware The Law Is Watching Truckers. In an effort to combat distracted driving, many states have implemented laws that prohibit the use of handheld devices while operating a motor vehicle. However, enforcing these laws can be a difficult task for...

What's TalkCDL Trucking Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

TalkCDL Trucking Podcast episodes:

Ice Pick Bandit Is Getting Brazen

States With The Most Tolls

2 Died Tragedy At The Truck Show

Trapped Inside A Semi-Truck Rollover

OOIDA Interview Speed Limiters Is It Happening

Electric Semi Makers Are Wacky

Truckers Avoid These States For Fines

States With The Most Bottlenecks

Bad Lease Purchases What To Know

Top 20 Carriers to Work For

Trucker Might Get Fed Up

10 “Did You Know” Driving Tips

Little Johnny The Trucker

Black Ice 5 Deadliest States

The Big Lie In Trucking

Has FMCSA Really Made Roads Safer?

Truckers Are Like Robots

Is This Accident Preventable?

Repeat:Don’t Leave Home Mad

Mr. Brownstone Interview

Story: Truck Driver Treated Unfairly

Don’t Drive For These Companies

The Ice Pick Bandit

Truck Parking Interview For Truckers

Some of the Longest Roads In America

How Dangerous Is Trucking

Beware Semi Truck Vandals In These Areas

Trucking Jobs Are Looking Pretty Grim

Driver Interview Company Running Illegal

List of Bad Shippers & Receivers

Wrong Turn

Jobs with the highest turnover rates – guess where Trucking Is

If You Believe The Rich Man

Best and Worst States for jobs

AI is Spying on Commercial Drivers

You Won’t Believe This Story plus Trucker $100,000 Bonuses

Dispatch Me Home

Trucker Attacked by Vicious Dog

A Horrible Story

Bacteria’s Found In Semi Trucks

Famous Truck Wrecks 1959 Schuylkill County

Whiskey, Bullets and A Semi truck

Trucking in NYC Troy & Acid

New Way Truckers Can Protect Themselves

Don’t Leave Home Upset or Fighting

They are coming to take your jobs

Be Careful Cops Can Keep Your Cash

Scams Played On Truckers

I’m Gonna Run You Over

Beware The Law Is Watching Truckers