Hammer Lane Legends

By Merkel Media

Society & Culture Comedy Automotive Places & Travel

What's Hammer Lane Legends about?

Brian Merkel and Brian Shipper host conversations with people that drive for a living as they share their wild and crazy experiences from the road. Becoming stranded, bad storms, weird hitchhikers, saving someone from an accident, seeing UFOs, and so much more! If you've experienced it, Brian and Shipper want to talk about it!

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BACK IT UP | 75: Straight F...

12.08.2023

In Episode 75: Straight From the Pitt, Brian and Tony are joined in the studio by Brian's friend - Brian! - from work. It's a break room episode where anything and everything goes! The guys talk about buying a Chick-Fil-A ...

Hammer Lane Legends episodes:

12.08.2023 BACK IT UP \| 75: Straight From the Pitt: Brian Shipper In Episode 75: Straight From the Pitt, Brian and Tony are joined in the studio by Brian's friend - Brian! - from work. It's a break room episode where anything and everything goes! The guys talk about buying a Chick-Fil-A ...
12.06.2023 187: Rolling Strong-man In this week's episode the guys are joined by Paul in studio. Paul is a seasoned truck driver with 28 years of experience. From tackling weight issues as an overweight truck driver to making a crucial decision to prioritize health ...
12.01.2023 BACK IT UP \| 5: Wild Stories From The City Transit On Episode 5: Wild Stories From the City Transit, Pam shares some wild experiences she and her husband have had over the years as employees of the city transit system! What have they seen? The real question is what haven't ...
11.30.2023 186: Straight From The Pitt \| Kyle Clark In this weeks episode the guys sit down with Kyle Clark, a fellow Pitt-Ohio driver. Kyle got his start on the dock, after his friend got him a job. He quickly learned that he could get his CDL and climb ...
11.22.2023 185: It Started With 25 Trees In this week's episode Brian and Shipper are joined by Bill Paules to talk about his new venture, Angel Tree Farms. Bill and his family have started this tree farm with the intent to give a donation to help families ...
11.15.2023 184: BREAKROOM \| Culinary Delights In this week's episode the guys begin their decent into madness, as they chat about everything from truck crashes, to hotdogs! This one was a wild ride, so buckle up and get ready for a crazy one. KEEP US FUELED: ...
11.11.2023 BACK IT UP \| 50: Schm-edEx Jumped In The Hood Tony and Brian are back! After a few weeks of terrible winter weather that prevented them from recording new shows, they have finally been able to get back in the studio together to deliver (pun intended) Hammer Lane Legends 50th ...
11.08.2023 183: Straight From The Pitt \| Justin Hertel In this week's episode Brian and Shipper are joined by Justin Hertel, a fellow Pitt Ohio, Line Haul driver of 19 years. Justin got his start in the industry on the dock working part time in outbound, and worked his ...
11.03.2023 BACK IT UP \| 38: The West Coast Trucker In Episode 38: The West Coast Trucker, we are joined by Luke, who got his start in the industry by working on the farm, handling large equipment on a regular basis. He shares many stories and life experiences that he's ...
11.02.2023 182: BREAKROOM \| Brian Squared! This week, the guys sit down to chat about trucking, their current lives, and much more. This conversation was all over the place, and hilarious the whole time. We hope you enjoy this episode! ***Please email us to join the ...
10.26.2023 181: BREAKROOM \| Gary & Lisa This episode was absolutely wild! Any time we have Gary and Lisa on the show, we never know where the conversation will go. This episode was no different! The conversation was absolutely wild, and went all over the place. It ...
10.19.2023 REWIND \| 111: Tony's Transition Show In Episode 111: Tony's Transition Show, Brian and Shipper talk with their guest... Tony Merkel! It was a blast letting Tony join the show as a guest this time and share with the guys how his move to Tennessee has ...
10.11.2023 180: Live From The Truck Show This week the guys are joined again by Megan from episode 146: Across The Country With Car Seats, to share in more hysterical conversation. Megan joins us while she is at a truck show, enjoying the many trucks being paraded ...
10.06.2023 BACK IT UP \| 30: Inside The Life of a Trucker In Episode 30: Inside The Life of a Trucker, we welcome back Josh from the YouTube channel "This Guy Trucks" and Sergey, the brains behind Josh's new documentary. We learn what it's like to be filmed on the job, with ...
10.04.2023 179: BREAKROOM \| Brian Squared! WHAT A DOOZY! In this week's episode Brian Squared (TM) sit down for a Breakroom episode, and boy was it interesting. The Brains of The Brian's were in full effect today, as they jump from topic to topic and have ...
09.30.2023 BACK IT UP \| 52: Call-In Show On Episode 52: Call-In Show, we have... you guessed it... a call-in show! The past few weeks of bad weather in Pennsylvania have prevented Tony and Brian from getting together in-studio to record new interviews, so this week as a ...
09.29.2023 178: Suns Out, Buns Out In this episode we're joined by Dewey, a logging truck driver. He shares some incredible stories, as well as his thoughts on the industry. This one was full of great conversation, and a lot of laughs. So sit back, relax ...
09.20.2023 177: If There's A Will, There's A Way In this week's episode we are joined by returning guest Will, to talk all things trucking, and much more! This show was chalk full of great conversation, from start to finish. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! KEEP ...
09.16.2023 BACK IT UP \| 92: Leaving Your Mark In Episode 92: Leaving Your Mark, Tony and Brian talk with Mark, a veteran of the USMC. Mark has done many things in his life, from driving in public transit, to dispatching, and even mortgage brokering. In his conversation with ...
09.13.2023 176: Remembering Two Highway Legends This week is a slightly different approach to our show. In the past few weeks, Shipper has had a few people who he was close with, tragically pass away. Due to this, it's caused some interruptions to his life and ...
09.09.2023 175: Stronger Together In this week's show we bring back on Jamie and Johnson from episode 121: Cruising Through a Sandstorm to share more of their experiences from the road. As time, and the job, wears us down, Jamie and Johnson talk about ...
09.08.2023 BACK IT UP \| 65: Double Belly Dumps In Episode 65: Double Belly Dumps, Tony and Brian chat with Kelly, a driver with 5 years in the industry. He and his dad are "Double Belly Drivers," hauling concrete and other very heavy materials. When he's driving, Kelly measures ...
09.01.2023 174: Life on the Open Road Join us for an engaging and sometimes hilarious journey into the world of trucking with Mark. In this episode, Mark shares his recent experiences from the road, navigating through challenges, unexpected situations, and the quirks of the trucking industry. From ...
08.25.2023 BACK IT UP \| 28: Desert Spills and Baboon Kills In Episode 28: Desert Spills and Baboon Kills, John, a military vet, joins us. He doesn't waste any time getting into the good stuff, recalling many stories from flat-out funny angry baboons, to unorthodox methods of disposal. There is no ...
08.23.2023 173: God, Guns and Gears This week we are joined by Big Josh from the Black Diamond Guns & Gear YouTube channel. Josh has been in the trucking industry for several years, driving for a vending machine company, FedEx and now a cookie and cracker ...
08.18.2023 BACK IT UP \| 41: Highway Plane Explosion In Episode 41: Highway Plane Explosion, Tony and Brian sit down with Matthew. Matt has been in trucking for about 13 years, and in that time has had many unique experiences, including a time a tornado missed him in a ...
08.16.2023 172: BREAKROOM \| Tim "Bronco" Mclure This week we're joined once again by The Bronco himself, Tim Mclure! He joined us last week to share his life and experiences from behind the wheel. This week the guys talk about everything from the news around Yellow to ...
08.12.2023 BACK IT UP \| 67: Father Trucker On 67: Father Trucker, we hang out with Tony, Brian, Jack, and Alex as the guys work their way through the voicemail line. There are lots of laughs and fun on this Father's Day episode, so buckle up and enjoy ...
08.10.2023 171: The Legend of Bronco In the wild world of trucking tales, today's star of the show is none other than Tim, the legendary Bronco-wrangling trucker! Tim's trucking journey began before he even had a proper driver's license. It's like he was maneuvering big rigs ...
08.04.2023 BACK IT UP \| 94: Around the World and Back WE ARE BACK! On Episode 94: Around The World and Back, Tony and Brian are joined by Mike, Mr. Toot Toot! Mike has been a frequent caller on our voicemail line, and he finally joins the guys for a two-hour ...
08.02.2023 170: Saved From Tragedy In this week's episode, Brian and Shipper are joined by Brandon from the 76 Tuesday Podcast as well as, the popular Black Diamond Guns & Gear YouTube channel. Though, he enjoys doing this on the side, his main gig is ...
07.29.2023 169: Stir Crazy! In this week's episode the guys chat with a long time listener, and returning guest, Flatbed Mike; AKA: Mr. "Toot Toot"! Mike originally was a voicemail line call-in guest several times before joining us on episode 94: Around The World ...
07.28.2023 BACK IT UP \| 89: Straight From The Pitt \| Randy Frederick In Episode 89: Straight From The Pitt, Tony and Brian are joined once again by Randy from Episode 76: One Wrong Move, where he told us about being involved in one of the worst accidents we've ever heard about on ...
07.21.2023 BACK IT UP \| 31: The Breakroom \| Uncle Pally, Brian, and Tony In Episode 31: The Breakroom, we have another family sit-down, but with a new guest! We welcome Tony's uncle and Brian's brother, Cameron, aka “Uncle Pally.” Uncle Pally has been a driver for different industries for many years. Previously, he ...
07.19.2023 168: BREAKROOM \| Scott From Episode 163 In this week's episode the guys have a chat with Scott from episode 163: Crazy Tales From The Road, about all things trucking, and life! This was an episode full of random rabbit holes, hilarious laughs, and great conversation. So ...
07.15.2023 BACK IT UP \| 27: UFOs Over Fort Carson In Episode 27: UFOs Over Fort Carson, we are joined by Tom, a young army veteran who has become a line haul trucker for Target. During Tom's time serving the country, he was hit with an IED blast. He shares ...
07.13.2023 167: Steering the Legacy In this week's episode Brian and Shipper are joined in studio by Austin and his dad, a returning guest, Nevin Sr. Austin heard his dad, and brother's, episodes and decided he should share his story as well. In his time ...
07.07.2023 BACK IT UP \| 55: Truck-Mageddon In Episode 55: Truck-Mageddon, WE ARE BACK! After weeks of not being able to record in the studio due to family illnesses and snowy weather, we got back at it this week with a fun conversation between Brian and Tony. ...
07.05.2023 166: Mastering the Road In this week's episode Brian and Shipper are joined by Kevin, to share his journey around the industry. Scott grew up seeing trucking all around him and developed an interest from a young age. He started out driving for a ...
06.30.2023 BACK IT UP \| 39: I Broke My Neck On The Job In Episode 39: I Broke My Neck On The Job, Tony and Brian sit down with Ken, an LTL driver in Pennsylvania. In Ken's years of trucking, he's been through his fair share of insane events. He shares his experiences ...
06.28.2023 165: Straight From The Pitt \| Greg Szilli In this episode, we chat with our co-worker and friend, Greg Szilli. He joins us in studio to tell us about his many different experiences from behind the wheel. From his time driving a bus and removing a passenger in ...
06.23.2023 BACK IT UP \| 58: From EMT to CDL In Episode 58: From EMT to CDL, Tony and Brian are re-joined by Josh from Episode 49: Crazy EMT Stories. Josh talks about his experience in his production job that led him into getting his CDL, as well as his ...
06.21.2023 164: Father's Day Special! In this week's show, Brian and Shipper are joined by Tony and Jack! For the first time in about a year, Tony joins the show and the guys were thrilled to have him. This episode went from on the rails, ...
06.16.2023 BACK IT UP \| 13: Extreme Road Encounters On Episode 13: Extreme Road Encounters, we talk with James, who was born and raised in England. James shares the story of how he ended up joining the USMC, then became a truck driver, and later left trucking to become ...
06.14.2023 163: Crazy Tales From The Road In this week's episode, Scott shares his many wild, cooky, and entertaining stories from the road. He was full of fun and entertaining stories, which made for one heck of an episode. Scott also shared the personal side of how ...
06.09.2023 BACK IT UP \| 10: Loads of Love In today’s show, Tony and Brian talk to Tara and Cody who are married and truckers. Cody met Tara and she soon became interested in driving over the road with Cody and that is exactly what they did. She got ...
06.07.2023 162: Beef and Taters In this week's episode, Brian and Shipper are joined by Sam to share about what he's been doing since being state side. Sam figured it would be too boring to haul something that wasn't breathing, so he landed on being ...
06.03.2023 BACK IT UP \| 83: Straight From The Pitt \| Brian Bowers In Episode 83: Straight From The Pitt - Brian Bowers, the guys are joined in-studio by Brian Bowers, another Brian and another fellow driver at Pitt Ohio Express! Brian and Tony had a blast chatting with Brian about his time ...
05.31.2023 161: Desert Dew \| Sam From Episode 2 In this week's episode, "161: Desert Dew \| Sam From Episode 2"; we are thrilled to bring Sam back on the show to share more stories from his time overseas! If you haven't listened to Sam's first appearance in episode ...
05.26.2023 BACK IT UP \| 24: Sleeping At the Wheel In Episode 24: Sleeping At the Wheel, we are joined by Brandon, a young buck in the trucking industry. Although Brandon has only been driving the "big rig" for two years, he has still experienced his fair share of unreal ...

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