The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers

Bruce chats with driver trainer Charlie Shields to find out what it is like to work with a private fleet like John Deere. We will talk about the importance being professional as a driver and the benefits of being in a private fleet.

Bruce relates how a successful career as a truck driver can be related to the great North American food, the hamburger. Learn about the importance of a foundation and the different options available for a career in transportation.

Bruce talks about using a checklist to evaluate where you sit within a fleet. Learn how to move yourself up within the fleet and how you can have a long and healthy trucking career. The Road Birds are featured on the tune of the week.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Where do you sit in the fleet?
• What does it take to be in the top 20%?
• How professional are you?

Bruce talks about how people have told him no through his career and he has used that negative information to help him propel his career forward. He replays a talk he gave live about his life and his success.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Why you shouldn't listen to others?
• Working with your passions
• using the word NO as a motivator

Bruce talks about how fleet supervisors can evaluate their fleet to find out how many top performers they have. By using this data you can start using mentors to move people up within the fleet. Bruce discusses how to evaluate your fleet.

Topics covered in this episode:

• How to evaluate your fleet?
• Rewarding top performers
• Why you want to create a Top 20 Percent Club

Bruce talks about creating rules for yourself and how they have helped him get what he wants at the carrier. Under the tune of the week is the Killin Time band.

Bruce talks about breast cancer and what associations like Trucking for a Cure and drivers are doing to combat the disease. Also included is the interview from Joanne Millen Mackenzie who is the organizer for the event.

Bruce talks about being in the top 20 percent of a fleet before you even get your license. Learn what programs cost and why. Train to be the top in your industry by taking in the information needed in class.

Bruce talks about the twelve steps that he believes are the difference between a professional and mediocre driver. Learn these steps and make the money of your dreams as a driver.

Bruce chats with industry recruiter Mike Hahn of Challenger Motor Freight about his position as an over the road recruiter and also about his time as an Ontario Road Knight.