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We couldn’t pass this one up. The $7,000 jock strap belonged to Russell Crowe, He wore it in the movie Cinderella Man. Crowe auctioned the jock strap and many other items in an auction to settle his divorce. The auction was titled The Art Of Divorce. $7,000 Jock Strap vs Fingernail Polish We can’t help […]

This episode was technical mayhem. It took 2 sound boards, 3 microphones, 3 computers and an extra monitor to bring Don in via Google Hangouts with all of us. Oh, and we also streamed live on the Facebook page. We’re glad to have our daughter Kelly join us in the studio this week. Kelly filled […]

Short and sweet show notes this week. You’ll understand when you hear the show. Here’s what we have for you; A few jokes Some hotshot stuff Bad celebrity endorsements Don’s power outage Oh, and Don lost power more than once through this episode. Share This:

What Is Hot Shot Trucking? This question came from a listener in the UK. I can totally understand why the term hotshot trucking would be confusing. It doesn’t mater what side of the pond you’re on. We’re all in a hurry to meet a delivery time. We’ll try to narrow it down. Does hotshot trucking […]

We rarely talk about Hours Of Service on The Trucking Podcast, but not this time. OOIDA has rocked my boat, and I’m a bit p#ssed about it. You’ll get the full rant in the opening monologue. The short version is that the new HOS rules have not been in place long enough to even get […]

The question, should I put a 77 Western Star back on the road, comes from a listener. We have never claimed to be experts, but we know where to find one. We tossed this question around a bit. Then we reached out to Brayden Tucker of Dying Breed Diesels. Brayden and his wife also own […]

When I started trucking, the small company I worked for had a safety lady, not a safety department. We’d come in on Friday, fuel our trucks and collect our pay, with a catch. We only received our checks if our previous week’s paper logs matched our fuel stops, tolls and time stamps. When you’re short […]

Today we will be talking with Todd Kalhar from DAT®. Todd joins us to talk about two new things. Trucker’s Edge Pro, and Trucker’s Edge 2.0. These two items bring owner operators more money-making tools and an easier user interface. Okay! No more techy words. An easier user interface simply means that Trucker’s edge is […]

Let’s break Women, Tequila and Hardware Stores down to where the idea came from. Women. This one started when I had to give my daughter a hand with a front brake job on her GMC. When I asked how she removed the lug nuts, she showed me her galvanized pipe breaker bar – 6 feet […]

Okay, I’m not a big conspiracy theory kind of guy. But I do believe the deep state has a pretty large data base. I also think they have their own agenda. That leads us to the story of Kevin Rutherford’s bogus bust. Kevin told the story on an episode of Let’s Truck. Just look for […]

Let’s be blunt here. I’m writing this for those of you who are where I used to be. Buck’s top 7 fast food tips was a big part of fixing a lot of physical problems in my life. If you’re where I was, I feel your pain. Here are my original goals from day one. […]

This question actually came from a friend who’s thinking about hot shotting full time. We’ll line out a few assumptions. Then we’ll help decide whether to use load boards or a dispatch service. Full disclosure here. The Trucking Podcast does get a commission from sales of Trucker’s Edge, but that’s not the point of this […]

We’re veering off the beaten path of trucking this week. Instead, we’re talking about pickups, cowboy hats and dive bars. I love the first two, and have a fair amount of experience with the third. These were all inspired by the ol’ email in-box. I subscribe to an abundance of websites and blogs, then cherry […]

If you haven’t heard of Brayden and Jenifer Tucker’s Dying Breed Diesels Facebook page, you must be driving a Prius and living under a rock. Their page will probably top 60,000 members by the time this is published. I had a chance to talk with Brayden last week via Facebook live. The Tuckers are what […]

If you know me at all, you know I love hot shot trucking. I have nearly 7 years experience in hot shotting. I spent a year hauling RVs as an owner operator. I also spent  almost 6 years hauling livestock with a 1 ton dually and goose-neck trailer. I made good money doing both. I […]