Trucker Dump - A Trucking Podcast

By Todd McCann

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Episodes: 205

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One driver's insights and sometimes humorous views of truck driving and the trucking industry… and anything else he feels like dumpin' on ya

Episode Date
Trucking Life audiobook
Mar 05, 2025
TD200: The Final Episode
Mar 05, 2025
TD199: Driving For Walmart
Mar 05, 2025
TD198: What Really Happened To Yellow, Inc.?
Mar 05, 2025
TD197: Reviews Of The Garmin dēzl™ Headset 200 and Garmin dēzl™ OTR810 Truck GPS
Oct 03, 2024
TD196: Teamster Battles Continue, EPA Vs. Truckers, Truck Stop News, Female Trucker Survey, Lots Of Truck Safety Topics, & More
May 06, 2023
TD195: ELD Failures, Teamsters Get Busy, Cheat Sheet For Safety Blitz, Tax Breaks For Truckers, AB5 Challenged Again, Agriculture Exemption Under Fire, Can Day Cabs Use Split Sleeper?, & More
Apr 01, 2023
TD194: Knight-Swift Buys U.S. Xpress, Daylight Savings Time Challenged, Truckers Given Stoplight Priority, Bad Choice For Secretary Of Labor, What To Do With Old Tires, Possibly The World's Tiniest Trucker, & More
Mar 25, 2023
TD193: New Secretary of Labor?, Senator/Teamster Fight, Love's Founder Dies, Diesel Mechanic Pay Rises, Cool Products, & More
Mar 11, 2023
TD192: Roadcheck Safety Blitz Dates Announced, Canada Gets Funding For New Truckers, FMCSA Gets More Exemption Requests, Big Truck Crash Study Coming, & More
Mar 04, 2023
TD191: State Of The Union & Trucking, EV Rollout Not Going As Planned, FMCSA Stays Busy With Exemptions, TA's New Restaurant, & More
Feb 25, 2023
TD190: BP Buys TA, New State Traffic Laws, Truck Stop News, Preparing For Weigh Stations, Right To Repair Trucks, What Your Tires Can Tell You, & More
Feb 18, 2023
TD189.5: No Show This Week
Feb 11, 2023
TD189: ATA CEO Talks To Congress, Choosing A Truck Driving School, Possible New Speed Limits, Steps To Take Before Applying, & More
Feb 04, 2023
TD188: A Trucker's Breakdown Saga, Tax Credits For Truckers, New Roundabout Rules, Bird Poop Vs. Autonomous Truck, & More
Jan 29, 2023
TD187: Worst Traffic In The World, The Legality of Trucker Marijuana, Pay-By-The-Mile Criticized, Ammonia-Powered Truck, & More
Jan 21, 2023
TD186: Teamsters Vs. UPS, California's Massive Truck Shutdown, FMCSA Busy Rejecting Stuff, & More
Jan 14, 2023
TD185: Scoot Over And Fix It Now!
Jan 07, 2023
TD184: Accidents Won't Ruin Your Career, Public's View Of Truckers, CB Lingo, Trucker Movies, & More
Dec 25, 2022
TD183: Harassement In Trucking, Bad Weather Driving, Electric Truck Snafus, Legislating Bathrooms, & More
Dec 17, 2022
TD182: Railroad Strike Avoided, Facebook Discriminates Against Female Truckers, Good/Bad Changes By States & FMCSA, & More
Dec 03, 2022
TD181: Struggling LTL Industry, Eco-Friendly Truck Solutions And Problems, Healthcare For Truckers, European HOS Explained, & More
Nov 19, 2022
TD180: Weather Apps For Truckers, Women In Trucking Group Gets Busy, Electric Truck Video, & More
Nov 12, 2022
TD179: Diesel Fuel Shortages, Crash Data Before/After ELD Mandate, Double Brokering Explained, & More
Nov 05, 2022
TD178: Driver Shortage Remains, Railroad Strike Update, Major I-40 TN/NC Road Construction, Free Lunches, & More
Oct 31, 2022
TD177: Faster Delivery Tech, Yellow Transformation, Automatic Emergency Braking Proposal, Trucker Perdiem, & More
Oct 22, 2022
TD176: Railroad Strike Back In Play, Speed Limiter Proposal Date, 4 Things That Increase Your Chance Of Future Wrecks, & More
Oct 15, 2022
TD175: Teamsters Striking, New Truck Parking Problems, Pepsi Goes Tesla, & More
Oct 08, 2022
TD174: Hurricane HOS Exemptions And Hauling FEMA Loads, Deregulation And CA EPA Standards Explained, EV Adoption, & More
Oct 01, 2022
TD173: New Electric Truck Tech, FMCSA ELD Commenting Period, Autonomous Truck Studies, Training Exemptions Pursued, & More
Sep 24, 2022
TD172: Railroad Strike Averted, Safety Blitz Results, Automatic Emergency Braking Failures, Pony Express-Style Trucking, & More
Sep 17, 2022
TD171: The Future Of LTL, New AB5 Rulings, Overwhelmed Driver Training Programs, Understanding Fuel Surcharges, & More
Sep 03, 2022
TD170: Heartland Express Acquisition, 6 Pre-/Post-Trip Myths, Supreme Court Shuns Trucking, & More
Aug 27, 2022
TD169: COVID Exemption Wrecks, New Engines, Wacky HOS Exemption Requests, & More
Aug 20, 2022
TD168: Overtime Pay, 60-ft Trailers, Rising Trucker Pay, & More
Aug 13, 2022
TD167: Autonomous Trucks and Cops, Cummin's Hydrogen Engine, Speed Traps, & More
Aug 06, 2022
TD166: More AB5, Under-21 Driver Program, HOS Challenge, Trucker Pets, & More
Jul 30, 2022
TD165: AB5 Aftermath, Chameleon Carriers, 5 Things Trucking Schools Don't Teach, & More
Jul 23, 2022
TD164: Government Overreach, EV Battery Issues, Trucker Movies, AB5, New Regulations, & More
Jul 16, 2022
TD163: Safety Blitzes, Speed Limiter Comments, A Trucker Party, Marijuana Lowers Truck Accidents, & More
Jul 09, 2022
TD162: Road Closures, AB5, DOT Bumpers, Sun Protection, Avoidable Tragedies, And More
Jul 03, 2022
TD161: A New Era For The Trucker Dump Podcast... Hopefully
Jun 25, 2022
TD160: Really Late Trucking News
May 01, 2022
TD159: All Trucking News; All The Time
Jan 24, 2022
TD158: How Do We Attract The Next Generation In Trucking?
Nov 06, 2021
TD157: The First 6 Months Of Trucking - Part 2
Sep 28, 2021
TD156: The First 6 Months Of Trucking - Part 1
Sep 09, 2021
TD155: Yes, More Trucking News
Aug 10, 2021
TD154: Trucking News And Free Stuff!
May 25, 2021
TD153: Truckers And Tax Time
Apr 09, 2021
TD152: When Should You Look For A New Trucking Job?
Feb 08, 2021
TD151: In-Depth Review Of The Garmin dēzl OTR1000 GPS Truck GPS
Jan 02, 2021
TD150: Trucking News Galore!
Nov 07, 2020
TD149: Job-Hopping In Trucking
Sep 29, 2020
TD148: Being A Chemical Oilfield Truck Driver
Sep 09, 2020
TD147: Be Careful Choosing A Truck Driving School
Aug 14, 2020
TD146: Personal Safety For Truckers
Jul 16, 2020
TD145: Being An Oversize/Overweight Load Truck Driver
Jun 04, 2020
TD144: Is Truck Driving A Recession-Proof Job?
Apr 30, 2020
TD143: Coronavirus Trucking
Apr 06, 2020
TD142: Being An Expedited Truck Driver
Feb 29, 2020
TD141: Women In Trucking With Ellen Voie
Jan 31, 2020
TD140: The Listener/Reader Feedback Show #3
Dec 24, 2019
TD139.5: Hurry And Submit Your Comments By October 21!
Oct 17, 2019
TD139: Understanding The 2019 Proposed Hours-Of-Service Changes
Sep 05, 2019
TD138: Being A Rental Equipment Truck Driver
Jul 17, 2019
TD137: OTR vs. LTL Trucking
May 12, 2019
TD136: The Emotions Of Changing Truck Driving Jobs
Mar 01, 2019
TD135: Trucking Recruiters... Friend Or Foe?
Jan 27, 2019
TD134: 3 Trucking Apps Every Trucker Should Have
Dec 16, 2018
TD133: A Trucker Gives Thanks
Nov 06, 2018
TD132: Should We Call Out Bad Truckers?
Oct 06, 2018
TD131: Review Of The FleetUp Trace ELD
Sep 01, 2018
TD130: How Much Should Truckers Bend The Rules?
Jul 31, 2018
TD129: 4 Ways To Be A More Efficient Trucker
Jun 01, 2018
TD128: Interview With Make-A-Wish Mother's Day Truck Convoy
Apr 20, 2018
TD127: Why Podcasts Are The Best Media For Truckers
Mar 11, 2018
TD126: Interview With Right Weigh Load Scales
Jan 31, 2018
TD125: Reserved Truck Parking: Convenience Or Exploitation?
Dec 08, 2017
TD124: The Overweight Axle Debacle
Oct 29, 2017
TD123: Advice For New Truckers
Sep 15, 2017
TD122: 4 Awesome Trucker Workouts
Jul 03, 2017
TD121: How to Find a Great Truck Driving Job
May 09, 2017
TD120: Truckers And Exercise
Mar 04, 2017
TD119: Winter Driving Tips From An Alaskan Trucker
Jan 16, 2017
TD118: Truck Safety: Constant Vigilance Or Fate?
Nov 30, 2016
TD117: Hell Week... And-A-Half
Nov 29, 2016
TD116: Diabetes And Trucking
Sep 07, 2016
TD115: Product Review: weBoost Drive 4G-X OTR Cell Signal Booster
Jul 16, 2016
TD114: Trucking Life: The New Ebook Is Finally Here!
May 05, 2016
TD113: The Feedback Show #2
Feb 15, 2016
TD112: Truckers Can't Read
Dec 23, 2015
TD111: Improving Our Reputation As Truckers
Nov 16, 2015
TD110: Jabbering With Jared
Oct 14, 2015
TD109: Coping With Rookie Truckers
Jul 11, 2015
TD108: 4 Reasons Truckers Get The Hazmat Endorsement
May 25, 2015
TD107: The Fuel Bay Golden Rule
Apr 27, 2015
TD106: How Will Amnesty Affect The Trucking Industry?
Mar 30, 2015
TD105: 4 Reasons Truckers Don't Have Butts
Feb 16, 2015
TD104: Complacency Strikes
Dec 22, 2014
TD103: 6 Causes Of Tired Truckers
Jul 17, 2014
TD102: What's It Like to Be A Trucker?
May 19, 2014
TD101: Stupid Rules That Truckers Tolerate
Apr 10, 2014
TD100: What Makes The Evil Overlord... Evil?
Mar 03, 2014
TD099: 4 Ways to Be an Awesome Trucker
Jan 27, 2014
TD098: 5 Stresses of Trucking Through the Holidays
Dec 12, 2013
TD097.5: Trucking Santas
Nov 15, 2013
TD097: A Trucker's Worst Nemesis: Complacency
Nov 04, 2013
TD096: The Feedback Show
Sep 23, 2013
TD095: 4 Reasons That Trucker Might Be Tailgating You
Jun 30, 2013
TD094: Understanding the New Hours-of-Service (HOS) Rules
Jun 17, 2013
TD093: The Driver's Seat Phenomenon
May 28, 2013
TD092: Honor Among Truckers
May 06, 2013
TD091: Bungling the 34-Hour Rule
Apr 19, 2013
TD090: The New Web Site Is Finally Here. Try Not to Pee Yourself.
Apr 04, 2013
TD089: Truckers with Sleep Apnea: How to Know If You Have It and What to Do About It. A Guest Post by Doug Thomas
Jan 10, 2013
TD088: You Can't See America from the Trucker's Lounge. A Guest Post by Kevin McKague
Nov 26, 2012
TD087: Five Tips for Sleeping Near a Busy Road. A Guest Post by Sam Fisher
Oct 15, 2012
TD086: Benefits of Semi Truck Weight Compliance. A Guest Post by Noble McIntyre
Sep 12, 2012
TD085: Time to Step Up and Help Some Fellow Truckers
May 17, 2012
TD084: TV Casting Call for a New Show about Truckers
May 03, 2012
TD083: A Trucker Visits Carhenge
Mar 05, 2012
TD082: Are All These Changes Good for the Trucking Industry?
Jan 26, 2012
TD081: Videos: How To Do a Full-Body Workout Inside the Cab of a Semi
Jan 05, 2012
TD080: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Trucker Style
Dec 19, 2011
TD079: Book Review: Getting Sideways: A New Book by Lisa Nowak
Dec 11, 2011
TD078: A Trucker's Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2011
TD077: Arguing E-logs
Oct 28, 2011
TD076: The Spitting "Christian" Zealot
Oct 12, 2011
TD075: Who's a Trucker?
Sep 27, 2011
TD074: Doing Dallas
Sep 10, 2011
TD073: Oh Boy. Another Birthday. Yay.
Aug 23, 2011
TD072: Big Rig MacGyvering
Aug 03, 2011
TD071: Hell Week 2: The Sequel
Jul 13, 2011
TD070: Post-Hell. Pre-Hell.
Jul 01, 2011
TD069: The CSA (Crappy Sucky Administration)
Jun 10, 2011
TD068: This Is the Life. We All Have to Be Somewhere. This Is My Life. A Guest Post by Jean McHarry
May 26, 2011
TD067: The Road to Smutville
May 13, 2011
TD066: Truckers Go Turtle Racing
Apr 16, 2011
TD065: All E-logs Aren't Created Equal
Mar 30, 2011
TD064: Truckers: Be Heard on the Proposed Hours-Of-Service Changes
Mar 04, 2011
TD063: E-logs: Do They Really Increase Driving Time?
Feb 15, 2011
TD062: E-logs: A Second Look
Jan 23, 2011
TD061: E-logs: My First Impression
Jan 01, 2011
TD060: Truckers vs. Cops vs. DOT vs. Carriers
Dec 21, 2010
TD059: A Trucker's Home
Dec 06, 2010
TD058: How Much Is Too Much?
Nov 25, 2010
TD057: Really? A Good Dispatcher?
Nov 17, 2010
TD056: Funkin' Truckin'
Nov 08, 2010
TD055: The EOBR Myth
Oct 18, 2010
TD054: Truckers Get Lost: The Do's and Don'ts of Giving Directions
Oct 07, 2010
TD053: Lunar Driving as a Trucker
Sep 22, 2010
TD052: Non-Truckers: Don't Take If for Granted
Sep 11, 2010
TD051: Sucking It Up
Sep 01, 2010
TD050: It's My Birthday, So Fork It Over
Aug 20, 2010
TD049: Fear and Loathing of Electronic Logs
Aug 10, 2010
TD048: The Annoying One
Jul 24, 2010
TD047: Perspective on Sucky Things
Jul 17, 2010
TD046: The Tale of Three Slobs
Jul 09, 2010
TD045: Riding Along with a Trucker
Jul 04, 2010
TD044: The Split
Jun 10, 2010
TD043: Go to Bed Angry
May 19, 2010
TD042: Feel the Love, You Mean Ol' Hag
May 01, 2010
TD041: Trucking in the Northeast
Apr 13, 2010
TD040: The Power of the Patch
Mar 31, 2010
TD039: When Planners Don't
Mar 19, 2010
TD038: Trucking "Roles"
Mar 09, 2010
TD037: Typing Mad at the TSA
Feb 02, 2010
TD036: Health and Trucking
Jan 11, 2010
TD035: No Guarantees in Trucking
Dec 24, 2009
TD034: Why I Do This
Dec 16, 2009
TD033: Automatic or Manual?
Dec 01, 2009
TD032: SLC to CYA
Nov 10, 2009
TD031: Is Forced Dispatch Forced?
Oct 30, 2009
TD030: The Salad Bar Psycho
Oct 20, 2009
TD029: Meeting Myself
Oct 15, 2009
TD028: Please, Oh Please, Give Me the Bypass!
Oct 01, 2009
TD027: Hauling Hazardous Materials
Sep 15, 2009
TD026: Hell Week
Sep 07, 2009
TD025: Super High-Value Loads
Aug 30, 2009
TD024: Friendly Truckers Haven't Vanished
Aug 27, 2009
TD023: Too Stupid to Fuel?
Aug 09, 2009
TD022: This Economy Just Won't Listen
Jul 22, 2009
TD021: Truckers, Perverts, and Naked People
Jun 25, 2009
TD020: Oddball Trucking Weather
Jun 14, 2009
TD019: Always Check Out a Trucking Company's Safety Program
May 29, 2009
TD018: Eddie Rabbitt Was Right
May 12, 2009
TD017: Truck Dispatchers
May 05, 2009
TD016: A Miracle in Indiana
Apr 27, 2009
TD015: Truckers Have Entered Hunting Season
Apr 24, 2009
TD014: The Joy and Dread of Home Time
Apr 20, 2009
TD013: Dealing With Down Time on the Road
Apr 14, 2009
TD012: A Lazy Day
Apr 13, 2009
TD011: The Insanity of Truck Idling Laws
Apr 12, 2009
TD010: When Company Policy Overrides Common Sense
Apr 11, 2009
TD009: A Trucker's Gotta Be Flexible
Apr 07, 2009
TD008: When Your Truck Hates You
Apr 05, 2009
TD007: Life Is Crap
Mar 31, 2009
TD006: Life Is Good
Mar 29, 2009
TD005: The High-Idle Saga Continues
Mar 25, 2009
TD004: Living the Dream???
Mar 19, 2009
TD003: What Has Happened to Common Courtesy?
Mar 14, 2009
TD002: A Rare Day in Trucking
Mar 13, 2009
TD001: Sometimes, You Just Need a Machine Gun...
Mar 12, 2009
TD000: Introduction to the Trucker Dump Podcast
Mar 10, 2009