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TruckNewsTalkMike Millian Knocking Down WallsThank you President Trump! We appreciate what you have done for Canada. Thanks to you, we are becoming stronger and more self-reliant. (this is my attempt at sarcasm) One of the positive results of your bullying and tariffs is that we have begun to eliminate some of our own tariffs. Okay, we don’t call them tariffs but there have been restrictions on trade within our own country and they have existed for years. We call them trade barriers…and for the purpose of this podcast, it’s about how those trade barriers negatively affect the trucking industry. However, getting...2025-08-1125 min
TruckNewsTalkFake Trucking NewsTRUCKING FAKE NEWS BREAKING NEWS! Donald Trump has just resigned the Presidency of the United States. In other news, Prime Minister Mark Carney has just announced that all trucks in Canada must be electric by the end of 2026. Unbelievable? Well, just as believable that what we read and see on the internet…on Facebook, Instagram, X, Telegram, podcasts, and the hundreds of questionable news outlets? Remember that old joke, “if you believe that, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.” Some people don’t trust the Toronto Star, or the New York Times because...2025-07-2724 min
TruckNewsTalk2020 FLASHBACK2020 was a scary year and we didn't know if this was the way it was going to be forever. People were dying by the thousands, riots broke out, and truckers were heroes, bringing us everything we needed in spite of the disease raging throughout the world. Listen to our Trucker Radio news and talk segment from back then, which later morphed into what is now the TruckNewsTalk (TNT) podcast. www.trucknewstalk.com2025-07-1034 min
TruckNewsTalkThe Harriet Tubman Award to TruckersHARRIET TUBMAN AWARD TO TRUCKERS I’ve doing some history reading lately, and discovered an event in US history that may sound very familiar in 2025… and there is a connection to Canada. In 1850, something called the Fugitive Slave Act was passed which penalized police and other officials who did not arrest someone who had allegedly escaped from slavery, even in northern states where slavery was outlawed. Habeas corpus was declared irrelevant. No day in court or jury was permitted and the alleged fugitive from slavery could not testify. The law resulted in the kidnapping and cons...2025-06-2525 min
TruckNewsTalkThe Microbiologist Truck DriverThe Microbiologist Truck Driver I want to tell you a bedtime story. Once upon a time there was a microbiologist. Her name was Myrna Chartrand. Naturally she was highly educated. After all she was a scientist who studied microscopic life forms and processes including the study of the growth interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms, but one day Myrna turned in her chair and walked away from it all to become…a truck driver! My TNT podcast preambles are sometimes lengthy so this time I will simply introduce Myrna Chartrand and let her tell you he...2025-06-0927 min
TruckNewsTalkBruce Outridge-The Ultimate Multi-Trucker-Tasker & Motivator In the past 18 years since I got involved in hosting a trucking show, I’ve met hundreds of interesting people and made a few friends along the way. One of my friends wears a closet full of hats. I knew him when he was about to give it all up, but then…something happened. If you listen podcasts, then I’m sure you know him. He creates a podcast too…but a whole lot more. A LOT more! His name is Bruce Outridge. I invite you to listen to my conversation with Bruce. What's he really all about?2025-05-2628 min
TruckNewsTalkWomen Driving ChangeWomen Driving Change It seems that as time goes by, this TNT Podcast has become a promotional outlet for women in trucking and a information source for women who may want to consider a career in the trucking industry. God knows, there are plenty of magazines and podcasts covering safety, nuts & bolts and financial woes of the trucking industry. This episode is about a magazine devoted to women in trucking. The magazine is entitled, “Women Driving Change.” That word “driving” is a double entendre. (for people from Arkansas, that means…double meaning) Women Driving Change magazine was created in re...2025-05-1019 min
TruckNewsTalkClassic Thinking vs Trucking WomenClassic Thinking & Trucking Women We like to think that as a society we have come a long way. As much as we protest about racism and the lack of gender equality, you must admit that we’ve advanced since the 50’s and 60’s. Back then, it was assumed that women were expected to stay home and be a “housewife” and the “man of the house” went to work. On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with that arrangement, as long as both parties are happy. Unfortunately, that family model grew to be imposed on women. You know, “stay h...2025-04-1426 min
TruckNewsTalkKim and the School RulesKim and the School Rules Remember MELT. Kim Richardson says it MELT has MELTED. A few weeks ago, I talked to Andy Roberts, the owner at Mountain Lake Transport Institute about the their problems attracting driver students in a world where some questionable schools are offering driving courses at half price or less and graduating them in half the time, which allows dramatically poorly trained people behind the wheel of an 80,000 pound vehicle on our highways…and in western Canada, that could mean on icy mountain roads. Nowhere is this as big a pr...2025-03-2926 min
TruckNewsTalkDonald, the Prophesy & Good CrapDonald, the Prophesy & Crap Okay, there is no simple way to describe this TNT podcast. It begins with a prophesy then segues to an interview with trucking journalist and driver, Jim Park about Music City, the Trump tariffs and saving trucking costs and the earth with cow crap. Yes, we are all over the map on this one. You just have to listen.2025-03-1628 min
TruckNewsTalkFabiana-Rescue LadyFabiana – The Rescue Lady “Disaster and Pandemonium on the highway.” Big rigs off the road and trailers upside down. Who you gonna call? Rescue 51 and Fabiana! It can be a mess out there and it’s not getting better. Much of the carnage is due to the growing number of unsafe poorly trained drivers released onto our highways. Some drivers churned out by crappy driving schools have never driven on ice and snow….so, they end up in the woods, sometimes rolled over and in worst case scenario, injured or killed, not to mention the damage and...2025-03-0323 min
TruckNewsTalkBon School-Bad SchoolBon School-Bad School There has been a lot of talk and deep concern within the trucking industry about the rapid growth of quickie cut rate trucking schools releasing poorly trained drivers onto our highways. It is not only a concern to the trucking industry, but it should be a concern to every driver whether a trucker or four-wheeler. Those poorly trained drivers are often hired by equally shady trucking companies operating unsafe equipment and therefore offering rates far below standing rates…meaning unfair competition. Some shippers and receivers don’t care as long as they get t...2025-02-1722 min
TruckNewsTalk50% Female Truckers - Pink Power50% FEMALE TRUCKERS – PINK POWER! Every once in a blue moon someone comes along that gets you fired up and excited. They are forward thinking creative people to break the “we’ve always done it this way” mold in the very conservative trucking industry. In a search for someone to talk to me about the crooked truck driving schools, I connected with a lady who sounded excited to be in the trucking industry but also hell bent of changing attitudes and killing stereotypes. Her name is Isabelle Fournier. She works for the huge Contrans Group as a Recruitment & Marketin...2025-02-0230 min
TruckNewsTalkLucky Chuck's School of TruckingLUCKY CHUCK’S SCHOOL OF TRUCKING Are you impressed by that unbelievable chance to drive a tractor trailer up and down our highways without having to deal with all those pesky rules and regulations? And safety? What’s the big deal with safety when the load just has to be there, and you make a decent dollar. Okay, maybe I am being a little over dramatic…or maybe not. Back when we produced the Trucker Radio Show, we invented a bogus crooked driving school, we called, “Lucky Chucks School of Trucking.” Well, it might have been a make...2025-01-1827 min
TruckNewsTalkThe Ghosts of Trucker RadioTHE GHOSTS OF TRUCKER RADIO The Trucker Radio Show was a syndicated program that combined music, news, information, interviews, and entertainment, airing for 17 years on radio stations across Canada and the USA. What was its mission? Did it truly benefit truck drivers and the trucking industry, or was there a strategy that was misunderstood? Did we waste our time? Absolutely not! Above all, we enjoyed ourselves for most of those 17 years. Our guests included truckers, fleet owners, critics, and supporters, each bringing their unique perspectives. In this TNT Podcast, we will showcase some of the...2025-01-0535 min
TruckNewsTalkMerry Truckin' Christmas!...or Whatever MERRY TRUCKIN’ CHRISTMAS!...OR WHATEVER This will be a short podcast for the holidays. Ooops…holidays? Are you upset that I didn’t mention Christmas? Sometimes, people get defensive when someone says Season’s Greetings or Happy Holiday’s instead of Merry Christmas. Facebook is filled with indignant people lecturing us on how we should say, “Merry Christmas.” But, the 25th of December until January 1, isn’t just about Christmas this year. December 25 is Christmas day…Jesus birthday celebration, or for more and more people, lots of food, drink, parties and gift giving...or receiving, as the case may be. Howev...2024-12-1807 min
TruckNewsTalkThe Sex InvestorsSex Investors. Want to end sex trafficking? Stop investing in this multi-billion-dollar illegal industry. It’s simple. No buyer means no victim which means no sex trafficking. Yes, it’s simple, but it’s not easy. Most sex buyers are men, yet only six percent of men purchase sex. That means that there is an opportunity for the other 94 percents of us men who do not buy sex to speak up. sychology. He has spoken to groups all over North America on the subject of human trafficking.On this podcast, we focus not so much on iden...2024-11-2436 min
TruckNewsTalkSeven Brave Women in a Man's WorldSEVEN BRAVE WOMEN IN A MAN’S WORLD There appears to be a symbiotic relationship between adventuruous women looking for a challenging career and an industry that needs them…and for reasons that I won’t go into here, they can’t seem to connect. Women make up about 50% of our population yet in the US, only 9% are professional drivers and in Canada, that percentage is even lower at about 4%. When you consider that there is an alleged pro driver shortage, doesn’t it make you wonder, why isn’t there are a huge recruiti...2024-10-2853 min
TruckNewsTalkTAT's Dylan Wecht Educates Police on Human TraffickingWho’s old enough to remember this hit song from 1966 by the Bobby Fuller Four, “I Fought the Law and the Law Won” The law usually wins…but they need all the help they can get, especially when it comes to human trafficking, otherwise known as sex-trafficking. We know a guy who can help. He is a Public Sector Engagement Specialist at TAT…TAT an acronym for Truckers Against Trafficking. His name is Dylan Wecht and although Mr. Wecht has a long title that may not at first describe what he does. Dylan assists and educates law enforcement; he is eminently...2024-10-0733 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT Podcast -Are Best Fleets BestWe’ve been talking to Jane Jazrawy about the Best Fleets to Drive for competition for several years but this time I have some probing questions. Questions like, who benefits? Just how many questions do you ask? Who cheats? What if you’re a driver and you hate your company? What about women drivers? Where do they fit in? If the trucking industry is going to attract drivers…and not just any driver, but great professional drivers…you have to demonstrate how professional you are as company. Well, there is a way to do that…all least within the i...2024-09-1644 min
TruckNewsTalkLiz - Another Brave LadyAnother Brave Lady Named Liz This week I talk to a woman who has demonstrated courage over and over again so that we will be aware of the threats against our families…especially our daughters, grand-daughters and female friends. Bravery comes in several forms. There are actually three types of bravery. Physical Bravery. I know and admire one such lady. Then there is moral bravery, I know another lady who fits that category and then there is psychological bravery…facing painful aspects of oneself. I personally know a lady who fits that category. Despite being thro...2024-08-2628 min
TruckNewsTalkJames Menzies - Your Hydrogen Future It was a long time ago but I still remember when I was in science class in school when my science teacher created hydrogen by using electrolysis. Of course the other element was oxygen, but I was amazed at how hydrogen easily exploded…as proven by the infamous Hindenburg explosion in 1937. But back then, it was obvious that hydrogen could become a fuel for the future, but there was one problem….or two problems. One…how to create it. My science teacher’s little lab wouldn’t cut it. The other, it’s explosive and difficult to transport. Yet, hydrogen is be...2024-08-0424 min
TruckNewsTalkKimberly Ran For the Heroes and Won!Kimberly Ran For the Veterans and Won At a time when we feel like the world is going mad and we don’t know what to believe or who to trust, there are still stories of amazing special altruistic people who risk their health, their own security and indeed sometimes their lives to help others with no desire for fame. The first people who come to mind are our members of the military and first responders. And then there are people in our own communities who work tirelessly to help the less fortunate, whether it’s helping out...2024-07-2227 min
TruckNewsTalkKimberly Will Run For VeteransThis is a special TNT podcast. TNT is an acronym for Truck New Talk and sometimes Trafficking News Talk, but this week it has nothing to do with either. It’s about veterans and their plight in Canada. There are approximately 630,000 veterans in Canada. According to Infrastructure Canada, nearly 47% of veteran respondents reported having experienced homelessness. They are also at risk of mental illness and addictions. PTSD is common among veterans. Unfortunately, Canadians don’t hold veterans in the same high esteem and respect as do our American neighbors. One man, who I refer to as a...2024-07-0226 min
TruckNewsTalkKatarina and the JohnsWhile dozens, if not hundreds of organizations focus on identifying and reporting potential victims, very few identify the root cause of sex-trafficking, namely, the Johns. The customers. So, who are the men who build sex-trafficking into such a lucrative business? In fact, it’s even more profitable than the drug trade. When a drug dealer sells a gram of coke, it’s consumed. It’s gone. He has to buy another supply. When a pimp sells his girl to a john, he sells her over and over and over again. If we could just identify the joh...2024-06-1741 min
TruckNewsTalkAngela Wraps So They Can Be AwareHuman trafficking AKA sex-trafficking is still a growing crime, in spite of the hundreds of trafficking awareness organizations throughout Canada and the USA. I’m not sure we will ever stamp out sex-trafficking, but we can all work to decrease it with education. Remember, knowledge is power. In my opinion, mainstream media including radio and tv and even social media are not doing to enough to inform young people about the slick perils that out there, in their own neighborhoods and even in the schools. However, one organization that is working to get the word out, on the road and i...2024-05-2720 min
TruckNewsTalkEllen Voie's Brainy SecretEllen Voie is the Founder of Women in Trucking (WIT) that promotes and support women in non-traditional trucking careers. She has worked tirelessly to change the stereotypical image of the truck driver. In 2002, Ellen stepped down as the President & CEO of Women in Trucking but continues to promote the trucking industry as a great place for women to find a rewarding career. She is also active in working to change legislation on a state and federal level to improve the lives of everyone in the trucking industry. In fact, although the organization is, Women in Trucking, over 17% of the W...2024-05-1325 min
TruckNewsTalkSafer Drivers with Angus PoulainIt took a terrifying accident involving his kids to inspire a system to make safer drivers everywhere and method to test your professional driver's habits. Angus Poulain of Halifax, Nova Scotia created a system that essentially prevents you from texting while driving, and provides a report on your driving habits to help you be a better, safer driver. For trucking fleets, this is better, and less expensive than telematics. Stan Campbell talks to Angus Poulain about his creation and the high-tech team that created it.2024-04-2220 min
TruckNewsTalkSex-Trafficking survivor Liz Williamson's shocking storyLiz Williamson is a training specialist leader for Truckers Against Trafficking. No one is more qualified to speak and train than Liz. She is a sex trafficking survivor. Her story will move you. Hopefully, it will also move you to be a fighter against this growing crime. In this Truck News Talk (TNT podcast, I include the initial interview that I did with Liz two years ago. Emotionally, it was the toughest conversation I ever had with any guest in the past. It's been two years since we talked to Liz, so I thought we should catch up to see...2024-04-1447 min
TruckNewsTalkJulie's Laws2024-03-2635 min
TruckNewsTalkJulie's Laws - How a father was inspired by his murdered daughter.Her name...Julie. You are her proud father of your bright, outgoing, attractive daughter, but one night, she doesn't return home. Six days later, Julie’s battered body is found in a ditch. You discover that your daughter, your beloved flesh and blood was kidnapped, tortured and raped. How do you deal with deal with this unspeakable horror? For this father, inspired by Julie’s message to him, he became a crusader for justice for violence against women and for victims and the victim’s families. He became an advocate for the families who have suffered from the loss of a chi...2024-03-2536 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Caroline Drives a Truck With a Team of 4She defied the male dominated field back when female truck drivers were not only unwelcome but often harassed by good-ole-boy truckers. Well, she challenged them and won...for almost 40 years! She is still driving and doesn't know when she will ever quit, simply because she loves the road and the job...and the money isn’t bad! Often driving long-haul over-the-road can be lonely, but not for Caroline Carter. Nope! She has her alcohol to keep her happy. She loves her Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream, and of course a little Rosé. Just listen. Caroline is a feisty driver who is quick...2024-03-1116 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Her mother said that she would be raped and murdered.She was warned, “you will be raped or killed”. Unfortunately, after all these years, the trucking industry is still faced with a negative stereotypical image by the general public. Therefore, it's not easy encouraging women to join the trucking industry. Our guest MacKenzie Melton was warned terrible things would happen to her physically and emotionally if she became a truck driver. Well, we talked to MacKenzie and she is perfectly fine. In fact, more than just fine. But how she suddenly became interested in trucking is interesting in itself, demonstrates that sometimes it just takes a simple positive unassuming role mode...2024-02-1817 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Sherry Muckleston at UPSHave you seen those little brown vans in your neighborhood. Or maybe you had one come to your door to deliver something really important and time sensitive. Yes, I’m referring to those UPS vans. Well, this week on my TNT Podcast I am talking to another lady in what might be a non-traditional job…but a rewarding one. Her name is Sherry Muckleston. She drove one of those brown vans picking up and delivering time sensitive parcels. Funny…parcel sounds like an old-fashioned way to say package but UPS is the United Parcel Service. Back in 1907, when Claude Ryan and Ji...2024-02-0415 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Her Name is Alex and she is a big rig mechanic.This is another in our TNT series on women in non-traditional trades and careers. We decided to call them TNT Women. The Non Traditional. This week, we talk to a lady who has chosen a career that places her among men…often tough strong males. She chose to be a mechanic…and not just any Toyota or Chevy Malibu mechanic. That would be non-traditional enough….no she chose to be study and become a truck mechanic…and not just a Ford F-150 truck…we’re talking a big rig truck mechanic. Her name is Alex Kis. I wanted to know how she...2024-01-2122 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-This lady is a creative wrap artistAngela Baltkois had a vision She saw a blank canvas and decided to paint it, with the result being a win-win for two divergent industries...one with a blank canvas, and the other with a message. In 2013, Angela Baltkois founded Big Rig Wraps Transport Truck Advertising, after identifying an untouched out-of-home marketing medium: transport truck advertising on independently owned fleets. Recognizing that only large companies with their own fleets were maximizing the benefits of non-competing ads on large vehicles, Angela created a business model where all-sized businesses can buy large-scale ads on trucks ranging from 20 feet to 53 feet. Currently, Big...2024-01-2127 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Claudia -From the Black Forest with LoveAn impressive female truck driver with a great story of how she came to Canada from Germany and created a career in trucking, wearing several hats...but the one she loves is the one she wears behind the wheel. Her name is Claudia Winterhalter and she, like many other women in trucking, she destroys any remaining trucker stereotypes. A customs and border protection officer told her once, "you don't look like a trucker!" Claudia is an inspiration to women everywhere, especially those new empty-nesters who are wondering, "what do I do now?" The transportation industry is calling. Don't believe me...2023-12-3025 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Claudia Winterhalter-What a StoryAn impressive female truck driver with a great story of how she came to Canada from Germany and created a career in trucking, wearing several hats...but the one she loves is the one she wears behind the wheel. Her name is Claudia Winterhalter and she, like many other women in trucking, destroy any remaining trucker stereotypes. A customs and border protection officer told her once, "you don't look like a trucker!"Claudia is an inspiration to women everywhere, especially those new empty-nesters who are wondering, "what do I do now?" The transportation industry is calling. Don't believe...2023-12-1726 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Two Amazing Trucking Women-Brenda and MelanieWhy aren't more women looking at the trucking industry for a career? There are many opportunities in varied fields. For too long, men have dominated this industry. It's time for women to assume the many positions open for smart, educated and adventurous women to look seriously at the transportation industry for a great paying and secure career. We talk to two extraordinary women who have found meaningful careers in trucking...and, they love their jobs and the companies that employ them! We talk to Brenda Brajkovich, Director of Marketing at the Polaris Transportation Group. Then we chat with Melanie Bell...2023-12-0528 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-James Menzies-Bankrupt & ElectrifiedWe talk to Truck News Magazine Editor James Menzies about two topics. First, it about the trucking company bankruptsies in the US...one is a huge 100-year-old-company and there are others. The question is, can it...will it happen in Canada? James updates us the health of the Canadian industry. Our second topic is about the future and specifcially EVs and, one of our favorites, Hydrogen. Is the industry embracing the new technology, or are diesel fans digging in?2023-11-0825 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-David Henry with AttitudeHow do recruiters sense an attitude problem in a prospective employee? David Henry recently wrote an opinion piece in Truck News Magazine about how a bad attitude can spread line a cancer through an entire company. Just a good looking resume and great verifiable driving and safety record and excellent skills may not be enough. Listen as Dave and Stan develop attitude.2023-10-1828 min
ISCPO 360 SecurityCargo Theft Solutions with Todd Moore and Stan CampbellISCPO board member, Todd Moore spent some time with Stan Campbell with Truck News Talk discussing cargo theft solutions as both Canada and the US have seen a 15% increase in recorded cargo theft incidents.
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TruckNewsTalkCargo Theft Solutions with Todd MooreCargo theft across Canada and the U.S. rose by 15% in 2022 from the previous year, equal to 1778 recorded theft incidents, a cargo theft recording firm reports. We get an update on the newest anti-theft technology with an expert. His name is Todd Moore. He is the Vice President, Partner Integration at FocusPoint International, a global assistance company that specializes in critical event management, with an emphasis on mobility risks. Todd is a retired Police Detective with 31 years policing service and extensive investigative experience working in Intelligence, Organized Crime and Robbery Units. If you haven't heard Todd in a...2023-09-1827 min
TruckNewsTalkHuman Trafficking and The RCMPA look at what Canada's National Police Force is doing to fight human traffcking...more specifically, sex-trafficking. We look at America's Mountie stereotype and the RCMP reality. We talk to three RCMP officers in three different regions of Canada...Corporal Jennifer Botham, Constable Kristin Appleton and Corporal David Lane. This podcast is from an interview conducted over a year ago.2023-09-0535 min
TruckNewsTalkHuman Trafficking Lawmaker- Joy SmithWe talk to Joy Smith. Joy Smith’s journey, and the history behind the Foundation, are testimony that the actions of one individual can make a difference for so many others. Joy jumped into action after learning no laws yet existed in Canada to protect victims, or to bring perpetrators to justice. In 2004, she became a Member of Parliament and made Canadian history as the first sitting MP to amend the Criminal Code twice, strengthening sentencing for traffickers and expanding Canadian laws to reach internationally. In 2011, Joy founded the Joy Smith Foundation and with the help of volunteers and supporters, co...2023-08-1224 min
TruckNewsTalkKatarina MacLeod, a Sex Trafficking SurvivorKatarina MacLeod is a survivor of exploitation, sexual & physical abuse, drug addiction, forcible confinement, and domestic prostitution and trafficking. In 2008, she finally escaped ‘the game’ and now works to raise awareness regarding the truth behind this industry, as well as walk alongside women who, like her, want to start over and realize they cannot do it on their own. Katarina has a diploma in Addictions and Community Service, a certificate in Sexual Violence, and a Level 1 certificate in Trauma Counselling for Front Line Workers. She is a mother to 4 children and living proof of a life restored. Katarina has some...2023-07-2127 minTruckNewsTalkTNT-Human Trafficking-Part 1-Liz WilliamsonLiz Williamson is a training specialist leader for Truckers Against Trafficking. No one is more qualified to speak and train than Liz. She is a sex trafficking survivor. Her story will move you.Hopefully, it will also move you to be a fighter against this growing crime. In this Truck News Talk (TNT podcast, I include the initial interview that I did with Liz two years ago. Emotionally, it was the toughest conversation I ever had with any guest in the past. It's been two years since we talked to Liz, so I thought we should catch up to...2023-07-0649 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Trucking Women-Part-1-Stephanie KlangThis Episode Number One in a series to conversations with women in the trucking industry, or those who have retired but are still encouraging women to look seriously at a career in this male dominated industry. This week, we talk to a recently retired 31-year veteran in trucking. Her name is Stephanie Klang. She has quite a story to tell, especially about her grumpy driving companion. She is an award winner and the pride of her fleet owner. In fact, so much so, they put her name and photo on the side of a trailer. Stephanie is inspiring. Listen.2023-07-0629 min
TruckNewsTalkTrucking Women-Part 4-Susie De RidderThis is another in our TNT series about trucking women. It's about those brave women who defy the "we've always done it this way" crowd and ventured into a non-traditional career for women. My guest this week is Susie DeRidder. She drives for a major carrier. She's been driving for 44 years. Susie has a passion for truck shows, promoting students into the trucking industry and staying healthy. She gives back to her community by supporting SPCA, homeless shelters, and women’s shelters. She is the recipient of the 2020 Women in Trucking Driver of the Year award. Listen to Susie tell he...2023-06-3015 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT- Trucking Women-Part 5- Kellylynn McLaughlinThis is Part 5 in our series Trucking Women. This week we feature another influencer female professional driver making a difference in the trucking industry. She is Kellylynn McLaughlin. Kellylynn was the Women in Trucking Association’s first Driver Ambassador. In this role, she traveled around the country educating those she met about the importance of the transportation industry and shares some of the challenges drivers face within the industry. She is currently a professional driver for Prime LTD. Kellylynn is passionate about the trucking industry and is a tireless advocate for professional drivers. In addition to training new drivers to pr...2023-06-2927 minTruckNewsTalkTNT- Trucking Women-Part 5- Kellylynn McLaughlinThis is Part 5 in our series Trucking Women. This week we feature another influencer female professional driver making a difference in the trucking industry. She is Kellylynn McLaughlin. Kellylynn was the Women in Trucking Association’s first Driver Ambassador. In this role, she traveled around the country educating those she met about the importance of the transportation industry and shares some of the challenges drivers face within the industry. She is currently a professional driver for Prime LTD. Kellylynn is passionate about the trucking industry and is a tireless advocate for professional drivers. In addition to training new drivers to pr...2023-06-2627 minTruckNewsTalkTNT-Trucking Women Part 4-Susie DeRidderAnother in our series about trucking women. It's about those brave women who defy the "we've always done it this way" crowd and ventured into a non-traditional career for women. My guest this week is Sussie DeRidder. She drive for a major carrier. She's been driving for 44 years. Susie has a passion for truck shows, promoting students into the trucking industry and staying healthy. She gives back to her community by supporting SPCA, homeless shelters, and women’s shelters. She is the recipient of the 2020 Women In Trucking Driver of the Year award. Listen to Susie tell her story and li...2023-06-2015 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Trucking Women-Part 3-Carol NixonThis is Part III in our feature "Trucking Women" as we hear their stories about how they were first attracted to the trucking industry and how they survived and flourished to become leading women in trucking. This week we feature another inspiring truck driver...no wait, she is awe-inspiring! Here is a woman who is not only a role model, but displays her humanitarian heart by actually donating a kidney to someone she had never met! But that's not all. She has been featured on network television, and presented with awards and still finds time to lend a hand to...2023-06-1233 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT- Trucking Women-Part-2 MacKenzie MeltonThis week it's Part II in our series on trucking women as we talk to MacKenzie Melton, a Safety Director at Garland Trucking in Findlay, OH. It's true that the trucking industry is still faced with a negative stereotypical image by main street. It's not easy encouraging women to join the trucking industry. Our guest MacKenzie Melton was warned that she would raped and killed if she became a truck driver. We talked to MacKenzie and she is perfect fine. But how she suddenly became interested in trucking is interesting, and proves that sometimes it just takes a simple positive...2023-05-3017 minTruckNewsTalkTNT-Trucking Women-Part-1-Stephanie KlangThis Eposode Number One in a series to conversations with women in the trucking industry or who have retired but are still encouraging women to look seriously at a career in this male dominated industry. This week, we talk to a recently retired 31-year veteran in trucking. Her name is Stephanie Klang. She has quite a story to tell, especially about her grumpy driving companion. She is an award winner and the pride of her fleet owner. In fact, so much so, they put her name and photo on the side of a trailer. Stephanie is inspiring. Listen.2023-05-2329 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Zero Turnover-Nobody Wants to LeaveWe talk to a company owner who came out of retirement to save a company. Then he retired...again...and then he came out of retirement again to essentially save another company. He changed the turnover rate from 75% to almost zero. How did he do it?Are they hiring? No! Because nobody wants to leave. Is this a paradigm shift in leadership and management? Could be. Listen as we talk to Glen Parsons the owner at Alchemist Specialty Carriers. Guess who comes first in his company? Listen.2023-05-1524 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-May 8-What Driver ShortageBeating a dead horse? Well, maybe two. One is on life support. It's about the alleged driver shortage. According to several people in the trucking industry, we've been told..."no, there's a shortage of QUALIFIED drivers." Where do qualified drivers come from? And if there is a serious driver shortage, what is the trucking industry doing about it in 2023 that's new and more creative than last year...or the decade before? We talk to the President of Transcom Fleet Services, Roy Craigen. We agree that it's long past time to stop talking to each other at seminars, conferences and symposiums...2023-05-0823 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-May1-One BIG Truck ShowWe talk to the manager of one of the biggest rowdiest noisiest most fun truck shows anywhere and it happens this summer. It been going on since 1981. We wonder aloud if this is a good place to recruit new people into the trucking industry? After, all about 15,000 people who are interested in all things trucking will all be in one place. In fact, it's a tourist attraction. Listen as we talk to our guest, Maxime Boulianne. By the way, you could win a Peterbilt truck. Not a model...a real truck.2023-05-0113 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-April 24- Dave Henry-SHOWTIMEWhy did so many truck shows vanish? Wasn't a truck show, that included the public, along with food and entertainment, an opportunity to promote the trucking industry? There is a trucking event coming in July that will be a great place to show off the amazing driving skills of proffessional drivers, and in trun show off the trucking industry's high standards. We talk to Dave Henry (aka Crazy Canuck Dave) about the Manitoba Trucking Association's Professional Truck Driving Championship coming up in July. Why not make it a TV event?.2023-04-2421 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-230331-James Menzies-The EndThis is a segment from our FINAL Trucker Radio Show, airing on radio stations across Canada, in the USA and UK with our guest, Truck News Magazine Editor James Menzies. James had been a regular on our show for about 12 years or more, reporting on the latest trends and new equipment. James talks about the parts deficit, and he looks back at our 17-year history and the chnages that have occurred in trucking in that time...mostly good and a few, not so good.2023-03-3112 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-March 17-Unqualified TruckersCITY-TV reported that the person who cuts your har has more training that some truckers. This is not good for anyone, especially the vast majority of qualified, safe drivers. We all that that "Mandatory Entry Level Training" was going to be the answer to the scourage of bad schools, but it hasn't happened. We talk to PMTC President Mike Millian about the problems and the potential solutions to ensure that all professional drivers are indeed fullying qualifed and professional.2023-03-2138 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-Feb 27-Ellen Voie GoodbyeEllen Voie is the founder of the organization Women in Trucking. Since it's inception, Ellen has been the President and CEO. Now she is stepping down to make way for a new leaders. Stan Campbell talks to Ellen about her early role, her successes, her accolades and awards, and what comes after WIT, including flying her plane.2023-02-2718 min
TruckNewsTalkTNT-ACT-Jan 30-ACT-Alberta-Kate PriceWe feature a conversation with Kate Price, the Executive Director of ACT-Alberta, the Action Coalition on Human Trafficking. ACT-Alberta helps survivors of human trafficking find a path to safety. When you donate to ACT Alberta, you connect victims and survivors to the resources they need to get out of a life-threatening situation. Kate explains the formation of ACT-Alberta and how it has grown into an amazing victim services organization. ACT is an immediate link to a judgement-free safe space where you will get the support you need to find your path to safety.2023-01-3021 min