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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive | A Reason we are not on Mars | #38

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In a Fifa-Cup winning episode I discuss the power of collective action and how we as a society have become fat, lazy and complacent in recent decades.  The NYC firefighters are on my mind.  TA truckstops in AZ and NM are rationing fuel so call before you go.  Do brokers make too much money?  I don’t think so.  Should you work for a company because it is women owned?  Does that matter?  It shouldn’t.  More on the infrastructure bill and some things it will do to new cars.  The F150 now has a supercharger you can have installed at the dealer and get 710hp and a factory warranty!  No price listed.  A 1976 Suburban is listed for sale with a 350 and a 3 on the tree!  Amazing combo on it.  Also, a reason we are not yet living on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive | A Reason we are not on Mars | #37

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In a meme inspiring episode I discuss paid parking and who should pay for it.  Should a driver ever have to pay to park a company truck?  It is time change weekend, set those clocks back.  The Vax mandate is upon us and I tell you what to expect.  A driver in NJ gets in trouble for having a gun in his waistband.  Could face 10 years in prison.  The Bronco Sport is outselling the Jeep Cherokee.  Should it with just 3 cylinders?  A 2000 Metro went up for sale with only 400 miles on it.  Amazing.  Tesla is allowing others to use their supercharger network but this is causing problems.  Also, we wrap up with a reason we are not on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive News | A Reason we are not on Mars | #33

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In this side-splitting episode I discuss the ATA and Chris Spear making up numbers to justify his existence.  Papa Joe may call out the national guard, or will he?  I am back from Paternity leave and ready to go.  Many companies are putting out ads that they will not have a vax mandate so don’t worry if yours does.  United Road has a guarantee but I don’t like it and I say why.  Universal Intermodal fired people for unionizing and they got slapped for it as they should.  The Ford Maverick gets 42 mpg city and that is incredible. Ford makes a reliable hybrid so get one if you want.  Tesla Model X comes with a yoke steering wheel and push button turn signals.  Ugh.  Stop making simple things complicated.  In California we find another reason we are not on Mars.

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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive | A Reason we are not on Mars

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I am back from Paternity leave and the show rolls on!  Now is the time if you want to make a change to either the industry or just your personal situation.  Take action and get it going!  Would you get fired rather than take a shot?  Curious.  Meera Joshi will likely be the next head of the FMCSA.  JB Hunt posts some numbers and we go over them.  Did you get a raise the same as they did?  I do some fact checking of what drivers are posting.  Some of what we are saying is simply not true.  Tesla Model Y vs Ford Escape Titanium.  Which one really costs less over the long term?  Is Kawasaki really going to make a gas/electric hybrid?  What?  Also, a reason we are not on Mars.

 

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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive | A Reason we are not on Mars | #26

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In this literary masterpiece I discuss the Ohio slow roll and what could happen.  Also, we talk about the influx of visas to the United States.  It could be how your job gets eliminated.  Who should pay for truck parking, your company or the  government?  Pilot is selling 40 locations to Casey’s General Store.  The Ford Mustang Mach-E is being recalled.  Who knew that was coming?  It is made in Mexico, by the way.  When people use full self driving mode on a Tesla they pay less attention to the road a new study says.  I say DUH.  In a reason we are not on Mars I discuss a dinosaur and a park in Phoenix.

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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive | A Reason we are not on Mars | #24

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In another amazing episode worth of award, I talk about the Del Rio bridge problem and also at the same time solve the illegal alien crisis in the United States!  Then, we go into why New York really wants to get an exemption to the CDL test for school bus drivers.  Oregon is increasing the chain law fine to $900!  Get those chains ready.  Werner wants an exemption and surprisingly I am ok with it.  There is yet another slow roll planed everywhere and I assume as many as 7 drivers will participate. There is no reason to slow roll yet as we don’t know what is happening with the mandate and who will be affected by it.  The ATA is opposed and they have power in Congress.  The Ford Expedition is getting a gigantic center screen right out of a Mustang Mach-E.  Wow.  Plus, 440hp.  The Genesis GV60 will have facial recognition and you won’t need a key as long as you have your face with you.  Finally, a truck driver shows us why we aren’t on Mars yet.

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Trucking Answers | Trucking News | Automotive | A reason we are not on Mars | #10

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In this fire-laden action-packed episode of Trucking Answers Mark and Gracie give out the latest trucking news! I-70 is closed in Colorado for who knows how long.  Trucking companies are using Visa Solutions to import drivers to the United States when they don’t need to do so.  I tell why this is.  Nikola trucks are in the news but not for a good reason.

Toyota ends the Avalon production after 30 years because all the old people that wanted one have died.  The Chevy Camaro comes to an end in 2024 to be replaced by a wimpy electric sports car that no one wants.  Ford is going to car ordering and to have less cars on dealer lots.  Not a bad idea, my dad used to order cars all the time.

If you are a trucking company that needs help with driver recruiting and retention, write to me.  I can help.

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