TD158: How Do We Attract The Next Generation In Trucking‪?‬ Trucker Dump - A Trucking Podcast

Today we talk to Dave Dein, a co-founder of The Next Generation In Trucking Association, which is a non-profit organization who’s goal is to get more young people interesting in trucking and logistics careers. What they’re doing is pretty cool, so you’ll want to stick around for that.


But first we’ve got more news than you can haul without a permit, including a dangerous social media game involving truckers, changes to the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse that could affect your livelihood, more on autonomous vehicles, a proposed electric vehicle tax, a new device that fleets could use to restrict driver’s use of cell phones, and of course, a whole bunch about the impending vaccine mandate.


Also, money for truck parking is back on the agenda, care packages for the troops are requested, warehouses are full, the problem at the seaports, more on the lease-operator legal issue, the history of the owner-operator, and legislating bathrooms for truckers. Yes, really.


The Trucker Grub segment gets a retraction, and listener feedback features a whole mess of new Trucker Dump Slack members, gear recommendations, and me getting scolded. What’s new? LOL


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Links mentioned in the introduction:


Video of Todd getting his birthday gift from his awesome Trucker Dump Slack Group members.


Links mentioned in the news segment:


Atlanta P.D. issues new warning about disturbing semi truck stowaway social media ‘game’ from CDLLife.com


New Love’s opens in Illinois from OverdriveOnline.com


123,481 Freightliner Cascadias recalled because steering linkage can separate from FreightWaves.com


FMCSA tells states to ban drivers with drug, alcohol strikes from OverdriveOnline.com


Fleet Operations Learn Increased Truck Driver Salaries About Retention, Not Working Overtime from TheTruckersReport.com


The NoCell goal: Ending distracted driving by automatically shutting down the phone from FreightWaves.com


Feds predict at least 200 automated vehicle crashes annually from FreightWaves.com


Real-world autonomy: Navigating a traffic jam and a crash scene from FreightWaves.com


Report: Electric vehicle tax could revive Highway Trust Fund from FreightWaves.com


Trucking not exempt from Biden's vaccine and testing mandate, enforcement 'cutting us off at the knees' from OverdriveOnline.com


Draft of vaccination rule released; trucking didn’t get an exemption from FreightWaves.com


TCA urges members to contact lawmakers over Biden vax mandate from Commercial Carriers Jounal


What happened in Vegas: TCA gathers for first time post-pandemic from FreightWaves.com


Biden announces major supply chain shakeup for ports, carriers and retailers from Commercial Carriers Jounal


Why Don’t U.S. Ports Operate 24/7? Ask the Unions from Competitive Enterprise Institute


No more room at the logistics warehouse inn, Prologis says from FreightWaves.com


Is the owner-operator model a legal minefield? Attorney weighs in from Commercial Carriers Jounal


Illinois Rep Leads Push For $1 Billion In Additional Safe Truck Parking from TheTruckersReport.com


Breaking Free: The history of the owner-operator in trucking from OverdriveOnline.com


Canadian province looking to require bathroom access for truckers from OverdriveOnline.com


OOIDA sponsoring 15th Truckers for Troops campaign from OverdriveOnline.com


ATA’s Spear gets specific on vaccine mandate: Trucking should have an exemption from FreightWaves.com


Bill intro'd in Senate that would exempt truckers from vaccine mandates from OverdriveOnline.com


Labor secretary says most truck drivers are exempt from Covid mandate, handing industry a win from CNBC.com


Trucker Grub segment:


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