TruckNewsTalk

Stan Campbell
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News and Talk for and about the transportation industry and related topics with veteran broadcaster, Stan Campbell. Interviews with interesting people.

  1. OCT 27

    The Red Seal Deal for Truckers

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    22 min

  2. OCT 13

    Safety Sam

    Safety Sam Lately there have been far too many stories about crooked driving schools and unsafe drivers on our road.  In the big move lately to rid the trucking industry of quickie budget schools, we sometimes forget that Canada is a long list of excellent driving schools from coast to coast.  Schools that can almost guarantee a good career with a reputable fleet. New and prospective drivers assume that truck driving schools teach you how to drive a big rig.  Unfortunately there is an assumption that if you how to handle a truck with a load on the highway and streets, then, you're good to go. What prospective students may not get is how among top fleets, there is a laser focus on safety. It seems to be one of the areas that the El-Cheapo schools ignore. However, workplace safety not only applies to the trucking industry. I talked to lady who well connected in the transportation industry and works for a company that is all about safety….and not only about trucking. The company is NATT Safety Services.  My guest's name is Samantha Clark. I took the liberty to call her "Safety Sam" because Sam knows safety probably better than anyone. Listen to my conversation with Samantha.

    21 min

  3. SEP 24

    Ace and Red Seal Truckers

    Ace and Red Seal Truckers What the hell is going on in the trucking world? ·         Unsafe equipment operating on our highways. ·         Fake safety inspection decals? ·         In a recent highway inspection, a third of trucks were placed out of service. ·         Truckers' licences suspended after uncovering dishonest testing and training ·         Quickie Driving Schools and driving tests being approved for unqualified drivers Finally, maybe good drivers have had enough. For example, in Quebec, truckers staged a slowdown protest on highways to demand action. After all, the growing number of dangerous drivers is impacting the vast majority of good professional safe drivers. Now, the four-wheeler public is beginning to notice.  So…who is going to fix this mess? Well, I reached out to one guy who is not afraid the speak his mind and maybe ruffle some feathers….Mike "Ace" McCarron.  We keep asking the government to step up, but maybe we need to look in the mirror.  Listen to Mike "Ace" McCarron. Download it.  What do you think of the Red Seal idea? Obviously from what Mike says, not everyone is on board. If you disagree, then what's your idea? Doing nothing is not an option. stancampbell@trucknewstalk.com

    29 min

  4. SEP 9

    The Best Fleets to Drive For

    The Best Fleets to Drive For This may sound like a repeat TNT Podcast. Yes, we do this every year around this time but this year there are some differences. According to the trucking industry, there is still and shortage of "qualified drivers" so the competition among companies is fierce. Of course, fleets want to attract the best drivers…and if you are a recruiter, you should be able to brag that your company is listed as one of the best fleets to drive for. If you are driver, naturally you want to work for a company that pays well, offers great benefits but most of all, listens to you. It's time for drivers to nominate their companies and help create the list of the Best Fleets to Drive For.  In this TNT Podcast, I will talk to Carriers Edge CE,  Jane Jazrawy about how drivers can nominate their employer, and about who qualifies and who doesn't, and how the Best Fleets to Drive For list is credible. To nominate your company…do as I did. Just Google it. Best Fleets to Drive For. May the best fleet win!   Thanks to Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent.

    32 min

  5. SEP 1

    Lady Disrupter

    I was a teenager in the mid 50's. I remember weird stuff, like dimmer switches, fender skirts, milk delivered to our door, adjusting the TV rabbit ears and crazy rules, like…women were not allowed in taverns and pubs. I remember once, when my buddy Howard and I saw transport truck pass by, driven by a woman. Wow! Look at that! A woman driving that big truck! We have come a long way since the 50's and 60's…but obviously, not far enough. Slowly, a few women ventured into truck driving, but it was a tough life…not because of the driving but because of sexual harassment and verbal attacks from male drivers who believed that women had no business in the trucking business. A few truckers today still believe that. It was in the late 70's and early 80s' that things began to change, thanks to efforts of a tough yet personable lady, Ellen Voie, along with her best friend, Char Pingel. It was the birth of the organization we know today as Women in Trucking. Ellen was a visionary as she knocked down closed doors. Over the years, her dedication became notable when one sees the awards and accolades, she received. After resigning from the Women in Trucking Organization two years ago Ellen decided to write about the events in her life that lead up to the formation of the Women in Trucking organization. Her autobiography is entitled, "Dispatcher to Disrupter". One woman's journey to drive gender diversity in the trucking industry. My conversation with Ellen right after a message from Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent. By the way, Ellen Voie was the very first inductee in the Howes Hall of Fame in 2020.

    24 min

  6. AUG 11

    Mike Millian Knocking Down Walls

    Thank 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 rid of the roadbocks  will take time, involving the usual government bureaucracy and foot-dragging. In this TNT podcast, I am talking to someone who has been a strong voice in breaking down those provincial barriers. He is Mike Millian, President of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada. Thanks to Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent who help make this TruckNewsTalk Podcast possible.

    26 min
  7. Fake Trucking News

    JUL 27

    Fake Trucking News

    TRUCKING 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 they are too left-leaning…or others didn't trust the National Post or the Wall Street Journal because we saw them as too right leaning, but that was simply because their biases…but now we see and read outrageous stories that are outright lies masquerading as truth…and thanks to AI they even include video that looks so real and convincing that they fool thousands, and then those thousands share it. I'm normally no conspiracy theorist, but I wonder if it's a scheme to cause us all to mistrust everything, including mainstream media. I know…there are many who claim that the mainstream media are just as deceptive. It's true that the mainstream media can be biased…very biased…but I don't believe that they create untrue stories. Plus, we know who they are, and we can therefore call them out. Meanwhile, most of those basement-dwelling nefarious fake news sites hide under assumed names. The rise in fake news has even affected people in the trucking industry. Truck News Magazine contributor Jim Park has an example of a story that caused mild panic in Canada's trucking world.  In this TNT Podcast I will talk to Jim about that story.  Thanks to Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent

    25 min

  8. JUL 10

    2020 FLASHBACK

    2020 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.com

    34 min
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News and Talk for and about the transportation industry and related topics with veteran broadcaster, Stan Campbell. Interviews with interesting people.

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  • Creator
    Stan Campbell
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright TruckNewsTalk
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