Welcome aboard, fellow road warriors and trucking enthusiasts! I'm Rich, your guide through the intricate landscapes of the trucking world, minus the noise of politics. It's just you and me this time, and I'm here to serve up the latest developments that are shaking the highways—from the FMCSA's heightened safety measures to intriguing legal battles against underhanded practices in the industry. We'll traverse the complexities of these issues together, and I'll share my unfiltered experiences from life on the road, including a recent DOT inspection that left me both puzzled and perturbed.
As someone who's been behind the wheel for a while, I understand the importance of safe driving practices, especially when it comes to alcohol consumption among CDL drivers. This episode doesn't just highlight the dos and don'ts; it stresses the responsibility we carry toward the public and the younger generation. We're going to tackle the FMCSA's removal of specific ELDs from their list, a decision that has drivers and companies racing against the clock to align with updated mandates. Plus, I'll share my thoughts on the controversial grants for revamping the CDL process, and the implications they may have on road safety with the potential influx of inexperienced drivers.
Lastly, I take you through a heartfelt commitment to an issue close to my heart—fighting human trafficking. You'll hear how truckers like us are on the frontline, spotting and reporting suspicions to make a difference. We'll also look at the shocking reality of moving scams and what you can do to protect yourself. And as we cruise to the end of our journey, I open up about the evolution of this very podcast and my personal life—how my routine has shifted and how my passion for the trucking lifestyle fuels each episode. So, crank up your CB radio, settle into your driver's seat, and let's hit the road together for a candid look at the trucking universe, seasoned with personal tales and the heartbeat of the long-haul life.https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/stophumantrafficking.
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Welcome aboard, fellow road warriors and trucking enthusiasts! I'm Rich, your guide through the intricate landscapes of the trucking world, minus the noise of politics. It's just you and me this time, and I'm here to serve up the latest developments that are shaking the highways—from the FMCSA's heightened safety measures to intriguing legal battles against underhanded practices in the industry. We'll traverse the complexities of these issues together, and I'll share my unfiltered experiences from life on the road, including a recent DOT inspection that left me both puzzled and perturbed.
As someone who's been behind the wheel for a while, I understand the importance of safe driving practices, especially when it comes to alcohol consumption among CDL drivers. This episode doesn't just highlight the dos and don'ts; it stresses the responsibility we carry toward the public and the younger generation. We're going to tackle the FMCSA's removal of specific ELDs from their list, a decision that has drivers and companies racing against the clock to align with updated mandates. Plus, I'll share my thoughts on the controversial grants for revamping the CDL process, and the implications they may have on road safety with the potential influx of inexperienced drivers.
Lastly, I take you through a heartfelt commitment to an issue close to my heart—fighting human trafficking. You'll hear how truckers like us are on the frontline, spotting and reporting suspicions to make a difference. We'll also look at the shocking reality of moving scams and what you can do to protect yourself. And as we cruise to the end of our journey, I open up about the evolution of this very podcast and my personal life—how my routine has shifted and how my passion for the trucking lifestyle fuels each episode. So, crank up your CB radio, settle into your driver's seat, and let's hit the road together for a candid look at the trucking universe, seasoned with personal tales and the heartbeat of the long-haul life.https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/stophumantrafficking.
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All right, here we go Another day, another dollar here on trucking. On the recap, I'm your host, rich. We got a little bit of a show here for you today. I'm flying solo, flying solo. I'm on my own, that's right, I'm my own. We got a little bit going on. We have a little bit going on all trucking shit today, all trucking stuff.
Speaker 1:We're not getting into any politics today. I just don't feel like it. You know I'm burnout. Excuse me, oh, excuse me. I'm burnout from the politics, from the news. It's the same bullshit over and over and over again. All I could say is I feel sorry for the Trump family right now. That's all I could say. That guy's getting a shaft and any which way they could stick it up his ass. They're putting it up there no little bit. They're not even spitting on it. It's a shame. It's a shame. Hey, this is what we're going to be talking about today. Just on my own, I'm flying solo here.
Speaker 1:Fmc SA declares West Virginia licensed driver in imminent hazard to public safety. I wonder why that is. I wonder why. We'll get into that. We'll find out. I'll let you know. Fmc SA removes five devices from list of registered ELD's. I'll let you know which ones they are and if you have them, you better have a plan. I hope you have a plan for them. Biden Harris administration announces grants to improve the commercial driver's licensee process and get more safe truck drivers on the road.
Speaker 1:When I was reading this I knew I knew there was something on the back door. This one, I knew it. They're not just giving just for the hell of it. There's something, there was something on the back door that one. I'll let you know what I think of that one. Your roads, their freedom and powers, drivers, other transportation workers to combat human trafficking. You know, any money we get donated to the show at all, I'm going to donate to combat human trafficking. Proportion of them proceeds will go to that campaign.
Speaker 1:Right there, that's a disgusting thing. Right there, can't stand it. That's it. That's it. That's all we got. No, wait a minute. I just scrolled down.
Speaker 1:I think I have two more here. One more, one or two more topics. I can't believe I did all this research on my own. Fmc SA launches operation protect your move A nationwide crackdown on moving scams. I worked for a moving company and they're not lying. They're not lying. Hey, we got one more topic. This one here caught my eye because this happened in Pennsylvania, not too far from where I'm at, about two hours to an hour Body left on median for four days after hit and run by a semi truck. But remember that by hitting, run by a semi truck. I don't know how they could say that as as as we get into this one and we'll yeah, I got one more topic to. I can't believe I did all of this. You got to be freaking, kidding me.
Speaker 1:Three trucking companies sue a one's towing for five million dollars. I talked about this clan here out of Tennessee A couple podcasts ago. They are. What they're doing is booting, booting tractors, trailer, whatever. We're parking in a truck stop and not paying a fee, but yet they're not giving them a chance to walk in and pay the fee. So not a bastard's getting sued. Class action lawsuit. That's what they deserve.
Speaker 1:And where's Timmy? Timmy burns my ass, you know. He told us he's out. You can't do it no more with this job. Can't do the podcast no more, just because of his job. He gets one day off a week. Boo hoo, make time, make time, my friend. He tells us that. So we didn't invite him to the last one and he's pissed off because he didn't come down. Well, you know what? You could kiss my hairy ass, timmy, that's right. Hey, let's get this bad voice started. Sit back, relax, grab the beverage of your choice, let's rock and roll. Oh yeah, baby, another day, another dollar here down in the basement. Yeah, I'm flying solo today. No gym, no, tim, it is Tuesday. We usually do our podcasting on Sunday but Jim and I were busy. We just couldn't get together Our times. Just too much of a conflict there. So, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to fly solo here.
Speaker 1:You know, like I was saying Tim, tim has he started a new job and you know he's only working one day a week or he only has one day off a week. And he had said to me he says I can't do the podcast no more because he only gets that one day off. He wants to have time with his girlfriend and his dogs and you know, do what he's got to do. We did a podcast of the last one and he got pissed off. He had to get pissed off, but he's wondered why we didn't, we didn't ask him. Well, you know what you told us you could have do it no more. Come on, you know, but hey, it is what it is. Tim still still in the mix, I think I hope I don't know, we'll see what happens. I kind of missed the little bastard coming down, but yeah, hey, we had a good week, good weekend. It wasn't a great week, that's for sure.
Speaker 1:I broke down on Friday morning about two o'clock in the morning. I had to call the hook, get towed, and it ended up me staying in a hotel for the night, thursday into Friday, and you know well what did I break down. It was Thursday. Thursday morning about two in the morning, I broke down, and they ended up staying Thursday night into Friday at a hotel. You know, my tractor got towed to to our shop down there in Harrisburg, and it was throwing all kinds of codes. What was weird about it, though, was, you know, I had to do a parked regen on Wednesday, did a parked regen, everything worked out good, got back in the truck Thursday morning, and everything was good. They get about 70 miles down the road, or so something like that, and I started doing a run in regen, and we got about five more miles down the road and just took a shit. So that was the end of that. So it's still at the shop. It's Tuesday and I'm using a loaner, so I'm not running great miles right now because of that. I'm not sleeping in somebody else's bunk, that's for sure. I don't have none of my all my shits in my tractor, so I'm not staying out. But that was my week last week. It wasn't too bad of a week up until that point. But you know, things happened and we have to expect this stuff.
Speaker 1:I had my grandkids over the weekend. We had a good time, you know. We took them to the park and played some basketball, took them for some ice cream. We came back here and my youngest grandson he wanted to watch some basketball. So we sat, we watched some basketball for a little bit and we had a good time. We had a good time.
Speaker 1:I haven't seen them. Well, I've seen them, but I haven't spent any quality time with them too much and you know it was nice hanging out with them. I missed them. I don't see them as much as I should. We all know the deal with the job. It's not the easiest thing in the world, even it.
Speaker 1:You know, I see the difference in my, my, my newborn granddaughter, you know, from the last time I started to uh, when I saw her on Sunday, what a difference. Over Saturday I saw her. What a difference. You know, uh, that, uh, two months, uh, uh, gives, uh, I've seen her excuse me in between, but yeah, what a difference, what a difference.
Speaker 1:Um, even my boy, what a difference. You know, I'm looking at him the other day and I said, holy Christ, he's going to be 12 years old and uh, he's, uh, he's growing fast, he's growing up fast. Um, the soccer will be starting soon and he's looking forward to doing that. Uh, what's funny here is, uh, he likes his girl at school. Sorry, rj, but I got to talk about you, buddy. Yeah, I'm not going to say it, I'm just letting it go. I'm just letting it go because I think a couple of his friends listened to the show, so I'm going to let it go. Yeah, I'm going to let it go. So, hey, this is what we're talking about here today. Uh, we're going to start off with.
Speaker 1:Fmcsa declares West Virginia licensed driver and imminent hazard to public safety. Mr Jeffrey Brannon. March 14, 2024. Friday, march 15, 2024,. The U S department of transportation, federal motor care safety administration, has declared West Virginia licensed commercial driver, jeffrey Brannon, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered him to immediately cease operating any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or interstate commerce. Brandon was served the federal order on March 13, 2024. Why? Why, do you ask? Well, let me explain why.
Speaker 1:On March 4, 2024, brandon was transporting 19 students from school to their homes. While driving a Calhoun County Board of Education school bus on Southern Calhoun Highway in West Virginia, brandon lost control of the bus off the right edge of the roadway and over corrected, causing the bus to roll over on its side in the middle of the highway. On board surveillance footage captures a video of the accident which shows Brandon driving radically and swerving on the two lane road. Three students were transported to area hospitals to be treated for serious injuries. Subsequent testing showed you guessed it, you guessed it baby Brandon had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.127. Well over the 0.04 threshold for a CMV driver.
Speaker 1:Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, drivers with the commercial driver's license are subject to a variety of prohibitions prohibitions, prohibitions on use of alcohol prior to and while driving, cmvs, including prohibition I can't talk, prohibition on using any alcohol within four hours of driving and prohibitation on driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater. Well, I'll tell you this right now Four hours is not long enough. No, failing to comply with the provisions of the Federal imminent hazard order may result in civil penalties of up to $2,304. Knowing and or willfully violations may result in criminal penalties. You know most of us out here driving we all know as truck drivers, bus drivers, any professional driver for that matter. You know most of us take our jobs seriously, especially when it comes to the safety aspect of the job. We should anyway and if you don't, you're in the wrong line to work For most of us out here.
Speaker 1:We all know we don't drink while we're driving or going to be driving. For me, during a week, I don't drink at all. I don't drink. I don't touch nothing. I have a Coca-Cola at night. That's it. I stated earlier. We, as a CDL driver, cannot drink alcohol no less than four hours prior to driving a CMV, which in my opinion is not long enough. Most companies have modified the role. They modified it to a much longer period. My company, I believe, is 12 hours. I believe it's 12 or 24. So during the week you don't drink, you don't drink at all. Period. During the week, 90% of us out here we take our 10 and go In my company. You know to do.
Speaker 1:What this guy did with children is a total disregard for human life, period. Did not care what kind of danger he was putting these kids in, what kind of danger he was putting the drivers around them in. You know, for this guy to be swerving prior to the wreck he had to have a lot to drink, had to have. This is nuts. We're supposed to have trust in these drivers with our kids. We really can't trust anyone these days.
Speaker 1:My suggestion if you parents out there with your kids getting on and off the bus, look at your child's bus driver every day. Go out there, meet them at the bus if possible. If you can Pay attention to the way your drivers behaving, the way he's talking, if you've slurred, you know he's sloshed. If the next day he's nice and normal, or a day prior and the following day he's not talking right or he's acting different, something's up, you know. Ask questions to the driver once in a while just to get his demeanor, his vibe, you know. If that one day you feel something is off, make the call. Make the call, report it. Don't be shy. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. Let's keep these kids safe out there. Let's not let some stupido drive drunk with our kids in the backseat of these buses.
Speaker 1:Fmcse removes five devices from list of registered ELDs. The US Department of Transportation Federal Motor Care Safety Administration removed CI ELD logs, cn ELDs, ksk ELD, tt, eld 30 and TT ELD 1010. From the list of registered electronic logging devices. Fmcse placed these ELDs on the revoked devices list due to the company's failure to meet the minimum requirements established in 49 CFR Part 395, subpart B, appendix A. The FMCSE will send an industry-wide email to inform motor carriers that all who use these revoked ELDs must take the following steps Discontinue using the revoked ELDs and revert to paper logs or logging software to record required hours of service data. Most drivers and most companies that have them ELDs that I stated they're going to take advantage of that situation, running the paper logs Guaranteed. I know I would Absolutely Replace revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs from the registered device list before April 29, 2024. As of April 29, if you're still running them ELDs, you're wrong. Motor carriers have up to 60 days to place revoked ELDs with compliant ELDs. If the ELD providers correct all identified deficiencies for their devices, fmcse will replace the ELDs back on the list of registered devices and inform the industry of the update.
Speaker 1:During this time, safety officials are encouraged not to cite drivers using these revoked ELDs For 395.8 A1, no record of duty status or 395.22 a failing to use a registered ELD. So what this means is if you're running these ELDs that I listed and it's not recording your drive time properly, or you're on duty time properly and you do not have, or it's and you are running a logbook that looks to be up to date, current and legal. What they're saying is they're not encouraging DOT officers to write you a ticket, but if you're running this thing and you don't have a paper log, you're going to get cited. You're going to get cited, that's all there is to it. Instead, safety officials should request the driver's paper logs, logging software or use the ELD display as a backup method to review the hours of service data. Beginning April 29th 2024, motor carriers who continue to use the revoked devices listed above will be considered as operating without an ELD. Safety officials who encounter a driver using revoked devices on or after April 29th 2024 should cite 395.8 a1 and place the driver out of service in accordance with the commercial vehicle safety alliance criteria. So if you're running any of the ELDs come April 29th. You are wrong if you're still running them on that date, even if you have a paper log. Not going to happen, you're going to get cited, you're going to be put out of service. So pay attention to that.
Speaker 1:This one, this next topic here. I was reading through this and I said to myself when I read this Biden Harris administration announces grants to improve the commercial driver's licensing process and get more safe truck drivers on the road. When I read that I was thinking to myself, well, that's good, that's good. And I think that you know the more new drivers we have out here, especially the younger kids, you know that 21 to 25, 27 years old, that is where a lot of the problems are, because they think they're still driving a car. You know that is that's a problem, but they got to start somewhere. And you know you just, that, just like all of us, you have to start somewhere. But I, there had to have been. I knew there was something in the back of this. There had to be something on the tail end of this that that really would have tripped my trigger. I just freaking knew it. So this is what it says the US Department of Transportation's federal Moral Carrier Safety Administration announced it will award approximately 48 million dollars in grant funding to increase commercial driver's license driver training opportunities and continue to improve the process to obtain a CDL.
Speaker 1:This funding is aimed at improving the resiliency of our national supply chain in strengthening America's trucking workforce. It is one of the many ways the Biden Harris administration is demonstrating it is it's continued commitment to its trucking action plan. Okay, once I read workforce, I knew exactly where this was going. I just knew exactly where. I think most of you guys and gals out there can't agree with me, so we're going to continue on here.
Speaker 1:Thanks to the more than three million dollars investment from president Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law, commercial mortal vehicle operator safety training grant recipients will also increase their capacity to train veterans and their family members. Very good, awesome, perfect. Individuals from underserved okay, good, perfect, awesome. This part is not perfect. It is far from awesome and it is just down right wrong. Let me read that look back part again. Recipients will also increase the capacity to train veterans and their family members.
Speaker 1:Good individuals from underserved, good and refugee communities and other americans who safely operate cms, obtained their cdls and enter the truck bus driving in industry refugee communities. So what they're saying is all these refugee camps in New York, chicago, la, uh, san diego that are here illegally can get funding and a grant to go get their commercial driver's license. That's bullshit. That is bullshit. Why don't they give a funding and a grant to a legal, a legal citizen in our country? Why don't they do that? They, they'll give the funding and they'll give the grant to a legal citizen in the country, but that individual has to be working at the time. How do I know this? Because I know somebody who has gone and done it.
Speaker 1:They will not give you a funding or a grant if you are not working. You have to be working. Does that make any god damn sense? How the fuck are you going to go, go to school to get your cdl when you got, when you have a full-time job, even if you have a part-time job, you think that cdl school is going to cater to you? No, of course, yeah, you could go, you know, on the weekends or at night, one or two days, of course you could do that. You know how long that's going to take. You know these people that you, they want to get working right away. I don't understand why they. Why do they have to put refugee communities in there? This is our taxpayer money right here. Why don't they? Why are they doing this? There's always something hidden, these in these things.
Speaker 1:You know, I do agree we meet, we do need more drivers out here. But how about making sure the drivers we get can speak and read english? How about that? I thought it was a lot. If you have a cdl, you have to read and speak english. You know, a few years back I was at the dnv, I was renewing my driver's license, right, and I I was sitting at the counter there writing a check out and there's two gentlemen next to me and you have to go on a computer there and you have to fill out the application to take the test, right. So Everything was in English. I'm assuming More likely, but from what I'm going to say here, it was. And there's two gentlemen at this computer the one gentleman was translating to the other guy who was actually going to fill out the application and take the test.
Speaker 1:How is that possible? How the hell are you going to know what the road signs mean? How are you going to know 13, six? You know? How are you going to know these things? What if you get? Go and get your hazmat with the trans, with the translator, translators giving you all the answers. Okay, you get your hazmat. You get out there on the road, you crash your wreck, you have this poisonous or oxidized material that you spilt all over the place. How are you going to communicate with with the cleanup crew and let them know what it is? Yeah, I know you're going to have paperwork that's going to say that. But I think if, if you could speak more more clearly and quickly to the people cleaning it up or to the responders, it would be a little bit more helpful than trying to dig through paperwork. And what if the paperwork got burned, lost, destroyed in the accident?
Speaker 1:Come on, man, this is ridiculous. This is our tax money that our government is spending. It is not theirs, this is our money. Where do they get off? Just doing whatever the freak they want. That's that's it. That's that's where I'm going with it. That's where I'm staying with it.
Speaker 1:I said I'm not going to get into politics today and I'm not a bunch of bullshit. I'll tell you that. Fire me. That should have been the last thing I did on this show, because I'm fired up now. You know what the fuck your roads, their freedom and powers, drivers, other transportation works. To come back, human trafficking. I said on a new podcast back actually it was one of the first two or three that anybody who donates any money to the show A portion of that I'm going to donate to truckers against trafficking and they can do with it what they want, which will go towards the prevent, the prevention of trafficking, human trafficking. This is disgusting, all of this. You know I wanted to watch that movie, sound of Freedom, and I just can't bring myself to it because I heard what it's about and I can't watch that. I can't watch that stuff.
Speaker 1:But the US Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently launched its new human trafficking awareness campaign your Roads, their Freedom. The campaign seeks to give the nation's 8.7 million commercial motor vehicle drivers the information needed to identify and report suspected human trafficking. Human trafficking is a heinous crime and it has no place in the transportation industry, said FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutchison. But the hard hitting reality is that our nation's transportation system are exploited exploited by human traffickers every day and FMCSA is working to help stop it. Globally, an estimated 28 million people are currently subjected to human trafficking and the crime occurs in every state of the US. As part of DOT's transportation leaders against human trafficking awareness campaign, your Roads their Freedom campaign will run will build on their federal efforts against human trafficking, including the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign and FMCSA's grant programs, which awarded millions in funding to support state counter trafficking efforts.
Speaker 1:Truckers made over 1,400 calls to the US National Human Trafficking Hotline from December 2007 through June 2016. And 452 potential human trafficking cases were identified. Now between 07 and 16, that's nine years and 1,400 calls. I kind of feel like that number should be higher. I do. I feel like that number should be higher and I think the 452 potential human trafficking cases were identified there. I think that number should be should be higher. Also. You know, in nine years.
Speaker 1:You know we, as truck drivers, we don't do much out there on the road. When we're trucking down the road, we're looking out the glass, looking out the windows. We pull over into the rest areas and take a leak. We come back out, we get, get motored along. You know, while you're standing out there having your cigarette or talking on the phone, you know, look around, see if you see anything that's that's awkward, out of place, that doesn't look right, you know, make that call, make that phone call, let's get that. Let's get that 1,400 up, let's get them calls up. Truckers reported this information in real time, enabling quick responses by law enforcement. For more information, visit wwwcdcgovau. On the your roads, their freedom campaign, along with shareable resources. Visit wwwfmcsadotgov. Forward slash stop human trafficking. I'm going to put that link in the show notes.
Speaker 1:Like I said, it's a disgusting, disgusting thing, and I said it wasn't going to do it. And it all stems from the cartels. You know the southern border, these people, this is how they're paying to come across the border. You know they're selling themselves. That's what they're doing. It's a shame and it's disgusting. It's really disgusting what these people are doing, just for what you know to. I know it's trying to try to live a better life, but you know there's only so much this country can sustain and there's only so many resources that this country has to try to prevent these things from happening. And I, it makes our tax dollars go up when we, when we implement these, these campaigns and these, this funding for this stuff, which I don't mind paying the taxes for this, but there's only so much that that's that one one can give out of their paycheck every week. There's only so much we could do and times are tough right now for everyone, but we don't have it as tough as these poor people coming across the border, you know, selling their bodies just to come across and and it's a shame, that's all I could say to it. It's a shame.
Speaker 1:You know, this article I came across from last year but with spring and summer coming around, a lot of people are going to be relocating and moving and moving, and moving and moving and a lot of people are going to be relocating and moving and buying homes, things like that. And you know I did this kind of work way back when man had to be 25 years ago. It's bull work. I hated it. I think I lasted about a week or two, and not just because of the bull work, but the shady shit that goes on.
Speaker 1:Fmcsa launches Operation Protector Move Nationwide Crackdown on Moving Scams. The Federal Motor Carry Safety Administration today announced well, this was last year announced the launch of Operation Protector Move Nationwide Crackdown on Scam Movers ahead of the busy summer moving season. Through Operation Protector Move, fmcsa is deploying dozens of investigators across the country and an enforcement sweep to address the significant uptake and complaints of movers holding household possessions hostage for extort, exorbitant additional charges from consumers. Like I said, this is from a couple of years ago. I think this was from 2023. Actually it was, yeah. So now I'm not sure if MCA is launching this program again this year. I didn't see anything on it on doing that.
Speaker 1:So do your research a little bit. But for those of you getting ready to relocate and moving or what have you, do your research on these companies. Some of these companies are, they're not good. Some are good, some are not. There's a lot of fly by nights out there just to make a quick buck. And it's not just to make a quick buck by you writing them a check. It's to make a quick buck by stealing your shit. Even some of the ones that have been around for a while, the companies themselves are pretty good, but they don't really, it's sad to say, but they really don't do a background check on their employees that thoroughly and if they do, they're just saying screw it, you got to get in the truck, go and move these people, and a lot of them not all of them, but a lot of them are their thieves. Man, you know, I know firsthand.
Speaker 1:I worked for a moving company a long time ago. To be honest with you, it was the worst job I ever had in any field that I worked in. It was all bull work, all bull work, and that's not I mean. That's probably one of the major things that deterred me from that job. But there's a lot of theft with the guys I was working with. You know they see something. I mean, these guys go into your home, they pack your clothes up, they pack up all your belongings in a box and you don't know what the hell they're doing. You can't be all over the house watching what they're doing. So if they see something they want, they're putting it in their pocket or they're not going to put it in the box or put it on top of the box, take it in the truck, take it out of the truck and put it in the cab. I've seen it firsthand. I know how it works. Did I ever steal anything? No, no, sorry, I didn't, but that's how they do it and it's a shame.
Speaker 1:And what's funny? What's funny about this one is when I worked there. There's three gentlemen worked there and about let's see, been here. We're going on five years in this house. So five years ago. We called the moving company to come and move us and we're going to. We only moved a couple blocks. I just got sick of paying the taxes in the neighborhood we were in. But anyway, and the people, the moving company, showed up and my wife got the moving company, I said, man, I used to work for them guys. And lo and behold, I kid you not 25, 27 years ago. The guys I work with now they're moving me. Same guys, man, same freaking guys. And one guy dropped my freaking dryer, my clothes dryer, off the ramp, taking it or putting it on the truck. I was like holy Christ, but the thing worked. So we were good, we were all right.
Speaker 1:So I mean, you know, what can you do to protect yourself? All you could do is keep an eye on the movers when they're moving you. Sometimes you know they see something small, like I said, where's some kind of buck, and they they just pocket it if it's small enough, or they'll put it on a box and you know they'll stop for somewhere to get a drink or something. They go in the back of that truck. They'll take your shit. So make sure you know take all your valuables, your jewelry, anything that's worth of money. Warrior, you know, packet yourself A lot of times. Your belongings will be put in a crate. Make sure the crate is sealed and nailed, the whole crate is nailed, and make sure the seal on the crate matches the seal on your paperwork. That's crucial when you're packing your stuff and when you get back, when you get to where you're moving. Make sure that seal is the same. It's the same one. Take a picture of it when, when the movers put it on there, take a picture at a seal. You got to protect yourself.
Speaker 1:The supervisors of these crews that that's packing you up, moving you. They take a list of everything that's in your house. They do not take a detailed list. If they do take a detailed list, it's going to be of the most valuable things and the larger things also. So in my opinion, when you're moving, I would suggest, like my wife did she packed us all up in the boxes, not only for the reason for not having anything stolen, but it was cheaper by us doing that but pack your own stuff and just let the movers come, take the boxes, put it on the truck, in the crate or what have you, and let them do their thing and put the stuff back in. You know, bring, let them unload it in your house. That saves on. It's very costly to have them come in and pack up your whole house. It's easier. It's not and say easier, but it's cheaper if you do it yourself. So you know, just be aware of what these guys are doing and how they're doing it. So I'm going to say it's 50 50 on. You know how good some of these companies are and how bad they are. So just just be aware.
Speaker 1:Oh, this one here got me. This one here got me because it's in my own state. Yeah, not too far, about two hours away, a body left on the median for four days after a hit and run by a semi truck. This here is I don't know. As I read this out, I went to pay attention because I don't know how they could say a semi truck, I don't know, a man's body left on a median for four days after a highway hit and run accident with the semi truck in Pennsylvania. Police say the accident happened on Saturday morning, march 9th, but Devin Habib's body was not found until Tuesday night, march 12th, on Interstate 80 near Newcastle, pennsylvania.
Speaker 1:According to WKBN, habib got into an argument with the mother of one of his four children, causing her to drop him off on I-80 and even throw his belongings out of the car. So this would be my question to if I was a police officer. You know, this would be my question to the person who dropped him off when exactly did you drop him off at? Was it on the shoulder of the interstate, or was it off of the interstate? And maybe did he walk back up on the interstate and got whacked, because, from what I understand, there's no discharging of passengers on the interstate or loading of passengers on the interstate. Maybe this woman should be charged. Maybe the woman then called some family members to let them know she had left him there.
Speaker 1:So, knowing this man is there, why didn't the family members go and pick this guy up? I don't know where the family members live, but in the middle of March, with the weather like it is, they should have gotten looking for the guy. You know what the frick. They couldn't have been too concerned, you know, or cared that much. Maybe the guy was a scumbag, but nonetheless he didn't deserve to die. I would go on to guess that yeah, I don't know this guy didn't have a cell phone. Why didn't he call somebody, why didn't he, you know, walk to the nearest on ramp or off ramp and get to a cell phone? Maybe that's what he was trying to do and maybe that's when he got hit. Some days later the family had still not heard from him and started to worry. Even if something would have happened to him on 80, we figured we would have been notified or the police would have noticed, said the father. It was only then that Devon's brother, josh, organized a search party that discovered him in his body on a median along I 80 on Tuesday night.
Speaker 1:The Pennsylvania State police believed that a bit was struck by a passenger by a passing westbound semi truck early on Saturday morning. Troopers say it was a new freight liner, cascadia, but they didn't know that exact year. So if the troopers believe this guy was struck by a semi not definitely how could they say it was specific model? How could they what are they fricking intuitive or what? Come on, if you don't know if it was a semi or not, you're not sure how could you say it was definitely? They didn't say definitely, but how could you even go on to insinuate that it was a freight liner Cascadia? How Then they go to say the rig may also have a driver side headlight missing. That I could understand, because if the body was found in the median, that would say that it was possible that the the body that the truck was hit on the driver side of the truck. That's what I'm, that's what I'm looking at here, okay, but investigators say that they do not have any further information on the vehicle. If the truck driver would please? We don't hold no animosities against him, we understand it was an accident, but to just give us, the family, a peace of mind, john said come on, nobody's going to turn themselves in, nobody would I. I don't know, maybe maybe not, I don't know, but why was this guy walking in in the median anyway? Why wasn't he over on the shoulder? That was kind of strange. Kind of strange.
Speaker 1:Last topic, last one three trucking companies sue a ones towing for five million bucks. Like I said, I did a podcast on this here a little while back. So the lawsuit accuses Memphis towing company of fraud violations of Rico. Does that sound familiar? I'm not getting into it. Yeah, it does sound familiar with Mr Trump. President Trump, he's Rico. You know he got charged with Rico shit On March 4, 2024, trucking companies Western Express Incorporated.
Speaker 1:Image MHT group incorporated in church transportation and logistics, filed a civil lawsuit against a ones towing in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The suit is seeking up to five million dollars in damages plus legal fees. The lawsuit accuses a ones towing and affiliated companies violations of the racketeer, influenced and corrupt organizations act Rico, which forbids any person employed by or associated with any enterprise engaged in or the activities of which affect interstate or foreign commerce to conduct or participate directly or indirectly in the conduct of such enterprises affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt. The suit also accuses Kathy a ones towing and affiliated companies of interfering with commerce by threats of violence, fraud, violations of Tennessee towing statutes and violating the Tennessee Booting Consumer Protection Act.
Speaker 1:So what these guys were doing? They were sitting outside of a truck stop, a small one, it wasn't a big one. There was a feed of park there, so the guys would pull in the back end park, they would go in to pay for the parking and they would come out and there would be a boot on their tractor and the company would not release the boot, release the tractor, until the company or the owner of the tractor paid the fine. It's not even a fine, it's a fee. You can't say it's a fine. So they had. That's pretty shady. Like I said in the last podcast, I think these that the truck stop and the towing company. I wonder if they're related, you know? I wonder, you know I got a Dio T. I mentioned this before to on a podcast. I got Dio T up in Bethesda, new York and I got pulled in.
Speaker 1:Guy gave me a level one, went through flying colors until he got to my airlines my glad hands. Now I did did a break test for him. Past the break test, no problem, no flying colors. And he comes pounding on my door. He says come here. He says you hear that I don't hear nothing. He says watch this. He sprays soapy water on my glad hands, fricking, leaking air, tiny, oh, you couldn't even tell. Really it was ridiculous.
Speaker 1:And so I got to put you out of service for that. I said I just passed my break test. It's not enough of the leak, you know. And he didn't care. So he called or I had a call and get the, get the service out there and replace my fricking airlines for my tractor my glad hands. You know, it makes me wonder if you know that that service was a relative of his. I don't know, I don't know. There's so much corruption out here. It's crazy and it really burns my ass. It does. It really does. It's ridiculous on the way things are handled out here in the world Drives me nuts.
Speaker 1:But hey, that is the show for today. It was a good one, I think so. I think I did all right on my own. Yeah, I was a little upbeat, I think. You know I'm tired. I worked all day.
Speaker 1:It's Tuesday. I got home about an hour ago, if that. Well, yeah, how long is the podcast here? Podcast is, uh, yeah, 48 minutes. So, yeah, it was about an hour 20 minutes ago. I got home and I just jumped right into it. Wife and kid uh, they went to get a haircut and all that stuff. So I'm home here alone. I figured I'd I'd pump this one out. I did all the research for over the weekend, you know, uh, I don't get up anymore at two o'clock in the morning to a podcast anymore. Uh, I'm getting, I'm too tired, too tired, I can't do it anymore. Uh, you know. So I do what I can when I can. Uh, that's all I could do. That's it. Do the best I can with it, but I like doing it. I have a good time doing it. I hope you guys enjoy it and that's all I got for today. Man, hey, stay safe out there, and uh, hey, maybe I'll see you out on the road.
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