3 podcasts for long road trips

Working as a truck driver comes with long road trips where you’ll need to keep yourself occupied and alert. When you find an intriguing podcast to listen to, your long-haul drive will pass quickly without you even noticing. Plus, many truck drivers enjoy podcasts because they cut down screen time and learn about new educational topics from experts instead of the bias of the mainstream media. Here are a few podcasts worth trying out for your next road trip.

Trucking After Hours

If you’re passionate about motor vehicles and love to explore the inner workings of anything with a motor, then “Trucking After Hours” is for you. The podcast follows father-and-son duo Buck and Don Ballard while they bond through chatting about all things cars and engines. Buck has been around every truck you can imagine in the past 20 years. The two also get into the topics of life outside of the truck and negotiation with brokers, which is useful for anyone to know.

Big Rig Banter

“Big Rig Banter” is a great place to learn new trucking trends, because the sole purpose of the podcast is to listen to the stories of both big-name truckers and everyday workers. The hosts, Troy and Lenay, are marketers and work for alltruckjobs.com, allowing them access to exclusive trucking information and non-biased interviewing skills. If you want to learn more about the transportation industry from a career perspective, this is a great podcast for you. Give it a try and let us know what you think!

Ask the Trucker

It’s true that truck drivers have a lot of knowledge and that if you’re ever in a pickle, you should probably “Ask The Trucker.” The host, Allen Smith, has over 30 years of trucking experience and has also worked in operations and upper management. Smith operates on a high level of transparency and is always open to new topics. Try a few episodes of “Ask the Trucker” on your next road trip and you’ll probably get a few of your career and everyday trucking questions answered without having to directly ask.

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