The Liquid Trucking Podcast

Making the Move to Tanking: Lessons from the Lane

If you have been driving a dry van, reefer, flatbed, or pneumatic, and tanking has been on your radar, this is the episode that answers every question you have been sitting on. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, three drivers with experience across almost every freight lane in the industry, Joseph "Hutch" Hutchinson, Ronal Markwell, and Thomas Fish, share what prompted their move to tanking, what they found challenging and surprising when they made the switch, and what Liquid Trucking does as a company that made the transition worth every bit of the learning curve. This is not a sales pitch. It is three experienced OTR drivers giving you the honest insider perspective on what it really means to come from a different lane and find your footing in the tanker world. The details matter in this job, and these guys do not skip them. If tanking has been on your mind, this conversation is the most useful hour you will spend this week. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.liquidtrucking.com. Share this with any driver who has been thinking about making the move.

America's Big 250: The 4th of July Special

America is turning 250 years old, and three Liquid Trucking drivers are ready to celebrate in the most gloriously unhinged way possible. In this 4th of July special of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Matthew Stevens, Mike "Red Beard" Stanfield, and Mikal "Donut" Duncan join Marcus to compete for arbitrary points that mean absolutely nothing while answering the questions that really matter on Independence Day. What is the greatest hot dog you have ever had? What is your favorite thing that explodes? What are your best 4th of July celebration memories? We also Mad Lib Bill Pullman's legendary speech from Independence Day, and the result is exactly as chaotic as you would expect. We take a few minutes up top to talk about firework safety because that is still important, and we close with a genuine thank you to the Veterans who made every single one of these celebrations possible. Outside of that, it is pure 4th of July chaos from start to finish. Freedom never sounded this good. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.liquidtrucking.com. Share this one and go grill something.

Clock Management: Getting Paid for Detention Time

Sitting at a shipper waiting to load is not wasted time if you know how to work your clock. At Liquid Trucking, drivers get paid hourly for that detention time. The problem is, not every driver is taking full advantage of it. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, two veteran drivers, Matt Kleich and Polar Bear, join Marcus and Amanda to walk through the strategies and tips that maximize detention pay, manage the 34-hour reset, make the most of a 10-hour break, and turn what most drivers consider dead time into real money in their pockets. We cover sitting at shippers and receivers, waiting at washouts, downtime during repairs, and every scenario where your clock is ticking and your paycheck should be too. These are two drivers who know exactly how to work the system the right way, and they hold nothing back. Fair warning, these drivers are very comfortable on the mic, so there are a few tangents and rabbit holes along the way, and honestly, that just makes it better. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.liquidtrucking.com. Share this one with every Liquid driver you know.

Father's Day Special: Dads Behind the Wheel

Every dad has a story, and four Liquid Trucking drivers are here to tell theirs. In this Father's Day special of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Mikal "Donut" Duncan, Matthew Stevens, Brian Gilkey, and Jason DeFoor gather to brag about their families, share the stories of growing up, and speak honestly about the impact their dads had on the men and drivers they became. Three of them are dads themselves, and one of them is the kind of father figure to his nephews that every kid deserves to have in their corner. This is a fun one from start to finish. We play Finish the Dad Sentence, take on The Dad Transmission, and laugh our way through the kind of Father's Day conversation that reminds you exactly what this day is about. If you are a dad pulling miles this Father's Day weekend, a family member of a driver who just wants to share something real, or anyone who has ever had a great dad in their life, this episode was made for you. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.liquidtrucking.com. Share this one with your dad today.

Summertime Safety: Surviving the 100 Deadliest Days

The stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the 100 Deadliest Days on American roads, and if you are pulling a tank through construction zones while teenage drivers flood the highway and the heat index climbs past 100 degrees, you already know why. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, two experienced drivers, Mike "Red Beard" Stanfield and Paul Norrid, work through 9 essential summertime safety tips sourced directly from Liquid Trucking safety expert Cole Brown. We cover proper hydration, heat exhaustion, staying cool in the cab, eating healthy OTR, PPE in hazmat situations, distracted driving, construction zone awareness, and what every pro driver needs to watch for as spring turns to summer. These drivers bring real experience, honest stories, and a few laughs along the way because that is just who they are. Serious tips delivered by people who actually live them. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.liquidtrucking.com. Share this one before the season gets away from you.