About this episode
Trucking Stuff and Amazon. It looks like Amazon is trying to create its own trucking company by increasing their Owner Operators. Amazon plans to ad hundred's of independent contractors in the hopes they will in turn create their own small trucking companies with in Amazon. Amazon is hoping and banking on a larger trucking business within the Amazon company hauling exclusively for Amazon only. In this writer's opinion they will have to step map to the plate and reach into their deep pockets. Recruiting truck drivers these days is a task and a half itself and if you are going to get enough truckers to join the company you will need big incentives. Information obtained reported that Amazon will create an “incubator” that provides business training and loans for entrepreneurs to start their own trucking companies. Only time will tell and if Amazon has their way, it will be with in the first two quarters of this year. Iowa Trooper Is Calling Out Truckers For Pile Ups TRUCKING STUFF AND AMAZON. An Iowa State Trooper is calling out truckers on social media. Recently on twitter trooper Jon Stickney tweeted " Truckers, all you are is an 80,000 pound sled". Stickney's tweet came after a weather related pile up on interstate 80 near Des Moines. One person was injured and thank God no one was killed. TalkCDL Trucking Podcast Interviews If you are wanting to be on the show, please write to us at Troy@TalkCDL.com or Ruthann@TalkCDL.com. We are on the lookout for people with interesting stories for our listeners. If you have a story in trucking or if you have something traffic related please write to us. 75 Chrome Shop Truck Show The 75 Chrome Show in Wildwood Florida is hosting its annual truck show. The dates for the show are April 23rd, 24th and the 25th 2021. TalkCDL is planning on being there, so come on out and meet the hosts. We will be doing video work and interviewing truckers and everyone we can get a mic on. Be sure and join us for all the fun and the great chromed out big rigs that will be there. JJ KellerRev Trucking Insurance National CarriersAmazon TruckingIA State Trooper ArticleTrucker ConcernsTrucking Company FightPassing on the trucking torchAggressive Drivers & Covid Vaccines For TruckersSemi-Truck Robbers