TruckNewsTalk
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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Classic Thinking vs Trucking Women
04/13/2025
Classic Thinking vs Trucking Women
Classic Thinking & Trucking Women We like to think that as a society we have come a long way. As much as we protest about racism and the lack of gender equality, you must admit that we’ve advanced since the 50’s and 60’s. Back then, it was assumed that women were expected to stay home and be a “housewife” and the “man of the house” went to work. On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with that arrangement, as long as both parties are happy. Unfortunately, that family model grew to be imposed on women. You know, “stay home…barefoot and pregnant.” While our overall attitudes towards women in the workplace and in politics has changed for the better, it clearly has not come far enough…especially in a few industries. One of these being the transportation industry…and specifically, the trucking industry. Some of the attitudes towards women from a few trucking fleet owners falls into that 1950’s good ole buy redneck image of women. We may love our classic trucks, but the classic thinking needs to go. Women have proven themselves over and over, as mechanics, architects, engineers, firefighters, scientists, fighter jet pilots, astronauts, doctors, steel workers and professional transport operators…uh, that’s “truck driver” for the guy who is still lost in the fifties. The TNT special guest this week is here to remind us for the successes of women in trucking and unfortunately share stories of some of the roadblocks to women still being erected by some fleet owners…the very same owners whining about a driver shortage. My guest is Shelley Walker, Founder and CEO of the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada. This podcast is possible thanks to Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent. Listen!
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Kim and the School Rules
03/29/2025
Kim and the School Rules
Kim and the School Rules Remember MELT. Kim Richardson says it MELT has MELTED. A few weeks ago, I talked to Andy Roberts, the owner at Mountain Lake Transport Institute about the their problems attracting driver students in a world where some questionable schools are offering driving courses at half price or less and graduating them in half the time, which allows dramatically poorly trained people behind the wheel of an 80,000 pound vehicle on our highways…and in western Canada, that could mean on icy mountain roads. Nowhere is this as big a problem as in southern Ontario…the epicenter of trucking in Canada. There are now around 300 truck driving schools. How does a wannabe truck driver know which ones are good and lead to a good paying job with a great company, and which one will take them down the alley to a bad unsafe trucking company and maybe eventually to a catastrophic crash. Advice to anyone who wants to drive professionally…do your homework! You have to know that if the training school is offering a deal that seems to good to be true and shorter hours than everyone else…you are destined for eventually failure…or worse. Enough about my view from the outside. I talk to a guy who knows about trucking schools better than just about anybody…and not only about the schools but the companies that hire the unsafe, uneducated driver. It’s my old friend Kim Richardson, the co-founder of Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists with his wife Lisa in 1989. We know it as KRTS. Thanks to our friends at Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent.
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Donald, the Prophesy & Good Crap
03/16/2025
Donald, the Prophesy & Good Crap
Donald, the Prophesy & Crap Okay, there is no simple way to describe this TNT podcast. It begins with a prophesy then segues to an interview with trucking journalist and driver, Jim Park about Music City, the Trump tariffs and saving trucking costs and the earth with cow crap. Yes, we are all over the map on this one. You just have to listen.
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Fabiana-Rescue Lady
03/03/2025
Fabiana-Rescue Lady
Fabiana – The Rescue Lady “Disaster and Pandemonium on the highway.” Big rigs off the road and trailers upside down. Who you gonna call? Rescue 51 and Fabiana! It can be a mess out there and it’s not getting better. Much of the carnage is due to the growing number of unsafe poorly trained drivers released onto our highways. Some drivers churned out by crappy driving schools have never driven on ice and snow….so, they end up in the woods, sometimes rolled over and in worst case scenario, injured or killed, not to mention the damage and/or loss of the vehicle and cargo. So who is going to get them back on the road again. Well, at least get the truck back on the road. The driver is another issue. My guest is Fabiana Quinteros. To be more exact is it Fabiana Quinteros Ireland, along with his partner husband they own Rescue 51 Towing & Recovery just outside Barrie Ontario. Fabiana is not just a pretty face in the office…she gets out there in the ditches and the weeds in the cold winter nights with guys hauling a tractor trailer out trouble. Fabiana did not grow up with wintery nights. She is originally from Uruguay in South America. I will talk to Fabiana. Thanks to Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent.
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Bon School-Bad School
02/17/2025
Bon School-Bad School
Bon School-Bad School There has been a lot of talk and deep concern within the trucking industry about the rapid growth of quickie cut rate trucking schools releasing poorly trained drivers onto our highways. It is not only a concern to the trucking industry, but it should be a concern to every driver whether a trucker or four-wheeler. Those poorly trained drivers are often hired by equally shady trucking companies operating unsafe equipment and therefore offering rates far below standing rates…meaning unfair competition. Some shippers and receivers don’t care as long as they get their stock quickly and a good price. There is now another victim…the reputable truck driving schools. Young potential truckers and often immigrants just want to get their license as quickly and cheaply as possible. They make a choice between a $3500 school versus a 10,000-dollar school, one that gets you in and out the door and to your license on less than half the time. Meanwhile, the reputable school’s classroom size drops dramatically. In fact, some classes had to be cancelled. Talked to one very reputable school in western Canada. It might the best school in Canada. It’s the Mountain Transport Institute. They even have students come from the US to train there. The owner is Andy Roberts. Thanks to by Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent.
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50% Female Truckers - Pink Power
02/02/2025
50% Female Truckers - Pink Power
50% FEMALE TRUCKERS – PINK POWER! Every once in a blue moon someone comes along that gets you fired up and excited. They are forward thinking creative people to break the “we’ve always done it this way” mold in the very conservative trucking industry. In a search for someone to talk to me about the crooked truck driving schools, I connected with a lady who sounded excited to be in the trucking industry but also hell bent of changing attitudes and killing stereotypes. Her name is Isabelle Fournier. She works for the huge Contrans Group as a Recruitment & Marketing Specialist…but she also wears another hat. Maybe my enthusiasm to invite Isabelle to talk to me on the TNT Podcast is because she and I agree on a couple issues that I have sounded off about for the past 10 years. One, the is the less than appealing image of the trucker by the public, and how few efforts have been made to polish that image. I have great respect for the successful business leaders in trucking. Many are former truckers themselves, but their skill set is in moving goods and handing business and employees etc. Creativity and imagination is not a required asset for the job…unless recently. My guest fills that role exceptionally well, and her efforts have paid off. Thanks to great people at Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent…and Diesel Treat, a Diesel Anti-Gel & Fuel Conditioner. TNT-Podcasts as available at as well as on iHeart, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, Libsyn and more
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Lucky Chuck's School of Trucking
01/18/2025
Lucky Chuck's School of Trucking
LUCKY CHUCK’S SCHOOL OF TRUCKING Are you impressed by that unbelievable chance to drive a tractor trailer up and down our highways without having to deal with all those pesky rules and regulations? And safety? What’s the big deal with safety when the load just has to be there, and you make a decent dollar. Okay, maybe I am being a little over dramatic…or maybe not. Back when we produced the Trucker Radio Show, we invented a bogus crooked driving school, we called, “Lucky Chucks School of Trucking.” Well, it might have been a make-believe trucking school, but it was pretty close to reality. Lately, there has been an increased concern regarding the number of shady fly-by-night driving schools turning out unqualified drivers onto our highways, often resulting in injuries and loss of life, not to mention loss of equipment and cargo. Especially in the Mississauga and Brampton area in Ontario, unscrupulous truck training schools are offering cut rate truck driver training courses to get a prospective driver just enough info and training to pass a test. While the Torontoland area is in the epicenter of these scam schools, it does happen elsewhere across the country. The one possible exception seems to be in the province of Quebec, although a small handful of shady schools exist. There is a good reason why crooked truck driving schools are almost non-existent is Quebec. That difference between Quebec and the rest of the country raises an important issue…sorry…question. I wanted to find out more about what makes Quebec different, when it comes to professional driver training and why the whole country doesn’t follow. I talked to Steve Bouchard. He is an Editor at Newcom Media’s Transport Routier in Montreal. That conversation is coming up right after this message from Howes Products, makers of Diesel Defender, a diesel Fuel Lubricator & Injector cleaner with advanced IDX4 Detergent
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The Ghosts of Trucker Radio
01/05/2025
The Ghosts of Trucker Radio
THE GHOSTS OF TRUCKER RADIO The Trucker Radio Show was a syndicated program that combined music, news, information, interviews, and entertainment, airing for 17 years on radio stations across Canada and the USA. What was its mission? Did it truly benefit truck drivers and the trucking industry, or was there a strategy that was misunderstood? Did we waste our time? Absolutely not! Above all, we enjoyed ourselves for most of those 17 years. Our guests included truckers, fleet owners, critics, and supporters, each bringing their unique perspectives. In this TNT Podcast, we will showcase some of the voices from our guests. Some were serious, many provided valuable insights, and a few were quite entertaining. Perhaps you were one of those voices. Join us as we present a medley of familiar voices from the years since 2006. You might hear their thoughts for the first time. We extend our gratitude to Howes Products for being our longest-standing supporter, almost from the very beginning.
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The Sex Investors
11/24/2024
The Sex Investors
Sex Investors. Want to end sex trafficking? Stop investing in this multi-billion-dollar illegal industry. It’s simple. No buyer means no victim which means no sex trafficking. Yes, it’s simple, but it’s not easy. Most sex buyers are men, yet only six percent of men purchase sex. That means that there is an opportunity for the other 94 percents of us men who do not buy sex to speak up. sychology. He has spoken to groups all over North America on the subject of human trafficking.On this podcast, we focus not so much on identifying victims and traffickers, but the men who provide the money to keep sex-trafficking a growing ilIn this TNT TruckNewsTalk Podcast I chat with Dylan Wecht, TAT Public Sector Engagement Specialist, and Field Trainer. Dylan is well qualified to speak about human trafficking. Not only is he a lawyer but holds a degree in criminal justice and plegal industry. No Buyer = No Victim = No Sex Trafficking. For more information on the buyers: https://tatnonprofit.org/addressing-demand/
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Seven Brave Women in a Man's World
10/28/2024
Seven Brave Women in a Man's World
SEVEN BRAVE WOMEN IN A MAN’S WORLD There appears to be a symbiotic relationship between adventuruous women looking for a challenging career and an industry that needs them…and for reasons that I won’t go into here, they can’t seem to connect. Women make up about 50% of our population yet in the US, only 9% are professional drivers and in Canada, that percentage is even lower at about 4%. When you consider that there is an alleged pro driver shortage, doesn’t it make you wonder, why isn’t there are a huge recruiting strategy to attract women? They’re not just going to walk into the H&R department and say, “I wanna be a trucker.” So, because trucking fleets are probably not going to place ads in Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Elle magazines or Thrive Magazine, maybe hearing directly from seven happy, successful women who are professional truck drivers. They are all smart, educated and articulate. They are from the US and Canada. They are Carol Nixon, Caroline Carter, Susie DeRidder, Claudia Winterhalter, Sherry Mukelston, Kellylynn McLaughlin and Stephanie Klang
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TAT's Dylan Wecht Educates Police on Human Trafficking
10/07/2024
TAT's Dylan Wecht Educates Police on Human Trafficking
Who’s old enough to remember this hit song from 1966 by the Bobby Fuller Four, “I Fought the Law and the Law Won” The law usually wins…but they need all the help they can get, especially when it comes to human trafficking, otherwise known as sex-trafficking. We know a guy who can help. He is a Public Sector Engagement Specialist at TAT…TAT an acronym for Truckers Against Trafficking. His name is Dylan Wecht and although Mr. Wecht has a long title that may not at first describe what he does. Dylan assists and educates law enforcement; he is eminently qualified. He is an attorney based in Washington DC and holds a degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Dylan Wecht speaks throughout the United States and Canada about TAT’s mission and trains law enforcement on human trafficking, the victim centered approach, and how to identify human trafficking at routine interdiction and inspection stops. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University School of Law and previously worked as an immigration attorney in the Washington, DC area. The fact that Dylan is former immigration attorney allows him to have a front row seat into the area of cross border sex trafficking and domestic servitude. That’s Dylan Wecht Public Sector Engagement Specialist at TAT. If you would like to have Dylan speak to your organization, get in touch directly with him. His email address is . or just email TAT at [email protected] Just recently, Dylan spoke at a TAT coalition build in Dartmouth, Nova Scota a few weeks ago on September 11th, an event attended and co-hosted by the Atlantic Trucking Association and CN as well as local law enforcement. That half day event agenda included Human Trafficking prevention and awareness training, training resources for the trucking, truckstop, bus and energy industries, a survivor presentation, a law enforcement panel and Q& A discussion.
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TNT Podcast -Are Best Fleets Best
09/16/2024
TNT Podcast -Are Best Fleets Best
We’ve been talking to Jane Jazrawy about the Best Fleets to Drive for competition for several years but this time I have some probing questions. Questions like, who benefits? Just how many questions do you ask? Who cheats? What if you’re a driver and you hate your company? What about women drivers? Where do they fit in? If the trucking industry is going to attract drivers…and not just any driver, but great professional drivers…you have to demonstrate how professional you are as company. Well, there is a way to do that…all least within the industry. It’s an in-depth survey called, “Best Fleets to Drive For”. However, the drivers are the judges. I will talk to Jane Jazrawy about how it’s all done…and although I’ve talked Jane before, this time, I chose to ask some tough questions. If the “outside world” only knew how serious most trucking companies were about their professionalism and how drivers cared to work for the best companies…it might change John Q. Public’s view. Please listen as I talk to Jane Jazrawy about the “Best Fleets to Dive For” competition. We may discover some surprises.
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Liz - Another Brave Lady
08/26/2024
Liz - Another Brave Lady
Another Brave Lady Named Liz This week I talk to a woman who has demonstrated courage over and over again so that we will be aware of the threats against our families…especially our daughters, grand-daughters and female friends. Bravery comes in several forms. There are actually three types of bravery. Physical Bravery. I know and admire one such lady. Then there is moral bravery, I know another lady who fits that category and then there is psychological bravery…facing painful aspects of oneself. I personally know a lady who fits that category. Despite being through physical, and massive traumatic psychological pain, she courageously stands up to talk about her decade-long trauma, so that her painful journey may elp others. Tough men weep when they hear her story. Her name is Liz Gray. She is a Training Specialist/Leader with Truckers Against Trafficking. Liz is a survivor of sex trafficking. More on that later. For those who are not familiar with Truckers Against Trafficking, the organization was established in 2009 with a simple yet powerful belief: that every truck driver can be a crucial ally in the fight against human trafficking. Since then, TAT has grown to encompass a greater portion of the transportation industry, in the US and Canada, forming deep alliances to maximize collective effort through programs that include innovative training, partnerships with law enforcement and advocacy efforts. TAT has raised awareness about trafficking, who it targets and its signs, and trained individuals to act whenever their lives intersect with it and its victims. So far almost 2 million drivers in the US and Canada have been trained on how to recognize and report human trafficking. For example, UPS Canada brought its partnership with (TAT) to its international hub in Calgary to train and prepare drivers to assist victims and fight back against human trafficking in Alberta. By the way, I prefer to call it, for the purpose of this focused topic, sex trafficking. We have spoken to Liz previously, but for this episode of TNT, she will update on the state of trafficking today, as well as Truckers Against Trafficking success stories…and what’s coming up.
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James Menzies - Your Hydrogen Future
08/04/2024
James Menzies - Your Hydrogen Future
It was a long time ago but I still remember when I was in science class in school when my science teacher created hydrogen by using electrolysis. Of course the other element was oxygen, but I was amazed at how hydrogen easily exploded…as proven by the infamous Hindenburg explosion in 1937. But back then, it was obvious that hydrogen could become a fuel for the future, but there was one problem….or two problems. One…how to create it. My science teacher’s little lab wouldn’t cut it. The other, it’s explosive and difficult to transport. Yet, hydrogen is becoming more popular as a fuel for cars and trucks, even though there are questions and debates on how to create it….or mine it. Electrolysis on a grand scale is not an option. The energy needed to create it is greater than the energy that hydrogen provides. Yet hydrogen as a fuel is growing and especially in the transportation industry. With the high cost of creating it, how is it going to work? Are there more advantages than drawbacks? Some of you may remember, way back about 8 years ago, I interviewed the former and eventually disgraced CEO at the Nikola Motor Company, Trevor Milton and his grand plans for a hydrogen fleet. His vision didn’t quite work out as expected but Nikola is still around and in fact Wal-Mart Canada has added a Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV semi-truck to it’s fleet. Meanwhile, ITD Industries has just opened Ontario’s first commercial fueling station for hydrogen heavy trucks. This is all positive but I wanted to talk to a guy who had a hands on experience with hydrogen and trucks. It’s our old friend at Truck News Magazine, Editor, James Menzies. Boy, do I have questions!
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Kimberly Ran For the Heroes and Won!
07/22/2024
Kimberly Ran For the Heroes and Won!
Kimberly Ran For the Veterans and Won At a time when we feel like the world is going mad and we don’t know what to believe or who to trust, there are still stories of amazing special altruistic people who risk their health, their own security and indeed sometimes their lives to help others with no desire for fame. The first people who come to mind are our members of the military and first responders. And then there are people in our own communities who work tirelessly to help the less fortunate, whether it’s helping out at a homeless shelter or visiting retirement homes to bring some cheer to the aged and lonely. Their altruism and compassion is without any expectation or desire or fame. One of those is a young lady who risked her health by choosing to run 180 kilometers…that’s 111 miles through a chilly downpour… non-stop. Her name is Kimberly Biback. She had heard of Captain Andrew Gough’s non-profit organization, “Veterans and Everyday Heroes”. Kimberly embraced Andrew’s organization, which performs acts of kindness for veterans and first responders in need of support to achieve or maintain mental and physical wellness. Too often there are times when these everyday heroes could use some extra kindness in their day, particularly in the face of a diagnosis of an Operational/Occupational Stress injury (OSI) or PTSD. We view Andrew and his team, and Kimberly as heroes helping heroes. Kimberley followed through with her unbelievable promise to run 180 kilometers. She started out at 2:30 am on Wednesday July 10 and her long grueling painful non-stop run (except for bathroom breaks and food) arrived at Canadian Air Force Base in Trenton, Ontario on Thursday evening. Her feet were bleeding and she lost 5 pounds, and…she smiled all the way. Listen to her brave journey.
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Katarina and the Johns
06/17/2024
Katarina and the Johns
While dozens, if not hundreds of organizations focus on identifying and reporting potential victims, very few identify the root cause of sex-trafficking, namely, the Johns. The customers. So, who are the men who build sex-trafficking into such a lucrative business? In fact, it’s even more profitable than the drug trade. When a drug dealer sells a gram of coke, it’s consumed. It’s gone. He has to buy another supply. When a pimp sells his girl to a john, he sells her over and over and over again. If we could just identify the johns and arrest and/or rehabilitate them, the sex-trafficking crime would end. Who are these people? What kind of man buys another human being for his pleasure? What kind of man pays to have sex with a child? What kind man pays to beat a defenseless woman? In this podcast, I have a verbally graphic conversation about johns with a woman who knew them intimately for fifteen years. Her name is Katarina MacLeod. Her descriptions and story are hellish, and in the end, positive and uplifting, especially for women who have escaped, “the game” as she calls it. A word of warning. You may find some of Kat’s descriptions, at least, uncomfortable. But please listen. If you can help or NEED help, go to
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Angela Wraps So They Can Be Aware
05/27/2024
Angela Wraps So They Can Be Aware
Human trafficking AKA sex-trafficking is still a growing crime, in spite of the hundreds of trafficking awareness organizations throughout Canada and the USA. I’m not sure we will ever stamp out sex-trafficking, but we can all work to decrease it with education. Remember, knowledge is power. In my opinion, mainstream media including radio and tv and even social media are not doing to enough to inform young people about the slick perils that out there, in their own neighborhoods and even in the schools. However, one organization that is working to get the word out, on the road and in our faces, is a group entitled, Know Human Trafficking. KNOWHUMANTRAFFICKING.COM is Ontario based. One of the primary methods that they utilize to they get the word out is with huge traveling billboards….in other words, on the sides and back of commercial trailers. Getting those trailers wrapped would be tough to accomplish without the help of one generous lady, Angela Baltkois. She is a wrapper. No, not like Snoop Dogg. Her company wraps those 18-wheeler trailers with the anti- human traffic awareness messages. Listen as Angela explains who this all works. We thank Angela for her donations and support in the fight against human trafficking. We also need to thank the various fleet owners who provide their trailers. as well as Shelly walker, founder of knowhumantrafficking
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Ellen Voie's Brainy Secret
05/11/2024
Ellen Voie's Brainy Secret
Ellen Voie is the Founder of Women in Trucking (WIT) that promotes and support women in non-traditional trucking careers. She has worked tirelessly to change the stereotypical image of the truck driver. In 2002, Ellen stepped down as the President & CEO of Women in Trucking but continues to promote the trucking industry as a great place for women to find a rewarding career. She is also active in working to change legislation on a state and federal level to improve the lives of everyone in the trucking industry. In fact, although the organization is, Women in Trucking, over 17% of the WIT organization is composed of men. Ellen is a vibrant, active woman with a positive attitude and a sense of humor, evident in the many times we have spoken to her previously. We have talked about trucking issues, but this time, we discovered more about Ellen personally. Listen to what we have discovered.
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Safer Drivers with Angus Poulain
04/22/2024
Safer Drivers with Angus Poulain
It took a terrifying accident involving his kids to inspire a system to make safer drivers everywhere and method to test your professional driver's habits. Angus Poulain of Halifax, Nova Scotia created a system that essentially prevents you from texting while driving, and provides a report on your driving habits to help you be a better, safer driver. For trucking fleets, this is better, and less expensive than telematics. Stan Campbell talks to Angus Poulain about his creation and the high-tech team that created it.
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Sex-Trafficking survivor Liz Williamson's shocking story
04/14/2024
Sex-Trafficking survivor Liz Williamson's shocking story
Liz Williamson is a training specialist leader for Truckers Against Trafficking. No one is more qualified to speak and train than Liz. She is a sex trafficking survivor. Her story will move you. Hopefully, it will also move you to be a fighter against this growing crime. In this Truck News Talk (TNT podcast, I include the initial interview that I did with Liz two years ago. Emotionally, it was the toughest conversation I ever had with any guest in the past. It's been two years since we talked to Liz, so I thought we should catch up to see how she is doing today, and maybe tell us some success stories from TAT...Truckers Against Trafficking. Stan Campbell
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Julie's Laws - How a father was inspired by his murdered daughter.
03/25/2024
Julie's Laws - How a father was inspired by his murdered daughter.
Her name...Julie. You are her proud father of your bright, outgoing, attractive daughter, but one night, she doesn't return home. Six days later, Julie’s battered body is found in a ditch. You discover that your daughter, your beloved flesh and blood was kidnapped, tortured and raped. How do you deal with deal with this unspeakable horror? For this father, inspired by Julie’s message to him, he became a crusader for justice for violence against women and for victims and the victim’s families. He became an advocate for the families who have suffered from the loss of a child or a spouse. He is senator Pierre Boisvenu. Although he just retired, he has not given up the fight to put more teeth in the laws that should put murderers, human traffickers and those convicted of spousal abuse and murder in prison for longer sentences. Those who lead anti-trafficking organization owe a debt of gratitude to Senator Boisvenu,a ti former MP, Joy Smith for enacting laws that out traffickers behind bars. Stan Campbell talks to Senator Pierre Boisvenu.
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TNT-Caroline Drives a Truck With a Team of 4
03/11/2024
TNT-Caroline Drives a Truck With a Team of 4
She defied the male dominated field back when female truck drivers were not only unwelcome but often harassed by good-ole-boy truckers. Well, she challenged them and won...for almost 40 years! She is still driving and doesn't know when she will ever quit, simply because she loves the road and the job...and the money isn’t bad! Often driving long-haul over-the-road can be lonely, but not for Caroline Carter. Nope! She has her alcohol to keep her happy. She loves her Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream, and of course a little Rosé. Just listen. Caroline is a feisty driver who is quick to encourage women to consider the trucking industry as a satisfying and well-paying career. (after all, we're told that there is a serious driver shortage)
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TNT-Her mother said that she would be raped and murdered.
02/18/2024
TNT-Her mother said that she would be raped and murdered.
She was warned, “you will be raped or killed”. Unfortunately, after all these years, the trucking industry is still faced with a negative stereotypical image by the general public. Therefore, it's not easy encouraging women to join the trucking industry. Our guest MacKenzie Melton was warned terrible things would happen to her physically and emotionally if she became a truck driver. Well, we talked to MacKenzie and she is perfectly fine. In fact, more than just fine. But how she suddenly became interested in trucking is interesting in itself, demonstrates that sometimes it just takes a simple positive unassuming role model and a company that cares about the image of their drivers. Listen to MacKenzie's story.
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TNT-Sherry Muckleston at UPS
02/04/2024
TNT-Sherry Muckleston at UPS
Have you seen those little brown vans in your neighborhood. Or maybe you had one come to your door to deliver something really important and time sensitive. Yes, I’m referring to those UPS vans. Well, this week on my TNT Podcast I am talking to another lady in what might be a non-traditional job…but a rewarding one. Her name is Sherry Muckleston. She drove one of those brown vans picking up and delivering time sensitive parcels. Funny…parcel sounds like an old-fashioned way to say package but UPS is the United Parcel Service. Back in 1907, when Claude Ryan and Jim Casey launched the company with $100 loan, “parcel” was the word. A lot has happened since then and I am sure that that back then you rarely if ever saw a woman driving one of those vans. Well even today, most drivers are male. It’s not an easy job and it requires some physical strength. You need to be able to lift at least 70 pounds. That didn’t stop my guest, Sherry Muckleston. Listen!
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TNT-Her Name is Alex and she is a big rig mechanic.
01/21/2024
TNT-Her Name is Alex and she is a big rig mechanic.
This is another in our TNT series on women in non-traditional trades and careers. We decided to call them TNT Women. The Non Traditional. This week, we talk to a lady who has chosen a career that places her among men…often tough strong males. She chose to be a mechanic…and not just any Toyota or Chevy Malibu mechanic. That would be non-traditional enough….no she chose to be study and become a truck mechanic…and not just a Ford F-150 truck…we’re talking a big rig truck mechanic. Her name is Alex Kis. I wanted to know how she survived in an all class male class…and then after a successful graduation, how touch was it to get hired in a male dominated field. How would she be accepted in a testosterone filled environment out there on the floor in the shop. She has quite a story to tell.
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TNT-This lady is a creative wrap artist
01/21/2024
TNT-This lady is a creative wrap artist
Angela Baltkois had a vision She saw a blank canvas and decided to paint it, with the result being a win-win for two divergent industries...one with a blank canvas, and the other with a message. In 2013, Angela Baltkois founded Big Rig Wraps Transport Truck Advertising, after identifying an untouched out-of-home marketing medium: transport truck advertising on independently owned fleets. Recognizing that only large companies with their own fleets were maximizing the benefits of non-competing ads on large vehicles, Angela created a business model where all-sized businesses can buy large-scale ads on trucks ranging from 20 feet to 53 feet. Currently, Big Rig Wraps partners with more than 50 reputable and well-known fleet owners who make their big rigs and their routes available to advertisers who want to generate more sales. Angela proves that there is a place for women in or working for the trucking industry. Listen to her story and hear her tell how she built this company, Big Rig Wraps. https://www.bigrigwraps.ca/about-us/angela-baltkois/
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TNT-Claudia -From the Black Forest with Love
12/30/2023
TNT-Claudia -From the Black Forest with Love
An impressive female truck driver with a great story of how she came to Canada from Germany and created a career in trucking, wearing several hats...but the one she loves is the one she wears behind the wheel. Her name is Claudia Winterhalter and she, like many other women in trucking, she destroys any remaining trucker stereotypes. A customs and border protection officer told her once, "you don't look like a trucker!" Claudia is an inspiration to women everywhere, especially those new empty-nesters who are wondering, "what do I do now?" The transportation industry is calling. Don't believe me? Listen to Claudia!
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TNT-Two Amazing Trucking Women-Brenda and Melanie
12/05/2023
TNT-Two Amazing Trucking Women-Brenda and Melanie
Why aren't more women looking at the trucking industry for a career? There are many opportunities in varied fields. For too long, men have dominated this industry. It's time for women to assume the many positions open for smart, educated and adventurous women to look seriously at the transportation industry for a great paying and secure career. We talk to two extraordinary women who have found meaningful careers in trucking...and, they love their jobs and the companies that employ them! We talk to Brenda Brajkovich, Director of Marketing at the Polaris Transportation Group. Then we chat with Melanie Bell, Director of Business Development at McLaren Doors, (yes, doors. The ones you see on the tail end of truck trailers) Both of these women will inspire you. They inspired me.
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Cargo Theft Solutions with Todd Moore
09/18/2023
Cargo Theft Solutions with Todd Moore
Cargo theft across Canada and the U.S. rose by 15% in 2022 from the previous year, equal to 1778 recorded theft incidents, a cargo theft recording firm reports. We get an update on the newest anti-theft technology with an expert. His name is Todd Moore. He is the Vice President, Partner Integration at FocusPoint International, a global assistance company that specializes in critical event management, with an emphasis on mobility risks. Todd is a retired Police Detective with 31 years policing service and extensive investigative experience working in Intelligence, Organized Crime and Robbery Units. If you haven't heard Todd in a while, you need to get caught up the latest technology like Smart Dongle Technology.
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Human Trafficking and The RCMP
09/05/2023
Human Trafficking and The RCMP
A look at what Canada's National Police Force is doing to fight human traffcking...more specifically, sex-trafficking. We look at America's Mountie stereotype and the RCMP reality. We talk to three RCMP officers in three different regions of Canada...Corporal Jennifer Botham, Constable Kristin Appleton and Corporal David Lane. This podcast is from an interview conducted over a year ago.
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