Trucking After Hours

Buck, Fighting The Diabetes Fight

An inside view of my battle with type 2 diabetes, ten years into the diagnosis. What I'm doing to gain control of my own health. Prince Philip had the world's Range Rove

The Everyday Life Of A Concert Tour Truck Driver With Upstaging

Have you ever wondered what life is like when you're trucking for a concert tour? You're about to get an inside look from someone who's been doing exactly that for over a

How About A Little Extra Cash?

This episode is about making a little extra cash from something I already do, surf the web.  Facebook, Google, Yahoo and others make BILLIONS, simply by selling the data

Steve Sommers Rings In The New Year With Overnight Drive Radio

Everyone's asking, what happened to Steve Sommers, and where can we find his show? Let's let Steve tell you himself. Steve Sommers is like an old friend I've never met.

Buck's Summer and Life Decisions

Just a little update on what I've been up to this summer. And, more importantly, what am I going to be up to in the future.

Baja Racing, American Trucker, Overhaulin and More With Bud Brutsman

Bud Brutsman is our guest for this episode. He's a winning Baja 1000 racer, executive producer of several shows such as Overhaulin', American Trucker and a bunch of other

Free Negotiation Tools Every Trucker Needs

A few things to cover in this episode, with links. First, you can now try DAT Power, DAT's premier load board, free for 30 days.  TruckingPodcast.com/power will take you

THE NEW BRONCO VS JEEP, BUCK'S F150

The COO of Ford has been talking smack about Jeep, and how it's going to domination in sales. But will it perform? Also, I'm now the owner of a new-to-me Ford F-150. Why

BUCK'S NEXT TOW RIG, 88K JOBS GONE, and TESLA NEEDS TO MOVE

The title says it all, almost.  We also talked about some of the world's coolest and most expensive coffee and espresso  machines. Oh, and a few shiny objects did pop up.

JUST WHO ARE THE BROKERS GOUGING?

Price gouging freight brokers, some of the weakest tri-haul rates and a few trucking stories start the show. We finish with some substandard N95 masks from China and the

Trucker Protests, Creative Strip Club, Shiny Objects

Trucking news, Buck's thoughts on the latest trucker protests and a creative strip club in Oregon figures out how to stay in business. Also, more than one shiny object.

5 Tools Every Trucker Needs, And Where They Came From

This week we bring you some useful trivia from the world of useful tools you should have in your truck. We also bring a couple of trucking stories, and an interesting Bi

Jalopnik Can Bite Me, Classic Cars In The Strangest Place

Jalopnik crossed the line, a small collection of classic iron was found in the strangest place and trucking news is on the agenda in this episode.

Muppet Truckers

What are the big brokers up to?  The ATA talks out of both sides of it's mouth. Muppet Truckers? More at TruckingAfterHours.com

Trucking Is For The Birds, and You People Have Gone Mad

You'll have to listen to the show to get the title, but it makes total sense. You'll just have to trust us. Here's the link for the Cash For Clunkers story. It's worth t

Hey Truck Driver! Lose Weight and Get Healthy

If I can do this, anyone can. This episode is full of tips, tricks and hacks to help you get healthy, If you're willing to take the first two steps, you'll actually make

Road Trip, Toilet Paper and Mice

Observations from another quick trip out west. What's up with the TP hoarding?  White mice and watching the news,

Our 5 Favorite Roadkill Cars, My 401K Decisions

We're on Corona virus overload, but I do want to tell you what I've decided to do with my 401K. The Ballard family has 3 generations of Roadkill fans, aging from 5 to 59

Why I Love Flatbed Trucking, ATRI Reacts To Nuclear Verdicts

If you've ever given flatbedding a thought, this episode is for you. It's all about why I love this segment over dry van and refrigerated. You can read the full article

7 Lessons Learned From Jackknifing A Semi

Back in 1999, I managed to put a perfectly good Peterbilt and an empty 53 foot dry van in a corn field. In fact, it folded hard enough to put the landing gear through the