Truck Stop Chatter

In this episode of Get a Load of This podcast, Thomas Comstock, and Ryan Young experiment with a new segment that includes addressing the current elephant in the room. Episode Highlights: Ryan and Thomas announce a new Get a Load of This podcast segment to discuss current trucking topics. (1:02) Thomas believes that one of the major issues right now is rising interest rates and fuel prices, which are linked to a drop in economic spending. (2:21) Thomas mentions that one of the most important things he keeps preaching to his clients to help ease some of the pain is to hire skilled drivers or to maintain proper safety inspections. (4:57) Ryan explains that they can't provide too many tips, but that they'd like to share some tidbits of knowledge and what they've heard about the trucking industry. (8:53) Ryan discusses some positive things that are happening right now, such as the article he read, which stated that drivers are being paid more than they have ever been paid in history. (11:42) Ryan mentions that he wants to see the world turn green to ensure a healthy future. (18:05) Thomas believes that the trucking industry will eventually recover and be just as good, if not better, than it is now. (20:50) Thomas discusses a new program that was initiated to help veterans and military members adapt from their military experience to getting into a CDL school or getting the training to become a CDL driver, as well as being job players in other aspects of the transportation business. (23:39) Ryan explains that if listeners have any suggestions for future episodes of the podcast, they can contact them through their LinkedIn account. (26:00) Key Quotes: “We have to be honest with ourselves and know that the economy changes and the demand changes, which means supply changes. And so obviously, this is an industry that is the epitome of supply and demand. So we really want to keep our fingers on the pulse.” - Ryan Young “Things are changing a little bit, but hopefully, you know, you're at a point where things will start to get better, at least for a little bit and you can start to make a decision instead of having to react and shut down immediately.” - Ryan Young “Engage with us, we would definitely like to be able to have this be more interactive so we can provide our listeners with more value. So, give us some input and we'll definitely endeavor to do our best to get that out to you. Make sure we're doing our job.” - Thomas Comstock Resources Mentioned: Cameron Pechia Thomas Comstock Ryan Young Valley Trucking Insurance