Trucking Up History: The Formation of the DOT

Every rule you follow on the road, every regulation that governs your hours, your load, your equipment, and your career has a history and in this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast we are going all the way back to where it started. This is a fully scripted deep dive into the formation of the Department of Transportation. We trace the origins of the DOT, break down the government bureaus and agencies that make up the alphabet soup every pro driver has heard but maybe never fully understood, and connect the dots between the history of American transportation policy and the roads you are driving on right now. This one is genuinely informative from start to finish with a few well-placed laughs to keep things moving because history does not have to put you to sleep. If you are a pro driver, safety manager, DOT officer, history buff, or just someone who has ever wondered why the rules are what they are out there on the road, this episode was built for you. New episodes every Wednesday at podcast.liquidtrucking.com. Share this one with anyone who thinks they already know everything about the DOT.