The Liquid Trucking Podcast

Summer is winding down, and two Liquid Trucking drivers are here to tell you exactly how they made the most of it. Matt MacKellar took himself all the way to Ireland and came back with the kind of Dublin stories that make you want to book a flight before the episode is even over. Mikal "Donut" Duncan stayed a little closer to home this summer for a very good reason. He and his partner are expecting twins, and the DIY projects, the ...

Remember show and tell in grade school when someone walked in with something so cool it made everyone forget what day it was? That is exactly the energy of this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast. Three drivers, Mike Stanfield, Mikal "Donut" Duncan, and Kirk Koening, bring their hobbies, collections, and passion projects to the mic and the results are genuinely impressive. We are talking handcrafted knife making and engraving, ...

Culture is not a poster on the breakroom wall. It is the difference between a fleet that thrives and one that barely survives and Brian Fielkow has spent a career proving exactly that. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we welcome author, speaker, and former CEO of JetCo Delivery in Houston, Brian Fielkow, for one of the most genuinely informative conversations this podcast has ever hosted. Brian walks us through the c...

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 so...

If you have been driving a dry van, reefer, flatbed, or pneumatic, and tanking has been on your radar, this is the episode that answers every question you have been sitting on. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, three drivers with experience across almost every freight lane in the industry, Joseph "Hutch" Hutchinson, Ronal Markwell, and Thomas Fish, share what prompted their move to tanking, what they found challenging...

America is turning 250 years old, and three Liquid Trucking drivers are ready to celebrate in the most gloriously unhinged way possible. In this 4th of July special of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Matthew Stevens, Mike "Red Beard" Stanfield, and Mikal "Donut" Duncan join Marcus to compete for arbitrary points that mean absolutely nothing while answering the questions that really matter on Independence Day. What is the greatest hot ...

Sitting at a shipper waiting to load is not wasted time if you know how to work your clock. At Liquid Trucking, drivers get paid hourly for that detention time. The problem is, not every driver is taking full advantage of it. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, two veteran drivers, Matt Kleich and Polar Bear, join Marcus and Amanda to walk through the strategies and tips that maximize detention pay, manage the 34-hour r...

Every dad has a story, and four Liquid Trucking drivers are here to tell theirs. In this Father's Day special of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Mikal "Donut" Duncan, Matthew Stevens, Brian Gilkey, and Jason DeFoor gather to brag about their families, share the stories of growing up, and speak honestly about the impact their dads had on the men and drivers they became. Three of them are dads themselves, and one of them is the kind of ...

The stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the 100 Deadliest Days on American roads, and if you are pulling a tank through construction zones while teenage drivers flood the highway and the heat index climbs past 100 degrees, you already know why. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, two experienced drivers, Mike "Red Beard" Stanfield and Paul Norrid, work through 9 essential summertime safety tips source...

If you are an Iowa driver looking for your next move, this episode was built specifically for you. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, three experienced drivers, Polar Bear, Wendell Walker, and Tim Spencer, share what it is really like to run tanks out of Iowa for Liquid Trucking. We dig into the miles, the loads, the home time, and the kind of OTR experience that keeps drivers coming back to Liquid year after year. The...

We open Episode 130 of the Liquid Trucking Podcast with a moment of gratitude for Memorial Day before shifting into one of the most entertaining conversations we have had in a while. Three Liquid drivers, Elias Arzu, Vic Walker, and Matthew Stevens, join Marcus and Amanda to talk about World Cup soccer, personal connections to the sport, and bold predictions for the tournament. We dig into the growth of soccer in the United States,...

If your paperwork is not right, your payment will not come, and that is the bottom line. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Administrative Assistant Estelle Ross and Accounts Receivable specialist Ashley Bailey join driver trainer John Lohan to get everything out on the table about proper paperwork filing and organization. We are talking about BOL, Blind Bill of Lading, washout documentation, the DeliveRecon App, ISAAC...

The roller grill is not a food group, and three Liquid Trucking drivers are here to prove it. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Jeramie Countryman, Polar Bear, and Matt Kleich bring serious cab cooking energy as we dig into their best tips, setups, OTR recipes, and the moments when things went sideways in the cab kitchen. If you have been trying to figure out how to eat healthier on the road without living off truck s...

Every mile has a story, and behind most of those stories is a mom who shaped the person behind the wheel. In this Mother's Day special of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Marcus and Amanda open things up with a heartfelt conversation about motherhood before welcoming two Liquid drivers, Mikal "Donut" Duncan and Burt Morris, to share the stories of the women who raised them. We talk upbringing, trucking family life, and what it really m...

Tanking is one of the most technical and unforgiving jobs in trucking, and if you think it is just driving a truck with a different trailer, this episode is going to change your mind fast. Three Liquid drivers, Polar Bear, Matt MacKellar, and Mikal "Donut" Duncan come to the mic ready to get every nuance of the job. We are talking hoses, check valves, pressure valves, offloading, caustic materials, hazmat protocols, blowouts, and t...

Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of fatal trucking accidents, and yet it is still one of the least talked about topics on the road. In Episode 125 of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we sit down with two liquid drivers and a trainer who have seen firsthand what happens when attention slips for even a second. Cell phones, Netflix, novels, you name it, if it has caused an accident, we are talking about it today. This is no...

Complacency is one of the most expensive words in trucking. One preventable mistake can cost a driver their job, their health, or their life, and cost a company hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in a single incident. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, GM Josh Schmidt, VP of HR and Safety Jason Eisenman, and Barto Terminal Manager Chris Baltushis come to the mic with a direct and serious message for every dri...

Every 65 minutes in America, a veteran loses their battle with mental health. The 50 Mile March aims to change that, one step, one ruck, one community at a time. In this episode of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Brianne Schuler, Director of the 50 Mile March, explains the mission behind Project 61 and shares raw, firsthand accounts of veteran outreach, veteran homelessness, and the relentless community of hope being built around this...

If you've ever pulled a Jim vs. Dwight-level prank on a coworker and felt absolutely zero regret about it, this episode was made for you. In this April Fool's Day special of the Liquid Trucking Podcast, Driver Training and Development's Beau Hanke joins drivers Jason DeFoor and Matthew Stevens to break down the most legendary practical jokes inside the Plattsmouth Terminal. We're talking full-scale prank wars, office chaos, and the...