TruckNewsTalk

TruckNewsTalk

News and Talk for and about the transportation industry and related topics with veteran broadcaster, Stan Campbell. Interviews with interesting people.

Episodes

March 25, 2024 37 mins
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 vi...
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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...
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February 18, 2024 17 mins
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...
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February 4, 2024 15 mins
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. ...
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January 21, 2024 22 mins
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-15...
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January 21, 2024 28 mins
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 t...
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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 a...
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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, t...
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November 7, 2023 25 mins
We talk to Truck News Magazine Editor James Menzies about two topics. First, it about the trucking company bankruptsies in the US...one is a huge 100-year-old-company and there are others. The question is, can it...will it happen in Canada? James updates us the health of the Canadian industry. Our second topic is about the future and specifcially EVs and, one of our favorites, Hydrogen. Is the industry embracing the new technology,...
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October 18, 2023 28 mins
How do recruiters sense an attitude problem in a prospective employee?

David Henry recently wrote an opinion piece in Truck News Magazine about how a bad attitude can spread line a cancer through an entire company. Just a good looking resume and great verifiable driving and safety record and excellent skills may not be enough. Listen as Dave and Stan develop attitude.
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September 18, 2023 27 mins
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 ri...
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September 5, 2023 35 mins
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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August 12, 2023 24 mins
We talk to Joy Smith.

Joy Smith’s journey, and the history behind the Foundation, are testimony that the actions of one individual can make a difference for so many others.

Joy jumped into action after learning no laws yet existed in Canada to protect victims, or to bring perpetrators to justice. In 2004, she became a Member of Parliament and made Canadian history as the first sitting MP to amend the Criminal Code twice, strengtheni...
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Katarina MacLeod is the founder of Rising Angels, is a survivor of exploitation, sexual & physical abuse, drug addiction, forcible confinement, and domestic prostitution and trafficking. In 2008, she finally escaped ‘the game’ and now works to raise awareness regarding the truth behind this industry, as well as walk alongside women who, like her, want to start over and realize they cannot do it on their own. Katarina has a dipl...
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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 wi...
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This Episode Number One in a series to conversations with women in the trucking industry, or those who have retired but are still encouraging women to look seriously at a career in this male dominated industry. This week, we talk to a recently retired 31-year veteran in trucking. Her name is Stephanie Klang. She has quite a story to tell, especially about her grumpy driving companion. She is an award winner and the pride of her fle...
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June 29, 2023 15 mins
This is another in our TNT series about trucking women. It's about those brave women who defy the "we've always done it this way" crowd and ventured into a non-traditional career for women. My guest this week is Susie DeRidder. She drives for a major carrier. She's been driving for 44 years. Susie has a passion for truck shows, promoting students into the trucking industry and staying healthy. She gives back to her community by sup...
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This is Part 5 in our series Trucking Women. This week we feature another influencer female professional driver making a difference in the trucking industry. She is Kellylynn McLaughlin. Kellylynn was the Women in Trucking Association’s first Driver Ambassador. In this role, she traveled around the country educating those she met about the importance of the transportation industry and shares some of the challenges drivers face with...
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June 12, 2023 33 mins
This is Part III in our feature "Trucking Women" as we hear their stories about how they were first attracted to the trucking industry and how they survived and flourished to become leading women in trucking. This week we feature another inspiring truck driver...no wait, she is awe-inspiring! Here is a woman who is not only a role model, but displays her humanitarian heart by actually donating a kidney to someone she had never met!...
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This week it's Part II in our series on trucking women as we talk to MacKenzie Melton, a Safety Director at Garland Trucking in Findlay, OH. It's true that the trucking industry is still faced with a negative stereotypical image by main street. It's not easy encouraging women to join the trucking industry. Our guest MacKenzie Melton was warned that she would raped and killed if she became a truck driver. We talked to MacKenzie and ...
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