Mr. Schmitt Goes to Washington EP01 Back The Truck Up
The Back The Truck Up podcast is here, with Justin \u201cSuperTrucker\u201d Martin, MemeLord Extraordinaire, and James \u201cRooster\u201d Bowen, King of the Freight Kaiju, bringing you the action in the trucking and logistics world. We got a \u201cRecap\u201d of articles Rooster pecked out over on backthetruckup.com and our first guest interview with Leland Schmitt Jr.\nThere\u2019s been a lot of action in the news up off Packerland Drive in Green Bay. Luckily this time, it\u2019s not involving the \u201cPumpkin Patch\u201d. A man goes a little nutty wanting to make sure he has his insurance. Local police were not interested, until he threatened violence.\nThe big time trucker strike in South Korea expands, now affecting steel, semiconductors, coal, cement, and cars. It\u2019s not some lame protest. With over a billion dollars already in losses, the union is making damages felt worldwide. Hope you don\u2019t have a Kia Sophia on reserve\u2026\nFuel prices are so high, fuel pump bandits are investing in homemade tankers to carry fuel across state lines and sell to the California balck market. Is this the \u201cblack gold rush\u201d of the 21st Century??\nJustin leads an interview with Leland Schmitt Jr. and his wife, talking about the FMCSA request for a personal exemption from the Hours of Service regulations. They said everything they did is right there in the \u201clittle green book\u201d. We read some of the public comments from the FMCSA docket, after waiting a week\u2026\nCatch us here every week for BackTheTruckUp Live!\nCheck out BackTheTruckUp.com and find us on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and everywhere else we can conquer!!!\nApple Podcast\nSpotify\nBack The Truck Up YouTube\nBack The Truck Up TikTok\nBack The Truck Up Page on Facebook\nBack The Truck Up Group on Facebook\n@BackTheTruck on Twitter\nWith more than 60 years of experience in logistics innovation, Dunavant is a family-owned business that has the knowledge to ensure global and domestic shipping practices are efficient and effective. Dunavant generates supply chain proficiency with outstanding, attentive, and expedient customer service. For more information, visit Dunavant.com.\n\u201cTo crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.\u201d - Conan\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices