The Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast, hosted by Tony, was born to recreate something amazing he thinks we’ve lost, Channel 19. Tony grew up in trucking and started driving himself in the mid 1990s. The 1990s were sunset of an era, the era before the internet and cell phones took over. Channel 19 thrived in that time between the 1970s and 1990s and created an experience like no other for truck drivers. Truckers were actually more connected then to each other, than to most anything else in our lives. And it was a helluva lot of fun. Truckers are a hilarious diversity of characters that is truly representative of every group in America. And yes we bickered and insulted and not all of it was great, but it was something special and we miss it. Come join the community, listen to others stories on the podcast, share your stories with us and the audience. Channel 19 on the CB is pretty much gone, but the Channel 19 Experience can live on as a community.
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The Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast, hosted by Tony, was born to recreate something amazing he thinks we’ve lost, Channel 19. Tony grew up in trucking and started driving himself in the mid 1990s. The 1990s were sunset of an era, the era before the internet and cell phones took over. Channel 19 thrived in that time between the 1970s and 1990s and created an experience like no other for truck drivers. Truckers were actually more connected then to each other, than to most anything else in our lives. And it was a helluva lot of fun. Truckers are a hilarious diversity of characters that is truly representative of every group in America. And yes we bickered and insulted and not all of it was great, but it was something special and we miss it. Come join the community, listen to others stories on the podcast, share your stories with us and the audience. Channel 19 on the CB is pretty much gone, but the Channel 19 Experience can live on as a community.
S1E19 The Breaking Point and the Diesel Prophet — A Freight Storm Forecast
Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast
1 hour 31 minutes 24 seconds
4 months ago
S1E19 The Breaking Point and the Diesel Prophet — A Freight Storm Forecast
Breaker 1-9, buckle up. We’re rolling through freight storms and economic truth bombs in this one.
In Episode 19 of the Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast, we kick things off with stories that cut deep—like Pat Hill’s tribute to truckers and their wives, shared by Koolhand Danny C. Hall. Then we head down under to Australia with Brendon Ryan’s letter, “The Breaking Point,” and compare how bad it really is across the trucking world.
But the real thunder rolls in when Dieseldamus makes his first appearance. He ain’t Wall Street. He ain’t D.C. He’s a diesel-soaked, CB-crackling freight prophet who reads the smoke signals of this industry—and his prediction? A massive capacity collapse, consumer collapse, and freight rate spike that could break the system wide open.
We wrap it all up with a grounded convo with Todd Waldron, VP of Carrier Experience at Truckstop.com. We talk fraud, tools, and what’s next for the load board world. No fluff. Just facts, freight, and the voices that keep the wheels turning.
🚛 Topics Covered:
Pat Hill’s “Truckers and Trucker Wives” – a tribute to grit and grease
The state of trucking in Australia vs. America
Dieseldamus Forecast: inflation trap, labor purges, capacity collapses, and what comes next
Tech talk and trucking trends with Truckstop.com’s Todd Waldron
Episode Links:
Danny C Hall's Facebook Post - Pat Hill Story: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E2iS7MuSu/
Brendon Ryan's "The Breaking Point": https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15vgYXXtyc/
What the Truck?!? Podcast interview with DOT Secretary Duffy: https://youtu.be/d1lZIb-84z0?si=YrNB86no_-blZ1HY
Truckstop.com: https://truckstop.com
Superior Trucking Payroll Service: https://truckingpayroll.com
Trucker's Wealth: https://truckers-wealth.com
Trans Carolina Permits: https://transcarolinapermits.com
TrueTMS: https://truetms.com
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Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast
The Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast, hosted by Tony, was born to recreate something amazing he thinks we’ve lost, Channel 19. Tony grew up in trucking and started driving himself in the mid 1990s. The 1990s were sunset of an era, the era before the internet and cell phones took over. Channel 19 thrived in that time between the 1970s and 1990s and created an experience like no other for truck drivers. Truckers were actually more connected then to each other, than to most anything else in our lives. And it was a helluva lot of fun. Truckers are a hilarious diversity of characters that is truly representative of every group in America. And yes we bickered and insulted and not all of it was great, but it was something special and we miss it. Come join the community, listen to others stories on the podcast, share your stories with us and the audience. Channel 19 on the CB is pretty much gone, but the Channel 19 Experience can live on as a community.
