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.
This week lives up to its title: one minute I’m down bad from truck stop food poisoning, the next I’m fielding a life-changing job offer. From the gut-punch of sickness to a reflective Money Line about growth, forgiveness, and trucking wisdom — this episode walks the tightrope between the worst kind of week… and the best kind of change.
📍 Timestamps00:00 – Breaker, Breaker 19: Cold Open02:14 – Quote of the Week: Charles Dickens03:17 – Bulletin Board: Brake Safety Week, Back to School, and Upcoming Shows06:38 – Pre-Trip: Sicker Than a Dog at the Golden Corral10:19 – The Money Line: Job Changes, Grace, and Trucking’s Hard Truths33:10 – Line 4 Break – Reminder: No Interview This Week33:35 – Post-Trip: Series Teaser – The Great Driver Shortage Debate
🔧 CVSA Brake Safety Week: August 24–30Focus: Drums & Rotors → https://www.cvsa.org/news/2024-brake-safety-week/
🚸 Back to School ReminderKids, buses, and teachers are back on the road — stay sharp and keep ‘em safe.
🎶 Music This Week:White Buffalo – “Wish It Were True,” “Black and Blue,” “I Don’t Know a Thing About Love”
📢 Friends of the Show & Featured Resources:
• Barry Trahan – Louisiana Truck Shows → https://www.louisianatruckshows.com(3rd Annual Show in Rayne, LA this October)
• Lee Owens – American Truckers Jubilee → [Facebook Event Page – Searcy, AR]https://www.facebook.com/groups/912050416849260/announcements
• Truck Show Listings → https://www.thetruckshowlist.com
• TVC Pro-Driver – CDL Legal Services & Fuel Card → https://www.prodriver.com
• Mike Ritzema – Per Diem, Tax, & Payroll → https://www.truckingpayroll.com
• Mike Barbour – Trucker's Wealth → https://www.truckers-wealth.com
• TrueTMS – Tanker Dispatch Software → https://www.truetms.com
• Deb LaBree’s Blog – On Femininity & Freight → https://www.awomantrucker.com
• I-95 Truckers – Photography by Al → https://www.instagram.com/i95truckers/
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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.
