183: Straight From The Pitt | Justin Hertel

Hammer Lane Legends

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4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode Brian and Shipper are joined by Justin Hertel, a fellow Pitt Ohio, Line Haul driver of 19 years. Justin got his start in the industry on the dock working part time in outbound, and worked his way up from the dock to the big rig. He shares some stories from the his time driving a sprinter, as well as many more from the road. Including a driver hitting a cow! There was a lot of great conversation and laughs throughout the episode. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	Merkel
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0:05.0	He put it in park through the driver's door
0:16.0	ran out the side of the car,
0:18.0	crossed the front of it, and jumped right up the side of the bridge in front of you.
0:21.6	The only people who pulled over were truckers.
0:24.6	He said, we're going to Hodge, and he didn't slow down.
0:27.6	He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic, but where they can see him come and they just got out of the way.
0:35.6	I noticed his plane was really low.
0:39.3	He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it spun around.
0:43.3	You know, 30 seconds north could have hit us.
0:46.3	And I went around that truck and a guy, stepped out from behind the truck and threw a piece of wood
0:52.3	and it shot through my window,
0:54.7	just like a spear, and stuck in the back of the cab of my truck.
0:59.4	That's probably one of the stranger things I've seen.
1:08.1	Welcome to Amherlane Legends. I am Brian Merkel.
1:10.6	And I'm Brian Shipper. Are you sure of that today? Yes, I is.
1:13.2	If you have a crazy and wild story, you would like to share with us from the road,
1:16.2	or if you'd like to have a conversation with us about your experiences on the road, from the road,
1:21.6	while you're driving on the road, go ahead and contact us at HLLL Podcast at ProtonMail.com. That's HLLL Podcast at ProtonMail.com.
1:27.8	That's HLLL Podcast at Protonmail.com.
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