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Hammer Lane Legends

224: 57-Foot Giants

Hammer Lane Legends

Merkel Media

Leisure, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Automotive, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7611 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, the guys are joined by guest host Scott VanHalken to hear the wild stories from Andrew Lugo, a seasoned truck driver navigating 57-foot trailers through California’s toughest roads. They dive into the unique challenges of driving these longer rigs, the mental and physical demands of the job, and Andrew's journey from working in his father's small business to his current role in food service delivery. Andrew shares his experiences with trucking competitions, the pride in keeping America fed, and the struggles with low wages and freight rates. The conversation is packed with insights on the changing landscape of trucking, the importance of experience, and the need for better training for new drivers.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit.

0:06.3

Digit is all about the things that Joe and I love. From the kids to the parents and all the stuff in between.

0:13.5

There's a lot going on when you get to this age. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and watch every episode on Spotify. Digit. Every week. Every week.

0:23.6

For the rest of time. Yes. Okay. Good. Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to

0:33.6

tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit. Digit is all about the things that Joe and I

0:39.1

love. From the kids to the parents and all the stuff in between. There's a lot going on when you get to

0:44.2

this age. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and watch every episode on Spotify. Digit.

0:51.2

Every week. Every week for For the rest of time.

0:54.5

Yes.

0:55.2

Okay, good.

1:01.1

Merkel.

1:03.2

Media. Media.

1:07.7

He put it in park through over the driver's door. He put it in park through over the driver's door, ran out the side of the car,

1:16.9

crossed the front of it, and jumped right off the side of the bridge in front of you.

1:20.6

The only people really pulled over were truckers.

1:23.7

He said, we're going hot, and he didn't slow down.

1:26.9

He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic,

1:31.0

but where they could see him come and they just got out of the way.

1:35.7

I noticed his plane was really low.

1:38.5

He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it sput around.

1:42.4

You know, 30 seconds he could have hit us.

1:47.0

And I went around that truck and a guy stepped out from behind the truck and threw a piece of wood

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