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Hammer Lane Legends

244: Hijack In The Bronx

Hammer Lane Legends

Merkel Media

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

4.7611 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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 In this episode of Hammer Lane Legends, hosts Brian, Mike, and Shipper are joined by Ed, who shares his unique journey into trucking, from growing up in a truck with his father to navigating the challenges of hauling hazardous materials. The conversation blends humor and intrigue, with personal anecdotes about Thanksgiving traditions, New York City hijacking experiences, and the evolution of the trucking profession. They explore the impact of electric and autonomous vehicles, hazmat regulations, and family ties in the industry, offering a nostalgic and insightful look at life on the road.

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He put it and parked through over the driver's door

0:16.0

ran out the side of the car,

0:19.0

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

0:22.4

The only people really pulled over were truckers.

0:25.3

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

0:28.7

He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic,

0:32.9

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

0:37.6

I noticed his plane was really low.

0:40.3

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

0:44.2

You know, 30 seconds north, he could have hit us.

0:48.8

I went around that truck and a guy, stepped out from behind the truck and threw a piece

0:53.1

of wood and shot through my window

0:55.1

just like a spear and stuck in the back of the cab at my truck. That's probably one of the

1:01.2

stranger things I see. Welcome to Hammer Lane Legends. I'm Brian Merkel. I'm Brian Shipper. I'm Mike

1:05.8

Drake. And today you are listening to Hammer Lane Legends right here on your podcast, on YouTube. Wonderful. Look at all these smiling faces sitting around us. And as you can see, today we have an in studio guest. His name is Ed. He'll introduce himself in a few minutes. If you have a crazy and wild story that you would like to share with us from the road, please go ahead and contact us at HLL Podcast at Protonmail.com. That's HLLPodcast at Protonmail.com. If you look over at Shipper,

1:30.3

he's rubbing his eyes because he's got a little bit of a cold going on today. Or you can go to the Hammerlane Legends.com webpage. Get a hold of us that way. Either way he works for us, just get a hold of us. We want to have a conversation with you. We want to know something about your life. We want to have an interview with you. We want to talk to you about what you've done

1:27.2

in the driving world. What's excited you about the driving world or what has disappointed you about the driving world? Wow, caffeinated up for you. Four cups so far. Four cups and six hours of sleep. I'm not a professional podcaster, but I did stay at a holiday

2:00.8

and express last night. You're talking about a minute. I'm not sure if you're even breathing. Shipper, tell him about that, buy me a coffee. Oh, you got a break for that. I am going to break. I need a breather. Show's over. Keep us fuel, keep us caffeinated at buy me a coffee.com slash hammer lane. the virtual tip jar.

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