Back It Up | 187: Rolling Strong-man

Hammer Lane Legends

Merkel Media

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

4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In this week's episode the guys are joined by Paul in studio. Paul is a seasoned truck driver with 28 years of experience. From tackling weight issues as an overweight truck driver to making a crucial decision to prioritize health and fitness, Paul explores his journey through different shifts and various challenges in the trucking industry, including experiences with Kraft Foods and adapting to the dynamic nature of the field. His career moved in new directions, during the closure of Kraft Foods' private fleet and his transition to LTL driving. Paul has had a lot of experience on and off the road. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	Merkel
0:02.0	Media
0:04.0	Media
0:05.0	The He put it in Park
0:27.5	He put it in park through over the driver's door,
0:43.6	ran out the side of the car, crossed the front of it,
0:46.1	and jumped right off the side of the bridge in front of you.
0:48.8	The only people really pulled over were truckers.
0:52.0	He said, we're going hot, and he didn't slow down.
0:55.0	He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic, but where they could see him come
1:00.0	and they just got out of the way.
1:03.0	I noticed his plane was really low.
1:06.0	He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it spun around.
1:10.0	You know, 30 seconds more, he could have hit us.
1:15.2	I went around that truck and a guy, stepped out from behind the truck
1:18.8	and threw a piece of wood and shot through my window, just like a spear,
1:23.5	and stuck in the back of the cab at my truck.
1:26.5	That's probably one of the stranger things I've seen.
1:35.3	Welcome to Hammer Lane Legends.
1:36.6	I am Brian Merkel.
1:38.1	I'm Brian Shipp.
1:38.8	If you have a crazy and wild story you would like to share with us from the road,
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