Back It UP | 204: Giant Load Chaos

Hammer Lane Legends

Merkel Media

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

4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, Brian and Brian are joined by Kyle. Kyle shares his transition from a firefighter and welder to becoming a third-generation truck driver, driven by a family tradition of trucking. He recounts several extraordinary experiences on the road, including navigating through a blizzard with the assumption that, as a Canadian, he could handle the snow better than most, outmaneuvering a tornado in Texas, and the unique challenges of hauling oversized loads across various states. Kyle's stories highlight the unpredictable and often dangerous aspects of truck driving, especially when dealing with extreme weather, oversized loads, and the intricacies of navigating through different state regulations and encounters with law enforcement and other road users. His tales reflect the camaraderie, skills, and resilience required in the trucking industry, as well as a deep sense of pride and tradition in his work.

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0:05.0	The He put it in park through over the driver's door,
0:42.8	ran out the side of the car,
0:44.4	crossed the front of it,
0:45.3	and jumped right off the side of the bridge in front of you.
0:48.0	The only people are really pulled over were truckers.
0:50.9	He said, we're going to hodge, and he didn't slow down.
0:54.3	He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic, but where they could see him come
0:59.8	and they just got out of the way.
1:03.2	I noticed his plane was really low.
1:05.9	He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it spun around.
1:09.9	You know, 30 seconds north he could have hit us.
1:14.4	I went around that truck and a guy, stepped out from behind the truck and threw a piece of wood and shot through my window, just like a spear, and stuck in the back of the cab at my truck.
1:25.7	That's probably one of the stranger things I've seen.
1:34.1	Hello and welcome to Hammer Lane Legends.
1:36.3	My name is Brian Merkel.
1:38.4	I'm Brian Shipper.
1:39.5	If you have a crazy and wild story you would like to share with us from the road,
1:43.0	or if you would just like to have a conversation with us about your experiences from the road, go ahead and contact us at
1:48.3	HLLPodcast at Protonmail.com. That's HLLPodcast at Protonmail.com or go to the hammerlane
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