Back It Up | 235: Haunted Highways

Hammer Lane Legends

Merkel Media

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

4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Hammer Lane Legends, hosts Brian Merkel and Mike Dre engage in a captivating conversation with Emilio Flores, a seasoned truck driver with over 32 years of experience. Emilio shares his journey into the trucking industry, influenced by his family's legacy, and reflects on the significant changes he has witnessed over the years, including the evolution of regulations and the shift from manual to automatic trucks. The discussion also delves into memorable experiences on the road, the challenges faced by truck drivers today, and the camaraderie that exists within the trucking community. In this conversation, Emilio Flores shares his experiences as a truck driver, including eerie encounters during his night shifts. He recounts a chilling story about a ghostly milker at a dairy farm and reflects on the cycle of life and death. Emilio also discusses his transition from hauling feed to trucking, finding joy in his work, and the challenges of driving in heavy traffic. The conversation highlights the supernatural elements of the trucking industry and the camaraderie among drivers. In this engaging conversation, Emilio Flores and the Hammer Lane Legends discuss various aspects of driving and trucking, including the challenges of navigating traffic, the differences between East Coast and West Coast driving styles, the impending retirement of truck drivers, and the ongoing debate between diesel and electric vehicles. They also touch on the regulatory landscape affecting truck drivers and the responsibilities they bear on the road. In this conversation, Emilio Flores and the hosts discuss the disconnect between management and truck drivers, emphasizing the need for better education and awareness regarding truck safety. They explore the challenges of autonomous driving technology and the importance of government regulation in the trucking industry. The conversation highlights the human element in trucking and the necessity for drivers and the public to understand the complexities of operating large vehicles on the road.

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0:00.0	Merkel Media
0:04.0	Media He put it in park through the driver's door.
0:23.6	He put it in park through over the driver's door, ran out the side of the car,
0:42.2	crossed the front of it, and jumped right off the side of the bridge in front of you.
0:45.8	The only people really pulled over were truckers.
0:48.8	He said, we're going to Hodge, and he didn't slow down.
0:52.2	He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic, but where they could see him
0:57.4	coming, they just got out of the way.
1:01.0	I noticed his plane was really low.
1:03.8	He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it spun around.
1:07.7	You know, 30 seconds north could have hit us.
1:12.3	And 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 of my truck.
1:23.6	That's probably one of the strangers things I'm...
1:25.4	Welcome to Hammer Land Legends. I am Brian Merkel.
1:29.4	I'm Brian Shipper. I'm Mike Dreck.
1:45.2	If you have a crazy and wild story you would like to share with us from the road, or if you have experiences you'd like to share with us from the road, like what we're going to hear today, talking with Emilio. We want you to go ahead and contact us at HLLPodcast at ProtonMail.com. That's H-L-L podcast at protonmail.com.
2:03.4	Or go to the hammerlain legend.com web page. Hit the contact section. Get a hold of us. That way. Either way works for us. We don't care. Just get a hold of us because we want to have a conversation with you. We love doing this. We love talking to truck drivers. We want to hear what you have to say. We want to hear your stories. Shipper, with all that being said, tell them about buy me a coffee.
2:19.4	Keep his fuel, Keep us caffeinated at Buy Meacoffee.com slash hand relaying virtual dip jar. You like what we're doing and you feel like you want to contribute. Follow simple prompts. We appreciate it. Fantastic, Shipper. Thank you, sir. You like that. Roll it right off. Roll it right off off and we're right in we're going to bring this thing right into a into a fruition
2:21.3	today we're talking to amelio amelio how are you doing
2:24.4	i'm doing great sir by yourself
2:26.8	we're doing all right we're doing well thanks so much for coming on
2:30.2	and having a conversation thank you for having me
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