Talking to Truckers

Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 3, Episode 4 on Transacting Value Podcast!

Austin Utter is a full-time truck driver, traversing from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River, going as far south as Panama City, FL. Today, Austin meets fellow trucker Jonesy on the air. One drives an 18-wheeler, the other a dually with a gooseneck. Still, the two have a lot in common and can relate on multiple levels.

Whether short trips, long trips, there will be roadblocks up ahead, smart bears, and rigs of every size. When you’re a trucker, those long stretches of highway often lead to in-depth conversations with yourself and your buddies. If reality doesn't teach you lessons, those honest conversations over "squak box," headset, or Bluetooth will. If you value an honest upbringing, blue-collar work, and trucker lessons, then this episode is for you.

Austin and Jonesy cover topics like...

• The importance of preventive maintenance and knowing the basics of working on your own vehicle
• The importance of money management skills
• Strategies for maintaining relationships while on the road
• The importance of encouraging children to get outside and take risks, and how parents need to teach their kids how to fix the messes they get themselves into, making repairs, etc.
• Understanding the difference between joking and bullying

A couple of requests of non-truckers when you’re sharing the road with truckers:

• Never drive right next to a big rig. Either speed up and get ahead of them or stay behind them. You could be in their blind spot, or one of their tires could blow and damage your car or cause an accident.
• Put your cell phone down.

Quotes from today’s episode:

“They always need trucks on the road. There is always stuff that needs to be delivered. You can’t beat the job security of that.”

“The beautiful thing about it is I’m the boss of my own paycheck.”

“You can’t wait for the world to help you. Take a bit of initiative.”

“I am so glad that I got most of my screw-ups out of the way when I was a young kid.”

“Every day is a learning experience. Every day I’m learning something new.”

“In any relationship, humanity and communication makes all the difference.”

“Social media is not a babysitter.”

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