Trucking After Hours

This episode is about making a little extra cash from something I already do, surf the web. 

Facebook, Google, Yahoo and others make BILLIONS, simply by selling the data they collect while you're on their platform. So, why not use a platform that shares the love by sending you a cut of the profits?

In this episode, we talk to the man behind Cocoon MDR, a web browser that offers you a cut of the action when they privatize and sell your data. 

Jeff Bermant is the founder and CEO of Cocoon. I believe we've arrived at a point where people are ready for a platform that is honest about where their income comes from and gives up a cut of the action.

Everyone's asking, what happened to Steve Sommers, and where can we find his show? Let's let Steve tell you himself.

Steve Sommers is like an old friend I've never met. We've traveled together more nights than I could count. He's helped me and thousands of other truckers keep up to date on trucking news, national weather and great conversation.  We both love what we do. 

After listening to the show for over 20 years, I finally had an opportunity to talk with Mr. Sommers and catch up on his plans for 2021.

I'll be posting updates as more information becomes available.

Just a little update on what I've been up to this summer. And, more importantly, what am I going to be up to in the future.

Bud Brutsman is our guest for this episode. He's a winning Baja 1000 racer, executive producer of several shows such as Overhaulin', American Trucker and a bunch of other great stuff you're sure to recognize.  Bud also ran the first Ford F-150 Raptor, in prototype racing form in the Baja 1000.

***I'm still writing the blog post for this episode. I'll be sure to update here as soon as it's up.

The COO of Ford has been talking smack about Jeep, and how it's going to domination in sales. But will it perform?

Also, I'm now the owner of a new-to-me Ford F-150. Why I pulled the trigger, and why I passed on the Eco-Boost.

Price gouging freight brokers, some of the weakest tri-haul rates and a few trucking stories start the show.

We finish with some substandard N95 masks from China and their problems getting them shipped to the U,S,

Also, This Week In Beer, and a Honda Z600 car from the 70s

Trucking news, Buck's thoughts on the latest trucker protests and a creative strip club in Oregon figures out how to stay in business.

Also, more than one shiny object.

This week we bring you some useful trivia from the world of useful tools you should have in your truck.

We also bring a couple of trucking stories, and an interesting Big Rolling Turd. Like many, it may still be cool to own.

Jalopnik crossed the line, a small collection of classic iron was found in the strangest place and trucking news is on the agenda in this episode.

Observations from another quick trip out west.

What's up with the TP hoarding? 

White mice and watching the news,

Back in 1999, I managed to put a perfectly good Peterbilt and an empty 53 foot dry van in a corn field. In fact, it folded hard enough to put the landing gear through the driver-side fuel tank. 

This episode is about 7 lessons learned from that windy, snowy night.

Also, it looks like Walmart's employee manual could be costing them millions, and a flying Pinto.

One of the coolest things this trucker does as a dad is what you hear every week, our podcast. Don may not have made it home in time for the show, but he did manage to call shortly after it ended. 

Where was Don? Listen to find out,

That's right. The Trucking Podcast is moving. A new name, new feed and a new website. Trucking After Hours will soon be the one and only place to hear Buck, Don and The Castle Curator.

We do have a lot to talk about tonight. Much more than the move. Also, you'll still find plenty of great articles at truckingpodcast.com. Look for the new site around the end of February.

In this episode I'll cover a few of the biggest changes coming down the pike for the trucking industry.

1. Insurance costs
2. Drug testing clearing house
3. Drive Cams
4. Election year and the economy
5. Higher equipment costs

Just a quick intro to get Podcasting After Hours launched. We will be back with bigger, better shows over the next few weeks.