Roundtable with the Shop: Mechanics Talk Trucks & Repairs

1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:06,400 Normally on these cold opens, I use the minute or so that I have to set up what we're going to talk 2 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:12,879 about here on the podcast today, but today's cold open is a little bit different. Well, actually it's 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:18,480 a lot different. It's a very special cold open that's very near and dear to all of us here, not 4 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:25,319 only at always pneumatic, never static, but at bulk and spur at large. Uh, there's a man that is 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:30,920 instrumental in this entire thing that we've all been given this opportunity to work for this 6 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:37,440 great company in one capacity or another. Uh, and that man is Ron DeWolf. Of course. You guys, uh, if 7 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:43,360 you didn't get to meet him, um, I know that those of you that did would tell so many great stories 8 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:50,240 about the person, the leader that Ron DeWolf was. And on May 28th, which is around the 9 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:56,000 time that this episode will release, we hear it always pneumatic, never static, and everyone at 10 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:02,800 Bulk and Spur would like to wish Ron DeWolf A very happy heavenly birthday and say thank 11 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:09,560 you for this fantastic company that you've built that we all get the opportunity to work for. Um, it 12 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:16,000 is such a fantastic group of people, and it comes through every single time that we have 13 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:21,800 employees for Bulk and Spur on this podcast, and you're going to see it again in the podcast 14 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:26,679 episode that we are bringing you today. But this was a very important thing that we wanted to do 15 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:33,120 here. So from everyone under the umbrella of Bulk and Spur, including us here at Always Pneumatic, 16 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:39,760 never Static Ron happily happy Heavenly Birthday and thank you so much for all these opportunities. 17 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:47,680 You are listening to. Always pneumatic, never static. The Totally Pressurized podcast brought to 18 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:53,240 you by Bulk Transit, where we keep the lines clear, the tanks empty, and the conversation anything but 19 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,120 dried. Whether you're running powder pellets or anything in between. Pull up a seat, crack the 20 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:04,880 windows and let's hit it. How's it going out there? Balkan Spur. 21 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:10,559 Welcome into always pneumatic and never Static. Thank you so much for being here for our episode 22 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:16,919 this week. Uh, as always, we appreciate every single one of you that clicked download. Your listens are 23 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:23,080 the reason that we do this. Uh, so we are committed to keeping you entertained and informed out there 24 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:28,399 on the road as you deliver, uh, with those beautiful pneumatic trailers and that awesome 25 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:34,640 equipment. Uh, and I do say that for a very poignant reason today. But first, let's get to some 26 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:41,200 homework before I tell you why that reason is so poignant. Uh, podcast.bulktransit.com is the 27 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,679 website. Now, I want to drive this point home to you guys today, because it's been a little while 28 00:02:45,679 --> 00:02:50,320 since I've heard from any of you. Uh, there is a link up on that website once again, 29 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:57,289 podcast.bulktransit.com that will send an email directly to me. do directly. I don't know why 30 00:02:57,289 --> 00:03:02,850 I went ahead and just changed that word, but directly to me, it'll come right to my pocket. I 31 00:03:02,889 --> 00:03:08,769 carry my phone with me everywhere and that's where I check my email. So if you want to be on 32 00:03:08,770 --> 00:03:14,089 this show, if you want to come on and talk about something that you see every day, something that 33 00:03:14,089 --> 00:03:19,529 is a part of the job, I'm always open for suggestion. And you can ask some of your other 34 00:03:19,529 --> 00:03:25,689 drivers out there. Uh, we have turned multiple ideas that have been emailed to us into episodes 35 00:03:25,689 --> 00:03:32,529 already, and we will continue to do that. If you work for Bulk or Spur, uh, we want to talk to 36 00:03:32,570 --> 00:03:38,809 you if you want to talk to us. So please utilize that link on the website, which once again you got 37 00:03:38,810 --> 00:03:45,770 a book market podcast.bulktransit.com. Send me a message and we'll get you on the show. We will 38 00:03:45,770 --> 00:03:50,849 get your idea turned into an episode. Uh, it doesn't matter. Hey, you can just, uh, shoot me a 39 00:03:50,849 --> 00:03:55,209 message and ask me how my day is, too. I'll definitely start up a conversation with you via 40 00:03:55,249 --> 00:04:01,489 email. So make sure to head on over there. Bookmark the website because that's not only a place where 41 00:04:01,489 --> 00:04:06,889 you can get in touch with me. That is a place where you can go to find every single episode 42 00:04:06,890 --> 00:04:11,689 we've ever produced, all of the information about what we're talking about and who joined us on 43 00:04:11,729 --> 00:04:17,689 that episode. And on top of that, the quizzes that you can take that'll make sure that you're paying 44 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:22,970 attention out here on the road. And of course, those quizzes are a conduit to win some prizes 45 00:04:22,970 --> 00:04:29,928 sometime later on in the year. Uh, we will tell you later on in the year, at a later episode, that, hey, 46 00:04:29,969 --> 00:04:36,249 make sure you take the quiz for this one, because that is your entry to get into our giveaway. And 47 00:04:36,250 --> 00:04:42,088 we've already given away two really great cooling vests. Uh, and I'm sure that those guys are putting 48 00:04:42,089 --> 00:04:48,409 those to use right now as the weather starts to get warmer here. So podcas.bulktransit.com 49 00:04:48,410 --> 00:04:53,608 is your website. Make sure to throw a bookmark on that thing and visit it once a week for a new 50 00:04:53,649 --> 00:04:59,929 hour plus of content from us here at Always Pneumatic Never Static. I really feel like we're 51 00:04:59,929 --> 00:05:06,009 developing a lot of momentum with this podcast right now, and today's interview segment is going 52 00:05:06,010 --> 00:05:12,890 to be proof of that. Um, this is one of the most special episodes to me, if I may be 53 00:05:12,890 --> 00:05:19,649 so self-indulgent. Uh, because this episode is one where we might get one of these a year and you'll 54 00:05:19,649 --> 00:05:26,009 hear that come through later on, uh, because of how busy these guys are. But today is our roundtable 55 00:05:26,010 --> 00:05:31,929 with the shop. I'm so excited. Applause party horns. 56 00:05:33,489 --> 00:05:38,328 Oh, that was the wrong button. But, uh, uh, that's my loser buzzer. I did not mean to play that. Uh, 57 00:05:38,329 --> 00:05:45,249 that's the price is right. Uh, you got it. Wrong button. It's near and 58 00:05:45,249 --> 00:05:49,089 dear to all of our hearts, right? We all spent a sick day at home in elementary school watching 59 00:05:49,089 --> 00:05:53,730 Bob Barker and The Price is Right, so I had to have that button, but excuse my oversize fingers 60 00:05:53,730 --> 00:06:00,049 from hitting it. It's all party horns and applause today because we get to talk to not one, not two, 61 00:06:00,089 --> 00:06:06,969 but five guys that are involved in the shop, uh, or the shops at large, I should say, in bulk 62 00:06:07,010 --> 00:06:13,048 and spur. And these episodes are not easy to get. Okay. And it's at no fault 63 00:06:13,049 --> 00:06:18,809 whatsoever to the guys in the shop. None of them. Because the reason they're so hard to get is 64 00:06:18,810 --> 00:06:25,689 because they are so busy and they work at such a high level that they just can't pull away for 65 00:06:25,690 --> 00:06:32,488 an hour just to wag their chin at me very often. And, uh, today we're very lucky to have five 66 00:06:32,529 --> 00:06:39,368 guys in here, including Brad DeWolf, kind of, uh, the leader of the pack here. And, uh, listen, I 67 00:06:39,369 --> 00:06:44,809 understand sometimes podcasting isn't the thing that you guys signed up to do here. So even when 68 00:06:44,810 --> 00:06:50,170 you're a little bit, uh, standoffish about coming on and you agree to do it, we greatly appreciated. 69 00:06:50,170 --> 00:06:55,890 And that's what we have here today. We've got guys that are busy. They're literally keeping you guys 70 00:06:55,890 --> 00:07:00,810 safe out there on the road. You drivers, and they're doing the best job that they can to keep 71 00:07:00,810 --> 00:07:05,209 the equipment up to date. We've had a lot of drivers on this show talk to us about how they 72 00:07:05,209 --> 00:07:10,170 love the equipment at bulk, and they love their job at bulk. Well, let me tell you something. After, 73 00:07:10,409 --> 00:07:16,249 uh, about four years of making podcasts for truck drivers and for trucking fleets, I can tell you 74 00:07:16,250 --> 00:07:21,489 that is not always par for the course across the industry. If drivers have a problem with the 75 00:07:21,489 --> 00:07:26,089 equipment, they are very vocal about it. And that's one of the reasons that we wanted to bring some 76 00:07:26,089 --> 00:07:32,729 people in here from the shop to talk to us about issues that they're seeing and how drivers can 77 00:07:32,730 --> 00:07:39,369 help prevent those. And also, uh, just how you can make everybody's day a little bit better. That's a 78 00:07:39,369 --> 00:07:44,769 theme that will come through in this interview, and I can't thank these guys enough. Had them for 79 00:07:44,769 --> 00:07:49,689 almost an hour, uh, which is really big when you think about the amount of work that they can get 80 00:07:49,690 --> 00:07:56,169 done on any given project in that amount of time. So without further ado, I want to welcome our shop 81 00:07:56,170 --> 00:08:00,969 guys in here. We've got guys from three different terminals today and we're going to cover a lot of 82 00:08:00,969 --> 00:08:05,249 info. So if you're a driver, you're listening to this right now and you're wondering, man, I wonder 83 00:08:05,249 --> 00:08:08,929 if there's anything I can be doing that would help the shop out, make their day a little bit 84 00:08:08,929 --> 00:08:13,489 better. This is your episode. Uh, these guys are going to give you a lot of really great 85 00:08:13,489 --> 00:08:17,929 information about the things that they see from their perspective. And as you might imagine, it's a 86 00:08:17,929 --> 00:08:23,450 lot different than your perspective out there on the road. So let's bring these guys in here and do 87 00:08:23,450 --> 00:08:26,449 our roundtable with the shop from Bulk and Spur. 88 00:08:35,009 --> 00:08:40,649 You know, one of my very favorite types of episodes to make when I'm making podcasts for 89 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:46,900 trucking fleets is the episode when we finally get to talk to the shop. And that can be anybody 90 00:08:46,900 --> 00:08:52,179 from the shop now. Obviously we've already had Brad in here. Uh, just shortly. But, uh, this is 91 00:08:52,179 --> 00:08:57,099 something that we don't get to do that often because the shop is a very, very busy part of the 92 00:08:57,099 --> 00:09:03,700 business. But today we're very fortunate to have not one, not two, but five members, uh, 93 00:09:03,700 --> 00:09:08,859 covering three different terminals for bulk and Spur. And I'm very excited to welcome these guys 94 00:09:08,860 --> 00:09:14,819 in here today to talk shop with me quite literally. So let's welcome first in Brad DeWolf. 95 00:09:14,819 --> 00:09:18,899 Brad, thank you so much for being here today, my friend. You kind of organized this whole thing for 96 00:09:18,900 --> 00:09:24,099 me. And I greatly appreciate the effort, man, because you came through. Oh you're welcome Markus, 97 00:09:24,099 --> 00:09:29,500 I, I'm really trying to save me from having to talk so much. So I wanted to get as many people on 98 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:35,979 the podcast as possible. Uh, so, you know, you originally said for. So I got at least five. You 99 00:09:35,979 --> 00:09:41,579 did, you did, man. And I really appreciate it. And I will also thank you for organizing, uh, the lunch 100 00:09:41,580 --> 00:09:45,819 that we got to have with the guys from the shop at the Plane City terminal when we were out there. 101 00:09:45,820 --> 00:09:51,299 I've referenced it multiple times on this podcast. Uh, we got all a bunch of people in the room. We 102 00:09:51,299 --> 00:09:56,899 all got filled up on some awesome barbecue, and it was one of the most entertaining hours that I 103 00:09:56,900 --> 00:10:02,539 spent at the Plane City terminal. So I'm really looking forward to this. Well, you know, unfiltered 104 00:10:02,539 --> 00:10:08,459 shop discussions can be pretty entertaining sometimes, but we'll try not to go there today on 105 00:10:08,460 --> 00:10:14,179 this podcast too much. We don't want to go over the line. All right, I hear you. Well, let's welcome 106 00:10:14,179 --> 00:10:19,099 some of these other guys in here. In fact, let's welcome them all in here. Uh, first off, joining us 107 00:10:19,099 --> 00:10:23,659 also out there at the plane city terminal, we got Jeff Horsley on the line. Jeff, thanks for being 108 00:10:23,659 --> 00:10:29,580 here. No problem. Now, Jeff, how long have you been working out there at the plane city terminal? 109 00:10:30,499 --> 00:10:37,459 Uh, about 37 years. Oh, only 37 years, huh? Yeah, well, welcome in, 110 00:10:37,460 --> 00:10:42,579 man. Uh, you told me when we were talking, you said, well, Brad's gonna probably make me do it, but, uh, 111 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:47,699 we appreciate you being here, man. We really do. I promise I'll take it easy on you today. All right. 112 00:10:47,979 --> 00:10:54,939 I hope so. Thanks for being here, Jeff. Uh. No problem. Next up, let's welcome from the Saginaw 113 00:10:54,979 --> 00:11:01,020 terminal, Jeremy Hall. Jeremy, welcome, my friend. Thanks for being here. No problem. Now, Jeremy, how 114 00:11:01,020 --> 00:11:06,340 long have you been out there at the Saginaw terminal in the shop? I've been with the Saginaw 115 00:11:06,379 --> 00:11:13,379 terminal just a little over a year and a half now. And how do you like it out there? It has its 116 00:11:13,379 --> 00:11:18,779 ups and downs, but we make do with what we got. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I think you just, uh, that you just 117 00:11:18,780 --> 00:11:24,739 personified every job that you can have. It's got its ups and downs. Uh, we understand that very well. 118 00:11:24,939 --> 00:11:30,539 Uh, thanks for being here, Jeremy. We appreciate the time. Uh, coming up next here, we've got a couple of 119 00:11:30,580 --> 00:11:35,299 guys from the foster terminal. Uh, let's welcome first Junior Taylor to the show. Junior, thank you 120 00:11:35,299 --> 00:11:41,739 for being here, my friend. And how long for you on board out there at the Foster Terminal 121 00:11:41,780 --> 00:11:48,619 Shop 18. 18 years. 18 years. Wow. We got a couple of 122 00:11:48,619 --> 00:11:53,379 long timers here with us so far today. I don't think anybody's probably going to beat Brad, but, 123 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:58,819 uh, you know, 37 and 18 is a pretty good chunk, man. Uh, how do you like it out there at the foster 124 00:11:58,819 --> 00:12:05,098 terminal, junior? Uh. Great, man. It's, uh, it's a good place to work. 125 00:12:05,820 --> 00:12:11,739 Amen to that, man. Uh, thank you for being here, junior. Uh, next up, also from the foster terminal 126 00:12:11,740 --> 00:12:17,099 and our final guest today, we've got Shawn Earlywine on the show. Shawn, thanks for the time, man. How you 127 00:12:17,099 --> 00:12:23,780 doing out there? Hey, I'm good, man. That's it. Uh, okay. No, I say 128 00:12:23,820 --> 00:12:30,729 it's it's a privilege to work here. I've been here for be 16 years. August the 129 00:12:30,729 --> 00:12:37,659 23rd. That's wild. So just on the phone here, uh, not including Brad's time. We've 130 00:12:37,659 --> 00:12:43,580 got something like 30 plus years of experience. Uh, just with the guys that are outside of Brad and 131 00:12:43,580 --> 00:12:49,099 Brad. I'll ask you for your time, too. How long has it been since you first put on the shoes and went 132 00:12:49,099 --> 00:12:55,339 to work at Bulk and Spur for dad? Oh, well, I'm not going to date myself, but I was. I was not able to 133 00:12:55,340 --> 00:13:01,779 drive, and I didn't really know how to drive the mower that he had me running, so I was about 12. 134 00:13:03,420 --> 00:13:09,339 It's been close to 40, but actually. That's. Amazing. Just got more seniority in me because I quit and 135 00:13:09,340 --> 00:13:16,218 came back. So he just the longest tenured guy on this call. Okay, Jeff. Well, 136 00:13:16,219 --> 00:13:22,219 uh, do you ever do you ever flex that muscle over Brad? Jeff. Does he ever get lippy with you? No, I 137 00:13:22,219 --> 00:13:29,179 don't use it. No. Sure don't. Well, better man than I am. Better man than I am for sure. Fellas. 138 00:13:29,180 --> 00:13:33,779 Well, listen, I, I really appreciate your guys's time here. I want to jump right in, because one of 139 00:13:33,780 --> 00:13:38,179 the reasons we don't get to talk to the shop guys often, as I said, is because you guys are busy and 140 00:13:38,219 --> 00:13:43,299 rightfully so. Without you guys, this company doesn't move forward. We got to keep these trucks 141 00:13:43,299 --> 00:13:49,299 safe and on the road. So, uh, I'm gonna ask a question here and kind of go around the room and 142 00:13:49,299 --> 00:13:54,499 let you guys all give your take on it. And I think the first thing that I want to ask and, Brad, I'm 143 00:13:54,499 --> 00:13:59,820 going to start right off the top here with you, what is something that drivers probably don't 144 00:13:59,820 --> 00:14:04,780 realize about the shop side of the business from your perspective? Brad? 145 00:14:07,299 --> 00:14:13,978 Oh, well, I have to think about this one for a minute. Marcus. Um, I guess they don't, uh, they 146 00:14:13,979 --> 00:14:20,619 probably don't take into account. How much of a 147 00:14:20,619 --> 00:14:26,979 distraction it is sometimes for, uh, for you to walk up and and just start a 148 00:14:26,979 --> 00:14:32,179 conversation with a mechanic or asking to do even the smallest task. And the reason why I say that 149 00:14:32,180 --> 00:14:37,429 is because the mechanics are in the middle of the job, and what you don't want them to do is quit 150 00:14:37,429 --> 00:14:41,789 doing something when they're in the middle of it, because that then they forget, you know, you forget 151 00:14:41,789 --> 00:14:47,950 to tighten this up or talk that bold or check that, you know. So what I think the drivers, the 152 00:14:47,950 --> 00:14:53,950 biggest thing we want to make sure is we don't distract the mechanics from finishing important 153 00:14:53,950 --> 00:15:00,949 safety tasks before, uh, proceeding to help whatever their need 154 00:15:00,950 --> 00:15:06,829 is. I totally understand that. You know, I know you guys probably know this about me, but I'll. I'll 155 00:15:06,830 --> 00:15:12,270 give you a peek behind the curtain. I'm a bit chatty. Uh, and, boy, can I get distracted very 156 00:15:12,270 --> 00:15:18,150 easily. I imagine doing the things that the mechanics have to do, uh, is a very detail oriented 157 00:15:18,150 --> 00:15:21,989 job. And somebody coming up, tapping on your shoulder, asking you what you thought about the 158 00:15:21,989 --> 00:15:27,589 most recent college football game, uh, can be a real hindrance. Is what you're saying there, Brad? 159 00:15:27,630 --> 00:15:32,309 Or even if they come in and say, hey, I need a I need a wiper blade replace, which obviously that's 160 00:15:32,310 --> 00:15:37,230 something we want to run out and do right now. We're not going to make them wait for that, but 161 00:15:37,310 --> 00:15:42,389 just to. Just to make sure that they know to not just expect us to just drop everything right in 162 00:15:42,389 --> 00:15:47,710 the middle of it, run out there and do the wiper blade. We need to finish our task to where we're 163 00:15:47,710 --> 00:15:54,309 at a safe quitting point before we move to another task, and then we can come back and we'll 164 00:15:54,310 --> 00:16:00,949 be able to finish both jobs in a very safe manner. Great insight there. I love that answer. Jeff, we're 165 00:16:00,949 --> 00:16:05,390 going to you next. With all that experience, what would you say is something drivers might not 166 00:16:05,390 --> 00:16:12,389 understand about the shop side of things? I'd say Brad hit it pretty good. You know, I mean, 167 00:16:12,389 --> 00:16:18,669 sometimes we just can't stop and just run straight out. Absolutely. You know, we got to go 168 00:16:18,669 --> 00:16:24,949 through the channels. You know, we gotta, you know, instead of stopping what we're doing. So. 169 00:16:25,389 --> 00:16:31,829 And out and we work on everybody's stuff too, you know. So we sometimes we get busy. 170 00:16:31,989 --> 00:16:38,749 Absolutely. And I can imagine it's easy for a driver to, uh, sort of be focused in on, on their 171 00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:45,149 own truck and keeping that thing safe. And it's sort of hard to understand that, hey, we've got a 172 00:16:45,150 --> 00:16:50,149 lot of trucks that are coming through here. So sometimes it's probably it's not intentionally 173 00:16:50,190 --> 00:16:54,309 kind of, uh, self-centered, but it's like they have to be self-centered. They want to keep their 174 00:16:54,309 --> 00:16:59,188 trucks safe, so they're worried about it at the top of their priority list all the time. But you 175 00:16:59,189 --> 00:17:05,670 guys have, right, just a litany of priorities to get to, right? Well, they always say it only takes a 176 00:17:05,670 --> 00:17:12,229 minute. An hour later, you're still working on it. I get that, man, I get that. That's why my mechanic 177 00:17:12,229 --> 00:17:17,550 bills so high on my Silverado. Every time he tells me three hours, it's six. But I think you guys are 178 00:17:17,550 --> 00:17:24,110 better mechanics than they are for sure, so. Well, uh, that's. That's Marcus says as they ask for a 179 00:17:24,110 --> 00:17:29,589 wiper blade. And then once you get out there on their truck, they need this. That's an overhaul as 180 00:17:29,589 --> 00:17:36,470 well. You know, the the list keeps growing. Yeah, right. It goes from a from a wiper blade to the 181 00:17:36,470 --> 00:17:42,550 top half of the engine needs to be replaced. Right. Sometime. Yeah. And that's only because we haven't 182 00:17:42,550 --> 00:17:48,269 looked at the bottom half of the engine yet, so. No. Uh, look, our trucks here are maintained very well, 183 00:17:48,269 --> 00:17:53,348 and that's one of the reasons we wanted to get on with you guys. All jokes aside. Uh, you guys run a 184 00:17:53,349 --> 00:17:58,708 really tight ship out there, and the drivers, uh, they comment on it when I'm talking to them. Uh, 185 00:17:58,709 --> 00:18:03,269 they're very happy with the way the trucks are maintained. They love the equipment. Uh, trailers as 186 00:18:03,270 --> 00:18:08,709 well. Um, let's go to Jeremy here for the answer to the same question. Jeremy, from your perspective 187 00:18:08,749 --> 00:18:13,469 out there in Saginaw. Uh, what's something you think the drivers might not fully realize about 188 00:18:13,470 --> 00:18:20,429 the shop side? Uh, honestly, the biggest thing is that 189 00:18:20,430 --> 00:18:26,949 they don't realize that not everything's going to happen, like, right then and there. Like, for 190 00:18:26,949 --> 00:18:33,270 instance, if they're having an AC problem or if they're having an exhaust leak, you know, 191 00:18:33,949 --> 00:18:39,429 it could be something that's a bigger job that's going to take more than, you know, an hour or two 192 00:18:39,430 --> 00:18:46,389 hours. Especially, you know, being here in Saginaw where we have to do everything pretty 193 00:18:46,389 --> 00:18:53,349 much either we have to have an outside vendor come and help, or if I've got to order a 194 00:18:53,349 --> 00:19:00,229 part and the lead time is, you know, a day or two and they just feel like it has to be done, 195 00:19:00,229 --> 00:19:05,509 like right then and there. And sometimes it's trying to get them to understand that it's not 196 00:19:05,509 --> 00:19:09,909 always going to be right then and there. Then it's just trying to get them to understand it and be 197 00:19:09,910 --> 00:19:16,550 calm about it. Sure. Now, is that something that's sort of unique to the Saginaw terminal, or is that 198 00:19:16,589 --> 00:19:21,989 is that more than just the Saginaw terminal? Does that apply to all of them? And maybe Jeremy, you 199 00:19:21,989 --> 00:19:27,949 could comment too. But Brad, I'll come to you on this after. Oh, oh go ahead. I think it's just 200 00:19:27,949 --> 00:19:34,910 something across the industry as a general idea is that sometimes, like, for instance, 201 00:19:34,910 --> 00:19:41,869 if a a truck loses a driveline, you know, they may be out of that truck for, you know, 202 00:19:41,910 --> 00:19:47,670 a week, maybe more, depending on how much damage was done. And then they keep coming back to you 203 00:19:47,670 --> 00:19:51,189 everyday when my truck is going to be done with my truck going to be done, you have to explain to 204 00:19:51,189 --> 00:19:57,269 them it's at the shop. This is the update. Once I have something new then I'll tell you. 205 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:03,430 Copy, Brad, your thoughts there? Yeah. I mean, he nailed it. What what? I mean it and we all do it. I 206 00:20:03,430 --> 00:20:07,068 mean, we do it with our own cars, right? When you have a problem with your car and you take it to 207 00:20:07,069 --> 00:20:11,790 the dealership and you're like, why is it taking so long? My truck's at the dealer right now. I'm 208 00:20:11,790 --> 00:20:15,670 waiting on them to call and tell me when it's going to be fixed. You know what I mean? I want to 209 00:20:15,670 --> 00:20:20,229 call them up and say, where's my truck going to be done? But I do this job every day, so I don't call 210 00:20:20,229 --> 00:20:26,269 them. I just wait for them to call me. But that, I mean, he nailed it. Um, it just looks easy, you know? 211 00:20:26,310 --> 00:20:33,199 Everything looks easy, but. Yeah. And in Jeremy's case, where he is dealing with mainly outside 212 00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:38,639 repair facility. So Jeremy is more of a maintenance coordinator, more than a direct hands 213 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:43,599 on mechanic, even though he does some work. He does some of that too. But, uh, he does a lot more 214 00:20:43,599 --> 00:20:50,520 coordinating than he does mechanical stuff, I would say. And so he got the he's at the mercy of 215 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:57,318 all the outside vendors, uh, repair facilities. And they're parks people, right? So he doesn't always. 216 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:02,358 He's not always in charge of getting the park sometimes that he's relying on them to do that. So, 217 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:09,759 um, we have a little more control when our own shops when it comes to parks and scheduling. But a 218 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:14,519 job still take time. You know what I mean? Just because we have a truck that's broke and a 219 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:20,799 mechanic that's there doesn't fix it, you got to still put the four hours in to do the whatever 220 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:26,159 the job is and to put it out there, put out, you know, we want to put out a product that it that 221 00:21:26,199 --> 00:21:31,800 that drivers don't have to come back. You know that's our goal. Sure. It's always absolutely. It's 222 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:37,919 impossible to attain that 100%. You know what I mean? But it's our goal. When we send a truck out 223 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:43,199 of here that doesn't have to come back. I mean, that's our goal. Jeremy, you were going to jump in 224 00:21:43,239 --> 00:21:50,079 there. Yeah, I was going to say, you know, like this morning before I got on my phone call with 225 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:56,159 you, I was over at our vendor's shop putting a warranty, landing leg on this morning, just trying 226 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:02,719 to make sure that it got done. And then we didn't have to pay so much on the bill. So 227 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:08,519 there's something there are things that I can do, like simple stuff, but then like the bigger stuff. 228 00:22:08,839 --> 00:22:15,639 Brad's right. Because we did. We send it out to our vendor and I do try to coordinate. And that's one 229 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:21,759 of my biggest things about here being in Saginaw, even the Sherman office is just trying to make 230 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:28,479 sure we coordinate everything. So I don't have, you know, three trailers in the shop at one time. 231 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:34,480 Right. It's kind of, uh, it's kind of a, uh, just a, a numbers game there. You're trying to play all the 232 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:40,519 time, and and the numbers are, uh, always fighting you to try to add up, aren't they? Right. They 233 00:22:40,519 --> 00:22:47,359 always. If I don't let them add up, then I know I can expect a phone call from Brad. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 234 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:52,560 All right, well, that's great insight there. Uh, a little bit of, uh, of a unique situation at the 235 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:57,479 Saginaw terminal. Makes me curious about the foster terminal. So let's bring in Junior Taylor 236 00:22:57,479 --> 00:23:01,959 here real quick. Junior, what's something drivers probably don't realize about the shop side of 237 00:23:01,959 --> 00:23:07,640 things? From your perspective, my friend? Uh, pretty much same thing. What they said. And, uh, 238 00:23:09,199 --> 00:23:15,119 they expect stuff to be done right then. Never. You know, it doesn't always work that way. 239 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:22,119 So, I mean, we got spare trucks, put em in. Never really give em like you try to get it done as 240 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:28,240 soon as possible, but it doesn't always work out that way for sure. Shawn. And for the most part, 241 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:32,599 they're pretty good. Okay. All right. Shawn, anything to add there since you're out there at foster as 242 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:38,959 well? Um, yeah. I mean, I was just going to kind of piggyback off of the other guys. I mean, the 243 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:46,800 the one small thing always turns into three things or five or, I mean, and and they don't 244 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:53,359 seem to have a lot of patience. You know, they, they, they want their stuff done and then they want it 245 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:58,519 done in a timely manner. And most of the time we can get it done in that timely manner. But there's 246 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:03,759 always that issue that comes along that we have to take them from their truck or take their 247 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:09,639 trailer from them. And, and, you know, in a perfect world, everyone keeps their own truck and their 248 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:16,598 own trailer. But but this world ain't perfect. This world. Isn't perfect. We try the best that 249 00:24:16,599 --> 00:24:22,399 we can, you know. And then. Yeah, for the most part, they just. They don't have a lot of patience. You 250 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:29,400 know. I hear, man. And they do like to talk. Well, yeah, of course they do. That's why we got them 251 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:35,799 a podcast, right. They do like. Yes, they I mean they these guys will follow you around the shop and 252 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:41,079 everything just to try to have a full on conversation with you. Oh, it's. The wrong mouth. 253 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:47,958 Though. Yeah. Well, it's lonely out there on the road, fellas. Right. John's the peacemaker. Yes, 254 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:54,439 I'm the one that runs them off. Okay, listen to everything everyone has to say. We we got enough 255 00:24:54,439 --> 00:25:01,400 time with each other. We know each other, what we need and. And and all the drivers. The fence here, 256 00:25:01,479 --> 00:25:07,880 everybody's impatient. They they want to get there. Everyone go. Home. Yeah, we. Know they only they want. 257 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:14,759 Like. 30. So, uh, we understand, we understand. But it doesn't make it doesn't make it any 258 00:25:14,759 --> 00:25:20,999 easier. So. But we totally understand it and and everyone's that way. Um, so for sure. 259 00:25:21,439 --> 00:25:25,920 Junior. Go ahead. You were. You were getting in there underneath Brad, and he kind of the the way 260 00:25:25,959 --> 00:25:30,639 our recording works is he's going to kind of, uh, jump on you guys here. So I'll make sure and come 261 00:25:30,639 --> 00:25:35,519 back to you if I hear you jumping in, but please go ahead. Yeah, yeah. You need to stop him from 262 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:41,519 doing that. I'll tell you what. I'll put that on. I'm going to put that on Jeff today since Jeff 263 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:48,479 out, out seniority is him okay. Yeah. You'd be nice. Yeah, man. Yeah. Like if they come in just for like 264 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:54,239 a break or something like that. Why? Why it's in here. You want to look over other stuff too. But, I 265 00:25:54,240 --> 00:26:00,920 mean, it's hard to catch these guys. Sure. They're rolling, you know, they're they're gone most of the 266 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:05,359 time. So when you can, even if you got to go out to, like, the fuel pump and look at their trailers or 267 00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:12,319 trucks whenever you get a chance, just look them over. Yes, sir. Now, uh, this that first 268 00:26:12,319 --> 00:26:16,598 of all and foremost, that's great insight. I think the drivers can really learn something from all 269 00:26:16,599 --> 00:26:21,329 of these questions that we've gotten. You guys just went through a bevy of things that. That you 270 00:26:21,329 --> 00:26:26,489 see every single day, that maybe the drivers don't have the best frame of reference for. And that's 271 00:26:26,489 --> 00:26:32,049 why we're here today. Um, this next one is very much the same. And, Brad, I think this is going to 272 00:26:32,050 --> 00:26:36,809 be your favorite question that I ask all day. So I'm going to start here with you. What are the 273 00:26:36,810 --> 00:26:43,448 most common preventable issues rolling into the shop right now? Uh, something that you guys are 274 00:26:43,449 --> 00:26:49,689 seeing a ton of that maybe the drivers can help out with preventing or at least understand better 275 00:26:49,689 --> 00:26:55,410 why these things are going down. What are you seeing? Well, 100%. I think this will 276 00:26:56,130 --> 00:27:02,688 foster maybe the one exception, because they don't drop and hook as much as most of our terminals, 277 00:27:02,849 --> 00:27:09,489 but it's definitely the most preventable. Damages that we see 278 00:27:09,569 --> 00:27:16,489 are mainly due to coupling and decoupling. Trailers, loaded trailers. So we do a lot of 279 00:27:16,490 --> 00:27:22,889 landing legs that are bent. And we do a lot of, uh, um, fifth wheel cushion 280 00:27:22,890 --> 00:27:29,769 rings. Um, we also if it gets really egregious, 281 00:27:29,769 --> 00:27:36,729 then we have to put a rear crossmember in the truck. Oh, um, all these are preventable because we 282 00:27:36,890 --> 00:27:43,329 we spec in our all our all of our tractors, all of our equipment has a suspension dump valve. 283 00:27:43,729 --> 00:27:49,130 And if they would just take a little bit more time, be a little more patient, and properly use 284 00:27:49,130 --> 00:27:56,129 the dump valve. Uh, we prevent most landing gear problems and 285 00:27:56,129 --> 00:28:02,770 all cushion ring problems. Okay. That's. I mean, very straightforward there. Jeff. I'm coming to you 286 00:28:02,810 --> 00:28:09,009 next, man. Uh, same thing, something different. Uh, obviously Brad's got a really good eye on it, but, 287 00:28:09,009 --> 00:28:14,769 uh, what are you seeing? No, that's our biggest problem, right? There is a cushion ring and stuff 288 00:28:14,769 --> 00:28:21,329 like that. And the dolly legs and. Are any of those? Can you maybe just give me a 289 00:28:21,329 --> 00:28:25,769 representation of how hard something like that is to fix how long or how much time it's going to 290 00:28:25,769 --> 00:28:30,289 take? Uh, being a preventable thing, that's obviously something we're looking at is, hey, if 291 00:28:30,329 --> 00:28:35,249 we're if we're doing the job, uh, the best that we can, we're going to prevent some of this time. But, 292 00:28:35,249 --> 00:28:41,529 Jeff, give me an idea. How much time does it take to repair a bent leg or any of the other things 293 00:28:41,529 --> 00:28:48,529 you brought up here? Well, the legs might take some time, you know what I'm saying? Um, it might take a 294 00:28:48,530 --> 00:28:55,488 few hours, but, you know, the the cushion. You can change that in 15 minutes, but it's 295 00:28:55,489 --> 00:29:01,570 the cost that goes with it, you know, for the part. I mean, it adds up. I mean, if you got to do it 296 00:29:01,609 --> 00:29:06,650 every 30 days, you know. Sure. I mean, that cushion ring ain't. 297 00:29:09,449 --> 00:29:13,649 Interesting stuff there. And and listen, that's one thing we want to bring into the conversation. Here 298 00:29:13,649 --> 00:29:18,529 is the cost of this. That's one of the things we're trying to cut down on, right? We can cut down 299 00:29:18,529 --> 00:29:22,969 on maintenance costs. Everybody's going to make more money. That's a rising tide. Lifts all ships 300 00:29:23,009 --> 00:29:29,929 things. So, uh, great stuff there. Jeremy. Let's talk about Saginaw real quick. What's the most, uh, 301 00:29:29,930 --> 00:29:35,890 preventable issue that you see rolling into the shop out there? Is it the same thing? Uh, a lot of 302 00:29:35,890 --> 00:29:42,729 it is the landing legs. Um, we I've tried to get these guys to understand that if 303 00:29:42,770 --> 00:29:49,489 if you just take the time to gauge the height of the trailer before they try to hook up to it, then 304 00:29:49,530 --> 00:29:56,529 yeah, it could it would save a whole lot of time and problems. The, uh, the only other really 305 00:29:56,529 --> 00:30:02,769 bad thing. And it's nothing that thankfully we haven't had any issues, but I've been working on 306 00:30:02,770 --> 00:30:07,050 trying to get these guys back in the habit of doing the basic thing and just putting the 307 00:30:07,050 --> 00:30:12,849 airlines away at the end of the day, and the reason I said get on them so hard about it is 308 00:30:12,850 --> 00:30:18,249 because we're in the rainy season down here in Texas right now, and if they keep leaving their 309 00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:23,729 stuff on the catwalk, well, you know, water gets in the lines and then that water can push through 310 00:30:23,730 --> 00:30:30,329 the air system. And the next thing I know, I could be out of an air tank, a whole airline, or I may 311 00:30:30,329 --> 00:30:37,008 end up having to replace a whole set of air lines and cables. ABS. Wow, $500 312 00:30:37,689 --> 00:30:44,689 ABS. Those dry air dryers. That's a that's yeah, it's just a lot of the simple stuff. I'm trying to 313 00:30:44,689 --> 00:30:51,529 get my guys here back in the habit of, like, you know, draining your air tanks for your airlines, uh, 314 00:30:51,530 --> 00:30:58,409 making sure that you have everything you need. But that and yeah, landing legs are 315 00:30:58,410 --> 00:31:04,369 one of our biggest things. And some of them is really preventable. There's some times where it's 316 00:31:04,369 --> 00:31:11,129 just completely dry over here. Uh, I want to say, I think it was about a year ago, I had a 317 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:17,169 guy completely fold a whole set of legs because he forgot to raise his landing legs up before he 318 00:31:17,169 --> 00:31:23,809 left. Oh, no. That that's that. That sounds like a big one now. It's funny, I, I can see Brad right now. 319 00:31:23,809 --> 00:31:28,649 He's on the screen. And, uh, Brad, I will say you just about threw a muscle out in your neck 320 00:31:28,650 --> 00:31:33,009 shaking your head that. Yes, the the same problems that Saginaw are the ones you're seeing at Plain 321 00:31:33,010 --> 00:31:38,449 City. Yeah. I'm really glad. I'm glad he brought up the airlines. I mean, that that that's, uh, something 322 00:31:38,449 --> 00:31:45,129 that we probably don't, uh, press enough around here, you know, because that can 323 00:31:45,130 --> 00:31:51,208 be, you know, you just don't want water in your air system, period. And. Sure. And it's became it's 324 00:31:51,249 --> 00:31:58,249 become so more it's so much more critical to have a dry air system now than what 325 00:31:58,249 --> 00:32:04,689 it used two years ago. So and it's always been kind of critical, but it's real critical now. Sure. 326 00:32:04,730 --> 00:32:10,019 Jeremy, did you have anything to add there before I head down to the foster terminal, fellas. Other 327 00:32:10,020 --> 00:32:14,339 than that, I mean, it's just trying to get people back into the bare, basic things that they should 328 00:32:14,380 --> 00:32:20,699 be doing. As you know, professional driver and just making sure that they do the do it right. And then 329 00:32:20,699 --> 00:32:24,860 if they keep doing it, it becomes muscle memory. And then they don't have to worry about 330 00:32:24,860 --> 00:32:29,659 overthinking. Oh, did I put this? No, I know I put it up because I went through my steps before I 331 00:32:29,699 --> 00:32:36,059 walked off the yard for sure. Now that's, you know, developing good habits, uh, can really help the 332 00:32:36,060 --> 00:32:41,419 shop. That's something that I can tell you from just my experience in talking to drivers, dealing 333 00:32:41,419 --> 00:32:45,699 with other terminals. That's one thing the shop guys say. And we're going to get to a question 334 00:32:45,699 --> 00:32:49,818 about pre-trip inspections here in just a second. I think you guys are really going to love that 335 00:32:49,819 --> 00:32:55,579 one too. But first, I want to go down to the foster terminal and talk to Junior and Shawn, uh, about the 336 00:32:55,580 --> 00:33:00,499 the most common preventable issues that they're seeing at foster. Is it the same, uh, as we've 337 00:33:00,499 --> 00:33:06,059 already been talking about, guys, or is there other stuff. You want to do over here? Um, well, I mean, 338 00:33:06,060 --> 00:33:12,619 yeah, it kind of is the same, but I think the biggest thing here would be, uh, tires are like, I 339 00:33:12,620 --> 00:33:19,539 have changed so many tires down here that I still have life left in them. You know, they 340 00:33:19,699 --> 00:33:26,299 a lot of guys don't seem to have the time to let their trailer fully air up. They are air ride 341 00:33:26,300 --> 00:33:32,258 trailers, most of them now. I think they're used to the spring ride trailers, so they don't let them 342 00:33:32,300 --> 00:33:38,859 air up properly, and then they will drag the tires off. Interesting. How, uh, junior, what from your 343 00:33:38,860 --> 00:33:45,219 perspective? Uh, I would say patience. And like Shawn said, tires, if they just 344 00:33:45,620 --> 00:33:51,299 took the time while they're getting fuel, pick their tires. It's going to it's going to save on 345 00:33:51,299 --> 00:33:58,259 service calls and but I'd go like the cushions. I change a lot of those because every 346 00:33:58,259 --> 00:34:04,819 time if a trailer is hooked to the truck, whenever I bring it in, I drop the trailer. When I started 347 00:34:04,819 --> 00:34:11,819 was. So I've been finding a lot of cushions. Okay, cushions and tires. And listen, we know tires 348 00:34:11,820 --> 00:34:15,819 aren't cheap. Brad, I don't know if you got a number off the top of your head there real quick 349 00:34:15,820 --> 00:34:21,698 for, uh, drive tires or steer tires, but, uh, not a cheap thing to have to put on. No, they're not. 350 00:34:21,699 --> 00:34:28,699 They're way up there nowadays. Yeah, man. You're seven. You're 700 for a drive tire a little bit 351 00:34:28,699 --> 00:34:35,339 under that. And you know the steers are there over 600 and the trailer tires are 400. So 352 00:34:35,459 --> 00:34:41,820 all tires are super expensive in this business. Uh, we don't run retread and trailer tires due to the 353 00:34:41,820 --> 00:34:48,620 aluminum fenders that we have. We do run some retread dry tires. Um, but for the 354 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:53,458 most part, they're they're just expensive, you know? And I think one thing I would like to interject 355 00:34:53,459 --> 00:35:00,219 here is virtually every, every item that we've touched on. And I'll touch on one more, 356 00:35:00,580 --> 00:35:07,459 uh, for especially like the cement haulers, fly ash haulers, and lime haulers. Uh, if you wipe 357 00:35:07,459 --> 00:35:12,739 the top of your dome lid off and keep that, keep the build up from building up on top of that lip. 358 00:35:13,060 --> 00:35:19,499 It helps. Our dome lid seals last a lot longer. And you have much, much, uh, a lot fewer dome lid 359 00:35:19,499 --> 00:35:25,458 leaks. Um. Interesting. Aside from. That. Totally. Right. Aside from that, 360 00:35:25,860 --> 00:35:32,779 um, one of the things that that I think every single item that we've hit on as far as what we 361 00:35:32,780 --> 00:35:39,779 think can be preventable or all preventable by taking just a little more time because 362 00:35:39,780 --> 00:35:45,179 most everything here is caused by being in a hurry. You know, definitely the cushion rings, 363 00:35:45,219 --> 00:35:51,659 definitely the dolly legs, you know, everything's. And again, we understand everybody wants to get 364 00:35:51,659 --> 00:35:57,819 home. Everyone wants to spend at least. But one thing you know that what can you do to help 365 00:35:57,820 --> 00:36:04,739 yourself have a better day? You know, and then I like to look at it sometimes as if. 366 00:36:04,780 --> 00:36:11,020 What can I do to do my job better to make somebody else's job easier? You know, I think if 367 00:36:11,020 --> 00:36:17,299 everyone took that attitude and I take that attitude or try to. Sometimes you get in bad 368 00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:23,299 attitudes. Everybody does. But I try to look at it from that attitude and, and I think the answer 369 00:36:23,300 --> 00:36:28,179 when I ask myself that question, the answer is always yes. There's something I can do better that 370 00:36:28,179 --> 00:36:34,539 would make somebody else's job easier. And I think if everyone across the entire company looked at 371 00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:41,378 it kind of in that way, we would prevent some of these. Uh, you know, we get sometimes a driver, a 372 00:36:41,379 --> 00:36:46,978 drop a trailer and didn't write up a bad product hose or a leaky product end. And then the next 373 00:36:46,979 --> 00:36:53,659 driver gets a hold of it and he's got a problem. So, you know, what can I do better to help 374 00:36:53,659 --> 00:36:59,939 somebody else have a better day? And I think, uh, you know, that would help everything run smoother. 375 00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:06,259 100%, 100%. It's got a big ripple effect when you just do one little thing that can make somebody 376 00:37:06,259 --> 00:37:11,300 else's day better, because then they're going to do one little thing and just on and on and on 377 00:37:11,300 --> 00:37:16,819 down the line. Uh, junior, I think I cut you off there a bit ago. Did you have anything else to add? 378 00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:23,459 Before we move on to the next question, you or Shaun? Um, like Brad said there, you know, everybody 379 00:37:23,459 --> 00:37:29,939 wants to get home. But if they just took that 5 or 10 minutes here, you know, wherever at the 380 00:37:29,939 --> 00:37:35,939 shop, it's better than four hours down the road waiting for somebody to come fix a tire or 381 00:37:35,939 --> 00:37:42,779 something. For. Sure. So therefore, you're way behind now. Okay, I got it. Well, listen, fellas, uh, far be it 382 00:37:42,780 --> 00:37:48,299 for me to not have a little bit of fun in here on the show. And I had an experience once I was at a 383 00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:53,378 terminal. Uh, a driver had just dropped his truck off the shop. Guys were in it. They were cleaning 384 00:37:53,379 --> 00:37:59,819 it out because he was getting into a new truck. And out walks the tech with a 385 00:37:59,820 --> 00:38:06,698 industrial sized tub of Vaseline. I'm talking 48oz. Uh, just it 386 00:38:06,699 --> 00:38:12,699 was in the. It was in the door panel. And he when he saw it, he went and gloved up and he grabbed 387 00:38:12,699 --> 00:38:19,340 Ahold of it, and he came out looking at me like he'd seen a ghost. So glad he gloved up, for sure. 388 00:38:19,340 --> 00:38:25,100 So I gotta ask you guys, uh, because you guys are constantly seeing it, and we'll leave names out of 389 00:38:25,100 --> 00:38:30,780 this. Don't tell me whose truck it was. But, uh, starting with you, Shawn, what is the strangest 390 00:38:30,780 --> 00:38:37,499 thing you've ever found in a truck that you were working on? So, I 391 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:44,378 mean, I I've seen a lot of stuff in these trucks. Yes, but I think the strangest 392 00:38:44,379 --> 00:38:50,860 thing that I've seen would be, um, by far, uh, a guy had 393 00:38:51,139 --> 00:38:57,549 all of his lunch. It looked like maybe from weeks ago that was stacked in the side of 394 00:38:57,550 --> 00:39:04,509 his truck on his seat, like instead of throwing it away. And at one point at the same truck, there was 395 00:39:04,510 --> 00:39:11,509 a half eaten bag of dog treats in there. Now I hope that he was feeding this to someone's dog 396 00:39:11,550 --> 00:39:18,509 and not eating it himself. Oh man, you know, it is, uh, it is federal law that all 397 00:39:18,509 --> 00:39:24,188 dog food has to be human grade in the United States. So he could have been eating it. Maybe he 398 00:39:24,189 --> 00:39:29,869 grabbed a quick snack himself. You know, I don't know. You never know. You never. Know. You never know, 399 00:39:29,909 --> 00:39:36,229 man. You never know. That's great. Junior. How about you, man? Uh, where do you want me to start? At the 400 00:39:36,229 --> 00:39:43,228 best one. Oh. Well, I was under somebody's 401 00:39:43,229 --> 00:39:50,110 bunk once. Had a whole pile of Playboys with a Bible on top. Well, I mean, 402 00:39:50,149 --> 00:39:54,870 at least at least their priorities are straight. They had the Bible on top and not underneath. 403 00:39:54,950 --> 00:40:01,788 Right? Right. Right. Are you straight? Hey. Like I said, it's lonely out there on the road. Man. 404 00:40:01,830 --> 00:40:08,549 Gets lonely out there on the road. Um, second, I would have to go in the fuze panel 405 00:40:08,549 --> 00:40:15,109 and found a bunch of. I don't even want to say it. I don't even know if I'm allowed to say it. 406 00:40:15,589 --> 00:40:20,389 You're allowed. We could. Add. It. Oh, there you go. You just got clearance. We can always edit it out 407 00:40:20,389 --> 00:40:27,349 if it's too much. Okay. The condoms. Okay. Prophylactics. Stuff like that. I gotcha. Okay. 408 00:40:27,509 --> 00:40:32,069 Uh, well, you know, uh, we'll we'll put that one in for review and see if it gets to stay in. But 409 00:40:32,070 --> 00:40:36,950 let's just say something that you're right. Something that definitely shouldn't have been in 410 00:40:36,950 --> 00:40:43,749 the fuze panel. All right. That's what we can say was. You asked. I delivered man. Puffs. Absolutely. 411 00:40:43,749 --> 00:40:49,229 That's great. Well, see, I asked this question for a very specific reason. And that's why you can't 412 00:40:49,230 --> 00:40:55,628 guess what you're going to find in these trucks sometimes. Uh, Jeremy, let's go to you out there at 413 00:40:55,629 --> 00:41:01,869 Saginaw. Man. You found anything crazy in a truck you were working on out there in Texas? Thankfully, 414 00:41:01,870 --> 00:41:08,189 the worst that I found in any of these trucks are. Um, I had one person that had a 415 00:41:08,190 --> 00:41:15,109 literal pyramid of piss bottles. Oh, jeez. Okay. I'm 416 00:41:15,110 --> 00:41:20,789 not like. I'm not kidding. It was legitimately stacked in a nice, neat, organized pyramid. 417 00:41:22,310 --> 00:41:27,310 Well, I hope that you've only had that happen once. I'll just put it like that. And we can move right 418 00:41:27,310 --> 00:41:34,149 past that one. Because I think we all know the Lord that goes behind those things. 419 00:41:34,149 --> 00:41:39,989 And truck driving, especially over the road. Truck driving. Uh, the rule is you don't you don't touch 420 00:41:39,989 --> 00:41:44,269 any Gatorade that you find on the side of the road. That's just the rule on the highways and 421 00:41:44,270 --> 00:41:50,829 byways of America. Um, crazy stuff there. Uh, anything else, Jeremy? That, uh, that maybe, uh, 422 00:41:50,829 --> 00:41:57,148 surprised you a little bit. Thankfully, I haven't seen anything wild. I've 423 00:41:57,669 --> 00:42:04,509 just mainly P bottles and old. Old. Well, I did find there was one guy 424 00:42:04,510 --> 00:42:11,388 about six months ago. I did find like a full lunch bag from McDonald's, and it looked 425 00:42:11,389 --> 00:42:17,069 like it had been in there for like three weeks. Oh, wow. Just like he like he bought lunch and then 426 00:42:17,069 --> 00:42:21,149 forgot to eat it and then just forgot that it was in the truck and then just, you know, let it sit 427 00:42:21,150 --> 00:42:26,669 there and rot. And nice thing about fast food is it can go, like, what, 4 or 6 months before it even 428 00:42:26,669 --> 00:42:33,549 looks like it's rotting, right? It just stays the exact same. All right. Uh, Jeff, you got tons of 429 00:42:33,550 --> 00:42:39,069 experience, man. You've been doing this for a long time. Three decades. Plus, I'm sure you've come 430 00:42:39,070 --> 00:42:44,949 across some questionable things. Uh, what stands out in your mind? I mean, about the same as what 431 00:42:44,950 --> 00:42:51,668 they had, you know, pee bottles and trash. You know, that's about it. Well that's good. 432 00:42:51,710 --> 00:42:57,109 I mean. I try not to go in there looking for it, right? Right. And that is something we should 433 00:42:57,110 --> 00:43:02,309 establish is these guys aren't out there playing detective. It's just what they come across when 434 00:43:02,310 --> 00:43:07,149 they're going to make the fixes. Uh, Brad, I know you've been you've been heading this up for a 435 00:43:07,149 --> 00:43:11,749 long time. Is there anything off the top of your head that you didn't just hear? Uh, reference that 436 00:43:11,749 --> 00:43:17,789 you might want to bring up before we move to our next question? You know, if I thought really hard, 437 00:43:17,790 --> 00:43:21,869 Mark, as I could probably come with something, something off the wall, but I. I don't think we 438 00:43:21,870 --> 00:43:27,749 need to go there. Okay, I like that. Let's see a little bit of being being judicious here with our 439 00:43:27,749 --> 00:43:32,829 stories. That's always a good thing. So. All right, uh, like I said, just a little bit of fun here to 440 00:43:32,870 --> 00:43:38,629 break things up. But the next question I have gets right back on the serious track here. Um, and it's 441 00:43:38,629 --> 00:43:43,669 something that is so important throughout all lanes of trucking. It doesn't matter whether 442 00:43:43,669 --> 00:43:48,709 you're driving a box truck, a school bus, or whether you're hauling pneumatic or flatbed or 443 00:43:48,709 --> 00:43:54,359 any of the rest of it. And that is our pre-trip inspection. And I always want to ask mechanics and 444 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:59,799 guys that work in the shop. Uh, Brad, I'll start here with you. If you could stand behind or beside 445 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:05,320 every driver during a pre-trip tomorrow morning, what would you make sure they checked and double 446 00:44:05,320 --> 00:44:11,759 checked and then checked in triplicate, just to be sure. We only ask them to. I mean, 447 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:17,839 I know when you asked me a very simple question, I'm going to give you a long answer. And I make 448 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:24,600 fun of people that usually do this, but I'm going to do it anyways. So if you choose to go to your 449 00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:31,159 driving school to get your CDL, the pre-trip that they want you to do in order to pass a CDL 450 00:44:31,159 --> 00:44:37,198 is much more in depth than what we're really asking our drivers to do. We're making the we want 451 00:44:37,199 --> 00:44:44,159 to make them responsible for basically two big items tires, tires, 452 00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:50,999 tires, lights, Light. Lights. That's three. That's the two things. Tires of light. 453 00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:58,439 Okay. Um, obviously, you know, if they noticed the frames broke 454 00:44:58,439 --> 00:45:03,918 in half, we wouldn't want them taken off down the road. You know what I mean? But. Right. But we really. 455 00:45:03,959 --> 00:45:10,239 We really don't. They're inspection, pre-trip inspections. But we really need them to catch is 456 00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:16,839 the things that can happen at any time, which is tires and lights, you know. And 457 00:45:17,319 --> 00:45:22,359 so I mean that's it. Tires and lights. That's that's it. Tires and lights I like it. You you said 458 00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:27,559 it was a long, drawn out answer, but I think just very simple tires and like you said them both 459 00:45:27,559 --> 00:45:34,280 three times. So I got it. All right, Jeff, how about you, man? Standing next to a driver. Is it the same 460 00:45:34,280 --> 00:45:40,479 thing? Uh, tires and lights? Yeah. Tower of lights. And at least glance at your lug nuts. Make sure 461 00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:45,839 you ain't got nothing to lose. You know. That's an easy one, right? That's real quick. Especially, you 462 00:45:45,879 --> 00:45:52,718 know, we run aluminum wheels. I mean, it's real easy to tell. Okay, so along with tires, lug nuts. 463 00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:57,839 Jeremy, how about for you, man? You're standing next to me. I'm doing a pre-trip. What are you drilling 464 00:45:57,879 --> 00:46:04,679 down there in Saginaw? Other than what's already been said, is making sure that they 465 00:46:04,679 --> 00:46:11,520 open their hood and they check their their fluid levels. And you see a lot of guys running out with, 466 00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:16,159 uh, with low fluid or anything like that, or just maybe some, uh, some maintenance issues that can be 467 00:46:16,159 --> 00:46:23,039 prevented if fluids don't get low. It's mainly just making sure, because I get, uh, we, we've 468 00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:30,039 got a station where they can get, you know, cooling oil. But I know I've gotten on to a couple of 469 00:46:30,039 --> 00:46:35,360 guys because I see them doing their, their quote unquote pre-trip, but they won't open their hood 470 00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:41,239 and they'll go over there and I'll be like, you know, hey, uh, what's what's your oil level at? Oh, I 471 00:46:41,240 --> 00:46:46,799 don't know. Okay. Well, what what's your the transmission of all that? Well, I don't know. All 472 00:46:46,919 --> 00:46:51,038 right. Well, don't you think you ought to probably check those and make sure that you don't seize 473 00:46:51,039 --> 00:46:57,719 the damn engines, drive it down the road. Good point, man. So we're checking dip sticks out there 474 00:46:57,719 --> 00:47:04,319 at Saginaw and and very thoroughly. Right? Yeah, absolutely. Got it. How about down at 475 00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:10,719 foster? Uh, junior, go to you first. Um, other than tires, lights. Uh, checking our fluid levels. Are you 476 00:47:10,759 --> 00:47:17,159 seeing anything that you would like the drivers to pre-trip a little better? I mean, like, uh, 477 00:47:17,679 --> 00:47:24,359 like they said, tires, lights. Of course, I'm mainly trucks, but, like, um, for example, like lug nuts and 478 00:47:24,360 --> 00:47:31,320 stuff. I just happen to be pretty nosey down here. I am, uh, I was walking out, parked a 479 00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:38,120 truck, and, uh, walked by this trailer. The whole axles busted away from it, and the driver did not 480 00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:43,639 even know it. Getting ready to go get loaded. And that would, uh. I mean, Brad can tell you that it 481 00:47:43,639 --> 00:47:49,639 would have been. It would have been a long night. I imagine so, I imagine so lots of phone calls to 482 00:47:49,679 --> 00:47:56,159 clean that one up. It would have been good phone calls. Yeah. For sure. Don't tire sites in the 483 00:47:56,160 --> 00:48:02,918 obvious. Tires, lights in the obvious, I like that. That's good. Yeah. The obvious. You know 484 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:09,280 how the driver did not see. I mean, the wheels are, you know, whatever. A foot up, you know, foot out 485 00:48:09,280 --> 00:48:15,839 from the back axle. I don't know how it even went down the road. Wow. That's amazing. It made it here. 486 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:21,639 And we we got her tagged out of service, and it'll be the next one to get in here and get fixed. Gosh, 487 00:48:21,639 --> 00:48:26,360 how how fortunate that you caught that man. And that's one thing you want to draw attention to 488 00:48:26,399 --> 00:48:31,319 here is your mechanics. Are they got a very keen eye for stuff like this. But that doesn't mean 489 00:48:31,320 --> 00:48:37,479 that drivers can't catch it first. Right? Correct. Saving lives. Shawn Marcus saving lives. That's 490 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:43,199 what I tell you guys out in the shop is saving lives when they do that stuff. Absolutely. That 491 00:48:43,199 --> 00:48:50,039 could have been a catastrophic accident with an issue like that. Um, and yeah, I'm bad. I mean, 492 00:48:50,080 --> 00:48:54,959 saving lives is a really good way to put it. And you guys do that work every single day of the 493 00:48:54,959 --> 00:49:01,399 week. Um, Shawn, uh, question. Same question to you, man. Anything that stands out to you that you would be 494 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:08,040 harping on as far as the pre-trip is concerned? Um, so yeah, like they other guys were 495 00:49:08,040 --> 00:49:14,878 saying tires like. But a big thing that I have noticed is that their product hose, their unload 496 00:49:14,879 --> 00:49:21,079 hose. A lot of guys like to switch trailers, and they take their hose with them and put them in 497 00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:26,799 the trailer that they switch to. Well, that leaves that trailer with an empty hose. And whenever they 498 00:49:26,799 --> 00:49:31,479 get to their customer, they can't unload because they don't have a hose. They didn't check while 499 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:38,039 they was at the shop. So again, that sounds like one of those things in the obvious, uh, 500 00:49:38,479 --> 00:49:43,449 tunnel that Brad was talking about there? Yeah, right. Just go. Just flip the host door. Open. Look 501 00:49:43,489 --> 00:49:49,009 up in there and pull it out. Look, you know. So you're kind of getting to something here that 502 00:49:49,009 --> 00:49:54,569 came up as a as a pretty big theme when I was having, uh, lunch with the, the shop there in Plain 503 00:49:54,570 --> 00:50:00,450 City Brattle. I'll start with you here. But you said, I think, uh, get out and look. Of course. Goal! 504 00:50:00,450 --> 00:50:07,009 We all know that one. Get out and look is a lot faster than fixing something. Um, and you kind of 505 00:50:07,050 --> 00:50:13,250 alluded to, Brad, how the get out and look can, can basically keep us from having a 20 minute repair 506 00:50:13,289 --> 00:50:19,929 turn into a three day problem. Can you speak to that a little bit? Well, absolutely. I mean, if you 507 00:50:19,930 --> 00:50:24,289 if you get out and look like it'll be a thing, it all goes back to what we've kind of been saying. 508 00:50:24,330 --> 00:50:30,169 Is it just take the extra five minutes to make sure that that everything's going to go well 509 00:50:30,770 --> 00:50:37,569 and, uh, you know, again, getting out and look at it saves saves 510 00:50:37,610 --> 00:50:44,129 us time in the shop, but not necessarily the driver time. So I think this goes back to the the 511 00:50:44,490 --> 00:50:49,369 earlier scenario of what can I do to make look, how can I do my job better to make somebody 512 00:50:49,370 --> 00:50:56,330 else's job easier? Get out and looks one of those things. Absolutely. Well fellas, 513 00:50:56,370 --> 00:51:01,689 this has all been great here. And the reason that I'm you guys have listened to this show or if you 514 00:51:01,689 --> 00:51:06,369 haven't, one thing that we do on every single interview as we clear some time for what we call 515 00:51:06,370 --> 00:51:11,490 final thoughts and the reason that I'm stopping this a little bit short and I'm leaving a lot of 516 00:51:11,490 --> 00:51:16,009 time for our final thoughts today, is because I think the final thoughts may vary, and they might 517 00:51:16,009 --> 00:51:22,489 be a little bit long. So what we intend our Final Thoughts segment to be about is a anything that 518 00:51:22,490 --> 00:51:27,809 we left on the table. Anything I didn't ask you about or get to that. You guys see that something 519 00:51:27,810 --> 00:51:33,609 we can talk about here today shortly. Uh, that might save some time, some money, some effort, or 520 00:51:33,610 --> 00:51:39,129 even a life down the road. Uh, I want to make sure and talk about it. So the other thing you can do 521 00:51:39,129 --> 00:51:42,730 with your Final Thoughts segment, if you've covered everything you want to talk about here on 522 00:51:42,730 --> 00:51:47,849 the show today, uh, you can give us any shout outs. Anybody that might be listening, uh, the the floor 523 00:51:47,850 --> 00:51:54,849 is yours. That's the point here. Uh, so I'm going to start from, uh, the foster terminal and, uh, move my 524 00:51:54,850 --> 00:52:00,729 way up the list here. Shawn. Uh, Shawn Earlywine, thank you so much, man, for the time today. I know you 525 00:52:00,729 --> 00:52:05,969 guys are busy, all of you. And this is really cool that we get to spend 45, 50 minutes here with you 526 00:52:06,010 --> 00:52:11,049 chatting. Uh, final thoughts from you, Shawn, from the foster terminal today. Before we let you go, 527 00:52:11,049 --> 00:52:16,929 anything we left on the table here that you want to mention before we get out of here? Um, no, I 528 00:52:16,929 --> 00:52:22,610 don't think so. I think the main thing was, like, what? Uh, Brad was hitting on there. Just go. Just 529 00:52:22,610 --> 00:52:28,449 just get out there. Look, you know that that will save so much time for everyone. 530 00:52:30,090 --> 00:52:36,968 Junior are pretty much all the same stuff. I mean, it's a great place to work, 531 00:52:36,969 --> 00:52:43,488 man. 18 years close to home. Brad is family. All good people. And, uh, 532 00:52:43,729 --> 00:52:48,610 about it, man. Man, it's not the first time I've heard it on this show, and it definitely won't be 533 00:52:48,610 --> 00:52:55,569 the last. Uh. That is, it won't be good people. Yes, they are great people. Shawn Earlywine, 534 00:52:55,570 --> 00:53:00,929 and Junior Taylor from down there. Foster. You guys did awesome today. Stick with me for a second here 535 00:53:00,929 --> 00:53:06,169 as I go to Jeremy Hall out there in Saginaw. Jeremy. Final thoughts? Anything we didn't get on 536 00:53:06,169 --> 00:53:09,888 the table today or any shout outs or anything like that you want to give before I let you get 537 00:53:09,889 --> 00:53:16,889 back to it, my friend? I think the the biggest thing is I. I, at least from what 538 00:53:16,889 --> 00:53:23,729 I see, is just the making sure that the drivers do the little things. You know, it's always the 539 00:53:23,730 --> 00:53:30,250 small things. Like it has been said earlier, it's the small things that will add up in the long 540 00:53:30,250 --> 00:53:37,249 run. Uh, I just That's why I'd take so much time trying to reinforce the. Oh, hey, you know. Make sure 541 00:53:37,250 --> 00:53:43,849 you're checking ABC go by the book. You know, just give back in the muscle memory of things that 542 00:53:43,850 --> 00:53:50,290 should have already been there. As far as the shout out. Uh, there's so many. We have quite a few 543 00:53:50,330 --> 00:53:55,569 vendors out here, but I do want to give a shout out to the shop up the street. Um, accelerated 544 00:53:55,610 --> 00:54:02,529 tweet services, uh, specifically Mike, the mechanic that's on our account. He does a really 545 00:54:02,529 --> 00:54:08,689 great job. Uh, he's on. He's pretty much Johnny on the spot for when we need something done. 546 00:54:08,929 --> 00:54:15,569 Especially if it's like, uh, for example, we have two yard dogs here that are constantly 547 00:54:15,570 --> 00:54:22,409 running. So if one goes down and I'm off at a vendor picking up parts, or I'm 548 00:54:22,409 --> 00:54:28,449 on a roll call or whatever, I know I can call Mike and he'll come over here real quick and figure 549 00:54:28,490 --> 00:54:34,769 out what the problem is and get it back up and running so we're not having to split. One yard dog 550 00:54:34,809 --> 00:54:41,489 between, you know, two positions on the here on the the mill site. Sure. So I, I. 551 00:54:41,530 --> 00:54:48,329 Do. I do. They do a really good job for us and I really. Appreciate everything that they do. Well 552 00:54:48,330 --> 00:54:52,809 that's a great shout out. And I can tell you this I, I've just watching Brad over here. He's nodding 553 00:54:52,810 --> 00:54:57,249 his head. I looked like he was at a metal concert for a second. I think he's in agreement with you, 554 00:54:57,330 --> 00:55:01,849 uh, about those things that you just said, Jeremy. And, uh, thank you so much for the time. We 555 00:55:01,850 --> 00:55:07,529 appreciate it. Uh, you guys all have done such a good job here today. Jeff, I'm going to you for 556 00:55:07,530 --> 00:55:11,769 your final thoughts, my friend. Anything we left on the table you might want to talk about before we 557 00:55:11,770 --> 00:55:17,529 let you go? No. Not really. Well, not that I can think of, you know. 558 00:55:19,010 --> 00:55:25,849 Hey, Jeff. And we appreciate the time. We can be here all day. I. I won't keep you. I know 559 00:55:25,850 --> 00:55:31,740 you're a busy guy. We appreciate the time. Uh, Brad, on to you for your final thoughts here. You guys 560 00:55:31,740 --> 00:55:37,179 run such a tight ship out there. As I said earlier, the drivers talk about it. They like the equipment 561 00:55:37,179 --> 00:55:42,859 there. They're really happy with the way you guys keep them safe. They're on the road. Uh, final 562 00:55:42,860 --> 00:55:47,099 thoughts for you, Brad, or any shoutouts that you might want to give before we let you get back to 563 00:55:47,100 --> 00:55:53,379 it? Well, first of all, I wasn't agreeing with Jeremy. I was in here. Listen to AC, DC. Yeah, there 564 00:55:53,379 --> 00:56:00,379 you go. Okay. That's right. Uh. I mean, I got some, uh, ultimately what I want to shout out to a lot 565 00:56:00,379 --> 00:56:04,738 of our drivers. We got great drivers. We don't want to sound like we're sitting here having a gripe 566 00:56:04,739 --> 00:56:11,419 session. We have drivers that go beyond what we sometimes on and on and above what we ask, you 567 00:56:11,419 --> 00:56:17,020 know, and and sometimes we're in bad situations and we ask them to do things we know they don't 568 00:56:17,020 --> 00:56:23,499 want them do. And and they buckle up and they do it. So, uh, we. Like coming on the podcast, right? Brad? 569 00:56:23,620 --> 00:56:30,619 All our hard working drivers, um, they work hard, long hours. I mean, I think anyone that 570 00:56:30,620 --> 00:56:36,499 drives around the United States these days knows it's difficult. There's a lot of traffic in the 571 00:56:36,500 --> 00:56:41,979 world these days. It's not it's different than what it was 25 years ago. I mean, there's just a 572 00:56:41,979 --> 00:56:47,059 lot of traffic and and frustrating. I get frustrated sometimes driving from here to my 573 00:56:47,059 --> 00:56:53,579 house. So if I had to do it every day, I don't know. But so I shout out to the drivers, they do a great 574 00:56:53,579 --> 00:56:58,580 job. We don't want to sit here and pick and complain. That's that's really if that's what it 575 00:56:58,580 --> 00:57:04,859 sounded like. That's not our goal was we want to make, uh, have a scenario where 576 00:57:05,379 --> 00:57:10,179 it's better for everybody if we can, you know, make things a little bit better for everybody. Uh, 577 00:57:10,219 --> 00:57:15,979 that's where we want to get to. You know, that's always, uh, always our goal is to improve a little 578 00:57:16,020 --> 00:57:21,500 bit every day for sure. For sure. And, and, you know, sometimes you do have to ask people to do things 579 00:57:21,500 --> 00:57:28,339 they don't want to do, like coming on the podcast. Right, Jeff. That's right. I know. 580 00:57:28,899 --> 00:57:34,819 That's right. I oh. All. These guys, Marcus, all these guys are wanting. They got retribution. I got 581 00:57:34,819 --> 00:57:40,698 retribution to pay or, uh, whatever, you know, uh, they've all said. Yeah. We'll get him. Back at. Some. 582 00:57:40,699 --> 00:57:47,659 Point. There will be. Well, gentlemen, I appreciate the time. I know that this is a way 583 00:57:47,660 --> 00:57:52,138 out of bounds for what you guys are doing on the daily. Uh, but you did great here. And I hope that, 584 00:57:52,139 --> 00:57:56,779 uh, maybe here in six months, eight months, we can get another shop round table going and talk about 585 00:57:56,779 --> 00:58:01,699 the things that are going to arise as the winter months come in. I know that seasons are a big part 586 00:58:01,699 --> 00:58:07,378 of what you guys deal with there in the shop, so we'll get you back here again. But, uh, Brad DeWolf, 587 00:58:07,379 --> 00:58:12,739 Jeff Horsley, Jeremy Hall, Junior Taylor and Shawn Earlywine, you guys knocked it out of the park 588 00:58:12,739 --> 00:58:18,380 today. Thank you all so much for joining us here on Always Nomadic, Never Static. Have a great day. I 589 00:58:18,419 --> 00:58:22,099 normally tell the drivers, be safe out there, but I'm going to tell you guys, keep them safe out 590 00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:26,658 there. All right. Thanks, Mark. All right. Yeah. Thanks. Thank you. 591 00:58:34,340 --> 00:58:41,219 Huge thanks to Brad, Geoff, Jeremy, Junior and Shawn. What a great episode that was. Uh, one thing about 592 00:58:41,219 --> 00:58:45,419 getting in a room with a bunch of guys from the shop is you're going to have some laughs. All you 593 00:58:45,419 --> 00:58:50,059 got to do is get them talking. I learned that when I was out at playing city, eating barbecue with 594 00:58:50,060 --> 00:58:56,739 all the guys. Uh, what a fun group. And what a talented group of text that we've got here at 595 00:58:56,739 --> 00:59:01,340 Bulk and Spur. And there you heard it there. They're letting you know some of the things that 596 00:59:01,340 --> 00:59:07,419 we're seeing at large here, and some of the ways that you as drivers can help. And listen, I know 597 00:59:07,459 --> 00:59:14,419 that drivers greatly appreciate what the shop does. And, uh, if we can put a put a point on it 598 00:59:14,419 --> 00:59:20,579 real quick here, Brad did really sum it up very well. The guys at the shop are quite literally 599 00:59:20,579 --> 00:59:27,499 saving lives. We heard that, uh, that story about the detached Axel. That's really scary. And 600 00:59:27,500 --> 00:59:32,740 that can not only affect the driver in a very grave way. If they were to get in an accident and 601 00:59:32,740 --> 00:59:38,539 get injured, but that could have affected the motoring public as well, which we all know. We want 602 00:59:38,540 --> 00:59:43,019 to be safe out there first and foremost for ourselves and so we can get home to our families. 603 00:59:43,019 --> 00:59:48,179 But we also want everybody else out there on the road to be safe and to get home to their families. 604 00:59:48,179 --> 00:59:55,179 And that is the core of what the shop is doing every day, day in and day out. All those hard 605 00:59:55,180 --> 01:00:01,978 hours, all those smashed fingers, uh, all all of those just engines that won't cooperate when 606 01:00:01,979 --> 01:00:06,499 you're in there wrenching on them. That's what they're trying to do is save lives and make 607 01:00:06,500 --> 01:00:12,300 everybody safer out there. And, um, I don't want to take anything away from that point, because I 608 01:00:12,300 --> 01:00:18,699 think it was the most poignant point that was made all day. Some of this stuff is little, but, uh, 609 01:00:18,700 --> 01:00:25,138 those of you that have blown a steer tire before, uh, or even blown a drive tire, you know? Uh, all of 610 01:00:25,139 --> 01:00:32,099 a sudden, things get really, really, um, hard to deal with really, really fast. And if we're just out 611 01:00:32,100 --> 01:00:37,099 there taking a little bit more time, uh, we're we're getting out and looking. We're checking on 612 01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:43,099 things like tires, lights and the obvious, uh, air hoses, making sure we're putting those away. Making 613 01:00:43,099 --> 01:00:49,859 sure that we don't, uh, take the hose, uh, with us to a different trailer and leave one without it. Or 614 01:00:49,899 --> 01:00:55,179 as long as we do do that, making sure that we're checking that trailer as the other driver before 615 01:00:55,220 --> 01:01:01,578 to make sure you've got the right hose so you can get unloaded. Um, so much good stuff. I would say 616 01:01:01,620 --> 01:01:07,579 take this one, listen to it, and in two weeks, go back and listen to it again to see if you're able 617 01:01:07,580 --> 01:01:13,178 to kind of, uh, see the difference that it makes when you just take a little bit more time and 618 01:01:13,179 --> 01:01:19,259 make sure that all the equipment is in shipshape, because, listen, if it's not, you just heard from 619 01:01:19,259 --> 01:01:25,028 five guys, that will make sure. And they will bend over backwards to make sure that it is in 620 01:01:25,029 --> 01:01:31,989 shipshape ASAP. Fantastic stuff again. Hats off to Brad, Jeff, Jeremy, Junior, 621 01:01:31,989 --> 01:01:38,470 and Shawn. I always enjoy my talks with the guys in the shop. You know, I worked in an auto shop for a 622 01:01:38,470 --> 01:01:44,149 while when I was in high school. I will be honest with you, I was the lowest man on the totem pole. I 623 01:01:44,150 --> 01:01:49,949 was the detail boy. But I was also the grunt that the mechanics asked to come over and help when 624 01:01:49,949 --> 01:01:56,069 they were pulling an engine out of an S-10 or, you know, pulling a transmission out of a Silverado. 625 01:01:56,070 --> 01:02:02,949 And let me tell you, those guys are skilled, talented beyond belief and doing a job that I 626 01:02:02,989 --> 01:02:08,789 can't even scratch the surface of the knowledge base that you need to be able to fix these trucks. 627 01:02:08,789 --> 01:02:15,429 And the guys that I saw, they were fixing Chevys and GMC's, and it was still incredibly 628 01:02:15,429 --> 01:02:20,830 difficult and incredibly complicated. I can't imagine what it's like when you scale that truck 629 01:02:20,830 --> 01:02:27,230 up to the size of the trucks that were driving here at Bulk and Spur. So, uh, I will never say no 630 01:02:27,230 --> 01:02:33,589 to another episode as a for a roundtable with the shop. That is so much fun for me. Every single time 631 01:02:33,589 --> 01:02:39,909 I get to do it, I will caution you. These guys are so busy, we probably won't get one for another 52 632 01:02:39,910 --> 01:02:45,548 episodes. And if you're counting, that means next year. But that's okay. We will wait with bated 633 01:02:45,549 --> 01:02:50,870 breath for when we get the guys from the shop back on. Uh, they're out there doing the Lord's 634 01:02:50,870 --> 01:02:56,509 work, keeping everybody safe as best as they can. And, uh, I think as drivers, there's a way to help 635 01:02:56,509 --> 01:03:01,869 them out just a little bit by slowing down, checking for the obvious. Kicking those tires when 636 01:03:01,869 --> 01:03:07,308 you're feeling up. And all the other great advice you heard from our shop techs today. And Brad as 637 01:03:07,309 --> 01:03:13,909 well. I want to thank you all for tuning in to our roundtable with the shop episode. As I said, one of 638 01:03:13,909 --> 01:03:19,549 my favorite episodes. Every single time we get to do it, I've got a soft spot for these guys in the 639 01:03:19,549 --> 01:03:25,149 shop. I feel like they are the offensive linemen of the trucking industry. They are the unsung 640 01:03:25,150 --> 01:03:31,869 heroes. Without them, we could not do the job safely or at all when you really think about it. 641 01:03:31,870 --> 01:03:36,870 So thanks for tuning in today. Remember that if you have any suggestions for something you'd like 642 01:03:36,870 --> 01:03:41,429 to hear on the show, or if you'd like to come on the show as a guest, please head on over to 643 01:03:41,470 --> 01:03:48,309 podcast.bulktransit.com and send me an email. Stay safe out there, bulk and spur. We'll be 644 01:03:48,310 --> 01:03:54,589 back next week with a brand new hour of content for you, 5 a.m. local time on Wednesday. 645 01:03:56,870 --> 01:04:02,669 And that's all she blows for today's episode of Always Pneumatic, Never Static. Your number one and 646 01:04:02,669 --> 01:04:08,589 probably only Pneumatic Trucking podcast, brought to you by Bulk Transit. Thanks for rolling with us 647 01:04:08,590 --> 01:04:13,389 today. Till next time, stay safe, keep those lines clear and keep it pumping.