Channel 19 Experience

12/07/2025

Happiness is within our reach 😂

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12/07/2025

Library had the annual book sale today and look at this gem I found. That and about a hundred and fifty pounds of other books to keep the house from flying away in a storm 🤣 Don’t you all start blocking my number if we move to a different house.

12/03/2025

One of my “fans” shared this with me this morning. It really made my ❤️ happy. Thank you for listening and if you have something similar please share :)

12/01/2025

Excellent article by Dale Prax.

How systemic fraud, outdated systems, and leadership inaction are putting America’s most sensitive military freight at risk Dale Prax — Founder of FreightValidate, widely known as the “Freight Fraud Czar” On a wind-stung morning in Western Texas, two trucks rolled into a U.S.

11/29/2025

Shout out to Truckin With Coffee N Cal! Thank you Big Cal! Got the mug last night and couldn’t wait to fire it up this morning and take a photo! Have a great weekend! God bless!

11/28/2025

As it turns out one of Gemma’s favorite things is if you stack both her beds on top of one another. She doesn’t want to move a muscle. 😆

11/26/2025

Couldn’t have said it better myself 🙂
Thanks for sharing Ned!

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Ever seen trucks parked on highway shoulders or off-ramps at night? 🤔 It's not by choice. They are following federal safety regulations. 🚛 Truckers have a strict 14-hour shift, but only 11 of those hours can be spent driving. ⏰ When that clock hits zero, they must shut down for a 10-hour bre...

11/26/2025

This is trucking....whether you're hauling the load, working in the office putting the pieces together, in the shop fixing the trucks, the spouses and families holding it together at home. It's this kind of effort every day by millions of you that keep American rolling!! Thank you! Get home safely and enjoy your Thanksgivings with your friends and families!!

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11/25/2025

Check out this new content from Deb LaBree!!

11/24/2025

Guess who's back... back again... 🎤
Tony's back... tell a friend...

But seriously, villains — after 3 weeks of radio silence and cryptic outlaw posts that had Danger Dave playing detective in my comments... I’ve been in stealth mode 😎 — all the dash lights off, CD in dark mode, sneaking around the chicken coops…

🎧 Episode #34 just dropped!
And let me tell you — this isn’t your usual Channel 19 Experience.

Episode 34 title: “Phoesis… What Did You Just Call Me??? 🤔”

This episode features:
🎯 Norris Beren dropping truth bombs about second chances & courage
🎵 The country songs that kept you guessing (yeah, there was a method to the madness)
💣 The Money Line segment that changes everything
🚀 Why I’ve been MIA and what I’ve been building in the shadows

Some of you called it.
Some of you worried.
Mile Marker Mike and Danger Dave — this one’s partly your fault. 😂

The sun split.
The Whistlers are multiplying.
And we’ve got work to do.

Episode #34 is live NOW:

After weeks of radio silence and cryptic outlaw posts, Tony breaks format completely.This isn't your usual Channel 19 Experience.The sun split. Two worlds co...

11/16/2025

Our favorite payroll expert with a great article!! Superior Trucking Payroll Service

🚨 Trucking company hit with surprise workers' comp charges — all because of Per Diem. They thought they were doing everything right. The auditor didn’t agree. The worst part? It could’ve been avoided. Read the full story 👉 https://zurl.co/E9EgF If you run payroll in-house using QuickBook...

11/16/2025

Well said!!

Why Am I Having To Bring This To The Frontline If Everyone Is For The Driver And We Have So Many Driver Advocates? HELLO 👋— Let’s get our Sh*t Together… Union Leaders, Trucking Associations.

[ IT MORE THAN JUST PAY- ITS CLASSIFICATION ]

Why Class 8 Truck Drivers Are, Without Question, Skilled Labor — And Why America Must Finally Recognize It

By Will Cook — A Driver’s Perspective
Nov 14, 2025

For decades, the trucking industry has been held hostage by one lie: that Class 8 truck drivers are “unskilled labor.”

That lie has justified low wages, poor training standards, predatory labor programs, foreign driver pipelines, CDL mills, and now — the push for automation. It has shaped legislation, undercut American workers, and misled the public about what it actually takes to operate an 80,000-lb commercial vehicle safely.

But here are the facts, backed directly by federal definitions, occupational data, and international labor standards:

Driving a Class 8 commercial motor vehicle is skilled labor. It always has been.
And America is long overdue for calling it what it truly is.

1. FMCSA’s Own Language: “Special Skills and Knowledge”

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) — the agency responsible for regulating the industry — explicitly states:

“Driving a commercial motor vehicle is a big responsibility. It requires special skills and knowledge.”

That is the definition of skilled work.

A Class 8 driver must:
• Hold a valid CDL under federal law (49 CFR Part 383).
• Complete Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) before even testing.
• Pass multiple written exams: general knowledge, combination vehicles, air brakes, and endorsements for hazmat, tanker, doubles/triples, etc.
• Pass a three-part skills test: pre-trip inspection, basic control maneuvers, and a full road test.

That is not “unskilled” by any logical or legal standard.

2. Occupational Data: The Government Already Classifies This Work as Skilled

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the O*NET skills database — the government’s own occupational classification system — list heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers under Skilled Vocational Preparation (SVP) 4.0–