S1E19 The Breaking Point and the Diesel Prophet — A Freight Storm Forecast

2025-06-29

Breaker 1-9, buckle up. We’re rolling through freight storms and economic truth bombs in this one. In Episode 19 of the Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast, we kick things off with stories that cut deep—like Pat Hill’s tribute to truckers and their wives, shared by Koolhand Danny C. Hall. Then we head down under to Australia with Brendon Ryan’s letter, “The Breaking Point,” and compare how bad it really is across the trucking world. But the real thunder rolls in when Dieseldamus makes his first appearance....

Breaker 1-9, buckle up. We’re rolling through freight storms and economic truth bombs in this one.

In Episode 19 of the Channel 19 Experience Trucker Podcast, we kick things off with stories that cut deep—like Pat Hill’s tribute to truckers and their wives, shared by Koolhand Danny C. Hall. Then we head down under to Australia with Brendon Ryan’s letter, “The Breaking Point,” and compare how bad it really is across the trucking world.

But the real thunder rolls in when Dieseldamus makes his first appearance. He ain’t Wall Street. He ain’t D.C. He’s a diesel-soaked, CB-crackling freight prophet who reads the smoke signals of this industry—and his prediction? A massive capacity collapse, consumer collapse, and freight rate spike that could break the system wide open.

We wrap it all up with a grounded convo with Todd Waldron, VP of Carrier Experience at Truckstop.com. We talk fraud, tools, and what’s next for the load board world. No fluff. Just facts, freight, and the voices that keep the wheels turning.

🚛 Topics Covered:

Pat Hill’s “Truckers and Trucker Wives” – a tribute to grit and grease

The state of trucking in Australia vs. America

Dieseldamus Forecast: inflation trap, labor purges, capacity collapses, and what comes next

Tech talk and trucking trends with Truckstop.com’s Todd Waldron

Episode Links:

Danny C Hall's Facebook Post - Pat Hill Story: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E2iS7MuSu/

Brendon Ryan's "The Breaking Point": https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15vgYXXtyc/

What the Truck?!? Podcast interview with DOT Secretary Duffy: https://youtu.be/d1lZIb-84z0?si=YrNB86no_-blZ1HY

Truckstop.com: https://truckstop.com

Superior Trucking Payroll Service: https://truckingpayroll.com

Trucker's Wealth: https://truckers-wealth.com