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March 12, 2019 36 mins

Rick Blatter

Truckers Want Change with Rick Blatter

Rick Blatter of the Canadian Truckers Association and talks with Bruce about issues causing grief in the trucking industry and how truckers are hoping to elect change in the industry through shutdowns and convoys. You can learn more about Blatter and his work at www.rickblatter.com  

This episode is sponsored by Rosedale Transport with a large terminal network across North America. You can learn more about Rosedale Transport and the opportunities available at www.rosedalegroup.com

Rosedale Transport

This episode is also sponsored by The Trucking Network with Mega Job Fairs being held across the Country. You can learn more about the job fairs at www.thetruckingnetwork.ca

The Trucking Network

Our music for today is by Thomas Wade with his song We’ve Got a Lot to Unlearn off his Blue Country Soul album. You can learn more about Thomas at www.thomaswade.com

About the Show

The Lead Pedal Podcast offers a positive voice for truck drivers in the transportation industry with career and business information. The Lead Pedal Podcast is a show for those in the trucking industry wanting to improve their trucking careers or businesses. What does The Lead Pedal Podcast mean? The Lead (pronounced “Led”) stands for acceleration or fast-track of your career or business in transportation, it is a play on words and we certainly are not here promoting speeding in the industry. We are hoping this information will help you become a professional driver faster than if you didn’t know about many of these topics.

The interviews, information, features and other items that are meant to be helpful for drivers and those in the trucking industry. We are not here to complain about the industry but aim to offer positive ways to create a successful trucking career. Professional truck drivers who work for good carriers get treated better, earn pay better, and therefore have good careers. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode at www.theleadpedalpodcast.com

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The show include interviews and topical information relevant to those in the transportation industry. The show is published every Tuesday and Thursday and is available at www.theleadpedalpodcast.com , ITunes, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeartradio, SoundCloud, Spotify, and other popular podcast platforms. You can learn more about Bruce Outridge and the bands behind the music of the show under the About tab.

Why not join us in the studio by watching the show on The Lead Pedal Podcast YouTube Channel. Click here to check out the Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp9Hv9ZhNGAYZQvk3WWIFug?view_as=subscriber

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