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The Voice Of GO(r)D podcast is very happy to bring you the self proclaimed ‘King of Content', the Doer of The Work™️, lawyer, historian, marketing guru, prolific writer, and former co-host of the What's Left? podcast, Mr Oliver Bateman. Oliver encouraged me to start this Substack and is one of many who told me I should start a podcast - he has always been very encouraging of this project, and has served as a great inspiration and adviser to me over the years, and I am very happy to get him on the show and get him to you. We centered our conversation on our fathers, as Oliver's Dad looms large in his work, both as a man of size and as a philosophical driving force behind Oliver's work. We end up meandering around a number of different stories, including those of our Grandfathers services - mine driving a Sherman tank in Europe and then trucks across Canada, and Oliver's being a submariner in the US Navy during World War 2, with these family histories ultimately animating everything we do and discuss here on the show. Oliver is everywhere - https://www.oliverbateman.com/https://oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/https://x.com/MoustacheClubUShttps://www.instagram.com/oliverleebateman/?hl=enClick here for a list of everything he has ever written - and he is everywhere - MEL Magazine, UnHerd, The Ringer, RealClear Politics, The Washington Examiner, Splice Today, American Greatness, WaPo, American Affairs Journal, The Spectator, VICE, Compact, you name it, he's probably written for them. https://www.oliverbateman.com/bibliographyAs we discussed on the show, one of Oliver's most recent must reads, on the Everyman embodied in Norm from Cheers, and the man who made him - https://oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/p/the-work-of-pouring-one-out-for-aA couple of my favorites of his Work - A critique of social media and what it is doing to us - https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2023/05/anti-social-media-a-modest-proposal-for-significant-restraint/On the siloing of our elites and how calls for censorship are meant only to re-enforce the ear plugs which prevent them from hearing the issues of the masses - https://amgreatness.com/2020/12/13/our-coddled-elites-and-all-the-pain-they-cant-feel/Satire at both the expense of AI and its pimps, and the baser elements of human behavior - https://www.splicetoday.com/digital/resist-the-ai-overlords-at-all-costs'An Ode to the CFL' -https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-life-arts/3080999/an-ode-to-canadian-football/And as we discussed in the show, Oliver's grandfather served on a US Navy Submarine, and Oliver published his diary of The Life Aquatic here - https://oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/p/the-work-of-a-world-war-ii-submarineThanks for listening!As mentioned in the intro, I am writing a book on the fate of the North American Trucker in 2025, which you can read about here - If you are of means and want to chip in to help me see it through - https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadAs always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comThanks for listening - this show is mostly a gift for my fellow truckers, and it would be awfully nice if you passed it around to any truckers you might know or anyone else who likes podcasts - word of mouth is the best marketing, and I appreciate it greatly.

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy for the return of the finest investigative journalist in the world of trucking and freight, Clarissa Hawes. Over two decades of writing at both LandLine Magazine, the official media channel of OOIDA, and at FreightWaves, Clarissa has looked deeply into various issues and pathologies within trucking and has done a damn good job in reporting on them. Those who have been reading my Substack and articles for various publications will have read Clarissa's work, as I have cited her often.Clarissa fills us in on her career in journalism, and we dive into some of her more recent beats, including the abuse of migrants in trucking and her being the Bad News Bear of the FreightWaves “Layoffs and Bankruptcies” section, amongst many other threads she has pulled at over the years.Clarissa is now working on her own, but you can find an archive of her work at FreightWaves here - https://www.freightwaves.com/news/author/clarissahawesYou can find Clarissa at both Twitter and LinkedIn -https://x.com/cage_writerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/clarissa-hawes-60a1b012a/If you've got a hot tip or a lead on a story for her - clarissahawes@gmail.comAnd in case you missed it, Clarissa appeared on the show back in August 2023 in a roundtable discussion on fighting freight fraud with Justin Martin, Mike Lombard, and Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski of FreightCaviar -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/avoiding-freight-scammers-a-logisticsQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comI'm writing a book on the fate of the North American trucker in 2025 -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-major

Voice Of GO(r)D is pleased to welcome back to the show Mr Chace Barber, one of the founders and very public face of Edison Motors, the British Columbia based manufacturer of diesel electric hybrid trucks.In this discussion, Chace updates us on Edison's move to Golden BC and fills us in on why they won't be making trucks for the American market anytime soon (Hint - the EPA and US DOT are mewling cabbages) which leads into some extended editorializing from Mr Barber you typically wouldn't hear in Edison marketing videos. I'm happy to be an outlet! Chace also answers a few of my questions on regulation vis a vis truck design for a chapter to be included in the book.Since recording this episode, Edison was given an interesting warning from Tesla regards a humorous piece of marketing that Edison has been using since they started. Given everything else we know about the Big Cheese at Tesla, and his KayFabe public Brolationship breakdown with the President this past week, it should come as no surprise that Tesla really do have something lodged firmly up their rear ends.https://www.tiktok.com/@_edison.motors/video/7512111442842176824You can find Chace and Edison all over the internet -https://www.tiktok.com/@_edison.motorshttps://x.com/EdisonMotorsLtdhttps://www.youtube.com/@EdisonMotorshttps://edisonmotors.ca/In the intro I mention an article that I was asked to provide comment for by a new (to me) Canadian online Business Magazine called The Logic. They're a subscription based magazine but if you sign up via their website you get three free articles a month so head on over and check this out -https://thelogic.co/news/forestry-logging-autonomous-trucks/For more links, photos, and other intel regards Edison, head on over to the substack link for this episode - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/updates-and-raw-opinion-chace-barberQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is proud to present a brief chat with Lewie Pugh, the Executive VP of one of America's oldest and definitely largest driver advocacy organization in the country. I met up with Lewie at MATS 2025 and invited him on the show, and between all of the work and travel he has been up to, he very graciously squeezed me in. We discuss how he got into trucking, how and why he joined OOIDA, and what OOIDA is, is not, and various issues they are working on.This was recorded a couple of months ago (I know, I'm so behind on getting these out) and since recording, President Trump signed the Executive Order re-enforcing English Proficiency requirements for CDL drivers in America, which you can read about at this piece I wrote for The American Conservative and you can likewise see Lewie, along with Todd Spencer, OOIDA's Big Cheese, at an announcement about new enforcement directions with Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, down in Austin, Texas recently.Also, OOIDA recently released a white paper further debunking the driver shortage narrative, and what do you know, they even quoted my line in it - a system of “stealth corporate welfare disguised as a jobs training program”https://www.ooida.com/white-paper-request/?result=The%20Churn%20-%20A%20Brief%20Look%20at%20the%20Roots%20of%20High%20Driver%20Turnover%20in%20U.S.%20Trucking&file=22981You can find Lewie on Twitter - https://x.com/Lewie_PughHis Bio page at OOIDA - https://www.ooida.com/board/todd-spencer/lewie-pugh-2/Sign up for a membership at OOIDA - https://www.ooida.com/membership/As you know, I'm writing a book on the fate of the North American trucker in 2025, which you can read more about here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorThanks for listening, and as always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

The Voice Of GO(r)D podcast is very excited to bring you a deep dive discussion about the implementation of autonomous trucks on our highways, and the use of human truckers as teaching ‘Guinea Pigs' in this enterprise.Paulette Nobles is a trucker who just recently left Hirschbach Transportation and she joins the show with Mitchel Riesgraf, a driver with Long Haul Trucking and the Truckxedo TikTok channel. I met both through CDL - Drivers Unlimited, a driver advocacy organization that is … hibernating?Paulette and Mitchel share their experiences and research with us, and some of it is quite alarming, especially the use of driver facing cameras to scrape driver performance and behavior in an effort to collect data to teach the robots assumed to be our replacements. Paulette also has some insights to share regards Hirschbach, a carrier partner with Aurora Innovation in their project to make truckers extinct. We explain in the discussion why all of their rhetoric otherwise is pure and unadulterated BS and that you ought be skeptical of anything these people say.It should be noted, and I forgot to mention in the intro I recorded, that today we have reports that the Ukrainian military used drone swarms numbering in the hundreds which took out numerous on the ground aircraft of the Russian Air Force, launched from over a thousand miles away. Automated warfare to automated truckers, and it is really people who end up in the crosshairs.Lean into NeoLuddism!Links -Aurora's letter to the Congressional Transportation and Infrastructure Committee attempting to sell them on the safety of their systems -https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:44226229-4a9f-4199-b953-8a12801ddeccA cringe video made by Hirschbach in which their own employees celebrate their replacement -https://vimeo.com/1052465404Aurora's announcement of driver back in (for now)https://aurora.tech/newsroom/updating-our-driverless-operationsA market research firm pours some water on Aurora -https://www.bleeckerstreetresearch.com/research/aurora-innovation-aurhttps://www.stealingfire.tech/https://www.jamesyear.com/James has been on my show about 8 times now, but here is the first of our roundtable discussions looking into Autonomous Trucks -And finally, AI and automated tech are also in the news in the world of politics, as a part of Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill' has a sneaky insert which lets AI and related tech development off of numerous hooks for a decade, and Vice President Vance gave a recent interview where he spoke out of both sides of his mouth where it concerns workers affected by all of this.Read about all of that here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/the-propaganda-pushing-autonomousFor more links, files, and videos mentioned in the introduction and throughout the show, head on over to my Substack post about this podcast - there is always much more info and often photos or videos that Spotify and others won't let me link to. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/teaching-the-robots-through-workerWhile you are there, smash that subscribe button and never miss a podcast or any of my written work, as it will show up instantly in your inbox. As mentioned on the show - I'm writing a book about the fate of the North American trucker in 2025, and you can read about that here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majoIf you've got a couple of bucks to spare to help me see the book through - https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and Strongly Encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is proud to present Mr Mike Williams, one of Australia's most infamous truckers and political commentators, and host of the On The Road Aussie Trucking Podcast. Mike has spent a lifetime “On The Road” Down Under, and has also been podcasting about it for a number of years now. You may have seen Mike expounding online in his ‘Minute with Mick' video segments, or having his advocacy read aloud in the Australian Senate. Maybe you passed him on your way to Port Hedland as he was towing four of the bastards loaded with Iron Ore.I appeared on Mike's show not long after I began writing about the Freedom Convoy, and have been long overdue to return the favor. Mike didn't disappoint, and fills us in on the history of Surveillance Tech in Oz, The Razorback Mountain Truckies Blockade, life in Oz under their insane Covid Regime, how their graduated licensing system works, (or not), various issues unique to Ozzy truckers, and in particular with driver shortage narratives and driver ‘replacement' by drooling morons that appears to be the same no matter where you go.Is there no escape?You can find Mike all over the Internet.On Twitter - https://x.com/theoztruckerFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/otrpodcastausSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gqE7DetB7p7MYu3uhvpHu?si=a1c7cb8d281047b3Here is Australian Senator Glenn Sterle reading Mike's comments into Parliament -https://www.facebook.com/SenatorGlennSterle/videos/503818531182425/This is the Audiobook recounting of the Razorback Mountain Truckies Blockade -https://open.spotify.com/episode/26OmJkgEEnmlkzwVm4ARtd?si=409837e518f847d2I'm writing a book on the fate of the trucker in 2025 - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorIf you've got a couple of bucks to spare to help me get the book out the door -https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadAs always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is honored to bring you Mr Kim Wylie, a veteran trucker from Humboldt, Saskatchewan (yes, that Humboldt) who, like myself, is doing what he can to raise alarm bells about the state of the industry, and offer policy solutions to improve life for all of us out on the road. Working with friend and former guest of the show, Trent Lalonde, Kim is highlighting issues with training and licensure of truckers, and despite difficulty in getting policy makers in Saskatchewan to listen, seem to be making headway next door in Alberta, where discussions of recognizing truckers with trade certification are happening in earnest.You can find Kim and Trent's group over on Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/groups/283073555713106/Kim's FB profileThanks again for listening, and paying attention. Some of us are pretty damn broke and can't even afford to pay for that.Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and Strongly Encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comI'm writing a book on the fate of the North American Trucker in 2025; find out more about that, and ways you can contribute here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-major

I want to express gratitude and appreciation to all of the listeners of the podcast and readers of this Substack who have stuck with me thus far, and those of you who have tolerated my gravely and monotonous voice for 100 episodes. Without you here, I have no reason to do this, and I thank you for your time and attention.For episode 100 I bring you the man who brought me into this world (well, I guess my mom would deserve some credit, too, but she ain't here anymore) and helped make me who I am, My Dad.There would be none of this without him, and none of the commentary and writing on the trucking industry without the family legacy, which involves Dad, Uncle Chris, my late Uncle Bruce, and my late Grandfather, Sergeant James E Magill. Dad and I discuss much of the family history and more in this extended conversation, which I hope you enjoy as much as I have enjoyed producing all of these shows and writing for you.You can follow Leonard on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/leonard.magill/To see a bunch of photos of Dad and the family legacy, head over to https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/voice-of-gord-episode-100-featuringThanks for listening, and as always - Questions, Comments, Suggestions, Corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comAs mentioned, I'm writing a book on the fate of the American Trucker in 2025, for more info on that - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-major

Voice Of GO(r)D is happy to bring you a conversation with a manager at a Toronto area truck driving school who brings us many observations about what exactly is going on with several problems in the industry.Our discussion ranges from the CBC Marketplace piece on scammy truck driving schools, to the now universally acknowledged ‘Brampton Truckers' meme brought to us by the same guys the CBC wouldn't name, as well as various issues involving the Provincial Government of Ontario. No surprises here - they throw money at people who shouldn't be truckers, and fail to properly regulate or do anything about those whom hand out licenses to incompetents. We also get some inside perspectives on recent meetings of the Truck Training School Association of Ontario and what they have to say about the gangsters in the industry making a mockery of our once noble occupation. There's a few gems in this one that teach me a few things even I was not aware of regards the incentives behind the scams and why people sign up for them.And if you have some beef with me bringing up the Brampton Guys, I would like you to take that up with the government, and if you still don't believe me, perhaps this major investigation from the Globe and Mail published way back in 2019 will persuade you.https://web.archive.org/web/20191008005205/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-foreign-truck-drivers-canada-immigration-investigation/My guest also describes her family history in trucking, and the cultural changes that have taken place in the GTA, and writ large, which have changed the face of trucking today.My guest requested to stay anonymous, given the legitimate risks presented by certain elements of the Brampton Crew, so no, you can't follow her online.As mentioned in the intro, I have written some pieces regards President Trump and his very recent Executive Order on English Language Proficiency requirements of truckers in the United States.SHOT -https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trucking-has-an-immigrant-problem-and-trump-can-fix-it/(I ought remind my readers that when I'm published at other outlets, I don't get final say on titles or sub titles.)CHASER -https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-trump-wants-truckers-to-speak-english/If you are a new reader or listener, may I suggest a deeper dive into this issue which I wrote late last year.https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/truckers-tikka-masalaI'm writing a book on the fate of the North American trucker in 2025 -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorAs always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and Strongly Encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Regular listeners to the Voice Of GO(r)D podcast and readers of this Substack will know that the trucking industry is in a shambles and is likewise facing more pain when the effects of President Trump's tariffs really take hold. What many of you don't know is that some Banking Chickens are about to come home to roost, and these chickens also help us to explain why current market conditions have yet to clear the dead wood out of the industry. The echoes of policies undertaken by the Biden Administration in 2021, matched with the financial industry not learning any lessons from 2008, are of far greater impact to trucking than these tariffs ever could be.Harvey Beech, President of EOS Trucking, joins the show to describe what is going on, and how the financiers behind truck loans are hiding behind ‘deferred payments' in a doomed attempt to avoid the inevitable, and inso doing, are extending the pain for the entire industry.This one is a must listen for everybody in the industry, please share it widely.You can follow Harvey on Twitter - https://x.com/EOSTruckingHarvey is also a partner at American Truckers UnitedI'm on Twitter - https://x.com/GordMagillAnd I'm writing a book on the fate of the American Trucker in 2025 - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

In my time cruising around Substack, one of the more interesting personalities I've come across is a fellow named Wez, aka Obsidian Blackbird. who writes “Memories of a Post Grunge Drifter”, a sort of ongoing autobiographical project that winds its way across the end of Generation X and the turn of the new millennium through the eyes of a vagabond Kiwi. Along the way, Wez shows us how the adversity of his family situation was dealt with, or not, via running away from home and leading a life not unlike that lived by another friend and former guest of this show, A.M. Hickman. A journey that spans the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean while straddling cultural shifts of rural living in the British Empire's furthest flung outpost to the streets of early 2000s Sydney and Toronto, and onward into the weirdness of post Covid America, Wez's life has been lived with both hands firmly gripping the short and curlies. This interview is as entertaining as his writings, often accompanied by his own illustrations, which you ought to check out here -https://obsidianblackbird.substack.com/A brief selection of titles -The Cruise Ship as a Spiritual ExperienceOperation Finnish PrincessI Was a Gypsy Roadside Rug SalesmanEscaping From Bad Men that look out for Teen RunawaysSnow White and The Seven Starving BogansWez is nothing if not prolific; those five titles barely scratch the surface of his output - if you've got the time and inclination, there is so much more.And after all of that, he's going back to New Zealand to start a ‘Right Wing Hippie Commune'. Almost as if his story is just getting started at the ripe old age of 47.Thanks for listening, and remember to not pass judgement on the hitch-hikers.Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is happy to bring back to the show one of the highest energy maniacs in trucking, Mike Lombard of the Lombard Trucking Podcast, and so many other ventures. Mike has been diving deep into the history of the family trucking brand, and shares with us what he has found in a wide ranging discussion on the effects of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 on the industry, and on the company his predecessors built over many decades.We range over a number of topics including current issues facing the business, and Mike also shares with us updates on his other ventures, including his athletic pursuits, as he gears up for IronMan Texas which takes place very soon, on April 26.You can listen to Mike's appearance on my show from April of 2023 here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/improving-trucker-fitness-with-mikeAnd likewise my appearance on the Lombard Trucking Podcast from all the way back in December of 2022 -https://open.spotify.com/episode/7EATxpFkYdPYkgyTbNyJ47?si=SrULZZvlTxC40TqmlftQNwMike is everywhere on the Internet and you can find all of his links and his email address here - https://www.lombardtrucking.com/ and you really ought to check out his TikTok videos, Mike is a Real One and his energy is infectious.As mentioned, I'm writing a book about the fate of the American Trucker in 2025 -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorAs always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

The Voice Of GO(r)D podcast is very happy to bring you a lengthy and educational discussion with Mr Andy Roberts, the long time proprietor of one of Canada's oldest and best truck driving schools - The Mountain Transport Institute, who specialize in teaching you how to navigate the Rocky Mountains while pulling Super B Trains at 140,000 pounds gross weight. Located in Castlegar, BC, and in business since the 1980s, Andy's school stands out as the most effective and high value truck driving school in the industry, where he has long term affiliations with established carriers and even trains drivers from American companies who want to upgrade their skills. Andy and I wander up and down mountains of information together, and he even schools me on one of my most hated topics, automatic transmissions. From his start in trucking, to issues with the bottom feeders who comprise most of his ‘competition', Andy shares with us his professional approach, and we learn along the way why his school has been in business for as long as it has, and much else about what it takes to succeed at trucking.As mentioned on the show, I first read about the Mountain Transport Institute in an old trucking paper which has now merged with the online realm - you can check it out here - https://driverschoice.ca/Andy would be happy to hear from you, and you can send any questions his way, or sign up for a course - andy@drivemti.comI'm working on a book about the fate of the North American Trucker in 2025 - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are both welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Lawyers are often the butt of many jokes, and in the case of the trucking industry, are thought to be a scourge, given that ‘Ambulance Chasing' is now a cottage industry in America; you have all seen the billboards which pollute our interstates, and have been witness to the ever increasing phenomenon of ‘nuclear verdicts'.I've been following an attorney for some time now who appears to be on our side of the street where it concerns the issue of truck safety for all motorists and travelers on our highways, and I had the very good fortune to get him on the show to tell us the view from defending those affected when something goes wrong - including truckers impacted by other truckers.I am honored to bring you this discussion with Grant Lawson of the Law Firm for Truck Safety, and hope that it is the first of many. Mr Lawson, contra our general stereotyping of lawyers, is “one of the good ones” and shared his very well refined thoughts on issues within trucking that affect not only his clients but the lives of truckers in general, not just about our own safety, but to the economics and operation of the business, and he is refreshingly sympatico with many of the aims of my fellow truckers and other listeners. From dealing with families facing tragedies, to the intricacies of insurance and the flooding of the trucking market with poorly trained and risky ‘drivers', Grant hits all the notes, and you want to hear from him.Over and above being a great conversationalist and extremely well informed about what's going on out there, Grant has a list of accolades a mile long and you can see them all here -https://truckaccidents.com/lawyers/grant-lawson/You can follow Grant on Twitter here - https://x.com/WYCowboyJusticeQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comI'm writing a book on trucking, and if you haven't checked out the project yet, please do so; if you would like to chip in to help me cover the cost of taking time away from working, there are links available here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-major

The Voice Of GO(r)D podcast was recently contacted by a representative of the American Communist Party, seeking more information about trucking and truckers, with a particular focus on truckers in Canada. As this podcast is happy to speak with (almost) anyone, I was happy to hear from someone on the opposite side of the bottom of the horseshoe to myself, and I thus invited Timmy onto the show in what is something of a two way interview - she asking me about trucking, and me asking her many questions about her communist ideological priors.I know many people who follow me might be aghast at the idea of speaking to a ‘Commie' but I think our highly volatile political discourse landscape obscures definitions and forgets that not all stereotypes apply. As I mention to Timmy on the show, when I became a bit more well known for defending the Freedom Convoy, the very first people to seek my input on the reality of the Convoy and its class composition were legitimate working class Marxists, not the obese purple haired maniacs whose brains have been fried by Identity Politics and The Borg™️. It seems like Timmy and her comrades in the American Communist Party, like myself, want nothing to do with that nonsense, and would rather focus on the material improvement of working people, including truckers.Throughout the discussion, we discuss the particularities of wage suppression in trucking, the abuse of migrants by policies pushed by Mega Carriers, as well as indentured servitude programs run by their own co-ethnic gangsters, the history of Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters, and much else. I mention this great book about Hoffa in the show, and you ought to read it.Timmy recently appeared on a Twitter space with fellow trucking media Internet Niche Micro Celebrity Timothy Dooner, where they discussed the ACP employing the term ‘MAGA Communism'. A complimentary and interesting discussion, which you can listen to here.As you know, I'm working on a book titled “End Of The Road - Inside The War on Truckers” and you can find out more about that here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorAs always - questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is pleased to bring you an in-depth discussion about a problem in North American trucking that gets very little attention, with a man trying to solve it.Evan Shelley is the CEO of Truck Parking Club, a sort of app based ‘AirBnB' for truckers to find parking.Parking? Parking? What do you mean, parking?Its not guaranteed that truckers can find somewhere to beach their rigs and go to sleep every night in many parts of the continent, and some of the busier routes along it. There exists only one parking spot for every 11 trucks on the road, and the game of musical chairs that ensues every evening across this great land causes unnecessary consternation for many. Evan is here to tell us all about this problem and the many aspects and consequences of it, and how his service has delivered a great benefit to many truckers who can't afford to wait for new truck stops or the government to build rest areas.https://truckparkingclub.com/Sign up for their newsletter here - friend and former guest of the show Mike Lombard is a regular and excellent contributor.https://newsletter.truckparkingclub.com/You can find Evan on Twitter - https://x.com/TruckparkingguyTPC posts regular updates to their official account - https://x.com/TrukParkingClubAs always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comI'm writing a book about the War on Truckers - find out more here - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorHope to see some of you at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week!

Voice Of GO(r)D is happy to bring you a conversation with a great writer and thinker on Canada, Avetis Muradyan. Mr Muradyan, originally from Montreal, is an entrepreneur who has worked in medical tech and logistics all across Asia, and is now back in Canada.We discuss his writings on just what is going on with the ruling elite of the country, where exactly Canada is on its current trajectory, and his comparisons of Canada now to the later stages of the Soviet project. We also discuss his recent piece in IM1776 about the possibility of prosperity for Canada in developing the Arctic in conjunction with the United States.Whither Canada? Wither Canada?https://www.palladiummag.com/2019/09/19/how-not-to-build-a-country-canadas-late-soviet-pessimism/https://im1776.com/the-arctic-gambit/Mr Muradyan has a number of other articles at both of those outlets which you should take the time to read.You can follow him on Twitter - https://x.com/AvetisMuradyanWe mention a fellow Substacker by the name of Fortissax and for those who have forgotten the history of Canada and the people who founded it, and questions around where that fits into our current predicament, I highly recommend his writing.Start here - https://fortissax.substack.com/p/a-fighting-chanceI'm writing a book about truckers called End Of The Road, details and links where you can chip in here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-major⁠Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is proud to present a conversation with Guy Meister, a Nova Scotia trucker whose little daycab R Model Mack sat on Sussex Street in Downtown Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy.Guys act of peaceful protest, of standing around in Ottawa drinking coffee with his fellow countrymen, has now earned him the bizarre pursuit of the Canadian government, who have engaged in a capricious and Kafka-esque case of Lawfare against Guy that has now run for over three years, and has seen Guy make the 2000 mile round trip from his home in Nova Scotia back to Ottawa 16 times for court.So much for carbon emissions; as I type this, he is on trip number 17.I found out about Guy from my good friend Donna Laframboise, who has appeared on this show twice in discussion about The Convoy (links below), and who has just released her new book ‘Thank You, Truckers!', which exclusively profiles the regular working class Canadians who made up The Convoy or supported it. Not the politicians or the organizers or big names, just the everyday people you never hear about, who go humbly about the work of keeping society functioning, and patriotically rose up to meet the challenge of a government gone astray.Guy's story is pretty incredible, and he represents, in an understated way, the best of the Canadian everyman - humble, hardworking, and totally apolitical until the Covid Regime came along and turned our world upside down.As mentioned in the intro, you can meet Guy and Donna this upcoming Sunday, March 16, at 630 pm, at the Biker's Church of Ottawa, 155 Carillon Street.Here is their website - https://www.bikerschurch.com/Guy is back in Ottawa to continue fighting the bastards, and he has court dates scheduled for March 18, 19, and 24, all at 10am at the Ontario Court of ‘Justice' in Ottawa, 161 Elgin Street.If you are around and can make it, I'm sure he would love a show of support.https://www.ontariocourts.ca/ocj/locations/ottawa/This get together is being organized by the wonderful Melissa McKee, and you can follow her on Twitter - https://x.com/TheMelissaMckeeGuy is being represented by Brian Doody of Doody Counsel (great name, lol) and you can follow Mr Doody on Twitter and LinkedIn.https://x.com/DoodyCounselhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-doody-ma-llb-39813626/Lawyers, as a lesser subspecies of human, often catch a lot of flak for their shenanigans, but Doody is one of the good ones; pop over and say thank you.The Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms has been supporting Guy's case, and you can donate via a button on their own article about him.https://www.jccf.ca/court_cases/peaceful-trucker-arbitrarily-detained-for-hours-without-access-to-legal-counsel/For more links, information, and a bunch of great photos, head over to my substack, and while you are there, smash that subscribe button https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/the-little-r-model-that-could-guyAs you heard, I'm writing a book about the decades long war on truckers in North America, and you can read about that here -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorIf you have a couple of bucks to spare to help me get this book out the door -https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadThanks for listening, and as always, share this with your fellow truckers or anyone else who might be interested.Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

The Voice Of GO(r)D podcast is extremely honored to have had the opportunity to introduce to you Mr Shannon Everett, of a legitimate trucker advocacy organization called American Truckers United that has been crunching data on the flooding of America's trucking market with foreign ‘drivers', and how our political class is allowing and actively encouraging our replacement.ATUs look into the issue of Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDLs) over the past decade has revealed some very questionable spikes with various states issuing them at 5 to 10 times the normal rate starting in 2020, and continuing into 2024. The Covid demand spike in 2020 and 2021 does not explain all of this as the spike has continued through the freight crash and recession that started in 2022.Shannon tells us why.ATUs research has also shown a major correlation between the insourcing of foreign labor onto our roads and a slow and steady increase in truck involved collisions and fatalities that curiously start around 2016, when the FMCSA, under the Obama Administration, waived any enforcement of English language proficiency as required under 42 CFR § 391.11 (b)(2).Shannon also describes for us how various states are actively writing legislation not to stop any of this, rather, they actively encourage it by changing definitions and lowering standards for the privilege to operate a Big Rig in America.But he is fighting back, and has an Arkansas State Representative named Wayne Long, who with ATU crafted legislation to prevent Arkansas from lowering standards that allow the insourcing of unvetted foreign labor on to our roads.Shannon also described the economic aspect to this problem, and how the insourcing of all these foreign drivers to America has effectively created two parallel trucking markets that each play by a different set of rules, and, more importantly, a different set of costs, which allows one market to vastly undercut the other.2024 was another bloodbath for small to medium sized trucking companies in America, and if you want to read about the hundreds of closed companies, those seeking bankruptcy protection, and the thousands of drivers who are now unemployed, head on over to FreightWaves - they have an entire section of their website dedicated to nothing but news of this economic disaster.https://www.freightwaves.com/news/category/news/business/layoffs-and-bankruptciesI want to ask everyone who has listened to this podcast or read through the notes here to head over to ATUs website and sign up to become a member, and thus keep up with all of the news in the battle to save the American Trucker, and many lives.https://americantruckers.com/sign-up-now/For more information, charts, data, statistics, and a ton of links on this issue, head on over to https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/the-replacement-of-american-truckersAs always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Chace Barber of Edison Motors returns to Voice Of GO(r)D for his third appearance, and shares with us detailed updates from Canada's one and only manufacturer of leading edge hybrid drive Big Rigs.Chace discusses the brouhaha with a potential location in Terrace, BC, the new home they will be moving to instead in Golden, BC, why he's staying in Canada despite all of the roadblocks both province and Feds have put in his way, which include some very peculiar investment regulations resulting in you probably missing the boat on Edison's crowdfunding campaign. We also hear about new builds, and the insanity of attempting to comply with American DOT regulations in the new truck market.There is a quite a bit we didn't get to, as Chace is a very busy guy and had to attend to other business, but he will be back on the show very soon. If you have any questions you'd like me to ask him next time, send them to my address below.Edison Motors Website - https://www.edisonmotors.ca/YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@EdisonMotorsTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@_edison.motors?lang=enTwitter - https://x.com/EdisonMotorsLtdIt looks like Chace and the boys are dabbling in Twitter Live broadcasts -https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ypJdZVommoKWA recent article in a BC paper about their move to Golden - https://thegoldenstar.net/news/edison-motors-reveals-next-steps/Chace's previous appearances on the show -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/old-trucks-new-techhttps://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/an-update-from-chace-barber-of-edisonI mentioned in the intro that I'm writing a book, and Chace will be featured in it. Details on the book project are available here - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorIf you would like to pitch in to help me write it -https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadThanks for listening, and please feel free to pass this show around - your word of mouth is the best marketing money can't buy.Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to introduce you to Donald Ward, one of those wonderful autodidacts that can only be bumped into on roads less traveled … or on Twitter. Mr Ward has made a name for himself as an astute political commentator online, though his personal work background is much more interesting - a seasonal salmon fisherman in Alaska, a grain hauler in Eastern Washington, firefighter, former small town newspaper guy, and one of the OG Tea Partiers, Donald leads a very interesting life and very graciously shares it all with us.You can find Donald on Twitter - https://x.com/WardoftheStates or maybe on a highway in the high plains of Eastern Washington or Idaho.Links to recent writings per the intro -https://commonplace.org/2025/02/10/a-trucking-agenda-for-trump/https://www.compactmag.com/article/blame-trudeau-for-trumps-tariffs/Also as mentioned - I'm writing a book about the War on North American Truckers -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorIf you feel like you can chip in for that project -https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadSubscribe to my Substack and never miss an episode or any written work - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

The Voice Of GO(r)D podcast did not start out with the intention of documenting the tyranny endured by every day working Canadians at the hands of their government, but here we are, and my latest guest reports from deep within the Saskatchewan portion of the mass Gulag Camp once known as Canada.R.B. Ham is a fellow trucker and man of many talents, and has found himself on the wrong side of a government and judiciary that has run wild in punishing anyone who stood up for themselves during the darkest hours of this faltering nation.Mr Ham joins us to tell his story of speaking out against the Covid Regime, and to discuss the current political landscape in Canada, and what we can look forward to under the worst Kakistocrats this side of a USAID funding spree.You can find Mr Ham's wonderful show “Beyond The Pale” over on Rumble.RB is also on Twitter - https://x.com/RBHam63And on Substack - https://substack.com/@rbham101076RB's recent appearance with Jimmy DoreAnd if you can help him out in fighting off these insane, immoral, and evil fines -https://www.givesendgo.com/RBHamQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail can be sent to - gordilocks@protonmail.comDon't forget to subscribe to my Substack, and have every episode of Voice Of GO(r)D delivered directly to your inbox, along with all of my various writings -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Howdy, loyal readers and listeners to the Voice Of GO(r)D podcast.Today I'm bringing you an interview I gave to Grant Martsolf of The Savage CollectiveSubstack back in November, where he peppered me with a few questions about the trucking business in general, and asked me why I think that truckers are able to overcome the odds in starting and maintaining families at higher rates than other blue collar workers.Grant has been working with the Institute for Family Studies over and above his position as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh and his project of investigating life in the machine age here on Substack, and you ought to check out his work.Speaking of IFS, they put out a banger of a manifesto last week called A Future for The Family - A New Technology Agenda for the Right which seeks to outline a pro family and pro society approach to this new digital realm we all live in. It's quite worth your time to check out, and signatories include former guest of the show Matthew B Crawford of the Archedelia Substack, and one of my colleagues at American Compass, Jon Askonas.In the intro I mentioned some new writing I have out at Compact -https://www.compactmag.com/article/blame-trudeau-for-trumps-tariffs/and that I've got a book in the works!https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-majorIf you want to chip in for that -https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoadAnd I hope to see you all at the MidAmerica Trucking Show in Louisville Kentucky later this spring.https://truckingshow.com/Thanks for listening, and as always, Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.comSign up over at my Substack and have this show and all of my writing delivered directly to your inbox -https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you a great conversation with Kevin Rutherford, former trucker, owner operator, business consultant, web developer, fuel efficiency nerd, radio host, and renaissance man of all things trucking - of the profitable variety. Kevin shares with us a little of his life story, his call to self improvement, business improvement, and teaching others how to run profitable operations, be you a single owner operator or a small family run fleet. Like myself, Kevin has spent his lifetime in the business, and he also has very strong presence both in life and online, and he is a great conversationalist, which also explains his other career in radio. His story about publicly defending the Freedom Convoy live on air, and the repercussions he faced for that are well worth the show itself. You can find Kevin all over the internet, and specifically at Let's Truck Online https://www.letstrucktribe.com/ Audio Road Network Kevin's Twitter He is online hosting Spaces almost every day, go and check him out! You would have heard in the intro that I'm writing a book!For more info on that, go here - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/book-project-announcement-and-a-major If you would like to donate -https://www.givesendgo.com/EndOfTheRoad This podcast has been a free gift to my fellow Road Warriors, and if you'd like to exchange some value for all of these shows, donating to help me get this book done is a great way to do it, and I thank you in advance. As always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are both welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com While you are here - subscribe to my Substack and never miss any essays or other writings, and you will also have this podcast delivered directly to your inbox. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to start off 2025 by bringing you an in depth conversation with fellow trucker and previous guest of the show, Lee Schmitt, along with his wife Lisa. Lee has thrown his hat into the ring to become leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and we discuss why it would be only natural that someone with over 30 years of experience behind the wheel would be a better choice to head this extremely wasteful and ineffective agency. It is revealed that the FMCSA is ineffective because they've had no consistent leadership since their inception, and not once have they followed the DOTs own rules to be lead by someone with experience in the trucking business. Drivers can see this in their own working lives, and their workplaces out on the road. Our experiences tell us that it is clear the FMCSA is impervious to our concerns, as former head Robin Hutcheson refused to end an extremely unpopular mandate even after being shown that the mandate achieved the opposite of what it promised. You might have heard Lee and Lisa here before in discussing a trucker advocacy organization called CDL-DU, which Lee has since resigned his position from, and you may have seen him hosting the now infamous Trucker's Town Hall with Vivek Ramaswamy back in December of 2023. Hopefully if Lee becomes FMCSA head, he can talk some sense back into Mr Ramaswamy, and something can be done about the rampant abuse of work visas and illegal migrants in the trucking business as outlined here - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/truckers-tikka-masala You can find Lee and Lisa Schmitt on Twitter - https://x.com/LSchmitt_TAAWTS and if you are the sort to sign petitions, they have one over at Change.org which seeks to have the incoming administration consider Lee's application. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Friend of this Substack and FreightX maven Danielle Chaffin joins this, the last Voice Of GO(r)D episode of 2024, to discuss her family history in trucking, her own roles in the business which include an explainer on TMS software and being a regular conference goer, as well as the human element that seems to be slowly slipping away from us all.A wholesome chungus way to wrap up 2024! You can find Danielle on Twitter - https://x.com/maybedanielleee and over on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maybedanielleee/ as well as the TMS software outfit she works for - https://revenova.com/Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Sign up for my Substack and never miss any writings, which will be delivered straight to your inbox along with every new episode of this podcast. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D brings you a deep and dark conversation, hot on the heels of the UK Parliament passing an assisted dying law through second reading, between Canadian MAID critic Amanda Achtman, and Jeff Shafer, an American lawyer and scholar who has been investigating developments in legal language which have been used to justify the commercial expansion of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) beyond merely helping those who have trouble conceiving a child. The conversation is a pretty serious examination of how The Machine applies its twisted logic to the beginning and end of life, and offers us a glimpse in to how we might resist these developments and conserve what humanity we have left in 2024. For links to all of the suggested reading in this episode, please head over to my Subtack page, there is quite a bit there for you to check out. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/the-machine-in-life-and-death-the Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Two weeks ago, Canada's ‘public broadcaster', on their formerly flagship investigative journalism TV program ‘The Fifth Estate', released a real humdinger of propaganda and lies about the Coutts Four case. Given that the CBC and other regime media in Canada had lied so much about the men involved when they bothered to report on the case at all, they ended up in an uncomfortable situation when Tony Olienick and Chris Carbert were found ‘NOT GUILTY' of conspiracy to murder police officers; a charge that the CBC had been heavily invested in using to whip up fear against anyone who dissented against the Covid Regime. In this situation of having attempted to convince the public of their guilt in the court of public opinion, and being rebuffed, instead of contending with the complexities of a case that involved malicious prosecution, lies, corruption, and the imposition of political prisoners on a modern western nation state, the CBC decided to double down on their true position as regime stenographers, and lie about everything some more. Joining me to discuss this blatant propaganda smearing operation, and dissect it to the nth degree, are Jaclyne Martin, herself a protester during Freedom Convoy and wife of Jerry Morin, one of the Coutts Four men. Also joining the show are Alex ‘Amazing Zoltan', independent journalist and documentarian, as well as Twitter Anon Buck McYoung whom you may remember from a post of his I hosted here on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution. I have a special request of everyone that listens to this - Christmas is coming, and this will be the third Christmas that Chris spends away from his children, and Tony spends away from his mom. It is quite clear that they are guilty of nothing, and are Political Prisoners of the venal and vindictive regime of Justin Trudeau, who, God willing, we will see the end of next year - around the same time as Chris and Tony should be free from their torture. The least you can do to express some gratitude for what they have endured, downstream of standing up for your rights, is to write them a letter and say Merry Christmas. Mail to - Chris Carbert or Tony Olienick (you should write them both in separate envelopes) c/o Drumheller Institution Highway #9 PO Box 3000 Drumheller, Alberta, Canada T0J 0Y0 No gel pens, no stickers or labels, no smells or sparkler or anything weird, do not send money or stamps or gifts, not even books. You can type letters and send cards & photos. Your envelope *must* include a return address. And if you are a person of means who would like to defray their legal bills and/or help with future challenges -In Canada, Interac Email money transfer -helptony@protonmail.com helpchriscarbert@gmail.com In the US or internationally -https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners Special thanks to anyone who has already donated - every dollar counts. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com For more writing and podcasts on this case and much else, head over to my substack and subscribe! https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring an old friend to the show to tell you a little of his life story in forestry and trucking.Nigel Frost is an owner operator based in Tauranga, New Zealand, who hauls logs in and around the Bay of Plenty area of NZ's North Island. I first met Nigel when I went to work for the same company he contracts his truck to now, Rotorua Forest Haulage, way back in 2003. We have been friends ever since, and this phone chat was an overdue catch up, and a way for my North American and other international listeners to learn a little about New Zealand.Nigel is old school, and doesn't fart around much online, but you can glance at his Facebook here if you like - https://www.facebook.com/nigel.frost.581 If you would like to see a great collection of Nigel's NZ Log Trucking photos, head on over to my Substack, and while you are there, subscribe and never miss an episode or any of my written work. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/p/a-kiwi-log-hauler Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you yet another thoughtful trucker who understands the human connection involved in moving your goods around … and your kids, too; Ryan started out as a school bus driver. Ryan tells us how he got into trucking, his time driving our precious children to school, going through the ringer of being a Lease Operator, and his current gig working for an LTL carrier in Austin, Texas.Along the way we explore our mutual frustrations with technology and how the industry is influenced by those whom have forgotten the human element and how that human element is necessary for driver happiness and making our supply chains work. We are both big fans of Matthew B. Crawford and fellow working man Brandon Daily of the Savage Collective Substack, and that comes through in much of the conversation; if you aren't already, you ought to be reading their work. We also take minor detours into what its like being six foot nine tall, being a car guy versus lessor hobbies, and dating apps. You can find Ryan on Twitter - https://x.com/livefreetruckngQuestions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my Substack and never miss a show or any written work - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is happy to bring you the second of a two part series I recorded with the wonderful Oliver Bateman Does the Work of the now defunct What's Left? podcast on the pathologies of the trucking industry, but this time with UPenn sociologist and author of ‘The Big Rig - Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream' Steve Viscelli, whom you heard on this show a few months ago. This conversation was recorded in 2021, and as with part one, Oliver graciously granted me the privilege of re-releasing this discussion here for my readers and listeners.Steve takes us through his life's work of academic study into the trucking industry and the lies it tells itself, Oliver asks the hard questions, and I provide very crusty and colorful commentary. I hope you enjoy this chat and find it informative and valuable. Apologies in advance for the lengthy intro, its been awhile and I had a few things I wanted to say before getting into the meat and potatoes. You can find Oliver's work here - https://oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/ And here is Steve Viscelli's website - https://www.steveviscelli.com/Why not purchase a copy of ‘The Big Rig'? ———— As mentioned in the intro, you can write letters to Tony Olienick and Chris Carbert at this address - remember, use plain paper with regular black or blue ink, you may send cards or photos but nothing else, no stickers or anything weird. You MUST include a return address. Chris Carbert or Tony Olienick (why not write them both?) c/o Drumheller Institution Highway #9 PO Box 3000 Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0 Don't ever forget about them or the fact that the Trudeau Regime made these men political prisoners because they stood up for your rights to be free that you no longer possess in any meaningful way. As always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Never miss an episode or any of my written work - subscribe to my Substack and have it all delivered directly to your inbox - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you Marilyn Burns, Tony Olienick's lawyer, and Danielle Slettede, one of his oldest friends and longest serving member of the men's support team. Marilyn tells us about her history in Alberta, including her roles in politics, as she is one of the founding members of Alberta WildRose, her legal career, and how she came to represent Tony in her first ever criminal case. Marilyn and Danielle provide insight from having been in the courtroom, especially Danielle, as she has been there since day one. Danielle has done a great deal of the legal legwork, taking on a second full time unpaid job in the filing and studying of tens of thousands of documents, and being in court for pre-trial and trial almost every single day. They tell us about Justice Labrenz and the details around the sentencing, why that sentencing was ‘unjust' and did not follow precedent, and I discuss many of the things they can't. We also get into the ‘envelope' situation, what that means going forward, and the practicalities of appeals versus riding out to parole. There will be more written commentary on the sentencing in time, please stay tuned. Tony and Chris have recently been transferred to the Drumheller Institution, a medium and low security detention facility in Alberta. As of publication time, they have yet to be issued prisoner numbers nor protocols for sending them letters. As soon as that info is made available, it will be shared here on Substack and over on my Twitter account, as well as the men's respective FB supporter pages. The Men still have outstanding legal bills, the envelope situation has yet to play out, and fundraising is ongoing. If you are in Canada, you can donate via interac email transfer to either of these accounts - HelpTony@protonmail.comHelpChrisCarbert@gmail.com Outside of Canada you can donate to my GiveSendGo - https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners To all of you who have so kindly donated already, thank you so much. It is greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten. You can follow updates from the men on these Facebook Groups - https://www.facebook.com/groups/622318705558931/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1372655066704865/ If you would like to send feedback to Marilyn or Danielle or myself, feel free to email me - gordilocks@protonmail.com You should also subscribe to my Substack, and never miss a show or any written works - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D brings you an interview I gave to Oliver Bateman of  Oliver Bateman Does the Work at his now defunct podcast project with Aimee Terese, What's Left? That show had a great run, and along the way Oliver did a series of interviews on ‘Doing The Work', where he would talk to regular people with regular jobs, and I was quite chuffed to be the first interview of that series. This discussion was recorded in November of 2020, and was probably amongst the first half a dozen or so interviews I have ever given, so my apologies if I don't sound polished or even prepared for such a thing … not that my presentation has improved any in the ensuing four years; ‘Voice Of GO(r)D' as a title for the show is nothing if not self referential humor at my own expense. In the interview, I discuss my family history in the trucking business, and many of the problems in the industry, themes of which you will recognize as threads through all of my work since. The industry seems to have only become worse, but we can't make trucking better if we don't talk about the problems facing it, even if they seem intractable. You would be well advised to subscribe to Oliver's Substack - https://oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/ You can follow Oliver on Twitter - https://x.com/MoustacheClubUS And find his lengthy bibliography here - https://www.oliverbateman.com/bibliography/ As always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com And subscribe to my Substack - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice of GO(r)D is delighted to bring you Oversize Load specialist, astute political observer and commentator, as well as the President of America Without Drivers, Mr Scott Douglass. Scott tells us a little about his career moving long, wide and tall loads around America, as well as a dive into the possibilities presented for removing the capricious and evil excesses of the regulatory state from the lives of truckers, downstream of the Supreme Court and its Chevron Deference decision. We also muse on the possibilities of more rollbacks with a return to office of President Trump this November. You can find Scott online moderating these two Facebook groups -https://www.facebook.com/Americawithoutdrivershttps://www.facebook.com/groups/316493381138072 Or over at AWODs own sitehttps://americawithoutdrivers.com/ I'm looking forward to having Scott back on soon, with former guest of the show, and founder of America Without Drivers, Will Cook. Thanks for listening, be sure to share this episode with your fellow truckers - a little optimism and some good news on the horizon is helpful for people to hear during these dark times in the industry. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Don't forget to subscribe to my Substack, and never miss an episode or any of my written output - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is happy to bring you fellow trucker, author, and FreightX meme philosopher, Benjamin McCulley, aka, Truck Driver - READ WHEN SAFE, which is also the title of Benjamin's wonderful sometimes satirical, thoughtful, and definitely funny book on the trade of truck driving. This quote here should give you an idea of what you will find in his book, and why I invited him on the show - "Automatica transmissions are faster and dangerous to a truck drivers mind. The mental disconnect encourages a 'go fast' mentality. I've noticed repeatedly that automatic drivers drive Nut to Butt at a frenzied pace, just as if they were driving a car. That is not how masters drive. When a driver gets into an automatic, its like an alcohlic sitting in a bar. The ebb and flow of synchronizing your revolutions per minute with miles per hour is a mystical dance that can never be replaced. " You can find READ WHEN SAFE at Amazon, and download the Audible version for drivetime enjoyment. https://www.amazon.com/Truck-Driver-Read-When-Safe/dp/B0CNQFM8WG/ Benjamin can be found on Twitter - https://x.com/ReadWhenSafe And over on TikTok, where you can also find out how to buy one of his awesome branded Hats - https://www.tiktok.com/@readwhensafe As always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my Substack, and never miss an episode or any of my written work - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice of GO(r)D, in conjunction with The Logistics Lounge, is very happy to bring you, at long last, UPenn Sociologist, researcher, and author of 'The Big Rig - Trucking and The Decline of The American Dream', Steve Viscelli. I've been looking to get Steve on the show since before it started, and am extremely grateful to The Logistics Lounge guys in hosting the video livestream for us back on July 1st, of which this podcast is the audio recording. We had a great discussion about Steve's research, including his time on the road as a trucker, and all of the observations about the industry he brought to his book, and his continuing projects. You can find links to Steve's book and his other research papers here - https://www.steveviscelli.com/ You can find the Logistics Lounge boys here - https://www.logisticsloungeshow.com/ and on Twitter - https://x.com/LogisticsLounge https://x.com/Logistics_Hustl https://x.com/TheFreightHound And co-host, SuperTrucker! https://x.com/supertrucker Stay tuned for when I release my appearance with Steve on the defunct but classic podcast, What's Left? Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Never miss a show or any of my written content by subscribing to my Substack - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is pleased to present you researcher and author Ray McGinnis, who joins the show to tell us about his career in the craft of writing, and his investigations into what has become of Canada over the past few years. And of course, we touch on the case of The Coutts Four. Ray has written a couple of books, and his new one drops on August 20 - "Unjustified - The Freedom Convoy, The Emergencies Act, And The Inquiry That Got It Wrong", published by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, and will be available for pre-order beginning of August. Ray is a prolific researcher and contributes to numerous publications. Please enjoy this small selection of his work - https://propagandainfocus.com/freedom-convoy-protesters-in-crosshairs-of-illiberal-canadian-government/ https://fcpp.org/2024/04/19/coutts-three-verdict-a-warning-to-protesters-who-act-as-liaison-with-police/ https://troymedia.com/politicslaw/court-ruling-justly-slams-trudeaus-use-of-emergencies-act/ https://propagandainfocus.com/the-end-of-canada-the-shift-from-democracy-to-totalitarian-behaviour-in-the-pandemic-era/ Ray's book on the 9-11 Commission - https://www.amazon.com/Unanswered-Questions-September-Eleventh-Commission/dp/1773740814 You can find Ray on Twitter - https://x.com/RayMcGinnis7 This discussion was recorded April 30, 2024 Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com If you haven't yet, subscribe to my Substack, where you can find not only this podcast, but reams of written work as well - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Fellow ‘Citizen Journalist' and Concerned Canadian Roxanne Halverson joins the show to discuss her excellent writings, and past careers in TV, the RCMP, and working for the Air Force. Along the way, we learn about how Branch Covidians leaving their masks everywhere almost killed her dog, and she also tells us about her time in Ottawa during the Convoy and then covering various trials that have taken place since. And of course, we get to her great contributions to covering the Coutts story, as well as another one of her beats, the very strange transhumanist agenda that wants to pretend that women don't exist and that children should be sliced up and castrated. Speaking of Coutts, Roxanne just published another detailed update for us on the trial as it has progressed thus far - https://roxannehalverson.substack.com/p/coutts-two-trial-begins-with-evidence Her Intrepid Viking Substack is quite prolific and worthy of your time to read. https://roxannehalverson.substack.com/ You can also follow Roxanne on Twitter This conversation was recorded in March, and it looks like it might be March 2025 before I get a break to catch up on things; way she goes, eh bubs? Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice of GO(r)D is very happy to once again bring you Mr Andy Hickman, aka @Shagbark_Hick, the boondock philosopher, amblin' traveler, and stealth camping enthusiast behind the legendary Hickman's Hinterlands Substack. Since Andy was last a guest on the show, I've finally met him in person, and we enjoyed a very long road trip together last October with writer and 'machine' critic Mr Paul Kingsnorth. Andy discusses life in what he calls 'Machinic' America, and how the machine influences nearly everything about our society, interactions with others, and the mindsets it creates that trap us in various ways of thinking and relating to the world. Since recording this discussion in April, Andy has since met his father for the first time, and is about to be married to the lovely Keturah Lamb - its the wedding of the year and I'm looking forward to celebrating with them - maybe I will see you there. You can find Andy on Twitter https://x.com/shagbark_hick and if you aren't yet a reader of his, head on over to Substack and avail yourself of some of the finest writing you will lay eyes on in Year of Our Lord 2024 - https://shagbark.substack.com/ You can find Paul Kingsnorth writing over at The Abbey of Misrule - https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/ and you can find an article discussing the book 'America Against America' by Wang Huning that Andy had mentioned here - https://scholars-stage.org/american-nightmares-wang-huning-and-alexis-de-tocqueville-dark-visions-of-the-future/ Feel free to contact this show! Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and strongly encouraged! gordilocks@protonmail.com You ought to subscribe to my Substack as well, and never miss an episode of Voice of GO(r)D nor any of my written content. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice of GO(r)D was honored to sit down with Christine Decaire, a lovely woman who, in exercising her rights to peacefully protest against the Canadian Government during the Freedom Convoy, became an example of the use of Lawfare by the Crown against normal people. In weaponizing the judicial system this way, the vindictive authoritarian Justin Trudeau has been able to persecute hundreds, if not thousands, of regular people in Canada, and Christine graciously offered to share her story of being on the wrong side of that equation with us. As of the publish date of this podcast, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Ms Decaire was still waiting on a ruling about the Crown's appeal of her acquittal. Christine Decaire is a mom and grandmother who lives in Western Saskatchewan. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my Substack and never miss a show or any written content - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you one of Canada's most talented and funny online personalities, Mr Josh Bigger, aka The Best Damn Roofer. Josh is a natural showman and entertainer, and gained notoriety for his rooftop videos, where self-effacing humor met his craft; he then went to Ottawa to support the Freedom Convoy, gave a lot of hugs, and then moved on to rightly mocking the supporters of Justin Trudeau by publicly charging them more than other customers. You can find The Best Damn Roofer all over the Internet - https://bestdamnroofer.com/ https://www.instagram.com/best.damn.roofer/ https://twitter.com/BestDamnRoofer https://www.tiktok.com/discover/the-best-damn-roofer?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvV0hupmqB8 Give someone a hug today, God knows the world needs more of them right now. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Make sure you subscribe to the show at Substack! https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice of GO(r)D is happy to have you join myself and Trucking Twitter personality King Spud for a wide ranging discussion that covers Elon Musk rocket launches, deceleration induced back injuries, Texas Barbecue, Hoods versus Plastic, Simplot Potatoes, and understanding the lingua franca of the road you happen to be on. King Spud/Old Goose Burger is currently going through similar issues with Twitter/X that I have been through in the past; y'all know who I'm talking about. Make sure you head on over to https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/ and subscribe with your email address, you will never miss a show nor any of my written work. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you a conversation with fellow writer and logistician Cameron Ritter, author of the upcoming satirical novel, and peak behind the curtain of America's supply chains, "Confessions of a Freight Broker." If you want to find out about the 'Wolf of Wall Street' shenanigans that go in the offices of those who help move our economy around, Cameron is your guy. Cameron is a former freight nerd and currently writes about his experiences on Substack - https://cameronbritter.substack.com/ You can also find him at Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cameronbritter/?hl=en Threads - https://www.threads.net/@cameronbritter?hl=en and over on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CameronBRitter Thanks for listening - as always, word of mouth is the best advertising, and I appreciate you sharing this show with others, especially my fellow truckers. Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections, and Hate Mail, are always welcome and strongly encouraged! - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my Substack and have every episode of Voice of GO(r)D sent directly to your inbox, along with all of my written work - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Returning guest of the show Donna Laframboise brings us an update on the progress of her book 'Thank You, Truckers!' and we discuss, once again, life in Canada downstream of the Freedom Convoy, the situation with the Coutts Four men, and many of the characters she has met while researching her book. If you missed our first discussion, you can find it here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1WH5Qcwn8g64xx9kXhBO0t?si=dc9dae2089924b42 You can buy Donna's children's book "Opa's Convoy Letters" here - https://www.amazon.ca/Opas-Convoy-Letters-Donna-Laframboise/dp/B0BS93Z5J4 Donna's wonderful substack, where you can subscribe and read daily snippets from her upcoming book - https://thankyoutruckers.substack.com/ Find Donna on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NOconsensus My recently published essay mentioned during intro - https://americancompass.org/crash-and-churn/ After you subscribe to Donna's Substack, subscribe to mine, and never miss a show or any written content - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/ Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you another academic who has spent a great deal of his life studying the trucking industry, and who also started out behind the wheel. University of Minnesota-Morris Economics Professor Stephen Burks joins the show to share with us the findings of some of his studies, what undergirds many issues in the industry, and stories from his life on the road back in the 1970s. You can find Professor Burks online - https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/expert/stephen-burks https://www.iza.org/person/1883/stephen-v-burks His research project on driver turnover - https://morris.umn.edu/academics/truckers-turnover-research-project And a list of many of Professor Burks great research papers - https://morris.umn.edu/academics/truckers-turnover-research-project/results Professor Burks most recent paper we discussed on the pod - https://docs.iza.org/dp16477.pdf The American Compass piece I mentioned in the intro - https://americancompass.org/crash-and-churn/ Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my substack and never miss any written content, or this podcast - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D was extremely honored to have Hillary and Jamie Hagen of HellBent XPress join the show and share with us the ongoing story of their small trucking company. From how Jamie and Hillary met, to the contributions oft unseen in the background made by the ladies in business, to fuel efficiency nerdery and the necessary relationships with everyone involved to make it all work, this was a great story telling episode and I'm sure you guys are going to enjoy it. You can find HellBent Xpress online here - https://hellbentxpress.com/ And you can follow both Mr and Mrs HellBent on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hillarymhagen https://twitter.com/HellBentXpress And you, dear listener, can find all three of us at this years Mid-America Trucking Show next week, March 21-23 in Louisville, Kentucky. I would encourage all listeners who are going to the show, please contact me, I would love to meet you and discuss all things truckin', and have a beer, or three, or seventeen, or maybe just a coffee ... you know what I mean! gordilocks@protonmail.com Dont't forget to subscribe to my Substack page, and never miss an episode or any of my written content, and you can also find more photos of HellBent Xpress! https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D brings you a presentation about the realities of Autonomous (Driverless) Trucks in America, recently given to members of the Greater Houston Trucking Association. Featuring past collaborators of the show James Year, Edward Escobar, and Will Cook, who brought their expertise in studying and documenting the roll out of this technology and answered questions that many drivers in the industry would be well advised to consider, given that this tech is already out on the roads, especially in Texas. Special thanks to the GHTA who asked us to bring them this info, whom you can find here - https://greaterhoustontrucking.com/ Edward Escobar is the founder of AiW - Alliance for Independent Workers and WCPDA - Wine Country Pro Drivers Alliance, Owner/Operator Black Level Services SUV/LIMO, and is a public speaker on automation and the future of work. You can find Edward on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-escobar-694445168/ and on his Alliance for Independent Workers Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/581196215724042 James Year is a post graduate student at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and has done a great deal of work documenting worker communities affected by automation. Jame's website can be found here - https://www.jamesyear.com/and his masters project here - https://www.stealingfire.tech/ Will Cook is a trucker and the Chief organizer behind America Without Drivers, an advocacy group seeking to have the government and society take a closer look at what will happen when Autonomous Technology hits our roads. You can find AWOD website here - https://americawithoutdrivers.com/ and their Facebook group here - https://www.facebook.com/Americawithoutdrivers Comments, criticisms, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my Substack and never miss an episode nor any of my written content - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you this lengthy and detailed conversation with Lawyer and author Barry Bussey, whose recent book on the Freedom Convoy "210 Degrees Celsius - 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for The Long Haul" is an absolute must read. In our conversation, we discuss law in Canada, the many ways in which the government breaks or abuses it for their own purposes, a little bit of history, Barry's upbringing in Newfoundland, and the impact that the Freedom Convoy continues to have on Canadian society. Barry Bussey is a lawyer and partner with Bussey Ainsworth in Peterborough, Ontario, and is the president of the First Freedoms Foundation. https://www.busseyainsworth.ca/ https://firstfreedoms.ca/ You can order a copy of 210 Degrees Celsius directly from Friesen Press here - https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000334877383/Barry-W.-Bussey-210%C2%B0-Celsius Or on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/210%C2%B0-Celsius-Truckers-Ignited-Canada/dp/1039184758/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2GIHUTQ1L3NFZ&keywords=210+celsius+truckers+barry+bussey&qid=1708026284&sprefix=210+celsius+truckers+barry+bussey%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-2 You find Barry online at Twitter - https://twitter.com/barrywbussey and on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywbussey/ Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Don't forget to Subscribe to my Substack - never miss an episode, and find all kinds of content not available here. https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you a conversation with Freedom George Billings, one of the livelier personalities to take part in the Freedom Convoy. You've all seen the viral video of his release from the clutches of the Trudeau Regime - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKtUQK11Eyc&t=1s George joins us to tell us all about how he joined the Convoy, his travels to Ottawa, and his four months as a guest of the government. I got a little angry at the injustice of it all, and used language I typically avoid a lot more frequently; you have been warned. You can find George on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FreedomGeorge2022 Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com You can find my written content and subscribe to this podcast over at my Substack https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/

Voice of GO(r)D is excited to bring you a discussion with the Last Journalist in Canada, Mr Mocha Bezirgan. Mocha has bee doing the Lord's work in reporting on The Coutts 4 case when all other media in Canada had pre-emptively declared them guilty and refused to cover the story. Two of the men were released this week, and Mocha discusses this development in the case with me. You can find Mocha and his great independent reporting on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BezirganMocha The website of his media company, with a full archive of all of his work, including many videos on the Coutts 4 case - https://www.mediabezirgan.com/ Tony Olienick and Chris Carbert remain in custody, and legal bills continue to pile up - you can donate to their legal defense fund - https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners Subscribe to my Substack to find out more about this case, about trucking, autonomous vehicle technology, and many podcasts with interesting guests from all of these worlds - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/ Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are always welcomed and strongly encouraged! gordilocks@protonmail.com

Voice Of GO(r)D was honored to have a discussion with Chris 'Big Red' Barber, one of the prominent organizers behind the largest peaceful protest in Canadian history, The Freedom Convoy. It's been two years since that moment when Canadians fought back against Justin Trudeau and his vicious Covid Regime, and despite that moment being a peaceful expression of love, unity, and a desire for healing, Trudeau and the Crown continue to pursue persecution against Barber and various other protesters, and Chris updates us on what is going on with those trials. You can help donate towards the massive legal fees required to fight the bastards off at one of these links - https://www.thedemocracyfund.ca/ https://www.jccf.ca/donate/ https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners You can buy some Big Red Merch and check out a great photo gallery on the rest of Chris' website here - https://cbtruckingltd.ca/shop/ You can follow Chris online here - https://www.tiktok.com/@bigred19755?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093195807922 Questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail, are both welcomed and strongly encouraged - gordilocks@protonmail.com Subscribe to my Substack and never miss an episode or any written content - https://autonomoustruckers.substack.com/