Beyond The Road · 2025-08-20 · 58 min
EVERY DRIVER NEEDS THIS: HERE What does it take to drive over 2.5 million safe miles and survive everything from tornadoes to Hurricane Katrina? Army veteran and ATS driver Bill Hodges shares his trucking journey, financial survival tips, and wild stories from the road. In this episode of Beyond the Road, Bill talks with Holli about: • Life as a specialized open-deck driver • Transitioning from the Army to trucking • Surviving downturns in the freight market (2008 vs today) • Weathering storms. From blizzards to hurricanes • Why the driver - fleet manager relationship can make (or break) your career • Financial and health tips to hit your 1 million safe miles
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