{"podcast":{"title":"Trucking with OOIDA","slug":"trucking-with-ooida-7406155","podcast_index_feed_id":7406155,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/truckingwithooida/","website_url":"https://www.ooida.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d5d107fd-0c11-4050-ba07-14972a124e1a/TwOOIDA-Podcast-Thumbnail-1.jpg","author":"Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association","episode_count":116,"summary":"In the spirit of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which has had the back of truckers since 1973, Trucking with OOIDA puts the issues that are relevant to the trucking industry front and center. ​ Trucking with OOIDA, hosted by Ashley Blackford and Scott Thompson, aims to inform and entertain with a mix of industry experts, over-the-road truckers and other interesting guests, along with news and analysis that gets to the heart of what you do each and every day. ​ So hop on into the cab, and get to Trucking with OOIDA.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:19:36.358328+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155"},"episode":{"title":"No front seat? No problem. Trucker turns semi-truck into amateur radio station","slug":"no-front-seat-no-problem-trucker-turns-semi-truck-into-amateur-radio-station","published_at":"2026-04-01T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/no-front-seat-no-problem-trucker-turns-semi-truck-into-amateur-radio-station","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155","url":"https://www.ooida.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/267efbe4-556a-4c2c-9b57-a791e69770bd.mp3","summary":"LJ Lowrey spends his time on Planet Earth as a truck driver, but his voice is living at a much higher altitude. The OOIDA member has embraced amateur radio as a hobby, one that keeps him busy on and off the road. Plus, they say there are two certainties in life. We can’t do much to help with one of them, but we can help when it comes to taxes thanks to Barry Fowler of Trucker Tax Tools, who has some sound advice that can help you all year round. Join the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association: https://www.ooida.com/membership/ Tired of watching your rights eroded: https://fightingfortruckers.com/ Subscribe for FREE to Land Line Magazine (online or print): https://landline.media/subscribe/","meta_description":"LJ Lowrey spends his time on Planet Earth as a truck driver, but his voice is living at a much higher altitude. The OOIDA member has embraced amateur radi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4247,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/episodes/no-front-seat-no-problem-trucker-turns-semi-truck-into-amateur-radio-station/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/no-front-seat-no-problem-trucker-turns-semi-truck-into-amateur-radio-station.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}