{"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":"The Heavy Haul Trucker Who Accidentally Went Viral – Here's What Happened","slug":"the-heavy-haul-trucker-who-accidentally-went-viral-here-s-what-happened","published_at":"2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/the-heavy-haul-trucker-who-accidentally-went-viral-here-s-what-happened","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155","url":"https://www.ooida.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/28ca3549-ff31-40ee-87bc-b1b542305e80.mp3","summary":"One of the best things about social media is showing the world things they’d never get to see otherwise. And few people are showing the world what Andy Specht is showing them. After starting out in the Marines and working as a mechanic, Andy shifted to heavy hauling. And when he started cataloguing his life online as the Blue Collar Trucker, he didn’t think it would amount to much – until it did. Today, he boasts tens of thousands of followers – and to hear Andy tell it, there’s no secret formula. He’s just showing the world what it’s like to haul heavy equipment for a living, while imparting advice and lessons along the way. Check out the Blue Collar Trucker online: https://www.tiktok.com/@bluecollar_trucker | https://www.instagram.com/bluecollar_trucker/ Join or renew with Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and use code PODCAST25 for a discounted membership: 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":"One of the best things about social media is showing the world things they’d never get to see otherwise. And few people are showing the world what Andy Sp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2619,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/episodes/the-heavy-haul-trucker-who-accidentally-went-viral-here-s-what-happened/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/the-heavy-haul-trucker-who-accidentally-went-viral-here-s-what-happened.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}