{"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":"U.S. vs Canada Comparisons with Joseph DeBenedictis","slug":"u-s-vs-canada-comparisons-with-joseph-debenedictis","published_at":"2026-07-01T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/u-s-vs-canada-comparisons-with-joseph-debenedictis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/trucking-with-ooida-7406155","url":"https://www.ooida.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3910811d-5325-4102-9db9-213163c252e0.mp3","summary":"In celebration of Canada Day – and in advance of Independence Day in the U.S.A. – we’re embracing our similarities and differences with the help of a man who’s developed quite a following doing just that online. Joseph DeBenedictis explains how he went from working for the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres and Kelsea Ballerini to comparing food offerings in the U.S. and Canada on YouTube for tens of thousands of followers. Hey, Joseph - what’s it gonna take to make poutine a regular menu item at American restaurants? https://www.youtube.com/@JosephD Join or renew with the 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":"In celebration of Canada Day – and in advance of Independence Day in the U.S.A. – we’re embracing our similarities and differences with the help of a man…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3129,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trucking-with-ooida-7406155/episodes/u-s-vs-canada-comparisons-with-joseph-debenedictis/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/u-s-vs-canada-comparisons-with-joseph-debenedictis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}