Welcome to The Lead Pedal Podcast with Host Bruce Outridge
Trucking, Business, and Leadership for Truck Drivers
Available on the following platforms
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The Lead Pedal Podcast aims to be a positive voice for truck drivers in the transportation industry. The Lead Pedal Podcast is a Canadian show for those in the trucking industry wanting to improve their trucking careers or businesses. What does The Lead Pedal Podcast mean? The Lead (pronounced “Led”) stands for acceleration or fast-track of your career. It is a play on words and we certainly are not here promoting speeding in the industry. We are hoping this information will help you become a professional driver faster than if you didn’t know about many of these topics.
"New School Information with Old School Pride!"
The interviews, information, features and other items that are meant to be helpful for drivers and those in the trucking industry. We are not here to wine and complain about the industry but aim to offer positive ways to create a successful trucking career. Professional truck drivers work for good carriers, good carriers treat drivers better, and pay better, therefore having good careers. Learn more at www.theleadpedalpodcast.com
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The Lead Pedal Podcast episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 5:00am Eastern Standard Time. You can learn more about the host and show at on the "About" Page and make sure follow the podcast on social media.
Jun 28, 2018
Why you should attend truck shows
with a purpose with Chris Harris
Bruce chats with Safety Dawg’s Chris Harris about the importance of attending truck shows with a purpose to further your education as a driver. Learn what you can learn and how to get the most out of the show. You can learn more about Safety Dawg at
Jun 19, 2018
Why keeping your truck clean can
improve your trucking career
Pride in your ride is one of the most important steps in moving your career forward as a professional truck driver. Passion for your equipment and the profession is a sure way of getting promoted in the industry and moving to better runs and lanes in your...
Jul 18, 2017
Bruce talks about how drivers can handle changes to carriers
when they get bought out, merge, or get acquired by the
competition. Learn to tell the signs of whether you should start
looking for another carrier home or should you stay put and whether
the storm.
The Tune of the Week is We Signed the Deal by Tropical...
Jun 27, 2017
Bruce talks about the importance of being prepared when looking
for jobs in the trucking industry. Find out why many drivers can't
get hired and how they can improve their odds of success by being
better prepared before even starting out to apply at carriers.
The Tune of the Week is by Thomas Wade with his song Zero...
May 2, 2017
Bruce chats with branding expert Paul Copcutt on the importance of creating a strong brand as an employee in the trucking industry. Understand why having a brand is important even if you are not in business and how that can help you move into the top 20% of the fleet where the opportunities are for the future. Paul...
