Paul pays tribute to friend and fellow storyteller Shoestring Waugh, who was part of Over the Road’s original “Haul of Fame."Hear “It Comes In Waves” on YouTube.And on Spotify.

An Update from the Road

Oct 14th, 2021 17m 6s

Greetings! It’s been a while, but we’re back with an update on the state of the trucking industry in 2021, and a taste of new projects from the Over the Road team: some music, another podcast, and a book.Long Haul Paul has released a new reco

The Road Ahead

May 28th, 2020 44m 40s

In our series finale, Paul checks back in with truckers we’ve met throughout Over the Road, as the team convenes at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas to ponder the million-dollar question: will self-driving trucks render American truck

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Channel One-Nine #7

May 21st, 2020 12m 46s

For this final mini-episode Paul is in the hot seat, taking your questions on everything from pet policies to hitchhikers, ‘how’s my driving?’ and highway hand signals.Got questions about trucks, truckers and trucking in America? Give us a ca

“The Long Haul of Fame”

May 14th, 2020 58m 32s

Meet a handful of Paul’s unsung heroes from within and around trucking, including a pistol-packing grandmother, a disc jockey who brought meaningful overnight trucking radio back to the airwaves and a fellow refrigerated freight hauler who help

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Channel One-Nine #6

May 7th, 2020 7m 24s

For all the “four-wheelers” listening, long-time trucker and trainer Gary Buchs lays out the dos and don’ts of sharing the road with semis. We cover following-distance, blindspots, light etiquette and a few tricks that might just change the way

Our Punjabi Brothers

Apr 30th, 2020 34m 56s

Punjabi-Americans represent a large and fast-growing segment of the trucking community, especially among California’s Central Valley produce haulers. In this episode, Binda Atwal tells the story of how Punjabi drivers got into the politics of t

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Channel One-Nine #5

Apr 23rd, 2020 5m 57s

We take a tour of “The Goose,” a forest green Freightliner with more than its fair share of creature comforts and personal character. The Goose’s owners, Daniel and Phyllis Snow, offer a good example of just how far some truckers will go to mak

Back Home

Apr 16th, 2020 47m 30s

The stresses of trucking on family life are well-known to those working over the road. In this episode, Over the Road producer Lacy Roberts heads home to Montana to explore her family’s three-generation history in trucking, and how this job has

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Update From the Road — April 14

Apr 14th, 2020 5m 38s

Paul checks back in, this time with a story of kindness amidst the challenges and strain of trucking during a pandemic.Find a transcript for this episode and learn more about Over the Road at overtheroad.fm.

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Channel One-Nine #4

Apr 9th, 2020 9m 23s

A speed round of questions on the theme of truck mechanics, featuring veteran owner-operator Ingrid Brown.Got questions about trucks, truckers and trucking in America? Give us a call. +1 765-245-4844Find a transcript for this episode and le

Three Stops in Kentucky

Apr 2nd, 2020 45m 32s

On this tour of independent truck stops in Eastern Kentucky, Long Haul Paul investigates the enduring and alluring mystique of the “nanner nanner pudding,” and learns how each stop is keeping the lights on amidst the ever-expanding, seemingly u

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Another Update From the Road

Mar 31st, 2020 5m 3s

The impacts of COVID-19 have radiated out into every corner of the trucking industry. We check back in Paul and four other drivers to hear how life on the road continues to change.Hear more from Paul's dispatches, and more perspective from pr

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Channel One-Nine #3

Mar 26th, 2020 8m 36s

What do drivers listen to on the road?Got questions about trucks, truckers and trucking in America? Give us a call. +1 765-245-4844Find a transcript for this episode and learn more about Over the Road at overtheroad.fm.

A Brief History of Trucking in America

Mar 19th, 2020 48m 58s

Paul sits down with Finn Murphy, author of the memoir “The Long Haul,” for a genuine, over-the-truck-stop-counter discussion about regulation, de-regulation and the myth of the cowboy trucker. Plus, we meet one of Paul’s personal trucking heroe

Brief Update From the Road

Mar 18th, 2020 4m 38s

How is COVID-19 impacting truckers? Long Haul Paul offers a quick check-in and some initial observations from the road.You can read more from Paul in his essay, ‘We drive on’: A week in the pandemic, from truck stops, picks and drops, to home

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Channel One-Nine #2

Mar 12th, 2020 6m 54s

What’s your favorite road to haul?Got questions about trucks, truckers and trucking in America? Give us a call. +1 765-245-4844Find a transcript for this episode and learn more about Over the Road at overtheroad.fm.

Why We Drive

Mar 5th, 2020 41m 2s

A tale of two truckers in Grand Island, Nebraska: former real-estate agent Kenyette Godhigh-Bell, and third-generation owner-operator Jared Sidlo. One is testing the waters of a new career, while the other weighs the personal costs of a job he

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Channel One-Nine #1

Feb 27th, 2020 6m 26s

What are CB handles?Got questions about trucks, truckers and trucking in America? Give us a call. +1 765-245-4844Find a transcript for this episode and learn more about Over the Road at overtheroad.fm.

The Biggest Tailgate in Trucking

1 Feb 20th, 2020 43m 59s

Over the Road host “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer drops into the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, where drivers from all over the country converge each year to show off their chrome and exchange stories, tips and gripes.Find a t

Trailer

Feb 10th, 2020 4m 2s

Where’s that truck going, what’s inside it and who’s that person behind the wheel? In Over the Road, from PRX’s Radiotopia and Overdrive Magazine, host “Long Haul Paul” Marhoefer, a 40-year veteran truck driver, takes you behind the wheel to ex