Matt Kleich

Thanksgiving, turkey, family traditions, and cooking tips take center stage in this special holiday episode of The Liquid Trucking Podcast! Host Marcus celebrates with three Liquid drivers, Mikal "Donut" Duncan, Matt Kleich, and Sam Walker, who bring serious cooking skills to the table. Hear what each driver is cooking for their gatherings and get inspired by stories from Thanksgiving's past, including Donut's hilarious near-miss with a launched frozen turkey! Plus, Marcus shares an easy Mexican street corn recipe you can make right in your cab, perfect for CDL drivers on the road this holiday season.

The Liquid Trucking Podcast hits a spooktacular 100 episodes with our most requested episode, an exclusive Halloween roundtable featuring seven of our most frequent CDL drivers. Our tanker professionals get brutally honest about what makes this podcast essential listening, what needs improvement, and their raw first reactions when they heard about a show built specifically for truckers. Then we kick back for a spooky campfire storytelling game that reveals the humor, creativity, and brotherhood defining the professional driver community. This anniversary episode celebrates the road warriors, truck and trailer shop crews, and trucking families who've powered 100 episodes of unfiltered conversations from the cab.

In Episode 93 of The Liquid Trucking Podcast, we sit down with Christy Choice of Tenstreet, a rising leader in the trucking industry, to hear about her career journey, the people she’s met along the way, and Tenstreet’s latest offerings. We also recap highlights from the recent Tenstreet User Conference and explore how trucking technology is shaping the future of the transportation industry. Then, we shift gears to an in-depth roundtable with Liquid drivers Matt Kliech, Matt MacKellar, and Mikal Duncan. Together, we tackle some of the industry’s most pressing topics, from new legislation around CDL school protocols and English proficiency requirements for immigrants, to the real-world impact of ADAS warning systems on driver safety, to the everyday challenges CDL-A drivers face on the road. Whether you’re a fleet executive, driver, or policymaker, this episode offers a front-row seat to the conversations shaping today’s trucking industry.

This week on The Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re diving into one of the most important debates in America—Where is the best BBQ? Join Marcus, Liquid drivers Matt Kleich and Polar Bear, and recruiter Jake Debo as they talk about all things regional barbecue styles, their favorite BBQ joints across the country, and what truly makes a perfect plate. Matt’s the grill master, Polar Bear comes hungry, and Denny’s the self-proclaimed BBQ expert (but can’t cook for a damn). Plus, don’t miss Jake and Marcus going head-to-head in the first-ever BBQ Side Dish Draft, where they battle it out to claim the ultimate lineup of barbecue sides. We also kick things off with a CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week alert—because even in a BBQ debate, safety comes first. If you love ribs, brisket, or just good food talk from the road, don’t miss this one!

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re washing out the tanks, and getting down to the really good stuff. We’ll take a dive into what makes tanking a unique brand of trucking with Liquid drivers Matt Kleich, Quincy Rich, and Mikal Duncan. The drivers talk about their expectations going in, surprises, best and worst hauls and more. If you’re looking into tanking as a career, you don’t want to miss this one!

This week on The Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re diving skin deep and talking ink! Liquid Drivers Drew Hearn, Mikal Duncan, Matt Kleich and Mike Stanfield join the program to talk about why they got their tattoos, which are their favorite or most meaningful, and where it hurt the most. We also have a gallery of drivers’ tattoos up on the website, so be sure to check it out and send in your submissions to podcast@liquidtrucking.com! If you would like to help the Defoor family in their time of need, please donate to the Go Fund Me at this link: https://gofund.me/339db121

We’ve long thought that having some sort of debate series on The Liquid Trucking Podcast would be fun, so we’re trying it! Liquid drivers Matt Kleich, Burt Morris, Wendell Yoder and John Frye join the show to square off on which is better, old trucks or new? It’s more of a roundtable discussion than a debate, but it’s a fun episode, so download it today!

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re welcoming back the drivers from episode 42, Talkin’ Pigskin, to either eat crow or gloat about their college football predictions. We’ll talk conference champions, The College Football playoff, Heisman candidates and more, so be sure not to miss this episode packed with college football!

This week on The Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re touching base with a couple drivers with a lot of experience in the snow. Liquid drivers Polar Bear and Matt Kleich will join the show along with VP of HR and Safety Jason Eisenman, who has some experience driving big rigs in bad weather himself. We’re going to touch on some things we haven’t mentioned in prior inclement weather episodes, so be sure to tune in for some great tips and tricks to stay safe on the road during the winter months.

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we're letting drivers answer drivers. A couple months back, we offered Drive for Gold points to drivers that suggested topics for the show, and we're making good on our promise. 3 Liquid drivers, Terry Smith, Burt Morris and Nathan Dobrenz are the proud owners of 50,000 Drive for Gold points, and their questions will be answered by the Teenage HotLine, otherwise known as Polar Bear, Matt Kleich, John Frey, Jason Krayenhagen, and Burt Morris, who will be pulling a double!

This week on the podcast, we're welcoming college football season! Drivers Tony Brown, Quincy Rich, and Matt Kleich will join us to talk about their favorite teams and their outlook on the season. It's a fun and friendly conversation, but we're going to talk a little mess too!

Liquid has a fleet of well experienced drivers that we talk to on the show all the time. What you may not know, is that some of Liquid’s most knowledgeable drivers are eager and ready to help you get out of any jam you may find yourself in. Liquid drivers Dan Pijanowski and Polar Bear will join us to discuss their years of service for Liquid, how the company has evolved over those years, and how willing they are to help out the new crop of drivers. After that, drivers Matt Kleich and Jason Krayenhagen join the show as tenured drivers with a few less miles under their belts. Matt and Jason will talk about seeking help themselves as well as developing into drivers who can help out the new guys.

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re bringing you the best from our first nearly 40 episodes! We’ll replay segments from episode #8 - Driver Hotline: Stories from the Road, Episode #11 - Marijuana Legalization and its Effect on Trucking, Episode #23 - The 500 Year Flood, and Episode #28 - The Teenage Hotline. It’s a long episode with a bunch of fun segments and a few that make you think!

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re pulling back the curtain on the Teenage Hotline! Liquid Drivers Polar Bear, Matt Kleich, Wendell Yoder, Jason Krayenhagen and John Frey will join us all at once, to help us understand why their teenage hotline conversations mean so much to them. We’ll also bring you the Top 5 Worst Top Ten Lists, according to Marcus.

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re digging around in the realm of litigation involving trucking companies. Jason Eisenman and Marcus will first be joined by Dave Mullin from Fraser Stryker, who will bring us some mind-blowing stats about lawsuits involving trucking companies, and we’ll learn a bit about the life cycle of an accident as it works its way through the court system. After that, Drew Lagow from Cox P.L.L.C. joins us to talk about a case that is still working through the system involving a mega-carrier and a nearly $100 million lawsuit. Drew will also discuss some of the tactics defense and plaintiff attorneys use in these cases. Finally, we’ll hear about some truck stops that hopefully aren’t too high on your list of places to stay the night.

This week on The Liquid Trucking Podcast, we’re talking to Liquid drivers about the worst of the worst. From ignorant 4 wheelers to terrible weather, from getting covered in Lysine to crawling around on pee-stained asphalt, you drivers deal with a lot. We’re welcoming 5 drivers, Josh Dabrowski, Mike Stanfield, Polar Bear, Drew Hearn and Matt Kleich, to walk us through what they think is the worst of the worst.

This week on the Liquid Trucking Podcast, we're talking food on the road. Drivers Matt Kleich and Polar Bear will join us to discuss their culinary talents and how they prep their meals for some time OTR. Marcus shares an award winning chili recipe with us, and Alex Shevchuk stops by to dish on how he stays eating healthy on the road.