The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends

Welcome back to The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends! Today's conversation is close to home. I'm joined by April Douglas, State Executive Director for Susan G. Komen, overseeing Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. April has been with Komen for three and a half years, working her way up from development director to leading a three-state region in the fight against breast cancer.
April and I talk about the progress being made in breast cancer research and survival rates, how Komen is working to reach women in rural communities where access to care isn't always easy, and the emotional side of a cancer diagnosis that often gets overlooked. We also share some of our own family's journey, since my wife Misty is a seven-year breast cancer survivor, and talk about why early detection and overcoming the fear of getting checked can make all the difference. April shares some of the stories that keep her fired up, including a 24-year-old survivor and a three-time survivor who's now living life to the fullest.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE
- April's path from development director to State Executive Director at Komen
- Progress in breast cancer research and survival rates
- Reaching rural communities across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama
- The emotional and mental toll of a cancer diagnosis, for patients and families
- Overcoming fear around screenings and being your own advocate
- How trucking companies and drivers can support Komen and Large Cars & Guitars
Susan G. Komen Helpline: helpline@komen.org or 877-465-6636
GUEST LINKS
Susan G. Komen - Greater Nashville: adouglas@komen.org | 615-439-2897
https://www.komen.org/community/tennessee/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/susan-g-komen-greater-nashville
Big thanks to April Douglas for joining us and for everything she and the team at Susan G. Komen do for women and families facing breast cancer. If this episode resonated with you, please rate, follow, and leave us a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Until next time, keep it safe out there and God bless!
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Welcome back to The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends! This one's personal - I'm joined by one of my best friends in the world, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer. Paul grew up in Indiana falling in love with trucks on his dad's fleet, dropped out of college to chase the white line dream, and has covered millions of miles ever since. He's recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and currently drives for Mohler Trucking while writing and performing trucking music full time.
Paul and I go back about a decade, to the days of Great American Truck Show parking lot shows that grew into their own scene. We talk about what it really takes to chase a music career while still running miles, the shift from paper logs to ELDs and what trucking has lost and gained along the way, and why a song like Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" probably couldn't be written today. We also get into his new album, The After Party Sessions, supported by Bennett Family of Companies and Vann Brown of Bull Snot.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE
- Growing up around his dad's trucking fleet and chasing the music dream
- How Great American Truck Show parking lot shows turned into a movement
- Balancing a full-time driving career with touring as a musician
- Paper logs vs. ELDs - what's changed in trucking over four decades
- Why the great trucking songs of the past might not get written today
- His new album, The After Party Sessions
Long Haul Paul Music: longhaulpaulmusic.com
Find him on YouTube and Facebook as Long Haul Paul Music
Big thanks to Long Haul Paul for coming on and sharing his story, his music, and his heart for the men and women who move this country. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, follow, and leave us a review, and share The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends with your fellow drivers. Until next time, keep it safe out there and God bless!
EPISODE SPONSOR: FITZGERALD TRUCK PARTS
When you're out here on the big road putting in the miles, you don't have time to wait on parts - much less overpay for them. Fitzgerald Truck Parts is your go-to for quality parts and fast service: knowledgeable people, fair prices, and no BS. Truck it on over to FitzgeraldTruckParts.com and use code TONY at checkout for 10% off your order.

Welcome back to The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends! My guest today left home at 15, hit the road to Memphis, worked his way through the music business from the ground up, and ended up with 21 number-one country hits. I'm joined by T.G. Sheppard, a legend in every sense of the word, with stories that'll knock your boots off, including one about a tour bus he got from a fellow named Elvis.
T.G. and I talk about leaving Humboldt, Tennessee at 15 with nothing but nerve, the years he spent promoting other artists' records before ever cutting his own, and the story behind "Devil in the Bottle," the song he knew was a hit before anyone else would touch it. We also get into his real friendship with Elvis Presley, what 21 number-one hits taught him about staying sharp under pressure, and what he wants people to remember when they hear his name.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE
- Leaving Humboldt, Tennessee at 15 years old and heading to Memphis alone
- Years spent promoting records for other artists, including a stretch with RCA
- The story behind "Devil in the Bottle" and deciding to record it himself
- His real friendship with Elvis Presley, who gave him his first tour bus
- What it took to stay sharp through 21 number-one hits
- Outlasting trends, label changes, and format shifts across a decades-long career
- What he wants people to feel when they hear the name T.G. Sheppard
Big thanks to T.G. Sheppard for joining us and sharing his story, his music, and a friendship that shaped his career. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, follow, and leave us a review, and share The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends with your fellow drivers and friends. Until next time, keep it safe out there and God bless!
GUEST LINKS
TG Sheppard - official website: https://www.tgsheppard.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tgsheppard/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tgsheppardofficial/
EPISODE SPONSOR: FITZGERALD TRUCK PARTS
When you're out here on the big road putting in the miles, you don't have time to wait on parts - much less overpay for them. Fitzgerald Truck Parts is your go-to for quality parts and fast service: knowledgeable people, fair prices, and no BS. Truck it on over to FitzgeraldTruckParts.com and use code TONY at checkout for 10% off your order.

Welcome back to The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends! My guest today went from being a pastry chef and a stay-at-home mom of four to one of the most recognized faces in the trucking industry. I'm joined by KayLeigh McCall, who started out driving a school bus in Evans County, Georgia, then worked her way up to a Class A CDL, spent time behind the wheel of a concrete mixer, and eventually landed at Schneider, where she was named their Featured Female Driver. These days she's a CDL instructor at Ogeechee Technical College and a Driver Ambassador for the Women In Trucking Association.
KayLeigh and I talk about the leap from the kitchen to the cab, the lessons she carried from two years driving a school bus, and what it meant to be named Schneider's Featured Female Driver in 2021. We also get into her work with the WITney Educational Trailer, training the next generation of drivers, and what empowerment looks like for a woman thinking about making a change.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE
- Leaving behind a career as a pastry chef and stay-at-home mom of four to get her CDL
- Starting out driving a school bus in Evans County, Georgia
- Three years behind the wheel of a concrete mixer truck
- Being named Schneider's Featured Female Driver in 2021
- Becoming a Driver Ambassador for the Women In Trucking Association
- Traveling with the WITney Educational Trailer and connecting with drivers and the public
- Training the next generation of drivers as a CDL instructor at Ogeechee Technical College
- What earning her CDL meant for her own sense of empowerment
Big thanks to KayLeigh McCall for joining us and sharing her story, her grit, and her heart for opening doors for the next generation of women behind the wheel. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, follow, and leave us a review, and share The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends with your fellow drivers and friends. Until next time, keep it safe out there and God bless!
GUEST LINKS
KayLeigh McCall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleighmccall7/
Women In Trucking Association: https://www.womenintrucking.org/wit-image-team
EPISODE SPONSOR: FITZGERALD TRUCK PARTS
When you're out here on the big road putting in the miles, you don't have time to wait on parts - much less overpay for them. Fitzgerald Truck Parts is your go-to for quality parts and fast service: knowledgeable people, fair prices, and no BS. Truck it on over to FitzgeraldTruckParts.com and use code TONY at checkout for 10% off your order.

Welcome back to The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends! Today we're talking chemistry, truck shows, and what might be the best product name in this whole industry. I'm joined by Vann Brown, an old fishing buddy of mine who spent decades in corporate textiles and chemistry - denim mills, carpet companies, wet chemistry overseas, and a stretch at Cargill where he helped found the company that makes plastic out of corn - before he walked away in 2005 to build Brown Ox Ventures out of a shop in Dalton, Georgia. Today his BullSnot! line is in thousands of truck stops nationwide, from TA Petro to Pilot Flying J to Love's, plus Bass Pro, Cabela's, and mom-and-pops from coast to coast.
Vann and I talk about why he got tired of making money for everybody else, how a carpet-fiber lubricant that flat-out failed became the tire mount lube that started the whole company, and where that name came from - including the trademark attorney who didn't think it could be done and the professor who sent him a nasty gram over it. We get into the penetrating lube that freed up an engine that had been stuck for 20 years, the six years it took to crack the wax, what it actually costs to bring one product to a shelf, and why every single thing he's ever made started with a driver telling him about a problem. And we talk about the BullSnot Posse - twelve old-school truckers who pick apart every formula before it ships - and how a can of glass cleaner ends up putting two strangers at the same lunch table.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE
- Walking away from a corporate career in textiles and chemistry to bet on himself in 2005
- The accidental tire mount lubricant that became the first product, and where the name Bull Snot came from
- Trademark pushback, corporate side-eye, and why he went with it anyway
- Building every product out of a real conversation with a real driver
- The chemistry behind the penetrating lube, and the six-year fight to get the wax right
- What it actually costs to bring a single product to market
- The BullSnot Posse: twelve old-school truckers who test everything first
- Naming the whole product line with Tony on a drive to Washington, D.C. during the ELD fight
- Bringing back the trucking brotherhood, one bumper at a time
- What's coming next in the glass cleaner line
Find Bull Snot:
Website: https://bullsnot.com/
Brown Ox Ventures: https://brownox.com/
Download the Bull Snot app from your app store to find every location that carries it
Also available at Bass Pro, Cabela's, Amazon, and Tractor Supply online, and in truck stops nationwide
Big thanks to Vann Brown for joining us and sharing his story, his chemistry, and his heart for the drivers who keep this country rolling. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, follow, and leave us a review, and share The Road Show with Tony Justice and Friends with your fellow drivers and friends. Until next time, keep it safe out there and God bless!
EPISODE SPONSOR: FITZGERALD TRUCK PARTS
When you're out here on the big road putting in the miles, you don't have time to wait on parts - much less overpay for them. Fitzgerald Truck Parts is your go-to for quality parts and fast service: knowledgeable people, fair prices, and no BS. Truck it on over to FitzgeraldTruckParts.com and use code TONY at checkout for 10% off your order.