Trucking on the Joe Rogan Experience
3 fact-checked claims across 1 episode · Feb 2019 · updated Jul 10, 2026
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“the savings from automating truck driving are estimated to be 168 billion dollars per year. And not just labor savings, but also equipment utilization because …”
Yang claims truck accidents currently kill about 4,000 people a year and that automation would save $168 billion annually.
“something like 88 percent of truckers have an early marker for chronic disease like oh you know like substance abuse diabetes obesity high blood pressure”
Yang claims about 88% of truckers show an early marker for chronic disease such as substance abuse, diabetes, obesity, or high blood pressure.
“there are three and a half million truck drivers in this country right now. It's the most common job in 29 states. And the average trucker is a 49-year-old guy”
Yang claims trucking is the most common job in 29 US states.