Haulin' Ass was an online web show hosted by Steven Chilton under the persona of T. Rucker, a stereotypical redneck truck driver. It was the second and final web show Chilton hosted outside of the Jesus Chatline, following Rumbled Feathers. The show ran for nearly 4 years, from late December of 2014 until September 30th of 2018 and developed a dedicated following over the course of its existence.
Haulin' Ass revolved around the vulgar culture of American truckers, poking fun at Southern culture, stereotypes and other cultural references. The show oftentimes featured in-studio guests, consisting of either Bob Croft of the Trucking Network or the John Hopkins University professor Amanda Tarantino. In similar fashion to its predecessors, viewers could call in and interact with T.Rucker on a number of topics and discussions strictly relating to the United States, though this restriction was relaxed in later episodes. In addition to calling into the show, viewer’s could also interact with T. through messages sent in the form of a donation.
A number of new segments helped add more viewer interactivity with the show such as "Appeal to Chet" which allowed chat-banned users to appeal their ban to the head mod live on the show, and "Soundboard Soundoff" where users could play their own remixes of popular songs using sound bytes taken from Haulin' Ass episodes.
The show came to an end with the tragic passing of T.Rucker's actor and host Jay Walkow.
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