SIRIUS Satellite Radio has chosen music legend Charlie Daniels to be the voice of Road Dog Trucking, SIRIUS Channel 147. Charlie Daniels’ classic driving song "Road Dogs" will be the official theme song of the channel, and Daniels will make personal appearances throughout the year at various trucking industry events. Charlie will make an appearance today as the first guest on the new SIRIUS show, Carl P. Mayfield & the P-Team featuring Bubba Skynyrd.

Starting today, Carl P. Mayfield & the P-Team will air weekdays in the afternoon drive time slot from 4pm to 8pm ET. Mayfield is a Nashville broadcasting legend who has been a fixture on the radio, on WKDF and WSIX, for more than 25 years.

Another new show on the channel, Hammerdown Radio with DJ RigRocker, will also launch today and will air weekdays 2pm to 4pm ET. The show features a two-hour block of road music, presented by Road Dog Trucking program director Jeremy Tepper.  Tepper, AKA DJ RigRocker, is also format manager and morning host on channel 63 Outlaw Country, and is a foremost authority on the history of truck driving music.