I see y'all on the road! We're privileged to have some special buses for sure 😅

@@alblua All I can say is I'm glad I gave up school bus driving for this. The motorcoach industry has drivers that look out for one another!

We are all one big team in this industry!

Wow, that's an impressive career! I have a spreadsheet that I've been tracking my miles, but I never thought about keeping track of passengers too.

@@alblua I think it was easier for us old timers. We had a paper logbook. So it was easy to add the miles at the end of the month. The passenger count, I put on each daily log that I turned in. Practice, practice, practice. Then remember it is all incremental. One step at a time. If your company doesn’t do it, have a written checklist. For pre trip, for overnight bag, for necessities you keep on the bus &, post trip. Remember, your CDL is yours, don’t ever risk it by doing something illegal. Don’t let anyone tell you to do something you are uncomfortable doing. Like taking your bus under a low bridge because the coach or group leader knew a shortcut.

We have to convince him on his channel

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Oops! 😅

Sure is difficult finding parking for any bus all the time! The rolls were definitely worth it. My penguin buddy always sits up front on all my trips! 🐧

I'm proud of you for taking your penguin buddy! I love your videos You're doing a great job..

Ooh! I believe Academy usually runs that convoy. I've seen lots of videos of that, it's a looong line of buses!

Thanks for watching! :)

Tourrider is definitely very nice, but older MCI's are still golden to me too!

Haha, the per diem helped cover some of the cost! The lawnmower was perfectly timed 😂 The Beef House must have really grown over the years.

I quite like the Tourrider! It rides smooth and is very quiet. I choose not to share specifics about my trips for everyone's safety. Yes, we made it through the big move out season!

The trip was a while back! I deliberately keep trip information vague for my own, fellow driver's, and passenger's safety, so I won't share specific trip details

Yes, the Tourrider does ride smoother and quieter than an MCI J4500

It's actually an Allison 6-speed B500R transmission! The B500 series is currently the dominating choice (and typically the only choice now) for motorcoaches in the US.

Hahaha, that's okay! I'll take the Tourrider 😂

We have a little over 40 vehicles in our fleet with both old and new. Every year, we do make a few additions to our fleet. The minimum age is 23 years old for our company. Our buses require passing a DOT medical exam, Class B CDL, passenger endorsement, air brakes, and charter endorsement. We do provide paid training to prospective drivers that pass the interview to obtain all the required licenses and endorsements.

​@@albluathanks sir for the information is this an private company or public company so if I need the training means I have to pay for the training curses ?

The only question I may also have is that is this company still hiring new drivers and is it only looking for high school degree or bachelor or college? or superior

Peoria Charter is a private company. If you pass the interview, you are paid during training. We are always looking for drivers!

So is the company only looking for high qualified drivers meaning after passing the interview and training can't drive the buses until I'm fully trained? And is the company has strictest rules ?

Steering wheel tilt retracts at that speed when released the lock is released for the Tourrider and our door lock was recently replaced, requiring extra force due to its stiffness. My videos follow the popular Asian POV vlog style of no talk with captions to read for talking points. There are many other channels out there that would you would perhaps find more interesting.

@@alblua all I’m saying is that just because that’s the speed it retracts it doesn’t mean that you can’t hold it and ease it back into position. I’ve been driving Setra’s for 8 years now, essentially the same bus with the exact same pneumatics, I always hold it and ease it back. If every driver on your roster does the same thing, how long do you think that mechanism will last?

I fail to understand your reasoning. I'd expect the mechanism to last. Failure would mean a faulty part or poor engineering. If the steering column cannot withstand the small impact of retraction, how can it withstand on the road driving? Driving on the road induces much greater forces when you consider Newton's second law F = ma; the acceleration may be reduced with the suspension, but the mass is significantly greater acting upon the steering wheel. The standard Daimler steering wheel used on the Tourrider, Setras, and Freightliners is ~10 lbs; the Tourrider GVWR is over 50,000 lbs. Considerable force is enacted during steering as well. Like a typical vehicle, the Tourrider steering system is mechanically linked and you can still turn the wheel should the steering servo break, albeit significant effort required (per Tourrider manual, this will not break the system and the driver should expect to feel like the steering wheel is locked). The Tourrider uses the ZF Servocom for steering as well. Per ZF manuals, system pressure should be at 15+1/-3 bar, or 217.557 psi. I'm not specifically familiar with the ZF Servocom, but in a normal car, pressure typically increases during active rotation at slow speeds as well. The formula for pressure is P = F/A, therefore, force is directly proportional to pressure. A non-insignificant amount of force is enacted on the steering mechanisms on a regular basis.