Black Mountain, NC | Most Dangerous Roads for Truckers | I-40 E | FOG

Black Mountain, NC | Most Dangerous Roads for Truckers | I-40 E | FOG | Werner Trucking OTR Rookie

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3 жыл бұрын

May 12, 2021 Nothing like getting to one of the most dangerous roads in America for the first time and hitting a wall of fog at the mandatory truck stop. Black Mountain, east of Asheville, NC has a five mile vertical decent of 1,361 feet. The reported grade is 6% along this stretch on I-40. There are three runaway truck ramps! Truckers Beware!! Just another day of driving in the life of a new Werner Trucking OTR Rookie driver.
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@zodiac19591 Жыл бұрын

Was there last week,my first mountain,automatic transmission little training.ty for posting

@TheJoyofTrucking Жыл бұрын

Glad you came through successfully!!! 👍

@jessicascott4319 2 жыл бұрын

Be safe hope all is well

@TheJoyofTrucking 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jessica!! Yes!! We made it! Thanks for watching! Have a great day!! You be safe out there in winter roads!

@mrpumpken Жыл бұрын

Jaked down that Grade a few days ago

@TheJoyofTrucking Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 Hopefully in good weather.

@mohamedjamal9539 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been there 4 weeks ago Be safe in the fog

@TheJoyofTrucking 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mohamed! Crazy ride!! I think it’s probably often foggy.

@Captainstrains9882 Жыл бұрын

Theirs even a railroad pass that serves 4 short trains and loops around the mountain! That's just around a 2% grade. Now I40 sees a 6% grade@

@TheJoyofTrucking Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Thanks for that tidbit of information!!! Kevin’s dad was a big railroad fan. Worked on a train in his younger days and loved a video game where you could drive trains through real places. Pretty cool!

@Captainstrains9882 Жыл бұрын

@@TheJoyofTrucking it's the Old Fort Loops. Stopped seeing big trains on May 7/8 2020, and sees 4 short trains Monday through Fridays at 12:30 A.M. 7 or 8 A.M. 11:30 A.M. to 2 P.M. and one at 6:30 P.M.

@TheJoyofTrucking Жыл бұрын

@@Captainstrains9882 Thank you!!!

@Captainstrains9882 Жыл бұрын

@@TheJoyofTrucking your welcome

@SickTrend619 2 жыл бұрын

I ran this road last night, thought it was a inspection station , but then there is the map and the warnings, and it is straight down all the way, I feel like after crossing that state border it was 100 miles of all downhill, which is strange cause I don’t remember going uphill at all.. coming from the I-40 all the way from arizona. Is this world round or flat? Or just uphill one way? I’m in a 2019 KW 680 so the hill was easy for the truck with an automatic and a J brake. Was able to keep it at 45 no problems, didn’t even use the brake. I couldn’t imagine driving this road in a older truck. Maybe keep it at 25!

@TheJoyofTrucking 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!! We’ll done!! Kevin drives the same truck and also thought it was a pretty good decent (especially after already driving in AZ and CO mountains). LOL on your geography descriptions. Hope the world is not flat as we don’t want the road to end ;-)))

@shattertheirsilence 2 жыл бұрын

I had a conference for work at Harrahs Cherokee and had to drive myself and a coworker.Thats a sketchy mtn.

@TheJoyofTrucking 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! It is!! Glad you stayed safe and sound!!! Thanks for watching!!

@DOCSAFETUBE Жыл бұрын

Making way too many mistakes as a Rookie... 1. Your speeding 2. Your left at the hashmark 3. Your tailgating You need to be more cautious Black mountain isn't that bad compared to the ones out west. This is coming from a very experienced owner operator of 39 yrs.

@TheJoyofTrucking Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. Appreciate it.

@cathymarsh1782 Жыл бұрын

You’re*

@TheJoyofTrucking Жыл бұрын

@@cathymarsh1782 LOL. Grammar mistakes while pointing out driving mistakes. 😆😁😆

@Endsomniac 6 ай бұрын

You didn’t get a ticket for this did you? I just passed it earlier today going about 42 mph. I’m hoping the cameras aren’t so they can take a pic of your license and send a ticket to your employer.

@TheJoyofTrucking 6 ай бұрын

We did not get a ticket!!! 👍👍👍