Hauling 78,000lbs of #%@&! To Tennessee

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@zacharyarnold5805 10 ай бұрын

Love you’re videos, you are so handsome always wanted to ride in a truck take me with you haha

@2aisabsoluteTim 9 ай бұрын

Keep positive and always ignore the negative comments those people are negative to everyone, besides in their own life

@craigdarby9533 10 ай бұрын

You were there a day early. The truck that came in after you was probably at his scheduled time and day. That's why he got priority.

@sebastianschroeder6459 10 ай бұрын

Alex, as a truck driver in training I was glad to see you do a 90 in your truck, I test on Wednesday, in a sleeper, after practicing skills in a day cab (transmission in test truck exploded) Thanks for a great example of how to do it, and finish off the maneuver.

@slysniper2628 10 ай бұрын

Good luck

@browniedbaby 10 ай бұрын

For clarity: Your 11 hr drive and 70 hr weekly clocks stop whenever you go off duty. 14 hr clock will keep going regardless of the status you’re in because at maximum your day can’t be longer than 14 hrs unless you’re doing a split shift. (Whole different explanation. Ask google or your employer 😅) Your ELD “should” auto place you into on duty if you forget to take yourself out of drive. Additionally your tablet depending on your company may allow you to edit if you stayed in a status didn’t intent to be.

@MythLeatherCo 10 ай бұрын

Samsara will automatically kick you into an on duty status after like 10 minutes

@bullet2003s 10 ай бұрын

Stay strong sir. Longest I ever waited to be Loaded/Unloaded was 8hrs. Told my company, but they don’t care as long as the truck is loaded. Plus, if your getting paid by miles you need to go OFF DUTY when getting Loaded/Unloaded.

@jonathancoleman6482 10 ай бұрын

Good idea

@darianward4991 10 ай бұрын

Turn on the split sleeper toggle in the settings. While you are waiting for offload to be completed go into sleeper birth. 2 hours pass and your time will jump back to the time it was at when you went off duty. Samsara tip for you

@nickbeckham14 10 ай бұрын

Your constantly sawing at the wheel there's no need for all that, that backing was super easy slide your tandems forward until you get straight in line with the door then slide them back, you thinking about it to much and making it way harder then it should be,

@plantmanstudios 10 ай бұрын

He's been traumatized by the whole trucking experience. He's also a "scared running" trucker. All he has to do is relax and pay attention to what he is doing. Things will get worked out, and getting hyper about this only makes it worse. He's young, it's obvious trucking isn't his thing.

@truckercowboyed2638 10 ай бұрын

@@plantmanstudiosso you knew everything on day one right?? Why is it your job to judge another trucker who does things differently??? If you don't like it don't watch

@itzricky7721 10 ай бұрын

@@truckercowboyed2638bud he’s been driving for over a year he should know this by now that back in was easy I could back in that trailer with one hand out the window and the other on the wheel no problem

@jakemc2373 10 ай бұрын

@@truckercowboyed2638it’s not day one is it???he’s been doing this for 2 years

@truckercowboyed2638 10 ай бұрын

@@itzricky7721so not everyone is the same as you that doesn't mean they aren't capable of the job...2 years is still rookie....

@jamesru1 10 ай бұрын

The warehouse I work at you can be waiting up to 5 hours to get loaded/unloaded but there is only 1 forklift operator and b double trucks in aus

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

29:03 once you’re done with your duties, you can PC to a truck stop legally.

@Steelix371 10 ай бұрын

Not all companies has that option

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

@@Steelix371 well they should because that is DOT regulation!!!

@jeremypeckford6838 10 ай бұрын

I know in my Frightliner I turn off Creep mode and it's alot smoother backing up

@TruckersEyeView 10 ай бұрын

Loved the video ❤ keep up the good work Alex

@godsok1 10 ай бұрын

Every video you don’t think you can make the turn and so far you make it every time lol

@aturner83indy 8 ай бұрын

Dang, I had to rewind to hear your stop...you were at the Love's off of Whiteland Road, literally 3 miles from my house! Safe travels my friend!

@GordoAquarium 10 ай бұрын

my rule of thumb is i never let my tank go down the half a tank mark, maybe just a little but refuel at the first gas station i see.

@aaronjohnson2843 10 ай бұрын

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend,Alex, wherever you are.😊😊😊😊

@im_keinyl 10 ай бұрын

Dude keeps blaming the Truck when he's the problem... he wants to do it perfect everytime 😂

@cookinuptruckin 10 ай бұрын

How this trainwreck is possible, I truly have no idea.

@raphaelszok8561 10 ай бұрын

When you do your precheck do you pull truck up for better lighting?

@user-uu4gn4ii3p 8 ай бұрын

Carrier I was with. have been using Fuel Optimizer for along time. Werner doesn't use that system .

@burgerdad420 10 ай бұрын

28:00 they probably had an appointment for that day and yours was tomorrow so they did theirs once they got there to follow appointments

@sonofroderick4255 10 ай бұрын

Be safe this holiday. Enjoy your time off. Also, you're only less than 200,000 from a million. You are so appreciated and well liked. Stay safe!

@user-uu4gn4ii3p 8 ай бұрын

After either Live loading or live unloading, Drop/ Hook while in yard movement than you switch back to Driving Than this would not eat up the hours that you have for driving.

@nickhingle5534 10 ай бұрын

That’s pretty cool that someone recognized you off of KZfaq. 😃🚚

@mountuplikeaneagle 10 ай бұрын

807k subscribers is amazing

@JohnMarwickOTR 10 ай бұрын

Alex, towards the end of this video.... what was your Duty status while you were sitting in the dock waiting to be unloaded? How much drive time was remaining when your first arrived at the receiver? Curious about how you operate your clock.

@qu3ll679 10 ай бұрын

Getting loaded unloaded arriving at shipper or leaving shipper you should always be in on duty same with your pre trips and post trips . Shutting down is obviously off duty and when your ready to go in the can sleeper berth

@koywebber2198 10 ай бұрын

@@qu3ll679it's off duty when getting unloaded or loaded and on duty for pre/post trips or fueling

@ej5966 10 ай бұрын

The way I do it is a soon as I arrive at the shipper or receiver. I put myself on duty I only stay on duty for no more then 15 minutes then Move to the Off-Duty position until am done and have my paperwork remember that ur on-duty time Count against ur drive time so the less time you spend on-duty the better

@forthefuture2792 10 ай бұрын

(Freightliner also known as freight shakers) I hated backing with a freightliner.

@mikefeddersen2476 10 ай бұрын

Alex, I worked for a company that would reward drivers that gave them new customers to haul to and from. You should keep a log of everywhere you pickup and deliver to. You're a young guy, you've already been with 3 companies, more to come, for sure.

@jerryayers4846 10 ай бұрын

Not kingsford but Kingsport isn’t very far from where I live.

@nicabla9435 10 ай бұрын

Lol button for smooth backing💀

@Thevrial 10 ай бұрын

Fun fact- did anyone else know Alex did a ad for GP when he started driving for them.

@jamesbroughton2010 10 ай бұрын

1 - you gotta get out and look more often, 2-cant be so picky on parking...u see all those trucks in the same situation as you.

@randyborio4730 10 ай бұрын

I would have checked with that grain elevator across the street from your pick up to see if you could have gotten weighed there

@lupeandazola4375 9 ай бұрын

Thats what freightliners do they shake while backing. You have to just roll with it and keep going

@Generalizedfeelings 10 ай бұрын

Ah yeah the ol fuel solutions. Company I work for does those too. Ain't the worst but sometimes it trolls you.

@truckingnerd9968 10 ай бұрын

If it keeps the ticket monster away you go out of route to scale

@malvinreizenburg1497 10 ай бұрын

Hi Alex I like and love your driving, I am Code 14 driver who lives now in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA , I did live in Cape Town South Africa, I’m now 3 years in the USA

@thomasjimenez3427 10 ай бұрын

That’s good bro the truck tires are called drives

@DJMistaXclusive 10 ай бұрын

lordy get out a look and use PC to get to a truck stop if you dont have a choice to leave a shipper or receiver ... not borrowing time

@leohernandez1240 10 ай бұрын

There’s no way your drive time should count down if you are parked ? How you let that happen ?

@L0VTX_H8CA 10 ай бұрын

Forgot to go off duty? I go off duty for 2 minutes if I have to. Every second counts.

@SeanCleary-vy3zw 10 ай бұрын

Why didn’t you go “ on duty not driving”. Your burning your 14 but not you 11

@matthewroberts55932 10 ай бұрын

Love your videos Alex! Keep up the great work. Have a fun and safe Labor Day! God bless you.

@philipp3708 10 ай бұрын

Alex, I’m a local driver in Michigan and ALOT of places I got to, I end up staying there 2 - 4 hours waiting to get off loaded and reloaded. A lot with the UAW deadline coming near my company majorly deals with the Big 3 automakers. So if that happens we won’t have any work. There going to have us go to Indiana for 2-3 weeks to do loads for Toyota. Which will suck and be cool at the same time. Sucks because I’ll be away from my family , but cool because I’ll be doing something different. Drive safe buddy.

@tristianbanchs1589 10 ай бұрын

I prefer to adjust the weight to where the trailer tires get as much legal weight possible. Less work on the truck.

@patricktyler4303 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes, I have to wonder if you like driving trucks or just complaining about the issues no matter what shipper or receiver you go to. They aren't to get you unloaded or loaded within your appointment time, so go into sleeper berth.

@truckercowboyed2638 10 ай бұрын

Oh please like you older truckers don't complain, don't be a hypocrite

@silverhawk24 10 ай бұрын

@@truckercowboyed2638 Lmfao fr tho

@patricktyler4303 10 ай бұрын

@truckercowboyed2638 First off, everybody complains not only older drivers but I'm pretty sure if there was competition for complaints you would be top of the class.

@patricktyler4303 10 ай бұрын

@@silverhawk24pretty sure you would be in the top class as well of complaining.

@silverhawk24 10 ай бұрын

@@patricktyler4303 dude your just proving our point even more

@koywebber2198 10 ай бұрын

That truck hauling the tanker was a mid roof kenworth w900

@keithauer4548 10 ай бұрын

Most of those grain bins have a scale house

@legoforblockheads 8 ай бұрын

The Kenworth semi cab that you saw Alex was a T800 I'm pretty sure.

@user-uu4gn4ii3p 8 ай бұрын

Known as " Fuel Optimizer" company uses selected truck stops for fuel

@jbmueller1847 10 ай бұрын

No way Alex . We double deck all our loads Run 76k to 78k every wk Ohio to Dallas. 3 days round trip Not dangerous at all

@Bandit_579 10 ай бұрын

You have to split break and that will pause you’re 14 hour clock

@williamshepard8107 10 ай бұрын

Great content continue to be safe driver.

@jaythompson3674 10 ай бұрын

Be safe out there my friend!! Love your videos!

@arnoldgarza3692 10 ай бұрын

Why do so many drivers make it harder for themselves by sliding trailer tandems to the rear I don’t get it

@bullet2003s 10 ай бұрын

If your getting paid by the HOUR then you do need to be ON DUTY. Don’t waste your clock and save your TIME by going OFF DUTY when getting loaded.

@offgridoldfart8110 10 ай бұрын

They also pick your fuel stops for road tax purposes.

@user-uu4gn4ii3p 8 ай бұрын

Alex, When you arrive at the costumers facility - You would have to change to Yard Movemwnt from Driving

@Flameon717 10 ай бұрын

We’re you near Reading,Pa today? Looked like you at least . Lol

@nickbeckham14 10 ай бұрын

Yeah cause you took 2 hours to get backed in

@mikefeddersen2476 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@nickbeckham14 10 ай бұрын

@@offgridoldfart8110 it's crazy it really is people can't say he's new cause he's been driving for 2 years maybe more, he just don't have common sense, that was a easy backing I woulda been in the hole in probably 2 minutes

@Reflectivityy 10 ай бұрын

@@nickbeckham14It's infuriating watching him make a 5 minute back into a 40. He should have kept his Tandems Forward and hit the inside dock. Spin it tight as you can and pull it straight up. A nice and easy 45 degree back.

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

28:34 just like HEB San Antonio Tx.

@ohc1492 10 ай бұрын

Someone explain: If everybody knows there are weight limitations on highways... why risk it and send items that are heavier than such limitation? Why put drivers thru the whole stop-at-the-scale-to-check-if-I'm-legal sheanenigans?? That's only gonna cause delays and extra costs...

@mikefeddersen2476 10 ай бұрын

Some companies never pay attention to how the load a truck, like Budweiser in Columbus Ohio. The forklift guys must drink during their shift, I have always had to go back at least once to have pallets moved around, or removed. When you haul water, it's always scaled out perfect. A pallet of water weighs the same as a pallet of beer...😢

@lvlPsychosis 10 ай бұрын

They usually dont send out loads that are heavier than legal. if a load is 80K Ibs that is legal, but you have to distribute the weight so that the axles split the weight under 34K, thats our responsibility thats why we have to scale to check the distribution. Often times the shipper will load it in a way where it cant be distributed legally and we have to go back. And ive only had 1 load me over 80K gross

@carldrexler7883 7 ай бұрын

Now that your weight is legal check and see what your suspension guage shows and the next time you pick a heavy load just see what your suspension guage shows and that will tell you whether you need to slide your tandem’s

@charlesmilton8146 10 ай бұрын

Keep your foot on the gas. It won’t do that as much. I drive freightshakers everyday

@tjbrower 10 ай бұрын

Exactly. I think he lets off and hits it too often which makes it shake.

@justinlane1980 10 ай бұрын

One day Alex is going to be standing at the altar about to get married, and he is going to say, “I don’t think I can do this..”.

@craigroman5629 10 ай бұрын

he doesnt nèed to get married

@justinlane1980 10 ай бұрын

@@craigroman5629 You didn’t get the joke?It’s alright. I didn’t expect everybody to. 🤣

@MeLaPelaaan 10 ай бұрын

Or he’ll also say to his best man “What are you doing my guy” 😂

@magiccarp3710 7 ай бұрын

Simp to the max

@TonyMontanaXx 6 ай бұрын

And the man he’s marrying is going to ask him if he turned the flashers off on the van when he parked.

@SuperDannybobo 10 ай бұрын

Grain elevator might have scales

@elijahb4309 10 ай бұрын

Alex if you want smooth backing you will need a Volvo 😂 not a freight shaker

@MythLeatherCo 10 ай бұрын

Why not split your clock when you’re sitting at a shipper? In Samsara - Settings > HOS Settings: Make sure the Split Sleeper Toggle is ‘ON’. This way, when you split your clock, it’ll automatically give you your time back. Just make sure you go into ‘sleeper birth’ at the ends of your shift to complete the split.

@Steelix371 10 ай бұрын

Not all companies have that option

@MythLeatherCo 10 ай бұрын

@@Steelix371 I’d be shocked if GP didn’t have this option enabled.

@betzaidavazquez5579 10 ай бұрын

We appreciate all of your hard work Alex and the numbers on your channel is showing it. 🥰🌟👊

@tmo.48 7 ай бұрын

888k❤

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

29:53 if you go on sleeper, after 2 hrs, you gain back what you didn’t drive.

@Steelix371 10 ай бұрын

Just take a 10 hour break lol

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

@@Steelix371 sometimes you can’t, you need to keep moving! I rather just wait 2 hrs to gain some drive time to get out of there, than have to sleep on their lot for 10 hrs!!!

@mattb2382 10 ай бұрын

Leclerc foods make great cookies. You were at a cookie factory my friend.

@swatl 10 ай бұрын

You’re going to my hometown!

@AMGNell 10 ай бұрын

App not set up for a split break. It allow you to get some of your time back?

@Steelix371 10 ай бұрын

Not all companies let you do that

@jamessingleton311 10 ай бұрын

Hey Alex be safe out there

@michaelhayes4537 10 ай бұрын

If you absolutely have to park for the night near gas pumps, a good way to get to sleep is to spell words backward. It works for me.

@Dr.PandaCamper 10 ай бұрын

Genius! Made me chuckle

@michaelhayes4537 10 ай бұрын

@@Dr.PandaCamper Thanks.

@allaboutroofing2 10 ай бұрын

Could you drive all night and sleep during the day? Guessing maybe not when you get loaded durinf regular hours, but just curious...thx

@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY 10 ай бұрын

Yeah you just have to tell your company to book the deliveries to be due early morning. I prefer to drive during the day though. For a while I would start at 12am and end around 12pm but I always ended up stopping for at least 1hr to take a nap. I can't do night driving

@allaboutroofing2 10 ай бұрын

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY thanks for the personal reply! 😁 I have been a sub since your channel was small. I'm so proud of what you have built and you absolutely deserve it. Cheers friend.

@Ohiostategenerationx 10 ай бұрын

How often are trucker's allowed to go scale the load?

@lvlPsychosis 10 ай бұрын

After we pickup the load. If its over 30K lbs I scale as soon as I leave the shipper

@Ohiostategenerationx 10 ай бұрын

@@lvlPsychosis I'm asking though how often are truckers allowed to scale. I imagine the company is paying for the scale each time so I'm wondering if their is a limit on how often.

@imoverhere8327 10 ай бұрын

@@Ohiostategenerationxit depends on the company but i get 2 new weighs a day and 3 or 4 reweighs for each new weigh.

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

32:29 Alex, I like to take some 2X6 planks that I can use to level the truck!

@mikefeddersen2476 10 ай бұрын

Came here to tell him the same, one or two under a steer tire can make a huge difference. Also I switch back and forth on which end of the bunk I sleep on.

@18wheeler77 10 ай бұрын

@@mikefeddersen2476 I don’t mind sleeping on an incline, but my head is always higher.

@acehole265 10 ай бұрын

I always say that freight drivers need to drive with their axles back to see how us lowboy operators feel However, we’re lucky enough to never have to dock also

@mikefeddersen2476 10 ай бұрын

You mean driving around with nice stiff Hendrickson suspensions? 😂

@acehole265 10 ай бұрын

@@mikefeddersen2476 pretty much! However, all air ride for me

@l.ls.8890 10 ай бұрын

The parking place may be sketchy but its free correct?

@mikeprodanov6765 10 ай бұрын

Can you imagine if you didn't have power steering... like in the old days? and manual gear box?

@jbmueller1847 10 ай бұрын

I have a 22 freightliner cascadia 10 speed. No automatics for our company.

@trillakilla8591 10 ай бұрын

Why did your drive time keep running if you were only on duty?

@Steelix371 10 ай бұрын

14 hour clock

@trillakilla8591 10 ай бұрын

@@Steelix371 ah okay he meant his 14 hour

@bgbgbg123 10 ай бұрын

Did you get detention pay for sitting around four hours?

@user-ym1el8wz3m 10 ай бұрын

Those seats look good

@gordd7348 3 ай бұрын

It would be nice to see a bit more of what goes on than you arriving for the pick-up and then showing the drop-off. All we really see is you backing into spots. Can you show other stuff that goes on?

@catherinendunge734 10 ай бұрын

Hello Alex, let me ask you how much does truck drive earn weekly ?? Or rather per months

@brianjones8800 10 ай бұрын

LMAO!!!! When you noticed the Kenworth dealership across the street.....I lost it hearing your reaction! 🤣🤣"KENWORTH!" Suddenly that truck stop wasn't so janky anymore! You're one of the best, Alex. I always look forward to your videos and I certainly appreciate what you do! Thank you!!! Be safe out there! 🤠

@bonsaibill7026 10 ай бұрын

@Alexthetruckingguy - what would happen if your weight wasn't legal? Would you have to backtrack back to the supplier to redispotion the load?

@johnboz8087 10 ай бұрын

Yes

@spencergardner9603 10 ай бұрын

Unless he could fix by sliding his tandems, yes. He'd have to go back to the shipper

@lvlPsychosis 10 ай бұрын

Our company does fuel recommendations not requirements

@jerrybohringer4894 10 ай бұрын

They did not just start doing that.. They've been doing it for about a year.

@randomchopsuey 10 ай бұрын

More weight on the trailer saves fuel..its not much savings but every drop counts

@Steelix371 10 ай бұрын

As a company driver they don’t care lol

@metaluzc 10 ай бұрын

@@Steelix371 unless the company pays out a fuel bonus....

@AZVIDS 10 ай бұрын

@@metaluzcyup, most do…

@zrated 4 ай бұрын

You have got to lay off the 4 ways. Man it's non-stop ticking. Flashers aren't your save all.

@lifeisahighway1534 10 ай бұрын

There was an out went express truck

@user-wn8hk3pi8z 10 ай бұрын

That 4 hours U didn't drive u get that time back when the 14 hours run out

@latonmitchell2626 7 ай бұрын

Go on duty,, Don't let drive time keep going

@jamesscott9129 6 ай бұрын

do you like this comp im look for a trucking job to get in to

@allanthomas332 10 ай бұрын

Alex that’s truck sped alongside you w900

@Mrjacks634 10 ай бұрын

He is so nice

@charlesdavidson5256 10 ай бұрын

You know if you went on sleeper birth sitting at the dock you would get some of that time back plenty enough to get down the road it’s called split clock