I came in the trucking era of RWD.. Stay for Dave his self cause he is just a down to earth person keeps 💯real with his community..

I'll be there no matter if it's Welding with Dave, Horticulture with Dave or Skydiving with Dave. I'm here because I like you and your sense of humor. I'd love to watch a trip to Alaska, with all the experiences that comes with it.

Goodluck to whatever endeavor u finally decide on. Alaska trip will b awesome. Will stay put for other "RWD" vlog u put out. Goodluck🤙🤙🤙🤙I have a hunch that RWD might actually do what he stated about driving his car to Alaska🤙🤙🤙🤙

I came for his personality in trucking. Not a motorcycle nut at all.

When absolutely hate other people and are a risk to others and yourself by working with others then trucking is a match made in heaven.

YESSS DEFINITELY SHOULD VLOG IT

This is exactly what I was going to say

I do!! 💯

I do

Me

He’s such a sweet seeming dude. No reason not to love him. Hope the future works out for him.

Dave’s the man!

Crystal!! Thanks so much, you’re definitely the longest supporter. Hope you’re well.

@@RidingWithDaveI love watching you do trucking vlogs and watching you makes me want to start my own youtube channel

Holy crap! You’re still here too?? I hope you’re doing good, girl.

I’m here from another trucker channel, Alex the Truck Driver. I’m new to these videos on trucking, but can understand, as I knew, how lonely it can be. I think the transition from always being on go but lonely as a trucker, to going flat. You needed to have a plan B to fall back on. Follow your Dream and stay strong!

Truth!!

And hope that the mirror doesn't fall off!😂

It's not easy indeed!

So did I 😅

That's exactly how I stumbled across this video. My hips and back are suffering and I'm trying to decide if continuing is worth it

@@RefinedC do you have an air ride seat? That should help?

Ayye I got kidney stones from unhealthy foods doing trucking guys its tough. But we can choose to stay local or close to home.

Im 61 and trucking isn't what it when I started in 1977 I'll just keep my two old trucks parked and just polish on them too much bullsh$$ out there hardly anyone will tell you on the CB whats going on. So if its a high dollar load I may get one of the old girls out and hold on to that white steering wheel and watch the black rope come out of those stacks but if that doesn't happen I'll just be Semi-Retired

@@davidcaskey4669Whatcha got peterbilts?

I agree almost anyone could learn to drive a bike or truck but there’s only one DAVE!!! And we riding with him

Also, at the end you mention the trades. I’m currently in talks with my local union about limited energy electrical. I’m hoping that’s a much more mentally stimulating job for me. And thrilled to be home EVERY DAY. Good luck in your trade hunt!

Do a vanlife channel. Well that would take you away to. maybe a fishing channel.

What are you doing now?

That’s awesome to hear man! We all need someone when we start this crazy job lol.

I listen to it all the way through every time and yeah that ending song really hit hard after this one, almost like a final goodbye to the trucking 😅

Same here It hit me

Well it's the same here I started 7 months ago when I thought it was a really good job the work itself is fine of course like everything nowadays they try to turn it into some fucking reality show where you're under all of these stupid time limits everything and etc basically metrics kpis dumb shit. So my job I work from home I do customer service and I do wonderful customer service the customers telling me all the time about how I'm patient etc problem is that's not what the company wants they're all about speed and I have tried tried tried to speed up I'm not meeting my call times they believe that the calls ought to be handled within three to five minutes three to seven minutes maximum. So basically I've had this job for 7 minutes decent and my wife and I are in a position that we can go buy a house problem is there's a chance that I'm going to fail my call times again this month which is going to generate a third write-up and so I would have next month but if there's no improvement I would get literally fired because there is no forth right up first it takes 30 days to close on a house whereas I will have the money by the middle of next month that I have to match with the bank but I'm not going to have enough time to close on a house before I would possibly get fired I really don't know what the fuck to do. I'm a lot of things right now I'm angry I'm upset I'm sad depressed confused scared. I've been trying to transfer into another department however I've basically been okie dokie and then when I go to our internal application to see what jobs are posted they really don't have anything and what they do have requires all kinds of stupid college degrees even though I have over 20 years business management experience. My boss told me that I would be pretty good at being a product specialist except they don't have that opening. So where we would most likely buy a house it's true that I would most likely have to give up my work from home job and go back into the physical work environment but on the other hand I'm not certain where we're going to buy it so I'm not really ready to give it up I would if I can find acreage particularly in the middle of nowhere and I would be forced to give it up at that point because I would not likely have proper internet speed to do the job. But that trade for land house would be worth going back to the physical work test and I'm frustrated enough to basically say fuck it all. Of course that's part of my frustration I want so bad to throw my arms up and just say the hell with it but I can't sleep I know that that is most of the populations frustration I'm not the only one I know that it's literally becoming very hard for everyone they've made everything very very sadistic retail management back in August and I went to this job and it's been really awesome but then of course like I said they want to shit all over it with stupid micromanaging bullshit. And of course we the common pee on worker have zero recourse. Of everything I mean the reason why I decided to look in as I don't want to have to pay some jackass anywhere between 1600 and 2200 every 2 months just to live why would I want to pay rent I mean if I'm going to throw down anything close to that amount of money I think that I would much rather have an opportunity to own the joint. Not to mention I come countryside I cannot stand the city I was basically forced out of business and I was forced to move into the city 6 years ago I've tried to make the best of it however I am out of my elements where the hell are we supposed to go what are we supposed to do I think anymore of the general system is making it quite clear that we're basically just to work and pay taxes and die they don't give a fuck if we have a dinner plate yet they expect us to perform as if we're the tip top shape. So basically where I'm at right now is trying my ass off to you do better and get my call times down and meet the impossible requirements which I don't really think is going to happen and I hate to say that because everybody says that well if you think that way then it won't happen blah blah blah now the problem is that is being held to it for 4 months out of training and I'm still not doing wonderful I've come a long way the numbers certainly aren't as high as they used to be but I mean they'll write you up if you're too fucking points over. Cricket I know I'm not the only ones subjected to it my coworkers are more situ ation but I asked questions not only because I just generally wonder that and not only for myself but frankly I wonder where the fuck is all of us going to end up somewhere in the next 6 months to possibly 5 years out I mean everything is literally under garbage anymore even our jobs are basically how to get us it feels like honestly fuck that they are I should know I was in management. Basically towards the last of my management career I guess I was seeing as a lousy manager because I didn't care to go and randomly ramble to staff about stupid horse shit I also refused to fire people over nonsense like for instance at one point I worked for all these Park in the outlet you know yeah there's motherfuckers are crazy they want to fire people over a damn points card. And then they really will that pick at micromanage I mean I had the store assistant manager come to me and tell me how to literally stand while I put price stickers on shit but I was actually the third manager in charge of the store I was to run the front end which means handling their stupid points card shit they wanted me to literally write up and fire cashiers over not getting supposably enough card recruitments.

That love driving trucks but hate trucking hit me hard lol. I'm regional also, home almost everyday day and have to pretty much force myself to go to drive. I love the go to otr guys you will make much more money... what's the point if your stuck in that box almost 24/7?

@@BEE_RANDON I’ll definitely take hourly pay plus OT after 40 hours and lay in my own bed every night

I know exactly how you feel my man. I’ve felt stuck in it myself the past two years. It sucks. Maybe save some money to get by while you attend a trade school for something else. There’s loans and everything for it. Either way, best of luck to ya!

@@RidingWithDave same to you Dave, go enjoy yourself again. I’d love to see an Alaska trip if you decide that’s what you want to do!

I left OTR trucking to be a Fireman. Now 27 years later I’m almost ready to retire. Can’t wait. Fireman has been the best job ever. I’ve looked forward to going to work every day. Always fun. But I’m ready to retire now and just fish, hunt and camp. You have to enjoy what you’re doing or you’ll always be miserable. Find something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. That was being a Firmen for me. And the money is stupid good if you work for a large department. Way more than I’d ever make driving or even owning a truck. 👍🏻

Thank you! And it’s Diviners - Escape (feat. Rossy). Also linked in the description below the video :)

I also wanted to thank you Dave for your videos on trucking I am thinking about leaving this current company it's not really working out

No he was basically going back to the company just named differently because bought online

And his videos are usually about a month behind

I can tell you from personal experience, he’s not. Truck driving is a horrible job.

⁠You can’t know how bad unless you do it. Treated like crap and away from home too much.