Ours were called jiff locks. I think Roadway had Jiff Locks too. We used to go past other trucks and ask them to look and see if my trailer slipped off 5th wheel.Funny when the guy panicked answering me back. When you had it hooked to tractor you had an extra 5th wheel on the Jiff Lock Brand. Joke only worked at night especially around 3-4 a.m.

Thanks for uploading this! This is actually my grandpa in the video. Now if I am missing him I always have this video to see him!

1985 Jessup Md, walking up to my Cabover. The driver for Roadway hit his air starter. Almost had to go change my clothes over that one. The next week in West Memphis AR at the old Orange ball in the sky. I did not jump as high at the sound of the old air starter.

they make it look so clean. i used to keep a pair of coveralls when hooking or dropping a kwik lock. was tired of always getting grease on myself

Wow. Learned something new. I had never known about this. I always thought they had both single screw and twin screw tractors. That does not look like something if want to have to deal with.

Ive been looking for this video. Been seeing this setup all my life.

Looks like a royal pain trying to slide that 5th wheel in snow and ice.

Now that’s quite informative! Something I’ve never known about Overnight!😳

I miss seeing OverNite run I-40 NC!!

Looks like fun on a snowy night.

In theory, these make perfect sense. In reality, they are horrible.

They need to do an update video of this in snow and rain and have to chain up also....

i like this set up neat i hauled double and never knew about this

did not mention a tug test once - must have a lot of dropped trailers

As a kid I always wondered why some LTL trucks had two 5th wheels. Now I know!

Well this solves a mystery i use to drive a ole roadway truck in Alberta an always wondered why there was a pintle hook up underneath the truck... hate to use that set up in the winter with all ice n snow that builds up under there

Damn the good ole daze!!! Dayton wobble wobble wheels

And these companies wonder why there is a driver shortage. I used this system 30 years ago. When it's 90 degrees out you look like a drenched rat after make all the hookups. And in the winter with a foot of ice and snow it is nearly impossible to make all of these moves. This system is terrible for the driver.

Weve got hot freight on that lead. Put it in 65 door

Overnite Transportation was purchased by UPS in 2006 and became UPS Freight.

how does it work with the powered rear axle, and the dolly behind, when both have leaf springs? when the last dolly axle stands on a hill, the drive axle hangs in the air. no driving ahead possible. or am I wrong? both axles (drive axle + dolly) should have air suspension ... I think

Now let's do that after 500 miles of snow an ice

This must have went away because I never seen any of this type of equipment when I was a freight guy 10 years ago.

They forgot to tell you to secure the pintle hook on the lead trailer.

You you imagine one of the typical big rig school graduates of today doing this?

Omg we got it to easy...that looks to dangerous I know drivers that would forget to put all those pins back in...

All this extra work for 3 more feet of trailer space

Bet it is difficult to slide those fifth wheels when they are covered in ice and snow.

looks like a pain in the ass not to mention having a dead man axle is dangerous in winter weather....

Think I would rather fall off a jungle jim onto concrete ! Done wiggle wagons since the 80's

Notice there's not grease everywhere lololol

Damn driva can I barrow a ink pen ????

This is all great if it's nice out side I have done this in the pouring rain and snow cold and wet to the bone then be miserable also if there is snow or ice in the ground you have one hell of a time on uneven or icey ground have slipped and fell busted my but and wen you get hert know one around to help you I slipped on my but heart my tail bone so bad I couldn't get up laid there in the sluche for about two hours I hert so bad frozen to the bone before another driver came and found me had to go to the hospital I couldn't move I wouldn't touch one ever again to dangerous

And what if you loose one of those pins?😂 Can I borrow one of your keys?

Hate to be waiting for my freight to be delivered....

Comments on here saying how time consuming this old setup is...it ain't like they did this at the beginning of every shift. Lol. Some tractors stayed single screw and some stayed double.

Interesting. I never knew this. Can you imagine doing all that in below zero temperatures and in the dark? Bunch of shit. That's blood money right there. And I'm sure that 5th wheel in winter up in New England in the winter wouldn't budge. Fuck that. Why are all the LOL companies so fucked up? I know it's UPS now, but to save a few dollars they have an engineer design this who has never held this job. And only in theory does it work properly. And the guy spends an hour and a half doing this on the clock. Never again. I would quit the first day.

Now using the tractor proceed to forget the locking pins and pull forward. At this point your fifth is stuck under the trailer. At this point get a buddy to help you to contact dispatch. At this point the friendly shop person in the pick up is on there way to tell you how much they hate you. At this point your wife is now mad due to your new shirt being ruined. At this point give me a long box enough

This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. I feel like the entire goal was to make hooking doubles the most complicated thing possible.

Quick lock 😂😂

Come on man 15 minutes to build a set or your stealing time from the clock

Somebody high up at D O T surely got a huge payday under the table of course to vote that Mickey Mouse 🐭 Junk to be legal and road worthy.

You’re going to be out of hours by the time you’re done with all this shit.

Do they still use these kind of kwiklocs?? Looks like too much to do.....NEW drivers now a days are to LAZY to do this shit!!?? Lol

Those ugly spoke wheels.