When you have your spouse run with you in the truck. As a spouse, I recommend you really let them see how your run is where you stop where you’re having to sleep. Not staying in hotels and stuff you wouldn’t normally do. Let them see what life really is so they don’t think you’re out there eating steak and sitting in hotel rooms.

Very sorry to hear this happened, but I'm glad you're okay and I hope you don't lose too much work time with trailer repairs. That driver was extremely lucky as you said, but he will not live one pain-free day for the rest of his life. Even a low-speed accident can mean chronic pain. I'm glad that at least he was honest about what happened! Glad it was otherwise a good trip with your wife and wishing you both a speedy recovery from this unfortunate situation.

I agree totally. Driving is a big responsibility.

My grandson found that out while taking his driver license driving test. The first time out, he did a rolling stop with the driving instructor. He failed big time. At least he took responsibility for his mistake. 46 years of over the road, I feel your pain. It only takes a second. 👍

Glad you two are OK and glad you got to spend time together…

Good subject. Don’t be surprised if his insurance company tries to spin things to somehow share blame. I have been rear-ended twice, and both times the adjuster tried to do just that. It amazes me how many people are texting (with both hands even) while driving down the highway! My biggest distraction is actually mental/emotional. If you find your mind wandering, snap yourself out of it.

You have said it all sir I also started in 91 these so called drivers are not trained well or even care keep up the good work. Stay safe

That group of drivers you referred to are the reason guys like us, with nearly 40 years of trucking, have to deal with all the stupid regulations. Can't regulate the stupidity out of people.

nice to see couples.when i drove in the 80s i was in my 20s and after 5 years alone it got very lonely thats why i quit driving.i mean i had hazmat liscence everything at 25 years old but i didnt like the loneliness

your in one of them trucks us youngsters where so jeoulous of back in the 80s.i had drove for theis company for 5 years.we had transtar2.s one eagle and a 352 pete cabover and a bunch of white brand cabovers and some 362 pete cabovers we had 150 trucks back then ohh ya we had some short nozed fords that in nebraska climbing hill you could open door and run along side loaded lol

It’s kinda funny that a lot of couples flipped out at being in the same house as their spouse during Covid. That isn’t even close to what team drivers deal with every day. It can either bring you together or tear you apart. Last trip my wife road with me, we had a good time together, but the weather scared the crap out of her-worst blizzard I ever encountered driving truck. You two be safe and enjoy your time together!

Dumb hair shaver thing. “I like it!” Lol😂

Y’all be safe and God Bless you

Oh they wont get rid of e logs the company knows your every move its like being a prisoner on wheels especially with these cameras

The makes a man more tired sleeping here sleeping there up and down it messses up sleep habits. I think drive 10 take 9 off would be ok no split

ELD , Electronic Lying Device . I was working local one day and I put 92 miles on the truck and never left the city limits. The whole day my ELD showed me 250 miles away and that is to keep me from lying ? Another day when I started the truck up it showed me in violation of the ten hour break by 2 minutes. Really , two minutes ? The paper logs was logged every 15 minutes. You could be 7 minutes off and still be legal. That was the only job I ever had getting paid hourly. I got paid to watch TV in the drivers room for an hour and a half while the company got it right. I didn't feel bad about it because the companies will do anything the government says . Years ago when I drove solo coast to coast, I did it the safest way, drive until you are tired and rest until you are rested. Eat a good meal and rest a while so your food digests and your body gets a break. We are in BIG trouble if the government regulates the hours a farmer can work. How about the guy that drives 50 miles to work , puts in a double shift , and drives 50 miles back home every day ? And that is safer than what a professional driver can do ?

Every bit of what you're saying is true. A lot of the problem is automatic transmissions and not that I'm against them. I'm drive one now but it does make the it does make you a better driver and you understand what is behind you that you're towing and your speed and everything. The other thing is the foreign drivers. They are aggressive. Very untrained and that is the government's fault that was duly to push wages down and keep transportation costs low. These guys are killing our industry. The government had killed our industry by letting them do that. I agree with everything you said. Been out here 35 years. I grew up in a truck and I'm 60 and doing this since the early 70s. Now we need to have some drastic changes with the hours of service. You are correct

Can’t believe some drivers don’t use time management as a tool for driving, getting loaded or unloaded.

Those clowns are lazy that's why they don't open as they wait

Your message is timely. Lost a family member suddenly in the last minutes of the night on 4/20. He was a great man and even though only in his 40’s had the wisdom & knowledge of someone over 100 years old. He knew and shared so much and was easy to get along with. And served our country in 2 branches of military. He will be missed 🫡 Prayers with you remembering your family sir.

Just came across your channel by accident. I reckon we may be of similar vintage although I’ve never worked in your industry. However in my early 20’s I was lucky enough to get a job as a Storeman in a large tech company. The guy that was my boss was in his mid 50’s at the time (so he was young!😂😂). I learned so much about the job from that guy. I basically got 30 years experience in a few years. He unfortunately had a stroke a few years later but because of all of the knowledge and experience he’d hammered into me I was able to make a massive career leap and take over his job. I’ve since gone on to have a happy and successful career in the IT industry because of this (long story!) and actively look for opportunities to pass on my knowledge to younger colleagues. So if you are a younger person (20’s-30’s) reading this definitely go out and find yourself an older mentor. It may be as simple as asking “why do you do that that way” but you could kindle a life long friendship from just such a simple interaction.

I like listening to you , Good Teacher ! Good Man!

I understand what you go through. Lost my mom in 2019 and dad in 2022. It is a struggle at different times of the year. God Bless you.

Always enjoy your content.

Drive safe & be safe

I lost both my parents in 2020. I haven't been the same since.

19 yrs factory. 23 yrs trucking I AGREE WITHYOU 💯 PERCENT I LEAVE MY TIME RUNNING AT CUSTOMER UNLOAD OR LOADING SOON AS IT HITS 69 I FIND A SPOT AHEAD OF TIME TO PARK THEY CANT PAY US RITE SO WHY BE A OBEIDIANT SLAVE NOT HAPPENING IN MY WORLD NEVER CHANGE YOUR BODYCLOCK FOR ANYONE NEVER IF YOU DRIVE 70HRS AN PUT IN 14HRSTHATS 84. IM PRETTY SHOUR UOUR TIRED YOUR LIFE IS WORTH MORE THEN BEING A SLAVE SLAVERY STOPPED YEARS AGO. BUT THE RICH HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK THEY LOVE SLAVES MAKES THEM DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY RICH AN YOU WELL YOUR STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE 😂😂😂😂

That would be awesome! 💯

I agree

Excellent video In Australia our trucks are speed limited to 100 kph Best wishes from Tasmania

Great video man! I used to work derailments for the railroad for 15 years and I can promise you our hours worked were not governed 😂. I hate the 70 hr rule and refuse to do a 34 on the road. I would love it if that rule would disappear.

Simple .. if u tired. Dont drive..

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What brand is your ELD ?

You are correct. I never drove when I was exhausted on a paper log. And I was never a more exhausted driver, a more dangerous than I was using electronic logs. The reason I quit driving was when I used personal conveyance to get a hamburger while waiting for a load at JBS Packers For 3 days and the b**** shut down my team driven truck because my co-driver was out of hours in South Carolina and I had personal drive time on my log. What's really funny is if you kill someone while using the electronic logs legally you are still going to be the one that goes to jail not the person that's forcing you to drive IE. the government. And the government is not going to pay your insurance if you get in a wreck because you were following the law that you are required. But you can bet you're going to prison if someone dies for murder.

There is no way you can school somebody on the rules that were in place before they were even born brother , there's no way that you can do it because they're just so damn smart they know everything. .

I see the good and bad of your ideas, I agree overall though, can't say the number of times I've had to push my cruise to 68 to get that tiny advantage or to get past that guy doing 64, or times I was dead tired and needed to grab a 30 minute at a rest stop and then instead of getting rest I gotta keep going after a power nap, or times I had to take my 30 minutes while getting fuel instead of actually getting a break. you've got so many good points

Log book should be only for new drivers, after five years of accident-free driving, you should graduate to a professional and be log exempt.

Can't count how many times the Samsung pad get tossed in the sleeper cause the f@cking clock counting down makes you get into a race mode. I setup and black the screen down.

Some companies make drivers to log on duty loading

Common sense left the chat a long time ago. Govenrnment and D.O.T. included. I've been at this since 1985. The more "SAFETY" they try to achieve, the worse it gets.

I couldn't agree with you more after 30 years the 14 hour rule is trash and needs to go besides you would think that regulators would want a trucker to be relaxed on the road because I think for some people the reason trucking was it was because of the freedom of the open road and now that has been taken away from us with all the unnecessary rules.

Very well thought out argument. My friend, I have only experienced (Being in the Industry only since 2012) HOS Rules in the current "Set" and feel that an Update would, if done correctly, go a long way to improve safety standards today. In My opinion, the best medicine is Giving back the Flexibility to the driver. I say the 70 - Part should go away. - Forcing drivers to cram together loads and work in an un-needed window. I say the Rest Requirement should be in a 24 HOUR cycle. (8.0) hours minimum. Like you, I can't see sleeping more than between 6.5 to 8.0 hours consistently anyways. The less the driver of our types are forced to endure circumstances that force us to perform under stress the safer the industry would be. Good Video my friend... Keep it Real / Keep R Rollin

These rich old men need to get out of my life..

It's about control and power, not about safety.

Sounds like your making a case for more driver freedom...No the bureaucracy doesn't want it. They want control. That's what they like, That's what they need. It's about control, not about safety.

Agree with your thoughts, as it always does government just messes up what it gets its hands into. I remember back in the nineties when i started driving otr finding parking was never an issues due to the nature of the 24hr driving cycle, trucks where always moving day and night! Many things where much better, If we could go back to 10-8s and toss the eld's that would be a huge improvement! I think we all know why it has got to be so screwed up, a big part of it is the ata and big trucking companies. They continued to have problems with drivers complaints of forced dispatch , fatigue and safety issues as well as not so legal creative logbooking it required to keep running. Knowing this the big carriers with their lobbying power and money knew they were going to be cracked down on eventually so the solution was the eld but they did not want O/O's to have an advantage over them because the O/O could run more efficiently and the big carriers would lose business. That is what should not have happened, the eld should have been mandated for the mega carriers and their problems while small companies and O/O should have been allowed to have the option to use it or run paper logs regardless of how new their trucks are. In short they have hurt the industry and are just punishing and restricting everyone when the problems were primarily with the big mega carriers and their abuse and poor management of their drivers.

Your absolutely right. Big brother regulations have ruined it for the driver , and now there's no respect for each other. Mitigation systems, automatic trucks , and computer logs will never be as safe as a professional driver !!