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What's the longest single load tou've ever hauled? If you can give me what State it was from and too, then I can Google map it.

It's funny, I don't even live in the States, and I've heard of lots of people having traffic law enforcement problems in Georgia!

Really great talk, Driver. Really enjoyed listening to this episode!

Interesting - when hauling oversize loads, it has to be done in the daylight. In some ways that seems counterintuitive. It seems like it'd be easier to do oversize loads at night, when there is less traffic on the road. Obviously the downside is that it's hard to see, but it would seem very beneficial to have a significant reduction in traffic. Unless it's just that much easier to run into obstructions in the dark, and that risk is worse than traveling with lots more traffic? What's the real reason behind the laws being that way? 🙂

You commented on weigh stations. In real life trucking, if a trucker 'ignores' an open weigh station (ie, he just keeps driving right on by and doesn't stop), what happens to him?

Shame it was nighttime, but great story.

Another really interesting talk, thank you.

Wow, I almost felt like I was being whacked in the face with tree limbs when you drove along there at 33:40. Didn't know we'd get battered and bruised watching your videos! 😂

That's an interesting looking cotton picker. You're using some interesting mods on here! You commented on the size of the equipment. When I played a 16x, I chose to try to do it using 'regular' sized equipment, but the time commitment when doing so is definitely huge. To keep things simple, I usually only had one guy working in the field, so it especially took a long time. This is where courseplay was worth its weight in gold, particularly during harvest. Just like a hired crew, the game would all but harvest the field all by itself. Maybe at some point someone would ask, then what's the point of doing it, if the player doesn't need to be involved? I thoroughly enjoyed it anyway. I've sometimes called it the best screensaver in the world. I'd have the game quietly running in the background - I could do other things, and the game was right there. I could easily see what was going on and monitor things. Maybe it gave me the feeling of being a true farm owner/businessman, with hired help doing everything. But the time... yeah, it was as huge as the map!

Awesome video - thanks! I don't care who any of us are, it's always interesting to know how a person gets into the line of work they choose for a career. Thanks for sharing. 😉

Thanks for another great video - I figured it would be tough to learn trucking with a simulator as well as someone might learn flying with a flight simulator. Thank you for sharing your comments and thoughts. 😉

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Fired for being on medical leave? Is that even legal?

In regards to electric vehicles, I prefer hybrids. No charging them up, no range anxiety. In my opinion, they're the best of both worlds!

I'm against any self-driving vehicles, as they are only as good as the programming, and you can't possibly programme for every possibly eventuality. And think about it - we aren't even clever enough to be able to get an escalator and it's handrails to run at the same speed as each other!

Fascinating comments on self-driving trucks and electric vehicles - thanks! I'm not real wild about the idea either. I've wondered just how difficult it would be to 'hack' one of these trucks, and you made it sound very easy. That's quite spooky. Aside from that all this sounds very expensive. Especially the electric/battery part. I'm not even sure it's something that is good for the environment at the end of the day. Maybe emissions get cut down a bit, but what about dealing with that nasty battery? 😛

You mentioned in the video that you wished you could play some music. Hmm. If I'm not mistaken I know someone who is a gamer who also has a music channel and who enjoys singing, playing the guitar and drums. Maybe you could ask that guy to provide the music for your videos? 🙃

You mentioned working on converting a map, and then backing off of it when it wasn't working to "keep from killing myself." Wish I was better at that. When I'm working on a modding problem, it sits in my mind like mental overhead, and it won't leave until it's been addressed. Really enjoy modding, but it can be painful when you have a problem that you don't know how to fix. 😜

Another interesting video, thank you. I'm more than happy to listen to you shooting the breeze about any old thing, really.

You said you don't have any stories, but it's fascinating hearing the things you do share. I'm going to have to go through your old video library to learn more. Thanks for the video! 😉

I once saw a video of someone who flew a plane for his first time... without having had any previous training. He learned everything he knew on computer flight simulators and eventually went to try it for real in a Cessna plane or something like that. Of course, an instructor went up with him, to make sure he didn't kill himself, but the guy actually did a great job. The video showed him taking off, flying the plane, and then landing it. Wasn't perfect, of course, but it was obvious that the training he received in the flight simulators was helpful. I was curious of the same would be true of ATS or ETS. How close to reality is it? Thanks for the video. 😉

You talked a bit about the life of a trucker, and the fact that it requires being gone a long time from family, unless you have a local trucking job, and that it could pay better. What is your reading of the tea leaves on the trucking industry as a whole? As we know, Elon Musk is developing cars that drive themselves. I've been hearing that eventually this will get to the trucking industry. Do you see that day coming, or is that never going to be realistic? I can't imagine the amount of programming it would take to get a truck to function on its own 'in the wild.' I mean, with a trailer, or multiple trailers, and all the 'watching' that goes along with that. A human driver does that by instinct, but to get a computer to do it... that seems a huge leap. I'd be curious to know your thoughts... if you want a subject for your next video when you have time. 🙂

I drive up 212 to Laurel or Billings any time I go to town and it’s incredibly close to what it’s actually like.

it's pronounced rick-in-bach-er but this was really cool, especially since i know the city well. thanks for sharing.

Another interesting video, thank you.

Another really interesting and educational video. Thank you, Driver.

You asked what kinds of mods we run. I tend to like the script mods, and care less about a particular shade of paint. I do try to have my machines realistically sized, though, so it's normal headers for combines, normal speeds, etc. One that I really like when working on a 16x map, though is one that reduces the distance camera clip. This enables one to see clear across the map, so the mountains on the other side don't seem to fade in or out . If I'm not mistaken, I think the standard game cuts off the distance clip distance at 5,000 meters; anything beyond that won't render. It usually works okay on a 4x map, most of the time, but one starts having trouble on the 16x maps. Having the mod probably costs a little more FPS to render things at a further distance, but I prefer that to seeing the distant mountains fade in/out.

Whoa! You owned/farmed ALL fields on a 16x map? That's amazing. And I thought I was crazy for playing 16x maps as a single player. 😉 I spent a lot of time on the Cornbelt map in FS '17. I also used a single combine to harvest my fields, but it used a standard sized header, about half the size of the one you're using.

You talked about the pilot car certification, and that there's a class and cost associated with this. What about the CDL? What does a person need to go through, and how much does it cost, to get one of those? I've heard it's very expensive - is that true?

Very interesting to listen to this from the perspective of a professional trucker. Thanks!

Sorry you couldn't experience your dream back in the day and that your boss didn't understand that it's not all about those who are big talkers. It's usually the quiet ones that get the work done! "You're not ready for it." Not very nice words to hear... even if it's true. Better words to have heard would have been, "You're not ready quite yet, but here's how you can get there, and I'm going to help you do it."

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Watching this makes me want to load up either ATS or ETS2 again, and play them again. Thanks for all the interesting and educational info.

Another great video, thank you.

I have my forklift license, but here in NZ it's called a Heavy Vehicle - Wheeled Class, which allows you to drive forklifts, front end loaders, etc. Not trucks, and not anything with tracks on.

I'm not a truck driver, so can't comment on the MOT (Ministry of Transport) requirements specific to trucks in NZ, but I can say that NZ doesn't have separate States, so exactly the same laws and regulations apply to the whole country. Plus in NZ every vehicle on the road (including trailers) must have a current WOF (Warrant of Fitness), to ensure that all vehicles are up to road worthiness standards. So you wouldn't get away with having light bulbs out here. These WOF's are either 6-monthly or annually, depending on the age of the vehicle.

Thank you so much for answering my question, and explaining that, Driver.

Save and quit, then reload. Should fix it.

I especially love doing oversize load deliveries.

I've never been to the US, but if I ever get there, I'd live to checkbout New Hampshire. Beautiful place, and Mrs. Atomic luves there now, so I could also go visit her.

Absolutely LOVING these teucking stories. Keep them up! One question though - what is hot-shotting? I thought it referred to doing runs for oil drilling companies, but you referred to hauling the 5th wheel campers as hot shotting too.

Much better sound now, Driver.

Aha, we have daylight!

I do prefer daylight runs, so I can enjoy the scenery more, but I'm not complaining, as I'm just thankful to have another video from you. Feel free to just chat about any old thing.... I love to just hear what's on other people's minds. I often just go on about nothing much on my videos.

😂Volume could actually go up a bit more if you wanted. I can hardly hear the truck.

Really excited to see another video from you, Driver.

I use an addon called litemount. It will choose the best mount for the zone, including ground mounts for bgs, swimming for water, etc.

If you've been to 48 states, then what 2 have you not been to?

Another great video. I really enjoy your ATS videos.

Quit back in Mop after spending previous expansion leveling characters. I have tons of items I have no idea what to do with anymore.