TRUCKING LIFE: Stuck In Traffic, Trailer Vandalized & Driving 500 Miles To Illinois

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  • @ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY
    @ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY  Год назад +5

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    • @devilshark8200
      @devilshark8200 Год назад

      You're welcome for the $25 I sent you, last video Alex. Dude even I had to notice that those seals do crack and rot, you seem to have a hard time with your trailer? Sometimes I have issues with my tandems and being a rookie sometimes setting them. I have 24 new ones on order, but I keep getting older ones that my uncle bought used years ago.

  • @danj4842
    @danj4842 Год назад +31

    Alex at 7:14 you got back in your truck without hand sanitizer. Probably wanna do a level 3 decontamination and steam clean.

  • @mountuplikeaneagle
    @mountuplikeaneagle 11 месяцев назад +5

    Companies love drivers that take care of their equipment. Alex is a shining example of a companies dream driver.

  • @l.ls.8890
    @l.ls.8890 Год назад +5

    Hey Alex, you take a lot of pride in having a nice clean truck and you bang the bolt cutters up against the paint on the door to remove the seal. Chipping the Paint. Bad Form.

  • @Ohiostategenerationx
    @Ohiostategenerationx Год назад +8

    Always keep the key on your key ring and always keep that in your pocket. That way you never have to worry where it's at.

  • @marksellinger3736
    @marksellinger3736 Год назад +21

    Alex, get yourself some foil tape. You can tape up lil 'metal errors' right quick. And good on you for having GLADHAND GROMMETS in supply. (You are a seasoned trucker....gotta talk the talk there driver!} Job well done!

    • @lmao7183
      @lmao7183 Год назад +2

      Right, having a stock of gladhand seals is important but it's amazing how many people over look it.

    • @anthonylagunas6737
      @anthonylagunas6737 Год назад +1

      Seasoned trucker? He has been with more company's then years in a truck.

    • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
      @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад +1

      @@anthonylagunas6737every single vid seems like bro’s first day driving lol

  • @18wheeler77
    @18wheeler77 Год назад +18

    8:20 all shop will do is patch it with aircraft aluminum tape. You should buy some of that tape too. Comes in really handy and saves you lots of time and headaches.

  • @seanburdelik5216
    @seanburdelik5216 Год назад +10

    Alex I've never seen a bigger geek in my life driving trucks

  • @robertjohnston472
    @robertjohnston472 Год назад +4

    Thanks for sharing your travels. I love to learn where all your states and towns are. Following from Sydney Australia.

  • @keithh8149
    @keithh8149 Год назад +12

    Did i hear that right? He went onduty just to slide tandems and.close the doors? Hell i didnt think anyone did that 😲

  • @yolandalcheek462
    @yolandalcheek462 Год назад +7

    Your truck is always tidy!🎉 Good job 👍

  • @brothersgrimmshow2496
    @brothersgrimmshow2496 Год назад +6

    A little battery operated blower would be great for those trailers that need cleaned

    • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
      @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад

      Bro refuses to make anything easier. Don’t even think about telling him to stop pulling trailer brake to park 24/7, and the f*cking hazard lights lol

  • @gregorydonaldson6238
    @gregorydonaldson6238 Год назад +1

    Missing seal??? LOL, you'll probably have a stroke if you did drop/hooks in Laredo!!! 😅😂😂

  • @seamusblack5876
    @seamusblack5876 Год назад +5

    But it's only a silly little hole it didn't need to be repaired straight away just duck tape it and they can sort it when the trailer is next serviced There was no need for it to change your whole day

    • @andyjay4442
      @andyjay4442 Год назад

      Creative content

    • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
      @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад

      Bro is constantly putting reflective tape on every trailer lol

  • @tutie
    @tutie Год назад +82

    Ive never seen anybody worry so much about something so minor.

    • @gioecotube
      @gioecotube Год назад

      😂

    • @stevec8861
      @stevec8861 Год назад +19

      Obviously GP Transco standards are higher than yours.

    • @gang7708
      @gang7708 Год назад

      @@stevec8861nah

    • @gang7708
      @gang7708 Год назад

      @@stevec8861nah

    • @jeffscott406
      @jeffscott406 Год назад +2

      ​@stevec8861 are they really? Do you work there?

  • @pvavmnpls
    @pvavmnpls Год назад +8

    Hi Alex, it's always great to see another video, I love the content and listing to you talk as you drive, you are always so pleasant and I love the Alexisms. Keep up the great work, stay safe out there.

  • @Ohiostategenerationx
    @Ohiostategenerationx Год назад +9

    Man slap some duct tape on that shit and keep rolling.

    • @jmas225
      @jmas225 Год назад

      Glad ur name is ohio, it reinforces the belief that the duct tape headquarters truly holds something over all of us

    • @Ohiostategenerationx
      @Ohiostategenerationx Год назад

      @@jmas225 that hole was not big enough to lose a whole day over. But yeah Ohio must be doing something right since we invented lot's of life changing things. Like flight and first NFL team and pop tops on can's the cheezit cracker and lot's more.

  • @Potato-nt5if
    @Potato-nt5if Год назад +1

    I love how much you are about your trailer matching your truck lol

  • @lmao7183
    @lmao7183 Год назад +10

    When I used to work at Prime I would always ask for a bag full of gladhand seals when I visited their terminals. They were handed out freely so I would make sure I had more then I needed. :P

  • @nikoladodig97
    @nikoladodig97 Год назад +10

    To pick up delivery? You mean to pick up load??

  • @guybuddyman838
    @guybuddyman838 Год назад +1

    😂 he can’t make deliveries so they made him a shunt driver.

    • @PhantomBeats445
      @PhantomBeats445 9 месяцев назад

      its rare to see this dude make 1 delievery in a video lmaooo ..... He mostly at the truckstops, backing, or cooking something

  • @Frank-ul1qs
    @Frank-ul1qs Год назад +2

    Good video. Keep it going. I swear feels like I'm there.

  • @Keep-It-Calm
    @Keep-It-Calm Год назад +1

    over here at Schneider, the DVIR report would say no defects in good condition on the trailer LOL!

  • @ThatGuyThatFarms
    @ThatGuyThatFarms Год назад +1

    3:35 that translation tho that was fire good work on your editing

  • @demontech06
    @demontech06 Год назад +2

    Has anyone ever seen the Chicago area without construction?

  • @betzaidavazquez5579
    @betzaidavazquez5579 Год назад +1

    Great job Alex, your trucks always look good and so does your work ! see ya for the next one 🥰👍

  • @minixgaming7619
    @minixgaming7619 Год назад +2

    oh my one minute ago i love your vids keep up the hard work!!

  • @ozzie4306
    @ozzie4306 Год назад +7

    Is driving 500 miles a day not normal for you? I don’t see how you can make any money if you’re not driving at least 500 miles a day

    • @scottied67
      @scottied67 Год назад +1

      283 miles a day on average

    • @andyjay4442
      @andyjay4442 Год назад

      @@scottied67really? Is that a true figure?

    • @OceanLoverLibra
      @OceanLoverLibra Год назад +2

      It's because he pretty much refuses to work after 3 in the afternoon. He usually shuts down at 3 regardless of how many hours or miles he's put in for the day.

    • @ozzie4306
      @ozzie4306 Год назад +3

      @@OceanLoverLibra I don’t know how he gets away with it. I worked for GP for over a year and I never got to shut down at 3. You drove your clock out pretty much everyday. But he is a RUclipsr and they have been known to treat them special due to them promoting the company. Was a good company too btw. I do miss it

    • @DJMistaXclusive
      @DJMistaXclusive Год назад +2

      im almost sure that they're going to speak up on this. even this video here.. not driving the last 3hrs to the receiver is completely crazy to me.. he wouldve been there and had more time to sleep in AND a on time delivery

  • @everettyenche1244
    @everettyenche1244 Год назад +1

    26:50 is that forbidden apple juice? lol

  • @MikeLoveBuns
    @MikeLoveBuns Год назад +1

    Great video! Mike from Missouri

  • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
    @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад

    Bro expects us to believe he backed in in one shot but doesn’t record it lol

  • @jeffscott406
    @jeffscott406 Год назад +7

    He knew he wasnt gonna be shut down at 3 so he had to figure something out. So he wanted to go to a terminal.

    • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
      @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад

      😂😂😂😂😂 reminds me of a hall monitor

  • @jonathansparks3386
    @jonathansparks3386 Год назад

    According to the old game show Let’s Make A Deal. You can’t go wrong choosing door #3

  • @jonathansparks3386
    @jonathansparks3386 Год назад

    The truck’s clean and ALEX WORTHY❤❤❤

  • @dorothymarsh-aller3336
    @dorothymarsh-aller3336 Год назад +1

    When I saw your video was ready , I immediately said it is Alex time ! Nebraska again at least it isn't doing that white fluffy stuff !

  • @ginog5037
    @ginog5037 Год назад +1

    Duct Tape fixes everything, you need to carry a roll Alex. The truck wash is cool...

  • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
    @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад

    Bro refuses to drive past 2pm lmfao

  • @al-x-d6077
    @al-x-d6077 Год назад

    Love these way more than your short videos!

  • @MrCrazycook8
    @MrCrazycook8 Год назад +7

    Where is the Vandalized part??

    • @marksellinger3736
      @marksellinger3736 Год назад

      the hole on the corner

    • @LeedleLee457
      @LeedleLee457 Год назад +3

      8:20 Alex is just being dramatic. It's not "vandalized", it's just damaged (likely from wear and tear or previous driver bumping into something).

    • @georgephilip6216
      @georgephilip6216 Год назад +3

      It was a lie

    • @andyjay4442
      @andyjay4442 Год назад

      In his mind

  • @Muhika_ngatha_ya_nyeri
    @Muhika_ngatha_ya_nyeri Год назад +2

    I love your content. you are always on point and cautious with exact details. You make me interested in truck life, big up bro

  • @elijames3041
    @elijames3041 Год назад +1

    I have an family member that lives out there and he's an truck driver

  • @carldrexler7883
    @carldrexler7883 8 месяцев назад

    Hope you got some glad hand rubbers when you were at the shop

  • @B3n85_
    @B3n85_ Год назад

    @7:20 Whoa there big guy! You need to be careful with that!!

  • @carldrexler7883
    @carldrexler7883 8 месяцев назад

    Glad hand rubbers go on alot easier if you spray some WD 40 on them

  • @antigravity1669
    @antigravity1669 Год назад

    just missed you. i picked up a general electric load today ! . i work with nussbaum, small world

  • @gregorydonaldson6238
    @gregorydonaldson6238 Год назад +1

    Did he say trailer was vandalized??? Dude is a bit extra at times.

  • @joannaazar7396
    @joannaazar7396 Год назад

    Alex wishing you safe travels: NewJersey ❤

  • @Spiv7
    @Spiv7 Год назад

    A very nice truck. I am also a truck driver, but in Europe !

  • @sebastianschroeder6459
    @sebastianschroeder6459 Год назад

    Headed outside of our CDL school, what truck did I see? A GP TRANSCO. Turning out of our local Pilot, knew it wasn't you… It didn’t come from the Loves right across the street!

  • @harold1901
    @harold1901 Год назад +7

    Trailer should have been swept out after you got unloaded. Now holding up other drivers. Some drivers get really pis*ed off pretty quick.

    • @stevec8861
      @stevec8861 Год назад +4

      He wasn't holding anyone up. Other driver returned from check-in when Alex finished swept out.

    • @JN10NL
      @JN10NL Год назад

      @@stevec8861 that’s the security guard…

    • @stevec8861
      @stevec8861 Год назад

      @@JN10NL Alex said in video driver behind him was checking in while Ale swept trailer.

  • @TheresaRobertsonLROL
    @TheresaRobertsonLROL Год назад +3

    Did I miss his truck being vandalized?

  • @markp5762
    @markp5762 9 месяцев назад

    Good Morning Alex.

  • @Sebastian81012
    @Sebastian81012 Год назад +1

    Alex, could tell me what settings you use on your GoPro? Their so crispy and clear. Thanks!

  • @Baliktad4591
    @Baliktad4591 10 месяцев назад

    Alex next time you are in Munster let me know coz I live in Munster, Indiana.

  • @karentaylor6181
    @karentaylor6181 Год назад

    Your to funny Alex, you care about how dirty your truck is and matching too awesome love ya

  • @Snorlax_808
    @Snorlax_808 Год назад +2

    Vandalized? Really?

  • @TruckerTrez912
    @TruckerTrez912 Год назад

    Hey bro. It's awesome to met you down here at TA Davy Crockett. You seems cool dude. I'm going to start a youtube soon. Keep your head up bro!

  • @bpcruiser
    @bpcruiser Год назад +4

    Who goes to bed in the middle of the afternoon?

  • @shoresy6927
    @shoresy6927 Год назад +4

    This truck simulator got real good graphics

  • @joewojcik258
    @joewojcik258 Год назад +1

    Where is the vandalized TRL???

  • @jerrybohringer4894
    @jerrybohringer4894 Год назад

    One of those guys hold up Everybody else

  • @shaunscott4614
    @shaunscott4614 Год назад

    Alex, I suggest keeping the key in the lock.

  • @jerrybohringer4894
    @jerrybohringer4894 Год назад

    You should be carrying extra. You get them from maintenance department.

  • @michaelhayes4537
    @michaelhayes4537 10 месяцев назад

    Alex and his trailors.

  • @Otownsteve
    @Otownsteve Год назад

    You are really good safe driver willing to go all over the country and live in that truck. I recently got my cdl and tried melton flatbed. They flew me to Tulsa OK and I only made it through 2 days of orientation. It is in the 100s here and flatbed is all manual labor heavy lifting. Not for me gonna try dry van local or regional home at least 2 days a week out of Central florida.

  • @mendezra1988
    @mendezra1988 Год назад +2

    Hey Alex how long are you out on the road for before you get any home time. Does GP transco make you do a 34 otr?.

  • @dva511
    @dva511 Год назад

    I think i saw you yesterday going east on I64 in Illinois about 30 min from St. Louis MO

  • @sparkingdogg
    @sparkingdogg Год назад

    All y'all truckers always seem to have a half gallon of old lemonade in the passenger foot space. 🤪

  • @georgephilip6216
    @georgephilip6216 Год назад +3

    Just drive the trailer!! Why are you crying over something so small!! Drive and get to your destination!!

  • @TruckerDan75
    @TruckerDan75 Год назад

    Get you a cordless leaf blower to blow out those trailers instead of sweeping them. You can thank me later.

  • @jorgevelazquez5904
    @jorgevelazquez5904 Год назад

    Wow you were in Munster Indiana in the beginning of the video I live down the street

  • @jeffscott406
    @jeffscott406 Год назад +7

    The ground is not level? You are completely a sterring wheel holder. Lol

    • @motarded4214
      @motarded4214 Год назад +1

      If you have a choice, why sleep at an angle when you can be level? Seems like smart money to me.

    • @scottied67
      @scottied67 Год назад

      @@motarded4214 I carry wood and can drive up on it to level my tractor if I need to

  • @hogrider2901
    @hogrider2901 Год назад +1

    U should have spare ones,people steal them all the time

  • @jerrybohringer4894
    @jerrybohringer4894 Год назад

    Why didn't you sweep that out before you got there?

  • @Waltuhhhhh
    @Waltuhhhhh Год назад

    I would love to drive those automatics I’m currently taking my cdl classes for a class A manuel stick shift but I know I have a longggg way to go

  • @Imran.tariq112
    @Imran.tariq112 Год назад

    5 months ago I don't watch you are video but this day while watching you are all video from Pakistan ❤️😩

  • @garryrudolph-yj3zz
    @garryrudolph-yj3zz Год назад +2

    Whats the pay there alex or an estimate

  • @pas42hfd
    @pas42hfd Год назад

    Instead of shutting down at 4pm with only driving a few hours......should have driven the 3 more hours shut down at 7pm and been close to your destination then you wouldn’t have had to get up at 4am 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @shotgunz124
    @shotgunz124 Год назад

    U don’t have to slide tandems at every place Only if they ask u too I never slide unless they say to

  • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
    @wanghaf_Gl0yper 3 месяца назад

    “Textbook backing” interesting we never see an unedited back from start to finish, bro sucks we all know it

  • @KreamS0DA
    @KreamS0DA Год назад +1

    Does it really matter if a trailer is clean or dirty? I don't understand

    • @andyjay4442
      @andyjay4442 Год назад

      It is when you are trying to be fancy and say everyone look at me look at me

    • @metaluzc
      @metaluzc Год назад +3

      some shippers require that you have a clean trailer and will actually refuse to load if the trailer it too dirty.

    • @KreamS0DA
      @KreamS0DA Год назад

      @@metaluzc damn, that's interesting

  • @jerrybohringer4894
    @jerrybohringer4894 Год назад

    You don't need to buy one, they're free.

  • @Valast
    @Valast Год назад

    Yk, i would like to drive an american truck once. A bit of a problem when you are not in america and your country doesnt use similar trucks.

  • @frankie7448
    @frankie7448 Год назад

    I would have done a 90 there you count 7 space and then back up to where you have to go

  • @adrianvazquez6142
    @adrianvazquez6142 Год назад +1

    Come on, rookie, use a trucker. GPS, not your phone 😂😂😂😂

  • @nathanmaloney4334
    @nathanmaloney4334 Год назад

    OMG TURN YOUR BLINKER SOUND OFF

  • @kevingutierrez3416
    @kevingutierrez3416 8 месяцев назад

    I like those high standards

  • @theprodigy3161
    @theprodigy3161 Год назад

    que hermosa empresa para trabajar, seria un sueño trabajar ahi. muy buenos tus videos.
    saludos desde Argentina

  • @jerrybohringer4894
    @jerrybohringer4894 Год назад

    No, because they don't have seals because they steal them there.

  • @dennishafer9924
    @dennishafer9924 Год назад

    You say there all hard to back into.

  • @RedoCustomz
    @RedoCustomz Год назад

    i seen GP near lansing Mi today dont know if it was you or not

  • @Workrategetschingy
    @Workrategetschingy Год назад

    Don’t listen to these wannabe truck drivers in the comments we real fans know how much you care about the truck and trailer, people are just sad these days that they gotta talk shit behind a screen, get a grip people, Alex has accomplished more then anyone in this comment section 😂💀

  • @18wheeler77
    @18wheeler77 Год назад +1

    6:53 I just take one from another trailer. From another company that isn’t your company. Everyone does it. Lucky my company always give us a pair with our bills because Mexican truckers always take them when they cross them over the border.

  • @carldrexler7883
    @carldrexler7883 8 месяцев назад

    Hole in the trailer, duct tape or flexseal

  • @carstuff4u942
    @carstuff4u942 Год назад

    June?!?

  • @nenopadtha7313
    @nenopadtha7313 Год назад

    Hello fc from Thailand😊😊😊

  • @tedd7028
    @tedd7028 Год назад

    So do you get paid the same if you have to wait for a trailer to get fixed?

  • @hectormartinez9657
    @hectormartinez9657 Год назад

    Can someone please explain why in the exterior scenes, there are some blurred like boxes when the truck is in the shot? Thank you all!

  • @OceanLoverLibra
    @OceanLoverLibra Год назад +2

    I used to really enjoy these videos but now not so much. The constant hysterics anytime there's the most minor inconvenience, with grunts and groans, the constant screaming and hazzard light noise is more than I can stand to watch.

  • @BadBoybBubby
    @BadBoybBubby Год назад

    I've always wondered, is that a piss bottle on the floor of your passenger side? 😬🇭🇲

    • @andyjay4442
      @andyjay4442 Год назад

      @BadBoybBubby Well, if that’s all there is….we’re stuffed. 🇦🇺

    • @metaluzc
      @metaluzc Год назад

      nah, he just likes his apple juice warm, so he keeps it on the floor rather than a fridge.