Kentucky State Police Calls with a Stolen Semi
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Awesome job man. Very detailed and professional. It was the tape on the mirror that made the job so much more professional. Keep it up
I appreciate that!
Tow Driver is about safety that for sure take his time to make sure everything safe be fore towing👈👍👍
You are so cool at least you're helping that young man that lost his job No matter what the circumstances
That truck is a pigsty if that truck was reported stolen he lucky that he no going to jail. Always take pride in your ride. Your truck should be as clean or cleaner than your house.
Another day in the life of a wrecker driver,good job!! Be safe...
Great video 👍👍👍 I just started watching your channel
One thing about I've noticed about you, when you open your cabinets everything it's neat and orderly , most of these other companies have to dig and when they open the door stuff falls out.
Thanks! its difficult to maintain organization, expecially as I add equipment, I attempt to clean and reorganize my toolboxes once a week.
Hi, RUclips suggested your channel. Very interesting. Thanks very much.
Hello! Got here through YT recommendations. I am a Ron Pratt watcher as well and fan of his style. KSP video was awesome. Looking forward to more.
Kick you shoes off and stay awhile!! Theres more coming!
Job well done my friend, fast efficient 5 stars!!! I am learning a lot from your awesome RUclips channel. Maybe one day I too can be an expert!
Very hard to watch a driver being thrown out of his truck in the middle of nowhere. We don't know the whole story there, but it is what it is. I drove semi for over 30 years for several different companies. I seen this happen a few times where they told the driver to park the truck, & they refuse thinking they have it for their ride home. As we can all se they never make it very far. Very costly to the company & very costly to the driver. Great decision on the rear tow.
The cop said what happened, he was "fired" and instead of returning the truck. He was going to take it down to his home in Florida, guy didn't want to rent a car, or fly back home.
This is often why a company will route a driver back to a terminal first, then fire them. I think it's shitty of a company to fire a driver on the road, then expect their truck to be returned. Personally a driver should be able to leave it were it sits, but you will get slapped with abandoning the truck. Which can hurt you getting another driving job.
@@spencers4121 oh yeah abandoning a truck is just as bad as failing a drug test, hell getting fired and that being shown on your DAC report can stop you from getting several jobs.
Damn!! I have high respect for tow- truck drivers...I had no idea the work they have to do. You should utilize this vides to train rookies👍👍👍
I do, your entertainment is 2nd to training the rookies lol
I subbed to you. Also yea usually some truck Drivers get screwed Over so they leave their truck abandoned
You never know who is at fault when a driver if fired and told to turn in his truck. With on-board cameras and GPS, the company knows where the truck is. Just like when Celadon went belly up, they stranded hundreds of drivers, and no way to get home. Fuel cards turned off, no cash advances and no final paycheck.
Unless the truck was part of a fleet account I had, I pulled driveshafts or axles depending on which was easier. A few minutes with an impact gun and the axle shaft is out. A foam plug kept the oil from leaking out. Plastic bag for the bolts. Hated pulling driveshafts, as if hadn't been pulled before was going to be a pain.
Chances are the driver knew the end was near, though other times it's a surprise. The interior condition wasn't the most pristine truck I've ever seen. With a turn in order, the driver will have problems finding another job.
From what I heard, Celadon wanted drivers to return the trucks to the nearest terminal too.
I wouldn't be shocked if the company slaps him with abandoning the truck. Personally I think it's a bit moronic to fire a driver on the road, and expect them to drive it back to a terminal.
Maybe in this case the driver knew it was coming, and was just heading home.
I just came across ur channel i live in Clarksville so this is in my back yard lol
Stay awhile, Im all over Clarksville! Lol. Our location is right off Exit 89, you can see us from i24 as you pass by we request a honk of the horn!!
Yea truck drivers are for sure a different breed now days. All these disgusting ones make all the good ones look bad
I gotta say you're a close act helping out the driver who the inside of his truck looked like a pig stye I see why he needed a Uhaul for his crap those flying objects hurt in a wreck.🤙🇺🇸🇺🇸🤙
I used to truck with my wife and 2 dogs... you could eat off the floor... no excuse for a dirty truck!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Yes i did
Well you got to Steve here wrong Coast though but I do have something that would be a great off-road unit a M984E1 HEMTT Wrecker
What the trucks don’t like going backwards 70 miles an hour lol
I started towing back in the early eighties there was no such thing as a car carrier with a wheel lift on the back, in fact the only wheel lift conventional record was the cradle snatcher eagle claw and ecca didn't exist yet
The owners first truck was a Cradle Snatcher.
BONEHEAD TRUCKER WITH FLIP FLOPS.
My brother popped an abandoned truck open (locked) once, and found the driver deceased in the sleeper.
My biggest fear right there! I havent had it happen... yet...
@@MercifulTowing took him a while to get over that one.
He refers to those privacy curtains as "the black curtains of death"
He finally burned out doing heavy wrecker and trying something different now.
Incidentally, the trucks owner was only concerned about how long it would take to clear out the deceased drivers things, mattress wasn't changed.
@@jameslovitt994 I understand why
So they could kick the driver out the truck at any time. But the driver cannot quit and leave the truck lmfao
that sounds about right! crazy world we live in nowadays!
Might it have been easier to turn the tractor around on the ramp, since the Trooper was holding the traffic and you would tow straight ahead off the ramp?? Verses turning the wrecker against traffic and backing up the ramp to the road.
I was going to say the same thing until I saw the inside of that pig sty...
Yes however I do not like starting or operating other companies units when a driver/company are not getting along. This way guarantees if the driver did something to the truck its not my fault. As you see I dont even turn the key on.. CYA I want 0 liability.
Why do you use a strap instead of a chain to hold the axle in the tow cups? Love you channel! I also enjoy watching Ron Pratt from Midwest Truck. Both of you treat the drivers and vehicles with respect no matter what happened.
I prefer the straps, for me I feel more secure. One thing that drives me crazy about Ron is he uses the tilt to tighten method with his securement chains. Thats old school. Guys have been doing it since the underreach was invented. I cannot get myself to trust it!!! As he would probably say he cant get himself to trust my straps. Its all personal preference as long as it gets to the destination safely thats what matters! As Ron likes to say.. Theres many different ways to reach 10. Thanks for watching!
@@MercifulTowing thanks for the reply. I was just curious, not sure the strength rating on the strap vrs a chain, but if it works and holds go for it.
@@davemoulton2971 these straps are specifically designed for heavy towing.. they are 2 ply 14k lbs rated. Not your typical strap lol
I was wondering the same thing! I like how easy the strap makes it though
Thats gonna be a interesting ride tonthe truck stop. That driver can talk the paint off your truck.
HE DID! Lol
This is what trucking has become, disposable drivers, report truck stolen, have driver excommunicated from truck, or arrested, tow it to a yard, send new dumb driver to come get it. oh ya good times. so glad i am retired. Companies should be held more accountable than they are, on the flip side, that driver is a slob, there is no reason that truck should be a pig pen, have some ethics and pride, thats your house on the road, and speaks volumes about work ethics when your truck looks like the local tweekers horders house of horrors.
Indeed. I too am grateful that I am retired for these reasons and many more.
Wouldn’t the bobtail tractor have been shorter than the wrecker to spin around on the ramp? Hopefully the ex-driver gets back on his feet.
Yes however I do not like starting or operating other companies units when a driver/company are not getting along. This way guarantees if the driver did something to the truck its not my fault. As you see I dont even turn the key on.. CYA I want 0 liability.
@@MercifulTowing Very smart thinking, the company is going to go after the ex-driver & possibly the tow company for any damages.
I work for a company that you should repossess all operators that were thrown out of their trucks or a bad trucks and I'd love that job but time sucks
Nice video. Question. Why not just drive the tractor to the end of the ramp rather than backing up the whole way? He might not have been able to drive it but you could. Nice hook and good thinking on the fairings.
I do not want liabilty if the driver attempted to sabatoge the unit. Anytime we have a tow with a company/driver dispute we do everything in our power not to start the truck. We find them all the time, pouring rain and the fuel caps are open all kinds of stuff. So we attempt to cover our butts by just not starting it.
Judging by the mismatched tires, the company very likely screwed him over. And the driver allowed them to do it cause he likely signed something he didn’t know what he was signing. The guy said they terminated him, but with how they can twist the truth maybe the company was running him into the ground and he refused to drive until they made it right with him. I’d like to know what exactly happened. I currently drive for a carrier doing a lease purchase. I’m praying to the gods above that I get my truck paid off as early as possible so I can never ever be in his position. There are so many drivers like him that we never hear about. This happens all the time with those shady carriers proudly screwing drivers over and they are such cowards they say “well he signed the contract” when unless you’re a 3rd year law student nobody can decipher those garbage contracts. And they purposely do it, they pay really smart people to draft up a BS contract and pay them 10/20 grand for their wording. They make many copies of that contract and make their money back in 2 weeks. It’s disgusting
Yeah, there was a big section of the video of him attempting to explain what happened, something to do with he had 2 blowouts and they put on tires the driver didn't think were right or something. I don't remember all the details but I'm also not there for that, Im there to do my job. I cut it out because I do not know the truth and I try not to bash drivers or companies. But you are absolutely 100% correct there are ALOT of shady companies. Probably 75% of the drivers I tow are not pleased with who they work for.
I drive that stretch of road almost daily.
Me too! Lol
See you have a sleeper.
I thought it was a very enjoyable episode. Seen on 9/8/22 at 2:23 PM.
Thanks for watching
All this just bc they don’t want him to Drive it back that’s petty
I enjoy watching your videos, but I ask that you provide close captioning so that we who are hearing impaired can understand. When you are driving with the roaring of the truck, it is impossible to understand what you are saying. Thanks for understanding.
I will work on it for future videos thanks for watching
Shouldn't of covered the name up..don't wanna work for them lol
Easy way, if you turn the track, (freightliner ) not the tow truck,
I do not like starting or operating any equpment when the driver is having a dispute with the company, you never know what they might have done to sabotage the unit.
Yeah, unfortunate shittty situation! Driver gets fired, and he's willing to drive back to terminal and return the truck, but just to punish him for whatever he's done, the company calls the cops on him and reports the truck stolen! Well, everyone loves to stand their ground... you got terrible people on both sides, truckers and employers!!! Not sure what the bottom of this story is and not trying to excuse anyone's actions, but just pointing out a sad reality of being in the transportation business!!!!
Is no one going to mention the toilet seat on the passenger seat
shhhhhhhhhhhhh
My only question is if the tractor is still fully drivable why didn't you just turn the tractor around and hook it up just asking as a former driver
I do not want any liability if the driver attempted to sabatoge the unit in any way. Unlikely in this event but not impossible. Especially since State Police called me and not the company it could open a whole can of worms.
@@MercifulTowing I understand that for sure not worth the risk plus that way if they find any sabotage that's something else they can go after the driver for
Man hand you need to put a mask on to get in that truck. Thats gross. Nasty people . Gee whiz guy. Be safe out tere and god bless brother. I used to drive a medium duty tow truck and it was dangerous then. I can only imagine how bad it has gotten since a drove one.. i quit when a drunk driver almost run over me .luckily i was on the passenger side and she ran into the car iwas loading amd pushed it over the end of the bed and i to the cab.of my truck. That was the final draw for me. I was young with two young kids and i decided it wasnt worth it anymore
Glad your alright man, sounds like you had an encounter close to mine! Go back and look at my Slow Down and Move Over video. I posted it along time ago you may have to scroll a ways. Loading a truck on a flatbed and a drunk driver broadsided the truck, sent it up over the side of the bed and if it wasnt for the cable barrier it wouldve landed on me!
1st time watching but it’s unlikely anyone is going to steal a semi truck with someone living in it it’s appeared to be abandoned and the company made a unauthorized use of a commercial vehicle and they are going to catch the tow bill and impound storages too So I would just tax the company for it all because they probably was running the driver ragged and ripped off the driver until they had enough and dumped the truck on the side of the road !! GOOD FOR THE DRIVER AND GOOD FOR THE TOW BILLS TOO
We had it happen to us , so sad but the police and the tow company was in on our deal and they stole everything we had and left us in the freezing cold snow and ice because we refuse to move the truck and we refused to put up with the company treating us like crap
Plus we abandon equipment too and we left the company equipment in the middle of nowhere too and trucking companies are getting disparate with their old junk trucks running on fumes
It’s called bags and bottles
These drivers need to really focus on health and eating cleaner and working out at the truck stops for 30-45 minutes every other day. This guy wasn’t that old and is obese
I agree 100%
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