TRUCKING LIFE: transporting a load from Michigan to Illinois
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YOU SAY THAT YOU QUIT EACH DAY AT 3:00 PM. HOW DO YOUR PICKUP & DELIVERY SCHEDULES ALLOW THAT?
With 30 years of experience and vid much more interesting than yours, I am still trying to figure out how you are so popular. It is like watching paint dry. I don't get it. But, good for you.
Alex I am heading to Michigan hope see you
Enjoy the videos. You can add a few minutes of cooking, fishing, doing laundry and other down time stuff. I find that interesting too. It gives us a fuller picture of trucking life.
I just want to thank you. We just started a channel with trucking, food and fishing. You made our day.
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Hey Alex, don’t blame the truck you’re still learning. When u get stuck use the lock differential button on your dash board. It’s gives traction to all your drive axels. Kinda like 4x4 power. It will save u a headache. Keep up the good work.
Some truck doesnt have power divider or lock. I assumed he doesnt have it.
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@@cookinuptruckinnope that’s what the Inter axle diff button is for
@@spirit4406All trucks have it
I can attest, Freightliner does have it
The sound Alex produced while reversing resembles the sound of someone taking a 💩😂
You are completely right lol
Hey man, love your videos dude, And welcome to Illinois.
Welcome back to Michigan! I live in Battle Creek, you should try to take a load from the area, it’s pretty cool. :)
Wow. How quickly things can change. In your own words when my uncle passed away, thank you for the real feelings. I have just finished bidding on haulage contracts YELLOW is dead! My company is now going to Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi via Florida out of my Georgia yard. I have been so busy Alex, you know I'm basically Maine to Florida, but that revenue is just too sweet. I had to take the General Lee to visit my uncle's grave today because ALL my trucks are getting maintenance or rolling. in 30 days bro comes 5 new Kenworth T680 2024 bringing me to a dozen. I still have 5 2020 and we have hired some CFI & U S Express drivers. We're nearly doubled our driver team. It's been all an up hill fight but, one I never gave up on. I told my uncle at his grave, we might just double last year's revenues. I'm going to go watch your other videos, keep them coming keep safe Alex.
🤝🏿
Hey, I used to work for Yellow when they were known as YRC. Glad to hear lots of people are getting their ex-customers now.
I drove line-haul mostly driving from south of Chicago to Cleveland/Copley and back like 3 times/week.
Bro your really doing well with trucking and your videos very impressive my brother be safe and injoy the trip .
i was hoping to see some of your day off, maybe some cooking or some fishing
i love that type of video from you!
I stop at that same Loves to get my ACI manifest & complete a 10 before crossing back into Canada at Port Huron. There’s also another Loves on I-69 that I also visit if I’m going east from Chicago.
I live quite close to Bensenville, IL. My wife lived there when she was going to DeVry University in Lombard, IL.
And I laughed out loud (lol) when you said 'What the $%^&!!?'..... hilarious! And your 'rampage' was hilarious, too.
That dock in Illinois must be near O'Hare Int'l Airport.
Hey Alex, love your videos! FYI a lot of microwaves have a power level button or other way to adjust so you aren't using the max wattage.
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That doesn't reduce the wattage, it just reduces the percentage of the time it's on
Power level does reduce your actual electrical, not that any of it should matter if you read. How do I not have more subscribers, I understand electricity. @@longcatisloooooong
@@cookinuptruckin it will reduce the total energy consumed, yes, but not the wattage of the magnetron. Which is the issue he's apparently having.
Small Metal grill top. Few rocks. Aluminum foil.
Fresh Steaks.
Charcoal & plate, slow cook it. And something small for water put Charcoal out keep getting forest fire going. Some great eating & add few baked taters with butter. Don’t get any better than that.
Hey Alex i really enjoy your videos, your a young safe trucker an you always think things through, keep up the good work and stay safe
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You were about 3 hours from Toronto. I live in Canada across from Detroit. Enjoying your videos sir!!
At least carrying air is a good thing for Alex because he has a job. Just think about all the Yellow Truck drivers who are screwed out of jobs and paychecks.
Step 1 of getting stuck... lock your differential and creep.
He knows just about as much what his truck can do than I do of the back of the moon.
Hope you hit the million subs mark soon, Alex! I never miss your videos!!
13:00 you could've lowered your Microwave's power in the settings menu.
They all have that feature.
from 1,000 down to 600 or w/e.
a good sunday afternoon alex from san antonio tx.stay safe out there
Twin screws have a power divider; engaging it should have gotten you outta there Alex. Thanks for the ride 👍🏻
Not all of them do some companies don't spec a power divider
It's referred to as having your drapes drawn
Put your inter-axle lock on when you get stuck like that
That guy in the red truck park in the back by himself to get some peace and quiet and then you park right next to him🤷🏿♂️. I don’t understand trucking
He's leaving in an hour and alex will freak out that no one is parked next to him to protect him.
cause if he parks alone hes so scared that another trucker is going to hit hes truck
And along come's Alex with his beep beep as he backs in next to him lol. Could be worse though I'd be mad if I was the guy in the red truck and Alex backed next to me with a reefer or a APU that sounds like a lawnmower
This steering wheel holder has no respect for real truck drivers.
@@andyjay4442Real truck drivers don’t whine on the internet about something that was eventually going to happen.
Alex, “Curtains are Drawn,” is the phrase.
Maybe Crete's one of those truckers that drives through the night and will be up and moving in three hours.
Automatics will not move when the air in the transmission is low. The dash will turn red or yellow depending on which cascadia u have telling u that the air in the trans is low.
Welcome to Illinois!!!
Lock your differential when you are stuck
Good morning,i'm from indonesia and i really like the video you made,about how you do your job and so on and enjoy the journey with you in the video you made,thank you for your hard work 👏🏼👏🏼
There's also a little truck stop at the Marysville exit I deliver to veritiv in port huron all the time
I suggest "deploy" or "deployed", as in "the trucker's curtains are deployed." Meaning being used.
Would've been cool to see your days off.
Hay Alex I have a question, can you put your own stuff in the trailer to make some room and take it out at the end of the delivery and put it into the next trailer and so on and so forth?
I literally bought bolt cutters just for those seals you had to put on the door, go figure I haven't had to use them since getting them lol
Look at all them miles you drive. They sure don't make em like they use to.
Can't you turn down the watt on the microwave? Do you have the engine on? It should work better
Dude, Did you lock your powerdivide in when you couldn’t get traction?
Only in emergency. Good way not only bust out 1 rear end but both!!! Don’t put yourselves into that mess to start with. Great way to get Dismissed. fired, job hunting..
@@Houndiniare you joking
It may not have one you know..ever think of that?
@@truckercowboyed2638you really are broke back mountain with Alex 😂😂😂😂
That is crazy how your truck got stuck there and couldn't move. Made no sense to me. Wow.
You must be earning far more from RUclips than trucking at this stage
Pretty impressive, my loads average anywhere between 2-6 tsps. On a good day of course.
Afternoon Alex.
I did a road trip and it was 16-17 hours and the first way to destination I stopped at a hotel on the way, going back I didn’t I did it in one trip. I also realize I can’t sleep I literally drove on no sleep and was scared a bit because I tried to take sleeping pills that didn’t even work. I was hyper aware man I tell you. I left on the way back one trip because I felt I wasted money on a hotel to sleep the first way there but didn’t. I did the trip back on no sleep left at 3:30 in morning reached at destination at 8:20. I have only two years of driving experience and I did it. One thing I got out of the experience was truckers need to be paid more way more than what they are and they need there own lanes.
Thanks to all the truckers that keep this country running. I also do my best not to cut them off and if I get in front of them I speed like bat out of hell and I never drive beside them. 😂 if it comes to who wining I will always be the loser.
I love the idea of trucking to be able to go where ever and see across Canada and be by urself but at the same time meet new people and move on, but from experience from recent trip I wouldn’t be able to sleep so it’s a no for me. 😢 and I can’t do traffic. I cannot will not set in traffic for hours. That’s why I left early coming back beat the heavy traffics.
Hey Alex you should video what you do on your off time,you said fishing and stuff thats interesting, stay safe enjoy watching
Why didn't you hit your locker its right next to the button to dump your air bags locks your rear end in and driving at 62 in a 65 cause more wrecks
if it is not an app on his phone, he has no clue
Trucked for over a decade. Early years enjoyed the Freedom,Pay,and open Road. Learned from the "Old Schoolers", who preached you have too be good too yourself on the Road. Time before all the Monitoring,and Tech. Got out before the Driver became the # on the hood of his Truck rather than being a Person. Work in an ICU unit at a Hospital in Ithaca NY now. Often think of the Road and a Time when just getting it there,without all the nonsense Companies put on a driver mattered most. Keep it between the Ditches Truckers. You are the "Pulse of this Country. God bless.
Thanks!
Alex, how GP transco treating and paying you any good? On GP’s website I calculated and that number is before taxes?
Did he lock the diff?
“I am literally carrying air” imagine the boxes had nothing in them😂
These videos make me wanna load up ATS, and throw on the VR haha
Make a video of what you think about peterbuilt volvo mack fraightliner internacional and westernstar and kw
Do you have the GP Transport tracking device in your truck or do you drive for a lesser rate?
I've never seen any of this companies trucks until today. Did you happen to drive past Manitowoc WI recently?
Hey Alex why isn’t there ever anyone around those docks to at lest to help there all ways empty just curious 😊
Hello From Illinois
Hi, Alex:
All microwaves have power control settings in their menus.
So, if you wanted a max output off 700 watts, you could have programmed your old one to put out a max of 700 watts.
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Why do you people lie just because you want to act like big shot ??
@@truckercowboyed2638so is that not true?
Hey Alex I watch your channel all the time you make some good videos I used to drive over the road for around 3 years now I drive local and I'm home every night with my family if you ever need some trucking advice let me know
When you get stuck like that dump your airbags and put your traction control on
What do you think about volvo truck and internacional lt and mack antham?
I have a question for any trucker, do y’all strap down any loads, because I get loads where I don’t have to strap cause company does.
Ah, yes. 35 minute video with 33 minutes of hearing his directionals
Lmao!
Why did you park next to the truck with the curtains up? He was trying to sleep and you're out there making all that noise when there's plenty of parking further away.
Curtains up doesn't always mean they are sleeping. Also most truckers learn to sleep though most anything if they want to or are tired enough. Why? Because reefer trailers exist and they can be very loud. Especially the older ones. I know I used to drive reefer trailers.
@@lmao7183 Still rude, when there were numerous parking options on that lot. He avoided parking near the fuel island because he didn't want to be woke by the loud trucks and then goes and parks next to the truck that most likely has a sleeping driver.
Agreed, there is no guarantee the driver will be leaving in a couple hours to start their day.
He’s just an inconsiderate child.
@@craigdarby9533oh well ....life goes on you'll be okay...sthu otherwise
That's where I parked when I went home . I'm 10 min away from there
the weight was off your drive axel you need to lock both axels and you can drive right out.
Alex whhat make is your fridge??? hows it working for you .thanks
I work for SCHWARZ LOGISTICS and our yard is down the street from your yard
Thanks
What gps is best garmin or rand mc?
Is your truck an automatic? And if so, is that becoming more industry standard? Im thinking about becoming a driver, but i dont wanna mess with a clutch anymore lol
Did you catch any fish?. How can I set my schedule to work from 3am-3pm like you do? Did you let your boss know that was your schedule and he was good with it?
Great content you’re to funny lol i agree shouldn’t got stuck
Interlock your tandems there's a button on dash
It's like 4 wheel drive
It's crazy to see truck drivers driving all around North america
Check out Brazil women truck drivers!! Bunch of them don’t look too bad.
@@Houndini wait what does that mean
“I could take the whole day off and still be on time”
26:07 I think that plane was an Airbus A330
He uses his 4 ways in empty parking lots with nobody around but he doesnt use them while parking beside a busy street😂
I think Alex should stay away from O'Hare airport. It got him all wound up. 🤣
Come on alex let's see some cooking videos!!
Alex at 790k you're climbing fast all my employees are subscribed I know that for a fact. Keep growing and at 1m I'll have big gift for you. I'm proud when like my uncle said you are a success when you focus on your goals.
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You got to come to Canada
What is the gps app you use on your phone?
Curtains are drawn.
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Gosh,those 4ways/turn signals are loud as fluff
You getting a lot of short runs there, rookie 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well yeah how can you constantly film and edit videos working high miles. He’s more worried about his RUclips channel than he is running miles.
His videos are not current and up to date
I rhetorically asked the question a few videos back, what is he going to do if they give him a 600 mile over night run to deliver at 6am? We got our answer a couple videos back, he showed up 2 hour late.
@@scottied67I wanna say that if you tell your company what time you usually plan on waking up and going to sleep they can work with you. But also this ain't a perfect industry and, as an example, I run 6am to 6pm. And I've had loads that don't pick up until noon or drop off until super late. In those cases I just go about my day and stop whenever I'm getting relatively close to where my delivery is.
@@scottied67 you act like it's your company and your money. just admit you're jealous that you have almost 9 times the number of videos posted and have a fraction of the subscribers.
Do you run a dedicated lane? Or how else do you “end your days at 3pm”. That part confused me?
He starts at 3 am
@@TellurideS13 He started at 6am this video
He is afraid he can't find parking after 3
Sesame Street starts at 3pm. He doesn’t want to miss it.
@@andyjay4442 you know the time, huh? Must be you already have your juice box and blankie ready at 2:59.
High speed Chase in a semi for 45 miles😂
Word of advice turn traction control off here and lock the diff
Alex whats up my dogg i was in munster, in yesterday on jan 2nd i could of swear i seen u i wanted to stop u and say hi and shake your hand but i was going to the dr. Keep up the good work love your channel im a subscriber
Try raising the dolly legs all the way up next time GENIUS. GEEZ 🙄
He freaks out over a plane like Tatoo from Fantasy Island
Shout out my friend...I'm a trailer truck driver from Philippines
yeah alex or one of your drives is up in the air a little bit while your spinning its the level of there Ground that happen to me one time i was there where u at or was and i floor it up out of thre there but i was emptie tho try it with your load just give it a little fuel pedal Right and dont shift that load doing it 😂😂😂😂😂
Do you have an apartment or house? Or do you just live in your truck?
I take my CDL license test next week!
Next time engage “4 wheel drive” to get you out of a situation like that
Freightliner will and always will be trash in my opinion I drove an international for almost a year loved it never gave problems backed good smooth drive I will take international any day over freightliner hands down.
Company driver like Alex don’t have a choice… you drive what you are given
4:15. The word your looking for is drawn. Just thought I'd help.
Do you live in your truck full time? No real home?