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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2023
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Комментарии • 237

  • @stevenbuis4490
    @stevenbuis4490 10 месяцев назад +18

    Best part of retirement is never having to go to a loves again!

    • @BrandonLeech
      @BrandonLeech 10 месяцев назад +2

      Loves is not a fun place to hang out usually.

    • @waynesworld2086
      @waynesworld2086 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@BrandonLeech no truck stop is fun or cool to hang at lol

  • @ralgith
    @ralgith 10 месяцев назад +31

    I think First Class is more beautiful than that new rig. I'll take the classic, working dual exhaust, no e-log, and a BIG OL KITTY under the hood over any pretty truck every day of the week. And twice on Sundays.

    • @williambillwaynerobertson930
      @williambillwaynerobertson930 10 месяцев назад +3

      Ol skool rules anything from the mid 70's to late 80's I really like, Kurt definitely has a beautiful w9.

    • @joeprocopio494
      @joeprocopio494 10 месяцев назад

      ​@williambillwaynerobertson930 Yes he does!!

    • @dennisternent2974
      @dennisternent2974 10 месяцев назад +1

      That’s what I got. 70 W900 single bunk. Working every day. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.

    • @phoenixarizona8441
      @phoenixarizona8441 10 месяцев назад

      I'll take the Peterbilt or the KW we have always ran KW and Peterbilt first truck I ever drove 1969 Ford F600 dump truck and 1977 International Loadstar 1700 with a Truck bed camper converted to a sleep you have comfort of home on the road and cheaper than having a Sleeper made

    • @BrandonLeech
      @BrandonLeech 10 месяцев назад +1

      The dummy stacks I agree are about as cheesy and poserish as it gets. And I like Petes but I hear ya I’m not into the slammed fancy paint big fender look either. It’s kind of hits me same way the diesel pickup broskys with stack kits and fender well lights…you know, “those guys”

  • @jjiacobucci
    @jjiacobucci 2 месяца назад +1

    Massive respect for truckers. God bless

  • @richardmoore2590
    @richardmoore2590 10 месяцев назад +24

    Don’t say it often enough. You are appreciated. Videos are interesting, informative, and varied in content. You make me feel like part of your family with your laid back casual dialogue. Love your family ( hi to Opie).

  • @michaellake5269
    @michaellake5269 10 месяцев назад +10

    Parallel parking in a semi is a lost art. Heck, backing is lost art. I will always pride myself on my backing ability. Not bragging, just good at it.

    • @psg6314
      @psg6314 10 месяцев назад +2

      I hauled trash trailers for a living before I retired and you really learned to backup especially when it rains and your sliding all over

    • @sword-and-shield
      @sword-and-shield 8 месяцев назад

      Hell 80% out here don't even have lane control ! probably clueless to what it even is.

  • @SamuelManaole
    @SamuelManaole 10 месяцев назад +4

    That littering drives me crazy. There has to be a way to stop it. BIG FINES !!!!

  • @sandijammes7761
    @sandijammes7761 10 месяцев назад +13

    I got my first Class A license in 1981 in Wisconsin. Took the written test & passed & went on to take my driving test in a 1978 Ford Thunderbird. Unbelievable difference in the times, right? Went on to learn to drive truck at the hands of a couple generously experienced owner operators. Those were the days. Had 39 yrs of OTR & local jobs, including years of owning my own equipment. Not a single accident, no speeding tickets & a lot of great memories. The only state I didn't get to was Maine. Drove automatics twice & wouldn't give you a plug nickle for either one. Give me a 13 or 18 speed any day.
    Love your videos. Keep 'em coming. Be safe. 🙏

    • @donniehill3952
      @donniehill3952 8 месяцев назад +1

      I got my class a in 1980 man . Time flys I’ve been trucking 40 years

    • @theguyinmaine
      @theguyinmaine 2 месяца назад +1

      Got mine in the early mid 70's. Was trading my Maine license for a Louisiana license took the 20 question test for a car and got 100, asked the guy, " what does it take to get a class 1?" He said 10 more questions but since you got 100% you can get them all wrong and still get it. I think it was 10 bucks more. Was driving a Freightliner Transtar cabover with a sleeper hauling trailer loads of soda from Baton Rouge to Slidell La. the next week. Asked them to show me how to shift it and I was on my way. Just got off the road a few years ago, 1998 W9 Detroit, 18 speed, low bed. My own authority. Got my own loads. Been to all the lower states several times except N. Dakota, so 47 also. No accidents, no fines or tickets.

  • @Truckergregg
    @Truckergregg 10 месяцев назад +4

    There is enough room in the USA for all of our trucks. God bless all of us truckers !!!

  • @artemis4661
    @artemis4661 10 месяцев назад +9

    Much respect tp you guys running the big rigs.

  • @heatherkohlwey8379
    @heatherkohlwey8379 10 месяцев назад +5

    Kinda goofy? Your old workhorse will put on more miles and years in total than that new thing ever will. Thanks for another nice ride. Stay safe, and God bless.

  • @anonfi
    @anonfi 10 месяцев назад +5

    Kurt and Opie, always look forward to your videos

  • @amossnowdaharleyman9179
    @amossnowdaharleyman9179 10 месяцев назад +1

    I got my Texas Class A in 1978. Rented a Mack twin stick from Ryder,drove it 70 miles to pick up a Rentco 40' dry van, drove back 70 miles to take my driving test, dropped off my 2nd cousin who had a Illinois commercial license to ride with me to get to the driving test drove 150 miles to pick up a load.drove back 150 miles and unloaded the load. Drove the 70 miles to return the Rentco trailer and returned the Mack by 7 the next morning. After rentals and fuel still made $2200.00. Good old rate days and huge money for a 18 year old kid.

  • @sunsetwyo57
    @sunsetwyo57 10 месяцев назад

    Hello, new listener and subscriber from Wyoming. Love the road trips footage, awesome vibes❤

  • @andrewguardalabene4858
    @andrewguardalabene4858 10 месяцев назад +1

    The reason for a weed burner is the DEF stains the chrome on the stacks. So it’s a lot easier to keep chrome nice when they never heat up. Even on a true exhaust most of the smoke comes out of one pipe.

  • @bobyoung1698
    @bobyoung1698 9 месяцев назад +2

    That's a beautiful old dog you have there. I can't blame you for spoiling him.😊

  • @davidb.turknett4447
    @davidb.turknett4447 7 месяцев назад

    I'd take that W900 any day. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to drive truck with my dad and an older brother in 1975 after I graduated from high school. My career after that was being a underground laborer and then eventually a heavy equipment operator. In the 90's I was finally able to get my class A license and drove part time during the winter months when I wasn't working in construction. My favorite truck was a T600 with the couch and bunk. I'm retired now in South East Arizona, and to tell the truth, I kinda miss driving because of the alone time I enjoyed out on the road.

  • @psg6314
    @psg6314 10 месяцев назад +3

    I've had to help a fellow out in a landfill because he about gave up trying to get to the pile to unload after watching the 8 try I told him I would back it up for nothing he sure appreciate it great video keep up the good work God bless from GA stay safe

  • @Jake-d2l
    @Jake-d2l 10 месяцев назад

    You have a beautiful truck. Eye candy for sure. God Bless You and your lovely family. 🇨🇦

  • @kennethgalegale6627
    @kennethgalegale6627 10 месяцев назад +3

    Looks like Opie back leg is starting to limp check him out

  • @pipeminer7281
    @pipeminer7281 10 месяцев назад +4

    The dummy exhaust is there because DEF will leak out of the joints on active exhaust and stain everything it toushes. Love your content and the old workhorse. Keep up the good work. 🙂

  • @garykocker5785
    @garykocker5785 10 месяцев назад +3

    So Kurt it's National Truck Driver appreciation Week! Thank You! I started driving way back in 1982. I No longer drive over the road! I just work for a county hwy dept that fixes roads and snow plow and salt and sands so all you drivers can make it to your destination! You and Opie Rock On!

  • @MrWigby
    @MrWigby 8 месяцев назад +1

    Cheers from Toronto love your content…my childhood dream was to be a trucker

  • @jim3314
    @jim3314 7 месяцев назад

    What a good puppy. I would ride with that puppy anytime.

  • @andyp5853
    @andyp5853 10 месяцев назад +1

    You're awesome Kurt I think you oughta be a truck driving school teacher 😂

  • @andrepaden4801
    @andrepaden4801 10 месяцев назад +2

    Your old school KW is the true truck. Some new truck have fake side pipes. Weed burns 👍

  • @seaotter1975
    @seaotter1975 10 месяцев назад +1

    When I went out with my trainer, he told me to make sure you're parked by 3 pm. He wasn't wrong. Especially on the East Coast. I don't care how well you trip plan. There is always something that messes that plan up. Traffic. Weather. Shipper/receiver. Accidents. Always have some sort of delay somewhere.
    My dogs gulp down big pieces of food. It's the small pieces they chew and chew and chew. Lol, good video, as always! Stay safe!

  • @waymonhutto2274
    @waymonhutto2274 10 месяцев назад +1

    The last Freightliner Cascadia 12 speed auto transmissions that I drove in 2017 was as smooth as my F-150 at home. But in the early days of the auto trans was rather entertaining to watch. I love the auto trans.

  • @DarrenTaylor-qj2em
    @DarrenTaylor-qj2em 10 месяцев назад +2

    You and the German have a good safe trip ❤

  • @jamesdaniels3699
    @jamesdaniels3699 10 месяцев назад +1

    It wasn't you're choice, Opie demands it and the German gets what he wants.😂Big truck's rule!
    You can tell a new driver.
    'dry dog food gives me gas, Dad.'🤫

  • @father.of.7bear963
    @father.of.7bear963 10 месяцев назад +3

    Interesting truck there in the beginning of the vid. As a local day run driver, I'm grateful to rarely be in the truck stops, and for my 18 speed manual

  • @DavidVanHelden1
    @DavidVanHelden1 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have been trucking for over forty years and never went to school.. Got my CDL when I was eighteen and just renewed it every term ever sense... I have never taken a driving test. My employer wrote me off back in those days... But a driver told me not long ago. They took a test at the DMV and they made him double clutch... Evidently after fifty years nobody has told the DMV about synchros... They even told him how to put his foot clear to the floor on the clutch while he was moving... Nobody ever told them about clutch breaks either....

    • @growthefarmup2606
      @growthefarmup2606 4 месяца назад

      It is ridiculous isn't it. Who uses a clutch. Only for low and reverse. It's not good for the clutch transmission.The truck the power train, anything to double clutch A?Eaten thirteen or eighteen speed

  • @southwestiowacattlefeeding6720
    @southwestiowacattlefeeding6720 10 месяцев назад +1

    Our dog Otis loves the big M . When we drive close to them he gets so excited and will not even look at me when I don't stop so he can get his cheese burger. He loves the fries to.

  • @geraldhuot6302
    @geraldhuot6302 9 месяцев назад

    Great advice Driver!Keeper safe Bud!

  • @JohnNorris411
    @JohnNorris411 10 месяцев назад +1

    And the ELD, yes. Even if you are not moving and go to off duty, your shift time is still counting down in the ELD.

  • @dnett6917
    @dnett6917 10 месяцев назад

    Great job tks

  • @florentinomartinez6507
    @florentinomartinez6507 10 месяцев назад

    Ty 🙂👍👍

  • @donnadickey5420
    @donnadickey5420 10 месяцев назад +3

    Yes, Roadmaster is a Werner training school.
    That truck stop is always so crowded.
    As far as the ELD goes, as soon as the truck starts rolling greater than 5mph, it jumps to the drive line unless you are in yard move mode. You can only run 20 mph or less in yard mode.

    • @MrRod632
      @MrRod632 10 месяцев назад +1

      correct

  • @danielhahn5455
    @danielhahn5455 10 месяцев назад +1

    Yes, on the auto trans. If you turn on the inter axle lock while back it will help cut down the jumping factor.

  • @hughstephenson2957
    @hughstephenson2957 10 месяцев назад +2

    When I had my trucking company I bought 5 trucks with weed burner exhausts.. got stacks IMMEDIATELY.. I ran off road with my trucks too much. Afraid of starting a fire

  • @bryansimmons20
    @bryansimmons20 10 месяцев назад

    Kurt first class is a beautiful truck. I don't think you need anything else. You keep her clean, you drive her nice and she takes care of you!

  • @rolfsinkgraven
    @rolfsinkgraven 10 месяцев назад

    Great video again loved it.

  • @MDR62MULES
    @MDR62MULES 10 месяцев назад

    I still love your original genuine truck.

  • @clemnunn3832
    @clemnunn3832 7 месяцев назад

    A sleeper is no what you have if you can fit comfortably 😊

  • @waynehammerton5698
    @waynehammerton5698 10 месяцев назад

    Good work Kurt and Opie

  • @stevenjohnson8507
    @stevenjohnson8507 2 дня назад

    Knowing the chrome pipes are fake took the shine right off them.

  • @DavidVanHelden1
    @DavidVanHelden1 7 месяцев назад

    As a company driver ...I am home 3 days a week ...yet I still feel like I live in my truck ..😅

  • @dashhoundlover2837
    @dashhoundlover2837 10 месяцев назад +2

    HEY KURT FANTASTIC VIDEO MAN YOU KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN NEW & TRAINED AT SOME POINT ! MUCH RESPECT FOR NEWBIES THEY DID GREAT ! BE BLESSED BE SAFE ! YOU ARE THE BEST !! 🇺🇸🇺🇸I WILL TAKE YOUR TRUCK OVER A NEW ONE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK ! 🐾🐾🐾❤️🐾🐾🐾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏

  • @reggiehowze1891
    @reggiehowze1891 10 месяцев назад

    I attended Southwest Community College truck driving school in Creston, Iowa. The school itself in Lamoni, Iowa in 1988. We trained in Pete cabovers

  • @eagleeye5890
    @eagleeye5890 10 месяцев назад

    Yes I had a company FL with and auto shift and it jumped in reverse too...

  • @cjmelen496
    @cjmelen496 9 месяцев назад

    Yes, Roadmaster is Werner Enterprises' own truck driver training school...and beeping before backing is drilled into your head at Werner.....I and my daughter used to drive for them for about a year and a half

  • @Scarecrow6143
    @Scarecrow6143 10 месяцев назад +2

    We have 2 Freightliners with automatics that are like riding a bucking horse when backing up. Backing straight isn't so bad but cutting wheels tight feels almost like the brakes are on. And with a smooth bore tanker it gets the slosh and surge action going big time and that just makes it worse. I'll gladly take the 10 and 13 speed manuals over the autos any day.

  • @mattmccool9243
    @mattmccool9243 10 месяцев назад

    your a class act Kurt.

  • @TimberTramp
    @TimberTramp 10 месяцев назад

    Love that grey and Zaxis orange!

  • @Dodgeboy2007
    @Dodgeboy2007 10 месяцев назад

    Hey Kurt,
    You are right. Those autos are jumpy as a rabbit. I've driven them. 😮🤔

  • @peterraymon4551
    @peterraymon4551 2 месяца назад

    Don't knock it.I love to have your work horse. Damn nice truck you got there ,,

  • @adambennett2176
    @adambennett2176 10 месяцев назад

    Roadmaster is tied in with Warner. That is the number 1 puppy mill. I would know thats where I went 3 years ago in fontana california 🙃

  • @davenwpg1
    @davenwpg1 9 месяцев назад

    Hi from Winnipeg Murdertoba Canada..I like your channel :D

    • @davenwpg1
      @davenwpg1 9 месяцев назад

      American truck drivers don`t wear turbins like Canfuckitstan lol :D

  • @michaellake5269
    @michaellake5269 10 месяцев назад +1

    Good catch on the weed burner.

  • @dashhoundlover2837
    @dashhoundlover2837 10 месяцев назад

    OPIE IS JUST TO ROTTEN OMGOSH !! BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY !! ❤️❤️❤️🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

  • @jonathanbecker3806
    @jonathanbecker3806 9 месяцев назад

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All day everyday.

  • @johnnypurkey7545
    @johnnypurkey7545 10 месяцев назад

    I like your style Schmidt!

  • @DDD-us6uu
    @DDD-us6uu 10 месяцев назад

    Its just pretty, you are correct sir.

  • @MW-gs8wz
    @MW-gs8wz 10 месяцев назад

    I love your old work horse

  • @Whodat679
    @Whodat679 10 месяцев назад

    That truck was done recently at Semi Casual in Tennessee I believe.

  • @curtisfrease946
    @curtisfrease946 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks Kurt!

  • @jasonl.3220
    @jasonl.3220 10 месяцев назад

    First Class will always be by far the nicest truck around. I can't believe the fake pipes. They need to be functional stacks. Can't wait for the day I get to drive a W900 with an 18 spd.

  • @dennisternent2974
    @dennisternent2974 5 месяцев назад

    Nothing wrong with an old work horse. I have been with mine for 46 years now.

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 8 месяцев назад

    Fun video.
    RS. Canada

  • @howardhendrickson2933
    @howardhendrickson2933 10 месяцев назад

    You couldn't pay me enough to run that peterbilt, first class on the other hand that's a whole different story!

  • @tomasrodriguez5489
    @tomasrodriguez5489 10 месяцев назад

    Yes...Mr. Kurt....maybe War Horse but it's a general!⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @TruckingWithKyle615
    @TruckingWithKyle615 10 месяцев назад

    Hey Kurt Dalton here been MIA awhile been busy as crap. Hope all is well.

  • @DavidVanHelden1
    @DavidVanHelden1 7 месяцев назад

    Those fake exhaust stacks still do something... They will still rust out in the rain 😁...

  • @wadericker4795
    @wadericker4795 10 месяцев назад

    @Trucking With Schmidt it's funny how different people go off on a stretched out truck. I'm a trucker and my W900 has a 267 inch wheel base. I ordered my truck this way back in 1999. There are things I wish I would have done differently back then including the wheel base. I later had a 290 inch truck and after I started driving that truck I realized I could get around just as easy as the 267 inch truck. I just recently have leased on to a new company. They wanted me to do a road test in their 300 inch truck. I handled it with ease! I have a brother who has no trucking experience and he wants little short day cab trucks for the family farm. Our farm is out here in Western Kansas where we are blessed with lots of space. He wants short trucks so he can get around easier.😒

    • @stevejoramo8013
      @stevejoramo8013 10 месяцев назад

      It may be a thing a shorter truck will fit onto a platform scale where a longer wheel based truck would not.

  • @ronnieterry4916
    @ronnieterry4916 10 месяцев назад

    The paper log book is the best way.

  • @jeffreysnyder4994
    @jeffreysnyder4994 9 месяцев назад

    You got a nice truck bubba that's old school 👍

  • @Sizzlingtrucker
    @Sizzlingtrucker 9 месяцев назад

    Nice trucks ❤

  • @johncarter6276
    @johncarter6276 10 месяцев назад

    We used to call that the California stretch lol

  • @Ken-sr6jo
    @Ken-sr6jo 9 месяцев назад

    Talking about jumping trucks in reverse, I back a lady driver’s truck up into a spot that she was having trouble with. It had an automatic transmission and couldn’t believe how jumpy it was. Had to push throttle more than I’m used to to get the truck to move. When it did it was moving faster than I wanted it to move. I’m retired, but the company that I drove for now buys only automatics. Personally in icy conditions, I would rather have control over shifting than the truck doing it for me. As for the trash at truck stops, that always did bug me. I’ve been in truck stops where it was so bad behind the trailer that you could hardly walk. Absolutely uncalled for. Id always pickup trash and return carts if I parked at a Walmart. I felt that if they were kind enough to let us park there then we should keep it clean.

  • @horacecrowe3520
    @horacecrowe3520 9 месяцев назад +1

    nice dog buddy

  • @frankbaublit
    @frankbaublit 8 дней назад

    First class is awesome ❤❤

  • @jeffreysnyder4994
    @jeffreysnyder4994 9 месяцев назад

    Love that dog

  • @theguyinmaine
    @theguyinmaine 2 месяца назад

    Nice Pete but honestly, no way I would trade a pre emission W9 for a new truck. Buying one is the cheap part. I had one of the last pre emission 379's 6NZ Cat, it was a beast, but the drivers seat doesn't line up with the steering wheel and the sleepers leave a lot to be desired. The W9 can't be beat. I think they're better looking especially when they still have the 7 vertical bars on the grill, hint hint. a lot of Love's are pretty small and on the east coast hill country there are some I couldn't get in the entry they were so steep, even coming in at an angle.

  • @joeyeckert6518
    @joeyeckert6518 10 месяцев назад

    Seen company trailer you pull for down here at busted knuckle. Haven't seen a truck

  • @adrenaline4life233
    @adrenaline4life233 10 месяцев назад

    I’m in foodservice delivery with PFG. Let me say, some of the nicest trucks I’ve seen were in our yards. I came to the conclusion you reefer boys got some money!

  • @casey6518
    @casey6518 10 месяцев назад +1

    No Kurt, you wouldn't have to live in that kind of truck to be able to afford it, you just couldn't take 4 months off plus 2 or 3 week vacations or work short work weeks. You might have to run M~F, before long you won't have any school functions to attend either to take time off for. But I don't really see the point of stretching a frame other than a little better ride but it only makes the truck more difficult to back into docks with tight customer lots specially with a short turning radius of the W900.

  • @MLB1276
    @MLB1276 10 месяцев назад +2

    Troy driving by himself on a learners permit, I’m guessing the local police don’t bother the learners in the community?

  • @guybuddyman838
    @guybuddyman838 8 месяцев назад

    I appreciate this content. Most of us are so cynical with each other. Almost hoping to see each other fail. 🎉

  • @PB-rq1og
    @PB-rq1og 10 месяцев назад

    I've been doing this 33 yrs. Driver when we my gsd and I grow up. We want to be just like you. Funny when we stick it in the wind we do the cheese burgers thing too. Lol other wise we eat in the truck.

  • @randyphenicie4322
    @randyphenicie4322 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love the German!

  • @michaellake5269
    @michaellake5269 10 месяцев назад

    Work horse is truckin". Had many over the years.

  • @_Rick_S
    @_Rick_S 10 месяцев назад

    I had an auto trans when I was with Millis, you put it in drive or reverse,let off the brake and it moves smooth as butter. He must have been dumping a clutch or something, beats me

  • @frankzimmerman4391
    @frankzimmerman4391 10 месяцев назад

    When I trained my brother, I had him back up in a Figure 8 until he got the hang of it 😂

  • @MAB-bs3zf
    @MAB-bs3zf 10 месяцев назад

    Paper logs are the best, you drive when you are not tired i drive at night most of the time.

  • @lauraashley5237
    @lauraashley5237 10 месяцев назад

    Ed mctaggart here!! Have you ever visited the Casey’s truck stop in st joe mo right off the interstate across from menards? What do you think of it?? I was there today and it’s nice!!

  • @model1897
    @model1897 7 месяцев назад

    I gotta say it ....german shepherds are the best!!!

  • @allenschneider2139
    @allenschneider2139 10 месяцев назад

    The new automated auto shift transmissions do have a clutch in them, and when they’re jumping like that they’re keeping the clutch from over heating. It’s another safety mechanism

  • @jesusresto11
    @jesusresto11 10 месяцев назад

    You're right, Road Master belongs to Werner Enterprise

  • @phillipgroom9187
    @phillipgroom9187 10 месяцев назад

    Sorry, but I like your truck better. Thanks for sharing ! Have a blessed day !

  • @wildbill5126
    @wildbill5126 10 месяцев назад +1

    As Warden would say "Your a Dork" Kurt I'm like you on the truck Yes it looks good, but I'm not into the slammed trucks. I'm close to 70 grew up on Hank Sr. Merle and Patsy, trucks back then were chromed out sorta, no grass burnnin exhaust.
    P.S. Those truck school trucks and trailers are ex Werner equipment.
    You truck safe Sir.

  • @michaelwright1602
    @michaelwright1602 8 месяцев назад

    You would have to live in it and never go home... Then the ELD... I lost 30% off the top when I was forced to install one. Truck is now parked, and I'm working for a small mom and pop locally.