How A Big Rig Works - The Peterbilt 579 UltraLoft

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  • Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
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    The Peterbilt 579 UltraLoft is one of the most sophisticated semi trucks ever built. Semi-trucks carry BILLIONS of dollars worth of goods, being driven across BILLIONS of miles of highways. Close to 70% of goods being delivered to your door were at one point being pulled by a semi. That’s a lot of money and a lot of responsibility on the truck AND the driver. But this show isn’t called H2B (hat 2 boots), so sorry Dale, we can’t teach the kids about your Steston and your Tony Lamas. But what we can do is dive into one of the biggest, smartest, most tech heavy semi trucks ever to hit the road - the Peterbilt 579 UltraLoft.
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  • @Donut
    @Donut  3 года назад +1350

    If you were a trucker what would your CB radio name be? - Jeremiah

    • @zachsteele6964
      @zachsteele6964 3 года назад +153

      Epic furry gamer

    • @toddjudd8657
      @toddjudd8657 3 года назад +209

      Nolans. Would be the milkman

    • @nancyotero9540
      @nancyotero9540 3 года назад +13

      Boss

    • @jamesprice2163
      @jamesprice2163 3 года назад +19

      King Kong would be mine driving through the beautiful country of USA driving a peterbuilt 379 short nose with a cat and a 13 speed hauling dry-van

    • @Angrynood
      @Angrynood 3 года назад +32

      I think "Flaming Pickle" would be pretty funny and cool, lol

  • @mderossett01
    @mderossett01 3 года назад +669

    I’ve had my class A’s for 24 years and I drove long haul for 15 of them. It’s always fun to hear a non trucker explaining how trucks work. Donut did a pretty good job!

    • @codeman99-dev
      @codeman99-dev 3 года назад +34

      I do think it is pretty great they didn't even attempt to explain the shift pattern. :P

    • @tonyalvarez8507
      @tonyalvarez8507 3 года назад +5

      I was waiting to see what they explained too

    • @mr.vegeta1212
      @mr.vegeta1212 3 года назад +5

      Uggh not really it was cringy Boss but they did better then i expected

    • @B0y5cout
      @B0y5cout 3 года назад +30

      They didn’t explain that the 5th wheel is actually called a semi-oscillating hitch, hence the name semi truck

    • @kuwarbirshergill6758
      @kuwarbirshergill6758 3 года назад +1

      It really is funny 😂

  • @blu669
    @blu669 3 года назад +1989

    The world : We mesure in Kilos
    The US : We mesure in pounds
    Donut Media : We mesure in Nolans

    • @dankoneon
      @dankoneon 3 года назад +60

      That’s because us Americans will use any unit of measurement other than metric

    • @ballincobalt4184
      @ballincobalt4184 3 года назад +4

      We measure in both in Canada, some places only do lbs

    • @Jarl_Thidrandi
      @Jarl_Thidrandi 3 года назад +19

      Why does everyone pick on the US? The Brits measure in stones ffs

    • @blu669
      @blu669 3 года назад +1

      @@ballincobalt4184 good I guess

    • @blu669
      @blu669 3 года назад +6

      @@Jarl_Thidrandi Oh yeah that's the purpose of Stonehenge

  • @jn8601
    @jn8601 3 года назад +175

    Shout out to the truckers supplying our daily lives daily!!! Thanks guys and gals!!!

  • @brucewayne8966
    @brucewayne8966 3 года назад +313

    Kinda sucks being a trucker sometimes, always away but I love the road not gonna lie, it’s like mini self vacation while you make money!

    • @bahadrozturk2086
      @bahadrozturk2086 3 года назад +6

      I'm from Turkey and a lot of my relatives are Truck drivers. I rode with them a couple of times when I was little and I loved it but I probably can't handle it as a job.

    • @genevandenham7999
      @genevandenham7999 3 года назад +7

      I love driving trucks. And I was lucky enough to find a good paying job where I'm home daily, though I do still run at night vs the day.

    • @fepasarussa8642
      @fepasarussa8642 3 года назад +10

      I remeber when i was a kid, my dad here in Brasil had a Scania 124g and It was awesome to sleep looking at the never ending roads and waking up on the destination, surrounded by other waiting truckers, too bad here truckers are treated like shit by the gov

    • @bombingroks96
      @bombingroks96 3 года назад +10

      What sucks more is those dumbass drivers that cut us off coming up to a red-light fully loaded 😤

    • @sarvarbekismailov4094
      @sarvarbekismailov4094 3 года назад +2

      Loneliness is a big minus in trucking

  • @thevoyager87
    @thevoyager87 3 года назад +1714

    _"Mack? I ain't no Mack I'm a peterbilt for dang sake!"_

  • @Overlord3420
    @Overlord3420 3 года назад +485

    I’m a trucker, thank you. Correction on the transmission I drive these “automatics” and they are technically Automated Manual Transmissions they still have a clutch and do not have a torque converter!

    • @phalanx3803
      @phalanx3803 3 года назад +19

      there also called power shift or in the case of New Holland tractors power shit. still waiting to see who will be the first to Use and CVT like a Fendt Vario transmission or go Diesel electric on a truck. IMO diesel electric would be good to see its bean on freight trains for years now.

    • @pxl_official
      @pxl_official 3 года назад +19

      Yep, I've learned to love the new automated manuals, dont get me wrong shifting is fun but for the otr life I appreciate the auto

    • @choelstad91
      @choelstad91 3 года назад +7

      There are automatics too.
      You've got standard, AMT and autos

    • @riccccccardo
      @riccccccardo 3 года назад +8

      In the Uk we call them semi automatic.

    • @dangerkingston
      @dangerkingston 3 года назад +18

      I've been lucky enough to run a wide range of trucks and transmissions, and you're right, most Eaton Fuller automated transmissions run a clutch, but other automatics like Allison or Volvo i-Shift run a torque converter and just have the two pedals.
      One of the trucks in our old harvest fleet had an early 10-speed EF ultrashift and I really hated it: it would always get hung up on its range selector between 5th and 6th when downshifting, and would make the Jake brake almost worthless because it would only hang out around the 1000-1200RPM range while downshifting. I hear the newer ultrashifts are better.
      I'm sitting in the sleeper of a 2018 Cascadia as I write this. I like my 13 speed because it gives me a fun challenging game to play while driving, makes me feel like I'm slowly mastering a long forgotten skill, and like all RoadRanger transmissions it knows how to keep the operator humble.
      Grind em' till you find em'!

  • @coachnate5747
    @coachnate5747 3 года назад +146

    2020 and we still lugging VCR’s

    • @RedClay96
      @RedClay96 3 года назад +23

      smh can’t peep the Fast and Furious 1 reference

    • @powe300
      @powe300 3 года назад +3

      @A real bisexual petrol-head FMCSA found 87% of accidents involving CMVs put the non cmv at faut.

    • @Serveck
      @Serveck 3 года назад

      Vinyl records outsold cd's for the first time since the 80s! Vintage electronics are surging in demand

    • @herranton
      @herranton 3 года назад

      @Scott Beeton No idea what the original comment was, but as far as cabovers go, there were a few guys that I knew that liked them. They had day cabs and did deliveries primarily down town, to tiny old ass docks under old buildings. The cabover day cab was really short with a really small wheelbase so truck would change direction much faster and in a lot smaller space. With the tandems forward, they could get in and out of docks I couldn't get into in my dock truck.
      Probably sucked ass on the freeway though.

  • @shdwcharger
    @shdwcharger 3 года назад +27

    As a trucker and a car guy any video that helps my fellow car guys understand what we truckers go through is always appreciated. Keep up the good work guys

    • @Redbird45
      @Redbird45 2 месяца назад

      Truck drivers aren’t as appreciated as they should be because you guys make the world go round I appreciate all truckers ❤

  • @nivroxa7766
    @nivroxa7766 3 года назад +164

    My Dad is a trucker and I'm in one right now, glad you made this video on semi-trucks

    • @michealcorleone665
      @michealcorleone665 3 года назад +2

      facts💯

    • @mathiastheapprentice
      @mathiastheapprentice 3 года назад +4

      My dad is also a trucker. Being in a truck is the most comfortable you can be.

    • @lukecowell7516
      @lukecowell7516 3 года назад +6

      I'm a hgv driver from the uk I go all over Europe but I'd love to be driving trucks across the states

    • @DmDetails
      @DmDetails 3 года назад +2

      Good stuff

    • @gabrielmessam2374
      @gabrielmessam2374 3 года назад +1

      @@lukecowell7516 how is it? That's something I was considering for my future

  • @jonathanlynn2613
    @jonathanlynn2613 3 года назад +316

    Take a listen
    Me: oh boy I'm ready.
    Ad: my time has come.

  • @gavindunlap724
    @gavindunlap724 3 года назад +864

    I did the math and Nolan weighs approximately 272 lbs 🤣

    • @andresfernandez2405
      @andresfernandez2405 3 года назад +119

      That's one thick boy

    • @stevenbutler6936
      @stevenbutler6936 3 года назад +40

      I came to the comments to specifically check to see if anyone did the math 😂😂😂

    • @4xmudd_mechanic640
      @4xmudd_mechanic640 3 года назад +19

      Did you take account for the weight of the truck and trailer

    • @darthmaul216
      @darthmaul216 3 года назад +2

      I was expecting it to be more

    • @grantgardson
      @grantgardson 2 года назад +15

      Mo Weight means less powah, time to hit the gym and add some horsepowah!

  • @fierrospeed3420
    @fierrospeed3420 3 года назад +37

    From all the truck drivers that have worked through covid, thank you we really appreciate this video

  • @JordanSVT
    @JordanSVT 3 года назад +135

    At 3:32 as soon as he finished saying "Take a listen" it starts playing an ad 😂

  • @maxwelllevy5760
    @maxwelllevy5760 3 года назад +542

    Ford: my transmission has the most gears
    Paccar: hold my beer

    • @phantommodding1025
      @phantommodding1025 3 года назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @dermaks_
      @dermaks_ 3 года назад +42

      *hold my gears

    • @nyx7255
      @nyx7255 3 года назад +64

      *Eaton Fuller has entered the chat.*
      _18 Gears._

    • @bradhanrahan1729
      @bradhanrahan1729 3 года назад +39

      Spicer entered chat. 5-4-5 I’ve got 24 forward gears and 4 reverse gears

    • @nyx7255
      @nyx7255 3 года назад

      Brad Hanrahan I'm assuming that one's a 3 stick? Knowing their famous presence with twin sticks. I've heard of 21 speeds but 24 forward? That's an oddball. Got any more info about it?

  • @derickpouliot5548
    @derickpouliot5548 2 года назад +13

    Thanks for the video. Im a truck driver too. I haul ice. I really super appreciate you recognizing the hard work we truck drivers have to go through. It might not be hard manual labor for most drivers, but mentally exhausting. Thanks Jeremiah and everyone from Donut Media! Keep up the hard work!

  • @claytonclarke5540
    @claytonclarke5540 3 года назад +22

    I’m glad to see y’all giving the truckers some love they definitely deserve it

  • @angelvelazquez9072
    @angelvelazquez9072 3 года назад +56

    “Only truckers know how satisfying that sound is, take a listen” *turns up volume to almost max* “OH OH OH OREILEYYYYYYYYYYYY”

  • @ShadowRaptor8
    @ShadowRaptor8 3 года назад +80

    Interesting that this was posted just before Wendover Productions released "How Long-Haul Trucking Works"

  • @creedence1819
    @creedence1819 3 года назад +12

    The cummins doesn't just pull 80,000 lbs. In Canada they pull 140,000 lbs on most long hauls and even more in Australia. One advantage of air bags that you missed is that they also give you a good estimate of your axle weight based on the air pressure in the bags. Super handy for trucks that don't have opportunity to get the load weighed before getting loaded (such as a gravel truck).

  • @jasonwilliams8016
    @jasonwilliams8016 2 года назад +12

    "In the olden days semis with manual transmissions used as many as 18 gears." LOL the truck I drive has an 18 speed and many of the trucks where I live are 18 speeds.

  • @tomtheowl12
    @tomtheowl12 3 года назад +668

    “Doesn’t need a fluid change for 500,000 miles” as a diesel mechanic I am offended by this. Haha.
    Great video. Keep up the good work.

    • @TurboBMRProjectLove
      @TurboBMRProjectLove 3 года назад +51

      Yep, that sounds like a major typo.

    • @One8Rollin
      @One8Rollin 3 года назад +45

      Wish I could run 500k would save so much $$$

    • @krisseright3073
      @krisseright3073 3 года назад +60

      I’m also a diesel technician too. Once I heard that I was like wtf 😂

    • @thesdwars45
      @thesdwars45 3 года назад +73

      That seems to be how often my company changes the fluids 😂

    • @One8Rollin
      @One8Rollin 3 года назад +9

      @Joshua F. 30k is still alot im at 15k

  • @cornelioMJr
    @cornelioMJr 3 года назад +209

    Got my CDL at 21, been driving for almost 10 years now

    • @joshuastahl8071
      @joshuastahl8071 3 года назад +16

      Got mine at 22 and I’ve been on the road for 5 years now. Currently in New Mexico, headed home.

    • @sk8punk318
      @sk8punk318 3 года назад +5

      Cool story bro

    • @RCDRONE1010
      @RCDRONE1010 3 года назад +5

      I’m a 4th generation mover. Everybody from myself to my great grandfather has been a truck driver. Grew up with tractor trailers my whole life.

    • @Quusikko
      @Quusikko 3 года назад +3

      @@RCDRONE1010 I actually asked my dad that does anyone besides me and him have the licence to drive a truck (he has semis and tractors aswell though, because of military service).
      He couldn't remember anyone though. And on top of that I'm the first and only one in my family licenced to do it professionally.
      And I even wouldn't be on this road (yep, pun intended) if it wouldn't be for my wife who's also a trucker (though she has the licence to semis and tractor-trailers, I only have for trucks). She was encouraging me to seek the education and the whole time throughout it.

    • @aragos32727
      @aragos32727 3 года назад +3

      But is it worth it? My father destroyed his body OTR.

  • @redoni1921
    @redoni1921 3 года назад +175

    When he said "listen to this", RUclips said "nope it's ad time"

    • @ricardoagutierrezzz
      @ricardoagutierrezzz 3 года назад +4

      I got RUclips premium so no ads😅

    • @BarryOneal
      @BarryOneal 3 года назад

      So true

    • @EdyAlbertoMSGT3
      @EdyAlbertoMSGT3 3 года назад +1

      I got double ads and one of them was TikTok

    • @rouge5140
      @rouge5140 2 года назад +1

      @@ricardoagutierrezzz
      I got adblock so no ads and no paying 😂

  • @Cruiser007
    @Cruiser007 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for your video. I drive a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia 10 speed with a Detroit motor. I'm pulling 40,000lb trailers all day long & this truck never gets tired.

  • @ston_jude_ed
    @ston_jude_ed 3 года назад +443

    “Take a listen”
    Plays ad with car starting 🤦‍♂️

  • @davidpistek6241
    @davidpistek6241 3 года назад +59

    I'm watching this in my 579 peterbilt as I'm getting unloaded,been driving for almost 15 years and it's one of my favorite trucks

    • @stevendow6909
      @stevendow6909 3 года назад +1

      I love mine. It is so much better than a Frieghtshaker. The ultraloft is good for teams.

    • @oBeYoPtIcZ
      @oBeYoPtIcZ 3 года назад +2

      Bro my company had a fleet of ultralofts and there basically a small apartment

  • @markcottierkw950
    @markcottierkw950 3 года назад +2

    Cool vid mate 👍👍 I live in Western Australia and drive road trains for a living. We cart anything from 160 to 220 tons in quad road trains. That's 2 single trailers with an A & B trailer behind it which has 86 tyres, thats for a bogie drive otherwise it would be 90 tyres for a tri drive truck. The super quads which are 4 single trailers have 98 wheels. Many companies are now moving into the big super quads as they hwve a bigger payload at 220 tons. I've also drove quad power trains that have 2 x 750hp engines. One in the truck and one in the 2nd trailer. The power trains obviously don't go on public roads like the quad road train. From memory we used to cart about a 750 ton payload, that's 1.5 million lbs. These trucks are ruffley about 4 metres tall and about 75 meters in length with the tyres about 1.5 metres tall. Would love to post a few photo's here but unfortunately I can't.

  • @ahumeniy
    @ahumeniy 3 года назад +5

    My dad is a truck driver and I've never have heard an easier explanation about how the truck works than in this video.

  • @spencercastle8638
    @spencercastle8638 3 года назад +163

    Literally watching this from the bunk of a 2019 579

    • @pilotman9819
      @pilotman9819 3 года назад

      How many miles you have on that baby?

    • @gobo161
      @gobo161 3 года назад +9

      I’m watching this in my 2017 w900 lol

    • @WarriorsPhoto
      @WarriorsPhoto 3 года назад +3

      Oh wow! Is it a comfortable ride?

    • @coreyblacksher
      @coreyblacksher 3 года назад

      589 all day

    • @Shloomy_Shloms
      @Shloomy_Shloms 3 года назад +2

      Watching in a 2020 Cascadia lol

  • @Bassplayermane
    @Bassplayermane 3 года назад +150

    I love how this came out while I'm playing American Truck Simulator lmao

    • @xtremegamer2218
      @xtremegamer2218 3 года назад +10

      I wish my PC's hard drive didn't fail, or else I'd be driving down in Mexico right now in my Peterbilt 389 with the Cummins N14 and and Eaton Fuller 18 speed transmission haulin' two 40 foot trailers with around 110,000 lbs weight on them.

    • @FaresDjebbar
      @FaresDjebbar 3 года назад +2

      Same here,Was Driving the Mack Anthem and I recieved the notification.

    • @norgepalm7315
      @norgepalm7315 3 года назад +1

      "Playing"

    • @lh32186
      @lh32186 3 года назад +3

      Lmao my day off from my trucking job, I’m watching this and playing American truck simulator lmao

    • @michailtoulas
      @michailtoulas 3 года назад

      Sameee

  • @dombraswell8104
    @dombraswell8104 3 года назад +2

    Shout out to all the truckers keeping American moving during these crazy times🤙🏾

  • @coltonturner5329
    @coltonturner5329 3 года назад +3

    Thank you truck drivers for everything you do for us and your country keep up the good work and be safe 💪🙏

  • @youngexotics2155
    @youngexotics2155 3 года назад +235

    Make an Up To Speed on Cadillac. I have always wanted to know their whole history.

  • @jordan2735
    @jordan2735 3 года назад +144

    I am a young truck driver. Got into this career when I left the Marine Corps. A lot of people laughed at me for getting into such a career, however I love it. I make more than some of my engineer friends and work 4 days a week with great benefits. If anyone is lost in life and not sure what to do, get your CDL and start driving. If you don't like it, oh well you have a CDL!

    • @Redbikemaster
      @Redbikemaster 3 года назад +17

      I had people tell me I'd hate it. But the first time I turned the key and heard the big diesel fire up, oh boy I was home.
      Been driving several years now and run my own rig. Still loving it.

    • @garemge
      @garemge 2 года назад +3

      How old tho 18? 21? idk

    • @_V.Va_
      @_V.Va_ 2 года назад +2

      That's pretty based.

    • @DickShezzzz
      @DickShezzzz 2 года назад

      What company was that ?

    • @josephh.7039
      @josephh.7039 2 года назад +1

      Why would that laugh at you for that?

  • @williamwsentamu4876
    @williamwsentamu4876 3 года назад +3

    love how the channel doesn't dumb things down to much. I remembered about how molecules close together relate to heat

  • @Godfatherdeuce662
    @Godfatherdeuce662 3 года назад +1

    Going down the interstate in my 579 peterbilt listening to this video makes me appreciate it even more

  • @R4M_Tommy
    @R4M_Tommy 3 года назад +388

    The most powerful semi RN is a Volvo, pushing 760hp out of its 16.1L I6 through a 16 speed dual clutch transmission.

    • @FaresDjebbar
      @FaresDjebbar 3 года назад +31

      The dual clutch is 12 gears.

    • @uwekirschling9757
      @uwekirschling9757 3 года назад +39

      I'd rather take a Scania r730 with the 16l v8.... Same power and better sound

    • @maikolv2865
      @maikolv2865 3 года назад +27

      17 Silverado owners parked at ram ranch!

    • @Riv_Flow
      @Riv_Flow 3 года назад +2

      Maikol v raaaaaaaam ranch duuuuuude

    • @isundgrensakeri
      @isundgrensakeri 3 года назад +12

      I've had a 2014 FH16 750. They're nice but love to drink tons of fuel. Stupid powerful and pulls over 40 tons of load with ease

  • @birddude3123
    @birddude3123 3 года назад +263

    Day 28 of asking donut to do an b2b on their cars or maybe an up to speed

  • @robertahern3323
    @robertahern3323 3 года назад

    Thank you for appreciating us Truck Drivers

  • @engineergaming4295
    @engineergaming4295 3 года назад +63

    “Ready to make our way from Houston, to LA” **points to Santa Barbara**

  • @debanshumajumdar9790
    @debanshumajumdar9790 3 года назад +197

    the video was just getting more interesting and suddenly it ended... I was like is there a part two of this... like I was so deep in the video that i did not noticed that 16 mins have already past. I hope you make another video continuing from this.

    • @anasyn
      @anasyn 3 года назад +5

      He needs to add in the international LTs, the Freightshaker Cascadias, and the KWs, as well as the old-school 389 Pete's. And he needs to be corrected with his information, a lot.

    • @willthomas2108
      @willthomas2108 3 года назад +2

      They make other truck videos that I plan to watch after this. But this video is really interesting. My grandpa used to drive one. He owned his own private company I think(I may be wrong though) and he also used to drive commercial buses so that’s cool

    • @MattH-wg7ou
      @MattH-wg7ou 3 года назад +5

      Yea seemed like and abrupt end

    • @ismoyont
      @ismoyont 3 года назад +3

      that's weird because i feel the same too

  • @lucabombaci2522
    @lucabombaci2522 3 года назад +326

    “Big thanks to todays sponsor....”
    *presses skip 6 times*

    • @frostbite1991
      @frostbite1991 3 года назад +28

      i love pages that have a loading bar for ads. easy skip

    • @zacjohnson452
      @zacjohnson452 3 года назад +8

      Zac Price yeah, they get their money, we get our entertainment!

    • @housestark45
      @housestark45 3 года назад +1

      Lol that's literally me every single video on YT

    • @jasonstilgebouer565
      @jasonstilgebouer565 3 года назад +2

      You know if we don't watch their ads or buy their sponsors products then they won't sponsor the show anymore = no more donut. We need to support those who support donut

    • @zacjohnson452
      @zacjohnson452 3 года назад +7

      Jason Stilgebouer well I’m sorry, I can’t waste my money on some Chinese plastic $75+ earbuds. I won’t splurge a bunch of money on random stuff I see online because I know how to manage it. If you’re swimming in money, you can do that, and I will continue to wisely manage my money.

  • @packerman1203
    @packerman1203 3 года назад +14

    “Now you can appreciate it, take a listen” O O O OREILLYS

  • @paulthibodeau1269
    @paulthibodeau1269 8 месяцев назад

    As a truck driver of 30 years, I found this video pretty accurate. The one thing that needs clarification is the transmission. It is not an automatic, it is an AMT or Automated Manual Transmission. It is essentially a manual transmission that is shifted by the computer. The computer also controls the clutch engagement. (Yes, it has a clutch) It's all pneumatically operated and won't even go into gear if the air pressure is low. These trucks sometimes do have a torque converter automatic like an Allison, but that would be more for a route truck or trash truck.

  • @convo8506
    @convo8506 3 года назад +135

    “Take a listen”
    Ad pops up: *OH OH O’RILEYYYYY*

    • @jy_vision2804
      @jy_vision2804 3 года назад +5

      Alexxxmonmon I got ad for Spotify and it started off with a song...... I was like damn that is high tech stuff...

    • @danielduckworth9618
      @danielduckworth9618 3 года назад

      Me too

    • @meeddzzz
      @meeddzzz 3 года назад +1

      Raid Shadow Legends 🙄

    • @ldub0775
      @ldub0775 3 года назад

      AUTO PARTS
      YEEEAH

  • @blackericdenice
    @blackericdenice 3 года назад +56

    10:07 I'm a youtuber and truck driver. I was waiting on him to get something wrong. My company change our oil every 50,000 miles. The transmission oil is changed every 500,000 miles.

    • @Ghilliebandits
      @Ghilliebandits 3 года назад +4

      Bingo. I own my truck. I do it every 30k. Tranny service is the 500k.

    • @justinhaas747
      @justinhaas747 3 года назад +6

      Damn what engine do yall run? Company I work for changes every 15K miles(most of our trucks are gliders with Detroit 60 series, and a few Pete's with ISX's).

    • @SolarAbyss
      @SolarAbyss 3 года назад +1

      Mine does 100k oil changes in Cascadias with DD13s and a few Cummins.

    • @YansenHaryanto4547
      @YansenHaryanto4547 3 года назад +4

      how on earth trucks transmisson oil lasts that long? i mean, it haul heavy things and the stresses on the gears,etc is high compared to normal daily car.

    • @yoshidasaki17703
      @yoshidasaki17703 3 года назад +3

      @@YansenHaryanto4547 heavy duty compartment mate. Not like regular normal car. truck was build to endure rough use

  • @jonasmcmillan
    @jonasmcmillan 3 года назад +1

    Excellent job! I'm a trucker and that was very informative and perfectly explained.

  • @benslocke
    @benslocke 3 года назад +1

    I love watching Tom Delong talk about cars

  • @abdullahshafqattt
    @abdullahshafqattt 3 года назад +145

    I actually can't believe I'm this early
    P.S donut, why don't you do a B2B on james' AE86.
    Edit: damn sooo many likes thank you guys🙂

  • @FPSWyWy
    @FPSWyWy 3 года назад +359

    The air compressor is attached to the engine and is gear driven and water cooled

    • @LogoMasterWT
      @LogoMasterWT 3 года назад +11

      Thank you at least some one is right

    • @ericmack1077
      @ericmack1077 3 года назад +15

      Also has a hose connection to attach impact wrench so you can fix on side of road if you want.

    • @hudsonfairclough-stewart2807
      @hudsonfairclough-stewart2807 3 года назад +26

      I'm having pre-trip test flashbacks from this comment lol

    • @aWHITEobama
      @aWHITEobama 3 года назад +1

      Had to know this to pass cdl exam here in TX

    • @patana256
      @patana256 3 года назад +1

      @@ericmack1077 now that's handy!

  • @AkashYadavOriginal
    @AkashYadavOriginal 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is the first time I've heard how air suspension in trucks works. And honestly the first thought I had in my mind was this might not be as reliable as a leaf Spring. Hats off to the people who engineered this mechanism.

  • @garethbaus5471
    @garethbaus5471 3 года назад +40

    "that truck is probably in 6th gear by the time your car is in second" jokes on you, my car doesn't have a second gear.

    • @314jeepsnmopars3
      @314jeepsnmopars3 2 года назад

      4l60e?

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 2 года назад +2

      @@314jeepsnmopars3 Prius.

    • @314jeepsnmopars3
      @314jeepsnmopars3 2 года назад +5

      @@garethbaus5471 my next guess was CVT. Lol

    • @garemge
      @garemge 2 года назад +4

      Koenigsegg Regera?
      (It has only 1 gear No automatic only 1 gear)

    • @DeanieBN54
      @DeanieBN54 2 года назад +2

      Common guys… think a little harder than that lol. Its a tesla

  • @Get_yotted
    @Get_yotted 3 года назад +60

    3:34 when you hear that sound you know your fate is secured, like when she wraps her legs around your back, you know there’s no getting out of it at this point.

    • @AngelGonzalez-fd7rp
      @AngelGonzalez-fd7rp 3 года назад +6

      Not true when I was just starting out back in 2013 i had the lock on my 5th wheel get stuck half way so when I backed up to hook up I heard the lock sound I picked up the gear and pulled forward only to have the trailer land on the frame. After that I always do my tug test just to make sure it secure.

    • @genevandenham7999
      @genevandenham7999 3 года назад +11

      I still do a visual inspection everytime I hook up. 😂😂😂😂. Get made fun of for it all the time. But oh well.

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 3 года назад +1

      Almost. But you only know it's good ride when you tug on it and those legs stay wrapped.

    • @danielhomant2832
      @danielhomant2832 3 года назад +10

      Anyone laughing about someone doing a visual has no business having a CDL. First thing to do when hooking or dropping, and last thing done on everything before you close your door. I get out of my seat all the time to check things, and prevented a lot of issues because of it. The more tired you are or the less you want to do it, the more important doing those checks becomes.

    • @Redbikemaster
      @Redbikemaster 3 года назад

      @@danielhomant2832 yup. I do a double tug then visual check.

  • @musicalcharge
    @musicalcharge 3 года назад +184

    The goo covered guy hanging out with two couples on a date is also called the fifth wheel.

    • @dbo4128
      @dbo4128 3 года назад

      Visualizing this 🤣

    • @jimmbrooks
      @jimmbrooks 3 года назад +3

      He's also the one receiving the "king pin"...

  • @oktomcat
    @oktomcat 3 года назад

    This is a good video for non-truck drivers and I will be sharing it with my friends who are not truck drivers. It is very good for children. Thank you.

  • @stormsirens2BACKUP
    @stormsirens2BACKUP Год назад

    3:28 I think the railroad men can appreciate that sound too with the train couplers

  • @PizzaParkersGarage
    @PizzaParkersGarage 3 года назад +35

    0:35 Buff Skeleton was my nickname in high school

  • @JoseCastillo-jc4sw
    @JoseCastillo-jc4sw 3 года назад +18

    As a trucker I really appreciate and love this episode

  • @BK-jc9xj
    @BK-jc9xj 2 года назад +1

    This is an awesome video for someone getting into trucking! I learned a lot more than I thought I knew!!

  • @jacklatterell5062
    @jacklatterell5062 3 года назад +2

    as a diesel mechanic this was a very accurate video. good job donut, love you

  • @alexriderm15
    @alexriderm15 3 года назад +20

    I love how this show has become science garage during quarantine. I love how this show has evolved.

  • @EricFortuneJr.
    @EricFortuneJr. 3 года назад +178

    Most of those “automatics” are really automated manuals. They operate the same as a manual only difference is they use air pressure to shift gears and it may not always be the gear you want to be in. Seems like they’re tuned more for fuel economy than performance. They still use clutches like a traditional manual vs a hydraulic torque converter in a normal automatic. Some single axles, school buses and smaller rigs with lower weight ratings do use a torque converter though, but torque converter automatics don’t hold up over time in commercial trucks in my experience. They began to show signs of wear well under 200,0000 miles, even in some buses.

    • @TheMudyOne
      @TheMudyOne 3 года назад

      Older “automatics” shift mechanically. Subjected to electronic faults

    • @seannz100
      @seannz100 3 года назад +1

      the 18 speed auto in mine can be a bit retarded sometimes, but thats what manual mode is for, especially on hills, pulling a combines 105-110,000 pounds up some steep hills would be a bit harder in auto

    • @a1e20
      @a1e20 3 года назад +3

      My company has 3 Internationals that have 13 speed autos. I want to burn the damn trucks to the ground. I know I'm not gonna have a good day if my '12 Volvo with a 10 speed standard has to go into the shop. Since they want to be stingy, I wish they had gotten Freightliners instead of Internationals. I think they did an OK job with their automatics.

    • @edvin884
      @edvin884 3 года назад +1

      The Scania S450 I drive is automatic, and it has three modes of gear change. Eco, standard and power.

    • @bruasGT
      @bruasGT 3 года назад

      Ones built in the last 5 or 6 years DO give better fuel mileage tho. They got way way better

  • @blackv3ngenc
    @blackv3ngenc 11 месяцев назад

    I’m rewatching this video after 3 years. I work alongside that company (Brenner Transport) on 2:23 as one of their fuel hauling competitors. Hauling fuel is a pretty small industry. Never would of thought I’d end up where I am right now 3 years ago.

  • @danielhomant2832
    @danielhomant2832 3 года назад

    Holy PACCAR sponsorship!
    Indirectly mentioned is that air ride maintains proper ride height at all times, regardless of the amount of weight. This has numerous benefits like maintaining driveline and suspension angle. For the industry, it is extremely useful and increases productivity because the majority of trucks are set to the same ride height, which allows the trailers to be dropped and picked up quickly and efficiently.
    Additionally, there are many industries where leaf springs are the superior choice even today with brand new equipment, typically severe service situations. Air ride is not new either, and has been around for decades, even my 30 year old truck has it, stock from the factory.
    Not every detail can be covered in a summary video, so that is what comments are for, heh.

  • @samuelkalen2971
    @samuelkalen2971 3 года назад +93

    Make an Up to Speed on Abarth. I have always wanted to know their history.

  • @yunhongzhu8504
    @yunhongzhu8504 3 года назад +91

    Everybody: I didn’t know I need it but now I see it, I need it now.

  • @docspizzerinctum
    @docspizzerinctum Год назад

    I love this guy. He has a gift of simplifying science. Which means, he is a true master of science. If you can teach it, you absolutely know it.
    Keep up the great work bro!

  • @TruckWick
    @TruckWick 3 года назад +1

    I drive a 579. It's a pretty comfortable ride. They have a cab stabilizing torsion bar that keeps the cab from rocking back and forth like a freightliner. My 579 is currently getting 7.4 mpg

  • @tomboy1875
    @tomboy1875 3 года назад +20

    As a stick hauler I chuckled when you said “up to 80,000 pounds” I’ve hauled well over 100,000 pounds with an old 90’s model Pete powered by a C-12 that was turned wide ass open with over 1,500,000 miles on the original motor. I had the same motor this truck here has only difference was the one I had was deleted and tuned. I use to race cars at stop lights when I was empty all the time. Can’t beat a Cummins.

    • @azkyoutube8708
      @azkyoutube8708 3 года назад

      Tomboy187 Did the C-12 ever get an overhaul?

    • @kierancarter8369
      @kierancarter8369 3 года назад +1

      Is it me or did weights drop? I drove a tandem axle asphalt/ dump 20 years ago on a class B and if memory serves my max wt. was 45k....truck was 20k and I could haul 25k...crapped bricks one day when a load came out to 28k and we knew DOT was in the area

    • @tomboy1875
      @tomboy1875 3 года назад

      AZKRUclips it finally started letting go right before me and my pops decided to get rid of it. It started gettting loads of oil in the coolant tank and then started running hot and losing oil pressure, it would run the same amount of oil pressure goin down the highway as a Cummins would idling. The dude we sold it too blew it up in like the first month or two. We gave that truck pure hell though and had been turnt wide open most it’s entire life.

  • @chumbawaumbacumpa
    @chumbawaumbacumpa 3 года назад +320

    “Take a listen”
    *HeY We’Re RoOt, aNd wE CaN sAvE yOu Up tO 52% oN CaR iNsURaNcE*

    • @AtrumNoxProductions
      @AtrumNoxProductions 3 года назад +3

      I use adblock so it didn't happen to me!

    • @invictus1180
      @invictus1180 3 года назад +13

      @@AtrumNoxProductions Good job, you wanna cookie?

    • @boost_is_happiness6011
      @boost_is_happiness6011 3 года назад

      Have you been looking for insurance 🤣

    • @ptownfloyd9509
      @ptownfloyd9509 3 года назад +3

      Root ain’t no joke. Saved me $250 a month from State Farm.

    • @rawdiesel9365
      @rawdiesel9365 3 года назад

      Im with Ptown. They saving me from a $800 insurance bill💀💀💀 i be at $425

  • @artemiocortes8556
    @artemiocortes8556 3 года назад

    I'm 25 ,driving a 15' kenworth T680 . Watching this in my bunker lol and I feel appreciated. Thank you @donut

  • @bryan8734
    @bryan8734 2 года назад

    Already loved this channel for the car stuff but now just got into trucking and see this. Best channel on RUclips

  • @tony_5156
    @tony_5156 3 года назад +48

    Truckers need more love

    • @RawbLV
      @RawbLV 3 года назад +2

      @Seb C Meh, the roads are crap and the AI can't predict stupid drivers. Driving will be the last thing to get automated.

    • @SolarWingXI
      @SolarWingXI 3 года назад +3

      @Seb C only thing I can possible see them automate is driving/navigating highways. There's no way it's going to be 100% autonomous as it'll need input for various uncontrollable situations. It might need to hop a curb in a small city to avoid a light pole, might need to pull into oncoming traffic to make a very tight turn. Might not have optimal room to safely back up into narrow parking spaces. There's almost no skill needed for 60-70% of trucking in which you could use it but you need something more than a computer and AI for the the other 30-40%.

    • @SusWorkYT
      @SusWorkYT 3 года назад

      Ok

    • @SusWorkYT
      @SusWorkYT 3 года назад

      @Seb C ok

    • @SusWorkYT
      @SusWorkYT 3 года назад +1

      @@SolarWingXI ok

  • @johnnyhawkins43
    @johnnyhawkins43 3 года назад +1

    I have both driven these trucks I have also been a mechanic on them and this is a very good video for begginers!

  • @Nich_Pavelow
    @Nich_Pavelow 3 года назад +1

    This made my day! Thanks for showing us some love and putting the word out! Next you guys should explain why we stay in the middle lane and why left lane truck takes so long to pass right lane truck. ●●semi trucks are speed governed ●● so when you get a chance to pass us, do it! Stop lingering and taking your sweet time! We mite need that left lane If someone's on the shoulder or if someone is getting on the highway. Which is why in 3 or more lanes roads, we avoid the right lane. Call it trucker fun facts, that may actually save your stupid life! Lol we truckers love you guys at donut man, for real!!!!

  • @Edsavage404
    @Edsavage404 3 года назад +15

    So remember don't get frustrated at a truck when it takes a while to get up to speed.

    • @jacobstofmeel3619
      @jacobstofmeel3619 3 года назад +6

      Edgar D and also remember kids, jumping in front of a truck coming up to a set of lights in your car you have now just shorten his braking zone and don't get upset when he runs up your ass as there trying not to kill your with 80,000lbs.

    • @andrewwalker9960
      @andrewwalker9960 3 года назад +5

      I’d like to second both of these comments and add buses to that. Trust me, we don’t want to be driving as slowly as we are either.

    • @a1e20
      @a1e20 3 года назад +1

      Can we forward this message to the drivers in the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, and California please?

    • @Sp1n1985
      @Sp1n1985 3 года назад +1

      @@a1e20 damn KY is on this list 😢

  • @JayKaze
    @JayKaze 3 года назад +7

    Haha just finished my shift just moments after y'all uploaded this! Thanks for uploading another trucking vid!

  • @wannabeangler
    @wannabeangler 2 года назад

    Class A for 17 years here. Good job at describing what we deal with when transporting loads.

  • @mrwhips3623
    @mrwhips3623 3 года назад +1

    Theres is nothing in the world more fun then using an 18 speed transmission. Trust me

  • @hjuugoo4416
    @hjuugoo4416 3 года назад +12

    Jeremiah: just imagine 125 Nola-
    Everyone: opens calculator and writes 34000/125

  • @Hybris51129
    @Hybris51129 3 года назад +22

    Good luck finding a company rig that specs the 605 hp version of that motor. Most I have seen tend to run 400-450.

    • @gmjunky87
      @gmjunky87 3 года назад +3

      Yup! Super detuned! No nuts!!.

    • @gmjunky87
      @gmjunky87 3 года назад +2

      It's sad when a rig that's empty going up hill loses speed!! And don't get me started on all the emissions garbage !

    • @bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492
      @bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492 3 года назад

      Yeah only time i've seen it, Is a company that does heavy haul, Where i live we run up to 105,500 and i tell you what a 425hp Engine isn't going to cut it. Most companies run 425-450 and MPG was about a Gallon or two better.

    • @bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492
      @bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492 3 года назад

      @@gmjunky87 Oh ou know you like the DEF lol. Only time i got some decent power out of a new truck was when that filter plate broke LOL. Reason why i like Gliders and staying the hell out of California

    • @sergeantspeed5941
      @sergeantspeed5941 3 года назад +1

      @@bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492 gliders are no longer a thing now. Soon trucking will be completely ruined.

  • @PlayMoneyCart
    @PlayMoneyCart Год назад

    I like the way you teach. I was glued to the screen

  • @jeremytelman6897
    @jeremytelman6897 3 года назад

    As a trucker and avid donut guy for a few years now! I’m stoked to see this video come out! I have to admit though, I really hate the automated manuals. They are so friggin sluggish (at least my companies freightliners) I’ll gladly keep my 13 spd eaton. Especially running in the Canadian PNW Vancouver area.

  • @PaganiGaming
    @PaganiGaming 3 года назад +333

    Day 160 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad

  • @MarensKhaos
    @MarensKhaos 3 года назад +6

    As a semi driver, I appreciate the level or research these guys did!

  • @raytrumble1994
    @raytrumble1994 3 года назад

    I work on transportation industry and I love these video! Hope to see more!

  • @RyanValizan
    @RyanValizan 3 года назад +2

    I delivered semi parts for Freightliner for 3 years. Those parts are freaking ginormous and heavy, the tires alone - rimless mind you - are ~75lbs a piece!

  • @Epsi1ong
    @Epsi1ong 3 года назад +35

    Anyone remember when a guy named Bart hosted a show called science garage?

    • @shaesham
      @shaesham 3 года назад +6

      That was in the before time. When the world was a kitchen with gears on countertops.

    • @Dominus_Potatus
      @Dominus_Potatus 3 года назад +3

      He is the reason I am here

  • @D4LM4R
    @D4LM4R 3 года назад +15

    We never say "diesel" it's always fuel. Thanks for the shout out. Much appreciate it. 👍

    • @lzh4950
      @lzh4950 3 года назад +1

      In my country the diesel pump handle is yellow instead. I believe diesel gives higher fuel economy as it's denser than petrol (each molecule has more carbon atoms) & thus have a higher energy content per unit volume. On the flip side I think diesel doesn't burn as completely as petrol and thus has dirtier emissions, contributing to the Dieselgate also

    • @ge0arc244
      @ge0arc244 3 года назад +3

      Hmmm I say diesel and my family's been driving Rigs since the 1940s.

    • @highjix
      @highjix 3 года назад +2

      Yea, I was always being corrected by my instructors when I would say gas instead of fuel, after a while, I just enjoyed messing with them.

    • @panchozilla7007
      @panchozilla7007 3 года назад +1

      I've always said "diesel fuel"

    • @D4LM4R
      @D4LM4R 3 года назад

      @@ge0arc244 then as soon as you become a pro switch to saying fuel like your family is been saying it. 👍

  • @WetCiggizz
    @WetCiggizz 3 года назад

    3:30 as a person who is not (nor will do anything with trucking) that sound. Delicious

  • @jdiflams
    @jdiflams 7 месяцев назад

    This was a very cool video. I've been driving for 5 years and still learned a couple new things. Never knew a lack of grease on my fifth wheel could cause my front tires to wear uneven

    • @NBSV1
      @NBSV1 7 месяцев назад

      The pivot bushings are also important. When they wear out it lets the 5th wheel move around and makes for a rougher ride. A lot of people don’t check them so they end up worn out. It’s a also a pretty gradual thing you might not notice over time.

  • @jesselopez0008
    @jesselopez0008 3 года назад +489

    No one :
    Americans :
    Trucks = SEMI trucks.
    Pickups = trucks.
    Wtf

    • @justincharles6585
      @justincharles6585 3 года назад +33

      Never understood that

    • @magilla_guerilla
      @magilla_guerilla 3 года назад +7

      I just call it a rig and pick ups, pick ups

    • @user-yn6ot2qb7j
      @user-yn6ot2qb7j 3 года назад

      Justin Charles ikr

    • @enda0man
      @enda0man 3 года назад +125

      Yeah, because when you look at a semi, it doesn’t have a bed to put stuff in, so it’s half a truck. Semi-truck.
      When you look at a truck, it has a bed. So it’s a full truck, or pickup. a Pickup Truck. a truck for you to pick up things.
      *I mean it’s literally in the name*

    • @gen157
      @gen157 3 года назад +33

      Americans that drive semi-trucks = Tractor-trailer.
      Pickups = Pickup trucks.

  • @Agent_Missouri
    @Agent_Missouri 3 года назад +4

    Lots of great information here! I’ve been trucking for 8 years now hauling cars and grew up around it my whole life. Trucking and semis are in my blood and I love em! So thank you for making this video

  • @Ethanakawalter
    @Ethanakawalter 3 года назад +12

    99% of the things you own were on a truck at some point. And they're fun as hell to drive.

  • @turbo1438
    @turbo1438 3 года назад +1

    Bubbles made it on the highlight reel! Right on!

  • @paullakamp8775
    @paullakamp8775 3 года назад +70

    Day 12 of me asking for Science Garage (and Bart) to come back with: How Methanol Injection Works

    • @Omar-em7rl
      @Omar-em7rl 3 года назад +8

      Bart :(

    • @melochristopherelgincolin6309
      @melochristopherelgincolin6309 3 года назад +6

      Dude was awesome. Bring. Him. Back.

    • @spencertaylor5836
      @spencertaylor5836 3 года назад +3

      I’ll sacrifice a capri sun if it means bart can come back

    • @JoelRipke
      @JoelRipke 3 года назад

      Bart left donut

    • @devoncsendes2103
      @devoncsendes2103 3 года назад

      I think they mentioned way back he decided to leave due to it being a strain on his family life. Donut filming = time intensive!

  • @amediumramen5953
    @amediumramen5953 3 года назад +44

    "here take a listen.."
    RUclips: " hey we're root..."

    • @shuritgaming8038
      @shuritgaming8038 3 года назад +2

      Premium don't have that issue 🤷

    • @LPScarlex
      @LPScarlex 3 года назад

      @@shuritgaming8038 damn bro you didn't have to flex that hard

    • @kakashihatake8277
      @kakashihatake8277 3 года назад

      captain clout premium is trash

    • @shuritgaming8038
      @shuritgaming8038 3 года назад

      Idk man it useful for me I download half my shit off line so when I go places with no wifi I got videos to watch and I use the music part for when I'm in my car and no ads is nice

  • @crow-vz5lx
    @crow-vz5lx 3 года назад +4

    I have just a couple months left on my deisel class. I love vehicles, and really love deisel

  • @subodh4481
    @subodh4481 3 года назад

    He explains everything about the truck, soo goooodddd!!!!