The average person does not understand the dangers of hazardoes material transfer, I completely understand the joking but can also appreciate the amount of attention and pofessinalism of working with multiple site crews!
I dislike when people say "he is just a tow truck driver." I wish they would watch some of your videos, because you, and all tow truck drivers, have to be so much more. I am thankful there are the tow truck drivers to clean things up. Thank you.
Oh does this bring back memories... from a different standpoint. The humor is essential, and a pressure release, most especially when dealing with the contents normally carried in a trailer of this type... if it lights A. You will never know... B. It will potentially level a good portion of the surrounding area, homes, people, as well as everything in that concussion/pressure wave. As a paramedic I have worked scene's like this... minus some of the new safety standards that are in place today. The coordination, cooperation, and execution of all involved is fantastic, and such a breath of fresh air (no pun intended) compared to the way things work here in the people's republic of New York. Here it has ALWAYS been a turf battle dealing with egos the size of the Titanic. I desperately miss what I did treating my patients, but I DO NOT miss the majority of the egomaniac I dealt with. My compliments on another awesome job well done with excellent execution and safety in all that you do. Much love n prayers, Mayhem🙏💜
Hazmat technician here! For anyone who doesn’t know much about our field, there’s a lot that goes into a situation like this. We would have to safely offload any fuel that is inside the tank, typically with a vac truck, and also do preventative measures like surrounding the area with dirt and boom in case of a spill, typically a jib like this can take up to 5 hours plus. This is the normal procedure that we do when it comes to any tanker wreck, no matter the material inside, but for certain materials there are certain protocols that we MUST take such as protective suits and other PPE. I have done really nasty stuff such as hydroflouric and hydrochlorich acid and let me tell you, spills like these require a lot of time, patience, and careful planning. As for a gasoline tanker situation like this, anyone who is not essential to the removal of the material will be asked to vacate the immediate area, just in case something does happen, and I hate to say it, but minimize casualties. There’s always a risk for something to happen, but 90 percent of the time these jobs go pretty smooth for the most part
I will also add the driver used to wrong placard on the tank…. I saw 1993 which is the code for diesel fuel.. I’d imagine there’s going to be a citation issued to that driver for using the wrong placard to identify the contents
Good to see you’re dad again. My pop just died and my mom died in October of last year. My son died two Thanksgivings ago. He suffered with PTSD from his time in the Army. I miss all them dearly. God bless you all Ron. Stay safe and healthy.
I am so sorry for the huge losses you have had in your life so close together. I cannot imagine the loss of your son and how difficult that would be. Yes, I am grateful to still have my Dad and my Mom working together with me. Please know you are in my prayers and I offer my condolences. May God hold you close and help you continue on. God bless and thank you for watching.
Ron I thank you sir. It means a lot To see you took the time to respond. I find it strangely therapeutic in a sense to leave a message or two on channels that I know that they hold God near to them. God bless and stay safe and healthy.
I may not have the opportunity or time to respond to each comment, but be assured I read each one before allowing them to show on the channel. I appreciate my viewers. God bless.
Hello Ron, every time it's a pleasure to watch your vidéos. I like the end of this one, with departure of the trailer on spead. An other thing ... how many time have you spend to make this ???? it's à point you can put on your video. Take care of you ( escuse my english... I'm from France 🤓)
Thank you for the kind comments and no worries about the English. Hello all the way to France!!!!! The video editing is what takes the most effort. I have to download all the footage, edit and make it hopefully, a decent view. Thank you for watching and God bless.
I have never seen anybody, assess the situation as well as you do, also your command and control is superb, with your team, plus you take into account their safety as well as other people, also local authority, you are truly a one off, great work! From an ex fireman , retired. UK.
Thank you for showing this one. Folks don’t realize how technical, dangerous, & the length of time it involves in handling a HAZMAT job. Coming from a retired fire department fire fighter this was an awesome educational video!
As long as this video was, it's easy to forget how long everyone was acutually there because of the editing. Nice work! Wow, just a hair over 4 songs for the outro!
Incredible. I need to show this to my 4th and 5th graders. So many lessons I can teach. Teamwork, communication, math, math, math, planning, paying attention, need I go on. I held my breath most of the time. Incredible and amazing. God bless you all and may He keep ALL of you safe.
This is more than an exercise on how to right a Peterbilt and tanker. Ron has a impressive knowledge in recovery. He's a great teacher and respectful of his team, Law Enforcement and HAZ-MAT. He is very respectful of his dad. He is comfortable in his skin and I don't think he ever feels challenged by someone's opinion. Class act Ron as usual and God Bless.
My father was forced into the iraq iran war as a tank gunner by the terroristic saddam regime, he has said a similar thing, he said once him and a friend decided they wanted to just laugh and so they just started laughing for a long while, other soldiers started to ask them if they have gone crazy, he said at one unfortunate battle that he looked from the sights of his t62 tank and just saw iraqi soldiers just cut open by the munitions, he said they were like cut open/fillet fish, my mom's brother is a firefighter here, he has got a face scar from a burst bus window that i believe his partner erroneously put out of fire
Yeah, i can understand that, anyone who take it hard seems doesn't really know how to ease the pressure in works to find something funny other than hear a comedian say a jokes, or watch funny movies
My word ,team work always pays off. A most compelling watch. Very professional, coordination superb. couldn't take my eyes of the screen. A big well done from your viewer in Edinburgh -Scotland.
That truck was completely full i can tell because the right back end went in the hole just a little bit so the full weight in the trailer came down causing trailer and tractor to roll on its side, of course the amount of weight in the full tank also twisted the frame of the tractor warping it in the direction of the rest of the trailer.
I think it is impressive that Dad clearly respects his son’s skills and planning. He is there to help and make suggestions if he is asked. Beautiful teamwork.
I think they see each other as boss and employee but also father and son. Cause Ron doesn’t care about how long it takes but with any employee as long as it’s done care and careful he doesn’t care.
I just went through confined space entry. It sure was an eye opener, as far as dealing with chemicals goes. There is definitely dangerous stuff traveling our roadways. You gotta know what your dealing with. Good job Mr Ron!
I bet I’m not the only one of your subscribers who might be wanting this too. Would you, could you, share your toy’s, (there I go again) uh, Truck’s features? A video dedicated to all that the truck can do. I know for sure I would really enjoy, even though I bet it would take a full hour? After all, it is So Obvious it is a Fully Loaded Best Tool for the Job.
Ron sitting for hours and different scenarios for rigging going through his head. Happy to see you and dad on scene working together and you have it on tape for future viewing that’s so cool you’re truly blessed to have him in your life!!!
Looking at all of your videos, I feel like I’m taking an online course of heavy duty wrecker training to graduate from Ron Pratt certified heavy duty recovery training! I’m ready to go buy me a wrecker now and go make money lol !!! Dude you are da man, keep up the good work and be safe out there !
Its funny i sit here at work, at a different buzzi plant watching this trying to figure out why cape is getting straight gas lol and yes im a few years late just found your channel last week
Nice job - well done y'all - I really love to follow your prep and see the smooth way your team and you execute the lift. I have been the lucky truckdriver that over 30+ years of trucking never have had any accidents - even thou I drove over all of Europe. But I have witnessed a few nasty ones, mainly in Germany and in wintertime in Norway. They were usually caused by not paying attention - so pay attention out there. Thanks for your videos and great comments while working.
Hey Ron I really enjoy your videos I would like to see some new content from time to time and the crew is really great also say hi to Mikey talon Tom your son terry mom Pratt I also want to see more videos with her in them
THANK YOU for the entire, LONG video. I thought it ended with the regular speed and was disappointed, but then you played the entire scene! How satisfying. Thank you, Mr. Pratt.
I love watching these. I have been to many overturned semi’s over the past 10 years in the fire service. Every time I love watching the recovery process.
Another amazing recovery!! I always love how you, like many others that I know in the police, fire and medical departments, keep a light sense of humor about what you are doing while minding the seriousness of the job .
I've gotta admit I love seeing this is the dangerous part or saying this is going to be tricky and then you just make it look so simple and go without a hitch it's brilliant!!!
He clearly has a flammable liquid placard on display but if its just some hazardous mixture looks like a different placard should have been used. But that could have been the only type available. Notice how Ron is saying he can smell it, some hazardous gasses are harmful if breathed in. So to know exactly whats in the tank would be my priority.
Glad everyone is safe. Was worried that you had ended filming too early but glad I stayed till right to the end of video to see everything. Thank you from London U.K
You will understand joking on job site such as this when you are in this line of work. I was on a scene of an accident where a log truck driver attempted to avoid a head on collision with a pickup that crossed into his lane. He rolled his truck into the ditch and caught fire. Driver smashed a window and dug through the snow to get out. He was fine and helped at the scene. When we went to roll his mangled burnt up mess back on its wheels, he shouts “Don’t scratch the paint!” Man, you don’t have a cab anymore to have any paint 😂 But it lightens the mood and I work better under that kind of environment. Things tend to go a lot smoother than everyone being uptight and upset.
An absolute Master Class, Sir Ron , on “How to do it” Great cooperation with all your colleagues and emergency personnel. Another, highly dangerous, job done.. Your humour, leadership and knowledge shine through. Well done to all at MidWest Trucks When I see a breakdown in the UK, I always say to my wife “ Should have got Ron Pratt here !!”, he’ll sort it.! Stay safe and best wishes Roy W Nantwich UK PS, I did like the speeded up “clean up “ bit at the end. Maybe more in the future?
This is common alot of biodiesel and straight diesel is moved with SS tanks . Old tanks being utilized for this purpose. ......stick it to the dirt and puller back on her feet..... these tanks are very sturdy. I had one withe the nose bent at 90deg upward at the 3rd section..we filled it with water and shop air and bent it back down almost completely back down in its original position...it had bent in that position because of the vent being stuck in the first place.
Fabulous TEAMWORK and communications with all concerned. As retired navy veteran, I thank you for showing the American flag! As a videographer for 42 years, my GoPro5 work isn't as good as yours Ron ... and your editing is superb. Like the comments you put in the video. God Bless you and your family and crew!
Greetings and Blessings again from Ohio .... I must say, one of the most instructive recoveries you have shared. I pray and trust others in your occupation pay close attention to your methods of operation. How amazingly well you 'plan your work, then wok your plan'. The way this entire pick and recovery was engineered brought about a 100% successful outcome. Awesome!! KUDOS on a job well done! I see no better way it could've been performed. Thank you again for sharing! Talk about a nail-biter! Stay safe and well.
Tanker yanker driver in Alaska and just want to say a huge thanks to all you tow/recovery truck operators. You all are a beautiful site to see when you show up. In this video, that tanker looks like a hot liquid asphalt oil tanker. Insulated to keep the oil hot(300-350 degrees F) so it doesn't set up solid. Can haul different products, like diesel fuel. 1993 is the placard for diesel fuel. These videos are awesome!!
Ron, your crew's teamwork and discipline is phenomenal! I've hauled smoothbore chemical tankers for years; even had a few loads of similar fuel-based liquid. It was great to see Dad on scene. Occasionally you might want to remind viewers that you've been doing this work since your teens (25 +/- yrs).
9:32 for those of you Who don't know implode means it will suck in everything around it in to a big ball Explode means I will push out and scatter everything around it
You have a hard working team Ron but it is clear that you and your father still have many skills to pass onto the rest of the team. Congratulations on another safe and successful recovery.
I appreciate this cause i tend to laugh and make jokes when someone is stressed out or im in a situation thats stressful and ppl look at me weird for it
Ron thanks for all the life lessons that you have shared with us all. Thank you for letting your “light” shine. May God continue to bless you and keep you safe. I love how you give God the glory!
Being a hazmat tanker hauler myself... he should be in heeps of trouble for having his placards set to "1993". "1993" means full load of diesel, and in return less lethal. Those placards aren't for the driver, they're for the public and emergency response teams to identify what he's hauling and what to prepare for. Horrible job on his part... anything with a gas mixture should be placard "1203" which is the most dangerous.. Have placard it "1203" from the get go, it would have been pumped out and vapor released before Ron or any helpers arrived.. in return a quicker and less stressful recovery.. I'm glad it went smooth. But hate seeing hazmat drivers fail to do what we're trained to remember. Good Job Ron & west team! 👏🏽
6:56 That UN number 1993 at the end of the tank makes it possible to identify the substance being transported, of course it may have been forgotten. Another thing I wonder is if the driver does not have any document on the cargo that showed the quality of the cargo.
Ron: Wow! You’ve done such a good with your cam-coverage of the incident and your Keister. Hehe. I feel really lucky as this was only my second video of yours! The feeling of being there with you was palpable. Bravo! I agree with several of the comments about what an Awesome job and your crew did. Yeah, I love your toy, err, uh, Truck (yeah that’s it, Truck!) too. Yes, humor is a ‘relief valve’ of completely acceptable and appropriate timing. My wife, a retired nursing supervisor with ER experience, the most stressful of the many hats she wore before and during her supervisory position, as she shared many times with me that the same need to use the relief valve that only humor, even dark humor, that saves and focuses the mind on the task at hand. Firecracker! LMAO! I am really enjoying your channel.
about 15 years ago when i was a firefighter we had a gasoline tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of type 2 gasoline rollover at the bottom of the mountain five mi nutes from my house. It exploded due to the relief cap being knocked off during the slide from the rollover. We had a massive fire that took more then 20 agencies and flames 80-90 feet in the air with temps at the heigh of the firefight over 23,000 degrees. Took over 4 hours to bring under control with almost nothing left of the truck or tank. Driver suffered 3rd degree burns head to toe and was flown to a burn center where he spent 6 months in recovery. WE had to bring in a local area foam unit with 10,000 gallons of foam to finally put out the flames. We were on scene for 7 hours till area was deemed safe for us to turn over to the sgtate clean up team
Just last Saturday we worked a rollover of a 5 compartment tanker loaded with gasoline. We were told it barrel-rolled at least twice before coming to rest on its driver's side. Driver was ejected, but not critically injured. We had to bring it up with the load still in it ( not happy about that part ), but a transfer tank was an undetermined amount of time from the crash site and the authorities did not want to wait. So we did what we had to do. Hopefully I'll get to post the video of that job soon. Dangerous job, but we got it done safely so I will take the win... Thanks for watching and God bless.
@@RonPratt I fully understand that one to. Yeah our driver to this day I don't know how he got out alive because of the explosion and major fire right away he slid 100 yards down the hill into the side of the mountain and somehow he managed to crawl out the passenger side window. He lost his brakes coming down the mountain and it has a major 90 degree turn at the bottom after a 7% downgrade which is third highest in Pennsylvania
I don't know anyone that deals with stressful situations like this, that don't use some sort of dark humor. Doctors, nurses, firemen, they all have some way to release tension.
i agree, had surgery for an appendix removal. i was in and out and the one i remember most was a doctor telling a story about stitching his signature into a patient
Loved the video as always. It's fascinating to watch you work; I esp appreciate the notes you put in the video to explain what's going on. I kept seeing two of what looked like kiddie pools - what on earth are those for? Praying daily for safety for all of you, your workers & your trucks.
Good morning to you Ron.....That was an incredible video on the recovery of the tanker....That was a most dangerous job I have seen you under take...A highly dangerous situation, with the load of highly volatile cargo that you had to deal with.....The lord was with you and your entire team at Midwest Trucking, also with the other personal working with you, to complete the situation.....Stay Safe, Healthy and have a quite Memorial Weekend .....Ben, Durham, NC.
Pity i live in Australia the crane on the back of Ron's truck would of been ideal for putting up a ham radio in my yard. who knows if i oneday get a green card i might use rons truck to put up my antenna.
I used to haul milk in the NW, I did not know it was a hazardous material until one of our drivers got cut off hauling a set of doubles, flipping the rear one. closed I-5 for several hours, company got a big fine driver was fired even tho accident not his fault.I admire your skill with these situations.
I saw something similar but it was a safety training film where they imploded a tanker. It doesn't look like anything is happening until implodes, but when it does it happens quick. On a winery that I was building when they where installing these large stainless steal vats they accidentally imploded one of them. I forget exactly how it happened though. It was crushed beyond repair.
@@iamjackalope happens when they clean the insides with hot water or steam and then seal it off. As the inside cools, the pressure drops. If the tank was open to the air, this would just pull outside air into the tank, but in a sealed tank it creates a vacuum. Most tanks can handle a slight vacuum but once you get past the fail point, they implode in the blink of an eye.
Pray that the person who was injured . a full recovery. It not good that they didn't know what was in the tanker at first. Excellent job on rolling it back over. May the lord Bless you and watch over you always. Mr. Pratt Ihave to say that your Rotator is my favorite truck.
That is very dangerous doing that kind of job but you doing fine job on that job site you look good and I know you have a truck could do that unless hope you could be safe at it and carefully to do that job with
Interesting how Ron takes the lead. Multiple agencies involved and everyone looks to Ron. Well done sir! I realize this is Ron's perspective, but still...
it always helps for plenty of folks that work in such situations to have one kind of take charge and lead the way. helps them to figure out what they should be doin, and to get the job done right.
I’m the driver of this mess. I’ll never pull a liquid tanker again. Been driving for 25 years at that point but only a months experience driving tanker. I was a bonehead in this and I learned a hard lesson. I was also fired for this. Rightfully so in my view
Awesome video Ron, amazing team work as always, may i make a suggestion there is a towing company in So Cal California who watches you they have headsets for the team while doing a recovery such as this one have you considered that option verses yelling or trying to key up on the handheld units you currently use, stay healthy and safe and keep up the great work!!!
OK, I just have to comment, Ron. This was incredibly awesome and thank you for taking me on a, nearly, 1 hour video! It was worth the watch, and, as always, well done! God Bless! :)
As a fuels specialist; (Air Force speak,) plus 27 years haz/mat O.T.R. driving, and Fuels terminal operations, I was taught early on "vapors" are/is the odors offing of raw chemicals/fuels. "fumes" are the odors offing from burning chemicals/fuels. just F.Y.I. Ron. ...air trapped in a paper sack instead of "fire cracker".
The average person does not understand the dangers of hazardoes material transfer, I completely understand the joking but can also appreciate the amount of attention and pofessinalism of working with multiple site crews!
They do have to vented some where my grandpa drives a fuel tanker
I dislike when people say "he is just a tow truck driver." I wish they would watch some of your videos, because you, and all tow truck drivers, have to be so much more. I am thankful there are the tow truck drivers to clean things up. Thank you.
Oh does this bring back memories... from a different standpoint. The humor is essential, and a pressure release, most especially when dealing with the contents normally carried in a trailer of this type... if it lights A. You will never know... B. It will potentially level a good portion of the surrounding area, homes, people, as well as everything in that concussion/pressure wave. As a paramedic I have worked scene's like this... minus some of the new safety standards that are in place today. The coordination, cooperation, and execution of all involved is fantastic, and such a breath of fresh air (no pun intended) compared to the way things work here in the people's republic of New York. Here it has ALWAYS been a turf battle dealing with egos the size of the Titanic. I desperately miss what I did treating my patients, but I DO NOT miss the majority of the egomaniac I dealt with. My compliments on another awesome job well done with excellent execution and safety in all that you do. Much love n prayers, Mayhem🙏💜
Hazmat technician here! For anyone who doesn’t know much about our field, there’s a lot that goes into a situation like this. We would have to safely offload any fuel that is inside the tank, typically with a vac truck, and also do preventative measures like surrounding the area with dirt and boom in case of a spill, typically a jib like this can take up to 5 hours plus. This is the normal procedure that we do when it comes to any tanker wreck, no matter the material inside, but for certain materials there are certain protocols that we MUST take such as protective suits and other PPE. I have done really nasty stuff such as hydroflouric and hydrochlorich acid and let me tell you, spills like these require a lot of time, patience, and careful planning. As for a gasoline tanker situation like this, anyone who is not essential to the removal of the material will be asked to vacate the immediate area, just in case something does happen, and I hate to say it, but minimize casualties. There’s always a risk for something to happen, but 90 percent of the time these jobs go pretty smooth for the most part
I will also add the driver used to wrong placard on the tank…. I saw 1993 which is the code for diesel fuel.. I’d imagine there’s going to be a citation issued to that driver for using the wrong placard to identify the contents
Any truck can roll over. Keep on trucking truckers we need you. And we need what you're hauling. God bless the truckers.
Dang. That's some professionalism on display there.
Good to see you’re dad again. My pop just died and my mom died in October of last year. My son died two Thanksgivings ago. He suffered with PTSD from his time in the Army. I miss all them dearly. God bless you all Ron. Stay safe and healthy.
I am so sorry for the huge losses you have had in your life so close together. I cannot imagine the loss of your son and how difficult that would be. Yes, I am grateful to still have my Dad and my Mom working together with me. Please know you are in my prayers and I offer my condolences. May God hold you close and help you continue on. God bless and thank you for watching.
Ron I thank you sir. It means a lot To see you took the time to respond. I find it strangely therapeutic in a sense to leave a message or two on channels that I know that they hold God near to them. God bless and stay safe and healthy.
I may not have the opportunity or time to respond to each comment, but be assured I read each one before allowing them to show on the channel. I appreciate my viewers. God bless.
Ron Pratt that’s part of what makes you’re channel so great. 👍🙏🏻
Hello Ron, every time it's a pleasure to watch your vidéos. I like the end of this one, with departure of the trailer on spead. An other thing ... how many time have you spend to make this ???? it's à point you can put on your video. Take care of you ( escuse my english... I'm from France 🤓)
Thank you for the kind comments and no worries about the English. Hello all the way to France!!!!! The video editing is what takes the most effort. I have to download all the footage, edit and make it hopefully, a decent view. Thank you for watching and God bless.
I have never seen anybody, assess the situation as well as you do, also your command and control is superb, with your team, plus you take into account their safety as well as other people, also local authority, you are truly a one off, great work! From an ex fireman , retired. UK.
You are AMAZING and i love your videos ....female here who appreciates what you do :) excellent videos
Thank you for showing this one. Folks don’t realize how technical, dangerous, & the length of time it involves in handling a HAZMAT job. Coming from a retired fire department fire fighter this was an awesome educational video!
As long as this video was, it's easy to forget how long everyone was acutually there because of the editing. Nice work! Wow, just a hair over 4 songs for the outro!
Incredible. I need to show this to my 4th and 5th graders. So many lessons I can teach. Teamwork, communication, math, math, math, planning, paying attention, need I go on. I held my breath most of the time. Incredible and amazing. God bless you all and may He keep ALL of you safe.
and to grade 10 driver's ed students...... Make sure you keep your head where it needs to be while driving
That was cool seeing it from different angles
This is more than an exercise on how to right a Peterbilt and tanker. Ron has a impressive knowledge in recovery. He's a great teacher and respectful of his team, Law Enforcement and HAZ-MAT. He is very respectful of his dad. He is comfortable in his skin and I don't think he ever feels challenged by someone's opinion. Class act Ron as usual and God Bless.
ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO RON 😊
As a firefighter from South Jersey I can confidently say that we joke on most calls to keep us from going completely crazy.
My father was forced into the iraq iran war as a tank gunner by the terroristic saddam regime, he has said a similar thing, he said once him and a friend decided they wanted to just laugh and so they just started laughing for a long while, other soldiers started to ask them if they have gone crazy, he said at one unfortunate battle that he looked from the sights of his t62 tank and just saw iraqi soldiers just cut open by the munitions, he said they were like cut open/fillet fish, my mom's brother is a firefighter here, he has got a face scar from a burst bus window that i believe his partner erroneously put out of fire
U have too I don't blame you
Yeah, i can understand that, anyone who take it hard seems doesn't really know how to ease the pressure in works to find something funny other than hear a comedian say a jokes, or watch funny movies
Fire department chronicles has a few good videos. Although I don't get the fire department lingo.
I agree we are the same way at the fire dept where I’m at in North Carolina
I enjoy watching your team in action,. You all do an amazing job. Tell your team they are the true “A-Team” 👍
Thank you so much for the positive comment. Thanks for watching and God bless.
You guys do amazing work. I don't even want to think of the capital expense you all have in those vehicles but they are so useful.
Merci pour cette vidéo beau dépannage en accélérer un bonjour de France 😊😊😊❤
It’s really great seeing all the different departments working together to get the job done as safely as possible. Great video.
ausome lift & roll job guy,s GOD Is GOOD & BLESSES abundly
My word ,team work always pays off. A most compelling watch. Very professional, coordination superb. couldn't take my eyes of the screen. A big well done from your viewer in Edinburgh -Scotland.
That truck was completely full i can tell because the right back end went in the hole just a little bit so the full weight in the trailer came down causing trailer and tractor to roll on its side, of course the amount of weight in the full tank also twisted the frame of the tractor warping it in the direction of the rest of the trailer.
I think it is impressive that Dad clearly respects his son’s skills and planning. He is there to help and make suggestions if he is asked. Beautiful teamwork.
Wish it was more like that in the world today
I think they see each other as boss and employee but also father and son. Cause Ron doesn’t care about how long it takes but with any employee as long as it’s done care and careful he doesn’t care.
Thank you
I just went through confined space entry. It sure was an eye opener, as far as dealing with chemicals goes. There is definitely dangerous stuff traveling our roadways. You gotta know what your dealing with. Good job Mr Ron!
I bet I’m not the only one of your subscribers who might be wanting this too. Would you, could you, share your toy’s, (there I go again) uh, Truck’s features? A video dedicated to all that the truck can do. I know for sure I would really enjoy, even though I bet it would take a full hour? After all, it is So Obvious it is a Fully Loaded Best Tool for the Job.
Ron sitting for hours and different scenarios for rigging going through his head. Happy to see you and dad on scene working together and you have it on tape for future viewing that’s so cool you’re truly blessed to have him in your life!!!
Nice work 👍😊
Looking at all of your videos, I feel like I’m taking an online course of heavy duty wrecker training to graduate from Ron Pratt certified heavy duty recovery training! I’m ready to go buy me a wrecker now and go make money lol !!! Dude you are da man, keep up the good work and be safe out there !
Its funny i sit here at work, at a different buzzi plant watching this trying to figure out why cape is getting straight gas lol and yes im a few years late just found your channel last week
Nice job - well done y'all - I really love to follow your prep and see the smooth way your team and you execute the lift. I have been the lucky truckdriver that over 30+ years of trucking never have had any accidents - even thou I drove over all of Europe. But I have witnessed a few nasty ones, mainly in Germany and in wintertime in Norway. They were usually caused by not paying attention - so pay attention out there. Thanks for your videos and great comments while working.
Hey Ron I really enjoy your videos I would like to see some new content from time to time and the crew is really great also say hi to Mikey talon Tom your son terry mom Pratt I also want to see more videos with her in them
THANK YOU for the entire, LONG video. I thought it ended with the regular speed and was disappointed, but then you played the entire scene! How satisfying. Thank you, Mr. Pratt.
Great video
lol rail truck backing up "Y'all need SOMEBODY to tell the story"
Super Great Job
I love watching these. I have been to many overturned semi’s over the past 10 years in the fire service. Every time I love watching the recovery process.
thanks for sharing the video
Another amazing recovery!! I always love how you, like many others that I know in the police, fire and medical departments, keep a light sense of humor about what you are doing while minding the seriousness of the job .
These men are Missourians..the best most helpful people you will ever meet
A lot of work but Mike is a very good right hand. Greetings from Germany. Thank you for watching and this nice video
I've gotta admit I love seeing this is the dangerous part or saying this is going to be tricky and then you just make it look so simple and go without a hitch it's brilliant!!!
He clearly has a flammable liquid placard on display but if its just some hazardous mixture looks like a different placard should have been used. But that could have been the only type available. Notice how Ron is saying he can smell it, some hazardous gasses are harmful if breathed in. So to know exactly whats in the tank would be my priority.
Glad everyone is safe. Was worried that you had ended filming too early but glad I stayed till right to the end of video to see everything. Thank you from London U.K
You will understand joking on job site such as this when you are in this line of work. I was on a scene of an accident where a log truck driver attempted to avoid a head on collision with a pickup that crossed into his lane. He rolled his truck into the ditch and caught fire. Driver smashed a window and dug through the snow to get out. He was fine and helped at the scene. When we went to roll his mangled burnt up mess back on its wheels, he shouts “Don’t scratch the paint!” Man, you don’t have a cab anymore to have any paint 😂 But it lightens the mood and I work better under that kind of environment. Things tend to go a lot smoother than everyone being uptight and upset.
An absolute Master Class, Sir Ron , on “How to do it” Great cooperation with all your colleagues and emergency personnel. Another, highly dangerous, job done..
Your humour, leadership and knowledge shine through. Well done to all at MidWest Trucks
When I see a breakdown in the UK, I always say to my wife “ Should have got Ron Pratt here !!”, he’ll sort it.!
Stay safe and best wishes
Roy W Nantwich UK
PS, I did like the speeded up “clean up “ bit at the end. Maybe more in the future?
Sorry to hear about your loss
Nice job! Dont apologize for having a sense of humor. God gave us that for a reason. God Bless you and yours.
This is common alot of biodiesel and straight diesel is moved with SS tanks . Old tanks being utilized for this purpose. ......stick it to the dirt and puller back on her feet..... these tanks are very sturdy. I had one withe the nose bent at 90deg upward at the 3rd section..we filled it with water and shop air and bent it back down almost completely back down in its original position...it had bent in that position because of the vent being stuck in the first place.
I enjoy watching a professional crew work with multiple units like you and your team does. Thank You and God Bless All !
Gerald Heitman God bless you too.
Yes
These guys and gals are second to none.
Fabulous TEAMWORK and communications with all concerned. As retired navy veteran, I thank you for showing the American flag! As a videographer for 42 years, my GoPro5 work isn't as good as yours Ron ... and your editing is superb. Like the comments you put in the video. God Bless you and your family and crew!
Best video I have seen!
Be proud of you and your crew. You and your crew did a fantastic job on this extremely hazardous job be safe.
Learn something thank you
Greetings and Blessings again from Ohio .... I must say, one of the most instructive recoveries you have shared. I pray and trust others in your occupation pay close attention to your methods of operation. How amazingly well you 'plan your work, then wok your plan'. The way this entire pick and recovery was engineered brought about a 100% successful outcome. Awesome!! KUDOS on a job well done! I see no better way it could've been performed. Thank you again for sharing! Talk about a nail-biter! Stay safe and well.
Tanker yanker driver in Alaska and just want to say a huge thanks to all you tow/recovery truck operators. You all are a beautiful site to see when you show up. In this video, that tanker looks like a hot liquid asphalt oil tanker. Insulated to keep the oil hot(300-350 degrees F) so it doesn't set up solid. Can haul different products, like diesel fuel. 1993 is the placard for diesel fuel. These videos are awesome!!
Ron, your crew's teamwork and discipline is phenomenal!
I've hauled smoothbore chemical tankers for years; even had a few loads of similar fuel-based liquid.
It was great to see Dad on scene.
Occasionally you might want to remind viewers that you've been doing this work since your teens (25 +/- yrs).
9:32 for those of you Who don't know implode means it will suck in everything around it in to a big ball
Explode means I will push out and scatter everything around it
You have a hard working team Ron but it is clear that you and your father still have many skills to pass onto the rest of the team. Congratulations on another safe and successful recovery.
Fascinating .
I appreciate this cause i tend to laugh and make jokes when someone is stressed out or im in a situation thats stressful and ppl look at me weird for it
@6:55 The placard indicates the tanker hauling diesel. Something is fishing.
Jack Reacher that 1993 doesn’t necessarily mean diesel....it could be gasoline, kerosine...etc. 1993 covers several petroleum categories, NOS.
I love watching your show, all the rest of the tow companies, do it for the money, you're there to help people as well, and I commend you for that.
Hai.. I'm Fendi from Malaysia.. what a great job you got..
Hello to you in Malaysia! Thank you for watching my channel and God bless.
I am with you Ron, I would rather be laughing in a stressful situation , with my work mates. Rather than crying or dealing with whining.
I prefer to laugh at stressful situations it eases the tension in my opinion
Laughing at the scene is much better than crying at a funeral.
If it's people you know and work with a lot, it's better to joke with each other honestly.
actually i do the same it's stress relief.
anyone thats been working in situations like these know u need to cut the tension, i prefere humor too
Hello from Oregon I love your videos and how long have you been working there
Ron thanks for all the life lessons that you have shared with us all. Thank you for letting your “light” shine. May God continue to bless you and keep you safe. I love how you give God the glory!
Being a hazmat tanker hauler myself... he should be in heeps of trouble for having his placards set to "1993".
"1993" means full load of diesel, and in return less lethal. Those placards aren't for the driver, they're for the public and emergency response teams to identify what he's hauling and what to prepare for. Horrible job on his part... anything with a gas mixture should be placard "1203" which is the most dangerous..
Have placard it "1203" from the get go, it would have been pumped out and vapor released before Ron or any helpers arrived.. in return a quicker and less stressful recovery..
I'm glad it went smooth. But hate seeing hazmat drivers fail to do what we're trained to remember.
Good Job Ron & west team! 👏🏽
I held my breath pretty much the whole entire time. Nice job Ron and thank you for doing what you do!
6:56 That UN number 1993 at the end of the tank makes it possible to identify the substance being transported, of course it may have been forgotten. Another thing I wonder is if the driver does not have any document on the cargo that showed the quality of the cargo.
At the point Ron approaches the fire department 4x4 he says that they now had the drivers manifest
Ron: Wow! You’ve done such a good with your cam-coverage of the incident and your Keister. Hehe. I feel really lucky as this was only my second video of yours! The feeling of being there with you was palpable. Bravo!
I agree with several of the comments about what an Awesome job and your crew did. Yeah, I love your toy, err, uh, Truck (yeah that’s it, Truck!) too.
Yes, humor is a ‘relief valve’ of completely acceptable and appropriate timing. My wife, a retired nursing supervisor with ER experience, the most stressful of the many hats she wore before and during her supervisory position, as she shared many times with me that the same need to use the relief valve that only humor, even dark humor, that saves and focuses the mind on the task at hand. Firecracker! LMAO! I am really enjoying your channel.
about 15 years ago when i was a firefighter we had a gasoline tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of type 2 gasoline rollover at the bottom of the mountain five mi nutes from my house. It exploded due to the relief cap being knocked off during the slide from the rollover. We had a massive fire that took more then 20 agencies and flames 80-90 feet in the air with temps at the heigh of the firefight over 23,000 degrees. Took over 4 hours to bring under control with almost nothing left of the truck or tank. Driver suffered 3rd degree burns head to toe and was flown to a burn center where he spent 6 months in recovery. WE had to bring in a local area foam unit with 10,000 gallons of foam to finally put out the flames. We were on scene for 7 hours till area was deemed safe for us to turn over to the sgtate clean up team
Just last Saturday we worked a rollover of a 5 compartment tanker loaded with gasoline. We were told it barrel-rolled at least twice before coming to rest on its driver's side. Driver was ejected, but not critically injured. We had to bring it up with the load still in it ( not happy about that part ), but a transfer tank was an undetermined amount of time from the crash site and the authorities did not want to wait. So we did what we had to do. Hopefully I'll get to post the video of that job soon. Dangerous job, but we got it done safely so I will take the win... Thanks for watching and God bless.
@@RonPratt I fully understand that one to. Yeah our driver to this day I don't know how he got out alive because of the explosion and major fire right away he slid 100 yards down the hill into the side of the mountain and somehow he managed to crawl out the passenger side window. He lost his brakes coming down the mountain and it has a major 90 degree turn at the bottom after a 7% downgrade which is third highest in Pennsylvania
I don't know anyone that deals with stressful situations like this, that don't use some sort of dark humor. Doctors, nurses, firemen, they all have some way to release tension.
i agree, had surgery for an appendix removal. i was in and out and the one i remember most was a doctor telling a story about stitching his signature into a patient
Love the plush toys on the dash 👍
Thank you, they keep me company when I work alone. LOL. Thank you for watching and God bless.
It's laugh or cry in these situations. Laughter helps you keep focussed and get the job done.
In any case its to be fragilistic & fun
Loved the video as always. It's fascinating to watch you work; I esp appreciate the notes you put in the video to explain what's going on.
I kept seeing two of what looked like kiddie pools - what on earth are those for?
Praying daily for safety for all of you, your workers & your trucks.
so the driver didn't even know what he was hauling? That's illegal right?
Good morning to you Ron.....That was an incredible video on the recovery of the tanker....That was a most dangerous job I have seen you under take...A highly dangerous situation, with the load of highly volatile cargo that you had to deal with.....The lord was with you and your entire team at Midwest Trucking, also with the other personal working with you, to complete the situation.....Stay Safe, Healthy and have a quite Memorial Weekend .....Ben, Durham, NC.
37:53 you’re welcome
Love your dads comment: "Stuck in the dirt? that's what winches are for!"
It'd make a good shirt too.
Lol
Pity i live in Australia the crane on the back of Ron's truck would of been ideal for putting up a ham radio in my yard. who knows if i oneday get a green card i might use rons truck to put up my antenna.
I always enjoy seeing your Dad working on sites, and so awesome the knowledge and experience he brings
I used to haul milk in the NW, I did not know it was a hazardous material until one of our drivers got cut off hauling a set of doubles, flipping the rear one. closed I-5 for several hours, company got a big fine driver was fired even tho accident not his fault.I admire your skill with these situations.
I remember seeing a rail car implode on Mythbusters, it was pretty amazing to see. From tank to flat can in 0.02 seconds.
I saw something similar but it was a safety training film where they imploded a tanker. It doesn't look like anything is happening until implodes, but when it does it happens quick.
On a winery that I was building when they where installing these large stainless steal vats they accidentally imploded one of them. I forget exactly how it happened though. It was crushed beyond repair.
@@iamjackalope happens when they clean the insides with hot water or steam and then seal it off. As the inside cools, the pressure drops. If the tank was open to the air, this would just pull outside air into the tank, but in a sealed tank it creates a vacuum. Most tanks can handle a slight vacuum but once you get past the fail point, they implode in the blink of an eye.
Midwest is the best!
As someone who has worked on and around heavy equipment for 25 years , i have got to say you're a class act (bar none ), you are top shelf , 😎👍👏
Pray that the person who was injured . a full recovery. It not good that they didn't know what was in the tanker at first. Excellent job on rolling it back over. May the lord Bless you and watch over you always. Mr. Pratt Ihave to say that your Rotator is my favorite truck.
Love the speeded up videos, makes things more clear to me. Thanks.
That is very dangerous doing that kind of job but you doing fine job on that job site you look good and I know you have a truck could do that unless hope you could be safe at it and carefully to do that job with
You guys have nerves of steel ! I was stressed just watching . Amazing !
Impressive
Interesting how Ron takes the lead. Multiple agencies involved and everyone looks to Ron. Well done sir!
I realize this is Ron's perspective, but still...
it always helps for plenty of folks that work in such situations to have one kind of take charge and lead the way. helps them to figure out what they should be doin, and to get the job done right.
I’m the driver of this mess. I’ll never pull a liquid tanker again. Been driving for 25 years at that point but only a months experience driving tanker. I was a bonehead in this and I learned a hard lesson. I was also fired for this. Rightfully so in my view
Awesome video Ron, amazing team work as always, may i make a suggestion there is a towing company in So Cal California who watches you they have headsets for the team while doing a recovery such as this one have you considered that option verses yelling or trying to key up on the handheld units you currently use, stay healthy and safe and keep up the great work!!!
As a retired OEM it looks like it is Diesel NOS... 1993.
OK, I just have to comment, Ron.
This was incredibly awesome and thank you for taking me on a, nearly, 1 hour video!
It was worth the watch, and, as always, well done!
God Bless! :)
As a fuels specialist; (Air Force speak,) plus 27 years haz/mat O.T.R. driving, and Fuels terminal operations, I was taught early on "vapors" are/is the odors offing of raw chemicals/fuels. "fumes" are the odors offing from burning chemicals/fuels. just F.Y.I. Ron. ...air trapped in a paper sack instead of "fire cracker".