Follow along as I transport a Trommel screener to Columbus Ohio, Q566WJY1B9QUMO24 NCNYV2VYTCC3J5QX H6UAKA0Q2TEIAVWZ 160NGKXC2AYEUUKR NW0D6GD1GVS0LKAT C0A8O0GUJNACIWNY
Yeah…the content is sick and the communication and planning and everything that goes into it…these guys and gals operate at an extremely high level of professionalism
Grew up in Columbus. They are doing a ton of heavy hauls for the new intel center down there right now from the ohio river. Anyways time to get the popcorn!
Douglas you have to be the most patient truck driver I’ve ever seen. I myself can’t stand how rude some of those people are in those little cars. If they understood how stressful it is to drive a big rig let alone heavy haul just maybe we would get a little highway respect.
Hi Doug, again you show how true a professional you are !! I wish we had more truck drivers like you here in Ontario. Unfortunately we have to many that have never driven in winter conditions. I respect winter conditions growing up in northern Ontario. That was a lot of work to configure and dismantle the trailer components !!
Yes we see it every day the new drivers who don’t adjust their driving to the conditions. Unfortunately people love seeing pictures and videos of the carnage and drama on the internet.
You was in my neck of the woods. Wish I knew was coming, I would’ve come helped you and met you. That must have been a new place, I haven’t seen that one before. I moved a shear up from southern Ohio to a place on 17th Ave, it looked pretty close to where you were. Have a good ride back.
I was amazed that with a trailer that long, there was no operator controlling the steering of the wheels either directly on the trailer or remotely from a vehicle following. It's inconceivable that the driver had to stop part way through an intersection, walk to the rear of the trailer, start the hydraulic pump engine, turn the wheels, walk back to the tractor, and move around the corner, then have to stop to straighten the trailer wheels, all the time holding up the traffic. All this could have been avoided by either method I outlined previously.
So when you drop off your load and have to break down the trailer for the haul back, was it the site construction crew who helps you out? Using their forklifts of course. If so, how many hours does it take to assemble for the haul back home? How much do they get paid or is it somehow worked into the contract for the delivery of the product...
With these big deliveries the client understands that the driver will need help with manpower and equipment to breakdown the trailer. A trailer like this one can take over an hour just to break down. Obviously the same goes at the opposite end when we load at the shipper. Some places such as at the ports will charge us for the time so we will adjust the freight cost accordingly.
I knew about the (in most cases optional) dolly between the semi and the RGN trailer, but i didn't know that the RGN trailers could be extended or shortened like that, the more ya know!
Comment tu trouve la transmission automatique, j'imagine tu utilise le mode manuel pas mal dans les courbes, personellement en citerne no baffles avec la vague la transmission buggait un peu, au moins il nous reste le mode manuel lol! En hiver aussi parfois je m'ennuyais de la transmission manuelle, chacun s'est bon côté ! Bonne route mon chum super interressant de t'écouter!
Are you not allowed to have additional escorts ? Seems to me on many of these trips an additional escort or two would make life so much easier around the usually clueless 4 wheelers.
Very excited to watch this weekend's video. I have a few questions and you answered one for me by saying you had to pay the policeman. Can you have escorts even if they are not required? When the plans change at the last minute, what is the turnaround time for you to receive the new updated permits? Would you have time to go ice fishing on Lake Nipissing (no pissing)? I loved Plan B @10:55 to @13:35. Well Done! The right turn @23:44 was taken like a Pro. The city of Columbus was named after 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus at the city's founding in 1812. It is the largest city in the world named for the explorer, who sailed to and settled parts of the Americas on behalf of Isabella I of Castile and Spain. Thanks for the new upload and thank Mrs. F, if she is involved in the editing.
One time in Virginia we had more escorts than necessary and the extra escort was told by police to « turn his lights off and stay out of the way ». But that was the only time I can recall. There are a lot of variable in having to re-order permits. The wait time differs from state to state and generally the bigger the load the longer the wait time. For this load I didn’t wait long but in the past I’ve waited a whole week just for permits!
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 May I add one more thing? Do you see how much your channel has grown? I know it is a pain in the butt to make and edit these longhaul vids, but if you build it, they will come. And right now, they are flocking to your content. Yes, my mindless narrative might help a little (or NOT), but it's your hard work as well as your ability to explain, coupled with your personality, this all is bringing the crowds. Remember this comment when your banana becomes HUGE and you forget all of us little people. I do hope that when asked, I can tell people that I remember when he had a smaller banana. 🙃
Imagine if the US/Can did steerable trailers right..... you know, where you don't have to stop mid turn, start a gen, and manually set your angle.... LOL. Auto-steers can bite ya if you don't watch it but at least you can manually override it - and from the cab!
Unfortunately they just won’t incorporate that fancy equipment into their budgets in North America. A lot of the “we always did it that way” syndrome 🤷🏼♂️
that is cool. but why did you have to get out of the truck and not have it some how connected to the electrical system so when you start to turn wide it would do the opposite or counter opposite of what you are doing just wondering. not nic picking here but just wondering to save time and effort lucky those pickups were understanding but there are people who are less patient out there. but Great video and thanks for the insight to your world as heavy haul industry
It all comes down to budget. There are fancier systems out there. This is a low end steering system. Not designed to be used all the time but to help out when necessary.
Have you ever considered a pin on tag axle for that tractor? BTW I like the automatic, one less thing to distract you. A lot of young guys want to shift gears, but I grew up driving Macks with quad boxes, I've shifted more gears over the last 40 some years than I ever wanted to
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Yeah I see that, I just rewatched it at my desk on the big monitor. Like 15 years ago I was going to put a 3rd axle under the back of my truck, but then I saw a pin on that Precision Heavy Haul out of NY made. Then I talked to a guy down in Florida that was building them. And I looked around my yard and I more or less had everything to build one. So it only cost me my time. Are you set up to control that steerable from inside your truck?
@joecummings1260 the 4th axle on this peterbilt has a lift switch in the cab. The Western Star I used to drive had an older pin on axle which was just fixed with no lift. Pretty much the same as a flip on a trailer.
This is where I started doing heavy haul at in the 80's. The Hendrickson is 9 1/2 feet wide across the rear. 6-71 Detroit naturally aspirated, GVW was at least 250,000 ruclips.net/video/4J2Cie-_uAY/видео.htmlsi=TVNkcqmfF1Pcs6C-
curious that in Ontario, being so close to the pilot vehicle requirement, that you didnt elect to use one. Also, thinking that on the drive thru Columbus, the police escort was a great idea, Neighborhood looked a bit sketchy.😬😬
Hey, I’ve been considering getting an Allison Auto trans. Do you think the auto with torque converter makes it pull better?? I’ve been driving the same truck for 23 yrs, 400 big cam. Not the best on power/torque but runs beautifully… just curious your likes/dislikes vs. reg auto shift style..
The Allison does a great job. It shifts really smoothly even while pulling heavy weight. From my experience the fuel mileage numbers aren’t what we hoped for tho so if that’s important to you might want to reconsider. There is a short video on this channel comparing the Allison to an 18 speed manual.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I will look it up..! I pull specialized too. 7 axles so nothing like what you’re doing but as I get older the auto sounds so nice. The vids make it look so smooth. I notice the RPM’s stay right in the torque range when shifting. One it prolly hurts fuel mileage but seems like it would help with pulling and getting up to speed. Thx again
@scottreed5460 the biggest advantage is taking off from a dead stop. I surprise cars all the time at traffic lights. It’s like a rocket. Nothing will pull like the Allison from a dead stop. At highway speed in the hills is a different story. With only 7 speeds the gap is big and the advantage of a manual is being able to split gears and always be in optimal pulling range. Nothing is perfect
Am I the only one that saw the snow doing some funky stuff with the camera as he was leaving the truck stop? Start watching around 6:45 to see what I mean. First there's snow, then poof it's gone, then after a bit it fades back in.
Salut, Je suis surpris qu'il n'y ai pas de véhicule derrière le convoi pour guider les essieux directrices avec télécommande a distance comme en France ?
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Another wish since you have a drone do a simple 360 degree view of your surrounding may be go around your oversize load at 15ft from ground Thanks Doug
Might be a dumb question, but when you said you were under 120 feet, did you mean your overall length was under 120 feet? Or just the trailer? I'm assuming overall but figured I'd ask.
I was thinking the same. find it weird that the regs differ so much that Doug started with no escort and ended up with escorts AND police. There doesn't seem to be a common logic....
It would be prohibitively expensive and cause more headache. Every state has different geography and road layouts. Nothing is stopping a trucking company from hiring escorts. But a load that needs 3 escorts plus cops on the east coast may very well need 0 in Wyoming or the Dakotas.
You know, it's to bad steerable trailers remotes don't have the same capabilities that yacht-controller has: able to turn engines like that pony motor on or off, 500 foot range and simple joystick toggles for the left and right. With those you could have the remote in your cab and use as needed for un-escorted trips where you need the extra control. The yacht controllers are meant to allow the boat captain to have active control where they have best sight while moving in a marina where damage can be extremely costly, not for use in open waters so much the same as the steerable trailers.
That’s an interesting and good comparison! The technology is there. The problem is the budget. In North America we are just starting to get steerable trailers but not fancy stuff. There are systems already on the market that constantly steer the trailers around all corners, the driver doesn’t even need to get out but these systems are reserved for the really big loads. If you watch some of my videos with the wind mill towers for example you will see different and better quality steerable systems.
How long did it take to break down your trailer after unloading. Looks like quite the process. Do you have in the freight contract that the receiver will help? Nice that they do, but surprises me at the same time as everybody's worried about liability instead of doing the right thing.
This trailer particularly is a long process. It takes more than an hour to assemble or disassemble. Usually there is an agreement with the companies shipping or receiving these oversize loads that they will be required to help.
Always amazes me how some drivers get it about just how big you are and most have no idea and don’t move over. BTW I love the way that trailer breaks down. All it needs is a flip axel and a stinger.
Come on, Doug. "The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft awry." Lucky you check-scaled that puppy. You know how little sense-of-humor the scale boys have when you show up "over on your (fill in the blank)."
I know nothing about this stuff but if it were me, I would probably prefer an escort on a really long heavy haul and take my chances on a much shorter but wide load. But I guess you don't always get the choice. 😉
Quite the project to break down that trailer. Good job.
Just found this channel 5-6 days ago and finished a binge-watch just in time for this latest one 😊
Keep 'em comin'
That’s what I like to hear! 👍
Mr. Banana does a great job with this videos.
Yeah…the content is sick and the communication and planning and everything that goes into it…these guys and gals operate at an extremely high level of professionalism
This is a professional at work ... subscribed!
The offload time lapse camera was perfect location, again, thanks, I appreciate your videos!
It’s really interesting watching you haul different types of oversized loads in these videos,keep them coming I enjoy them all
Thank you 😊
Nice to see how the breakdown works. Thanks!!
Great video! Thanks for taking us along, I'm stuck here in Worse Case Ontario, nice to see random places I'll never be :)
You are a master of your job
Grew up in Columbus. They are doing a ton of heavy hauls for the new intel center down there right now from the ohio river. Anyways time to get the popcorn!
And just to think I get pissed when I have to slide the trailer tandems hats off to you sir
Doug, I learn so much about trucking with your videos. Merci de les partager!
Great content as always, Doug. Be safe and look forward to the next one!
I don’t like dealing with heavy loads or heavy haul or flatbeds, I mostly deal with reefers and I like how I’m in and out and go on my way.
Each to their own. That’s what’s fun about trucking, there are different jobs for everyone!
17:25 That's Columbus, 71 North approaching 5th ave. ^-^ If you're ever heading back to Columbus, let me know, I'd love to say hi in person.
there seems to be a lot of commerce between Canada and America...damn!! I would have never guessed that
Oh yes! Keeps me busy
There is +/- 1$ Billion/day crossing Canada to USA ;-)
Douglas you have to be the most patient truck driver I’ve ever seen. I myself can’t stand how rude some of those people are in those little cars. If they understood how stressful it is to drive a big rig let alone heavy haul just maybe we would get a little highway respect.
That’s my philosophy. The people who don’t cooperate just don’t understand. They would have a different view if they did my job for a week.
AMAZING PROCESS DOUG!!!!...I HAD NO IDEA THAT RIG WAS IN SO MANY PIECES 😮😮😮...YOU ARE ONE HARD WORKER....GREAT JOB AS ALWAYS. 👏 😀
Thank you 😊
Hey, you’re coming to my home town… I knew I seen your truck, I knew it..
Small world! ✌️
Yeah amazing how things are opposite in different places, like some speaking French and other speaking English. 😊
I’m enjoying the videos. Thanks.
Your camera angles 👌👌 100% on point
Hi Doug, again you show how true a professional you are !! I wish we had more truck drivers like you here in Ontario. Unfortunately we have to many that have never driven in winter conditions. I respect winter conditions growing up in northern Ontario. That was a lot of work to configure and dismantle the trailer components !!
Yes we see it every day the new drivers who don’t adjust their driving to the conditions. Unfortunately people love seeing pictures and videos of the carnage and drama on the internet.
great video. thanks
You was in my neck of the woods. Wish I knew was coming, I would’ve come helped you and met you. That must have been a new place, I haven’t seen that one before. I moved a shear up from southern Ohio to a place on 17th Ave, it looked pretty close to where you were. Have a good ride back.
Small world!!! ✌️
Great video and have a nice day
In Australia, we haul 150 to 200 ft without escorts piece of cake
Hello from Germany, We have trailers here that we can pull apart. This is how we also transport these lengths. This is translated with Google
I was amazed that with a trailer that long, there was no operator controlling the steering of the wheels either directly on the trailer or remotely from a vehicle following. It's inconceivable that the driver had to stop part way through an intersection, walk to
the rear of the trailer, start the hydraulic pump engine, turn the wheels, walk back to the tractor, and move around the corner, then have to stop to straighten the trailer wheels, all the time holding up the traffic. All this could have been avoided by either method I outlined previously.
Unfortunately it all comes down to $$$. If a pilot car is not required by law then the customers don’t want to pay for it ☹️
We all shoot for that corner at the love's in Saint Claire lol
Was it prearranged that they would help you reconfigure the trailer\jeep after you unloaded? Did you end up driving one of the forklifts?
It was a surprise to them that they didn’t really appreciate on a Friday afternoon 😅🤷🏼♂️
The whole thing was impressive. I really enjoyed the putting the trailer away. Just curious what was your weight empty in that configuration
Somewhere around 70,000 lbs
That thing seriously needs a remote starter.
Budget cuts 😬
Money well spent for the police escort. You wouldn't have gotten through those streets alone.
I wonder whats cheaper, 2-3 normal escorts or 1 police escort. I know, there isn't an option if that's the regs!
Great job 👏
So when you drop off your load and have to break down the trailer for the haul back, was it the site construction crew who helps you out? Using their forklifts of course. If so, how many hours does it take to assemble for the haul back home? How much do they get paid or is it somehow worked into the contract for the delivery of the product...
With these big deliveries the client understands that the driver will need help with manpower and equipment to breakdown the trailer. A trailer like this one can take over an hour just to break down. Obviously the same goes at the opposite end when we load at the shipper. Some places such as at the ports will charge us for the time so we will adjust the freight cost accordingly.
$260 for THAT? he barely got you any more room than if you'd gone solo
Nice of the forklifts to help you rearrange your trailer
that trooper was running literally everyone off the road lol... just tells you people have no clue how big you are tell there next to you.
I knew about the (in most cases optional) dolly between the semi and the RGN trailer, but i didn't know that the RGN trailers could be extended or shortened like that, the more ya know!
Oh ya we can pretty much configure these trailers for all kinds of different loads!
Super cool! What type of loads dictate whether you use a 3 or 4 axle truck?
All about weight distribution. We are always trying to do the most with the least
I understand that they are shutting down the ferry across the Detroit River. Will you be able to use the Gordie Howe Bridge ?
I honestly don’t know what the plans are for moving future oversize loads across Detroit. We try to avoid that area if possible.
It all adds down to what the City Council says and that includes what passes through their city streets as well. In other words, it’s all about money.
Comment tu trouve la transmission automatique, j'imagine tu utilise le mode manuel pas mal dans les courbes, personellement en citerne no baffles avec la vague la transmission buggait un peu, au moins il nous reste le mode manuel lol! En hiver aussi parfois je m'ennuyais de la transmission manuelle, chacun s'est bon côté ! Bonne route mon chum super interressant de t'écouter!
L’automatique fait la job mais je préfère un manuel
14:05 i bet everyone Loves❤ your truck. But hates being behind you 😂😂
What's the typical cost of a Police escort? Is highway different than city?
Typically $300 - $500 per police car. I believe Baltimore is something like $1500 for a night move with police
Did those rear axles just turn 😮
Are you not allowed to have additional escorts ? Seems to me on many of these trips an additional escort or two would make life so much easier around the usually clueless 4 wheelers.
It all comes down to 💰💰💰 and calculated risk. Companies don’t pay for escorts when they are not actually required
Columbus is a busy place I move heavy equipment around there alot.
Very excited to watch this weekend's video. I have a few questions and you answered one for me by saying you had to pay the policeman. Can you have escorts even if they are not required? When the plans change at the last minute, what is the turnaround time for you to receive the new updated permits? Would you have time to go ice fishing on Lake Nipissing (no pissing)? I loved Plan B @10:55 to @13:35. Well Done! The right turn @23:44 was taken like a Pro.
The city of Columbus was named after 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus at the city's founding in 1812. It is the largest city in the world named for the explorer, who sailed to and settled parts of the Americas on behalf of Isabella I of Castile and Spain.
Thanks for the new upload and thank Mrs. F, if she is involved in the editing.
One time in Virginia we had more escorts than necessary and the extra escort was told by police to « turn his lights off and stay out of the way ». But that was the only time I can recall.
There are a lot of variable in having to re-order permits. The wait time differs from state to state and generally the bigger the load the longer the wait time. For this load I didn’t wait long but in the past I’ve waited a whole week just for permits!
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Thanks for taking the time to reply to my questions. 😎
@gwgrote5 always! ✌️
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 May I add one more thing? Do you see how much your channel has grown? I know it is a pain in the butt to make and edit these longhaul vids, but if you build it, they will come. And right now, they are flocking to your content. Yes, my mindless narrative might help a little (or NOT), but it's your hard work as well as your ability to explain, coupled with your personality, this all is bringing the crowds. Remember this comment when your banana becomes HUGE and you forget all of us little people. I do hope that when asked, I can tell people that I remember when he had a smaller banana. 🙃
@gwgrote5 haha yes I am really grateful that the channel continues to grow. It’s what keeps me going!
Outstanding Brother I watch your channel as much as I can withb$300T WS
Excellent run again. Do you prefer automatic or standard ?
The automatic is doing a good job but I still prefer standard
And then TQL brokers are asking why 2$ per mile is not enough for a carrier.
Who doesn’t like fender mirrors , guys who like to side swipe cars that get in their blind spot 🤔
Imagine if the US/Can did steerable trailers right..... you know, where you don't have to stop mid turn, start a gen, and manually set your angle.... LOL. Auto-steers can bite ya if you don't watch it but at least you can manually override it - and from the cab!
Unfortunately they just won’t incorporate that fancy equipment into their budgets in North America. A lot of the “we always did it that way” syndrome 🤷🏼♂️
So how do you find load going back?
Usually these specialized trailers are a one way trip
that is cool. but why did you have to get out of the truck and not have it some how connected to the electrical system so when you start to turn wide it would do the opposite or counter opposite of what you are doing just wondering. not nic picking here but just wondering to save time and effort lucky those pickups were understanding but there are people who are less patient out there. but Great video and thanks for the insight to your world as heavy haul industry
It all comes down to budget. There are fancier systems out there. This is a low end steering system. Not designed to be used all the time but to help out when necessary.
What are you uploading your permits into
👍👍👍
Have you ever considered a pin on tag axle for that tractor? BTW I like the automatic, one less thing to distract you. A lot of young guys want to shift gears, but I grew up driving Macks with quad boxes, I've shifted more gears over the last 40 some years than I ever wanted to
Actually if you watched closely to the beginning of this video you will see there was a pin on axle on this truck 😉
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Yeah I see that, I just rewatched it at my desk on the big monitor. Like 15 years ago I was going to put a 3rd axle under the back of my truck, but then I saw a pin on that Precision Heavy Haul out of NY made. Then I talked to a guy down in Florida that was building them. And I looked around my yard and I more or less had everything to build one. So it only cost me my time.
Are you set up to control that steerable from inside your truck?
@joecummings1260 the 4th axle on this peterbilt has a lift switch in the cab. The Western Star I used to drive had an older pin on axle which was just fixed with no lift. Pretty much the same as a flip on a trailer.
This is where I started doing heavy haul at in the 80's. The Hendrickson is 9 1/2 feet wide across the rear. 6-71 Detroit naturally aspirated, GVW was at least 250,000
ruclips.net/video/4J2Cie-_uAY/видео.htmlsi=TVNkcqmfF1Pcs6C-
curious that in Ontario, being so close to the pilot vehicle requirement, that you didnt elect to use one. Also, thinking that on the drive thru Columbus, the police escort was a great idea, Neighborhood looked a bit sketchy.😬😬
260 to escort that little bit... 😧 I'll come block some traffic for ya any day!
Hey, I’ve been considering getting an Allison Auto trans. Do you think the auto with torque converter makes it pull better?? I’ve been driving the same truck for 23 yrs, 400 big cam. Not the best on power/torque but runs beautifully… just curious your likes/dislikes vs. reg auto shift style..
The Allison does a great job. It shifts really smoothly even while pulling heavy weight. From my experience the fuel mileage numbers aren’t what we hoped for tho so if that’s important to you might want to reconsider. There is a short video on this channel comparing the Allison to an 18 speed manual.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407
I will look it up..! I pull specialized too. 7 axles so nothing like what you’re doing but as I get older the auto sounds so nice. The vids make it look so smooth. I notice the RPM’s stay right in the torque range when shifting. One it prolly hurts fuel mileage but seems like it would help with pulling and getting up to speed. Thx again
@scottreed5460 the biggest advantage is taking off from a dead stop. I surprise cars all the time at traffic lights. It’s like a rocket. Nothing will pull like the Allison from a dead stop.
At highway speed in the hills is a different story. With only 7 speeds the gap is big and the advantage of a manual is being able to split gears and always be in optimal pulling range. Nothing is perfect
Am I the only one that saw the snow doing some funky stuff with the camera as he was leaving the truck stop? Start watching around 6:45 to see what I mean. First there's snow, then poof it's gone, then after a bit it fades back in.
Salut,
Je suis surpris qu'il n'y ai pas de véhicule derrière le convoi pour guider les essieux directrices avec télécommande a distance comme en France ?
Cet charge n’est pas assez longue pour nécessité un véhicule d’escorte. Si c’est pas requis par loi, c’est pas dans le budget 😑
nice job driver
What's the pay like?
How you liking the automatic?
I’m not going to lie, it’s doing the job. But I still prefer a manual.
Wish you could of shown the back up parking 15.36 wondering how much space it took
Hard to show everything but good suggestion for a future video 👍
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407Doesn't have to be from the air jeep is my question merci beaucoup
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Another wish since you have a drone do a simple 360 degree view of your surrounding may be go around your oversize load at 15ft from ground Thanks Doug
I noticed you use an automatic transmission, do you find that better than a manual transmission?
The Allison automatic is doing a great job but I still prefer a manual.
I hope your charging at least $50.00 US per mile. You know, inflation and all. 😁
Might be a dumb question, but when you said you were under 120 feet, did you mean your overall length was under 120 feet? Or just the trailer? I'm assuming overall but figured I'd ask.
Overall was 120 on this one
Respektiere, wie du mit Schwierigkeiten gelassen umgehst. 11:10.
Herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland
Welcome! And thank you 😊
This is David my phone is tied with wife’s phone 🤙🏽
Interesting content, please turn on closed Captions
The cops gets cash escorting? Or is that for the precinct
We get a receipt. He can do what he wants with it 🤷🏼♂️
You have to pay for a police escort !??? Whatttt
It wouldn’t make sense to make the tax payers pay for our transport business needs.
Money well spent but why don’t they just help you with the turns and making the way safe….
I know you didn’t require an escort B the company could have given you a chase to steer your rear end🤷♂️
On your long hauls, you must have to unhook from your load to get fuel due to the length of your rig🤷♂️
With the big loads I need to unhook for fuel everyday! Part of trip planning is just choosing a truckstop with a big enough parking.
Who pays to put trailer back together? Or is it thanks for the load bye?😅😅😅😅 Please leave yard closes in 30 minutes
Usually the shippers and receivers are pretty good about the assembly and disassembly of the trailers. It’s all part of moving their load.
Tax dollars hard at work.
Actually as you saw in the video, I paid the police so no tax dollars spent here
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Heavy haul in an automatic really 😞
If that is what your employer buys, that is what you try and make work. Doug has stated in the comments before he would rather have a manual.
Autos work very well
Most real truckers wouldn't even drive an automatic
And God bless you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen❤
it is to bad all countries and citys would not get togather and write up one rule book so every where would be the same.
I was thinking the same. find it weird that the regs differ so much that Doug started with no escort and ended up with escorts AND police. There doesn't seem to be a common logic....
@@ayleitner1 Different roads and environment.
Screw that. Sheep 🐑
Different people that live in those counties makes those rules. Primarily due to complaints by homeowners
It would be prohibitively expensive and cause more headache. Every state has different geography and road layouts. Nothing is stopping a trucking company from hiring escorts. But a load that needs 3 escorts plus cops on the east coast may very well need 0 in Wyoming or the Dakotas.
You know, it's to bad steerable trailers remotes don't have the same capabilities that yacht-controller has: able to turn engines like that pony motor on or off, 500 foot range and simple joystick toggles for the left and right. With those you could have the remote in your cab and use as needed for un-escorted trips where you need the extra control. The yacht controllers are meant to allow the boat captain to have active control where they have best sight while moving in a marina where damage can be extremely costly, not for use in open waters so much the same as the steerable trailers.
That’s an interesting and good comparison!
The technology is there. The problem is the budget. In North America we are just starting to get steerable trailers but not fancy stuff. There are systems already on the market that constantly steer the trailers around all corners, the driver doesn’t even need to get out but these systems are reserved for the really big loads. If you watch some of my videos with the wind mill towers for example you will see different and better quality steerable systems.
How long did it take to break down your trailer after unloading. Looks like quite the process.
Do you have in the freight contract that the receiver will help? Nice that they do, but surprises me at the same time as everybody's worried about liability instead of doing the right thing.
This trailer particularly is a long process. It takes more than an hour to assemble or disassemble. Usually there is an agreement with the companies shipping or receiving these oversize loads that they will be required to help.
Always amazes me how some drivers get it about just how big you are and most have no idea and don’t move over. BTW I love the way that trailer breaks down. All it needs is a flip axel and a stinger.
This trailer does have a flip axle but it wasn’t necessary for this load
That’s the way Philly is you have to have city cops escort you in
One last question, what's the blocks of characters for? I notice you put them in the descriptions on all the videos I've seen so far.
Come on, Doug. "The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft awry." Lucky you check-scaled that puppy. You know how little sense-of-humor the scale boys have when you show up "over on your (fill in the blank)."
Oh yeah. Always gotta know your weights!
Seeing that steerable trailer in action was awesome!!
Reminded me of those inner city fire dept long ladder trucks that had a guy on the back to steer rear wheels.
Not gonna lie, when you said you have to pay the policeman, it sounded so much like a bribe lol!
Hey Doug, thanks for bringing back memories to an old man that cannot work anymore. Travel safe!
Don’t like to complain Doug but can’t really see what you’re doing from the bunk camera 🤷♂️
Did I overheard something or why is there no pilto car who would guide your trailer at the beginning?
In Ontario this load actually was under the limit to require a pilot car. And the company only pays if it’s required 😑
Hey Doug !!! WOW !!! Thanks again for an outstanding video of ""Heavy Hauling "" !!🙂🙃😉😊 Have a good ""SAFE"" Week !! 🤠😎😮👍👍👍👍👍
Nice of you to show the break-down of the trailer. I wasn't aware of it being assembled in pieces. Thanks for sharing.
You the an with the hauling plan
Bel ouvrage :o)
Tip for takin’ corners without an escort: if you go fast enough, it behaves as a short rig... though a relatively wider one 😂
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I know nothing about this stuff but if it were me, I would probably prefer an escort on a really long heavy haul and take my chances on a much shorter but wide load. But I guess you don't always get the choice. 😉
As an employee not an owner it is not my money to spend!