Follow along as I transport a Trommel screener to Columbus Ohio, Q566WJY1B9QUMO24 NCNYV2VYTCC3J5QX H6UAKA0Q2TEIAVWZ 160NGKXC2AYEUUKR NW0D6GD1GVS0LKAT C0A8O0GUJNACIWNY
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.
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 so amazing to watch! My favorite parts are the turns haha. I love how the cop really made sure you had plenty of room for all your maneuvers. You are a very talented and professional driver!
youve got MAD skills! All the more respect I have for what you truckers ahve to go through. TO the rest of us, you see a trucker with his/her blinker on, let them in!
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.
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!
Great haul, I sure thought you were going to drag going into the parking lot there at the end! Was questionable on the off load but they got it done! 👍🤠
Jeez, you should get paid by the mile and the steps! Interesting video and excellent driving! Kudos to the fork lift operators for their help and professionalism! Thanks for another great video!
I assume those were the rigger’s that off loaded the material separator from the trailer, and their compensation is part of their rigging job. My experience is they are the best at what they do, coordinated moves by multiple tow motors.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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!
i am a CDL-A driver too. i have always wanted to do Heavy haul work. cool job man. i wish i did what you do. But i am stuck in a Cascadia pulling a Dry-Van or Intermodel.
Don’t wait for your company to buy a heavy haul trailer. When you have some experience start applying to other companies. Don’t give up on your goals 💪
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.
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!
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.
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 🤷🏼♂️
Hey I love the channel I myself used to drive moving heavy equipment, over size, Iam very curious how you like the automatic transmission. I myself have always loved shifting
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. 🙃
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.
This trailer is made by the Temisko company but most brands have similar setups. They are called “modular” trailers because you can replace sections to suit your needs.
interesting process of shortening the trailer and loading the jeep. you should do a video on using the jeep, what does it do, how do you use it etc etc. i know why, but i'm sure many dont! are your jeeps adjustable for weight loading onto the tractor? or do you have different length of jeeps to use depending on the load? i have seen you push the trailer forward by backing up the tractor and jeep to clear an obstacle, that was a cool move!
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll keep that in mind for a future video! We have different styles of jeeps depending on the requirements. 1,2,3 axles and with different axle spacing. Different provinces require different axle spacings.
