Driving A Semi Truck In A Big City Sucks!!!

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@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY Год назад

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@memercure1308 Год назад

Trucker here, there will be good and bad days. Don't let the peanut gallery of truckers get to you in the comments. Day to day road tripping is an experience of gaining knowledge. Love your videos!! Keep on truckin'!! 🧡

@ps5gaymer Год назад

There are too many super truckers out there. It’s not hard to have words of encouragement because trucking isn’t is

@user47362 Год назад

The inefficiencies in the trucking industry is unreal

@zach071591 Год назад

It’s what happens when politicians get involved.

@kwhopper1100 Год назад

You mean the inefficiencies of some shippers . Everyone who has ever gone to certain beer companies can relate to this video . Now days with more and more companies charging Hefty hourly amounts for delay it’s becoming less of a problem . My company you would have been paid 60 dollars for a live load or unload plus 22 an hour to wait . So we don’t wait around much they are motivated to get us loaded .

@jabo6479 Год назад

You know dispatch watches his channel and says "dude I know where we can send him next"

@spongebobsquarepants9649 Год назад

You kept your cool and used your head despite being in a super tough situation. It's been a great lesson for a noob like me. Thanks, Alex.

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@sdkerby Год назад

You might be wanting to start calling the shipper in advance and write down directions. The GPS has no clue where you need to go to get loaded. I have been driving for 28 years and I still have to do this for places I have never been to before. Always collect as much information as possible. Sooner or later you will find yourself in a place where you will have no choice but to back up for potentially a mile or more. I have done this before, not even a little bit fun. But that will make for some good content. :) Also, I enjoy your videos. Your personality is quirky, and you make me laugh. Keep up the good work!

@RiverRatWA57 Год назад

No Matter what I'd Google Earth anywhere I'd never been before, find the truck entrance, get the Lat/Long and enter it into a Trusted truck gps, never had any problem doing it that way.

@RiverRatWA57 Год назад

@@mrkellyperez Amen!!!!

@russellstrom8234 Год назад

Sdlerby remember when there were no cell phones and cab overs beat the tar out of the driver?

@thedevilsworkshop7720 Год назад

I always call to gain more info too. Do it people . A phone call only takes minutes. A missed delivery takes hours.

@ps5gaymer Год назад

I did trucking for about 6 months and I ran into a couple of these situations. The stress was honestly not worth it. So I respect anyone who does trucking for a living

@stevennovakovich2525 6 месяцев назад

I got out due to developing blood clots in my right leg. I'm with you, it isn't worth driving truck. If they raised the pay to about *double* what people usually get now, maybe it'd be worth it.

@RH-sg4nn 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your difficault and frustrating days as well and being honest. You deal with situations outside of your control so well and even though you must have been so frustrated you staying so calm.

@jennifersneegas8352 Год назад

Used to work for Anheusr and have been to their plant in St. Louis and know what it's like getting into that facility. It's crazy confusing. Hang in there Alex. There will be better days. Thoughts and prayers for a better week for you!

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@joseortiz6637 Год назад

Hey Alex great videos, just some advice just leave your parking lights on while docked/parked, in case someone has to park next to you so it doesn't blind them while backing.

@mattjk0919 Год назад

Very stressful trip. Thank you Alex for sharing. I enjoy your videos.

@18wheeler77 Год назад

I dont know why they tell you to have a full tank then they load you extra heavy.

@travelingfool9096 Год назад

total BS, always get names

@mountainmanrand Год назад

At 3:10 you said caramel both ways and i love you for it. Keep up the awesome videos, my friend!

@hawkeye7219 Год назад

Missouri has some beautiful country to drive thru. Those highways cut threw the high rock walls. Absolute joy to drive.

@Superlvlan Год назад

The stresses of trucking 🚚 You're doing awesome Alex 👍 keep it up!

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@ilovetotri23 Год назад

Thanks Alex! Keep well!

@mayh3xx Год назад

I usually only see your shorts but I actually found this video really interesting. Its funny seeing the daily problems you deal with, I hope you're still enjoying your field of work I know you've been through a lot.

@alexclement7221 Год назад

19:00: Can't you slide your tandems another notch, or are you already in the Idaho hole (39'6")? FWIW, if you are 60 lbs over gross, that's only about 8 gallons of diesel, and you'll burn that off in about 60 miles. Where is the closest open scalehouse? I'd slide it and go....

@RiverRatWA57 Год назад

As would I!!!!!

@basketsresale Год назад

Used to be in downtown St. Louis twice a month Always small streets and confusing w traffic everywhere

@waltermaples3998 Год назад

Hey Alex 👋 coming to you from Pensacola Beach Florida. Happy Thanksgiving brother.

@10DeepYT Год назад

This why I gave up OTR a year and a half ago. Drove OTR for 3 years been to every state that touches. Feels good sleeping in my bed every night. Travel safe , make sure to check weather before you accept a load this time a year 🤙🏾

@dongriggs6343 Год назад

Wow. I was so stressed watching you go through all that ‼️

@saulgoodman4792 Год назад

Dang sorry you had a rough time getting through by the way stay safe and have a great thanksgiving!

@Houndini Год назад

Good name..

@saulgoodman4792 Год назад

@@Houndini thanks 😊

@Lu-nr6ib Год назад

Alex, stay safe, my friend. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

@Mr.FluffyYT Год назад

Love your videos Alex!

@JanesDough855 Год назад

No matter what, you're still a good driver. Happy Thanksgiving!

@dairyfarmmidwest1615 Год назад

Good Video Alex used to drive and making you wait is not fair to truckers Keep up the good work you got great attitude

@drissmoudakir8779 Год назад

Love watching ur videos brother ,all the way from Morocco with love💙

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@maritestaylor8458 Год назад

Thank you so much for showing us the life.

@Delarocha34 Год назад

Those beer places suck. I had a similar experience at one in GA. They take forever to get you in, forever to load you, you have to strap your own load, then there is a long ass slow moving line getting out, and then to top it off I'm over weight, gotta go back to a door and get the load reworked. You think they would know how much beer they can legally fit in a trailer...

@judyhauk688 Год назад

love the rides with you Alex- talking to yourself ! That way I see what a truck driver goes through!- worry wart as you talk your way through! Lol! I bet their is some seasoned truck drivers love listening to you and they must reminnis what their early driving days were like.! lol!

@featherpayne Год назад

This is why I did dedicated routes. I hated trying to find where I needed to go all the time.

@alexhowley9834 Год назад

Dedicated sounds like it'd get boring quick tho

@theskippie5458 Год назад

Was just there last week for a meeting, where you tried to pull into initially was the corporate office, not the brewery.

@l.ls.8890 Год назад

This is one reason when I travel by car on the highway I always beat feet it around a big rig because you never know how secure something is inside.

@TheLongjvang Год назад

Just drove by St. James going to Wentzville Mo, drive safe

@islandhopper753 Год назад

Whenever I have problems locating the final, I usually give the receiver/shipper a quick call to help "fine-tune" the directions 👍

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@stevenlang918 Год назад

Hey Alex stay safe out there and have happy thanksgiving 🍁🍽 my man ❤️👋🏾👍🏾

@watchingvideos4309 Год назад

Hey Alex, question, I’ve read that moving the trailer tires back and forth reduces or adds weight (250lbs per pin hole) to and from the drive axles or the trailer. Is that true? And would you have been able to move it back to the trailer? Then remove some fuel to get your gross weight down. 7lbs per gallon by the way while water is nearly 8.5lbs.

@TonyStoner-xw5wg Год назад

Happy Thanksgiving Alex...Be safe.

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@dman357 Год назад

Sound effects you make is krazy 😂

@darkastaroth1 Год назад

Ive been there before, Garmin took me right the first time, went through downtown but it was a straight shot. Google maps was trying to take you to the offices.

@hawkeye7219 Год назад

160 lbs over send it! Dot wouldn't even bat a eye.

@Rev1Kev Год назад

Exactly, also not sure how much he had to work with for moving the trailer axles, or fifth wheel placement

@dalton1824 Год назад

The only problem is once he makes a big deal about it then everyone else has to agree or they'd get in trouble.

@thedriver4038 Год назад

Love your videos, Alex. If you think St. Louid is bad, try driving in the NYC area.

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@UFwhoknOws Год назад

Great video, I was thinking about being a truck driver, not worth it for me at this time. Maybe when I can’t handle the my physicalness of my job, but I’ve been blessed, after moving from Texas after moving back home to California. Keep on trucking ..

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@briantowner4285 6 месяцев назад

Been there done that !! It sucks when your gps does'nt know !! That's when your nerves start !! lol

@therayyyj9300 Год назад

LMAO I’ve been to that same beer place a few times , my first time it SUCKED😂

@Dave_Webb Год назад

Ah man, what a day you had! That really sucks man. Cheer up buddy, tomorrow will be a better day.

@jayr5331 Год назад

I know it gets frustrating but you handle it all very well.

@ajones7628 Год назад

Well said!! Alex is doing really well. He keeps his cool despite all the frustration. Very difficult I’m sure but he’s young, intelligent and learning. He has incredible patience and a great attitude.

@18wheeler77 Год назад

10:40. Alex those plastics go up and against the bigger pallets, then you strap them.

@NDiogo_ Год назад

New drinking game: Every one drinks a shot every time he says "oh my gosh" or " oh my god"! That would end well... 🤣🤣

@RiverRatWA57 Год назад

Or argues with the gps 😁😁😁

@joeysheremeta4771 Год назад

Love it when he says “oh mah gash!”

@obscurepotato Год назад

As a food delivery driver who deals with the struggles of traffic and finding parking in the city by car, this is humbling lol Big ups all truck drivers

@rodneycarr372 Год назад

160 lbs overweight and only 60lbs overweight on the drives just run it. Fuel weight is 8lbs per gallon. No dot will bother you for that

@RiverRatWA57 Год назад

Maybe Kommiefornia, but, 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕them!!!!!

@garykennedy526 Год назад

I’ve been there. Just follow the signs for trucks. Not that difficult

@MrPoncho1965 Год назад

Like your vid’s Alex good job👍

@larryb1867 Год назад

I enjoy your videos. Drive safe

@ronwells7134 Год назад

Hello Alex sorry your having a bad day. It's to bad that they can't load on a truck scale anyway have a good Thanksgiving stay safe out there bud

@OTRVic. Год назад

That place is a nightmare they loaded me heavy also had to get reworked it took them 10 hours for reworked after being already being there for 5 hours just to get me loaded. I definitely haven't been back and never will. Goodluck bud

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@Its_Esoteric Год назад

17:10 you said in the beginning this yard required you to pick up the load with a full tank of gas. So if your overweight following their rules what are you supposed to do. Because if someone else shows up to take the load, following the same rules, they’re just gonna drive off, overweight and burn the gas on the move.

@teresaalbarran7887 Год назад

Happy thanksgiving Alex I’m praying you got to be with family and friends and get to eat a good dinner 🍽

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@idk8964 4 месяца назад

I'm someone that would rather park a half mile away instead of parallel park a honda civic. Not fitting is exactly why I am terrified to start trucking. What if you get totally stuck

@sarahkingston7421 Год назад

So sorry you had a bad day Alex. But there are so many more good than bad usually.. give it a day and you wont even remember it..❤️🇨🇦

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@ROT4RYfc3s Год назад

I had to drive through Pittsburgh on a state route the other day. Hope you never have to go there with a 53'. It's not fun, not to mention the lanes are tight and the telephone poles are legit at the curb right at the road.

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@Marie-mq3kb Год назад

Idk why, but his videos relax the hell outta me. 😌

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@garykennedy526 Год назад

Why not just slide your trailer tandems up one hole that would take 260 pounds off or just do nothing the DOT is not going to stop you 160 pounds

@peternorthrup6274 11 месяцев назад

I started driving when gps was a couple of years out. Paper maps.

@michaelhazelwood5108 Год назад

*bang bang crash* "I don't understand..." Felt that on a monumental level

@IparanoiaZ Год назад

If you had this issue at miller coors they would have it fixed before you even left lol.

@saladnipples7227 Год назад

Trucker here otr .. it does suck I hate it this morning the shipper loaded me backwards... now I gotta go to stop 2 then 1 then repairs... 😒 but it's whatever

@tonybruno7917 Год назад

Some days are just like that different days you'll be better it has to peace

@carosello77 Год назад

STL finally lol hell yeah. I do transport for Pepsi about 15 minutes from AB. This is definitely a bit of a confusing area.

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@ray1144. Год назад

Lol alex im from that area and i was yelling at my pc saying you miss your turn lmao. Busch is not the best place for loads there so bad there

@PnutGalaree Год назад

Just a suggestion… Never… ever… go to Anheuser-Busch (or any water bottling plant) with your fuel tanks full. If you know you’re going there, try and go with your fuel on or around 1/2 full… that’ll insure that situation won’t happen again.🤔

@hyeonseonhwang3346 Год назад

Especially when you have to go through roundabout in busiest time of the day

@shoey64 Год назад

Alex have you ever driven a manual transmission. Myself I never drove an automatic transmission before I retired just manual.

@stephenthompson4774 Год назад

Loving the regular uploads Alex keep up the good work bro

@georgefiveash7094 Год назад

Take that real estate don't be courtious .Make them back up swerve to the side walk or just plain wait . Use those flasher make them understand your going forward and there in the way

@AdamGbl95 Год назад

Bro. Love the videos. But seriously… you’ve gotta route plan at least for the shipper and customer. I usually look ahead and use satellite view before arriving to see if the line is taking me the right way. Also…. In this situation, you know you can pull over somewhere and put your 4 ways on to look at the map/satellite.

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@alexclement7221 Год назад

Man, I went through the same thing at A-B 35 years ago. It was a clusterfuck then, and it still is. Just pray you never have to go to their plant in Newark, NJ... BTW, stop relying on "4-wheeler GPS"; you'll end up on some road you weren't supposed to be on, and you'll end up having to back up a full mile to get out. I used to get on a lot of roads like that back then, but I was driving a 48" trailer and a cabover. Don't be afraid to ask for specific directions from your dispatcher. Back then, I had no phone, just a map.

@mark12.31 Год назад

That's why he has the trucking Garmin in conjunction with Google Maps on his phone.

@stevennovakovich2525 6 месяцев назад

That looks like East St. Louis. I used to go there a lot from south of Chicago. Not much fun.

@christianholms Год назад

Anheuser-Busch can't hook a brother up with some straps come on now.

@Islandboyq Год назад

Ive been to st James. I use to play basketball there

@alexclement7221 Год назад

0:40: "TURN RIGHT ONTO VIADUCT!!!" Vhy a duck? Vhy not a goose?? (This old pun brought to you by Chico Marx...)

@petersmith7140 Год назад

What a debacle with the strap issue, and how your 160 lbs too heavy on the truck? Couldn't you slide the trailer tires forward a bit to move the distribution a bit rear?

@RiverRatWA57 Год назад

Why bother, we are only talking 160lbs and he's not in Kommiefornia.

@michaelbleckler4379 Год назад

Lived in Rolla 5 years Alex i workef at Coke cola down from where you were at.

@MayorMcheese12 Год назад

Those black curtains are so the straps don't mess up the beer cans/ packaging

@melchristian8876 Год назад

Have a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving also I would like to wish everyone else a Happy Thanksgiving

@ryanlaconte6243 Год назад

Hey Alex good video ..more i watch you more i notice every time your talking to dispatch you speak to them wayyyyy different that how you do us lol throws me off everytime

@thestoebz Год назад

As a broker, it's fun to watch your videos 😁. Also, this is like an hour from me

@alexhowley9834 Год назад

I used to be a broker, now I'm about to be a truck driver lol

@thestoebz Год назад

@@alexhowley9834 nice haha.

@kmktruthserum9328 Год назад

Can you do a rundown on all the buttons that you have? If you already have a video of it I'm sorry maybe you could just link it in the description in your next video? But I see a lot of lights flashing and I see you press a lot of different buttons at different times while you're driving and not while you're driving and I'm just curious

@wsa6411 Год назад

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@justindiaz9925 Год назад

Why do truck drivers use google maps? 🤦🏻‍♂️

@rwodka21 Год назад

Didnt they say that you needed to be full out fuel when you first went and weighed

@Layitdwn Год назад

Anheisuer Busch is Budweiser

@rmeshr3657 Год назад

Lotsa little errors add up to big ones 😮

@tooljunkie1937 Год назад

Its 7lbs per gal that's less than 23 gals of fuel

@laurajahr355 Год назад

glad you kept you're cool! Not a job for everyone!

@peteystejanohits3269 Год назад

what amazes me is that we have technology that can land a rocket in the same spot after being used but we cannot seem to get GPS and businesses to identify clear addresses and coordinates. Personally, the trucking companies, not the drivers, should be tasked with ensuring the drivers have everything needed prior to picking up and dropping off a load.

@javr2367 Год назад

Why does this only happen to you 🤣 I’m w usx I’m chilling

@ladyb1777 Год назад

This video got a like just because he parked that bobtail behind the other bobtail. Good job Alex! Y’all need to stop taking up a whole spot bobtail. And he got on the ramp wayyyy better!