First trip back to the port of Baltimore since the bridge collapse. Loading up a 76,000 lbs CAT 336 excavator on a beam trailer and transporting it to Canada. Y1X4SDWZWTD8KFCH
I passed you on I-81 north of Scranton. We were headed back from Florida, just in time for the snow to welcome us home. I enjoy watching your videos, because you go through a lot of familiar places and I try to follow your routes.
If two top three months is soon, yes. It's progressing so far, but, when they start the under water removal, it will slow down greatly. Also, they can only fit so many cranes and barges, with tugs, in that area, these are not small size vessels.
There isn't any industry that hasn't been outsourced sadly. Even most medications are made in China . Wars have caused global shipping shortages of many vital medications. Thank you for posting this great video
Its called globalization and profit over the people. It want be long before a Chinese earth moving equipment manufacturer comes to a town near you. And yes it will be non Union. An Australian billionaire owns the largest Caterpillar dealership in the world and its down under.
"Coffee machine in the truck " Westcoast log truckers would laugh !! Love seeing this historic port ! great video as always ! Best trucking music on RU-vid hands down ,, devil's in the details ,,
Oh, that's what was going on back there. I thought it had something to do with what he was loading. (New to shipping videos.) Thanks for putting an educational spin on your video. It is greatly appreciated. I've been a little impressed that the videos RU-vid is recommending to me based on watching the "What's Going On In Shipping" channel are educational in nature and for someone that doesn't have a clue about how our goods get to where they're going I'm enjoying it! Videos are much more interesting when you explain how the equipment is used (liked the side note you gave about the trailer they gave you to put the equipment on) and the things you know about getting products from point A to point B (talking about how some of the fuel pumps were too narrow for you to feel comfortable pulling your rig in a middle pump). Very enjoyable. 😊 More people need to have a realistic view of what's involved with things that just arrive at their front door. It would give them a better appreciation of ALL the people involved in that process.
Your great editing and detailed narrative really do help to make your videos more interesting and informative. The efforts of loading and unloading make the driving part look the easiest. Thank you for sharing. 👍
I just scan down thru the comments and found your first name Douglas. I am a 85year old senior living in Massachusetts, I spend a great deal of my time watch you and others working and enjoy doing so very much. My name is Norman, my grandfather was born and raised in Antigonish, N.S. and I spend my Navy career in Argentia, NFLD.so I have a little Canuck in me. If you don't mind a couple of personal questions that came to my thoughts while watching, you work. 1- how long have you been at this work, you impress me with your knowledge and driving skills. 2- Are you married and have chidren, you are away sometimes for weeks. If you do not want me prying into your private life I will understand. Stay safe and keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down always watching Norman
Hello Norman! I am happy to answer your questions! I have been driving oversize loads for the last 10 years however I was raised in a trucking family so you could say I’ve been around trucks since my first day on this earth! I am currently engaged and soon to be married to the love of my life. No children, it is very complicated to raise children with my absence from home. I am usually gone for work for one week at a time however I sometimes take longer trips that can keep me away for up to 4 weeks! Thank you for your interest in these videos!
The crew clearing the ship and bridge will have a set of priorities for what to do. 1) clear anything that has a high risk of shifting and causing more damage. 2) clear the channel at least enough for 1 ship to use at a time. 3) get the ship freed. 4) the rest of the channel. 5) the rest of the rubble. It seems obvious to use my suggested priorities ( to me at least ) in that stopping stuff causing more damage to the ship or bridge foundations reduces costs for repair. clearing the channel will naturally be a fairly high priority as they need to bring the ship into the harbour after freeing it. only after they have the channel opened enough to move the ship through will clearing the ship and freeing it be worth any focus. The big problem is working on the water to do this cleanup will slow it down to a snail's pace. The weather has a much larger impact on operations on the water, you have zero visibility on submerged rubble to clear so will need divers to rig every lift.
Plus most people can't grasp of what weights we are talking. The bride parts lying on the ship alone are a few thousand metric tons of material. It's not like you could grab that with nay crane and just toss it aside.
@@Thomas-lq1jw Yup, though it's slow there is a benefit of the divers, they are working in the dark so with limited light already so the time of day has zero impact and the actual job can run as long as weather permits. Manpower to fill positions dependent, but 24/7 is possible for the submerged portion.
Do you have to go to any training to drive the machines on or is it learn how you go? i don’t mean on your trailer, I mean in general. There is a wide variety of machines you move.
Learn as you go! I am not an operator. I can drive anything to move it around the yard and up onto the trailer but if I was to dig a ditch it wouldn’t be very straight 🤣
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 oh okay. I thought it would take longer. Not necessarily a week but like maybe 2.5 to 3 days. My geography was little off. Lol 😂
When the Port of Baltimore empties the inventory sitting for transport out of the yards and warehouses, there will be very little else arriving for the workers to do. Once port traffic is rerouted by the freight forwarders from Baltimore, it will take years to get a fraction of the prior tonnage back permanently. Sugar, salt and coal shipment will be the first to suffer.
Always love to see how various drivers secure their loads. Merci, monsieur. US Army Corps of Engineers has stated their goal is a modified lane 250' wide and 35' draft by end of April.
I know we're you are at I used to work in the dundalk marine terminal in Baltimore back in 1983 thanks for the video God bless you and be safe out there amen
@lancecluster ....depends on the jurisdictions. But as Doug says, if PA are known to be hit & miss, it's really cheaper to purchase the municipal &/or local permits ahead of the trip so as to allow access to the truck-stop for scaling and fueling, especially if after exiting you must cross the Interstate via an overpass as opposed to an underpass (but even then, they can be sticky). But I also know of jurisdictions, which explicitly state "...0.5 miles for fuel, food and accommodation permitted; if crossing an overpass is required, must center-line and proceed dead-slow. Definitely no shifting of transmission while crossing" (or words to that effect).
In watching many of your videos, it appears that many of the transports move through areas using rural routes that can take you many miles out of the way instead of using more direct routes such as the interstate system (USA) or some of the bigger roadways (Canada). I understand that these routes are specified in the permits (federal, state/province, city, etc), but I have not seen where any of the loads are specifically identified as hazmat. Is this due to the impact on other traffic, less high and wide conflicts, or something else?
The detours are usually to avoid obstructions on the main highway system. Low clearance overhead bridges, weight restricted bridges, reduced width construction areas… etc
Hi Doug, There were some very big heavy loads at the port. Transform, part of big wheel loader henging in a crane and very big counter weight. Very interesting to se you drive in to the port and out. Hope you have a great week :)
Lucky, Very interesting video, especially since the Bridge/Ship incident! Great Tour of the equipment dock!! I used to hate a wet day of work! Stay safe, my friend 🚛🐘🟧🟨👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I don't even know much about this type of hauling and equipment, regardless with your care and very good skills i would hire you all the time for my equipment . Very nice work
Load in the rain and unload in the snow, not a very happy load. And having to reload on another trailer because of some stupid road restriction is a waste of time for sure. Always good helping other haulers out, you never know when it will be reversed. I once helped a guy broken down roadside with some bearings and seals and some labor, and told him he did not owe me anything, Couple of months later he sent a package with the parts and a check for a hundy. I called him to send the check back but he would not take it.
Hi there Doug. There's nothing more depressing than a windy, rainy and cold dockside. As you pass the green tractors, one of the lorry drivers that I also watch, carries three of them on a flatbed semi delivering them to customers mostly around Wales and southern part of England. Have seen some of your videos, which are great, especially the scenery. Just maybe a thought, would it be possible to view, on occasion, if you could show a map of the start/end, and of your proximity of where you are on your trip?
A lot of people will say it is not necessary to cover the exhaust on machines with newer technology. But it is our company policy to cover everything. It literally takes 2 minutes
Yeah I retired 4 years ago and I hauled heavy equipment for a lot of years for various companies local I know I had a yellow boot that guys wear when they're laying pipe were your boot fits inside of these rubber boots probably wouldn't work nowadays on them excavators cuz those exhaust pipes are so short could you use it on a loader though for a tire loader backhoe probably would work on a Dozer too anyway you answered my question is for what time it takes better be safe than sorry only takes a couple minutes
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ...welcome back, Douglas...I hope you enjoyed your Costa Rica vacation, and that the weather was better than what it looked like when i periodically glanced at the Weather Network radar. Good to have you back. Take care.
heaviest thing i ever hauled was 22,000 of steel for heat treatment where i worked out of for seven years... so i am in awe of your abilities sir. i'm 76 now in Wyoming, Michigan.
I thought you were allowed up to one mile off permit for fuel and/or missing a turn? Is that not the way for Pa? I run in NC and I am just about certain it's that way here.
Every state is different. Most states tolerate exiting off route for a truck stop as long as you’re not superload. Not PA. Legally in PA you are not allowed off route at all.
How does the Elog work in regards to working around curfews? I was going the take an educated guess that the beam trailer was being used to save weight for spring weight restrictions cuz i figure beam trailer is probably lighter than a regular lowboy trailer.
You are correct that the beam trailer is lighter but not enough for the weight restrictions. This load still needed to be transferred onto a bigger trailer. There is no e-log exemption for curfews. The time keeps ticking. The only special exemption that oversize get is that we are not required to do the 30 minute break during the day. Not required but we usually get a break anyways for curfews etc…
Great videos Douglas. I have a question about where you stop for the night. My wide loads aren't as big of a load as you haul, but I have a 12ft wide x 14ft high load coming up in the next couple weeks going to Mississippi from BC, how to do plan your stops? I don't think I'm going to try and stop at a truck stop for the night at 12ft wide, if I take 2 parking stalls I may be lynched! Thanks Douglas
Nothing wrong with taking 2 parking spots. I do it all the time. With a long trailer I sometimes take 4 😅. But you need to stop early enough to find the parking. With the days getting longer you might have a hard time to find 2 spots at 20:00 in the popular truck stops. With a very big load I often avoid the big name truck stops and park at mom & pop places where the parking doesn’t fill up as fast. When going to unfamiliar places I use google maps to see how the parking is designed and I usually have a plan of where I want to park before I even enter the truck stop.
No. You need to be extra careful if you get up with the hydraulics engaged because a bump of the controls will move the machine. The lever arm to the left engages and disengages the hydraulics.
I was wondering how that bridge collapse would affect the hauling you guys do out of there. I guess there was a significant backlog of equipment to be collected.
Yes there is still some equipment left over to take out of there but there will definitely be a lag in shipments once it empties out until we hear boats start coming in again
Yes the cost of shipping is higher because of the weight restriction. After all it is a lot more work for us to make the delivery. Customers usually wait and put low priority loads on hold a couple weeks until the weight restrictions are over.
Husband watching wonder how much that Cat cost and hope you get paid good for all your hard work. First time on your channel, we are coming from Nebraska
Looks like the supply line from china is gonna be messed up a while. All these great machines being made there, am just glad its being done with all that clean new green energy.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Is sticking on a price tag counts as assembled here? Not your fault, just sad
Hello Doug Great content as usual. Liked the narration for illustrative purpose for others. I miss loading/unloading in bad weather. NOT. Although everyone loads their way I was surprised that you set your wood in line with the beams instead of across them. I never used pins on new machines except new bulldozers Komatsu D-155's and larger. I got supremely lucky one day while loading at a crane manufacturer. They had a big box of used boom pins and they let me take a pair. Best thing since sliced bread. Have a good day.
Like you said there’s more than one way! I just prefer having more surface area contact. If the wood is in line with the beam the weight is carried across the whole block and not just the edges 🤷🏼♂️.
Indeed he did. Unfortunately he was not well equipped. At the end I lent him my wood blocks so he could make a ramp onto his trailer. And I stayed long enough to help him get it centered on his trailer before I left.
