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Got to man .. once you start panicking its a wrap!

OG taugt me patients on this one!🙏🏾

@@adventuresintrucking1995 Where did you get the truck 🚛

@@extremepicks after a month or so of looking we found one online in Eerie PA and we flew in to Buffalo NY got picked up by the then owner and made our purchase and drove it back to GA

But it's fun to watch the drinks and fries thrown across the room haha

This is a well thought out comment and we greatly appreciate it! But as per Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations 49 CFR §393.76. We are compliant. 49 CFR §393.76 goes as follows 1. Be a minimum of 75 inches long. 2. Be a minimum of 24 inches wide. 3. Be at least 24 inches from the top of the mattress to the ceiling. 4. Have easy access to and from the drivers compartment. 5. Be compartmentalized away from the freight area. 6. Be generally rectangular in shape. 7. Be adequately equipped for sleeping (mattress, blankets, pillows etc.) 8. Be isolated from exhaust fumes and adequately ventilated. 9. Sleeper berth must be equipped with a means of preventing ejection of the occupant of the sleeper berth during deceleration of the vehicle. Because we have a mattress in the back we do in fact meet all of these requirements as stated by the FMCSA. Also we actually exceed all of the dimensions listed above by 2 feet or more in all directions.

Always seems like there’s a project to be had 😂🤣

You are correct! We love when people comment accurate information.

We have some plans for a trailer (Diamond C) 🤫 😉 but you have stated all the reasons why this truck is absolutely perfect for our needs! Good luck in CDL school and when you go to take your test just remember youre not doing anything that hasnt been done before by thousands before you and youll kill it!

@@adventuresintrucking1995 🤜🏻

Good looking out, we ABSOLUTELY will put a lock on it! I hadn’t noticed if one would work until you mentioned it and I took a closer look. I had been seeing videos of ppl pulling the lever though. Thanks for the heads up!

Honestly that 5500 with the roadmaster is something we thought about for a long time.. might still do it tbh but we really considered it.. you still have a great unit for sure. Hopefully we see each other on the road some day

Arw you still in same truck with the roadmaster sleeper? If so... how is that holding up? I just purchased a f600 and am talking to roadmaster as we speak...

I know right! That's what it takes to haul anything, anytime, anywhere

Hopefully we can continue to share our journey with you and we just might rub off on you!

Same brother.. i wish it were easier to get parts… we’ve gone ahead and just bought spares of those parts and now we can take care of it and not worry about tracking down parts

Thanks! I definitely dont mind the level up haha

Thanks! Sometimes you gotta be like a duck and let the water roll off your back… you get mad at everything that happens out here and you wont last

Thats the thing man these brokers are so vile and rude. Whenever something like this happens I just try to kill them with kindness.

Appreciate that its definitely not easy out here but you gotta learn to roll with the punches and just take it all in stride

Cant stand TQL they dont pay for nothin and they do exactly what you just said

Thanks we appreciate that! feel free to check out more vids on the channel!

Appreciate it.. been a long time coming

Will definitely add to the list! Gonna do a name reveal soon!

Thank you for the support! We try to be different from all of the other channels by providing information and like you said no BS and straight to the point. Thanks again for the support and we have a new video dropping soon

We appreciate that! We definitely have some more content on the way soon and some other videos in the works too!

IMO i think its easier to drive than a dually for all the reasons you listed lol

Gots to see it through my boy 💪🏾

When I was in the Army we used to say that 2 is 1 and one is none! Brought me back to the old days hearing that again lol

I had same problem going on 95 south some one pointed it out, and by the time I checked it, the bearings were melted and my spindle got messed up that it still leaks oil, so the only solution would be a new axle.

Fritz Duval ? How did you convert it to grease did you just packed the bearing with grease

How did you converted them to grease

Yea just pack the bearings with grease you can do it by hand or with a grease packer

Thanks for the continued support! Definitely stay tuned! We have some videos giving exactly that! As well as the name we ended up going with for the truck too

Thanks .. its been a long time coming

Yea i would definitely say it rides better with a load on it for sure. What year is your truck?

Nice! Thanks so much for the support! New video dropping soon!

Glad you went and got a CDL! Definitely the way to go non cdl is tough if you dont know what youre doing. Im glad to be able to provide information on how some things go and work out here.. we dont have a video currently about that but thats a good idea we will have to try and make that happen.

This ride here is so smooth compared to 35, 45, and 5500s man its just so smooth. Just ride and glide over all the bumps in the road.

we've seen a handful of these trucks on the road doing what we do.. literally like 4 commercially. But i would like to think we are one of the few if not only channels doing a setup like this and filming. I know Vandy RV Transport uses a sport chassis as well but he does RV transport not freight.

Appreciate it! ✊🏾

Thanks! It’s definitely been a long time coming

@@adventuresintrucking1995 Awesome 👍🏽

We can surely appreciate that! I have an 83 S10 with a 406 .. full roller motor and forged internals

We’ve been getting a lot of Canadian support this is awesome! And as for your question i would say its normal usually 40 feet is the norm but we have 36 and its done just fine for us. New video coming soon!

These trucks are considered a luxury hauler type truck with A LOT of upscale interior features and finishes. The M2 can be had as a “work truck” interior or even an expedite set up/box truck. This is EXACTLY what I wanted as I do use this truck to pull our toyhauler as well. I did not want to be in the RV resorts with a class 8/work truck. All that said, these trucks go for around $165k new. As a side note they DO hold their resale valve VERY well. I am considering the same set up you spoke of as a second rig. Best of luck to you on your Adventures in Trucking! Thanks for watching.

@@jamesedwards396 Wow. That's the same price as a big rig. But I really like them so I will be saving to put down a larger down payment.

It is priced up there as a big rig, vita big rig doesn’t fit my requirements. I appreciate that you can see what works for me. So many ppl say “ you could buy a class 8 truck for that price”. Very cool bro.

We named the truck Tia .. its the initials for Adventures in Trucking backwards

Been having quite a few ppl recommending this route we definitely may be making the switch over

It pains me to say to say this but not every DOT officer knows you dont need them with a 5th wheel configuration. 5th wheel campers and semis dont need chains but some think because its a gooseneck it does. So rather than to get into a pissing match at the scales we just run them even though it’s unnecessary.

@@adventuresintrucking1995 well thats understandable lol!

thats a bad ass name.. we get such cool names offered to us

We’ve never had an issue not being able to remove all of the oil or grease from the inside of a drum… from industrial degreaser to simply using Dawn dish soap there a bunch of tricks you can do to get rid of it even using a torch to heat will work as well but none of that matters i suppose because we’ve already replaced all of the drums all around anyway

The drum is easy...oil don't soak into it being steel. The shoes/pads will absorb the oil needing replacement usually. Sounds like you've never done a brake job but gonna preach about other people's equipment. You probably got swindled by a shop, bought it hook line and sinker

Technically 23k.. we havent put that much on here and dont really intend to unless its just paying ungodly but yea 23k is the max we can put on here.

@@adventuresintrucking1995 Thank you ! Good luck in your new business .

Thank you for the support working on another video now!

Definitely worth the upgrade. Empty (no trailer) we get 11.8 (it has a programmer on it) hooked to empty trailer doing 65-68mpg 8.8 mpg and loaded with 19k on the trailer doing same speed we got around 8.2 mpg

depends on the load but 7-7.5 loaded. 9 empty

The trailer in this video is 36’. We have since upgraded to 48’

Nice glad you found us! And yes we both have a CDL. With this current setup the max we can put on the trailer is 23k we probably will never do that of course but we have done 21k on the trailer. With a CDL we can do 26,001lbs and up (GCWR). Thanks again for supporting the channel new video coming tomorrow!

If you are using your cdl to haul personal equipment around and your GCWR is 26,001 you need CDL to operate that setup. If you are not getting paid but your setup requires CDL i would recommend putting “Not for Hire” on your vehicle. Now if you are saying hotshot, then I assume you were for hire and getting paid to move freight. And in that case yes you are subject to FMCSA rules even without a CDL if you are for hire you are subject to FMCSA rules hotshot or semi. Once you start getting paid to move commercially you are subject to FMCSA.

Jusr went through IRP through GA and registered It as a commercial vehicle also when we purchased we registered it as a tractor not an RV

So they didn’t give you a hard time with your Vin number showing it was an RV?

Nope not at all

Man if I knew that would work I would’ve done that along time ago.

There was a few guys several years back that I talked to about trying to get one of those or a Kodiak or something like that to be able to have better breaking system and several of them told me don’t bother doing it they went and they bought a truck and they couldn’t get it registered commercial and they had to sell it and it basically put them out of business.

Freightliner M2-106 Sportchassis

Whats hanging from the mirror thats blocking the windshield? Im not following you sorry.

@@adventuresintrucking1995 The hanging Christmas tree thing I think and there's a rectangular thing swaying. Lots of people are getting stopped for the scented things hanging off mirrors, GPS/phone mounts on windshield etc. Seems to be more common now. They're on petty fishing expeditions

@@mrmotofy oh wow ok yea i hadnt heard that. Thanks for the heads up!

@@adventuresintrucking1995 I just watched a video yesterday of another young man that got stopped and harassed by an officer. The hanging tree was the cause for the stop. Then the officer started complaining about the tinted windows and started all kinds of interrogative questions about his eyes were glossy indicating he was on something. Claiming the driver was all nervous and fidgety So the driver was being dishonest and hiding things(drugs). Wanted him to do a Field Sobriety test for impaired driving. The driver started protesting by that time.. The stop turned into 40 minutes then officer ended up giving a warning for the obstructed windshield.

Damn thats messed up… hate to see fellow truckers go through stuff like that we all out here just trying to feed our families

If you’re based out of Savannah get a TWIC card so you can get in the ports and haul containers 👍🏾

Tbh I wouldnt… for personal use (pulling camper) you wouldnt need CDL and in that case I would.. but because this truck has a GVWR of 19,500 it would really limit what you could do without a CDL

Not sure when we confused drum brakes and disc brakes. Well aware of the difference between the two as they dont even look or operate the same (other than literally slowing the vehicle down) but yea not sure when we confused the two sorry about that

That’s how everyone we talked to said it so we said it that way… its not pronounced that way in GA even though its spelled the same exact way… but yea their Smyrna is pronounced that way

No worries.. its a Freightliner M2-106 SportChassis

Ok ok!.. gonna add it to the list!

Touching when? I dont believe they were

Adel GA … i had never seen anything to that scale before then it was definitely interesting

@@adventuresintrucking1995 totally. I day trade crypto

Oh nice! I had been thinking about getting into it just dont have the time lol

Im not gonna say most are but we have run into A LOT that are rude and unprofessional.

Yes we both have a CDL

Facts you already know the deal

@@adventuresintrucking1995 I like what you have going keep grinding I’m binge watching your videos now I’m impressed with your professionalism and attention to detail

We appreciate that man… just trying to keep it right and keep it tight ya know

It's not too much weight. Trailer is rated for 30k and weighs 6800lbs empty so thats 26800 in gross weight and technically this load weighed only 19,120. So its within the operating ranges of the trailer. Truck is also a Class 7 truck that has been derated to class 5. 36,300 GVWR down to 19,500. (which is really just them changing the sticker in the door lmao)