I Was DEPORTED Back to the CANADA from USA, My New Scania Semi Truck Towed Away? 

I hope CBP watches this and gives that officer a raise. Unbelievable amount of professionalism for these times.

Gentleman, the CBP officer was a kind patient gentleman. Ive crossed the border hundreds of times and there are some real good CBP officers and he's one of the most helpful ive seen.

This Customs officer is awesome. I spent 30 years crossing the border and this gentleman is incredibly helpful. This is what a customs officer should be. Also, I would use Livingston brokerage as they are one of the best for importing vehicles.

That border guy is a star!! Nice to see someone who cares about their job and takes the time to help people.

Crossing the fast lane with no customs paperwork and having the guy be that nice is INSANE!

Dude im a Canadian living in Europe for last 10 years i have a trucking company here mostly Scanias... DO NOT IDLE YOUR TRUCK ALL NIGHT! theres a webasto heater in the truck it runs off the batteries and burns diesel ever so slightly. It will run 24h without draining the batteries and keep you warm (theres a thermosat you can set in the truck with a on off switch), ive had mine run maybe 48h or so and truck still started fine so if your batteries are good just use it. So cool seeing a Scania in north America! cheers bro enjoy her, looks like a beauty.

Wow! That CBP Agent was a hoot! You owe him for having helped you significantly with content this episode-:)

This guy is a real public servant. He was so helpful and patient with you despite you having a very special situation with importing such an unusual truck compared to something like a standard car.

So awesome when you find a government employee doing their job to the best they can! Nicely done Officer CBP!!

As soon as you mentioned going through the FAST lane I was screaming at my screen “NOOOO!!!”. FAST is mostly for frequent and trusted commercial crossings. I’m surprised he didn’t nope you out of there immediately. Will give that officer a big kudos for being one of the nicest CBP agents I’ve seen. I used to cross daily and some of them can be pretty miserable at times. As far as the project name I like “Atlantica”. Since that truck has seen almost every major part of the Atlantic Ocean.

So… First and foremost: I‘m a German citizen living in Germany for over 45 years now, and that‘s why I know these European trucks really well. 😀 I’ve never been in Canada (only to the US), and additionally I‘ve never ever tried to import an European semi truck from Canada to the US. 🥴 BUT: If I ever will be doing stuff like that, I will scout all the booths with CBP officers in it till I spot this nice man and then I‘ll drive to his lane. 👍 Holy mother, this officer (I assume they are called „officers“, or am I wrong with that?) did an amazing job! So nice, very relaxed, very respectful and he has a great humor. 👍👏 With all that being said, give that man a salary raise and show this video to all of his colleagues and title the video „How it should be done!“ 🙏 Thx for this video, I really enjoyed it and now you do have a new subscriber and I definitely will watch more videos of your channel! 👍 Best wishes from Bavaria/Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋

Crossing in the fast lane with zero paperwork, no documents ready and leaving the truck running.. man I was laughing so hard. You got pretty lucky with how cool that officer was with you.

That man working the boarder was very nice, you can tell if he could’ve helped you passed he would’ve.

What a genuine guy that CBP officer was, would love to come across officers like that more often

You are so respectful! Centre is is center spelled in Canadian. Your effort was so sweet. We say it the same.

Crikey, it makes you realize what a foreign land the US of A is. Scanias are probably the third most popular truck in Oz after Kenworths and Volvos; drove one for years, all long distance work. They're even more popular around town for deliveries, agitators and tippers. Also throughout Europe and the UK. Very reliable and honest truck. Comfortable too. I'm staggered that they're rare in the States.

How come I never get this guy at the border?? I get yelled at, scowled at, vehicle inspected, sent to the side, penalty box, etc. And that's coming into Michigan where I've lived my entire life!! This guy was great!

This CBP Officer has DEFINITELY taken his yearly “Integrity Awareness” VLC course!

This guy is amazing. I give both of them props. Most officers won’t explain and will turn people back and not explain.

I've imported a number of vehicles from the USA into Canada, and spent an lot of time figuring out EXACTLY what was required. It's a chore, for both sides, the USA has a whole lot of rules about taking a vehicle OUT of the USA. Everyone tells you you should get a broker, but I never have, but then again I ran a business where I imported stuff from all over the world all the time, so I was pretty sure I had things under control. Even though everything was in order I've spent hours on both sides of the border, while they do whatever they do. Interestingly my wife bought a car at Barrett Jackson, did it all same things, and she got through both sides in 20 minutes total, must be my face or attitude I guess. Considering that we theoretically have Free Trade between Canada and the USA, it sure isn't like free trade in Europe, no border stations.

Hands down the coolest boarder officer I’ve ever seen in my life this is how people should be treated not like everyone’s a criminal first

Most European trucks have stand alone cab heaters and especially those trucks as they are built for cold climate

Very nice and very helpful. Went out of his way to inform all the info he needed and how to get it. OUTSTANDING!!

If only everyone were as nice as this CBP officer. What a legend!

He’s a very nice man to help you out like he is doing and he’s doing a real good job helping you

Man, the border officer was super nice and took time to explain stuff, I wish all public servants were like this!

Welcome to Sarnia we are glad you came. I crossed the Bluewater Bridge to go from my home in Sarnia Ontario to my job in Michigan. I'm an RN. The Bluewater bridge customs on both sides are great.❤

It's a great learning curve for everyone. Thanks for sharing all that information.

I cross the border multiple times a week in the truck. The manifest is actually quite simple, but you essentially have to get it cleared through a customs broker, and recieve an "entry number" before you are able to get to the border. This typically takes a few hours, and DO NOT head to the border if you do not have an entry number because you will be sent inside again, and could potentially receive a $2000 ticket.

Most helpful CBP Officer ever! This guy deserves gratitude!

I have to say that you’re right. The gentleman at the border was very polite intrested and informative 👍🏼

WOW. What a great officer. He even had a sense of humor!

What a freaking cool guy at the border. They need more people like that working in places like that. It would be a lot cooler if they did. You can tell he's good people.

I’m from Buffalo, NY. If you ever have to come up north again and it’s during winter, driving in snow is not the death wish that people make it out to be. So long as you drive a little slower (use your judgment based on the road conditions). And if your car starts to slide if you hit ice or slush, DO NOT TURN THE WHEEL TO FIGHT IT, AND DO NOT BRAKE! That’s when people crash. What you actually do is nothing at all. DO NOT try to brake, you will just slide more or even do a 180°, and do not turn your wheel the other way, and do not hit the gas. Just keep the wheel pointed in the same as where your looking, where you originally wanted to turn to, and keep your foot off those pedals. Within a few feet your tires will hit a spot with better traction. You’ll feel it lurch a little as it stops sliding, then you can gently hit the gas and continue on. The reason people crash in snow is because When people hit the brakes, it’s slippery, traction control doesn’t work and so the wheels lock up and you get even less traction. Or when they steer to fight it, or they hit the gas, when they get traction again with one of the tires, the car will then spin out on that tire. Or it will launch them into the side of another car if their wheel is pointed that way. Also, for sleeping in a vehicle, whether it’s fit general rest or in an emergency, such as the road being blocked or your in a ditch from ice, up here what you need is a wool blanket. That will keep you much warmer than one from Walmart, and keep you warm if you get wet for some reason…. Plus it’s anti microbial which is great for truckers on multi day long trips with limited access to a washer.

what a great guy, giving all this information and beeing so helpful!

I feel like the officer was very helpful and informative to him. And he was actually impressed with the truck and wanted him to be able to get it in country with very little hassle as possible

Thank goodness there was a company that could help. Hope your travels go more smoothly in the future.

I love that you showed what I call "hundred thousand mile dogs" on the rollers... Stay safe and Merry Christmas 🎄, Tim

Props to that CBP officer...I've had so many at that crossing that are far, far less helpful even during far, far less complicated crossings.

Great job Bruce! Being nice always gets better results, too many people get angry and make the situation worse.

This is crazy! I actually imported a rare road racing only motorcycle through Port Huron almost exactly a year ago. I can confirm, if you hadn't been importing a commercial vehicle you would have had everything you needed and it would have been easy. I ran into issues because the motorcycle I was importing looks like a sport bike, but was manufactured for closed course racing only, so I had to check box 8 and then add additional supporting documentation. I spend 3 hours in the customs building at Port Huron. The first officer was familiar with the type of bike it was, and everything would have been easy but he was new and needed help with filling out their paperwork. This led to a couple other officers coming over, one of which was convinced I was lying about how much I paid since I paid cash to get out of the duty. That officer wanted to send me back to Canada at first, and then tried to say I owed 8% import duty. One of the officers sent me out in the hallway to find a record of getting the cash out of the bank and called me in about 10 minutes later which happened to be right after shift change. I went over the whole story and all of the paperwork again, and the supervisor figured out that for the size bike I was importing there was no duty. After that I was out of there in 15 minutes. I know that feeling of putting a ton of time and money into importing a special vehicle, and the not knowing if you are actually going to get it in. The relief of getting into the driver's seat knowing you have made it is almost indescribable. Congrats on your accomplishment!

This officer is so nice. I almost can imagine some officers yell that you didn't learn everything beforehands. Amazing job by him.

Very patient CBP officer 👍 he knows the rules and detail the citizen on every detail

Hey a poutine [ fries with gravy and cheese ] is a canadian treat but mcdonalds doesn't make their poutine's very well and i hope your next trip here in canada goes better next time

His reaction when he said it was a 97 truck was priceless, this model is way ahead for its time indeed :)

Well, you can put it off as a lifelong lesson learned. This is one of the reasons why I stopped doing board crossing and came off of long-haul truck driving because the company I was working for had me doing border crossings all the time and it was taking longer and longer and longer to get across the border dealing with brokers and all that stuff was just such a pain. I’m glad you had a good experience with the border crossers that was great but now you know great video first video I’ve ever watched from you. It was on my suggestion list, and definitely commercial vehicles are different animal to deal with especially crossing the border but at least it’s over and you’re in the know for next time. I’m just glad you didn’t have more trouble.👍

Righton! looking forward to you getting setup with the new ride! thanks for the vid.

That border agent was really great, wish they were all chill like that lol

I've honestly had more hassle for US Customs than Canadian. They were always polite, but accurate paperwork was a must.

Back in the 90's when I used to drive OTR. I never had a issue hauling loads into Canada. It was the return trip back here to the states. Every time on my trip back where there were issues. Mostly by the attitude of the personal in the booths. Yeah I know they have a job to do, but they acted like a low level manager on a power trip. A lot of drivers I knew back than had the same issues.

this guy working had been doing it for years i think and so he knew how the system worked and bruce just shut up and listen to the guy and did not interupt him thats the key thing here he (bruce) showed respect and got it back

Great information from Officer Rogue. It's awful you had to go through that, but it was perfect that you were able to share *exactly* what to do next time with everyone down here in the states.

Hi Bruce, great video on the Canadian purchase, but please do not butcher this truck to.make a US/European hybrid, put a set of alcoa wheels on it put some nice mudguards ( fenders to you in the US ) dress the truck up and and get it up to 800 bhp, that will be enough to impress the hell out of your american trucker friends All the best Bruce keep up with the videos Regards Chris

That guy seem like a very good guy! Very good officer right there! thanks for your service sir!

Came from the short after everyone was saying the boarder guy wasnt good. This guy was an absolute hero!

Bruce Put the Cutting Torch Down and step away from the truck. It's a nice unit don't screw it up, put a bigger Turbo melt a little tire but DON'T SCREW IT UP.

Please keep it as it is or restore it to pristine condition. Please don't do anything crazy this time.

Crazy seeing you drive through my hometown of Windsor right across from Detroit. Hope you had a good time!

🎉🎉congrats on making it through bro that’s good news

So great to see you in this Scania. It was actually made in Södertälje, just south of Stockholm. I work with Scania as a supplier of process instruments and visit their factory regularly. Now they are so much into electrical trucks. So nice to see that you will take care of this Scania. Cheers from Sweden.

Interesting to see all your reactions for your first time in Canada. The Canadian Border at the Ambassador Bridge is always crazy busy and the worst place for you to try and do what you are doing. Broker gave you good advice about heading to Huron. I usually use the Alexandria Bay border crossing when importing items from the US into Canada. A lot less busy and intimidating. Why McDonalds sent you poutine is crazy. We do have normal french fries :)

I have commercial trucks registered for non-commercial private use, I just had to register it for 24K and under. I still cross scales to avoid any issues. The only state I've had issues in was just recently driving through is Colorado. So seeing as i don't need to stop in Colorado at this time i go around it. As far as driving trucks back and forth across the border, I've never had issues with the truck or trailer itself but I've had issues with paperwork for the load but i found a work around that so far has given me no issues. 🤞

What a really nice helpful and polite border guard. Wow! I hope he gets to teach other people how to do the same.

I’m a long haul trucker from the US, I live in San Diego California but I travel to Canada at least twice a month. Been all over Canada and the US. From my experience though CBP for some reason always find a way to give me hell. When I crossed into Canada the first time Canadian customs held me up in the holding tanks for 8 hours and searched my truck and trailer. At that time I had my clearance from the military when I was in the US Army,and the CBP wasn’t able to look up my background. So they notified US Military police and told them that I went AWOL Absent Without Leaves. When the Military Police showed up from Fort Drum New York,they asked if I AWOL, they ran my background and started laughing and said I was cleared to go into Canada. But it’s usually the I-81, The Port Huron Entrance and the Ambassador Bridge customs that gave me hell. Other Canadian customs they just waved me on. That US Custom agent is cool about it he didn’t give you a hard time.Usually UPS brokers able to assist with the crossings.

Sarnia/Port Huron is the crossing i always used. Detroit/Windsor is a cluster fork 24/7. Quick tip for anyone going to CHI from Toronto, its roughly the sane distance from London,ON to CHI with either crossing and 402 is a straight shot with less traffic.

Interesting to the see the process going from Canada to the US. That border guard was pretty helpful all things considered. They're often not as friendly.

It’s hilarious watching you talk about your first time dealing with Customs with a commercial vehicle. First of all those French fries are called Poteen and they are a staple in Canada! Back in 2006 I began driving OTR on a company’s Canadian Board from Washington state. I crossed the border regularly, both hauling freight into and out of Canada. The learning curve is pretty steep. I recall the pain you felt. After a couple years doing that I got a dedicated route hauling air freight from SeaTac to Vancouver International. I crossed over and back daily. I dealt with Canadian and American Customs Monday thru Friday. Brokers are essential to clearing Customs. Consider yourself lucky you only have to do that once!

I'm a Canadian I traveled across this crossing hundreds if not thousands of times ..interesting watching you do this

So, in most states in the US, if you’re using the rig personally you can add four or five systems (house power, toilet, water, etc) and then register the vehicle as an RV; just a bit of a twist for you 😉

gosh that truck is awesome looking love the push bar/grill thing and spot lights almost looks like a dakar type setup!

The first CBP officer was correct about commercial use of the truck. If a RU-vidr is making monetized content, their content video activities are now for commercial purposes. They may still be having fun creating videos, but they no longer do it purely for fun.

This is such original content. Love the border hassle, very interesting to see how this systems works. And compliments how relaxed Bruce stay’s 😊

Glad to see you crossing the border with your killer Scania. Regards from Finland 🇫🇮, the land of many Scanias 🙂

To be honest that custom guy in the video was pretty ok. He had patience to explain the import procedures which are similiar also in Europe. Some guys would just send you back over the border without any discussion or even fine you.

At 25:15 Yes, its a six axle. In Ontario we can have three (tridem- usually see lots in quebec), a four axle (refered to as a Quad - seen in Ohio lately), and the mighty five and six axle. I used to haul a six axle Dry Bulk pneumatic trailer. The gross weight allowed is about 144000 lbs or about 70 US tons. The front 2 and last axle will be lift axles, the middle three (referred to as the Cluster are fixed. Whenever he makes any type of right angle turn he has to flip a switch on his dash to lift them or he will likely roll the trailer. In my case I had a scare, I was coming to the bend in the off ramp on an icey surface and as i was nearing the bend the axles weren't fully lifted. The trailer started pushing tractor (trailer wanted to go straight off the roadway, while the tractor wanted to turn in the bend). At the last second the wheels started to lift more. Whew

The man at the border was awesome !! Very kind and helpful.. I wish we had people like him here in EU at our border crossings...Anyway Bruce.. I hope this will end soon ..I mean the import procedures.. The paperwork and this stuff and so on.. This 144 you bought, is a very nice and common to see truck here in EU.. Anyway, I'm waiting to see your next adventure with this one..

Just stumbled across your channel. I'm a canadian cross border carrier, only once have I had bad experience with a CBP inspection. But that CBP Officer you got was the nicest one I've seen, even if he did send you back.

Your experience sounds similar to the one I had back in 1983 though going the other way as I imported a livestock trailer from a place in Michigan. Where I bought the trailer didn't provide me with all the papers I needed to cross back into Canada when I asked them ("they didn't know anything about it"). I crossed at Sarina/Port Huron. I had to drop the trailer off at customs on the Canadian side and go back across to a broker on the US side... Eventually found the place - managed to get all my paper work from the broker - crossed back over to Canada - everything was finally in order and I was on my way back home (hour north of London). I am trying to recall if I had the name of the broker beforehand or if customs gave it to me. A neighbour had bought the same trailer a few months before I bought mine from the same place in Michigan.

The 6 axle trailer you saw is called a spiff. The front and rear axles actually counter steer when taking a turn. (not powered)

I live in Detroit and when I saw you were crossing at the Ambassador Bridge I knew you were going to have trouble. I have Canadian friends who always drive north to cross at the Blue Water Bridge (Port Huron) crossing to avoid grief and delays in Detroit. Congratulations on the truck I am looking forward to following the project.

Shout to the CBP officer , I’ve crossed trucks from Canada to the USA before and have ran into some officers who aren’t helpful at all. Great guy who took time to break it down

this offers up some great extra detail information on importing a semi Truck had no idea you require a broker

I cross the same border for the first time in many many years recently, and was pleasantly surprised how descent the border agents were, on both sides.

WISH THEY WERE THAT STRICT TO ALL THE ILEGALS INTERING THE COUNTRY

The legendary radiator light twinkling. Common problem with 3- and 4-series Scanias. For some reason the sensor for the water level broke on every single Scania at the time. And for the record. You are supposed to drive the boggy up while without load. That's why the lift boggy was invented! ;)

Lol! Weird seeing that border crossing.. I've actually crossed that same one only bringing souvenirs tho.. I'm Swedish and crossed there (twice) during vacation

So finally you got back to usa side. Congratulations! Is that Dayton, OH? Very good. God bless you.

Bruce, I have to admit I think the border patrol officer did a fantastic job by putting himself out to tell you what you needed to do & have to get your truck safely back into the USA

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I live in Port Huron. I drove otr for 25 yrs. I only crossed at the Ambassador once or twice. I ALWAYS would cross at Pt Huron. Its smaller, quicker. Plus all my high school teachers worked the bridge in the summertime, so that would help.

Back in the 1990’s I had a hard time bringing back a piece of machinery. It was Registered in Indiana and trailer in Kentucky. I had a Kentucky CDL and Medical Card issued in Kentucky. Detroit held me up 20 hours on the boarder. What a waste of time. The funny part was they wanted to unload the machinery from the trailer…….. it was built in the trailer. I told them to grab a wrench and give me a hand. After the dayshift super looked everything over and figured out what it was built for. He sent me on to my next job up in Flint. Still didn’t get my boarder receipt. LOL! Wish I had run into this gentleman.

Being my first time to ever see an interaction with trucks crossing the Canadian/American boarder I feel like this guy was super nice and informative. They could all be that way but I feel like this is probably one of the nicer guys going off zero knowledge just what I would assume

Love watching your content and it means a lot that you actually read all the comments. I started my journey to get my cdl because of your content but unfortunately haven't had any lucky and can't currently afford $7k for cdl training here in ohio but hopefully soon. Also can't believe your giving away blue collar I remember you getting it and doing all the work to it.

Here in Namibia propably 50 percent of the big interlink trucks (pulling a 40 ft trailer behind a 20ft trailer) are Scanias. The balance being MAN, Volvo, Mercedes, Volkswagen, FAW and Iveco) The Scania is a fantastic truck

Wow! This is what we drive in Ghana west Africa! Cant wait to see what you will do to it. Congratulations!!

I came across at Buffalo and was missing a bar code on my manifest and they locked me and co driver up the holding cell until it was straightened out. Was my first time ever in Canada.

This is so cool, bringing everyone from across the world closer so glad I found this channel keep up the good work!

My father in law and brother in law are iron workers and worked on that second bridge you went over (pretty sure it was Sarnia-Port Huron).

Saw you passing through Windsor!! Super cool rig…was rubber necking for sure. So random that I happened to see this on my RU-vid feed.

Superb guy at the customs, really helpful and dedicated to his job!