Follow along with a heavy hauler as we transport a brand new Oyster container lift from the port of Newark to Montreal. 9UVTJLP3H4BWNX7J XFHF3OSVRW5SCEXI
I think he said 14' required the escort and this was 13' 11" . I guess you've got to "draw the line" somewhere. But that is an awfully wide load for an intracity route. I am sure they don't want this any more complicated than necessary, but to have a different criteria for intracity vs interstate routes makes sense to a guy like me who knows nothing about this stuff. Probably not practical since most routes consist of both. But this is an interesting learning experience for the "layman".
My husband drove truck 35 yrs and riding was fun…but today there are too many entitled drivers or so they think you would want to smack just once…I hear the calmness in your voice…. You are an excellent driver…..you don’t haul where we live but you go right through my old stomping grounds I would buy you a coffee..stay safe out there and make sure you only drive as fast as your guardian angel flies. Dawn
Before my retirement I did twenty five years heavy haul, five years ice road at Yellowknife NWT and ten years flat deck. Hauling 14ft wide without escort always gave me sweaty palms. Forced retirement due to cancer, you are doing a good job, teach the youngsters well.
Just be glad you didn't hit the 20 in Montreal in rush hour! As for the rest, great job! No issues, except a couple of dumb drivers. I'm actually surprised you didn't have more idiots here in Mtl. I used to send out loads at 14'6" wide, and some of the horror stories I'd hear back....I'm amazed we never had an impact! BTW, I have done business with the place you delivered to :)
Even aggressive and crazy drivers were born with human survival instincts. Therefore, nobody was harmed in the filming of this video, even if it looks like some were tempting fate. On the other hand, with texting and driving being the norm, a few drivers in NJ were lucky they were looking out the windshield at what could have been the moment of their last text if there had been bad timing of when they were distracted. My current vehicle is 15ft 3in long, 5ft9in wide, and 4ft 10in high. There are times when I appreciate it being great in situations where my mother (born 1916) used to say "long skinny car needed". I used to have a 26ft box truck which was 35x8ft overall, and I remember more than one white-knuckle drive through the Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel with it, where being drowsy or inaccurate was not an option. That nobody in the oncoming adjacent lane was off by more than a few inches either, was an impressive display of people's ability to pay attention when the alternative is certain death.
As an ex UK trucker and now doing the same thing in Australia, that was an interesting trip to follow along with. Being as you were left alone to load, l thought you did a bloody good job. I disagree with some of the comments about getting close to the car, l thought it was up to him/her to access the situation coming up in front of them and not try and slip through a gap that wasn’t there.
Well said. I'm not a trucker by any means but I give them all the room they want especially abnormal sized loads. I can't fault Doug with his experience
I wish I knew but I assume you're talking about the interstate entrance. I do stuff fairly similar in dims to Doug. He did a good job but that is not what I'd call shooting a gap that wasn't there. That was a 4 having his lane disappear 30' in front of him when I bet from his perspective it appeared to be plenty of room in the disappearing lane 4. Doug was put in a crappy situation with no escort (immediately acknowledged it) by not so bright penny pinchers. The general public is not getting paid to do the oversize load so I Never Expect them to know what I'm doing. Obviously I appreciate when they do but it isn't their job and they shouldn't be immediately bashed for not giving way.
i love when you explain your routes. being from new england and driven most of the roads you have driven down to baltimore, you have balls of steel driving that 14 foot load thru newark. you are a pro!
Had to smile when you were driving through New Jersey. One advert was about the funniest lawyer in NJ, and I'd be worried about driving in that place, there were few adverts about the best lawyer for accidents. Doesn't get my vote of confidence🤣
My younger brother has sailed beneath the bridges of Montreal, although back in the 1970s. He worked for Manchester Liners, that sailed from Manchester UK down the St Lawrence river and going to all places around the great lakes, including Chicago
I've seen you guys trucking the trains and Hysters out of Port America. If I see you one day, I'll definitely honk the horn. I like watching your videos. You do your job with pride, very professional. Keep on trucking!! Be safe like always 🤜
Another good one, Doug! The details on loading and how you chained it down were great. To say that highways in that part of New Jersey are a maze is quite an understatement. We lived a bit west of Newark for over 20 years and drove those roads, especially to Newark Airport, many times. We became convinced they had a rule in the highway department that you couldn't build a new ramp to connect two routes if you could find up to five existing ones to link together to provide the connection.
Wow plan B to load saves time but balancing that on wood blocks is gutsy. U definitely know what ur doing. Safe trips with these unique loads Beautiful view of Montreal. I didnt know it was on an island, thanks for that info
49:55 Another interesting fact about the REM is that during the testing period, there was a vehicle fire right under that bridge. We got really lucky with that one. It did not create any significant delay. There's been a series of fires under bridges in the US theses last few years that have caused collapses.
your videos are super interesting... hauling all that heavy equipment through cities and down the road. Sometimes I have no clue what you just said. So I watch and learn. Thank you.
Hi Doug as always a great insight into some very interesting places you have to go through to get your wide loads delivered and as always a few cars that make your job even more difficult than it needs to be so wishing you safe miles cheers from tim in queensland australia ( keep on trucking )
Across the channel at Redhook we actually help the drivers with spotting you as an extra eye while you load for safety but that's us P&O probably will charge you for that too 😉 great job.
@ManuelFernandez-qf1fm....you not only spot as an extra eye...you guys at Redhook also assisted me to get a cab or Uber, after dropping a self-propelled Ro-Ro unit at your terminal, to get to the US-Customs/CBP office to cancel a bond, before being dropped-off Newark Airport.....with your help I just got to Customs before they closed their offices. So, please consider this compliment as my belated THANK YOU (it seems the Newark Port area is not liked by cab drivers).
I'll bet the mast and connex attachment is another 30k-40k lbs. We have one at my work and we're always told to NEVER drive it on the pad under load, because it will split the pad.
I love the videos. Any time I have driven in the US, the roads have been nice, and the scenery spectacular. I still think my great-grandfather was wrong to move the family to Canada. I flew into Montreal during the ice storm that knocked out all their power years ago. It was a nice city but very narrow, as it was used for horse travel and not really designed for cars.
I would expect none other than a BMW to have pulled that maneuver right before your destination. I'm sure quite an arrangement of words ran through your mind there.
Thanks for sharing another interesting video. I really enjoy seeing how you handle the challenges of transporting these large loads through some tight spaces, as well as some challenging traffic. One suggestion: could you include a way for us to see the actual route you take for these loads?
I followed along on google maps for the Montreal bit and I noticed shortly before you arrive at the customer there is a Petrol station and it looks like there is a Bellemare truck parked at the station 😄
Hat 🧢 off to you sir did a good job surprised me they didn't have scort for the load I'm truck driver carrying cesspool concrete ring size 12 ft and 14 ft oversized and is hard to dealing with four wheelers 😅
I know you have already checked it, but it sounded like your right turn signal has a bulb out(double-clicking). Still having to take😮 those crazy detours, huh? As always, I enjoyed the ride along.
😅 I was waiting for this comment. There was an electrical short in the pin on axle on the rear of the truck. The trailer lights were all working so legal!
Hey Doug !! Great ride & video as always !!! Right turn signal must have a bulb out as you can hear the signal flash faster than the left ?? Thought that car was gona hit the load as you did too & stopped !!! 👍👍👍👍👍
@@frankd3024 ....aber, wie Doug erklärt hat, war es nicht wirklich ein Blinkerdefekt, da alle Blinker auf dem Aufleger funktionierten. Die dritte Hinterachse seines Zugwagens (Zusatzachse, welche an und abgekoppelt werden kann) hatte ein Blinkerkabel welches nicht richtig eingesteckt war. Das heisst also, dass nur die rechten Blinker auf dem Zugwagen zu schnell blinkten. Wahrscheinlich wäre Doug also während einer Strassenkontrolle mit seiner Erklärung "davon gekommen". Gruss aus Kanada's kleinster Provinz an der Ostküste von Neu Brunswick, Prince Edward Island.
Aidé Fred cette semaines a chargé un MH3040 en beam de même à côté de Philadelphie. Ça été crissement fun a faire, on avait pas de lousse du tout , fini fit Ben juste a 1/2 pouces de toute 😅
Juste travailler avec kkun qui est solide comme Fred c'était merveilleux , oui on a essayé deux trois sets up avant d'arriver au résultat final mais reste que c'était plaisant , y savait ce qu'il fesait ,jpouvais le guidé et avoir confiance qu'on était pour réussir. Du bonbon 👌🔥
I'm pretty new to the channel but I've watched probably close to two dozen videos over the last two weeks. Any chance you could go through the chaining process and logic for some of these videos in more depth? Maybe you have in the past and I haven't seen those yet, but as someone who only does 4-6 binder equipment hauling, I'm curious about these large loads and the process. Great content by the way.
Thanks for the 'royal cooks tour' through the Turcot Yard interchange, Doug.....haven't driven through there since before the huge work began....always used the A-30 bypass instead to get from PEI to ON and vice-versa. Q: did the CTQ route you via the Champlain Bridge, or was that a Bellemare choice? I likely would have used A-30/W from A-15/N and up to A-20/E, through Vaudreuil -Dorion to rejoin A-13/N from there. Thanks for another great video...and keep them coming (subject to available editing & family time, mind you)
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 i'm sureit neededit! it was bad10 years ago when i retired from trucking. now when we travel east with our travel trailer, we go through your home town and take the ferry at sorel tracy!
I watched every sec so YES please keep them coming. Question. Why and what are the 3 radios? I assume one is a CB. Do you like the new truck? Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Safe travels buddy.
Another great video. I noticed your truck is an automatic. Do you have a preference to an auto or a manual and how does it hold up over time with the weight you pull?
The windshield protector is part of my truck’s equipment. It is our company policy to cover windows. If the windshield is damaged during transport it’s the trucking company who pays!
Alison 4000 ? Ive got 4 levers ! 4 speed range box , 6 speed main box 2 speed splitter and reversing lever all crash double clutch shift , a bit different to yours lol .
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Mais avant d'arriver a l'âge de la chaloupe ( 😉😉😉😉 ) un diable serait bien pour déplacer autour de la remorque les nombreux, et assez lourd, bloc de bois
These big ocean ships can’t afford to stop in every port. They drop off in a few key distribution points and it’s up to trucks and trains to do the rest!
@russellmcknight7226....if anything besides Newark, it would be the Port of Montreal (accessible to all Ocean liners all year round). But, as Doug explained, the shipper of this Hyster decided that they were getting better rates to use the Newark port destination, as they are probably shipping more volume to the US than to Canada.
Pas mal joli les murales le long de ton trajet, tu pourra les visionnés dans ton vidéo :o))))))) , avait tu une lumière de brulée, le son du clignotant semblait rapide ? ;o)) Toute un chariot élévateur, pas eu beaucoup d'aide me semble pour le chargement.
Keen Transport in Decatur IL regularly pushes trailers under loads. I believe that is where I first seen it done. I just adapt the technique for my situation!
Having an escort vehicle when 14' wide would certainly be easier on the nerves when traveling on the busy roads. My guess customers don't want to pay for extras that aren't legally required.
