We had a whole safety meeting about this. These guys ain't playing anymore. These guys are looking for anything and the part that sucks is a warning carries as much penalty as an actual ticket now. It's getting nuts

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

I remember going to the Bobber in Effingham. Was a pretty neat place and tell the Flying J took over. I remember watching them build the new building and then they moved into that and tore the old one down

It was cool

I've heard about this place and seen pictures of it online. It would be cool to get up there and see it

In that particular context, Karma came back and bit him hard. All the dirty tricks and con artistry an arrogant attitude came back on him. That place is worse than the place he wanted to get rid of

I liked the old North 40. I used to stop at Matthews at the Flying J a lot back when it was still a flying j. It seems like that was the place to go when you were in matthews. I stopped at the TA quite a few times when they still had a restaurant but wants the restaurant left there wasn't much there I wanted. And when the Flying J in Matthews burned down and they rebuilt it with that Calamity they call a truck stop, I don't really stop there anymore if I don't have to

@@truckerdaveandred6731 I agree some should have never been opened back up. But nothing like the orange ball in the sky. When in Knoxville or West Memphis. Trash both of them. So many lot lizards it was unreal. No way were you going to sleep on those places.

Memphis has been one of those places that's removed itself from my stop list. I don't stay in Memphis or west Memphis anymore . It's just gotten that bad ​@@Pete-from-Tn

I got to the TA a couple weeks before they closed they're in Nashville and did a video on it and bought a few things like a couple location t-shirts and things of that nature. When they cleaned it up after the flood, it really was a nice place to be

Used to stop at that burns Brothers in Troutdale Oregon quite a bit. Last time I was there though, you can see it starting to get run down. I haven't been there in probably 8 or so years.

Back in the 90's when I was running west I would stop at the Burns Bros in Cheyenne Wy, Fort Bridger Wy and Barstow CA. Been retired since '21 and enjoy your videos, brings back memories, some good and some not so good lol.

I have no idea. I've seen more straps and binders on the road this year than I have in the last 25. This is actually the second set of tires I've lost because somebody dropped one of these in the road.

This is the second set of tires I've lost do to people losing these. These places don't sell used to tires anymore so you're kind of forced to buy new and it gets expensive. I don't know how people lose so many of these but they do and those hooks will destroy a tire

Too funny! However lost binders do seem to throw themselves under other trucks in ritual suicide, not good for tires. Please keep your binders at home so they don't do this.

Rush hour traffic. I saw it coming as I was changing lanes and swerve to miss it but I didn't have a whole lot of places to go. I'm just glad I didn't hit it with a steer

Not the first time. I've been noticing a lot of ratchets and binders laying in the roads lately though. I know it happens but nobody sells used tires anymore so you got to buy two new ones

Oh yeah, this happens a couple times a year.

Typical truck driver, to be honest. They all whine and bitch like prima donnas.

I love history like this and I love to be able to have the ability to touch the past even if it's just for a moment.

@@truckerdaveandred6731 I actually had somebody ask me today if I was going to talk about old truck stops and I said no and then directed him you your channel. If it's something you're going to keep doing let me know so I can promote it!

I got another one in the works right now but a lot of this stuff takes a bit of planning so I'm just going to play it by ear

They were on the truck when I parked. Somebody just helped themselves to a couple. It's not the first time this has happened

The leak was from a previous truck. Just cheap plastic nut covers. They were on the truck when I parked and somebody helped themselves to a couple

I remember the first time driving out to LA and stopping at the TA East and seeing the big 76 sign on the west side of the road. Normally when I was out there I would stay in Fontana at truck town. Had a lot of fun there

So true! …..and it’s sad that society has became a lie.

That ain't no joke. If you can't look out for yourself and take care of yourself, you can't take care of anything else. Sadly, we live in a world where we have to literally question everything

I think that basic Commodities are doing okay right now but this being an election year everybody's tightening their belts and going into a holding pattern because people don't have a lot of disposable income right now. I do know General Commodities are still holding but it's getting highly competitive

@@truckerdaveandred6731 Thanks. I guess I should have said regions? NE, South, West. Which area looks like it might be a good area to be working in?

It's been fluctuating but I've noticed that when it comes to whatever reason you're running, if you can hit a Groove where you're making money, you ride that Groove as long as you can. My bread and butter has been getting a little light lately and I'm working on finding a New Groove myself. It's all about staying fluid and while we don't work for free, it's about staying out a couple of days and doing what the other guy won't because while a lot of guys are wanting to go home every friday, I'm making three to four thousand dollars that weekend and I'm not going to turn that down in this economy. As for a specific area, some people do better than others in these areas and like I said, if you can get it to click, go for it. My buddy used to make all sorts of money in areas that I could never get to go and vice versa. Don't be afraid to take a little bit of a risk if you're interested in running a lane

I was hoping to get by there and maybe do a little filming and see if I can find some old 76 remnants because if you look hard enough you can still see a few things here and there but I came off the 412 heading east do exits east of there so I didn't get a chance

Thanks for watching. I kind of have fun doing these lives because once you kind of get into a Groove you can have a lot of fun

That's a big Tumblr. Put it in the freezer overnight and it'll be epic

Yes, they've been there since the communist revolution in 1959

@@truckerdaveandred6731 Not the Russian Subs and Warships since 1962. Col Douglas McGregor was just talking about it on his format. That's how weak this Biden Admin. is to even allow it. And the American people and Congress and Senate are this weak to allow it. People better start waking up. The Petro dollar treaty is dead as of last monday. Saudi rejected it. I'm just trying to get everyone on these different formats to help spread this factual info out to the Americans.

Building a fleet takes a lot of time and everyone seems to think that they can just shortcut the process and the freight will be there. Some people get lucky, most don't.