2 weeks truck’n up and down the east coast

[@BL-jt3qt]

I am too old to travel anymore, so I really enjoy 'riding along' with you. Your camera work and editing are fantastic and your choice of music is great. I'm sure that is a stressful job, but you make navigating that big rig look seemingly easy and simple. Thank you for sharing.

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

Agree. Camera work and editing are indeed top notch.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy you enjoyed! Thanks for the nice comment ✌️

[@topixfromthetropix1674]

Having a good rear escort makes hauling 13 and 19 axle traffic easy. (IMHO) If your routing includes Impossible turns, call a crane and chill. I worked with an ex lady bullhauler as my rear escort. One day during a coffee break, she felt disrespected by the waitress, She superglued her cups, glasses, plates, silverware, and even the tip to our table top. You gotta watch who is covering your rear!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

They give me this job because I make the impossible happen 😏🤙

[@leonardrhodes5659]

Your Video's are Truely Professional. Len Rhodes England UK

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@bradbush5234]

As an ex oversized load driver I'm glad i found your channel. I watch and have a map open to follow the route you are on. Great job on your job

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy to have you along 😊✌️

[@carldrexler7883]

Doug I can never tell you how much I appreciate your videos, traveling alot of the roads I used to but after 54 years of trucking and 55 years of marriage It’s time to spend the rest of my life with my wife so keep them coming your the best 😉👌👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

If you gentlemen keep watching the videos I will keep on making them! 😊

[@jimp8234]

Just had the chance to watch this video. It’s amazing the adventures you get the opportunity to experience. The massive amount of videos you take during your travels must take a lot of time to edit. It’s a pleasure to see your journeys.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Yes it is a lot of work but when the video gets lots of views all the time invested is worth it 😊

[@JosiasMSB]

Your camera work and editing are fantastic

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@Chris4mz]

As always , we appreciate and enjoy the content aimed at oversized movements 😊

[@Noelle2142]

Good video! I love it when you talk and explain everything!

[@powerdude4e]

Very nice trip done most professionally. Good break in the middle: "So long and Thanks for all the fish!" (Hitcher's Guide to the Galaxy)

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for following along ✌️

[@gerryspang5917]

Just stumbled on your video, really enjoyed it. Am retired but drove truck for many years. Alway enjoyed deck work and over dimensional loads as anyone can pull a van. Tying down and tarping loads keep you in shape and you end up hauling to some interesting places. Last heavy haul truck I had was a Western Star with. Cummins Signature 600 engine. Truck was nice and quiet and a pleasure to drive. Thanks for sharing, brought back some good memories. Cheers my friend.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Always happy to hear from a fellow driver ✌️

[@mostlyinterested1016]

I don't think many people realize that what you started-out with is not how you end up due to different conditions in different states. Take a jeep off, change the axles on a jeep, add a stinger, flip an axle, change everything except the cargo. LOL Great job as always.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Yup there’s a lot of behind the scene work to these loads!

[@monaromanmax]

💘 Love the full trips, and those mirror mount/back of sleeper cameras are brilliant. Being higher, they give the perspective of truck/scenery on coastal and river crossings. Keep up the good work Doug. Greetings from the UK [retired driver with an interest in photography] 🙂

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Glad you enjoyed and took the time to leave a comment! It’s all these comments that keep me going on this project✌️

[@peterwilson4546]

Greetings from Maine. I feel like we are almost neighbors. All of my over width driving has been in the military. My first annual training with the national guard was at camp gagetown in New Brunswick. My crane was 12 feet wide. Thankfully I noticed a canadian trucker with a red and white sign with a D in the middle. Had to make my own. Our visit to your wonderful country was great ! Canadian forces treated us very well. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there !

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Glad to hear there are still a few good Canadians out there! We are all in this together ✌️

[@jimpetersen8095]

Hi just found your videos. I pulled flat and step deck go 22 years, but never heavy haul. You guys earn every penny you make.. I enjoy watching.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy to have you along Jim ✌️

[@davec7104]

greetings from Wales in the UK. Great video as usual.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for being a dedicated follower ✌️

[@KennethLitch]

great team work, glad to see you all get along.

[@salfrombport]

I bet you are really good at wrapping Christmas gifts by the way you are so good at wrapping the tarp around the freight

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I hate tarping but the only thing I hate more is fixing tarps on the side of the road so I try and do a good job the first time!

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

At least your office has a nice view. Gotta love all the low hanging wires. Yeah,bosses seem to always make things more complicated than they need to be 😅. Them and architects. Safe travels Doug

[@crunchysuperman]

Been up & down Fancy Gap Mountain hundreds of times. Always love the view.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I travelled with my dad as a kid and I remembered the great view but never knew where it was until after I started driving myself and stumbled upon Fancy Gap in my travels. 😊 great memories

[@gregbridges2365]

Awesome job once again and only one construction 🚧 zone 😂

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Kind of a reoccurring thing… 😖

[@LB-kc8nc]

Another great video. The saying it’s a small world really applies. I used to live in Jesup, GA. The saying in that town was the odor from the paper mill was the smell of money. Crazy coincidence. Thanks for the videos and be safe.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

That’s awesome! Small world indeed ✌️

[@jefflewis6331]

Just found this video, and Holy Hell! When you crossed in to Pennsylvania on US Rt. 11 and went through the small town of New Milford you were within a block of my house! Then you made the swing on to PA Rt. 706 and up Summit Hill to Montrose. I know that road well, in fact I learned to drive on that road. And when you went through Montrose and around that curve on the west side of town, just before the cemetery, I held my breath. That's a nasty curve with a car, never mind an over-sized load. If I had known you were coming, I would have gone over to Main street and given you a high-five as you went through town. And wished I was about 50 years younger and sitting where you were! What a way to make a living.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Small world! Happy to have you along for the ride ✌️

[@HeavyHaulEnthusiast]

I love your videos. Brings back good memories of when I used to drive. Keep up the great work! Really look forward to watching your videos and enjoy the long format! Thank you for sharing what you do.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

You are not alone! I seem to get more views on the longer videos. It’s a lot of work but I’m getting positive feedback. Thanks 😊

[@joshuahouston08]

Over the holiday weekend iv watched nothing but your channel dude you rock very professional an that's a nice truck.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

There had to be something better on! 🤣🤣✌️

[@andrep8287]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ....nope!

[@danielpullum1907]

Looked like a tight gate leaving the plant. I was a volunteer "guide" for a JD combine from Vandalia, IL up thru IL and over to the Iowa border. We had an unexpected "detour" that is a story you might enjoy. It was for an organization called "Farm Rescue" out of Jamestown Iowa. You make it all like a Sunday afternoon drive. Happy Trails!!!!!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The gate was tight but if I had swung a little wider the angle would’ve been better. Let’s just say I didn’t help myself 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’ve been doing this for a while so some of the excitement is gone. It’s all pretty routine now unless I’m on a really big project. We are supposed to have some bigger ones coming up so I’m looking forward to that 🤞

[@andrep8287]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ....sorry to say, but the novelty wears off after a while. That doesn't mean your quality of work changes, it simply becomes routine (and the associated risk of the old saying "familiarity breeds contempt" is always lurking around the corner. Hopefully, this "affliction" will not manifest itself with your videos.....(us, selfish watchers, wouldn't appreciate this....sorry, couldn't resist). Btw...how long does it take you to edit a full-length video....I've got no clue about these things, too busy still keeping my drivers and their employer compliant and safe. Keep up the great work and take care

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@andrep8287 it takes about 12 hours of editing to produce a 1 hour video

[@johnfnielsen5068]

There are a lot of KZbin channels similar to yours, but yours is my go to channel for OD, OS, and OW loads, a couple times back in 2015 and 2016 I tried applying to ATS Over Dimensional, spotless driving record, had been in a truck since 1977, had moved OD, OW for the carnival business for 8 years, my load was a portable carnival ride base that was both OD, and OW, but ATS said I didn't have enough experience, s0 in 2018 I retired. Thank You for the ride along

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I’m sorry you missed out. Now a days they will put anyone in the seat! Thanks for the nice comment and kind words 😊

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Doug !!! Thanks again for the ride !!! Yepper """ ""OL"" Fancy Gap is a trip in itself !!!! 7 miles up & down !! In the ""OL"" days B/4 I-77 ,,they had to use US 52 which runs on the East side of the mountain & had many truck wrecks on that road !! Beautiful country up there along the St. Lawrence for sure !!! 1 thing we found out when up there ,,,you DON"T ask for ""Ketchup "" for you ""FRIES"" !!! HAHA Gravy ONLY !!! HAHA 🙃🙂😊🤔🙄👀👀👀👍👍👍👍👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Mayonnaise is acceptable on fries 😉. Don’t diss it till you try it!

[@lloydedwards8038]

Damn Doug many times have to take that route there are some places may be interesting for your viewers.

[@lloydedwards8038]

You are about the 1st driver I've seen with Oversize that when you are shut down you sometimes do a video of the Truck stop which is great info for some recruiting

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

And helps me to pass the time!

[@DannyKnisley-v6s]

I really enjoy watching you load and unload that's amazing to me but I seen you coming off the mountain from Virginia to North Carolina on 77 been there many times

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The view coming down that mountain never gets old. Takes my breath away every time!

[@edlinke2368]

ty for the ride along you go places i,ll never see some of the senery is just gorgous

[@charlotteterrell4342]

❤❤❤❤❤ I LOVE THE WAY YOU TAKE OF YOUR BUSINESS AND PLACE THAT YOU GO .I NEVER BEEN OUT OF TEXAS .I WATCH ALL YOUR KZbin VIDEOS. I'M WATCHING IT RIGHT NOW ✅️ 🫂🫂✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️✅️ AMAZING JOB. WE USE TO BE ON THE ROAD BUT MY FRIEND GOT SICK AND HAD 6 STROKES NOW HE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AND TALK ALL OVER CAN YOU PRAY FOR HIM 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 THANKS BE CAREFUL OUT THERE

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I hope all the best for your friend 💞

[@carldrexler7883]

I don’t know if you were in the Petro when it was Whites but it was better but they’re still good people also I’ve noticed that the Western Star you hardly ever hear the fan clutch kick in but on the Pete it kicks in all the time even when you’re empty, can you explain 🤷‍♂️

[@brandonreeves5979]

Another great video sir! Your poor arms must have been worn out with all the twists and turns. Lol!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Like a big go kart 🤪

[@brandonreeves5979]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 like super Mario kart. Lol!!!

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

34..46 looks like a 20 percent grade... pretty steep... and winding. she's doing a great job.

[@mattpeterman8642]

Saw one of your teams hauling a train car on rt81 near the PA/NY border. Pretty cool seeing it in person vs on KZbin!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Small world ✌️

[@carldrexler7883]

Doug you may already know this but if you take a spray bottle and fill it with fuel,spray those ratchet binders down and they’ll work free and easy for a long time between sprays😉

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

We use spray oil similar to WD40 but it doesn’t evaporate

[@carldrexler7883]

Neither does fuel 😉and it’s cheaper

[@johnwiesner6534]

Good day- This one was really cool because as I mentioned in a previous post I was domiciled out of Keen, Savannah. When you went thru the US 84/US 301 intersection in Ludowici, GA you were 8 mi. from my house, north, off of 301. Drove past that plant for various reasons for years. I was going to ask for the length of the trailer because that thing cheated to the inside in a turn so badly. When you said 60', then I knew because the 4 axle that I was married to was 65'. with a 35' beam deck. I had to flip the 4th axle and chain the 3rd up to be legal in the Northeast when I was empty. Drive safe. Have a good day.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Small world indeed!

[@johnwiesner6534]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I should have said "lived" in the house. We moved to West Lafayette, IN in 2014. If you or your dad come to the CAT Generator plant yard in Lafayette to load out give me a shout and I'll come by and introduce myself. When your camera at the back of the sleeper turned down just as you crossed the tracks on 84 just before the plant it reminded me of 2 things. The sad one was east of those tracks that you crossed it narrows down to one track and crosses over a very skinny bridge. There was a film crew on that bridge doing filming for some documentary and didn't hear the train coming and ended up killing 3 people. The hilarious one was when the wife and I were waiting at those tracks with the cross bars down. Someone ahead of of us got tired of waiting and jumped out and went around the bars. But they didn't notice the the first car on the other side was a marked GSP trooper. BUSTED!! They didn't make it a hundred ft. after the cross bars. Have a good one.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Will do! I’m actually loading in Decatur this week but I’ve never been to the generator plant in Lafayette.

[@carldrexler7883]

That 77 is something almost like flying in a plane ✈️

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The view is spectacular on a clear day

[@russellmcknight7226]

My brother hauled mobile homes in the early 70's and I remember him saying some of his escorts wasn't much good to him,,they would be so far ahead he would have call them on the CB.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It is an added stress that we are always working with different escorts and everyone does things a little different. Not much time for team building. And it’s true about every occupation there are good ones and less good ones. I always say you gotta have a bad one now and then to better appreciate the good ones!

[@dhache1195]

Merci de nous partager ce beau voyage, un peu court a mon goût ... 😏 Bonne route ✌✌✌

[@robertlewis7237]

THANK YOU FOR VIDEO

[@peterwhite9546]

One thing you could maybe do for future videos, is you could put what road you are on in what direction, and maybe what town you are in. Would be cool to follow along on google maps.

[@lloydedwards8038]

Doug I'm going to tell you straight up. I honestly wish you knew the amount of guys that laughed at me for the amount of tarps I kept with me so I could double tarp. A lot of my loads were specialized fragile oversize where it could sometimes take up to 8 hrs + to prep and tarp a load. It was this way because the companies I worked for and companies we hauled for said there was no help. Made for a long day sometimes, but I was very particular how I did my job!

[@seanmeyer6243]

At 26:30, I've been through neighborhoods like that with a van trailer & had the wires just scrape the top of the trailer.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

You’re good unless the are sparks flying 🤣

[@warrendemars]

Great video. Love the cab mounted 360 degree camera, beautiful scenery. Really cool to see the coast from Daytona Beach FL to Canada. BTW, what are the numbers on the video description?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The description is just codes I need to list for the music so it doesn’t get flagged for copyright

[@carloszavala6987]

gotta love that squeaky clutch pedal haha🙃

[@lancecluster]

I was wondering what was squeaking, it didn't bother me but I don't remember it from his other videos.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The problem will be fixed for future videos!

[@lancecluster]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 It really wasn't an issue, more curious what it was. Thanks

[@lowboy1one1]

That route thru PA was a rough one till you got to rt80!!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Yeah we earned our salary with that one!

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

Never heard of no driving on Sunday... where have I been?

[@carldrexler7883]

Raphine used to be Whites and it had a gator on one wall and guns on the other and a better restaurant but the family gave it up but it’s still one of the best truck stops around😉

[@christianb1209]

J'ai demeuré à Trois-Rivières et je ne me souviens plus du nom de la compagnie où tu as chargé...c'est quoi le nom?.....et Vous êtes basés dans le parc industriel de Trois_Rivières à ce que je vois...?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Fab 3R Oui Bellemare est basé dans le parc industriel Trois Rivieres. Mais moi je travail pour notre terminal à Ste Catherine Québec

[@cubanopuro27]

Hi, great content…. Q: how much weight do yo run in the steer ask when heavy and have to use the pin-on? Does it add or take weight from it?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I only run about 14,000 on my steering. This is not a true heavy haul truck. It is more like a medium duty. It’s a compromise that can be dispatched on heavy loads but also the truck is still light enough to haul legal loads from time to time.

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

I didn't see sir... are you in your Western Star truck?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

This video was actually the last in the Western Star before moving into the Peterbilt

[@lancecluster]

How much does the "pin on" axle change the turning radius? I understand you use the equipment necessary to meet the weight \ axle requirements, but is switching to the pin on axle more of a permit cost savings (short length, fewer axles) or is it easier to drive? You certainly make handling the jeep look easy. Nice that you got to go fishing. A lot of work goes into these videos, Thanks.

[@joha7484]

Wha' kind of fish do you eat, Doug?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Not many! I am a catch and release fisherman 😅

[@jerrymoore-nk7tv]

Two questions so many regulations do office workers find out about them or do you have too…. 2nd ever been to MEXICO

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It is a steep learning curve. The office is there as a back up. If I’m not sure about something I can always make a phone call but it’s up to the driver to know the regulations. That’s why they start drivers on smaller oversize loads. To focus on reading permits and learning the basic regulations before they get doing the big loads. Oh and I’ve been to Mexico for vacation but never for work

[@zuckfacegobbels4527]

Luv you content Who does the Acoustic Music?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I get the music from soundstripe.com. There are about a dozen bands that I use regularly.

[@lloydedwards8038]

Might say this was a peachee load,

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

I got my CAT shoes. wear 'em everyday.

[@DannyKnisley-v6s]

Wow some of them roads are not truck driver friendly especially for an oversized load

[@PeartFan211274]

Aren’t these routes usually pre approved for a load that large?

[@haloreaper1000]

yes, route survey plus state projects approval for the route

[@AnomadAlaska]

I like to look on google maps on my other monitor and follow along.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

That’s kool! 👍

[@EyeMWing]

Those permit routes really like sending you guys down streets where no utility worker has ever once heard of wire sag, don't they?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The utility workers don’t understand what we are doing on those small roads. Sometimes I don’t understand either 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

Who's your music band(s)?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I get all the music from soundstripe.com

[@michaelberry2442]

👍👍

[@thomassuhadolnik8027]

When you had to make a detour because of the road washout who pays for the extra miles

[@lloydedwards8038]

If this is the front escorts 1st tell her to not be afraid to ask a question if she needs to!

[@Tom-In-Ga]

I swear that seat of your sounds like a duck quacking.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It’s actually the clutch not the seat but the problem has been solved since

[@nealfry7403]

See ta next time

[@scottreed5460]

44T or 44k??

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Sorry this is an older video. Can you give me some context so that I don’t need to watch the whole video again? What weight are you asking about?

[@scottreed5460]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Sorry, been trying to watch all of your vids. It was a paper drum going to GA right b4 you picked up milling matching in FL

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@scottreed5460 was only 44,000 lbs. the trailer used is called a mini deck. It’s low to the ground and perfect for reducing the overall height but the disadvantage it is very heavy so you require an extra axle on the truck to support the overall weight.

[@hughroney6342]

Red Lights don't apply to you? That one at 28.30 didn't even qualify as a good rolling stop! You totally ignored it!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

lol thanks youtube safety police but I had escorts blocking traffic so yes we kind of do things a little differently. Can’t wait for you to troll my next video ✌️

[@hughroney6342]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Be careful what you wish for! I spend 40 years over the road!! Now a senior with time on my hands!

[@wbball15]

Hate to get political, but you'd make a better PM than Justin Trudeau.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I’m too honest for politics 🤣

[@wbball15]

​@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 exactly why you'd be better. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy the long format. Merci

[@gord2358]

I'm not a big fan of sped-up videos. Sorry.

[@powerdude4e]

He did follow through with his offer to the full length videos. Grab a dram and a pipe and enjoy.