#68 Finally Empty and Patching Tarps The Life of an Owner Operator Flatbed Truck Driver Vlog

[@edwardryan2200]

WOW! a driver who still knows how to read a map, old school!!!!!

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Edward Ryan Thanks for watching

[@fun2drive107]

Some people just view this as a job even career however Dan you are a master of your craft. Clearly a cut above....

[@SuperTruckerdan]

Thanks for Watching

[@atc123ism]

Dan the man, I enjoy your videos. I used to drive back in the late 80's before I went to turning wrenches full time . I like the fact the you show the complete job not just the shiny stuff, I have never lost my love of trucks and your vid when you said freedom was a reason to drive a rig you are spot on. If i was healthy enough i would go back to it. Keep that shiny side up!

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+LittleBigTime51 Thanks for watching

[@robpeters5204]

Nice job on the tarps! You should get a little pad from Walmart for the doggie so she can lay down when you are outside. I see she is always standing when she is outside lol! Take care and stay safe out there Super D!

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+rob peters Thanks for watching

[@jlmilhon6188]

Great video and the sound is perfect. The music is really just right Thanks for the ride-along.Stay safe out there.

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+J L Milhon Thanks for watching

[@franciscoalmeida8333]

good tips good videos for anyone who works with tarps thanks for the videos

[@geneharden9265]

Very good audio I could here loud and clear.

[@samo8204]

Thank you for the free education.

[@stewstewart1798]

Just a thought Dan - try using your Bluetooth mic with your camera, it will "probably" work better outside. If it does work better, you won't have to keep running back and forth to the camera. Thanks for all your GREAT content and your consistent desire to do the best job you can with these videos, proving once again your professionalism, as with your engine bay cleanliness!

[@jime4507]

Dan,good info,a lot o drivers wrestle with tarps,when I used tarps that's exactly how I did mine. Going to be in your state tomorrow,long time friend passed away in Apache Juncture

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Jim epps Sorry about your friend

[@bobc1712]

Great video thanks for all the tips! I always look forward to the next one, be safe out there👍

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Bob C Thanks for watching

[@edwardryan2200]

don't find many truck drivers like this anymore

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Edward Ryan Thanks for watching

[@erichoward6568]

Great video Dan keep them coming all the best from the UK

[@skiluc2007]

Yet another great and informational video! Can't wait for your Cat Scale video!

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+ConcretePilot I'm working on the CAT scale video. I got to find the right place to film it. I need a place that's not to busy.

[@savetheturtlesskskks3146]

Another great instructional video , keep up the good work , and be safe out there.

[@bonniehamilton7457]

Patching our vinyl the instructions always told us to use the rough side of the patch as the contact surface because the glue will bond better than putting it on the smooth side. Your theory is correct.

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Bonnie Hamilton Thanks

[@abm2958]

Right up in my part of Michigan, I'm just north of Traverse City. We go to the races at Merritt Speedway, which is just east of M-66 all the time in the summer. Really like your videos and the time you take to explain what each step and show all the little extra things. Keep up the great work!

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+abm2958 Thanks for watching

[@MrBigR928]

Real good video Dan! Most of us truckers are used to the background noise...lol. But were loud'n clear! Nice patch work and thanks for explaining the how's and whys on what you were doing. Excellent play by play. Oh and the music was nice too👍

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Big R Phillips thanks for watching

[@BleuJurassic]

used a heat gun and roller to weld patches on tarps the patches seemed to last a while

[@im4our312]

Hi Dan, if you put that soft foam on your microphone it will stop the wind noise completely. Softer the better . Best videos on KZbin my friend. Dave P.S. A sailboat sail making needle is triangular and it has a bow in it so you can stitch your torn tarps before you stitch them . More videos please. Dave.

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Tarheel Boy I just use a little point and shoot camera. It's not very fancy

[@patrickbrink7859]

Great information Dan, thanks for sharing!

[@Mr1jimmer]

Dan, thanks for another great video...As far as the snow storm..It shifted and your thought about taken HWY 80 to 35W, would be a huge mistake, you'll run smack dab in it...Best bet would be interstate 94 through WI, then into St.Paul MN..As it looks right now, the southern part of the Twin Cities (Mpls & St.Paul) are the only parts of the cities that will get the brunt, the rest of the storm, due to the shift will be all southern Minnesota, and straight up 35W...Be safe and keep it between the ditches..

[@korohorobullor3970]

like the tarp patching..great vid.

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+phill karetu Thanks for watching

[@UnionPacificFan]

First...LOL. Nice job on the tarps.

[@larrysoma934]

I 35 from Albert Lea to the twin cities will be bad.. Especially in the open from just north of I 90 by Albert Lea to Owatonna near U.S. Hwy 14..

[@dennismckown8810]

looks like Michigan has improved their roads. the governor is no longer spending fed road funds for other things :) when i drove up there, the roads were very bad, almost worse than I-10 [Houston to Louisiana] I-75 from Ohio to Detroit, was the worse road i'd ever been on. this was back in early 2000. they've probably improved the roads a lot, by now

[@TheBigsmith79]

Dennis Mckown don't know if you'll see this, but no the roads have not improved. Hear stories all the time of people blowing tires and tocoing rims from the pot holes, which are hard to avoid.

[@cledussnow3935]

Once you make it to the St. Paul area you will be out of the snow & think 90-94 split is the southern edge coming up 94

[@gordonpeden6234]

Great vid. I see you have a "Land shark" (Blue heeler) Great company, loyal AF. Keep on trucking!

[@sojutime]

You can download sections of Google Maps for off-line use.

[@matt_waddy]

Huh... I didn't know that! I'll have to figure that out.

[@misterjag]

See: support.google.com/maps/answer/6291838?source=gsearch&hl=en

[@TheMILVET]

Save it to MyMaps (Copied this for ya') Open a new or existing map in My MapsClick the directions icon in the toolbar.Type your start and end locations. After, if you want, click Add Destination to add additional destinations.[Optional] To change between biking, driving, and walking, click Driving .To see a list of route instructions, click the layer menu then Step-by-step.To change the route, click the route once. Then hover over the line and drag the white dot. Or, double click the white dot to delete it.To edit a destination, hover over the address in the legend and click the edit icon.To remove destinations, hover over the address in the legend and click the

[@Beagleaviation]

That looks like a job, good vid

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+KC Thanks

[@albertovasquez6755]

I like that video ahight

[@kennethmarlow2731]

I'm glad you didn't get run over

[@TRUCK-PERFORMANCE]

Wow that tarp look like it went tru war gots some good miles in it

[@504kenzie]

thanks for the tip

[@timpetrie4635]

you should clean the tarp to before you patch the glue will work better if you have both surface clean

[@galenbowman6247]

I appreciate your videos, I wish you would tell where you are, where you are going and what you are loading. Just curious. Thanks Dan.

[@SteelyPaw]

I bet some commenters herein could tell you where to go LoL.. When you walk back and forth to the camera, that could be on a comedy show LoL, however I did learn a lot about folding and fixing tarps. Would painting a line of glue around the edges help to keep them from lifting up after the patch has cured?

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Pete_ Hine_Of_PA The walking back and forth was part of the show. I was kinda having fun with it

[@raymondbradley6788]

Thanks for answering I just wondered. Every dollar adds up when it comes to cost of running a business.

[@bigpaddy8363]

Truckin was a completely different job in the days befor GPS and google Maps

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Big Paddy Your right. You had to call the customer and hope they were good at giving directions over the phone.

[@NcalBiker]

"...that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it!" (Somebody had to say it)

[@vhtrucking5990]

I used my GPS, Google Earth and the Truckers maps

[@jerryjones1438]

Have you ever tried patching both sides

[@kevinknoff9809]

What is the size of your steel traps? & your 6' traps?

[@volvov7018]

Hi Dan with all those patches in your tarps, it looks like some of them need replacing, if you did replace them would the company you work for replace them free of charge, or would they charge you for them, or are they your own tarps, as always another great video.

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Allan Mayhew Thanks for watching They are my own tarps. I bought them from the company when I signed on 6 years ago. To replace them I would need to buy some more

[@birdiekendyer8355]

what kind of dog is Cali dog show her more my wife want see her. does she always ride in the sleeper

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Birdieken Dyer I've had a couple of request to show Kallie dog more. I will start showing her more. She is an Australian cattle dog. I have windows in the sleeper so when you see her pacing back-and-forth she is looking out the windows.

[@turboteknika]

Where did you get the vinyl cement from? Tried Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s. None of them has it. I saw on amazon they have it but I thought if u got it from a store somewhere...? Please let me know. Thank you

[@Phuq_it]

Been a while but flex tape has patches that work great. I’ve used them and they stay a long time

[@JoseMartinez-ll7vo]

What's that switch you hit when you make your turns for??

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Jose Martinez Watch #66 I explain in detail the propose of the switch

[@raymondbradley6788]

Dan just curious, what is a new tarp cost? I'm guessing that it's probably not cheap since you went through the rigors of patching the thing. Enjoy your videos man like what you do. Pull safe.

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Raymond Bradley Around $250 Thanks for watching

[@basantagarwal888]

Which adhesive is that?

[@Zmbiekiller-gn3sc]

I don't beleave that GPS crap I depend on regular maps mine led me to a track home then froze left me on my own

[@philharris4504]

That tarp is starting to look like a patchwork quilt. There's patches everywhere. 'Bout time for a new tarp ain't it?

[@JeffSmith-ks5jh]

Did Truckerwho die?

[@sherylmorrison5480]

I'm a female and applied for a tarp operator position, can woman do this job!!!!

[@SuperTruckerdan]

+Sheryl Morrison I think you'll be ok it will take time to learn your Technique for handling the tarps Thanks for watching