A day in the life of a heavy haul trucker | trying not to get caught during the 72 hour DOT BLITZ

I normally try to take time off during the DOT blitz but this year I got stuck on the road during the start of the blitz. Can we make it across country without getting in any trouble???
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[@SoCal780]

The only thing a broker ever hauled was a telephone, and I mean that by lifting it up to his ear. Nice job, Eric. 👍

[@johnJones_]

LMMFAO

[@terrencekohen445]

pro tip: watch series at InstaFlixxer. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.

[@maddenseth5860]

@Terrence Kohen Yea, been using instaflixxer for years myself :)

[@sloth9413]

Pro tip: To avoid problems with DOT officers, always call them “ Sir”, even the females, they like that.

[@Goku_Kiyosaki]

Lol u serious ?

[@MuskokaMatt91]

Did you flip off that landstar trailer when it passed you? Lol

[@mendoza398]

I got caught on the DOT BLITZ in Flagstaff Az but got lucky and was told to keep on rolling...

[@mrbakerjjim]

dot pulled me over in a box truck. bran new leaving the dealer lot with 37 miles on the truck. after all the time on the side of the road. the cop said " man i love these new trucks, i don't get dirty" and he didn't find a think wrong

[@CarrotCaptain]

Hah now that's smart. Only pull over new trucks.

[@mordrewster]

Hopefully you're son will enjoy his birthday with his father

[@danieladams8727]

That was me unloading the dozer thanks for taking care of our equipment it was nice to meet you the other day be stay safe out there

[@HeavyHaulNation]

You guys may want to think of using a different brokerage! They are trying to screw me on payment because they screwed up.

[@danieladams8727]

@@HeavyHaulNation I heard you say that it's the first time we used them we've never bought a pice that far away so hopefully we never have to use them again

[@HeavyHaulNation]

@@danieladams8727 yeah if you guys ever need something that far again contact my email [e-mail] we can work out a deal and make sure you get all your equipment as needed! Can I ask if you don’t mind what the broker charged you guys?

[@timatwell3728]

Glad you got home for the little ones birthday they grow up fast and being on the road we miss a lot of time with them but great video as always so stay safe stay healthy stay loaded

[@08Street14]

I didn’t even know that bring overweight it was 1 piece only. Learned something new today

[@Hellzio]

Only non divisible loads and they are sticklers, I usually keep a boom stand on my trailer and sometimes I'm not using it, I have had Wyoming multiple times try to say my load is divisible because I have a boomstand laying down in the back

[@glennjukes5581]

Hey--that place you dropped the Cat D7 off was one of Bruce Howard's construction yards. Big heavy contractor on the east coast.

[@charlesroer972]

Look at how wide those grouser pads are . They work well on tailings dams .

[@davelater857]

Nice video again. You just keep on turning and burning. Trailer looks fantastic.

[@davidrigoni8231]

Wait a minute🤔 does the broker think you just took a 3/8 ratchet and a 9/16 socket and just took the blade off just for the heck of it🤪😂

[@stevespriggs3302]

Another good video thank you. Be safe

[@kennyspry5189]

As always Awesome Video looking forward to seeing the next Video

[@brianchapman1496]

Enjoyed another one of your videos. Happy Birthday to your Son. Take care and keep on trucking!

[@leefairhurst3137]

Nice going Eric keep the shinny side up

[@bigdawgsbusa2]

Lol brokers i had a similar situation with a over length load that was time sensitive and they didn't account for the 270 miles detour cause the load was a two piece load and one state wouldn't allow thru travel if not delivering in that state. This broker was new at the game trying to move ten loads on five trucks and was not going to raise the rate i had a good laugh and picked up some precast columns going five miles past where his two piece loads was going at a rate he should of been paying

[@tomaugust6]

Hello from Brisbane, Australia. Another cool video mate. I hear what you're saying. There are always someone who thinks they know better. We have a guy like that at our job. Take care and stay safe.

[@rjrosel]

The intro gets a thumbs up already!!

[@ricardocarrion2272]

Just received my order of FuelOx today!Can't wait to run the numbers and see how it is! Thanks for the discount code.

[@davidanddiana7173]

Cool stuff man 👍

[@macdawg6403]

Happy Birthday to your son !

[@joanlovelace6865]

Good video👍👍

[@javierguizar8553]

Good video like always bro 😎💪👍

[@airdad5383]

Keep them videos coming.

[@michaelboyle9512]

Bro that trailer is looking fancy with the new decking. I'm glad you made it home for mini HHN's birthday.

[@brandonreeves5979]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing. That sucks the broker tried to do you dirty like that. Some people are shady like that. 🤦‍♂️

[@ladypski]

Glad you made it home with no problems. Say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your son for me. Bobby also wishes him a GREAT day. Stay safe and well. Keep the videos coming.

[@kimmorrison9169]

U are right about making an already overweight and divisible load even heavier! Young kid at broker probably told the shipper they would do it all for a set price. I assume when shipper loaded it they did not ask you to take the blade as well?? Most people who ship Caterpillars know this.

[@mordrewster]

Good to see you back out makin that money

[@frklein1]

I ordered some, amazingly fast shipping, can’t wait to see what it does for my F250!

[@randygoff9435]

KEEP ON TRUCKING !!!!!

[@Ez-ko1gz]

I learned something new thanks for the information and the brokers always know more than we do lmao 🤣

[@dakotahbishop2956]

Be safe. Just got home. Live in good ole NC. On the 77 be safe buddy

[@watomb]

Guessing the broker screwed up when he priced out the shipment.

[@alectaylor246]

The Fuel Ox stuff really works!

[@ronlowenstein9489]

glad i found you again,as the last time is when you left your long haul situation

[@Thesgtmajor101]

Have a good time at the house man. We'll see if I see you on the road lol. I run mostly midwest nowadays

[@benjamincuevas199]

You’re correct about the non divisible load.

[@cjhudson8400]

I agree that too point takes forever and it’s something I don’t mind them unloading lol

[@bryanwilliams9589]

Nice! I always wanted to haul a D7E. I even worked at the dealership and never hauled one... They are actually a hybrid, they are electric drive. Great Video keep up the good work! Happy birthday to the boy.

[@terryjohnson4290]

Love ur videos

[@jamesbittner6189]

Heard about that shit big time up north in ny good luck man !

[@wilE6764]

Heard about what?

[@jamesbittner6189]

GREAT MUSIC BY THE BY!

[@benjaminnavarrete9358]

I appreciate your input and tips bro! Those low pressure tracks make a difference on tracks, Cheech waving a hand from Lakeside specialized transportation, Verdi N.V. Exit 5

[@rock4u197335]

that looked like one heck of a storm y'all went through

[@terryjohnson4290]

Happy birthday to your son

[@LillyInclenrock-pn9sy]

Tellnyouur son happy birthday

[@andycrawford8689]

U be safe and be careful out on the road and why ur at home buddy

[@sac89tb]

Hello from SC heavy hauler

[@user-mm8yp8oz3k]

I call DOT the government orcs. Props for keeping your channel neat and classy, and strictly trucking. Intro and outro top notch, like a show on TV.

[@corycollier]

Gotta do that tailgate too ;) LOL

[@chrislewis6488]

I made sure that I received my inspection before the blitz got my green sticker they can piss off

[@fielddaves2279]

When I was in the Army I hauled D7e and f's almost daily. Sometimes a few tanks they weigh around 67 tons combat loaded. Field in Michigan

[@kennygray9013]

We move our equipment on a deck over or gooseneck with ramps and dovetail. Climb up 5’ of ramps and a 5’ dovetail then it’ll break over. Don’t bother me one bit as I’m use to it.

[@kc0stp1]

Western 11 is pretty good for permitting divisible loads but also more strict with bridge weights

[@MjK931]

Nice 👍

[@iceman997799]

DOT in Alabama seem to hide during these blitzes only seen 5 all week

[@trucker0125]

My daughters birthday is the end of the month hope he has a great day

[@RCRCustoms]

Myself I prefer tracked equipment over rubber tire on the deck. It doesn’t move around the same way. Here in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 if you can break the equipment down in under 8 hours to make the weight, that’s just what you have to do. We’re also allowed 140000LBS on 7 axles here too though. There’s always the exceptions though and we just need to spend a few days breaking down some cranes and still permit them for size and weight LOL

[@monaromanmax]

Wow! those grousers aren't good for the new deck! Greetings from the UK

[@monaromanmax]

Must've taken the paint off tho

[@johnJones_]

Lets push for 6 to 8 mpg as a goal

[@davidmeagher1212]

Haven't seen any new videos lately just seen if your doing ok out there

[@brentfrederick6576]

I average 5.5 mpg at 105,500 all the time.

[@ryanumberger5700]

You should be getting better than 4mpg. I get 6 mpg on 8 with an e model Cat. My empty weight is 51k

[@billhurst178]

When are you going to get the rims and tanks polished. It ain’t cool if the chrome don’t shine

[@BrodieBr0]

I have so much respect for the trucking industry and the crap you guys have to deal with. It's gone way past being a ''safety'' with the DOT and it's become a power and money game with them. I'm a Farmer and sometimes haul pretty heavy but the DOT tends to leave us agriculture guys alone...at least here in NY and I only haul 200 miles at the most usually. Thanks for what you do man, and stay safe!

[@snoopdogie187]

I've done two trips down the east coast and back, and some few hour trips with farm plates and no one bothered us. Even weight stations don't seem want to check paperwork. I've done mostly local so I just avoid the weight stations anyway, and usually nothing that heavy.

[@BrodieBr0]

​@@snoopdogie187 Yep, I've gone to plenty of auctions including one 1200 miles away I bought a CAT D6 Dozer and towed it home and the 2 weigh stations I had to stop at just waived me through without checking anything. I do make sure all of my equipment is within DOT specs and watch KZbin channels like Eric's to make sure I'm safe and legal. But as you said when the DOT sees farm plates they just seem to not even care we exist where as Truckers like Eric go out of their way to make their trucks safe and legal for the DOT to create an issue that doesn't exist just to site them. DOT is bullcrap money and power scam.

[@Theonetwo48]

Dude I recognize that yard! Stewarts grading in NC?

[@gregedmison9334]

Kind sir pick up a bottle of rain ex

[@jamesbittner6189]

KEEP THE SHINNY SIDE UP STAY SAFE MAN!

[@mrbakerjjim]

and the rubber side down

[@chrislucy1589]

Wow hopefully you don't have to deal with that broker on the regular !!

[@jasonking5710]

I saw your old company lol

[@stephenboynton1445]

So with your four axles on the tractor in the four axles on your trailer what exactly are you good for the week and where do I learn on different configurations of trailers what I’m good for four weeks

[@bigjim5723]

back when i was trucking that DOT blitz was usually the first week of June. must of changed the date now?

[@hmk4216]

Is it over? Can I stop avoiding scales?

[@codybaker590]

I think that bulldozer needs some WD40 lol

[@tommyg7941]

And they sit around and wonder why there's a shortage in the industry of truck drivers. Well when you start being unreasonable and find fault in brand new equipment I guess you could add that as one more reason to the long list. Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be negative I love the industry I'm glad we have the truck drivers we have appreciative of them.

[@leslie476]

👍

[@thomasmixson7064]

Doesn't your permit preclude operation in inclement weather? Re: Rain

[@crypt1cm0nkay89]

Brokers my man... they just love to know it all. Had one say he was only paying half the load rate because I "Got it done too fast". Unbelievable lol. That's a new one for me

[@chorbajiiski]

Don’t u sign the RC before hauling the load?? Curious to how is possible if u agreed on a price and signed the conformation....

[@crypt1cm0nkay89]

@@chorbajiiski Yes, however they still get their way. It's a game you gotta learn to win unfortunately. I always send settlements to broker services when issues come up.

[@chorbajiiski]

@@crypt1cm0nkay89 I’ve used a factoring company since day 1 and never had an issue with not getting paid. Maybe the factoring company deals with the behind scenes bs, but personally never been not paid for a load I had the RC to and the price listed on it.

[@Chad.Heinrich.]

A broker telling you how to do your job, no way!

[@da-de-max.heavyhaul9824]

Who did you lease to

[@johndeere700h9]

Eric you coming back or just little teasers every once in a while??

[@charlesroer972]

Bureaucrats ; on a fundraising tour.

[@johndeere700h9]

Eric you coming back out trucking or you give it up?

[@robb.7078]

Does the mpg increase out weight tue cost of fuel ox?

[@HeavyHaulNation]

Absolutely! So far I’m a full MPG higher than when I first started using it! That’s 300 more miles per tank I’m getting which filling my tanks has been costing me around $600 so one tank has already paid for the fuel ox and it treats about a month worth of tanks of fuel for me per bottle. So it is absolutely worth the cost.

[@tommyg7941]

Get you a couple of pieces of some old conveyor belt. Just a suggestion. When you're not using them just roll them up little nylon ratchet strap find a place to put them on there it's not too hard to deal with saves you a lot of trouble though with the scarring up the deck.

[@liza.andkeithsimpson5081]

Hi how are you

[@16Willmanutd]

72 hour period of good, clean, family fun.

[@danepatterson8785]

Just don’t haul sheep’s foot without conveyor belting

[@stevec4533]

What year is your Pete?

[@HeavyHaulNation]

05’

[@jamesbittner6189]

O it’s not they will the came find shit wrong !

[@mahbubmo]

That road check was the 4th to 6th. As of the time of this video it's over.

[@HeavyHaulNation]

WoW thank you captain obvious! You realize the video was shot before today? 😂😂

[@douglasdolan5642]

The blitz shouldn’t be a factor our equipment and other stuff should be right all the the time and if you run legal then I feel it is irrelevant

[@mahbubmo]

@@HeavyHaulNation i do, but you kind of late with that info. Doesn't mean I don't appreciate it. Just pointing it out for anyone that is concerned.

[@WayneStcroix]

I think it's bunch BS when they do that

[@hankclingingsmith8707]

HE WAS TESTING YOU TO SEE IF YOU WOULD GIVE IN AND NEGOTIATE FOR LESS JUST TO GET PAID. GREED

[@icemannorthland1543]

When you have a law enforcement agency bragging that they can shut you down and find you with a brand new equipment, you have lost all respect from me, that is not keeping the road safe, that is not making sure the equipment is up to spec and in good working order. That is nothing more than a bunch of uniformed thugs walking around with baseball bats breaking people's knees just because they can. I have great respect for law enforcement, I have no respect for DOT, when it comes to cops there's only a few bad apples in the bunch, when it comes to dot it's the exact opposite. You want my opinion to change, stop being the knee breaking bullies that look and sabotage driver's equipment just so you can write a ticket and fine someone. And if you've been on the road for any length amount of time you know exactly what I mean by sabotaging your equipment, I can't be the only one that's had a DOT officer to do some scummy stuff. I can count on one hand the amount of excellent dot officers that I've met, but I could show you a list longer than the empire State building is tall of scummy dot officers that I've run into. If I was a regular officer I'd be pissed at the DOT, because a lot of people make the mistake of believing that your regular officer is also a DOT officer, and those worthless egotistical dot officers on a power trip do nothing but ruin the good name of law enforcement.