beginners guide to driving a dump truck

[@herschelpatrick5096]

I was an electrician for 20 +years. now I drive a dump truck and I'm never going back to pulling wire.....................

[@juan19avila]

That’s what I do now, and want to transition, how’s it been like for you?

[@bobbytamez3962]

I’m an electrician my self and tomorrow Im applying for dump truck driver.

[@alisha111688]

13 year Electrician before I made the jump. Best decision yet!

[@Florida239]

@@alisha111688I’m fixing to get my Class B’s any advice or just grab it by the. Horns and giver er

[@pacman9963]

Why go to dump truck and not other cdl job? Do they pay better as dump truck driver? I’m getting my cdl

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

Im a class A cdl dump truck driver and i follow 3 simple rules, Don't get overloaded, Don't dump on un even ground and always ALWAYS drive like you have sense.

[@JDSOutdoors]

Same here, very good points and the level ground part is especially important when pulling end dumps

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

​@JDSOutdoors And I forgot, It helps to get out and clean your lip especially if your loads are wet or damp, can't have that flying off hitting traffic.

[@philbrady702]

​@@jaydogtitan-ok3vwby lip, I am guessing yoy mean apron?

[@philbrady702]

​@@jaydogtitan-ok3vwby lip 💋 I assume you mean your apron?

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

@philbrady702 I call it a lip some may call it an apron, It's the section under the gate, I'm always reminding my drivers to keep it clean as well as their truck beds.

[@jackwilson9572]

Mexico guide for beginners: 1. Load the truck to the top 2. When the truck starts shaking side to side like crazy when driving you know it’s properly loaded when you hit a small bump. 3. Pass over the scale because you need to know your overloaded. 4. Dump truck on unleveled dirt and watch it shake like crazy side to side. Than lower after it’s empty. 5. Thank your lucky stars your truck and yourself lived to do it all over again.

[@RedLP5000S]

Thank you sir. I just graduated from CDL A driving school and will be looking to get in to that line of work.

[@JDSOutdoors]

It's pretty cake for sure as long as your truck runs 😆 Mines broken

[@RedLP5000S]

@@JDSOutdoors 😬 thanks for the tip (pun intended) lol.

[@damonmabry1607]

I had it completely backwards! No wonder I wasn't doing well.

[@elyousfi5661]

I was over the road and now looking to drive a dump truck is it easy ? Do you guys use GPS to find where to dump ?

[@JDSOutdoors]

It's pretty easy. And GPS or maps. A lot of times the GPS doesn't show the road your building lol

[@treewisemenllc7281]

Uncle Samantha 😂

[@JDSOutdoors]

It's 2023 after all.

[@calebosterman3075]

That got me too lmao

[@freespiritlibra13]

😂

[@bucktheplumber4636]

That's just like "RAISIN BRAN" 2 SCOOPS IN!!!!!

[@dong6839]

I knew a guy who had old waterbed bladders hidden up between the frame rails of his dump truck that he'd have full of water when he ran over the scale on the way in. Then once he was past the first weigh-in, he would pull the petcock and let all the water drain out as he slowly made his way over to the loading site. They would load him up, and on his way out he would get weighed with the truck and the stone that they just loaded for him (less the few hundred gallons of water that he came in with but it's leaving with!) and he would get all of his stone for half price. He got away with this for YEARS and never got caught. This was before yards were all computerized, and they could easily see that they loaded 2 cu yd of stone and he only paid for 1. What a thief! (A genius.. but a thief non the less!)

[@JDSOutdoors]

Oh dam that's smart

[@josephdineen1758]

True true but genius

[@georgea6403]

Wow man. Hats off to this dude !

[@seanpierce7673]

1 .rule dont tip the truck over cause you wernt on level ground lol😂

[@grantog123]

I work in San Francisco and Bay Area... I never see flat ground. We don't have that luxury. All you can do is approximate the degree of tilt.

[@Gingeria1]

I’ll never understand the heavy emphasis on the level ground business. Some guys won’t even tilt that box up oh hard asphalt with a slight super to it. In Western Washington when 500 plus acres of tote to chit forest ground is you playground you don’t have that luxury there either. You learn to adapt and get creative in your dumping when need be. Never flopped one in 40 years. Nor have I flopped a 4 axle pup trailer . 😎😎😎

[@gorillamad7544]

@@Gingeria1 Impressive 👍

[@oj9733]

Got my CDL A and I’m 21 man and it’s hard looking for a job

[@Iamthatgwurl]

Facts try being a rapper truck baddie who just got her license in jan to support the rap

[@Nick-sz6xb]

This is the simplest version ever 😂

[@seventheoutlawspits]

How do you start your own dump truck company?

[@josesanchez9894]

Pretty much sums up the job 😂

[@Mr.D-k7l]

Another bit for the New Drivers out there. Exit your cab backward with the sacred three-points of contact rule. 15 or so years ago this was drilled into my head with a few screams and curses and getting my Stanley thermos tossed from the cab as a young driver from an old time trainer. I've seen a lot of guys get really damaged by not exiting this way.....and hardhat...99.9999999% of the time it's unnecessary but if you're delivering to a site.....you never know...rocks can magically get launched at you. Keep it safe. Great video.

[@harmonpatch6858]

❤ I needed this,

[@abdikadirmuse1505]

I have one year experience dump truck am leaving Minneapolis looking for this job.

[@JDSOutdoors]

Well this job is 30 min from Minneapolis you can have it lol

[@michaelakou7725]

Wow 😂😂😂❤❤

[@MrJlhhagood2]

I drive hazmat I'm thinking dirt is a better option

[@JDSOutdoors]

It's definitely about as easy as it gets

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

You're taking a nasty pay cut if you're giving up hazmat driving to get into dump trucking.

[@MrJlhhagood2]

@@jaydogtitan-ok3vw not when the hazmat company doesn't pay shit. Just quit..

[@pacman9963]

@@jaydogtitan-ok3vwhow much of a pay cut is he getting? I’m getting my cdl

[@Tommy.461]

From the pile to the dump, from the dump to the pile til the pile is moved. How hard is that?

[@ericelsberry5585]

You didn’t bang the gate! You have to bang the gate!!

[@JDSOutdoors]

If I bang the gate it will rip off lmao

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

@JDSOutdoors Gate banging is a serious no no in a lot of places I go especially neighborhoods, apartment/townhouse complexes and even landfills and occasionally quarries, I'm in DC and Baltimore a lot and a banging gate spooks people more than you know.

[@popclutch_100]

Is it hard to drive a manual dump truck? Never have yet...

[@JDSOutdoors]

Na it's not bad at all. More power than automatic

[@paulne1514]

It sucks when you’re used to driving a 10 speed and forget that it’s an 8 speed, and stall the truck on a hill coming out of the quarry! (Only did it once). It sucked not having spill gates, and having to hop up top with a shovel, and estimate how much to shovel off before going back on the scale. Must have a CB. Loader operator will remind you to latch the gate! Best invention in the world was putting a scale on the loader!!! Never had to shovel after that. Don’t forget to bang the gate when finished dumping,so the residents who live near the plant where you are dumping can call the police to complain about the noise. (Plant was built before the houses)

[@juledoren]

@@paulne1514oh my goodness did i ever get screamed at because i didnt have a cb and wanted a different material after the first load, i hate rock pits with a passion

[@lalopena36]

I learned to shift a super 10 by watching a KZbin video 😁

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

I always liked a 13 spd with a high side splitter, Out of all the trucks I've driven Mack is the toughest to shift but as long as you feed it enough rpm's (no clutch) you'll be ok, In my opinion Mack is the best when it comes to dump trucking.

[@audreyking5887]

Wait tell you haul black top and clay dirt then have fun cleaning out the box

[@jacksonmarkstone1987]

lmao just dealt with that shit about two weeks ago (clay). nothin like spending 30 minutes+ scraping your sidedump out after every load. seen a guy last year trying to dump clay out of his 4 axel pup trailer, load didnt break and it was heavy on one side, ended up flipping his trailer. nasty stuff.

[@Skribbles]

Impressive, bro

[@pauljb1979]

You have to drive a dump truck for a year before you can get hired anywhere.

[@andydildar9341]

Basarili bir video 🤙, Mercy 🎉

[@omv777]

Do you drive a dump truck for a living?

[@JDSOutdoors]

This summer I do. Also did it from 06-10

[@bigcile]

I do the same thing just larger sxale. CAT 745C at a gravel plant., haul dirt/gravel where it needs to go, whether the wash plant, or any of the various material stockpiles (topsoil, clay dirt, clay gravel, all depending on the stage in the pit. I average 34 loads a day, 10 hour days, 5-6 days a week.

[@aaron4555]

How much do you guys get paid on average? I’ve always wondered

[@J__7777]

How much per load?

[@bigcile]

@aaron4555 I make $15/hour. Under industry average, but low cost of living state, so it works out. Average is between $20 and $23/ hour

[@bigcile]

Sorry for very late response. Don't get all notifications from KZbin

[@kevthesage5747]

Bro is this Vulcan off Los Angeles st😂

[@JDSOutdoors]

Na this is the middle of nowhere Wisconsin

[@Ocruz.1999]

Asphalt gang

[@BeavisBateman]

So after you haul the dirt…?

[@JDSOutdoors]

Find more dirt

[@dinho1076]

All PTO systems are the same right?

[@JDSOutdoors]

No there are a few different ones

[@cameronturner7475]

I'd you find a stake with some writing on it and maybe some ribbon, run it over!

[@420craig]

Damn right 😂 Those wooden stakes with ribbon, a couple of letters and a few numbers on them are targets. Run over them, dump on top of them, and if it's muddy you can beat your Crocs off with them... Then just toss them to the side.

[@t3angling575]

😂😂😂classic

[@davidsalinas7700]

Hi bro where do you work?

[@JDSOutdoors]

For a small excavation company in wi. But not for long this truck isn't maintained properly and leaves me stranded to much. Going to switch it up

[@hatchett999ify]

The more you folks talk the more you reveal who the real devil is.

[@Simple_Worship_Guitar]

I’m already a dumb truck driver…I mean DUMP truck driver 😂

[@JDSOutdoors]

Can I love this comment twice?

[@tux1968]

Dirt Welder, P.H.D.

[@juan19avila]

Looks like an easy job

[@JDSOutdoors]

It's cake

[@juan19avila]

@@JDSOutdoors is there a lot of work right now for dump truck drivers?

[@JDSOutdoors]

@juan19avila depends on location but this time of year it winds down a bit and picks back up in the spring.

[@BigRome95South]

I have my class A as a backup no experience because I felt like layoffs were coming on my corporate job. How hard is it to purchase my own dump truck in Florida for a new career. Or should I go company

[@davidcollins1062]

will that cleared everything up for me I'll be driving a truck tomorrow oh am I supposed to have CDLs LOL

[@gregmenniges5963]

Don't forget to lock your tailgate either

[@Blick405]

Lol yep

[@gregmenniges5963]

@@Blick405 I work in a rock quarry loading dump trucks so sometimes unfortunately I don't always catch them

[@bammersmith5993]

Sounds like a dirty job.ive herd if you keep hauling same dirt you wear out the dirt.

[@jolla9963]

Dump truck = Mud Cart...

[@josephdineen1758]

What did u expect!!!?

[@wolfman1662]

Wait till you get to do it with a trailer

[@JDSOutdoors]

Oh pick me pick me

[@LouieCase]

😂😂😂😂

[@caine4376]

😐🤔🤨😃😁😆😅🤣😂

[@marcosgonzales7080]

Is this white boy humor

[@JDSOutdoors]

Nailed it

[@stevealber9779]

Dum truck driver

[@idiotwithasolderingiron]

2 scoops of rasins in every box 😆 😅

[@poopy.butthole]

Question for dump truck drivers: are most dump trucks these days automatic or manual? Getting my class A this summer and wondering if I should worry about having a automatic restriction

[@JDSOutdoors]

Lot of manuals take your a in a manual you will be a lot more desirable to hire and worth more money per hr

[@poopy.butthole]

@JDSOutdoors thanks, I'm gonna take that advice. Never driven a manual transmission so it's kind of intimidating but I'm sure I can figure it out especially with a good instructor.

[@deannarader2029]

Uncle Samantha 😂