Trucking Diaries - Episode #17 (American Truck Simulator)

[@sasquatchhadarock968]

+Squirrel all your comments on the blue sky, gorgeous sunrises/sets are reinforcing in my mind the stereotype that Brits only ever see grey, rainy weather...

[@mexicanrice8289]

Sasquatch Hadarock Hahahaha

[@RagedDrew]

What they could do in regards of day cabs, motels and rest areas is, if you are in a day cab and stop at a rest area that doesn't have a motel, is you still rest but not fully, so like if you stop at a motel you wake up and have a 13 hour day ahead of you (fully rested) you stop a non-hotel rest area in a day cab you wake up with 9 hour day ahead of you (not fully rested) I think this would simulate you not having a comfy sleep due to sleeping in the seat of your truck. So in a nut shell you get tired quicker if you don't rest in motel while driving a day cab.

[@TubeyDudey]

used to drive day cabs and spent many naps in seat or head one seat, feet the other, and lunch cooler under my bottom. crapy rest is exactly right. Great idea there

[@spyone4828]

If they do anything about you sleeping in cabs without sleepers, they should also charge you $75 to sleep in a motel.

[@warbunny13203]

you should also be allowed to sleep on the side of the highway near bridges....truckers do that a lot at least in ne Ohio :D

[@warbunny13203]

+warbunny13203 correction its near overpasses NOT bridges

[@patricklenigan4309]

Scs...make it so!

[@marchettejw]

37:18 "2.72/gallon I wish" -- I filled my equipment up yesterday with diesel for $1.85/gal in northern utah.

[@tomservo75]

That comment didn't age well, LOL

[@Cam_watson5]

I just found this series even though Ive been playing American truck simulator for a year or two I found that taking out loans is not the way to go unless your really making money

[@DagonNaxos]

My grandfather was a trucker back in the 50s through the 70s. There wasn't much in the way of "sleeper cabs". He used to have a board he fashioned that made a bridge across the seats and a bed roll. He used to sleep across the seats on long journies. It's not comfortable, but certainly possible to sleep in a day cab.

[@patricklenigan1650]

yes, Squirrel, in the US, a double unbroken line on a highway/freeway means no overtaking.

[@wlddragonsrule]

However a broken yellow line means you can pass if it's clear.

[@anastasiareed360]

I don't mind the fines, back in ETS2 I was always speeding because there were no penalties besides the occasional speed camera. Now I always follow the speed limit, and I enjoy it more honestly. Not to mention now the cost of repairing your truck is almost free even if you have a major accident, because you use to pay 10 grand if you have a big collision

[@anastasiareed360]

What's really annoying is the changes in speeds, they just don't make any sense, and they're not well shown. Sometimes it's at 55 and goes down to 30 for literally only about 10 seconds. And they should give you a timer before they can fine you after the speed limit changes, something like 10-15 seconds, so you get the time to actually slow down after you see that the speed limit changed. Because at the moment, you have to know where the speed limit changes and slow down before so, they should have panels saying like "crossroad 30 mph in 1/2 mile" as they do in real life

[@madmcg557]

+Jalene Mendez Or if you're on a highway and a cop flies by you at like 70 when the speed limit is 55

[@anastasiareed360]

Madison McGuire That's normal, cars and trucks have different speed limits

[@suburbansean]

+Jalene Mendez In the game and in California, as far as I know, are the only things to have different speed limits for cars and trucks. Here in Texas cars and trucks can both go the posted speed limit. Sadly people don't look at the speed limit signs as much so they don't go faster because it changed, talking to you people who do 60 MPH on I-635 in Dallas when it's 70 now!

[@madmcg557]

+Jalene Mendez but when it says 55 limit on the sign

[@Jimmieadamsp]

There's a Walmart distribution center near Redding and there's at least 200 trailers parked there at one time

[@finalTarget11]

@37:00 $2.72 is actually way more than diesel is right now (at least in the midwest), it's under $2.00/gallon at the moment and regular (87 [R+M]/2) gasoline is about $1.35/gallon. great video & really enjoying this series so far, keep up the great work

[@PapaBear6t8]

16:51 The saying is adapted from a line in “To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns : “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley.” Meaning: no matter how carefully a project is planned, something may still go wrong with it. Just googled it ... :)

[@StephenKleintech]

Double yellow means no overtaking, yes. Single dotted means you can overtake no matter which direction you're travelling. In the case of a dotted and solid line, if the dotted line is on your side you may overtake, whereas if you've got a solid line on your side, you may not.

[@pequadcob2009]

As an extension to what +Stephen Klein said, in the USA we don't say "overtaking", we say "passing".

[@Xegethra]

Getting out and having a shave does seem extreme yeah hah, but getting out and pressing the use key on the front door then warping in then getting the time passage screen would be cool. Then when rested you spawn back at the door and then walk into the lorry. Even if you don't do a lot outside the truck it would still be cool to have.

[@trevorburgess8916]

Double Solid lines does indeed mean no overtaking for both directions of traffic. Can also have a single dotted/broken line which means both directions can overtake. Then there can also be a solid + dotted line, so solid on one side and broken on the other which means the lane with a solid line can't pass, but the other side can.

[@l7toober]

At 6:29 you can see Bates Motel from the movie Psycho up on the hill, I saw that set on the Universal Studios tour.

[@Starshoals]

Bates Motel easter egg at 6:16 up on the hill to the right, from the film "PSYCHO". :-) Glad you didn't stop there to rest!

[@cjatruckphotos]

In Australia they have water points in the outback for the trucks to use so drivers can get water to drink and to put in the trucks water tank and put over the engine to cool it in the heat

[@AJtheRatty]

Yep! Double yellow line = no passing zone. If you have a double yellow but one of the lines is broken, that direction of traffic can attempt passing because they have better visibility. Single Dashed yellow means both sides can attempt overtaking when safe to do so.

[@cmanlovespancakes]

Those smaller gas (petrol) stations usually don't allow large semi's to use their pumps since they don't have the space for them. The stations that have the diesel pumps with the gasoline pumps usually only allow smaller diesel vehicles( delivery trucks, pickups, cars and etc)to fuel at those pumps. They usually have a cut off at 25 gallons. Service stations that are accessible to large semi-trucks have a dedicated fueling island around the side or back that has high flow pumps that will fill the large 90+ gallons tanks quicker than a conventional pump and many of the larger stations will have pumps on both sides so they driver is able to fill his tanks at the same time. What they are missing in this game are the large travel plazas with restaurants, mechanics, truck wash.

[@ericheikkinen9110]

"The best laid plans..." quote is from a Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse", and was the title of the book " Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.

[@TubeyDudey]

yes solid line means no pass (overtake). white line means traffic on other side of the line goes in same direction as you. yellow means traffic on other side goes opposite direction of you. helpful in fog, etc, to know where you are on road

I'm sure that motel with a house uphill behind you can see to the right from 6:20 to 6:40 is a reference to Bates motel from the classic Hitchcock film "Psycho". In the movie the protagonist travels from Phoenix, Arizona to a fictional California town, so it makes sense.

[@ChrisCo0066]

correct on the center lines squirrel. yellow indicates a two lane road with lanes going opposite directions. whatever side is broken indicates that lane can pass the other lane cannot. if its yellow with a single broken line then both directions can pass. white broken lines indicates lanes all go the same direction.

[@Chooseyourownhandle]

+Squirrel Of Mice and Men is a novella by John Steinbeck and a Irish poem called To a Mouse by Robert Burns. Unbroken mean no passing what so ever. Broken on your side you can pass only and broken on their side means they can pass but you can't and finally a single broken line means anyone can pass.

[@cclapew]

I think a better idea about the sleeping in a day cab thing is you should be able to sleep at a rest area that does not have a motel but you dont get fully rested up... maybe something like 75% rested....and the game keep track of that... so if the next night you sleep at a rest area without a hotel then you are only get 50% rested. Also after sleeping in a day cab you still have the full amount of time before you get a fine but you have to sleep sooner... so you dont have to worry about a fine but falling asleep.... so more people would be more apt to push it to make their deliveries because the dont have to worry about the fine but will nod off just before getting there and not only be fined for falling asleep and crashing but then they will have a huge repair bill that should not be covered by the in game insurance

[@TheCoastermanMike]

The braking is super sensitive if using the G27 pedals,that's why I use the left padel shifter for braking.

[@Moe-mr6mx]

"you can just make a call" Yeah, that's not happening. Much of the US west of the mississippi (aside from the west coast and cities) doesn't have any cell service at all.

[@raurkegoose5233]

I live in the area you say doesn't have cell service, and my phone works just fine.

[@charliebaker3230]

yea man do you even live in America? lmao we have great cell coverage

[@rarejer]

I hope you don't mind my little observations. Let me know if you do. At the start of this episode, you left your rest spot, without trailer, which is called "bobtail". If you had an empty trailer going for a load, you would be dead-heading to the shipper, but you are always picking up a load. So, your bobtailing, you made a left turn at the first intersection, and entered the right lane. You should be in the left lane when you enter, even with a trailer, and change into the right lane once you are clear to do so. The reasoning is that when you make a left turn, cars WILL try to pass you on the right hand side through the intersection, and you may not see them. Darn four-wheelers!

[@derwentalia]

yes yellow line means no passing. if there is a solid yellow line on your side, and a broken yellow line on the other side, it means the other side can pass, but you cant. solid yellow = no pass (overtaking) broken yellow = it's okay to pass the broken yellow changes sides periodically, and sometimes it's broken yellow on both sides. ive wondered too why in the us and canada the striping is yellow for shared highways in which the traffic is going opposite directions, but white for highways where traffic is going in same directions. theres stuff about it in wiki but doesnt really explain the divergence in color choices, yellow and white are highly visible at night, so that makes sense.

[@SbgamingTv]

Yeah, that intersection in Tonopah onto the highway was frustratingly annoying with how much traffic was flowing through even at 8:30pm. In my game I came up behind a truck, and he was giving priority to someone who was turning Left off that highway. In the time I was at that intersection, several more vehicles got in the left turn lane, and because there was so much traffic flowing going the other way, those in the left turn lane couldn't go, preventing the truck in front of me from even moving. I waited over an hour and a half of in game time before I decided to do a save/load to clear the existing traffic. It wouldn't be so bad if time was flowing at a rate of 1:1, but given the accelerated rate of time, if you sit there for any length of time, you could very well risk being late for the delivery...

[@SbgamingTv]

+SB Gaming Regarding achievements there's probably no 100% map discovery achievement yet, since we only have 2 out of the 48 states. Everyone who got 100% map discovery before the next DLC comes out wouldn't have anything to look forward to, whereas everyone else who was getting close when the next comes out would have a whole lot more to drive, even if they were that close to getting the achievement. What I found a bit disappointing is that only California got the Discover every city achievement, and Nevada was left out, but I can understand. There's a lot more cities in California. SCS could pretty much make anything an achievement, not that it necessarily matters all that much.

[@AllenLawthfar]

Yea Squirrel, Bobtail driving is an art within itself. (that's what it's called in the US when you go without a trailer)

[@skiedSR133]

First off, love your videos. Though I'm a recent subscriber, I have been a long time follower. Second, the double solid line does mean no passing. If it is broken on one side, someone on that side can start to pass, and if its a single broken line. Anyone from either side can pass. Finally, your driver getting tired after 400 miles is that uncommon. As an American who recently drove from Montana to Maine, I was driving eight hour days averaging about 450 miles. Out west, everything is so large in land mass that I was only changing states about once a day.

[@hydronpowers9014]

Squirrel, I wish you "A happy 400,000 SUBSCRIBERS!!". You channel have grown gradually over the years on KZbin. Have fun Paul, have fun.

[@KACDragon20]

I believe it would make sense to program different qualities of rest. F.E.: If you have no sleeping cabin you can either sleep in a motel ( and pay a fee? ) or just have a short rest in your driver seat. If you have a sleeping cabin you can also choose between sleeping or just resting shortly. I'd make a difference like sleeping will take 6 hours but you can go for 18 hours afterwards and resting maybe only takes 3 hours but you have to rest or sleep again after 8 hours. I think that shouldn't be too hard to implement and it would add realism and also tactics for longer journeys?

[@asinineintentions7773]

What I wanna see in traffic is emergency vehicles going through intersections with their lights and sirens going that you have to give way to... Or even just on roads normally, have a cop car trying to get past on the interstate... It'd keep things just that little bit more lively.

[@Tiger5672]

The double yellow line means no overtaking. Speaking of no rest stops or places to get fuel in the US. Parts of southeast Arkansas is like that

[@yomammy13]

I've got to say I like your trucking videos...you do a great job explaining why your doing what you're doing and entertainment all at the same time.

[@cameltanker1286]

When I drove I would down shift the gears to slow down and only use the brake to stop (except in emergency's). The engine brake helps but is not an end all.

[@kjemradio]

@Squirrel the quote you referred to was from Robert Burns and his poem "To a Mouse", 1786. In the story he upturned a mouse nest while plowing a field. Basically it was an apology to the mouse. It was originally quoted as "The best laid schemes of mice and men."

[@pliot501]

One thing to be said about the AI giving way when you turn left at a light. In America large intersections like that would have a light and timing to allow for vehicles to turn left before the rest of the traffic can go forward or right. ATS currently is without anything to simulate that with the AI so it has to be more passive, otherwise every left like that would only be possible when the light begins to change.

[@anastasiareed360]

Yes double yellow means no overtaking, if it's solid on one side and broken on the other side, the side which is broken can overtake but the side with is solid cannot overtake

[@niartizarc1backwards]

Double yellow solid lines mean no passing for either side. If it's a single broken yellow line, then either side can pass. If there's a solid line on one side, broken line on the other, then whichever side had the broken line can pass, but side with the solid line cannot.

[@ThatOddGarage]

Hey squirrel, got a little geography lesson for ya. Ive driven US395/US95 more times than I can count. The lake you passed is called Walker Lake, and the composition is similar to the Great Salt Lake here in Utah. I used to drive a truck, and I have to say that Walker Lake is quite a site to behold. Cant wait to build another tower so I can finally play this! Keep on trucking!!

[@nogardmarith]

It is actually fuel is that cheap right now here in the states. Also far as the double yellow line that is non passing , solid with dash is the side with dash can pass while solid can't.

[@macnuggets2974]

should try driving across the Nullarbor in Australia. drive 1000kms with no services in site and limited to no cell service

[@BeardifulBill]

Correct. Double solid lines means no passing for any traffic. Dotted line on the right in center lane means you can overtake someone, dotted on the left in center means the oncoming traffic can use your lane to pass (Not with you coming of course hehe) And a dotted line with no solid, means either side can over take.

[@kederaji]

+BillytheCrayon Important to note, though, is the color of the line. White lines are at the right shoulder, and separate lanes of traffic flowing the same direction. Yellow lines are on the left shoulder of a divided highway, and separate opposing traffic lanes.

[@kederaji]

+kederaji And yes, you can have double solid white, which means that lane changing is prohibited - mostly on bridges and in tunnels where changing lane is a bad idea.

[@hawkeye2816]

My experience with ETS2 suggests that "normal" brake sensitivity is a bit too much. I turned mine down a bit (stuck it at like 25% of the bar), and that lets me brake smoothly, but still gives me enough braking force to be able to stop fast if I need to.

[@mikadeboos2051]

I really enjoy the longer episodes!

[@HDAviationofficial]

Double yellow means opposite direction traffic, no overtake/lane change. Double White is no lane change same direction traffic like a carpool HOV lane.

[@AkimboPickles2]

What I like about this game and Euro Truck as well, is that the cargo is all drop and hook....you don't have to load any cargo yourself or wait for it to be loaded...even though that would make things a lot more interesting!

[@SwitchBuilder]

You can enter those fuel stations from either direction, Squirrl. I've seen others do it and fill up just fine.

[@JollyRoger1718]

The company I worked for usually had us bouncing or going with empty trailer around 100 to 150 miles to go pickup the load

[@robertjenkins9476]

"Best laid plans of mice and men," is a quote from a poem inspiring the title of John Steinbeck's" Of Mice and Men." This also leads to the coincidence that John Steinbeck was a Californian Writer, and Squirrel is driving in California.

[@arupian666]

Paul... use the jake brake... that'll slow you nicely rather than coming to an abrupt halt... and it'll sound cool too...

[@trevorjones3755]

the yellow line rule in America is double yellow , no crossing. Dotted yellow your side, solid there's you pass they can't and vis versa. dotted yellow only, passing is allowed

[@dionisis_20n]

about the rest area thing, I think it should be like this: If you have a day cab you can rest anywhere but only for a couple of hours as it is not cozy to sleep at the seat. You could rest properly in a motel in which you would have to pay. Then you could sleep properly as well with a sleeper any where. What do you think paul?

[@richglenn3729]

If the double yellow line is broken (dashed) on your side, you may cross them to pass. Do not cross over the lines to pass if the line is solid on your side (double yellow line) You may cross a double yellow line to turn into or out of a private driveway. If you’re NOT in a business district or a residential district, you may cross a double yellow line to make a U-turn as long as you have an unobstructed view for 200 feet. These are the California rules. Other states may differ.

[@littlelep666]

I agree with you on the trailer diversity, like adding livestock cargo. I also think they need to the make the cargo pick-up more realistic meaning you own the trailer and keep the trailer which means you only deliver the cargo and if you don't the trailer the type for that cargo you cant haul it, ie: if you don't own a flatbed trailer you cant haul construction equipment.

[@BadWebDiver]

+LilMan1993 That system was in the 18WOS series. Don't think they want to add it to ATS tho.

[@littlelep666]

they probably wont add it but it would be nice if they did

[@SpaceMountainLarry]

Yes, if the double yellow lines have broken lines on your side of the road, it means your side can pass and vise versa. If the solid double yellow lines are in the middle of the road, neither side can pass.

[@Ratkill9000]

I actually prefer using the 18 speed Eaton-Fuller transmission. 17 and 18 are over drive gears. Usually the game just leaves me in 16 so my RPMs are holding about 1500 and my fuel economy is about 6.5mpg. I go from 16 to 18 I can easily get up to 7.8-8.1mpg which does help overall, until I hit hills then have to downshift back into 16.

[@jampetable]

Dynamic maps would be a very nice feature. Imagine building something like a stadium in LA, take a massive contract to bring different stuff to the construction site and stuff like that. (A bit like the scumbag Dubai contract in Transocean, except Lydia's crazy terms and conditions)

[@jwenting]

when you get stuck out there in reality, there's no cell phone coverage unless you have a satellite phone. Been there, out on the road between San Francisco and Las Vegas. Not sure if it was the law or an advisory by the rental company, but yes, you were told to take a lot of water and enough gas for the distance. No gas for so many hundred miles was indicated, kinda wish they do that in game too.

[@seththeamazing2563]

It'd be awesome if in the u.s version you can start off with quick jobs that is just like a pickup truck with a hauler on it hauler from dealer to dealer. And you can buy your own pickup and haul small trailers. Instead of all semis, because truckers aren't always semis.

[@warbunny13203]

double yellow means no pass either side, one side broken you can pass as long as broken is on your side, single yellow you can pas on both side (always broken), there is no single solid line or double broken lines :)

[@tiverton]

There is no cell phone reception on most roads in Nevada outside of cities and towns. Also crossing Nevada California boarder, in mountains, there's no reception.

[@BadWebDiver]

+tiverton Figured as much. :/. Is there any reports of bandits these days?

[@tiverton]

+BadWebDiver :) no

[@farkasinhgston]

I found that you don't get fined for not sleeping!! You actually periodically will get a black screen that says "Dozing...". It happened to me once and it freaked me out. Then the game screen comes back after 3 to 5 seconds.

[@eatmywords]

The best laid plans o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley. Robert Burns

[@highfructosefun7503]

in the U.S. 2 solid lines means no overtaking and if it's solid on the other side and dotted on your side you can overtake but the other side can't and if it's solid on your side and dotted on the other side the other lane can overtake but you can't.

[@hessuhopo7586]

Did you not see that house in right in time 6:25 in video... there is rest area and motel with house from hitchcock's film "Psycho"! In night when you rest that place you see Norman Bates in window in that house!! Unfortunately the state is wrong because that place belong in Arizona Phoenix-town...:-)

[@zimmyflip]

trailer brakes or the JOHNNY bar as its called is not for slowing down. it's a device to use to regain control over a swaying trailer

[@xabibilboful]

Hi Squirrel, I think you have a slight misconception about power and torque because of one comment you did while climbing a road. Power=work/time and if you make some replaces you reach to power=speed*force. That makes sense because if you want to pull(force) more at a same speed, you need more power(Jeremy Clarckson moment LOL). The combination of the power peak rpm (not torque peak) and the correct gearing gives you the best climb speed. For starting to move from 0 MPH is when you should use that torque peak(work=force*distance, at 0 mph there's not any distance being traveled) Anyway, you can do a quick test with a same cargo climbing the same road, and playing with those two peaks.

[@xabibilboful]

Clarkson*

[@mrunlucky4085]

Boy i know him in person and another Jeremy clarkson momet POWER

[@jordanz99]

+Squirrel Try a real transmission setting. My truck in the game has a 13 speed trani so I went to the game settings and changed it to match the trani. It is way better than the standard non realistic style that is given from the start. It also helps with the fuel economy on the trucks. Getting better MPG after I switched over. Another nice thing that it does is change where the gear positions are, just where they should be. Couldn't stand having the reverse gear way over near 6 and having to push the stick down to get into gear. Now it is just straight up in 1 position for reverse like a real transmission in a truck is and you also get a Low gear under the reverse gear. In the end it has three great points, realism, better fuel economy, and it helps with the cruise control issue between gears not having the right ratio you need to get up some small hills. You still have to downshift but not as much. You should try it out one episode and see what you think. The intersection in Tonopah is already impossible to make a left turn in the day time. The AI system in the game is broke for that since there are no breaks or openings in the traffic. All the time when I go to an intersection like that I have to force my way out and make the AI's stop. And if there are AI's in front of me at the stop sign then you might as well go on the wrong side of the road to make the turn or you will sit there until night time. You are correct on the double yellow line it does mean no passing is allowed.

[@hvy1ton]

I don't know if the game does this, but there is a valve that dials back the brakes when there is no air to the trailer. They can still be pretty stiff in a light day cab like that. 10th is really for 65+ with what you've got. I know a old timer that makes 1600 mile runs in a day cab t800. He's a little crazy though.

[@RadioResistance]

I find it funny putting on the blinker on a freeway entrance merge gets you in better.... Makes me realize you haven't been doing it before! Where I live, nobody is obliged to stop and let you in of course, but just about everyone signals in a ramp merge like that as a courtesy. Only assholes speed up to cut you off.

[@nicmac3950]

Yes, solid twin/single if your aussie, means that you may not be able to overtake

[@leonguignon4603]

in some places in france they put gravel in the tarmac because it's cheaper, but god it's annoying, the noise it makes when you roll over it, all the gravel bouncing under the car, and I'm sure it damages the cars

[@greenmachine55]

Trucks are designed to for heavy loads when you have no load it's not properly simulated but you have to be lighter on your brakes or you wheel hop and skid to a stop cause your brake locks up the wheels.

[@Nicklyft]

11:04 That was a Chrysler 300

[@aarongalloway7985]

did you know at 6:23 to 6:42 episode 17 you passed Bates hotel from the movie Psycho thought that was pretty cool American truck simulator Easter eggs

[@TheKingoftheKongs]

Paul, the book you are talking about is Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck.

[@myronvanvliet7394]

so relaxing listening to him talking whilst driving!

[@EinachserLS]

Those were some lovely desert landscapes. I´m glad that ridiculous Silent Hill fog mod didn´t kick in.

[@ThatHFTGuy]

Yes, if there is a double yellow line on a 2 lane road, that means no passing from either lane. If there is a broken line on the left or right lane and a double on the other, that means ONLY that lane can pass and the one with the double line can't. Now if there's a SINGLE broken line, that means EITHER lane can pass. On freeways and tollroads, you'll see broken white lines.

[@greenmachine55]

Your idea about not resting at a rest stop with no motel if you don't have a sleeper cab is a good idea and would add to the difficulty

[@andreibucur9007]

When you're stopped the time scale goes to real time and when you drive it goes up so it doesn't matter if you stay more at a level crossing.

[@EAHowe]

Btw Squirrel, the ai yielding to you when you turn left on green is correct. American road law in most cases says right turn on red must yield to those turning left on green

[@DHMTechnology]

ATS 1 you could radio up your fellow truckers and they would inform you of weather or bamby crossing ( Cops) up ahead, they should reintroduce this feature

[@MrBlaktoe]

Resting now is just an incredibly simplistic representation of Hours of Service regulation. I think the game should have a rest timer that you can set. Just being a per-determined 10 hours is ludicrous. To me anyway. Generally the only time I would stop for a full 10 hours, when I was running OTR, is when I was in between loads or someplace I really wanted to be. Back then that place was usually Reno. Still have the plastic mug from the giant truck stop off I-80. The Alamo! That was way back before they got bought by Petro and they were partnered with Western Village, I think it was. It was cool. Park, get a shower, take the shuttle bus over to the casino, shuttle bus back when done. Good times.

[@IanRM]

Paul, 'Mice and men' John Steinbeck, refering to the plots in his book, 'Of Mice and Men'

[@jopmartens4199]

Hello paul, OMG yes. Another video of Trucking Dairies it is so much fun to watch and with the mods is it even more fun!! Can't wait for the next one!! The truck you have on this moment, I love it. I know someone that is a truckdriver aswel and it is pretty much the same (he doesn't drive in the US, but in holland) The truck is not very special but it is still nice to look at! i've watched every single episode of this series!!

[@1960imp]

Isn't that the house from the Bates Motel off to the right at around 6:27?

[@jivaprabhu]

You need to put on your flashers when a climb for instance, slows you down.

[@gavininglish284]

Double yellow line means nobody can overtake. If its solid on one side and a broken line on the other then someone on the side with the solid can't pass, but someone one the broken can.

[@MrHamof]

31:40 What are the advantages to slowing down with the retarder versus slowing down with the wheel brakes?

[@sterlingodeaghaidh5086]

your be amazed how fast a semi tractor will stop without a trailer. I have been in some that can literally stop on a dime with no trailer

[@sterlingodeaghaidh5086]

Btw yes solid yellow means no overtaking.

[@jamesmiller5037]

in a semi fully loaded you will stop faster than empty

[@RabbiShekelGrabbersixgorrilion]

James Miller no you won't as it will take more energy to stop as there is more weight

[@LukasDornauer]

If can´t rest in a day cab truck at a rest area without an motel than you should also have to pay for the motel just to make it completely real.

[@travisburril1424]

I understand whereyiur coming from with torque and all. but you should try shifting at higher rpm try around 2,250 and you'll get your speed higher. also the little isx Cummins is lacking some serious power at 370 horse

[@cbremer83]

I got hit almost the same way you nearly did. I was in Oakdale with the long triple axle tanker to drop off. Right before the drop off I was going around a corner in the loop area in town. Truck is though but the trailer is still in the intersection. Car comes flying by and slams into my trailer.

[@cameronmost2617]

hey squirrel you know that you can do 5 over the speed limit and not get fined. thats how it is in america the sign says 45 you are allowed to do 50 its the same for all speed signs in america

[@BadWebDiver]

+cameron most Not in the game tho, it's way strict.

[@bk2les]

Yeah the solid yellow or white lines means no crossing over or over taking and broken is vice versa

[@scottdurling3857]

The title for the novel 'Of Mice And Men' by John Steinbeck came from a poem written by a Scottish man called Robbie Burns which talks about the best laid plans of mice and men can be ruined instantly