WHAT DID I DO TO MY DUMP TRUCK?

[@tedkulinna9093]

Anyone who has driven any kind of a vehicle for a living, and says they never had an embarrassing,difficult situation is not truthful. You “kept your cool” like the true professional you are!!

[@KnightMoonShadow]

Never once! Not ever! Speak for yourself!

[@ironhorse127]

@@KnightMoonShadowMaybe add yet to your comment. Not wishing it on you, just saying your turn in the crap may happen.

[@KnightMoonShadow]

Whatever bud. Just because I don't stroke this chicks ego? I'm not going to say I haven't had close calls, absolutely for sure and anyone hauling low bed with 325's on and rock trucks, ect, and no, never have! Not once, and I'm proud to say so! It's all about the views and how much attention she can get because you know it's all about the $$.

[@p2o8wer]

I have one every other week.

[@terrysmith4341]

If she was a professional she wouldn’t have backed into a ditch blind side or not

[@eliteservice7532]

Thanks for sharing this video. We used the recovery portion of this video in our latest training class as a great example of what NOT to do.

[@NgNg-p5c]

Quite right!

[@cupo1212]

just wondering what other way could the tow truck guy could have done it ? it seemed that's a very narrow road.

[@rogerbrandt6678]

In all fairness if someone even thought of this I wouldn’t hire them.

[@wint0rez807]

@@cupo1212 Просто потянуть вперед и вправо, откуда он приехал. Им очень повезло, что не взорвались покрышки.

[@bernarddowd6446]

@@cupo1212 Pull from the frame. I surprised the tires didn't come off, I'm betting the belts are toast.

[@VTKingdomsawing]

I've been towing and running equipment for 46 years and I've never seen a ditch pull done like that before. I would have positioned 45 degrees to your driver's side, strapped the body to Cable 2 to keep the truck from tipping and pulled you out with Cable One. And no damage to steel belts in your tires. That was crazy dangerous to step across the straps too. I'm glad it seems to have worked out okay but I was stunned.

[@tomdowning9358]

I thought the same. The damage this might have caused to the tires, rims, and chassis was unnecessary. I'm not sure why he decided to pull her out like that.

[@BigTruckWreckerMan]

That’s what I would’ve done I would never hook like they did especially in a rotator

[@Americal-v6r]

No experience have I, JMO, to latch on to unstable tire base with 56,000lbs(if I heard driver correctly) seems dangerous. Cables to frame at key points best way to go.JMO? Suspected damage incurred to tire,axle torque, bearings ect. Have inspection done for sure.

[@Mersuharrastaja]

I would not trust those tyre anymore.

[@dex99615]

That was a crazy looking scenario It would have thought two idiots and one place at the same time

[@jaybo3687]

Owner operator in ohio here...my chest was so tight watching this. I know exactly what you were feeling as soon as that load shifted and all the way through this. Well done

[@geoffsteck2074]

That was the most interesting recovery. Never seen a rig pulled out by the tires before.

[@tncountryboy06]

those are called rim slings, designed for sideways pulls using the rims.

[@MS3DALE]

@@tncountryboy06 Yeah, but they are supposed to go in the holes of the wheels, not around the tires.

[@curtisnewman1520]

Thought a pick and swing would of been better especially loaded

[@davidtipton7234]

Actually you never pull from the side that's up on a loaded truck. You take a chance of flipping it. Easiest way would've been put a chain on the downside frame in-between the tandems. Then put a wide strap from that chain around the back of the bed. Could've winches it out exactly like it went in. Done in 30 mins. Im a 15 year wrecker operator. 2015 389 peterbilt with a v100 50 ton wrecker bed.

[@kerrywillis1114]

Never seen that before, I figured he would have caught the frame to pull on or lift the rear and swing it to good ground.

[@ditherdather]

I'm no recovery truck operator, but I was mindblown that he pulled you up an incline like that from the sides of your axles. I don't know what you scaled, but I sincerely hope he didn't cause any damage. I'm 44 and I've never seen anyone do that.

[@heyinway]

She said 57,000# gross, add that incline, and dragging it----dead weight added up big time....surprised he didn't rip the wheels apart. $750,000 wrecker and unqualified operator.

[@james6275]

that was very unusual to pull a vehicle out

[@Deraco1]

Wow I've never seen a recover been done like that, I was sure those tires were going to go off those beads! Thats some intense side force on those wheels and suspension for sure!!

[@wayne9054]

First of all, much respect to you Dauminique for your professional demeanor in handling this situation. You gave all of us a lesson in how to deal with the unexpected . I drove rigs hauling 44k of dog food into queens NY to a distributor located down a 1 way narrow street with a 53'. Cars parked on both sides. That T you came to brought me back to how I handled backing in there. The one and only approach to the dock was from the left side of the T. I would nose onto the street that I would eventually have to back down, then back out to the right side of the T. Pull forward to the left side of the T only this time I was facing the opposite way. I could then back in looking from the left side of my rig, rather than try and blind side my way in. I did blind side my way in a few times but i thought not to try and press my luck. Big ups to you !!!

[@timkratzer2764]

Man the stress the tow truck operator put on your aluminum rims I was waiting for on of them to break off. I have never seen anyone pull on the runs

[@51-FS]

Doesn't aluminum rims flex?

[@RKDriver]

@@51-FS I imagine EVERYTHING flexes with that much stress.

[@104bigTruck]

It's called experience and each time you have episodes like these is an important learning experience. You did well in my book and drove away with valuable info.

[@ianhughes7805]

Just one of those things we live and learn and when the lady said, “ I am splitting the cost with you” I thought well just goes to show that there are still nice people out there

[@DieselFuelOnly]

Whenever I had to get into a tight driveway like that I'd always back into it at a roughly 45* angle like I was going to shoot the drivers side rear end straight off into the far side ditch, and stop when I saw my drivers side rear tires get close to the edge. Then turn hard left and pull forward and it'd usually be be lined right up unless it was REALLY tight, if not repeat the process a few times. It wiggles the rear end of the truck over while keeping it on hard ground. 27:55 Sorry to say it, you were way more than just one tire off the road, even before the rear end slid over when you tried to pull forward at 16:58. It's so much easier to see what's going on your drivers side in those mirrors or by sticking your head out the window, use all that space you can and give yourself all the extra room you can on your blind side, it's much easier to misjudge a little driveway ditch like that in your mirrors. Getting out and taking a look as you first started getting lined up to enter the driveway would have saved you here, never be too proud to do it.

[@DavidD-qr2vn]

Glad everyone and everything is ok. Don't be down on yourself, I have been there, done that myself, I was just lucky there was a track loader on site that could pull me out. Wet grass is the absolute worst thing with a set of tandems.

[@engineerk34k7]

Don't feel bad alot of us who have driven trucks have run into that type of situation a time or 2 hurt your pride more than anything else, keep your chin up you are doing a great job....

[@RichardTilling]

Only idiots get stuck

[@novagasser]

dont be embarrassed , it happens. a tight road, a blind side back and wet conditions. no shame at all, plus you climbed up in there and rode it out during the pull. and you finished your day. kudos to you young lady. i just retired after driving truck since i was 18 years old. spent 25 plus years driving a tank trailer but finished up my years driving a tri axle dumptruck here in Pennsylvania and i can honestly say I experienced more challenging situations in the construction industry then i did hauling haz mat tanker trailers. youre doing a great job D

[@Furball-8994]

Amen brother.. They think you can put that truck anywhere..

[@abikerinpa]

Where are you in Pennsylvania my KZbin friend , I’m from Pittsburgh

[@TeleCharles-ri5uk]

She should be embarrassed there is no excuse. She is a professional truck driver.

[@KnightMoonShadow]

When in doubt, get out. Sorry, but in 27 years, I have never. Clean driving record, I'll forward it if you think it's in question. I'm also aggregates.

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

@@TeleCharles-ri5uk And you've never fucked anything up in your life, you keyboard warrior? Get bent.

[@kevinhileman]

Your tow truck driver is my friend from my childhood. I texted him after watching the video to confirm it was him. Pretty cool to see him in your video!

[@ovabarton2810]

If that tow only cost $450 , you are very lucky . Some of the big wreckers won't start up for less than a $1000 !

[@Torsee]

Well he did have his pound of flesh..those tires took a beating! Their lifespan was halved!

[@martycollins1268]

Yes very lucky I sure wouldn't complain those wreckers r nor cheep

[@kenbrohere]

Thats the hot chick discount.

[@wobblepopgaming]

Nice work being calm and collected. Keeping your head on straight makes a huge difference. It was cool to hear the resident say they would help with tow payment. Some people are really pleasant to deal with. It is not often that happens. Nice job and and keep on trucking.

[@grumpysgararge5860]

Murphy gets us all, it is a numbers game. But you did not abuse or break your truck, endanger your contractor, and kept your self together the whole time. That is a win in my book. Go home and let your husband and son give you some hugs and know that you are good at what you do!

[@RichardTilling]

Just drive forward and Turn around don't be such a show off Backing in

[@911Dox]

You're a top shelf operator, be proud of how you handled this event. A driver is just that, someone who drives from point a to point b and don't give a crap on how they get there. Most drivers don't care about the rig or the load. They are embarrassed and will do anything to not to let the boss find out and would have likely rolled the truck in the process or damaged the undercarriage to the tune of tens of thousands in damage and a much larger recovery bill. You are an owner operator. Your proud of your rig and your reputation; and you're on You Tube, broadcasting the ugly warts and all to your followers. You knew you were in trouble and you stopped at the second hint of larger issues to come if you tried to recover from the situation alone. Operators take a chance on the first sigh of trouble, you think of your knowledge and experience to correct the issue and you give it a go; everybody does. It's how we grow into being an operator. You bit the bullet, holstered your pride and called in for reinforcements. Twice. The first was with the skid teer which was the right call, but it was too small for such a large load and the hanging back end. Operators take the financial hit over being embarrassed and limit the losses while they can. You spent $450 to get out of a situation that could have cost you your business and WOULD have cost you higher insurance premiums for the next 5-10 years and the cost of repairs. You save your load, you saved your truck and a principal company asset. Then you kept delivering loads and continued your day like nothing really bad happened in the grand scheme life that a drink or two at the end of the day and some laughter couldn't cure. That is something to be proud of. "What did I do to my truck"? You gave it another walk-around and carried on with your day and planned for an additional 2 loads carried in the next month to offset the costs. It's what an operator does. Drivers just don't understand.

[@mike18421]

Having been a tri axle driver for the last 13 years I was pretty sure that truck was going over especially when I seen the load shift. You handled that situation excellent, and you didn't panic. You shouldn't be embarrassed at all you handled it like a bad ass.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I thought it was going over for sure

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

That was the please no….🤣

[@harryschneider1760]

Wouldn't tag axle down have helped...less weight on those tires ....less likely to slide down the ditch....

[@mike18421]

@@harryschneider1760 In any Tri Axle that I've driven the tag axle raises when the truck is put into reverse especially steerable tags.

[@cruzinsweetsntreats]

God was on your front, with your guiding Angels around you. 🤔🤫😇🙏🙏🙏😇😇

[@vinnie8495]

Never seen a tow pull out by the tires before. Looked dangerous, suprised the wheel studs didnt break! Glad it worked out !😊

[@troywatson9588]

You didn’t panic and make it worse! I was a heavy tow operator for 16 years, I have seen people make situations into nightmares I say you handled yourself Awesome. Love the channel keeper trucking

[@Joelamgengineering]

So glad you and the truck are ok!! I’m an excavating contractor and we have all been there. It’s a terrible feeling but it’s going to happen!! Thanks for sharing!

[@fredschell3972]

I drove truck for 50 years and I found the best procedure was to always GOAL. Get out and look. It's better to be safe than sorry. You are a wonderful driver and that can happen to anybody. I'm glad it wasn't more serious. I enjoy your channel. Your CB might need a resister for the alternator. Be safe. goal

[@elbowroom7993]

Yes, GOAL, as often as needed.

[@pauldillinger2286]

Dang Dom. I wouldnt let him pull on my truck like that loaded but i loved to see you gorgeous smile when he got you out. Your amazing girl. Shift happens beautiful.Hopefully your truck is ok but the main thing is your ok. God bless you sweet heart.

[@tncountryboy06]

since she was loaded, thats all he COULD do. any other angle of pull would have flipped her truck

[@nwindependent9195]

OMG! The second I saw that look on your face, I literally felt your pain. Been there and done that. It's a dirt truck thing, gonna happen to everyone eventually. You're a trooper and worked through it . Good on you!

[@benwilkinson8636]

I've done that before, exactly the same situation. It was a tow truck job for me too. I was on a busy road and blocked traffic for a few hours just to make it a bit more embarrassing.

[@hughmackellar7941]

You handled that with the same professionalism you exhibit every day. Calm, cool and collected. Well done.

[@martinsv9183]

Haha yeah extremely professional backing the truck down into a ditch when theres a perfectly fine road right beside it lol. Women.

[@tncountryboy06]

@@martinsv9183 shut the fuck up. Plenty of men have done the exact same thing. Even you I’m sure

[@josgulikers3104]

@@martinsv9183Extremely rude and demonstrating your own stupidity by giving such a ridiculous reaction.

[@lawrencetantalo7990]

The only professional in this video is the tow truck driver. You guys are all bag lickers lol this lady is company truck driver material only

[@duramaxryan4019]

I just found your Chanel last night! You have some really good videos, also shows how great your clients are with how concerned she was with what happen! There is nothing better then awesome customers, you just can beat it! Keep up the awesome work..

[@Shawn_Richards]

Glad you kept it upright, but wow. That should have been a simple pick and swing. I'm guessing if you haven't already found out those tires are probably junk now. They've surely got some broken belts in them. I would pull all 8 of the drives off and check the wheels for cracks, wheel studs and axle seals. Suspension components as well. I'm sure the right side slid a little easier in the grass / mud but it also would have had a lot of stress on it going in the opposite direction. Hope everything works out okay. Be safe out there.

[@jacoblarsen6974]

Yeah, I was kinda surprised she didn't blow a bead....And 450, wow, how lucky...

[@careyervin5103]

That's the first thing I thought of why didn't they hook onto the frame? The axles and tires are the weekest points to pull on especially being loaded..

[@godw1ll99]

i wouldnt even have consider the pick an dswing an option. pretty nuts if that wrecker can lift all that weight like that.

[@wolfracing9504]

Haha truck on

[@ToddKing]

For sure. I'm not in the towing business but I've seen enough of it done that right away I was thinking this doesn't look right. Then as a 20+ year mechanic I'm thinking those tires are junk and any second one of those wheels in going to break while that uh, nice man is stepping over the cables. Stepping over the cables? Seriously? Then once it held together, like you, I thought I'd want to check the spring shackles, wheels, wheel studs, ect. I don't understand it when it would have been easy to pick it up and set it on the road.

[@tomwaldschmidt8561]

Years ago I did the exact same thing but laid my truck over. I am glad everything work out for you!

[@ginobiondi2722]

Wow!! That was some clever recovery. I got to tell you I was on pins and needles, so happy that puppy didn’t flip.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Us too!

[@bmanbman5883]

Just retired, 30 years driving 10 wheeler, truck and pup frameless end dump and lowbed. if you can Dauminique..... when you get to a job with a tight spot or narrow road, before you get into it... stop and walk the short route you plan to take, you will see what is needed and if it's makeable. you are doing a great job and keep the rubber side down keep up the good work!

[@Idahoprepper71]

I always carry a portable handheld cb for backup. It works good enough to communicate at the rock quarry’s. It’s saved me many times.

[@th3namesadam968]

You are incredibly smart for identifying that you were stuck and not putting yourself into a tougher spot. I've seen people panic and keep trying to get out on their own, causing significant damage. We've all been in your shoes, even the most experienced drivers make mistakes, and what you did was so easy to do. I may be biased because i've done exactly this!

[@ryanoord6426]

Johnson’s needs some baileys rim slings. I have never seen it done like that. That was completely sketchy on the front drive tire. The sidewall of the tire are not meant to go that direction on a full load.

[@Shifty379]

Glad to see another Washington youtube trucker and a local driver too! I think most of us whove driven dump truck or offroad have had some sort of bad day like this. Glad she didnt flip over.

[@mikemuniak4711]

I cannot believe them tires dident blow out pulling like that

[@elkinslawncare]

I just past my cdl last week being hired as a fuel hauler. Im super excited i love watching your channel motivated me by getting mine lol

[@davidmorse8432]

It will be hard to believe if there was no collateral damage to the rear axles, tires and/or rims.

[@davidmorse8432]

@MandDservice1369 I am pretty sure the tow truck driver was concerned about a possible turnover and what he did prevented that but he should have called for a second truck to pull the K-wop forward while he held side tension on the rears. There can be all sorts of damage that can result from the kinds of stress that that side pull exerted on the dump truck.

[@alex_truckingtv1263]

excatly that is soooooo much stress on a angle where there shoudln't be im gearing bearing adn seals got dammage plus theses tires idk if there damage

[@sswafford100]

I was impressed that the aluminum wheels took that side stress without cracking or breaking, and rigging with the strap biting the strap without a shackle how did that not destroy the strap?

[@alanhat5252]

the wheels may be cracked.

[@larrycobb3102]

Please don't beat yourself up. It happens to the best and you are one of the best. That was a great price. Take care and stay safe 🙏 ❤️.

[@rustyhook6723]

So I saw you and The Boston Trucker and here I am a new subscriber and fan. As a former wrecker owner/operator for 20+ years this was a great first video for me. I have a channel as well but it's pretty new and just getting going. You handled yourself perfectly in this stressful situation .

[@diywithjonandpebbles]

I’d suggest getting an alignment check in the very near future. Lot of side force that was never intended for the rear ends and suspension. Glad it’s all good

[@driftinso]

I agree 100%. I would say the recovery man wasn't that experienced. He could of tried hooking at front and going left. Or he could have got behind and pulled her back down into driveway. She probably would have taken out some fence, but less stress on the truck. Unless she was in danger of tipping, then I guess the pull was correct. But couldn't they have hooked around the frame?

[@bensh5835]

@@driftinsowith a rotator as an experienced operator you would boom up over the top and support the low side as you pulled it forward to throw more weight on the high side... but perhaps worried about damaging the tipper body or not being confident in the road surface to slew the boom... Never seen someone rig up a job like that though honestly shocked it didnt pull the tyres clean off the bead.

[@heartysteer8752]

Yeah, cringe, and then more cringe.

[@griffencph-2]

Okay, I saw it work. Still wouldn't dare copying that method. I don't trust tires that much.

[@driftinso]

Amen.@@bensh5835

[@nightfall22]

I felt this in my soul. I’m a paramedic and one of our RA’s is a huge 4 door freightliner and boy was there a learning curve backing that damn thing up into hospital bays 😂. We’ve had some oh shit moments my partner and I in the beginning 😂. Great job

[@josephcox4319]

Never saw a recovery job done like this with tire slings, that was very risky but what do I know, just glad you got the truck out, hopefully it didn't crush the sidewalls and damage the chords on the tires.

[@mikerosenberger3809]

No way I would tug on axles like that at 60k loaded. 20+ years experience talking

[@archiebunker7688]

Could have broken tire beads, belts, bent rims in addition to ruining seals and bearings. The stuck tires are in a nut and you're pulling raw earth/clay, unbelievable force. They should have had a track hoe unload the bed to another dump truck and use track hoe to help stabilize and push empty truck onto solid ground.

[@jimgeiger4816]

You did a great job by knowing when to call for the right help. That's the mark of a true professional!

[@Samanthareneeheart1]

I'm glad you & the truck are ok. $450 I guess is not a bad price for a heavy tow winch out like that.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

agreed

[@stevenbelsky1652]

She got a great deal I work for heavy tow company and we charge $500.00 plus $25 to $50 per mile from the time we start the truck.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

@@stevenbelsky1652 lol $25 a mile? That’s a joke. He had to drive about 50 miles to get to me.

[@bowdish654]

Let alone for a rotator.

[@justinmcclanahan6036]

@Samanthareneeheart10I agree with you there,because heavy tow trucks aren't cheap, she got a deal there

[@russellwaddell8194]

Well done, by everyone involved! The compassion the lady had for you and willing to share the cost was so thoughtful. Most customers would want you to pay to fix their driveway after this misfortune!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Haha we we’re already fixing in!

[@nabilmarsheh8731]

Glad you made it out with minimal damage and cost. Another experience added to your memory folder 😉 Safe roads always trucker 🤞

[@CelticArmory]

I'm amazed at how well that worked. I got stuck in a similar position last year, not as bad of an angle and not as wet. But I was in an area with no cell service and in a box valley that the CB couldn't reach out of. Had to carefully dump my load and shovel it under my tires to get out. Customer wasn't home and failed to give accurate instructions as to where he wanted the material. I drive a 96 Mack CL700, she's very forgiving.

[@edwardcaseyjr5490]

Great video, you handle that situation like a professional, accidents happen to everyone that's why they call them accidents, keep up the good work.😊

[@Firebirdking61]

You stopped before it came worse. Some would have tried until it broke or flipped. A Good Professional discision. Some times shit happens. Staying calm and dealing with it is the Best outcome. Thanks for all the videoing while in the middle of a crisis. You Rock.

[@SteveCChapman]

I thought the tow truck strap would have ripped the dump truck wheel right off at the studs, bend the rim, pop the tire off the bead, etc. That was a close one.

[@keegd30]

Agreed. Couldn't understand why he didn't connect to a hard-point on the truck chassis.

[@JaystonSmith]

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[@excavatoree]

@@keegd30 Or at least just run slings through the wheels and not pulled on the tires. I've seen Ron Pratt do that a few times, but I've never seen him pull on the tires like that.

[@jimcollins8097]

Very odd way to. Rig it......

[@shawnjarman9860]

Ya,,thought that was very weird

[@ericswearingen8791]

Late to the party and a little off topic, but a couple things about your CB issues. 1. Always wire both positive and negative directly to the battery. Make sure the positive is fused at the battery. 2. Most radio stores sell RF filters for vehicles. This should go after the fuse but before the radio. 3. Make sure the antenna wire is not anywhere near the engine compartment. Hope this helps. N9ESD, ham radio operator in Indiana.

[@knotbumper]

Interesting way of rigging up. I never would have thought of that. Building logging roads getting stuck was a "normal" event. We all had an attachment point on the bed for the gravel cat to hook onto with it's drumline so we coould dump the load without tipping over and be pulled out easier. At least you didn't end up on your side. Welcome to the "been there done that" club.

[@tncountryboy06]

those are called rim slings. theres a guy here on youtube that owns a towing company his channel is called Ron Pratt, he uses them often

[@tkx86]

scariest moment for me as an Aussie truck driver, driving 22 wheelers around Sydney was one night I took a wrong turn down a very tight street with cars either side of me and low hanging trees. Only fellow truck drivers know that feeling in your stomach and chest. I got out and checked the road out and got out fine with a few tight turns but ooo-wee the relief when it was all behind me was like being reborn.

[@alanhat5252]

I did that, had to go round 3 sides of a city block & popped every mirror both sides. I was driving 7.5t - a foot narrower than a fire truck.

[@marklohmann6267]

That is one tough truck. Surprised those tires didn’t break the beads. Looked dangerous to be standing close to the cables/ straps. Kept your cool under stress. Heck of a woman you are.👍

[@TMConstructionOntario]

You handled this very well, this is how we learn, never be embarrased. Great job, YOU and the truck lives to haul another load, stay safe out there miss. Also that homeowner seems like such a sweet heart lol bless her.

[@justinmcclanahan6036]

You're so lucky, Dauminique, that your truck didn't flip over,but you might want to check your 2 outside duals because he was pulling really hard & it looked like they were going to pop off the bead on the back side,I don't know why he just didn't hook up to the front hitch & pull you out or hook to the chassis instead of the tires

[@tncountryboy06]

the angle wasnt right for a front pull. he would have flipped her truck

[@nobleroofinggeneralcontrac7961]

Agree definitely was better options then the way he yanked it. But what do I know?

[@RR-iv6fm]

@tncountryboy06 Your absolutely correct, towed for almost two decades. What he did was spot on, the ground was wet and had give to make the pull easy on the truck.

[@joshg4953]

​@@nobleroofinggeneralcontrac7961Maybe but he couldn't grab it from the front because the truck would have flipped then.

[@tncountryboy06]

@@RR-iv6fm I’ve never driven a tow truck a day in my life. But I’ve watched many here on KZbin. Be surprised what you learn

[@goldCrystalhaze]

You did absolutely fine! Things like these can and have happen to all of us. Those are lessons that make us better. And if there is no damage, you're all good! You're doing a great job! Congrats to you!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Absolutely!!

[@johnvelas70]

It could be worse. In 1991 I was duty driver in the Navy right out of Boot Camp. I took an Admiral flipped on the ice. And delivered him to the wrong airport.

[@claytonallen1845]

Sorry but operator is rong ! Hook to frunt and let both trucks work !

[@tncountryboy06]

he couldnt hook the front from that angle, he would have put her farther in the ditch@@claytonallen1845

[@jimbeam2705]

What were you classified as to drive an admiral around? Just curious.

[@jimbeam2705]

​@@claytonallen1845Where did you go to school? LOL 😂

[@REDMAN298]

Scary isn`t it?@@jimbeam2705

[@jdoggmyersiii7254]

God was definitely with you. You are a superstar for not panicking and wanting to jump right back in your truck. BLESSED!!!

[@davidbeeston2481]

I was very surprised, if not shocked, by the way the recovery was carried out pulling over your tyres; is this a recognised way of undertaking such work in the US ? I would suspect the tyre walls as having sustained some internal damage.

[@kentmarquardt8781]

I agree!! .should have rigged one cable to the front of the truck, a second over the top of the box for stability, and pulled it out in a forward motion. Never have in my 42 years have I ever seen RIM SLINGS used like that.

[@Tvuvtctoj46fck]

Since he has special equipment to do this, there must be a valid reason. Like the simple fact that there's not enough space to pull it any other way

[@rogerbrandt6678]

To the driver of the dump truck, thank you for posting this, most people would not, shit happens to everyone, thanks for sharing.

[@MyTractorGuy]

Not sure if anyone suggested, but you can tune your antenna as well if you haven't already. Do it with your truck running and then tweak your antenna to get the right tune. This made a huge difference for me. Also, the suggestions for grounding by others is spot on. And don't sweat it, we've all been stuck one time or another. 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZqwh3SrhMqZjtE

[@ronkali5365]

She weren't getting out far or what ?

[@scottzehrung4829]

Short ribbon cable grounds, just remove exciter voltage connector to alternator rather than the belt to test.

[@geraldg3130]

I also seen a fella claim that IF you are running double antennas, they should be at least 8 feet apart......

[@CFazz]

Wow, I mean he got you out but have never seen this approach. Also when the straps had massive tension he just walks over them.

[@chrisharkins8708]

Never seen that kinda pull out before. I thought he was gonna pull your tires off the rims. And I've run heavy wrecker for years. But glad you got out...

[@paulprobst7728]

Right?!? Would have you attached to the frame instead? (I'm no towman, but that is my thought)

[@AdrianRod526]

I feel like it puts a lot of stress on components bearings wheel seals? I could be wrong though.

[@chrisharkins8708]

@@paulprobst7728 It was a rotator and he could have hooked 2 lines to the back of the dump truck and picked up and swung it over to the hard surface. Instead of almost pulling the tires off the rims.

[@tncountryboy06]

it was loaded, wayyy to heavy to pick up@@chrisharkins8708

[@paulmallette2861]

Don't feel bad it happens to the best of us been driving 20 years and got stuck 3 tomes all good girl proud to see lady's driving truck keep up the great work girl

[@deseandudley281]

It happens to the best of us. If someone tells you they have never had an issue as a commercial truck driver, they are probably lying.. and if that truly is the case, it’s only a matter of time before something does happen.. we are human after all.. such a nice lady to split the cost of the tow bill.

[@paradiseroad6405]

...this brought back old memories of bad days gone by...I ran my old Kenworth dump truck for 26 years in the mountains west of Denver...every once in a while I would have a day like you did there...and remember the feelings well...

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Mistakes were made 🤣🤣🤣 bruised ego and I’m out $450. I’ll probably live.

[@rolandocastillo85]

I would definitely get an alignment that looked hard on the rims and tires

[@walt2162]

When you were in the ditch you could see the hood was misaligned due to the frame tension(basically trying to twist). This can put tension on your fan clutch at the front of the motor causing it to actually impact the radiator. That could of been the noise he heard in addition to your radiator rattle. As a rotator operator I'm really surprised his method worked. I have seen that loop around the tires but generally would never apply that to this recovery. Glad it's ok and you can keep on trucking!

[@chouc9816]

glad all is well. wonder how those tires ae going to hold up

[@ALPHAFTUCK]

Great job not stressing toooooo badly, haha. 💩 happens. PERIOD!!! Been in the Oilfield industry moving drilling rigs etc for over 30 yrs. Had more mishaps in the middle of nowhere that I can remember. Trucking ain't easy!!!! 😊 Cheers from Northern Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 ❤

[@7viewerlogic670]

If a weird vibration shows up in the future could be those tires that got deformed.

[@jamesparker887]

If a vibration shows up it’s probably a broken belt in the tire

[@7viewerlogic670]

@@jamesparker887 Agree

[@tomhowe1510]

I had that happen going straight ahead in deep sand and super (sucky) singles. Train 160k. It buried the right, sucked me off the road. It leaned so far... to the step. I jumped out and stood on the other step. I thought that would help it from flipping lol. That was the slowest excavator Ive ever seen, coming to push me out. My shirt was soaked.

[@Gingeria1]

I’m curious as to why you backed all the way down that road thus backing to the blind into the driveway. Clearly there’s plenty of room for a forward approach based off the views when the wrecker got there. At least he did you a solid on the price. Hopefully you do him one and blast his company name all over your vids. Dicks is the bomb

[@DavidHeath-gb2wr]

I have drove wrecker a lot of years an an rock truck 2 years you are great at what you are doing an have a very good head on your shoulders God Bles staysafe

[@mastercraftsman4213]

$450 the guy did you a solid....you handled that very well....just part of the business

[@Michael-z2v5j]

Mrs. Dominique it happens to the best of us, nobody is perfect, you are still a very good driver I hope it didn't do any damaged to your truck, take care be careful, mike from Mississippi.

[@calebosterman3075]

Hey daum im glad to see you handled this as well as you did but you may want to inspect your frame for stress cracks after this incident.

[@jimmckenzie9324]

As always Nikki you handled this situation the best way possible. Stuff happens and you did what you should've done and nothing was broken and no one hurt so kudo's to you as always. You are our BAD ASS DUMP TRUCKER.

[@Old-bold-pilot]

You were so cool and collected. Glad everything worked out. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I was sure it was flipping over

[@chris.navy-vet]

Good recovery! That heavy wrecker operator did a great job. Glad you got out the situation seemingly unscathed!

[@deepsouthoutdoors5737]

B.s that tow truck driver should of never winced a loaded truck by the rears, you won’t be able to keep tires on it now, always winch out the way it went in.

[@tdc9136]

You might have broke some cords in those two outside tires he pulled with, prepare for a couple blowouts.

[@lawnworkshawaii2418]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Recovery crew did an awesome job. Good clilent offering to split the cost of recovery.

[@vince19682009]

I don't think I liked the way he hooked you up. Empty, maybe, but that was super hard on your tires, rims and hubs. Not cool.

[@tncountryboy06]

if she had been empty, he could have just done a lift, but she was too heavy, he did it the best way possible, thats what rim slings are designed for

[@iananderson4897]

Your CB problems is why I always have a hand held two way radio with me. You don't always need to know what some guy is doing 100 miles away, but when you need to hear instructions from a loader then the little hand held works great.

[@kevinpaul627]

Well, it was a good thing that you were the O/Per and a employee. The employee would of gotten a good spanking or let go. You had tons of room. You were very lucky it didn’t go over! A humbling experience. It might help that weeee lil bit of over confidence……. Spot mirror on your “ off” side is always your best friend! Great content for us and your YT channel.😎🍺🇺🇸

[@KnightMoonShadow]

And here I get spanked for saying so!? Glad I'm not the only one who sees it. No different than she backed into some guys pick up, but apparently that day she didn't have her cameras on? Ya, okay. You'll notice there are no slide marks in the video and she never shows the passenger side because she edits it out.

[@kevinpaul627]

Spot on!

[@goodymob9638]

She never even got out and looked, even when she got stuck. If she would have used G.O.A.L she wouldn't have gotten stuck, an she would have also seen her wheels off the ground. But she did miss that road by a lot.

[@KnightMoonShadow]

@@goodymob9638 no, no, she's simply amazing, the absolute best. She deleted several of my comments, then stated that you know of course people are notifying her that comments are missing. Backed into a guys pick up, then drives off. Last I knew that's called a hit and run! But let me guess, her cameras weren't working that day, the battery was dead, or, or, she forgot them at home. Chick has issues and makes money off it with stupidity!

[@goodymob9638]

@@KnightMoonShadow i see

[@driftinso]

Also, on your CB radio? If your antenna is steel, take some steel wool and clean the entire length of antenna to remove oxidation, even if it doesn't look oxidized.

[@plychucky]

wrecker operator wasnt to smart

[@kingding-a-ling8197]

I've never seen anyone pull from the tires like that dude. Just the frame. The winches on that wrecker have enough tractive force to rip those axles clean out easily. She got lucky.

[@zapfanzapfan]

That was an... interesting... way of recovery. I even backed away from the screen watching it...

[@tyymclarenfan]

Try using a multi voltmeter on your batteries to check alternator working whilst running, as I am from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 I am not converse with American trucks voltage, but hope that will help you 👍

[@timbo8870]

I give you A+ for how you handled the situation. I drove 6x6 mixers for yrs. I put that truck places and got into situations that would make a road driver cry. More than a few times I was dangerously close to a lay over and neeed to be saved. i loved every minute. You where VERY close to loosing it. Seeing it I was nervous and scared with ya. When your in that situation the first time the tires break loose STOP. You dont want the tires on the lower side to start digging holes.

[@wvrockcrusher]

Good job. Not doing anything further was the best thing to do. Had you tried much more without a line on, it was going over on its side in the ditch for sure. Smart move and no reason to feel bad about it because these things happen all the time. The lady was very nice to offer a split on the tow bill, but personally I wouldn't accept it either. Hope you don't find anything hurt down the road with your truck. Oh, if you find the CB noise goes away with the alternator belt off, the alternator is probably leaking AC voltage through the output, which is sometimes caused by a bad rectifier in the alternator. If not, check your battery, chassis, and radio grounds to be sure there's not a goofy ground loop happening. Other than that, you're looking at bad coax cables, antennae, or even the radio itself. Hope this helps.

[@4sl648]

That is quite an innovative technique with the straps on the drive axle. Im pretty amazed the tires didnt come off the bead. Quite a stresses sound on those straps. Whatever works.

[@LRCII72]

I've drove a dump for 25 years plus, I would have never let him do that type of pulling on my truck. Pretty sure the boom would of been the best route to go by reaching above the bed and just setting the truck up & Over 20 feet. bless your heart for watching someone do that to your truck! Send him a bill after you get a alignment

[@teresawoodruff1170]

😢this old WVA man drove truck for 41 years. The last 25 was in a tri axle dump truck and a concrete truck. Trust me I've been there. You handled it with true profession. Nothing at all to be embarrassed about