Why is being a truck driver considered "Low Class"?

[@Beauxtrux]

I'm 73...my dad was a truck driver; I put myself through college driving a moving van on weekends. Then I went into the trucking industry, first continuing as a union driver, then into sales and management, for the last 50 years until I retired last year I put three kids through college, without debt, purchased three houses, and live in one now that's paid for. It's hard but HONEST work and I am never ashamed to tell people my story.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

You should be proud! Collage was a lot more affordable when you were paying for it though.

[@Beauxtrux]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver Darn true there! I have two grand daughters in college, both whose first year costs were more than that first house I bought! Luckily, one son is a doctor, and the other is a veteran with an MSW, so while their bite is painful it's doable!

[@nelsonchebus4749]

Good work always pay ❤I wish I could find someone to help me to join any Trucking company

[@goodole1usa]

Without truck drivers you have nothing.

[@willembronkhorst5176]

Dont let the people turn you down just because your a truckdriver of dumptrucks or whatever kind of truck your driving,i respect a woman even if she drives a truck,i mean if that is the kind of work that she want's to do so let her,she's got a job and like's it,just be carefull when driving,that's all

[@richard-cf8ce]

Truckers are the backbone of America without them you don't get DINNER 🍽️

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Exactly

[@pauldeist7268]

This isn’t true. It takes a society as a whole working together. People ate dinner long before trucks.

[@FredHaught]

@pauldiet7268 , they think they'll go to the grocery store and buy it or go out to the restaurants and buy it.. no clue that someone else had to do work to raise it , or Transport it to the store / restaurants

[@jamesbeecher4431]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver Hay, I am glad to see that no one was hurt. After I moved back to Elmira, NY I worked in the oil/gas industry in N. PA for 6-7 years running 110 barrel water tri-axels. They killed a driver a month up here. The drilling has slowed down, so they fatal accidents have fallen to 6-7 a year now.

[@danj4900]

I think a Truck driver is one of the most honest and respectable professions. Without trucks and truck drivers wed all go hungry, have no place to live, have no place to work and nothing to work with. To think otherwise is totally insane and pure ignorance. Thank you for your dedication and keeping this country running!👍👍👍👍

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I agree, thats why its shocking.

[@danj4900]

Well, just know I really appreciate what you do. I wanted to go to MATS this year but cant make it😢. But i wish you continued success and hope you get your truck back soon 🤞🙏

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

@@danj4900 thanks!

[@jamesgoss3913]

I think you are doing a great job on this channel. Trucking is a skilled job, not low class. To drive a truck safely is an accomplishment.

[@JoshuaMerithew]

Being a truck driver is who you are and that is what you do

[@garynichol2548]

The good Truckers should be proud of themselves. We know there are poor Drivers & Operators out there as well.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

100%

[@kennethlittle4406]

I’m 79 yrs. Old, I hauled inter state in Wa. Pulled belly-dump,flatbed doubles,end dump. I had to retire due to heart. I miss driving very much, best job ever. I wish Edison the best of luck with their Diesel over electric trucks. I think they are on the right track. Twin stick said they are working on a conversion for 3/4 ton up. I would be interested in doing a conversion with my 2005 Silverado, rather than buying anew one. I’ve been watching your channel for years, love all the trucking channels.

[@jimbruneau6769]

I've been a truck driver since 1968 when I was 18. Pulling dry vans, Swinging beef reefers, Flatbeds, Tankers dry and wet, and dump trailers of all kinds. Been an Owner Operator and company driver. Back in the day, truck drivers were respected and made a good paycheck. They wore clean long sleeved shirts, blue jeans, jean jackets, and boots. Most were clean shaven, some had mustaches and/or goatees. They all carried themselves with pride. I used to be proud to say I was a truck driver! Have you been in a rest area or truck stop lately? Most drivers are unkempt, dressed in sweatpants, wear flip flops, shaggy dog looking beard wearing, uncut hair, and non -English speaking refugees. They open their cab doors and a load of trash and piss bottles fall out. THIS is the image the American public sees every day! So you wonder why truck drivers are considered Low Class? Because most of them ARE! Nowadays I say I'm in Transportation or Logistics, don't want to be associated with those other Maggots. YOU would be better off just saying you are a Businesswoman in Transportation... get less flack that way!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Yes, but I have only been in business for 2 years. Honestly, I'm proud of who I am and what I do. I'm ok with people looking down on me for it.

[@wing-it7596]

I've been a shipping manager for many many years and this is exactly what I see, the good ones are far and few between.

[@nelsonmattoon150]

I've been driving 40 years now and I was proud to be a driver. But this new generation is a shame

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I am proud to be a truck driver, thats why my experience with people has been so weird to me.

[@nelsonmattoon150]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver right

[@aurian18]

Your generation raised this new generation.

[@RiverflowwcutzTV]

Wow, nice video ❤

[@Solitaryman70]

That teamster movie is called; THE IRISHMAN. Non-union employees agree to AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT.

[@donutman3089]

Was just thinking about you earlier, wondering where you been. Haven't watched the video yet, but glad to see your smiling face again. Hope you and the family are well.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

😊 thank you

[@appalachianmama3384]

When I was young, they were referred to as the "Knights of the road". There was respect for them. I still admire them for all the extremely hard work and long hauls. They are how I get my groceries and just about everything that supplies my needs for living a normal life. God bless them!

[@kenellis8353]

I wholeheartedly agree with both of you about the changes that should be made to the trucking industry and forming a new Truckers Union!!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

It would be awesome

[@keithlowen4974]

The older drivers were taught by their fathers or uncles and road and learned by watching and doing it was passed down generation to generation my dad was a owner operator and a mechanic who did all of his own work and taught me trucking has gotten so bad that all of those drivers got out of the business 💯🎯👍

[@DavidHeath-gb2wr]

I was heavy duty truck tec 32 years an over road 3 years an dump truck driver until got hurt for 18 mouths you are a very good Driver ! Hang in there you an your husband have my vote GOD BLESS

[@scottycollins1829]

With REAL TRUCKERS no one would have ANYTHING!!!!!!😎🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

[@scottycollins1829]

Without REAL TRUCKERS no one would have ANYTHING!!!!!!!!😎🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Yes!

[@nathanmeece9794]

People also look down on farmers Truck drivers and farmers are the backbone of the country. If it weren't for truck drivers farmers couldn't get their crops to market. Trucks are vital for food, fuel ,seed and other things needed to grow food. Trucks haul everything necessary to build our homes and roads. I see a lot of videos where truck drivers complain about being stopped to have their trucks inspected for any safety violations. It's for their safety as well as other motorists. Love watching your videos. I have learned a lot about dumptrucks and especially the pup trailer. I've had always wondered how they work. Hope to see you back on the road soon 😊

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I love farmers....This is all so weird

[@dougbailey392]

Truckers were professional drivers, proud to wear uniforms, keep their trucks safe, clean, provide roadside assistance. Now, hate to say the majority drive unsafe trucks, drive side by side at the same speed for miles, leave “apple juice jugs” in parking lots. Ya a few good ones are left but as rates drop and fuel cost rise the bottom feeders will take over. I’ve literally found trap doors in the floor and poop all over the suspension.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Yeah my husband worked at peterbilt and they had to kick trucks out of the shop for that. This isn’t the middle east. Cleanliness standards are a thing.

[@dougbailey392]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDrivertook 4 hours ( unpaid) to find a tractor that was safe and clean to take. And that was a major carrier!

[@pauldeist7268]

Exactly, you get what you give. A majority of the drivers on the road are horrible. They have no respect for themselves, let alone getting it from someone else.

[@shanemcdonald4956]

Truck drivers make the world turn.With out you guys running up and down the highways.Nobody would be eating. I find that drivers are one of the most important job out there.

[@cuttnhorse2013]

Been a subscriber for along time. Now retired pilot. But I drove on days off, or filled in for drivers with different companies. They are a large difference the way we pilots are treated, than how I was treated as a truck driver! Some of the handlers or bosses on the docks act like you don’t know nothing, and treat you like crap. I want to wipe the floor with several! But keeping my cool, and just wanting to get unloaded and get away, I kept my mouth shut. I filled in for a while after retiring, then got tired of being treated like I was from a 3 world country. Ronnie East, Tennessee

[@philippiche4559]

I totally agree. 10 years ago I restored a w900 just because I always wanted one. After I finished it, I applied for my own authority. I just wanted to run some loads from time to time. I was amazed at how poorly I was treated for being the driver everywhere I went. Because of my other life, I would end up at events and get togethers with people with doctorate degrees. Most all of them play chess. Throughout the party I would tell everyone I am a truck driver. When they pulled out the chess board they would ask if I have ever played. I would just answer how do the pieces move. They would explain how the pieces work. Then, my truck driver self would checkmate all of them! I loved crushing thier egos!!

[@JoshuaMerithew]

Can't wait to see you in your truck doing video

[@WilliamGleeson-xh2dy]

Don’t listen to nobody You look 👀 so amazing

[@Solitaryman70]

BTW, It’s not the Unions protecting Bad Employees, it’s the HR DEPARTMENTS that hire bad employees then Blame the Union.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

HR doesn’t hire employees in the union. Companies just pull from the list without resume review or an interview.

[@Solitaryman70]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriverExactly, especially with Temp Workers, most never even get close to joining the union.

[@dennisbelles9236]

I can not argue with anything you said it is exactly correct. The trucking industry seems to be forcing the good drivers out for less experienced, less capable drivers. I am happy Im not currently driving due to personal issues, but I won't ever say I don't miss being on the road. And I'm also happy to hear they are finally working on fixing your truck can't wait to see you back in the seat.

[@marksmith5696]

As far as I can remember, it was always considered a "Last Resort" occupation, not one anybody would actually choose, mostly do to the lousy conditions of an OTR lifestyle. Meaning everything else failed. After the non-union, low paying jobs became prevalent, truckers were just considered steering wheel holders and a dime a dozen. Orientation's were weekly and companies saw such high turnover, they started treating the workers badly, further exacerbating the turnover problem. Trucks were old and loads were sparse. Drivers would sit for days with no load and not making money. Just overall not desirable.

[@stevenbelsky1652]

My dad's a LTL driver and my grandfather was trucker for a farmer and taught me how to drive. There's nothing low class we all help keep the country fed and working with the products they need.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I agree!

[@josermalavejr466]

What a great video everyone should watch this SO GOOD TO HEAR THIS MY WIFE AND I THINK THE SAME WAY. THANKS FOR THIS.

[@jimwilson7528]

Do not change one thing about yourself! It's people that are uneducated about what it takes to move America and who the people that move America, are. I am not a trucker, but I grew up working on a large farm/ranch and operated all kinds of equipment from the age 12 ( even a 1970 Chevy dump truck😂) until I finished college. I'm easily old enough to be your dad and I'm so very proud of you and Bobby and everything you do.Prayers and butt kickin' positive thoughts!😊

[@jamielawson1534]

It all depends on where you're at, in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast people appreciate truck drivers. They are what built this part of the country. The West coast and northwest is another world.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Doesn’t mean we didn’t build everything out here

[@jamielawson1534]

@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver no doubt that they didn't, same all over this country, but if they don't think truck driving is a real job, apparently they don't appreciate them , nor their importance. My first job, before getting out of high school was driving a DM800 Mack 18 speed.

[@Grebig]

I've been driving for 22+ years. I was told by a couple of my teachers back in the day that I would never get paid to look out the window all day, and I proved them wrong lol. I currently have a like/dislike relationship with the job, and the industry. I like the job, but not a fan of some of the nonsense that comes along with it. There seems to a be a level of "it's all about me, forget everyone else" kind of attitude out there now, and that is sad. You can tell who has been doing the job longer than others. Have a great time, and a safe trip to M.A.T.S., and hopefully you get back up and running soon. Stay safe, and have a great week

[@Clarkborland62]

You guys are so right on so many things, but the right people don't give a damn to make it right

[@jasontengan4554]

Trained 3 females in my time, they listen and eager to learn, Happy to see more females in our industry!

[@scottycollins1829]

Glad 2 knw that truck is finally gettin repaired

[@michaelgaryhall]

Same as plumbers being associated with a$$ crack - although it may be true sometimes it’s not representative of the whole. I think in general there’s a disrespect towards blue collar work from the public

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I feel like there has been a push for any blue collar trade to be considered low class, when in reality those are the people that society needs to function.

[@ericproulx4615]

We are a nation of consumers and the time has come to pay the Piper. Great content and please continue to spread the truth.

[@use-to-be]

It's so heartbreaking 💔 to hear this is a world over perception. If people can only realised that it's you and all the other truck-drivers who makes the economy turning and put food on the shelves of the shops so we can buy it. Just last night I was chatting with a friend of mine busy loading sulphur at a plant that's been needed in the industrial world. It's a so much needed product in certain industries and if he and colleagues can't do this highly dangerous job of driving this bomb on wheels who will do it - so people must stop there nonsense and change their minds. "If you want to change the world, start changing your thinking and attitude" - this is what they should do. Dauminique Keep on trucking - my support are with you. 🙏🏽🙏🏽 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@donh6416]

Late 70's after high school I worked in a grocery store. Spent alot of time around the recieving dock. The company drivers with the various departments (dry grocery, bakery, produce, dairy, ect) were union drivers. Professional, helpful, safe, friendly,prepared & on-time. Made the job much easier.

[@TheMrFarkle]

William J. Brennan, Jr. quote: "[Awareness and the right attitude] empowers us to infuse our jobs with purpose, meaning, and a profound impact on our own lives and the lives of others. Let us not dismiss any job as menial, but rather celebrate the potential for greatness within every task we undertake."

[@joesparks6870]

IF YOU BOUGHT IT-A TRUCK DRIVER BROUGHT IT- most brokers if the truth is known overall make less than the minimum wage . -Pro truck drivers make it in the long time .

[@rottengloryYT]

As an owner operator, the thing that grinds my gears is the lack of enforcement of the fmcsa, specifically fmcsa 391.11 (b)(2) which has to do with speaking english. I have seen more accidents because drivers cant read signs

[@michaeldalzell6670]

Like Mark from @TwinSticksGarage says “If ya got it, a Trucker brought it.”

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Absolutely

[@eightlegger]

I think people don’t like truckers because deep down they’re actually quite jealous that they can’t drive a one. It’s nice to see you back, hopefully BD1 is back on road soon 😃👍

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Probably part of it for sure

[@astardustparade]

New subscriber here! I have a lot of respect for truckers. I’m a nurse and honestly I’d rather be a trucker except my driving record isn’t so great. Too many accidents 😅 Anyway, you do you and who cares what anyone else thinks. Trucking is a real career and a respectable one.

[@donaldenaire1456]

Glad to have you back

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks!!!

[@billstoltz7203]

Hi. Good. To have you. Back ..!! Don't. Listen to. Them!!!! Do. What. Love. ! Go. For. Your. Dream

[@allencheck501]

Hi nikki good to see you again hope your truck returns 100% real soon!😊

[@xrider3732]

People forget that Henry Ford invented the "$5 day" At a time when auto jobs paid about $2.50, Ford doubled the wages. The result? People stayed on his assembly lines, this stopped the union drive and his own workers could now buy the Model Ts!

[@bjross1330]

I have always admired truck drivers. I always look at most , especially owner operators, as business persons. Looking from the outside it seems if you not look at it as a business you will not survive.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

True

[@robertlane3513]

I worked driving Boom Truck and dump trucks and Tractor trailor up untill i retired in 2000 all for the highest hourly rate of 14 dollors an hour,

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

That’s crazy!

[@thomasmcquade5097]

Thank you for a great interview both of you are on the right track I had my own business I believed in paying my employees and I never had a problem keeping Good employees I was also union trained and proud to say I am seeing some unions starting to go back to training ew workers

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Good employees helped make your business a success, I'm sure.

[@killer2600]

As someone who has worked union jobs, I hate unions. The best job I've ever worked was a non-union job. Unions are like middle-men, they just add expense and waste into the whole process and they aren't required if the employer wants to be a company that retains employees and makes others covet working for them. If they don't, then they should go downhill until their reputation puts them out of business. The only place unions still have relevance is in small towns at the town's single big employer where employees can't utilize the power of being able to leave for a different job.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I guess that’s your experience. The best job I ever had was a union job.

[@themisterchristie]

A truck driver is one of the most important occupations out there. Nothing else can be done without them.

[@patmcnally6]

Have a Safe and Fun trip at MATS 😊😊😊😊

[@GravelGuys]

My friend and I who run our dump truck business both have college degrees. I have a masters degree. Each of us drives one of our trucks. We enjoy what we do and we support our families. If people wanna hate on us for that, because we're not sitting in an office like we're supposed to be then go ahead lol

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

haha well I get a lot of "You're just a dumb truck driver" when I talk to people. It's actually pretty comical at this point.

[@GravelGuys]

Haters gonna hate!​@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver

[@komradkolonel]

If you're going to be in Louisville I'll try and see if I can meet you if you're doing a signing or something like that. If you do blue collar work there will always be this group that will look down on you. But when their Mercedes breaks down again all of a sudden they need you. At that time you're the one that's above them.

[@markdanielczyk944]

I started driving at eighteen for Wickes Lumber. I tried OTR, and found it miserable( after six weeks). Came back home started plowing snow part-time, was then hired full-time the next July, thirty plus years later, still on the job with everything paid off. People laugh at us public works guys/gals, but without us they would be stuck in the middle of the road, also no water or sewer services. Since our trucks are multi-taskable we consider ourselves "Truck Operators ". My Grandfather was a Teamster until the day he passed, thanks to him Grandma still has a roof over her head, and both Mom and my Aunt went to college. The problem with the trucking industry is the cut rate prices, and the foreigners working for peanuts, doing stupid stuff. 99% of truck drivers are top notch professionals. Unfortunately the few ruin it for the many.

[@brandonreeves5979]

We should applaud truck drivers. They keep America going! Without them we would all be starving,naked,no roof over our heads and couldn’t have a job because we have no gas to get to work to give us all those things I just said we would be without. 🤦‍♂️

[@johnhairfield849]

Speaking of the union I reside in NC most recently a union employee was fired after 9 years of employment history but this is a new union established location. There was a paper trail of documentation of data useage not followed while completing procedures to iclude safety violation/s . My opinion this situation should've went in a different direction, decertification for task procedures not followed accordingly to data instructions , employee should've taken ownership of the event's and requested remedial training. Union has a grace period of 5 days to file a grievance but that had expired but still there are legality avenues that the employee can take.

[@justinmcclanahan6036]

I agree with you Dauminique, about everything & I agree with both of you about the tag axles, Canada should allow rigs & dump trucks to have tag axles because they help trucks when they have a heavy load on them & I would like to see a electric tag axle it might look pretty cool 😎 & what both of you said about the truck driver's I agree & I sure hope that they hurry up &get your dump truck finished & call you to go pick it up so you can get back to work driving & I hope that you make another video soon because I like watching your videos & say hello to Bobby for me & when are you going to be making another video at the auction because I like seeing the trucks & equipment they have

[@dansbrown1313]

Hello, Canada and the USA are very good neighbors but are very different in important ways like medical expenses. In Canada it's free, so we don't go bankrupt when someone gets sick or injured but we are buried in expensive bureaucracy and it's paid for by taxing the population. In the US taxes are much less so it evens out I guess. We drive the same type of trucks and do the same work and have similar problems with some companies operating cheap trucks and drivers with no experience operating on the same roads and Highways. That is scary especially if your off highway logging!

[@johnvelas70]

I think it's just people have to denigrate others to feel good about themselves. Which is sad.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Oh I absolutely agree with this. Just read the comments on some of my videos.

[@johnzarubajr]

I’m a union member, though not a trucker, and in my experience Wall Street greed is the root of all disfunction in industry.

[@allhailwaldo1851]

Yea the trucking industry isn't what I was expecting when I got my CDL. I've been thinking about leaving the industry and try something else. I got into the industry to make decent money but I have been struggling ever since I got my CDL. I would love to see a change to the industry.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

When did you get your license and where are you living?

[@allhailwaldo1851]

I got it in 2015 in PA. My Grandpa drove trucks my dad drives truck. The sad thing about my dad, he's been driving my whole life, and we are making the same hourly rate.

[@jimmckenzie9324]

Just wanted to say I agree with you about unions - the good and bad, I always tell people I have two words about unions "NECESSARY and EVIL".' Those union wages gave me a good 37 year with USPS. Nikki I can't wait see you behind the wheel of BD1 again.

[@michaelrocker9000]

I think the movie he was talking about was the "Irishman". I Dauminique nice to see you back. Nice chat you had. I am Pro Union but the no load do nothings need to go. I worked for the IATSE which is the stagehands union. We had and still have so many old timers that stand around and do nothing for $40+ an hour. The IA is in the US and Canada For someone to tell you that trucking is a low class job ask them how their food made it's way to the supermarket. How was their car delivered to the dealership. How did the asphalt get put down on the roadways they drive on. They don't realize that almost everything they have came off a truck. They probably think little Munchkins put it there. I am hoping to make it to MATS but that depends on if i have the money to get up there. I am on a fixed income. I am hoping to run in to Steve again this year at the @GreenAPU booth on Thursday 2-4 PM. Be safe BTW you definately have class unlike others out there.

[@lonmorgan5260]

Truck drivers are a hard working bunch. Anything you can do as a motorist to make their job easier, do it!.

[@CraigKilcup]

Love this. I’m Canadian and work for a pdc in the shipping department and not for you guys the world would not flow. 😂

[@CraigKilcup]

The shipping department I work for is specifically for big rigs and heavy duty trucks. Without you I would not have a job and without us you could not keep the world turning

[@johngilbert1047]

There are good and honorable truck drivers. I’ve had my Class A for nearly 30 years. I’ve driven OTR, local, dedicated, and drove race transporters for NASCAR Race Teams for a few years. I’ve been there, and done that, and gave most of the tshirts away. The problem I have with many drivers anymore is a generally selfish, entitled attitude. Look where trucks park…trash everywhere. There’s no honor in that. Drivers block driveways at truck stops, leave their trucks at fuel pumps for 20-30 minutes. Some stuff has been going on since I started. Some shippers and receivers treat drivers like animals (some drivers are, but most are decent). You sit in a cage at some facilities with no access to rest rooms. I’m glad I drive local for a supply company. We serve our customers, and I’m home every night. I don’t make as much, but I have a home life and my Harley gets ridden 9-10k miles /year.

[@stevenackerson8810]

Like it always has been and always will be, ' Afew bad apples spoil the WHOLE bunch!!'

[@CSTA2024]

Airplanes, Ships & Trains can only go so far, the rest of the delivery is by truck. Any of those modes of transportation plays a vital role in delivering goods. But trucks, trucks are the final mode that no one can do without. The government and the associations that work with the government believe they are the answer to trucking. Respect is earned not given. I have been in the trucking industry for 50 years and have 5 million miles accident-free. I keep a distance between the guy in front and me, and I allow 4-wheelers to do what they want, and unless they misjudge causing an accident, otherwise I don't care. The drivers today are demanding that they be given respect. They allow a company to walk all over them, and then cry boohoo, that their wages are getting cut.

[@majobis]

I like that electric rear end that is being developed. It would not be hard to do diesel electric trucks to powered those axels. Locomotives have been doing that for years with diesel electric to power those big motors to drive those train wheels and they move massive loads for a very long distance. Plus there's the benefit of fuel efficiency there too.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Haha go back and watch my other video with Edison Motors

[@ellerybice3787]

There is an issue with modern automatic transmissions, the manufactures have removed the dipstick from most of them So in order to get the tranny fluid level checked, you either take it to dealer or hire a tech whom is in the know. Add that issue in on top of the abuse passenger most vehicles suffer, and these machines will fail. As you are well aware of Dominique. an expensive commercial truck will become unreliable and broken in short order if not constantly maintained.

[@traincndr1]

The government is to blame

[@jimbeam2705]

The government has allowed non speaking people to get CDLs that can't even read road signs.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Isn’t it always? haha

[@arkadious9320]

greedy companies are to blame.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

@@arkadious9320 this is part of it yes

[@stevenmifsud7496]

I myself agree 💯 percent thay do a great job and thay don't need eneyone else tell them eney different with that too all the truck drivers no matter where thay are well done guys keep up the great work 😊😊👍👍

[@christrella3134]

Glad you're a door away from being on the road!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

haha and hood replacement, fender and mirrors.

[@MarkMiller-nl6ud]

Anyone notice during covid we were awesome afterwards back to same old cut us down!!

[@nelsonchebus4749]

Wow! Welcome after long silent ❤

[@bruceduncan2346]

Trucks build America. No one can deny that.

[@alexdarte2]

My mom drove a dumbstruck for years she was a very smart woman.

[@supersalty2182]

Dominique, how did you do the cut-out of yourself to paste to your title page? I have a picture of a elephant that I want to take the background out

[@kellykonoske91]

Guess I was low class for 40 years...Oh well. I can live with that.My wife and kids love me. HaHa! You guys take care. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.

[@Mrbfgray]

We should all be above bogus status nonsense. Anyone making condescending comments should be greeted with cheerful sarcastic snide *harsh* retorts, they are only expressing discontentment with their own sorry lives. Anything that get's one's hands dirty or doesn't require a college degree has been deemed low class in recent decades in America. I have engineering degree but have long been a "lowly" welding contractor, ton of great opportunities in the trades, in part due to stupid status BS.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I love welders. They do so much!

[@EnGammalAmazon]

I grew up in a sawmill family north of Seattle and I also worked in the woods. Is the 'no dead axles' rule a Canadian thing? I knew that tag and drop axles were available in the US, but they were uncommon. I now live in Sweden and the whole trucking industry is completely different here than the US and Canada. I will not go into much detail, but the differences in Sweden very numerous and are quite unusual. All the bridges, overpasses and utilities are set much higher. I have not measured the height of the log trucks, but they look to be about 17' or 5+ meters. Also, I have yet to see a single set of weigh scales. They drive all winter long and pull some very long and heavy loads. I'll bet that at least 80% of all heavy trucks are set up with tandem axles, with a single driver and a drop axle. I honestly do not know how they do it with 4 months of their driving is on compact snow and ice. Their freight system is amazing. You can get almost anything shipped from anywhere to anywhere in Sweden within two days; three days at the most. The Swedes have really figured out how to make work work. I do not know what the percentage of drivers are women in Sweden, but it is A LOT. I'll bet that it is at least 15% and I have no idea what it is in the US. I've driven close to 2,500,000 miles in my life in all manner of vehicles and I have never had an 'at fault accident.' I've been hit several times, but I've never hit anyone. I had a great 1988 Peterbilt 377 with a Cummins 444 and an RTOO14618 that I used in my log home design/build business. I wasn't driving full-time and long haul was not my primary employment. The truck was originally a lumber long hauler up and down the west coast. It was then converted to a dump truck. When I bought it, I set it up with a quick change system so I could run as a dump truck with and without my equipment trailer or go to a fifth-wheel and pull my 43' aluminum flatbed. I live about an hour east of Portland, Oregon and traffic just kept getting worse and worse. It got to the point where the fun was gone from driving. Every day I was going to drive, I'd do my mechanical check, then fire up, and do the electrical/light check. I'd then climb in and sit there until air came up. It got to the point where I would sit there and think, "Is to day the day? Is today that some idiot pulls a stunt where I have to choose to hit a car with kids in it or put my truck into a guardrail or in the ditch or over a bank just to avoid killing some idiot that was not paying attention. I'll bet that if you checked to see who was at fault for any car versus truck accident, you would find that 90% of the time, it was the car that caused the accident. Too often, it is the truck that gets blamed. I finally sold my truck and trailers. I miss not having the truck, but not the stress of too many vehicles on the road. I really enjoyed your conversation about companies, wages and images. What you were talking about is what I grew up around in our sawmill business. Dad and Mom knew that we were nothing without our employees. They took good care of our crew and many of the things they did were the nonmonetary things that they could help with to make their lives easier. They were what I call 'Eisenhower Republicans.' If you want a really good read sometime, google '1956 Republican Party Platform." It will amaze you. Any more, we have it exactly ass backwards. Unions saved the US, but they could be what kills the country too. On thing that really pisses me off is the attitude that many union members have of, "F**k you! I got mine, go get your own." What they don't realize is that, "If it isn't working for all of us, it isn't really working for any of us." And don't get me started on the sleep apnea issue! I realize that times have changed, but we need to make some big changes in our educational system. I learned to work at an early age. Now it seems that no one wants to sweat or get dirty. What a lot of young people don't get is that there is a certain dignity in work well done. The attitude toward people in the trades is very, very different here in Sweden. The false class consciousness issues that are in the US do not seem to be here. I put myself through college and have several degrees, but I have spent my entire life in a blue collar world. Getting a college education does not consign you to 'a life under LEDs' by any stretch of the imagination. I love to work. It keeps me in shape mentally and physically. I never have had a concept of retirement. If you don't love what you do, why the hell are you doing it?! If you love what you do, why would you ever stop doing it.\ Keep up the excellent work. I love what you're doing. Remember, "It all comes down to physics," "Never bet against gravity because it has no conscience." and "Everything is a tool to a chimpanzee."

[@gregbridges2365]

Unions are just like the company owners wife, it’s all about their pet workers and politics, and yes I carry an operating engineer card but haven’t worked union since 2002. Before that I was a Teamster for 12 years and they’ve pushed the age to draw my pension up to 72 😡

[@jeremybishop9848]

i saw a post on FB just this morning about how a young lady was "FORCED" to start as a triaxle driver on a paving crew, until she got a chance to "MOVE UP" to laborer. When the F did this shift happen? 25 years in the paving/triaxle game and this is what is happening. WTF. Derivers are the scum of the earth to their own crews now. It wasnt always this way.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

So weird

[@johnmichaelfagerlund5879]

Scandinavia has had tag axles for about 50 years and guess what we have up to 7 months winter but of course they make trucks here unlike Canada that only make trucks on license

[@lawrence7065]

Chase is really smart.

[@Paws4thot]

Putting down someone who does a job that you can't is what makes you 'dumb with a capital "W" ' as we say around here. This is not an issue I have with truck drivers.

[@bartoszskowronski]

the insurance company should dictate requirements. And each driver should have own insurance, not car/truck. And from government minimal requirements. Aviation sector works that way, government requires loooot less than insurance companies.

[@williammacdonald261]

Not all of Canada requires each axle to be powered. You can use a pusher axle in Eastern Canada.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

haha that doesn’t really help him. Thats like talking about how they do dump trucking in New York to me.

[@Dadcam_Can]

Yeah I think the axle rules Chace refers to are BC specific. Each province does have some autonomy with their respective heavy truck enforcement laws.

[@MikePagenkopf]

If it wasn't for trucks the roads you drive on Wood not be here or food on your table truck drivers cool keep up the awesome work all of you do 🇱🇷

[@davidbarnes706]

Hope you’re truck is repaired soon

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Me too!

[@davidmeagher1212]

The biggest problem is they will just give anyone a CDL and most don't know what they are doing and that is where most of your Accidents come from they need to go back to Manual transmissions.

[@scottycollins1829]

Gr8 Companies Grow by Taking Care of GR8 EMPLOYEES!!!!!!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

agreed

[@jimanderson4495]

Wow 104k….. congrats

[@joeh2085]

Drivers are unfortunately looked down on by a lot of people but I say F-em. As a local driver, I enjoy my job, get paid good money, get to go "out and about", am home every day, and have my independance.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I don't disagree. I just don't really fully understand what happened.

[@joeh2085]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver Too many drivers out there these days that don't belong in a truck. Those are the ones who are who are giving drivers a bad look.

[@CSTA2024]

Drivers need to be more aware that, it is their license, at risk. Without truckers, nothing moves. Companies get away with murder because drivers allow them to do so. Go to another company if you're pissed off with whom you're with. I quit companies who I didn't click with, and I think other drivers did the same, cause a lot of those companies have closed doors.

[@kenellis8353]

The movie was HOFFA. That’s what he was trying to think of.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I'm going to look it up!

[@keithlowen4974]

The movie is Hoffa he was head of the teamsters and was murdered by the Mob because the Mob actually ran union.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

haha the mob runs more than you know, still.