Driving a 145 foot long truck through Pennsylvania back roads!

[@AnomadAlaska]

Fred is a good spotter. He smells all the approaching obstacles.

[@truckin-my4mi]

The incredible patience it takes to do that job. Most people in small cars and trucks will never know.. 💯👍

[@VideosByAl]

Anyone that watched to the end was rewarded with Skill and sharp Thinkin'. Great job.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I’ll take the compliment 😊

[@ridgec5670]

Another beautiful video, great teamwork and you are the quarterback!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@jerryplante5783]

The permitted route for these loads always baffles me.

[@heyinway]

A lot has ro do with road construction. I-80 is a never ending mess of construction. Narrow lanes and challenging detours, sime that overdimensional loads can pass and some not.

[@jamesbroughton9900]

Hey isn’t it better for the driver if they’re being paid per mile to drive further?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@jamesbroughton9900 I mean it’s all relative. You need to be paid at a very high rate per mile to do this because loads like this one advance at very low speeds with all the sharp turns and hills and detours through towns

[@dubious6718]

They are clearly using Google maps and Street view to plan these routes.

[@Chuck-h5b]

Nice job driving what’s the hp in that truck

[@b2bp]

@ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2196">36:36</a> I believe it was going to be court house but fell through and was for sale when I was there in 2009. Theres a very unique, white-grey house on the right just past this, right after the bridge that could easily be haunted.

[@gragor11]

I like watching the houses and electrical works along the road. Very few houses like these where I've lived on Vancouver Island, a relatively recent place as far as non native settlement is concerned.

[@LarryKensill]

Looking forward to part 1 and Thanks for all the time you put into creating these videos.

[@dubious6718]

I guess you meant part 3... a trilogy better than many movies.

[@gragor11]

Yes. Looking forward to part 3 and this was a great video. Thank You.

[@LarryKensill]

It said that was part 2 and I didn't see part 1 But yeah a part 3 would be great too

[@gragor11]

@@LarryKensill It's all good

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@LarryKensill if you look on my channel Part one was posted a few weeks ago. And there are lots of other videos to check out as well!!!

[@mrgw1975]

Here is the even more messed up part. They routed you through Kane 20 or so miles south of New York and 86. You passed right through where I live in Williamsport just to go catch 81. Man you got nerves of steel and the patience of a saint. Awesome what you do.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It doesn’t need to make sense. I just got to follow the route they give me 🤪

[@thomasgarwell8214]

Going up the hill in first gear reminds me of when we went on holiday to what was then Yugoslavia, and went up a mountain. A cliff rock face on one side and a two mile drop on the other side. The only time I never took any pictures, my thoughts were that if I took a large breath, we would go over🤣🤣🤣. Couldn't go down any more gears. We were in first gear and hairpin bends all the way to the top

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

lol my journey was less extreme than yours 🤣

[@kelvintorrence5994]

great video i learned alot from you, and you have 2 c..b. radios, most of these new drivers dont jave 1, i still run mine to this day,thanks again

[@darkrevenger04]

Hope you and the copilot had a merry Christmas

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy New Year 🎊

[@bigal-ox9jw]

Love your dog, great job running them winding hills, tight, mix of snow and local traffic kepts it interesting, east coast Canada 🇨🇦 NB.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for following our journey! 😊

[@oldodger]

Excellent maneuver getting on N I 81

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I have my moments 🤣

[@darrenlandis3510]

Well done sir much repect to you and your crew. We have been been on those roads on Rt 6 and your are a pro.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I don’t know about pro but we got it done! Thanks for following!

[@robbiecoomer4790]

Love hauling over size !! Wouldn't do any thing else for a living .. Watch all your vids ! 👍

[@WayneTesta4444]

Another fantastic video the winter season always puts the driving skills to the test and a great driver as yourself knowing the way your truck handles the conditions is the key to success in those adverse conditions.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@tomhoffner513]

Welcome to Pennsylvania,,OUR DOT oversize permit moves are one's to take with a couple grains of Salt,,Don't know who dreams up these routes, But even our drivers Frown upon them..What do you think about becoming our 51 st. State ?????nice truck,cute dog....

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

That’s okay. There are already more of us than you in Florida anyways 😜

[@TW-ut6vu]

Hi Doug and Fred thanks for another awesome video Doug amazing skills as always starting off in arctic conditions and then all those narrow roads which seems to be your normal day and an awesome effort on your plan b getting around an impossible intersection and an amazing job by your two pilots and as it’s New Year’s Day here in australia wishing you and Fred safe miles for 2025 cheers from tim in queensland australia ( keep on trucking )

[@jeffbangkok]

I was a snow plow driver in Ohio in the 80's till disability retirement in 93. The last snow I worked 2' on the road along the Ohio river, cars on route 7 covered completely before they sent me there. My Helper laid her plow on it's side 10 minutes after she left the outpost. Another reason I live in Thailand.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I can understand that! I think I must have some tropical blood somewhere. Not every Canadian enjoys winter!!!

[@bobduff2648]

Happy New Year Doug and Mario. Super interesting and challenging route. As Doug says “Good job”. The drone footage at the end really give everyone perspective when your rig is parked beside a standard length tractor trailer rig. Takes real skill to drive/handle these loads.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you for following our journey! Happy Holidays! 😊

[@1TLCruiser]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Amazing driving and support! From looking at that drone footage, sure do hope you show us how you navigated to that space. That looked more complicated then getting on I-81. Any chance you can show us your route from TX to Quebec? Happy New Year!

[@bobyoutube6473]

Great job Doug as always good to see Fred back in the truck Happy New Year to you both from Hfx NS

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy New Year 😊

[@toddfrench8749]

I broke out laughing when you coaxed her on that she was just about to the top of the hill. I do it all the time! Ha!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

A man’s relationship with his machine 🤣

[@JosephKnueppel]

Man you don't let nothing stop you from getting the job done that's what a true trucker does

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you!

[@peterduffy3871]

Another load done! I hope you, Fred and all your family had a great Christmas and got some time to relax. Here’s to an even better 2025, Keep On Truckin’!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and thanks for following along!

[@mikestorey6242]

Hi Doug, just got the part 2 hope you and yours and Fred had a great Christmas. Here's to a excellent and prosperous new year to all your entire family which includes Fred. See ya next year. Keep them wheels rolling and keep on trucking. Mike from UK 🇬🇧

[@terwilliger1946]

Gotta love route 6!

[@JimPeachley]

I live about 30 miles north of Rt6, above Mansfield, PA. Yep, pretty country, but some narrow, tight curves.

[@tomhoffner513]

Beautiful in Wellsboro,,Pa. Grand canyon area,,

[@Hartbreak1]

That was quite the curveball at the end there. Happy holidays.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy New Year 🎊

[@MT-GER]

Ha that pilot car guy in front was…interesting ;)

[@bjet2]

Nice, I get to see the winter though as you have said before its not your favorite season. Happy New Year to you and your world class co-pilot.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy New Year 🎊

[@davidlovell2917]

Hi LUCKY hope you and your family had a lovely Christmas looks a bit cold over there safe trucking pall 🇬🇧🇨🇦

[@memyself7419]

His name is actually Doug.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for following along! Happy Holidays! 😊🎊

[@driver1551]

I’ve heard “slow is smooth and smooth is fast.” In your case. Real slow is real smooth. .Well, fast? Fast is going to have to sit this one out. Excellent video showing how much patience it takes to haul over demension. Eeeeaasy does it.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Patience is key to success!

[@nealfry7403]

Great job on the end their doug. Merry Christmas and hope you have a great New Year , stay safe my friend.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for always supporting Neal! Happy New Year 🎊

[@mikestorey6242]

Hi Doug, just got part 2. Hope you are yours and Fred had a great Christmas. Here's to a excellent new year and a prosperous n healthy one for you and your entire family which includes Fred see you 👀 next year. Mike from UK 🇬🇧

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy New Year Mike 🎊

[@bobbymuncal1647]

Hi, watching here fr the Philippines, i admire your driving skills👍👍👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy to have you follow along 😊

[@neilz9182]

Nice quick decision on the ramp at the end well done doug happy new year

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@DNFplays]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1413">23:33</a> is he speaking french?? another question. how do they know when the wheels are straight? pure only on visuals. or do they have a sensor in the car behind the trailer that tells them when the wheels are straight.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

No sensor, just visual

[@edwinschlee8374]

Another move through the snow country. Some people have no patients at all. Wide load means you could be in trouble when he has very little room to travel. Another great video!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@nelsonmiller6216]

That weather sure takes the romance of the oversized load business away.

[@ThomasChicoine-i2v]

Excellent Job by you and your escorts !!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@man350z]

One of the things I enjoy doing, is finding you on Google Earth. At the end of the video, showing where you parked at the D & H Penn Can Restaurant. Have a great night and a well earned sleep for you and your crew.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I try to name some of the towns along my route for those who like to follow along 😊

[@man350z]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I like that guy riding shotgun in your cab, had your right side of the truck covered.

[@johneldridge-j4p]

love 360 camera on driver door

[@thomasgarwell8214]

I absolutely love snow. Probably because here in Manchester, on the west side of the UK, we get very little as we have a temperate climate which is the result of the Gulf Stream which crosses the Atlantic from the Caribbean, we do, however, get lots of rain🤣. However, the hills and mountains do get snow and can be pretty bad, as the roads, especially crossing over moors (ie, Dartmoor), have no footpaths, its straight into trouble if the snow is covering where the edges of the road are, so there are poles stuck into the sides of the road, and that shows the limit of the road, you do not go past these poles. For such a small country, weather wise, the pennines which are hills that stretches from the Scottish border down to the middle of England, (Derbyshire), and its these hills that stops the east side of the UK from being warmer, and the west side doesn't get the snow which comes down from the Nordic countries

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Love to see it myself one day 😊

[@fugelkusch3722]

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy New Year 🎊

[@clintbump7353]

You guys did a awesome job

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@perleybowen7794]

Was interesting to see you travel Rt6 through Potter county where i live. Love Fred as i had a basset that loved to ride.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Small world! Next time wave when you see us! PS this is my second basset and it’s a love / hate kind of relationship 🤣

[@robertallred2368]

They should have kids watch a few of these before getting their license. Then they might respect us and give us the room we need.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Good luck with that! But I always say drivers act the way they do because they don’t understand. If they drove the truck for just one day it would give them perspective

[@dubious6718]

Well, I started driving way better, and taking more consideration for truckers when I got my own trucker license, and started driving trucks.

[@NewDriver-qg5ut]

This is how my dream job looks like... 😎

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Anything is possible… if you want it bad enough

[@NewDriver-qg5ut]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I agree 😎 And Happy New Year to everyone, reading this comment!🥳

[@louiseLaferriere]

Merci. Bien apprecier on aime bien tes videos. On s en va en Florida en fevrier. Bonne annee 🎉

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Bonne Année 🥳

[@joetallon4968]

It’s been 30 years since I drove a truck across route 6. Still looks pretty much the same, snowy!

[@wholdcroft]

I am not a trucker. I think Mario did a good job and I like his attitude

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Mario is always very professional

[@phillipsaunders8062]

That was a interesting way to say Coudersport lol. Figured youd have fun getting threw that town. Definitely not a fun trip across 6 with a load like that

[@ThumperKJFK]

Dog-gon-funny Fred is. "Hey Dad, Are we there yet! Hey Dad, why we going so slow? Hey Dad lets play?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Keeps me entertained! That’s his job!

[@hughmackellar7941]

Nicely done.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Doug //"FRED"" & the Escorts !!! Great going & Thanks for the ride as now ""FRED "" can go pee & play in the snow !!! WOFF WOFF !!! HAHA 👍👍👍👍👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thanks for following along 😊

[@mattwesley4435]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3000">50:00</a> is Catawissa Pennsylvania. When did you drive thru? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3360">56:00</a> when you start up 487 towards Elysburg, im impressed you could drive that being as long as you are. I have drive that road hundreds of times.

[@guysmiley1197]

we make the same drive from 80w going to Knobels.21 years coming from southern New Jersey

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

This video was filmed the first week of December

[@rghicklin]

my question, why do they route you thru small towns and keep you off at least 4 lane roads

[@terwilliger1946]

There are multiply reasons. Over head height clearances, bridge weights that we can cross, width restrictions on other roads. All this plays into how a state routes oversize. Hope that answers your question.

[@haloreaper1000]

Let's not forget some states will route you through some bs ways. If you don't catch it in time and call state dot. They tend to say wth and re route you personally out of the spot your not supposed to be in

[@b2bp]

In this area, if you're not on the interstate you're usually on a 2 lane road. The hills are rugged so the roads follow the river valleys which are full of old, small towns where the road zig zags through town. Not a lot of options for different routes.

[@c1heavyhaultrucking]

It's to test his super powers💪🏾💪🏾🦸‍♂️🦸‍♂️

[@slee8475]

Another reason for reroutes is width restrictions thru construction areas

[@marcgregory9627]

Awesome video merry Christmas and happy new year 🎉

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you and Happy New Year 🎊

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for video

[@timeisalways420]

Yeah six is an interesting route.Let alone being oversized.damn.Kanes just over the hill from Salamanca,N.Y.where I'm located of 219NB.Safe travels and Happy New Year's your way

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Small world! Next time wave if you see me 😜

[@carldrexler7883]

Doug, looks like you stopped at the Penn Cam Truck stop, good food 👌😉👍how did you get in there, should’ve filmed that. I’ve never seen that parking lot so empty, oh well see you next video 👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I agree the food is good! Eaten there many times! But it’s not as popular as it used to be

[@carldrexler7883]

Haven’t been there in a while, retired in 22

[@one-man-and-his-Rottie]

Doug can you please explain why you lift and lower the trailer. What benefit does it give you being low down?

[@Hartbreak1]

My guess is lower center of gravity, which means it’s harder for the cargo to tip over.

[@davedunham7910]

Clearance for overhead wires

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

When in the low position the top of the load is 15 feet high! If we leave it raised up we exceed our permit height and risk damaging something

[@one-man-and-his-Rottie]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 thank you for explaining that as I didn't realise it was so tall.

[@johneldridge-j4p]

love drone footage toward the end

[@mikeklein318]

Happy holidays, wondering how does the company go about hiring the pilotcars or r they under contract there as talented as u are. U make it look so easy , amazing.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

In this video Mario is a Bellemare employee who often works with me. However the other pilot car is a subcontractor

[@Mach_Style]

Beautiful work as always! Any plans to add a few more strobes for extra flare, or are you pretty satisfied with just the light bar? To me, you can never have enough flashing lights haha

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Maybe some grill lights one day but it’s pretty far down the list of priorities

[@jamiefekete4566]

Awesome driving wonder what a load like that costs to move whatever it is it’s nowhere near enough

[@Lorgres]

Great relaxing video. I'm surprised your company and other oversized haulers in North America are not using cab over trucks. It always looks like a couple inches shorter nose would help a lot.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Indeed I can not answer why North America has gone back to conventional style trucks. In the 80’s the big fleet companies in North America were largely cabovers but they are a rare commodity these days. Much different from places like the EU

[@westfolk]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1837">30:37</a> Coudersport as in louder sport Why cut the video after the first turn in Smethport? You had to squeeze through town, the corner and the hills before Port.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The cameras battery ran out 🤷🏼‍♂️ this amateur video thing doesn’t always go as planned 🤣

[@dubious6718]

At the end of the movie we see how long his vehicle is, just the thing he is transporting is longer than a trailer.

[@RexAllen-r6e]

Question. Do you utilize automatic tire chains (similar to OnSpot) on your truck?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

No, I normally don’t carry tire chains and there is no system installed on this truck

[@seagullsbtn]

Those trailer tires must take an exceptional beating on every turn they take. How long do they last?

[@georgebrad1234]

How is the driver in the back able to drive his truck and steer the back wheels at the same time?

[@LarryKensill]

Fred says Dad I been waiting for like forever LOL

[@Skynet-1]

Wow, that was a tough one. I'd like to see how these states decide which roads they put on the permits. Question, on Fred's door at the top it looks like a fold up step. What is it for?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It is actually a mirror that can be used to check outside the door under the window. Which I don’t use 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Kaynos]

Eille regarde ca, un ptit Quebecois au states ! Belle Job !

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Bin oui 😝

[@jefflewis6331]

It's a long way across Pennsylvania, isn't it? And how did you ever get the load in to the lot at the Penn-Can truck stop at the Harford PA. exit? That lot isn't that big.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The entrance to the Penn-Can actually goes better than you might think. The worst part about that entrance is the side hill so the load leans a little

[@jefflewis6331]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I thought about that. Even with the trailer almost on the ground I wondered if your center of gravity was high enough to give you trouble on that slope. I wish I had been there to watch you come it. Happy trucking, Jeff

[@carldrexler7883]

What ever gear the Jake will hold you steady with no brakes

[@oldodger]

Still wondering why all those back roads heading SE rather than going by the great lakes on I 90 to Watertown NY

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I-90 is a toll road and they won’t allow us at 15 feet high

[@oldodger]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Thank you. One of the highways I use back and forth to Texas.

[@mikedemo1589]

what part of ps was this in

[@markkalitta6125]

Goodjob🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@21stcenturymetal31]

That takes balls to do and load of patience. Not for the rookies lol

[@Michael-uv1nn]

Doug can you put the detergent in your fuel

[@markverloop8890]

Dumb question but do you have to chain up on part of the trip?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Not this trip thankfully! Actually it doesn’t happen often. Most of the time I don’t even carry tire chains!

[@markverloop8890]

Do you have planned stops for overnight?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Not usually planned in advance. It is up to the driver (me) to estimate where we will be at the end of our day and find a suitable parking. Trip planning is a big unseen part of this job!

[@jacinthelabrie6844]

Are you the guy that brought plastic injection units to IPL st Damien ,,,Darrell

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Hmmm I’ve done lots of plastic injection units but I’m not sure about St Damien

[@frankd3024]

mighty mighty 😎

[@greggmihelich9937]

Do you actually use the clutch?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Indeed

[@LarryKensill]

Has Fred ever lowered his window with his claws or locked you out of the truck?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

🤣 indeed he has. I’ve learned to carry a spare key in my pocket 🤣

[@gragor11]

I was wondering that as well. Hadn't even thought about being locked out. LOL

[@Handfulofhandsomeness]

1 hell of a HOSS

[@GFSwinger1693]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2515">41:55</a> For a moment I thought I was seeing the Snowman and Fred.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nickd.4512]

I run oversize out of pa. Its sucks the way we get routed most of the time. But ny and ohio do the same dam thing to me. 95 ft long and routed thru some winding ass backroads.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Yup agreed, Ny, Pa, Oh, Ky, Wv… all winners 🤣

[@nickd.4512]

@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 almost forgot about wva. They sent me thru a town where I had to weave 81 ft roof trusses around signs, phone poles and the corner of a library rite next to the dam intersection. Jesus

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@nickd.4512 but it makes for great videos 🤣

[@CP-tq3hu]

How long did the trip take Doug?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

4 weeks total from the time I left home to the time I got back

[@normanmcgill6917]

Oh boy! Snow.

[@SCAustin]

Bonjour, Your 360 camera takes great video. What type of camera is it?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Insta360

[@SCAustin]

@ Merci. I have been looking at those.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@SCAustin they work great. Buy the lens protectors right away because they scratch easily

[@SCAustin]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 thanks for the advice.

[@markverloop8890]

Tell Fred to hold his horses😀

[@DavidCinelli7815]

Does the person in the back steer the trailer and drive her vehicle as well?

[@Gilles45]

Yes and it's a male driver.

[@memyself7419]

They only steer trailer at low speed turns and not during regular driving.

[@stuarttyson786]

I think you took the scenic route on purpose😁 For our benefit👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It makes better videos 😜

[@lucasdobson5957]

Iv hauled a lot of over hight loads and wide loads with a over hight load im like think ill be popular if I rip down one of these lines lol

[@Boyd-ok9xe]

What was the told weight and what were u hauling

[@haloreaper1000]

He's on 9 axels. That setup will let him run a payload of about 90k. Total about 160 ish

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@haloreaper1000 with all the deck sections you are spot on!!! 🫡 But with a regular trailer I can go to about 115k on 9 axles

[@Michael-uv1nn]

That's one hell of a hill

[@petemoore5104]

We got some snow but not enough to need to attach the dog team! Shout, "Mush!" when we set off though...

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

That’s why I got Fred. He will free us if we get stuck in the snow 🤣

[@LarryKensill]

Fred says Dad I need a Potty break. LOL