Ep635, You Need EXTREME Patience To Run This Road // Which Way To Go

[@Mescollon]

You have the patience of a saint. Driving is nerve-racking. Maybe we should call you Father Schmitt.

[@lazeppelin1]

Peace and quiet…. Until the kids show up. 😂😂😂😂 gotta love it.

[@normanbuchanan9710]

you know the part about you live for your home for some reason really got me, that was really sweet, love the kids arguing over seniority, had me cracking up🤣😂

[@kaylakohake4117]

I drive that stretch of highway from sabetha to topeka and I always have to hold my breath. With so many accidents and deaths they are finally putting in stretches of passing lanes to help with the congestion as well as turning lanes. Patience is very much needed, I always try to keep my distance from a semi so he can see me and I can see him. Keep up the good work and give Opie a pat from me 😊

[@Sonoma_Coast]

I'm thankful for all the law enforcement, firefighters, and ambulance people who respond to those crashes.

[@catmom1561]

Hello Kurt and Opie! I like the camera view behind the wheel. Makes me think I'm driving the truck lol. When you were thumping the tires, it brought back a funny memory to me. My dad was a truck driver. My mom always told him she wanted a hand gun. He came home off the road and handed her a gift. She opened and asked what is she suppose to do with this. He said I'm not buying you a gun. You will shoot your foot off. Lol. That bat is for you to use. It was a tire thumper. I still have that bat. Lol.

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

The little town we just moved to has 650 quiet souls and man I love it it’s so quiet it’s almost scary lol. Just an occasional train. Enjoy home Kurt and havagudun. Oh and Opie too.

[@stevencaka1360]

Lol!!😁 Your kids are 👍 great, Kurt! Enjoyed the last part of this video with those two. Always something. Well, at least you’ll always remember who wanted to come and pick you up? 😉👌 You all have a nice night & rest well.

[@darylthisdelle7702]

I just came off of a road trip and boy has things changed out there. You now need patience where ever you go. So much construction going on. I can’t believe how some people thinks it’s a wicks wacky race. Instead of finding a comfortable speed to set your limiter at the put there nose to the windshield and yell get out of my way. Of course the ones going the fastest are usually the one with the least experience. I am glad I am home, not sure by how you guys do it anymore. Nice relaxing video. It funny when you are empty and can smoke most your stuck behind an a hole. Well I hope you get the quiet rest you need, stay safe and have a great day..

[@georgewilson1184]

When I was a driver in the early 2000s I drove for a truck line in Chicago called Grane Transportation lines well I applied for the Best Buy Account pulling out of their D.C. in west suburban Carol Stream Illinois at that time I think the DC is in southwest suburban Romeoville Illinois now Oh well two of my stores that I went to twice a week was out near you Iowa city you pass it all the time and the far north side of Cedar Rapids First Ave & Collins rd next to the linville mall and I had the Best Buy’s in Davenport and East Moline And Geneva illinois & Rockford Illinois

[@blackdiamondbethlehem]

Got a train and a nice First Class shadow silhouette. Cheers to Opie's chauffeur.

[@rogerhiskey6106]

I ran that road hundreds and hundreds of times back in the 70's. Patience is a good thing.

[@pgadams1]

Please don't think that driving footage gets boring. I also enjoy a fuel stop now and then. Even a truck wash. It doesn't need to be exciting. A day in the life is what you experience and this way so do we.

[@cewonz8884]

OMG that is too funny.. Of course he wants to drive.. he's thirteen!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cool video! 😎

[@skoalonguys6788]

Yep, I know your feelings about the road trip and I have knee surgery 2 weeks in bed on my bad day. 😔🤟

[@annschmidt9699]

Be sure to ice them

[@mikemaginness9960]

You can sure tell who's pushing power on the c.b. Agreed! Faster isn't better.

[@wlingrell]

I really enjoy your videos. You are a good man. You have a good family including your dogs. Enjoy life as much as you can. Stay safe.

[@daveberg7059]

Good points on hwy 75! If i recall hwy 81 south from York,ne. Used to be that way! Then the decision was made to add more lanes which was a very long term project as they all are! Completed it is a great road from ks up to ne. Plenty of traffic !!!

[@burtcampbell1452]

WELL KURT- I GOTTA SAY- YOU ARE ONE OR IDA DUDE- STAY SAFE AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT VIDEOS!!!!

[@susied-tipsandthrifts2089]

Prayers to all involved!

[@scottycollins1829]

SAFE TRAVELS Mr KURT!!!!!

[@nhdenver7883]

Agree on your thoughts and prayers for the folks involved! It was a beautiful day for a detour though, at least you had that going for you! Thank you for posting Kurt!

[@annschmidt9699]

Take care son🐾💖🐾

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

Will do mommy

[@angryyank]

Ello Ann hope all is well with you & Dave

[@sandasturner9529]

@@truckingwithschmidt7120 underrated comment good sir

[@dashhoundlover2837]

YOU ATE TO DAY THANK A FARMER YOU PURCHASED ITEMS IN A STORE THANK A TRUCKER ! SIR THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US !!

[@cornwellteam]

Took the gravel road one time in north Texas outside Denton About 10 trucks tight corners and impossible to back out off That is when we found the little wood bridge 🙈 but it was pretty sturdy we looked at the beams also your steer axle cleared before your tandems hit but it still made you pucker up and we were empty 👍 before GPS just front driver saying come on man I know this area 🤪😂😂😎Rickster

[@markjanssens5484]

Wow, I can’t believe you didn’t stop to take Opie to that carnival, lol !

[@darrentaylor4760]

That German is beautiful

[@larryfisher5796]

That's nice you had a load of post holes lol been there done that 🤠

[@michaelselman9885]

Hi Kurt & Opie. Thoughts & prayers indeed. I liked this vlog. Those 2 lanes HWY trips take me back. Seeing that parking lot carnival took me back as well. Thank you for all those miles driven to get those goods to us. God is your pilot. 💕🙏🏼🌞😎😉👍🏼

[@edsecorr7812]

Great picture nice road love your videos thank you

[@jimmckay1480]

Hey Kurt the proper saying is "an apple fritter a day will keep the doctor away!!!" ;)

[@richardorourke4571]

Ok Kurt good luck. You have a great family

[@psg6314]

I got detoured because of flooding once they sent me down a dirt road in a pouring rain to go around flooding the pucker factor went way up, great video keep up the good work God bless from GA

[@brianbridle951]

Looks like they found a use for the old 20ft containers in that building.

[@MAX999MAX]

Amazing as always. God bless you all

[@TLKnight1987]

I drove a truck up and down that stretch of highway for 5 years in a big truck from Auburn to Topeka and inbetween. It will drive a man crazy sometimes I had to pull off and take a break from it from time to time so I didn't go crazy. Horrible stretch of highway and we have lost way to many lives on that stretch and its only getting worse.

[@kaylakohake4117]

I was just about to say the same thing, lost so many lives on that stretch

[@waynehammerton5698]

My favourite KZbin video maker and Kurt you all take good care of yourselves won't you buddy

[@rickstanfield1966]

At the end of a long week it sure feels good to be home 🏠 take it easy and god bless you brother

[@andrewclawson3221]

Prayer for you and Mr opie

[@tophand9571]

Little Bud sounds like an Iowa boy!!! I can pick up dad. Lol great video

[@johnmcclain7072]

I would have considered that gravel road detour to, and as adventurists as I am, unfortunately these big trucks weren't made to go 4 wheeln lol. You and Opie truck it safe 😎

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

I can't thank you enough for everything you do to keep this country running. I thought I was going to die going around Chicago last night. It may be the last trip we take going that route. People going 80+. I don't know how you do it. Safe travels and God bless.

[@juniordenney9892]

Stay safe! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@derrickmurphytruckdriver4560]

I know the feeling people needed to be really patience, safe travels

[@joeprocopio494]

Kurt,being stuck in traffic,ain't no picnic,I did it on the cross-bronx xpressway a lot in N Y City,..and the G.W. Bridge,,it was the longest 12 miles,..but that's truckin,lol....well as always see you next time,keep truckin up,whoop-whoop!!!

[@terryanderson4366]

35 to 40 years ago there were many under powered trucks. One of my first was a KW with a 250 hp cummons 13 speed. It could not pull 40k in road gear. 318 8v Detroit's we're common. Went to sleep and could still hear the motor whistle. We could turn up fuel pressure on manual fuel pumps for more hp. 425 cats were the big dog. 400 cummons were close to pulling power. Under powered trucks were more dangerous because drivers did not want to slow down when they should have been. It would take forever to regain lost speed. When 8v 92 Detroit's came around almost no one could keep up with them pulling and very quick from the start with quick shifting. The big motors of 500 plus took a re-learning process. No need for hammer down all the time.

[@michellejaquez8809]

I don't know how you do it but keep making those amazing videos. Hi opie.

[@Scarecrow6143]

In the late 70's I drove rock trucks with tandem pup trailers. The biggest engine this company had were 318 DDs. My truck had a monsterous 238 DD. We ran 75 from Plattsmouth south a lot and I was the leader of the parade many times and likely made a lot of people a bit upset. But coming back north empty I could fly like the wind!

[@nancywebb4389]

Yep says Opie that's the way it works

[@GAF19577]

One summer I got my CDL, jumped in a truck with a Trainer, learned how to drive and the very very 1st thing without a doubt I realized was I needed to find my patience with a capital P to continue driving that truck.

[@keepupwithspeedy]

75 comes through to my city as well and it has always been crazy.

[@robertgodbey7735]

Hello Kurt and Opie. I've had some downtime and been riding with you guys for a few days checking out your videos. Love your videos and I'm not even a truck driver LOL. Perhaps some of the pro drivers can help me understand something. I too drive a lot for my job, I-77 from West Virginia to Charlotte NC and I-85 to GA state line. I encounter a lot of trucks on those roads, I mean a lot. I'm the guy that gives them plenty of room and will assist the driver with lane changing and stay out of their way and let them run. I've noticed a trend though that more and more big trucks will block both lanes and ride there. There used to be a code for pro drivers, 18 wheels or 4, that seems to be out the door these days. What is driving this trend? y'all stay safe out there and I thank you all for keeping this country supplied. 🙏

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

I'm sorry that happens to you, some drivers are just in to much of a hurry , maybe because they have to or maybe because they want to, most times that blockage your talking about I'd one truck going 65 and the other going 65.5 mph and neither one will give. Luckily I don't run a speed limitor so I just gas on it and get around or I will drop down to 64 for awhile and let them go. If that's what your referring to. If your talking about construction sites,,,,,,,,,that's a whole norther storey.

[@skipcadwallader6071]

It look like you enjoyed the camper but I don’t think Opie like it that much have a wonderful day

[@theminotaurtrucker2419]

Boy I feel you on the two lanes. This time of year I’m running mainly two lanes from farm to farm. I get stuck behind lines of farm equipment that refuse to let trucks around. I wish they could only move it between certain time frames but I understand why that wouldn’t work. It drives me crazy

[@gregburgess6884]

Same, hwy 95 & 97 in the west

[@peterjansson7635]

Trucks needs a big engine with much power for safe traveling.

[@specialk9951]

Great video Kurt as always. Prayers for all involved in crash. Safe travels to you and Opie. Take care and we’ll see ya when we see ya.

[@SG-ze9no]

Congrats, you are the only person that I have seen on KZbin that have mastered videos in mirrors correctly ‼️👍😊 I would not be a happy camper, after finding out that info of that driver, grrr 😖 that is why you love nightlife.

[@kevinroche2481]

Go for it Kurt 🚛💨💨💨

[@LT.X380]

Good video. 👍 Drive safely my friend. God bless you. 🙏

[@damonbrenwald7658]

Hmmm, seems like i remember those conversations about driving when i was 13, and like him i thought it was fine to do!!!!

[@mamamontana]

I need that awesome doggie step for my grand dog..also a German Shepherd !!

[@Vugore]

just like the movie convoy

[@keepupwithspeedy]

1 measured cup of milk will keep me in the bathroom half the night. lol needless to say, I don't drink it often.

[@buddywicket5544]

Sorry to hear about the accident but pleasantly surprised about everyone having a cb. Keep the dirty side down

[@cornwellteam]

Leave the patients to the doctors 👍we’re going trucking boys 🤪🤪😂😎Rickster 🙈

[@scottlambert2949]

Drive safe out there Kurt and see you next time

[@dave550821]

Hilarious rationalization about driving “three turns”. Thanks for putting that in the video. You must be doing something right when your kids stay up till midnight to pick you up from your truck.

[@keepupwithspeedy]

when i was younger, I would have absolutely loved to wire up your semi properly but now, it would be a physical challenge for me to just get to all the wires that need attention. lol still, it would be fun to do.

[@shellbell2730]

Oh dear. That is a rough day for those people. Highway 75 can be dangerous. It is a narrow 2 lane. The turn outs from the side roads can be dangerous. When we travel 74 from Topeka to Omaha we pay close attention to what's going on around us and heads on a swivel! We also have a road, K-4 highway from Topeka to Atchison... Lots of tragic wrecks there as well.

[@larrykelley7542]

I live in Topeka and my daughter's family lives on 36 just west of 75 (@ an hour 1/2 away). 75 is very dangerous. Too much passing in double yellow. Start watching out for farm machinery too.

[@wildbill5126]

Prayers & Condolences for those folks involved in that accident. DANG Kurt 1st time seeing so many red & blue flashers. As a semi retired driver I have at times the patience needed, also I would not have touched that gravel road. Safe travels Sir. P.S. That Semi driver in the lead was a douche. (I'm keeping my comments family friendly)

[@SouthrenShrek]

I drive in New Zealand our speed is 90 kph for HMV ... I have had one head on and its not good it plays on your mind every time you drive.... T and Ps to all...

[@elijames3041]

Hay Kurt how is the family

[@kennethcroft2124]

If I were you I'd take that Gravel Road and keep on trucking and be a detour for you and you can see where your action come out at

[@kellykonoske91]

Im glad it was frozen and edible, and not INedible food! Haha. Take care. Todd the retired trucker.

[@brianburns7211]

It’s very inconsiderate to hang back when other drivers have deadlines, especially now with e logs. I understand about lagging on hills though. Here in the east we have some big hills, but many roads were designed for horses and buggies. Sometimes there isn’t anywhere to get around a slow vehicle. I Googled the accident. Unfortunately three people passed away.

[@pgadams1]

Really good footage. Puts me back in the cab. Thanks!

[@randyhopkins9114]

Now Kurt, you are out in the country, and in a very small town where they roll up the sidewalks at 10 pm, he's got to learn sometimes, and Paige would've been with him, and you could've let him drive back since you were there with them, admit it now, am I right, but now since I got to see the kids, I was thinking earlier in the video, "I wonder how his fan/subscribers count is doing?", and this isn't taking nothing away from the show, and basically that's what it is, like a primetime soap opera, kinda like Dallas was, or maybe not!...🤣😂 But I was thinking, and you could probably have seen the smoke 🤪, but I think one of the main reasons that folks watch your videos so much isn't because of you being a truck driver who owns his own truck, and a damn nice old truck too, and I gotta give you credit for keeping it together, but I think the main reason that folks watch your videos so much is to see Opie, and Troy, and Paige, because face it, you got some really cute kids, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, and they're funny too, and how many other truck drivers have a talking German Shepherd?...🤪😆😅😂🤣💖🥰👍

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

I agree

[@misermike1171]

Lol Do you remember the days when you were 13 Shmidter, ya we were drivin the pickups and tractors on the farm. I'm glad you made it home safe. P.S. No fish for the last 2 weeks pitiful just pitiful.

[@danielhahn5455]

All 3 people involved were killed. The husband/wife were heading to a casino in KS. They use to live close to my hometown before moving to Lincoln, NE.

[@apolloniaaskew9487]

Two donuts and chocolate milk keep the doctor away ( according to my Uncle). Beside the roads blame companies with governed trucks, drivers with no courtesy/ experience and engines made by the truck manufacturers - Not CAT, and Cummins and Detroit Diesel ( before Diamler's purchase).

[@allenscott7048]

Take the Gravel road life is to short not to

[@davidingle7701]

Well, Opie has patience.

[@dickhartley7090]

Kurt put your seatbelt on those two lane roads

[@robertclark9]

Patience wasn’t one of my strong points. I would’ve been on the squawk box politely asking WTF! 😂😂😂 If you’re scared say you’re scared, and pull over so I can GET BY.

[@thewatchmen4920]

Hey Mr SCHIMDT. You can't help it if 1st Class like bending the ears back and rolling 🚛💨💨💨💨. That's what you expect her to do. Might be a little old but she's Mature and experience. Just like the Professional Driver. It is what it is. Mr SCHIMDT and family B SAFE 🚛

[@brendamelander5942]

You better talk nice about highway 75, my part of it in Kansas is safe. Or at least until I get on it, ha ha.

[@booiedeus8539]

Hey buddy, nice to see you, keep on trucking brother ✌✌

[@denniscarte6564]

I lost the whole headlight assembly the last time I was out.

[@philipcarter2153]

I live off of hwy 75 in OK , but it’s 4 lane and people are running 75 mph . I have taken it to and from Topeka, and it is a slow ride

[@steelhorsetravels9791]

I call that pack your patience and I'm wofely under packed.

[@angoor101]

I retired recently, relatively young and I’m researching owner operator truck driving of course after picking up some experience at a trucking company. I like your videos because you’re calm and relaxed and you actually show the road in daytime and nighttime driving. Your dog is a buddy. I wonder what it is that you ress under the load towards the back of the trailer. It sounds like something is disengaging, May be the trailer disengages from the tractor, but a king pin usually does that off the tractor. So, please tell me about that. Thanks for your informative posts.

[@angryyank]

Thats the air lock for the tandem axles on the trailer

[@tabithasalb9903]

Safe Travels

[@harleyhawk7959]

buddy drove for over 30 yrs Kurt. I was in my 30's he was like 65. I asked him what he going to do when he retired? he says "I'm buying a fifth wheel for my pickup, then I'm going too drive it in the go fast lane at 45 with my turn signal on

[@truckingwithschmidt7120]

Lol sounds good to me

[@diceportz7107]

Cattle Pots know all the gravel roads. lol

[@meangenemiller3362]

A Doughnut a day will keep the wife away! 😂👍🇨🇱

[@thomascarey2941]

In Arizona, if there is a crash, the road is closed until the investigation is complete, which might take hours. I know of no other state that closes a road completely when there is a crash, and when I asked Arizona law enforcement why this policy is done, they repeat the policy without further explanation. When I lived in Illinois, a crash analysis was completed within a short time and the road was opened. What has been the experience of folks on this website about the policy in the various states?

[@gregwhitacre4655]

Look like to me you’re hauling a load of post holes.

[@dnett6917]

Good video