Them trucks don’t have Jake brakes? For when you going down hills?
@fc1edoardo2038 ай бұрын
yes they do but they’re basically non existent on CNG 😂
@JamesSmith-wy2co9 ай бұрын
I noticed you were driving a Volvo tractor. I was watching your Turbo Boost gauge, it didn't look like you were getting a full boost going up that hill. Also, in Volvo's if your Regeneration light is on, you have excess carbon buildup on the engine that needs to be burned off. Both of these will affect engine performance.
@Thetaewilsonshow9 ай бұрын
Appreciate that input fam
@doortrasher78959 ай бұрын
PA, VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, TN, some parts of upper NY, the problem with the Amazon CNG trucks is they lack torque. If you drive a regular diesel truck through those states, they handle much better. You still have to maintain momentum. To get up and down the hills and mountains.PA, side roads suck, I've been down some of the country roads GPS took me to with 2 single lanes and a 6-grade mountain. Not to mention when you go to these little towns some of the turns are ridiculous.
@jessyfew96319 ай бұрын
I live in Pa. I drive a feed truck were permitted and haul 95,000lbs daily up and down the hills of pa. T880 set to 450hp and an automatic. Sure do miss the pre Emission trucks and 18 speeds.
@410nick99 ай бұрын
I quit my AFP a few days ago. I was scheduled to cross that Chesapeake Bay bridge on a 438 mile journey. I’ve been through those Pennsylvania mountains tho. It’s even worse when your load is 36,000 pounds and you can’t use your engine brake to slow down while it’s raining or snowing. My reason for quitting was for other company issues that were getting out of hand. Stay safe my guy and it was cool seeing you pass by in the yard.
@lordspacedust70219 ай бұрын
I drove this mountain my 3rd day at the job🤣 no experience i never wanted to go back its near Hazleton pa, they started sending me back twice a week i got used to it, theres another new amazon stop in that area thats worse i cant remember the name but its near a camp 😭 watch out even with no load i couldn’t make it up the truck stopped completely luckily i didn’t have a messed up truck so the hill start sensor helped but definitely scary up there drive safe
@JN976189 ай бұрын
I bought a truck gps & it change my life, you can’t trust amazon gps 80% of the times, going out to pa tonight so hopefully weather conditions are good
@mikewasko49649 ай бұрын
Probably should buy a map and olan your route. Doing what the GPS says is not always your best option. Running a truck geared for the the hwy isant really ideal either ,lol .. I pull oversize loads up to 120,000 pnds up through the mountains of west Virginia and PA. I ordered the truck specifically for what i was going to be doing with it as far as gearing and torque and its still a struggle on the back rds. Somthing that will help you if you ever run into this again is selecting your gears yourself. Automatics are programed for fuel efficiency and will constantly try to get you in a higher gear on a hill ..select the gears your self and find a comfortable gear where the truck is pulling good at about 1400 to 1500 rpm and just leave in that gear unless you need to down shift if the hill becomes to steep for that gear ..you were going so slow because of the truck trying to save fuel and climb a hill lol ..
@Juiceman6779 ай бұрын
What part of PA was this?
@Thetaewilsonshow9 ай бұрын
I’m not even sure
@lordspacedust70219 ай бұрын
Hazleton pa
@Juiceman6779 ай бұрын
@@lordspacedust7021 yea hazelton hills crazy fr and Hamburg PA
@Choppo18009 ай бұрын
Do you know how Amazon will be with a DUI from 2yrs ago? The dui happened in different state from where I’m getting my CDLs thru and I start class on the April 22nd. Passed the background truck for schooling tho
@Thetaewilsonshow9 ай бұрын
To be honest I’m not even sure about how they are with dui’s. But I say just apply. It’s either a yes or no lol
@Choppo18009 ай бұрын
@@Thetaewilsonshow 💯💯
@MrLock899 ай бұрын
I got two days of cdl school left and I test on 5/1.. would you recommend starting out at Amazon for the experience?
@Thetaewilsonshow9 ай бұрын
Definitely would! If you can start with Amazon, it’s a good company to get your experience with
@leepialong9 ай бұрын
yeah, its one of the FAANG companies. people are fighting over each other to get there regardless of the massive layoff.
@edeg19 ай бұрын
Amazon loads average 10,000 lbs. Not heavy
@fc1edoardo2038 ай бұрын
when you carrying carts it’s upwards of 26k LBS not to mention the CNG trucks they provide can’t haul weight for the life of them…
@CMDON39 ай бұрын
tight ass streets where you gotta make sure the tandems don't go off the rode or you done
@CMDON39 ай бұрын
imagine at night like when I gotta come through there lol
@Thetaewilsonshow9 ай бұрын
lol I would lose my mind
@Philcamry919 ай бұрын
Shit crazy .. I’m watching ya video and I see yo passing me on highway .. I had to blow u down 😂😂 💯 .. just was showing luv g 💪🏽💪🏽
@elkinabarnard26379 ай бұрын
That pick up truck that flipped you off is not a pedestrian.He's a four wheeler / motorists.
@Thetaewilsonshow9 ай бұрын
lol
@scottcarder87769 ай бұрын
Try pulling 50,000lbs of potatoes thru the rockies pa is my home started my career in central PA the mtns start at 81/78 split maybe eastern Allentown learn to drive better western PA on 80 or t/p whole other story
@tigerhoods79279 ай бұрын
Between Pennsylvania and West Virginia I don’t know who mountains are worse