How Terminal Tractors Solved One of Trucking's Biggest Problems

[@Yukon.]

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[@notyourcapybaraMS]

Can we get a video where you ask what trucks we want to drive or drive

[@michael2636]

Dude, congrats on getting a sponsorship!

[@ducco_5782]

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[@a.p.602]

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[@demarcuscousinsthe65th]

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[@braysfinds7479]

There's actually an aluminum foundry near me that still uses a pair Mack B-67s as yard dogs. One is a 1959, the other is a 1961. Apparently they were in use when my Dad worked there as a kid.

[@audunnolafsson9924]

I work at an aluminum factory and we also use them ours are from the late 80s

[@samsanimationcorner3820]

Your dad works in a foundry as a kid?

[@uknowngamer1017]

@@samsanimationcorner3820 it was a much different time back then

[@SquishyZoran]

Can you get pics if possible? I’d love to see and appreciate old iron still being used!

[@PrivateMcPrivate]

@@samsanimationcorner3820 probably meant teen

[@690_5]

I appreciate Yard Dogs so much. We usually only use them to move trailers around our yard for repairs and stuff but damn, if they're not the coolest little things.

[@backroadsliving7740]

i may not be a trucker yet but still yarders as i call them or spotters are amazing in tight areas such as our sygma warehouse where there are extremely tight areas that getting the normal rigs in isnt gonna work

[@737Garrus]

NO. No sponsored ads. You're RUINING Your channel! If You keep this up I'll never subscribe to You. Your videos are truckloads of awesome, keep in that way by not destroying them with sponsors, please Yukon.

[@X_RayLT]

@@737Garrus How is he supposed to make money without sponsorships?

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[@michaelvick2872]

@@mnomnomnom mfw you want someone to have less control over what they promote????

[@colinmackay92]

As a long haul guy that started as a "Yard dog" in one of those rigs not only are they a versatile piece of equipment but they're a really good way to learn trailer manipulation. Being in a big sleeper rig is definitely a big difference but the techniques are the same. Btw we never call them terminal tractors. We normally call them yard trucks or more commonly shut trucks or a shunter. The drivers of said shut trucks being called shunters. Thanks for the video man. Even I learned a thing or two and I'm always happy for that. I'd also like to mention that those spin arround seats are awesome but take a significant ammount of practice to get used to if you've just been using the mirrors and hanging out the window for years.

[@LarryB]

Yeah the thought of backing a trailer facing it seems wrong on so many levels.

[@colinmackay92]

@@LarryB yeah I know. Those trucks are extremely rare up here in Canada but I have seen them in a few places on the east coast of the US in some of the nicer terminals. It looks so strange to me.

[@basedshaman6183]

We call them yard jockies where im from

[@thefancydoge8668]

Yea, I've always heard of them being called yard jockies and shunters for the trains used in rail yards that basically do the same thing but for train cars. So I can see how some people would call them shunters for the similarities.

[@spicywolf6718]

@@thefancydoge8668 for us while our paper work says terminal tractor/shunt truck we call them a tug, because it's faster to say when you have multiple radio call points and it means the call can't be mistaken for a truck & dog operating in the same area. Same as using moxy/dumpy but not tipper because the site also has fixed 40' trailer tippers. When it came to the various loaders I'd use Pozi, Skiddy, Tele, Loader/FEL again so you have distinction between vehicle types

[@darkknight8139]

Nice! The turning driving seat of Terberg is a really cool add-on, which most probably works with a complete drive-by-wire system. A small correction on Terberg's origin: it is a Dutch company, not German, and it is located in IJsselstein, The Netherlands. It operates all over Europe.

[@railtrolley]

When the seat is turned to face the trailer, the yard tractor would travel like a forklift: steer wheels behind the driver.

[@diederikvandedijk]

'Special Vehicles' are still produced in Benschop, where the company originated.

[@CartoonWeasel]

And in canada. I do shunting and we have a terberg.

[@marvindebot3264]

That is sheer genious.

[@J.Grant18]

They don't just do shunters they build loads of stuff i work for the division in the uk that builds binwagons/RCVs

[@chrisboelte5290]

As a driver myself I absolutely love yard dogs! They make my time in terminal a breeze. Couldn't imagine my job without these guys.

[@Ariokanikan]

Pretty cool for you to cover something a lot of people know little about. I drive one of these daily for a major LTL carrier. When it breaks down and I have to drive a day cab, it's the worst. One other great benefit you didn't mention is the 5th wheel coupling is released from inside the tractor with the push of a button using air. So no need to get out and reach under the front of the trailer to pull the pin to release.

[@howlingwolven]

And it’s not interlocked, unlike big trucks, so you don’t need to set the brake and wait.

[@SSDD_NYC]

As someone who travels into places to offload and gets to watch people like you work as I’m waiting, I’m frequently in awe. I’ve spent entire days watching y’all. I’ve shouted to the rooftops about how crucial your job is. If logistics and freight industries could manage their efficiency as well as y’all work, our industry would be so much better off. I promise you every one of the people on my end who watches y’all work appreciates the hell out of you.

[@shaydesofblue2281]

Are they diven on the highway from time?

[@Ariokanikan]

@@shaydesofblue2281 the highest speed most of them go is 45 or 50. So if they are on the road it is between two warehouse close together.

[@shaydesofblue2281]

@Austin L does it requires a special license?

[@PavelAVasilevich]

I worked as a yard hoastler on one of those yard goats for 2 years at Conway Freight and Old Dominion Freight lines. It helped me with backing up skills after moving and backing in and out up to 150 trailers in one shift. Great skill

[@Lordpockchop]

Damn 150 that’s good numbers right there! They use to post are moves at the end of week I’d do 3-400

[@ClementinesmWTF]

I think people are finally starting to realize the utility of these unique tractor only because of how few there are in western ports to help ge ttheir freight onto the road. I’m so happy with your channel and the content you’re producing on the many different topics of trucking (rather than only making a single video on trucking as if it were an easy topic to cover *ahem* Wendover)

[@sirBrouwer]

what do you mean with western ports? I see them a lot being used in both the port of Rotterdam and North Seaport. mainly the Terberg and Tuck masters. however they for most parts will not leave the harbour or own factory area.

[@wyattwatterud3099]

All intermodal train yards have been using them for years too

[@ojas8578]

My guy Wendover is a great channel. Sure he focuses on one kind of topic, but its aimed at his audience and he goes very in-depth in addition to his animations.

[@TheClanAdventures]

I work for one of the largest transportation company's in Scotland and we use Terbergs all over Scotland for the Whisky and drinks industry We call them shunters

[@jhbarringer]

Calling them shunters in your situation is probably a relic of the past when rail delivery was incorporated into the logistics stream at your factory, as rail yards utilize an equivalent built for purpose yard engine meant for ‘shunting’ railcars around the yard called ‘shunters’. At the point in time that Yard Dogs were developed in the USA, intermodal cargo containers were not as ubiquitous as they are today, so there was probably not a lot of interaction between railroad and trucking workers, thus the lingo didn’t transfer 100%. Of course, there was some, with the term ‘yard’ crossing over, but not all since the truckers use the term ‘tractor’ rather than ‘engine’. My guess is that in your case, the warehouse guys at your facility probably went from loading barrels onto railcars in a rail yard to loading barrels onto a truck after Yard Dogs were developed and simply transferred the term that the loaders were already familiar with for a device that did essentially the same job. Granted, just a guess, but a fun thought experiment nonetheless.

[@chickenpermission]

As an intermodal truck driver, Yard Dogs are the most wonderful and underappreciated folks ever. They're great when you need help and usually are awesome.

[@Damnto]

Sam is not tho.

[@aidanjohnson3169]

I’ve never had a single inkling of interest in trucks and trucking but despite that these videos are really entertaining and informative. Testament to the quality of videos you’re putting out.

[@matthew9677]

Ikr. And this channel only started a few months with regular videos! Very cool progress already.

[@critical_shot9292]

The quality of the videos are getting much better every episode! can’t wait to see more keep up the good work.

[@TruckinDavo]

that rotating seat & wheel on the Terberg is pretty sweet. I am a trucker and whenever I had the chance i'd drive yard dogs. It is a fun job. If there was ever a big warehouse built where i live, I would def try and to jockey work.

[@MaureenLongoriaTheOneAndOnly]

I hate the company that employs me, but I love being a yard dog, it’s so much fun fr! Obviously every day isn’t a piece of cake but I really really enjoy it

[@mobox4410]

I love these videos because it explains a concept that may be foreign to many viewers (like me) and explains them in ways you can understand easily. These videos introduced me to an entire branch of motor vehicles I knew next to nothing about, which I think is pretty cool!

[@groundedgaming]

I like the part when the truck said it's truckin' time and then proceeded to truck all over the place. Truly one of the trucks of all time.

[@zee_terminator2850]

I cried so hard when this happened

[@taflapo9361]

I've always loved the look of these very cool machines, now I finally learn why they're the way they are

[@ianowens5255]

These yard dogs are a blast to drive too. It's incredible how maneuverable they are.

[@darekmistrz4364]

With 6 meters turning radius, that is almost 2 times better than most SUVs?

[@thefancydoge8668]

​@darekmistrz4364 6 meters is very maneuverable for a vehicle its size, remember its still about the size of a day cab truck.

[@ianowens5255]

They're smaller than a dc. Think an 8ft box single cab pickup, but it's all in the steering angle. Still like slinging boxes in a go cart wish i still had the deal I was ripping the Oshkosh sometimes

[@Sellerieknolle76]

5:50 I've seen some with rotating seats in the port of Genoa, Italy where they loaded lots of trailers on to the ferry to Sicily. Most of the tractors were labeled "Ferrari".

[@gabrielungur5837]

The Ferrari tractors are made in Italy Piacenza, they made forklift also for containers. I personally don’t like them, I prefer Terberg. Now I am driving a MOL.

[@bfl2333]

great video

[@Ancient_troll]

Agreed

[@kunu98]

If it wasn’t for that yard tractor and the experience I was able to get from it, I wouldn’t have been able to have gotten my cdl. Very grateful how much it helped

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Good on you with the sponsor, moving on up! Considering you are mainly a trucking channel, it would be funny and cool to have a truck-related sponsor too

[@lucasmoreno2154]

I wish there were more channels like this one: dedicated to transportation and its logistics, but on a somewhat understandable language. I know those exist, but I know essentially none.

[@MikeV8652]

Bravo and congrats to Yukon on the phenomenal growth of this channel and its viewership. It must have been a niche waiting to be filled. I learned a lot in this video. I had no idea these beasts elevated the fifth wheel. Neat!

[@matthewtymczyszyn8948]

It's nice, Donut Media sponsors are almost as long as the video. This is a refreshing change.

[@TheAristocrat.]

@@matthewtymczyszyn8948 😂

[@GEG266]

I work in a plant and I see these tractors everyday, however I never had thought on them so much as you've stated today. Thank you for this video

[@811brian]

I work for a FedEx Ground contractor as a delivery driver. The terminal we operate out of has one such yard tractor, and now learning from this video of their purpose, couldn’t be more grateful. I honestly couldn’t imagine the horror of them trying to use a full cab truck to switch out trailers when every minute counts trying to get all the packages sorted for delivery.

[@MaureenLongoriaTheOneAndOnly]

You only have one truck for the whole terminal?? Coming from a FedEx ground hub that’s craaaazyyyy to me, we’ve got 22 trucks and it’s still not enough 😅😅

[@zggtf211]

former yard dog here, I loved it. very high stress but probably the single best thing I could have ever done for my driving career. 300 backs a day vs 300 backs a year for otr drivers makes for a much more refined driver overall.

[@artemakulov1660]

Great video man! Glad to see the humble yard goat finally get some recognition! A little correction though, these trucks are not as slow as they look, we got an old Kalmar at our yard, I regularly had it up to 45mph on the road, with plenty of power left to go even faster, especially if you're not hauling a fully loaded trailer. While it's pretty scary, with that wheelbase and no suspension, in theory you could daily one...

[@terkolez1879]

no one in the whole trucking industry smokes more than a seasoned shunt truck driver

[@PROTOSLEDGE]

Absolutely beautiful, thank you for illuminating the trucking world just a little more

[@magicalframe9441]

I'm really loving this niche you've found on KZbin. If you ever run out of trucking video ideas would you consider doing videos on other heavy machinery?

[@nicholasgromowski1233]

this is the first time i’ve been actually excited to see an ad on a channel just because you deserve it

[@trentonjacobs]

Fantastic video, Yukon. Even though your video topics might seem niche, just know that there are people out there such as myself who appreciate the heck out of videos like yours. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed them until I subscribed & continue to watch everything you put out. Thank you.

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

Speaking of niche, I think videos such as this one are potentially way more useful than learning about some dangerous lizard living in a jungle on the other side of the Earth, even though most would find the latter a "cooler" subject. It's always good to know how the world closest to you works, despite it sometimes being a bit mundane.

[@wizakke5399]

I've driven trucks but never was interested in the technical features, but more into traffic itself. Few weeks back I came across some of these trucking videos and you made a good job making it interesting.

[@TheWinjin]

Love the option of walking around without even stepping off the tractor. It's not only way faster, I feel it's also really safe.

[@Spazin0ut]

I drove a yard dog for years before I took a mechanic job. Appreciate the video. I’ve seen some darn good backers in my time.

[@JoshuaC923]

Another one of those unsung heroes that keep the world around us moving, thanks for the great presentation

[@samreaney7335]

Finally, this channel is getting the sponsors and recognition it deserves.

[@J-STX5469]

I haven't seen these types of trucks for a while. I lived in Georgia for over a decade of my life and I can recall seeing these trucks when I would pass by a port or yard of some sort (railyard for instance). I was literally less than half a mile from a railroad station full of train cars and only several miles or so away from a shipping port for trucks to pick up cargo off of ships.

[@basedshaman6183]

I love yard jockies! Most have been very helpful to me. As an OTR flatbed trucker, yards can get very complicated and are never the same, and add on top of having to find a spot to secure a load. Jockies always know where to go, where's the best spot to secure a load, and some even spent time to fetch me an edge protector pole.

[@71rjeelykcir]

I started my trucking career as a yard jockey at a Target distribution center, and it's probably been one of the most beneficial things I could have done starting out! These days driving a sleeper cab, backing trailers in all kinds of different locations and odd situations are always fun and my favorite parts of the day 😀 if there's anyone out there looking to get their CDL, start here. If you have to go to school, you'll already have the most difficult part out of the way and will be a natural!

[@coenoosterlaken]

Nice video! I currently work at Terberg, great company! But it is a Dutch company not a German company :')

[@J.Grant18]

What division do you work? I'm in terberg environmental myself fitting and maintaining lifts on RCVs

[@coenoosterlaken]

@@J.Grant18 hi Joe, very nice! Im currently in engineering with the special vehicles division in Benschop

[@J.Grant18]

@@coenoosterlaken Thats so cool

[@Jan54321]

this guy also called daf german in a other video and makes a lot of these mistakes.. probably it's a company somewhere managing a lot of small yt channels and hiring narrators to just read from a script.

[@wulfleyn6498]

That terberg rotating seat is one of the coolest things ive seen today.

[@zaremol2779]

5:54 I'd imagine how it works is that the entire control area, including the steering wheel are not mechanically linked to anything, but are sending inputs to the ECU/BCM to control everything, I can't imagine how a steering shaft would work in this otherwise

[@jamesburleson1916]

I think the steering shaft is the pivot point. Notice how he turns the wheel three or four times to turn the seat around.

[@chublez]

As a yard dog, I think it's stupid. Silly euros can't use mirrors or something?

[@AndrewCZ47]

@@jamesburleson1916 Guess it's hydraulic steering like on a farm tractor, with no mechanical linkage. With a lever or pedal that switches the steering wheel between actual steering and seat rotation.

[@SportSoulLife]

Sailor here. Sayig that these drivers are skilled is an understatement I have instructed both civilian (european) and terminal tractor drivers in cargo operations over many years, and while capabilities of the vehicle are a factor to take into account, even the less skilled terminal tractor drivers run circles around civilians when it comes to manouvering trailers. An absolute pleasure to work with the majority of them, tell them what you want done, signal small adjustmemts while they are doing it and most of the time youll have that trailer pararell-parked in a spot 3m longer than itself (the terminal tractor taking up the last 3m) within 2 minutes, with 15 cm margins on each side. Watching them work is like watching the trucker reversing worldchampionships. Im telling you, some of these drivers are casually reversing a mafi- or cassette-trailer at 50 km/h in the terminal.

[@Sleeper____1472]

There's probably 5 of these near me, as there's a big carparts industry around here for some reason. Maybe once a week you'll see one drive half a mile from one company to another. Neat little things. I was also thinking maybe you could do cement mixers next, since you've done these and you've done garbage trucks already. Most of them are just normal cab trucks, but there is those industrial ones with the rear engine.

[@CarterHancock]

These are super cool, when you showed how the seat can swivel around so they are looking directly at the trailer, it reminded me of how aircraft pushback vehicles work.

[@remcob3]

I grew up near a Terberg factory in the Netherlands where they made these, but never knew what they were and what they are for. Thanks for explaining!

[@Taladar2003]

This seems like the kind of specialized device that would also be useful maybe for last mile deliveries to supermarkets and other stores in dense urban areas where space is limited and visibility is more important than on major roads. Possibly also useful to get freight from a company to a single rail link on one side of an area with a couple of companies (think 1km at most) that do not each warrant their own rail link.

[@LordHasek]

issue is most of those DCs are sometimes hours from the store

[@History_with_Sirius]

I drive one at work, i love the one I use, they cut so sharp and make yeeting trailers around the dock and yard so much easier. No ac tho in ours. But the heat will run you out of it in winter.

[@johnweiland9389]

A yard tractor is gods gift to a busy warehouse. Hooking up to and backing a trailer is much easier. The hardest part of driving a tractor is learning to back a trailer in a crowded lot.

[@BrickMasterB06]

Awesome as always, Maybe the next one can be about fire engines?

[@prestonharper448]

Cool I have been driving one of these for the past 5 years. They are not well known. Good video!

[@prestonharper448]

The most amount of trailers I have moved is around 200 in a 12 hour shift.

[@Mrcreeperdash1]

As a yard jockey "switcher" for fedex ground, it's nice to see a video about the basic history why the units I drive at work are called ottawa units. I currently don't have a cdl, once the holiday season and holiday pay stops im planning togo to school to get a cdl so i can be a trucker . Kinda wild to see that there are units that rotate both the seat and steering wheel .

[@1racerboy1]

I drive shunt truck for DHL and we use the Ottawa units as well. My truck doesn't leave the yard so it's classified as "Material handling equipment" and not a road legal vehicle so no license is needed to drive it. It doesn't even have plates. That being said, I'm in the same boat, currently I don't have a CDL but I'd like to get one and drive the real trucks. Being home every day is really nice though so IDK.

[@MaureenLongoriaTheOneAndOnly]

Fellow fedex switcher!! My guy lol My hub has used all three of those US brands that the video shows

[@Ben_R4mZ]

I operated these trucks for almost 6 years, clocking in roughly 60,000+ trailers moved. It was probably one of the most fulfilling jobs I ever worked, and not a single day that goes by without missing that little dopamine hit I used to get whenever I landed a trailer on door in a single shot at full throttle.

[@Austheboss-kc6dm]

Was waiting for you to do a video on these. This is what my dad does for a living and was glad to learn more about it :) (he calls them yard horses btw)

[@LR-hs7zq]

I call them hostlers, so many damn names for these things.

[@parkeerwacht]

One thing to note, isnt Terberg is a Dutch company not German. As listed on their website. I see them around often around here as I live close to their HQ.

[@dragonragenl]

Yes it is.

[@dragonragenl]

O sorry ja terberg is 150 jaar een Nederlands bedrijf 😂

[@WillmacLMCD]

Great that you've got a sponsor man! I'd love to see more transportation video's, like aircraft maybe. Anyways keep truckin', Mr. Truck Man!

[@RobSchreurs]

Nice and very informative video but I have to correct a little thing: Terberg is a Dutch brand, with several plants located in the Netherlands.

[@markbout257]

First of all, Terberg is Dutch company and second the rotating seat version of yard tractor is used for loading and unloading of ferries as there is no space for turning a 40ft trailer round. So all the trailers are backed up into the vessel

[@Bellett64]

Back in 2003, I sailed on the Spirit of Tasmania, a large-capacity ferry which transports people, cars and freight from Melbourne to Devonport, Tasmania (the big island at the bottom of Australia). I remember being fascinated by the fleet of small trucks used to move loose trailers from the dock to the bowels of the ferry. Each time they dragged their load into the ship, the trucks returned with the drivers facing the other direction, which utterly blew my mind. I've never seen a 'backwards truck' since that day; not even heard peep about them... Until today! Yay! So glad you mentioned the yard tractors with the reversible controls. I was beginning to think I'd dreamed them up (despite being a 24 year old honeymooner and taking a couple of photos of them).

[@thoraldshib4393]

1st time I have seen a video about the trucks I rebuild everyday (Kalmar -Capacity -Tico-AutoCar), had always wondered why jump seats where a option instead of a larger cab for a regular 2nd seat but guess it makes sense for visability

[@rmodjeski29]

Before I went over the road, I spent many a days as a shop hand and one big task for the shop was to shunt trailers around our LA yard. Sure it got tight at times, but it was excellent skill to build for when I would go to some tight spots being out and about. Made those tight places a cake walk and boosted my confidence with backing.

[@daviddrivez9978]

This is fascinating, can you do a video on airport tugs?

[@VorsprungDurchNik]

I love that idea!

[@freakyp711]

I used to build the Capacity terminal tractors. They really are simple machines and easy to access all the maintenance areas. Almost anyone can drive one on its own. Actually working with backing trailers on the other hand, takes skills.

[@headlightstheperson4596]

I would love to drive one of these. They look hella fun to operate

[@quingregg6643]

I've been operating on these for almost 2 years now. I like using this vehicle doing my line of work rather than a day cab or worse a sleeper because they are pain. But overall I try to have fun at work

[@chublez]

Can confirm.

[@jerrodlopes186]

They are fun. Just hope you get one with functional heat and AC.

[@MaureenLongoriaTheOneAndOnly]

They really are! Better hope the weather’s nice though lol

[@mgr_video_productions]

Great video as always. Many are seen in intermodal RR yards here in the US.

[@ExDud]

i think it’s amazing that we can get high quality informational style content on a free website. i really like how this channel is going! keep it up dude! thanks!

[@tobymj0781]

Just discovered your channel, already watched all of your trucking videos keep the content up!

[@darthhauler9947]

Former yard dog driver and still truck driver in general, I always found the mirror on the off-side of the cab useless for most situations. When backing in, just line it up, start turning and then look over your right shoulder and see it with your own eyes. It ended up being far easier to blind-side back in, or backing with your passenger side to the line of trailers, than the normal way because being able to see the corner of the trailer and check clearance with my own eyes was so much safer and easier. One thing to note, those cabs rarely have A/C or proper heating so in inclement weather you have to dress the part or subsequently freeze or sweat your butt off. That's really why the door locks open, to let the breeze in so the driver doesn't get heatstroke.

[@Truckngirl]

You did your research! A regional name for them is Hostler, but I guess all the slang names are regional, or specific to certain companies or types of freight. And yes, some employers are brutally cruel, with them not just lacking a/c, but how about no heat in the winter...

[@MikeV8652]

The word "hostler" comes from the rail industry as a term for a kind of employee who is qualified to move locomotives within a yard but is not a locomotive engineer qualified to pull a train out on the railroad. The word (and its spelling variant "ostler") has existed in English since the 14th century. It originally meant a stableman who cared for the guests' horses at a hotel. The word "hostel" comes from the same origin.

[@Truckngirl]

@@MikeV8652 Coolness. TY!!!

[@TheWizardGamez]

This channel is going places. You’ve found a itch I didn’t know I needed itching

[@alexis_ian]

I remember seeing them in the harbour when boarding a ferry unloading and loading container onboard the ship we where riding on wasn't a long trip probably just 8 hours although they do play a crucial role since most ports in my country lacked gantry cranes and most ships need to have them carried.

[@thomilsvlog4544]

Those reversible seats in the Terberg models you mentioned are likely aimed at making it easier to load trailers onto Ro-Ro ferries over here in Europe. From what I’ve seen, these trailers are usually backed onto the decks tail end first so that unloading at the destination port is just a matter of hooking up the trailer and driving off the ship. Makes sense that you would enable a driver to see where they’re going in the tight confines of a ferry’s vehicle decks. Given the amount of cargo that is moved around by ferry in Europe, and how much of that is done via unaccompanied trailers, the market for that type of terminal tractor is likely going to be huge.

[@thatdudeinblackshoes]

Skip to 1:48 if you want to skip the video game commercial.

[@matthewkendrick8280]

I could kiss you

[@lathamarea1437]

I have a vivid memory of a yard dog in NYC, i think it was at a R.E.A. warehouse..it had a hydraulic front tire that when lower, could turn on a dime..the driver made it look easy to back the trailers in

[@artandmemes9190]

Your videos are always a highlight when they come out!

[@phlemdog]

Fun fact, at least in the USA, you can get a job as a yard jockey without a CDL, so you can see if driving commercial sized vehicles is something that you would be comfortable with. Depending on where you are in the country, the pay can be competitive with tradesman work in hourly pay.

[@taylorindebt]

Yep! As long as it’s on private property, you’re not required to have a CDL. That’s exactly why I became a yard jockey, to try out driving truck and see if I like it lol

[@LoFi_Punk]

Hey I used to drive these for an old job I had. I worked at a HUGE DC for a home improvement chain and we'd empty and fill over 100 trailers a shift It was really fun work and independent so I could do my own thing and have my own system. Which sounds a little messy but when every single one of the fastest people had their own method it just worked. I loved the job tbh and would still be doing it if it payed better.

[@loganduffy3780]

I'm a diesel tech and while they are difficult and annoying to work on at times, I recognize the amount of time they save. I move trailers around the lot and a normal automatic in a day cab can sometimes over do the reverse motion making it nearly uncontrollable. As mentioned in the video, their gearing makes them so easy to maneuver and are genuinely a spectacle. I would love a chance to drive one of them with the rotating seat. I am also curious if it helps when backing to a dock as I would assume not without the aid of cameras for the sides.

[@MarylandResident]

Good vid yet again

[@notyourcapybaraMS]

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[@b34rdy]

When i first started driving trucks one of my first jobs was with one of our countries biggest supermarket chains driving a terberg and doing 12 hours of shunting a night. i soon learnt how to back up a trailer easily in that job whilst watching more experienced drivers make a total pigs ear of it.

[@jeroenjudeduijfs1755]

Terberg is not German, it is Dutch.

[@jonathanmomentbruh3307]

K

[@d.m4886]

Wtf no benschop in the dutch

[@philiplubduck6107]

Tomato tomato

[@wills5482]

Who cares, same trash

[@jacobruiz97]

@@philiplubduck6107Two completely different countries

[@capitalv8062]

I love these trucks! I always see them driving down the road when I’m in industrial areas and just love how goofy they look. Never knew they were for trailer transport.

[@martijnm71]

Terberg is a Dutch company, not German

[@johnkelley9877]

I always thought they were interesting looking. Thanks for sharing this as I did not know much about them and after watching this I can see how useful they are.

[@chemicalsubstance]

Terberg is a dutch company right? Not German?

[@helicoptopus]

I am so glad I found this channel it covers a super important industry that people arent really aware of!

[@armitage1950]

Nice to see someone finally speak kindly to us jockeys.

[@SDSBBQs]

Oh this brings back memories. I used to be the yard jockey for Fed Ex Ground in Beltsville, MD I spent MANY a night in the Ottawa. I hated it, lol. I started on a day cab with a 10 speed and a lift attachment. I could get to 5th gear running empty pup trailers behind the building, as opposed to the Ottawa that didn't move at all in comparison. Plus I am a big guy and that tiny ass back door sucked. Fun times though.

[@arnomrnym6329]

TERBERG is a Dutch company. 😉

[@captaindreadnought212]

In Britain the Scammell company made a very similar vehicle called the Scarab (initially the mechanical horse), they were tiny 3 wheeled tractor units that used an automatic coupling system that raised and lowered the trailer landing gear without driver input, not around anymore but they were a very common sight around dockyards, rail yards, small towns, and military bases for much of the 20th century

[@audunnolafsson9924]

I have used these things and the rotating seat is a must it takes some getting used to its very counter intuative to drive backwards while faceing backwards

[@adrianusgerrit7661]

Terberg is Dutch!

[@CS_Blitzen]

I work in a shipyard and we use an old Terberg RT20 4x4 RORO tractor to move ships around once we slip them out of the water on bogies. It always amazes me seeing this little (by comparison) 20 or so tonne tractor hauling a 500t load behind it and not caring. Worth it's weight in gold. Also gets used for moving semi trailers on occasion but it's main use is a prime mover for ships inside our shed.

[@basvanbeers3515]

Terberg is not German. It's Dutch.

[@Dyl_Cant]

good to see someone explain these thins well as most people look at me in confusion when i say i drive a 'terminal tractor'. The use we have for them is maybe a little bit diffrent as we use them for internal transport of product from the packaging lines to the storage warehouses on a large industrial site. But with several packaging lines the easy attaching and detaching of trailers is still very handy as we can spend switching trailers after each time we unloaded one when it's busy. Small extra note that the Terberg's we have at least also have a automatic king pin lock we can open from the cab

[@rik7373]

Terberg is Dutch.

[@StephenGillie]

Hookup time doesn't matter much when you're only doing it once a day or less. But when you hookup, backup, unhook 6 times an hour, it saves like an hour a day.

[@vr96np]

Terberg is a actually a Dutch company not a German one.

[@andreasnau5031]

Sure?

[@onesadtech]

Very cool little rigs, thanks for sharing. Seeing as these are purpose built I'm surprised they don't make them with all wheel steer. Could reduce the 6m turning circle to basically on the spot.

[@McTuber42]

tbh all cars and trucks should have that feature