I Love My Job.........

[@paulllang5806]

When I cant sleep, I turn on a video of you backing to a dock.

[@rlucerin28]

🤣🤣

[@MichaelMaldonado-i8e]

yeah me two 🕑🕝

[@thetexastrucker7934]

Now that's funny.

[@Victorseafog]

Don’t worry about it

[@philipp3708]

Alex. Please stop setting the trailer brake every time you get out of the truck. Only time to set that is when you parked for the night or parked getting unloaded/loaded buddy. Your air will last 10x times longer sir.

[@258shoff]

If that kenworth is anything like my company’s brand new 2024 peterbilt. It’ll bleed to 70-80 psi within 10 mins no matter what. And the dumb trucks require 90 psi to shift out of neutral. Maybe that’s ok when your otr, but when your a local fuel hauler it’s quite annoying when you have to sit in the loading rack with a line of trucks behind you waiting to load. I guess my company didn’t want to spend the premium price on Mack’s anymore 😭

[@jeffschmall9485]

If you have a sleeper window on the passenger side of the truck, that is also a helpful reference for blind backing

[@412hwc]

how this guy is still on tha road and half way famous blows my fuccin mind😂

[@DG38594]

Don't wiggle that electrical cord to get it out. It spreads the prongs out and makes a loose connection. Just pull it straight out.

[@martinjones1411]

Listen to the drivers that have experience, you always learn stuff out there on the road

[@ZaraDavos]

True, there is some.good folks out there willing to help!

[@therabbit0]

Ive never seen someone run out of air so many times backing up like you do its literally every video! lol

[@carloso5563]

In trucking, space is your friend. For a back that tight, you don’t slide the tandems to the rear . You want your tandems to be all the way to the front. Even if your steers go over the curb a little , that’s fine .Once you’re in the dock, then you slide them to the rear for loading.

[@nickbeckham14]

Tandems forward that backing woulda been alot easier to begin with, and don't worry bout people standing there I'm almost positive there not gunna stand there and let you hit them...stay off the brake so hard and you won't run outta air

[@rlucerin28]

It's a dust cap dude, not an air plug!😂😂 4:48

[@tjbrower]

I can’t with this guy. Lmao

[@rlucerin28]

@@tjbrower 🤣🤣 He made it sound so serious, "I have to do some repairs to the trailer". Lol

[@craigdarby9533]

A1 mechanic!

[@rlucerin28]

@@craigdarby9533 🤣🤣🤣

[@mr_quackhead6513]

I love how he dumps his trailer air every time he sets his tractor brakes and then has to build air again🤣

[@jerrybohringer4894]

When you slide your rear tandems, it doesn't make it easier. It makes it harder.

[@jeffbroadwell394]

Depends what you're doing... if you have limited room to pull up and straighten out it makes it easier

[@wanghaf_Gl0yper]

Buddy is the hall monitor of the roads

[@GregJ.Johnson]

Nah that’s DOT

[@kevincain2697]

Congrats to you on loving your job most of us don't. 👍👍👍😎

[@makeshiftlake3519]

Everytime you park you hit the trailer brakes, that’s why you’re always losing air, because 20-30psi is immediately lost into the trailer…and also your probably hitting the service brakes to hard, also using to much air

[@AndrewBarnes400]

Yeah i only pull the truck brake out when i get out lol only time i pull both is when im done for the day 😂 but we are all different lol can’t tell em I don’t think he reads comments because of all the hate 😂😂😂

[@marcminor7049]

Moving those tandems all the way back just added to the already tight space you had to work with,you made your pivot point longer instead of shorter.

[@RSena-qc6po]

Another thing is…never slide the tandems when the truck is jacked knifed or slightly turned…it can bend the frame. And it causes the trailer to dog run sideways when driving down the road

[@ZaraDavos]

He's not a rookie anymore ,lol he should know that!

[@FeelingPeculiar]

​@@ZaraDavosHe's been a bad boy

[@DoubleDsDeliveries]

Agreed. It can also cause the pins to not engage correctly and not lock up right. I have a stop where I have to basically do this same manuever street back around a building and back to a dock. I always have my tandems all the way forward. Makes that swing tighter so you have room to pull up so you can straighten out before backing to the dock.

[@RickyOHD]

Been driving for 2 years. NEVER slid them while turned but always wondered why trailers would look sideways while driving down the road.

[@DoubleDsDeliveries]

@@RickyOHD Yep this is why. If the tandems aren't centered with the trailer.

[@loggingroadking93]

Only move tandems back after you have backed in and are straight with the dock. Pull forward a bit and slide. You made it much harder to back in.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Some places require you to slide before entering the gate... Or they'll turn you away maybe know what you're talking about next time

[@loggingroadking93]

@@truckercowboyed2638 interesting….never ran into a place like that….never heard of that….thanks

[@ChainedByAllah]

@@truckercowboyed2638just pretend, they aren’t truckers thru don’t know the difference most of the time

[@Kokis286]

@@truckercowboyed2638but not that place. Maybe on a DC sure but if it’s in a street or a tight space just leave them in the front until your in the spot

[@Neg-Ice]

Hole you covered on brake pods are for caging the brakes (aka manually releasing them) has nothing to do with loosing air for better braking.

[@derekmall6599]

Done plenty of those what i xall dungeon docks put your tandems allllll the way forward you can swing easy

[@stevennovakovich2525]

I used to drive, mostly doubles, but also everything else except dry bulk and tanker. I acquired blood clots in my right leg and had to quit. I'm soooo glad I didn't decide to do OTR. What a major pain in the @$$ it is. All I did was pick up and drop trailers from one terminal to another, otherwise known as 'relay' driving. So much easier. No customer docks, no *nothing* like that. Why wouldn't you just do regional 'relay' driving? Never slept in my truck (paid-for hotels), Teamsters Union, was home in my bed every other night, etc.

[@ericcarlson7826]

When applying the park brake keep the red button pushed in. Your air will build faster as you don't have to charge your trailer each time you release the brakes

[@ZaraDavos]

Great tip , thanks. I do the same mistake too! 😊

[@jackNimoy]

I’ve learned more from reading the comments than I did in cdl school. Your mistakes are beneficial to me so keep at it buddy.

[@txtruckergilman5600]

On those traliers. That has air release for the tandems. The trailer breaks need to be set in order for you to be able to get the pins to pull out.

[@purewuji1305]

Mad props to the dude who helped you back into that tight spot 👍

[@narutobase45]

So, as a truck driver who hauls tyson trailers on a dedicated account gotta say there trailers are top notch, and when they need to be repaired tyson is on it, no looking for emptys really as they are at there at the tyson facility's ready to go, also everybody talking crap about the backing, I can assure anyone, most are not good at backing, and the ones that are really good at backing have 30 years experience and about to retire.

[@johnbish809]

Hello Alex I love Trucking as well. I started after seeing your videos last year. I do mostly drop and hook in the South East region. If I see you on the road I’ll say Hi. John B.

[@chrislewis6488]

If you like listening to the 4ways this is the video for you

[@marcuswhite1403]

You gonna catch hell trying to back with the tandems all the way back 😂

[@cborbon82]

Stop pulling your red button. It dumps air every time.

[@Badbar_trucking]

Hitting the break every time also dump your air

[@truckercowboyed2638]

How about shut up and mind your business

[@trutruckdawg9815]

Yeah I agree if he would read what it says on the red parking brake knob it's not for parking

[@wanghaf_Gl0yper]

He will never stop man. Then he runs out of air and says “I think the truck is leaking” lmfao

[@tutie]

@@truckercowboyed2638 Ed there you are again taking up for alex even when he does wrong knowing you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to truckin.

[@rlucerin28]

Leave your tandems forward. You don't have to worry too much about tail swing. That would have made it easier for you to back in.

[@ZaraDavos]

He not a rookie anymore he should know that lol😂

[@rlucerin28]

@@ZaraDavos right? These job should have taken him 5 minutes.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Not every place will let you keep them forward....like Lowe's requires you to slide tandems forward before delivering

[@rlucerin28]

@@truckercowboyed2638 he can slide them back once he's near the dock.

[@rlucerin28]

@@truckercowboyed2638 you slide them back at Lowe's not forward. That allows for better support when unloading.

[@Leesboringlife]

Moving the tandems to the rear made it more difficult for you in that tight area

[@justindiaz9925]

“I think I should have moved the tandems?” Lmao 😂 no shit 😂

[@danrickr5273]

Dude keep worrying about the grown ass man,”I can’t see you “ dude just drive the damn truck he’s not a kid he won’t stand in the way

[@omarg92]

He was depending on his set of eyes lol

[@MrMunoz-xp2ry]

Building up that air pressure is so real. It’s a pain trying to yell at the receiver that you can’t move until you build up air pressure but they insist you’re “good”. 😃

[@ChRiS41104]

I feel like this dude takes longer to back his trailer into a dock than the time it takes him to get loaded. You've been driving for years now Alex, you should have basic maneuverability figured out by now.

[@FVG_alex_garcia]

Always think like day one, confidence will kill you

[@boomer9341]

@@FVG_alex_garciayeah I’m not a trucker, not yet at least but it took me about a year to master 5th wheel campers and gooseneck trailers. Thought I’d never figure it out but one day it just clicked.

[@marcminor7049]

That cover on the brake chamber is not for preventing air from leaking out,it’s just a cover for where you can adjust the brakes.

[@davidpepper-ip2sm]

Don't flip that cap off that canister and start wrenching. It'll bite you hard. 😂

[@renedominguez7621]

I remember someone drop that close to my trailer to block the damage he did on the sides

[@l.ls.8890]

Another day in the trucking world of backing up into concealed places.

[@Vid7872]

The brighter it is outside and the deeper the door, the less you can see. It ends up being a crap shoot. Love solving those docking problems. I really miss it

[@JAc08-games]

Bro cares more about the color of the trailer than the quality

[@greenbee1977]

Absolutely. I look for good tires mud flaps no damage and I'm rolling with that baby even if I have to clean it out myself.

[@billfryer5911]

If you open your windows, it makes it easier to see past the light/dark transition.

[@Behmgame524]

Does anybody know what those things on the wheels on the cab are for. They look like cover caps

[@Abmsleezy]

Your videos are so entertaining I tried watching other truckers it just doesn’t hit the same.

[@ZaraDavos]

😊

[@evansjavon7]

I work at GP TRANSCO too man and I absolutely love it here

[@ZaraDavos]

So glad to hear that, I was looking reviews about company .thinking go there😊 are they more like a short haul company?

[@denardriocoates8810]

I always back to dock first then slide you have better turning radius

[@ICREFAN_OFFICIAL]

I’ve actually confirmed that your truck has a air ridden transmission and that new trucks anymore come stock with that. How it works? It doesn’t in all reality because the transmission needs air to shift which helps the driver none except the range inhibitor (the fancy feature that makes you as a driver use your service brake which is obviously the brake pedal to shift which also takes away air as it is applied so it basically makes it to where it actually takes ALL of your air and has nothing to do with small air tanks your truck still has 125 PSI as required by many state DOT officials.

[@stvkomer]

hey alex when your in a semi-tight location like that put your tandems in the middle, about the 10th or 11th hole and it will give you some better articulation without to much tail swing. Also if your company sends you to a lot of those locations request a cascadia they have a bit shorter wheelbase and it helps A LOT

[@ZaraDavos]

Lol, he should know that ...he not a rookie!

[@ThePerson9406]

I don’t think he like Freightliners very much.

[@shotgunz124]

@@ZaraDavosbut he don’t he don’t listen or read comments or he would know alot of the stuff people try helping him

[@shotgunz124]

Those are just covers for caging the spring no need in messing with the blue caps

[@ThatsSoNateOnPc]

bit of a high hook there bud lol

[@DoubleDsDeliveries]

Yeah I saw daylight. Always drop the trailer on the fifth wheel before sliding back in.

[@jaredmcconnell8228]

Ya I literally paused the video as soon as I saw that to come make this comment 😂😂

[@TheRealMahalo27]

The way you hold with the truck and trailer, just before you will reverse into that port is just dumb. Could have been done much easier.

[@gerald5217]

That's 90% of what is out here anymore

[@Solitaryman70]

It’s always better at inside docks to walk all the way inside and look outward rather than inward, that way you can see exactly what you need to do. Walk all the way inside then look outward.

[@ZaraDavos]

Great tip, thanks!

[@thetexastrucker7934]

I would love my job too if my company gave me that truck but with a different color. I really like the new t680. You need to learn how to use the navigation system on that gps esp the last five miles. Compare it with what Google maps shows you turn by turn to the truck entrance and you wont have to keep stopping and looking at the satellite view. I've been running this way for more than ten years with no issues. Once you know how to use that navigation system properly it will be ur best friend.

[@billfryer5911]

Having the tandems back works fine, and it could have worked in that situation, You just have to set it up correctly.

[@greenbee1977]

I like alex, and thank him for sharing his videos, but he maybe should put down the camera and focus on driving for a solid year then come back and make more videos.

[@rlucerin28]

Making videos is the whole reason me got into trucking. He couldn't afford to do "vanlife" videos so he went to school for free to get his license and make trucking videos. It's not for the love of trucking.

[@outwestloud3236]

Question? Is it normal to run out of air when backing up like this?

[@VillGreem]

I doubt you’ll see this but man I’m a teenager, but you inspiring me to become a truck driver. Thank you for what you do.❤

[@Jaycie.mann2]

Same he IS the reason I want to do trucking

[@shaun2318]

Do the opposite of what this guy does

[@ZaraDavos]

It is exciting and challenging at the same time. Come join us!

[@TylerS-r7y]

DO NOT BE LIKE THIS GUY. This is not a trucker, this is a rookie.

[@giib]

That was painful to watch .

[@scottboyer8450]

As is tradition.

[@truckinbrand4871]

Very painful. Not sure if he is that ignorant, or just plays stupid.

[@accidentaljerky]

@@truckinbrand4871 He knows full well because he sees the comments. I know this because he's even deleted mine in the past. This guy is constantly sharing bad practices while actively recruiting people so he can cash in on referral bonuses. Check out his linktree. The apply to GP link has his referral code embedded into it. He makes cash for every person they hire through his channel. The recruitment bonus is probably conditional though and I can't fault him for trying to make extra cash but pretty evident that he's just doing this for cash because he refuses to accept feedback and constantly gets himself stuck in easily avoidable situations. I remember watching this guy years ago on Tiktok when he was just getting started out and it's astounding to me that he still gets lost in big cities because he doesn't do prep despite everyone in the comments telling him that it would make his life way easier. I think he's gotten himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. After watching this 20 minute video of him struggling to back into a bay, the title of the video reads as straight sarcasm. Can't even diversify his content and now he's stuck with trucking otherwise it's bye bye youtube like every other aspiring trucker who got duped into thinking this was a get rich quick scheme. I won't be surprised if it's only a matter of time before this guy makes his very own "I'm quitting trucking" video like many before him.

[@_thatguyzack]

Hey Alex, does the kenworth make your arms tired/ worn out when backing? Because that was my experience with the kenworth t680 I drove for a little bit. I’ve driven freightliner and international and I’ve never had that issue before. My friend said the same thing too about that with his kenworth as well. It’s like when backing you have no power steering at all. Also even when driving, it wears on my friends wrist, mine as well. Like is it a kenworth thing, because it really sucks.

[@ZaraDavos]

Interesting, I have a Volvo and always thought that Kenworth is a better truck! ting

[@cowboyxxcorg]

Waiting for the Unc truckers from 1978 to comment on this video 😂💀

[@TellurideS13]

"unc truckers" 🤣

[@chrislewis6488]

You don't want to hear it

[@scottied67]

do you honestly think this guy is competent as a truck driver?

[@wanghaf_Gl0yper]

This dude has been making the same mistakes every single video and never learns lol…

[@shaun2318]

@@scottied67he doesn’t know he probably has never even been in a truck

[@jaythompson3674]

Keep pushing Alex...love your videos!

[@isaiahvelasquez2338]

The shippers/ receivers are like oh yea you’re driver got here on time but took 5 hours to back into the door

[@SpassMacher2000]

how do you work out on the road?

[@bigga360]

Never slide tandems to the back when backing you make your job so much harder

[@davekenney3693]

That was nice of that guy to help so nice .

[@FeelingPeculiar]

Did he then him???

[@lucagiordano6406]

Yes it was and not a single thank you from Alex

[@robertroderick3888]

why is the truck always running out of air??

[@HauntedOath]

I'm pretty sure it's because he slams his brakes instead of tapping them

[@truckercowboyed2638]

​​@@HauntedOathsome truck brakes are touchy especially when new, hes not slamming them either but staying on the brake when backing is actually what drains the air.....

[@wanghaf_Gl0yper]

He stomps on the brakes and pulls the trailer brake every single time he parks lol, dude is completely lost

[@18wheeler77]

4:36 that’s not how chambers work, Alex. That has nothing to do with the air. There’s an airbag in the inside. That hole is just to un tighten the bolt that holds the airbag.

[@ZaraDavos]

Thanks, good to know!

[@ayrtonsennamoura9606]

love your videos man, we missed you

[@YourFavoriteMike01]

That engine light is killing me lol

[@JonathanSparks-ht4vq]

I’m surprised that your new KW doesn’t have an air release switch on the fifth wheel

[@dreadheart1441]

Bto for a sec i thought the name was i lost my job..

[@crippledbastard]

lmao same 😂

[@Nightrider6977_Malayali_Driver]

you to😂. so I'm not the only one 😂

[@crippledbastard]

@@Nightrider6977_Malayali_Driver damn, glad i wasn’t the only one cuz i felt so stupid 😭

[@Nightrider6977_Malayali_Driver]

@@crippledbastard not alone 😂

[@GamerMrAlros]

Not alone

[@timoshi119]

Ngl that GP T680 is nice,their cascadias are nice but that KW looks clean

[@stevennovakovich2525]

Your tractor is bright blue, like turquoise. Teal has much more green in it. So *nothing* you have is 'teal' colored.

[@cruddybanz410]

Iont know who I like more Alex trynna navigate on city streets or the other cars that’s need a baby seat to drive 😂😂

[@Never-seen-a-dollar]

Bro is finally back❤❤❤ Keep on trucking

[@billping2633]

LOL

[@josephwhitebird7319]

how do you find a job as a new CDL graduate without experience?? ive been struggling to find one.

[@seidljames]

US Express, Covenant, Prime, Werner, Schneider National, PTL logistics, JB Hunt, Swift.

[@denardriocoates8810]

Most positive trucker I've seen 😊 you got my vote dude 👍

[@Knight14649]

He’s about as good at backing up,as Biden is at closing the border….

[@nathanielgriebel9967]

The things that you don't know what to call or call brake chambers and your truck driver😅

[@nathanielgriebel9967]

Hilarious! You picked up empty at the Target DC lol. You're going to Indiana and I'm sure you're going back to Illinois with that one. Are you?

[@jimmyjohnson1452]

You need 100 gallon air tanks on each side😅

[@tg-ew8dd]

I like watching your truck driver videos it is like watching the soap operas it makes you think about should I get my CDL license or not I love it

[@m4rk1e17]

Love your videos man. However never slide tandems until you are able to straight back into the dock.

[@ZaraDavos]

I agree,!

[@foobarFR]

"I love my job" : the 4 most revolutionary words nowadays

[@LoneWolf91]

Hey Alex. Love the content. Just curious how you go about food and where you get it from.

[@StaraMusic-]

i am gonna to be a truck driver but can you help me how can i start and i am living in Omaha NE

[@luisuriarte4942]

Question, how do you get your healthy food? I got some time before I finish my CDL training but I wanted to know how to eat healthy

[@ZaraDavos]

I will try to help anyone who interested. In two weeks I'll start posting meal prep in my truck. Welcome new trucker! Wish you the best!

[@BigSkyImagery]

try keeping your trailer release button pushed in while filling up the tanks.

[@stevennovakovich2525]

Only set and unset your tractor brakes using the yellow knob. No need to keep dumping the trailer brake system air. You spend so much time dumping and refilling your trailer air system that it prolongs the agony.

[@Joshualibbyy]

I don’t even bother to comment it anymore.

[@culturentravel641]

don't forget your promise of trucking in INDIA after crossing 1 million subs...

[@HauntedOath]

His youtube bannner used to say "Collab with Trucking with Dave at 500k subs", which he changed and never did. So don't expect him to go through with what he says.

[@MikeLoveBuns]

Enjoy your video! Mike from Missouri

[@keiths4109]

It cracks me up that he thinks it’s funny to spend 30 minutes to get in a dock.

[@ZaraDavos]

Lol😊

[@Joshualibbyy]

If I was making 10 grand per month of KZbin and was doing trucking as a backup then ya I would be laughing too

[@Chihuahuauno1]

@@Joshualibbyyhe’s NOT making 10k off +45k views on a video bro…smh🙄

[@eriknybo4532]

2 hours later hes in the dock

[@ManiMald]

bro be getting the WORST routes for real always

[@robertshaw179]

When are you doing your India trip for 800k subscriber's? Been driving for 21 years you did fine take your time and get out and look that back does not look fun. Thanks Alex

[@bakatsuNAMI]

I had a small heart attack thinking the title saying you lost your job, but i'm glad I was mistaken!!

[@DoubleDsDeliveries]

It's called the trailer brake chamber and the dust plug.

[@billping2633]

How did he get his cdl?

[@DoubleDsDeliveries]

@@billping2633 cracker jack box, is my guess. Haha

[@leohernandez1240]

He’s gotta be trolling ! Ain’t no way, ain’t now fucking way 😭

[@wanghaf_Gl0yper]

Years on the road you’d think it was his first day😂😂😂😂

[@rlucerin28]

🤣🤣

[@AndrewBarnes400]

You run out of air so much because you pull both truck & trailer air brakes out! Only pull the truck out it’s not going anywhere

[@WilliamBadmf]

How reliable has that truck been. I’m thinking about buying one. Does it have the Cummins or Paccar? How about the 12 speed auto? Opinions? Thanks

[@pridemizzle1565]

I drive a Peterbilt with a Cummins and I like it