Mission Failed, and I made another enemy..

[@Rowdy_Wheeler]

You’d have better luck getting us all pregnant than you would winning a mud wrestling match. Just hook your winch to it and use that fancy remote and bring it to you while you free the brakes. Then hook her up and let her ride Clyde.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

I’ll take that challenge, name which one you want me to try first! 😂

[@paulhasty8388]

OK Your so smart why don't your ass up there and pull the truck to town ! I've been through that kind of crap and it's not safe I would not risk my life for somebody else's mistake bud !!!!!!!

[@grantball6325]

Now and days the chance of getting us all pregnant is much higher than it use to be. Shit we'd all be baby carrying people. No need to be one of those so called women these days.

[@dontcare3430]

Careful, Casey, he's got 22 subscribers that want to mud wrestle you too! A farce to be wrecking with. ​@@CaseyLaDelle

[@aideng6981]

@@CaseyLaDelleyou need help?

[@danielfantoni8721]

Mr. LaDelle, the BONEHEAD driver honking his horn is the exact reason you made the right call. The problem is not the dead truck, it is all the FOOLS on the road.

[@christopherchapman7453]

I have been pulling triple trailers for 24 years and one thing you learn with experience is when to just say no and call it. No freight or money is worth you getting hurt or potentially losing your job trying to play super trucker. Hands down you made the right call on this one, there's always tomorrow to make $$

[@joryblack9343]

The best advice I've ever gotten from an old timer was "You make the most money on the jobs you don't take." Jobs like this one are exactly what he was talking about. Good choice man.

[@desireegoulett69]

You live longer too🥰

[@Mike7478F]

Yes my dad said this to me sometime way back

[@mjadams5829]

So glad you turned it down.....

[@brianruff1133]

My friend the crusty old logger has a shirt "I make people happy wherever I go; sometimes when I arrive and sometimes when I leave".

[@tamo9520]

Freaking awesome saying! I absolutely LUV it! In fact, I might just borrow that line.

[@Wannes_]

I have a doormat saying very much the same thing 😁

[@kimplpnoklahoma9660]

3:27 I wish I had one of those shirts!!!

[@madmardigan246]

" There's times you got to realize that other people's problems are not your problems. And you should not make them your problem. " Casey. Best quote of the day !

[@MattBerg-t3w]

But wait isn't that how tow companies make money are from other's problems or fkups ?

[@jilbertb]

What constitutes as an emergency on YOUR part, does not constitute as an emergency on MY part.....

[@andrewthorne6653]

I was thinking the same going to use this quote more in my life

[@kimplpnoklahoma9660]

@@MattBerg-t3wBut when the other people’s f-up’s can potentially put your life at risk there still is no reason to make it your problem. They can wait until tomorrow. I only worry about the other driver staying warm if his truck shut off but I’m sure the DOT guy was able to help out there.

[@bryanteaston7264]

That broken-down truck belongs to the company I drive for. I'm glad it wasn't me sitting there. And I don't blame you, Casey, for leaving it. They're a good company and will take care of the driver.

[@JohnHallgren]

This is a prime example of why having the video begin at your place is important to the story!

[@mrmaigo]

If he didn't, he wouldn't have a video and we wouldn't be helping his analytics 😁

[@wantu2much]

@@mrmaigo Comments make algorithm go up.

[@bruceganter3336]

After working in the field for heavy equipment repair for almost fifty years, I agree with you and your decision to back out of the haul. I have been held at gunpoint , cursed with every other word out of the customer's mouth, and physically threatened when stepping out of my service truck. "Discretion is the better part of valor" is what kept me going for years. Great video and tell the non-believers that you can back up your story.

[@Driftter007]

Very good decision Casey, I've trucked for 26 years and I've had dispatchers say " You've got to do it I have no one else" I've said you still don't have no one cause, I'm not risking my life for a trailer load of stuff that doesn't matter if it doesn't get there until next summer. I think you were very smart no say no.

[@tedfisk1211]

a lot of truth in your comment.

[@MattBerg-t3w]

That's true but did you tell the dispatcher that b4 you even moved your truck or as you was pulling up to the customer?

[@selador11]

@@MattBerg-t3w If he did it after pulling up to the customer, it was because he was smart enough to realize it was beyond what he could safely do. Only an idiot would have gone ahead and tried. Adding your rig to the list of lost vehicles, and possibly adding your own life to the list of those lost, is not 'heroic'. It's damned idiotic.

[@mrmaigo]

There's a reason they have no one else. The job is f'd or everyone else is on another job because the weather is f'd.

[@wesman7837]

​@@MattBerg-t3wWell, if conditions degrade while you're on site (as they did), you need to make the call in the moment. How are you supposed to know what conditions will be like an hour or two away?

[@williamfoster7920]

I used to have a sign in my office that said.... "Poor planing on your part does NOT constitute an emergency on my part" You did the right thing Casey....👍

[@No-gnar]

As a former plow driver Snow storms and any weather makes people get all emotional

[@squiggyg.8415]

I live by the beach and people get emotional trying to park before they have to go relax on the beach 😎

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

For sure.

[@TheHanJohn]

It's almost like being hangry. I get it. I've been in some crazy weather and many dangerous situations, and I've been hangry. That's almost all of us if we're honest. Hey Casey if you see this I freakin loved this video. What you say no to is just as important as what you say yes to.

[@itptires]

Guessing he got turned away by the rainbow market because he was allready too drunk (which is a high bar for there)

[@tetedur377]

And by emotional, he meant "butt-hurt," apparently.

[@ginanoble7203]

Thank goodness you were /are safe Casey.you go over and above your roll so many times you are a “good” man

[@riveroverland]

Dude in the Exploder ramping his attitude to 100 right off the bat doesn't help anybody. Good call Casey, not worth the risk.

[@melsjunk2645]

I was hoping to see that guy stuck along the way lol

[@markbell5918]

bit high. Do realize that store is the first place off the rez to buy alcohol, just saying

[@omgitsoop]

At an "Incident Response Vehicle" no less, dude definitely thinks his problems are far more important than anyone elses problems

[@itptires]

If you were from around there you would know that's average behavior for warm springs and especially the rainbow market 😂

[@riveroverland]

@@itptires I'm from somewhere similar so I'm not surprised by the behavior, the dude definitely resembles someone who would act that way. To yell at a ODOT guy who is obviously trying to take care of a situation because he had to wait 3 minutes definitely tells a story about their personality.

[@tomg6214]

Yelling at tow trucks in a snow storm is like tilting at windmills!!! Tow trucks and snow plows in a snow storm are your very best friends. The Explorer guy can explore a ditch! Your judgement was right on, life it to precious and that truck can wait until the storm is over!!! Knowing when to say “no” is a very valuable skill and one of your many demonstrated skills! My Grandmother always said to me “Don’t Borrow Trouble” and she is right, don’t borrow other people’s trouble or it will get you into trouble!!!

[@georgewest2096]

An old experienced trucker says Thank You for not adding to the problem. They need to send another tractor out there and then bring back the cab only, tomorrow.

[@JD-lv1rl]

I agree. I started off hauling logs in the Cascades and this is exactly what needs to be done in those conditions.

[@c-qc-q2021]

This. The smartest comment posted for this video thus far.

[@haphazard1342]

They still need to send a wrecker to pull the dead tractor off the trailer, and whatever tractor they replace it with better be magic to get the trailer brakes un-frozen.

[@mahbriggs]

@@haphazard1342 It isn't that hard with the proper tools and a little time, but in a blizzard? No, Casey made the right call! It can wait till better conditions!

[@isx530gary]

@@mahbriggs absolutely right best call made. If someone's life was in danger? the high patrol and fire department would be there. Be a whole Nother level of endeavor.

[@bryancohn9406]

Best piece of business knowledge I ever learned was this: "It is ok to FIRE a customer". It has served me well in every facet of my 40 year career in motorsports. You made the right call without question.

[@KeithStarr]

My two favorite things: off-road recoveries and fighting. This channel has it all! 5/5 stars!

[@davestevens4263]

Bahaha ! Good times

[@jeromeknasinski3862]

I really like your attitude. Safety rather than Sorry.

[@Lucasj1982]

You should have given that guy a I hate Casey LeDelle shirt!!!

[@dancarter482]

He's down in the basement with the crayons trying to customize a 'Wife Beater' vest!

[@dotar9586]

SELL him the shirt!

[@desireegoulett69]

He wasn't worthy....lol

[@scotthatch8862]

Retired truck driver of 45 years I see these videos of winter conditions and I do not miss it at all.

[@davisparsons6429]

One thing I have learned in my 70+years is to never tell a working man How to do his job or use his tools unless you are more experienced in that job than he is. 👍

[@garywoodard5759]

or you are ready to get punched....just sayin

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Sir. I am 68. You and i have to ,,learn,, that working experience in the ,,older,,😢 days are not to be ,,compared,, with now adays😉. This generation make ,, tropical years,, in their education and are allowed to tell us oldtimers what we do wrong. But not many who do the job do. Thats internet! If they cant trace me or find out who i am i can ... in all... and being untraceble ... place remarks. Were things better then? Yes! Folks would come to you and tell you what p o s you were and why (according to them)! You knew what you were accused off and could defend yourself. If the person would not listen to you then it was ? Now you are hit by ???? for reason ???? and if you try to explain.... keep your trap shut mate. Its on internet so its true.

[@BrowerBandit]

Ya but even if you worked the same job for 70+ years it changes every day so doesn't matter how you skin the cat someone else could do it the same with different methods

[@henkoosterhof5947]

@@BrowerBandit yes. Agreed. Its the way how its put? Isnt it? Please put translate on this one Voortschrijdend inzicht. or Achterhaalde werkwijze.

[@desireegoulett69]

and even then, willing to go hands on and jump right in to show not tell.

[@cambrian7119]

Hi, Casey: Since 73 I've amassed around 3 million miles trucking, and one thing that's always been in the foreground of my mind is weather. If it looked iffy, I would have been the one to sit stuck with frozen brakes, and broken equipment, not the dispatcher in his warm cubbyhole, and 8 hour workday. I've pissed off more people than is probably believable, but didn't have accidents, or unwarranted breakdowns brought on by weather. I never allowed dispatchers to push me to do things that were illegal or potentially dangerous, and boy oh' boy' they know all the tricks. Anyhow, you're doing just fine, and speaking bluntly-- when it's called for-- clears the air for all parties involved. Michael Rzewuski

[@wyattblessing7078]

That was the big storm day. Our fuel tanker company shut down that day, we didn't run any trucks. Some of our trucks gelled up. I don't blame you for calling it with that many frozen brakes and on that corner of the Warm Springs grade. You made the right call Casey, so says this Master Winter Weather trucker.

[@allenbensinger228]

The risk is not worth the gain!! Stay safe for you and your family!! They need you!

[@kristdelafuente8108]

You go home the same way you got to work, in 1 piece without injuries. You were in the place to make the best judgement on the job. You don't put yourself in harms way to satisfy other people, they are not the ones in danger. Well done Casey good call

[@margreetanceaux3906]

Safety first. Stay alive, join your family, keep the truck undamaged. And hopefully there was a warm stew waiting for you.

[@boilermaker1337]

Yup, priority number 1 on the job: Go home in one piece.

[@MattBerg-t3w]

Well don't be a tow company in dam Oregon in middle of dam winter just make videos of yourself greeting people at Walmart lmao

[@margreetanceaux3906]

@@MattBerg-t3w Are you hard of hearing? On the way back he explains the risks, in no uncertain terms: the vehicle is by now in an awful state, it stands in a curve in the uphill road, and he’s in doubt if under these circumstances his own truck will hold everything in place. Why would he take all these risks? He’s a real guy; not some daredevil stuntman in a staged TV series.

[@boilermaker1337]

@@margreetanceaux3906 Agree. Part of being a competent tow truck operator in "dam Oregon in middle of dam winter" is knowing what you shouldn't attempt. If he tried to get that truck and something went wrong he could end up risking the lives of the first responders who would have to come out in that storm and get him out from under that truck.

[@ephansen5953]

Good call Casey. I am an old timer. Have driven a lot, in snow with big trucks. Am from Denmark. Knows about snow storms and icy roads. You did the right thing there.

[@chrisantoniscountryman-pur9954]

Love the honesty, openness and common sense presented in these vids.

[@timphipps5837]

I know that stretch of road. You made the right call. That hill is no joke on dry pavement let alone in that crap. Keep up the good work.

[@anthonylee2099]

Casey,you are the Captain of your equipment. After looking and determining it just wasn’t Safe for you and your rig, you made the right call! Thks for sharing 🤙😎

[@Bubba-tx1vx]

Good call Casey ! Stay safe 👍

[@robertrosicki9290]

As Kenny Rogers said years ago " You got to know when to hold 'em , know when to fold 'em , know when to walk away and know when to run ." Good call , it got my vote .

[@jamesparoline3757]

Thanks!

[@AndyCoate-c6s]

Absolutely the right call!! I had a similar situation, that went exactly how you thought it would go, and almost ended in tragedy. Way to use the 'ol thinker there Casey

[@servicioelectromecanicocue7025]

Im also work on road assitence and im gonna take you advice. Sometimes other people problems arent you problems. Good advice

[@2nd_of_3]

Your safety is more important than an Empty truck. Love to the family❣️

[@feeshermann726]

Great call Casey!!! Glad you followed your instincts.

[@philipmichel215]

New subscriber and have binge watched several of your videos. Your narratives are extremely informative and spot on. I grew up working in my dad's garage and towing business for a short time in my youth before going to college and specializing in computers. However, I never lost my love and admiration for tow trucks and tow truck drivers so many years removed from them. Good work, be safe and well.

[@guycooper806]

Casey that was a great call sir!

[@toothandnailsawmill102]

It’s your equipment. Your life. Your call. I believe you made the right call. Good work and keep making videos! Glad you made it home safe and sound.

[@olliespackrt5763]

I love the fact that you know when to holdem an know when to foldem. And the real world language is making me respect you more, no more gosh or beeps. LOVE IT!!!

[@RuthArdis-wp5sx]

They all can get mad or say what they want . You were looking out for your safety and you got a family you want to make it back home to in one piece that's what counts . As you showed the weather turned worse and that is a recipe for a disaster so I say hats off to you great job.

[@brianhendricks5326]

Great call Casey. Spend time with your family. God bless all.

[@thomferraro1041]

You know its bad when Casey Cusses .... You Rock Casey

[@jesusmylordsaviorking3726]

He should bleep out the cussing. I'm sure there are families out there with children that dont care to hear that kinda talk.

[@fshrmn74]

​@jesusmylordsaviorking3726 It's real-life and if this hurts your feelings then you DEFINITELY damn well don't need to be around truckers. I can assure you that this is G rated and that kids hear worse than this in school

[@joewarner3021]

Think you most definitely made the right choice not just for yourself but all around you!

[@anjiemarie1]

I'm glad you take your safety seriously. You have a wife and daughter that need you more than a random trucker stuck in dangerous conditions. My opinion doesn't mean squat, but I think you made the right decision.

[@christopherhaycox7923]

Great call, Casey. It was awesome to see your positive outlook.

[@williamerdman3349]

Even the defroster is having a hard time keeping the windshield clear. Wise man to make the safe call.

[@johncarolweber3752]

It’s best to follow your gut when in doubt as to what to do. Sometimes you just have to wait on the weather.

[@kd7qlg]

Your safety is the best for all. God bless you and your family all the time.

[@christopherthompson4359]

Good call Casey, better to make the right call today so you have a tomorrow.

[@rskcg]

Excellent Casey ... you are a great guy and I totally respect your decision. Well done. Glad you returned home safely. Cheers my friend

[@plowkingf15]

You did the right thing. I'm a one truck company like yourself in a different business. Multi truck companies even in my business will go out in bad weather.If they wreck,then they have more trucks to use.

[@chuch541]

Good job keep your cool brother. Weather gets folks stressed you know it well. Ice is not snow, etc. we had some unique conditions here for a week due to vortex. I recall the first time I had to help my dad chain up on 97 in similar conditions in 2009ish. Rough one. Anyway stay safe brother. Fuck the haters

[@robertwhite268]

Glad you made it home safely not everyone was happy but that's ok you are home in one place love the Chanel thanks for sharing

[@teresawoodruff1170]

This old man drove truck for over 40 years. Excellent call on that one my friend. Gotta look out for yourself. Because there's sure as hell nobody gonna look out for you. Stay safe brother

[@larryward9530]

having been an O/O, carhauler for years, it was real easy for me to say no in inclimate weather. Good choice. I have a relative or two that live portland area. They always tell me everyone in Oregon is nice. LOL. That local in the parking lot was not nice.lol

[@Koyote747]

I work in a way different field, and I learned this after years: "your urgency is NOT my urgency" (and viceversa). good call

[@HazzyME]

I’m gonna give you props Casey. You could have just not posted this and saved the hassle. People don’t understand some of the trash that is given to Any operator, that for work has to run a warning light. Be that RED, Blue or Amber. Especially in crap conditions.

[@danielniemann-cr7qb]

Happy to see you made it home

[@dd3wc]

All first responders are to ensure their safety first and foremost, when encountering a rescue. In essence, you would be somewhat of a first responder … at least to the truck. The fact that you even attempted, speaks volumes! Like you said … you’re home alive and well! Be safe! 🙏🙌❤️🇨🇦

[@suzantonn1188]

😊 your amazing for even considering the tow. Keep safe . . . your videos are a real eye opener.

[@murderkitten]

Your safety and the safety of everyone else around you is way more important than the convenience of this one truck moving. Good call.

[@BobcatXbox]

Casey your home safe and sound the truck is good to go to work the next day you did good my friend

[@petgranny194]

Not often that we hear Casey say the road is too bad to go. I so appreciate that you put safety first. Feel bad for the trucker - I hope that troopers got that truck driver to a safe place so he didn't freeze. Truck be damned.

[@arbiter1]

If that road is ice, doing a dead pull on a truck that if it starts slipping sideways cause road camber, its gonna go in to ditch and likely take his wrecker with it.

[@josephalexander3884]

Safety is never negotiable. I support your decision.

[@U20E27]

That’s experience right there👍. Knowing when to say no is priceless.

[@markoda2120]

Casey - I just found your channel. I love your sense of humor, your kind heart, your humility, your knowledge, and your expertise. I have binge watched over 90 of your videos in the past week. Having never seen the process of recovery or towing, I have learned a lot about processes, procedures,equipment, and attitude. I enjoy seeing you interact with different people and the amount of patience you have. I have also agreed with you when you are done with certain people. In other words, I truly enjoy and appreciate you and your channel. I would also be out there helping you all with the public forest clean ups if I lived closer.

[@andrewturner67]

Good . You have no obligation to put yourself in harms way😊 for some moron. Perfect example; I fought a house fire next to my daughter's house and I saved her neighbors house. However 2.5 mo later I am still dealing with almost dying . I apparently seared my lungs and have had pneumonia 3 times already in 2 mo not to count the 2 weeks I was in the hospital and my wife didn't get paid. Car almost got repoed electricity gets cut off by the Feb 7th and we just caught back up on rent. All because of a decision I made to help someone. So yes Damm straight you made the right call. Oh, FYI, I'm not a firefighter. Love your videos, brother. Stay safe.

[@periwinkle-dragonfly]

Oh, wow man!! So sorry that has happened to you for helping out someone else. Lung issues are no joke, and are pretty much a forevermore issue. I know of a person who stopped in a snowstorm to render aid to someone having car issues and while helping them was run over by a motorhome driven by a lady who had no business being on that road during the storm. He was drug a ways and has had back issues ever since. I'm glad Casey made the decision he did, as he has his girls at home who need him to stay safe.

[@kevinhovis4]

This video is a great example of good decision making.

[@janetschram3552]

You were so right to not do the tow. We've been on that road many times but not in the snow. It's a bugger even then. Glad your home safe and sound.

[@c.garison3770]

Good call Casey. You don't have to risk yourself or your equipment for somebody else's problems especially in deteriorating conditions. Heck, when I worked in rigging, we would call off an outdoor job if a drop of rain hit a fork lift because we did not want the liability of the customer's equipment sliding off forks. Customers got over the delay and if they were understanding that we caring for them as much as us, they would call us back for another job. If they were mad and didn't call us back, then we did not want them as our customer. As another Oregonian KZbinr would say, "Keep up the good work."

[@gregoryjasongranado5248]

You gotta do whatever is safe and gets you back to you're family. Good call Casey.

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

This one is the opposite of the one a few days ago where the trucking company had a mechanic there to free the brakes up and had truck ready to roll along with another driver with plenty of hours left to get the load where it needed to be. Good call, too dangerous and too cold. Money doesn't buy everything.

[@larrpenn]

On of if not the BEST video you've ever posted great call you made the right decision. To the others talking smack this man happily wasted half of his day he could of made different $ but he did the right thing and tried. Not to mention wasted appreciate $300 to $500 on diesel and factor in hours/wear and tear on his vehicle. Please don't change a thing Casey you are then beat creator on the platform. Me and my friend and many work friends appreciate your content. Small work shop and all 16 people love your style and content

[@Camoboy70]

Casey has been mentioned several times amongst people during my travels around Oregon and Washington. That's pretty good considering how many people I talk to in a day. I'm a regional container hauler using a rollback freightliner and travel all over both states.

[@larrpenn]

You have a channel?

[@cew995]

This winter in Idaho 9 snowplows have been run into. Some plow drivers have had to go to the hospital. If they can’t avoid a moving snow plow a stationary tow truck would be easy to hit.

[@DeeRebel44]

Sometimes you have to go with your common sense and you gut feeling that something's not going to work right and to walk away. You did the right thing regardless of what anybody else thinks. Love you videos! Casey

[@jayalexander9155]

I agree with your call to walk away, I appreciate your Concern for yourself and your family's well-being, keep up the good work

[@lindaanderson8849]

❤ I believe you did the right thing! Stay safe!

[@poppyjones1184]

Casey, as you said, “sometimes it is just not worth it “ and you just got do what you gotta do.

[@eddejong1166]

You made the right choice, you have a family also to think about, stay safe

[@ronlandman6267]

greatings from the netherlands with no snow and a little bit of salt on the roads .

[@davidmaggard9403]

Good call don't blame you . For not doing that one . Stay safe great vid. ❤

[@BobcatXbox]

yes it was a waste of time and fuel but you made it home safe and sound and your truck is good for another day

[@jimpurcell5446]

Good call, Casey, Stay safe

[@MorrisBreedlove-wl6tc]

I have told dispatchers, some more than once, “I am the captain of this ship, she sail when I say she sails”. You made the right call.

[@petergrimes2466]

I agree with your call Casey!! Perfectly legit and safety over everything you have a wife and daughter that wants you home at the end of the day!!

[@tonyhutch1168]

Good Call Casey I'm with you on your call sometimes you gotta think if your family 😊

[@ItinerantAdventurer]

8:57 I didn't realize until u explained it and is saw this. Respect. You did right and you know it🤘

[@tgland02494]

Funny thing as your haters suggest they can do it with a Honda lol. Even in Canada as long as the truck isn’t blocking traffic from moving the tow trucks aren’t sent until the weather is over and it’s safe. Only when it’s blocking the road and even then there is more than one DOT and back up equipment to help. I’m astonished that the DOT even asked if you were going to try. He should have said let it sit himself. I wouldn’t want to be behind that semi with that pickup. That truck lets loose both semi and tow truck would squash him on the way over.

[@davidkeys1879]

That would have been a nope for me too. I’m impressed you even drove all the way there.

[@sammytucker316]

Casey, From a safety engineer to a very smart man, dad, and husband, KUDOS to you!! Setting yourself up for failure does nobody any good. You made the right choice!

[@NDB390]

This is your life and your equipment. You made the right call. You done it enough to know that it’s a no win situation.

[@moosejames1]

Hay buddy from way up here in northern Ontario. Going tell you something. I’m a log truck driver and I installed heated wiper blades. I’ll tell you the best thing since sliced bread and Oreo cookies lol I tell people about them when the weather is bad over the CB and they think I’m smoking crack lol look them up they’re not that expensive and in my job visibility is the key, PS love your videos love how you break the Internet keep up the good work

[@vlakslee]

Good call Casey. I can hear the frustration in your voice but using good sense can be some comfort. Forget the naysayers they were not on sight you were. Good video.

[@sandralutz-rodriguez2864]

Whoa that waslike blizzard style at times and so damn cold! Good call turning around.

[@timothyball3144]

You need to carry some I hate Casey Ladell shirts for people like that dude.

[@Constabruity]

“Hang on, hang on, I’ve got something for you” Make sure it’s plastic wrapped and the front isn’t showing.

[@dankramer1449]

God bless you my friend I can't blame you at all glad you made it home safely upstate NY sending love to you and your family

[@katlyn57inParadise]

Casey, your safety and getting home to your family is 1st ALWAYS!!! YOU made the right call.