Nacogdoches Heavy Haul Project ~ Part 2

[@seagullsbtn]

Appreciate the explanation about how extra trailer spreads weight. Similar to a Weight distribution hitch for us four wheelers. Every time I tow, I learn.

[@OfficialMarksmanTV]

After a big day of work, you come home and make a good dinner and find out he posted another one. Life is good

[@BerndFunken]

For me as a German its always interesting to see how different heavy hauls in the USA/Canada are compared to the heavy hauls in Europe. Two big differences would probably be the used trailer (lots of axles and all of them are steerable) and the time when such a transport happens. In Europe such a transport would happen mostly during the night because Night = less traffic = less chaos if you block a road or highway for a few hours.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Yes I agree. It is interesting to see how different transport is done around the world! Europe, Australia, North America… all very different. But the infrastructure is very different also so what might work well in one region doesn’t work somewhere else!

[@ladonnagolden1582]

Thank You for the excellent videos and commentaries during your travels to heavy haul on You Tube. They are fantastic. Keep up the good work, Take Care, Stay Safe.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Happy to have you following along 😇

[@cjnavyblue]

Nice driving, that bridge was tighter than bark on a tree.

[@lloydedwards8038]

Hey Boss back again. Oh yeah isn't it a real treat when you have to lift and do that on narrow bridges. Good ole Ontario and their permit routes.

[@doughamilton7824]

I ran super-Bs for 36 years in B.C. and Alberta. But that is impressive .....love the videos, great job....👍🇨🇦

[@maryskinner1329]

Thank you for the captions. 🇨🇦

[@zuckfacegobbels4527]

CANADA is so BIG and BEAUTIFUL THX Banana 4 the RIDE!

[@lewiskempf855]

This is where I grew up. That bridge always looks like it is a tough one for large loads. Notice the mill on the Canadian side has been recently torn down.

[@BL-jt3qt]

Another enjoyable ride-along with you thanks to your great editing. I'm still amazed at how seemingly easy you make all of those tight turns. That sure seemed like an excessive Fee just to cross a bridge.... the cost of doing business. Thank you for sharing.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Just a glimpse at the cost of moving this stuff

[@Dadsredvampire]

Great video my friend. Long long haul this time. Cant wait for part 3

[@2xKTfc]

The people at the border crossings must see all sorts of heavy haulage. I can only imagine what passes through there every week. Edit: That house ain't gonna fit through that border crossing 😅

[@salfrombport]

I like to look on Google maps and see the tight turns you have to make, i really appreciate that you say the name of the towns you are in while driving

[@dei_stroyer]

30:48 - This town ain't big enough for the 2 of us.

[@frederictremblay7090]

Another great video my friend!! Have a well-deserved weekend 🤘😎

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you 😊

[@garyeaton5719]

Crossing that bridge with the load elevated was amazing, good thing there was little to no wind, based on the calm water. A strong cross wind would be a different ball game, being top heavy to begin with.

[@trevorritchie2575]

Surprised to see you pass through my hometown of Ottawa then all the way up to Cochrane going from Montreal to Texas. Méchant détour but I guess that you've got to go where your permits say.

[@constructionwatcher5381]

Good video. Thanks for putting the dimensions and weight in the description. That's helpful.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

All the feedback is helpful. Always trying to improve ✌️

[@steveminer8341]

Thanks for the ride. And to think I once complained about going to 53' trailers. Stay safe Doug and welcome to the USA.

[@bobogilvie4472]

Long way around to get into the states.

[@normand7413]

Very nice video and have a great day

[@nealfry7403]

Great job especially with the round about.

[@lloydedwards8038]

Not to put you on a pedestal but you did a hell of a nice job on that bridge by Ft Francis!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Thank you sir 😊

[@nancyannirvin4507]

Love these videos. Breath held til the next.... :)

[@joshw1687]

Keep up the work. I thought i recognised the border crossing. Stay safe

[@carldrexler7883]

GREAT VIDEO you could have been a hospital cause you have lots of patients 😂

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

🤣🤣🤣

[@markverloop8787]

Hey driver ..wanna swap loads😂😂 When they passed the house moving

[@snehdeepsandhu2664]

Doug, one of these days u gotta post your fitness routine including diet good sir. You are way too fit for a truck driver lol. Stay safe and thanks for the video.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It’s a good idea for future video. I took a little break last year and I’m just getting back into it so I’m not feeling prime enough to make a video just yet. I’ve started testing the waters on my Instagram to see if there is any interest.

[@Zyzzyx42]

It would've been great if the train at the border crossing had a loaded schnabel car go by.

[@mikewatson7837]

Another great video Thanks!

[@JohnnyCarroll-wi6tx]

that was a good ride.

[@markdion9932]

looks like northern ontario. i guess you just answered that, cool videos.👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

T’is

[@alexpratt960]

Ok wow. I grew up in the area of ND you went thru (in fact, I went to HS at that town by ND32-Hwy 2 at the end), but you went south through Bemidji to get there?? You heavy haulers get the most confusing directions!

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

We take the scenic route 🤣✌️

[@danielvangilst7275]

30:49 *in my best crocodile Dundee voice "You call that an oversized load? THIS is an oversized load."

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

🤣🤣 always someone bigger

[@jasonasselin]

Did they take your carrots at the border?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Lol I got to keep them, Fiew!

[@markverloop8787]

No they didn’t take the carrots $1950.00!!!! Welcome to the us🗃️💴💴

[@dubious6718]

When you had to go through town I thought it was a 2 lane road.. In Norway the road you drove on is the road you drive on around towns.

[@producerk8247]

It still amazes me that some people try to squeeze through or sit in the way when they see your truck with all the lights going, a big ass sign that says oversized load, and escort vehicles. 🤦🤦

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Everyday 🤪

[@markverloop8787]

Someone should give them a I’m with stupid shirt 😂

[@hughgautier3894]

Why isn't there the third part of the Nacogdoches heavy haul project?

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

Who would think you would run into a house going the opposite way?

[@rogerweaver7686]

How long does it take to plan a trip like this? I would guess several months. Planning routes, coordinating pilots,support personal and just figuring out where to eat and sleep must be very difficult.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

The preliminary planning starts months in advance with selecting the right trailer for the job and getting an idea for the route and permits. However there is a lot of last minute planning also. Construction zones can pop up and routes need to be changed. The exact shipping date can change because of production. Escorts are usually only contracted one to two days before the actual move. And eating and sleeping is all up to the driver. Because you can’t just pull into any 7/11 with a trailer like this I need to do my homework and look for suitable parking spots along the route. I usually have a Plan A, and B selected depending on how the day goes.

[@neilz9182]

​@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407and plan c, fishing while waiting for permit 😂

[@BryonBarros-zu2bk]

How do you drive a 14’5” load through a 13’5” road? A 15’ D10. lol.

[@kevinm3751]

I see that long rod on the front flag car, is that a detector that sends a signal to the driver if it hits something and tells you something is to low?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It is a height detector however it is more primitive than you think. There are no signals sent. The flag car hears the height stick physically make contact with an obstacle and he then radios the truck a warning.

[@pourquoiunidentifiant]

Hey Thanks !

[@normanmcgill6917]

Doug do you have to pay for the jerseys on the spot or do they bill the company? Seems like a lot of money for doing that and I don't recall anybody saying to do that in advance.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Yes luckily we knew about this ahead of time. And yes you pay on the spot! At least they just recently started accepting credit cards. Used to be driver had to have cash in hand!

[@wolphin732]

If "Lost the video" means accidental delete, as long as it's not overwritten... There are plenty of recovery tools to recover them.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

If you know of a good one I’d love you to share! The recovery apps I tried just referred me to my “recently deleted folder”. Even I could do that!

[@capnkwick4286]

The folks who ask why you turn so wide have never pulled a trailer of any type. They are probably the ones who end up on the bone head truckers channel. Question: is it the width or the weight that you have to take back roads do often?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Usually height. The overpasses are generally low on the east coast and prevent us from using main highways

[@1947maco]

Certain routes can have weight restrictions on briges & some roads..... Some towns/cities/counties also will not let oversize on some thru streets as well.especially in construction season ??. This is why some good office people are needed to plan the route ahead of time !!

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Doug !!! Again,, Thanks for the ride & Yes,, saw the deer in the park !!! 😙🥲😉 Stated that this was a $$$ Million load for Canada & Another $$$ Million for the USA !!! HAHA 🤔🙄 Hope you were able to enjoy the USA ""Turkey Day "" !! 🤠😎👍👍👍👍👍

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

We celebrated Turkey day at Buffalo Wild Wings 🤣🤷🏼‍♂️

[@KB-gs8zi]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 OKS ,, Great that you were able to get out of the ""Pete""!!! 😚😚😙

[@normanmcgill6917]

That fast forward is scary.

[@carldrexler7883]

Doug, whose drone and who operates it?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

My drone, I operate. But not while driving of course!

[@jared957]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Came across your videos a short while ago by accident and am really enjoying them. Can't believe how you finesse some of the turns. And they almost all seem to be in one shot. Not a lot of backup - forward - backup. So on the drone -- you don't operate it while driving so who is? Looking at the passage over the tight one lane bridge shot by the drone but who's operating it?

[@DigitalIP]

This looks familiar.. Did you take this route before? coulda sworn i saw this in another video

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I recently posted another video with the same border bridge crossing. I mentioned that in this video 😉

[@DigitalIP]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 lol my bad, guess i missed it. But yeah that would have been it then.

[@johns6290]

how do you get into truck stops to fuel. Most are too small to fit you I would think.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I do my homework ahead of time with Google maps and select truck stops with large open parking. Often I go to the less popular truckstops because there is more parking available. When that fails I leave the trailer at a rest area and bobtail for fuel.

[@freequest]

This has got to cost a fortune.

[@petemoore5104]

More like daylight robbery! They put the Jersey Barriers in place to make traffic queue at the post and then expect you to pay for them to clear the road!!! They will have been advised that these loads were coming through but did nothing to assist in its passage. Just saw it as a chance to make a few bucks...

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@petemoore5104 like everything else 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@mostlyinterested1016]

I need to get a life; I was yelling at the guy in the 15 passenger van "Dude, what the heck are you doing? Either turn left or don't but don't just sit there in his path." Some people just don't get it with oversize loads.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Every day 🤣

[@williamsmith8808]

Have you ever got high sided

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It happens from time to time. Usually if I fear there is a chance to high side I will take the time to lift the trailer. To preserve the asphalte more than anything else.

[@jaquigreenlees]

If it wasn't for the flashers on your lead vehicle I wouldn't have been able to see it for most of this, it just shrinks to nothing so fast in the camera.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

I’m going to play with running multiple cameras with different zoom settings in the future. Along with replacing the camera that I use in the rear because I know the quality it bad. But I’ve blown the budget for this project for a little while.

[@jaquigreenlees]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 it's not an image quality problem, a full screen 17 inch monitor is what, 1/8 or less the view you have out the windshield? I would say it's an inherent scale issue, zooming in to the lead vehicle would also reduce the field of view so less around it would be visible. add that even looking at the monitor I need a fairly strong prescription lens to see clearly and there is no reason to change anything, my bad vision won't let me see the fine details anyway.

[@constructionwatcher5381]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 The cameras that get the rear view from the right and left on the cab are perfect. Great image quality on a 31" 4k monitor. But the camera that takes the forward view is not getting nearly as good an image. Makes it difficult to watch at full screen, especially in the sped up segments. I understand the images from the escort in the rear isn't as good because it's cropped from a 360 camera. But they are such a great bonus it's worth the poorer image quality.

[@dubious6718]

One would think that a bridge that is for wide loads, is always open for wide loads, so this sounds like a cash grab, and hey probably didn't move anything.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

No they actually did move the barriers. We would never have made the corners the way it normally is.

[@Flynnyr]

How many miles do you and your team average per day?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Averaging 400 miles per day. Some days more, some less

[@dubious6718]

I only average 250 miles a day, and I drive the speed limit. (I deliver goods..)

[@uweschoenknecht8132]

👍👍👍

[@earthmoovr21]

How many hours can you run a day?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Logbook rules are 11 hours in USA or 13 hours in Canada. In most places oversized loads can only move during daylight hours. Many cities have curfews which prohibit oversized loads during rush traffic hours. So the answer to your question varies greatly depending on time of year (daylight is longer in summer than winter) and or which cities and states you will be traveling through.

[@earthmoovr21]

@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ya that’s was mainly my question just wondering the difference in the laws between the two countries. Keep up the good work really enjoy your videos.

[@earthmoovr21]

Another question if you don’t mind. Can you always run with your company’s pilot cars the whole trip or just it just depend on the load.

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

@earthmoovr21 it really depends on how many big projects we have going at the time. We often don’t have enough company escorts so we need to hire subcontractors.

[@earthmoovr21]

That’s never a bad thing being busy.

[@markverloop8787]

I see you lost the police escorts

[@lucasdobson5957]

God i dont miss running to the usa love what i do st John’s nl to Vancouver bc i want my boss to get my next truck whenever it comes time to be like yours im trying to tell him we dont need a heavey truck medium would be great for the big and small loads

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

Canada is nice but I wouldn’t give up my USA runs! I hate winter 😅. Each to their own 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@m1stertim]

what does the gobbeldygook you always put in the description mean?

[@luckybananaheavyhaul3407]

It’s codes so the music doesn’t get flagged for copyright. There is a code for each song in the video