Paving With My Truck and Pup Dump Truck. Owner Operator Life.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

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[@Roadbunny777]

I'm a big fan of your channel

[@chrishaupt9739]

Nice video Dauminique dump truck driver

[@JimmyBolin-fx6es]

Ontoyouall💯🚒🚒💯🚒😡💯

[@larrycobb3102]

You young lady are definitely a professional truck driver. It appears to me that you are a professional paver as well. I have noticed in all of your videos that everyone seems to show alot of respect to their fellow drivers. I don't believe that I have heard the first curse word said. Keep up the hard work and stay safe out there and keep on trucking. Prayers to you 🙏 and your family .❤

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks, you too!

[@justinmcclanahan6036]

@larrycobbk3102,I know that I haven't heard any curse words from anyone either, but they probably hold it in until they're done with the video

[@davidwhiten3742]

Where do you keep your spray bottle?

[@jedburns919]

I’m surprised they don’t make you tarp that black top. There real strict with us in the state I live in.

[@jackstjohn4175]

Nice job holding tite to the paver . when I was a young man in the hot summer if you rolled away from the paver it would cost my dad a case of beer each time it happened . back in the day pavers had training wheels on the front of the pavers that would hold you tite so you could not get away . If you want to have a lot of fun paving try backing up to a seal cote paver in reverse on the fly .Now thats a lot of FUN ...

[@darylsmioth1904]

4:26 your trucks SOUNDS great!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks

[@keithg3102]

First off, as a former paver operator for nearly 50 years (retired 2 yrs.now) you did a fantastic job while in the paver. It would have been a pleasure unloading you each round. Please always remember to let your bed down far enough before you pull out off the box empty. What a lot of drivers don't understand is that when you drag your lip out of the front of the paver, the front flaps on the machine act as a sling shot and fire hot asphalt at the operator. Plus after a while it rips those flaps off the paver and as an operator, they hate that... Lastly, you described all the exact reasons why asphalt workers like doing what they do. When we look behind us we can see the progress we are making and mostly everyday you are working some place different and building a different road... Stay safe, and keep up the great work! Keith

[@Djrowskinj]

Small bungee at the top or bottom of that mirror stops the idle shake pouring concrete we had to do it ir you couldn't see

[@nelsonmattoon150]

That's what I like about Texas because that box would have been loaded up

[@edfeldpausch7169]

Bring back alot of great memories for me. I was an asphalt hauler for 5 years. Pulled an eight axle flow boy in Michigan. I agree dirt work sucks, hauling the hot rocks is where it's at. Great job young lady.

[@emanuelhurtado3718]

great video! one tip, stay centered in the paver. If you go too far to one side or the other you could end up getting hung up in the paver and damaging the box of the trailer or truck. Im saying this from experience :(

[@clodhopper946]

Those operators get pissed if u roll away from the paving machine and dump a big pile in front of the machine

[@rp1645]

​@@clodhopper946 YES was the grunt that had to take a SHOVEL and spread out the material so the PAVER doesn't Rise or move off its flat path.

[@clodhopper946]

I drove those old dump trucks for 50 yrs ,, they will beat your body to death,,, I miss my old r model mack iit made me more money with less problems than the other 6 trucks i owned ... those transfer dump trailers a a joke in my book ... @@rp1645

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

It's not easy to stay in the funnel either. The worst thing is when they make the thin top layer and push you forever. At the the base layer, he only push a few meters. Sometimes with trees and street lights. You really have to concentrate. We do this with semis but here are no frameless trailer ever. These are deathtraps. With a trailer combination, operators don't have that much patience. This has to be done in one step. Asphalt also has to be covered here and thermal troughs have to be used. Release agents are no longer allowed here; in the past we used to spray out the troughs with diesel. We have a type called OpA (open-pored asphalt), which is particularly disgusting. This stuff sticks like epoxy. To stay on the paver we have a paver mode. The air suspension remains active and the brake on the last axle is subjected to some air pressure. With the foot brake he lifts the tractor out and the train can do the jackknife. If you don't stay on the paver or have to start again, they get crazy.

[@tedkulinna9093]

Iam suprised they don't make you "tarp" the load to keep it hot ? You are a "piece of work" in the most positive sense !!!

[@rcarraturo]

Just told her the same thing

[@JimmyBolin-fx6es]

​@@rcarraturoyou🚒😡😡😡😡😡

[@garygoodman956]

8.3K and you're at 100K. Let's all keep spreading the word of what a great channel this is and help drive it to 100K.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Fingers crossed!

[@kellykonoske91]

Thank God it started to rain here in Oregon too. It will help mitigate some of the wild fires! Todd the retired trucker.

[@jefflanz1906]

i used to have a brake application gauge, it really made a difference on how hard to apply the brakes

[@hankh1610]

Dauminique The Dump Truck Driver, Howdy; Young Lady you are a class act. I used to do Asphalt back in the mid 80's. Duel axel Mack, Manual gate latch, NO a/c in the Virginia Beach area during the Summer. High 90's temps. and heat index close to 110* F. chuckle, up hill both ways. more chucklin'. Only 15 tons at a time so it was slow yet steady. Still enjoy the smell of fresh asphalt in the mornin'. chucklin'.

[@clodhopper946]

hank u wasnt following my old r model was u,,, thats what i did kcmo,, back then they hadnt invented ac or air tail gates yet,,,man look at all the fun we had,,,,,

[@caseyfiedler2848]

Used to pave for 6 years. Enjoyed paving, keep up the enjoyable videos. Be safe out there

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks, you too!

[@johnalden4605]

I did paving in Vietnam with the Sea Bees. I drove a 5 ton truck and loved asphalt. We would really load the shit out of those trucks. I also learned to run an asphalt plant and a paver. It was a really good job.

[@katielockwood4944]

IN the UK we have to sheet asphalt loads so there is no "crunchy" top layer where it has cooled in the breeze

[@johnboyd2099]

I've done Paving before there are days I came home smelling like tar and my arms where Pitch Black and tar all over me and there were times as I came home clean. You are a very professional truck driver don't let anybody else tell you different even your hubby

[@CdnCwby09]

if I owned a paving company, I would totally Hire Dauminique cause she is a professional truck driver and also she is the Prettiest one I have seen on youtube and cause she knows what she is doing

[@jeffreycoon9634]

I’ve paved in ND at night when it was 28 degrees and snow flurries. Now I’ve watched you pave in the rain. Here at home in eastern NC if it gets below 50 degrees and the sun isn’t shining they’re not even gonna fire up the plant.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

It was 60 degrees

[@jimbruneau6769]

When I moved to this Colorado market, I spent just over 10 years as a company driver on end dumps, double bottom side dumps, and belly dumps. All very interesting work and challenging at times, and interesting to see the job progress to finish. Then my last 5 years I drove for an asphalt paving company on a "flow boy" trailer - V shaped body sidewalls with a 3 ft rubber belt on the bottom to unload the product. BEST job I ever had! Loved the paving work, even the mandatory night work on the Interstate Hwy roto milling and paving, and challenging to back a 40 ft trailer all the way to the paver down a 9 ft. wide lane around corners without running over fresh asphalt in the adjoining lane, especially in the dark with only the light from your 4 way flashers! When not paving, we were stockpiling material at the hot plant yard from the company quarry about 13 miles away. Could get boring at times, but there was always CB chatter with the 6-8 other company trucks on the haul. Then we got several contracts to provide material for the enormous expansion at Ft. Carson Army Base. In addition to the normal stockpiling at the various building sites, they used the flow boy trailers to dump fill inside the completed building foundations for the concrete flooring, sometimes while the steel walls were going up! Never got boring because we never knew what job we'd be working on the next day, and even if the same job it would be a different way of coming in or different material going to a different spot. The challenge of getting a 40 footer into the exact spot where they wanted the load is what I enjoy. Glad to see you really enjoy your work, sure makes your job a pleasure, doesn't it.

[@Guido_Sarducci007]

I can hear more exhaust and Jake Brake sounds on this video! Sounds great!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I think so too!

[@kentedwards891]

It is fascinating watching you pave using a pup. You are seriously good at it. The paving company I work for only uses solos. Great videos!!! Keep up the good work.

[@terencechevalier5756]

Daaam truck sounds good 😊😊

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks!

[@darealtundah]

Worked a triple transfer for years, paved allot, looks like fun finding a transfer spot

[@anil42518]

Your a really good operator ( driver) truckers don't have it easy, everyone else on the road should understand that. Great video Dominique all the best & keep on trucking!!!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks, you too!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

@@Fenris_0fficial lol Branden, happy late birthday! 24 years old! You’re getting so big! I own the company, no one in my family is in trucking to construction. I drive this dump truck 6 days a week. No other employees, no family members. Just me doing the driving. That’s all info that’s available on the internet, BTW.

[@drewgalbraith]

We had box shakers on our turcks when I worked at Island County. It made it nice to get the left overs out of box.

[@pauleck455]

I thought maybe for paving a transfer would be the ticket, but you sure made paving with a pup look good.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

There were transfers there too, I just own a t&t.

[@70elcamino.]

lota bottom dump around my area

[@pauleck455]

I just never seen a dump with a dump pup do this kind of paving before. I guess it works fine as long as you can back long distances as good as you do.

[@clydeacor1911]

@@70elcamino. bottom dumps is all we use here in southeast Idaho for road paving because with end dumps every time the paver stops it leaves a little bump in the road and with belly dumps they technically never have to stop.

[@mikel9567]

Paving with a pup is far more common than with a transfer in this area. We do it at the county I work for since we don't have any transfers and it isn't fun. Not only do you have to keep against the paver but you have to keep the pup centered on the paver while keeping everything straight. It's a PITA when you pave curves with a pup. We don't do much paving, pretty much only pre-level and patching. We contract out all the major paving jobs to companies like Lakeside (the blue trucks in this video). They have much better equipment and skill than us. It's interesting to watch them pave. The super dumps are really nice.

[@GEEwingingit]

Best part is when she Smiles!!!!

[@lawrencerinaldo9635]

Now that was an interesting side of trucking, as you said, seeing progress made for a new road. Congrats.

[@bradfordthompson8326]

Heres a crazy Question...YOU. ever seen those Herzog CONVEYOR TRAINS "*..WHERE THE CONVEYOR RUNS UNDERNEATH THE TRAIN ..AND CONVEYOR OUT THE BACK SIDE OF REAR CAR ......IT BE COOL TOʻ INSTALL ON THE PAVER A CONVEYOR THAT RUNS UNDER NEATH THE TRUCK TRAILER UP TO THE DUMP TRUCK (TEMPORARY) SO CAN DUMP BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WITHOUT UNHOOKING TRAILER......😊😊😊😊😊

[@wicksfarm4895]

keep your foot on the brake box asphalt push the truck

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Lol thanks

[@leebrodzeller8580]

I pave every day in Wisconsin you are good For your first time we here have plants with multiple silos to drive under

[@randydobson1863]

hello dauminique it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

[@digger1825]

Looks like lakeside paving, I liked lakeside there very professional and enjoyable to work with.

[@JDSWeather]

when youre paving on dirt or gravel theres no tack coat so you can pave in the rain however if you were paving on a milled asphalt surface there would be a tack coat which the asphalt surface would be to wet to pave thats where the job would get shut down because the tack coat wouldnt be able to break effectively because the tack coat has water already in it when tack breaks refers to the water in the tack evaporating I work for a huge paving company here in Maine called Northeast Paving formally known as Lane Construction

[@clydeacor1911]

It's been about 20 years since I've seen paving with end dump pups. Here in southeast Idaho it's either supers or if it's a road (highway) job it's always belly dumps and if it's a big job it's belly dump trains that can haul up around 45 tons of asphalt.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Never seen a belly dump used for paving

[@BandBconcrete]

Why did you put the trailer bed up again after pulling out of the paver

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

To dump anything still left in the box out

[@msintern99]

Cool seeing you work for us. Fun seeing our jobs from others prospective

[@terencegillespie6675]

Cute nails, curly. Nicer hands working with that gorgeous steering wheel. Hollywood!

[@DANsTrucking_Outdoors]

Hahha, you're right, gotta love WA. We complain about the rain and then we complain about the heat.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I don’t complain about heat. I’m out basking in it when we have it.

[@russellbowman8051]

Thanks for Bringing Us All Along!! Keep Smiling On!! 😄👍👊❤️

[@alkennedy1124]

Ladys in top spots on construction 🚧 jobs nice 👍, and I think that paver ladys might be a fan of yours nice good job people more subscribed people would be fine , thanks BigAl California

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks 👍

[@darrelllawrence6014]

Hi Dauminique I don’t know if you have mirror brackets from your centre bolt mirror arm down to the nut on your air breather but kenworth sells them and they take the shaking mirror vibration away. I put them on mine and it’s a game changer. You are absolutely a great owner operator girl💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@Roadbunny777]

I'm a dump truck driver too myself since 2019 but I never done trails but starting this September 5th I'm going back to training school for my class 1 semi license 🎉

[@supersalty2182]

I do Asphalt up to a spreader but without a pup. I'm impressed how well you back the attachment. 😁👍

[@supersalty2182]

BOOT'S NOT BOAT'S 😅

[@clodhopper946]

Hauled asphalt in kcmo never liked the traffic or the hurry up and weight,,,houston tx was the same,,,

[@davidqueen4719]

Thank you Steve @ FSC truckin. Just subscribed here.

[@CorvetteBill364]

Great Job. Really enjoyed watching this one. Looks like “ You Are Professional Grade ! “. 😊

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Wow, thanks!

[@kenny75343]

You have a fun job

[@davigorb]

At 10:55, about the ladies size Hi Vis Vest. Ebay has ladies size . Kwik safety first Lady class 2 women's safety vest At 21:15, that looks a little like when i have dumpsters stacked on the side of the street when im doing a residential switch-out and need to squeeze by it

[@thomassabia5750]

Just think a few days ago it was 90 degrees

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Bring it back!!!

[@woodstock911snoopy]

No, you have to Love the Pacific Northwest!! The Beautiful Green area! Just as long as West of the cascades!! 😂

[@rickmoreland942]

You do a great job on here. I love your poem and make you look younger than the straight hair. Yes , I am

[@RC-Heli835]

Paving is my favorite as you get a little more sitting time vs a rock or dirt haul with fast loaders. Not to mention its just more intresting. We paved in a subdivision today. There's this one local paving company that gets big county projects where they go in and mill out the asphalt, then come back and plow up the entire subdivision or highway mixing in cement to fix soft soil conditions. Then grade it down to sub grade and repave it. They come to town every summer and sadly it will be winding down soon giving way to winter and return of rain, 10 hr dirt hauls and rock with occasional paving jobs. I always wondered how you would handle that pup on asphalt. You did great! How many total tons can you get out there per trip Daumi? Is that like a 2 hr turn around out there or farther?

[@kalaehina814]

Nice video! Not gonna lie Truck sounds in the background with the jake sounds great! Lol

[@christrella3134]

KW's have tough times staying clean in the rain. Especially heated mirrors. All the "" smutz"" dries on them. I've driven Frieghtshaker and Mack as well and they don't have as bad a time staying clear. My Peterbilt ( same co, PACCAR) as Kenworth. Same thing 😂. Working in the rain never fun.

[@terryh5060]

I watch all your videos but this one was really neat!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Thanks

[@PennoRA]

Your driving right through my hometown of Sedro - Woolley :D

[@motivepower1]

If you ever come back to the Marshall Michigan area,maybe we can get you to ride along in one of our 8 axle flowboy trailers,laying asphalt. Have a safe Labor Day.

[@MrBigR928]

I loved hauling asphalt & it pays👍🏿💰

[@andrewcrawley4429]

Paving with a pup is not so bad except for the hooking and unhooking of that trailer, that is a pane in the rear end. Most times the work crew has no idea what it takes to turn that thing around. I have had times where I had to hang the rear two axles over a cliff to get turned around, not fun. Pups are not usually a big money maker for the truck. It takes twice as much fuel to pull them, and the trailer requires lots of maintenance. They do however get more jobs for the truck, and that's the trade off. She is good at this. Also dumping in front of the paver usually cost you a case of beer.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

It is a money maker because you are not sitting! haha We don't do a lot of solo work in this area. There are people who only do solo and they do fine but most of them have owned their one truck since I was in high school and they have a lot of contacts.

[@andrewcrawley4429]

Right, I did say it gets you more jobs, but while you do charge more, you don't net more unless the rates have changed a lot since I was doing it, we got 85 for the truck and 25 for the trailer. I agree that who you know will get you the really good jobs. I remember in my beginning, we always got the worst jobs that were really hard on the trucks. we routinely went through a set of tires on truck and trailer every year. Overloaded and on shale gravel roads will eat through any tire you have, but we had work, didn't make much net and worked like fools to keep tires on them, drive all day and repair tires at night. It is still fun for the most part, if you can survive through the early years of learning and being accepted. @@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver

[@daviddee3179]

Nikki time to buy something useful at those auctions like ASPHALT TARPS!!!!!! Your truck n trailer are all rigged for them and plus good thick tarps are also very helpful when hauling Demolition material as well

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I’ve never seen tarps for sale at the auction

[@daviddee3179]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver well I would consider buying new ones or possibly used in good condition, hauling asphalt and paving is all I do besides floating equipment, and if I am a company hiring trucks to haul asphalt, they best be having asphalt tarps on them, and just like you said it’s way better of a job and you actually burn less fuel from all the sitting time, so I think they would be a great investment

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

@@daviddee3179 I pretty much only pave in the summer and the asphalt only really stays in there for 20 or 30 minutes. I’ve never had any problems with it cooling.

[@daviddee3179]

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver more for torrential downpours and if your truck has a major breakdown or the paver could also have a major breakdown and could be hours before a replacement paver is brought to the site, and the hotter the product is for the crew the easier it is for them to work with it

[@daviddee3179]

And not to mention if there is a MAJOR accident on the highway and your stuck in traffic for hrs on end, and if god forbid you get into an accident you’re gonna need that product to stay as hot as possible to give you more time to unload and a tarp gives you that extra 3-4 hrs easily

[@erichenry9995]

Look at the tear-away safety vests. With all panels Velcro they can be form fit however you like.

[@calebsimth4562]

I pave in Sw Washington. I run transfer, and help on the crew . Amazon has a few vests one I found it’s small fit me good and I’m 5.6’ and 140lbs

[@davidgraham2556]

Enjoyed watching your videos, On the east coast we don’t use Pup trailers, I especially was impressed with the braking while paving. Most our paving is uphill, downhill and maybe level ground. First time I dumped, I had to shovel!!!😩Keep up the good work! You are definitely the Best lookin Dump Driver I know!👏❤️

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@timbrown713]

Ive never seen a transfer truck here in AZ haul Asphalt , double belly i have , i had one of those camo safety vest i bought on Amazon .

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

My truck isn’t a transfer, its a truck and pup.

[@daleyhanson5889]

Hauling asphalt in Florida is the same,,, only difference is the ground is average 115 degrees and asphalt stays around 300 degrees (tarped) Still you better soak down the bed, bump up and let them push, it will flow like Lava into the paver hopper,, fun video, Thank You,,,

[@bush600r2]

What is it you used to spray on the back of your tail door to prevent the asphalt sticking please?

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I use PavePro green

[@DerrellSheffield-zi6xm]

And it was pretty cool and paid good money

[@donaldmosley2488]

Looks like a lakeside job. You can pave on grade in the rain, just not an overlay

[@jbmbanter]

I love it when we get to hear and see you go through the gears. I've always wanted to give it a try and I believe I could do it. :) :)

[@johnapernorio8151]

You don't oil the body before putting the asphalt in?

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I sprayed the box with soap

[@waynewalker8603]

I started a long driving career in a 10 wheel dump. My favorite jobs were pulling spreader boxes...

[@akdouglas6633]

You are professional. Truck sounds great have a great day.

[@bobbylewis6706]

In the south we don't use pups that often seems like a pain u do a good job 😀

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

It’s not a pain. It’s easy.

[@gregstarkjohann6856]

As far as truck and pup operating you got it going on.

[@bruceduncan2346]

Well, Its not dusty!!

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Very true

[@chiefvilla3167]

Hey Dominic. Thing I know about Paving. Easy guy to be fast. And safe.👍🏽?. Girl if you want to keep doing Paving. Better get you a different truck the bunch of axles on there so you don't have to keep dropping your trailer Schism more load you all the more you make. 10-4. Next time you go to the auction look what up.🤙🏾👍🏽. Be safe girl.❤💘🙏🏽😊😎🙋🏽‍♂️

[@mikel9567]

Ah paving on Hwy 20. Where is your tarp? Asphalt is always supposed to be tarped to retain the heat. There is a huge sign when you pull out of the silos telling you to tarp your loads. Don't do that on a government job. We've rejected asphalt loads that weren't tarped and got too cold. You will eat the cost if that happens. We pave in the rain all the time, it's Washington after all. Rain doesn't affect the asphalt. Only issue is it will cause the tack oil to run if we use any. When we pave, if you roll out from the paver and dump asphalt on the road, you buy the entire crew ice cream. I noticed when you unhooked you didn't drop a cone to tell you where to put your rear tire so you always hit the tongue on the first try. We always drop a cone on our left rear tire so when we back up to the trailer we can hit the tongue the first time. Makes it so much easier.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

I don’t carry cones with me. That was a government job. The asphalt will be fine for 20 minutes. Besides if my tarp did roll out, which it doesn’t, it’s just an aggregate tarp. It doesn’t hold in heat. The entire electrical system of the tarp needs to be replaced. These 20+ year old tarps are nothing but problems.

[@The_Historical_Horizons]

​@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver yep was gonna say depending on the distance and outside temp, tarping wouldn't be specifically mandatory. Was overlay paving hwy 20 in Oregon, 2 1/2 hour drive in 100° temps with pup tarps not working and didn't have a load rejected. Rain will drain the heat faster but 20 min ain't nothing

[@edwardhoefs1993]

I know a lot about Western Washington weather! I live in Grays Harbor County in Washington State!

[@stephenmartin8587]

I loved your video first time I’ve seen this type of thing

[@brianlloyd4822]

Great vlog So much to learn about this type of trucking...Quite a lot of variety in dumping various loads!!! Great info and commentary provided...TKS..

[@StacyAnneH]

What is this spraying you talk about and what is it for?

[@bradnavratil5502]

What type of liquid are you spraying on your box And tailgate.

[@peterlondon2217]

Wish the beer kronenbourg 1664 Blanc would do a 1 case delivery , throw in a burger and that’s all your vitamins etc etc you need, eating and drinking in less than 2 minutes…..😂

[@dwayneterrell1915]

There you are you do make me laugh I love to listen God bless you and you you stay safe 🙏🙏🙏

[@dickhartley7090]

Paving intersections and cul de sac always interesting.

[@johnbrumfield6311]

Great job honey. Stay safe and be careful. Bc you got three children to also take care of it home. God Bless American for al that drives Big Rig Trucks. Even. BRB who also drives a big rid I watch both of you young ladies ❤❤❤❤😊. John

[@JasonRose-hz3cx]

Awesome job

[@DillyDog94]

I don’t know why I enjoy watching some one else do the same things I do😂 I’d rather pave any day. Paving pays us a flat rate rather the truck is moving or sitting still. Rock pays tonnage and you burn way more fuel. Money is in blacktop for sure.

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

Haha a lot of people love watching it. It’s kinda funny. I love paving actually. It’s just never been my thing until last summer. I’m still trying to get more in with the companies that do a lot of it.

[@66kenworthowner]

Dauminique, why do you have plywood in the box, I’ve never seen that before. Thanks Steve

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

To protect the aluminum

[@Paul-th9vr]

Young lady that is a wonderful set of rings that you are wearing lol . Just so you know, you can pave over gravel when it is raining ☔️ but if you try to pave over asphalt it will not adhere properly to the base layer of asphalt. I can’t remember how many paving jobs we where sent home from without any work being done because of the rain ☔️. Can I make a recommendation? Always wear your seatbelt, in life and trucking you never know what you’re going to run into out there. One more thing that I learned from paving, when you are backing up to the paver machine stop just before you hit the machine, the reason being is when you hit the paver you force the screed at the rear of the paver into the asphalt and it leaves a ridge in the pavement or bump in the surface. The paver operator for the company that I worked for liked my idea so much he started applying the idea as a regular routine. We would never be allowed to pave with that much rain ☔️ coming down, just a shower was okay. Government has rules for the temperature of the asphalt to be laid down on the roadway. I cannot believe that the company that you are working for doesn’t demand that you tarp the load of asphalt to help keep it warmer. We always did, because you want to help keep the asphalt as hot as possible to do the best job for the company and the people who would eventually drive on the roadway. One more thing that I learned from paving is follow the instructions from the paving machine operator, but don’t stop thinking for yourself. I saw the operator twice make errors in judgement that caused power lines to be pulled down when we were paving at night.

[@paulshaw1166]

Hi dauminique I paved my first hwy at 17 yrs old and I did that till I turned 23 then I got out of it and went into traffic control instead so ya it is fun and if you get to know the flag people they can spread the word thru the paving industry and you get lots of work and lots of $$$$$ take care beautiful and keep on pavin

[@briansaiers3147]

why no tarp for asphalt?

[@JuanTorres-yi1hr]

WOW!! That 6 hr. Minimum is Sweeeeet!!

[@GEEwingingit]

Like a BOSS!

Your very professional at that job 👏 👌

[@nateshnowske9583]

I’ve only seen pup trailers in Utah. I’m from Wisconsin. Never see that

[@StephenKlena]

Nice work!👍

[@jamesedward2470]

I can smell it from here🤣

[@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver]

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