Providence Forge South on 95

This trip starts out in a nightmare of problems in Providence Forge, Virginia when a broken trailer prevents the trucker from picking up a load of paper. Eventually the sun comes out and the trucker makes it south on I95!

[@georgepetrask5109]

Jack one of the best videos you have done. Everyone involved with truckers should have to watch this to see what you guys go thru everyday.

[@roadrash4989]

JACK I like your style because you never lose your cool. keep on trucking.....

[@nene90047R1]

+Arthur .J Simmons at least not in camera

[@roadrash4989]

very true lol

[@oneper13]

Jack as a retired driver due to a back injury you brought back some fond memories. I've picked up from that mill , have been to those truck stops, and everyone should be thankful there is no smell a vision. Unless you love the smell of rotten cabbage which what pulp mills smell like to me. Also be thankful you didn't eat the food at South of the Border, being from the west coast. Taco Bell's food is four star compared to what comes out of there at times.Otherwise thanks for the memories OTR you love/hate it but miss it soooo much when you can't drive across this magnificent country 70 hours a week. Keep the shiny side up and be safe driver!

[@j.pierremalette4482]

Oh I can see how frustrated this can be. However, You are a good man INDIANA JACK. Love riding with you. Thanks for sharing your sightseeing with us.

[@kingmike40]

Any time I feel like being a truck driver again I just watch your videos and some others and the feeling goes away. I hope you have a better week than you had that day.

[@pizzasubs]

Each time u show your gauge cluster, saw you are getting ready and it should happen really soon. that Big Red will be hitting the 1 MILLION mile mark., if at att possible, would be absolutly fantastic if you could take a pic right when Big Red hits it........

[@unsatisfiedcostumerathensn7789]

I love how jack refers to us "the audience " as if we were riding along with him, I like that.

[@cityroots]

Thank for letting us ride with you again. You sure have a good taste for the scenery of your video's The scale of things in the states never cease to amaze me. I enjoyed it.

[@RiDankulous]

I'm a 4 wheeler but I don't hate truckers. I respect them and think about you when I see a truck! =D Great video!

[@tomallis3954]

Another nice ride Professor Jack. Nice editing and music once again. Thank you once again for sharing your adventures. Always look forward to the next one. Keep the shiny side up.

[@TruckerOak]

Another great video Jack. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully your next assignment will be with less drama and loss of time. God bless.

[@cemartin]

thx a lot for taking us with you, Jack ! Always calm and humorous, you´re kinda role model for many 18 AND (!!) 4wheelers. Hope you make it another million miles your way. ...but first dont´t you forget changing the bulb ... :D Best wishes to all truckers from Germany :)

[@eugeneglenn4696]

Your my kind of trucker Jack, im a retired owner operator with 25 years, last 8 years was leased to KLM-KLLM best of the best.

[@patrickmc.2011]

Awesome videos! I enjoy sitting back and watching the adventures with Indiana Jack!!!

[@sjtom57]

Your vids are always like a trip down memory lane. Stay safe out there.

[@Dobbo2958]

You are a Saint Jack. Great video's very best wishes to you and your family..... Mark.

[@bobhenry4187]

Hey Jack enjoy your vedids very much , I used to be a owner operator with 4 tractors and also a repair shop here in Knoxville Tennessee I am 79 years young now but I would still like hitting the road sometimes I reconiize a lot of places you travel . Keep up the good xedio making and stay safe out there, things are a lot worse now than when I was out there from what I hear from other drivers GOOD LOOK AND MAY GOD RIDE WITH YOU

[@ryzenplayergamer8196]

God bless all you truckers out I love all you guys stay safe out on the roads.

[@AnthonyMcMan007]

Your videos are amazing, never fails to impress

[@sherrikelly1708]

I love your videos, Indiana Jack, well done!

[@arieldasilva8152]

Cool video as always Jack! Absolutely right about that Pedros-South of the Border. But the positive thing is lots of parking space. It was great to remember the place I used to stop the white Freightliner Condo I used to drive.

[@frritter8253]

So interesting to travel along with you Jack, you have more patience than I do, ha. Safe travels sir!

[@northdakotastrong6517]

Well thanks for letting me ride along again and the sandwich wasnt all bad lol. I did think about chewing a whole lotta gum and sticking pieces in where the rivets were missing lol. Thanks again for a awesome video.

[@MrTrucker771]

Excellent video Jack, thanks for sharing

[@robturner4541]

Been there done that...there's always a customer from hell, just go with the flow like you did. Great vids Jack, great quality, like your style and sense of humour....stay safe ;-)

[@jamesmoffatt68]

great vid again jack its not all sunshine every load is it you keep her lit jack stay lucky

[@richardjordan7951]

cool video an hour long adventure sucks bout the rivets thats stupid thank you for another video look forward to next week keep on truckin my friend

[@ryzenplayergamer8196]

I love watching trucking videos my grandpa worked for CF

[@timpowellmusic]

Very enjoyable video, as always. Thanks Jack.

[@bixon032]

Great Vid as always, Jack! When you get time can you go over your cameras and where you have them ALL mounted and how you mount them. I love your side and backwards mounts.. It makes for some great footage!

[@robertcavazos6991]

love ur videos Jack! keep them coming.

[@franklinnolan]

This is such a well done series.

[@truckenbikenbill7454]

Hi Jack, it was great to ride with you again keep up the good work be safe my friend! ;-)

[@soldieron1614]

Can't wait to watch this ride hope u stay safe out there god bless

[@PonziZombieKiller]

10-4, been by that South of the Border but never stopped , always curious but not no more. Thanks Indiy Jack :). keep on truck'n !

[@Anthony_T.]

could only imagine how steamed you were throughout that first day. I'm glad it improved for you

[@dermdeworm6812]

nice video Jack, look forward to the next one, be Safe out there

[@NMjack2000]

Maybe take up some wood carving or try doing some art painting to help make the waiting time pass faster. I just dread any of that sort of hurry up and wait situations.Thank You for sharing your days with us on here.

[@dennismassie3552]

Nice one IJ. Keep em coming. Stay Safe!

[@vonbushwick79]

I find you to be a very interesting guy. And enjoy your road trips.

[@1975Chinook]

Hello Mr. Indiana Jack; I'm writing you from Romania; in E.U. the trailers are a little shorter (42-43 ft.) and have usualy 3 axles so they are stiffer. Maybe safer too. Anyway I'm a long time subscriber and I find your vids. awesome. Congrats and good trips

[@TheWhiteGuy82]

Those paper mills usually are rather messy. I always called Temple Inland in Maysville, Kentucky "the swamp" because their lot was always wet and muddy, even if it hadn't rained in a long time. However, I used to drive a lot for International Paper and they normally got me in and out quickly. I never had to sit very long before I was ready for my next load. And yeah, the weight on those rolls of paper is no joke. I hauled them a lot for International Paper. They're usually ranging somewhere between 6-7,000 lbs each. What I liked about them is that there was never any reason to adjust the tandems for weight balance: they put a lot of weight in the front of the trailer, so all I ever had to do was slide the tandems all the way forward and I was good to go.

[@grahamduke8535]

Hi Jack hope all is well with you my name is Graham Duke just finished trucking after 45 years, so different to you but in some ways the same have driven across Europe to Eastern Russia to Northern Finland Norway down south of Italy Spain all over the place.....I was looking at your trailers and in Europe the did away with two axle trailers and every one has to run 3 axles and they should move your axles forward to give better balance and strenth all six axels are air ride even better enjoy your videos we have tolls now all over Europe and so costly my last truck was a 730 Volvo full auto braking which all trucks have to have from jan 2020

[@ifearless1]

you mentioned it smelling like Tacoma, Wa. im from Tacoma and it dosnt always smell like that but when it does its called the aroma of Tacoma. im liking your vidz. my dads a Trucker, he drives for golden state foods who deliver to mc donalds. but he stays in wa. doing short hauls . drives the company truck. but he has workd for interstate and north american. he been doing it before i was born and im 33 he has a few more years tell he retires. i play american truck simulator, thats how i found your channel looking for trucking videos.

[@semiretired6033]

Jack your lucky they did't know about your burnt out light bulb at that mill. They may have refused to load you again..hahaha..

[@joeslob1199]

Jack I got your expense/repairs list here. 1. WD-40 ($1.49) 2. Directional bulb ($2.39) 3. (4) 3/4X3" ribets ($75.00) 4. Bottomless coffee cup ($ TBD)... Fun video as usual :)

[@tomh3652]

They kick you out for missing 4 rivets. They should clean up there own act what a frigging dump that place is.

[@Edogawa1117]

Spot on! What a disgrace it was.

[@achaosg]

+Tom H Hate going to this place. Gotta back up to the dock, sweep your trailer out etc. Last time I was there my trailer wasn't even in the lot so I had to drive around and keep telling them that the @#$@ wasn't there... Hour later yard jockey bring its around. Those loads in Providence are always 40k lbs anyway. You don't want it!

[@SmoothJohnson]

+Triton Fintan ....all of that is enough, bad logistics and heavy loads are enough. The real kicker for me is that they're complete, utter, total assholes about all of it. It's one thing to be disorganized and for your operation to be a hassle, it's another to be openly hostile.

[@achaosg]

I can't stand disorganization. It drives my OCD MAD!!!! Hostile.... Oh man, the disorganization will leave me in a bad mood alone sometimes.

[@achaosg]

Picked up there a lot. Never even seen them check for rivets. Infact, company just fills in missing rivets with a sealant. lol

[@tasncsu1]

You were in my area when you drove through Northampton County, NC when entering the state from VA. Stay safe.

[@camaro2002rs]

American Sugar Refining in Yonkers NY is notorious for rejecting trailers for that same reason. The sign is posted in the shipping office which is really a office trailer. I think if I remember right if it has 2 or more it's an automatic reject. They also like to walk inside the trailer with a bright LED flashlight and look at the floor for glass, metal, whatever. Not all the time but they do do it. I got rejected once and had to go from Yonkers to Edison NJ for a load of Arizona Tea...been there right with you

[@desmondorr3837]

you do some great shots

[@SmoothJohnson]

UNBELIEVABLE!!! I watched this whole thing, and then you arrive at that place. I know that place...guess why? Because years ago I was sent there the day before Thanksgiving on short time. I called them and said I can't deliver unless I can sleep in your yard...they say: come on down, no problem. I get there short on time and some security guy says I can't deliver unless I have a certain kind of hardhat and oh, guess what? He's selling them. I get into a standoff with him, saying I'm not buying anything, he insists that I move, I say I'm not moving the truck so come try to move 78,000 lbs. Eventually they call to complain to my company and my dispatch agrees to pay them for the stupid hardhat scam and I deliver and they threaten to call the police unless I leave. So, having no time, I cross the street and find somewhere to park in a residential area....I'm there sleeping, when the police bang on my truck and insist that I leave. I explain the whole situation to them, I was promised parking, I have no hours...what can I do... and they insist that I wake up and drive anyway, so I head across town and receive an HOS violation notice from my company. The next day, having had to park someplace far from any toilet, I woke up badly needing a toilet and had to walk uncomfortably at least a mile to a gas station where there was no TP and no paper towels...so I ended up using paper towels from the overflowing trash can. Yup. That was one of the last trips I made before deciding that I'd had enough of OTR. What a miserable bunch of assholes at that place....really.

[@SkilledEddie]

+Guy “in” Marquette Always carry a 5 gallon bucket and trashbags and plenty of tp on your truck for those emergencies. I know it sounds nasty but it's not as bad as shittin your pants.

[@joeslob1199]

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[@adamkatt]

+Guy “in” Marquette Wow, what assholes....

[@southjerseysound7340]

also dont forget the wet wipes.I used to say stuff to my wife about having them all the time before we had kids,up until I used them lol.I'm a home court type of guy but when on the road they are the next best thing.A small pack to disinfect and another to clean up.

[@williamhorvat8224]

Guy Marquette , Its silly games and CRAP that drive good people out of trucking. Just know you did a good job while you were an OTR trucker. ☺ 👍

[@DeltaTristar500]

6:26 Those trailers behind you have been there for some time. I like classic looking trailers.

[@mandybeddoes9112]

your so calm with lots of stress xxxxx

[@doubledaclutchmcphee]

hi jackmr positive , great attitude.

[@kyeice]

Love all your videos jack,I find it strange that a long haul trucker doesn't carry food or a kettle for making coffee.be safe on the road.

[@16Willmanutd]

Reminds me of how wonderful it is picking up a Georgia Pacific load......

[@josephlineberger443]

Great movie Jack. I hate paper mills too! I don’t remember you bumping the tires on a pretrip. I used a small baseball bat, what about you?

[@jaster94]

Love the videos!

[@bobhenry4187]

by the way Jack I love yourr vedios I watched them all some more than once I an old trucker too

[@Mike-iw8np]

there is a truck and trailer service in Williamsburg VA. With a mobile service that go to that paper mill very often

[@MWM92688]

Hey Jack I know the area you picked up at well I'm a truck driver from VA and I go to that Rock Tenn in West Point sometimes, I hate that dump and that pilot you where at is a joke lol, sorry about you bad experience in VA it's not all bad I promise lol, enjoyed the video, stay safe out there.

[@indianajack]

Moses.... There has to be a better way to do it than the way they load at that mill. Thanks for watching. Are you still with US Express?

[@bredwhite6786]

that's a nice pilot rookie

[@Surfishy888]

Man get yourself one of those one-cup-at-a-time coffee makers and some Dunkin Donuts coffee and keep them on the truck with you...brewed exactly like you like it in the mornings.

[@andyl221]

another brill vid Jack.

[@goldeneagle-zg1lo]

OH Thsnks - for telling me about the bathroom. I need to go

[@TheMatt74901]

who needs cable TV! ?! just give me Indiana Jack!!

[@Meowercizer1717]

Wow Jack, you had a real Murphy's Law day !

[@nene90047R1]

i feel bad for you mr indianajack this one of the reasons i got out OTR is just too much BS. all around, and for impatience person like me it was no brainer.......... i'm too old and too young for that lol ...... god bless you all otr drivers who put up with waiting at shippers and recievers. peace

[@yellowdeer7163]

There's a town in Texas called Pasadena Tx. and there's a paper mill there. Now everyone knows it as Stinkadena!

[@hopefullagestandstall2484]

10-4 thanks sir I to run west but thinking of starting to run east if the market crashes I'll hopefully be set up and can still make the cash I use to run to R. I. To pick up woman's stuff for the big box stores. Abs also wire in Ct. Thanks sir stay well

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

Would love to see some winter driving!

[@Mike6StringsIn]

Wow, you were 30 miles from me while in West Point. West Point is a much bigger town than mine. You were very close to historic Williamsburg and the Jamestown Settlement.

[@Handygrandad]

Thanks Jack

[@RobertWard]

Makes trucking in the West look loads mo' better...

[@cretejake34301]

Every time I delivered a Anheuser-Busch load. I end up going to West Point and pick up paper. I hate that place. It's muddy

[@ceceliawinston1263]

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[@ppger44]

Its too bad companies with large acreage lots don't allow parking for truckers to do they're job legally. Although, I do remember when I drove for Schneider, I saw a union driver with RYDER at the Dodge plant in St.Louis, MO walking around with a heavy steal mallet crawl out from underneath a dropped trailer from another company and dented one of the brake chambers. I wish I had a camera then! When he saw me he just smiled nervously like nothing happened.

[@BleuJurassic]

great video waiting is a truckers game always

[@robertmcintosh6042]

Great video this one

[@rockinrowdy13]

Hey Jack..I know this vid is now a couple years old,but at 11:02 you mentioned that you should have just gotten four screws and installed them yourself..I was thinking of that a minute after you mentioned the shipper refused your wagon! I'd bet you a Subway sammich my friend that they'd of accepted it then..maybe put a dab of RTV over the screw heads too lol

[@cluuck4617]

Those are just Button Head Cap Screws, get em at your local hardware store.

[@HeavyHaulTransport]

Hey Jack, enjoy your videos very informative. Whats the music in the background that you played in this video?

[@bennyrobinson3500]

Sounds like the shipper is picking the flyshit out of the pepper!!!

[@Surfishy888]

Have hauled those big rolls of paper many times.

[@kwhopper1100]

i have spent 12 plus hours trying to get loaded there on several ocasions . i would like to see you video a trip to big island next so you can completely document the va papermills from hell .

[@neilhasen4919]

I haul alto of paper and all the paper mills are this way, they say stuff like that could make the trailer leak and get the paper wet

[@Surfishy888]

The one time I stopped at Porky's there wasn't even any food there where the truck stop part of the property is. Was really disappointed. They could really do a lot of business for themselves there if they would cater to the truckers a bit by having someplace close to eat.

[@patrickray2329]

I've actually been to that paper plant years ago. Trust me I understand what you went through.

[@kevinware5102]

Jack , I m surprised you did not just go down to Latta or Florence for more of a variety

[@rogerlanchbury869]

the guy checking the trailers has a job title "JOBSWORTH"

[@williamburnett6616]

I was in Green Bay WI at a paper Mill, I was in line for 37 hour to get loaded. I was down to cheese and crackerk to eat and two bottle of water other driver had no food be and I share mine.

[@kevinkevin6806]

We’ve driven almost the same amount of time!

[@cova070585]

As you were pulling into that loves in Richmond Hill, Georgia, if you would have gone straight you would have come up on the entrance to Ft. Stewart. Home to one of the most lethal fighting forces in America. 3rd Infantry Division.

[@nevergel1]

Sorry for that bummer of a day at that mill. I think they should pass a law to make it mandatory for drivers to get paid when it takes over 2hrs to get loaded or empty.

[@briananderson3801]

I feel for u sitting like that I lost a lot of hours in 38 yrs of trucking

[@danielkennedy1524]

missed that one, but liked the black and white

[@Surfishy888]

Just call and ask each one if they have any of your model of trailer available. If they do, just go switch them out and let your dispatcher know what you're doing and why you're moving.

[@RogerSnell]

That's one of the biggest things I hate about trucking!

[@littleopie8761]

I too had a trailer refused by a shipper, just last week I had a trailer refused for a stain on the trailer floor, the shipper said it was a water stain, I told them it wasn't a water stain, it was a stain from pankack syrup, I even had pictures of it from 8 day's ago, but they still refused to load my trailer

[@Frimsure]

great trip.

[@timengland3649]

ALL of your time getting repairs and waiting @ should've been logged off-duty/sleeper. After you were finally loaded, then your 14 hr day would've begun. $$$$ Sleep when your dead. Look at what on-board recorders have taken away from the driver. A free day given to the CO. you drive for and the shipper. Miles never to be regained!