I Had To Back My Semi Truck Down An Alley. Trucking Life.

[@brandonb7120]

Will be honest - from the title was expecting 20 minutes of Dave complaining about an alley back - instead probably one of his best informational videos of the past year! Good stuff!

[@wooman233]

U must like to hear him complain if u watching em 🤷

[@brandonb7120]

@@wooman233 your comment makes no sense- I obviously like his videos and am subscribed and watch. That doesn’t mean Dave doesn’t do his fair share of complaining - in fact he regularly mocks it himself with his “that’s trucking Dave” call

[@jamesdixon2338]

I agree 100%. CFI should use this for their training. Dave is being modest, for any driver under a year experience that is a difficult back.

[@shaneburton7184]

I know the excitement of going from a truck governed at 65 to 67.

[@Houndini]

If you drive a Tk. Daily Backing should be no problem at all.. My in my younger years we back up to 400' + stright drop off & dump over every trip carrying 350+ tons of rock. Big rock would shake the whole dump. We was allways improving it.. I just waiting on Dave start answering himself all video long. If he talk like that on his driving shift? I see now why his old lady left him. She Couldn't sleep at all.

[@ThatKyFam]

CFI seems like an awesome company, they actually listen to their drivers!

[@robertschied7484]

Buy 2 green glow sticks put them where the dock is back up to them your in

[@jamesfeldman7669]

If you want to learn more about tight backing maybe look at the British trucking channels in u tube. Some of the site's they back in to are smaller than that. I have recommended that to you before.

[@truckingwithtramjam]

That’s how my dad taught me as a kid what he did, with a tractor trailer toy

[@dondavi5798]

Lucky you for getting to one in the early A.M. Last time I had to go to 2 in same day . One was just at the lunch rush and the other was 20 mins before they closed. Always fun to have a lady stare at you from her SUV at the only entrance you can come in at to get a good approach to the ramp like she expected you to be the one to back up. After a good 45 second polite wait I had to start inching up to get the point across. Either go, back up, or get pushed out the way. She opted to back up.

[@MG-ko6jf]

i'm on week 2 of trucking school. these maneuvering videos are helping out a ton. Thanks Dave!

[@TheVelvetsky614]

I'm flying to Denver tomorrow for my orientation! Excited 😊

[@Uniquelyyours1]

I love the outside camera a lot, Dave, it adds a different dimension to your videos. Your commentary is the best. Stay safe.

[@danielgarciaallenapplegate2882]

Hey man be safe out there hello from Los Angeles. I love those flat lands man easy cruise . Stay safe

[@socrpionvenom3022]

Dude I must’ve just missed you because I just had a tractor supply double drop in Colorado first one at Greeley in the second one at Fort Collins

[@walterrussell7748]

Dave since you like to drive at night you should consider switching to reefer

[@radrntx]

I wish Trucker Gal would come back to CFI....

[@realtruth7able]

That's awesome, that's on point Good Video Brother!!

[@davidrains9899]

Very good Dave🙌🙌🙌

[@bdriversims8230]

You really ARE a back-up expert. Good work.

[@brycenr3832]

I drive for KLLM and we get that to can go 70 for 30 mins a day.

[@thecoolkidsr5704]

if you from Colorado springs it is just the springs.

[@juniperwinters3277]

Greeley and Brighton! You are damn close to me, I am in Longmont. Drive safe Dave.

[@talltrucker2682]

Well at least you pronounced Louisiana correctly 🤩🤩🤩

[@guillerminaramirez8988]

Yo Dave! U got the same gps as my Dad!!! Love the vids keep it up!!💯💯💯

[@duskbatrabbit1199]

I’m watching from Iceland

[@kennethspencer2231]

Going to find another trailer😄👍

[@tonytrumble]

That's why I'm glad I worked for a company that if you kept your nose clean and never got any tickets or late deliveries or refusals they took the governor completely out. My truck was completely ungoverned until I had to retire. It made passing so much easier as well as getting up hills easier too. And my fuel economy got better as well.

[@steveschierholz5272]

Back down an alley? How did you survive? Try adding trucks on both sides of your dock at end of alley

[@raymondmarion9044]

Hey Dave, I don't know if it's possible, but if you could stick your GoPro on the back of your trailer or on the dock & livestream while monitoring from the cab it'd be like having a backup cam and make this kind of docking (as well as blindsides) much safer & easier. Would have worked like a charm during your night docking when you were in the Freightshaker too. If streaming is not an option, putting a flashlight on left edge of the dock bumper at night (or when backing into a building) makes iffy backing situations much easier. Be safe & keep the rubber side down.

[@robervin9107]

Saint David when you walk under the light I heard angels singing. Ahhhhh By the way you look magnificent. 18:16 love the new camera angle. Love you be safe

[@GA-uc2um]

I appreciate that he checks both mirrors even though he's in the slow lane

[@OdinAllDaddy]

If you've driven a truck in America you would too lol

[@andrewlindemann21]

It's kind of stupid we have to on the granny lane but I have seen personal vehicles drive in the shoulder on the right

[@JohnHallgren]

@@andrewlindemann21 not a driver myself but a friend who is says you check mirrors on right side even when on two lane road to verify that nothing is going wrong with truck/trailer on that side, like tires or such.

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

I work for U.S Xpress. We can go 68 on the cruise and 65 on the pedal, but for some reason, our passmart/reserve is set to 68. It's great for maintaining distance to pass quicker, but a lot of 65 guys will activate theirs and go 68 just long enough to stop you from passing them. Then when you drop behind them they go 65 again. It's infuriating. It doesn't seem like much but under normal circumstances it should only take a 68 guy 10-15 seconds to pass a 65 guy. Not when they speed up to it doesn't. I think that they think we can only go 65 as well, and we're going to get in there way. Happened to me a lot at when I was with Schneider. But not letting people pass is becoming a real issue lately. If I have someone next to me I make sure to either slow down or maintain my speed. I don't get what the "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" thing is. Please CFI drivers don't be that guy.

[@la2toronto789]

When I hear your gps I’m like oh shit I left my gps on 😂

[@Matthewtrucking]

Hey Dave This is Matthew your fan I like how you film your back and Nice truck and would you ever try a game called American Truck Simulator

[@truckingwithtramjam]

I had the same issue driving for a company. We called it passing gear. We were governed at 66 and it would get you to 68-69 and you could get around like you said.

[@Harlem_knights]

Love me a Saturday Dave’s video

[@officialtjayy5168]

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[@bradkilpatrick3019]

Great tip on using the handle on those ramps at TSC! Thank you

[@TruckerMadsen]

I kinda like the way you explain how to do it. I've been doing this stuff for 25 years now, and I find this informative and useful for greenhorns and freshmen to watch. If you quit trucking, you can open up Uncle Daves Driving School. Keep the rubberside down and stay safe

[@khaliifr3696]

Lol… I just passed you on the I-80 going 75 … see ya ✌🏽

[@chazgoebel2095]

You can always stay the night behind the store I do every Monday and Thursday nights

[@superintendo8912]

Great video dave

[@RidealongGang]

ColoRADo.. That is neat never really heard of the reserve speed,,nice

[@U2BURE]

So glad, keep up the great work Dave!

[@joshuabrown1314]

Davey, you are awesome bro! 11 months of driving, your videos are educational and very informative... I appreciate the time

[@tylerwright7165]

Hey Dave I appreciate your videos. I've always wanted to truck drive but unfortunately I can't with my eye condition. So I watch your videos and enjoy them. Stay safe out there

[@la2toronto789]

You’ve come a long way Dave. 💪🏼 your backing tutorial was really good!!

[@hugoreyes6757]

It's called an off set when you have to go another lane reverse

[@harryentin8438]

Hello Dave. My name is Harry. Thanks for all the videos that you do, honestly they all have great content. But one thing it helps me with being driving trucks for 5 months, your videos on backing a semi helps me get better and better every day. Thank you. Continue doing videos, and I know other newbies, it helps them as well. Quick question, the camera or video device you have mounted on your head, where can I get one of them, I dont want the entire gopro set. Just need it especially small cars cutting me off or drivers texting and driving. Bcus not everything the truck camera can capture. Thanks for all you do and stay safe out there brother

[@charliechuckleberry5307]

Wow, I think "Riding with Dave" is my new favorite videos to watch. It's good teaching on how to land a truck at centers. I don't have a CDL yet. Still deciding on how to do it.

[@eagle25311]

It's really simple at least in my state. You can go to the community college or you can just go to a private cdl school like Phoenix trucking driving school or whatever the company you work for will recognize. Then sign up complete the course and pass the state test, then go to mvd and pass their multiple choice test and the CDL is yours. A lot of companies including CFI will reimburse you the tuition fee for your school if you agree and sign a contract to work with them for a year.

[@RidingWithJay]

Apply at CFI man they will put you through school, super simple that’s how I got started!

[@mikezunker]

He'll be fired when the company realizes he is interacting with the camera while driving. Recording video and doing a voiceover later is one thing. Talking to a camera while driving is very different.

[@mikezunker]

@ridingwithjay I am not sure if deleted your questions or if they are being hidden from me... Any who, "PissBottleAlex" used to drive for CFI his videos were random videos of him doing pointless nonsense with an unrelated voice over. I saw a KZbinr who did a video stating that the inevitable happened (he got fired for interacting with the camera while operating commercial vehicle. Those examples are not related as far as I know. All I know is - corporate trucking companies have a limited sense of humor about these things.

[@charliechuckleberry5307]

@@mikezunker can you give a time stamp where he is driving unsafe?

[@Gunnartucker9]

I see cfi truck and trailer and cfi owner operator and 5 cfi in fort smith arkansas Rheem spartan lodge

[@eagle25311]

I got the passing speed on mine as well on my last run into joplin. My tractor was also only running 64 and they fixed it and now it runs 65 as well finally. I'm way excited it's been much easier passing trucks with it. I'm also excited about it! You can activate it with cruise on or off. I just leave the cruise on and then when I let up it drops back to 65 and maintains 2

[@chazgoebel2095]

I also deliver to those stores at least a couple times a month. You must have picked up in Waverly, NE

[@luissalgado5497]

Dave love all the videos I like this 3rd person video camera out side the trailer, also i watch all your vids while I work on trucks and trailers makes days go back quicker!!

[@jmendozas197]

It’s crazy cause I was actually thinking about that “smart pass” recently also. It can apply to any governed truck to temporarily increase the governer or remove it altogether to pass a truck that’s going a mph slower than you. I’m governed @ 68, and it’s a hassle trying to pass someone going 67, so if we had that “smart pass,” it could bring me up to 70mph, just enough to pass them. That’s smart of CFI to do so you guys don’t stay stuck behind someone going 64mph.

[@LT.X380]

Good video today. ( Question )- Does Billie Jo have a KZbin channel ? Drive safely my friend. God bless you. 🙏

[@upnorth7497]

Backing lessons with Dave! Love it!

[@frankauer99]

Hey Dave I take my cdl test the 19th of this month I want I want to be regional because I have a kid I know you stay in the Midwest and out west does CFI do much out East I have seen a couple trucks but do you know if they have any drivers based out of northern pa or southern tier of ny Ik your a busy man but I’d like to learn your the one that got me into trucking I watched your old motovlogs and stuff with mvt I appreciate it man

[@truckguy12]

Hi Dave, hope you day is well.

[@samweller5844]

Parking by feel is way easier than using mirrors but you only get to do it once

[@paulmanssen5616]

Good job Dave!

[@The-Night-Wolf]

One time I got stuck in a truck on a long drive that the company I worked for just bought and they needed moved from one location to another. I was limited to a whopping 54 MPH And I had to drive roughly 200 miles. I missed my unrestricted truck the company normally gave me that whole drive home.

[@kentscott1093]

Hey Dave, way to stick the backup into the dock!! Your videos are entertaining as well as educational. Keep on keeping on B-O-Y!! 😆 Stay safe out there Dave!

[@RGLE_]

Hey Dave, all those containers and dumpster are for a store remodel. I'm guessing it was a night crew inside working on it. Great videos, be safe!

[@elijames3041]

Be careful out there as always

[@markward4787]

Every truck I've ever drove has been governed at 67 I like the idea that smart pass though be nice kick her down to 70 you get around someone doing 65

[@natalijaparadiso7566]

Hey Dave I am a big fan of your channel videos keep it going well done 👏😎# cfi Dave

[@rogerhenrikson410]

Nice backing driver you would make a great trainer

[@AustinandtheDrafts]

Thank you for making my Saturday brighter! Love your videos so much! Drive safely! 😁

[@michaelh3905]

It amazes me you have backed up as long as you have. Yet still have no concept of what you are doing

[@lmao7183]

Motorhomes drivers are the worst to try to pass up.

[@numbzinger350]

Reserve Speed. That reminds me of the song, "Dust In A Baggie." Oops, wrong video. What was I thinking?

[@warjec]

Bro, there's gotta be a better company for you. Go run dedicated for Crete at .70cpm or something lol. Mon-Fri.

[@SVFC70]

Is it bad I just found out what CFI stands for? And I have been watch Dave since he started CFI. CFI: Contract Freighters Inc.

[@watermelonbleach]

backing at night always seems calmer not as many people around i think id prefer it what about you?. Thanks for the video Dave!

[@Bendigo1]

100% agree. The only problem with it is poor visibility.

[@eagle25311]

I 100% prefer backing in the daytime I can see way better. But sometimes I have to back at night the worst one was a skinny area and a tight 90 degree blindside in the dark that took me a good 25 minutes.

[@IncredibleBulk316]

Good Ole super truckers 😆🤣 80mph all day every day and need a step stool to shift gears because shifter sticks out the top of the roof 🤣

[@georgehasler142]

Dave good job really enjoy your videos good information I think you should get a truck and trailer toy always drive safe

[@NusaCat]

Must be fun when driving through the western states with speed limits of 75-80 where actual traffic is 80-85+, while you're governed to a hard 65 by company policy. That speed differential sounds like it might cause more problems than it solves.

[@eagle25311]

You get used to it.

[@SchoolPlug27]

Sup Dave have a blessed day

[@jacobfitzgerald6050]

this is where american truck simulator comes in handy to help learn trailer backing

[@andrewj4442]

Fantastic teaching! 💯💯💯

[@brayanrios3602]

Cause right now im in the video #35/145 and it will be nice to have all the new added videos in the same list so we can do a marathon.

[@brayanrios3602]

Hey dave does your new videos go to the list you have?(145 videos)

[@martinbelisle4961]

these intros are golden, my wife doesn't understand when I scream "what is up guys Dave back again for an other trucking vlog" just after loading american truck simulator lmfao

[@theshocker8150]

I'm gonna start doing that lmfao. I love it

[@Coffey915]

@@theshocker8150 hi

[@frederickoning191]

Very informative. Well done! Your explanations are a driving tutorial. I appreciate your efforts.

[@Weltschmerz1523]

Very informative Dave, thank you. Be safe on the road!

[@deecee6013]

Hey Dave is a really good driver but notice how many times he got out to look. Don't be afraid to get out and check. PEACE ✌...

[@travismohler7735]

I miss the Moto vlogs man 😭

[@Bendigo1]

That system is irritating for those of us without it. I have 65mph truck. I get passed by drivers with 64 mph trucks using that easy pass then they drop back to 64...

[@markward4787]

Goal

[@pennywise9049]

Hey Dave You need look how you can do a DOT bumper go pro mount for tractor supply

[@langr752]

Been away a while… didn’t you quit CFI…. Didn’t last long i guess. Good i like your vids!

[@lolbitlovesfuntimefoxy2923]

You have Ben thate you sed it wes a pain

[@tlick88]

You are awesome and love your vibe.

[@lydiaburger]

God job

[@railfanjk8964]

nice video

[@KaliRoseWolf]

When do you become Dave the trainer 🤣

[@willchisholm6792]

Great video very intuitive. What is the music that plays at the end Dave

[@jon19100]

Hi Dave just wondering if you use a magnetic lamp and put it on the handle if that would help you guide back your trailer when it is very dark?

[@fsgbrando9888]

fast as fk boiiiiiiii!!!!!

[@DVGameing]

dave the evidence is comeing together first when you come back gripping about the freightliner that led to getting a T680 now getting this reserve speed on your community page you posted about meeting the president of CFI dont know how that interaction went but i think he watches your videos it makes sense

[@lamborghini1558]

nice