Rookie trucker struggles to slide tandems on ice. First Winter.

[@christophermerrett2306]

Whaaaats uuup, Dave!! If you couldn’t find a dry spot, I would try using my wheel chocks to help slide the tandems. I can’t wait to see if that will actually work for me. Good video Dave 👍🏼

[@jennifersmith8151]

oh yrh i think so hun and dave is really doing a great job happy new year tho and hope you doing good

[@jasonjones8192]

Agreed, always carry some chock blocks, even on dry surfaces sliding can be difficult especially on older model trailers where the rails are corroded with rust and debris. Sometimes if you are sliding the tandems forward you can back in a parking spot that has a curb behind it and use the curb as a way to block the tires from moving provided the trailer won’t back into a light pole or other fixed structure. Be safe out there.

[@LarryMyster]

I'm just working to get my CDL Permits and even I thought of that "why didn't Dave just try the parking chocks?" Lmao

[@markjacob9590]

@@jennifersmith8151 you a driver?

[@bernardomunoz4235]

It actually works. I had that issue before, busted out my chocks, chocked my tandems and magic it slid. That's after 30 mins of dragging the damn trailer trying to figure it out lol

[@josephsmith2183]

I used to mark the hole where I started, and the hole that I needed. If you don't have chocks and salt. Adjust the tandems on the fuel island. Its normally dry enough there.

[@jayfromfla850]

I would a tire chalk and mark the spot I need with an “x”

[@TruckinwithTBone]

Glad to see I’m not the only idiot that rolls down the window on the scale, even though I’m using the app and don’t need the call button. 😂

[@jasonjones8192]

I do the same, it’s almost like a reflex.

[@juancalzada7056]

Me too

[@TheDogs789]

Me to

[@obtainhumanity3434]

I do the same thing lol

[@KahmannMan]

Sometimes they talk to you even tho you're using app so sorta makes sense lol happened to me yesterday

[@kianahkendrick5576]

Probably should have tried to chock the wheels and then try sliding the tandems

[@manuelmolina2385]

Dave when you hit the road don't forget to bring your bag with full of patience i have it with me at all times now after trucking for 25 yrs 👍

[@johnmilligan2964]

Tip number 1 Dave next time get further away from the scales to slide your tandems. Tip number 2 get on a fuel island where it's normally dryer to try to slide your tandems.

[@adi326]

if every trucker had adventures like Dave has no trucker would be overweight they would all be nice and slim.

[@OSheaShenanigans]

It is a workout just watching him. 🤣

[@Mr.A.1776]

Well, you taught me something new today Dave! Stay safe on the snow and ice brother.

[@karensproles6181]

Your videos are really helping motivate me to get back into trucking!

[@andresquinonezramirez9373]

First winter is rough but also your first test to improve and prove your self and all skills

[@kennethburgess9536]

I always start my tandems all the way at the front (as close as you can get them to still be able to release the airswitch if you have one without that aero piece being in the way) sometimes people who load it know what they are doing and when you weigh it’s perfect. Also I start at the front that way the only way you have to go is BACKWARDS and your not moving your tandems forward and back to get it to level out. Just a tip incase you didn’t know.

[@krismw1974]

Dave your videos are GOLD! You just don't learn this stuff in driving school! Between the videos and the comments the lessons learned are priceless! Keep it coming!

[@cybersoil100]

Great video! I'm going to be a rookie driver and really appreciate you showing the problems you run into and how you solve them. Thanks, again.

[@wandersonsilva748]

Just passed my cdl exam today. Soon I’ll be driving for CFI. Just wait til March. So I don’t have to deal with snow right out the gate. See you soon old Dave 🤛🏻

[@samd7476]

Yesterday, I saw a CFI Truck going down 83 in the middle of Minot, North Dakota. It of course immediately reminded me of you.

[@thereviewer4173]

Find a dry spot or keep driving until you find one. If you need to move the tandem forward, then back into a parking spot with a curb in the back. Also, a chock may help a little.

[@ooinvsaoo]

if your mud flaps hang low u can lose em with the curb method, but sometimes thats all u got..

[@thereviewer4173]

@@ooinvsaoo You can roll up or fold back the mud flaps with some bungee cords or rope. Some new trailers, especially dry van and reefer, come with springs on the mud flaps and can handle getting bumped on a curb.

[@jasonjones8192]

I literally just said the same suggestion.

[@gaspareciaravino6213]

One thing that has worked for me in the past is if you don't have tire chocks, you should have snow chains with you put one under the front of the tires and one under the back and they should act like tire chocks and hold them in place enough to move them

[@williamr.2294]

Get yourself some wheel chocks👍 I had a similar situation happen and another driver came over with some chocks and it worked.

[@hunterhardin3053]

Just checked into the hotel for schooling at c1 in Springfield then off to CFI super exited. Keep up the awsome videos Dave maybe ill see ya on the road one day

[@RidingWithDave]

Good luck!

[@hunterhardin3053]

@Marcus Woodall ya I do to but they give you 120 days from date of employment to get it

[@hunterhardin3053]

@@RidingWithDave thank you

[@donydamj]

I start the 11th at CFI and I'll be there on the 8th

[@sharoncross5993]

@@RidingWithDave Why you don't play this song in your new videos anymore?

[@obtainhumanity3434]

Lol my second week driving and I had that same problem driving in the blizzard and I just chocked the wheels and it worked for me.

[@tonymichaud8683]

Welcome to winter Mr Trucker....LOL You could try laying your chains down and rolling the trailer wheels onto them...Works often.

[@jennifersmith8151]

@tony oh ok hun thanks for sharing hope you doing good can you suggest a way we culd talk off here and get to know each other very well if you dont mind

[@okwhatdidyoudo]

Hey Dave, speaking of weights.Just had another encounter with them DOT revenue generators he says we are gonna weigh you I say no thanks I know I weigh 280 lbs 😁 he says no your truck I said no woman I know likes to get weighed 🤣 so he weighed the old girl she came out with 99,821 lbs. I go told you she doesn't like to be weighed 🤣🤣

[@paulsteensma8249]

When you came off the scale there was a dry parking spot on the left. Pull to the right and back in. Slide em. Pull back on scale. Wahla.

[@jennifersmith8151]

@paul this is true hun happy new year and hope you doing good

[@FredyLagos]

The struggle is real! Here in Florida we can carry 44k on the tandems so we don’t have to worry about sliding the tandems too much

[@Kevindatrucker]

Dave trying to slide tandems on ice!! Love this show pure comedy!! 😭😂😂

[@danielwells3281]

Yes what Rickey said, 340 lbs over on your axles is good but he i was laughing my azz off at this video cuz I've watched a couple other videos of yours and u sound so happy but in this video u sound so damn nervous and mad lmao.... keep up the good work bro....

[@Stabbbin]

Invest in some tandem slide stops, they’re clutch in that Midwest winter when trying to move the tandems just a couple holes.

[@sheronknabbi]

I had the same situation in P&G in Lima, Ohio and I used a tire chock that stole from delivery place. I placed it at the tandem and moved like butter!

[@carsnmods1687]

I drive past there everyday, and am mid way through getting my cdl.

[@brandonmezzell4921]

Another trick to tell how far back you've slid is drop a glove by your step, where the silver part and black part meet. Keep and eye on how far you slide it, once you get used to how big the hopes are you'll be able to measure how far back or froward you've gone every time.

[@ronahue1946]

My two cents... but about the 5th wheel when travelling on icy roads. Just a little steel on steel between the 5th wheel and the trailer can cause big problems when you try to turn a little... even to change lanes as it may bind just long enough to cause you to over steer and when the medal to medal does release it is sudden and correcting that motion can lead to a hairy situation...even dirty thick COLD grease can bind when it is really cold. What I used to do is pour a can of STP on the 5th wheel then ease under the trailer without scraping it off... you will really feel the difference. Also About ICE... if you suddenly discover you are on ice and need to get control fast put your right wheels in the breakdown lane... hopefully there is a bit of crusty snow there to gain control but even if there is not any sand that has been applied to the highway recently has been blown there and the tires will break through to it. I always stayed out of the right lane when trying to get beyond an icy stretch as the right lane is far too slow... the left lane is moving faster but the tricky part is how much distance to leave between you in the vehicle ahead... if you leave too much space them darn 4 wheelers in the right lane think they have time to move into your lane not thinking about the fact that they are in a RUT and must navigate over two mounds of snow and ice and often are fighting for control ... right in front of you... there again if you absolutely must there may be some crusty snow and sand to manoeuvre to on the left but you also are probably in a rut so going there is last resort. Looking back on it later I regretted travelling on ice which I was good at because I lost my trust of travelling on snow... something I once enjoyed... anyone remember the blizzard of '78? RainX on the mirrors if they are not heated.

[@jessecastro4733]

Good job Dave!!! You did what you needed to do to get the truck weights right!!!! 👍

[@Samuel-I]

Dave.. you see that spot to your right where a truck WAS parked and is mostly dry?? That's where you back into to get traction. (Typed this before end of video.. maybe you got smart) And if you HAVE TO... pull thru the fuel island and use the covered part that has no ice for traction. Just get in and out as fast as you can. Also.. take a rock, or your knife, and make an X where your original pin hole was... or where your target hole is. That way you're not guessing.

[@abc123lov7]

Good Info 👍

[@lunapetunia3778]

Shut up

[@rickeysharp7888]

Just so you know in the future , you have a 500lb cushion on your tandems .

[@kenworthkid998]

We don't have apus our company does not have that exemtion

[@Simple_Worship_Guitar]

A lot of state scales will give you some on axle weights as long as you’re not over gross.

[@MarcDupont]

As a Canadian it's hard sometimes to remember that stuff we do all the time is very hard to people who are new to freezing. You got this. count the pins when you slide. Get that HiViz on at night working on the road. Love ya man. ;)

[@906EUP]

Slide stop is a handy item. Sold at any truck stop

[@visionaryus]

Looked like a perfectly good dry parking space there after scale

[@PaulThomasHarris]

Dave the Solar driver too, drive in the sunshine and no snow 😂

[@Nihil2005]

Find yourself a company that only runs southern states where it may snow 2 days a year.

[@markjacob9590]

Thats what im looking for

[@codyyellott117]

Cfi has that

[@rowdyhurst4303]

That's what I do, I just went back out on the road, pulling reefer loads out of the Northwest Arkansas area to Fl. And make my way back.

[@codyyellott117]

@@rowdyhurst4303 what miles you turning

[@rowdyhurst4303]

@@codyyellott117 between 2700 and 3000 a week, that's all I really need, .50 cpm, I usually stay out 2 weeks, (sometimes 3) then go home for a few days.

[@jamesstemmler7620]

This was me today I spent an hour getting my damn tandems to move -_-

[@isaiahmoore2003]

What's up Dave nice video again keep up the great work

[@kenworthkid998]

This is where knowing how to use your Johnny bar comes in handy. When you cant get them to grip to slide push both valves in and pulse just the trailer brake. Had to do it in Pennsylvania

[@brentenclarke1941]

Keep up the good work Dave you are the best

[@shortstroke8712]

Gotta find a spot where there is no ice. I get movin a little and then pull down on my treadle valve. You’ll get it eventually!

[@jennifersmith8151]

@lynerd oh ook thanks for sharing hun happy new year to you and hope you doing good

[@kev1163]

i use my knife to scratch the trailer where the pin is, in the situation, i would back into that spot on your left beside that parked trailer is because it looks like someone was parked there long enough to keep the snow off the ground.

[@SkilledEddie]

Easy way I was taught to have your trailer axles right is line up the last axle with the end of the load inside the trailer works 95% of the time.

[@truckerboss6799]

What up dave.

[@wynnz_RX]

I start orientation tomorrow to cfi...

[@Uniquelyyours1]

That was an icy pain in the butt. Glad it turned out ok. Stay safe:)

[@Mr94z28camaro]

In winter you want (if possible) as close to 34000 on the drives or at least more then the tandems for traction

[@mrsandman4625]

I would want the weight distrusted even across both axles. Going into a slide I feel I would have better control.

[@nathanjones5653]

Dave, do you have a flashlight other then the one on your phone?

[@kindredlebel9175]

Rookie here. 2 seconds from reading the title, chocks.

[@kylegraumann8412]

If you don’t have wheel chocks (probably most drivers don’t), find a flatbed driver and ask if they have a wood block you can borrow. Just about every flatbedder on the planet carries wood blocks and most flatbedders are happy to help!

[@Cathole2305]

Find a curb back your trailer to it. the only problem u are going to have is u can move them back only but sometimes it does help to break them away. Also it’s good to have chocks.

[@TTVZicaZachh]

back up into a parking spot or use concrete somewhere available. buy a wheel holder if you have $. Truckers slide calc app if you need help with weight help. always keep track of where your pop out is. it all all comes with experience but yes we all hate the winter LOL. Just do you know you can pull your brakes on the scale, your weight won't change.

[@jmar84]

Been watching a lot of your videos. Heading to CDL training in 2 weeks.

[@brucebell1090]

I moved to Florida from Maine cause of winter driving.

[@Phuq_it]

I moved from Ohio to Arizona because of it.

[@Creativetruths]

I’ll have my first winter experience in trucking while hauling wood chips this winter. I’m sure it will be a winter i will not forget and that I’ll be asking myself….why did you want to start a new career at 56? Why didn’t you go for the office job instead? 😂 oh well, I just love trucking what can I say. It was a dream I had and time is precious so I went for it. We all have to start somewhere don’t we.

[@noahburkett7483]

Wow I was the winter storm in Montana was insane. I was it that storm going from California to Pennsylvania. We wanted to travel through Wyoming but the storm kept us so we had to go further north and it was insane. We got stuck on a mountain for about 4 hours

[@robinsonsterling5849]

always carry a chock block with ya!

[@MrCrazyCarrotop]

A bit of salt and some wheel chocks help create that little bit of extra grip you need sometimes to get them slid. But finding dry ground like ya did is all ya need. Hope your truck gets fixed quick so you can get back into the country. Bet that hotel is feeling cushy though.

[@sergiocamarena1542]

Thats Trucking Dave! Thats trucking!🤣😂

[@brandonguillory242]

great video man

[@jerrychristensen9219]

Get a couple dock blocks help slide tandam Dave

[@519forestmonk9]

Happy New Year, brutha Dave!

[@fishontv123]

ONLY DAVE CAN DO IT BAAAAAYYYBBAAAAYYYY!

[@leiperfamily7707]

Why was tandems and all that goes with that not taught at my trucking school it’s videos like this that are showing me

[@jasonjones8192]

The school you have had must only care about the $, and not creating a new safe driver.

[@Texan190]

Man I've been in Kansas and Missouri during this last snow fall. This ice has been killing me. My super single tires on my truck just don't get good traction. I actually got stuck in a drop yard trying to drop my trailer because of all the ice.

[@jennifersmith8151]

i think you guys are really facing hard times during these times happy new year to you hun

[@MrShroominkid]

Get some dock blocks, they should help..

[@Bounty6Gulf]

Should’ve found a handy curb or chock.

[@Justme18407]

Wheel chocks is a good investment

[@OSheaShenanigans]

Good thing there was not a line at that scale!

[@robertmathews2428]

Do they have any manual transmission left in the fleet

[@Aaron-pq3xj]

Another good video nice Dave

[@igtur6]

I use truckers slide calculator app when I need to adjust

[@DarrylWMurphy]

This is what wasn't mentioned in the CDL Manual Section 2 Driving Safely. Winter Driiving Section 6. Combinatin Vehicles. Sliding Trailer Tandems during winter, especially when the road or truck stop is icy. When your sliding the Tandems on a icy surface its true that the trailer will slide because there is no friction. Yes ! It's gonna be difficult try to slide your tandem on the trailer. You want to go to an area where there is pavement (clear) of ice where you slide the Tandems. Make sure that you don't have a Class 3 trailer , they can be difficult to slide. You want to be on solid ground. where there is no ice,

[@carterlewis1493]

Wait how moving the axle change the weight and why do you have to change the weight, I’m so new to this side of KZbin 😂😂

[@GamerIvanitor]

Carter Lewis if you move the tandems forward you put more weight on the trailer axles. If you move them back you are putting weight on the drives(rear truck axles). I hope this helps

[@carterlewis1493]

@@GamerIvanitor it does actually, now bc of that I totally get it. Like if you move it forward then more weight will be on the axle than on the trucks wheels and you got to have it a certain weight so incase you have a heavy load it won’t be too hard on the axles or if you get into an accident. I’m learning slowly but surely 😅

[@GamerIvanitor]

@@carterlewis1493 in the US you are allowed 12,000 lbs on the steers, 34,000 on the drives and trailer tandems. Here in Canada we are allowed 38,000lbs in the summertime before the frost and after the frost period

[@Dantes-_-Inferno]

8:30 “that’s truckin’!!!”

[@jayarchuleta7508]

Need to find some sort of cheater bar or pipe maybe to use to extend the handle.. lol if needed

[@DanielVALELGT680WHD]

hello greetings from Mexico very good day

[@2wheeldom11]

Damn Dave I was wondering where your channel went couple days ago. I was subbed back when u only did moto vloggs!

[@sixpapavictor]

Either use choks.. or hook up some chains for a light pull from another truck behind you to help slide ur axle back

[@wism3179]

Omg this job is so stressful

[@devyndickey877]

Awesome vid👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟

[@dennishafer9924]

Buy yourself a wheel choke,you should be able to put in front of the rear wheels and that should dig and hold your tandems

[@Jamariosmith5]

I hope you are having a good day better then me. Love you man

[@_.exoticitus_.1792]

Hang in there Dave hang in there

[@wgp1]

Carry a large bag of cat litter.. pour it wonder your wheels. gives you traction so you can slide your tandems on the Ice.

[@timothyturbo2256]

you need some rock salt or kitty litter to get some traction.

[@JPHamilton87]

That’s truckin Dave 😂

[@cj_bennett]

Love your vids man!

[@brandonkimsey2989]

What happened to super regional south Dave??

[@tonytrumble]

Back the wheels up to a curb if you want to move them forward

[@TruckerAvocado]

If you would have used satellite view you could seem that.

[@RidingWithDave]

This kills me every time 😂😂😂

[@TruckerAvocado]

@@RidingWithDave I got a better one for you next time

[@mouritioebanks7223]

@@RidingWithDave what's the best phone company to go with when Trucking?

[@a1driver982]

Gotta love the automatics.

[@MrHiggs89]

I dont truck or nothing, thinking about though. Next time you deliver to a TSC or a home improvement store, buy a bag or container of road salt. That way you can sprinkle infront and behind the tires to try and melt the ice.

[@bizizbizbam8209]

Still will be slick

[@arthurbradley5624]

You need a wheel chock I’m a rookie too put I had a couple good trainer that showed me some tricks to the trade

[@scarlett-walker4908]

why dont you drive with tirechains?

[@SQRL_TAC]

When you selling some "That's Truckin'" bracelets? Or did I miss that......or is it not a thing man?

[@Dantes-_-Inferno]

I’d buy some

[@austincreppel]

How long you been driving? I’ve been driving since September ‘19.

[@carolg3316]

I hate winters to Dave except in the south..