the bad side of trucking [when your truck breaks down] LOST $ & TIME 👏👏

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Ehhhh. The audio is ugly. While I was editing it sounded better. Sorry guys I'm still learning how to make these longer videos

[@leraginasian]

Really dig the longer vlog videos!

[@jonahjaffe4520]

No big deal

[@literallykalyug]

U DARE SAY SORRY AFTER SUPPLYING US WITH THIS CALING AND COOO TRUCH VLOG?? INSUFFERABLE

[@brianhoppenrath8379]

Alex the fake trucker driver.

[@rolutarboi1306]

Actually it looks fun when you work as a truck drivers and making contents of what it's like to be a truck drivers, very inspiring!

[@bradleycittel1156]

It’s really not all that fun when you do it 10+ years

[@jesus4ever855]

@@bradleycittel1156 yeah ikr it becomes just a job lol

[@marlonmalave7098]

@@bradleycittel1156 yeah, i think it’s great for the first year or two. at least you can get good money out of it. decent

[@marlonmalave7098]

@Steve H elaborate. i wanna know more about your experience

[@williamj2460]

@@bradleycittel1156 yeah definitely especially when your health shows it !!! Eating and drink lame ass truck stop food and working out !!

[@TanMann23]

please do more of these long form videos, even if it’s mostly just driving shots. idk why your videos are so entertaining to me, it’s always a good day when i come home from work and i see a new short on your page. love your videos! keep it up!!!

[@EagleLogic]

I agree I prefer the longer content. I don't have a short attention span like the youngsters these days on tik tok or youtube shorts. I love longer videos where I can sit down, relax, and enjoy some quality content.

[@leraginasian]

When issues happen in life I try to see if there's a spiritual lesson that I'm supposed to learn. Maybe this is to teach you that part of trucking is patience. Hope someone can get that thing fixed!

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yeah I probably should've just stayed at the 1st dealership. They probably would've figured it out by now. Right now it's still not fixed

[@leraginasian]

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY take this time to relax and recharge. I don't know if you meditate but that helps me greatly. "This too shall pass."

[@sirfriendzone1228]

@@leraginasian "This too shall pass." "Just like dysentery!"- from M A S H. 😉

[@OSheaShenanigans]

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY I think your impatience cost you a bit of money on this one.

[@Samuel-I]

“Hopefully it will be ready in an hour or less…” You can tell when they’re new. It’s almost impossible to get a truck wash in less than an hour. You’ll learn that SHOP means DOWN TIME.

[@bread62826]

I randomly found this dude, but my mans i love what he is doing, even the way he is speaking is so calming, keep up the grate work!

[@thelegend5920]

I want to be a trucker when I grow up

[@zortex-dh1ii]

Nice

[@Quis_mihi_ignem]

Me three

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

@@crazyjunglecat894 it can be sometimes. It's about finding awesome things to listen too while you drive

[@najaypowell2086]

Same so badly

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

JOIN OUR DISCORD TO LEARN ABOUT TRUCKING 👇 discord.gg/ETJjZ2Tm9g I think this could be a community where we can help eachother in trucking & teach eachother how to start trucking

[@madmulla125]

I was at that same tractor supply store last week..made the same mistake of trying to go around the back but backed out and went around thr front..satellite view makes it look like you can go around the back...it was a quick unload tho..loved it

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yup. Luckily I backed out because there was a guard rail preventing entry to the tractor supply.

[@robertgardner4508]

Worst part about this all dealers are going to be roughly the same. Some will be able to get you in and out but most times you're going to end up waiting more than you want to. You could just ask your company for a hotel, and wait it out painfully or take your chances gambling with the next dealer/shop. Chances are all of them will make you wait often times. It's sucky but it either will take more time going from dealer to dealer, or just waiting. Waiting might take less time, but it depends really. Most shops are busy though so it's sucky breaking down.

[@TheDragonslayer119]

Do you get paid for being in the hotel while the truck is down?

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Looking back I should've just stayed with the first dealership. They probably would've fixed it by now. The radar still isn't fixed.

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

@@TheDragonslayer119 yup.

[@robertgardner4508]

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY Oh fun lol. Those radars suck though, so many false positives brake checking for no reason and just another janky electronic to be fixed often. Companies just don't trust their drivers and put these devices on that break and don't work right, which to some extent they rightfully should *because there are just some people who should not have a CDL let alone a license*. But majority of the time it just causes more danger to good drivers than help. It makes obnoxious noises too.

[@jameswatt8841]

Canadian, hauling water for a drilling rig. I am new. so impressed you got a truck like that as your first job driving. Eventually I’d like to try a job like yours. Thanks for the tips

[@bobanmiovski1281]

Its not the bad side of being a truck driver its part of your work, tyres blow out, air regulators during the cold times malfunction, brakes freeze, shit happens. Thats all part of the trucking profession. Heads up pedal to the metal and never back down.✊

[@sirfriendzone1228]

When my truck went down 2 weeks ago they said it would take 4 days just to look at it. 6 to 7 days down. They actually got it done in 3 which was cool.

[@Shmitty1690]

You should keep making longer videos, this was nice to watch!

[@derekfishermen2600]

I like your content bro. Very inspiring to see how eager and humble you are!

[@rodfarva633]

The fact that you stay so calm in this video is absolutely amazing!

[@marcminor7049]

The life of a truck driver, never a dull moment! Lol

[@heyitsnehemiah786]

You have got the most unintentionally entertaining videos I've seen in a while

[@tmo.48]

That's his secret sauce

[@LarennPBel]

Lol ikr

[@TruckerLiam]

It’s the Kermit the frog voice I’m hooked on lol

[@BlueLily342]

It makes me upset how you're saying the dealership couldn't fix the radar when every time you pulled the truck out early. It wasn't that they couldn't fix it it's that you weren't patient enough to wait for them to fix it

[@Bub8les5]

It sounded like they were having problems with it anyway

[@edman1357]

Yeah kinda weird. All the time it took, and he could’ve just stayed in the first place. They’re also helping out other drivers who want their trucks taken care of too.

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yeah I'm not patient with this. I missed out on a lot of deliveries and deliveries are money so I lost alot of money in opportunity costs because of this. That's why I was so impatient. Plus this was during Thanksgiving week so alot of drivers were home so I had all the deliveries to myself. Then this happened

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

@@Bub8les5 this is true. The dealerships kept saying their programmer wouldn't work to sync up with the radar so they could fix it. Both of them told me they needed to wait for their lead tech guy to arrive to fix it

[@TimewastiusMaximus]

The dealership should've replaced it, end of story. Not his problem.

[@DarthLeopard]

Love the long format videos, definitely my preference. Would you recommend truck driving to a young person? I used to deliver pizza for like 4 years and hated the driving, and I'm sure I would hate truck driving, but the money would make me hate it a lot less.

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yeah. The best time to get into trucking is when you're young and single. You have nothing to lose when you're young and single. But if you didn't like delivering pizzas maybe u won't like trucking. Trucking is different though. You have more time to deliver and schedule your driving time.

[@benjaminn_mitchell]

Love the fig bars and the videos! Tbh your shorts got me hooked on the channel. Quality content 💯

[@nolansnizek3533]

I can’t get enough of these videos

[@Morum01]

These longer videos are the best!

[@AnnaGingerich11]

hey first! and i love you, my dad is a truck driver and he says that he totally agrees with you and he uses some of your tips and tricks!

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

That's awesome. Um but keep in mind I'm new. I started in August so I might not be the best person to get trucking advice from. Haha

[@AnnaGingerich11]

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY oh okay and thank you so much for replying!❤️

[@PapaPanda37]

Saw your current video when you up in Maine. I’m rewind and start from your early videos. Keep safe trucking

[@BonestheOfficial]

Might be the best trucking channel...

[@cards8733]

Been driving 40 yrs stared @19 yrs old. Just 1 thought whenever your not sure if you can get your truck through a spot just get out and walk it 1st. Great exercise!

[@tmo.48]

Wise advice with a pleasant attitude!!! Love it☆♡☆♡☆♡☆♡☆

[@mauiboy96768]

I have no drive to be a truck driver at all, but somehow i love this videos. I'm addicted!! I need moreeee!!!

[@jefftigner4995]

I'm 42 years old and I also wanna be a trucker when I grow up.

[@PyrrhusBrin]

Please do more of these, I enjoy your sense of humor and random tangents you go on.

[@whitelimo1580]

I always said it’s not stupid if it works good job being cautious hope your truck gets running soon

[@bmo14lax]

6:58 very very true my friend. Good you know this

[@brandonrodriguez1277]

Those fig bars are the best, nice pick. Thanks for the great content!

[@KawhiLowry]

Your videos have such a calm vibe I love them watching man 🙌

[@JMan6271]

luv the long vids!! but very sorry that happened to you...

[@maddox9423]

Love you man keep up the good work abs stay safe 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@esstee5981]

Always look forward to your videos. Good to see you have some new vids, honestly your voice is so relaxing and easy to listen to

[@Formerlytrouserttrout]

"This looks like a bad idea". That made me laugh my ass off. I love your channel

[@levijordan18]

Dude I’m like 25 mins away from Joplin Missouri! I graduated from Carthage MO! I’ve been watching your forever now! Can’t believe you was this close to me haha!

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yeah CFI has its headquarters in joplin. Nice place . Has everything a trucker could need

[@stopitproductions2922]

My grandpa is a trucker. I was in his big truck and I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. Had a bed and everything

[@jamespatrickgirard8613]

I am following you from Montréal Canada and a truck driver to cool vids bro💯💥

[@rudynovianto1629]

I enjoyed your vids man! Shout out from a fan from Indonesia!

[@maddox9423]

I live right by Joplin Missouri 😆😆

[@stuspring6301]

Good luck dude, someone has to know how to fix this!

[@codyvitort16]

If you ever drive out to the east coast I'll keep my eyes peeled out to you and give you a wave your videos are pretty awsome! And tell your company you got a brand new truck don't go cheap on it get some real trucking seats you got the rough stock type. Yeah make your body fall apart lol!

[@EikottXD]

1:03 I found your gallon of gold 😀

[@Mr.MidKnight]

One question. My grandfather owns a trucking business and he told me that truckers aren't appreciated and treating as they should, is that true? I know truckers spend most if not all there time on the road, and it's quite depressing to see a dude as cool as you be treated as below everyone else.

[@greatkingrat]

Naming your truck Berta because it’s funny is exactly why you should name your truck. :). Brilliant.

[@taratierney2946]

Good luck and happy Thanksgiving!

[@leleedler]

I just saw a short and was like maaaaan I hope he's uploaded a long form... Damn!!!!!

[@Justkevin377]

You sound like the most patient person

[@jabbingkal9494]

I love these longer videos

[@goodnamestaken]

these videos are really cool thanks for making these

[@keelorlen12]

My brother's truck derated 4 times was down for a month and he got paided break down pay so yes lost time loss of miles but you can still get paid. And our home thermal jopline got some good mechanics there they look over everything

[@commentor3485]

Onalaksa, Wisconsin, I live near there.

[@sacklbp]

Maan, i love your videos, they are so relaxing and chill

[@cartkiller5]

I used to live in Minnesota, but now I live in Tennessee

[@thelegend5920]

Your videos are the best Alex

[@raymondgrenberg7994]

Life of a truck driver! Love the videos man, keep us other truckers posted

[@Alex-bj7ot]

My grandfather did trucker for over 25years!

[@nickbyars7904]

I love your videos !!! Addictive af

[@americanman1861]

Good video I want to be a trucker after high school but don’t know what company to work for

[@HBSuccess]

The US Military. They will train you, pay you, and you can retire on half salary forever before you’re 40 yrs old. That might seem like a long time but it isn’t.

[@tmo.48]

Good advice. You forgot to tell him how good the food is in the military (Air Force had good food) my son said the Marines had good food. Good food always makes things great.

[@trey1531]

Keep on truckin'!

[@joshk.6246]

Oh near my neck of the woods, cool.

[@onyxthesiberianhusky8587]

Always something Alex especially when you have a big truck. You’re like me, not really a patient person. Love from Ohio❤️

[@PennWolfsSailingAdventures]

Those radars are absolute trash, all they are good for in the northeast is wearing out brakes, they lag in reaction,they try to stop you on clear roads and some genius hooked the controllers up to the GPS,so when your on a hiway running 65mph and it thinks your on the 35mph road next to it it'll try to stop you in the middle of the interstate,then if you get rear-ended by people not paying attention you have to prove you didn't just do it intentionally. You should also be getting paid all miles in that truck man, it's CFI property not yours and everytime you move it your working. Loaded,empty, or bobtail, you should be getting paid unless you're running somewhere for yourself. And they should be giving you breakdown pay aswell. They always try to take the hotel out,but by law they cannot strand you without either a place to stay,a ticket home,or getting you to a terminal to get another truck. And honestly if your still only running 400 miles a day area your probably not loosing any money daily with breakdown pay. Oh and easy way to check if you have the right trailer, look at the registration for it, some companies forget to take the old logos off of trailers they either bought or of the companies they bought out. If still in doubt call dispatch or the shop and check the trailer number to the vin on the companies computer.Its a easy few minutes that will save you alot of possible letting you jump shop to shop for a non-critical part fix though, they are definitely catering to you. Normally it's just "route thru the shop to pick up another truck if we can't fix it bs".

[@trapgodsquill2595]

Have faith Alex!

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

They ended up recalibrating the radar. Hopefully it works now 🤞🤞🤞

[@TikiTheTrucker]

What radar is on those KW's? The ones on our Freightliners and Internationals detect metals, not shadows and such.

[@johnnygrigsby7425]

Keep up the good work

[@BrenttonMathieu]

Get experience OTR then get a local job!! OTR will destroy you after awhile! Mentally and Physically.. Did it for years it was very fun at first but after awhile not at all... I will never do it again...

[@tricky463]

your videos make this job seem enjoyable

[@millionmiler]

The company I work for would route me either to the terminal for repairs or to the closest dealer to my house

[@you9111able]

need more of these long clipssss

[@playo4203]

Not knowing what to do when you get to a new spot has nothing to do with been a rookie. I’ve been driving for 15 years. Every time I go to a new place I just go straight to the front door and ask. Ain’t no shame in that brother.

[@wage3421]

It hurts us too when your truck is taking a long time to fix Because them we loos out on these awesome videos!!

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

This video took 7 days to film. It just took a long time to get to a place where they wouldn't have problems fixing it. Ahhhh. Took foreverrrrrr

[@wage3421]

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY but they come out awesome! I’m taking a diesel mechanic class so watching his videos are actually really cool!

[@TheRealMahalo27]

I like these kind of video's. Trucking in America is not that different than in Denmark. (Besides the waiting time😅)

[@Freeridin07]

We all know that's NOT Apple juice in that gallon jug on the floor 😉😁🤫 As for that trailer... it said CFI on the front lol. And the radar thing..... welcome to modern trucking my friend. Pretty much all newer trucks have that emergency break issue.

[@grodey3985]

The thumbnail for some reason looked like a video game 😂

[@ethangriffith6856]

Ayy you were in Minnesota! Sorry our mechanics couldn’t do it for you!

[@trapshutter8510]

The radar system doesn’t lock the breaks, it adds progressive break pressure, if you watch your speedometer it only decreases by 3-4 mph when it sets off. And also the radar system never works great it will always pick up shadows and bridges and apply breaks.

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yeah. I'm starting to realize that I'll just have to deal with the radar randomly coming on. One things for sure is when I become an owner op I'm definitely not getting a truck that has radar

[@Drewisgaming]

I don't understand how you keep giving the system a hard time yea sure kw pr peterbuilt systems may not be great but my freightliner doesn't do that except when under cruise control and then very seldom.

[@trapshutter8510]

@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY also since I got upgraded to a new truck the 2022 doesn’t seem so sensitive as my old truck was which was a 2017, I don’t know how many miles is on yours but the upgraded me at 325k miles

[@Drewisgaming]

@@trapshutter8510 I currently have 980000 miles no problem

[@leonardorivera2324]

Great vid

[@Hogni2000]

Nice video! As always!

[@HBSuccess]

Dumb question but couldn’t that “radar” simply be disabled? If not by you by a technician? Trucks rolled for decades without automatic whatevers.. it seems to me not having it active would be way preferable to roadside shadows slamming on your brakes.

[@jerryborjon]

I don’t know how this works, but it might be a part of his contract (or something similar) that he can’t just turn it off.

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

I can't mess with it. The truck is not mine

[@sneed915]

No Because hes a company driver and the company gets discounts on insurance for these "safety" devices

[@jerryborjon]

@@sneed915 - What’s with the quotes? Do you not believe the safety devices are safe? Sure, it sucks when they malfunction, but they are actually pretty safe when they work.

[@sneed915]

@@jerryborjon do you drive a truck?

[@bennizkoolaid]

Because of you. I have now found a legit career path.

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Oh that's awesome. Just amazing. I'm really glad to hear I helped you. I started a discord group of people like you who want to get started in trucking. I figure with the community, we can all help eachother out. Maybe it'll help get your questions answered. discord.gg/ETJjZ2Tm9g

[@bennizkoolaid]

Thanks. Hopefully we’ll see each other on the road someday.

[@furn2313]

BTW, these longer videos are awesome 👌

[@LTdan457]

**on the road to Wisconsin** don't fail on me now Berda, daddy needs a new radar

[@Grahamithy_]

Fig bars are the actual best 🔥

[@opportunityhacker6042]

That faulty radar is a systematic failure, it does that on most trucks.. it’s how it goes.. maybe you figured that out already . Drive safe

[@davidgregory2434]

I worked at a fire dealership and if I couldn’t fix the issue on a ford I wouldn’t have a job.

[@onlygaming69]

I surprisingly like these longer videos

[@GodlyEddy]

I love how this guy uploads his daily trucking vlogs, plus "tips" and explanations, when he is literally new lol. Glad you are getting advice from experienced truckers though :)

[@Stacey278]

He's new but he has a lot of people watching and he is making the job interesting. We could always use more new drivers.

[@ChatminAC]

Is it weird I thought it was a peterbuilt because I never seen a peterbuilt and only just realised it’s a kenworth

[@TechOut]

The reason they couldn’t fix it is because you kept giving them an hour and then leaving. Bet book time on fixing it no matter who is doing it says it takes more than an hour.

[@lgriii]

Dude you screwed up by pulling it from shop / shop! Let them put in the shop and get your breakdown pay and chill because if you keep pulling it , KW can say your not giving them adequate time to resolve it! Also get out and walk the area before and use google maps in satellite view!

[@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUY]

Yeah I should've just stayed there and done that. Looking back that's what I should've done. Oh well. I learned my lesson. But then again they were having problems syncing their programmer to the radar so idk if they would've fixed it

[@TestTheSpiritsIfTheyAreOfYAH]

Should 👀 look around sometimes for mom and pop shops near by they can get you out sometimes faster than anyone, depends too on the issue cuz they may not have the modern type mechanics in computerized electronic gizmos but sometimes you never know so I’d Google and call people up.

[@invictus3075]

I'm a trucker in Australia and I wouldn't mind driving in the states for a little while lol

[@ilovetotri23]

You are awesome!

[@clloyd6139]

I just found your KZbin channel a couple days ago and already want to be a trucker

[@OneShot_G]

The way you said Onalaska is so wrong I laughed harder than I should have. Its "on" "alaska"

[@valenciaFPS]

this is actually really interesting

[@reginamonte876]

I hope you got it fix. I like this video see what you do