TRIP PLANNING | Routing & Fuel Stops

[@davejohnsen5202]

Wow, a VERY well done TRIP PLANNING vid, and that is from my ""BILLY-BIG-RIG""otr experience, and I trained 113 folks with the same type. Really well done y'all.... DaveJ

[@videomagictv6403]

Good information bud. Gawd it's amazing just how much you forget about small things when you haven't driven for many years when at the time you know this stuff like the back of your hand. Drive safe and "Happy Trails" ya'll.

[@modeverything9949]

Video Magic Tv thanks so much!!

[@thecapone45]

Good stuff here!

[@jmtckr]

good to see you Jason. thanks for the vid, answered some questions I have. drive safely.

[@modeverything9949]

jmtckr thanks.

[@ajohnson7735]

Great Info--like the talk thru & the Visual on laptop & speaking of what trucking tools were used n why used & the background scene of truck at end of vid, here's hoping dispatch gets ya'll good miles all week long, Heather&Jason be safe... welcome back

[@modeverything9949]

a johnson thank you. You be safe as well. You should come on zello more. Would love to chat with ya.

[@ajohnson7735]

J Hutch im gonna have give that gasguru a try--i like using rand mcnally

[@TRUCKERAbdurRahmanbinbailey]

How you doing brother? Good information!

[@BrainFuelNetwork]

Mr Jason, That was fantastic. The detail was perfect. Even a bilge rat like me could follow it. You keep this up and Im going to switch my rudders for wheels.

[@modeverything9949]

BrainFuelNetwork lol thank you sir. I'm sure you would be just as great on wheels as you are on the rudder.

[@4thCaballero]

Planning a trip here, and it's nice to get tips from the pros.

[@philipadams5521]

Thank you so much for this great info. I’m getting ready to head back into expediting and I’m trying to refresh my mind a little. Again thank y’all so much. Safe travels.

[@overpass8690]

A very good video

[@LeannRiffle]

Love your videos! In this video, you guys were in our neck of the woods. Hubby currently works for a large manufacturer in Alpharetta, and we live just north of Woodstock. He starts starts truck driving school in October. Then we will be on the road most of the time. We're looking forward to this new adventure. Thanks for sharing your lives & trucking tips with us!

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Leann Riffle thanks so much. Maybe we’ll cross paths one day. Hope you love it as much as us. Be safe

[@sberger6604]

Hey Jason...killer video brother. Very detailed and thorough! We need more videos like this on You Tube. Great stuff here!!

[@modeverything9949]

sberger6604 thanks man. You are so right, we need a lot more. I seen your Snyder vids have sky rocketed you subcriber. I bet a lot of folks are find great value in them. Keep it up!!!!

[@sberger6604]

J Hutch Yeah...guess nobody liked me til I started talkin about Schneider LOL. You guys be safe and I'll talk to you soon!

[@ericbrule4465]

I use Google maps also, but set it to satellite view, do gives me sn idea on how the shipper and final destination looks like. Also, s life saver is the oldschool trucker atlas to find low clearance areas. Keep on trucking!

[@LowBuck]

awesome information bro, thank you!

[@Artimus128]

Thanks Jason 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@modeverything9949]

Chris Shaw 👍🏻

[@roberttolley2293]

Jason nice planning! great options,

[@georgestokes5116]

not a trucker but it is nice just finding out how some things are done

[@skittishlime7051]

great job on trip planning! We have been following you guys for months and have learned alot. We are finally in our own straight truck and we keep watching!

[@modeverything9949]

Skittish Lime thanks, safe travels out there. Congrats on getting yalls truck.

[@MyLifesVentures]

Good tutorial & explanation Ja', mucho appreciated sir!

[@modeverything9949]

Tim Xpedites 👍🏻 thanks dude!

[@grahammason8015]

in country australia we have truck stops every 100km and dunny dumps every 200

[@OldHippieVapes55]

GREAT Info! This is what I do also. With the internet and cellphones available I doesn't make sense to not use these tools. Especially Google Earth where you can look at the area you are going to

[@modeverything9949]

Old Hippie Vapes thanks sir. Yeah google earth is awesome. A little out of date sometimes. We used it yesterday to see if trucks could park at a Walmart. There was trucks parked in one spot but when we got there they were building fuel islands lol

[@DavidSmith-vo3nd]

Thank you Jason !! I was wondering how you did that ;-) Maybe we should start a campaine to have google do a Truck only map for everyone :-) Tell Heather I said Hi11

[@modeverything9949]

David Smith thanks David, Heather said howdy. Hope all is well with you

[@DavidSmith-vo3nd]

Yep doing good had to bring my son's mom to stat in my rental room but everything is fine :-)

[@dylan8550]

You should check out getting one of the garmin GPS units that have the voice command search on it. When i need gas all i say is "voice command" "find place" "pilot" (or any major truck stop or gas station) then i can either select sorted by nearest distance, closest to destination, or along route. also another thing i would recommend, i use it for my sprinter but idk how it would work for a straight, is gasguru.com....they have a trip planner that basically you give them your route and theyll calculate the cheapest gas to make the trip happen...

[@modeverything9949]

Dylan Retrac I'll have to look into that. We do have a garmin but the voice part don't work to well with this load truck at highway speeds. Lol. We do use the what's ahead feature though. Great tips thanks.

[@dylan8550]

i have gotten some loud loads with metal skids and the voice command is usually pretty good, if im not in a mood to plan out the best gas prices carefully i dont even think about gas, i just go and use the voice command to find pilots/fj along the route. Itll give you a list of all of them and how far away each one is. you would probably have to get the dezl model made for the trucks i had one that had the voice in a semi

[@ExpediteTravels]

Awesome video very informative Look out for low bridges sometimes Google maps or the GPS will throw you for a loop

[@modeverything9949]

Expedite Travels very true, thanks dude.

[@brothercozz9366]

Great video sir very informative.Question sir, it all this route trip planning and you're using your Google or even trucker path how do you know when you're changing up your routes that you're not running into a low bridge or tunnel along your route?

[@frankvanw1]

First thing I thought when he said the words "google maps." This is all wrong! Google maps is designed for cars like a Honda civic. The google maps time calculation is for car speeds NOT transport truck speed. Generally big rigs go slower than cars due to lower posted speed limits for trucks, hills, heavy weights, etc. Google maps usually does not consider official "truck routes", low bridges (especially on secondary roads), tunnels, bridges not designed for a heavy truck etc. Do not use Google maps drivers. Use a good truck GPS or app. Be safe everyone.

[@loubob21]

Thanks for the video. Wouldnt you take into consideration all the stop and go that's comes with taking those smaller roads? Less fuel mileage and google doesnt take into consideration the acceleration loss when stopping at lights.

[@butchgilliam7266]

lol and like yesterday I got pulled over in new york state... I never knew you weren't allowed on the parkway....

[@modeverything9949]

Butch Gilliam lol oh yeah that's a big no no. Be thankful you didn't lose your roof lol

[@hideme777]

thank you

[@treyfeeley2519]

How do you include places to shutdown for your ten hour?

[@TheBotch50]

Please do trip planning on northeast 👍👍

[@Alexsmith-hp2mz]

Can you please make a video on setting your pta for day driving preferably I’m a rookie just barely started out almost done with mentor training I dont like driving at night time so how can I set it to were I can drive in the day and shut down at night but also be on time with my loads need help

[@b_moneygo4515]

How do you find low clearance in the map before you drive?? I’m new to the game and I’m really scared to hit does low clearance ✌️✌️

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

BUM824#680 we rely on our gps to know not to send us under low bridges. Also we watch for clearance signs. All interstate us highway and state highways will have at least a 14ft clearance. Stay away from parkways in the northeast and watch your clearance signs when on back roads and you’ll be ok. I was really scared when I first started too

[@Artimus128]

Hi great vid What is the quadcomn you use Jason mentioned it at the end for checking Rest areas , I’ve googled it but nothing came up , perhaps I didn’t hear it right ?

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Chris Shaw thanks. the Qualcomm is our electronic logging device. /ELD for tracking our hours of service.

[@ProdbyGrimeyred]

good job.

[@modeverything9949]

GENERAL RED Thank you

[@Artimus128]

Also quick question Do you know if the uk licensing system is recognised in the states Could I come over there and drive on your roads heavy goods with our equivalent class one HGV , which is now class C+E

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Chris Shaw that’s a good question. I would guess you would still need to do some sort of test. I’m fairly certain companies would recognize it as experience though

[@Artimus128]

Hi heather and Jason thanku for the 2 prompt replies , very helpful Which one of you normally does the replies ? My guess Heather lol But I have known to be wrong 😀😎👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@modeverything9949]

Chris Shaw Anytime. We both do you replying but Heather does the most of them LOL so you were half right

[@OriginalAzaeal]

Did a better job then my AZ instructor... Thanks

[@therealunclevanya]

Diesel fuel in the UK costs about £6 per gallon ($7.75 ) and you pay $2.41 or £1.86 although we have truck stops about every 30 miles on our Motorways (Interstates). Most lorry trips in the UK are less than 300 miles though. Legally we are not allowed to drive more than 9 hours in a day, although this can be extended to 10 hours twice a week. 56 hours in a week. 90 hours in any 2 consecutive weeks. We must stop for a break of 45 minutes minimum in every 4.5 hour period as well. All this is monitored by Digital Tachograph in cab with a personalised digi card. Our Police and Highways Agency do regular checks and the data is stored for months so no hiding extra hours ;)

[@modeverything9949]

Uhuru Mkali gotta love government intervention lol

[@frankvanw1]

@@modeverything9949 I guess its Ok for a commercial driver with less than 1 year commercial driving experience to kill 16 people and injure 13 in ONE incident. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Broncos_bus_crash

[@rogertaylor2145]

How do you know if you can travel on those roads with a 16 wheeler .My trainier said its not always right , for a rookie ..

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Most state, us, or interstate highway you are safe. One thing you need to watch for is when driving state and us highways and those go through small towns you need to watch for signs that may have truck detour. In the northeast forget about it lol

[@nznegrfx8464]

Does a customer dictate the route you decide to take? I tried to discuss a logical route with my dispatcher and they told me I couldn't do it because it's the decision of the customer and the fuel route provided, which I never heard of given the 4 years I've been driving, and the fuel route was way off course. From the direction I was going

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

There can be customers who request a certain route be taken. We’ve only experienced it once or twice. Very rare though

[@zebra3947]

This may be a stupid question, or just none of my business, but why would a load require you to not stop for at least 250 miles after leaving with it? Just figured as long as it is delivered on time and in good shape they wouldn't care.

[@modeverything9949]

Zebra3 your guess is as good as mine. Many high value loads come with this requirement. I've read the assumption of after a long distance most potential high jackers would give up. Just what I've read. I'll have to ask dispatch sometime

[@frodrickfronkensteen9241]

Some freight company's require their loads (or certain loads) to leave out and travel a certain distance nonstop to deter theft or hi-jacking. My guess on their theory behind this... doing so puts distance between the load and potential thieves and/or how far potential thieves are willing/able to travel to steal the load they in question. Most thieves are lazy... else, they'd have real jobs :)

[@vincenthotard6662]

Have you ever tried path finder

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

We have not. Any good?

[@AlecDaStar]

Will the company tell u to fuel up before routes like this? Or do u have to ask em can u fuel up

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

They tell you to be aware when you get loads like this in orientation

[@MS-oz2wu]

we need an app that does all this

[@JoeSmoteGaming]

don't even have to watch the video to know it's about to be good lol

[@modeverything9949]

sccstudent0311 lol thanks man.

[@hectorarnau2634]

Man, I like your videos, what GPS do you use??

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Thank you Hector! We use the Garmin Dezl

[@hectorarnau2634]

TheCraftyTrucker I’m starting OTR next month and I want to make sure wish one is best. Thanks man!!

[@hectorarnau2634]

TheCraftyTrucker is it the 780?

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Hector Arnau Yep the 780. Awesome we wish you all the best! We’ve tried Rand McNally but prefer the Garmin 😉

[@hectorarnau2634]

TheCraftyTrucker thanks man!!

[@maryschmaeh5791]

Why is it that no schools or job orientation teach this? thank you so much big big big help.

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Lol because they only teach you what’s legally required. Then through ya to the wolves. Glad it helped

[@frankvanw1]

@@TheCraftyTrucker My driving school taught trip planning using an atlas!

[@SteelyPaw]

A really nice informative video Jason. However, I hope you cleared this route with Heather, I'd hate to see you get a time out LOL LoL

[@modeverything9949]

Pete_ Hine_Of_PA lol it was a team effort. Since she does half the driving kind of thing lol

[@SteelyPaw]

Gotcha... LoL.. You two drive safe..

[@robertcameron5364]

hey bone head you got to remember a lot of state roads are 55ft long & 73280 gross,, so careful about state 2 lane,, check your truck routing

[@drpapi444]

Do you use the atlas

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

What’s that?

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Your avatar is funny

[@drpapi444]

@@TheCraftyTrucker I'm in driving school for my cdl and the instructor talk about a book call the mcnally atlas. For trip planning

[@drpapi444]

@@TheCraftyTrucker lol yeah thats a funny avatar

[@brianhoppenrath8379]

Route planning, find route, divide miles by speed you can drive. Fuel in the way. New drivers are stupid. Not hard to plan.

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

We were all new drivers at one time

[@chancesrgood4216]

what is a TA ?

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Chancesr Good Travel Centers of America .. It's a truck stop.

[@chancesrgood4216]

thx just not use to the lingo

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

Chancesr Good No problem ... we sometimes forget that not everyone knows the lingo when we are making our videos.

[@luissanjuan1072]

Backroad you crazy !

[@jhnsls978]

The ta in Indiana is right off the route 😆 it's not far from you're original route it only heading to terre haute .

[@yano8093]

A real truck driver. DO NOT USE Google map. SMH

[@TheCraftyTrucker]

😂 only an idiot wouldn’t use it as part of their tools