Truck Drivers - Safety tips for making right turns

[@MrPhil0267]

Amen to what you and theredparallel said. My small pickup truck weighs 4000 pounds. Truckers weigh about 80000 pounds...maybe more. They ALWAYS get my respect, courtesy and distance (between my vehicle and theirs). Stay safe and keep driving.

[@manny4833]

Truck drivers keep USA going!!!!!

[@billtalbert6165]

TheBrantfordRailfan Without trucks smarty pants you wouldn't have those panties you're wearing with the skid marks in them , you think a train is gonna drop it's cargo at Wal-Mart or target we truck everything in you own, unless you're planing on hanging out at the train yard to pick your stuff up.

[@the_other_seto_kaiba]

The american public treat truckers like shit, might as well let americans starve then. They dont even use automatics 100% yet or never will.

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

@@billtalbert6165 the trucks bring the supplies to the trains

[@billtalbert6165]

Bret Frankman LoL and in the end trains still need trucks to deliver the supplies , in the end trucks still do all the work.

[@sexhaver420]

America runs on Dunkin, but truckers keep Dunkin running.

[@sheacole2]

DOT needs to start putting "Do not overtake turning vehicle" signs on every trailers

[@sandasturner9529]

On every large vehicle

[@e-curb]

Won't do a thing. Better would be a flap on the right rear corner of the trailer like the stop sign of a school bus. The flap moving out would catch almost everyone's attention.

[@DoriSirius]

the music made me so glad i clicked on this.

[@Doberman_Pinscher_Lover]

I couldn't agree more

[@snake1625b]

Aesthetic

[@romanfox5368]

This is the thing that freaks me out the most. Trying to maneuver around other cars and getting stuck. Especially when lights change/etc.

[@zaappp1588]

You're bigger. You just wait until someone yields or gets out of your way.

[@JordanMichael-ty2ms]

@@zaappp1588 "your bigger" I wish all problems were solved this way.

[@zaappp1588]

@@JordanMichael-ty2ms I use to drive interstate fairly frequently in a big dually with commercial truck tires that made it sit fairly high. I would come up on a line of cars in the fast lane. Of course the ones at the back are just following the leader while the moron in front is pacing a car or semi beside them. I would flash my lights enough times that I could get most of them out of my way and then pull back a little and punch it. MOST of the time when these people saw a big truck flying up behind them that didn't look like it had any intentions of slowing down, they magically found their gas pedal. Lol! Seeing the whites of their eyes was a bonus. Hahaha Just make sure you have good brakes if you use that approach. :D Btw, out of state drivers from Ohio are without a doubt the absolute #1 worst for hogging the fast lane and blocking traffic and refusing to get over. I could have made millions betting the car at the front was from Ohio.

[@pantac4493]

@@zaappp1588 entitled jackass much? I wouldn’t move an inch for your dumbass. Bully people on the road gets your shit hard lmao? Go get some help with your ego

[@zaappp1588]

@@pantac4493 Let me guess...Ohio.

[@andrivif]

I love that line, "indicate and dominate" But it what we often have to do here in Iceland as well

[@russellpeffer7736]

I believe these types of concepts should be taught before getting a regular license. So they know how to behave around trucks

[@Troy-b7t]

Absolutely!!

[@MsUltrafox]

Good video. At 2:29 you can really see how much room a full size truck truly needs to make a simple turn. 3:06 he made his turn too short he still hits the sidewalk.

[@achong007]

Plus his tandems are too far back. I was wondering why I had trouble making those turns and why other truckers was making them just fine. Plus this vidoe is so old that it was made in the 1950's. Just look at the truck. I only found out through ATS. American Truck Simulator.

[@caraccidentlawyers4u]

This is a very informational video for both truck drivers and car drivers too.

[@bicyclenerd.9377]

North American drivers were never taught how to act around buses and big trucks.

[@subzero3499]

In a perfect world where there are no cars in the opposite lane

[@simonpriscott639]

I love that music so much it made me feel like training for a martial arts fight.

[@SouthernAutism]

Ahh nothing like training videos from the 90's. Crappy music and long overdrawn introductory splashes.

[@kylehill3643]

Better then today's CRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!!!

[@BDUFFY404]

They get the job done ‼️🤝🏾😂 I always pass with a a 80-90s video ‼️😂

[@nawfsidebro58]

But they are GOLD

[@jamespowell7231]

That all clear crap happens about .01% of the time.

[@Dittonfreak]

hundaraisk is right on the money with tht statement.im always curteous to truckers in my town. i always givem extra room to do their thing

[@shawnpa]

Nice views of downtown Pittsburgh.

[@toastiecake]

This is the song I exercise to every morning chewing bazooka joe

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

most intersections here in Germany (also in other countries like Sweden or Norway) are built in a way that trucks normally can turn without pulling wide when making the tun or completing the turn (of course you have to pull bit wider, but most of the time not that much that you go into other lanes)

[@wakcedout]

You bunch in.Europe also use cab overs that have tighter turning radius.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@@wakcedout primarily yes, but there are also a few trucks with a long front, both from European brands like Mercedes and Scania but also a few American ones; Semi trucks aren't the longest ones out on our roads; Double articulated buses or buses with a bus trailer are even longer

[@kingsleysarfo.]

love old. school videos

[@jmagic32971]

sometimes if you time it right you have to take up 2 lanes to make that turn especially if the curb corner is sharp and you got people standing there..

[@MichaelRCarlson]

Pretty much anywhere in NYC or Newark.

[@PaddyO1958]

I wonder why these behemoths are still plugging up city streets. We need a better system for truckers so they can avoid urban and downtown areas to prevent traffic snarls. It has to be nerve racking taking a corner with pedestrians around. We are lucky to have so many folk who make good truck drivers.

[@tylerblad6610]

@@PaddyO1958 don’t disagree I’ve always thought they should have massive warehouse outside major cities and drop product off there have box trucks and day cabs grab the loads be better on everyone truckers don’t enjoy being im city areas lol

[@haynes1776]

Thanks for the tips. Ill sure use them

[@joeethereal2968]

Rule of thumb l learned was it takes 3 lanes to make a left turn, it take 4 lanes to make a right, the is the set up, preparation, & visually "seeing" the lanes you need to make the maneuvers.

[@obscurevisuals]

With the tandems all the way back jeez

[@ryanp4338]

edge your truck to the left lane making sure speed bumps (cars) cant get in then if there is a car in the way do not back up. Run over speed bumps if needed.

[@raisin37]

I have accident experience here. My first year. town type streets, 5 lane, turning onto a legal non truck route with 2lanes, parking one side and thank goodness I was the first one to the light that turned 5-700 ft before I got there. My trl was in the right lane and the middle lane and my tractor was in the turn lane. Signals on and working. Light changed, I was passed on the right and struck her car. She was NEVER in my view. Non-Preventable!! I learned when possible Take ALL the room you are given. Our courts work like basketball rules here. Whoever has the spot "first" is entitled to it. for clarity it took that room to put my truck in my lane only like hitting a parking spot

[@gmccord1970]

+raisin37 Yup, had the same experience in NYC. It's amazing how so many people (four wheelers) simply are too dense to understand that such a long truck needs room to turn. It's crazy.

[@Patthebaker321]

New to trucking. So was the accident considered your fault or hers? And are you saying, you still do the same type of turns ("take ALL the room you are given")?

[@vitos7483]

@@Patthebaker321 Its only his fault if he could have prevented the accident, since truck drivers are considered professional drivers. It sounds like he had no way of doing that.

[@zakaria600]

Not an accident. When driving a semi, you hit a car or a pole and done low damage that is considered an incident. An accident is when you are involved in a fatal crash.

[@trucks8137]

yep good video thanks for the help BTW my instructor ( in his 70s ) tells me to turn from the far lane but block ( have my wheels just in the inside lane ) it seems to work ok

[@pavel1809]

awesome video one of the best thank you

[@oldschoolwarrior]

Also, if at all possible, try not to have your trailer axles all the way back. Have them toward the front to help lessen the turning radius needed.

[@truckerraven.8906]

The issue isn't really the truck drivers it's the dump Impatient 4 wheel, Especially in Southern California!

[@norbertddounseroux353]

No, it's mostly the truckers that act like everything is for them. If they have turn on to a street that doesn't have a set back then they're required to wait until they can safely make the turn. Instead they will turn and block all traffic, and want to blame the others for not bowing down. I prepare for turns, I expect there isn't a set back or a turning lane.

[@bojacksworldwideweb]

This would be a nightmare with a combination vehicles, PACIENCE is a must.

[@RajanMelbourne]

Thanks alot for sharing m8..learnt alot and this video did help me most of the time when i started driving truck..thanks

[@journeyquest1]

I live in So Cal. Traffic is a mess, always. Out on the open planes of mid America it is probably a cinch.

[@MrPomdownunder]

I'm going for my HC license this vid has been helpful....

[@MrPomdownunder]

Blimey ! 8 years ago ! time flies !

[@KCM1]

I don't drive trucks, I have no idea why I'm watching this but this video is giving me an anxiety attack

[@Xxanderbeau]

lmao

[@seivaDsugnA]

I'm presently learning and it's relieving mine, slightly. It helps to remember that my actions may contribute to a stronger human species through facilitating natural selection.

[@25mfd]

HA...what even more scary is that some of the truck drivers out there are also having an anxiety attack while turning. Scary stuff.

[@zenaidadiaz8592]

I have c.d.l I love,only lock your mirror

[@jamale.jamison6499]

Relax bro you'll pick this up fast, you just never rush about it, i drive trucks.

[@bigeric8334]

A turn like that im definitely taking up that second lane

[@ElTinyBoi]

Fr tho ,especially when there’s cars on the road we’re turning into, definitely button hooking it

[@bigeric8334]

@@ElTinyBoi yea man those other cars are gonna have to wait lol

[@vlasktom]

Piece of advice: if the vehicle is bigger than you, it has the right-of-way. If I'm driving a semi with a 39' trailer, I'll let the 53-footers in. But, I would expect a dump truck to let me in. Fair? Good. Now, let's all stay safe on the roads

[@marceli531]

Super awesome video and music.

[@graymikep64]

Great tips

[@bigfatgigerkid]

Here in england the roads are smaller, so i block all lanes, indicate and dominate.

[@Nighthawk_r33]

Now try this in a longer truck with a sleeper.

[@roscoemichel2103]

Put a sleeper on that truck

[@Stal_Wolf]

Taking this information with me to American Truck Simulator

[@nwoodwardc]

If you go wide on a right turn and the car hits you in the inside it is legally the other drivers fault. At least that's how its been for us in CA. Last driver crushed a car trying to pass on the right they were at fault.

[@guitarsehole]

In Australia, we take up both lanes to "discourage" the use of either, and turn from the second lane. What that driver did was force the car out of the way. If we did that and the car didn't move and we connected, the truck driver would be at fault.

[@williamhendrix3253]

Best way is to take up both lanes to take any tight turn

[@ronaldkruk7295]

Good video very informative.

[@rromero9763]

this video shows perfect world but in real life is lot more stressful with traffic all around you boxing you 😅

[@Bendigo1]

Just remember, you are bigger than them...😁

[@CS-oh3sx]

never turn, only drive straight

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Good advice thank you

[@laurenazubeekay6396]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dcn1651]

2:22 Lol did he force that car to swerve into the left turn lane.

[@katbos4995]

Yep, he did pull into the left lane and force the car over.

[@katbos4995]

Tom: Why wud a car know that a right turn signal wud mean the rig would go into the left lane first (there by doing a jug handle turn, which are very dangerous). The "preferred" method, of going wide late, is a button hook and much safer to everyone. Maybe the car thought the rig's right turn signal meant he was going to turn right, and NOT go left first.

[@bigring6424]

Tom why should a car driver know this? A big rig is a piece of industrial machinery and it's the operators problem. Approach turns at a real slow speed and it's not an issue.

[@zaappp1588]

Technically, the truck was in the lane first. The car was responsible for braking and yielding to traffic regardless of the trucks turn signal.

[@rookiebird9382]

Whoever driving that truck must be a genius to slide the tandem all the way back to driving in downtown.

[@Brooklyn_Powers]

I noticed that right away!

[@kenreice7774]

happened to me. I kept the trailer tight to the curb while turning. but checking the fish eye mirror I see a small car has squeezed between the tandems and the curb. I stopped before running over the car. she needed to back up and surprised me when she jumped the curb then drove down the sidewalk until clear of my truck then dropped onto the street.

[@TheAidget]

In Georgia, if you cross the line before you make a right turn, you get a hefty ticket. Auto-fail on a CDL test. Always buttonhook.

[@katbos4995]

In Texas too.

[@MrPomdownunder]

Hello Here in West Aus the truck licenses are Heavy Rigid (HR) then a semi trailer is a Heavy Combination -(HC). The biggest trucks - Roadtrains have multiple trailers 2 or 3 and they are driven on a Multiple combination (MC) licenses I passed my HC how did you go ?

[@Joshualibbyy]

Lol he straight up cut that dude off 😂

[@scottsmith4645]

Thanks for this video I'm thinking of going into trucking ,since there are little jobs here in Nebraska , ill I see is jobs in the paper for trucking so that's what I'm going for ...

[@sace1608]

Nobody cares.

[@fingersmcgee2762]

if u are stopped at a redlight or stop sign and want to turn right if a car is in the left turn so u cant complete your turn do u wait until nobody is in the lane or turn and make them back up?

[@laurenazubeekay6396]

It starts off like a Steve Brule episode

[@PantherCoupe]

If you’re driving in a city move your tandems all the way forward!

[@fingersmcgee2762]

well that explains it thanks testing monday

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

I've pulled 57' trailers before. As if 53' is not long enough. I see both sides of this. Shipper wants to ship more by having longer trailers, but roads are not built for this. So there's no easy solution to this.

[@pingwinds12]

Thanks for you.... It's very good job

[@604cuinkillah]

Downtown Milwaukee WI:)

[@badasstrucker9157]

Vic Madison yes man I flatbed through downtown in a 53 I hate it.

[@shawnpa]

Pittsburgh my man. I haven't been to Milwaukee, but I've been in Pittsburgh thousands of times.

[@krs1732]

1:59 if you pull wide as you turn, how do you avoid hitting a car if theres one stopped at the red light ? 3:10 doesnt show any car stopped but thats rare to see no car.

[@timothy__tt]

KRS 1 You should look for cars before you turn, if there is a car then follow the green line at 1:56.

[@billtalbert6165]

KRS 1 Being we are bigger then you 4wheelers we wait for you to move if you're in our way while making are right turn wide.

[@rocknta]

Was that the 'Knight Rider music?'😉

[@cristianruiz8621]

Cool videos

[@mrbeefhbw]

The 53' was meant for highway use only.

[@justino.k.5647]

These directions are for articulated buses too.

[@farerse]

i just came for the disco intro music

[@seivaDsugnA]

Boogieing with the bogies.

[@thebrinx9632]

@0:11 welp, guess we're all goin' to jail now...lovely, just frickin' lovely!

[@jjtrades7186]

People on the road today drive like it's their goal to get crushed by a semi

[@DarrylWMurphy]

What we know ad the Button Hook

[@wayne9287]

The person that is crossing the road at 0:50 is also the cause of accidents.

[@ANTHONYSANTIAGODJFTLM]

Good observation. Indeed

[@BRITOJUNIORCAMINHONEIRO2014]

very nice !

[@the_other_seto_kaiba]

OK. Now what if your right turn light is green and the oncoming traffic has red and cant go anywhere if you are turning in the lane without going over into the left due to cars waiting there too?

[@StumpyVanLife]

Greed? Yes and no. Think where we would be without the 53'. We would have a lot more trucks on the road. The fr8 that would not fit in a shorter trailer would go in another trailer. That is the reason some shippers want even longer trailers. Last I heard there was a freeze on trailer size and weight.

[@Goldy242]

Anyone knows which city it is ??

[@marquescorbitt356]

Aye Pitt Ohio that’s my current company this had to be years aho

[@teodortodorov1662]

I watch this for my video game Euro Truck Simulator 2018. So I can't turn right the truck normally thank you

[@e40water12]

The most cases of crashes from making right hand turns is one people not paying attention to the bigger vehicle turning. People not turning properly.

[@WesternTruckInsuranceServices]

@raylouis-Thanks for you input!

[@sherafgun676]

Very good

[@timonraccoon]

What happens if there is cars on the lane next to you and the lane you are turning into????

[@5.7shaker35]

All up on the curb lol

[@alinoorshaaciye6799]

This is after making sure your tandem axle is not all the way back.

[@8Skills8]

Whats funny is that they teaching how to turn while in the video you can see trailers getting on curb everytime

[@kibblezzz]

2:30 the truck drives pass the double yellow lines, isn’t that a bad thing? If a car were driving while the truck was making that turn would the truck be at fault or the driver

[@kevinfoxx6396]

Gud video

[@Scythe_Voltage]

2:21 are we just gonna ignore him pushing the car out

[@JimJurena]

Tandems to the rear. Why not slide them forward ?

[@StumpyVanLife]

No doubt greed plays a big part. All I was trying to say is the highways are overcrowded plus there is a so called "driver shortage" so more trucks on the road would be a bad thing, I think?? Not sure I believe the "driver shortage", I think there is a shortage of drivers that will drive at the wages that are being offered. Good luck getting your CDL. I drove for 12 years. Not a bad gig, just a lot of time away from home.

[@ThePenton400]

Just curious, what's an HC license? Commercial here is class A, used to be Class 1, not sure when it changed. I'm going for my CDL in a month or so. Should be interesting. Good luck to you!

[@scooter1748]

Heavy Combination. Equivalent to a class A CDL, it covers heavy articulating vehicles like tractor-trailers.

[@wanderingfido]

He's entirely too jolly for such a deadly serious road-ragey contention. lol.

[@unknowndriver6652]

What happen if the car cant back up cause it has another car behind?

[@pchamberlain]

if the drivers of the small, nimble cars would just be a little more courteous and hold on for a damn minute and let the massive semi do it's thing, there'd be no problems.

[@mistywindy]

I'm here because a semi truck cut me off.....he was on the right lane ahead of me but the light turned red. His turn signal was on to turn right but while the light was red he moved to the left lane only half way in to the left side and half way in the right side of the lane. Once the light turned green, he completely moved to the left lane next to me. So I went straight since it was green. His turn signal was still on for the right turn so I thought how weird. He then started making the right turn from the left lane while I was driving straight. He never looked both ways or even slowed down. He cut me off so I honked at him and he looked back at me flipping me off. He then completed the turn but I've never seen a truck driver do this before

[@wesleyoosterbosch4771]

If you make a right tight turn, its the safest option to use both or more than 1 lane to make the turn. This way other vehicles cant pass you on your left side ;)

[@TITO-d7i]

Me too lol

[@TruckingWithShomoney]

My cdl book says the left lane to turn right maneuver is forbidden

[@jayl.1360]

Agreed, but alas, there's always going to be someone who wants to go faster than you. Even if you're going 65 in a 55 zone, you'll have people riding your ass so they can go 80 in a 55.

[@WesternTruckInsuranceServices]

Correct. Where are all the more modern day crazies who like to pass on the right that make this video all the more important?

[@katrinahyke7238]

Yeah they clearly didn’t film this shit I. The state of Utah that’s for dam sure

[@SnowDogRedSectorEh]

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[@jasonhpi]

if you edge left to make a right turn you fail your road test.

[@thecraptaculars458]

jasonhpi no you dont lol. its called a button hook dude.

[@laurenkind2455]

jasonhpi that's correct. it's not a preferred turn. DOT doesn't want you making button hooks if possible. I only make them if it is absolutely necessary.

[@katbos4995]

In Texas, u wud fail the road test doing a wide early turn, called a jug handle. Turning wide late in TX is legal, called a button hook. This is shown in the Texas CDL book.

[@caropresonick]

right turn lane...how about a dual right turn lane into a 3 lane road, can you then use the outside lane and creep left into lane 3, and end up in the middle lane? seems smarter than cutting of the left right turners.... i have searched everywhere and cant find this answer...