Trucker Didn't Have To Take It THAT Wide. Trucking Life.

[@RidingWithDave]

I lost my bolt cutters.

[@sqwuidkiller9635]

Oh Dave! as I watched back I did Notice you didn't pick up your Cutters 😆

[@robertboyer5498]

😂 Doyle 24" cutters are $39 at Harbor freight. Those are decent, they have cheaper ones too.

[@emmetthoffman593]

Ahh David, story of your life 🤣

[@benjaminacosta2582]

Buy a new one! Ooh Men!

[@radarmike6713]

🤦 that's trucking.......with Dave lmao

[@briansonnenfelt7125]

If you ever feel useless just remember, someone is paid to install turn signals on BMW’s.

[@j_ruiz1062]

They’re going to make turn signals a monthly membership like they’re doing with heated seats lol

[@truckercowboyed2638]

@@j_ruiz1062 they might even throw in tires for a premium subscription lol

[@twins4life274]

BMW drivers are the worst 😖

[@Ch1n4m4nn]

I like that that these drivers suck world wide. I always thought this is a local thing here in Europe...

[@twins4life274]

@@Ch1n4m4nn I think they're worse in the US. Entitled because they're driving German engineering. My mom has a Benz, but I'll give the Benz a pass. BMW drivers, I stay away from 🤮

[@Uniquelyyours1]

Thanks for taking us donkeys along for the ride, Dave. 🤣Hope you remembered your bolt cutters this time. Stay safe.

[@emmetthoffman593]

Nope haha 😂 look at the pinned comment

[@watermelonbleach]

Ive learned its better to always leave early for things rather than wait until just before. Thanks for the video Dave!

[@nocabydlom]

Lean your bolt cutter on you driver side tires. That way you have to walk past them on the way back to the cab and you can see them in your mirror if you forget.

[@astrocj98]

One technique i was shown with the bolt cutters is to put one handle against the trailer door then you push the other handle towards the door. Makes cutting the seal easier imo :)

[@haltay3860]

Tell them you are not allowed to break seals. I've seen guys break ribs with bolt cutters.

[@bucharest50044]

I wish they made it mandatory that everyone had lines for their docks, it's so much easier. When there's no lines I will drop my gloves down for a frame of reference. Not as good as lines but they're better than nothing.

[@randallpeake1506]

I'm filling in as a spotter and I total agree. What gets Me is a lot of places have faded line's so they had them. Why will they not repaint them. Lines are for sure very helpful.

[@bucharest50044]

@@randallpeake1506 I've seen a lot of faded lines. I think they don't get repainted because the people that are responsible for making that decision don't drive and don't understand how important they are.

[@eagle25311]

The docks I hate the most are the ones that go back into a dark hole and they have no lights except for the bright green one at the back that blinds you so you literally are backing up into a black hole I hate it. Another difficult one was no lines, dark, raining hard, they had no exterior lights it was so dark as well.

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

When a dock doesn't have lines, I always get out thinking "that'll do it", and then look and go "wtf. The damn door is over there" lol.

[@Thomas20Smith]

Tip I received from a Lumper in New York State when using the Bolt cutter on the bolt seal, don’t muscle it because you can tear a muscle doing that way. Put your Bolt cutter on and push it against the trailer or you can use your stomach. I prefer pushing towards the trailer because it’s easier and the trailer is better than my stomach 😂🤣 Good video

[@RidingWithDave]

I’ve actually had to do the stomach thing before haha because I couldn’t get it otherwise when they’re really small cutters haha

[@christianball4980]

Clicked a notification and it posted 14 seconds ago! Love your videos Dave! Glad to you see you trucking again!

[@lightinlove3368]

Donkeys? 😂😂 Hey Dave I start CDL school in a month! Thanks for the inspiration. Much love. 💫❤️💫

[@jq_gaming]

same here! have fun and be safe out there!

[@lightinlove3368]

@@jq_gaming Thanks 🙏 and you as well. Congratulations 🙌

[@theducktrucker6100]

First day of school today, nice to come home to a good ol’ Dave video! You where real close to me, come on down to Lancaster if you have a chance!

[@nocabydlom]

Peace and love BTW

[@sonnygreen9698]

I am blessed with driving ones governed @ 62 MPH, only time I’m in the middle lane or left lane is for a left exit or the right lane becomes an exit only lane😂😂 I still get the finger, a horn or a cut across the hood, or sometimes all 3 even though I have no other option to move when I can, it is what it is 😒

[@Ryan_Stewart]

Pretty cool when you go somewhere I've been before

[@natalijaparadiso7566]

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

[@samdillsaver7676]

I know a driver at my company that follows his GPS religiously. He’s gotten into a couple sketchy spots because of it. You’re right, The GPS is never right

[@robervin9107]

The greatest intro ever thank you my favorite also when you do your deep gruff trucker voice another favorite of mine. 0:00 and 15:02 love you be safe

[@Austin12817]

You must of passed by my house I go fishing down there at those little ponds lol love the videos man. love the videos keep it up Dave!

[@Bendigo1]

When I had the garmin 6 series, i changed the voice command term to "wake up stupid" it worked great. Until i realized that i yell that at stupid drivers a lot....😁

[@anthony4x2]

Hope your doing good dave

[@jacobwomack8525]

Dave I love your videos I have watched ever one and you have made me pursue my dream of trucking

[@Goku_Kiyosaki]

from what I've heard the middle lane is a truckers "hammer lane"

[@randoorlandom2527]

"What is up donkeys dave back again" Yoo that one there was a violation personally i wouldn't have it

[@markward4787]

Greetings from Oh. Sorry I missed you and I always use the Middle Lane on 270 you don't want the right lane due to merging traffic and the left lane they can pass you

[@2DSTORMS]

Just after you told the van to hold on and you were merging with interstate you see a red and blue W on a white trailer, that is West Side Transport, who I drove for. They have a large Columbus terminal

[@melanierandolph6953]

Hi Dave good to ride with you again .

[@robertboyer5498]

If I'm in a congested area like a city, I'm gonna be in the center lane in all those exit every quarter mile areas. When it opens up I move over.

[@joshabney4335]

Exactly. Every defensive driving course I have ever taken in trucking said right lane merge, middle travel, and left fast when in a city and other congested areas. It keeps you away from potential issues with the on and off ramps.

[@SkilledEddie]

That's fine if you have an ungoverned truck to stay in the middle lane. If you don't your holding up trucks behind you and forces them to get over in the far left which is not legal for trucks in most places. If you got a governed 65-67 mph truck stay in the far right.

[@SkilledEddie]

@@joshabney4335 you're supposed to be watching your ramps well in advance for merging traffic. I trained at the safest company on the road Roehl transport. They say being in the middle lane puts you at risk more because of heavy traffic on both sides of the truck. When your in the far right most of the time you don't have to worry about anything on the right side except on ramps.

[@robertboyer5498]

@@SkilledEddie they all say they're the safest on the road. I don't block the lane, I drive in the lane just like I said. In the city. If you think changing lanes every quarter mile is safe, then your safest company on the road, isn't.

[@SkilledEddie]

@@robertboyer5498 no if you look up the data on fmsca tells you and how long they've been in business. I never had to change lanes every quarter mile I watch the on ramps and slightly let off the throttle and the cars blend right in. But I drive in the middle lane too because now I drive an ungoverned truck and I don't have a pack trucks behind me.

[@radarmike6713]

Dave I work part-time for a local furniture store in my town. They are a Lazy boy dealer. You very well could have had some of our stores furniture on your trailer just now. That is a Lazy boy DC. They will load trailers from the Dayton Ohio plants and send them to Columbus to be put on trailers across the Easter and Midwest of the USA and all of Canada east of Saskatchewan. Those dock guys weren't watching you...but looking at that Doo Doo load job from the plant and thinking "damn it..those boxes are crushed...we can't load boxes on them...or what was that idiot who loaded it thinking". I've talked to a few of the dock guys down there. Lol

[@RidingWithDave]

Yeah haha I figured they were looking at the load, but probably me too 😂

[@wmgthilgen]

I learned amongest the many things I learned year's ago, prior to you even you parent's ever meeting. That no two driver's are alike. They all have various level's of experience, and abilities. In addition to their various attitude based on a variety of issue's they grew up with and or come accross in their everyday life. I learned though there are a gazillion of other driver's I've got to share the road with and in the process accept the fact that though I'm a great driver; I am not unique. Meaning I can only drive one truck at a time and because of it, am only responsible for the one truck. Thus I've learned that because you for just one example are not driveing my truck because your driving your one truck and should be observing the other's. Your main concern should be only your's, any and all reactions of other that are possible are possible. Thus I drive my truck in the most responsible way using any and all of the experience and abilities I've learned which will be different some times as night is to day in comparison to you or other's. Take as much room to nagociate a turn or backing up position as "I" need. Someone perhaps everyone, could utilize less, but in as much as it's me and mine own experience and abilities not to mention my responsibilty. Please allow me as I do to you. To utlize though it may seem limited to you and other's, my experiences and abilities to judge how much room I personally need. Being aware of a possible situation and being concerned are two different things. Being concerned of any and all situation's will cause you to go nuts. Being aware of which situation's to be concerned about and associating a priority to them, will keep you being a happy trucker longer. Perhaps as long or long than I was.

[@railfanjk8964]

nice video

[@Cordray04]

Aww that sucks. I'm only an hour away from Columbus in Zanesville, Ohio. I watch all your videos and would love to meet you someday. I went to Columbus Friday morning (8/19/2022) and saw a CFI pulling a Transport America trailer on I-70 going East. Thought maybe it could have been you.

[@MythLeatherCo]

Tough shit…. I roll in the right most center lane in metropolitan areas…. 4 wheelers and everyone else can KMA! 😂👍

[@ScottZane]

About the backing with tandems all the way back part...for me, it really doesn't make an real difference. If I slide them back before setting up to back, I just shift my setup start point one spot further down the lane than normal. I usually slide them first, but sometimes will wait until I'm lined up with the door (like I did today) if my tractor is not squared with my trailer once I'm ready to get out and open my doors. And speaking of opening doors, I can't stand when other drivers block the entire lane just to open their doors. I ALWAYS leave at least some sort of opening for spotters and other drivers to get by me whenever I'm not in my driver's seat.

[@eagle25311]

For me it depends on the space I am backing into and the space across from me. I leave them forward if I have a lot of space where I'm backing up into because trailer overhang really isn't an issue. But I've had to put the trailer in between two trailers where theres half a foot or less on the sides once i get it in there and that is when I'll slide the tandems all the way back first or else the trailer overhang wouldn't fit into the spot.

[@RidingWithDave]

Yeah I agree with what y’all said and I’m Going to start trying to get in the habit of those really tight spots to slide em back. I always make it harder on myself by doing it with em forward haha. Gonna try em back next tight one

[@ScottZane]

@@RidingWithDave honestly, it really shouldn't matter if they are forward or back, even in a tight lane. As long as the spot is a standard 12ft wide spot and you get the trailer to cross the plane between the two adjacent trucks or trailers, you should be fine. I don't slide my tandems back for anything but dockings. Just don't try to "force a bad setup" by trying to get the trailer into there at a bad angle and you should be fine. But I did once learn almost the hard way that the spots at the Petro in Kingman are more narrow than the standard 12ft. I couldn't figure out why the driver on my blind side starter blowing his air horn at me when my ICC bar appeared to be an appropriate distance from the sight side line until I pulled forward and squared up with the trailer and noticed how narrow the parking spot was

[@eagle25311]

@@ScottZane it's fine for the 12 foot spot but some of the yards we drop in only have 9 to 10 feet hole

[@ScottZane]

@@eagle25311 and I think that's precisely why some customers require drivers to slide the tandems back before even getting past the guard shack. The risk of hitting another trailer with tail swing both entering and leaving more narrow spots gets very high. I doubt forklift operator safety is the only reason why they require that

[@ryanspringer2460]

I live 35 minutes from where you are at but yo thanks for the good content I'm hoping to join the brotherhood in November

[@csmart748]

I work at Ashley furniture we never load our box chairs like that! That’s unacceptable!! And they didn’t strap it up!

[@DavidCinelli7815]

I like watching your channel. Far as the Cowan driver he must of been a heavy hauler in a previous life lol.

[@CarolinaState1st]

I’m your biggest fan and also keep up the great work

[@Mark36912]

I may know that driver. When I was 3-10 years old I was friends with a bunch of Cowan drivers. Most were great people.

[@lucasirwin7723]

It's a good company depending on the account you sign on for. They have OTR but its pretty bad. I'm on a local shuttle position and make 110k. Most Cowan drivers in day cabs make fantastic money, but if you see one in a sleeper....they aint making much.

[@catahoulachicky5158]

I seen your post, I go out about 6 weeks and get 10 days off.

[@terrydavis1154]

I run the middle lane in the city's also!!

[@flame6129]

Listen listen, the wider the turn the better

[@miltonmoore1690]

Anytime you got that much red paint on one truck. You should keep it in the far right lane . It red for a reason.👌

[@aj_w9217]

"whats up donkey's it's david" huh thats a good one

[@ohiodipper9877]

Ur right around where i work

[@jasondeloach3045]

If CFI would just govern there tricks at 68 than have reserve speed to 72 mph that be even better lol

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

That Cowan driver was probably bored lol. Just like "f* it. Imma see how wide is too wide".

[@nicholaslittlefield4424]

65 I feel your pain. Don't give a shit what people who go 80 think. Is what it is. Try not to block em but you never gonna make em happy 😂😂😂

[@joejinjal3476]

earilier today I was in my personal car and sat at a green light for a while before I realized i could go cause I was so tired and zoned out :/ rip

[@randykline2575]

That’s big cities for you. Don’t put lights in where they are really needed

[@brandondurbin8322]

Hey you was close to me Dave you was on Broad Road there or us 40 whatever you prefer to call it you was close to where I live

[@dustingunn6271]

Thinking about going to cfi I'm in training now at 160 driving academy only have 2 more weeks left I live in Michigan

[@robfromcanada5075]

Let me tell you, the industrial parks don't look like that in Alberta

[@jme92685]

You said donkeys and that made me think of chef Ramsey, haha!

[@jasontaylor162]

I love your video and keep good work up

[@cloudstrider3761]

Saw my company in the thumbnail so had to watch it haha.

[@robh537]

My hometown is Columbus... Go Bucks!

[@Ty-tie_FTW]

Did you grab your bolt cutters?? Talk about cliff hanger lol

[@JohnSeinset]

TRUCKER DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE IT THAT WIDE TRUCKING LIFE

[@dalemay7498]

I don't want the boxes to fall out.

[@jj72775]

I use the middle lane if I am going faster than the far right lane

[@kefk7]

Watch out for the Geese !

[@aka_king]

Donkeys 🤣🤣🤣 gotta love it!!!

[@aka_king]

^That's a scam yall-^

[@ichbindarren]

You can be in any lane going the speed limit.

[@leonharder2838]

Something to think about regarding speed, your tires are only rated for 68mph/110kph. If you exceed that, and your tires blow, your insurance is going to lynch you !!! ... just say'n Hey Dave... what ever happened with the wrapped jeep and toy hauler ?

[@leonharder2838]

A question all'y'all. Up here in Canada, we all pretty much leave our boggies locked at 41'. Does that seem odd or 'common sense' ?

[@loganlautzenhiser446]

Dude's in a day cab and he used a country mile (hyperbole) to make that turn lol. I can't talk too much shit, though, I've never driven a tractor trailer.

[@nicholaslittlefield4424]

Ehhh he wasn't really blocking traffic and you know what? Screw it. Better safe than sorry. Too many times I've seen fuckers tear shit up with their trailer for playing "see how close we can get it." 😂😂

[@Bendigo1]

I have found myself turning wide like im pulling a 53' when I'm driving home in my car... it is always better to turn too wide than to not turn wide enough.

[@ronowen7515]

CDL = Center Driving Lane 😁

[@patrickwhitaker6362]

Di-did you just call me a donkey?

[@bigalsimmons1]

Next video Dave can’t find his cutters let’s stay tuned to find out

[@anthonyholmes9510]

Damn wish I knew you where in Columbus I live in Columbus

[@jessiejames1882]

Dont crowd the Bull.

[@Rlsmith2002]

Just a thought, but wouldn't it be easier to invest in a racheting bolt cutter if you have to cut those often?

[@wesst83]

Bruh I do the same thing lol I don't care what everyone else thinks. If I don't want to deal with people merging I'll get over and slow everyone down lol

[@barbnitsche362]

I’m going to the Columbus zoo on Friday

[@TheOofertaffy]

Dave idk if u will answer this but somewhere near 5:00 you said you need your reserve speed? what is that? i looked it up and i couldn't find it.

[@RidingWithDave]

I answered it in the video bub :)

[@pinsentaj]

He mentioned it in a previous video. He can enable a couple extra mph in order to pass someone, but it has a combined limit of 30 minutes of use per day.

[@brucebell1090]

Hey Dave, you ever get aload into Maine? My home State.

[@NefariousDonkey]

Someone say Donkey?

[@AvidSurvivalist]

DONKEY!

[@out_law_vinagre82]

Good ole' Cbus. Ever been through washington court house yet? Or around it I should say

[@RidingWithDave]

sure have been few times

[@mrcuffs4875]

Swift SmartPass is 68 mph for 1 hour

[@NusaCat]

So did you remember the bolt cutters on the bumper?

[@sjgoode6590]

Yo Dave! Hope all is well.

[@farmingsimulator2243]

Dave did you rember about you bolt cutters

[@mainosvlogs]

Dave do you know any trucking company that will train u and get hired on after

[@shanekline8554]

What happened to Billie Jo. She hasne been in your videos for a bit

[@HTML_Slick]

Can you make a video about what to stock in your truck

[@TheGamerkid23418]

dave can u to day in life of a trucker there is couple people do it so yea

[@brandonjohnson6837]

omfgggggggggggggggggggg u where in my city u passed my house

[@dannymoore9358]

I passed a weed man today also 😜😜

[@Ryan_Stewart]

I know what you mean with everything being controversial, I've gotten to the point where I'm doing the speed limit and I try to stay in the right lane but when I go through a city I hangout in the middle and if ya don't like it then pass

[@HigherConsciousnessTarot]

I hear that, I made it a personal rule of thumb: I say “Major city, middle lane” Unless it’s just late at night and no traffic but there are so many people coming on and stopped on the shoulder it makes sense to me just to stay out of the right lane for a bit for safety etc

[@BIGV710]

hey dave did you find [HELL] in norway ?

[@jeremywooten6654]

How fast does CFI goes? Swift does have it we only go 68 mine has lasted an hr

[@2DSTORMS]

Stop worrying about what people say about driving in the middle lane. I trucked in middle lane until I had to move over. You don't have to contend with fast drivers or merging traffic

[@eagle25311]

What do you do if you get an old trailer with super singles, a pull up bar for the tandems, and brakes that won't hold on the trailer so it's impossible to slide the tandems and the load is 45k pounds. Happened to me the other day.

[@RidingWithDave]

Hmm. I’ve never not been able to get it all to work. Yeah sometimes it’s been hell to slide em, a lot of getting back in and out, rockin the trailer etc., but eventually I got it.

[@eagle25311]

@@RidingWithDave I usually can do that the main issue was the trailer brakes were weak so the tires were still rolling with the brakes on then you can't slide the tandems at all. It's like trying to slide tandems with the brakes released. I had no wheel chock and neither did the shipper

[@letseewhathappens101]

Just watched your other video you wanna aell your klx if ya do I'm down just let me know a price

[@tippotrucker9310]

Is the pay good at CFI or it’ll just get you by each week

[@tylerrosenberger9356]

did you call us donkeys at the start 💀

[@questkiddy1]

looks like my wide turns

[@uhadme]

Nice defensive driving.. make them obey the rules. That is possible, don't prepared for idiots to day anything they want.

[@Jstate99]

I honestly don’t get the whole speed limiters thing. I just find them to be flat dangerous. I drive locally and our trucks are limited at 70mph. Now, our companies OTR trucks are not governed at all. What if you are in a 75mph zone? You go 10mph under the speed limit? How is that safe? I’d rather keep up with the flow of traffic more than anything. Split speed limits cause more interactions between traffic which then leads to more accidents. If speed limiters where really that safe then why aren’t they on all vehicles nationwide. I’ve never gotten a ticket going 5 over or for being in the left lane in a truck trying to get around someone. Hell I’ve had cops fly by me and not think twice. I just think speed limiters are flat out UNSAFE.

[@radarmike6713]

It's become not so much about safety....as fuel milage. Moden trucks doing 65mph can get 8.9-10mpg and at 75mph they will get 6.8-8.5mpg...which is HUGE fuel cost savings to Mega carriers.

[@olufemiadeniyi1648]

Hey Dave, amazing videos by the way. Want to know which model of gps is good for a truck driver. Thanks.

[@mikevincent5606]

Any of the Garmin Dezl series. I have the Garmin Dezl 785.