Trucker Stories Over The Years

They keep life interesting

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Driver backing into the 1 pole on 2 acres: I have 68 acres in Texas. Mostly wooded but where barns are there is plenty of room. So was backing my triple axle GN equipment trailer and backed slap over my picnic table..... Had a class A license for only 40 years........Get in a hurry and poop happens.

[@matthewwarfield4302]

In defense of "some" drivers... Had a framing crew receive a lumber pack and he wanted the pack as close to the foundation as possible. The driver kept telling him he was close enough and that the load would slide back and be right next to the foundation. The framer TOLD him he wanted him to get closer. The driver looked over at us, we were siding a neighboring house, and shrugged his shoulders while getting back in the truck. He backed it up until the framer said OK. He then hit the lift and dumped the load right into the basement and was driving away as the bed was coming down. I remember laughing so hard! Laughed again when the lumber company asked us what had happened and we told them the framer was an asshat!

[@TB-il3lo]

A lot of people hop in a car and think they can drive. That's not the case.

[@jeffhoser7717]

Chris, my favorites were the excavator operators that coudn't keep the loads in the box . Its always fun to have to clean the sideboards and endgates of slop when there's no dry pull-off area . Then there's the operators that can't hit the middle of the box leaving you heavy on one side ( generally the verge side ) . I will say I've not ever seen you do any of this and your loads look like they ride ( and dump ) good ! If you find a reliable way to keep drivers from ' clumping up ' and staying reasonably consistent in turn-around times -- patent it !

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

Can't tell how many times I've had side board's knocked clean off because joy stick holder's couldn't pull back on the right stick, must be a rare case of suddenly hard stick flare up's in the cab of that excavator or how many times I've had rock dropped down the side of my truck because apparently rolling the bucket when your over the box is extremely difficult as well?? Wish you tube would allow you to post pics in a comment because I've got not a few but more than I can count pictures of excavators with the tracks spun off on one side , rock on the roof of my cab, and I'm not talking about crumbles either more like wheelbarrow full. cable and power lines drug down on job sites, and dug up cable and sewer that was supposedly one called, maybe just maybe their should be an excavator test before letting some of these geniuses on the stick's

[@brownwarrior6867]

I have a wee truck story for you Chris... I was a machine driver in the Forces serving in Northern Ireland in the mid 90’s. I was on a night job on a Police/Army Base with my fellow Driver in a Self Loading Tipper (Scammell S26 Grab Wagon) we had a 10 Ton Tilt Trailer with Hydrema 806 Backhoe on the back. All in all around 56 Foot in length and a good 36 Tons in Weight. Any way we made our way to the camp only to find there was a temporary vehicle Park main Gates obviously this was a lights out operation due to the threat of Terrorist Attack etc so we made our way in and got Parked up in the corner. Here was security outside so we both made our way inside to book in and get the low down on the job at hand. This took around 30minutes...anyway we got sorted and made our way back to the vehicle. Got inside and awaited the call to make our way into the camp. This came via the radio and so the driver decided to back up so as to turn it round. Problem is the truck started bogging in on the temporary surface (MOT Aggregate) so he dived to lock the 3Axles and put it in low ratio (off road capability) but still it felt a bit bogged in. So thinking this ain’t right I asked him to put his side lights on for a second so I could see the rear of the vehicle? Well what do you know the trailer lights were at angle as if on a steep slope! I shouted stop and went to check out what the issue was. Thinking it’s most likely a pile of Aggregate I headed to the rear of the trailer. Under the rear axle was the bonnet of an unmarked Maroon coloured Ford Sierra Cosworth response vehicle (armour plated) worth approximately £75,000 at the time with its front axle collapsed and radiator touching the floor! The vehicle belong to a very irate and aggressive Sergeant from the Royal Ulster Constabulary none the less and this vehicle was his pride and joy. Total write off. Bomb proof and bullet proof but apparently not soldier proof. My friend was a Lance Corporal when this happened but he was a Private when the report was filed. Rule no1 always check round the vehicle before you set off 😉

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Duncan Mcfadden that’s the beauty bud!

[@brownwarrior6867]

I should point out there was a heated exchange in the temporary Car Park between the irate Sgt and Oppo. See the thing is the SGT had pulled into the Car Park so as to avoid the trouble of booking in etc. He in his ultimate wisdom had decided the very best place to Park a Maroon Coloured vehicle with blacked out tinted windows was in behind a 50 foot vehicle in the dark behind a trailer with a machine on board? When my Oppo tried to point out just how incredibly stupid this was well he very nearly pulled his side arm in a rage 😁 I don’t know for sure whether it was the fact his pride and joy was now a £75k pancake or whether it was the fact both myself and his oppo were pissing our pants with laughter. Thing is the Police Force only had 2 of these vehicles in the country and thanks to us they were down to 1. Ps Chris pay these drivers by the load no slips no pay. Save you and them a whole load of hassle bud.

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Duncan Mcfadden yeah I think I would’ve been pretty mad if a flatbed crushed my very expensive military vehicle. Then again I don’t think I would’ve been stupid enough to Parkette in such a bad spot.

[@911lineman911]

For what it’s worth, Thank you for calling them a Power pole and not a dang telephone pole.. you can probably piece together why haha

[@tbirdracefan]

Always enjoy your story times. bet you have a few "I told you so" stories as well that I would love to hear.

[@davidknows3320]

Your best story is still when the woman inspector walked into the muddy borrow pit.

[@RetnuhWehttam9753]

Off topic Chris , I was watching a video on underwater bulldozers at work clearing the silt of the bottom of a small harbour.they look like a child 🧒 would put together with LEGO and had this huge mast hanging off the central deck that acted both for the exhaust and intack and they were green Komatsu . Loved your stories , keep them coming.

[@maineman11]

I was thankful that my dump truck had metal side boards, because if they were wood, then the EX operators would have broken them all to shit within a week. lol. Good video Chris.

[@ISXCUMMINS565]

I heard say your not a truck driver until you can, "eat a samich, shift gears, talk on the CB and drive at the same time" Lol!

[@nizzy1057]

First time i drove our 26' oversized Box truck, i backed it into a persons mailbox.. my company had to pay for it and they made me install it. never hit anything again.

[@jamesroyce2646]

Chris, we had some characters over the years, one we called kilowatt , he had his box fully raised hit the power line blew out every tire, another was Chief Tired Ass , an I'll Indian dude, he would always nap between loads !

[@alexisdeville3605]

Here in Florida a straight 10 wheeler can carry 44;000 on rear the front axel is rated by tire size so total on a 10 wheeler is 58;000 without floatation tires!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Was that driver that was always 20’ off named Dave? Because that is the guy I always get! I can be standing in an open field and tell him to hit me with truck and he’s always 20’ off and 15’ short of me. He’s the one that’s in my video I’ll try to get it uploaded tonight or tomorrow. I think it’s funny and I’m sure people in the same biz will too! Thanks for sharing enjoyed the stories!

[@dwhite21231]

It’s sticky out here. Lol! That one killed me!

[@stefanaxelsson513]

Great stories Chris. You are a class A operator

[@robertkinholt621]

Had to do the same, make a list, there we're time's I had 14 trucks going, always one or two, trying to get a few free loads extra, time in an out, plus loads, your a good operater and smooth, sure miss those Days, good thing back then, no computers

[@brianwebber7168]

Wait a minute, aren't you supposed to knock the sideboards off those trucks?

[@mikethorntonr1]

Hes not not sitting ground level with trucks lmao but yes operators always knock sideboards off

[@aarongiroir8244]

Can take pictures of every truck when pull up will have date and time stamp on phone.

[@daviddobson8933]

My Dad's little brother put a new dump truck off the side of the dam when there where dumping over the side. Needless to say it was a total lol.I think it is still down there.

[@kubota1100able]

Enjoy your Storytime good stories always funny

[@tbrown4674]

All. The good drivers move on to bigger better things. No money in being a company truck driver. (Benefits, insurance, retirement.) you get what you pay for.

[@michelinman8592]

Being a rookie truck driver I believe some of those stories; that's why I drive so damn slow, I'm not in a hurry. Also, is it only a Michigan thing where all we run are tandem gravel trains?

[@blainekerr1187]

There was once when I tried to pick up a packer with a skidsteer, had a set of forks on it, and I lifted it too fast and smashed the hell out of it...… Learned my lesson on being gentle with things and being more aware of my surroundings. Surprised that I didn't get fired.

[@conqueyourworld]

You mentioned Driver backing into a pole. Recently, during the process of replacing the roof on my house on 3.5 acres...the driver delivering the shingles he backed into a light pole between two trees. 3 acres to drive and backs into the pole.

[@arkansas1336]

Good luck with the record keeping AND the trucks!!!! ....13

[@crmowing4852]

I love your story videos

[@bradvaughan4524]

It’s the same way with crane operators. Everyone is a professional till they get levers in their hands. I’ve tried to train some operators and from day one they already know it all until that magical day when they solo and start screaming for help.

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day

[@leol1682]

Love the story on trucks driver .

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

One time I was playing with one of the wheel loaders and the toy fleet, and I was moving snow, and I lost control of the bucket, and missed the truck completely. There is also another time when I was transporting one of my excavators, and it slid right off the flatbed. I had to get rubber liners so that would not happen again.

[@haydendunn151]

When I first got out of school I worked for a rock quarry driving a haul truck. Well I wasn’t there long because I was driving to the trash pile with a load of clay and just slightly got ooff the tire tracks. Well the left side sunk about 3 feet and set it on the side. Took a d9r and a 345 cat to get it out.

[@tempermental-hx8cn]

Cris awsume vids brother as always be safe tell everyone ol tig says hey and send my love to the family and freinds 🙂

[@Ghost23100]

I had a driver going down the highway with the bed all the way up.

[@amtrak713productions8]

Love your vids and keep on trucken/excavating

[@mightymoeexcavating754]

22 imperial tons equals 20 metric tons, ty for the entertainment

[@brucebasil4164]

Stay positive.

[@txsdrum4266]

Good stories while loading...

[@joehussey2693]

Good luck Chris, you'll never figure them out! There are true professionals, and theres the other guys!

[@46rambo49]

Drove a KW snowplow on Red Mtn. pass, CO one winter, ya just can't make up the stuff that happens in real life. You can't see a white ford pickup in 20 feet of snow over a 100 foot cliff.

[@IOTrooper]

This is the funniest video I’ve seen of yours!

[@jachandler511]

Great video

[@joshreed7908]

Well we had 7 trucks at one time and we had a guy come and say he owned 18 trucks at one time so I said ok let’s go for a ride so we go get loaded and he runs 4 lights on the way to dump off and runs 4 lights on the way back so I said pull over and I said go get in your car and go he said but I’m a professional driver I owned 18 trucks I said well I hope you didn’t drive any of them lol.

[@mischef18]

Story time went well bro.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

At my factory I have had drivers that were questionable at best. On 1 side of the building there is a 2 acre graveled lot for ground level door requirements. 2 acres of hard pack graveled lot and drivers will swing into the soft grassy area and get stuck.Then there was the one who delivered a small dozer I bought and couldn't unload it as he had no ramps: told the broker there was no ramp at the facility... So backed another trailer to the rear of his and he still wouldn't allow the dozer to move as he didn't want the tracks to ding his trailer deck. Told driver he had 2 options: allow me to off load dozer or forfeit haul fee and he had 30 seconds to decide. Unloaded my dozer..... Damaged in-bound freight is another horror story to long to discuss. And it's getting worse.

[@lonewolf7309]

Ex Swift driver backed into the pole

[@247copenhagen]

I use to give operators a hard time when they wouldn’t lower the buckets into the bed any. Just dropping all that weight at once would shake and rock the truck so bad my back felt like jello. I’m guilty of the “oh the tailgate must have not closed” Then the classic “ Oh you wanted it over there”

[@letsdig18]

The harder the truck shakes the more aggrivated I am with the driver.

[@jamesroyce2646]

Oh and this one time my cousin Dan, got the nickname "Fingers" he tried pulling the cable making sure his box was clean , the tail gate closed on his fingers, and as he jerked his hand out, he "degloved" a finger !

[@RobertL78]

I was driving to work one morning on an elevated highway. In the distance I couldn’t tell if I was seeing fog or smoke. It turned out to be a big dump truck had his tail gate bust open dumping a load of gold ball sized rock on the road. The pickup truck that was right behind him looked like it was shot with the worlds biggest shotgun. If I had been 30 seconds ahead of time, it would have been me.

[@loggerbrandon2319]

I need some of that fill

[@lorawoodward5339]

Is the dirt still going to the same address as before????

[@airsoftsnipes100]

lol only 22 tons, up here in the north,single axles can haul 9 ton

[@Bass2010]

Love story time can’t stop laughing

[@harleyarcher6732]

Chris how about when a driver forgets to lower the box than tries to under the bridge, or when they hook up to the power lines now that will wake you up

[@cooperwilkes7219]

Love your videos can you do a review of your ford f550 I’m in the market for one would love to know your opinion

[@cooperwilkes7219]

Lol 😂

[@dancrafton89]

I was a trainer for a company i worked for i could tell some good one. Had one guy that three trainers had we all say he would not make a driver they let him out in a truck anyway he wrecked it the first day. But i had some good ones to some i could sleep when they drove.

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Enjoy the stories. I saw a guy leave a load of red dirt in a truck overnight, that night it all froze to the bed and flipped the truck over. It was a bad day for him!

[@bro-dirt680]

9 truck drivers disliked this video.

[@BornRandy62]

I loaded plastic pipe in South East Iowa going to the airport expansion in Sioux falls South Dakota. I had made the round before so the guy was all questions. So we drove the route in pairs. I told him the routine about how to check in at the site. 10 miles to go he shut off his radio , passed me and got to the site before me. The jobsite was a muddy mess. A D9 showed up with a bubble gum smacking kid at the controls. Hooked a big chain to the front of the truck and just started yanking the truck to the trench . Ripped the brake cylinders right off. Get him empty drag him back to the yard entrance gate. Motioned to me and I said unload me right here. The kid looked at me and said you mean i could have said that too?

[@MrPicunit]

Dangerous, when loaded, for sure

[@33sixpack]

I liked that driver that had that old MACK way back when

[@jameslecompte5100]

Isn't a company liable for damage to another vehicle if the gate of a dump truck pops open or is left open and it loses some of its load on the road?????

[@mediocrefloridaman2607]

Yeah buddy

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Just wondering: did you ever sell the military dump truck?

[@thederrick1966]

enjoy the stories

[@MrHarleylvr]

Would that be considered ADULT BABYSITTING LOL love ur vids

[@markgroth4380]

It's terrible getting decent drivers for seasonal farm work, boy do they make for crazy stories...taking out power lines with a fully raised box....cutting corners short and tipping trucks....burning brakes and clutches.... The ones who claim to be professional truck drivers are the worst, but take a farm kid who never been in a big truck, teach him a little about shifting and he will be your best driver in a week.

[@MrDaniel3105]

Back in to it the other way lol Ray Charles lol

[@MrEdelong]

How are you figuring the yardage to bill for? By the load count or having a surveyor calculate the yards removed?

[@gerryvanwoerkom7241]

pay them by the load instead by the hour

[@nlkent]

Just curious. One top edge of some or all those truck beds towards the rear there seems to be a roller. What is that?

[@chrisbarrell30]

Nicholas Kent More than likely a pneumatic.gate piston...

[@nlkent]

Yep. It would help if i opened my eyes

[@summitsp]

try that red liquid mud on the road story with liquid chicken manure.

[@SuperKingKong71]

I wonder how many Rickie Bobbie's are in this world. I used to drive in Pennsylvania with a trucker named Rickie Bobbie. And he would haul a**

[@helenhelps9619]

👍👍💖

[@randyhughes5160]

There was a operator I was hooking up a old house to city water it was about 12 feet deep I had my ladder in the hole he stated back up I said let me get my ladder out he told he had done this 19 years don’t worry then he broke my ladder

[@strongaddictions1645]

These most definitely are NOT trucks your dropping dirt in they Are definitely without a doubt hands down TONKA TOYS.

[@dude2001steve]

What is the worst piece of equipment you have ever had to use?

[@HardWorkinMan1985]

I'd be happy to email you our Daily Load Count sheet and Job Total sheet if you want. I have them on excel or PDF.

[@super6954]

You want to wait a few days before making a decision on those drivers, then you could tell who smartens up because they watched the channel. I know what you are saying about the guy hitting the pole, I fix equipment for guys that could hit 1 or both gateposts in a field if they were 3/4 mile apart. The truck drivers that annoy me are the Hutterites I work for, The lord gave them mirrors and they don't use them backing up to the hog shoot, because the tractors at 45 degrees to the trailer so they can't see or back up right. if you can see water standing on the grass, they driver in it then wonder why they are stuck. a couple of them have been told If i was starting a well drilling business I'd employ them to find the spot to drill. A couple of the real bad ones have been told the only reason they have class one licenses is because the test center didn't want them back again for a retest. Man I don't have a class 1 but grew up backing big trailers in yards it's easy if you know what you are doing, those guys just p!$$ me right off the way they drive on other peoples property ! Thanks for another story time.

[@letsdig18]

if those drivers got any better the road crew would hire them to hold the stop and slow sign!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

letsdig18 are you sure your not giving them too much credit! 😂

[@memyselfandifarmer]

pay per trip!! not on hours. 625/80

[@wingate968]

Why don't you pay them by the load? Just curious

[@dexhummer1]

You sure that wasnt you buried the military truck with rock? lol and i understand the loading in NC..im in HP

[@dexterpoole1625]

Ray Charles 😂😂

[@HuntGamingProductions]

there was a grain semi haulin feed somewhere well the corner he was at truckers turn fine well tht day he ripped the trailler axles to the side after hittin a barrier if theres a email i will email the photo to u

[@colebarrett4194]

Did you have your dump truck taking loads to the dump site on this job.

[@SledgeHammer43]

Everyone Who jumps into a truck is not a Truck Driver some are no better than a steering wheel holder. I was that driver that if you stood where you wanted me to dump I would fill your pocket with the load.

[@cooperwilkes7219]

And maybe an update on your other ford truck like how it dose with how ever many miles sorry if I’m asking to much just want to hear from an expert lol have a good one

[@bowen0378]

Today is my birthday and u made it in my birthday

[@nickklubek1768]

Have you ever had a dump truck ti p over

[@FoardFow]

Do the drivers still get paid after spilling a load on the road?

[@letsdig18]

I didnt see anything spilled LOL

[@joshjansen8429]

An equipment operator can drive truck but a truck driver can never run equipment. One of our drivers thought he would take the liberty to load himself with the grain cart and dam near took the power pole out with the auger.

[@elljay4587]

9330 I beg to differ with that statement

[@msgofast]

The trucks you fill have 2 or 3 center axles but not lowered down to take load?

[@randyphelps7228]

They can't back up with drop axels lowered.. and you don't drop them when your empty either. Once he loads the trucks they pull off roll their tarp back and drop the axels once on the road.

[@msgofast]

Randy Phelps They would have some pretty serious tyre scrub around corners

[@randyphelps7228]

No tire scrub the drop axels turn as the truck turns which is why you can't back up with them lowered they turn and and end up tearing something up

[@AnthonyHurtt233]

In Ohio you need a 7 axle to be able to gross 80k

[@seananderson7794]

And why so many lift axles?

[@paulwhited117]

So how many drivers have you directed backing up and you point one way and they insist on going the opposite. So many times. So many. I have to just laugh. And shake my head.

[@MyOLD36chevy]

Was your record of the number of loads the same as the trucks?

[@letsdig18]

it was today

[@kelleycarter5648]

you just would stand 20 feet from were you wanted him those fellas do not know why they get the heavy loads to one side or all on the back

[@kurtsweetser7861]

Deal with the fines

[@jeffcharley3195]

Why not pay by them by the load instead of by the hour?