Trucking | Hooking Double Trailers

[@colindavis2166]

Great video. I drive daycabs for Amazon who paid for my CDL in full. However I'm looking for somewhere where I feel I'm treated as a driver and respected as a driver without having to worry about the ridiculousness that is being an Amazon Associate. My dad retired from Yellow after 35 years with all endorsements. I'm looking at getting my endorsements, and moving on to someplace better. But you're right you can always do a tug test but you never know for sure until you look at the locking jaws. My dad told me a story how one time he tugged and everything was good but he checked the jaws and one of them wasn't locked. So he let the mechanic know and took a different truck. My dad was old school, started in 72. I have learned a lot from him. He taught me that trucking is about helping out other drivers and being safe about it.

[@z-reviews3706]

Great video Mark. I work at XPO and do mainly late afternoon, evening and early morning appointment deliveries and pickups and occasional line haul runs. I remember the first time I ever hooked a set by backing a dolly instead of spotting it. Took me 35 minutes to get it hooked. Now I can do it in 5 minutes. Takes some practice but saves your back big time only having to lift the dolly once (twice on triples).

[@bobbydean647]

I have a road test with xbo this Friday how are they to work for

[@BlessedByLTL]

Xpo driver here 🤝🏿

[@foetoes21]

Thanks my brother. Appreciate you and the info

[@anthonymcguinness9893]

Nice video. I do it the same way back to front with the air supplied. I also have air going to the service side.

[@hilux22re]

Never stop learning

[@BlessedByLTL]

I currently work for xpo & I been watching you for while , keep making videos

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Thanks. Not much content while I’m off with a broken foot, but as soon as I get back there will be more.

[@gasoutviper]

That looks like a LOT of work....I'll stay doing 1 53' trailer, lol.

[@TRAITORS-EXPOSED]

God speed out there good buddy🚛 🗽📸🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@martycech5844]

Excellent informative video!

[@markcrisp7315]

Other words your kite trailer for the rear Mark nice I learned how to hook a set when I drove for XPO I like SAIA much better then XPO 💯🇺🇸🚚

[@gcorpus5558]

Just started with XPO

[@tywaun7825]

@@gcorpus5558 you like it?

[@arlandzawilson537]

Absolutely stunning bro I enjoy the video and I quote 👊💯💯💯

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Thanks

[@TheRoyalking761]

Great video! Im thinking about running teams for a year come back and do line haul while im still young lol

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Are you driving now? Where are you located?

[@TheRoyalking761]

@@MarksTruckingLife I work local P&D for R+L Im getting bored with P&D.

[@MrXmannymanx]

Are you doing line now?

[@TheRoyalking761]

@@MrXmannymanx Nope I left the company better opportunity came up

[@jjtrades7186]

We call it "hero-hookin" when someone has a dolly hooked up to their lead trailer and they back both up to hook up to the rear. Ive been doing it for 2 years now and am just starting to learn how to control the rear dolly when its already hooked up to the lead but still not good enough to hero hook lol. I watch guys in the yard do it and an jealous to death. Just gotta keep practicing I suppose

[@KevinMejia-y6u]

yup... you missed the safety chains maestro 😂😂😂😂

[@rufaelabrhe9585]

Thank you!

[@AlexTheGurutv]

If can, can you get the measurement between lead trailer and pup trailer? It's around 4ft right? Down to the nearest inch would be nice.

[@Xtralge4ee]

Hey mate I'm curious as to why you guys don't just do what you said at the start, hook your lead up to your dolly then back it under? That's how we hook up road trains and it seems much more sense.

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Our yard is kinda tight so it’s just easier most of the time to spot the dolly first.

[@Xtralge4ee]

@@MarksTruckingLife ah yep fair enough cob. When you've the room do you just do it as you've shown? Or hook you lead to dolly then back it under your dog trailer?

[@regrich8795]

Yes i wanted to see the dolly get hooked up first

[@Xtralge4ee]

@@regrich8795 I'm sure I got a video of it somewhere

[@airkid88]

For some places it's company policy. When I worked at Yellow we were allowed to do it the way you described because yard switchers were the ones responsible for hooking linehaul drivers' sets. If you're doing that for 8 hours or more it's a convenient way to save your knees. I work for XPO now as a linehaul driver. You hook your own sets and the company doesn't allow any other way but the traditional way. Learning the other way is convenient though. Especially when your dolly is off a bit and you know how to pivot it with the trailer instead of struggling trying to correct it.

[@Sean_F.]

What's your vector victor

[@M5Coal]

I’m Gona star pulling doubles for fed ex soon do u ever back these things up it’s kind of wat I’m worried about

[@MarksTruckingLife]

You shouldn’t have to back a whole set, unless you get yourself into a bad situation.

[@hectorv.trucking]

You guys have a navigation system on your Qualcomm or you have to get your own gps ? Thanks sir

[@MarksTruckingLife]

We use Samsara. I think it has a gps, maps system on it but I’ve heard it’s not great. I just use Google Maps on my iPhone. If I didn’t go the same place everyday, I’d probably buy a good one.

[@hectorholguin5539]

Mark you need to make a video on chaining up saia just expects us to know but gives no training

[@MarksTruckingLife]

In 40 years of driving, I’ve never chained up a big truck. I might be able to get it done if I had to, but I’d be the last one to tell anyone else how to do it. 😎😎 What terminal are you at?

[@hectorholguin5539]

@@MarksTruckingLife I'm out of Fontana ca I did p&d for 15 years now I switched over to linehaul I'm on extra board now same here I've never chained up but I can get it done if I had too

[@IsJesseBeast]

@@hectorholguin5539 is the fontana hub a nice place to work out of?

[@hectorholguin5539]

Yes it is we have alot of freight coming in so we bin busy linehaul is a bit easier than p&d but u have work nights on line both sides make pretty good money people are great 👍

[@IsJesseBeast]

@@hectorholguin5539 I like nights. Plan on applying for linehaul after my background check for hazmat comes back. Hope you guys are still hiring then.

[@lann757]

👍Thanks good video

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@LAtxien24]

You didn't show how to hook the dolly to the lead trailer

[@davidwhite9848]

I waste a lot of time looking for the trailers in Dallas ( Grand Prairie) I wish Saia was like OD and tell me exactly where the trailers are located on the yard.

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Yeah that could be better.

[@RubberMuffin]

How much money do you make at saia? I’m looking for double and triple jobs and saia keeps popping up. I am in the DFW area

[@MarksTruckingLife]

At most terminals, top hourly is $28.66 and Linehaul is 72.5 cents per mile.

[@JohnNorris411]

Anyone know what they are paying in California these days?

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Not sure, but California is all hourly.

[@nikkolemg1]

Always cross your chains as well

[@EdwardCarr-l7u]

What no tug test?

[@MarksTruckingLife]

I do, but even if you do a tug test, it can come apart. It’s not a hook until you look.

[@AvengerAdventures2012]

What did I see a Swift trailer ????

[@MarksTruckingLife]

Probably

[@ajsalinas7592]

You sir did Not do a tug test on the lead trailer....FAIL!!!!

[@TroyJax]

He did what real professionals do. He visually looked at 5th wheel and King pin.