They missed out haha! Well you are getting great OTR experience with CFI that is for sure, amazing opportunity will come your way if you choose to be a driver that long.
@@jfavignano long time i been watching you for all time oh i no you from Stl louis & now live in Florida how old are you now im 27 i been watching you when i was 15 now im 27 are you from 90 oh how your girlfriend oh im coimg to your city in 2021
Jeff...love your content...I am from Denver myself and I can say that SCS has successfully captured the essence of Colorado. It was cool driving (in the sim) in my old stomping grounds and im glad you are enjoying it as well!!
That truck is a beauty. My grandma drove an older version Freightliner but she wanted to go for a newer model. But didn't get to and she ended up retiring. My grandpa's (her ex-husband) drove a light blue Peterbilt 389.
You've been a lot of places and done a lot of things. It's really cool to hear your stories about your life and experiences! Truck sim is perfect for this type of thing. Thank you for sharing all this stuff Jeff!
You should make a podcast. Honestly I felt so relaxed and actually chuckled a bit during this. Keep into consideration, cause you tell really good stories while driving
I drove for Wilson for 4 years, great company! Got my CDL with them, did 3 years company, 1 year leasing, all on their CONUS fleet pulling Prime reefers, but based in the old Jim Palmer Missoula terminal rather than the home base in SpriMO, but I got through there plenty often too. My last truck was a 2019 Cascadia nearly identical to the one you're driving here. Good to see you in a Weagle!
Geez Jeff, never really knew your story. I had a rough past as well and I smiled when I realized just how open you were being. I'd love to be able to share my story with you, you are a very positive person and I feel like your outlook would be helpful.
i was one for about 4 months. then i got shot in my vest trying to save a crack-heads life. quit right then and there. be safe and try and get into a private place rather than amr. stay tf away from amr.
Man I live in Colorado and this is on the route to my grandparents house!!! I recognize alot my other grandparents lived in the springs right off Academy! We use to go to Air Force games all the time!! Love the content!!
You struggling to stop at every light reminds me of a pretty scary ice situation I got into last winter. I was up on Homestake with this truck on a cold rainy day right at sunset. No issues climbing up from Whitehall but as soon as the sun went down the temp dropped and the whole downgrade from the summit into Butte froze solid. I was already going slow (the truck has a warning that pops up when the temp drops to freezing) when one of the faster drivers ahead of me started to jacknife and wrecked into the cliff on the right shoulder, so I used really light brake pressure to slow to 10-15mph with the DT12 in manual shifting mode and locked into 5th or 6th gear. I tried using a little jake whenever it looked like I was on bare pavement but my wheels started slipping as soon as they came on. I crept down that hill with as little braking as I could with the transmission in low range and high RPM just trying to keep my trailer straight behind me while other trucks were slipping off the road left & right and people on the uphill side were stopped in the middle of the freeway chaining their tires. That was the most terrifying few minutes of my career! I pulled into one of the truckstops in Rocker on the other side of town and told my dispatcher I was going to sleep until the road thawed. ⛄
It seems like a good part of your job is finding and testing out so many of these mods. When I am looking for a mod on games that you play I always come to your videos because almost every time you use them. Thank you for always posting them on your videos!
I drive for a small family owned company in Troy, MO called WITTE BROS. just outside St Louis. Been with them for 5 months so far and they treat me great. Also love the videos and tagging along for the drive. Keep up the great content Jeff.
Lol I used to work for prime!!!! Good company but busy busy busy. From what I understand, the CEO of Wilson was actually a prime driver years ago, then he bought his truck that he leased from prime, kept the business up, and bought more trucks. So its a good size company thats contracted with prime to haul primes freight. Its awesome how just a regular company driver can start with nothing and make a whole business with it. Love the vids Jeff. Keep it up!! Stay safe friends!!
@@EllieODaire your vids had much to do with me joining JPT. Not that you were selling the company but you were so chill that o ly seemed you were treated right. I personally had a good experience.
Your ATS videos are my meditation. Lol. I really like hearing about your life. Honestly, Jeff, congratulations on your success. You've earned it, buddy.
Jeff, with the winter weather mod, I've found that sometimes it helps if you click the retarder up twice if you have a truck with a retarder with braking. It usually helps me stop :-) If you ever wanted to try it, keep doing what you do!
Weeks ago I was randomly suggested one of your videos. Because of your videos, I am now purchasing a wheel/pedals/shifter as a "Christmas" present to myself. Because of you, I have spent way too much money. Regardless, I am super excited and love your videos man, Keep it up!
Fun fact if you were unaware. Wilson is based in Springfield just as Prime Inc is. Actually their terminals are basically right next to each other. Wilson was filing for bankruptcy and Rob Lowe (CEO of Prime Inc) bailed them out. That’s why you see Wilson pulling mostly prime trailers.
I got my cdl thru prime but I basically taught myself how to drive when I came home and hauled logs. Decent company and yes you’ll see that set up out there
Those locomotives in Alamosa were Alco PA-1s or FA-1s. The PAs were used in passenger service and were different from the freight used FAs because they were equipped with steam generators for coach heating. Can't tell from the shot which ones they were, though...
Current driver for wilson, western 11 division so no prime trailers for me, but nice to see a virtual weagle! I haul dry van and am in a freightliner. Love it over the petes.
Currently a lease op for Wilson the otr fleet pulls prime trailers and the western 11 guys pull Wilson trailers excellent company to start out with if anyone is thinking about getting into trucking
I never would have imagined Jeff airplane flyin, truck driving, law enforcin TH-cam god, Favignano was a real life got dang lumberjack. Such a cool story man!
I really enjoyed the rambling I'm going through a breakup and I'm at work put my headphones in and I just listen to your talk buddy I spent a little bit of time in Lebanon Missouri myself
Hello Jeff! Was Amazing to hear your story, i Can relate to what you Say about people taking things for granted, even if i didn't live in a national Forest, just sleeping in a dirt hole under showering rain, outside in the cold and humidity during my Time in the army made me appreciate little things in normal life such as a bed, blanket, shower and toilets... Anyway, i'm looking forward to work on the ground services at an airport but waiting for the covid to calm down. So i'm curious to hear or read about that part of your active life. Love your videos, love your spirit and can't wait for the next one! Eliot, Normandie, France.
I actually lived at the United States Forest Service facility just east of Wise River, MT in the Beaverhead/Deerlodge National Forest back in 2013 in one of the bunkhouses. It was either a double wide trailer or a triple wide with an attached laundry area that i stayed at for about 4-5 months while being employed with the USFS as a laborer and then during wildland fire season I did logistics working between both offices in the Beaverhead/Deerlodge region (Wise River and Wisdom, MT). We had two big fires that I was in on the Kelly Fire incident and the Beaver Creek Fire incident.
I live in Kalispell MT. Similar story moving here, although it was the back of an 89 F250, my oldest sister in the back seat and my middle sister, two dogs and I in the "way back". We lived in a KOA until my parents found a house to buy. Most of my family moved back to Washington state, but I'm still here after 20+ years. I travel down to the area you lived in quite often for work, beautiful area. Definitely a different culture down there.
I used to deliver paint in refers so it wouldn’t freeze, so anything that could freeze could be used as cargo. I also watched two different guys mess up by only setting one brake. One set only the trailer brakes on a hill the brakes failed and down drove the rig. The other set only the tractor brakes and as more weight was added to the trailer the rig started to slide.
Woo buddy that looked slick out there, reminds me of what is in store for tomorrow, an ice storm. Gonna be slick out there just like it was for your drive in ATS haha! Nice run into Denver Jeff, have a great evening!
when you started that story about driving down the road and a tire blowing out, i thought you were going somewhere continuing the alien story, which abruptly came to an end, lol
Nice childhood story very interesting, its good to hear not everyone had it good,we all have our struggles in life. Keep going on the videos, also I use the heavy snow mod,I put the brake level very high,it seems to me to work a little better compare to having it lower..maybe you've tried but if not try give it a real bump,and give it a test run.
HELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo :D fun video ngl :3 also i googled what to use a thrid axle for, heres what i found meh friends: Lift axles are a way to lift some tires off the road when they are not required to support the load. If a lorry needs all the axles occasionally, there's already the weight penalty, so a way of improving fuel economy and reduce road noise is to lift the wheel off the road.
Well your doing good now bro ,making awesome videos to me,there none that I don't like,I enjoy watching them,but favorite is the neighborhood randy,Chuck it's so funny,
Yes thank you jeff i love you and your content more now that i know you are a believer. it maybe far fetched but i want to be alive when we can finally travel to different galaxies
I'll be getting the Thrustmaster TMX force feedback wheel and pedal set for Christmas and I'll start playing ATS again, this will be my first wheel and pedal set, I can't wait to get them.
Hey Jef her in the Netherlands we are in a lockdown again. So not a great start from the week but, stay positive. With the upcoming vaccine i hope we can start 2021 mutch better. See jah jeff 🤟🏼
Yea. Wilson is sometimes out there in Colorado. That Jake is a no-no in that type of weather. Love your shit though,Jeff. Keep it up...get a Crete/Shaffer video going. Crete is our dry van division and Shaffer is our reefer division. Same company. Been watching you since before I got my CDL. Been at it for going on 5 years now.
Drove for Prime for a while they have a good relationship with Wilson in Springfield,MO always see them in our yard or on the road hauling our reefers but now I live in Tampa and haul Molten sulfur for Dillon
@@jfavignano I live in Apollo Beach love the area so far only complaint is everything closes early around here but can’t win em all hope you love your area
Love these rides and convos...kinda feels like we’re riding in the cab with ya Jeff lol keep’em comin man love this series!!!
I applied to Wilson but they wouldn’t hire me because I was missing 6 months of work history 😔. Now I’m just a beast with CFI instead.
They missed out haha! Well you are getting great OTR experience with CFI that is for sure, amazing opportunity will come your way if you choose to be a driver that long.
Hoi
@@jfavignano long time i been watching you for all time oh i no you from Stl louis & now live in Florida how old are you now im 27 i been watching you when i was 15 now im 27 are you from 90 oh how your girlfriend oh im coimg to your city in 2021
davie was the other day your first time driving on really icy terrain?
My uncle Scott used to drive for CFI. He said if he was to drive again he’d go with CFI.
Jeff...love your content...I am from Denver myself and I can say that SCS has successfully captured the essence of Colorado. It was cool driving (in the sim) in my old stomping grounds and im glad you are enjoying it as well!!
“Oh you little crawfish, don’t you use that Jake brake in the snow!”
That truck is a beauty. My grandma drove an older version Freightliner but she wanted to go for a newer model. But didn't get to and she ended up retiring. My grandpa's (her ex-husband) drove a light blue Peterbilt 389.
Drove for these guys. Good company. I didn't pull Prime but dry in the western 11 states on a 579.
You've been a lot of places and done a lot of things. It's really cool to hear your stories about your life and experiences! Truck sim is perfect for this type of thing. Thank you for sharing all this stuff Jeff!
You should make a podcast. Honestly I felt so relaxed and actually chuckled a bit during this. Keep into consideration, cause you tell really good stories while driving
I drove for Wilson for 4 years, great company! Got my CDL with them, did 3 years company, 1 year leasing, all on their CONUS fleet pulling Prime reefers, but based in the old Jim Palmer Missoula terminal rather than the home base in SpriMO, but I got through there plenty often too. My last truck was a 2019 Cascadia nearly identical to the one you're driving here. Good to see you in a Weagle!
Nice! Be safe out on the road 😄
Geez Jeff, never really knew your story. I had a rough past as well and I smiled when I realized just how open you were being. I'd love to be able to share my story with you, you are a very positive person and I feel like your outlook would be helpful.
Anytime man
@@jfavignano I'd give you my discord but this is definitely not the place to post it.
I’m doing good Jeff! Passed my EMT final today! I am certified EMT!
Congrats man!
Congrats dude! Thank you for choosing to serve your community, people like you make the world a better place!
i was one for about 4 months. then i got shot in my vest trying to save a crack-heads life. quit right then and there. be safe and try and get into a private place rather than amr. stay tf away from amr.
@@nys7891 what’s wrong w AMR just curious?
@@ab0undingfly3r14 they just don't care about their people. if you're gunna go amr at least don't be in a big city.
Man I live in Colorado and this is on the route to my grandparents house!!! I recognize alot my other grandparents lived in the springs right off Academy! We use to go to Air Force games all the time!! Love the content!!
You should title the next episode of this "I use track IR to look around (ATS)"
Haha yes
You struggling to stop at every light reminds me of a pretty scary ice situation I got into last winter. I was up on Homestake with this truck on a cold rainy day right at sunset. No issues climbing up from Whitehall but as soon as the sun went down the temp dropped and the whole downgrade from the summit into Butte froze solid. I was already going slow (the truck has a warning that pops up when the temp drops to freezing) when one of the faster drivers ahead of me started to jacknife and wrecked into the cliff on the right shoulder, so I used really light brake pressure to slow to 10-15mph with the DT12 in manual shifting mode and locked into 5th or 6th gear. I tried using a little jake whenever it looked like I was on bare pavement but my wheels started slipping as soon as they came on. I crept down that hill with as little braking as I could with the transmission in low range and high RPM just trying to keep my trailer straight behind me while other trucks were slipping off the road left & right and people on the uphill side were stopped in the middle of the freeway chaining their tires. That was the most terrifying few minutes of my career! I pulled into one of the truckstops in Rocker on the other side of town and told my dispatcher I was going to sleep until the road thawed. ⛄
I love how these turn into Storytime with Jeff.
Lol facts
To the C.B. Mic, “This is Jeff driving the pork chop express”.
Your awesome at these trucks game Jeff love watching them thank so much
bought a gaming p.c because of you, lspdfr, x-plane 11 (with yoke and thrust quadrant) and now ATS, need equipment for that though! you the best.
It seems like a good part of your job is finding and testing out so many of these mods. When I am looking for a mod on games that you play I always come to your videos because almost every time you use them. Thank you for always posting them on your videos!
Loving all the videos with the snow mod.
I drive for a small family owned company in Troy, MO called WITTE BROS. just outside St Louis. Been with them for 5 months so far and they treat me great. Also love the videos and tagging along for the drive. Keep up the great content Jeff.
Lol I used to work for prime!!!! Good company but busy busy busy. From what I understand, the CEO of Wilson was actually a prime driver years ago, then he bought his truck that he leased from prime, kept the business up, and bought more trucks. So its a good size company thats contracted with prime to haul primes freight. Its awesome how just a regular company driver can start with nothing and make a whole business with it. Love the vids Jeff. Keep it up!! Stay safe friends!!
This is one of my favorites series from all the Favignano playlist. Thanks Jeff. Stay safe..
Wow! Snowy day I see haha. Those mods sure make look this game pretty awesome. Have a great evening Jeff. 😄
i love watching you drive and your stores you share too
I actually drove for this company!!! Such a great fleet and they look absolutely amazing with the black and the Weagle!!
Drive for them out of Missoula. Had to move in as I moved from Idaho to Florida and now pull FedEx doubles. Loved my 579 black on black.
@@charliereyes1093 I drove for them out of Missoula too (Jim Palmer Trucking).
Yes they were fading the Jim Palmer name out slowly. They would just say JP was the western 10 division. I was there up until last June.
WHAT A COINCIDENCE
@@EllieODaire your vids had much to do with me joining JPT. Not that you were selling the company but you were so chill that o ly seemed you were treated right. I personally had a good experience.
Cool to see a Wilson/Prime combo, I drove for Wil-Trans myself for a while. Great video! Cheers
We hope you're well!
Your ATS videos are my meditation. Lol. I really like hearing about your life. Honestly, Jeff, congratulations on your success. You've earned it, buddy.
Jeff, with the winter weather mod, I've found that sometimes it helps if you click the retarder up twice if you have a truck with a retarder with braking. It usually helps me stop :-) If you ever wanted to try it, keep doing what you do!
Weeks ago I was randomly suggested one of your videos. Because of your videos, I am now purchasing a wheel/pedals/shifter as a "Christmas" present to myself. Because of you, I have spent way too much money. Regardless, I am super excited and love your videos man, Keep it up!
I’m just gonna say it right now before anyone else does:
“WIIIILLSOOOOOOONNNN!”
That scene made us cry. Really hit home.
@@WilsonLogistics That... that did not just happen!
This is great! Jeremy did a great job with the paint. We would only change blacking-out the grill and mirrors. Drive safe!
Yeah I missed a few details as you can customize the trucks in the sim to be proper, great looking rigs!
@@jfavignano Thanks, Jeff. Awesome video too. Love the channel.
Thank you!
Fun fact if you were unaware. Wilson is based in Springfield just as Prime Inc is. Actually their terminals are basically right next to each other. Wilson was filing for bankruptcy and Rob Lowe (CEO of Prime Inc) bailed them out. That’s why you see Wilson pulling mostly prime trailers.
I got my cdl thru prime but I basically taught myself how to drive when I came home and hauled logs. Decent company and yes you’ll see that set up out there
Getting a gaming pc for Christmas can’t wait to play this game.
What type of pc?
Those locomotives in Alamosa were Alco PA-1s or FA-1s. The PAs were used in passenger service and were different from the freight used FAs because they were equipped with steam generators for coach heating. Can't tell from the shot which ones they were, though...
Live on the South Puget Sound (Olympia), see these trucks from time to time on I-5. ❤
We're all over I-5. You'll see more Wilson trucks hauling Wilson trailers out West.
The Cascadia looks so good with the graphics even in winter❤
Hell yea both are excellent companies to drive for
Awman i would love to live with that !
But with great internet, a supermarket near Tree 10, and a money tree in the back.
Great stories.
I'm loving these snow mod videos
Since I got the track IR Jeff, my game is awesome. And the Cascadia is my favorite truck in the game and real life.
Man if I was driving that truck in that weather on ice like that I would be a wreck lol. Jeremy did an awesome job as always! Good stuff Jeff!
Great seeing you again!
Can't wait to watch been looking forward towards a new video!! Keep it up bud 🤠🤠
Current driver for wilson, western 11 division so no prime trailers for me, but nice to see a virtual weagle! I haul dry van and am in a freightliner. Love it over the petes.
Thanks for these videos Jeff. I find these very relaxing.
I remember playing this game when I was young.. so many memories lol
i was bored to a point i was falling asleep then i saw this it woke me up thank you jeff !
I look forward to these snow-themed series every year.
Currently a lease op for Wilson the otr fleet pulls prime trailers and the western 11 guys pull Wilson trailers excellent company to start out with if anyone is thinking about getting into trucking
I never would have imagined Jeff airplane flyin, truck driving, law enforcin TH-cam god, Favignano was a real life got dang lumberjack. Such a cool story man!
I really enjoyed the rambling I'm going through a breakup and I'm at work put my headphones in and I just listen to your talk buddy I spent a little bit of time in Lebanon Missouri myself
Hello Jeff! Was Amazing to hear your story, i Can relate to what you Say about people taking things for granted, even if i didn't live in a national Forest, just sleeping in a dirt hole under showering rain, outside in the cold and humidity during my Time in the army made me appreciate little things in normal life such as a bed, blanket, shower and toilets...
Anyway, i'm looking forward to work on the ground services at an airport but waiting for the covid to calm down. So i'm curious to hear or read about that part of your active life.
Love your videos, love your spirit and can't wait for the next one!
Eliot, Normandie, France.
I actually lived at the United States Forest Service facility just east of Wise River, MT in the Beaverhead/Deerlodge National Forest back in 2013 in one of the bunkhouses. It was either a double wide trailer or a triple wide with an attached laundry area that i stayed at for about 4-5 months while being employed with the USFS as a laborer and then during wildland fire season I did logistics working between both offices in the Beaverhead/Deerlodge region (Wise River and Wisdom, MT). We had two big fires that I was in on the Kelly Fire incident and the Beaver Creek Fire incident.
That’s amazing man, you know the exact location!
Nice truck. Love it!! ♥️
Everytime I drive the Cascadia my love for it grows
Thanks Jeff my Monday was perfect
I live in Kalispell MT. Similar story moving here, although it was the back of an 89 F250, my oldest sister in the back seat and my middle sister, two dogs and I in the "way back". We lived in a KOA until my parents found a house to buy. Most of my family moved back to Washington state, but I'm still here after 20+ years. I travel down to the area you lived in quite often for work, beautiful area. Definitely a different culture down there.
Absolutely was, thanks man
Awesome video Jeff
It's so weird being from Alamosa and watching you drive through my town lol
I worked for this company very accurate details
I live in Colorado and have been to alamosa many times and it was very accurate
Wonderful video Jeff. Love the snow mod. I just installed a snow mod today for ats and ets2.
Loving the vids Jeff ❤️🙌🏽🙌🏽
Keep if the awesome work. 😎
I used to deliver paint in refers so it wouldn’t freeze, so anything that could freeze could be used as cargo.
I also watched two different guys mess up by only setting one brake.
One set only the trailer brakes on a hill the brakes failed and down drove the rig.
The other set only the tractor brakes and as more weight was added to the trailer the rig started to slide.
Have a nice day and keep up the good work 👍
Jeff you are the best TH-camr ever
Your welcome
Woo buddy that looked slick out there, reminds me of what is in store for tomorrow, an ice storm. Gonna be slick out there just like it was for your drive in ATS haha! Nice run into Denver Jeff, have a great evening!
Hope you have a great Christmas jeff, keep up the amazing videos
You never disappoint me man
Love your stories Jeff would be nice to hear how you and Nicole got to know each other keep it up mate👍
when you started that story about driving down the road and a tire blowing out, i thought you were going somewhere continuing the alien story, which abruptly came to an end, lol
Ngl this convo was inspiring, thanks Jeff!
Nice childhood story very interesting, its good to hear not everyone had it good,we all have our struggles in life. Keep going on the videos, also I use the heavy snow mod,I put the brake level very high,it seems to me to work a little better compare to having it lower..maybe you've tried but if not try give it a real bump,and give it a test run.
i live in CO so this is very cool to see!
Great video Jeff keep up the great videos buddy
HELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooo :D fun video ngl :3
also i googled what to use a thrid axle for, heres what i found meh friends:
Lift axles are a way to lift some tires off the road when they are not required to support the load. If a lorry needs all the axles occasionally, there's already the weight penalty, so a way of improving fuel economy and reduce road noise is to lift the wheel off the road.
Well your doing good now bro ,making awesome videos to me,there none that I don't like,I enjoy watching them,but favorite is the neighborhood randy,Chuck it's so funny,
Yay! Colorado
them jake brakes g'on get ya killed lol , good video , i enjoyed your Montana childhood story ;)
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Yes thank you jeff i love you and your content more now that i know you are a believer. it maybe far fetched but i want to be alive when we can finally travel to different galaxies
We already can with our minds 😉
Truth
I'll be getting the Thrustmaster TMX force feedback wheel and pedal set for Christmas and I'll start playing ATS again, this will be my first wheel and pedal set, I can't wait to get them.
Awesome let me know what you think!
@@jfavignano I definitely will, thank you for all the great content you bring us
Who here listens to Jeff while playing ats? Just wondering.... Jeff low-key never bores me. And that voice 😂😂😂
The jakes are actuated by air that messes with the steer axle breaking that will cause a skid
1:53 They used a model of the old GM dealership signs for that diner.
That's hilarious.
Holy crap I didn't even notice that. Good eye dude!
Started watching because of ATS now I find out you're into astronomy also! badass
Love the truck Jeff! Keep going with the videos brotha!
Hey Jef her in the Netherlands we are in a lockdown again. So not a great start from the week but, stay positive. With the upcoming vaccine i hope we can start 2021 mutch better. See jah jeff 🤟🏼
Thats a beautiful setup lol gonna have to start buying the wheel setup in parts lol
Yea. Wilson is sometimes out there in Colorado. That Jake is a no-no in that type of weather. Love your shit though,Jeff. Keep it up...get a Crete/Shaffer video going. Crete is our dry van division and Shaffer is our reefer division. Same company. Been watching you since before I got my CDL. Been at it for going on 5 years now.
Jeff I love the content keep it up also some more run away ramps??
its ok jeff i did go and look at some of daves with cfi not bad
Nice video Jeff!
Ayye drummer gang ✌🏻 I’ve also played in the pit back in high school, those were the days
When he said “look at that train there on the right” there was a train passing through my town 😳
Drove for Prime for a while they have a good relationship with Wilson in Springfield,MO always see them in our yard or on the road hauling our reefers but now I live in Tampa and haul Molten sulfur for Dillon
Nice I live in Tampa now
@@jfavignano I live in Apollo Beach love the area so far only complaint is everything closes early around here but can’t win em all hope you love your area
Good video and happy holidays
I live in the Springfield Missouri area in the city republic.
Love the vids jeff