I know Orwell is almost 40 yrs old but he's still a great looking ol truck. You stay safe out there, Steve. Hope you have a great Father's Day. And every other Father out there.
This is why it pays to have a CB radio. If he cant get police on channel 9, then the other eastbound truckers he could talk to could give them a heads up when they get to the scale house.
This is the year 2023. The police`haven't had CB radios in their cars for years and I doubt there any more volunteer groups that monitor CH 9 like the used to. BTW Ch 9 evetime I've listen to it was people talking in Spanish. I agree it pays to have a CB but what good is it if a driver isn't using it. In some area out West they use Ch 14.
Steve at least you attempted to help the driver out...most of these new steering wheel holders would not have done anything but post about it on social media and laughed at him
I used to drive a cab over Freightliner pulling mobile homes.Rode like a horse and buggy but got the job done.Seeing your truck brings back a lot of memories.Keep on trucking.Enjoy watching your channel.
Steve. Wallace was a large silver mining area in the day. The mines have closed. It was known for having a large number of houses of womanly entertainment. One trivia fact it had the last traffic light between Seattle and Boston before I 90 was completed. The Milwaukee RR when bankrupt in the 70’ and the roadbed was primarily abandoned. 😊
I used to live in BC and myself and friends knew all about Wallace Idaho back in the 80s. I spent a weekend there once and can back up your claims. Lol I flew from Vancouver to Spokane and took a Greyhound the rest of the way. Good memories.
The "houses of womanly entertainment" were ACTUALLY listed in the Yellow Pages! I forget what category they were listed under, though.🤔 As for "Ol' Yellow, Red and Green", it's either still in the town cemetery or been exhumed and is in the local museum. DISCLAIMER: Lived in the area for a few years. Actually pulled a prank on a colleague -- a pre-paid all-nighter at one of these establishments. [he never figured out what happened]
Just glad it wasn't Orwell that broke down. As far as cell service I am surprised that there was no signal on a major roadway. I knw where I am off of US 64 I lose cell signal a few miles out of Hayesville till i am just about in Franklin NC. In the 9 years I have lived here nothing has changed. Stay safe. I wanna see some pics of the CL 9000.
Happy Fathers Day Steve, you know I really enjoy how you setup up the Go Pro’s and drive along and grab different camera angles. Plus how you hold a conversation with us, even though we’re not able to have direct dialog with you.
Another great video FSC. It never fails, its always something. Orwell sure does a great job tugging you up and down the hills. Have a great and a safe day. Happy trails and happy motoring.
I knew that “piece of equipment” I saw you had going eastbound on I90 near the Roslyn scale shack was something for you! It was awesome to talk to you on the CB, even briefly
Enjoyed your video Steve. Standup thing you did calling the highway patrol for that driver. Keep up the good work and keep the shiny side up my friend.
In other words, you had a nice long walk? Same thing happened to me in Ohio on I-70 , 4 miles east of Quaker city in the winter time at night. It was a long cold walk downhill, in blowing sleet and snow to get to a telephone. It was 1998, and hardly anyone had a cellphone then.
At first I thought you were out of luck, Steve, and Orwell was broken down on Lookout Pass, when I read the title of the video. But thankfully that wasn't the case. Loved that you made a call and mentioned that another driver did have bad luck on top of the mountain.
Good on you Steve, it sucks being stranded with no phone service ! You did your self proud! Happy Father's day Steve. Absolutely love 💕 the mountain runs, always something, also love that the comments are full of history, not always? But some know their stuff and share it with the rest of us 👍🏻, l say thanks to them for filling in the blanks!, THANK YOU ALL ! l know they are different to drive, (because l have driven a cab over back in the day) but l sure love the look of them out on the road! So a huge thank you to you as well Steve, l hope we get to see and hear the FORD cab over that you just picked up. 😀 A Detroit? An air starter? a reverse paint 🎨 scheme, blue cab with white stripes and accents 👌🏻. Anyway, All the best to ya! ✌🏻👍🏻🤘🌤 🇨🇦 😎.
The Milwaukee was the last transcontinental thru the PNW. THE BNSF operates the original Grean Northern and Norther Pacific tracks in the area. The Milwaukee road teackage towards the end was known as the longest branhline in the end as you would only have one east bound and one west bound between terminals....... being the last one thru they got the worst route, fewer potential customers, but they had the most scenic route and was popular when they ran passanger trains. There was a book written about that line it was called the nation pays again
mad respect for our truckers and farmers. this is the best trucking channel i have watched, job well done fsc.. stay safe out there also! god bless america!!
Hi from Coeur d Alene. Welcome to N Idaho roads. Boise gets all the money and I don't know what in hell they do with it. We have a short summer, up here, to improve what we have.
come to central utah Steve i got a parking spot for you right in the middle of the Piute atv trail system look it up i have an x3 could show you around
The Milwaukee Road ("Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific) were latecomers to the Pacific, and consequently got the worst route! The Pacific section (thru Washington, Idaho and western Montana was electrified, westwards from Harlowtown, Montana. Traffic never really met expectations, and chenging from electric to diesel traction, and vice versa, at Harlowtown was not really a way to run a railroad. MILW went bust in the '7o's or early '80's, and BN did take over some of their routes, but not through Idaho.
First time I went over those passes, was winter time. Woke up in the Rest area on the Montana side, 4am. 6 inches of snow. Chained up, then it was just me & a log truck going west for quite aways.
I really enjoy the effort you put into providing interesting camera angles. And when you use the Jakes and Roll Coal, the best man. Thanks Steve, from Cape Town, South Africa.
Great video Steve really enjoy all the different camera angles and your commentary. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Steve Happy Father's day Steve and to all of the Father's out there.
Steve - The Milwaukee Road abandoned its Pacific Extension in 1980. Too much competition from the Burlington Northern. Shortly after that, the Milwaukee was bought out by the Soo Line and they, in turn, were merged into the Canadian Pacific.
Hi Steve I have been watching you video s and like you cabover truck rowell is and listening to you tell us about your loads and rowell sounds awesome.
Its easy to miss a shift and being in cabover with all linkages or cable it happens. As a pete tech I drive so many trucks we're getting away from full manual to automated (NOT AUTOMATIC). We get cabover from time to time some have every well worn-out linkages. I have 320 model concrete pumper truck with manual very rare to see. Had to push shifter against doghouse to make shifts. Had few 379 with worn out shift towers and bang the dash getting your fingers
Ah, Knights of the Road! Steve, you are a good guy! Idaho State Police will make a collect call to the Montana State Police, which will be transferred to the Montana Office of Budgets and Finance for an Emergency Purchase Order Number, which will be processed within 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. .... 😢😂
Hah 10 Roads Express that my company! Unfortunately we’ve had a lot of breakdowns lately due to having to hold on to old equipment. Trucks run constantly and are hardly ever off. Apparently new trucks are on back order, I’ve only driven a couple of new ones myself. When I say new I mean they already have 300K on them.
That 50,000 coins is a cool place. They hotel on site is a great little hotel. Side by side riding all over that area. Wallace Idaho is another great place to ride.
I am saddened right now. I just came through Butte Montana a few hours ago, i have even been to the truck stop you got fuel at a few times, even stayed in the motel across the street at one point. 3:04 Course i was going on the 15 to Helena/Great Falls direction coming from Idaho on the I-84 to 86 and on to the 15 Was a 14 hour trip.
Being in areas of no cell service wonder if carrying a satellite phone would come in handy in areas where there is no cell service or dependable land line service, anyway stafe safe Steve
Always good to have a hand held CB radio if u don't have a CB radio I'm the truck and all of the driver's semi truck drivers and Hot Shot Load driver's all have CB radios in there truck's.
You would think a nose types of roads? They would have coal boxes on the side of the highway just in case. Somebody breaks down like that guy did. Save travel Steve.
Love the scenery do you think any big boys or challenger's went through those mountains I know it's not you but the trans sounds a little strange love the content
Since the 1880s this district has been supplying America and the planet with the metals necessary that make modern life possible. And yes, we are still mining here, with enough reserves to last decades into the future at current metals prices. There are over 800 mine and prospect sites in the District.
Hello, Steve. Did you ever look into a Sateilite phone. I, don't know if that would be any help, to have one, just in case there is no cell service, or your stuck some where in no man's land. I'm just throwing that out there. I am not sure if having one would be practical, & am I'm not sure of cost involved. Take care out there.
I remember when I was on the Cabelas dedicated account and 1 winter had to spend 3 or 4 days at the silver dollar truck stop do to avalaches in all three derictions you could go the planner was like you should back track to whatever highway to get down to I84 and then you can get to the store in seattle had to explian to him that the roads were not open he did not believe me and checked for himself and got back to me and said keep me updated so I can rescudele delivery oh and also thanked me because it alowwed him to inform the other drivers to reroute around Montana
Why is gas so high in Montana no taxes there? Why didn't you use the CB on channel 19 or channel 9 to have someone help him if they still use that channel.
Montana has lots of road miles and few people. Extreme weather conditions and challenging terrain. Costs a lot to maintain all those road miles. Montana has income and property taxes, no real sales taxes except on hotels and rental cars, so fuel taxes to pay for the roads.
Why is gas so high in Montana no taxes there? Why didn't you use the CB to have someone help him or try Channel 9 for emergency if they still use that channel
The Canada wildfires are in Ontario and east to Newfoundland, the smoke going South to the Eastern US. I don't know of any fires in the Central provinces.
I know Orwell is almost 40 yrs old but he's still a great looking ol truck. You stay safe out there, Steve. Hope you have a great Father's Day. And every other Father out there.
Thanks 👍 bud
Pretty interestin' watchin' the road from over your shoulder. You're a good guy, handsome & you articulate do good for your appearance.
This is why it pays to have a CB radio. If he cant get police on channel 9, then the other eastbound truckers he could talk to could give them a heads up when they get to the scale house.
This is the year 2023. The police`haven't had CB radios in their cars for years and I doubt there any more volunteer groups that monitor CH 9 like the used to. BTW Ch 9 evetime I've listen to it was people talking in Spanish.
I agree it pays to have a CB but what good is it if a driver isn't using it. In some area out West they use Ch 14.
What if his alternator took a crap and had dead batteries, CB is useless no??
@Michael Rocker right, the cops haven't paid attention to cb for decades.
Well your an Angel for that driver Steve. Thats a real trucker. Not some flip flop wearing steering holder.
Nice truck you do not see many cabovers anymore but when you do they are cool to see
That's certainly true
Steve at least you attempted to help the driver out...most of these new steering wheel holders would not have done anything but post about it on social media and laughed at him
So true.
I used to drive a cab over Freightliner pulling mobile homes.Rode like a horse and buggy but got the job done.Seeing your truck brings back a lot of memories.Keep on trucking.Enjoy watching your channel.
Steve. Wallace was a large silver mining area in the day. The mines have closed. It was known for having a large number of houses of womanly entertainment. One trivia fact it had the last traffic light between Seattle and Boston before I 90 was completed. The Milwaukee RR when bankrupt in the 70’ and the roadbed was primarily abandoned. 😊
I used to live in BC and myself and friends knew all about Wallace Idaho back in the 80s. I spent a weekend there once and can back up your claims. Lol I flew from Vancouver to Spokane and took a Greyhound the rest of the way. Good memories.
The "houses of womanly entertainment" were ACTUALLY listed in the Yellow Pages! I forget what category they were listed under, though.🤔 As for "Ol' Yellow, Red and Green", it's either still in the town cemetery or been exhumed and is in the local museum.
DISCLAIMER: Lived in the area for a few years. Actually pulled a prank on a colleague -- a pre-paid all-nighter at one of these establishments. [he never figured out what happened]
Just glad it wasn't Orwell that broke down. As far as cell service I am surprised that there was no signal on a major roadway. I knw where I am off of US 64 I lose cell signal a few miles out of Hayesville till i am just about in Franklin NC. In the 9 years I have lived here nothing has changed.
Stay safe. I wanna see some pics of the CL 9000.
Happy Fathers Day Steve, you know I really enjoy how you setup up the Go Pro’s and drive along and grab different camera angles. Plus how you hold a conversation with us, even though we’re not able to have direct dialog with you.
Another great video FSC. It never fails, its always something. Orwell sure does a great job tugging you up and down the hills. Have a great and a safe day. Happy trails and happy motoring.
I knew that “piece of equipment” I saw you had going eastbound on I90 near the Roslyn scale shack was something for you! It was awesome to talk to you on the CB, even briefly
Hello Steve. Bet I know the first thing went thru those buggs mind when they hit the windshield. Their rear end. Good thing for the rain and wipers.
Butte, Montana, birthplace of Evel Knievel. Great video!
Happy Father’s Day Steve !!
Enjoyed your video Steve. Standup thing you did calling the highway patrol for that driver. Keep up the good work and keep the shiny side up my friend.
I love that part of Montana, it's beautiful there. Keep on truckin'
Hey Steve, Hope You Stay Safe! The New Equipment You Got Looks Great
I broke down on Pipestone Pass years ago in an old cabover International and we didn't have cell phones at that time.
In other words, you had a nice long walk?
Same thing happened to me in Ohio on I-70 , 4 miles east of Quaker city in the winter time at night. It was a long cold walk downhill, in blowing sleet and snow to get to a telephone. It was 1998, and hardly anyone had a cellphone then.
Beautiful day, father's day in cheese 🧀 head land Sheboygan area. Brats and beer 🍺 coming up! Have a good one 👍
Very pretty and very freaking dangerous also in winter at the same time. You get ice on that road and it's a skating rink out there.
Love your blogs Big shout out from good old New Zealand, You all have a safe one out yeah hear.
At first I thought you were out of luck, Steve, and Orwell was broken down on Lookout Pass, when I read the title of the video. But thankfully that wasn't the case. Loved that you made a call and mentioned that another driver did have bad luck on top of the mountain.
Good on you Steve, it sucks being stranded with no phone service ! You did your self proud!
Happy Father's day Steve.
Absolutely love 💕 the mountain runs, always something, also love that the comments are full of history, not always? But some know their stuff and share it with the rest of us 👍🏻, l say thanks to them for filling in the blanks!, THANK YOU ALL !
l know they are different to drive, (because l have driven a cab over back in the day) but l sure love the look of them out on the road! So a huge thank you to you as well Steve, l hope we get to see and hear the FORD cab over that you just picked up. 😀 A Detroit? An air starter? a reverse paint 🎨 scheme, blue cab with white stripes and accents 👌🏻.
Anyway, All the best to ya!
✌🏻👍🏻🤘🌤 🇨🇦 😎.
that was very nice of the pilot truck stop to set up a camera in advance on their fuel island for you.
The Milwaukee was the last transcontinental thru the PNW. THE BNSF operates the original Grean Northern and Norther Pacific tracks in the area. The Milwaukee road teackage towards the end was known as the longest branhline in the end as you would only have one east bound and one west bound between terminals....... being the last one thru they got the worst route, fewer potential customers, but they had the most scenic route and was popular when they ran passanger trains. There was a book written about that line it was called the nation pays again
Beautiful mountains there rain trucking
Greetings from Idaho . Wallace is an active silver mine since the 1800s
mad respect for our truckers and farmers. this is the best trucking channel i have watched, job well done fsc.. stay safe out there also! god bless america!!
Hi from Coeur d Alene. Welcome to N Idaho roads. Boise gets all the money and I don't know what in hell they do with it. We have a short summer, up here, to improve what we have.
When traveling out west always plan on taking enough supply’s along in case you end up camping .. different world from east coast
Great vid..I guarantee you when you roll across scales.The older dot officer's appreciate seeing the vintage 362 still working.
I've never met one yet that seems like they're even programmed to think that way.
@Kelly White I mainly ran oh,WV and pa with a coal bucket. WV were pricks ambushing you with portable scales
You would think just for safety cell service along the freeway's would be a priority. Great video.
Looks good behind you .
Hey I love your videos. I researched it. Oltismis Prime turned into a Frightliner FL 86 cabover
I just realized Bruce Wilson's truck Blue Collar is the exact same model of truck. As Oltismis Prime
Thank you for not doxing yourself by giving out your phone number to the entire internet. You had me scared for a second.
Nice move calling for help.
Montana and Idaho scale that you went over. Years ago they were preparing to move it out away from building so they could weigh oversized loads.
come to central utah Steve i got a parking spot for you right in the middle of the Piute atv trail system look it up i have an x3 could show you around
I've been there Butte Montana that used to be a flying J the first one in America. And it was a lot smaller truck stop then. Just a fueling station.
Sorry you broke down . And having to walk in the rain. Happy father's day
The Milwaukee Road ("Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific) were latecomers to the Pacific, and consequently got the worst route! The Pacific section (thru Washington, Idaho and western Montana was electrified, westwards from Harlowtown, Montana. Traffic never really met expectations, and chenging from electric to diesel traction, and vice versa, at Harlowtown was not really a way to run a railroad. MILW went bust in the '7o's or early '80's, and BN did take over some of their routes, but not through Idaho.
First time I went over those passes, was winter time. Woke up in the Rest area on the Montana side, 4am. 6 inches of snow. Chained up, then it was just me & a log truck going west for quite aways.
Most of the sights are familiar, I was there when it was US-10 before the Interstate. Lived in Kellogg.
I really enjoy the effort you put into providing interesting camera angles. And when you use the Jakes and Roll Coal, the best man. Thanks Steve, from Cape Town, South Africa.
An other great one. Just an FYI there is an atv/side by side festival in wallas id every year. I think its in mid July
Nice drive through that beautiful country. Thanks for the ride. Have a great day buddy and Happy Fathers Day.
Steve, can you please explain how the satellite pump works with the main pump, thanks. Great video!
Wallace is in fact silver mines. Nice hikes in the area, atv trails and great breweries
That’s a cool little mine museum off the road you’re talking about.
Dam ol wookie steve missin and grinden them gears going up a mountain lol 😂
God bless you 4 caring 4 your fellow man
Paint those rear wheels blue silver anything’s but rust. Every one comes up to you at truck stops as Orwell is a conversation piece
I always enjoy seeing the mountains out west whenever you're out there especially when it's green and snowing thanks for the memories Steve
Kool Steve keep on keeping on
Absolutely beautiful scenery love from 🏴 . Stay safe
Great video Steve really enjoy all the different camera angles and your commentary. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Steve Happy Father's day Steve and to all of the Father's out there.
Beautiful country you're driving thru. Didn't know that about Milwaukee Road - very interesting.
Good looking out Steve. Stopping to make that call could have saved his life walking in the rain like that on the interstate. Never know.
Steve - The Milwaukee Road abandoned its Pacific Extension in 1980. Too much competition from the Burlington Northern. Shortly after that, the Milwaukee was bought out by the Soo Line and they, in turn, were merged into the Canadian Pacific.
well done, Steve. Hopefully that guy got some help, thx to your call.
I find it awesome seeing places I know and go through quite often on this video.
love your work rookie, you make enjoyable videos for a shift rookie.
I love your truck bro greetings frm New Zealand 🇳🇿
A great trip through there in summer with a truck is us 12
Used to run 94 between Minnesota and Billings, MT, and 90 over into Washington pretty hot, love that drop into Wallace, ID
Hi Steve I have been watching you video s and like you cabover truck rowell is and listening to you tell us about your loads and rowell sounds awesome.
Its easy to miss a shift and being in cabover with all linkages or cable it happens. As a pete tech I drive so many trucks we're getting away from full manual to automated (NOT AUTOMATIC). We get cabover from time to time some have every well worn-out linkages. I have 320 model concrete pumper truck with manual very rare to see. Had to push shifter against doghouse to make shifts. Had few 379 with worn out shift towers and bang the dash getting your fingers
Ah, Knights of the Road! Steve, you are a good guy! Idaho State Police will make a collect call to the Montana State Police, which will be transferred to the Montana Office of Budgets and Finance for an Emergency Purchase Order Number, which will be processed within 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. .... 😢😂
Hah 10 Roads Express that my company! Unfortunately we’ve had a lot of breakdowns lately due to having to hold on to old equipment. Trucks run constantly and are hardly ever off. Apparently new trucks are on back order, I’ve only driven a couple of new ones myself. When I say new I mean they already have 300K on them.
That 50,000 coins is a cool place. They hotel on site is a great little hotel. Side by side riding all over that area. Wallace Idaho is another great place to ride.
Steve, the road looks familiar, I just ran through there this evening (6/17/23). I'm at the Petro in Spokane now.
I am saddened right now.
I just came through Butte Montana a few hours ago, i have even been to the truck stop you got fuel at a few times, even stayed in the motel across the street at one point. 3:04
Course i was going on the 15 to Helena/Great Falls direction coming from Idaho on the I-84 to 86 and on to the 15
Was a 14 hour trip.
I've alway's liked the exhaust clappers clapping,Orwell doesn't have them!To keep the rian out.
Some cool bit of history!
😂😂😂.... Damn it I miss the rest of the numbers. Something happened when I was writing it down.
Being in areas of no cell service wonder if carrying a satellite phone would come in handy in areas where there is no cell service or dependable land line service, anyway stafe safe Steve
Yes they work . . . EVERYWHERE ! ! !
5 bucks a minute
Trucks and Trains, you can't go wrong!
Ah lookout pass. The first time I stalled a manual… That was one scary winter learning to drive a semi 😂
welcome to idaho steve safe travels looks like orwell is doing great over the mountain passes take care keep on trucking
Always good to have a hand held CB radio if u don't have a CB radio I'm the truck and all of the driver's semi truck drivers and Hot Shot Load driver's all have CB radios in there truck's.
You would think a nose types of roads? They would have coal boxes on the side of the highway just in case. Somebody breaks down like that guy did. Save travel Steve.
😂 I call my self a rookie or steering wheel holder from time to time too when I grind a gear
Wallace ID was a silver mine
Good evening brother
A lot new drivers licenses say automated only on them they cannot drive manual truck.
Trucker looking after trucker I commend you for that
Love the scenery do you think any big boys or challenger's went through those mountains I know it's not you but the trans sounds a little strange love the content
Don't you have a CB radio for emergencies?
Great video
Good deed Steve 👍👍👍👍👍
They still mine in Wallace still supplies the nation with metsls
Since the 1880s this district has been supplying America and the planet with the metals necessary that make modern life possible. And yes, we are still mining here, with enough reserves to last decades into the future at current metals prices. There are over 800 mine and prospect sites in the District.
Hello, Steve. Did you ever look into a Sateilite phone. I, don't know if that would be any help, to have one, just in case there is no cell service, or your stuck some where in no man's land. I'm just throwing that out there. I am not sure if having one would be practical, & am I'm not sure of cost involved. Take care out there.
I remember when I was on the Cabelas dedicated account and 1 winter had to spend 3 or 4 days at the silver dollar truck stop do to avalaches in all three derictions you could go the planner was like you should back track to whatever highway to get down to I84 and then you can get to the store in seattle had to explian to him that the roads were not open he did not believe me and checked for himself and got back to me and said keep me updated so I can rescudele delivery oh and also thanked me because it alowwed him to inform the other drivers to reroute around Montana
Why is gas so high in Montana no taxes there? Why didn't you use the CB on channel 19 or channel 9 to have someone help him if they still use that channel.
Who would I talk to. People with no cell service? Nobody monitors channel 9 anymore
@@fsctrucking Got ya! Just a suggestion anyways, Awesome Job!
Montana has lots of road miles and few people. Extreme weather conditions and challenging terrain. Costs a lot to maintain all those road miles. Montana has income and property taxes, no real sales taxes except on hotels and rental cars, so fuel taxes to pay for the roads.
This could happen with a brand new truck... Orwell is just warming up for the next 40 years :-)
Good video brother be safe take care
Why is gas so high in Montana no taxes there? Why didn't you use the CB to have someone help him or try Channel 9 for emergency if they still use that channel
Might be that Canada smoke coming over here it's got me to and I don't have allergies at all
The Canada wildfires are in Ontario and east to Newfoundland, the smoke going South to the Eastern US. I don't know of any fires in the Central provinces.
Northern alberta and bc have fires had lots of smoke in south alberta
The rail yard doesn’t really service the mines to much. But still very active
YES STEVE the original Optimus prime from the 80's Was indeed a freightliner cabover