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  • For Chris Eme, a third-generation trucker, saying goodbye to his family is the hardest part of the day. After a quick sendoff, he jumps into his truck and he’s off.
    Here's a look at what life is like for Chris and thousands of other truckers across the U.S. Full story: www.newsnationnow.com/us-news...
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  • @arf833
    @arf833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    This job works for me. I'm single divorced. My personality likes solitude. I make a good living. I have total freedom to do what I want, where I want to go. I do my own thing. I love the lifestyle and moving keeps me alive. If I stop, I die.

    • @Light84736
      @Light84736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/IN7Xkl1JFZ4/w-d-xo.html

    • @sonofatlas1372
      @sonofatlas1372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed

    • @denisq6194
      @denisq6194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don’t stop ,go chase that dream.U will be Ok.

    • @vasiovasio
      @vasiovasio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Respect to you Alexander! Someone who not complaining! Each train has its passengers!

    • @smokingjoe9864
      @smokingjoe9864 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is the electro magnetic field generated by your truck you sit in that makes you feel that way. I drove 20 years. Soaking up all that moonlight. You get Moon burned. It effects your brain. That is why all drivers are nuts.

  • @illegallystalked3119
    @illegallystalked3119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Going on 7 years for me. I could not go back to normal job. The calmness of not dealing with coworkers and what you might call normal life, is impossible to comprehend unless you do this.

    • @galehess6676
      @galehess6676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      haha no joke find a good lane and stay in it

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?😮

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@galehess6676 Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @lastsocial0305
      @lastsocial0305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen, sir 🙏🏿

    • @benpainter6874
      @benpainter6874 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can't stand working with people. This would be a good job for me.

  • @abdullahal-shimri3091
    @abdullahal-shimri3091 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Trucker life isn’t for everyone. I’m an introvert and I’d love to be a trucker. I remember driving from Chicago to NY in my car and I loved it. Just me, my thoughts and my car.

    • @ht8083
      @ht8083 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I became a trucker for the same reason, I can’t work with the same people day in day out!

    • @wilE6764
      @wilE6764 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am an introvert and I am a truck driver

    • @arifqc2069
      @arifqc2069 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Assalamualakum Abdullah how are you doing over there. How to become a truck drivers in USA.plz suggest

  • @thebaldgerman
    @thebaldgerman ปีที่แล้ว +50

    You guys get all of my respect. Thank you for driving.

  • @erikamariemata2001
    @erikamariemata2001 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I’m a wife of a trucker I used to work in healthcare. Being on the road feels so good now I’m working on getting my CDL it might take a while but it’s definitely going to be worth it !

    • @georgiiarakelov6560
      @georgiiarakelov6560 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry for living health care for this …

    • @earlputnal9124
      @earlputnal9124 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Good luck Erika. Best wishes for you. I hope to see you out here. Because I've been doing the deal for over 38 years now dear.

  • @InterstateTechno
    @InterstateTechno 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    As a former driver (2005-2017) on American highways, this report is accurate. I drove 1.2 million miles without a major accident. I eventually decided it was not for me, and I went on to be a 'home services' contractor and did things to people's homes that they did not want to do themselves. It's a hard industry to leave, which is often why you see guys driving until they retire or die. Imagine yourself becoming a 'man out of time' and seeing over a 10 year period your country decaying around you. If you stop driving, everyone calls you an 'old man' and incapable of understanding contemporary social or political issues. How insulting. To have served so well, and then to be called a 'nobody' by someone elses asshole children.

    • @johnhildenbrand2642
      @johnhildenbrand2642 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now do the one for veterans that ALSO went into trucking, it's literally like living "The Forever War" in real time

  • @cristianmarin647
    @cristianmarin647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I once spent 22 hours total waiting to get unloaded , that was my last day a reefer trucker. Flatbed and tanker work is way better.

    • @moneyman1588
      @moneyman1588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep tanker is the way easy money I've never done flatbed I've done lowboy didn't like that much

    • @SamC992
      @SamC992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You ever just walk into a place and tell them look you’d had more than enough time I have to leave I have.

    • @victorbernier4765
      @victorbernier4765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey u have ur needs I still love pulling Reefers everybody has to eat.

    • @AKAK-WiQ
      @AKAK-WiQ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a week waiting once

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello what up ❤

  • @PurplePeterbiltlife1958
    @PurplePeterbiltlife1958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I’ve been a A truck driver for 45 years it’s a job that I have loved and hated. It is a job that is normally thankless as he said at one time people respect to Truckers now you get very little of that, but there is something to be said about delivering the load successfully and getting onto the next. It can be a lonely life but it can also be an exciting non-boring life I have made great money in the trucking business and I am also bit poor. I can honestly say I have got to see some of the most beautiful things North America hast offer. Now when I look back I would say without a doubt I would do it again. Mostly because of truck drivers they are a different breed and I am proud to call myself one of them. It is not an easy job and it takes you from the ones that you love but it is one of the most important jobs on the planet

    • @truckerray7533
      @truckerray7533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was born & raised in it myself. 19 yrs of truck driving school (learning from my dad), did a hitch in the military, then followed in his footsteps for over 25+ yrs, then a low back injury ended it all! These "steering wheel holders" of nowuhdays are NOWHERE NEAR the truckers we all were, & thats the difference between us & them! WE were TRUCKERS💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🤝🏼🤝🏼🤝🏼😃😎🤠🚛🚚🚛🚚🚛🚚🚛 & now they are as i said . . .STEERING WHEEL HOLDERS💅💅💅🤡🤡🤡🥳🥳🥳😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🛼🛼🛼!!!

    • @volksweegan2784
      @volksweegan2784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Besides my 8 year stint in the Marine Corps , flatbed trucking has been my favorite thing I did for money. I really enjoyed it. It's not for every one. Suited me just fine cause I'm not like anyone lol

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@truckerray7533 hi😮

    • @lydiaanderson505
      @lydiaanderson505 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hello How Are You Doing.?

  • @MrRld1960
    @MrRld1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    NO! 2 hours isn't the norm., for the time it takes to load or unload a truck. It does depend on where you go. At smaller places, the norm maybe 2 hours, but at Walmarts and grocery warehouses the norm is 8-10 hours to load or unload

    • @sandasturner9529
      @sandasturner9529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Damn that's horrible 😢😥 😔☹️!

    • @joshuagelona5533
      @joshuagelona5533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Depends on location. There is certain place literally took 2 hours to load or unload. My longest wait was 7 hours. Distribution center typically wait between 4-6 hours. I work for companies that dedicated to Tyson

    • @zacharyholbrook7930
      @zacharyholbrook7930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      2 hrs is his normal

    • @MrRld1960
      @MrRld1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zacharyholbrook7930 Do you think the people unloading your truck work for free 2 hours?

    • @MrRld1960
      @MrRld1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@joshuagelona5533 Point is, that it shouldn't be " normal " for a truck driver to be forced/required to work any hours for free

  • @jedstewart2375
    @jedstewart2375 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I hear some drivers talk about not being home enough. Well my last home time was November of 2022 and I'm still on the road. That's right 13 months

  • @ExcelStrategy
    @ExcelStrategy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Much respect for you brother.

  • @stitch2499
    @stitch2499 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I miss driving a truck so much. Had a back surgery and could never drive again. Most of them are automatics now... crazy.. God Bless you sir and Family everyone here..Amen

  • @GrdDog
    @GrdDog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Been an OTR Trucker for 25 years and I will say you cannot learn anything about trucking unless you actually spend time on the road.
    The times have changed used to be truckers were respected; now not so much, used to be people gave truckers room, now they speed past and hit their brakes (going for an insurance claim; real shit that happens) and people just plain cutting off truckers.
    This not to say that truckers are blameless; I have seen truckers do some stupid stuff no doubt; from speeding, to in the old days, running 3 or more logbooks (old school truckers know what I'm talking about) to not having control going down a mountain and a huge part of the issue is the training the new driver gets BEFORE they ever go out with a trainer.
    Then there is the Government(s) both State and Federal that make trucking a serious pain in the ass with the laws the politician's pass; I have noticed the laws do not apply to pick-ups pulling trailers or to motorhomes that also pull trailers.
    I could go on and on but this is a good stopping point.

    • @bizkit81
      @bizkit81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You should have seen the trash Ohio had posted on their overhead highway info signs last night.
      2 wheels
      4 wheels
      Blah blah blah
      No mention of 18 wheels at all.

    • @glenngolding6375
      @glenngolding6375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You said mate .Same as in Australia no respect cut you. In Australia we are most heavy regulated industry in Australia yet the corporate co.pzny treat us like crap . Always drug and alcohol test continual training. I have 7 cameras on my truck . Eye sensors vibrating seats .Yet the people whobrun the show and university educated an have never been inside a truck . Our government treats us like shit Cheete fro Australia

    • @angelpeterson142
      @angelpeterson142 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello what's up

    • @angelpeterson142
      @angelpeterson142 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@glenngolding6375 hello what's up

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @remley8877
    @remley8877 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I've spent half of my life as a truck driver. I graduated truck driving school just before my 22nd birthday in 2001. This video is correct, but very incomplete.
    To start with, you must go to a 150 driving school to get your license for apx $10k, with a very few exceptions which results in you starting your career working for a horrible huge company as essentially an endentured servant for 1 year of sheer he'll for virtually no money. You miss holidays, birthdays, social events, and etc. Eventually, your friends forget all about you and speak of you in past tense, your wife becomes someone you visit for 3 days a month and speek to on the phone for half an hour a day. You will inevitably be a thousand miles away when you get a call that one of your parents is dieing and you should rush home immediately only to call your dispatcher and be told, "We don't have a load going that way." "We can get you to Atlanta in about five days. Maybe you can rent a car or something from there.". You'll find yourself trying to sleep at night next to a refrigerated trailer that's louder than a Harley Davidson with no exhaust revving all night while lying there wondering why the hell you put yourself through this to pay for a mortgage on a house you don't live in and to make the payment on a car you don't drive, but both of which you need to spend two days fixing when you get home for your three days this month. Then, if you're especially unlucky, your wife tells you that she's 3 months pregnant and you are elated, then start doing the math and realize you weren't home at all three months ago. You manage to get a few hours of sleep, then get up I'm the middle of the night to drive for 11 hours through a snowstorm up and down terrifying mountains and get randomly pulled over and harassed by state troopers for a "DOT inspection", where said idiot cop that has knever driven a truck in his life, decides to make a big deal about how you don't Cary extra fuses and notes it on your inspection, destroying your CVSA score and putting your career in jeopardy even though your truck doesn't have fuses, but instead circuit breaker style fuses that you can just reset, then you get to the shipper after spending 30 minutes at the side of the road with the idiot co, 30 minutes on the phone with your company's safety department and another 30 minutes qt a truckstop trying to fax a copy of the inspection to your company at $2 per page which you can't afford to spend and you get to the shipper 30 minutes late only to be told "you'll have to call dispatch and be rescheduled for tomorrow", they don't allow overnight parking of course, so you'll have to drive to the ridiculously small pilot truck stop and pay another $15 you don't have for a "reserved" spot and another $15 for a shower and maybe $5 more for 2 beers you can hug in the shower, if that idiot cop doesn't see you, just so you can sleep with the noise of the damned refrigerated trailers parked next to you. Then repeat it all over again like Groundhogs Day for 20 years. That's what it's really like to drive a truck. All in all, I wish I'd knever started driving because no one will ever hire me to do anything else now except drive. Once you start climb in and crank the truck for the first time your a prisoner of the highway hated by all and a nuisance to be treated like an ATM and disrespected by almost everyone.

    • @76-UVB
      @76-UVB ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The reality of trucking that nobody talks about,very nicely stated sir. I lasted 12 months and came to much the same conclusion.

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello remley 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @jacobap74
      @jacobap74 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Remley nailed it.

    • @SC68170
      @SC68170 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hate to say it.. he's not wrong but not entirely right either if that makes sense. There are good days out on the road. Beautiful scenery. Calming moments. But there are those moments.

    • @LoriRussell-ce1ld
      @LoriRussell-ce1ld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @GHC2US777
    @GHC2US777 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Respect.

  • @dougsweldingfabrication953
    @dougsweldingfabrication953 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always thought that I'd love driving a truck. Thank you for what you do...

  • @ajack4093
    @ajack4093 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you for the service you provide to our country.

    • @chalesgolding5314
      @chalesgolding5314 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They do it cuz it’s all they can do bro , last thing there thinkin about is “providing to our country. “

    • @thispersonrighthere9024
      @thispersonrighthere9024 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@chalesgolding5314 thank you! and most people in the military are there for the benefits, not because they love the country so much.
      people are so gullible.

  • @laraoneal7284
    @laraoneal7284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    SHOUT OUT TO ALL TRUCKERS. Love ❤️ you guys. So unappreciated. God bless all of you.

  • @dangerjunky
    @dangerjunky 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God bless you all and keep you safe!

  • @NURSENOMADICRx
    @NURSENOMADICRx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God Bless all of you guys
    You guys are amazing

  • @sonofatlas1372
    @sonofatlas1372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I’m from englewood in Chicago il best decision I’ve ever made was trucking.I can take care of my children and plan for the future as well with them and it definitely kept me out of trouble and helped me move up a tax bracket I love what I do it’s hard at first but with proper discipline it’s worth it!!

    • @I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago
      @I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't feel too good now about paying the government more of your earned money in taxes 😂

    • @sonofatlas1372
      @sonofatlas1372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago yeah those taxes will kill you geez 😭

    • @galehess6676
      @galehess6676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      keep clean, don't break laws, move to UPS and in 25 years you get a pension, after making $150k /yr and paying NOTHING for healthcare. there are openings at many terminals, find one that won't make you work nights or part time and let you gain days worked toward union membership

    • @sonofatlas1372
      @sonofatlas1372 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@galehess6676 will look into that

    • @christopherkilian9763
      @christopherkilian9763 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have my respect for simply surviving in the neighborhood of Englewood!

  • @harryknutts8428
    @harryknutts8428 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    my personal life is a failure but im a great trucker so it works out

  • @planeandsimplexplained
    @planeandsimplexplained 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tough and under appreciated job.

  • @mwilson1964
    @mwilson1964 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video - can't wait to share it with my high school Logistics students!

  • @thebagfather4633
    @thebagfather4633 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    respect to you chap keep up the good work from the uk

    • @LoriRussell-ce1ld
      @LoriRussell-ce1ld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello, how are you doing today?

    • @thebagfather4633
      @thebagfather4633 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LoriRussell-ce1ld all good cheers

  • @frankcicero4444
    @frankcicero4444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for your service .

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello frank 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @chalpua8802
    @chalpua8802 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m in IT but have always appreciated the work Truckers do. They work way harder honestly than I do.

  • @haynes1776
    @haynes1776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Being a trucker was a hard life. But I loved the freedom of the road and seeing the country and I enjoyed helping get people what they need one mile at a time. 🚛🇺🇸

    • @orcaexpressllc1496
      @orcaexpressllc1496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      good morning. We are hiring truck drivers. Our company has friendly and experienced team. If you are interested write to our email orcaexpressllc@gmail.com and we will provide you whole information

    • @maryjessica3774
      @maryjessica3774 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes my dad is a truck driver some years ago and he get all our need for us that time

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @hillbillystacker6936
    @hillbillystacker6936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love Trucking. Will never stop. Love getting g paid to see the states

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @georgiiarakelov6560
      @georgiiarakelov6560 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How many hundred times can you see they ? I’ve been driving less than 2 years, seen everything and quitting this shit soon

  • @erichopp8236
    @erichopp8236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was good slice of our lives, we run! This guy has his shit together! Way to go!

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @roberthertel5565
    @roberthertel5565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you for the insight, I'm sure there's a lot more involved and you only had a few minutes to go over things. I can only imagine how difficult this job really is, especially if you have a family but I can see this being a good job for someone single. You have a very good attitude and I'm sure that goes a long way. This seems like it can be a fun job in a way as long as you are out in the open roads and not in congested ones but doing this day in and day out can
    get to you after a while I'm sure so thanks to all the gals and guys that do this so the store shelves are never empty. Take care out there, all of you and keep on trucking ! :)

    • @maryjessica3774
      @maryjessica3774 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @LoriRussell-ce1ld
      @LoriRussell-ce1ld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @briancummings9122
    @briancummings9122 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the video

  • @martycech5844
    @martycech5844 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent informative video!

  • @MrRld1960
    @MrRld1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Don't pat Walmart on the back too much about paying their drivers well. Walmart treats outside drivers like crap, like 2nd. class citizens. Maybe that's the reason they can pay their drivers so well. They screw outside carriers and drivers out of their time and money.

    • @Christophertruck
      @Christophertruck 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please elaborate

    • @MrRld1960
      @MrRld1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Christophertruck If you have to be told how Walmart is, you aren't a truck driver or at least an OTR driver. But, they use to be a lot worse, you might stay there 6-8-10 hrs.you use to have to unload your trailer. People that work at Walmart think they are better than other drivers

    • @brandonturner8117
      @brandonturner8117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrRld1960 That’s why I don’t even like to shop at Walmart. Good luck getting detention from them. And god forbid you miss your appointment by 2 seconds.

    • @galehess6676
      @galehess6676 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      absolutely, i figured wallys drivers getting about $26/hr, which sucks to have to be otr for less than estes $31 or ups 40 with 60 after 8.... wally sucks

    • @angelpeterson142
      @angelpeterson142 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrRld1960 hello what's up Richard

  • @terrybrown9206
    @terrybrown9206 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good information. Thanks

  • @baljeet.9471
    @baljeet.9471 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God bless you sir

  • @isleofmantruckermrb8084
    @isleofmantruckermrb8084 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed the video chap... Great video..

    • @LoriRussell-ce1ld
      @LoriRussell-ce1ld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @amritpalsingh-zi4cl
    @amritpalsingh-zi4cl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Big fan big brother ❤❤❣🔥

  • @morrisdennis
    @morrisdennis หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been doing it along time. Bitter sweet...

  • @tigar007
    @tigar007 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not all heroes wear capes..

  • @benwilton7784
    @benwilton7784 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude I literally feel everything he’s saying

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @MyWatchIsEnded
    @MyWatchIsEnded 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You only end up a couple days without talking to anybody from home? Hell I went 2 years straight without talking to anybody from home or even going home while I was working in the Northeast for Swift Enterprises, Us Xpress, doing cabinet deliveries to 5-10 lumber yards that took anywhere from as little as 50 miles to as much as 500+ miles to get to each stop and delivering 10-40 cabinets per stop that weighed from 50lb-250lb unloading them unassisted manually that were stacked from floor to ceiling, non-palletized, and from nose to door. Typical temps were all below freezing during those years from 2018-2020 during the polar vortex periods. I had to track the pickup trailer loading status for readiness, the amount of boxes per stop, the hours of service mandates, speed limits and road conditions, vehicle maintenance during below freezing conditions, and so much more.
    This is just two of the five years that I've been driving. You can't even imagine the kind of hell that we have been through us truck drivers.

    • @galehess6676
      @galehess6676 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      now you know swift sux. only felons work at swift as far as i can tell from those i've met. there are better jobs

    • @EmTeeZee
      @EmTeeZee 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Some jobs are easier for antisocial people than normal ones

  • @justinpigg1694
    @justinpigg1694 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    keeping us going

  • @clintonmogusu
    @clintonmogusu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i really admire truck driving

  • @derekhorlock1976
    @derekhorlock1976 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And your office view changes every minute that I used to like my trucking life, now retired after 30 years,most in the Canadian oilfield, which was great money,safe travels to all the drivers out there!

  • @bibidybop
    @bibidybop 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    God bless our truckers. 🇺🇸

  • @nidalsubair453
    @nidalsubair453 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this kinda isolation

  • @MrJodyh54
    @MrJodyh54 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Some problems in trucking: crooked brokers, incompetent and pooly equipped shippers/receivers/unpaid waiting time, lack of parking, e-logs and the 14 hour rule and loads that only exist on the computer-not on the dock when you arrive. Good points-see the country, freedom, and still feel the 'cowboy' life.

  • @franky4778
    @franky4778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Remember the lock down???😊 that was beautiful 😍 only truckers on the road that was so nice. Whata time to be alive lol

    • @angelpeterson142
      @angelpeterson142 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi what's up

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello franky 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @dumpstermaster104
    @dumpstermaster104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Don't ever get into trucking if you have a wife and kid, it's a great job for a guy who wants to be alone the rest of his days and live in the truck as not to pay rent.

    • @j.m.5995
      @j.m.5995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your wife will leave ya and your kid will grow up wild and reckless

    • @dumpstermaster104
      @dumpstermaster104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@j.m.5995 that's only if you have a wife and kid in the first place.

  • @donaldmickunas8552
    @donaldmickunas8552 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    LMAO…That isn’t even 1% of what it is truly like to be a trucker.

  • @scottsatterlee8491
    @scottsatterlee8491 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was going to drive a truck just for one summer… That was 34 years ago still out here lol

  • @aaronabney8924
    @aaronabney8924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive been a heavy hauler for 8 years your time spent at the shipper or receiver is totally up to you i prefer night driving unfortunately the only 2 states that allow 24/7 movement for OD is TN and KY without a escort anyways

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤❤❤

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Aaron 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @mathew4239
    @mathew4239 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very cool we love our truckers

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello how are you ❤

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Mathew 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @Moondoggy1970
    @Moondoggy1970 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So true everything he is saying.I’m an OTR Trucker & the worst part is leaving my family,my home & my animals.Atleast I can talk to them anytime with todays technology.

  • @waynekarjala2032
    @waynekarjala2032 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Don't forget, Ted Kennedy wrote the legislation to deregulate trucking.

  • @jdrancho1864
    @jdrancho1864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wished they quit saying they get paid by the mile. Cents x distance in miles is one determinant of how much a load pays. Another is percentage. Either way, for that specific amount of money a driver agrees to perform the labor needed to transport a load from A to B. That includes pre-trips, post-trips, fueling, record-keeping both as required by business as well as regulatory compliance, and, of course, driving.
    Even a drop-and-hook requires a certain amount of time. A live load or unload takes longer, but a driver has to weigh that against what the haul pays. It's only when a serious imbalance develops between time waiting and compensation that a driver has reason to complain
    . At this point, my suggestion would be to get on the phone and inform your boss or broker that you would expect to have the value of your time respected with the addition of extra compensation.
    But to me that situation is academic. I drive on the clock and get paid from when i start to when I leave the truck and everything in between. I wouldn't want it any other way,.

    • @WhopperJrWithCheese
      @WhopperJrWithCheese 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Way easier said than done. To be real, it probably depends who you work for.

    • @jdrancho1864
      @jdrancho1864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WhopperJrWithCheese It ALWAYS depends on who you work for. That's why you need to ask a lot of questions before you commit yourself and you never want to settle
      Same thing applies to the customers =shippers and receivers -. If they don't respect your time, burn them on social media and haul for someone else.

    • @cherychristopher7016
      @cherychristopher7016 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jdrancho1864are there any trucking companies that pays per hour??

  • @earlputnal9124
    @earlputnal9124 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It takes a whole lot to be an over the road driver. I've been doing it for over 38 years now.

  • @marcosgarcia11084
    @marcosgarcia11084 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's why I do and stay as a local truck driver..home every day....probably make as much if not more a week then otr or regional.

    • @kwizzo1
      @kwizzo1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m 21 years old. Wanting to obtain my CDL A license. Do I have to start otr? Or can I choose local, regional, otr?

  • @truckerlittledebbie2603
    @truckerlittledebbie2603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you News Nation for covering truck drivers! I am a female driver and trucking is a very unappreciated job but us truckers love our job anyway!

    • @douglasstudeman5531
      @douglasstudeman5531 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes we do.Thank all the Truckers

    • @johnbennett8009
      @johnbennett8009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow, that’s amazing you really appreciate your job 😍😍

    • @sujeetsingh8079
      @sujeetsingh8079 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey I also want to do work in trucking industry I am from India 23 year old and completed my graduation please help me to get job in truck line

  • @daronolenus3911
    @daronolenus3911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Get a local job your home ever day no weekends anything over 8 hours is overtime. There is NOT a DRIVER SHORTAGE!!!! Its lack of PAY!!!

    • @alexisj1343
      @alexisj1343 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯👍

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Daron 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @daronolenus3911
      @daronolenus3911 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lanamarie3626 Good morning

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daronolenus3911 hope your night was restful dear???

  • @eddierotary
    @eddierotary 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'm been driving trucks since 09, i did over the road on the northeast on and off for 6 years and i loved it at first but pandemic screwed everything. I'm back driving local, getting payed hourly and home in my bed with my wife every night. Do i miss it? Yes i do but i don't miss the headaches behind it.

    • @rogermelton7635
      @rogermelton7635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm the same first 10 years OTR then went local the last 10 years and I made more money local. Well we still ran paper logs back when I ran OTR so there where times you grab that 2nd log book and pray you didn't mix them up when u got pulled into the scales like me. In my defense my wife was cleaning the truck as i was counting the load and she move my log book not understanding why I had 2 always filled out and put one of them away and down the highway theres DOT standing outside the scales checking seat belts. Which i wasn't wearing so he said do you want a seat belt ticket or log book violation. I said hell seat belt. That fucking ticket was like 500 bucks back in 2001. But now I'm back on the road as O/O. Wish I became a owner operator 20 years ago. I usually just go out 4 days then chill at home for 3. Just depends how lazy I feel.

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @casedistorted
    @casedistorted 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The worry i always have is what if you have a heart attack or something else happens while you’re out on the road.
    No one else there to save you, it’s a nightmare potentially

  • @vintagecardcurator
    @vintagecardcurator 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    No job is worth missing your kids growing up. It’s not like truck drivers get million dollar salaries.

  • @Mdoumbia20
    @Mdoumbia20 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the content , I would like to repost this video on a diff platform if that’s okay

  • @bradleycook9942
    @bradleycook9942 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It really is heartbreaking when they leave I know this because my dad is a long haul trucker

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @bradleycook9942
      @bradleycook9942 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lindajoy8216 weather is ok just gloomy just can't wait till Christmas because my dad will be home

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Bradley 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @bradleycook9942
      @bradleycook9942 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lanamarie3626 good you

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bradleycook9942 I'm okay
      I'm lana Marie from Florida and you???

  • @fredrikgustafsson8
    @fredrikgustafsson8 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's more like a lifestyle😎

  • @mariomejia1701
    @mariomejia1701 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video my friend

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Mario 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @mariomejia1701
      @mariomejia1701 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lanamarie3626 fine hoping you guys are well. Stay safe

    • @Angellee627
      @Angellee627 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yea!

    • @LoriRussell-ce1ld
      @LoriRussell-ce1ld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @whaney1967
    @whaney1967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just a hunch but I think the guy hasn’t been doing it very long.

    • @angelpeterson142
      @angelpeterson142 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi what's up

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?😂

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello will 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @billybob7891
      @billybob7891 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cause his wife is still there? 😂💀

  • @TT.4_
    @TT.4_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From NC. represent Babyyy!! Atleast with Trucking we don’t got a manager breathing all over our backs 8-5😂can also eat when we feel like it!

  • @jbworkman2218
    @jbworkman2218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I respect truckers!

  • @abderrahimbelalia4292
    @abderrahimbelalia4292 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I will go to the USA next year
    ..i will b a truck driver..i like this job..hope to know more information about this job in USA

  • @lowhydrogen7018a1
    @lowhydrogen7018a1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I don’t like people so it may be for me

    • @MrRld1960
      @MrRld1960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You do have a lot of ALONE-TIME

    • @SemperShock
      @SemperShock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, lots of Alone time to think about your life and what you’ve done in the past.
      You do see other people & little conversations, but for the most part.. you are alone all the time, driving.
      GB

    • @harryknutts8428
      @harryknutts8428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      u have to enjoy working alone but u need a certain amount of people skills for things to go smooth , i truck and ya im alone alot but i make lots of stops too and need to be able to engage in conversation with people in a positive way to move things along being alone just means u wear all the hats 1 hat is loner but u need a sociable side too i think

    • @TB-vb1st
      @TB-vb1st 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't know, I would think with the increasing incidents of very violent road rage, having to drive a large truck with inconsiderate drivers would make you hate people even more.

    • @harryknutts8428
      @harryknutts8428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TB-vb1st lol That’s funny because it’s true but I just look at it like I’m here to do a job I get paid to deal with different types of shit and that’s just the way it is I get paid good money so I overlook a lot of dumb shit I don’t take it personal

  • @keylanwoods9689
    @keylanwoods9689 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh wow i need to get my a
    Cdl class a Asap

  • @panama-canada
    @panama-canada 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I was driving , night time driving was the best.

  • @BRD379
    @BRD379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trucking is what you make it.

  • @omuchu77
    @omuchu77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Verry good❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @bryanblack7321
    @bryanblack7321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Roll on Truckers. American economy's Backbone.Respect

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?😮❤

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Bryan 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @carlosforg
    @carlosforg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been an o.t.r trucker for 25 years before retiring. Got divorced, missed most of important birthdays, events. Its a sacrifice i've made knowing that my familly would be well and bills would be paid. I missed out on many things but it is the life i lived. No regrets!

    • @georgiiarakelov6560
      @georgiiarakelov6560 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry for you that you wasted your life man😢

  • @axiom.ai.obviousbattletank7139
    @axiom.ai.obviousbattletank7139 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nothing sweeter than a downshift on the off ramp to home. If you could tell your younger self anything, you would tell him to not leave again. Drive safe brother.

  • @nickpage6500
    @nickpage6500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Truckers run country im behind them all way I respect them all

    • @angelpeterson142
      @angelpeterson142 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi what's up

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello handsome how are you doing and how was the weather treating you over there

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Nicholas 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @nickpage6500
      @nickpage6500 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lanamarie3626 hi Lana I’m not good at all oh well 👋❤️

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nickpage6500 why what's wrong dear ???

  • @badass1g
    @badass1g 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you’re single with no family this is a worthwhile. If you’re married and needy for your family this is a horrible idea. That simple.

  • @pauledward7023
    @pauledward7023 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Companies should reward incentives to good drivers. 👍

  • @marksmith801
    @marksmith801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hmm! He's actually right about trucking! I was leased to a company pulling a reefer wagon for 3 1/2 of my 20yrs behind the wheel. I was out 4 weeks at time if you've got a family. Drivers certainly miss out on alot. Ppl don't realize or care. What it costs to supply the many grocery stores across the country. #SMH 😡

    • @coleparker11
      @coleparker11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We don't do it for the praise

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coleparker11 Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

    • @lanamarie3626
      @lanamarie3626 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello 👋
      How are you doing ❤❤❤

    • @marksmith801
      @marksmith801 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lanamarie3626 hello!

  • @46GarageUSA
    @46GarageUSA ปีที่แล้ว +3

    TRUCKERS should all get 100k a year minimum

  • @hughjass4838
    @hughjass4838 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The mailman's daughter is adorable

  • @omuchu77
    @omuchu77 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @wadewalker8208
    @wadewalker8208 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I work for Mack trucks. That's a beautiful rig right there. Roll on brother!

  • @user-wp5el4dp1p
    @user-wp5el4dp1p 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We dispatch dryvan continuously 6000$-10000$ per week.

  • @dfortner3775
    @dfortner3775 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.... The name of that truck should be called empty pockets😂

    • @LoriRussell-ce1ld
      @LoriRussell-ce1ld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @michaelbaumgardner2530
    @michaelbaumgardner2530 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wish cell phones and GPS had been around when I drove but I made out alright with rand McNally and a high tech CB

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice AD

  • @usa174
    @usa174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yeah night driving is the best. Hammer down 🚛🚛🚛

  • @pushvedula5640
    @pushvedula5640 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I first start driving! I’d love to do cross country hauls, long hauls and even into Canada but maybe once I get married and have kids I’ll probably just try to run east coast, or stay within my state or tri state area! I’m still waiting til I turn 21 lol then I can maybe try to start with Roehl Transport!

  • @chickenandwaffles09
    @chickenandwaffles09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No compensation for standing still. And that’s why people bail on the industry. You are literally on the clock but making zero money.

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

    • @AustinBeCrazy
      @AustinBeCrazy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly that’s why ima leave too no fucking money.

  • @jdrancho1864
    @jdrancho1864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    02:25 Let's stop for a minute to appreciate this oddity of a fuel stop. This stop has a dedicated, high=speed fuel pump for trucks, but no satellite pumps. It's a quick and convenient stop, but he's taking up all the space on his side, blocking access to both gas pumps. Also I doubt that this place offers showers, should he want to clean up or just use the toilet for a while.
    But hey, whatever works.

    • @chrisreynolds6391
      @chrisreynolds6391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably the actual terminal didn’t allow filming for safety reasons so they had to just “get the shot.” From the consumer side.
      Good observation.

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤❤❤❤

  • @cesarluna5588
    @cesarluna5588 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Truckers are the backbone of America!

  • @mmartinez0518
    @mmartinez0518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I did it for 8 long years . No money can bring me back to the life .

    • @maryjessica3774
      @maryjessica3774 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry but some people make money from it

    • @lindajoy8216
      @lindajoy8216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @edwardantrobusjr2253
    @edwardantrobusjr2253 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This guy is lucky. I don't make enough money to go home every week. Or even close. I'm typically out 4 to 6 weeks to keep food on the table at home. Worst mistake I made, was staying with the same trucking company too long.

  • @LionLee-kh2ly
    @LionLee-kh2ly 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello how are you all today and I hope you have a great day