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As a long time trucker, I never used the first link of the chain on the trailer door. Use the second link, and the chain will remain tight, thereby preventing the door from opening while backing.
Alex love the vids man! been a trucker for 22 years now still love it. I would suggest you slow down on the use of the hand sanitizer usage its recommended to use it a max of 3 times then wash your hands with soap and water. the hand sanitizer ends up making a jell barrier that bacteria and viruses grow on. I use alcohol prep pads after a couple usages or even a standard wet wipe to clean my hands after messing with the trailer doors.
At your next truck stop when you're done for the day, run inside and look for the Nite-Ize section. They have bright green or orange gear ties that you loop through your trailer doors to secure them. No need for chicken wire.
7:25 you don’t need chicken wire. Get a couple of black rubber bungees! Secure one to the trailer floor under the door and pull the middle of the bungee and hook it to the trailer.
30:12 Alex, do you ever pull on the trailer brakes to make sure your tandems are locked? I didn’t see you do that. You should always bump check your tandems.
Hey, just a little piece of wire. I worked as a yard switcher. We hook t chain to the bar then twisted tie it down so it won’t pop off. I believe you would come around the back of the bar. On top. Then twisted tie it off. They were thin wire about 18” long bent in half. Look around some yards, you little wires thrown on the ground. Ask the switchers for some. We had an ass load of things. Mike
I just found your videos last night and seen you came to my town and my old job and picked up from lol but I start my classes next week to get my cdls.need all the luck. Love the videos bud
I was honking at that car behind the parked truck and flashing my brights to tell the car behind the parked truck to get in front of me to get around the parked truck
Tip for doors that don't stay open: Never hook the first loop. Always aim for the 4th loop. The tension will keep the door from rocking and it won't come loose
You should go stay in Nappanee, Indiana or Shipshewanna, Indiana. You would get to learn about the amish and talk to them. They even have amish museum Shipshewanna.
Good job!!!! Easier to do a 90 degree with this back. It would give you more room to maneuver around you trailer tandems pivot point. Also practice in safe and easy areas to as much as possible. My trucking skills is the best channel imo. I do drive for gp transco. Lol stay safe friver!!!
Love the videos.... but your "backing up skills" drive me crazy........ can't imagine why you had so much trouble backing in of the street to that on customer. It doesn't get any easier than that!! Best of luck!!
I am not a truck driver. What is the purpose of the steel band on the trailer doors if you have it locked? Do you place that seal or does the customer place that?
The steel band is called a "seal". It has a number stamped on it and that number is recorded on the paper work. It is placed on the door at the shippers , then when the freight gets to the receiver, the receiver can tell that the door hasn't been opened and the freight hasn't been tampered with. It really should be placed on by the shipper and taken off by the receiver. That way the driver doesn't get blamed for missing freight.
@@craigdarby9533 thanks. It confused me that Alex takes it off instead of the receiver. Do these seals get broken by highway patrol on occasion if they want to inspect the cargo? If so, does this cause issues with the receiver?
Lancaster,PA is where the Amish are. However as someone who is from PA you see Amish everywhere. You don’t have to go to just Lancaster. Whenever you’re in Amish country definitely check out their stalls and businesses. Their snacks are so good!
Personally, I always have a secondary securement (you can use zip ties or gear ties), to make sure that my trailer doors don't swing. It easy and cheap way to keep your doors from not hitting anything and getting undone.
Hey Alex really love your videos. i have a question for you man. Why do you slide the tandems after you back in? why dont you move them before you back is there a reason why or thats the procedure
All those parking spots and he had to park beside the driver with his trailer doors open lol now that driver has to pull out of his spot to get his trailer doors closed.....
Good job Alex really enjoy your videos i used to drive truck from California to New York and Boston going to Pennsylvania. I would see the Amish with the horses and buckboard work in the field. Pretty cool.
Gp picking up yellow freight customers. Crappy docks half in half outside. Simple box truck loading area. Edited::: hey you know a simple snipe cutters would be easier. Cuts those aluminum or plastic ties right off. Quicker than bolt cutters.
Maybe just get some rubber scrap and poke a hole in it smaller than the trailer hook. Put the door chain in then push the rubber keeper over it. Enjoy the channel.
We slide the tandems to the rear of the trailer to make it easier and safer for the forklift operator. If the tandems are slid forward...the weight of the forklift will make the rear of the trailer bounce especially when moving pallets of freight in and out of the trailer.
By backing correctly obviously, no backing setup is the same for every situation nor is anyone perfect every time, he didn't hit anything so who cares how he gets it done...
depends on where you take your test. For example, PA you do a straight back and also parallel park the truck but in Wisconsin you do a straight back and also do a 90-degree dock back.
Idk how Lancaster OH, but Lancaster (lan-kiss-ster not lan-cast-er) PA has a large Amish community. And yes people from Lancaster PA hate when it’s pronounced “cast-er” instead of “kiss-ter” lol
Didn’t say they don’t live in Ohio they are not in the Lancaster area Lancaster is a decent sized city the Amish are in the country . There are some Amish south of Lancaster, a lot of Amish are in Hocking and Athens county to the east of Lancaster and there is a large Amish community north of Lancaster in Millersburg in Wooster Ohio
Sorry to let you know, but a lot of the Amish is in Lancaster Pennsylvania and you said where can you get chicken wire to help secure your doors just find metal coat hangers and if you’re over in the Allentown Bethlehem area send a shout out
Could anyone Tell me if its worth becoming a trucker bc I was thinking when I become of age ill try to be a truck driver and I dont know if I should be a trucker or find a different job
IMO, trucking is a pretty good career to start off with! If you wanna make money by just traveling, then trucking is for you. It has alot of complications to it and its a challenging job, but you'll eventually get used to it.
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I want to get this job when I’m older is it fun?
As a long time trucker, I never used the first link of the chain on the trailer door.
Use the second link, and the chain will remain tight, thereby preventing the door from opening while backing.
Good to see that your keeping safe Alex, despite all the traffic and crashes, and good to see your number of subs going up. 🙏🥰🌟✌
Alex love the vids man! been a trucker for 22 years now still love it. I would suggest you slow down on the use of the hand sanitizer usage its recommended to use it a max of 3 times then wash your hands with soap and water. the hand sanitizer ends up making a jell barrier that bacteria and viruses grow on. I use alcohol prep pads after a couple usages or even a standard wet wipe to clean my hands after messing with the trailer doors.
Should use paper towel after that to get it off.
I just use wet wipes
Use gloves.
At your next truck stop when you're done for the day, run inside and look for the Nite-Ize section. They have bright green or orange gear ties that you loop through your trailer doors to secure them. No need for chicken wire.
Or thick rubber bands….
Ok, girl here thinking about going into trucking, and this job takes some true driving skills. Props to all you truck drivers
7:25 you don’t need chicken wire. Get a couple of black rubber bungees! Secure one to the trailer floor under the door and pull the middle of the bungee and hook it to the trailer.
30:12 Alex, do you ever pull on the trailer brakes to make sure your tandems are locked? I didn’t see you do that. You should always bump check your tandems.
there are Amish in Ohio but its Lancaster, PA you are thinking about.
Totally illegal to have stuff on windshield in line of site, it drives me nuts to see drives doing this
Get a foam football to put between the trailer doors..it will work perfect..stay safe buddy
Hey, just a little piece of wire. I worked as a yard switcher. We hook t chain to the bar then twisted tie it down so it won’t pop off.
I believe you would come around the back of the bar. On top. Then twisted tie it off.
They were thin wire about 18” long bent in half.
Look around some yards, you little wires thrown on the ground. Ask the switchers for some.
We had an ass load of things.
Mike
And a magnet bar on the front of your trucks to pick them up
The loves app tells you all the store locations
That tanker was food grade, cooking oil.
Get a pair of pliers Alex and squeeze the little link on the door latch closer and that will solve the problem of the door coming unlatch
Ive seen tin foil thicker than that seal.
You could turn your cb on and get traffic info. And also, I’d suggest a couple of those black bungee straps to secure your trailer doors
I just found your videos last night and seen you came to my town and my old job and picked up from lol but I start my classes next week to get my cdls.need all the luck. Love the videos bud
You’re getting 2??
I wrote plural but people knew what I meant
Love you’re vids Alex. But you seriously need to remember more things I don’t know how you always forget where you are.
Too much steering wheel play when backing once you're set no need to make major adjustments on that steering wheel
Unless you're there he can do as he needs to adjust his backing..every driver is different
Alex is the only one that honks at a parked truck 😂😂😂😂
I was honking at that car behind the parked truck and flashing my brights to tell the car behind the parked truck to get in front of me to get around the parked truck
Guess your not a trucker !!
Pay attention he was trying to get the attention of the cars beside him to go around him....they were being moronic
Nah he wasn’t honking on anything behind, check the mirrors there was nobody behind him. He clearly doesn’t know the basics of driving a semi, !!
@@ALEXTHETRUCKINGGUYthat was a mouth full lol
Not going to lie I may or may not have geeked out when you stopped at Richmond, IN as that’s where I live.
Alex hook the trailer doors on the 2nd chain link, then loop the first link over to lock it in, should stop the swinging open
It is no where close to Amish that is in Holmes County , Ohio Lancaster is the home Anchor Hocking glass wares.Beautiful craftsmanship.
Lots of Amish 30 minutes south of Lancaster Ohio around Laurelville and Tarlton Ohio route 56
They are selling nice vegetables right now in August
Hirschbach would fire us for pulling over to the side to fix that!
Yeah, mine works on the dash.
Lancaster, PA not OHIO is where Amish lives
The Lancaster you are thinking is in PA.
Secondary securement device? It's not the trailer's fault, it's YOUR responsibility!
The Amish are near Lancaster, PA.
Tip for doors that don't stay open: Never hook the first loop. Always aim for the 4th loop. The tension will keep the door from rocking and it won't come loose
I recommend you open your driver door when you nack so you have more visibility.
That's a good way to fall out possibly, you don't need to do that anyway in a cascadia you can see perfectly
Lancaster, Pa is where lots of Amish live, not Lancaster, ohio
Ohio has em too.
turn your CB radio while your driving your truck you would here about the accident and traffic back up
You should go stay in Nappanee, Indiana or Shipshewanna, Indiana. You would get to learn about the amish and talk to them. They even have amish museum Shipshewanna.
They don't teach you how to back up like this in training??
Good job!!!! Easier to do a 90 degree with this back. It would give you more room to maneuver around you trailer tandems pivot point. Also practice in safe and easy areas to as much as possible. My trucking skills is the best channel imo. I do drive for gp transco. Lol stay safe friver!!!
Alex use the 2nd or 3rd chain link to get the door tighter
The Amish are in Lancaster, PA.
2 bungee cords will solve the problem with the doors coming loose.Use them when backing into tight situations or curb jumping.
Get some zip ties loop through chain and the trailer body hole where hook is . Or get a roll of string and cut when needed.
You're talking about Lancaster, PA, not OH.
Just buy a couple of snap hooks for the door chains. Problem solved! 😊
you're getting angrier and angrier at the gps. fierce with the scroll down!!!
Love your channel Alex... but that wimpy Freightliner horn cracks me up. Keep truckin' buddy.
Ever since the last Garmin update I've not been able to get the voice commands to work well.
I’m pretty sure you are thinking of Lancaster, Pennsylvania not Ohio. They do have a large Amish community there.
He sure is
They're in Ohio too
Love the videos.... but your "backing up skills" drive me crazy........ can't imagine why you had so much trouble backing in of the street to that on customer. It doesn't get any easier than that!! Best of luck!!
I bet the doors swung open because they are Teal colored
they wont want to make a friend with you
I am not a truck driver. What is the purpose of the steel band on the trailer doors if you have it locked?
Do you place that seal or does the customer place that?
The steel band is called a "seal". It has a number stamped on it and that number is recorded on the paper work. It is placed on the door at the shippers , then when the freight gets to the receiver, the receiver can tell that the door hasn't been opened and the freight hasn't been tampered with. It really should be placed on by the shipper and taken off by the receiver. That way the driver doesn't get blamed for missing freight.
@@craigdarby9533 thanks. It confused me that Alex takes it off instead of the receiver.
Do these seals get broken by highway patrol on occasion if they want to inspect the cargo? If so, does this cause issues with the receiver?
@@allenm00Never had it happen, but police can do that. I would just document it, get Officer's name etc.
Customer is technically supposed to open it as a proof that the freight wasn’t tampered with during transit.
There is nothing crazy about Lancaster Ohio except there is a lot of hiking at state parks
You’re thinking of Lancaster, PA
There's about 10 states with a Lancaster, Ohio included.
@@craigdarby9533 I understand, I’m referring to him mentioning about seeing Amish. They mainly reside in Lancaster, Pa.
Lancaster,PA is where the Amish are. However as someone who is from PA you see Amish everywhere. You don’t have to go to just Lancaster. Whenever you’re in Amish country definitely check out their stalls and businesses. Their snacks are so good!
Lancaster, PA!!
There's a Lancaster, OH also. And a Lancaster, CA, SC, NY, KY and VA.
@@craigdarby9533 haha yeah, the founders of towns/cities weren't all that original when naming them.
Personally, I always have a secondary securement (you can use zip ties or gear ties), to make sure that my trailer doors don't swing. It easy and cheap way to keep your doors from not hitting anything and getting undone.
buy two bungle rubber straps to hold open trailer doors
There’s a nice new loves right there in Lancaster off of 33 and 188
Hey Alex really love your videos. i have a question for you man. Why do you slide the tandems after you back in? why dont you move them before you back is there a reason why or thats the procedure
You wait until after you back in because you have better maneuverability in tight situations with the tandems slid forward
You were only like 20 mins from me in Herrin Illinois I heard the zip code man I woulda liked to check out your truck
All those parking spots and he had to park beside the driver with his trailer doors open lol now that driver has to pull out of his spot to get his trailer doors closed.....
At 1 mill subs, have you considered doing a live stream special? Great video btw
I would love a live stream❤
Good job Alex really enjoy your videos i used to drive truck from California to New York and Boston going to Pennsylvania. I would see the Amish with the horses and buckboard work in the field. Pretty cool.
When will you upload the full video that you install a led tv?
did you play American truck simulator when you were younger ?
Gp picking up yellow freight customers. Crappy docks half in half outside. Simple box truck loading area.
Edited::: hey you know a simple snipe cutters would be easier. Cuts those aluminum or plastic ties right off. Quicker than bolt cutters.
Maybe just get some rubber scrap and poke a hole in it smaller than the trailer hook. Put the door chain in then push the rubber keeper over it. Enjoy the channel.
When are you going to do another cooking video. 😊 I'm a otr truck driver here in Canada live your content
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is where the Amish are,Alex
Where do you live in Pennsylvania? I live in Pittsburgh.
Alex, why do you slide the tandems back at every pick up?
We slide the tandems to the rear of the trailer to make it easier and safer for the forklift operator. If the tandems are slid forward...the weight of the forklift will make the rear of the trailer bounce especially when moving pallets of freight in and out of the trailer.
@@JohnMarwickOTR I understand, I only slide the tandems to the back if we were un-hooking from the trailer
LMAO Alex your crazy funny 😂
How in the world did you pass your cdl backing tests?
By backing correctly obviously, no backing setup is the same for every situation nor is anyone perfect every time, he didn't hit anything so who cares how he gets it done...
depends on where you take your test. For example, PA you do a straight back and also parallel park the truck but in Wisconsin you do a straight back and also do a 90-degree dock back.
What gps navigation system you are using for ur routes
Idk how Lancaster OH, but Lancaster (lan-kiss-ster not lan-cast-er) PA has a large Amish community.
And yes people from Lancaster PA hate when it’s pronounced “cast-er” instead of “kiss-ter” lol
Amen. I live right outside Lanc.
How many miles do you usually drive on the daily ?
Why the tanker hate? I love my tanks! Short and stubby 40 footers that I can park anywhere! Granted.... it's usually melty or flame juice... so yeah.
damn…that sucks
Automatic truck?
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Ohio has a Lancaster also, along with about 9 other states.
Most parts stores will have mechanic's wire.
Hey Alex I am wondering what GoPros you use
Rain X! My man!
Love your vids man
Was you on 65 today heading south towards Louisville? If so, I seen you near North Vernon. : )
Amish live in Lancaster pa love the videos keep up the good work
I love kosher truck stops tho 😂
I’m from that area of Ohio there’s no Amish there are I think you’re thinking of Lancaster Pennsylvania that is full of Amish
And yet I've been on plenty of roads in Ohio passing a horse and buggy that is driven by a Amish family....yes they do live in Ohio
Didn’t say they don’t live in Ohio they are not in the Lancaster area Lancaster is a decent sized city the Amish are in the country . There are some Amish south of Lancaster, a lot of Amish are in Hocking and Athens county to the east of Lancaster and there is a large Amish community north of Lancaster in Millersburg in Wooster Ohio
Hi Alex I love your videos. Quick question. How much do you make in a week? And hope you don’t mind me asking . Thanks
Alex how do you edit and upload these videos so fast
Sorry to let you know, but a lot of the Amish is in Lancaster Pennsylvania and you said where can you get chicken wire to help secure your doors just find metal coat hangers and if you’re over in the Allentown Bethlehem area send a shout out
Could anyone Tell me if its worth becoming a trucker bc I was thinking when I become of age ill try to be a truck driver and I dont know if I should be a trucker or find a different job
IMO, trucking is a pretty good career to start off with! If you wanna make money by just traveling, then trucking is for you. It has alot of complications to it and its a challenging job, but you'll eventually get used to it.
GP should put dog leash clips, or industrial equivalent, on their trailer door chains so they stay secure when going over bumps.
alex another tight back slide the tandems forward til you get lind up.😂❤
You’re are so cool and the accidents are not good. Hopefully the people OK.🎉
chill out alex it is every day affair in chicago area
Chicken wire 😂, No Brother, No… Bungee cords
neighbor's drive way always better
YOU EVERY MAKE IT TO ERIE PA
put a bundle strap on the trailer and hook it to side of your trailer
I’m thinking of being a trucker when a grow up is it a good idea
No, learn to work on them instead. More job security.
@@craigdarby9533 yea but I really wanna be a truck driver