This was easily one of my favorite videos you've done. This was so different than anything I've seen on YT. Thanks for a new perspective on grassroots racing. Also nice surprise at the end!
This truck is a gearhead's wet dream, being able to go almost anywhere while having a mobile house, a garage with your cars inside and a place/tools to work on them, this is amazing
@@vgbondarevis there a proper way to back up with a double-articulated trailer? Years ago, I was towing a vehicle using a trailer that had two points of articulation and I couldn't get the thing to turn properly backing up. Wound up unhooking the towed vehicle to get where I needed to.
This was a very interesting change of pace. I've always been a fan of trucks, since the late 90's, when I discovered the Hard Truck franchise, and having enjoyed many hours of ETS2 and ATS. Tedward, I know this is not the main focus of your channel, but if you could review these big rigs every now and then it would be epic! And thanks for the video!
I'm not a trucker or anything but based off my like 400 something hours in American Truck Sim, I'd say you did damn good lol edit: also goddamn driving the cross bronx (and really anywhere in nyc) in a truck is a hell of a feat, props to you! edit 2: the nohesi thing kinda caught my attention as I'm staff in the official nohesi discord and I've seen nohesi grow in size by like tenfold
Yeah the comfort is something people often forget to mention. To add to it, here in europe, a lot of if not most trucks have airride on the cab itself relative to the frame so you're isolated from the wheel suspension that needs to do all the heavy lifting. The upside is you can run one of those over a curb and still be comfortable so regular bumps and potholes become effectively irrelevant which means you can just kill miles for hours and still feel good when you're done, but the downside is you can feel wind and turbulence a little more because the cab moves relative to the chassis
Very cool and entertaining to watch! Great to see David and Eddie and their race cars back on the channel! Nothing's better than a group of friends just having fun. Loved the vlog type video...reminds me of some of the old videos from late 2019 and before. Living the dream! Keep up the great work!!!
It’s crazy to me that just because it has a bed and a kitchen you can drive this on a learners permit. Not that I’m complaining since I’d love to drive one of these.
i doubled checked the account name before clicking into the video. I literally just moved from SC to NC using a u-haul 20 feet truck plus a trailer that carries my lovely manual camry. Watching this one reminded me of that trip.
Seeing you upload a video of you driving an 18 WHEELER was definitely the surprise of the day, yet was insanely interesting to see how you would do lol
As a professional truck driver and a car guy, I can confirm this is nuts and really cool if you dont have any previous long trailer / big truck experience... When you do this daily it becomes mundane but it must be such a thrill for the first time... in europe to be able to drive something like this you'd need a C (over 12 ton) license and then a towing (E) license for the trailer, kinda nuts they let you just do that in the US
@@automation7295 Dude I have an E license but I drive C most of the time for my work, when I hop into a semi and remember how to drive I get a bit of an uncomfortable feeling so I cant imagine how it'd feel for a non truck driver.
What a cool video, different from other stuff here on the channel but turned out soooo freakin good. Trips like these are a dream of mine, you captured it so well. Now, driving the truck during the day on a highway looks like a walk in the park, but watching you drive it in NY at night made my palms sweat, I was glad to see some drivers being cooperative and helping you clear your way through.
Do you have a truck license? Here in Europe, you need a specific category to drive those things. Also, I find it interesting how that Freightliner's steering wheel is a Mercedes steering wheel.
@@acerusea5156 That's both super cool and somewhat concerning. Getting a truck license here isn't cheap, sadly, so I'm glad that you get to enjoy trucking.
@@TedwardDrives that seems insane to me as a european, but it kinda makes sense, your roads are 90% massive, wide and straight so it's not much of a problem. Imagine being allowed to drive something of this size with a regular driver's license in old European towns, scary thought lol
@TedwardDrives It's amazing there aren't more accidents. There are so many people weaving through traffic at 100+ mph, then others who are too timid to do anything and cause very dangerous situations. I get constantly cut off and people always take the shoulder. You have to be very agressive and contantly attentive to survive driving in NY. There is no enforcement so people do whatever they want.
I'm a trucker. Good job. Only advice is to set up the turn before you take it. Swing wide before you approach a turn, you will need less space on the other side. Also, keep your spaces closed off, idiots will drive in their with no regard to logic or reason.
After driving a truck for the first time, it really turns you into a child. Especially if you have no interest in trucks. You discover that they are actually fun.
In the unimog vid (at least in the comments) you talked about maybe getting a license and trying out commercial trucks. Guess we finally got it (more or less) :D
do you not need a cdl or air brake endorsement to drive that? I know here in Canada, you would need z-endorsement at least which is for air brakes. What you just drove was a DD16 paired with the Dt12 automated manual transmission
You have to have a Class A but i think this is considered an RV which you don’t but if it was a commercial trailer it was pulling then yes and for air brakes you have to have an endorsement if you have a cdl
@@mauricemotors8207 he said the engine was a 15.6L, which led me to conclude it was a DD16. Seems a little overkill if it is a DD16 tbh, but hey what do I know lol. And interesting about the driving requirements. Here in Canada, someone with a passenger car license can drive a school bus if there are 4 seats only in it because it is considered a car lmao.Seems the rules are somewhat similar down south
Evee so slightly offended that you're breaching on my channel content territory but considering you and the Topher are the reason I started my own channel, ill let it slide 😉. This is sick.
This was easily one of my favorite videos you've done. This was so different than anything I've seen on YT. Thanks for a new perspective on grassroots racing. Also nice surprise at the end!
Ted driving a Truck was kinda unexpected
Yet very interesting
Truckward isn’t real, he can’t hurt you
Truckward:
That’s why he’s the GOAT
Yo that’s not
Nice to say that to Ted he needs a a truck to haul his car 😢
Haha, Truckward!
This truck is a gearhead's wet dream, being able to go almost anywhere while having a mobile house, a garage with your cars inside and a place/tools to work on them, this is amazing
Truck Simulator is getting very realistic. Great video!
Absolute pleasure to watch. I honestly wouldn't mind if you became a full time truck driving channel 😆
God, I drove a Cascadia for over a year as a truck driver. Seeing the interior brings me back.
Great video, and a cool experience. Your next challenge is to back a 53' into a loading dock. After that it's floating a 13 speed.
Then, we'll have him reverse a double articulated 9 axle lowboy.
@@vgbondarevis there a proper way to back up with a double-articulated trailer? Years ago, I was towing a vehicle using a trailer that had two points of articulation and I couldn't get the thing to turn properly backing up. Wound up unhooking the towed vehicle to get where I needed to.
This was a very interesting change of pace.
I've always been a fan of trucks, since the late 90's, when I discovered the Hard Truck franchise, and having enjoyed many hours of ETS2 and ATS.
Tedward, I know this is not the main focus of your channel, but if you could review these big rigs every now and then it would be epic!
And thanks for the video!
Euro Truck and American Truck Simulator were programs that I spent LOTS of time on when I was growing up! Still enjoy them to this day
Ted being so excited about driving a truck gives me life. Especially as someone whose dad fixed trucks
I'm not a trucker or anything but based off my like 400 something hours in American Truck Sim, I'd say you did damn good lol
edit: also goddamn driving the cross bronx (and really anywhere in nyc) in a truck is a hell of a feat, props to you!
edit 2: the nohesi thing kinda caught my attention as I'm staff in the official nohesi discord and I've seen nohesi grow in size by like tenfold
Yeah the comfort is something people often forget to mention. To add to it, here in europe, a lot of if not most trucks have airride on the cab itself relative to the frame so you're isolated from the wheel suspension that needs to do all the heavy lifting. The upside is you can run one of those over a curb and still be comfortable so regular bumps and potholes become effectively irrelevant which means you can just kill miles for hours and still feel good when you're done, but the downside is you can feel wind and turbulence a little more because the cab moves relative to the chassis
My tractor has air suspension on the cab also and I feel every bump.
@@anthonymancuso3675 I can only speak for personal experience with Volvo, Scania and MAN cabovers
One thing I love about this channel is seeing you drive on roads I drive on regularly... There's something oddly surreal about it.
More of these! The variety of vehicles in this one video hahah, including the Ninebot! 😂
Very cool and entertaining to watch! Great to see David and Eddie and their race cars back on the channel! Nothing's better than a group of friends just having fun. Loved the vlog type video...reminds me of some of the old videos from late 2019 and before.
Living the dream! Keep up the great work!!!
As someone who gets really anxious in traffic, the driving in Manhattan at night with that beast increased my heart rate to horror game levels.
I am so happy my favorite POV car channel is now doing some povs of my favorite semi trucks :D
that set up is insane. the towderhome set up is worth more than most hypercars
This was way more entertaining than I expected it to be
This is so much different than what I’m used to and I love it.
It’s crazy to me that just because it has a bed and a kitchen you can drive this on a learners permit. Not that I’m complaining since I’d love to drive one of these.
Truly enjoy watching your videos, your mindfulness for safety and respect for not only your vehicles but other people is amazing. Good things to you 🙏
Holy crap this was cool. Looked like a total blast to get to experience a track weekend with a rig like that. Peak car culture for sure!
Tedward now and then comes in with surprising content. Never expected you to drive a freightliner 👍🏾.
I remember my first time driving a truck, it's the most intimidating feeling ever lol
Tedward driving a truck was not something I knew I needed to see.
I loved fire trucks and tractor trailers as a small boy. Tedward The Trucker made young me very happy.
i doubled checked the account name before clicking into the video. I literally just moved from SC to NC using a u-haul 20 feet truck plus a trailer that carries my lovely manual camry. Watching this one reminded me of that trip.
Seeing you upload a video of you driving an 18 WHEELER was definitely the surprise of the day, yet was insanely interesting to see how you would do lol
As a professional truck driver and a car guy, I can confirm this is nuts and really cool if you dont have any previous long trailer / big truck experience...
When you do this daily it becomes mundane but it must be such a thrill for the first time... in europe to be able to drive something like this you'd need a C (over 12 ton) license and then a towing (E) license for the trailer, kinda nuts they let you just do that in the US
wait you dont need a license for that?
shit here you would also need to grind for licenses like its gran turismo to drive that
Yeah, it's kinda nuts they allow that, you'd think you need a license for towing a trailer. Indeed in Europe, you need a Class E license for that.
@@automation7295 Dude I have an E license but I drive C most of the time for my work, when I hop into a semi and remember how to drive I get a bit of an uncomfortable feeling so I cant imagine how it'd feel for a non truck driver.
The POV you've never known you wanted ;)
Thank you for coming to my Ted Truck.
This is one of my fav videos, like I thought it was going to be just a truck review at first
Man this new version of American Truck Simulator is so realistic
For you’re info if you set the truck brakes (yellow knob) it will also set the trailer brakes as well
Damn, I just rewatched the Unimog video yesterday and thought how cool it would be if you got a CDL. I would love to see more videos like this!
What a cool video, different from other stuff here on the channel but turned out soooo freakin good. Trips like these are a dream of mine, you captured it so well. Now, driving the truck during the day on a highway looks like a walk in the park, but watching you drive it in NY at night made my palms sweat, I was glad to see some drivers being cooperative and helping you clear your way through.
BEST VIDEO ON THIS CHANNEL, TEDWARD!!!
7:35 loool tedward knows what those nohesi boys be up to
That is a sexy toter! They are surprisingly easy to manage. Glad you got to experience it!
This is the Life man!
I envy you so much to experience this. Love it!
Damn that was so entertaining, please do more of these kind of vlog-ish videos Ted
Do you have a truck license? Here in Europe, you need a specific category to drive those things. Also, I find it interesting how that Freightliner's steering wheel is a Mercedes steering wheel.
You don't need a special truck license to drive non-commercial trucks like a toterhome in the states
@@acerusea5156 That's both super cool and somewhat concerning. Getting a truck license here isn't cheap, sadly, so I'm glad that you get to enjoy trucking.
certain states have restrictions but this is exempt. Insane. But true.
@@TedwardDrives That's awesome. Feel free to take advantage of that while you can. :)
@@TedwardDrives that seems insane to me as a european, but it kinda makes sense, your roads are 90% massive, wide and straight so it's not much of a problem. Imagine being allowed to drive something of this size with a regular driver's license in old European towns, scary thought lol
I drive 18 wheelers for a living so this was lovely to see a regular car guys reaction to one of these lol
He actually did an American Truck Simulator
“I did truck stuff” definitely my next phrase at work
We definitely need to see more freightliner content
Great video! It's crazy when I realized the start of the video was right next to the Framingham exit! Tripped me up for a second!
I live in NY. Watching you drive there was funny af. Very accurate. Horrible roads, tons of asshholes
I wish I had caught more of crazy..saw some insane stuff on this trip.
@TedwardDrives It's amazing there aren't more accidents. There are so many people weaving through traffic at 100+ mph, then others who are too timid to do anything and cause very dangerous situations. I get constantly cut off and people always take the shoulder. You have to be very agressive and contantly attentive to survive driving in NY. There is no enforcement so people do whatever they want.
I'm a trucker. Good job. Only advice is to set up the turn before you take it. Swing wide before you approach a turn, you will need less space on the other side. Also, keep your spaces closed off, idiots will drive in their with no regard to logic or reason.
Also, nice usage of the Jakes on the highway. Since that's a personal vehicle, save those brakes.
Couldn't help but notice how the steering wheel is an exact copy of the Pre-facelift Mercedes W203 C-class. Great video!
It is a Freightliner, after all :)
Freightliner is owned by Daimler iirc, that’s why.
3:15 good trucker etiquette
The Steeringwheel looks like the bigger version of my Mercedes C Class W203. maybe if got a Star badge to Pimp your Semi, onb a german level
Arguable one of the coolest videos I’ve seen you film. Love this
0:50 so that's how people who put their car in a container get out 🤣 finally my curiosity is answered!
Haha the top floor is much easier since it’s wider. No wheel arches inside up there
Nice change of pace, really enjoyed it!
This is a really cool video. Such a novel thing on this channel - 44' trailer tows.
Sitting here driving my Cascadia will just pops up on my feed as I'm looking for something to listen to.
Ngl immediately one of my favourite videos from you simply from the obscurity
That Freightliner is beautiful Ted and aye you did a nice job driving that beauty
Bro can literally drive any vehicle💀💀
After driving a truck for the first time, it really turns you into a child. Especially if you have no interest in trucks. You discover that they are actually fun.
I’m in love with it. Drove another 15 hours in it this weekend out to to Ohio
@@TedwardDrives which race track? Was it Mid Ohio? I live super close to that track and its awesome!
“How much turning radius do you want for you tractor?”
“No”
That wheelbase is the longest I have ever seen lol
Truckward is here
This was an amazing video. Thanks for showing us how truck stuff works.
In the unimog vid (at least in the comments) you talked about maybe getting a license and trying out commercial trucks. Guess we finally got it (more or less) :D
Tired Tedward in the GT4 was really funny
7:36 “No hesi baby”🤣🤣
I have such a love/hate relationship with the Pike 😂
Look 7:34 the No Hesi reference 💀 trust me when I drive on the Belt Parkway in NYC those people are always annoying lol
ngl i was so into this i even gave a thumbs up to the guy who blinked the headlights at 8:57 in the mirror
with the obligatory Honk at 23:23
15:31 Love how he just rides right past Ben lol
That is an American Truck Simulator?
So pretty good update with really beautiful graphics.
This would be a nice upgrade from someone that daily a 3/4 ton for sure!
Holy crap you weren't kidding when you said you went out the window!! I guess no closed trailers for me, I am not doing that with my bulk :/
I know that Freightliner is part of Daimler group, but seeing that Mercedes-Benz steering wheel in an American truck is quite funny.
now that the bens have been with tedward, can we expect to see you on the next roadtrip next year???
Haha I don’t know about that. I’ll bug Lin about it at limerock
If you have the opportunity you need to Drive a FH750 2016 or KW W900 or a international Lonestar, these trucks are amazing
0:55 the true f1 driver experience
Cool to see Will from PTSRS out there with you!
He’s one of our closest friends! Love it when we get to see him since he moved to NYC
I've been waiting for a video like this since I saw the truck in the other video
Reminds me of the Unimog review! More trucks please!
do you not need a cdl or air brake endorsement to drive that? I know here in Canada, you would need z-endorsement at least which is for air brakes. What you just drove was a DD16 paired with the Dt12 automated manual transmission
You have to have a Class A but i think this is considered an RV which you don’t but if it was a commercial trailer it was pulling then yes and for air brakes you have to have an endorsement if you have a cdl
They don’t make a Detroit 16L unless its something new only Detroit diesels I’ve worked on and seen are DD15
@@mauricemotors8207 he said the engine was a 15.6L, which led me to conclude it was a DD16. Seems a little overkill if it is a DD16 tbh, but hey what do I know lol. And interesting about the driving requirements. Here in Canada, someone with a passenger car license can drive a school bus if there are 4 seats only in it because it is considered a car lmao.Seems the rules are somewhat similar down south
This gives me more drive to get there myself, some day, goodness willing some day, in the meantime? Such envy lmao
That looks like Adam LZ's old rig. So cool !
I was hoping you might run into the G&G crew on thr tour aroubd NJMP and it was really cool to see them actually pop up. A mini crossover of sorts
Man, this is life
You were like a kid in a candy shop! 😂
Very cool looking truck. And the height reminder on the dash is a very good idea.
I'd love for some Tedward vlogs!!!
Finally, I was waiting for that POV...
Evee so slightly offended that you're breaching on my channel content territory but considering you and the Topher are the reason I started my own channel, ill let it slide 😉. This is sick.
Pssssh. Nothing on the 26’ Uhauls I’ve driven cross country
i couldn't believe how we would just rent those big shits to anyone lmao
I never knew ted had a 'heavy vehicles license'
its exempt as an RV. some states require for weight so be sure to check local laws.
@@TedwardDrivesthat’s truly an American moment lol
@@TedwardDrives Sure👍
Hello - may I ask what brand sun shade you’re using in the FL5? Thanks
I think I just found my dream job
he has a cdl ?
"Look, I'm bigger than him! Like, by a lot!" 😅😵
8:48 you were I. The Bronx in that area lol
I lile this channel, and i really like trucks. Imagine my surprise seeing this video pop :D
Tedward Trucks ©️. Lmao awesome video
such a cool experience
you got a CDL? Now i feel like your practicing for that big ass camper/car hauler
Edit: OH SHIT, I was right!