Jamaican Trucking is Underrated

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  • @romainefrancis4554
    @romainefrancis4554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2134

    As a Jamaican my self truck driving is one of the best and fun job in the country because we enjoy doing it. Kids will literally run out of there house just to see when a truck is passing by.

    • @redrumssam5888
      @redrumssam5888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      That's amazing 🇯🇲

    • @ThunderingDiesel
      @ThunderingDiesel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I would too especially if I heard them jakes, so do y’all have “no engine brake” signs there?

    • @tomlewis2880
      @tomlewis2880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's interesting because while I champion driving automation, I also wonder what loss will be felt around the thrill of piloting at least something.

    • @RunawayTrain2502
      @RunawayTrain2502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Eyy man, that sounds like a great job. :D

    • @Neg_Ice
      @Neg_Ice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how it was for me growing up in the islands.

  • @sidshady7413
    @sidshady7413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2296

    This is one of those Channels that you come across by accident and now can't stop watching. Love these videos keep em coming mate!

    • @peterw9006
      @peterw9006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I have absolutely no affiliation with trucks and don’t want really want to.
      But these videos are really short and entertaining. Always fun to watch
      Also, I really like the neat trivia he presents.

    • @captainevenslower4400
      @captainevenslower4400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      This is one of those rare instances where a channel came out of the blue and and just stuck to me.
      I am really glad for this guy to have found his niche and an audience to follow.

    • @MuffinCapBackBlue
      @MuffinCapBackBlue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Popped up in my feed a day ago and I've been binging this guys videos, why are they so entertaining?

    • @PinkColette
      @PinkColette 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Literally lol. One of his vids came up in my recommended one day when I was bored and I ended up binge watchin them all right then and there. Ngl I was kinda disappointed only to see 38k subs when I went to sub lol. I figured he’d of had more with the style and quality of his vids. Yukon you’re doin an amazing job!

    • @matthewbarymow4402
      @matthewbarymow4402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly! It’s a small channel, yet one of the best quality channels!

  • @charlesnash2748
    @charlesnash2748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    A friend and a person I used to drive with showed a couple of Jamaicans who were driving in the Pacific Northwest how to chain up. It was snowing and they had no idea how to install tire chains on their tractor. They gave him a gift to thank him for teaching and helping them. The gift was two enormous joints.

    • @ThZuao
      @ThZuao 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      LMAO. When you typed they gave your friend a gift, I just knew it would be pot.

    • @a.bax.5992
      @a.bax.5992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO

    • @magigooter2096
      @magigooter2096 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I need to teach classes in Jamaica...

    • @falconmclenny7284
      @falconmclenny7284 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Good bless Jamaicans.

    • @sudmuck
      @sudmuck ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hell yeah! I hope that was AFTER pot was legalized.

  • @McTuber42
    @McTuber42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +432

    these videos seem like they would be boring but somehow they're always fascinating

    • @peterw9006
      @peterw9006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, like who cares about Semi truck buses, am i right? This channel of course. But then you learn about post war Netherland and you learn something new. And most importantly you now know these abominations of busses exist. I like this channel

    • @reyuji_
      @reyuji_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That's one of the fun parts of trucking.
      It looks boring, sounds boring and doesn't seems much of a interesting job for most of the people out there until you get into it/searching about it, then you realize it, and usually doesn't pays bad at all too.

    • @someguy1865
      @someguy1865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@reyuji_ said the same about American truck simulator and Euro TS but actually found it relaxing.

    • @KXNGBANNXXOFFICIAL
      @KXNGBANNXXOFFICIAL 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@someguy1865 I can't start playing these again.

    • @earlphillips7847
      @earlphillips7847 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Trucking has Increase considerable In Jamaica

  • @opnilix5689
    @opnilix5689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    AS A JAMAICAN SEEING THIS VIDEO IN MY FYP MADE MY DAY. IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO KNOW THAT THIS CONTENT CREATOR DOESNT ONLY COVER MAJOR COUNTRIES, BUT ALSO COUNTRIES THAT ARE SMALLER AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. (felt like typing in caps)

    • @kingjevii
      @kingjevii ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was thinking the same thing . I appreciate him and the people who care yo learn about our country . I hope they visit someday so I can be their private tour guides

    • @alZiiHardstylez
      @alZiiHardstylez ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey man, sometimes you just gotta unleash that caps lock.

    • @jokenboy4983
      @jokenboy4983 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would love to visit Jamaica but Im not sure where to go. I don't want to go to a tourist town but I also want to be safe.

    • @kingjevii
      @kingjevii ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jokenboy4983 how can I contact you

    • @ARandomIntrovert
      @ARandomIntrovert ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's not a fyp bruh

  • @6yjjk
    @6yjjk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    5:15 "the way people are taught to drive"... While living in Jamaica, my dad was once asked by a devout, God-fearing, law-abiding lady how she would go about buying a car and a licence. She had grown up without ever encountering the concept of taking lessons and passing a driving test. Make of that what you will!

    • @rojiii69420
      @rojiii69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      The tax office is very corrupt here. I passed my driving test because the examiner likes my mom. Not that i cant drive, i went on to get a PPV license( public passenger vehicle) and i work for a tour company driving 3 days a week or as much as demand makes it. But they just see it as a big money making scheme and some of them accept bribes to pass people. It cannot be stopped unless some reform is done, they have tried shuffling the examiners but they are all in on it so it just slows down for a bit

    • @MatsYoo
      @MatsYoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@rojiii69420 that sucks. But be at ease, there a lot of terrible drivers here in germany even though our laws are very strict

    • @theatagamer90
      @theatagamer90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MatsYoo
      Y'all can't drive until 21 right? Either that or it's 18.

    • @MatsYoo
      @MatsYoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@theatagamer90 na homie completely wrong, you can drive at 16 with a legal guardian who has driving experience at 18 you can drive alone and at 21 your testing period is over which means you are viewed as a qualified driver (at least half are not 😂) and insurances become cheaper

    • @a.bax.5992
      @a.bax.5992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      95% of Jamaicans fail their driving test or purchase it outright, or both.

  • @Dr_Nick_
    @Dr_Nick_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +492

    As a Canadian truck driver, seeing these videos is interesting. Have you thought about doing longer format essays? I'm always looking for something to listen to while driving down the road.

    • @soup1029
      @soup1029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I love this idea, like a podcast on Spotify or something

    • @shriek_howl21
      @shriek_howl21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes yes yes

    • @innocento.1552
      @innocento.1552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Longer videos take a hell of time to make of you want to maintain the quality. Unfortunately the TH-cam algorithm favours quantity. So if you don't roll out videos very frequently, the algorithm will not push you to more audience. That is why most growing channels stick to shorter format videos (around the 10 minutes mark). And that is what the higher percentage of viewers want.
      I too would have loved longer format videos, but unfortunately daddy TH-cam doesn't encourage them.

    • @dominicarceo9637
      @dominicarceo9637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@innocento.1552 True, because majority of Gen Z want shorter video aka stupid TikTok

    • @reyuji_
      @reyuji_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, I'd love having this sort of stuff to listen during a drive, his voice alone is already pretty calming.

  • @bahnspotterEU
    @bahnspotterEU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    Nordic trucking would be interesting. Perhaps you could do separate episodes for Sweden/Norway/Finland (one episode) and northern NA (northern Canada and Alaska).

    • @Peterkragger
      @Peterkragger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Especially Finland

    • @zerpexan
      @zerpexan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I once met a Finnish trucker over there, really cool guy. Brutal driving conditions most of the year. I’d also like to see Iceland in this list. Small country, but amazing roads.

    • @arfarms5711
      @arfarms5711 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That would be awesome. I’m from USA, but watch a lot of Sweden, Norway, Finland trucking. It’s mostly ab logging, but still a lot of trucking and on unbelievable mountain roads

    • @thomasliljebakksund1
      @thomasliljebakksund1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I drove trucks for the norwegian army during my conscript days. Old trucks without ABS or any fancy electronics for that matter. We were driving up and down the norwegian russian border on icy narrow roads, the truck sits surprisingly well on those poor roads, we had to drive slow but not too slow, otherwise you would slide off the road. Fun times.

    • @filippetrula1234
      @filippetrula1234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arfarms5711 there are almost no mountains in finland most of it is just flat 😉

  • @unclebiggs1695
    @unclebiggs1695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    As a Jamaican you did a good job describing the trucking industry including the fact that they are always close to home. The truck drivers leaving for work outside the country is a problem in all sectors of Jamaica but the governments efforts to slow it nowadays isn't enough.

    • @manovrsb
      @manovrsb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Americans and Canadians pay BIG MONEY for truck drivers and often come to snatch up any talent. At the end of the day it's the dollar that makes the most sense.

    • @norml.hugh-mann
      @norml.hugh-mann ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They just have more $$$ to spend than the citizens of Jamaica have to pay in overcharges going to trucking/transportation

  • @Carlos7Matute
    @Carlos7Matute 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    The jamaican uphill videos posted online are intense!

    • @Alexrocksdude_
      @Alexrocksdude_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I just watched a few and I’m blown away by how everyone is always passing everyone else on two lane roads!
      Looks like it takes a lot of skill, luck, and little fear of crashing to be a Jamaican trucker.

    • @Anon.G
      @Anon.G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Alexrocksdude_ yes we love to pass. Going back to Jamaica taught me that cars can fit past each other even on 1 lane roads

  • @Lost-Priest
    @Lost-Priest 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    4:22 "decent wages" as he shows the equivalent of a couple dollars lol, loved the video. I have family in Jamaica so its always cool seeing stuff about the country

    • @HolySpitball
      @HolySpitball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have a thousand dollar bill from my dad who's Jamaican. When I asked him how much it's worth in USD he told me like 10 bucks maybe lol

    • @agentice7718
      @agentice7718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@HolySpitball nah its about 7 or 6.50

  • @transformersrevenge9
    @transformersrevenge9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    >No enforced emission standards
    >No legal restrictions on driving time
    >No minimum rate
    Is this paradise?

    • @doorhanger9317
      @doorhanger9317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A system so successful that the trucks are all the wrong way around and all the drivers are trying to escape

    • @transformersrevenge9
      @transformersrevenge9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@doorhanger9317 the good outweighs the bad

    • @doorhanger9317
      @doorhanger9317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@transformersrevenge9 i would say explain to me how any of this is less than evil but you can't because you just like evil things. You actually want things to be shit. And these policies are proven very successful at making things shit. Lol. Lmao

    • @ezzyth8824
      @ezzyth8824 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doorhanger9317 yadeeyadeeya nobody gives a shit politics guy

    • @Keel06
      @Keel06 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@doorhanger9317 you didn’t have to put the lol and lmao at the end. But I agree with you

  • @mrbond9882
    @mrbond9882 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I went to Jamaica in September of 2020, mid pandemic. Let me tell you the drivers are *extremely* polite and kind. They throw a signal light on to let you know the driver in front of them is making that turn. I've never seen anything like it and I've driven in about 10 different countries.

    • @LoveK1
      @LoveK1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you talking about truck drivers or the average person because I have family in Jamaica and whenever I go the people there drive like bats out of hell. Including the cab drivers.

    • @TinyBearTim
      @TinyBearTim 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That’s not normally how Caribbean roads are

  • @CharredSteak
    @CharredSteak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    That pass at 4:40 was fucking insane, no way I'd ever have the balls to pull that off

    • @scrembirb6685
      @scrembirb6685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      initial d, truck edition

    • @webdhunter565
      @webdhunter565 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's insane he just overtake other truck

    • @bork7817
      @bork7817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@webdhunter565 the dude drifted a truck across a thin road.

    • @webdhunter565
      @webdhunter565 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bork7817 lmao you got mad by this😂 you'll die in my country brother 😂

    • @NOYBZ
      @NOYBZ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Normal thing here in Jamaica

  • @lucaspoole79
    @lucaspoole79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    So many trucking channels are North American/Western European focused, but yours, Yukon, is enlightening and entertaining while being informative and not-overtly lengthy or dull. Well done Sir! Please lets have some more international videos from lesser covered countries. Cheers!

  • @JasonTodd339
    @JasonTodd339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    as a Jamaican, this is very well researched and factual, even learned some stuff

  • @TonytheGr8
    @TonytheGr8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This video is very accurate. Thanks for the hard work and the spotlight on Jamaica 🇯🇲

  • @Duvstep910
    @Duvstep910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    hi from jamaica Yukon; i feel like trucking in our country is the best representation of what trucking should be; fun and enjoyable

  • @l00ky56
    @l00ky56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    In many cases the Chinese trucks are prefered due to the fact that they are bought new(0km on odometer), have more customization options and they are cabovers so they have a good turning radius in narrow streets. A big part of the trucking industry in Jamaica is the box truck part(Usually Isuzu NPR and Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino )

    • @rojiii69420
      @rojiii69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also they are damn cheap compared to the used US trucks

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In Canada, especially near Vancouver, we use Isuzus and Hinos aswell lmfao.
      We used to use alot of F450 and whatnot.

    • @TheMatsushitaMan
      @TheMatsushitaMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rojiii69420 Yeah but the Chinese trucks have no torque

    • @rojiii69420
      @rojiii69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TheMatsushitaMan not true. The use US motors and they are surprisingly reliable too

    • @ddjohnson9717
      @ddjohnson9717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheMatsushitaMan power and torque are based on the engine and trans of your choosing. I assume a lower rear diff will provide higher torque if matched well with the trans

  • @neilieb3740
    @neilieb3740 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a Jamaican much respect for this video of our Jamaican Truckers. Yeah they are underrated, and I definitely learned a few additional facts as well. Like I never seen a Truck overtake like that on a corner, I mean we see certain drivers put on speed on them Trucks, so we know they fast, but not like that. Well researched video though, even the sad part about brain drain and them sending remittance, just like most other types of jobs. Big Respect!!

  • @Danodoobie
    @Danodoobie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Didn't really cover the craziness of trucking in Jamaica. I just got back from vacation, rented a car, was honestly a lil scared driving down the highway at night, no lights..just white markers on the road! Much respect!

    • @mykiefrm20
      @mykiefrm20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No lights at all?😅

    • @Danodoobie
      @Danodoobie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mykiefrm20 nope. Just the headlights of the cars coming at you. Just likes highways in Mexico. Have you driven in those places?

    • @iad4988
      @iad4988 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Danodoobie there are hughways in the US with no lights. I drive on a 3 mile stretch of one every night and it's only 12 miles from the White House.

  • @ebincd2362
    @ebincd2362 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    4:38
    reminds me of touge racing in Japan lol wtf, insane to see a truck attacking a hairpin

    • @MikhailKillsZombies
      @MikhailKillsZombies 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      OH NO XDDDDDD

    • @oswynewilson62
      @oswynewilson62 ปีที่แล้ว

      This clip is originated from the British Virgin Island not Jamaica

    • @MikhailKillsZombies
      @MikhailKillsZombies ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oswynewilson62 ggs. Cant confirm nor deny. It looks like home tho. (Im Jamaican)

  • @luisitobardajibenitez8013
    @luisitobardajibenitez8013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never thought I'd see a video about the intricacies of Jamaican trucking. But I'm here for it.

  • @fahrenheit2530
    @fahrenheit2530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I've always wanted to visit Jamaica for their trucks, besides the classic American trucks there's a lot of extremely rare and obscure trucks from both the US and England, I've seen photos of English Leylands and Fodens, and I've heard that there's a handful of extremely rare Marmons in Jamaica as well. Some other cool countries to explore for their trucks are South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Cuba, England, North Korea, Indonesia, and Italy.

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I went to visit some relatives in SriLanka, and honestly I had zero clue what Leylands even were.
      It was cool seeing so many random boats, trucks, and cars from that company.
      Half the busses are leylands too I think.

    • @dpsilver1
      @dpsilver1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yup and a few Brantford trucks too some of them still earning their keep

    • @testname4464
      @testname4464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Never thought of North Korea as one with trucking, but I guess it makes sense

    • @TheMatsushitaMan
      @TheMatsushitaMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The rare and obscure trucks is why I love truckspotting! But in Malaysia the rare trucks have practically disappeared.

    • @fjtpersian6566
      @fjtpersian6566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@dpsilver1 do you mean Bedford trucks

  • @BFB_tg
    @BFB_tg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A joy to see someone talking about something they genuinely interested in! Keep going!)

  • @johnmarston4693
    @johnmarston4693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    4:40 had no idea a truck could break loose like that😳

    • @hendrik7354
      @hendrik7354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Low gear and full throttle.....

    • @rojiii69420
      @rojiii69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@hendrik7354 also all our trucks are turned up to the moon. Some trucks here make 750hp 3000 torque

    • @hendrik7354
      @hendrik7354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rojiii69420 can I borrow a truck?

    • @rojiii69420
      @rojiii69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hendrik7354 I dont own one. Wish i did but i do own a supercharged honda stepwagon tho

  • @Matalanas
    @Matalanas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I would love to see Trucking in Thailand be made as a video

  • @Sawta
    @Sawta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow, I have a lot of respect for the truck drivers in Jamaica! Those are some pretty serious hurdles to overcome. The fact that they make it work is really admirable.

  • @Alexrocksdude_
    @Alexrocksdude_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Arctic and Antarctic (if it exists in some form) trucking please!
    This was another great entertaining and educational video about trucking, love these videos :)

    • @daniellewis1789
      @daniellewis1789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Antarctic trucking is often driving a snowcat with a sled.

    • @antonym24
      @antonym24 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dalton Highway Winters is a free doc u can find on youtube about Alaskan truck drivers and the road being built too an oil pipeline. it’s by the History channel too

    • @Alexrocksdude_
      @Alexrocksdude_ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@antonym24 Thanks for the recommendation! I checked it out and it completely satisfied the engineering nerd in me. What a fascinating highway and trucker culture.

    • @antonym24
      @antonym24 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Alexrocksdude_ no problem bro glad you enjoyed it. I actually use it too fall asleep too as white noise a lot 😂

  • @datbigblaqboi1867
    @datbigblaqboi1867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As a Jamaican trucker......thank you!!!!

  • @aliteralsnakewithatophat3247
    @aliteralsnakewithatophat3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Would love to see a video on the history of American ambulances

    • @Alexrocksdude_
      @Alexrocksdude_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes absolutely I’d enjoy that too. Ambulances here seem to be really boxy compared to many other countries.

    • @aliteralsnakewithatophat3247
      @aliteralsnakewithatophat3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Alexrocksdude_ good point

  • @Lazar.7299
    @Lazar.7299 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a truck driver from Australia who drives kenworth, I can say that Jamaica have better looking trucks than we have here in Australia. Good job brothers and keep on trucking 👍👌👏

  • @PrivateMcPrivate
    @PrivateMcPrivate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This makes me want a Jamaican Trucking Simulator lol

  • @Duda286
    @Duda286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    All of a sudden now I wanna go traveling all around Jamaica

    • @Legend-lc9bv
      @Legend-lc9bv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m from Jamaica

  • @Codmonster999
    @Codmonster999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can't tell you how much I'm enjoying these videos. I also really enjoyed your video on the Kerguelen islands and would love to see you turn it into a series about remote and desolate islands. Some suggestions are South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands, Jan Mayen, Bear Island (Norway), Zemlya Georga, Yuzhny island, Severnaya Zemlya, Coronation Island, and Wrangel Island.

  • @bert11e
    @bert11e ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The road system is very similiar to ours in the UK, we have motorways (highways) then we have A and B roads. We also drive on the left 😅

    • @Lando-kx6so
      @Lando-kx6so 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We get it from the UK

  • @antonmakeyenko4018
    @antonmakeyenko4018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Footage starting at 3:38 is from Minsk, Belarus, actually. As its citizen you can easily recognize the National library in the background :)

    • @blankbw883
      @blankbw883 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm pretty sure it was just stock footage and he wasn't trying to pass it off as in jamaica

  • @fakhrimaulana1572
    @fakhrimaulana1572 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You can do Indonesia truck drivers. They face difficulty due to rising cost of fule in indonesia right now. They help alot to deliver of raw goods since indonesia is mainly export alot of mining ore, fish and spices. The truck drivers must take the challange of 300 km to 500 km just the main jawa island alone. Love your vid mate

  • @TransportSimulatorNationTSN
    @TransportSimulatorNationTSN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:11 🤣 you are right about that. I watch a lot of Jamaican truck TH-cam channels so this is interesting video

  • @CheesyHotDogPuff
    @CheesyHotDogPuff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This channel is basically Wendover but for trucks. I love it!

  • @Tobias611
    @Tobias611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh boy 9 AM can't wait to learn something new about weird trucks around the globe!

  • @Adiyan4
    @Adiyan4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Man, these truck cultures are interesting. Can you make a video about Bangladeshi trucking? It's a small country, but trucks play a huge role. Would love to see a video about that.

  • @BrownMInc
    @BrownMInc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ive been watching your videos and subbed for a while because I love your style. I thought of commenting about doing a feature on Jamaican trucking after the Indian one but I thought maybe it would be hard to cover remotely. You did it anyways!! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

  • @sejol3081
    @sejol3081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    subtitles for other languages are greatly apprieciated Mr. Yukon :)
    now i can send this video to my friends

  • @christianherrera4729
    @christianherrera4729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I came to the video early thinking oh yeah this is a relatively small channel, there will be few comments. Boy was I wrong. Anyway, your content is awesome and I think you'll be blowing up soon.

  • @lilmike2710
    @lilmike2710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All the new model American trucks look basically the same. This used to be a humble yet glamorous job. And it was fun

  • @highlyconfused6493
    @highlyconfused6493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I'm actually quite surprised to see a video on my country and something I have see on the daily, and learning more than what you get just sitting in a taxi or walking on the road
    One thing that is very much a problem is other road users being reckless, especially red plate taxis as speed is a big factor for profitability, so moving very fast and recklessly is a common

  • @843Reboot
    @843Reboot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FINALLY someone recognizes how fucking badass jamaican trucking is.

  • @sinakaedwards2009
    @sinakaedwards2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One interest I've always had was the highest paying truck driving job in the world. Considering exchange and all. I know Ice Road Truckers make good money, but the best paying would be cool.

    • @JamesJamersonIsAGod
      @JamesJamersonIsAGod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not sure but I’d suspect it would be something extremely dangerous, such as being a civilian contractor driving a truck in an active war zone. Either that or maybe something extremely specialized like transporting wind-turbine blades or like you mentioned Nordic trucking.

  • @z_lp
    @z_lp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As someone from the Caribbean (not Jamaica) youth around the caribbean all look towards truck driving especially St. Lucia

  • @grandgao3984
    @grandgao3984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Inspiring video, never knew this side of Jamaica!

  • @renovationsunlimited7927
    @renovationsunlimited7927 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jamaican truckers are pretty the best and most skilled.. Thanks for this video highlighting Jamaican trucking.. Nuff love straight out of Jam Rock🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

  • @leogreck9984
    @leogreck9984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jamaica looks very nice. Paved roads yet no emission regulations sound like an awesome combination.
    I know I am an asshole.

  • @RealTorch
    @RealTorch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely amazing video by @yukon American truck is the best truck that ever made!! WHO ELSE LOVE TO HEAR WHENEVER A JAMAICA TRUCK DRIVER SHIFTING A 18 SPEED! WORST If it’s A CAT! #6NZ!

  • @jeromejacob4275
    @jeromejacob4275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice vid. You should make one on bull haulers in the us. They have very few rules and are considered some of the most badass truckers around.

  • @opathe2nd973
    @opathe2nd973 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couple of trips to J to see relatives and I can tell you the truckers are something else. Great video!

  • @bami2
    @bami2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think a video on trucking in the most north-western province of Canada would be interesting.

    • @P7777-u7r
      @P7777-u7r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BC interior trucking can be really interesting especially in winter

  • @MisterTonyy
    @MisterTonyy ปีที่แล้ว

    Idk how I found this channel, but I’ve seen 3 straight videos about trucks. I’m sold. Subbed👍

  • @10028ar
    @10028ar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Tip: You're supposed to pause talking to let us hear the engine braking sound

    • @polo4064
      @polo4064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just type it up Jamaican Jake brake you'll be bless 🙌 😂🇯🇲

  • @TruckBrainzProductionz
    @TruckBrainzProductionz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really love this video fully explain as to what driving trucks ina Jamaica is like

  • @mkhn0009
    @mkhn0009 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    fun fact: in colombia, we use both european and american style trucks. we have scanias, daf, kenworth, international (i think?) and day cabs from chevrolet and chinese brands.

  • @MastermindLenzy95
    @MastermindLenzy95 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for not being negative and one sided. This was completely balanced, something you don’t see often. Just got a new subscriber. Thumbs up 👍

  • @Denorial
    @Denorial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    underated, hope u get more subs man!

  • @derrickjones1544
    @derrickjones1544 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    BIG UP to the JAMAICAN TRUCKERS , Glad to see yall doing it like the USA ... C.B. handle JACK HAMMER!!! TRUCKING KEEPS THE WORLD RUNNING

  • @dnull
    @dnull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i think the video on public transport would be pretty interesting, especially post-soviet countries public transport.

  • @bignoob24
    @bignoob24 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm Jamaican and when I first visited Jamaica with my father he knew a truck driver and I got to ride in one. It was so cool.

  • @CrystalClearWith8BE
    @CrystalClearWith8BE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jamaica would've used cabovers just like in Europe and Asia. However, since the '80s rolled, American trucks no longer produce cabovers.

    • @bitelaserkhalif
      @bitelaserkhalif 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If only they used Japan trucks, but sadly Japan is too far away.

    • @CrystalClearWith8BE
      @CrystalClearWith8BE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bitelaserkhalif, speaking of which, it takes days to sail from Japan to Jamaica and even when you cross the Panama Canal. Basically, start in Japan and sail to Panama and cross the canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic and reach your destination to Jamaica.

    • @bitelaserkhalif
      @bitelaserkhalif 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CrystalClearWith8BE update: I realized there are some used Japan JDM trucks too... but not as common as Philippines .

    • @CrystalClearWith8BE
      @CrystalClearWith8BE 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bitelaserkhalif, I'm from the Philippines and our semi trucks in that country are mostly cabovers. Cabovers in the Philippines are East Asian and European as well. However, they do use retro American cabovers which are Freightliner and Navistar International. Speaking of American trucks, long nose ones are rare in the Philippines and they're best for pulling heavier goods instead.

    • @windoak2113
      @windoak2113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bitelaserkhalif jamaica actually gets like 90 percent of it's cars directly from Japan but I don't know why japanese trucks (besides box trucks) arent that common.

  • @OmarBhoo
    @OmarBhoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandfather had a small trucking company in Clarendon. Back then in the 80s and 90s he, my dad and uncles drove mainly Leyland and Tata trucks.
    They hauled sugar cane and chickens.

  • @halflifescientist1674
    @halflifescientist1674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How do you keep making such good videos

  • @SystemParanoia
    @SystemParanoia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that most drivers mess with their exhausts and make their Jake brake excessivly loud.
    Sounds awesome

  • @LegacyIvyTerascale
    @LegacyIvyTerascale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:56 Volvo is not an American brand

  • @infernape649
    @infernape649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey man, very cool video, just like many other I had no idea about trucks and now Im hooked.
    Just one question, what is your opinion on trains? Are you ever going to do a video on long freight train logistics or something? cheers

  • @laywilli9563
    @laywilli9563 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro i never thought id see a trucking vid of jamaica on your page

  • @benwhitmire5029
    @benwhitmire5029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ah yes, American Volvo 🤡

  • @zaidkidwai7831
    @zaidkidwai7831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Volvo is a Swedish company owned by Chinese megacorp Geely. Love the videos man

    • @Selvariabell
      @Selvariabell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's Volvo Cars, Volvo Trucks is a totally different corporation, and is not owned by Geely, thought it has 8.2% shares

  • @absolutemattlad2701
    @absolutemattlad2701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these videos. Informative, entertaining, and to the point. Keep it up!

  • @mr.2minutes161
    @mr.2minutes161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    truck driver was my childhood dream until i change tire on soil, in a rainy season, with 25 or 35 metric ton cargo on top, with a couple of hand tool, pipe, planks, and couple of under rated jack. to top it all off, we have to put inner tube inside of tubeless tire only with leaf spring crowbar to pry it. im still surprise it didn't topple and squish me to death

  • @raksoen
    @raksoen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jamaican truckers are also known to not use the clutch while driving. It is a sport to float gears there.

  • @mmrw
    @mmrw ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven’t been to Jamaica but I’ve been to other mountainous parts of the Caribbean and driving itself is just so crazy there the way the roads can be in the mountains, I can’t imagine driving a truck through that terrain

  • @AlRoderick
    @AlRoderick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You got to love a couple of Jamaican teenagers doing Initial D stuff in dump trucks.

  • @simonkorica9467
    @simonkorica9467 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Top tier channel and commentary.

  • @guy990
    @guy990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool that there is a channel covering this niche product, check out Suriname and Caribbean trucking in general, wild stuff with little regulation

  • @jeffreyurquia4379
    @jeffreyurquia4379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well, in my country Honduras, Central America. US trucks are pretty common, but in recent years Scania Trucks and the European version of Volvo Trucks are been introduced in the market, cool rigs but rare for this types of roads.

  • @SmokesTooSmokey6
    @SmokesTooSmokey6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As having a Jamaican background I learnt some new things🤣 definitely earned a sub

  • @paulbrown5082
    @paulbrown5082 ปีที่แล้ว

    This presentation is very impressive, and I hope the local TH-camrs will learn your style of presentation. It’s like a short and informed documentary. Thank you!!

  • @Peter_nzl97
    @Peter_nzl97 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to think that our narrator for these videos is just a lobster with headphones and a microphone. Great stuff! :)

  • @Officialbailaz
    @Officialbailaz ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I've seen that orange and yellow KW everyday. I think there's like 2 of them, very beautiful trucks. Native jamai an here love the video

  • @charlie3184
    @charlie3184 ปีที่แล้ว

    The video was so chill I don't even like trucks I just clicked it

  • @juiceboif6758
    @juiceboif6758 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos came randomly on my suggestions and I literally binged all your videos after that good shit my guy

  • @naeemtull2026
    @naeemtull2026 ปีที่แล้ว

    You the goat, I love trucking and I would love to drive in Jamaica

  • @johnadams-rx6gf
    @johnadams-rx6gf ปีที่แล้ว

    Work with a bunch of Jamiacans in Canada. Every one of them is one of the hardest working guys around. Crazy but good guys.

  • @NotShilKa
    @NotShilKa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My father works with a Jamaican dude, he's really cool and chill

  • @ronkenley6966
    @ronkenley6966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a Jamaican truck driver is one of the best job we have y? it fun and we meet new people everyday 😎😎💯🔥🔥

  • @64-bit63
    @64-bit63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ok so basically the Jamaicans are doing impossible turns in beautiful banned American rigs

  • @LUNITICWILL
    @LUNITICWILL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this video made me realize that once American Truck Simulator gets to Florida, the Caribbean opens up for trucking.

  • @leonfraserful
    @leonfraserful 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i know what you mean because i was born and live in jamaica.
    the good thing is since our country does not push emition standards you can see older trucks and also like indian trucks our trucks are very beautiful because drivers add lights and new paint jobs so their truck is more attractive

  • @denzzlinga
    @denzzlinga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Must be nice to live and drive in a country where everything is so relaxed.

  • @aluisious
    @aluisious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:53 bottom left is not a pothole. That's a sinkhole. You drive in there, your truck is done.

  • @andrewcunnison6975
    @andrewcunnison6975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been saying this! It's like you've been reading my mind. As a Jamaican, I approve of this!! Thanks

  • @qtallon4648
    @qtallon4648 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wake up honey, new yukon video just droped