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Problem is years back 14 to 1800 drivers died every year. Statistics show these policies have cut this in half. The days of outlaw trucking...it's over.
You’re right. But the Supreme Court just limited the EPA’s authority to regulate emissions and the Senate is working on hours of service. It looks like a Change may be imminent.
Pros and cons to everything. Ultimately the driver is responsible; responsible for driving safely, responsible for complying with state and federal law. If a driver is too tired to drive they shouldn't drive and if the dispatcher doesn't like it, tough. You won't go to jail for not driving.
I usually don’t comment but this was a great interview. My kind of driver, who understands what it takes to be successful OTR driver and family man. Thanks I enjoy your show. From one Trucker to Another “Keep On Truckin”!
When I went to the eld protest years back before the mandate I tried to encourage the politicians to judge us on our individual performance we r not all the same unfortunately there was 200 of us there not 200 thousand
This driver needs a special award for saying what many in the industry felt but could not formulate the words: trucking is "over-regulated". Thank you for that phrase! A man who truly understands and said exacted what needs to be repeated over and over again.
@@mohammmadm.b9615 Electronic Logging Device. It makes a log of what the truck is doing and where it is. It replaced paper log books (also called Comic Books due to the common occurrence of trucks falsifying their driving hours) in 2019 to prevent traffic fatalities due to driver fatigue. Truckers hate the ELD because it cannot be tampered with and therefore cuts down on their income.
Yeah rows of trucks parked in the truckstops with drivers setting in the seats looking at the screens , playing games, or whatever, wasting their lives away for 4 or sometimes more, cause they can't sleep more than six hours.
@@coach2208 just a professional driver that doesn't tailgate and use a Jake brake to grunt at 4 wheelers or pee behind my trailer at truck stops. Obviously will never be as cool as you
@@HaulingBonez lol, thats not even close on wtf they were trying to explain, and believe this truck driver, alot of us didn't let the door hit us in the ass, yall new aged hands want it hey yall got it with zero hard feelings so be safe big mega carrier super trucker
That is why a lot of truckers look like their signal stick broken and can't fully trun on the signal until they fully change the lane and they should thanks to the Car or Truck let Him get in
NO the trouble is that they don't care about who they affect with their regulations.. "THEY" want total control over how much freight is moved in this country. That's how they're able to control the economy.. It's not designed to make sense.. It's certainly not about safety...It's designed to stifle your earning potential...
No ELD does not make me drive when tired I'm not dying for a electronic box. I will say paper was nice for a nap now I just don't get as far my boss understands he lets me run like I want we haul only our product drivers don't be pushed till you or others are hurt or dead it ain't worth it. Now using split sleeper rule is used if nap needed
I drove truck since 1973 this man is right about the elogs I'd get emty then reloaded then take a nap instead of sit in traffic,and then run at night with the stupid elog your clock is ticking so you have to keep going I said quit and retired to hell with trucking now.
I dont follow or have faith in any politician, I only pray to God that sone one some day does something good for us drivers,we move this awesome country,Just let is drive when we can drive and let us rest whenever we have to rest.
I hate the ELOG. This job would be so much better if you could just drive when you felt like driving and stop when you felt like stopping like you do in your personal vehicle.
He is 100% right... days I could drive 18 hours, other days just can't seem to stay alert so I always pulled off again an hour into it but now you can't.
This is why I gave up my cdl and left the industry. Drivers don’t have any control unless they are independent. It forces new drivers into the mindless no-break drone lifestyle that only makes them worse drivers.
A few times in the 90’s I considered truck driving but my knee couldn’t handle the hard clutch pedal. Turns out I had Lyme disease since the early 1980’s that finally was diagnosed in 2013.
We should calling our congress persons, and senators daily how would they like it if truck drivers got to write laws for the work they do. Truck drivers know as much about a congress person's work, as a congress person knows about trucking,
Marlins grill, east side of I-29 on the Tea exit. First exit right out Sioux Falls on 29 southbound. The have one on north cliff in Sioux Falls too. Right south of all the truck dealerships on cliff.
Trucking aint for everybody. Only the toughest mother fuckers can do themis job. Its a lot of head ache,Stress, Loneliness, and many other thinhs we go through every day. I've been driving for 7 years now Dont really see my self doing anything else,I am going to retire driving trucks
26 years. It's been tough at times. It's allowed me to earn a living I never thought possible for someone with only a high school education. I've run "home every day" runs about half those years when my kids were growing up and I think those were harder than running the road. The kids and the ex never seemed to understand that when their days started at 700 in the morning I already had 3-6 hours in. Working 12-14 hours a day, 65-70 hours a week, sleeping 3-5 hours a night and then dying on Friday evening when everyone else wants to go party, coaching kids sports teams, trying to attend school functions, wondering if a boss or company were going to screw you over that day? Knowing the only way to take care of those who are depending on you is to run yourself in the ground. It's been a helluva party. I'm hoping that in a few years I can slow down and in a few more years park it for the last time. I'm ready!
@@keithrowell8895,listen to what I say my friend, “ I will never ! I mean never in my life will I trade my health for money !!!!!!!!!” That’s why I work for myself ;I make my own rules and live life on my terms.
It's not that it's over-regulated. It's just incorrectly regulated by people who don't understand the industry. Until 1980, there were minimum freight rates & when Carter changed that, our pay started declining & we started working longer hours for lower pay.
@@TheRoadhammer379 my point was that it's the wrong regulations being passed in our industry. Things like minimum detention paid to a carrier, minimum freight rates, requiring bathroom access at shippers & receivers, requiring cities to provide safe parking, etc.
Cool dude and he's right I did it 40 years and straddling that fence between family and trucking is tough and sometimes I failed. But in the end I enjoyed it.
It's not so much the eld as it is the dumb ass hrs rule. Pre 2004 you could split your drive time and breaks anyway you needed to as long as you got your total off Duty hrs equalled 8 hrs then 10 then the new hrs switch happened which fucked everything up
It was absolutely wonderful. In regards to income, 40 yrs since deregulation, driver wages have gone down not up. Large trucking companies couldn't just pop up and cut into profits like today. Owner Ops ruled the roads, we were respected and folk heroes. Rates were very good, brokers didn't screw us.
Now that right there is a TRUCK. That is a serious, no joke, no bullshit, no flip-flops real man’s truck. Most of these new drivers today wouldn’t have the balls or the skill to be able to even start a rig like this, never mind drive one.
@@HaulingBonez LMAO I’d be mad too if I was stuck in a crappy little governed cascadia cookie-cutter company rig, constantly getting smoked by real men in pre-emissions hood trucks. Stay mad, stay jealous ✌🏻
@@Cheeto_Fingerz you're obviously confused on several fronts, with all the male references I'm starting to understand where the core of your frustration comes from darling
Yes over regulated but who is regulating the industry now?!! The same people who operated with little to no regulations 35-45 yrs ago!!the question is why? They dont want US to make the same kind of money they did!!
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It's not the ELD it's the hrs of service rules, the eld can adapt to hrs of service rules.
Agreed, Great Questions also..!
Agree 💯
That's an awesome ride. Nice to see how he runs his company. Good luck in the future.
You have to have clearance lights. It’s required in the FMCSA regulations. Look it up. The DOT can fine you .
Agree... we're all tired all the time.!
Problem is years back 14 to 1800 drivers died every year. Statistics show these policies have cut this in half. The days of outlaw trucking...it's over.
AWESOME! RIDE
I love minimalists. Tasteful ride
You’re right. But the Supreme Court just limited the EPA’s authority to regulate emissions and the Senate is working on hours of service. It looks like a Change may be imminent.
Pros and cons to everything. Ultimately the driver is responsible; responsible for driving safely, responsible for complying with state and federal law. If a driver is too tired to drive they shouldn't drive and if the dispatcher doesn't like it, tough. You won't go to jail for not driving.
Agree. Trying to get out. Only owner ops are being rewarded. Company drivers averaged 500 a week and rarely off
He was cool.....👍
I usually don’t comment but this was a great interview. My kind of driver, who understands what it takes to be successful OTR driver and family man. Thanks I enjoy your show. From one Trucker to Another “Keep On Truckin”!
100% × 100% true but they don't want you be safe driving.
When I went to the eld protest years back before the mandate I tried to encourage the politicians to judge us on our individual performance we r not all the same unfortunately there was 200 of us there not 200 thousand
The government has no clue why too much accidents because they are forcing you to drive even you're tired
Hi Scott Horvath! My name is Ron Horvath from Ohio ! Beautiful truck!
True trucker truth what he said about over regulated facts all he said beautiful real truck
It's not over-regulated. It's incorrectly regulated. And ELDs keep companies from running drivers day and night.
China Wok in Brookville PA has truck parking and cooks fast. It's pretty standard, but quality is solid.
This driver needs a special award for saying what many in the industry felt but could not formulate the words: trucking is "over-regulated". Thank you for that phrase! A man who truly understands and said exacted what needs to be repeated over and over again.
ELD is aimed at control of drivers, not safety.
Can you tell me , what's the " ELD " ? please , i'm from iran and don't know what's means of eld ???! 🤔
@@mohammmadm.b9615 Electronic Logging Device. It makes a log of what the truck is doing and where it is. It replaced paper log books (also called Comic Books due to the common occurrence of trucks falsifying their driving hours) in 2019 to prevent traffic fatalities due to driver fatigue. Truckers hate the ELD because it cannot be tampered with and therefore cuts down on their income.
@@HB-C_U_L8R The body does not always run on same time frame as when the ELD says you can.
You stop late at night after running your clock up to 13hrs...
Dispatch calls at 9am: Your clocks reset. Why aren't you on the road?
I quit driving because of all those regulations.
Hill Billy Hotdog in Lasage West Virginia 🧨🧨🧨
Fully agreed on over regulated! Facts!
whatta badass dude
Everything government tries to solve the exact opposite occurs.
Government is a self serving parasite that pretty much totally useless aside from when it comes to serving itself.
Cusetta, Alabama great soul food restaurant cusetta travel plaza I-85 xt 70 enjoy!
Overregulated, same thing with commercial fishing...
Sounds like Marlin's truck stop.
GREAT MAN! THE FEW THE PROUD THE ELITE..
Yeah rows of trucks parked in the truckstops with drivers setting in the seats looking at the screens , playing games, or whatever, wasting their lives away for 4 or sometimes more, cause they can't sleep more than six hours.
I’ve been in it for 36 years and my hat goes off to you!
i hate the fact caterpillar discontinued making otr powertrains. they made the best in my opinion.
I like this guy! He seems like a real dude!
I will add having driving since 1991 I liked the old days better even the DOT were good for the most part now I get a young officer it. can be a pain
YYYYEEEEAAAAAA TEA SD BABY!
B&G milkyway and Jackys!
That's why they need so many drivers. All the old school drivers ain't having all these rules. 💯
Don't let the door hit you on the way out
@@HaulingBonez u must be a swift steering wheel holder.
@@coach2208 his comment spoke for him. It's pretty clear he's a steering wheel holder or the definition of a scab in a union..
@@coach2208 just a professional driver that doesn't tailgate and use a Jake brake to grunt at 4 wheelers or pee behind my trailer at truck stops. Obviously will never be as cool as you
@@HaulingBonez lol, thats not even close on wtf they were trying to explain, and believe this truck driver, alot of us didn't let the door hit us in the ass, yall new aged hands want it hey yall got it with zero hard feelings so be safe big mega carrier super trucker
That is why a lot of truckers look like their signal stick broken and can't fully trun on the signal until they fully change the lane and they should thanks to the Car or Truck let Him get in
ELD, electronic ankle bracelet! Im not a criminal
The trouble with the rules is that they think one size fits everyone but it doesn’t !!!
well said!
NO the trouble is that they don't care about who they affect with their regulations.. "THEY" want total control over how much freight is moved in this country. That's how they're able to control the economy.. It's not designed to make sense.. It's certainly not about safety...It's designed to stifle your earning potential...
Cool vid & Truck
Did this motor have any emissions stuff at all ? . ? . . . Nice Engine ! !
I use to work for someone with 2 trucks...making 1850 in 5 days..whenever I stop and took to long...the phone rings.....buddy I quit..
Trucking is a lifestyle. Excellent interview
No ELD does not make me drive when tired I'm not dying for a electronic box. I will say paper was nice for a nap now I just don't get as far my boss understands he lets me run like I want we haul only our product drivers don't be pushed till you or others are hurt or dead it ain't worth it.
Now using split sleeper rule is used if nap needed
I drove truck since 1973 this man is right about the elogs I'd get emty then reloaded then take a nap instead of sit in traffic,and then run at night with the stupid elog your clock is ticking so you have to keep going I said quit and retired to hell with trucking now.
2550 Tq dude can pull anything with that and run up the biggest hills at 100 mph on cruise lol
I shouldn't have to work 14 hours a day
@ 0:07 FACTS AF!!!
Yess
I dont follow or have faith in any politician, I only pray to God that sone one some day does something good for us drivers,we move this awesome country,Just let is drive when we can drive and let us rest whenever we have to rest.
its called time management.. i drove both paper and eld.. i make money either way
I hate the ELOG. This job would be so much better if you could just drive when you felt like driving and stop when you felt like stopping like you do in your personal vehicle.
He is 100% right... days I could drive 18 hours, other days just can't seem to stay alert so I always pulled off again an hour into it but now you can't.
Keep on chicken mobiln rooster cruising looking cool in your stool enough said
Hell yeah and that's why I rock a 93 and a 96 Petey both 379s No ELD and no dispatch barking on the phone!!!
I can bet within 10 year's you won't be able to run these older trucks. The government will regulate and phase them off the highway.
Wouldn’t bet, on that
“ I like to be different” drives a peterbilt
Who's tired.
He's on the road because he has a wife and four daughters. lol.... and love's trucking.
When it comes to the rules, they want it to be one way😒 but it’s the other way😤 do wtf u want just don’t lose ya license💯🚀all22
These are great interviews. Thanks
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800 horses bro??? Yeah ain't nobody touching him on hills or str8s
Downside he pays more gas
@M SCH you're absolutely correct...I'm just saying from 0 to 60 is cool for a spin
This is why I gave up my cdl and left the industry. Drivers don’t have any control unless they are independent. It forces new drivers into the mindless no-break drone lifestyle that only makes them worse drivers.
That’s why trucking doesn’t need to be regulated
He’s absolutely correct!
A few times in the 90’s I considered truck driving but my knee couldn’t handle the hard clutch pedal. Turns out I had Lyme disease since the early 1980’s that finally was diagnosed in 2013.
Really? What are you smoking? Millions of people around the world have Lyme disease.
We should calling our congress persons, and senators daily how would they like it if truck drivers got to write laws for the work they do. Truck drivers know as much about a congress person's work, as a congress person knows about trucking,
Marlins grill, east side of I-29 on the Tea exit. First exit right out Sioux Falls on 29 southbound. The have one on north cliff in Sioux Falls too. Right south of all the truck dealerships on cliff.
Yess
This is the only reason I came to read the comments. Thank you Sir.
Trucking seems like it would be a pretty laid back job. I would have a hard time backing up a semi though.
Trucking aint for everybody.
Only the toughest mother fuckers can do themis job.
Its a lot of head ache,Stress, Loneliness, and many other thinhs we go through every day.
I've been driving for 7 years now
Dont really see my self doing anything else,I am going to retire driving trucks
It's not a laid back job at all! I know it looks that way! Trust me.....it's tough!
When I was driving, I was told it takes a special breed.
26 years. It's been tough at times. It's allowed me to earn a living I never thought possible for someone with only a high school education. I've run "home every day" runs about half those years when my kids were growing up and I think those were harder than running the road. The kids and the ex never seemed to understand that when their days started at 700 in the morning I already had 3-6 hours in. Working 12-14 hours a day, 65-70 hours a week, sleeping 3-5 hours a night and then dying on Friday evening when everyone else wants to go party, coaching kids sports teams, trying to attend school functions, wondering if a boss or company were going to screw you over that day? Knowing the only way to take care of those who are depending on you is to run yourself in the ground. It's been a helluva party. I'm hoping that in a few years I can slow down and in a few more years park it for the last time. I'm ready!
No ya ain't! 😁 stay safe bro!
Even on paper the clocks running though!
If your on paper you control the clock
@@calroberts888
They dont understand because they never done it.
They just dont know what they talking about
Hearing the drivers stories and balancing the work with family life is very real!
I drove back in the 60s and the 70s and it was bad enuf back then .I don't know how you drivers put up with the B-S NOW
i have a marine N14 535hp it was 1 of 2 bow thruster motors on a ship ✌🏻
30 years, 3 mil miles, now retired, I disagree. EL logs made dispatch honest, I got more sleep. Nice truck.
3 mil in 30 years aint a lot of miles homie
Fully regulated in order to help railroads to be competitive!
If I was to sum up trucking , I would say Junk Food yes our healthy truckers diet of Junk Food 👅🧠
This is so true you have to force your body to sleep when your not sleepy and force your body to be awake when you are sleepy .
O grow a set. Little girl 👧
Same shit I been saying.
@@keithrowell8895,listen to what I say my friend, “ I will never ! I mean never in my life will I trade my health for money !!!!!!!!!” That’s why I work for myself ;I make my own rules and live life on my terms.
It's not that it's over-regulated. It's just incorrectly regulated by people who don't understand the industry. Until 1980, there were minimum freight rates & when Carter changed that, our pay started declining & we started working longer hours for lower pay.
I agree with everything you said except not over regulated. You're on crack if you think we aren't over regulated.
Ohh it over regulated all to hell.....You ever get your owm MC # it like joining the CIA...
@@TheRoadhammer379 my point was that it's the wrong regulations being passed in our industry. Things like minimum detention paid to a carrier, minimum freight rates, requiring bathroom access at shippers & receivers, requiring cities to provide safe parking, etc.
Cool dude and he's right I did it 40 years and straddling that fence between family and trucking is tough and sometimes I failed. But in the end I enjoyed it.
And force's them to stop when you are fine to keep going.
True true
It's not so much the eld as it is the dumb ass hrs rule. Pre 2004 you could split your drive time and breaks anyway you needed to as long as you got your total off Duty hrs equalled 8 hrs then 10 then the new hrs switch happened which fucked everything up
I gotta have a sleeper cab but all and all it's a fu**** beauty
Some of us are like. " what about that cabover"?
I really wanna know how it was before the industry was deregulated
It was absolutely wonderful. In regards to income, 40 yrs since deregulation, driver wages have gone down not up. Large trucking companies couldn't just pop up and cut into profits like today. Owner Ops ruled the roads, we were respected and folk heroes. Rates were very good, brokers didn't screw us.
@@TheRoadhammer379 that’s what I’ve heard, so how’d it go so downhill?
@@Thomas20Smith easy answer and almost the universal answer
GOVERMENT INTERVENTION
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Wtf this was in rantoul??
"I'm going to a hotel with and Escort" that was funny. Great interview. Keep up the great work Mutha Truckers.
He was such a cool guy. Kept me laughing.
Now that right there is a TRUCK. That is a serious, no joke, no bullshit, no flip-flops real man’s truck. Most of these new drivers today wouldn’t have the balls or the skill to be able to even start a rig like this, never mind drive one.
No one drives a kick start jockey shift motorcycle anymore either.. pointless rant
@@HaulingBonez found the new driver
@@Cheeto_Fingerz you super trucker uphill Jake brakers are a dying breed and I can't wait till you're all finally in a nursing home
@@HaulingBonez LMAO I’d be mad too if I was stuck in a crappy little governed cascadia cookie-cutter company rig, constantly getting smoked by real men in pre-emissions hood trucks.
Stay mad, stay jealous ✌🏻
@@Cheeto_Fingerz you're obviously confused on several fronts, with all the male references I'm starting to understand where the core of your frustration comes from darling
Good interview mai! Seems like a cool trucker too
Appreciate u
BEAUTIFUL......BEAUTIFUL......BEAUTIFUL
Great video!
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Yes over regulated but who is regulating the industry now?!! The same people who operated with little to no regulations 35-45 yrs ago!!the question is why? They dont want US to make the same kind of money they did!!