"UNEXPECTED SNOW - OH NO!" | Real Life Trucking - Episode
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Now those two are professional drivers----Kudos to you Martin and Alice---THE DYNAMIC DUO!!!!! Good job keeping the greasy side down!!!!
Great video Martin and Alice
Safe travels trucking
As always, another great video
Thanks!
I put rainX on the mirrors too, when I remember 😂.
Very good video , really like the music !!
You for letting me travel along with your adventures, but I caught two things in this video, first the loops of your cross members on your chains need to be on the outside (doesn't dig into your tires this way), second me last job of 18 years had us running across the Blue Mountains in OR a lot had 35mph chained up thanks again for the ride a long
Be safe
Winter winter, no chicken dinner , enjoy cleaning that truck. Good video. Other drivers are unpredictable and dangerous
I enjoyed it being clean for one whole day 🙄 it’s filthy again! Hit all that snow in Denver today.
Rub Rail
ThatFex "wiggle wagon" passing you, is why you see them wrecked,in ditch etc.
He got lucky this time! 😂 they usually are first on scene or the cause.
Yikes! That things ready to blow looks under inflated also. Some peoples children
He kept on Truckin!
Of course he did that’s what they do
Some states post "move over or slow down for stopped vehicles"
I think majority of the states have that law now, but no one listens.
One more reason why people have no idea what it takes to get their product to them 🙈🙈crazy 👍😎Rickster
I would think that none of them actually care.
Oh my gosh. I couldn’t watch your videos going up the mountain I would watch then close my eyes. I got nausea from watching. I was on my edge of my chair. I was so worried about you two. Be safe out there.
Gday Martian and Alice 👍🇦🇺🕶🦁⛽
I would like to say you all do a great jod with the vids so when chaining do you'll both sidea of the drive tires and trailer
Martin yall becareful luckily my company tell us to carry chain but if it requires chain up for us to park . Until lifted.
I won’t park, missing out on to much money and home time doing that. I mean there’s a time and a place for everything I guess but I’ve yet to sit on Donner unless the highway is closed.
@Trucking Together I understand but with hazmat material I rather be safe than sorry . Plus wife and myself just like taking it easy our kids are grown . Besafe guys maybe run into yall soon .
10-4 Dewayne. I hear ya on that one. Truck safe and take care!
Close drivers are a hazard for sure, we had a crew working on a state highway cleaning manholes with a vac truck yesterday. They got in the truck and a semi was so close it took off the mirror. We even had temporary traffic control barricades.
Geez! That’s insane, I can’t imagine the kind of stuff you guys working on the side of the roads have to put up with!
Martin..... isn't that the coolest feeling blowing those train horns in the tunnel!!!!
I used to love that when I could!!
Truck em easy guys...
Stack em n pack em .... Benji's that is!!
Sh#t storms a comin
Pelosi did the honorable thing and stepped down. Step in the right direction 😂
It is I’m a very immature person if you ask my wife so I do stupid s#it all the time. 😂
A few cinders on the road?
Cinders? As in grit? Yes lots
Best thing that was instituted was the GRAPEVINE, it is either open or closed. No chains on the GRAPEVINE. Cannot cite how many trucks, lives or accidents it has saved. The only bad side is the delay factor. This day and age, it is okay to slow down a bit.
Lol I don’t know about that. Grapevine sucks, to many non driving a-holes. There’s a reason why they close it. LA drivers.
Chain up with those road conditions ridiculous basically on wet pavement
Yep. That’s California for ya.
When I was trucking over Donners my biggest worry was picking up pieces of broken chain and getting flat tires. One trip from Verdi to the west end of restrictions I had 3 tires loosing air due to broken chain links. I almost thought it was better to wait a day or several hours so someone else could gather up the loose links for me.
Yes, I’ve had that happen in the past. Got lucky this time. They break off because people drive 40+mph on dry road.
Had it happen over cabbage to myself and another truck. I had half a link in my drive the other truck had the other half. Matched up.
I had a whole link go through a almost brand new Bridgestone M726EL back in the day, ruined the tire. That was a bad day.
Massachusetts has the move over law. It doesn't get enforced. I've been out there changing flats and the staties zoom past just inches from you.
Yep because they have to start enforcing it. Then people will learn.
I'm just here to improve the algorithm
Martin that looks like a giant pain in the ass. I’ve never ran where we had to.
Not really, the chaining is the easy part. Dealing with everyone on the road is what sucks. That’s why I choose to do it at night.
That makes perfect sense Martin
The snow has been flirting with Oklahoma. Some flurries but not much. Tankers + snow = 😬
Yeah! Winter definitely is rearing it’s ugly head early down there for you guys! I remember last year we didn’t even worry about it much yet and this year it’s been every week for the last month.
See when Colorado has chain laws it's no joke but that right there is just more like black ice I could say
There was no ice at all.
How many wheels are required to be chained up?
Minimum on Donner is 2 wheels on tractor and 2 on trailer. Maximum is 4 on tractor and 2 trailer.
“He’s going pretty fast for his chains”. Gotta love two day free shipping. I am glad to see that you two take the time to be safe and compliant!
So glad Y'all made it home safely. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone putting chains on. It's quite an ordeal. Alice I agree 💯 with you. And Martin. It's like people are blind to what's going on right in front of them. People not getting over is a huge problem. And a sad one.
Yep Greg. People these days just don’t care.
Ah the wonderfullness of chains! we used to run triples in the woods they were a real treat to put on in the snow!! be safe out there
Lol yeah I use to have a pair of 3 railers, once I realized Donner doesn’t care they went in the corner of the shop. They are a pain to put on sometimes.
Dangerous drive today. Y'all stay safe. God bless you both. 🙏🙏🙏
Preciate it Lynn. God bless!
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Martin for 4 years I ran from Reno to the Bay Area every night so I understand what you are saying about chaining up. I you are very right about the speed when running chains.
Some years you get lucky and don’t have to throw them much at all. It’s just agitating chaining for wet roads.
I can totally relate to 'rude' drivers, both 4 wheel and semi. What can it hurt to SLOW down and/or move left. One of my most pet peeves.
Yep, new breed of foreign drivers. They just don’t care.
Which apps do you use for your truck routing, checking wind and chain requirements? I need help, lol I’m going to actually start using technology. I would really appreciate it. As always great video. You two and Schmitt are the only ones I watch
This is what I use for Wyoming www.wyoroad.info/pls/Browse/WRR.STATIC5?SelectedDistrict=1 for ca I use the CARR app, Utah I use the Utah DOT app, Colorado maps.cotrip.org/event/COSEG-242739/@-104.96803,40.32335,9?show=roadWork,winterDriving,roadReports,chainLaws and use MyRadar radar app for current conditions, as far as winds and stuff I just google the hourly weather for cities.
@@TruckingTogether I really appreciate it
Do they not allow snow socks
They do, but I feel they suck. Get it? Lol. They don’t do much for traction when it gets bad from research.
You tell people Alice MOVE OVER, we all need to be courteous. 🐬🧡
So had to get a shot in my knee so watching winter driving videos. For a nail biter check out Riding Shotgun " Nice easy drive over the Rockies NOT" start at the 30 min mark or so. That's how I'm spending my afternoon, while Alice trucks east maybe.
You guys are truly professional but when working outside in these conditions you and Martin should have a HIVIS fluorescent vest and gloves to help improve your visibility, flashers help folks see the truck but the Safety equipment helps protect you.
Good job Martin Alice safe back to Sacramento ok see y'all on your trip to Denver ✌️
Working on it now!
Once again you showed what professionals you are,
Thanks Gary. We try our best out here.
Hi kids!! Great video!! Thanks for putting the time in so we can ride along and be part of your family!! Have a good weekend
CalTrans can be ridiculous about chaining up. I can understand when they want the big trucks to chop up the ice with their chains, it helps with snow and ice removal, but when they want you to drive long distances on wet roads, that's nuts. It also creates a severe safety concern, the chains get eaten up and fall apart. You can see busted-up chain links all over I 80 and those broken links cause flat tires. It's a safety hazard and sometimes it is only because the "chain checkers" don't want to move their checkpoint down the highway 5 miles.
Yep! I hate the minute after they lift chain control, you have to zig and zag to avoid the links.
Martin- I can't believe how easily you chained up. It was a false alarm but still a pain. Be safe.......JM
Practice makes perfect lol. When you get good you can have the truck chained in 30 minutes. Thanks James stay safe.
Best channel on youtube. I really do enjoy it
Thank you!
Another day chains on wet roads . .i knoq feeling your going through. At least it wasnt all wheel chain up
It would’ve been ridiculous if it was max! Lol but hey it’s Donner, never know.
Woke up in snow here ! first snow and it looks like a mini snowstorm with the wind but it s not cold it s not blowing i=on the ground it s sticky snow ! it has Started ! the winter just got here ! 🥶
It’s a early one this year.
Just throwing this out. I carry about 8. 2x4 about one foot long. I pull up on them on the inside duals. This makes it so I can wrap the chains completely around the tire with out rolling onto the chains. I only run singles I’m not a fan of the 3 rail chains.
Thanks a good idea Rob! Gonna have to steal that one from ya! Thanks. I hate 3 railers too, singles is all i run.
That was a nice trip. I can't believe that while you were doing 25 MPH with chains a FedEx guy blew by you like you were standing still. Kike some others mentioned it's good to see both of you made it home safely. Fancy got you through now give him a good bath. BTW they are calling for up to 6 feet of snow in Buffalo NY.
Next time you see Phil and Paul bring them some blankets. I'm sure they must get cold out there. LOL
Love you guys and stay safe.
6 feet???? Dang!! They get all the lake effect snow there. FedEx drivers don’t care, fedex gives them free chains and his contractor will replace the tires or the fenders he rips off.
And the weather report was correct!! Bless their hearts.
@@TruckingTogether yes they had lake effect snow. I-90 was shut down. The cops just hearded trucks in to the rest stops. They had no place to go. Packed in like sardines. Mutha Trucker Alex posted that somme drivers were put out of service.
Great video,one of your best,enjoy your weekend
Thanks Dave! No weekend here today, back to work, technically our Monday. Take care.
Good morning, only other outfit I watch that puts chains on is RIDING SHOTGUN and we just get to see the chains on. Pretty hard to film and chain at the same time. All we get to hear is the hum. Thanks for the video. Never heard of drag chains until I watched his videos. Only in CA. So. You start another week, be safe. SEE YA
I think Colorado makes you throw trailer chains on too, I’m not 100% sure though I’ll have to check. Yes sir we’re east bound and down! Have a good day Jack and don’t work to hard.
Great video Team Fancy Hawk !
Y’all stay safe. I hope God continues to bless you and yours.
TonyJoe
Thanks TonyJoe. God bless you too!
This is my 18th winter running 48 and never put chains lol ran many many years without chains in the box too. I hate hauling chain weight around!
ok over here on the east cost its not needed like out west and if you need more than that its time to take a break until they get things cleaned up glad to see you guys out there and most importantly being safe God bless keep up tje good work
God bless William. No breaks here, gotta keep going. It’s how it is out west.
Alice tell Martin he needs to polish his chains 😉and he’ll everyone uses chains in the rain 🙈🤫😂😂😎Rickster 👍 y’all keep on 🤠🤠 I blew my horn in a pretty long underpass coming out of Dallas and cardboard boxes went flying from the top of the underpass 🙈 woke up all the homeless people up there sleeping there life’s away 😔😎😎Rickster
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i was watching you guys fit the snow chains, and i do apologise, but all i could think of was
how would the owner of the hell cat deal with this case scenario
i will answer that for you all,
this means WORK, and trucking knowledge.
he has not got it and never will have it
lazy lazy lazy
i am not digging him out,
i am just making comparisons
He would make a TH-cam video “teaching” how to do it without actually doing it to make money off of 😂
How long does it take you to chain up?
that took about 30 minutes
If you guys are gonna be in Colorado tomorrow, they’re talking snow because I live out here in Colorado
Saw Thursday night. We’ll be gone by then.
Can't believe you honked those train horns while Alice was sleeping
Alice was filming that scene
Hey Martin, nice to see you got those cam locks down tight. I ran over hwy 88 from Carson City Nv to San Andreas Ca for 3 years with my transfer truck n trailer. When that pass would close we would use hwy 50 through Tahoe to Placerville and down 49 to San Andreas to the cement plant there. Always maxed on weight at 79,900 or better. Had numerous times of huge iceballs ripping the wiring out on the trailer lights, not to mention all the stuff broken cross links would tear up! Had to dump alcohol in the brake lines to the trailer every trip or the brake lines and air tanks would freeze up and not work at all. It was a real struggle to make a living driving in the snow country. As soon as the 4 wheelers hit snow, they would roll the window down a couple of inches and throw their license out cause you don't need a license to drive in the snow right? Lots of fun running around in the Sierra mountains!!!
As some one who runs 88 quite a bit out of San Andreas/Jackson (we live in the next town over from San Andreas) in the winter time I tip my hat to you sir. That road is sketchy enough with 80k on dry pavement.
Fancy is dirty.
Fancy was so disgusting it’s like he was a little piggy. Took a while to get him cleaned up at home but he’s shinning now.
@@TruckingTogether That's one Awesome W 9
I’m a retired firefighter and now Motorsports truckie. Worked that pass for 30 years. Thank you for respecting the mountain. That pass is cursed. You can’t be careful enough. Shame on those lazy stupid drivers who go all the way up to the control point and then park!
Oh they’re terrible for doing that! Thanks!they almost had the whole road blocked climbing out of truckee. I’m surprised CHP wasn’t out there ticketing them. Yea agreed on the mountain definitely being cursed, for not being nowhere near as high as colorado they sure get their snow.
Fancy had a rough work week getting that dirty. Glad you guys had a safe trip. The lack of courtesy/ respect people have for other when they are on the side of the road . It's one of my pet peeves. Stay safe the next go around.
Thanks welder!
I 100% agree on that steer, fix the problem and put a new set of steers on and if you're that tight throw them old steers on a trailer. And you know he doesn't do a proper pre-trip because every one of those lug nuts had streaks and weren't tight. Alice I agree that there's a lot of driver's that don't know what they're doing and if the state is worried about it then maybe they shouldn't have given them a license. They should've been pulling over and ticketing driver's that didn't slow down and move over instead of babysitting making sure that everyone had chains, after they hand out some high dollar tickets maybe people would move over! Too many people are killed because of others laziness of not moving over!
That steer was so bad it belonged in a dumpster, I wouldn’t put that on a trailer even. I hear ya on the peoples laziness Clyde!
Lazy people parking on the road like that are a big time safety hazard.
I've seen lately on Snoqualmie I-90 the troopers are ticketing those that are parking in the chain areas and just chillin waiting for chains to be lifted.
In regards to your remark about people just driving by . I used to walk my dog and when I crossed streets I would almost get hit by cars all the time because people simply don’t care ! I had 1 dipstick tell me to hurry up when I was in a crosswalk and walking with crutches !
Also great videos !
That’s terrible William. People just have zero respect anymore. Thank you!
You are 100% correct that other drivers & a big majority of 4 wheeler drivers don't give a crap. They forget who brings every single thing we use . Be safe
That’s right Terry. Thanks stay safe as well.
@@TruckingTogether you're welcome, Thank You
You need walkie-talkie for chaining
just wondering where do you guys keep your chains since your are always swapping out trailers and do you have enough chains for your drives plus the trailer or just the outside trailer tires
We carry six total chains in the tool box between the fuel tank and drive axles on the driver side. Six singles is enough for any situation out here on the highways.
Don't understand why Donner gets all the headlines...what about Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Blitzer and Rudolph? 😉
😂😂😂😂
I don’t know if you guys got a pressure washer at home or not but if you do, you should check out Chem-X touchless wash, I use it in between scrub washes it does a really good job at keeping the truck looking its best, he has a TH-cam channel if you just type it in and you can check it out
We do have one, I’ll have to check that out! Thanks Patrick.
Hi Alice and Martin
I'm glad that you made it back home safe. Some Driver's out there really don't know how to put chains on. I was driving with a team member who said that he has been driving for 30 years. But he didn't know how to put chains on. So I put them on. There was another trucking company in front of us. He was from Texas. He had his chains on backwards. So I showed him how they go on. I also told him that he needed a drag chain on his trailer. Now this is really the funny part. He put the chain on the D.O.T. bumper in the back. I also told him that he needed to tighten his chains with a tool. He brought out a wrench. They need to know how to put chains on before they get on the road.
Lol well that’s a drag chain right??? 😂
Gather they didn't want a surprise snow dump, or road freezing, to block the highway. Someone who has the Sand contract is very happy - wow, that is a lot of sand on the truck.
Could have built my own dune tract to go 4 wheeling 😂😂
4 years ago I screwed up big time on Donner pass. There was a big storm that dumped 5’ of snow and high winds.
It was on my first run with a company out of Utah to Modesto.
Chained the tractor & trailer up. Road was closed at the big pull over in Truckee. So rather than go back to Boomtown or Reno, I went a couple of exits back. Then parked on an on ramp heading west. Stayed the rest of the day & all night.
Got my hours back at 3am, went to leave. Snow was almost to the top step on the truck. Cop came by, gave me a lecture. Luckily, a Caltrans motor grader came by 30 minutes later, plowed the ramp around my truck. Then pushed me out.
This Silt Colorado mountain boy got schooled on Donner pass snow !! It really dumps up there !!
Yeah when that snow gets bad it dumps! They’re not to bad out there though, the caltrans boys are always willing to give a push.
So ALL those trucks were pulled over and restricting all but one lane on I-80 prior to Donner because they didn't have chains? WTF? And I thought drivers in MN winter were morons!
Oh no! These guys here are the worst lol! Yes they probably had chains just didn’t wanna use them.
Hello Hey Hi and Howdy my Heroes..... ✌️ 💚 & 18 Wheels
Hey Al!
@@TruckingTogether I'll be watchin for yuns in Denver... Im starting a new job.. Gonna run Dedicated to Denver outta Dalton Ga..
Lol keep your eyes peeled
1/2 of the drivers r new r from other countries,an getting worst
I’d say more than half Robert, they just don’t get it.
Wow lazy people can’t believe that Be careful out there 💪🏻☮️🙏🏻❤️👍
Will do. Thanks Skippy.
Question why don't Alice have a key to Fancy Hawk???
Alice does
@@TruckingTogether ok. We see you always use yours. That's wht I ask. Glad y'all made it home safely 😊😊😊
I worked for a company who got free test tires they would refuse to change them I no longer work there as I have no desire to be a test tire driver.
The absolute disregard for folks on the shoulder is definitely getting worse..i wish law enforcement would crackdown more on this to send a msg to knock it off and move over.
I agree! I think they have enforcement at times, seen a 4 wheeler not move over for a state trooper and he left his catch and went after him. Just needs to happen more often.
You forgot to tell everyone about the chain monkey's people that will chain you for money
They were MIA that night.
I'm taking Lumber to Sparks Nevada Reno. I'd get to the summit change is quiet pull up and chain area them guys get off and be staring like crazy 15 minutes later. Did put the sign on no chains I went all the way across her doing that. Passing the charter bus going down coming into Nevada do a donut. Cuz he got a little bit too hard on the brakes. I just want to run kept going. Got to where I was going untart my load unloaded. Wanted the 76 Truck Stop and stayed there for a day or two. Because of pass was closed Going Back to Cali.. yeah don't back home. Had to get back to Northern Cal. To hook up the set of doubles with 3x of the gold whole turkey from Oregon down to Turlock Butterball. In the winter . It was a joke. Yeah I'll take it and be safe.🙋🏽♂️😊😎.
That’s quite the run chief!
There is no more people that really care out there if them come to close to you when your on the side of the. Road. Common decency is gone out the window. Our society is getting worse everyday. Our world is headed in the wrong direction. You can tell Martin knows what he’s doing when it comes to chaining up. A lot of drivers don’t have a clue. I remember once having to chain up in Northern Quebec on the ice roads. The other driver was not thinking and tried to go up an ice hill to slow. I was so pissed off as it was so cold out. We got chained up and got up over the hill. Chaining up is part of trucking , it’s like part of eating you got to do the dishes afterwards. Great video showing better to give in and chain up from the get go. All those drivers actually parked on at he highway should have been given a good stuff fine. I know the stated called for chains to early on this one but the law is the law. I don’t get it guys with chains just a movin down the line. Well Alice and Snow Bunny, another great video, have a great and a safe day, happy trails, 🐇
Yeah I hope chp was out there later writing tickets. This was the aftermath to a storm.
Does Alice come up out of the bunk and yell at you for waking her up when you blow the train horns in the tunnel lol
Alice was filming that scene
Excellent job Driver enjoyed the video looked mostly just wet by the video probably some black ice as well. Thanks for sharing
No ice, tiny bit of slush and mostly wet roads. Thank you!
AGREED PPL ARE JUST IGNORANT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COME TO courtesy of the road I think a lot of these people got their driver's license out of Cracker Jacks box.
I say that on almost a daily basis when we’re home driving around our little town.
To properly blast your train horns in a tunnel you must follow proper train etiquette with two Longs followed by a short😆
Do you guys know that you can look at live camera's on Donner (when they are working)
Any camera that has a + can be viewed live
cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/map.htm
One more thing 22 years as a tow truck operator I can honestly say that working on the side of the freeway hooking up a car doing a recovery it absolutely sucks trucks don't move over people don't move over and the only thing between me and them is a white line and I did this in all kinds of weather I feel you it makes me cringe to watch you guys on the side of the road because I've been there done that it's one of those things in life that scared the 💩 out of me
Lost a few friends that way
Stay safe
Yes sir Lee. Always check the cameras on Donner when it’s snowing, I always move over. If I can’t I’ll slow way down but it’s just new breed of people and drivers…… just don’t care.
This is my 19th winter running 48 and never put chains lol ran many many years without chains in the box too. I hate hauling chain weight around!
You’re missing out lol. It’s a experience every driver should go through in my opinion.