TRUCKER NAVIGATING TOUGH TURNS IN SMALL TOWN PA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
- Merry Christmas everyone! This video isn't holiday themed, there's not even snow on the ground... But it's a Friday!
I had a double drop in this town, of course on opposite sides of the city.. This place is an older town and was not exactly built to have trucks plowing through it all the time, and to make things worse the main bridge to get from one side of town to the other is closed! This left me with an interesting route to get through. Come along for the ride!
2006 Peterbilt 379
CAT C15 MXS 650hp
tandem axle open deck 48' trailer
Respect how you convey just how stressful trucking can be.
People won't really get it.. unless you know what it's like when you're down a road having to turn around and no easy way to do it. Anxiety... hence the sighing. Been there many times in my W900L
I go to Pa a lot. Gotta love those no truck signs or no turns for vehicles over 20 feet😂😂😂
Do they put them 200’ after you turn like in Michigan?
@@blauer2551 Those signs mean no thru trucks, so local pick up & delivery, you should be okay unless you come upon a low bridge or over pass. He had directions written down on a sticky pad, I guessing form one of the two delivery companies. Been there, done that even in Michigan, never had a problem.
@@bigbear5510 the low bridge sign after I made the turn was the one that got me. Had to pull over and google the best place to block traffic for a few minutes.
@@blauer2551 Copy that. I had directions from my company that sent me right into a low overpass once. Luckily I was able to back into a side street & get turned around. Ended up calling the place that I was delivering to get directions from where I was. Looked similar to where the USA Truck driver tried to make a U-turn here on TH-cam, posted about 5 years ago, he was probably going to the same place because they never change the directions even where you send the correct ones to them. That happened about 2 years after I left USA Truck.
Love how relaxed he was going over the curb as a truck driver myself I know how stressful that can be and with a big peterbuilt just makes it way tougher
You did a great job getting there with that bridge out, because you were well prepared with plan B. Next time in a situation like that, imagine you are stuck and lost in NYC streets at night with goonies slowly surrounding the truck , and you will feel better!
You in tunel is like Kid in candy store lol.
I really like that more vlogy content. You seams to be very interesting person so it's also good way to know you bit more. Keep it up!
Thanks bud, happy holidays!
@@Beluga-t8b Its trucker slang for don't ask stupid questions .
Merry Christmas!
Now, that was fun, right turns on tight streets, what else could we wish ) .
This reminds me the first time I was overnight in Kamloops BC. with no idea where I was where to go and felt like not using the map lol. Got myself into quite a few situations that night, surely was a long one xD
Trucking can be very stressful. I admire that you keep a cool head!
Just another day in paradise.! Slow and steady wins the race.!
Your truck sound is awesome ❤️❤️
Thumbs up automatic for Jake and in the tunnel 👍
There are a lot of trucking channels and I've been through pretty much all of them and yet I'm only subscribed to yours. Thanks.
Merry Christmas . Tunnel Jakes ! 😎 Cool !
It is mandatory to use the jake and if no one is around it should me mandatory to do a homky honk 🤪 Merry Christmas and thank you keepimg us entertained !
I was not sitting here tensing the whole time - honest! Amazing job. Love your videos!
And that's why I only drive a truck in American Truck Simulator on my computer. :) Being a trucker looks like a lot of hard and sometimes unpredictable work irl. Thanks and Merry Christmas to all you truckers out there. Great sounding rig ya got there, callthemall
awesome vid man nice driving! Merry Christmas!!
I just finished watching accident videos. So watching you sail through residential streets is making me heart skip a few beats. 😏
Merry Christmas buds, stay safe out there.🌲
This is some sick driving. GG!
These videos really don't help with me already wanting to drive big trucks in the US.... 😂 Loved every minute, especially with the small comments!
alright I live pretty close to Allentown and I've driven tractor trailers in there but never a spread axle and idk if your truck is stretched or not. but all I can say is awesome job keeping composure and navigating around...
13:35 start to notice all those little grey area moments like this where the garbage truck decided to take up both lanes because of your truck. Trucks live by a different set of rules depending on each unique scenario
looked like a very unnerving detour haha, but you made it smooth as butter!
happy holidays!
Happy holidays to you too bud!
Merry Christmas and happy new year
MERRY Christmas brother 🎄🎄🎁🎀🥂🍻 you was gettin it though that tow rig gets it.
Im from Buffalo Ny area...go to Pa alot..i like going there....never been fined or jacked over being on a wrong road or whatever..even had a cop show up and block traffic in Pittsburgh didn't even have to ask lol...Used to do alot in Canada before 9 11..Ontario & Quebec..dont anymore..kinda miss it though
Welcome to Allentown Pa. Yeah the way you went was definitely not a truck route to get to your 2nd stop. You should have got back on 78 west to 309 north to 22 east. Take 22 east to airport rd to Union blvd and make your right on to Union blvd and right to your stop. Yes there are a lot of tight roads in Pa and no truck signs because of people complaining about trucks and truck drivers ruining it.
The same thing happened to me Friday morning. I make a turn on to a road, after making the turn, there's the no trucks sign. What do I do now? Keep going and hope for the best.
merry christmas and happy new year
Any thumbs down on this video must be from prius owners in the tunnel with you.
Nice video man!
Nice. Take care of that CAT. It's been discontinued.
"Why would you go??" - me every 10 minutes playing American Truck Simulator....
The no truck sign thing is annoying.. Gotta love it when you make a turn and the sign is posted far enough out of the way that you're stuck on that road.. Same with weight restrictions.
Right it’s crazy!
@Michael, those signs mean no thru trucks, so if you're doing a local pick up or delivery you should be okay unless you come upon a low clearance bridge or overpass.
Happy Holidays!
@@bigbear5510 yea I know.. I'm a long driver myself.. Just saying when you don't want to get yourself in a jam, the sign is posted down the road vs being on the corner and visible before making the turn.
So Allentown is small town pa? Haha... It's the 3rd largest city in PA.
what mods are you using in ats?
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Birthday Jesus.
You forgot to toot your air horns in the tunnel.😉😉🤣🤣🤣
What town are you driving through? Is that the Susquehanna River?
Great driving skills! I was wondering when you would turn off the GPS.
Stay safe & healthy out there!
Spoke to ya later, Ka moan.😎
Merry Christmas buddy, I’ll toot the horn next time just for you!
Pennsylvania turnpike, I know that tunnel well.
Estan bien chingones tus videos saludame jaja
Interesting point about B-trains more navigable around turns v standard trailers! Also, GPS should have a mute button.
It does & he used it. LOL
My truck is 77’ including the moffet hanging off the back. I feel your frustration.
😳 dayum!
@@callthemall yeah, it’s a T2000 sleeper with a six axle and a moffet that I turn the wheel sideways to stay legal. The front four are the lifts so it turns like a 53’ with a big kick out.
YOU ‘da MAN…..!
Merry Christmas Mate... hope you have had a good one.... And awesome footage of some rather interesting roading layouts for 18 wheels in small town in PA, and not an ounce of voting fraud evident anywhere..?? amazing ;-) ... safe roads bro, and all the best for 21...
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
have you noticed how many cars there is just sitting around?
I think this mirrors could be smaller and gear shift stick would be longer xd it will be more "cool" and "badass" then
GPS will keep recalculating until gets you to the destination. Just messes up when it doesn’t know there are roads closed.
You are driving quite fast, what is the speed limit in cities? In my country, the limit is only +-31 mph
usually about 40 MPH
Man you got so much shit to deal with haha
Mad respect!
Any plans on getting your own trailer?
Yeah I’ll buy my own b-trains at some point!
👏👍🖐️🥰
Hey I wanna ask you something, is it worth being an owner operator? If so what are the challenges I can expect
Don’t expect to make any more money as an owner operator vs a company guy. It may look like you’re making more money but sooner or later the truck will suck it all back in repairs. Pretty much all your free time will go into working on the truck/doing paperwork.etc.
Honestly if you’re just looking to cruise down the road driving truck your whole life, and don’t want to worry about the extra stress and hassles of owning your own truck, it’s worth it to stay a company guy. I bought my truck mostly because I plan on expanding with my own trucking company and hire on a fleet of drivers, and you can’t do that being a company driver your whole life!
With that being said there’s freedom in being able to do what you want with the truck, and Chrome becomes a tax write off! Haha. You can also write off your cell phone, part of your house/rent, personal vehicle mileage.etc BUT it is more work to keep all that in check. Hope that helps you!
Are u working on Christmas day?
Nope parked til the new year!!
Looks like Allentown pa
Yep yep!
Long wheel base semi's and set back axles on trailers makes no sense at all''' Here in NZ short wheel base cabovers 'spaced trailer axels are the norm.. B trains are super popular.. I don't get the nighmare American configurations..
Pittsburgh really sucks to drive in
Should have made that left onto 3rd street.
Yeah that actually would have worked out well! 😂
I hit the air horn in tunnel
17:54 did you almost money shift here or...? haha
Ahaha not quite, 5th was too high a gear so I had to hit 4th! The opposite of a money shift!
Put a touch of grease on your hood rubbers and the squeaking noise will be gone. I couldn’t watch the whole video that was driving me nuts. Good job though
Thanks I never actually heard of that, I just replaced them about a month ago and they’re dry as a bone haha, drives me crazy too just didn’t think I could do anything about it!
also train horns
Why do you call your self call the mall
lol man back in 2007 I just created it on a whim because I thought you couldn’t actually “call the mall” just the stores inside the mall 😂
I really don't get it, I mean the trucks look badass and all but they are not practicall in small roads and cities.
I'm single 😥😥😥😥😥
Try driving in 🇯🇲 and say something else
So much squeaky and “rattling” sounds... Pete needs to do better.
Yuk.
Yeah that's soo bad cause this is no plastic looking automatic "apartment on wheels" kind of truck. It's a real truck for real men
Merry Christmas and happy new year