@@MayorMcheese12 I’m one, but you’d be amazed what I get to see. More than is healthy. If I could hand out violation tickets, I could easily hand out 75 in a day. 20/20 vision here.
@@westerlywinds5684 no kidding. Just like this one time in Charleston SC and I had to make this turn with a dumbass f150 that shouldn't have been on the corner in the first place. Saw it out of my mirror before I hit it, so needless to say I was cutting it all the way straight, then left to get to opposing lane (close as I can without going over), lather rinse repeat, all while making a whole lane of traffic back up
I did heavy haul/oversize for 50+ Years. Retired at 70 a year ago. My last 20 or so years were running an 8 axle unit. It's a lot different out there now since when I started. It's hard to find lowbed drivers now let alone good ones as these kids now don't want to get dirty or sweat.
Ya and its an Oversized load so DOT gives you a shitty ass route that you have to follow even if you know a better free and clear way they dont give a shit they just give you the route and you gotta drive it
Sad part is, that it's a permitted oversized load and on those permits the state pre routes your route. You absolutely must follow the designated route or pay super huge fines!!!
There's also supposed to be a route survey done before loads of certain weights or dimensions can travel the route. We just had to wait 4 days a couple months ago before we could pull thru some small towns in PA. They wouldn't issue permits until the survey was done.
@@drewrbunn Read the last sentence of Joe Mac’s comment!!! Oversize loads MUST FOLLOW PERMITTED ROUTING!!! Any deviation from the permitted routes will result in heavy fines, especially when road damage, sidewalk damage, or directional devices are damaged while the truck is traveling over non-permitted routes!!! In other words, the shipping company and/or the receiving company must apply to the state(any and all that the projected load(s) must travel through), and local municipalities for the permits to operate the oversize loads BEFORE the load leaves the point of origin!!! Every stretch of highway that an oversize load travels across, the permit mandates the time of day and the exact roads that the truck pulling the loads must travel on in each state!!! Those trucks have curfews that prohibit them from operating over certain stretches of highway or surface roads at well defined times of the day!!! If the truck is found to be operating during times they are supposed to be under the previously stated curfew, that’s a heavy fine in and of itself! If the load is large enough to require multiple vehicles for escort purposes for the safety of the load and the public in general, those escort vehicles MUST be fully briefed on the routes, the times of operation, and the times of curfew throughout the entire haul!! Those rules are put in place through communication of the height, weight, width, and potential turning radius of the load with each state and local municipality through which that truck and load are going to be moving through, the total number of escort vehicles, and whether local police or state troopers will be required to assist with escorting the oversize loads through the local communities!!! All of this stuff MUST be coordinated and approved prior to the permits even being issued! No load of that size will ever leave the shipping location without all those “T’s” dotted and “I’s” crossed so that everyone involved knows exactly what will happen throughout the oversize haul!!! The repercussions of not following those laws are massive fines at the very least, and the possible loss of life at the worst!!!
I love how people don’t realize that these types of truck drivers have a specific route the must follow and that this particular route had the best chance of going that way instead of other ways
@@dennisalanvids It is the only route to use when the state or government agency issuing you the permit says it is the only route you will be on. Otherwise you can argue with the judge. The smartest thing anyone said in the video was "I don't know".
Thank you. Not sure why some people hot upset over this video. I keep telling people the driver didn't get his feelings hurt like they did just watching it. He sure knew what he was doing
Lmao love hearing these guys who never driven a truck before talk about trucking . Good on the driver hug everything on the driver side and then make the turn. Also did it in a Peterbilt those things need lots of room to turn.
When I see these guys doing what they do I give them space and time because I know that’s not easy and I damn well can’t get it done. People get mad cuz they wanna get to where ever there going not realizing these guys help make the country work.
“Why are you not letting them know that’s not a road for oversized vehicles”……”oh they don’t know”………lady, they know more than you, it’s oversized, the trip and route is pre planned🙄🙄
People who know that truth just laugh and make the turn. People who comment like her elected our current president. I'll put my faith in the driver, Karen can....well you know....
There's nothing like knowing the equipment, and experience. Driver took his time and had a rear spotter on foot, to keep him from hitting obstacles while backing up, on his second setup. VERY GOOD JOB! Kudos, from one Driver to another!
Kudos to the driver. Other than peeling the grip from the walkway, he did fine, once he realized he should have taken more real estate from the beginning. My tractor, AND trailer, are longer than his, each with 4 axles, and turns like this are a constant, given some of the routes I am required to take. If I'm not required escorts, I hang back a little, time everything just so, and put rubber on every possible inch of the intersection. I may have to back a little to clear my nose past a parked car, but can usually pull through, to the amazement of the handful of folks hoping I take out a pole or something. The mental geometry is never-ending.
As a former oversize load hauler, I'm surprised he didn't adjust the trailer height to make it over the curb. If possible, lifting the rearmost trailer axle moves the pivot point forward. And if bystanders want to help, after asking the driver if he wants help, watch the front of the tractor and any blind spots. Just my two cents, I wasn't there.
Correct on both parts; that's why motorcoaches have a tag axle. Raise it and all you have to worry about is your drive tire being the pivot rather than two tires at once
Raising the 3rd axle most certainty would've helped but raising the gooseneck? That's just amateur crap. A good heavy haul trucker should know how to make that turn without going on the sidewalk.. He did exactly what needed to be done after the fact. I've made tighter turns with a longer tractor and you simply need to drive past the turn to cheat it with a jack knife to get you lined up for the turn. Granted, I'm on the east coast and had to go into Boston on almost a daily basis so I guess we're just used to tight stuff here?
I just had a ups freight delivery to my house. it was a full size trailer. I absolutely don't know how this guy got to my house and then onto the main road again. The turn he had to make was at a T intersection with rather large ditches on every single side and no shoulder at all. The roads were big enough for only 2 vehicles coming and going. Like... how did he do it?!!
I drove local LTL for a while (not UPS Freight but one of their competitors) and after getting my start as a flatbed driver the full size van trailers felt like easy mode. A trailer with a tandem axle can rotate in place unlike a flatbed with a spread or triple axle setup, plus local freight drivers are using day cab tractors, usually with only one drive axle. I often surprised myself at the kind of places I was able to get in and out of, places I never would've dreamed of putting a flatbed.
Oversize loads like this have permits attached to them. The driver technically has to take the route thats given to him by the permitting office. That's when stuff like this happens the permit offices have no understanding about what some of these areas look like and what has to be done to get the trucks around corners like this. For future please give drivers room around the truck and trailer. And if he's struggling ask him/her if they want a spotter if they don't have one already.
If that was me that’ll be my last time delivering or loading there😂 see a Cabover has way more easier turning radius, they were designed to do exactly that! Once u drive a long hood it’s a whole different ball game. That’s a professional driver right there, big time respect!
@@jerrykinnin7941 the newer european cabovers and some Japanese brands are making there way into mexico wouldn't be to hard to get them to us spec unless the lobbyiest have another idea
Must be nice to live in a town, where the most exciting thing that happens for the day is watching a truck turn a tight corner. On the trucking note, I’m not tearing up my trailer because the paid escorts got me making a turn like this in Mayberry.
The state sets the permit route, so if the Escort AND the truck driver are turning, it's because THAT'S the way the state said to go. Height surveys, wires, etc are all included in the State Route planning. Good job trucker, bad job Karen!
You could have stepped this video up a notch by having that lady run up to the truck, jump on the running boards and notify him that this isn't a truck route. I'm thinking the reply would have been classic!
Mann I cant stop watching this such an inspiration. Because mann being struggling with my job 7 months in as a AZ Driver delivering sod/soil to no truck routes (80% of the time) ( its drastically improving my experience as a new driver but giving me white hairs at 30 years old lol) But man this guys veteran on being calm and never giving up on a thought situation. Is encouraging right on 🔥🔥🔥
My 1st time in downtown Chicago, when I barely had a month under my belt had me in some spots,and I was so embarrassed. What a veteran told me was "most people have never,and can't drive a Semi. Don't feel bad".
I am a rookie trucker barely 7 months experience watching that dude was kinda inspiring... then you have the karen trying to start problems where none yet exist.
i would bet my house she did not build her own home lol have u ever driven a truck? or do you stand on the side lines and complain like this Karen @@dennisalanvids
That was gangsta, an worth the watch, always fascinated with how truck drivers maneuver all those tight corners and back up into those ridiculous small spots
Oh "he's gangster". No he's in a tough ass situation and probably red as a beet at this point but handling it like a true professional. Sometimes you gotta get stuff where it needs to go people blame the warehouse for being in stupid freaking places
As someone who has 200 hours on American Truck Simulator and has hauled heavy loads through tight space especially just the lowboy without the load I could understand the pain. Sometimes when turning a big rig like this you don't know at what point will the trailer line back up or will it even make it over this curb. I drive with a 9 axle lowboy on ATS and have had many troubles with it. But I still use it.
the have to have permits for oversized loads, and the permits give them a designated route the have to follow. any deviation from the route has to be approved or dig fine if caught.
Ohhhh boy I know that feeling of upcoming panic with every second you're stuck there and the impatience of other cars honking at you and your need to reverse but other cars blocking the way behind you so you have to get out and navigate them but it makes the ordeal just that much longer. I know it too well and I'm never going back. Those were the days.
👏👏👏👏👏 about mid way through I thought he was going to back down around the corner to the left as it looked like plenty of room to do that and then just go forward without making a right turn at all. My truck driver dad taught me to try to avoid right turns in semi’s when possible when I was a wee lad. Three lefts will get you right, unless you live where they drive on the left side of the road. Then its reversed, three rights will get you left.
I just wanted to share the few tidbits I know, on oversize loads for those of you openly asking questions. Oversize loads are booked months, or even years in advance, with the State (or States, if interstate) they will be traveling through. In many states there is a safety briefing with the DOT, state police, and the carrier moving the load. The State (or States) decides the route you will travel. There will be no argument or leniencey here. Follow the route. Some states require 1, 2, or more Pilot cars - sometimes this will be supplemented by the state police. I've seen some loads with 3 pilot cars and up to 4 state troopers. Out of Tennessee I have seen Clayton Homes run convoys of 3-6 modular homes with pilots interspersed between them. It is up to any pilots and drivers to know the route the state has provided to them, and if they go off route and miss a turn, it's on them.
He should have planned ahead. You can raise the bed of that truck up a little bit to clear that curb I don't think there was any pre-planning on hauling at through town. I have a lot of lowboy loads, you have to be aware of route obstacle's such as tight turns, crowned highways and railroads just to name a few
As a professional driver myself, I hate when people get out and start recording or don’t give you space to do your job, if you not helping or know what’s going on get out the way.
@@dennisalanvids lol my feelings aren’t hurt at all, I was just saying get out the way, if his tire blew or something pops and fly at you you’d be singing a different tune 💯
Truck drivers are one of the best drivers on the road . Try driving for 4 hours straight your neck would be stiff. On top of being tired try making turns like this unexpectedly. These guys don't get enough credit
Oh God! When I was a rookie driving through Chicago... lol Detours that led me to an on ramp exit that had a 12' clearance further on... luckily there was enough room for me to avoid it. Swung wide and had to turn left driving over a concrete curb like median. Man...memories
@@dennisalanvids Got myself stuck in a situation once, I wasn’t wide enough for a designated route or pilot cars but still had to have oversized tags on. Address I was sent to on papers was the wrong one and bad phone number. No where to turn around on a 3 mile dirt road, took me 45 mins to back all the way out, across a busy road and turned around the opposite way. Actually had to call the cops, to stop traffic so I could cross the road.
@@russvoight1167 Comfort and stability on straight roads maybe but the downside whit such bad maneuverability must be a pain in the ass. In north Sweden where I live no one would ever be able to work whit trucks like that, we have way to tight corners and it also takes up to much load area whitin our max 24 meters length.
@@MrJokkoma I get the issue of length in your corner of the world. Prior to the 1982 Surface Transportation Act that standardized length limits in the USA, Wisconsin and Minnesota restricted truck length to 55 feet, tractor and trailer combined. And twin 27 foot doubled were not allowed. But granted here in the US for the most part roads are probably wider and more open. The only length restrictions is trailer length and the tractor can't exceed the length of a single unit, which is 40 feet
Someone should've told that woman that the state is the one who gives you the exact route you have to follow. It's on the oversize permits. You have no choice but to go down the roads they tell you or pay the price if they catch you off the route.
As a trucker myself.. these things frustrate me in the moment, but when you pull through its always very fullfilling and a good story/video after the fact
My very first solo load, I had a crazy night trying to get out of Baltimore that felt like a few hours. I was actually headed to Aberdeen but wound up in Baltimore by accident. Everywhere I turned there were signs. “No Trucks”, “No HazMat” (I had a haz load) etc etc. My sleeper cab and 53’ open deck ended up on a narrow residential street lined with cars, with nowhere to go but left or right. I thought I might have to call a police escort over this. But I got a neighbor guy to call out if I was close to hitting anything, ate a lot of curb and got out of there without drama… A dozen times I expected to be pulled over passing cops with some of the places I was driving that night. But I guess they’re busy with other things in Baltimore. lol
That moment you sleep with an window open to get awaken at 5am by a beeping sound of a massive truck doing Copperfield level of shit, navigating trough tiny one lane streets of your neighbourhood , so you spectate for the next 4 minutes to go back to sleep in disbelief and in the morning you are not even sure if it was a dream or not
Seen a situation like this in Germany. The citizens there and in Europe have a lot of respect for truckers and OD loads. They are way ahead of us on a lot of things. Even emergency vehicles have the right of way.
Those over size loads are no joke👀! I’m good with just the 53 footers😄. Driving a 53 footer with a sleeper is like driving a mini cooper, I can fit through any town😄.
I’ve been in his shoes before, but I guarantee you he’s not paying attention to the public filming him, he’s focused on trying to maneuver an oversized load in a tiny town. You don’t even pay attention to anything else but being able to drive your rig safely and calmly through these tight places 😊
been there done that...i've had to use the sidewalks on my left to get my trailer over enough AND use the corner sidewalk on my left with my tractor steer to make corners before many times. you learn to take all the real estate you can get when approaching these. its permitted load he HAS to go that way.
Oh my gosh they gave me so many flashbacks when I had to do those type of turns in them small cities one state and city that I used to not like was York Pennsylvania that is definitely not trucker friendly
Listening to the commentary reminds of a saying. "It's better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt". When you don't have a clue what's going on, watch. You'll soon find out.
Or i was trying to be funny amd didn't in any way effect the driver. I don't think he was a snowflake who cared about us like the people watching got sad lol
Been there so many times in California and the the East Coast. The load has to go where its has to go and follow the permitted rout. It is not our decision. We go where the State D.O.T. tells us to go.
Yeah! and don't i know it! always take the turn WWWWIDDDEEE/ the more axles and longer wheel base take the turn WIDE; so you have to imagine it is like pulling a long bugger out of the nose and on the way out you dont want it hitting your face. YEAH GANGSTER/ Great video. Love it and great driving
If you see a trucker struggle. Dont be afraid to spot him/her. Not to that extent. While I was waiting to be unloaded, I would see some drivers struggle to alleys docking in Berkeley, Ca in a narrow street.
I’m a truck driver and I been through That if you ever get stuck in New Jersey chill out people will die to help you getting out…. my respect to Jersey people.
Only truckers know that feeling of ending up in a weird place the the whole neighborhood will come out and cheer you up
Tour bus drivers know too.
@@westerlywinds5684 lol tour bus drivers. What a joke
@@MayorMcheese12
I’m one, but you’d be amazed what I get to see. More than is healthy. If I could hand out violation tickets, I could easily hand out 75 in a day. 20/20 vision here.
@@westerlywinds5684 no kidding. Just like this one time in Charleston SC and I had to make this turn with a dumbass f150 that shouldn't have been on the corner in the first place.
Saw it out of my mirror before I hit it, so needless to say I was cutting it all the way straight, then left to get to opposing lane (close as I can without going over), lather rinse repeat, all while making a whole lane of traffic back up
Crackheads in Portland always cheer me on
I love how people critique truckers that have never drove before. I guess you could have done it with your Huffy!
haha so true! I couldnt do it
Huffy lol😆
I did heavy haul/oversize for 50+ Years.
Retired at 70 a year ago. My last 20 or so years were running an 8 axle unit. It's a lot different out there now since when I started. It's hard to find lowbed drivers now let alone good ones as these kids now don't want to get dirty or sweat.
@@HeavyHaul51 you are definitely right
Ya and its an Oversized load so DOT gives you a shitty ass route that you have to follow even if you know a better free and clear way they dont give a shit they just give you the route and you gotta drive it
“It’s an air filter or something “
For what
A big motorcycle
😂😂😂😂😂
Had me dead 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
That had me dyinnnnn lmaoooooo
Ya These people are fools
That's so funny watching a non truck drivers trying to predict what a truck driver will do
We are armchair quarterbacks lol
I'm not and I knew darn well what he was doing lol.
Exactly what I was going to comment.
@@jamesmoore716 Not sure what state he was in, but he definitely had 2 pilots.
Seriously. I had to turn the volume down just to watch it!
I’m surprised the car drivers actually gave him all the time and space he needed instead of trying to go around
Same
Exactly what I kept thinking
Especially in jersey of all places
Flagger held traffic
@@austin42891 i’m sure this wasn’t in Jersey, as loads like this are usually long hauls. he was probably a few states over
Sad part is, that it's a permitted oversized load and on those permits the state pre routes your route. You absolutely must follow the designated route or pay super huge fines!!!
There's also supposed to be a route survey done before loads of certain weights or dimensions can travel the route. We just had to wait 4 days a couple months ago before we could pull thru some small towns in PA. They wouldn't issue permits until the survey was done.
@@jameshughes2962 Don't they know the clearances already?
it's on of the few roads to the other side of the mountain. I only saw 1 driver give up and go around (hour detour)
@@drewrbunn
Read the last sentence of Joe Mac’s comment!!!
Oversize loads MUST FOLLOW PERMITTED ROUTING!!!
Any deviation from the permitted routes will result in heavy fines, especially when road damage, sidewalk damage, or directional devices are damaged while the truck is traveling over non-permitted routes!!!
In other words, the shipping company and/or the receiving company must apply to the state(any and all that the projected load(s) must travel through), and local municipalities for the permits to operate the oversize loads BEFORE the load leaves the point of origin!!!
Every stretch of highway that an oversize load travels across, the permit mandates the time of day and the exact roads that the truck pulling the loads must travel on in each state!!!
Those trucks have curfews that prohibit them from operating over certain stretches of highway or surface roads at well defined times of the day!!!
If the truck is found to be operating during times they are supposed to be under the previously stated curfew, that’s a heavy fine in and of itself!
If the load is large enough to require multiple vehicles for escort purposes for the safety of the load and the public in general, those escort vehicles MUST be fully briefed on the routes, the times of operation, and the times of curfew throughout the entire haul!!
Those rules are put in place through communication of the height, weight, width, and potential turning radius of the load with each state and local municipality through which that truck and load are going to be moving through, the total number of escort vehicles, and whether local police or state troopers will be required to assist with escorting the oversize loads through the local communities!!!
All of this stuff MUST be coordinated and approved prior to the permits even being issued!
No load of that size will ever leave the shipping location without all those “T’s” dotted and “I’s” crossed so that everyone involved knows exactly what will happen throughout the oversize haul!!!
The repercussions of not following those laws are massive fines at the very least, and the possible loss of life at the worst!!!
@@AzzKicker-bz1cb 100%.
I love how people don’t realize that these types of truck drivers have a specific route the must follow and that this particular route had the best chance of going that way instead of other ways
This is the ONLY way over this mountain
@@dennisalanvids It is the only route to use when the state or government agency issuing you the permit says it is the only route you will be on. Otherwise you can argue with the judge. The smartest thing anyone said in the video was "I don't know".
@@reevinriggin3570 yeah saying you don't know is one of the hardest things for some people to say! He did make it!!
“why are you not letting him know that-
this is not a road for oversized vehicles”
SAID ONE OF THE KARENS THAT NEVER MADE IT IN THE MEME WORLD
Lmao he said for a big motorcycle 🤣
He’s not on that road because it’s fun, it’s almost like he’s delivering something...
@@stovepipe9er “oh they don’t know “ and you do lady ?😂
@@aidena43 She didn’t find her first clue yet lol
lol
Also we appreciate the patience from the 4 wheelers and the help from by-standers 🤜🏽💯
Thank you. Not sure why some people hot upset over this video. I keep telling people the driver didn't get his feelings hurt like they did just watching it. He sure knew what he was doing
Lmao love hearing these guys who never driven a truck before talk about trucking . Good on the driver hug everything on the driver side and then make the turn. Also did it in a Peterbilt those things need lots of room to turn.
Glad you enjoyed it. Some people get upset watching it or think the driver was a snowflake who would give a sh!t lol
When I see these guys doing what they do I give them space and time because I know that’s not easy and I damn well can’t get it done. People get mad cuz they wanna get to where ever there going not realizing these guys help make the country work.
So true. I don't think his feeling were hurt by watching
@@dennisalanvidsyou people suck. 3:26 the Karen sucks. Why not just suck less and get out of the way.
I’m so glad I knew every move that trucker was doing before he did it. Leaves me with plenty of hope in being a successful driver myself.
O-Now Your Going To Take Credit For His Driving 👴. Get back on the porch,grandpa.
Nice now get a cdl and move shit for us all!!!
He was giving him a compliment in my eyes
“Why are you not letting them know that’s not a road for oversized vehicles”……”oh they don’t know”………lady, they know more than you, it’s oversized, the trip and route is pre planned🙄🙄
People who know that truth just laugh and make the turn. People who comment like her elected our current president. I'll put my faith in the driver, Karen can....well you know....
Same exact video to the second but throw "SWIFT" on the side of the truck and your comment would be a 180... interesting how that works isn't it?
True and she just didn't know.
That lady built her own house so maybe you dont know. Bradon lovers sit and talk shit on their computers
@dontmatter7 and that’s why you’ve never seen swift haul over size loads. Too complex for them
There's nothing like knowing the equipment, and experience. Driver took his time and had a rear spotter on foot, to keep him from hitting obstacles while backing up, on his second setup. VERY GOOD JOB! Kudos, from one Driver to another!
Totally agree
Don’t put the driver down. This is a permit load and the driver is required to take the route designated by the state. He did a great job!
No one but the people watching this got upset. The driver is a real man and didnt give a sh!t
Kudos to the driver. Other than peeling the grip from the walkway, he did fine, once he realized he should have taken more real estate from the beginning. My tractor, AND trailer, are longer than his, each with 4 axles, and turns like this are a constant, given some of the routes I am required to take. If I'm not required escorts, I hang back a little, time everything just so, and put rubber on every possible inch of the intersection. I may have to back a little to clear my nose past a parked car, but can usually pull through, to the amazement of the handful of folks hoping I take out a pole or something. The mental geometry is never-ending.
So true
As a former oversize load hauler, I'm surprised he didn't adjust the trailer height to make it over the curb. If possible, lifting the rearmost trailer axle moves the pivot point forward. And if bystanders want to help, after asking the driver if he wants help, watch the front of the tractor and any blind spots. Just my two cents, I wasn't there.
I was waiting for an adjustment to the gooseneck to raise the deck height. His trailer might not do that though.
Correct on both parts; that's why motorcoaches have a tag axle. Raise it and all you have to worry about is your drive tire being the pivot rather than two tires at once
Raising the 3rd axle most certainty would've helped but raising the gooseneck? That's just amateur crap. A good heavy haul trucker should know how to make that turn without going on the sidewalk.. He did exactly what needed to be done after the fact. I've made tighter turns with a longer tractor and you simply need to drive past the turn to cheat it with a jack knife to get you lined up for the turn. Granted, I'm on the east coast and had to go into Boston on almost a daily basis so I guess we're just used to tight stuff here?
I agree, I've had to do it a few times at my former job.
@@b789har yup. Also, in my opinion, I fucking hate the Bronx. And I only have a class B....
Didn’t swing wide enough the first time. Happens first time down some routes
Yeah hard to see how sharp the turn is
I just had a ups freight delivery to my house. it was a full size trailer. I absolutely don't know how this guy got to my house and then onto the main road again. The turn he had to make was at a T intersection with rather large ditches on every single side and no shoulder at all. The roads were big enough for only 2 vehicles coming and going. Like... how did he do it?!!
These guys have some amazing skills. Well at least the ones that don't crash haha
Those guys got day cabs. They’re fine
27' "full size" trailer, most likely.
I drove local LTL for a while (not UPS Freight but one of their competitors) and after getting my start as a flatbed driver the full size van trailers felt like easy mode. A trailer with a tandem axle can rotate in place unlike a flatbed with a spread or triple axle setup, plus local freight drivers are using day cab tractors, usually with only one drive axle. I often surprised myself at the kind of places I was able to get in and out of, places I never would've dreamed of putting a flatbed.
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Bro, as a trucker myself.. I super love these kinds of challenges!!!
Hell yeah!!!
Oversize loads like this have permits attached to them. The driver technically has to take the route thats given to him by the permitting office. That's when stuff like this happens the permit offices have no understanding about what some of these areas look like and what has to be done to get the trucks around corners like this. For future please give drivers room around the truck and trailer. And if he's struggling ask him/her if they want a spotter if they don't have one already.
Yep
If that was me that’ll be my last time delivering or loading there😂 see a Cabover has way more easier turning radius, they were designed to do exactly that! Once u drive a long hood it’s a whole different ball game. That’s a professional driver right there, big time respect!
He sure knew how to do it!!!
@@dennisalanvids Definitely did;
But nobody makes Cabovers any more.
And if too short of a wheelbase the truck won't make the Federal Bridge law minimum length for the weight hauled.
I drive a long nose it’s not that bad 😅😅😅
@@jerrykinnin7941 the newer european cabovers and some Japanese brands are making there way into mexico wouldn't be to hard to get them to us spec unless the lobbyiest have another idea
I really enjoyed his commentary. He has a face for radio
Haha thanks! Sad some people get upset. The driver was a real man and didnt care not sure why youtube viewers get butthurt
Must be nice to live in a town, where the most exciting thing that happens for the day is watching a truck turn a tight corner. On the trucking note, I’m not tearing up my trailer because the paid escorts got me making a turn like this in Mayberry.
Sure was a fun day!
The state sets the permit route, so if the Escort AND the truck driver are turning, it's because THAT'S the way the state said to go. Height surveys, wires, etc are all included in the State Route planning. Good job trucker, bad job Karen!
True and only way over that mountain. Oh btw if you said that to her face you'd get slapped. Shes no karen
Man that lady’s comments is a real buzz kill he did an amazing job though
She sound like marge simpson 😕
Sorry she hurt your ears. The driver disnt give 2 sh!ts
Who built her own home. Every one can complain a little
Great patience and experience. Hats off to him that's one hell of a driver. Kudos to traffic for patiently waiting also.
So true! We are used to traffic but usaly caused by farm tractors or amish horses
You could have stepped this video up a notch by having that lady run up to the truck, jump on the running boards and notify him that this isn't a truck route. I'm thinking the reply would have been classic!
Lol dam next time LMAO
Oversize loads require permits in most cases and those permits dictate the route one must take.
Mann I cant stop watching this such an inspiration.
Because mann being struggling with my job 7 months in as a AZ Driver delivering sod/soil to no truck routes (80% of the time) ( its drastically improving my experience as a new driver but giving me white hairs at 30 years old lol)
But man this guys veteran on being calm and never giving up on a thought situation. Is encouraging right on 🔥🔥🔥
Hell yeah he knows his skill
My 1st time in downtown Chicago, when I barely had a month under my belt had me in some spots,and I was so embarrassed. What a veteran told me was "most people have never,and can't drive a Semi. Don't feel bad".
He was a great driver and made the trip
I like how this is the public entertainment for this small town for the day. Probably the most exciting thing that has happened in months!
So true!
I am a rookie trucker barely 7 months experience watching that dude was kinda inspiring... then you have the karen trying to start problems where none yet exist.
Thats scary. I cant even park my car properly in a space going backwards after 4 years of driving.
Liberals are good at starting problems
She's no Karen. The real karens are the people here complaing where the driver didn't give a shit. That lady built her own home. Did you?
Lol
i would bet my house she did not build her own home lol have u ever driven a truck? or do you stand on the side lines and complain like this Karen @@dennisalanvids
He's a true professional. Great job sir
He sure is!
The camera guy was fair he didn't hate too much! And the old man was a veteran trucker so it was a great audience on the street 👍
Thanks my family were truck drivers and im just trying to be a little funny
Total respect to the driver! Amazing skills!
So true
3:45 was slick as shit, kudos to that driver for being able to handle that load
yeah it's a tight one!
That was gangsta, an worth the watch, always fascinated with how truck drivers maneuver all those tight corners and back up into those ridiculous small spots
So true
Oh "he's gangster". No he's in a tough ass situation and probably red as a beet at this point but handling it like a true professional. Sometimes you gotta get stuff where it needs to go people blame the warehouse for being in stupid freaking places
Sorry saying he's ganster was a compliment.
Looks like the most excitement that little town will get for the year
No we had a bunch of Amish horses run through town that month too lol
Gotta love Karen upon her arrival...
Fr 😂😂😂” why didn’t you let him know it’s not for oversized”
“He Smashed the curb”
“Get outta here”
😂😂😂
And the karens calling her a Karen. Did you build your own house like her or do you just talk sh!t on the computer?
Lol
Great job for taking all the space available and being on top of the game
Hell yeah!
0:48 "look at the beard on that guy, thats why he knows what he's doing"😂😂
A beard helps you do everything in life better
@@dennisalanvids true
Beards for president
As someone who has 200 hours on American Truck Simulator and has hauled heavy loads through tight space especially just the lowboy without the load I could understand the pain. Sometimes when turning a big rig like this you don't know at what point will the trailer line back up or will it even make it over this curb. I drive with a 9 axle lowboy on ATS and have had many troubles with it. But I still use it.
Thank you for moving US
Badass ..respect to that driver that's perseverance
Hell yeah
the have to have permits for oversized loads, and the permits give them a designated route the have to follow. any deviation from the route has to be approved or dig fine if caught.
Siempre hay que tratar de ayudar a estos amigos gran trabajo
Yep
Ohhhh boy I know that feeling of upcoming panic with every second you're stuck there and the impatience of other cars honking at you and your need to reverse but other cars blocking the way behind you so you have to get out and navigate them but it makes the ordeal just that much longer. I know it too well and I'm never going back. Those were the days.
Yeah not sure why people do that
So ridiculous that drivers have to go through this. Companies need to come up with smarter ways to do this
Yep
👏👏👏👏👏 about mid way through I thought he was going to back down around the corner to the left as it looked like plenty of room to do that and then just go forward without making a right turn at all. My truck driver dad taught me to try to avoid right turns in semi’s when possible when I was a wee lad. Three lefts will get you right, unless you live where they drive on the left side of the road. Then its reversed, three rights will get you left.
Its the only way over that mountain
I just wanted to share the few tidbits I know, on oversize loads for those of you openly asking questions.
Oversize loads are booked months, or even years in advance, with the State (or States, if interstate) they will be traveling through. In many states there is a safety briefing with the DOT, state police, and the carrier moving the load.
The State (or States) decides the route you will travel. There will be no argument or leniencey here. Follow the route.
Some states require 1, 2, or more Pilot cars - sometimes this will be supplemented by the state police. I've seen some loads with 3 pilot cars and up to 4 state troopers. Out of Tennessee I have seen Clayton Homes run convoys of 3-6 modular homes with pilots interspersed between them.
It is up to any pilots and drivers to know the route the state has provided to them, and if they go off route and miss a turn, it's on them.
DOn't trust the State
you know nothing say nothing🤣
Only illegal if you get caught 😆
He should have planned ahead. You can raise the bed of that truck up a little bit to clear that curb I don't think there was any pre-planning on hauling at through town. I have a lot of lowboy loads, you have to be aware of route obstacle's such as tight turns, crowned highways and railroads just to name a few
He looks like he did and the turn was made!
As a professional driver myself, I hate when people get out and start recording or don’t give you space to do your job, if you not helping or know what’s going on get out the way.
Um he had space and not everone gets thier feeling hurt for watching or if a camera is out. Sorry for hurying yours
@@dennisalanvids lol my feelings aren’t hurt at all, I was just saying get out the way, if his tire blew or something pops and fly at you you’d be singing a different tune 💯
Great point! Thanks and will be more cautious next time. Thanks!
I'm Retired and I miss Otr Driver and in New York City and Turning Around and backing up into small places and it's always always fun.
Always a good challenge
Truck drivers are one of the best drivers on the road . Try driving for 4 hours straight your neck would be stiff. On top of being tired try making turns like this unexpectedly. These guys don't get enough credit
So true and he did make the turn
Oh God! When I was a rookie driving through Chicago... lol Detours that led me to an on ramp exit that had a 12' clearance further on... luckily there was enough room for me to avoid it. Swung wide and had to turn left driving over a concrete curb like median. Man...memories
Yeah this was probably a lot easier tgen a city route
That was cool!!! Man thanks for being positive and polite shit happens. And I'm sure he was going down the route that the dot tould him to take.
Yeah not sure why people get so mad. THe same people would complain their sh!t didn't get there on time
@@dennisalanvids Got myself stuck in a situation once, I wasn’t wide enough for a designated route or pilot cars but still had to have oversized tags on. Address I was sent to on papers was the wrong one and bad phone number. No where to turn around on a 3 mile dirt road, took me 45 mins to back all the way out, across a busy road and turned around the opposite way. Actually had to call the cops, to stop traffic so I could cross the road.
Oh god that really sucks. Thanks for clarification in no way im a trucker but really repect them
As a trucko In central London the worst thing anything anyone can do when a driver is stuck in a tight/short situation is get a phone out.
Sorry truckers here are real men and dont get upset if someone watches
@@dennisalanvids haha no I mean the pressure.
He seems cool calm and collected. Next time I'll be more courteous
So funny how some people think truckers don't know what they're doing 😄
So true. He sure made it
Geeeez, not only an oversized cargo, but an oversized tractor as well !!!
He was up for a challenge
A 160" wheelbase cabover would be really handy in that spot
Exactly that's a really bad truck to pull a lowboy trailer whit.
@@MrJokkoma No, not really. Wheelbase is everything but a little inconvenient in tight spots
@@russvoight1167 Comfort and stability on straight roads maybe but the downside whit such bad maneuverability must be a pain in the ass. In north Sweden where I live no one would ever be able to work whit trucks like that, we have way to tight corners and it also takes up to much load area whitin our max 24 meters length.
@@MrJokkoma I get the issue of length in your corner of the world. Prior to the 1982 Surface Transportation Act that standardized length limits in the USA, Wisconsin and Minnesota restricted truck length to 55 feet, tractor and trailer combined. And twin 27 foot doubled were not allowed.
But granted here in the US for the most part roads are probably wider and more open.
The only length restrictions is trailer length and the tractor can't exceed the length of a single unit, which is 40 feet
Yeah but he left that one home and used what he had to get it done
I like the guy holding the camera he was not talking trash about the situation instead gave the driver a pay on the back 👍
Thank you. So sad that so many peoples "feelings" were hurt lol
Those extra long tractors make things extra hard.
Yes they do
Someone should've told that woman that the state is the one who gives you the exact route you have to follow. It's on the oversize permits. You have no choice but to go down the roads they tell you or pay the price if they catch you off the route.
And its the only way over that mountain
Air filter for big motor cycle 😂 oh boy I love his sense of humour
Lol i found out it's a filter for CA emissions
Oh and thanks. Most people here got offended by my stupid commentary lol
That lady is worried about all the wrong stuff 🤣
And so are the people complaining about her
Funny to hear fools that don't have a cdl, offer advice and criticism. Its an oversize, permitted load, he has to go thru there!
Glad you didnt get upset and just thinks its funny. Sad that people get upset so easy while the driver couldn't give 2 sh!ts.
As a trucker myself.. these things frustrate me in the moment, but when you pull through its always very fullfilling and a good story/video after the fact
Hell yeah a good challenge is always rewarding. Going straight all your life must suck
Don’t stand that close to a trailer tire hitting a curb. Those things can kill you.
Oh sh!t good point!
My very first solo load, I had a crazy night trying to get out of Baltimore that felt like a few hours. I was actually headed to Aberdeen but wound up in Baltimore by accident. Everywhere I turned there were signs. “No Trucks”, “No HazMat” (I had a haz load) etc etc. My sleeper cab and 53’ open deck ended up on a narrow residential street lined with cars, with nowhere to go but left or right. I thought I might have to call a police escort over this. But I got a neighbor guy to call out if I was close to hitting anything, ate a lot of curb and got out of there without drama…
A dozen times I expected to be pulled over passing cops with some of the places I was driving that night. But I guess they’re busy with other things in Baltimore. lol
That moment you sleep with an window open to get awaken at 5am by a beeping sound of a massive truck doing Copperfield level of shit, navigating trough tiny one lane streets of your neighbourhood , so you spectate for the next 4 minutes to go back to sleep in disbelief and in the morning you are not even sure if it was a dream or not
Lol
Seen a situation like this in Germany. The citizens there and in Europe have a lot of respect for truckers and OD loads. They are way ahead of us on a lot of things. Even emergency vehicles have the right of way.
Yeah i see how much they do in Europe by glueing themselves on roads lol
He should off told that old lady to mind her business for all she knows it could be a water filter for there town to drink clean water 💦.
I don't think the driver was a snowflake who gives a shit
Even though this is 2 years old. I'm yelling into my phone lady it's a oversized load the state of new jersey tells him what roads to take..
Yeah she was a little confused
Gotta love the dum dums commentary.
Thank you! Glad you understand someone trying to be funny
Those over size loads are no joke👀! I’m good with just the 53 footers😄. Driving a 53 footer with a sleeper is like driving a mini cooper, I can fit through any town😄.
i drove an iveco truck packed with scrapped cars around Newark for years. Felt more like a K car lol
God what a Karen. It may be the truck is going to somewhere not through somewhere.
lol
I’ve been in his shoes before, but I guarantee you he’s not paying attention to the public filming him, he’s focused on trying to maneuver an oversized load in a tiny town. You don’t even pay attention to anything else but being able to drive your rig safely and calmly through these tight places 😊
Yep he didnt care about us!
Old timers they know everything. LOL.
So do youtube watchers lol
I love this guy's excitement 😆
Thank you thank you lol
Mind your business lady
play nice on this channel :)
Well done fellow truck driver, what a relief you feel after accomplished something like keep on trucking 🚚.
Hell yeah never back down from a challege
Lmao yall don't think he know what he's doing funny
Me made the turn!!! Proof he did know
You gotta admire the driver's patience. It would've took me about 4 hours and 100 gatdammits to do that.
Lol so true! The guy was a rockstar
Triple Axle RGN's on a classic Pete, are hard to maneuver in tight area such as this.
And he still made it
Coming out of Port Elizabeth in Jersey with an O.D. load can frazzle a drivers nerves too.
Wow funny I'm from Elizabeth NJ!!!!
Hats off Bud good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍
He sure did!
As a non-trucker, this is wholesome
I agree!
That my friends is the difference between a Truck Driver, and a steering wheel holder!💪👍
Absolutely!
been there done that...i've had to use the sidewalks on my left to get my trailer over enough AND use the corner sidewalk on my left with my tractor steer to make corners before many times. you learn to take all the real estate you can get when approaching these.
its permitted load he HAS to go that way.
Yep gotta do what it takes to get it done!! Thanks for moving america
Yep gotta do what it takes to get it done!! Thanks for moving america
Oh my gosh they gave me so many flashbacks when I had to do those type of turns in them small cities one state and city that I used to not like was York Pennsylvania that is definitely not trucker friendly
True
Listening to the commentary reminds of a saying. "It's better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt".
When you don't have a clue what's going on, watch. You'll soon find out.
Or i was trying to be funny amd didn't in any way effect the driver. I don't think he was a snowflake who cared about us like the people watching got sad lol
In US should be considered the using of steering axles on semitrailer like those we have in EU
God bless the eu
@@dennisalanvids EU in general sucks
Im glad im here over being there
0:31 "he is from Jersey. He will do it. Jersey people knows how to drive". And you was right! Lol
Lol we don't mess around in dirty jersey
Been there so many times in California and the the East Coast. The load has to go where its has to go and follow the permitted rout. It is not our decision. We go where the State D.O.T. tells us to go.
Yep
Only question I have why thru millheim? Especially that direction
Quickest way over the mountain and why not he made it
@@dennisalanvids what about forest hill Rd and West on 192?
It was for the amish farm in the narrows. Their buggy needed a new airfilter for California emissions on their horse to stop farting lol
Good driving!
Especially with that 600" long nose!
Good thing that Street side parking spots were clear.
He did a great job for sure
It sounds like a convo i would have w my cousin high asf watching this😂
Oh i was lol
Yeah! and don't i know it! always take the turn WWWWIDDDEEE/ the more axles and longer wheel base take the turn WIDE; so you have to imagine it is like pulling a long bugger out of the nose and on the way out you dont want it hitting your face. YEAH GANGSTER/ Great video. Love it and great driving
!
If you see a trucker struggle. Dont be afraid to spot him/her.
Not to that extent. While I was waiting to be unloaded, I would see some drivers struggle to alleys docking in Berkeley, Ca in a narrow street.
Always! Im the guy on the highway that lets trucks go and flick them the headlights when they are clear to go in front of me
I’m a truck driver and I been through That if you ever get stuck in New Jersey chill out people will die to help you getting out…. my respect to Jersey people.
JERSEY!!!!
This is a fact happened to me the whole hood came out to help 👌
We are good people in jersey...well some people lol