My total respect for you mike, a man of honest principles and values. Your skills to me are legendary. And balls of steel. Great to see you back. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Happy Thanksgiving Mike. Good to see you again. Thanks for what you do. PEACE!

@suepeterson163

8 ай бұрын

I agree

being 80 years old I've found out to enjoy life's adventures along the way.... HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. Keep it between the Mayo and Mustard.

Sadly, it’s becoming the norm for companies to find any excuse to fire their higher paid employees with seniority. That was a crappy deal, and cheap shot. Was wondering what happened. Hope you will enjoy Turkey Day with your family.

@sharonpierce4478

8 ай бұрын

It hasn't been the norm for decades

@lylejohnston4125

8 ай бұрын

@@sharonpierce4478 Where the hell have you been? I've seen it happen several times.

Good to see you back! Congratulations, and keep trucking! God bless you!

Thanks for taking us along. I hauled during wheat harvest from the field to the elevator. Sometimes I was overloaded because there ain’t no scales in the field. 😂😂

@DWBurns

8 ай бұрын

Only over loaded by a few pounds. Just a slight miscalculation. No issue with 105,000 pounds.

It's so good to have you back Mike! Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks man for keeping this going despite the change of jobs! I'm here for your new journeys!

Sorry to hear about what happened. My last five jobs I lost not because I'd done anything wrong but somebody higher up in the company decided not to renew the contract for my work group. I retired in 2019 at age 62 and moved to Panama where I can live according to my income. The U.S. has gone downhill ever since. Damn shame. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. The Lord watches over His own.

@moop_fogo

5 ай бұрын

How is life in Panama? what are the challenges? I feel similarly about America. I think if i were to travel I would find that some other countries are just as good, or a better fit for some people.

@orangehoof

5 ай бұрын

@@moop_fogo I joke that Panama is 70% of the U.S. at 70% of the price. In Panama City and David, it is like South Florida - hot and sticky. In the mountains, though, it can be like spring year-round but with a long rainy season. Ypu have to make adjustments but it is a pleasant place to retire to.

Glad to see you back Mike, missed your vids!! Keep on trucking buddy, we love what you do and your videos, stay safe and have happy holidays!!

Awesome to see you back trucking love your videos ❤️💯

Thanks MMM. I hauled water in the oil field in North Dakota for two weeks. What an experience. None of the roads were marked. Peace!

Thanks, Mike, for keeping us in the right seat for your next chapter! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

It's great to have you posting again, you've always kept it real with your post. I know what it's like to be let go out of the blue. Happen to me in a different industry after over 14 years. These companies say Your family until they let you go out of know where.

Great to see you again. This is blowing my mind. Absolutely going to be some terrific vids in snow. Be careful. At least traffic is non existent. Any kind of traffic is going to surprise you. I'm glad all is well. Thanks for the great videos of past.

You have amazing skills, really enjoy your videos, thank you !

You may like the 18 speed once it becomes 2nd nature... Quality will regret their choices when freight picks up and all they can get are steering wheel holders. 10.5 years is a lot more dedication than I ever had. I'm one of those old hands that repeatedly watch your fair weather driving on 2 lanes thru the mountains. Because of how you usually mount your camera I can set back with a few tunes and after a couple of drinks seem to be "On the Road Again". Many thanks !!!

So glad to see you doing what you love to do. Awesome. Have a great Thanksgiving. Family is everything.

You are one amazing man. 😊 Thank you for all you do.

Glad you’re back MMM!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!! 🦃🙋🏻‍♀️✨🪐

Good to see you back. I would run thru most of the winter before I bought a tractor, some of these new ones with all the emissions stuff sometimes break down and the only way out is a hook, and there are a few critical part that are almost unobtainium. I was an O.O. about 20 yrs ago, when you break down it can be a big gulp . Good luck with it all, and keep the shiney side up and the greasy side down.

Its a beautiful day in the 'hood' now your back, Mike!.. All good wishes x🇬🇧

I'm so happy to see you back behind the wheel of a truck. Looking forward to watching and learning how to drive the new truck.

SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK ON HERE .

Glad you got a job. Good vid and I like the scenery. I have always liked the desert type of terrain so this all will be very interesting as you drive your routes. I always took on a challenge because I had to see if I was as good as I thought I was but there were times when it got very deep in a hole but I stayed with it and got back to the top and learn to stay out of the ruts.

Mountain man mike! Youre a friggin legend. Glad to see you post

Hey, Mike. I’m with Mason Trucking out of Aurora Utah. They like having drivers in the GJ area and you would be home every weekend. I’m sure Roosevelt would work as well. I get 2,300 to 3,500 miles per week. Great company! Keep them in mind if you decide to make another change. I live in Meeker and it works out well.

Hey, sorry about your job! But thanks for updating us, Great country. Glad to see your videos again. Good luck with the new job!

Reminds me of when i was working in Canyonlands in the 80s before they paved the roads. Love that country. Keep the videos coming. This is interesting. When i heard the truck engine it reminded me of the heavy hauler you talked to your video that was pulling that long hill on the Interstate in Utah. Now you are one of them. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

It's really good to see you back in the saddle again Mike! You've quite the adventure going on now man. I look forward to your coming videos for sure! Be safe and I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy thanksgiving good to have you back, good luck with this new gig, PEACE

Good to see you back M3!

Hey good to see you come out of retirement sorry to hear you getting fired but hey I cannot wait to see these winter vids up and down these winding roads seems like these roads could make ya or break ya see you on the next one... Happy Turkey day

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Beautiful scenery! Thanks!

When you started the video by saying you were off roading and then camera in hand said let me show you what I've got, I fully expected to see a side by side !!! Imagine my surprise when you showed a full length trailer with a pup, dusty to beat hell and I thought What's he doing driving in the oilfield and WHAT oilfield is he in ? Quality may not have done you a favor by firing you, but at the least they did your "Riding Shotgun" viewers a hugh favor !!! This gives us all a chance to watch you hone this oilfield hauling to a fine science and excel at it !!! I can't for the life of me figure out why you doubt your natural talents to figure things out and make them look effortless !!! Go get 'em Mike you'll do GREAT !!!

Im sure the dispatchers at the very least at quality miss you having usually said yes to every load and with your can. ❤ do attitude

Thanks for the update and videos!

great to ride along again! happy turkey day🦃

“Build Back Better” is an acronym for “Fill Me And My Donors Bank Accounts”

Personally I think if he wanted to build back better, he should give the 321 million born here a million apiece. Save those billions. No homeless, no poor.

@MrJch223

8 ай бұрын

That would cost 321 trillion dollars

@AlexRides808

8 ай бұрын

@@MrJch223 If you add up all the billions we've given to Ukraine and Israel we've could have easily paid that off.

@mikep7324

8 ай бұрын

Just leads to higher inflation and taxes.

@richardbeee

8 ай бұрын

@@AlexRides808 321 million not trillion

@larrybe2900

8 ай бұрын

The way you are saying, your government generosity would amount to $1 per person. If you want to give $1M to each then you need to add a few more zeros to the total.

Don't buy your own truck!!!! Sure you can write off some of the cost, but tires, downtime, and all the other things that come with owning a truck are very risky. If big companies are having a hard time, the guy with one truck is not likely to make it. I had 5 trucks and when the Obama clock came that was it, sold them all. If your going to stay in trucking let someone else deal with the bills, truck goes off the road who gets to pay the bill, you do. The truck needs a tire with a service call you get the bill. Truck is down for something that takes some time to repair, and the payment still has to be made. With 5 trucks there would be some weeks when 3 trucks would be making money to support the other 2. It's a roll of the dice, sometimes it's really good, and then other times it really sucks bad. Take a cold hard look before jumping on that bandwagon. Lots of trucks are up for sale right now for a reason.

Your channel is awesome…..🇺🇸✌️😘

Much respect, love your content. I gotta say though, Biden ain't rebuilding anything for me either 😅 Take care, stay safe

Glad to have you back MMM. Those roads are rough. My son did the same up near Carlsbad N.M. He's now delivering fuel around the area here in El Paso, Tx. HazMat. Proud of him. We just had an earthquake here because of all the drilling near the panhandle.

QC obviously didn't value an excellent driver. Their loss, your new companys' gain. I'll still be watching your vids, Mike. Glad to see you again. Stay strong.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Mountain Mike. God bless you. Good to see you as Willie Nelson used to sing: "On the road again".

Definitely a challenge! To new endeavors!

Holy Moly!!!! You're pulling double trailers on back roads. Looks like a different semi too! Oh My FIRED!!!!! So glad to finally hear from you Mike, I've been riding shotgun for so long I missed ya... Happy Thanksgiving Mountain Man Mike & family... F J B and the horse he rode in on...

Hi Mike nice to see you do what you enjoy and do best. Nice thought of owning your own truck and also possible of your like minded ex friends forming own trucking company. All the best.

Hello Mike, I'm sure glad you got good job.. Quality is the loser .. Any trucking firm would be glad to have you. Hope you have a happy Thanksgiving. Hope you can be with your family..God bless.. Be safe..You are still my favorite trucker..❤🇺🇸🦃

Good to see you back Bro!

Having driven double 45 'ers back up in the Northeast, I enjoyed watching you navigate through this kaleidascope of dirt roads!!!!

Look on the bright side Mike. You won't have to deal with the 4 wheelers on the road. Glad you found another driving job. Nothing beats being on the road even if it is dirt.

I have really missed your videos, glad you are back ! Are you driving for TTL ? My husband drives truck for TTL (Vedder Transportation) they are out of British Columbia. My husband drives in Calgary Alberta hauling milk from the farms to the dairy 🥛 Driving tanks are fun.

Good luck to you brother!! So cool to see a middle finger to the man.

I don’t know about this operation Mike, I would go thru the winter and wet spring before I invested in a truck to make sure this is okay with you and your attitude. 😊😊

@TheSlagman0

8 ай бұрын

I agree don't be in a hurry to buy a truck , it looks like you would end up with a rattle trap, worn out truck in a short time ! Good to have you back .

Glad u back mountain man Mike 👍

Its great to see your OK, and back, sounds Like Constructive Dismissal to me, maybe you don't have that over there. That was an amazing vlog, such a change, what are those things sticking out of the wheels on the trailer?, best regards stay safe Mike, regards John

Welcome back Mike!👍 me and my parrot miss you. He especially loves the endings ✌️

New Chapter. Happy things!

Good to see you on the road again sharing videos, I have missed these western u.s mountainous bright sunshine and deep snow winter routes you drive ✌️❤️🇬🇧

Joe really helped us with gas prices. I know you appreciate that. Bet you can't wait to buy an electric truck so you can get your EV rebate ither. We all love Joe (Senilis Maximus) sad he won't run again.

Hohohoho,wow you picked a winner this time. 990ty OMG, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE FUN, pulling cans B train, so eating your words. GPS, All good, we at our age doing more frequently these days.. you well be cold and hot too , in that part of the country.. So glad your back.

You got the “brown helmet” for all your years of service.

Wow what a change! I had been scanning a lot lately to see if you had been posting anything and just assumed you were taking a short break from it all. Then to see you driving a tanker, I thought to myself, hmm Quality has him doing tankers? I don't think they do tankers. Then I realized it wasn't even a Quality rig. Then you shared your story. 2023 has certainly brought change to everyone. Well, I'm looking forward to following the next chapter of your life. This off-road oil field servicing looks pretty interesting. I'm going to get myself educated on this for sure. Having the HazMat endorsement again can only be a plus anyway. Good luck and God Bless you Mike. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving with your family.

So sorry about the boot Mike! Hope you can tackle this truck and all that goes with it!❤️😀

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Great to see you back. I usta live in Durango n went in RMCF delivery serving the NW mostly. That looks like where I lived

Glad to see you back

What President Obiden meant was to build back butter.

2024 can't come fast enough to get Sleepy Joe out of office.

Glad you're back! Missed going on the 'rides'. lol. Wish you and yours the best, and a good holiday season.

should be exciting thank's for sharing

Glad to see you back so I can ride shotgun. Sorry about you losing your job. Hope you and the family have a blessed Thanksgiving.

Wishing you the best in your new job,

Looks like a challenge! Good luck!

I wonder how deep those wells are out there

So glad to see you back at it, Mike!

Can you fly the drone there? Could be amazing to see the truck from the air, as you drive it on those scenic backroads.

Glad you’re back on the good ole KZread! Glad you were able to find something quickly and something new and challenging!

Great to see you again. Enjoy every video you've done. Hasn't Brandon done a fine job on this country? GADS, what a mess we're in. Thanks again for putting this video up.

Good to hear from you, life does through you some curve balls, hope things go well for you.

Uinta basin oil field looks like sowers canyon country , hauling the black low gravity oil . You will have a dry winter don’t worry so much.

Glad to hear you again miiss you.I recognize the area. You be safe. You are a good drivef.

good to hear from you again Mike, Good luck with your new gig.

Happy Thanksgiving mike & "LET'S GO BRANDON" 💯 F.J.B.

@garylivingston9052

8 ай бұрын

Well you will get another chance to vote for Donald soon, Maybe he will do away with the Unions if he get's elected and many peoples wages will drop and so will their job security. Sounds like he was fired because of a company policy issue and a little attitude.

Good to see you...Wow that's quite a haul your doing there ! My Uncle had a great job in the welding area and he worked for them forever like...than shortly before he was going to retire his company sold out to another and he lost all the promised retirement money 😢 ... These companies have there ways of shaving off ... Is it a bad deal and definitely was a knife in my Uncle's back to loose his dream he had been forever striving for

That title should be read in a sarcastic tone, correct? Glad you found something else to do that should be exciting.

Hi mike good to see you back looks like some intersting travels to come . Cheers mate🇦🇺

This is Great. Mister nice guy noooo.

That title😂…..Bidenomics🤪

"Build back better" take something that wasn't broken, break it then blame everyone else for it being broken while claiming to have fixed it

Happy Thanksgiving Mike. Yeah when I was driving we called the double chains 3 wheedlers. Yep freight is down, your wages were up, soooo goodby, sucks but hey look what biden has done for the common working grunt, higher gas, food,everything and there are still clowns who will vote for him.

I never quit a job every job I had I got the boot . Always thanked them for the opportunity to work for a great company and never looked back . i am fortunate to have been able to retire early . It would kill me to have to put up with people and all the political correctness nonsense.

getting prepped for those Aussie road trains,Mike.

Ya Mike, here today, gone later today with companies in trucking.== Please do not go, O / O Those days are gone with increased running costs and companies dissolving overnight.= When the ice hits those sand roads I would start the day chained on the level, not in a holler.

HappyThanksgiving.

Rough roads, you earn your pay for sure.

I am supper excited your into oil now. My grandfather, my uncle, and my brother got into oil. My uncle was head driller out on must of the oil ridges in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nice to see him driving again. Very rough roads, like those near the hometown of my mother. Just more cactus added on top, hell yeah