Driving the Fighting Illini Football Team to Madison Wisconsin for the first BIG TEN game
The Fighting Illini heads up to Madison Wisconsin for its first game of the season. This is the first University sports trip for my company since COVID 19 pandemic hit in march. For many drivers and staff, this was a breath of fresh air.
We made sure to take all kinds of safety precautions for this trip and so the the Football team it seems. With 8 buses in the convoy the players were able to spread out and maintain social distancing on the coaches.
Dispite the many times I have driven the Fighting Illini Football team, there were many firsts during the trip. It was a learning experience for our drivers, our staff, and our passengers.
There were a lot of coordination and everything went smoothly on our way up to Madison Wisconsin.
This is part one of two for this series.
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Places visited in this Video:
Jimmy Johns
Address: 102 E University Ave Ste. A, Urbana, IL 61801
Circle K Gas Station
2011 N Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
The University of Illinois - Memorial Stadium
Address: 1402 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
Madison Marriott West
Address: 1313 John Q Hammons Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
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I've actually been interested in switching from trucking to driving coach buses, I'm really glad I came across this channel.
Glad to see another trip! Hopefully a sign of more to come (and more vlogs!)
Glad to see your company is back going again. I really like your videos. They are awesome! Brings back my own great memories of when I drove motorcoaches. (23 years). Greyhound, Coach USA and Coach Canada. Keep it safe and keep those wheels turning. God bless you and all the motorcoach drivers out there.
Wow I’m glad to see some coaches on the road
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
It was great to get back on the road again. I hope its a sign for things to come for us all. Thanks for the comment School bus guru.
Great video as always, James! Glad to see some coach work for you guys.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Trucker 316. Appreciate it.
James so glad to see you all rolling. Praying that you all can continue to roll even more
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Jarcori82 thank you! Keep safe. Appreciate the comment.
Wow😮
I’m loving the content James! Hope to see more soon!
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Makhi Reed! appreciate it!
James you always make me smile and happy when I watch your vlogs
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Nathan Pira Man thank you. That made me tear up a bit. I'm glad my videos can make someone smile.
Good to see you driving the coach again love your videos man.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Vinson Morgan. Thanks man. There is more to come! Appreciate it!
10:08 did anyone notice how the seat bobbing synced perfectly with the song lol Great video!
I just finish watching your complete video, and as always it was amazing, keep the content coming, really really great stuff, all the best.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Lee David, Thank you good sir! Really Appreciate it. More to come!
@leedavid8472
3 жыл бұрын
cant wait
Good evening. Great work that you are doing.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Howard Stone!
Great job James....keep up the good work God blesd
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Adam. Thank you! Appreciate it! Same to you!
If I ever end up on a bus trip I hope is on one of your companies buses and that you're the driver. Been impressed with everything I've seen
Great trip James. I enjoyed watching this long Road Trip Vlog😃
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
John thank you!. Always love to see your comments on my posts! Be well my friend!
@edgarsanches1619
3 жыл бұрын
Gracias como estas 😁😆🤗😎🤓📝🕒🚌🚍 si
I just discovered your channel, your videos are awesome 👏 🤩🤩
I love these videos, keep up this excellence!!!
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated Jordon! Comments like these keep me motivated to do more LOL! Really it means a lot!.
@jordongully1732
3 жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs Your welcome, and it’s good to hear/watch you from time to time!!
Like all the videos enjoying watching I drive big truck but I like watching on down time
Great to see your smiling motor coach ☺️ face
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Aww Thank you Rosemarie! Appreciate it.
Well done. Excellent music choice and production quality sir.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Stay safe on the road James
There is a Fighting Walleye hockey team as they played in Fort Frances on March 16 they are from Kam River. Wisconsin Lumberjacks played 2 nights. These are all SIJHL
And also happy birthday to your dad!!!!
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jordon Gully! I will let my Dad know you said that!
Fascinating behind the scenes! As I commented in another gameday video, I pay close attention to Georgia Tech football charter ops. Does Illinois normally bus to a game as far away as Madison? I know Tech will take buses to Clemson this weekend as that’s only two hours and not close to an airport. And of course to Athens when we play UGA. Also, did they use eight buses due to COVID so they could have more spacing? I think our on bus road games we generally use three coaches. I skipped all the 2020 games so I don’t know what we did that year. Love this two video sequence - college football and buses! Love the orange and blue logo buses! Tech needs to get our charter company to paint a couple in white and gold! I’d probably lose my mind if that turned the corner on Gameday! 🤣
So great to see you back on the road driving and eating. Nice job vlogging with your face mask... normally super hard to be heard and understood, but you made it look doable.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Cindy!! Thank you! for your kind words. Really Appreciate it! I hope you are doing well. Cant wait to work on some of your videos soon!
Hey! Big fan here. I was wondering where did you get your dashcam on the Tacoma? And how did you wire it? Keep up the good work 👍🏽
@JWangvlogs
2 жыл бұрын
Hello ron. It's called a van true version 2 dash cam. You can get it on amazon. I ran the wires behind the posts on the window. You can tuck them behind the plastic. And it circles all the way to my center console where there's a USB plug.
Stay safe
13:41 I need a hoodie like that. That’s the reason why I travel also lol
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
LOL One of my favorite hoodies. I love the fall and winter just because I get to wear hoodies. You can get this one on amazon. www.amazon.com/travel-Slogan-Blogger-T-shirt-Pullover/dp/B081WHGLKZ/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=i+travel+for+food+hoodie&qid=1603723256&sr=8-7
Can’t wait to do this again enjoy
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
I hear ya. I hope you don't have to wait too long Rory! Best wishes to you.
No worries, James. I am a history buff too 😀
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Brother from another mother.
james do you use cell phone app for gps? I got garmin 780 I like it but it dont give me contruction zones like waze app did on my cell. It was tough on my cell tho if I was doing usa trips with my roaming charges lol. anyway send me up your thoughts
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Brian. Happy new year my friend. Yeah that's the trade off. I like using my phone because it gives me more data such as construction zones and accidents like you said. However it's a data hog. GPS's are great because it's free satilite service but will not give real time data. The newer garmin's are great. What I would do is use my Garmin and have my phone mounted next to the garmin on the dash so that I can use Google maps or waze from time to time to get live traffic and construction updates as I get closer. But have my Garmin as the main trip navigator. And of course google maps is a great way to get construction indicators out of the way before I even leave the garage. In addition, some of our buses have wifi and I would connect my phone to the bus wifi and use waze on the wifi signal so that I'm not burning up data. But not everyone has bus wifi available to them
@merrittvillekid
3 жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs happy new year and yea great idea gonna try that option. I like the garmin as well for height set ups you never wanna crash into a low bridge lol
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
@@merrittvillekid just tell dispatch you did them a favor and turn the coach into a convertible.
@merrittvillekid
3 жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs lol I've never done that yet I actually haven't scratched one yet lol
I'm sitting in a motor coach watching a video about motor coaches on the ELD. Got it on the sound system. NERD!!! Now is the lengthy period of boredom before the overwhelming workload. Lol
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
LOL! That is awesome! LOL Where are you heading?
@WisconsinDriven
3 жыл бұрын
Running temp employee shuttle from Rockford to Monroe, then wait..... then Monroe to Rockford. This lasts most of December. 11 busses. 20 hours on, 28 hours off. I'm doing an online course while waiting.
When multiple coaches go on trips, how is it determined who will be the 'lead driver'? Also, is the 'lead driver' essentially in charge?
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob Swartz. So usually the guy with the most seniority is the lead driver. If you noticed, our drivers have stars on their name tags. Some have none. Some have 1 some have up to 4. This is issued every quarter based on performance. It is a way to recognize excellence. Kind of like stripes in the military. Mult-ibus moves are usually led by a 4 star operator. yes usually the person leading is the one in charge of the trip. Its a lot of responsibility.
@robswartz6264
3 жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs Thanks for the reply, James. Yes, looks like multi-bus moves take a lot of coordination! Keep the videos coming, I love them!
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
@@robswartz6264 Part 2 is out! Ill try to keep them coming! Thanks Rob!
@robswartz6264
3 жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs Keep them coming James!
Greetings James I hope everything’s going well with you and your family and I will see about taking it my high school sports coach and see if we can charter one of your buses but how do I request a charter bus
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds Good Rocky!
@rockyfanatic6846
3 жыл бұрын
J Wang my question is how do you request a bus for a charter for like a high school sports team
Are you a flight sim guy? I think I may have spotted a Saitek sim radio on your computer desk.
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Haha good observation. yes I am. I am actually a licensed pilot.
I love the music can you advise the name?
@JWangvlogs
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Philip Samuels. The opening song is called Over You by Atch
The fighting lllini is a custom coach just for that group?
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Primarily yes. When they are not using them though, we use them on other charters.
我仔细注意到,你的橙色巴士里面,第一排乘客的头上,倒挂一个白色的摄像头,我想知道它是什么品牌?
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Oh those are Rosco Cameras. Go to www.roscovision.com/
@cbenson1820
3 жыл бұрын
非常感谢
Do you ever worry about your safety in a front end crash ?
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
I try not to think about it. It is pretty apparent that drivers are pretty exposed when it comes to front end collisions on these things...
请问你巴士里面,白色的摄像头是什么品牌的???
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Hi C Benson. Which White camera? There is nothing white on my coach. All of my cameras black.
Has Peoria Charter joined the United Federation of Planets?
@JWangvlogs
Жыл бұрын
We've put in a application. Waiting for approval.
@mattbman
Жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs haha, thanks for the response, you should do some trekkie vlogs dude, looks like you have some cool stuff
Tell me about it ; Hurry up and wait. Lol
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
What about "Hurry Up and Wait"?
@leedavid8472
3 жыл бұрын
that is when you get rush to be some where, and when you get there your super early
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
LOL yeah ok I get it now. Haha
2022 MCI D4500CT
You are way too skilled with a camera to not have more subscribers
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Hydra Nation! Haha I am working on it. One day maybe. Thank you for the compliment.
Who paid for the paint job on those?
@JWangvlogs
Жыл бұрын
Actually we did it in house. We have a in house body shop.
@grasscutter1963
Жыл бұрын
@@JWangvlogs WOW, really! That really showed commitment to your customer 👏👏👏. They do look very sharp, your paint crew did an excellent job 👍👍
Hi I'm a motor coach driver in uk if you want I can join your team let me know thanks
@JWangvlogs
2 жыл бұрын
If you are interested we are hiring
that looks like six buses not eight
你会说中文?
@JWangvlogs
3 жыл бұрын
Hi C Benson. Yes I do.
I see you love to eat …. I think we can be friends….
@JWangvlogs
2 жыл бұрын
LOL Great minds think alike Kelly!