I loved the paper log books most of the time it took my log book a week just to catch up with me ! lol true story !

Regarding over night parking, I always prefer to play it safe and park where I know I can, instead of risking it. Although it is ideal to ask the customer if parking is possible nearby, often I had spent the night right in front of the gate, to ensure and early (un)load and get back on the road asap. With my current intermodal job here in Spain (Europe) though I am lucky enough to be home almost every night.

Thanks Jack for sharing your daily life with us. Great scenery, great audio commentary. BE safe.

Howdy Jack, nice video,nice video.good job,be safe!

A great video jack,always a joy to watch your adventures.best wishes and keep safe.

Hey Jack in Australia that would be a 5 star truck stop !!!!!!!!!!!

Jack is correct: Union City, TN, is a ghost town. I live 20 miles away. Fine if all you want to buy is a car or a burger. Otherwise, it's a disaster area. One of the reasons for this was the closure of the Goodyear tire plant in 2011, shedding 1800 jobs. The plant has since been bought by a specialist tire manufacturer, but most of the jobs have not been replaced. It's what happens when a town depends on a single industry for its survival - and is mismanaged by incompetent politicians.

@indianajack

9 жыл бұрын

I hate what is happening to our jobs.

@stevejones6242

4 жыл бұрын

@@indianajack Truckers. JACK we are so stressed about how the Government's are about this Virus it has seem to be turning in to a Germany of the 1930s threw the 40s.

Nice video! Thanks for taking the time to make it. Safe travels.

As always, great work buddy

Some Van Boondockers have said that when they ask the Walmart Manager, they say they do allow overnight parking. Local cops have asked WalMart to put those signs up to keep crime down.

I travel a lot so I learned to use PILOT OR FLYING J as most LOVE'S I been to were dirty and bath rooms in need of service. You stay safe and good TRUCKING.

Wise choice in the stopping short! Why risk a violation? My trucking days were 2-3 paper log books, and seldom running out of hours. How I wish I would've been Blessed with ability to run legally. Not bragging, but it was a day of 'outlaw trucking', with sometimes days and nights with no sleep, and people back in the office who never wanted to hear any excuses. I think if I could have trucked 'legally', I would have never left it. I miss trucking alot.

Hi Jack 1st view for me LOVED IT!! My son's a TRUCKER to he's been driving OTR for 6 months and he absolutely loves it.His favorite hwy to drive is the 64 turnpike in Virgina.He video taped it for me to see OMG!! it was AWSOME !! He plans his trips so that he's always at a SAFE SPOT when he stops for the nite .And he doesn't like to drive more than 9 hrs a day.GREAT job on the vlog I'll be watching more be SAFE AND TAKE CARE OUT THERE

for me mr jack i would not risk it. being a new driver i worked hard to get my cdl and would not risk losing it. thanks for the video they are always full of good information. be safe out there.

I know now ! I am addicted to American truck stops ! Hahhahaaaa....... I have spend at least 3 hours to day just watching trucker Jack . Tomorrow I plan to drive to Johannesburg , about 375 miles from where I stay , so I guess there wouldn't be time for me to watch Indiana Jack tomorrow again (sad smile) ; but I shall catch up later in the week !

Another award winning video !!! Keep them coming !

Good job Jack! Very professional!!

As usual another outstanding video.Keep'em coming and be safe.

New Subscriber here! Jack, Your videos are so well done, love the editing. I'm not a trucker but have found your video interesting and you certainly have shown us some of the states. Very nice and look forward to many more. Back to watching some of your older videos.. Happy Trucking Jack and be safe out there..

That was really funny when you said we can have that Werner trailer. I did not expect that. Thank you btw. Ha ha!

Thanks for showing :) Take care and be safe out there Jack.

Hello Jack . I am george from creece. I am track driver too. I travel in europe.(creece-italy-spain).and l like yr video. have good trip😃😃😃😃😃

Last night I had a dream that Jack's truck wasn't squeaking anymore.

Excellent video as usual - thanks for taking us along. Safe travels!

Another very nice composition of content Jack. Thank you.

As usual,a nice ride Professor Jack. I was past due for a trucken adventure sir. Enjoyed the getaway, and memories, once again. Thank you for sharing.

Always great riding with you Jack! ;-)

In my day when you ran out of hrs you just grabbed another log book.. That is if you wanted your dispatcher to keep you moving.. Things sure have changed!!

@joeslob1199

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Vandenberg Yea, I told Jack (in those days) about my co-driver nodding off after 12 hrs. (He thought he could do it) we almost jack knifed going downhill before I woke him, Thank God he hit the box breaks... so I'm thinking eh, not no more might be better. (Think I might do a tune about it sometime.) Blizzard of 78 MAN!

hi Jack,, great video as always it is good to see how you do your work over the big pond,, drive safe and keep well,,,,, best regards,,

Great video Jack.

Another Great Vid Jack. Cools song too

I love these videos!

Thanks for sharing jack

Thanks Jack, will be curious to see where the road leads next.

Jack good trip thanks for the ride.

Great video, I enjoyed the ride.

Very fine as usual. Archive

Great video.

Hey jack...you asked the question do you play it safe on stopping...well I look at the cities and try to avoid traffic congestion times...also as you know some areas of the country trucks top parking is hard to come by after 3pm so I decide if I need a truck stop that particular night...awesome video man keep them comin.

Hi Jack, I just finished training at American Institute of Trucking. I start my externship soon. Hopefully I will meet you in person, You renewed my interest in driving a big rig.

Speaking as a "4-wheeler" driver i 've always been amazed at how you guy manage to thread those big tractor trailers into the tightest parking spots.I have a leaf sweeper i pull behind my garden tractor and i have a hell of a time backing up with that tiny thing,and it is only 3 feet long! lol

@petejit

6 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not the longer the trailer the easy it is. I'm a retired truck driver from UK, using 20 30 and 40 ft trailers 240 foot so much easier to reverse then the 20 ad 30. Hard to believe but it's a fact.

@petejit

6 жыл бұрын

Should have been 40 foot so much easier to reverse not 240 foot. Sorry for the mistake

hi jack, I like your video's. keep them coming, from an old trucker from Essex UK FRED.

Nice video! I live near Cincinnati so it was interesting to see you passing through.

Great videos you do jack, from a truck driver in England

Hmmm, that Werner driver must have been very tired! Good vid as always ..... thx Jack! Safe travels ......

Awesome video! Nice camera angle of you driving and old' Reds dashboard. Not sure why but I found that interesting but enjoyed it!

At work I always try to drive within the perimeters of the law,cause I value my licence,respect my boss,the gear and the contract that feeds us.But on my motor cycle in my own time,well thats a different story.Your living my dream Mr Jack

Like your videos

We are still on Paper

@howardhynes1894

5 жыл бұрын

If.i.was.you..I.stay.there.because.people.depend.on.truckers

you may not like to hear this but i like it better when you run into problems its funny and makes it more interesting like the squeaky door... i enjoy your videos also!

great camera angles!!!

Jack, I have stopped up to two hours short just to make sure I had a safe place to park. Here on the east coast, especially, if you try to drive your clock out, you risk (as you mentioned) going into violation if the truckstops or rest areas are full. Personally, I will not sleep on a get on ramp unless it's an absolute emergency.

@indianajack

9 жыл бұрын

Trucker316 Did you change the name of your channel?

@Trucker316

9 жыл бұрын

indianajacktrucker Yes. I remembered your advice about using a name that was more in line with what my channel was about, and I came up with Trucker 316.

@robertsrader9332

9 жыл бұрын

indianajacktrucker What company you work for now? in other video i watched you was driving a Red Knight Transportation Truck you still with that company? Love your video logs showing video of you and the road ahead of you also showing video of behind you excellent job

I usually play it safe unless I have a secret place I can park for the night.

the noise is under your seat oil or tighten it. I drove your brand of trk in 2005 that was 3 yrs old the leaf springs of the front would make a crunchy noise, new bushing couldn't be pressed in so they replace both leaf springs. I was told if they didn't replace then the spring leaf would break.

The wife and I have over nighted with the rv for a number of years at the Wal-Mart in Woodland, Oregon up Untill four years ago when two people came around and informed all the rv's and semi's that we were no longer allowed to stay the night. Now,, no Wal-Marts allow overnight parking. We stay at Casinos now and one Casino in Washington State ( exit 16) used to allow semi's to park there up Untill late 2022 when I heard some rv folks grumbled and gripped because those trucks made too much noise at night. But,,, there are still some casinos that still let them semi folks park in their parking lots. So,, all is not lost.

Im a owner operated freightliner cabover all white my pop old rig love it

It's Eye-taly, Jack. It's where you get your eye-talian sub sammy.

Hi Jack, Please share with me as to how many years you have driving over the road? I really enjoy viewing your videos and your very interesting Trucker who makes good use of his time sharing with other people.Keep up the good work and God be with you...from Kamara the Trucker

Hi Jack great video I like your song (Jack the Trucker) I like how you tell how trucking life is you have to really like living on the road, How often to you get to go home ??, Thanks regards Tom

When you are out of hours and have no where you can safely shut down the D.O.T. allows you to go over your hours as long as it's with in reason and you have a explanation why you had to choose the "Safe haven option."

Ive been there at that truck stop off 35 hwy in Texas.

I learned a new jargon word for slow/right lane. "Schneider lane" ;-)

Jack knows how i play it =)

your kind of place aye jack!

Nice video Jack. Thanks for taking us along. What is DEF and what is it used for?

@indianajack

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Captain Ken...DEF (Diesel exhaust fluid) a fluid trucks use to decrease their emissions. My truck does not use it.

DQ, and gas at the Same time, thats pretty cool!

@nlochner3

8 жыл бұрын

+nlochner3 Be especially cool if they skate it out and i think that would be Sonic

Nice spot for that Budget rental to park at the exit at the Love's in Palestine...does that happen often? Four-wheelers in the way? Thanks for the ride-along. Drive safely.

cool man

When you were talking about that sewage treatment plant that you were passing there on the left down that dirt road, I used to have a prison, well actually it's closed down now, and would you believe right across from it is our sewage treatment plant, and boy howdee I'll tell ya right now, if the wind just blew a certain direction, the smell was totally rancid, I dont know which came first, the prison or the treatment plant, but man I really felt sorry for all of those inmates when they had Yard time, and like I said, when that wind blew the right way, if I was one of them, I wuld tell the guard, PLEASE put me back in my cell.....LOL

Down Under we call bull hauler's turd hurder's still a valued part of the industry.

I’m a “4 wheeler” driver & I have never understood people poking along side an 18 wheeler. It’s so dangerous, if a steer tires on your side you’ll get run over. I’ll lay back if there is a car slowly passing a truck & then I will quickly past the truck

Get truckers path app on your phone.its free and shows you where all parking is and if kept updated by other drivers it tell you how much parking is left.i never minded staying on a on or off ramp if needed.

Great one Jack I always love your films. I like how you're just easy going. I would like ask how long you've been trucking ? Did you go to school to drive? My dad was trucker he was local and he hauled coal. He never went to school to drive but there were no schools when he started. Thanks Jack

Hey Jack great Video , You look like your limping did you hurt yourself.? Safe Travels my friend .

Depends on how far it is to the next stop from end of clock for the day. If it is right around an hour I will go for it.

Awesome videos Jack! What does sliding the tandems do?

I like your videos and wonder how you get the camera into some of these strange possessions and how to keep the camera on the side of the truck? Also what software are you using to edit the shots?

Hi there from New Zealand. Great videos! Why do you have those colourful stickers next to your door?

I predict this video will hit the 10K hits before the end of the week.

@indianajack

9 жыл бұрын

Joe...Did you write this song or sing it? Please explain your involvement. People are really liking it. If you write more please write one about Old Red not IJ. For most of us, it's all about the trucks.

@joeslob1199

9 жыл бұрын

+Mike Thomas Hey Mike! Glad to see ya on "the tube". Thanks for the comment. Got a first draft of "Old Red". I wanna get the recorders rolling soon trying to free up scheduling, I'll keep ya in the loop. :)

@joeslob1199

8 жыл бұрын

+indianajacktrucker +Mike Thomas A little song called ♫ "OLD RED" ♫ soundcloud.com/miscmen/old-red-remixed ...hope ya enjoy folks :)

@joeslob1199

8 жыл бұрын

+indianajacktrucker Jack, sorry the last comments got deleted here. I wanted to make sure people knew you got an answer. I'll have to slap hands that touch my computer. People here use my computer so I got to p/w protect it sometimes... but Just to answer you on you tube here, Originally Mike's idea of a "Jack the Trucker", Mike, Joe & I did some of the Lyric and they sent them from "across the Pond" to me. I compressed the lyric put it into the story, added some music vehicle to it. Then took it in the studio, added some trucker magic ( I hoped) and recorded it. It was a fun collaboration, Hope to do that again on Sound cloud. Hope you hear the new "Old Red" tune. Before I do a final release I just posted a remix for now. I will send you the final ... do with as you may enjoy :)

Hey Jack, nice video and great job you've got there. I'd ride on ol'Red at any given time with you :) What is that great song at 3:50 though? I'd love to get my hands on that! Thanks and have a safe ride. I already subscribed :D

Jacks day starts at 3:45am I try to finish my day at 3am haha =D

You were 30 miles from me when you were in Union City Tn. and I was on your way. I had 200 acres and a good meal you could have had.

I enjoy your Multi videos. Can you say what you are using. I slip seat and hard to install camera. I am lucking just to hook up my Cobra dash cam. I t sure would be nice to get a back up cam. I tried a Peak and the wireless range was not enough to reach but only 30 feet. Any info would be nice. Thank You.

Thanks to Jack, I learned a new word. hyperbole |hīˈpərbəlē| noun exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Around here we like we like Mack trucks

Hi Jack, what was that last tune please?

Jack - enjoy your adventures. Question - why doesn't your tractor have the Knight signage on it?

on wiener I was cruising down the interstate they were park on the side of road and I just came over a bridge over pass I very quickly change lane. Now the rest of the story he was in my lane before I made it passed his dot bumper he was 15 mph I was 70. He got completely in my lane by the length of his trk just as he would leave a parallel parking spot.

What about pulling into a rest stop or picnic area?

why dont ya but a coffee maker man??!! lol

Does the rain ever get really loud and keep you awake at night?

Ha! Schneider lane, callin Schnieder slow ?

I saw that you now have Wind deflectors on your trailer.Can you tell any difference in milage ?Enjoy watching your videos..

When you have your truck running first thing am at a truck stop and go into the store, do you lock your door with a spare key? I assume you do not leave it unlocked.

how does the electronic log work on your tablet is it acceptable?

Heli brother my name is Ram Sierra Guzman and I go by the nick of CHOLO that's my 10:28 I am a trucker out her in Mx and al of sudden I turn on my smart tv and went to KZread and stared watching your videos and I tell you what man I like them a lot cause I am a TRYCKER too lol! Also want to tell you that I love watching all the different places you travel I hope you see one of my videos when I had my own dump truck and tell you whyof I drive a company truck I can make a video cause they trip

Nice song Jack is this one that you wrong? There has been many songs Writen by Truckers they have Beautiful songs that been writen by truckers.

Ya say it like itly

Its a insurance scam those cars were trying to get on you. I delt with this OTR on several different occasions. This is how it works.. 3 cars are used, first one blocks the passing lane, second one follows to cut in front of you, and the 3rd one is directly behind you. So when you slow down, like most truckers do...the car behind you rams your trailer just enough to damage their car. All the while video recording your driving. So on camera it looks like you were unable to maintain your speed which caused the car behind you to hit you. Trust me I delt with it in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, and Arizona. All trucks should be equipped with backward facing cameras.

Stupid question....what's hanging off your left front window with the suction cup???