You would be surprised how many people can't read a map because they don't know E W N S. Thanks for the video.

GPS was not around when I started driving.

I have my first paperback Rand McNally Road Atlas from 1975 that I used when I trucked with my father..

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect

My dad was a trucker and I will soon be a 2nd generation. He always told me GPS is fine but ALWAYS plan your route on the Atlas just to be safe.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Smart man

Back when I was a kid I a spend a lot of vacations going to work with my uncle who drove a dump truck. He would always hand me the road map, tell me the adress of where we where going, and then my job was to get us by telling him what to do.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Awsome

Damn that truck sounds good 👍

Good night Kurt sleep well. Happy Motoring good luck with the game.

Nice traveling buddy. Our 11y old cocker only likes to sleep.

Gotta love the ol Road Atlas

I love the road atlas. To be honest I haven't used it or a GPS in years. But I always go the same 5 or 7 places then back home.

Mr. Schmidt ... maps are an essential item for any serious driver :)

I've been driving for almost 6 years now. Even after 6 years I still love doing this. I find it amazing that I know of at least 1 truck stop in almost every state I like.

Thanks for the video! 👍. Love Opie! 😊❤️

Each day and each video can have a theme! Today's is a great example. Very well done! You hold my attention whenever your videos have focus. The length of the video is immaterial. You put a lot of thought into all you do . I appreciate you and the work you do very much!

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words.

I love maps since I was boy, I was fascinated by them. I have a plastic container filled with folded maps and atlas for everywhere from the US and a few countries. I especially like the old maps before the interstate highways were built. And I have 2 atlas from where i live dated 1876. I also like google maps with street view. Yeah I found out that you cannot trust GPS at all. That's why I look at maps and google maps first so I know where and what route to take.

I always had a road atlas in the truck (PU) until 2013, switched full time to GPS, on my third Garmin now. One for the boat, one for the Harley, one for the Pickup. Best wishes, stay safe

Yes sir, I have an Atlas I name Alice, she's a bit old....2015 edition!

not just a MAP, but a Laminated one

Love the video's! 👍

I like to use an atlas for the big part of the trip and then GPS once I get into the city where Im picking up or delivering..

just started watching your videos, pretty cool. I've been thinking about becoming a trucker. that's an awesome dog by the way.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

That is the first thing my dad taught me before he start teach me how to drive a truck

I use a road atlas on every run .. I trust it more than any GPS

Nothing beats a Rand McNally Atlas for planning a trip. I like the big picture. Google maps with a satellite view is great for planning an approach and landing. I also collect the state issue maps of the states I travel in frequently.

You know my Daddio does. Every day. I used my GPS to go to Wentworth, SD and I went with my GPS and well you know my Dad..."Where are you going?" Lol.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Oh ya heard all about it lol.

Before I was forced to retire I had a satchel full of folded state and city maps plus my truckers atlas with me. That was before smart phones. I still m.ostly use a atlas when I travel. Use Google maps when looking for a specific address, boy that would have been nice when I was still driving.

Yes use an actual road atlas often to plan routes. Google maps to find drive times quickly. Satellite images on the phone or computer to look at destinations for amount of parking and other local spots. Gps while enroute to make turns so I'm not picking up a map and looking away from the road. Can't forget good old fold up paper state maps to find "scenic" routes when need to get around certain spots on the interstates or when ya need to run off the regular routes. 😉

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Can never have to many maps.

I like them Long videos I I like hear The motor and you talking Instead of the music you’re doing a good job on the video keep the good work up Them Jakes sound good my friend I like your stories tell as many As you want to I like i like hear them my friend I hope he get to Play football this time tell him good luck from one of your SUB be safe keep the hammer down

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you , I hope gets to play a game soon. They've been practicing hard.

@glennhunter7018

3 жыл бұрын

Trucking With Schmidt I do too do you record it are is that Going to stay private i like to see him get them but I will completely understand if you wanna keep it in the family private tell good luck

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

I put clips in. I dont put up a full game, gets pretty hard to keep other faces out .

@glennhunter7018

3 жыл бұрын

Trucking With Schmidt that good friend that’s why I asked I didn’t know if you want to keep it private be safe keep the hammer down Man I’m glad I found your channel

I go get a new road atlas every time I do a big trip somewhere new. The old one by that time out dated or when kids were small it was messed so I'd get a new one. Our Fire Department has helped several trucks that made the mistake of using GPS and ending up on ATV / UTV trails. My son helped one driver by setting his after we got him off a mountain road that school buses are able to make but the bigger rigs have issues. We are in the southern most county of WV.

5:00 red freightliner I work for that company up here in Canada as a mechanic

Nothing beats good old Rand McNally. I used a GPS for a brief period when I was still trucking. Didn't really trust it, so I always pulled out the the atlas.

For the Big rds they are great.

Love the sound of your truck Brother!! Think you have great video's!! I always used a Atlas.. trying to keep up with everyone's video's but kinda hard!! I had my 4th major neck surgery and I think it's going to put me on the sideline!! Not Happy about that but what can you do!!. Be safe out there Brother Peace!!! Keep on Trucking!!

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and keep yourself healthy with those big surgeries.

I got a road atlas from a retired trucker it's out dated still use once in a while.

I love it when you film at high way speed. Have you injured you left arm.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

No, I have a nervous "tick" I scratch my arm pretty bad so I just cover it up sometimes

Good video man and a good question. Your videos are real good I can watch them for an hour. I can watch him for 20 minutes. I'm old school I still use a atlas map GPS. And you're right you cannot count 100% on a GPS. GPS told me to turn right to go to a 12 foot Bridge.when I needed to turn left at the intersection. A 13-6 trailer it is not fitting underneath the 12 foot bridge. I only laugh because I used a headlamp too do all my paperwork. It's good to know I'm not the only driver who use that too. It works very well.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you . Love my head lamp

My atlas is a 2009 laminated, but since I'm local and off the road, I don't have a need for a new one.

G'day Kurt, For the truck i use road maps, on the farm i use GPS, for self steer tractors/harvesters, they work well on a farm as you enter your fields coordinates, never fails. Expensive for the satellite usage though but i do get it back at tax time.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Our local farmers are starting to switch over to that set up. Seems to be a pretty nice set up.

link worked even though I had previously seen your truck I just wanted to try the link

I just use Google maps for road jams. For the rest roadbook. Old school 😊😊🧓

Rand McNally's gps hands down. I use it mostly for to keep me away from low overpasses. I run the northeast and have never had a problem. I once was in buffalo ny and thought i knew better and didn't listen to my gps. I took myself right up to one of the many low overpasses. Luckily there was a nice right turn before the bridge. But i still have a road atlas just incase i need a backup and i always pretrip my route to figure how im getting there. And always when im in a new area i pay attention to the road signs. The gps likes to sometimes take me on a nice senic route and a road sign will let me know if im in in a bad place, weight and hight restrictions. Most places i seen are pretty decent in telling you before you get onto the road. And if all else fails, i say a little prayer and hold my breath and hope for the best. I still do that even if its an overpass i been through before. But alot of it is good ol common sense and knowing how to use every tool in your tool box.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Those bridges can be tricky to truck drivers. Ya just watch signs .

I run Detroit to Louisville or Detroit to Rockford Illinois. Hope to see you out there sometime. #ADTransports

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

You probably will im running around Illinois about every week somewhere

@darylthetruckdriver8710

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet man! I’ll be headed to Rockford today

Hey Kurt check out Adams online for some really great polish it will give you a deep gloss that water will roll off

I use atlas as refer when go to area with lot of low bridge because the enemy of semi is low bridge

Maps don't need anything but a page, GPS needs power.

Cruel & un-usual punishment is maybe what your looking for. Yes I use my maps!!! I like a real picture of where I’m at I also see with my hands lol.

While I did use a GPS I always kept my atlas in the truck - large scale print for us old farts. Using your atlas is a lost art - all I needed for a very long time was my atlas, a notebook pad and a good working phone number for the shipper and consignee.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Yup thats all ya need. I always had troubles understanding the shippers when I called them. Thats why I switched to satilite on Google.

Let’s hear the story on why you got kicked out of the shipper.Great video’s 👍

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gW18qtKzgsrRpZs.html

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully that works.

Sometimes I do most time GPS

Yeah, relying too heavily on the GPS is pretty much why trucks get stuck under low overpasses. And Google Maps isn't 100% reliable on that because they won't tell you which bridges are too low. More often than not, the GPS will screw you over. I say there's nothing wrong with using a GPS if you have the actual directions planned out beforehand. That way you can identify when the GPS is leading or misleading.

You forgot his toy. Poor opie. Did you ever stop an get him one like you said in first video

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he has a Shiney new one.

I still use a road atlas over GPS

I always use my atlas then I use google to see the place Im going to to see whats around it and the streets

Yep still use the atlas. Use the GPS quite a bit. Nothing sucks more than bad directions lol. As for gps routing on the scenic routes, holy crap is that not fun trucking. Been very lucky with the garmin. The rand was worse then google. I swear the rand was trying to get me to drive through some poor peoples yard. But still have old trusty on the seat.

Your parents use a road atlas when GPS gets lost or no internet.

I'd rather be behind a semi then in front of it unless I am many miles ahead of it. If bad things happen, I will stop a lot faster then that semi.

My dad started all of us kids on maps,,tossed at us said we are here,and want to be there by night to camp. I tried it with my kids and they still cant read a map !!

WHAT!!!!!! No way keep it as is man!!! Big mistake I think your worth watching is because your content is great!!! It don’t hurt that your from Iowa lol give you love for that. It’s your vlog but if you start losing people I will tell you!!! I TOLD YOU SO!!! Just kidding I would never disrespect anyone like that. Lol See ya on the next one 20 min or less it’s like being at Walmart Lmao 😂

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Ya i probably won't be able to stick to it anyway lol.

@danielvrana9444

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I understand

"...I'm sure nobody's gonna watch 30 minutes of me..." UMMM....I beg to differ.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Ya its kinda still strange to me.

Can you do a video on how to use a log book for the new comers

@rondolan4489

3 жыл бұрын

If I remember right its mandatory that truckers use electronic ELOGS.unless your short haul.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Will do.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

No you can still run paper in pre 2000 engines.

I still use the paper folding maps more than anything but I love the atlas it typically is better than then gps for everything except traffic details but I also collect atlass mainly Rand Mcnally Atlass I have a number of them but none of them are very accurate anymore the dates are between 1936 and 1974 so they dont really work as maps anymore haha but long story short I think the atlas and paper maps are better than gps

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Those are a tad out dated lol.

I owe you an apology big guy I never gave you a chance because I thought by looking at you you were a big mean guy.but I'm so glad a gave you a chance .your a good family man and I love your channel God bless you all.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Lol grrrrrr. I'm pretty tame now a days. Thank you for the kind words.

Maps are the way to go, Motor Carriers laminated Atlas

Would you have any tips on editing your videos I'm trying to start a small KZread channel and I can't seem to master the editing help..lol any input would be appreciated..Thx

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Take your time, never rush through the edit. I can only edit mine when im by myself no tv on in the background either. Then learn every tool your editing app has. Im still learning tools my apps have.

Did Opie hit you got a black eye

I use a truckers atlas with bridge heights and now also a truckers sat-nav (only since last fall). If I'm working for a fleet I'll ask regular drivers and usually get really valuable info like driving wide to avoid a metal pillar at the depot entrance or how bad the yard marshal is if you don't park and walk in first at another. If I'm driving into London at night I'll try and get the address from the company the night before and even walk the roads off the freeway to the site on Google Streetview. Part of this is to get me to places but also a part is to show how diligent I was trying to be if it goes wrong.

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Thats some good planning

Starting on trucking which trucking school would you recommend

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I wouldn't know.

Just curious how you go through St. Louis 64 or 70?

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Usually 70, unless the kids are with me and want to see the arch

Gps has mis-lead me several times

What did a relaxed guy like you do to get kicked out of a shippers

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gW18qtKzgsrRpZs.html

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Let me know if that works

Yes sometimes but they are useless for tiny towns or bug inner cities.

I quit using the paper atlas I would say around 10 years ago I can’t remember how long exactly. I hated those paper atlases, they were only good to get you to the city after that you had to call the customer which is of course not a truck driver and trust him to give you directions to the location. Which was hardly ever correct. Because they drove cars not trucks.

NO DON'T CUT YOUR VIDEO'S DOWN PEOPLE WILL WATCH TRUST ME THERE WATCHING NOW KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING BEST MAKING AWESOME VIDEO'S

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Ya that didn't even last one video lol. We are back to our normal.

GPS from 8 years ago sucked big time , they are WAY better nowadays . they get better every day with updates and stuff . now to be fair they sometimes are on crack like they would send you down the road 3 miles and back instead of telling you to make a u turn !!! LOL but still a whole lot better . now i'm talking about cars not trucks i have no idea how they do with trucks !! maybe combine trucker path and googlemaps/waze see what options you get idk

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

They are great tools. I just like to double check that tool.

👍🇭🇺 in Tajikistan

I'm in England and no such thing as a good truck now all the British brands got bought out and stop making we had some good motors ERF, foden ,Seddon Atkinson, layland all ran with good engines Cummins, caterpiller, Perkins, Detroit's, rolls Royce, and the school stuff you got a Gardner low horse power died on hills but ran on fresh air today's European offerings and just crap flimsy to many things to go wrong and most limited to 56 mph so when 2 are passing takes forever to get by but you cant beat a cabover

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, but we as truck drivers are good or have to be good at changes and diversity. Thats what makes us professional drivers. Thank you for watching.

Ware my sandwich at

no maps

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

As long as it works for you.

Try using a map in NJ it's a joke

Have u ever wanted to learn to fly a helicopter?

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

No

Your truck sounds bad a$$

your videos have way too many adds, makes watching one suck big time. might have to disengage

@truckingwithschmidt7120

3 жыл бұрын

I cant control the amount of 5 sec adds. All I can say is youtube loves my over 20 min videos. I have the 2min adds shut off. But can't figure out how to number the amount. All I know is at 14 min videos theres not as many. I cant fit a day into 14 min.