What life is like for a trucker on the road | NewsNation

For Chris Eme, a third-generation trucker, saying goodbye to his family is the hardest part of the day. After a quick sendoff, he jumps into his truck and he’s off.
Here's a look at what life is like for Chris and thousands of other truckers across the U.S. Full story: www.newsnationnow.com/us-news...
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  • @arf833
    @arf8332 жыл бұрын

    This job works for me. I'm single divorced. My personality likes solitude. I make a good living. I have total freedom to do what I want, where I want to go. I do my own thing. I love the lifestyle and moving keeps me alive. If I stop, I die.

  • @Light84736

    @Light84736

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/e4Jrus2lYa2sipc.html

  • @sonofatlas1372

    @sonofatlas1372

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @denisq6194

    @denisq6194

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don’t stop ,go chase that dream.U will be Ok.

  • @vasiovasio

    @vasiovasio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Respect to you Alexander! Someone who not complaining! Each train has its passengers!

  • @smokingjoe9864

    @smokingjoe9864

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is the electro magnetic field generated by your truck you sit in that makes you feel that way. I drove 20 years. Soaking up all that moonlight. You get Moon burned. It effects your brain. That is why all drivers are nuts.

  • @abdullahal-shimri3091
    @abdullahal-shimri3091 Жыл бұрын

    Trucker life isn’t for everyone. I’m an introvert and I’d love to be a trucker. I remember driving from Chicago to NY in my car and I loved it. Just me, my thoughts and my car.

  • @ht8083

    @ht8083

    Жыл бұрын

    I became a trucker for the same reason, I can’t work with the same people day in day out!

  • @wilE6764

    @wilE6764

    Жыл бұрын

    I am an introvert and I am a truck driver

  • @arifqc2069

    @arifqc2069

    16 күн бұрын

    Assalamualakum Abdullah how are you doing over there. How to become a truck drivers in USA.plz suggest

  • @illegallystalked3119
    @illegallystalked31192 жыл бұрын

    Going on 7 years for me. I could not go back to normal job. The calmness of not dealing with coworkers and what you might call normal life, is impossible to comprehend unless you do this.

  • @galehess6676

    @galehess6676

    2 жыл бұрын

    haha no joke find a good lane and stay in it

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?😮

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    @@galehess6676 Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @lastsocial0305

    @lastsocial0305

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen, sir 🙏🏿

  • @benpainter6874

    @benpainter6874

    Жыл бұрын

    I can't stand working with people. This would be a good job for me.

  • @AllisonSherman657
    @AllisonSherman6574 күн бұрын

    "Life on the road is long hours, hard work, and time away from home. But, with smart investing in the financial market, you can turn miles into money. Grow your wealth, achieve financial freedom, and make the open road a path to prosperity. Invest wisely, drive smart!"

  • @rougeur

    @rougeur

    4 күн бұрын

    I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or bitcoin and stocks.

  • @face2lune

    @face2lune

    4 күн бұрын

    I keep wondering how people earn money in financial markets, i tried trading on my own made a huge loss and now I'm scared of investing more…

  • @AllisonSherman657

    @AllisonSherman657

    4 күн бұрын

    @@face2lune Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances.

  • @face2lune

    @face2lune

    4 күн бұрын

    @@AllisonSherman657 I want to play the long term game with well diversified fund. Please how can i reach this CFP of yours?

  • @AllisonSherman657

    @AllisonSherman657

    4 күн бұрын

    @@face2lune I get guidance from *Susan Tori Davis* Most likely, the internet should have her basic info..

  • @thebaldgerman
    @thebaldgerman Жыл бұрын

    You guys get all of my respect. Thank you for driving.

  • @cristianmarin647
    @cristianmarin6472 жыл бұрын

    I once spent 22 hours total waiting to get unloaded , that was my last day a reefer trucker. Flatbed and tanker work is way better.

  • @moneyman1588

    @moneyman1588

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep tanker is the way easy money I've never done flatbed I've done lowboy didn't like that much

  • @SamC992

    @SamC992

    2 жыл бұрын

    You ever just walk into a place and tell them look you’d had more than enough time I have to leave I have.

  • @victorbernier4765

    @victorbernier4765

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey u have ur needs I still love pulling Reefers everybody has to eat.

  • @AKAK-WiQ

    @AKAK-WiQ

    2 жыл бұрын

    I had a week waiting once

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello what up ❤

  • @erikamariemata2001
    @erikamariemata20018 ай бұрын

    I’m a wife of a trucker I used to work in healthcare. Being on the road feels so good now I’m working on getting my CDL it might take a while but it’s definitely going to be worth it !

  • @georgiiarakelov6560

    @georgiiarakelov6560

    5 ай бұрын

    Sorry for living health care for this …

  • @earlputnal9124

    @earlputnal9124

    Ай бұрын

    Good luck Erika. Best wishes for you. I hope to see you out here. Because I've been doing the deal for over 38 years now dear.

  • @PurplePeterbiltlife1958
    @PurplePeterbiltlife19582 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been a A truck driver for 45 years it’s a job that I have loved and hated. It is a job that is normally thankless as he said at one time people respect to Truckers now you get very little of that, but there is something to be said about delivering the load successfully and getting onto the next. It can be a lonely life but it can also be an exciting non-boring life I have made great money in the trucking business and I am also bit poor. I can honestly say I have got to see some of the most beautiful things North America hast offer. Now when I look back I would say without a doubt I would do it again. Mostly because of truck drivers they are a different breed and I am proud to call myself one of them. It is not an easy job and it takes you from the ones that you love but it is one of the most important jobs on the planet

  • @truckerray7533

    @truckerray7533

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was born & raised in it myself. 19 yrs of truck driving school (learning from my dad), did a hitch in the military, then followed in his footsteps for over 25+ yrs, then a low back injury ended it all! These "steering wheel holders" of nowuhdays are NOWHERE NEAR the truckers we all were, & thats the difference between us & them! WE were TRUCKERS💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽🤝🏼🤝🏼🤝🏼😃😎🤠🚛🚚🚛🚚🚛🚚🚛 & now they are as i said . . .STEERING WHEEL HOLDERS💅💅💅🤡🤡🤡🥳🥳🥳😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🛼🛼🛼!!!

  • @volksweegan2784

    @volksweegan2784

    2 жыл бұрын

    Besides my 8 year stint in the Marine Corps , flatbed trucking has been my favorite thing I did for money. I really enjoyed it. It's not for every one. Suited me just fine cause I'm not like anyone lol

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    @@truckerray7533 hi😮

  • @lydiaanderson505

    @lydiaanderson505

    Жыл бұрын

    @Hello How Are You Doing.?

  • @MrRld1960
    @MrRld19602 жыл бұрын

    NO! 2 hours isn't the norm., for the time it takes to load or unload a truck. It does depend on where you go. At smaller places, the norm maybe 2 hours, but at Walmarts and grocery warehouses the norm is 8-10 hours to load or unload

  • @sandasturner9529

    @sandasturner9529

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn that's horrible 😢😥 😔☹️!

  • @joshuagelona5533

    @joshuagelona5533

    2 жыл бұрын

    Depends on location. There is certain place literally took 2 hours to load or unload. My longest wait was 7 hours. Distribution center typically wait between 4-6 hours. I work for companies that dedicated to Tyson

  • @zacharyholbrook7930

    @zacharyholbrook7930

    2 жыл бұрын

    2 hrs is his normal

  • @MrRld1960

    @MrRld1960

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zacharyholbrook7930 Do you think the people unloading your truck work for free 2 hours?

  • @MrRld1960

    @MrRld1960

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuagelona5533 Point is, that it shouldn't be " normal " for a truck driver to be forced/required to work any hours for free

  • @jedstewart2375
    @jedstewart23754 ай бұрын

    I hear some drivers talk about not being home enough. Well my last home time was November of 2022 and I'm still on the road. That's right 13 months

  • @Rockin_Ross

    @Rockin_Ross

    9 күн бұрын

    By choice. You could be home more if you wanted to.

  • @InterstateTechno
    @InterstateTechno9 ай бұрын

    As a former driver (2005-2017) on American highways, this report is accurate. I drove 1.2 million miles without a major accident. I eventually decided it was not for me, and I went on to be a 'home services' contractor and did things to people's homes that they did not want to do themselves. It's a hard industry to leave, which is often why you see guys driving until they retire or die. Imagine yourself becoming a 'man out of time' and seeing over a 10 year period your country decaying around you. If you stop driving, everyone calls you an 'old man' and incapable of understanding contemporary social or political issues. How insulting. To have served so well, and then to be called a 'nobody' by someone elses asshole children.

  • @johnhildenbrand2642

    @johnhildenbrand2642

    7 ай бұрын

    Now do the one for veterans that ALSO went into trucking, it's literally like living "The Forever War" in real time

  • @GrdDog
    @GrdDog2 жыл бұрын

    Been an OTR Trucker for 25 years and I will say you cannot learn anything about trucking unless you actually spend time on the road. The times have changed used to be truckers were respected; now not so much, used to be people gave truckers room, now they speed past and hit their brakes (going for an insurance claim; real shit that happens) and people just plain cutting off truckers. This not to say that truckers are blameless; I have seen truckers do some stupid stuff no doubt; from speeding, to in the old days, running 3 or more logbooks (old school truckers know what I'm talking about) to not having control going down a mountain and a huge part of the issue is the training the new driver gets BEFORE they ever go out with a trainer. Then there is the Government(s) both State and Federal that make trucking a serious pain in the ass with the laws the politician's pass; I have noticed the laws do not apply to pick-ups pulling trailers or to motorhomes that also pull trailers. I could go on and on but this is a good stopping point.

  • @bizkit81

    @bizkit81

    2 жыл бұрын

    You should have seen the trash Ohio had posted on their overhead highway info signs last night. 2 wheels 4 wheels Blah blah blah No mention of 18 wheels at all.

  • @glenngolding6375

    @glenngolding6375

    2 жыл бұрын

    You said mate .Same as in Australia no respect cut you. In Australia we are most heavy regulated industry in Australia yet the corporate co.pzny treat us like crap . Always drug and alcohol test continual training. I have 7 cameras on my truck . Eye sensors vibrating seats .Yet the people whobrun the show and university educated an have never been inside a truck . Our government treats us like shit Cheete fro Australia

  • @angelpeterson142

    @angelpeterson142

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello what's up

  • @angelpeterson142

    @angelpeterson142

    Жыл бұрын

    @@glenngolding6375 hello what's up

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @sonofatlas1372
    @sonofatlas13722 жыл бұрын

    I’m from englewood in Chicago il best decision I’ve ever made was trucking.I can take care of my children and plan for the future as well with them and it definitely kept me out of trouble and helped me move up a tax bracket I love what I do it’s hard at first but with proper discipline it’s worth it!!

  • @I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago

    @I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't feel too good now about paying the government more of your earned money in taxes 😂

  • @sonofatlas1372

    @sonofatlas1372

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago yeah those taxes will kill you geez 😭

  • @galehess6676

    @galehess6676

    2 жыл бұрын

    keep clean, don't break laws, move to UPS and in 25 years you get a pension, after making $150k /yr and paying NOTHING for healthcare. there are openings at many terminals, find one that won't make you work nights or part time and let you gain days worked toward union membership

  • @sonofatlas1372

    @sonofatlas1372

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@galehess6676 will look into that

  • @christopherkilian9763

    @christopherkilian9763

    Жыл бұрын

    You have my respect for simply surviving in the neighborhood of Englewood!

  • @haynes1776
    @haynes17762 жыл бұрын

    Being a trucker was a hard life. But I loved the freedom of the road and seeing the country and I enjoyed helping get people what they need one mile at a time. 🚛🇺🇸

  • @orcaexpressllc1496

    @orcaexpressllc1496

    2 жыл бұрын

    good morning. We are hiring truck drivers. Our company has friendly and experienced team. If you are interested write to our email orcaexpressllc@gmail.com and we will provide you whole information

  • @maryjessica3774

    @maryjessica3774

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes my dad is a truck driver some years ago and he get all our need for us that time

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @remley8877
    @remley8877 Жыл бұрын

    I've spent half of my life as a truck driver. I graduated truck driving school just before my 22nd birthday in 2001. This video is correct, but very incomplete. To start with, you must go to a 150 driving school to get your license for apx $10k, with a very few exceptions which results in you starting your career working for a horrible huge company as essentially an endentured servant for 1 year of sheer he'll for virtually no money. You miss holidays, birthdays, social events, and etc. Eventually, your friends forget all about you and speak of you in past tense, your wife becomes someone you visit for 3 days a month and speek to on the phone for half an hour a day. You will inevitably be a thousand miles away when you get a call that one of your parents is dieing and you should rush home immediately only to call your dispatcher and be told, "We don't have a load going that way." "We can get you to Atlanta in about five days. Maybe you can rent a car or something from there.". You'll find yourself trying to sleep at night next to a refrigerated trailer that's louder than a Harley Davidson with no exhaust revving all night while lying there wondering why the hell you put yourself through this to pay for a mortgage on a house you don't live in and to make the payment on a car you don't drive, but both of which you need to spend two days fixing when you get home for your three days this month. Then, if you're especially unlucky, your wife tells you that she's 3 months pregnant and you are elated, then start doing the math and realize you weren't home at all three months ago. You manage to get a few hours of sleep, then get up I'm the middle of the night to drive for 11 hours through a snowstorm up and down terrifying mountains and get randomly pulled over and harassed by state troopers for a "DOT inspection", where said idiot cop that has knever driven a truck in his life, decides to make a big deal about how you don't Cary extra fuses and notes it on your inspection, destroying your CVSA score and putting your career in jeopardy even though your truck doesn't have fuses, but instead circuit breaker style fuses that you can just reset, then you get to the shipper after spending 30 minutes at the side of the road with the idiot co, 30 minutes on the phone with your company's safety department and another 30 minutes qt a truckstop trying to fax a copy of the inspection to your company at $2 per page which you can't afford to spend and you get to the shipper 30 minutes late only to be told "you'll have to call dispatch and be rescheduled for tomorrow", they don't allow overnight parking of course, so you'll have to drive to the ridiculously small pilot truck stop and pay another $15 you don't have for a "reserved" spot and another $15 for a shower and maybe $5 more for 2 beers you can hug in the shower, if that idiot cop doesn't see you, just so you can sleep with the noise of the damned refrigerated trailers parked next to you. Then repeat it all over again like Groundhogs Day for 20 years. That's what it's really like to drive a truck. All in all, I wish I'd knever started driving because no one will ever hire me to do anything else now except drive. Once you start climb in and crank the truck for the first time your a prisoner of the highway hated by all and a nuisance to be treated like an ATM and disrespected by almost everyone.

  • @76-UVB

    @76-UVB

    Жыл бұрын

    The reality of trucking that nobody talks about,very nicely stated sir. I lasted 12 months and came to much the same conclusion.

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello remley 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @jacobap74

    @jacobap74

    Жыл бұрын

    @Remley nailed it.

  • @SC68170

    @SC68170

    11 ай бұрын

    Hate to say it.. he's not wrong but not entirely right either if that makes sense. There are good days out on the road. Beautiful scenery. Calming moments. But there are those moments.

  • @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @ExcelStrategy
    @ExcelStrategy7 ай бұрын

    Much respect for you brother.

  • @laraoneal7284
    @laraoneal72842 жыл бұрын

    SHOUT OUT TO ALL TRUCKERS. Love ❤️ you guys. So unappreciated. God bless all of you.

  • @stitch2499
    @stitch24999 ай бұрын

    I miss driving a truck so much. Had a back surgery and could never drive again. Most of them are automatics now... crazy.. God Bless you sir and Family everyone here..Amen

  • @donaldmickunas8552
    @donaldmickunas85529 ай бұрын

    LMAO…That isn’t even 1% of what it is truly like to be a trucker.

  • @dougsweldingfabrication953
    @dougsweldingfabrication9538 ай бұрын

    I always thought that I'd love driving a truck. Thank you for what you do...

  • @mwilson1964
    @mwilson19643 ай бұрын

    Awesome video - can't wait to share it with my high school Logistics students!

  • @erichopp8236
    @erichopp82362 жыл бұрын

    That was good slice of our lives, we run! This guy has his shit together! Way to go!

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @hillbillystacker6936
    @hillbillystacker69362 жыл бұрын

    Love Trucking. Will never stop. Love getting g paid to see the states

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @georgiiarakelov6560

    @georgiiarakelov6560

    5 ай бұрын

    How many hundred times can you see they ? I’ve been driving less than 2 years, seen everything and quitting this shit soon

  • @MrRld1960
    @MrRld19602 жыл бұрын

    Don't pat Walmart on the back too much about paying their drivers well. Walmart treats outside drivers like crap, like 2nd. class citizens. Maybe that's the reason they can pay their drivers so well. They screw outside carriers and drivers out of their time and money.

  • @Christophertruck

    @Christophertruck

    2 жыл бұрын

    Please elaborate

  • @MrRld1960

    @MrRld1960

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Christophertruck If you have to be told how Walmart is, you aren't a truck driver or at least an OTR driver. But, they use to be a lot worse, you might stay there 6-8-10 hrs.you use to have to unload your trailer. People that work at Walmart think they are better than other drivers

  • @brandonturner8117

    @brandonturner8117

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrRld1960 That’s why I don’t even like to shop at Walmart. Good luck getting detention from them. And god forbid you miss your appointment by 2 seconds.

  • @galehess6676

    @galehess6676

    2 жыл бұрын

    absolutely, i figured wallys drivers getting about $26/hr, which sucks to have to be otr for less than estes $31 or ups 40 with 60 after 8.... wally sucks

  • @angelpeterson142

    @angelpeterson142

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrRld1960 hello what's up Richard

  • @planeandsimplexplained
    @planeandsimplexplained8 ай бұрын

    Tough and under appreciated job.

  • @badass1g
    @badass1g5 ай бұрын

    If you’re single with no family this is a worthwhile. If you’re married and needy for your family this is a horrible idea. That simple.

  • @chalpua8802
    @chalpua88029 ай бұрын

    I’m in IT but have always appreciated the work Truckers do. They work way harder honestly than I do.

  • @NURSENOMADICRx
    @NURSENOMADICRx2 ай бұрын

    God Bless all of you guys You guys are amazing

  • @MyWatchIsEnded
    @MyWatchIsEnded2 жыл бұрын

    You only end up a couple days without talking to anybody from home? Hell I went 2 years straight without talking to anybody from home or even going home while I was working in the Northeast for Swift Enterprises, Us Xpress, doing cabinet deliveries to 5-10 lumber yards that took anywhere from as little as 50 miles to as much as 500+ miles to get to each stop and delivering 10-40 cabinets per stop that weighed from 50lb-250lb unloading them unassisted manually that were stacked from floor to ceiling, non-palletized, and from nose to door. Typical temps were all below freezing during those years from 2018-2020 during the polar vortex periods. I had to track the pickup trailer loading status for readiness, the amount of boxes per stop, the hours of service mandates, speed limits and road conditions, vehicle maintenance during below freezing conditions, and so much more. This is just two of the five years that I've been driving. You can't even imagine the kind of hell that we have been through us truck drivers.

  • @galehess6676

    @galehess6676

    2 жыл бұрын

    now you know swift sux. only felons work at swift as far as i can tell from those i've met. there are better jobs

  • @EmTeeZee

    @EmTeeZee

    9 ай бұрын

    Some jobs are easier for antisocial people than normal ones

  • @ajack4093
    @ajack40939 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the service you provide to our country.

  • @chalesgolding5314

    @chalesgolding5314

    9 ай бұрын

    They do it cuz it’s all they can do bro , last thing there thinkin about is “providing to our country. “

  • @thispersonrighthere9024

    @thispersonrighthere9024

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@chalesgolding5314 thank you! and most people in the military are there for the benefits, not because they love the country so much. people are so gullible.

  • @thebagfather4633
    @thebagfather463311 ай бұрын

    respect to you chap keep up the good work from the uk

  • @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @thebagfather4633

    @thebagfather4633

    8 ай бұрын

    @@LoriRussell-ce1ld all good cheers

  • @martycech5844
    @martycech58447 ай бұрын

    Excellent informative video!

  • @frankcicero4444
    @frankcicero4444 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your service .

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello frank 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @briancummings9122
    @briancummings91227 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video

  • @dangerjunky
    @dangerjunky9 ай бұрын

    God bless you all and keep you safe!

  • @terrybrown9206
    @terrybrown9206 Жыл бұрын

    Good information. Thanks

  • @roberthertel5565
    @roberthertel55652 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the insight, I'm sure there's a lot more involved and you only had a few minutes to go over things. I can only imagine how difficult this job really is, especially if you have a family but I can see this being a good job for someone single. You have a very good attitude and I'm sure that goes a long way. This seems like it can be a fun job in a way as long as you are out in the open roads and not in congested ones but doing this day in and day out can get to you after a while I'm sure so thanks to all the gals and guys that do this so the store shelves are never empty. Take care out there, all of you and keep on trucking ! :)

  • @maryjessica3774

    @maryjessica3774

    Жыл бұрын

    Really

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @GHC2US777
    @GHC2US7779 ай бұрын

    Respect.

  • @franky4778
    @franky47782 жыл бұрын

    Remember the lock down???😊 that was beautiful 😍 only truckers on the road that was so nice. Whata time to be alive lol

  • @angelpeterson142

    @angelpeterson142

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi what's up

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello franky 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @derekhorlock1976
    @derekhorlock19764 ай бұрын

    And your office view changes every minute that I used to like my trucking life, now retired after 30 years,most in the Canadian oilfield, which was great money,safe travels to all the drivers out there!

  • @edwardantrobusjr2253
    @edwardantrobusjr22537 ай бұрын

    This guy is lucky. I don't make enough money to go home every week. Or even close. I'm typically out 4 to 6 weeks to keep food on the table at home. Worst mistake I made, was staying with the same trucking company too long.

  • @harryknutts8428
    @harryknutts84285 ай бұрын

    my personal life is a failure but im a great trucker so it works out

  • @isleofmantruckermrb8084
    @isleofmantruckermrb8084 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed the video chap... Great video..

  • @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @morrisdennis
    @morrisdennisАй бұрын

    Been doing it along time. Bitter sweet...

  • @benwilton7784
    @benwilton7784 Жыл бұрын

    Dude I literally feel everything he’s saying

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @Moondoggy1970
    @Moondoggy197010 ай бұрын

    So true everything he is saying.I’m an OTR Trucker & the worst part is leaving my family,my home & my animals.Atleast I can talk to them anytime with todays technology.

  • @baljeet.9471
    @baljeet.94716 ай бұрын

    God bless you sir

  • @ArianaMonica-sw8br

    @ArianaMonica-sw8br

    5 ай бұрын

    Hello ❤

  • @nidalsubair453
    @nidalsubair453 Жыл бұрын

    I love this kinda isolation

  • @dumpstermaster104
    @dumpstermaster1042 жыл бұрын

    Don't ever get into trucking if you have a wife and kid, it's a great job for a guy who wants to be alone the rest of his days and live in the truck as not to pay rent.

  • @j.m.5995

    @j.m.5995

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your wife will leave ya and your kid will grow up wild and reckless

  • @dumpstermaster104

    @dumpstermaster104

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@j.m.5995 that's only if you have a wife and kid in the first place.

  • @amritpalsingh-zi4cl
    @amritpalsingh-zi4cl2 жыл бұрын

    Big fan big brother ❤❤❣🔥

  • @justinpigg1694
    @justinpigg16946 ай бұрын

    keeping us going

  • @eddierotary
    @eddierotary2 жыл бұрын

    I'm been driving trucks since 09, i did over the road on the northeast on and off for 6 years and i loved it at first but pandemic screwed everything. I'm back driving local, getting payed hourly and home in my bed with my wife every night. Do i miss it? Yes i do but i don't miss the headaches behind it.

  • @rogermelton7635

    @rogermelton7635

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm the same first 10 years OTR then went local the last 10 years and I made more money local. Well we still ran paper logs back when I ran OTR so there where times you grab that 2nd log book and pray you didn't mix them up when u got pulled into the scales like me. In my defense my wife was cleaning the truck as i was counting the load and she move my log book not understanding why I had 2 always filled out and put one of them away and down the highway theres DOT standing outside the scales checking seat belts. Which i wasn't wearing so he said do you want a seat belt ticket or log book violation. I said hell seat belt. That fucking ticket was like 500 bucks back in 2001. But now I'm back on the road as O/O. Wish I became a owner operator 20 years ago. I usually just go out 4 days then chill at home for 3. Just depends how lazy I feel.

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @jdrancho1864
    @jdrancho18642 жыл бұрын

    I wished they quit saying they get paid by the mile. Cents x distance in miles is one determinant of how much a load pays. Another is percentage. Either way, for that specific amount of money a driver agrees to perform the labor needed to transport a load from A to B. That includes pre-trips, post-trips, fueling, record-keeping both as required by business as well as regulatory compliance, and, of course, driving. Even a drop-and-hook requires a certain amount of time. A live load or unload takes longer, but a driver has to weigh that against what the haul pays. It's only when a serious imbalance develops between time waiting and compensation that a driver has reason to complain . At this point, my suggestion would be to get on the phone and inform your boss or broker that you would expect to have the value of your time respected with the addition of extra compensation. But to me that situation is academic. I drive on the clock and get paid from when i start to when I leave the truck and everything in between. I wouldn't want it any other way,.

  • @WhopperJrNoCheese

    @WhopperJrNoCheese

    2 жыл бұрын

    Way easier said than done. To be real, it probably depends who you work for.

  • @jdrancho1864

    @jdrancho1864

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WhopperJrNoCheese It ALWAYS depends on who you work for. That's why you need to ask a lot of questions before you commit yourself and you never want to settle Same thing applies to the customers =shippers and receivers -. If they don't respect your time, burn them on social media and haul for someone else.

  • @cherychristopher7016

    @cherychristopher7016

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@jdrancho1864are there any trucking companies that pays per hour??

  • @clintonmogusu
    @clintonmogusu Жыл бұрын

    i really admire truck driving

  • @Mdoumbia20
    @Mdoumbia206 ай бұрын

    Love the content , I would like to repost this video on a diff platform if that’s okay

  • @aaronabney8924
    @aaronabney89242 жыл бұрын

    Ive been a heavy hauler for 8 years your time spent at the shipper or receiver is totally up to you i prefer night driving unfortunately the only 2 states that allow 24/7 movement for OD is TN and KY without a escort anyways

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤❤❤

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Aaron 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @46GarageUSA
    @46GarageUSA Жыл бұрын

    TRUCKERS should all get 100k a year minimum

  • @jdrancho1864
    @jdrancho18642 жыл бұрын

    02:25 Let's stop for a minute to appreciate this oddity of a fuel stop. This stop has a dedicated, high=speed fuel pump for trucks, but no satellite pumps. It's a quick and convenient stop, but he's taking up all the space on his side, blocking access to both gas pumps. Also I doubt that this place offers showers, should he want to clean up or just use the toilet for a while. But hey, whatever works.

  • @chrisreynolds6391

    @chrisreynolds6391

    2 жыл бұрын

    Probably the actual terminal didn’t allow filming for safety reasons so they had to just “get the shot.” From the consumer side. Good observation.

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤❤❤❤

  • @truckerlittledebbie2603
    @truckerlittledebbie26032 жыл бұрын

    Thank you News Nation for covering truck drivers! I am a female driver and trucking is a very unappreciated job but us truckers love our job anyway!

  • @douglasstudeman5531

    @douglasstudeman5531

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes we do.Thank all the Truckers

  • @johnbennett8009

    @johnbennett8009

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, that’s amazing you really appreciate your job 😍😍

  • @sujeetsingh8079

    @sujeetsingh8079

    11 ай бұрын

    Hey I also want to do work in trucking industry I am from India 23 year old and completed my graduation please help me to get job in truck line

  • @mathew4239
    @mathew4239 Жыл бұрын

    very cool we love our truckers

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you ❤

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Mathew 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @MrJodyh54
    @MrJodyh548 ай бұрын

    Some problems in trucking: crooked brokers, incompetent and pooly equipped shippers/receivers/unpaid waiting time, lack of parking, e-logs and the 14 hour rule and loads that only exist on the computer-not on the dock when you arrive. Good points-see the country, freedom, and still feel the 'cowboy' life.

  • @earlputnal9124
    @earlputnal9124Ай бұрын

    It takes a whole lot to be an over the road driver. I've been doing it for over 38 years now.

  • @casedistorted
    @casedistorted7 ай бұрын

    The worry i always have is what if you have a heart attack or something else happens while you’re out on the road. No one else there to save you, it’s a nightmare potentially

  • @carlosforg
    @carlosforg5 ай бұрын

    I've been an o.t.r trucker for 25 years before retiring. Got divorced, missed most of important birthdays, events. Its a sacrifice i've made knowing that my familly would be well and bills would be paid. I missed out on many things but it is the life i lived. No regrets!

  • @georgiiarakelov6560

    @georgiiarakelov6560

    5 ай бұрын

    Sorry for you that you wasted your life man😢

  • @bradleycook9942
    @bradleycook9942 Жыл бұрын

    It really is heartbreaking when they leave I know this because my dad is a long haul trucker

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @bradleycook9942

    @bradleycook9942

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lindajoy8216 weather is ok just gloomy just can't wait till Christmas because my dad will be home

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Bradley 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @bradleycook9942

    @bradleycook9942

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lanamarie3626 good you

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bradleycook9942 I'm okay I'm lana Marie from Florida and you???

  • @TT.4_
    @TT.4_2 жыл бұрын

    From NC. represent Babyyy!! Atleast with Trucking we don’t got a manager breathing all over our backs 8-5😂can also eat when we feel like it!

  • @bibidybop
    @bibidybop6 ай бұрын

    God bless our truckers. 🇺🇸

  • @daronolenus3911
    @daronolenus39112 жыл бұрын

    Get a local job your home ever day no weekends anything over 8 hours is overtime. There is NOT a DRIVER SHORTAGE!!!! Its lack of PAY!!!

  • @alexisj1343

    @alexisj1343

    Жыл бұрын

    💯👍

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Daron 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @daronolenus3911

    @daronolenus3911

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lanamarie3626 Good morning

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    @@daronolenus3911 hope your night was restful dear???

  • @marcosgarcia11084
    @marcosgarcia110849 ай бұрын

    That's why I do and stay as a local truck driver..home every day....probably make as much if not more a week then otr or regional.

  • @kwizzo1

    @kwizzo1

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m 21 years old. Wanting to obtain my CDL A license. Do I have to start otr? Or can I choose local, regional, otr?

  • @whaney1967
    @whaney19672 жыл бұрын

    Just a hunch but I think the guy hasn’t been doing it very long.

  • @angelpeterson142

    @angelpeterson142

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi what's up

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?😂

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello will 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @billybob7891

    @billybob7891

    8 ай бұрын

    Cause his wife is still there? 😂💀

  • @tigar007
    @tigar0079 ай бұрын

    Not all heroes wear capes..

  • @scottsatterlee8491
    @scottsatterlee84918 ай бұрын

    I was going to drive a truck just for one summer… That was 34 years ago still out here lol

  • @bryanblack7321
    @bryanblack7321 Жыл бұрын

    Roll on Truckers. American economy's Backbone.Respect

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?😮❤

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Bryan 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @mariomejia1701
    @mariomejia1701 Жыл бұрын

    Great video my friend

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Mario 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @mariomejia1701

    @mariomejia1701

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lanamarie3626 fine hoping you guys are well. Stay safe

  • @Angellee627

    @Angellee627

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yea!

  • @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @vintagecardcurator
    @vintagecardcurator5 ай бұрын

    No job is worth missing your kids growing up. It’s not like truck drivers get million dollar salaries.

  • @BRD379
    @BRD3792 жыл бұрын

    Trucking is what you make it.

  • @marksmith801
    @marksmith8012 жыл бұрын

    Hmm! He's actually right about trucking! I was leased to a company pulling a reefer wagon for 3 1/2 of my 20yrs behind the wheel. I was out 4 weeks at time if you've got a family. Drivers certainly miss out on alot. Ppl don't realize or care. What it costs to supply the many grocery stores across the country. #SMH 😡

  • @coleparker11

    @coleparker11

    Жыл бұрын

    We don't do it for the praise

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    @@coleparker11 Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @marksmith801

    @marksmith801

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lanamarie3626 hello!

  • @panama-canada
    @panama-canada5 ай бұрын

    When I was driving , night time driving was the best.

  • @mmartinez0518
    @mmartinez05182 жыл бұрын

    I did it for 8 long years . No money can bring me back to the life .

  • @maryjessica3774

    @maryjessica3774

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry but some people make money from it

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @usa174
    @usa1742 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah night driving is the best. Hammer down 🚛🚛🚛

  • @pushvedula5640
    @pushvedula56406 ай бұрын

    When I first start driving! I’d love to do cross country hauls, long hauls and even into Canada but maybe once I get married and have kids I’ll probably just try to run east coast, or stay within my state or tri state area! I’m still waiting til I turn 21 lol then I can maybe try to start with Roehl Transport!

  • @ArianaMonica-sw8br

    @ArianaMonica-sw8br

    5 ай бұрын

    Hello ❤

  • @RicardoGomez-rt1qr
    @RicardoGomez-rt1qr Жыл бұрын

    It’s definitely a hard life I had to do more regional back home everyday and just do smart investment to make up for what you’re not making while long hauling

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Ricardo 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @omuchu77
    @omuchu774 ай бұрын

    Verry good❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MsKinettic
    @MsKinettic Жыл бұрын

    Trucking is a very lonely job, it’s not for everyone. If you don’t have a family and don’t mind the boredom then you’ll be fine.

  • @SC68170

    @SC68170

    11 ай бұрын

    Honestly, I found myself more bored @ a 9 to 5 but everybody's different. I enjoyed the exploration so to speak and being in a different area, trying different restaurants. I enjoyed it. Changed my life for the better monetarily. But it dedicates a lot of time and loved the challenge everyday whether it be getting in and out of a fuel station quickly, figuring out a problem and getting the ball rolling quickly, maybe fixing it myself to save time, or just backing in to a challenging parking spot. I was confident in my abilities. Time equals money. I was able to reach my goal of 6 figures saved.. it took a lot of hard work, smarts, and dedication to my craft.. I feel not many Truckers can do that in just 8 years.. just from what I see or hear many are broke.. so I feel I'm the exception and it makes me feel good

  • @abderrahimbelalia4292
    @abderrahimbelalia4292Ай бұрын

    I will go to the USA next year ..i will b a truck driver..i like this job..hope to know more information about this job in USA

  • @dfortner3775
    @dfortner3775 Жыл бұрын

    Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.... The name of that truck should be called empty pockets😂

  • @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    @LoriRussell-ce1ld

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello, how are you doing today?

  • @pauledward7023
    @pauledward70238 ай бұрын

    Companies should reward incentives to good drivers. 👍

  • @iitzpepsii
    @iitzpepsii2 жыл бұрын

    I’m 34 I retired from trucking after driving for 15 years paid everything off took the rest of my money and invested it and now I don’t have to work ever again a smart business decision goes a long ways

  • @r.t.7925

    @r.t.7925

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea right :)

  • @iitzpepsii

    @iitzpepsii

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@r.t.7925 u like most truckers I actually know how to manage and invest my money instead of buying stupid crap but thanks for trying to tell me what I got and don’t got in my life typical American as usual

  • @brandonturner8117

    @brandonturner8117

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah if you company drive you’re able to save more I heard.

  • @iitzpepsii

    @iitzpepsii

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brandonturner8117 I drove company trucks my first 6 years my last 9.5 years I was a owner op

  • @keithrowell8895

    @keithrowell8895

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brandonturner8117.bullshit.

  • @nickpage6500
    @nickpage65002 жыл бұрын

    Truckers run country im behind them all way I respect them all

  • @angelpeterson142

    @angelpeterson142

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi what's up

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing and how was the weather treating you over there

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Nicholas 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @nickpage6500

    @nickpage6500

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lanamarie3626 hi Lana I’m not good at all oh well 👋❤️

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nickpage6500 why what's wrong dear ???

  • @harkur209
    @harkur2092 жыл бұрын

    Good

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤

  • @keylanwoods9689
    @keylanwoods96896 ай бұрын

    Oh wow i need to get my a Cdl class a Asap

  • @jbworkman2218
    @jbworkman22184 ай бұрын

    I respect truckers!

  • @jonathanjuillerat9831
    @jonathanjuillerat98312 жыл бұрын

    A week on the road. I want that job. Its a regional gig obviously

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?❤😅

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @christophergoldizen8488
    @christophergoldizen8488 Жыл бұрын

    my family drove trucks my neighbor was owner operator i owned my own truck i like driving at night less traffic u have your good days and your bad days i love driving

  • @lindajoy8216

    @lindajoy8216

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello handsome how are you doing today and how was the weather treating you over there ?

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Christopher 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @lowhydrogen7018a1
    @lowhydrogen7018a12 жыл бұрын

    I don’t like people so it may be for me

  • @MrRld1960

    @MrRld1960

    2 жыл бұрын

    You do have a lot of ALONE-TIME

  • @SemperShock

    @SemperShock

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, lots of Alone time to think about your life and what you’ve done in the past. You do see other people & little conversations, but for the most part.. you are alone all the time, driving. GB

  • @harryknutts8428

    @harryknutts8428

    2 жыл бұрын

    u have to enjoy working alone but u need a certain amount of people skills for things to go smooth , i truck and ya im alone alot but i make lots of stops too and need to be able to engage in conversation with people in a positive way to move things along being alone just means u wear all the hats 1 hat is loner but u need a sociable side too i think

  • @TB-vb1st

    @TB-vb1st

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know, I would think with the increasing incidents of very violent road rage, having to drive a large truck with inconsiderate drivers would make you hate people even more.

  • @harryknutts8428

    @harryknutts8428

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TB-vb1st lol That’s funny because it’s true but I just look at it like I’m here to do a job I get paid to deal with different types of shit and that’s just the way it is I get paid good money so I overlook a lot of dumb shit I don’t take it personal

  • @321CatboxWA
    @321CatboxWA Жыл бұрын

    Nice AD

  • @georgefoster1194
    @georgefoster1194 Жыл бұрын

    80% you have to deal with idiots on the road

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @theodoreskaff1209
    @theodoreskaff12093 күн бұрын

    As a trucker, I've learned that in this business you can have time or money, but you can't have both!

  • @jvillegreen8676
    @jvillegreen86762 жыл бұрын

    I understand. when i realize the gross and net of 1 truck. whether good or bad. I left being company and went as o/o. A truck ran correctly can net serious money. Theses people pay 1300 to 1800 a week. Company. When truck nets 5k when horrible. And 12k when great.

  • @lanamarie3626

    @lanamarie3626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello jville 👋 How are you doing ❤❤❤

  • @texasdiscountland
    @texasdiscountland3 ай бұрын

    I have a question for the truckers. At what point is it worth it to stay in a hotel or motel as opposed to sleeping inside your truck at a truck stop or rest stop? Is there a need to house truck drivers for say 3 to 5 nights in a rental similar to an AirBNB?