Don’t let trucking kill you, check this out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6ODya-Tct29nZM.html

@JoseGuerrero-il9bh

3 жыл бұрын

Hi I just have a question I don't have any experience to drive semi truck but I surely studying a lot do you think I could be a truck driver.

I'm a commercial driver. This shook me to the core. We ALL NEED to remember this. Stay safe drivers!

YES!! Always pretrip and check those tires :):) Nearly every low inflated tire i've had was found during a pretrip,,, including steers! Most tire blow outs rolling down the road are from low inflation. KICK THOSE TIRES :)

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@mike-sk2li

3 жыл бұрын

You can have 90psi in a tire and kicking it doesn't tell you anything. I will make you a bet! If you see any driver from a bigger company kicking or thumping his tires walk up and ask if they have a tire Gauge. They most likely don't.

My dad taught me when driving do your very best to never ride the side of a Semi. If you go to pass a Semi pass as quickly and safely as p[possible. I then taught my children the same thing. As I told them it was about safety because no matter who is at fault car vs semi it will always be very bad for the car.

@davisb4645

3 жыл бұрын

I wish everyone thought like you, unfortunately cars cut us off daily, The worst ones slow down after cutting us off.. good job relaying this info to your children 👍

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Very wise words, thank you for this

@danielray1484

3 жыл бұрын

@@davisb4645 ever trucked in the California bay area. Truckers are the worst drivers there. One tried to prevent me of moving officially onto the highway. If he got his way I would have to head on the off ramp and back on the on ramp. He was pissed when he lost. I was in a flatbed non-Cdl truck at the time.

@davisb4645

3 жыл бұрын

48 States. California being the worst. Correction.. CHP'S are the worst, targetting us on the daily. California needs more money, so let's steal from the truckers. Kinda like a dog biting the hand that feeds you

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielray1484 definitely not saying every truck driver is right or a great driver. Certainly bad apples

Seen the other day a truck had blown a steer tire. It had caused 2 cars to pull off the road, as well as destroying his wheel well and denting his rim. It's no joke when people say check your tires. Those tires go out and it can be like a little bomb going off.

Rookie truck driver here. See trucks driving past me as if I am crawling. Trying to keep my speed 2 miles under the speed limit. I’ve been driving a big rig tanker for less than a month and happened to see a tow truck driver making a u-turn on a 65 mph 2 lane highway from outer shoulder to inner shoulder. If I hit the brakes 2 seconds too late, that tow truck driver would not see his family that night. Stupid is all around you. Be careful and stay frosty.

Giving space to large commercial vehicles is something that is hardly ever stressed to the motoring public. I feel it should be, from drivers ed, all the way to the local DMV. There should be public awareness about this everywhere. Too many people seem clueless to the dynamics involved, we are not like cars!

Good video and this needs to be on every truckers mind when they get behind the wheel. A well known nationwide trucker lawyer in defense of truckers stated " Drive like your freedom depends on it" and it does..

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Wise words

Good message...we all need to be reminded periodically...just think about it once in awhile.

Just got fired from my job as a truck driver because I refused to drive defective equipment. Company wanted me to drive 60 miles so I could get 5 flat tires fixed on the trailer carrying 40,000 lbs of cargo. I decided to leave trucking and found another career.

I think a lot of people need to hear this, because the general public just doesn't know about the sacrifices of a truck driver, and that is probably also why our reputation has declined so fast in the last couple of years

I really wish the motoring public understood this. Everyday at the end of my shift I'm always thankful that I made it out alive, as well as those around me. Things can happen so fast and from completely unexpected places that you can only react. Anyway, this is a completely serious topic. Literally life and death.

A dash-cam should come as standard equipment in the US. It helps you prove you are not guilty and get out of jail faster.

Bro, This video is so true. Yet there is no greater sense of pride, then knowing that we move this awesome nation.You keep posting and I'll stay driven. ☮️ from Cali.

Unfortunately it seems we are guilty until proven innocent on just about everything

@FutureGPTranscoDriver

3 жыл бұрын

agreed!

@mackdog3270

3 жыл бұрын

Naa, only if you aren't wealthy LoL

Very well put!!!!

Well said. Once again i get no alerts aboir your videos. The bell is on.

i needed to hear this , hot shot is not like cdl but we get lil to no training .

Respect ✊

Thank you for your service. Truck driving is dangerous work . We need to make truck driving easier to many rules too to go buy.

straight-up truth I started driving early to mid-seventies I've always said that DMV needs to teach the four wheelers some things about trucks like right side suicide left side El Paso I'm retired now thank God

So true brother!!

Good words for all!

Amen brother

True words 👌❤ sir agreed 👍

I had a wreck after 50 years of driving with no accidents. I was running 53 mph on a straight level road. The wheel jerked to the left and i went in the ditch. You just never know when or what might happen.

Was just in an accident last week killed a deputy sheriff lucky we have cameras in our trucks he was on the wrong side of the road

Wise words

Yes It’s called having one foot in the grave and the other foot in jail . A semi truck tire lug nut is torqued at 500 lbs per square inch , if you were to try to twist a lug nut that was only at 100 lbs per square inch chances are you won’t be able to twist it with you’re gloves on and you’re hand , now if that tire came off the axel or hub and rolled across the highway and killed a family , you would be going to jail even though you did you’re pre trip and put you’re hands on those lug nuts to see if they were loose , there is a 400 per square inch missing in this factor so tell me what happens now ? The driver is at fault ? Like when I see a semi coming my way I always imagine one of those tires rolling towards my windshield , and it does happen , what’s the story on that ?

Cheers for this. I'm a food service truck driver (In Aus) - and the justice system just loves to pick on truckies at every given opportunity. My company is very....relaxed (in a bad way) when it comes to truck maintenance. I dont know any driver in my depot that does a pre-trip. I'm fairly new (4 months in) and this is my first truck driver job - I know the laws are different in your country (I think much harsher too) but your insight will help save my bacon in my day to day driving (local). I'll pre-trip even though no one in the company gives a toss, it's my ass on the line at the end of the day. Thanks man.

Thanks for this reminder. I am guilty of getting complacent behind the wheel. Obviously not intentionally but it happens.

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

It happens to everyone

He right I have been driving over 35 yrs just be safe.

17 year truck driver here, 1 of my pet peeves is Truckers that tailgate and try to push traffic down road. Personally I wish cops were WAY more aggressive in ticketing these trucks get them a reckless, or careless driving ticket, yank their license and get them off the road, don't need their kind out here. Even in heavy Chicago traffic on I-294 for example I don't have any problems keeping a nice stopping buffer between me an vehicles in front of me.

Today my job try force to me ride dirty I tell no that load can wait I'm not risking my livelihood or my health for a load

Been seeing lots of steers blowing out this summer too

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

I have as well, very strange

"Jesus, take the wheel"! 2021

Every class c driver needs to watch this.

The calculations I'm running are starting to make sense now.

Hey buddy a little pointer from watching these videos. When editing, lower the treble on your voice. I appreciate the trucker education vids. Safe travels

Its a risky job but ill still do it. I don't see doing anything else till my 60s than truckin

Thats almost the whole life trucking experience...

One tip for mountain driving is to look "where you want to go." Not "right in front of you" It is very similar to driving on flat land in this way or in traffic that is on coming. I believe it has to do with your widened peripheral vision you can pick up on small nuances like what is right in front of you and what is out in front of you. Visualize zooming in and out with a spotting scope it may help. Small tip that I've started doing it has dramatically helped traversing those hills.

exactly thank you. and I wish the dmv would add a piece of education to how to be aware and not cutoff truck driver

The gentleman for JB hunt killed a family in a mini van and it set them back millions, so tragic.

It seems people in 4 wheelers don't realize that recaps do come off I had a guy bring me home which we was on the interstate an he was close to a semi an I ask him what he going to do if the recap comes off? I told him that I got passed by a truck an the recap come off an I went to the side so I didnt get hit

Seems like other truck drivers need to listen to this as well. I've had many trucks cut me off, ride my butt, and go 80+mph. They should know better!

This why you want to be professional at all times.

First from the couch 😬

@cryptoanalysts5793

3 жыл бұрын

Why you ain’t working 😂😂😂 making enough money 💰 so far ....rate are crazy 😜

@dixiemae5042

3 жыл бұрын

@@cryptoanalysts5793 watching blue bloods. It’s blue bloods day on ion tv 💁🏻‍♂️

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Dixie trucks just for fun because he enjoys it

Why I'm glad trucks now have dash cams. I won't drive a truck unless it has one in them.

No and no. Nothing in that box is worth my life or any other driver’s. None of us should be breaking the law. Can accidents happen? Of course they can! To anyone, not just truckers. But would I knowingly or intentionally accept death or jail/prison that was not purely accident-based? Absolutely not.

Didn't know that florida takes drivers straight to jail with or without investigation if involved. Thats pretty ridiculous maybe never going to FL anymore

Brian, Do you know where you can find the stats on trucking accidents?

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I do not, I’m sure there’s a website out there though

They need to teach kids in Driver Ed how to pass safely and our blind spots !! But most of them don't know theirselves!!! I learned how to drive semi by going with my Dad and watching everything he did on the job experience!!! He used to get mad at cars hardly passed your bumper and pulling back in front of you!! That's the way they teach them in driver Ed as soon as you can see the front bumper of semi it's safe to pull back over!! And as we all know it's Not!! Be safe out there Brother Peace

Not true about imediately going to jail in Fl for wreck involving fatality as far as in a 4 wheeler. Happened to my son earlier this year and he did not get arrested. However I am not sure about a commercial vehicle but Im thinking the same is true .

Use two hands while driving and get your dang feet off the dash so dumb 🤕

Look at what happened with the Humboldt Incident in Canada (drivers fault)

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Micro vs macro

What about rail or aircraft

I pray for you and all truck drivers !!! 🙏🏻 absolutely Jesus take the wheel. Stay safe stay driven 😊👍🏻 one of the best video you’ve done!!

@cryptoanalysts5793

3 жыл бұрын

Not all truckers believe in Jesus

@justanothertrucker7856

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus better not take the wheel considering he is dead.

Since the government wants to squeeze owner operators for more money, despite the fact that we held it down during the idiotic lockdowns, the least they could do is run PSA ads reminding every other driver to respect truckers.

@truckerstyleshawn

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@beats995

3 жыл бұрын

True

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

You pay the dues for the life you choose, but we can do our best to keep from paying the highest price and be safe but ultimately it’s a dangerous damn job.

I wasn't willing to go to jail for fraud in building truck parts for Detroit diesel!

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a scary statement

@pocket5751

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrivenTrucking oh you have no idea. Highway national safety act would have been involved if I didn't turn in the company. They didn't provide proper inspection from the foundry. No idea what was in the material.

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

@@pocket5751 yikes

Florida does not jail every truck driver involved in a fatal collision. That is a fact.

We truck drivers are targets for one specific class of (mostly) blankety blank bleeping blanking bleep - the lawyers. It doesn't matter if you're charged and found not guilty - you get punished by the process. It costs a lot of money to defend a lawsuit or criminal charges, even if you're not at fault in the crash. Thanks to the legal system in the USA and Canada, lawyers make a lot of money by filling frivolous BS lawsuits. In the UK, it's a little different. Across the pond, the plaintiff pays ALL costs of the lawsuit if he/she/it loses - including the defendant's legal fees. That seems to keep people from suing at the drop of a hat even when they are CLEARLY at fault. Sure, all truckers have insurance against this kind of BS, but EACH AND EVERY TIME your insurance company has to defend you or pay out money - your insurance rates go up regardless of if you're at fault or not. When was the last time an insurance company DROPPED your insurance rate? For the people who keep the North American economy moving (see the last 18 months for the perfect example) we sure do get treated like dog crap.

@davids4063

2 жыл бұрын

All this has a lot to do with the driver shortage... and why rates are shooting upwards. Also why the cost of everything goes up. Eventually it will be the reason shame will be the future of those who partake in these frivolous lawsuits.

All You Mutha Truckers Out There, please play it safe and use common sense💪🏻!

That's y I don't take any unnessecary risk thro an extra strap or 2 or 3 don't do it if I don't feel it's safe I have to take too many risk to do my job I'm not doing any that r not nessecary not worth it

And rates are not reflecting the risk, and it’s a damn shame

@dixiemae5042

3 жыл бұрын

Insurance rates ‘bout too

@cryptoanalysts5793

3 жыл бұрын

Rates are super crazy high , what the hell you’re talking a bout

@dixiemae5042

3 жыл бұрын

@@cryptoanalysts5793 price of tea in China. It’s relative to all things poke man 👾

And they give zero respect for truck drivers…

Get life insurance.

Drive slow

What about rail or aircraft