Got to admit I never worry about DOT at rest area . No law says I have to answer when someone is knocking on my door and if I'm on my break out of hours by federal regulations I'm not allowed to do anything that constitutes truck duties LOL .

@EmperorDionx

2 жыл бұрын

Them mofos will break open your truck and drag you out in handcuffs for failure to obey lawful order. It won't be lawful but your still going to jail

@12pawsinn

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmperorDionx wrong! 1. They need a reasonable " excuse " to even bother a driver at a rest area, example, a fire, medical emergency etc... where human injuries are a at a high possibility. 2. If the driver is not in the front by federal law, we can't be bothers.

@aseasonedtrucker431

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmperorDionx , you wrong. Once your 14 is up there is nothing they can do.

@EmperorDionx

2 жыл бұрын

@@aseasonedtrucker431 laws are just a peice of paper and a cop is a man with a gun

@aseasonedtrucker431

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmperorDionx well then smart guy. You do not know the regulations then. If you are out of your 14 hr clock and DOT wants to do an inspection, as soon as you go on duty, that’s a violation of your logbook. So your comment in mute.

We passed you (saw my explorer in the video) the morning you were getting on in Mt. Morris, Pa. We were heading south for vacation. My two little guys were so happy to see your truck. Safe travels and God bless.

As an employee of OSHKOSH, it’s interesting to watch you haul our trucks. Keep on trucking!!

@fsctrucking

2 жыл бұрын

Your guys stuff make us look good!

@63stratoman

2 жыл бұрын

B’GOSH!

@greengoat5654

2 жыл бұрын

You guys make some cool ass equipment

@CartoonWeasel

2 жыл бұрын

Oshkosh sounds like it would be an emmo store lol (they had one in the usa. Forgot what its called.)

@johnwilliamson2393

2 жыл бұрын

When I hear oshkosh, I know it's some serious shit!!!

I like to roll the dice and count the cards everytime I'm in Vegas, but when I'm trucking I try to be invisible to the revenuers.

@MrYAMAHA32177

2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I fill up I hear that song in my head they sing in the stadiums, fuck joe biden

@ethanpaine5214

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrYAMAHA32177 let’s go Brandon #fjb

95% of the time I shut down, I'm at a rest stop, and not once have I been bothered by DOT for random inspections during my 10 hour reset

@sukhjinder71

2 жыл бұрын

I got inspected around 8am in rest stop in California around siskiou. I was surprised to learn that they can bother you in the middle of your rest period. I am from Canada, so this was not something my logical mind was expecting. That really pissed me off, so I told my boss I was done going to California. What a bunch of A holes.

@Rock-Bottem1982

2 жыл бұрын

@@sukhjinder71 yeah, DOT in America can legally do that to any commercial vehicles at rest areas, because it's public property. I've heard stories about it happening, but it has yet happened to me. I'd imagine it will happen eventually tho

@JL-co3es

2 жыл бұрын

The other day at a rest area in Prescott Arizona, for some reason I woke up like I had to go to the bathroom which usually never happens, i wake up, and get out and as im walking I see 3 DOT explorers, they’re going down the line of trucks they’re on the second truck, I instantly went back and knocked on a couple trucks and honked and took off 😂😂😂 fuckkkkk that

@donovanwilliams29

2 жыл бұрын

@@sukhjinder71 California is always being said it's a crooked state

@donovanwilliams29

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rock-Bottem1982 Is that even at truck stops, as I've heard there private property

I love that every fuel stop is a "I'm the manager" quote. The best channel all day keep that hammer down

It'd good to see a old classic still working

The Isle of Man TT is the ultimate 'must see it' event for motorsport fans across the globe. Every May and June the Isle of Man, a tiny country between England and Ireland, turns into motorcycle nirvana as the world’s greatest road racers gather to test themselves against the incredible ‘Mountain Course’ - a 37.73 mile beast of a course carved out of the island’s public roads. For over 100 years the Mountain’s siren call has drawn fans and riders to experience the unique atmosphere of the Isle of Man TT Festival.

@chrishartley1210

2 жыл бұрын

It is also the world's fastest road circuit with the average speed for the record lap standing at over 135mph, set in 2018.

@itsoffsideref5849

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrishartley1210 Sorry mate, I'm slightly biased here, but as of 2019 the Ulster GP is the fastest, Peter Hickman did an average speed of 135.452 mph on his BMW.

@eugenewebber535

2 жыл бұрын

The Isle of Man, Is not a Country. We are an island northeast of Dublin, northwest of Liverpool. UNITED KINGDOM!

@reg.treg.t

2 жыл бұрын

@@eugenewebber535 The Isle of Man TT Website Calls The Isle of man a Country I just cut and pasted my comment from there The Island is a self-governing British Crown Dependency

@chrishartley1210

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsoffsideref5849 Sorry to you too, that's the lap he did on the 2018 Senior TT. The lap record for the Ulster GP was set in 2010 by Bruce Anstey at 133.977mph. At the time that made it the fastest road circuit but no longer. Edit: apologies, you are right about the rider and record but you quoted his 2018 TT record speed. The Ulster GP record speed is 136.415mph.

Isle of Man, very motorcycle race where numerous racers have passed away from the sheer speeds and sharp corners

I've been the kind of driver that will roll into the rest area and park right next to the cops inspecting another truck, climb out of the cab, give the Trooper a "hey how ya doin" ignore his answer and walk into the bathroom and I've never once had them waiting for me when I got back. I think there's an amount of being aggressively friendly, clearly not concerned about their presence, and driving late-model rigs that makes DOT reluctant to waste time on me.

Isle of Man is the location of the greatest motorcycle race in the world.

@paulcrist7285

2 жыл бұрын

Oldest,Fastest,and potentially the most deadliest... statistics backed comment.

@paulcrist7285

2 жыл бұрын

For some the method of checking their oil is the size of the puddle underneath,"still got a puddle, eatgot erl indare"

Seeing you drive this thing is insane. So cool to see it up close and personal

1984 Pete, mine was a 1974 and a workhorse. You keep posting these it brings me fond memories of my youth.

YES! Snuck the "I'm the manager" in there.

Love the I'm the manager at the fuel stops that crack's me up. Love the camera angles too stay safe.

The Isle of Man is between Ireland and Great Britain. Back in time when I owned my truck w/ my partner, OPEC shut off the supply, and there was no fuel surcharge add- ed to freight at that time. Better keep an eye on the EPA with sticking their noses into car racing now. They're going after the little guys and starting to fine them. One guy got hit w/ about a 20 grand fine.

@ggale2721

2 жыл бұрын

It also holds the Isle of man TT race, which is world famous.

Love the footage. Thanks so much. Its always nice ti see this beautiful rig working like its was meant too. Awesome

So the thing about OSHP, the Chargers are regular troopers. They don't have any additional commercial vehicle enforcement training and can't really inspect commercial rigs. The Tahoes are the ones that have all the equipment and training for commercial vehicle inspection. So that trooper was just sitting at the rest stop either looking for a specific car or running lidar (laser) for speed.

@BiggHoss

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in Ohio we have "Motor Carrier Enforcement" they run Tahoes, with all red lights, they fo roadside inspections

@SlipFitGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Or taking a piss? Troopers piss, too. Lol

@joshcecil5892

2 жыл бұрын

Ohio dot cops are in all white suvs with red lights, the rest of state troopers are in silver cars and suvs with blue lights.

@warhawk3136

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshcecil5892 The silver Tahoes are troopers and commercial vehicle enforcement. Unless it's a K-9 or crash reconstruction.

@BiggHoss

2 жыл бұрын

@@warhawk3136 The silver Tahoes are just regular staties, the white ones that say motorcarrier enforcement are the "dot" even though they're not technically dot

Would I risk a DOT inspection for a rest? Yeah not a problem, my standards are higher than theirs.

I love the motor you have under your cabover it sounds beautiful when she is running

your channel is getting more interesting with different clips racing and motorcycles thumbs up!

Being that I'm I gear head diesel mechanic I love to see you roll coal out of the rest areas or getting on the highway. I know it's not for everyone but it makes me smile when I watch. Anyway's keep the great vids coming, love your style sir.

Wishing you all the best with your heavy load! Whatch out for low power lines

The smoke from those stacks is lovely to look at!!!

buddy, you were yelling distance from my house/shop when you went through Greenfield on I-70 just before the rest area.. love the COE

If you filled up at a speedway, that would be a lot of speedy points 😏

I love your beautiful tractor, great sounding CAT engine. I wish there were more guys driving cabovers they were always good tractors. Just found your videos and enjoy them all thanks stay safe on the roads

I dig how you gave your truck a name

Great video, love your camera angles

There should be a national holiday to honor and appreciate truck drivers since we all need them to have an economy. Thank you for posting this video. This is an awesome self made video documentary that shows a few days in the tough life of a truck driver. I used to be one myself; I encourage others to not ever put them down and give credit to truck drivers for all the stress, inconvenience, and frustrations they encounter on a daily basis. From drivers cutting them off, watching for overhead objects like bridges and power lines, keeping the logbook updated, driving in cold winter and spring thunderstorms, and having to follow strict regulations set by the Department of Transportation, it's not an easy job being a truck driver. For those who wonder why truck drivers in general seem to be frustrated all the time, there is a very good reason why. In this profession, you have to be firm, stand your ground, and not let anyone push you around. I often wave at truck drivers; some give me a dirty look, and others wave back.

Screw that DOT, I wouldn’t pull in there that’s why They get bad reps.

@HyperActive7

2 жыл бұрын

I remember one year we escaped Harvey and were headed back to Texas down 71 in Ohio and every rest stop or area with trucks parked we passed had a DOT officer inspecting. Word I heard from the truckers was Ohio DOT does an annual sweep inspection of trucks every year in September to in their words, "crack down on violation runners" by catching them in rest areas or when they are pulled over on the side of the road for a nap.

@leadnsteel1428

2 жыл бұрын

@@HyperActive7 and this is why I won't be a truck driver.... getting harassed by the DOT

@kylecampbell1444

2 жыл бұрын

@Faggot Rotten Well for one if you start the inspection while your in break it's a violation. They've screwed guys on this more than a few times.

15:18 you were right the first time, you were in Mt. Morris, Pa. last town south before Morgantown. Either way, another quality video. Those grades on I68 especially coming into Cumberland are a animal.

like you videos and you personality, be safe out there brother.

Hey Steve good to see you an Orwell takecare. Buddy

Man the drivers in this video is very responsible especially that truck who overtook you and gave you a lot of space while yielding for the black pickup, man i wish drivers would do that a lot. My uncle was once a trucker and he'll take me whenever he'll deliver something to the next city or somewhere close to our city and the amount of irresponsible drivers are insane. Stay safe and god bless to all of you truckers out there

Hey that was pretty cool in the last clip you shut off in my neck of the woods

I stopped at that rest area in Ohio. Actually ended up breaking down there. Officer was there when I pulled in, then over the course of the weekend he would occasionally pop up. Never once hassled a truck driver, but was stopping cars on the interstate all weekend

I remember going to West Virginia for a weekend wedding and I had way more fun than a wedding in Virginia Beach. I went to White sulfur springs West Virginia and that is a very very nice Town people are so friendly Down there.

Best Trucking show on KZread, in All categories.

I remember when I drove, they said there was no "construction" season-it just was something that happened all year round.

@indigenousways666

2 жыл бұрын

Soumds like a money pit. They got that up on north 101 in az. Almost 6 milea or soof it. Goverment pay right there! Over 2 yrs and nothing is done!

@ronfullerton3162

2 жыл бұрын

Up here in the Midwest we have two seasons, winter and construction. The winters are just to ornery to attempt construction during them.

Soundin Good Orwell 💪🏾💪🏾

Oh man I miss cabovers!!!! I learn to drive on one! The memories!

Hello matey. There was a couple of these Oshkosh fire trucks in Liverpool, just off the ACL ship from an east coast American port I presume. Was looking at them thinking, I wonder if FSC delivered one of them for shipping over here.? Cool to see the connection.

I love the sound of a 3406 cat motor....happy motoring!!!!

That is one badass truck.

I like the "I'm the manager" comment popping up every now and then. LMAO here!

I don’t have a prepass so I go into every weigh station and if they inspect I always get my sticker in the windshield

I think Ky encourages truckers to stop at their weigh stations for their break and says they won’t inspect you if you made it there.

@rickgreen9743

2 жыл бұрын

yes, Ky, is open for trucks to spend the night in their scale yards. They won't mess with you, I believe they have porta potties set up out there as well,

@Moose803

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😆 no lot lizards in there 🤣

@EllieODaire

2 жыл бұрын

Better than portapotties, some KY Scales have a full blown little mini-rest area that stays open when when the scale folks go home.

@emer07jiffy

2 жыл бұрын

Ky loves truckers, but gotta look out for the small towns that set up on the highway to ticket you for 1 mph over

I like that classic diesel sound.

Hi what awesome drone video beautiful USA 🇺🇸 and you be safe

Isle of Man, where they hold the longest on street motorcycle race (the IOM TT). Average speed of 130 miles an hour for over 226 miles through towns and mountain roads. Well worth a watch when shut down.

I personally don’t think they should be setting up traps in the rest areas as it might discourage some drivers from stopping there to rest and reset. On the other hand I’ve used locations like that where the DOT would be conducting inspections and I’ve never had anyone bother me while on break. The only time was when I had stopped for my 30 minutes and an officer needed to use my space to conduct DOT inspections. He helped me back out so I could find another parking space, he didn’t bother me about anything else. Edit: After thinking about it? I think I was just lucky..

@ConvoyBebop

2 жыл бұрын

I had a similar lucky moment in PA, parked in the second spot late at night 8am PA troopers knock on the door, "hey we use these first 3 sports for inspections, you gotta move over a few" I said thank you and moved over 2 spots and that was that

@larrythompson8630

2 жыл бұрын

Personally I don’t think that is right. You are legally parked. Per DOT you are not supposed to move your truck. They interrupt your sleep, order you to move so they can harass others?

@ronfullerton3162

2 жыл бұрын

@@ConvoyBebop Hoe does that now work with electric logs? That teuck moves, and your rest period is totally lost. That is unless you have a rig like Orwell that is to old for electric logs.

I live in Richmond. That weigh station has been closed since the pandemic started

I can remember sitting over the engine cover as a kid in my father's cab over he called it the dog box brings back memories

@12pawsinn

2 жыл бұрын

My motorhome has the dog house, so do vans etc it was very popular back in the 70s to late 90s!! But a pain too

@seangrey3505

2 жыл бұрын

@@12pawsinn yeah it was a fond memory riding on the dog box as a kid with my father for the summers...probably not the safest place for a kid but what doesn't kill ya makes you more hard headed for the next round

I did that early in the morning about 3am coming down from Maine in through the Boston area. I came to a toll booth where dot had set up, i stayed to the other side away from them and went real slow so they wouldn't notice me. I got b y easy and kept going until i couldn't stay awake anymore.

Hey man, love the channel! I was thinking about starting my own distribution company although I can’t seem to figure out how to calculate the prices you charge to clients. Would you charge your trucks maintenance,drivers pay and cargo? Or does the size/weight of the cargo not play on the price?

Makes me miss back when I started trucking 200 gallons of fuel cost me about 60 dollars those were the days

@jusrobington

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. It's $45 to fill the wife's kia. That thing holds about 20 gal.

@dewaynemiguel3349

2 жыл бұрын

@@jusrobington I bought a brand new f250 camper special xlt in 1976 4,000. Out the door it wasnt stripped it was the nicest they sold

It would depend on exactly how much over hours I was, but if the legal time limit was to close then pull in and take the chance on the inspection. Better to have the inspection and not be over hours than get nailed for to long between rests. I know Orwell would pass inspection but that might not be the case for others and would definitely be a major factor in making the decision.

So true about fuel, trucks and trains handle all commodities, with long and short hauls.

Great audio and camera angles

Isle of Man is an island in UK right across from Blackpool I believe . My wife used to work in their hospital as a consultant medical doctor, that's how I know where is your fire truck 🚒 going to. Good for the Oshkosh truck company, they are being recognized by the countries all over the world. 👍 interesting video as always 👍

my brother in law delivered the worlds biggest(at the time) farm tractor in the 70,s to the Tulare California farm show had 8 tires/wheels on 2 other semis

Passed on a double yellow curve , are you nuts?

Oil well is a hell of a truck I like the old School trucks.

That ole RGN is ridin low 👍👍🤣

Good morning 😃✌️

Rest stops used for truck checks, I81 south bound coming into PA, I86/US 17 west bound from owego NY, then two on I88 after Sidney then Oneonta ny. The funny part is I live not far from the NY I 81 gate way weight station and that is normally closed. NY has a problem with setting up in rest stops and PA just did not factor in building a weight station on I 81 southbound when they opened the welcome center.

Iol to Isle of Man...place of that crazy motorcycle race :D

The American Farmer and the American Trucker is what keeps America fed and moving!

Isle of Man is a small island in between Britain and Ireland.

Orwell's a nice-sounding rig, and a cab-over no less. You don't see that many of them any more.

Richmond, Indiana Home Sweet Home

Well, I was going to say the Isle of Man is in the British Isles Northwest portion off the Irish sea, but someone already said it, so, I can tell you your fire truck is most likely going to an airport to be used for emergency purposes. Orwell is her own celebrity and you're just the guy driving along for the ride.. :D

Isle of Man, UK,.. damn that's a long ways to go. The Isle of Man TT motorcycle races are pretty popular.

I won't stop at the rest area for this exact reason. I'll press on to the truck stop.

Between home base and Baltimore, how many times do you have to fill up? You should know where the Isle of Man is, they have the TT motorcycles races there every year on the roads on the Isle.

Isle of Man is situated between Scotland, England and Northern Ireland. It is famous, although not in Wisconsin apparently, for the most dangerous motorcycle road races, and the home of possibly the World's finest hand made wristwatches, RW Smith watches.

Looks like you have another exhaust leak under the cab. You can see it when you were pulling out from the fuel island.

How does that low-ride trailer keep from hitting an uneven roadway? Anyway, great video as always.

@blauer2551

2 жыл бұрын

They don’t, haven’t you ever seen scrapes on the road? Could be a snow plow or a low boy. Entrances at businesses and some intersections grab them too.

@jacksak

2 жыл бұрын

@@blauer2551 Thanks. It looked like a possible surprise grounding could occur. But, I suppose good drivers watch out for thosse high spots.

@turfguy420

2 жыл бұрын

Well I have a valve box on mine..... Very seldom but I'll come across a high train track and go to the back and lift it up three to five inches and get boogie'n

About being over width for the construction zones in Indiana. As I was only ever hauling a reefer, I was never over width, but even at standard width, I used to ABSOLUTELY HATE running through those construction zones in Indiana. And especially at night. It was ridiculous, and dangerous.. Even with a standard width truck there was only a few inches per side to spare between those concrete barriers. Add to that, being tired at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, and the construction zones sometimes running for up tp 60 or 70 miles or more. The stress was awful. You kept a white-knuckle grip on the steering wheel for the duration and you couldn't relax or let your guard down for even a second.

@iheartcryptoverse2857

2 жыл бұрын

Is the construction area too far a distance to take up both lanes? Inches of room at any speed would unnerve me completely.

@Martmns

2 жыл бұрын

@@iheartcryptoverse2857 Yep, and you ought to try it at night, in a 102-inch wide tractor-trailer, running between the barricades for an hour or more at 55 to 60 mph, when you’re tired and stressed out from already having driven 8 or 10 hours that day, on top of a week or more and a coupe thousand miles of accumulated sleep deprivation. Like I said, I used to HATE driving through Indiana during construction season! I'm retired now, but when asked, I always tell people that long-haul trucking was the worst job I ever loved! LOL!

@iheartcryptoverse2857

2 жыл бұрын

@@Martmns Oh man. Glad you made it through it. I'm in trucking. school right now.

I used to pull Thompson pass in Alaska at 18mph;)

Time for some polished Alcoa aluminum on the drive axles. Fronts should pop up very nicely.

I personally never stay the night at rest areas worried I will get hit by other idiots and don’t give the Dot anymore chances to aggravate me than I do already lol 👍🏼

Yeah, I’d pull right into the rest area, D.O.T.would want to do an inspection, I would tell them to come back when my 10 hour break was over.

Have you ever asked them that question?? But you brought up a very good question IMO.

I am the manager that's so funny 😂 . you better watch out she's the manager.

Always got 65 or 70 all jacked up in Indiana

At least back when I drove more, it seemed like the purpose of the Ohio Turnpike was to constantly have half of the road under construction, whether it needed repaving or not

Diesel is cheap as chips in the US. In The Netherlands it's about $ 6.85 a gallon. Love watching your channels!

@jackiechan_wtf4041

2 жыл бұрын

Is that $6.85.....for a gallon or litre?

@loexel59

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackiechan_wtf4041 As said, its for the gallon :-)

Dang bro thats alotta gas

Rest areas should be for resting only. Hence, REST AREA. If states want to inspect trucks, build weigh stations, which most states do nowadays.

@tjroelsma

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, but officers see these sites as easy pickings. What doesn't help is that there are quotas they need to meet. Not officially mind you, but in real life officers not only get frowned upon if they don't meet the quota's, it will bite them in the behind during their annual evaluation.

@EnjoyFirefighting

2 жыл бұрын

once a vehicle (not just trucks but also vans and cars) look some kind of suspicious I think it's completly okay for authorities to check them no matter where they're at

@tjroelsma

2 жыл бұрын

@@EnjoyFirefighting True, but to go on these resting places with the specific idea of finding some tickets to write out is kind of a bad idea. If this happens often enough truckers might shun these places and keep on driving even though they should take a rest. As it's being said in the video: all these same truckers have to pass the weigh stations, so why not do inspections over there and leave these resting places in peace?

@EnjoyFirefighting

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjroelsma on this side of the pond we don't have dedicated weight stations which all trucks need to go through; There are some few dedicated truck check areas but they are opened only randomly, and yes they have a weight station there as well; Most checks are done on routine patrols. Most large scale checks are carried out by turning a rest area into a pop-up checkpoint with weight station etc

@tjroelsma

2 жыл бұрын

@@EnjoyFirefighting I'm from the Netherlands and over here there are very few dedicated weigh stations. Being the small country that the Netherlands is, we don't have many big resting places for truckers, so there aren't that much tickets to score for the police. But besides that most police officers wouldn't even know what to look for, so that task has been delegated to a dedicated police task force. They just drive around and pick trucks they want to check out or they set up large scale checks where every truck is being checked. In the US police and truckers have kind of always been natural enemies, it goes with the mentality over there. Part of it is that truckers see themselves as an independent bunch who see laws and regulations as strangling their profit and part is because police officers have their quotas to fill and what's easier than to fill them in resting places, with speed traps and the likes? That in turn raises the resentment of truckers against the police and the circle has been closed and is now self-sustaining. Different countries different habits.

I'd say you was pretty close to where I live. I live in Morgantown WV.

Look up Isle of Man. It’s an insane motorcycle race over seas 💪🏻

How does that trailer not continually keep scraping the ground as it looks to be only inches above the pavement?

Isle of Man Is nice place, I wll be there sometime next week.

I hope to make it to Isle of Man before the motorcycle event there is shut down. Video's are absolutely insane to see.

Tha jakes tho🤣🤣

Happend to me in lundon KY got green light to pass stopped to rest got. Level 3 d .o .t Ed got me on a nail in tire and chicken light out

this is too funny I saw a post on Oshkosh Instagram page about this fire truck. the Isle of Man is part of the UK

So Back in the Day! I am talking late 80s early 90s PUCO Puke O ! Public Utility Commission Of Ohio! If I new they were there I would pass if I could!! But we had colonel Klink with the portable scales to weight us grain haulers! Just like todays DOT! Oh that little hill across 68 is good one also!

@fsctrucking

2 жыл бұрын

I remember PUCO

@garykocker5785

2 жыл бұрын

@@fsctrucking awesome.

@garykocker5785

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks