What I Wish I Knew About TRUCKING 25 Years Ago
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Are you a new truck driver or a seasoned driver? Watch Dean share the 10 things he learned from 25 years on the road!
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That piece of plastic in my wallet, has made me a lot of money, and taken good care of my family.
When I was a little boy I told my mama I wanted to be a truck driver when I grow up She said son you can't do both
Haha, thanks for watching and sharing
Very interesting video. Total Respect for all Truckers.
Wrenched for 7 years before driving full time and that experience has been invaluable as a driver, especially since it’s for the same company, I call myself a mechanic that switched to the dark side, ha! I think every driver should spend in a year in a shop and every tech should spend a year driving, it’ll never happen but the communication between the 2 would benefit, it’s always a thing, techs don’t like drivers and drivers don’t like shops, to new AND old guys(and gals) thats a rift we can all mend ourselves without beancounters, meetings, safety briefings, or focus groups, we all have a job to do working towards the same goal.
Thank you for sharing! True.
Hey Dean ,
This is absolute helpful brother
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Sir for sharing!! Stay safe!!
Excellent intro for new truckers. I will share this with my local CDL school.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, big guy!
Glad to help!
thanks for your viewpoint Dean, I retired early from a highway department, loved driving the 10 wheeler dump trucks, figure maybe I still got 12 or so years in me, so investigating this "18 wheels a rolling thing", have a great day
Right on. Good luck!
Key points thx
Thanks
You never know everything!! There is something new to learn in this game. This profession is very unpredictable.
So true!
I understand totally what you talking about!! Been on this trucking journey for 33 years
Thanks for tuning in!
Awesome information. The best truck Chanel on UA-cam 🙏 you guy’s are awesome. Please keep up the hard work.
Thanks brother! Really appreciate it!!!
One thing I'd contest is fixing your truck. I'd love to learn how to do it myself but many carriers won't let drivers repair the truck (at least the two I worked at.)
Knowing the basics are super useful for sure!
Thanks a lot for sharing thank you.
Our pleasure!
Welcome back Dean and I really appreciate your advices, thx
Thank you ET, the videos are greatly appreciated and enjoyed.
Dude!...Thank you!....Honest commentary......Really good and valuable info. Thank you.
Thank you for the feedback! Ready appreciate it.
Really good information I really enjoyed listening to Dean. Information you didn't d about when you're talk to everyone on the road thanks to you
Bravissimo Dean! Great info. Thanks for the info.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this vid Sir. 👍
You're most welcome!
Just started box trucking. This is very insightful and you make some great points. You really seem like a good person. I appreciate your positive attitude and willingness to be helpful and beneficial to other drivers. This video gave me some food for thought and I’ll do my best to use what you’ve shared.
One thing that has changed in 45 years since I as a driver my parents age about running over the road is at that time he warned my some companies would fire you if you ran a legal log book. With al most all over the road companies on elog that is not the case.
Lots of great advise! Truck driving offers so many opportunities as trucks are needed in nearly every industry, we have working in heavy construction, resource road maintenance and construction, log hauling.
Very helpful information it sure has changed a lot when I first started in 88 compared to now but if you prepare for delays expect breakdowns and do not have unreasonable expectations you'll be a lot happier good content thank you very much
Love it!! Crystal 🔮 🤣
Great info!!!
Great advice for new drivers, there's one thing I like to add, if you have a family with young kids , find another career, Raising your kids and being there is way more important.
Thanks for sharing
Pilots and flight attendants do it. Marine captains do it etc. Nothing wrong having a family and trucking
This guy Dean is a likeable fella!😄
In addition, he's providing great info for wanna be Truckers. Good stuff!👏🏾💯✔️
Gracias
Where’s Brian?
Thanks for sharing ♐ 👍
Thanks for visiting
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Damn Dean you trying to take Brain's job hahahaha
Best thing I ever learned in my 30 years doing OTR was how to make basic repairs on the side of the road; saved me a lot of time and $$, takes time to learn but well worth the time.
Truckers are last of the range riding cowboys; the cowboys that were alone most of the time at a "trappers cabin", if lucky then might have 1-2 others around, in this career a person gets to know who they truly are over time, some can handle it and some cannot.
Thanks John, it's not a competition but we do try to include more drivers into the channel to highlight more voices and experiences.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, haven't thought of it this way, but it's true, we've needed people in these roles all throughout history.
Truck driving has changed oh so much big time in the last 25 years, 💖💖💖💖
Make sure you get yourself a good tool kit together. Make sure you have an assortment of brass fittings for air line repairs. Learn how to put on a set of chains properly. You would not believe how many drivers don’t know how.
My first driving job was LTL in the Bay Area of Ca. Talk about sink or swim lol.
How many trucks does ET transport operate?
I hit a bridge with a concrete agitator truck few months ago and lost my job 😔
Wat happened to...KEEP ON TRUCKING!!!I'm old School...Wolf Pack Trucking from San Diego 🐺🐺🐺
He a question, my DMV here in Arkansas told me the ELDT rule change was delayed again. They said it was supposed to take effect February 7th but got postponed until the end of the month. I cannot find anything corroborating this though. Does anyone know?
I RETIRED FROM 26 YEARS OF TRUCKING LAST HALLOWEEN. I SAVED MY LARGE SLEEPER PEE JUG AND NEVER EMPTIED IT. IF I EVER PINE FOR TRUCKING AGAIN, I CAN POOR IF OVER MY HEAD TO REMEMBER HOW I FELT MOST OF MY TIME IN THE INDUSTRY !!!
I'm going to school rn I hope I passed my test next week 😃 truck driving school
I am investigating several CDL schools around my town in south western Ontario and want to know as of March 1st 2022 the mandates here are being lifted. So my question is "Can I become a Truck Driver and work in Can/Am without having any covd jabs?"
I been driving 6mos in U.S.A and never heard any companies that required a vaccination for Covid-19.
I know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but the easy answer is to just get the vaccine if you can. It'll keep you available for cross border freight regardless of the mandates on either side of the border, you can still protest and oppose those mandates, and it will let you keep your wheels rolling and the money flowing into your bank account. Once you have more experience you'll have the leverage to be able to take moral stances like refusing the vaccine or not delivering to specific companies/cities you disagree with politically or whatever, but early in your career you need to prioritize flexibility and learning the trade.
You won't get hired being a new driver, you really won't get hired if you can't go to the US, its no longer worth driving trucks in Canada, put your efforts into something else.
It works for some can based be strictly on personal issues for me the disruption of my personal life made it not worth it I’m the kinda guy who always has outside interest and trucking took me away from them also a huge factor is what kind of family life you have it doesn’t work if you have a dysfunctional wife and you have to be the anchor in your family and divorce was not an option
All this is why all truckers need to belong to a union. 25 years on the road.
😷😎😎
I started in 1983... finished in 2018. If I knew how far downhill trucking would go I would have stayed wrenching on trucks.... opened my own mechanic shop. Fuck trucking..... stupid absolute horrid waste of my time....
Amen, I should have just sold everything after the lay offs in 2015, I've wasted my life for 7 years, trying to make it in this horrible industry, do something else.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It is important to have the conversation.