This was my first lone assignment out of CDL school with PRIME. I was already a nervous wreck but the cave conditions made it a million times worse. I was supposed to bump a dock right in between 2 trucks that were waiting on the dock already. I didn’t waste anytime. I got out of my truck, held up a $20 bill and waited for the first brother trucker to hop in and back it for me. I never got his name but I’m eternally grateful to him. 😂🙏🏻
He’s right most people would have cut the recording and came back backed to the dock, like they did it unassisted. I appreciate showing everyone the pitfalls. But also how people collectively put their minds together and come up with a solution. Nice work!!!!!
Thank you very much my friend. I like to keep it real and be honest about everything. Good or bad I like to tell it like it is. I appreciate you watching 🙏🏼
You can't be the first oversize truck they have ever had down there This seems to be a huge problem that your truck is simply to big for tight turns . Perhaps you should think of getting a cabover like we have here in UK . Your truck is perfect for vast journeys.
@@philipcounsell4709we don’t have many cab overs because we don’t really need them that much. Most of the driving that we do is on wide open roads. This tight space mess happens only once in a while. But I definitely wouldn’t mind driving Scania, that’s for sure.
If you would have gone into the other entrance instead of turning left outside at the intersection, you wouldn’t have made it past the 2nd or 3rd turn inside that tunnel I was driving a freightliner cascadia and had to back out of it and get repositioned Those tunnels are sketchy AF
You are definitely correct, sir. These have been here for a long time. They were definitely not designed for these types of trucks and trailers this long.
I was told this facility was built in early WWII as a repository for public records. I loaded 44,000 pounds of tomatoes . The outside temperature was 103, inside 60'ish. The dock was a perfect height, the loading quick, and the loader a real pro.
@@OTRBandit that's what they all say. I had a receiver actually look at my truck and asked when did they make trucks bigger. This was last year when I retired. Lol
I just came across your video, listening to you talking while your driving through the caves showing everyone how driving Semi Trucks isn't an easy job...the stress that we go through to supply food, drinks, materials, etc should be a wake up call for America to appreciate truck driver's
Welcome aboard buddy and thank you very much. It really is sad how badly we get treated out here. But we have to be tough and keep going. Unfortunately it’s only getting worse.
I have been in the underground caves in Kansas City Missouri a couple of times in my 52 yrs of driving. Covered 5.5 million miles in my life of driving and getting ready to do again in the next month or so. I am 75 years old and lord willing I plan on doing for another 5or 6 years. Yall be safe out there 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
I’m a new trucker, 20 years old. And this was some of the coolest shit I’ve ever watched! Thank you for this great video and this experience. I hope one day I’ll be trucking in caves💪🏽
I appreciate it young man. You will definitely end up in one of these over the course of your trucking career. Just take her easy and you should be fine. Only reason I had problems here was because they wanted me in that stupid ass dock and they have those dumpsters over there that were in my way. I wish you all the luck in the world brother and if you need anything, please let me know. 🙏🏼
I have nothing but respect for truckers, it’s already enough what yall go through with crazy drivers, but even worse when yall have to back in and reverse in places like that
Yep, thanks ! Last week a refused to back in a place.Luckily the owner of the place came with a day cab and did it himself in the dock.Plus there was s lot of junk all over near the dock. 😊😊
I know that place. I didn't have a delivery there, but I did go out on Close Quarters training which included navigating in those tunnels. I'm glad you showed that there is a solution to getting you in if you get stuck.
I was in a situation like that in Cleveland trying to pick up a load of railroad track with a 45 foot flatbed. This company had recently bought the building and had moved the equipment of the previous company outside. There were narrow dirt tracks to maneuver to back into the building, but the equipment was on each side of the dirt tracks blocking every move. When I saw there would not be a chance of getting in thebuilding they brought the forklift to move the trailer into position for me to back in. In the process they damaged the air line on the trailer which they repaired. Never a dull moment in trucking. Been retired since 2016 and now I drive 600 miles a year, sometimes less. Enjoying the channel. Stay safe and prosperous. Nice Peterbilt. Speaking of bad roads in Ok. When I drove Route 287 through there I thought I would need dental implants because it about shook my teeth out.
That’s funny right there about the implants. These roads are so bad that my truck is in the shop right now getting a second alignment in less than two months. I was lucky that they didn’t damage anything on my trailer here. They have done this many times before and they knew what they were doing.
I retired retired after 21 o/o I had a 05 379 and a 53 foot reefer. I have been been in all those caves. I am really surprised that guy is still there!! The first time I was exactly the same place you were you were, I had the same reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction!! After 21 years that is one of the harder places to get in too. Your right. Real trucking!! Lol Ms T Ellis Keep up the excellent videos Safe travels!!!
People who don’t drive trucks like this will never understand. Only you and others long truck drivers will understand. I’ve been to many of these places, and I have never gotten stuck. I have been to this place before, but I was a different dock and I was totally fine. I wasn’t stuck here to where I couldn’t get out. I could’ve always backed up and left but I was stuck trying to go forward and trying to get into this dock.
Cool video and nice driving thats crazy! I cant believe that little forklift actually lifted your trailer. I haven't gone into one of these caves yet but it looks cool. Definitely looks like some tight turns lol. The guy trying to tell you how to drive your truck was a little annoying 😂i know he meant well though lol Thanks for taking us on another ride along!
It’s definitely a cool place and pretty cool experience to visit one of these. If you ever go to one of these, just take it easy, go as fast as you feel comfortable. That guy was yelling because the truck is very loud and it’s very hard to hear when you are close to the truck like that but I was starting to get kind of mad because he kept cutting me off when I was trying to say something. But everything worked out at the end, and I was really happy about that.
Love your truck. Great video. I had W9L and i also had a 379 Pete, lloved them both. I know the fun in trying to get into some of those places. YEEHAW. Stay safe out there.✌️🇺🇲
I love you truckers. I drive a 40 ft class A, and I’d drive anywhere with most of you guys. Cars drive me nuts on the road these days. Most of them mistakenly believe I can stop on a damn dime. Keep driving Sir!
And we love you too as well, thank you very much 🙏🏼 these people in cars don’t realize how much danger they are putting themselves in every time they cut a big heavy vehicle off.
I appreciate that 🙏🏼 good luck with your school buddy and remember, don’t be afraid to ask for help out there when you start driving. If you don’t know something, ask for help. It’s very dangerous to just assume and do something if you’re not 100% sure. Good luck and let me know if I can help in any way.
My cousin use to work in those caves in Kansas City and she saw a couple of semi's get stuck like you did, but that was back in the '80s. I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I appreciate you brother 🙏🏼 thank you so much. Drivers get stuck all the time in these . It’s just that people don’t record it because they may be embarrassed. Me on the other hand, I am not embarrassed I got stuck. Because I know that I’m not the only one.
I hauled a container load into that same underground storage. And the guy on the phone said so fast to slide the tandems on the trailer forward that I didn’t hear him correctly and I went in way to long in the turn. And the first thing I know I’m stuck well the hustler came and started acting all tuff and I just came up to his level and said I can just drop this pos right here or you can help me out so he did. Well I made it that day and when my dispatch found out I could make it he sent me back the next day. But this time I knew to slid my tandems forward and it was a piece of cake that day.
Love the video man! I’m from Fort Worth tx and yes traffic has gotten so bad no matter the time 😂 I hauled local rock during Covid, I sure miss those empty highways lol
I'm still in truck driving school (just got to the Behind The Wheel section), and after messing up on almost every aspect of backing there is, it's really reassuring that sometimes even the pros can get hung up. 😅 Hopefully with more time and practice, I can get there. Thanks for the video! I will definetly be sure to watch more.
Whenever you are backing up, it’s very important to go very slow and make small turns with steering wheel. I think you will do great just pay attention to what your instructors are saying and you should be fine. Go on UA-cam and look at some parking videos.. even after you get your license you will still learn something new out here every day buddy. I wish you luck with your CDL test and let me know if you need anything else.
Always get out and look whether ppl get mad cuz ur taking ur time on backing that's the most difficult thing to do 75 feet long and sometimes longer and never get scared to ask for help even the most seasoned driver can get in a situation stay safe out there drivers
Thanks! for a great video and sharing the difficulty you had in the caves. I've been in those warehouse caves many time. They're all up and down Missouri. Now, you're running that big 'ol beautiful long-nose, long-wheelbase Pete. (Every Trucker's Wet-Dream, HA!!) Those caves were never built for 53' trailers and that rig you're running. But that's why that loader knew how to get you into that dock. Probably does it at least once a week. Stay safe, keep the rubber side down..........Truck On !!!
Appreciate it buddy 🙏🏼 he said that people get stuck there pretty regularly so that made me feel little bit better knowing that I’m not the only one who got stuck.
Drivers always park in the parking area to the right and call before you go inside and check in. They will tell you when to go in and how to get to where you need to be. So other drivers don’t get held up by you blocking the road to check in or wait on a door. Some areas are only big enough for one truck at a time especially the turns. Just stay slow and take your time. Blindsiding and U turns are impossible to do in the Independence Caves. The good thing is once you get inside you can make a complete circle around the out side where you can then go back out turn around and go back in the right way. Some of the docks are very tight and most places do have more than 1 dock. I go into Burd and Fletcher a lot and each dock is different and they have a couple that are a real pain. You did good and that was very stressful. Some docks are a bitch with any sleeper truck. Beautiful Truck
I appreciate that buddy. I was really stressed out here because I couldn’t believe this was happening to me. I’ve been to all of these places in KC area and I’ve never had any problems until this day. I’ve also been to this one before but I didn’t have any problems because I had different dock than this one.
I’m not a Trucker growing up as a kid I always admired Semis , I appreciate you guys and respect that you’re driving such a big mighty machine. It should be more appreciated and respected by people I always yield and work with you guys because I know how much weight is going down the road and you guys have to be in control of it from all the idiots that pull in front of you, thanks for showing the video. Enjoyed it ,love the big Rigs they’re beautiful and there’s something about the sound of the engine pouring! that I love ! lol, I’m subscribed buddy be safe out there love the blue Peterbilt. I liked the look of some of the Cab overs back in the days, they were cool looking Rigs.👍 Keep on Trucking! 😊
Thank you very much my friend 🙏🏼 I speak for all the drivers out here but I say that we appreciate and respect people like yourself. Show us respect, and we definitely have to show respect back to you.
I went in there with my 03 stretched Pete 53 ft refer put trailer in dock with my truck at 90 degrees from my trailer dropped it parked beside it so other drivers could get through. It was damn tight but doable. My truck was way longer. Extended hood 28’ longer and you could lay down on deck plate. Once was enough.
I’ve been to different docks in these caves and I’ve never had a problem. But it’s just impossible to turn around that pillar and put it in that dock with long nose trucks. Plastic truck, yeah it’s doable.
I was in a little diner in illinois one night. A truck came around back to go around the corner of the building. His trailer tore the corner of the roof off the building. He keppt going .
My first trip in those caves was with a 379 Pete with a 300 in wheel base and a 53 ft. Thankfully, I never had to go that deep in there. It is definitely scary the first time in there. Great video
I wouldn’t even attempt it with that wheel base brother. I was all the way at the end of this thing from what it looks like. But I will not be going back here again.
That was one of the hairiest situations but Bandit you held it together and mission accomplished. I am from East Coast and have been to Independance, MI on business with a opthmalogist clinic. I also once spent 6 weeks working in Colombia, MI working on a clinical trial at a Pathologist Center flying out on the week ends from St Louis back home. That Route 70 has to be one of the heaviest density of tractor trailer rigs in the country. I can appreciate your driving skills as before going back to university I drove trailers with a helper Teamster for a Anhueser Busch subsidiary in Boston through the city delivering beer for 6 years. Those tractor trailers were super easy to spin around in the street as your Peterbilt cab alone was more than half the length of my entire rig.
Thank you very much buddy🙏🏼 and yeah, Columbia Missouri, that’s where I live. Pretty nice small college town. But it is getting bigger and bigger every year. And you are absolutely right interstate 70 is one of the busiest highways in the country.
Good evening OTR BANDIT, thanks for the video the underground cave was awesome to see thanks for the ride and buddy don't always judge a book by it's cover until you read it.Well until the next one be careful and glad to see you on the highway 🛣️ supporting your family and I can't wait until you get merch for sale.
100% agree!! I thought that guy was jackass but he turned out to be very nice guy. I was wrong and I said it in the video. The guy yelling in the video telling me to back up was a jackass in my eyes.
It suprises me there is no short distance moving compact vehicles in the caves for handling does tight turns with long trailers ! it would not have to be fast or have long range just 5tht weel on electric vehicle that would fit" under the trailer footprint : longvise, like a "trailer mover" for normal car trailers.
@@perstaffanlundgren They have them. We call them yard dogs (some say yard truck) and yes they are very handy... if companies want to invest in them.. they can cost as much as some trucks. They are single rear axle cabovers basically and they can actually lift the front of the trailer off the ground (the 5th wheel goes up and down) so they don't have to crank legs up to move trailers (except when in a cave where you only have inches of clearance on top obviously.)
My carrier has a customer that has us deliver a full trailer of Chrysler parts down there. The customer has to let us take their 48’ trailer because the boss man says we will not take our 53 in there. Similar dock setup.
That’s a smart boss. These can get pretty tight and I’ve been to many of these over the years but I’ve never gotten stuck until this day. I tried it 3 times and it would not fit around that pillar.
Interesting seeing the full process. I’ve often wondered what kind of nightmare it would be working those confined spaces with longer modern rigs. Just found your channel.
It sure can be nightmare at some of these. I’ve been to other underground facilities before but I’ve never had any problems there. Thank you very much for watching 🙏🏼 I really appreciate that.
the take your load and shove it comment made my day! i used to be a forklift op and trust me we understand how you truckers are and we (or maybe just me) like to help out to get the job done. keep'er truckin' brother!
You are right about that. I haven’t been to Chicago since I’ve bought this truck. Used to come up that way weekly. But I can’t do it with this thing anymore. Not worth the hassle.
yo much respect to you and all the truckers .big up, love the sound , i got to blame ETS and ATS for my love of trucking ,thanks for keeping it real ,question what is tenders you said to keeping it forward when driving underground,bless up stay safe ,Rasta vibes
Thank you very much brother 🙏🏼tandems are trailer wheels. You move them towards the truck when you need to make a tight turns. But they also serve to distribute the weight evenly on other tandems. You move them back-and-forth to distribute the weight around.
Something you might want to consider next time you are going south of Muskogee don’t get off at Big Cabin. Stay on the turnpike to Tulsa then catch Creek turnpike to Muskogee turnpike then get off on hwy 69 at Muskogee. Yes it will cost a few extra bucks but time wise it’s about the same but much much nicer roads. My old boss does it all the time.
Glad to have you here. Thank you very much. 🙏🏼 and I will definitely not be going back to that place again, and I said the same thing about them that day. They can take that cave and shove it as far as I’m concerned .
He was trying to help but he was a dickhead about it and I don’t appreciate dickhead. He did not help me very much. He got me stuck even worse than I was already stuck. The first time the second guy that came his boss. He was the one who actually helped me the guy named Robert.
Hell yeah bro you handled that like a true driver would never gave up and realized you needed a little help like we all do from time to time love that blue long nose I miss mine I definitely wouldn’t have even taken a load in there with it it had a 300 inch wheel base great video stay safe out there driver
Was in that situation at a customer a couple months back. He did the same thing with my trailer except it had just been unloaded. 280" wheel base 389 with a 53' flatbed. Trailer was gonna catch one of there pallet racks right behind the front axle of the trailer. Glad they were able to side shift your trailer for you to get around the piller.
I was very happy they did that for me. That other idiot was just there barking at me, telling me what to do but his boss is actually the one who helped me. Thank God for Robert. I could have always backed out and left without them doing that but I really wanted to get that load because it was paying good.
Your truck sounded so cool inside the cave, I love the turbo wine. I would have loved to have been with you in the cab with the window rolled down to her the motor. AWESOME!!!
Excellent driving skills Sir! My first time visiting your channel. I used to do Tanker in greater LA area (Calif.), Oakland, etc. It was quite a different learning curve to get used to making 90° turns and taking them extra wide as opposed to cargo box trailers. Really like your rig...would probably be too much for me. Takes a really patient, skilled driver to operate your longnose truck. Like to hear your Peterbilt purr! Looking forward to more videos.
Thank you for stopping by and watching 🙏🏼 I’ve never done a tanker but I would love to do that. I’ve always had my tanker endorsement but I never had opportunity to drive one. Maybe someday.
@@OTRBandit Yeah, that wheelbase was killing you. Houston, TX Kroger DC frozen storage was a blindside back nightmare for lwb trucks, it was a mad house. They don't help us drivers when they make these docks.
Stressful, indeed. I felt your stress. You handled it well. Decades ago, I got stuck under the Denver Fed Processing Center. Low low ceilings unmarked and also have changing heights. NOT a fun situation.
Not how I thought it would go. I thought I would drive in , back up to a dock and leave like I always have from the other locations. But that didn’t go as planned. I’ve been to bunch of these places but I’ve never been stuck before. I think I’ll stay away from this place from now on.
I was forced to buy this truck by IRS. I made to much money and had to spend some on something. If I had cascadia, I wouldn’t have gotten stuck here. That’s a nice truck. You can go anywhere with it, I can’t with this one.
@@OTRBandit I believe that was a heavy overhaul backshop in the steam days for the Kansas and Texas Railroad, better known as "The Katey RR " If you get back down near Dallas, General Electric has their Locomotive building shop for building engines. Quite impressive place. Come out of the orientation room, cabs being Welded together, go down around a corner and have 16 Locomotives 🚂 in various stages of assembly. Cool place 😎.
Thank you very much 🙏🏼 I get claustrophobic as well every time I go down there. And I think after this fiasco, I am going to stay away from places like this.
Love the Over the Hood view of your Pete. I've ran the Caves before I i was with the current Conpany that I'm running with now. If i was running the Caves in Kansas City Missouri, I would definitely Record it and post it on my UA-cam Channel. Thank you for your service
@@OTRBandit You too Bandit, I'm watching the rest of your Videos right now in your Channel and getting Caught up on what you've posted. BTW - I love your Pets
I only drove 18 wheeler for one year back in '93. Drove a orange cabover and it would have made it in the caves, but it sure wasn't comfortable like your rig. Saw the whole USA in that one year and decided that wasn't the job for me. Kind of enjoyed it some of the time and was miserable some of the time. Glad I had the chance to try it for sure. Never new a place like the caves existed. That would have been something for me to experience and it looks like it is just a everyday stop for lots of people. Held on to my cdl for many years after the work it took to get it. Then one year I just decided to drop it and the people at the Tx Dot asked me a couple of times if I really wanted to give it up. Thanks for sharing I subscribed and will leave the driving to you guys. The worst thing for me was grocery warehouses they made me hate the job!
Thank you very much for watching and subscribing my friend. I really appreciate that. Let me tell you something, you sir are a lot smarter than most of us. When I started driving, I told myself I am only gonna be doing this for one or two years and then I’m gonna quit but unfortunately I was not as smart as you and here I am still doing this crap 18 years later. I do love Trucking and I do enjoy driving, but honestly I wish I never stepped foot in this thing.
Speakin of cabovers, I sure do miss seeing those things on the roads here in the USA. I remember I saw them everywhere back in the 90s & down. These days I mostly see conventional cabs. At first I didn't know why the cabovers phased out & then I've learned it was because the length law has changed. In other words, the length limit was increased which eliminated the need for cabovers to pull trailers that exceeded an overall length of 65ft.
@@KevinRichards-my5ojthat’s exactly why we don’t see them anymore. They changed the law and now you have jackasses like me and other guys with even longer trucks out here. I really wouldn’t mind driving a nice cabover. I think they are pretty cool looking. One thing I don’t like about them is that you have to lift up the whole cab to get to the engine.
@OTRBandit I still see cabovers out on the roads, just very seldom. I don't see 2 or more close to each other like I use to back in the day. Down in Jamaica, there's several of those International 9670 & 9700/9800 cabover models. Believe it or not, Kenworth still builds cabovers which surprised me. But they sell them down in New Zealand & other countries overseas.
@@KevinRichards-my5oj you are absolutely right my friend I believe they sell them in New Zealand and Australia as well. I don’t know why they don’t sell them here in the United States honestly. I think people would buy those over here because it seems like everybody likes them.
Hey buddy. I am new to your channel and nice to meet you here lol. I have seen a lot of truckers in all situations trying to back up and get stuck. It happens to the best of them. It just goes to show that even an experienced driver can get stuck in that area. That's a very small area to drive in there. Anyhow you have blessed day my friend.
I appreciate you my friend 🙏🏼 We all have our bad days, and this was one of mine. I’m sure there’s gonna be plenty more bad days, but what can you do, that’s part of the trucking. have a blessed day buddy and thank you very much one more time. 🙏🏼
Yesterday was my first time in independence Mo and mind you I am still a rookie only 10 months on the job . When I check in the lady told me take a left and stop at the security guard area . He told me follow 71 all the way down but never explained or I was to nervous to that I forgot his other instructions. Finally when I got to 71 a worker explained to me head back like you are going to exit the cave but right before you will come a cross that looks like a T after that turn left . On man I was trucking a lot it was tight and finally a guy had to spot my left side trailer tires to see if I could make it and I did by inches . But backing was no joke getting off and double checking final I got in the dock . Respect to people who deliver and pickup from those places haha
I’m glad to hear that you made it in and out OK my friend. Some of those places in Kansas City area can be really bad. If you ever go to Springfield MO or Cartage, Missouri, do not be nervous at all. There’s room for days inside of those caves. Good luck to you buddy and stay safe out there.
I drove for thirty years. Started when I was 21 years old. Never been there before. I sure miss it but I retired to take care of my wife. Be safe out there driver.
Man you were lucky fork lift drivers didn’t damage your trailer I don’t think that would have been possible if you were loaded I live in Colorado and have never seen those caves not sure I could handle being that far under ground be safe buddy keep the videos coming
I was all the way at the end of this thing. They definitely wouldn’t be able to help if I was loaded. And thank God nothing was damaged. It could have been pretty bad.
I drive a 2019 Peterbilt 579 and it’s interesting bumping some of the docks in those caves. I can imagine maneuvering a long nose with a 53 footer. Patience is the key and get out of the cab and eyeball the situation if necessary.
It’s definitely a challenge in any truck, especially long nose truck. Pathetic and looking around to make sure you don’t damage anything is the key here.
This is the first video of yours I have seen. I really liked your video but not your swearing language. I will not be subscribing to your channel. Good bye
Well, I’m sorry that you can’t handle some bad words. But I’m not going to change the way I talk because some stranger on UA-cam doesn’t like it. I’m not going to pretend to be something I’m not.
MaTE, you sound 14. When you learn how grown men talk to each other you'll realize his tone was a bit much than for just giving an innocent suggestion.
I've been in that cave facility, it's amazing when it comes to visibility in a cave. Every wall is bright. Many similar facilities are very dark and hard to see in. Of course my company had very few truck/tractors that with long a wheelbase. We made a lot of stops and deliveries so maneuverability was crucial. That long wheelbase is great on the open road but obviously sucks for really tight places.
You are absolutely right. This truck is beautiful and it is very good on an open road but it is not very practical and it is terrible in tight places. This cave was very well maintained inside, and it was very bright and clean, compared to some of them that I have been to..
Thanks for watching and coming along brother. I wish I never stepped foot in this thing man. But it’s too late for me now. Been doing it for too long to stop now. I’m happy to hear that you got out and are spending time at home like normal people should do.
@@OTRBandit brother I came across your channel about a week ago been beng watching it I follow gentry and sons and a few other truckers but you and Chad Keegan by far are my favorite to watch you guy are who u are I like that you don't put a front up be safe out there my friend
I've been in that one, it is very tight. There was about a dozen trucks that went in in a certain order, got unloaded in the same order and left in the same order.
That's very interesting footage of those massive underground cave systems. I'm not a trucker, but like to watch this kind of videos, it also made me more aware of what you guys are dealing with on a daily basis out there. Now, what I can't wrap my head around, is why you apparantly don't use steering trailers in North America. This is pretty much the norm in Europe and I can't even remember when I last saw a non-steering one for the last time. It would make your life much easier.
Thank you for watching all the way from Europe. Two main reasons why we don’t have those here. They would be too much money and they aren’t really needed that much to justify the cost. Big giant oversized loads do have those kinds of trailers.that type of trailer would have definitely helped me here
@@OTRBanditThanks for clarifying. I can see how that wouldn't be relly needed, especially for long haulers. In Europe, crossings and turns are often much tighter and we looove roundabouts! Stay safe out there!
This was my first lone assignment out of CDL school with PRIME. I was already a nervous wreck but the cave conditions made it a million times worse. I was supposed to bump a dock right in between 2 trucks that were waiting on the dock already. I didn’t waste anytime. I got out of my truck, held up a $20 bill and waited for the first brother trucker to hop in and back it for me. I never got his name but I’m eternally grateful to him. 😂🙏🏻
That’s the way to do it, my friend. I would’ve definitely paid somebody to back my trailer in for me.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂LOVE IT!
😂😂😂 u know I never thought of that when I was in that situation lol
Don’t give up
He’s right most people would have cut the recording and came back backed to the dock, like they did it unassisted. I appreciate showing everyone the pitfalls. But also how people collectively put their minds together and come up with a solution. Nice work!!!!!
Thank you very much my friend. I like to keep it real and be honest about everything. Good or bad I like to tell it like it is. I appreciate you watching 🙏🏼
Shipper should of said day Cab only
You can't be the first oversize truck they have ever had down there This seems to be a huge problem that your truck is simply to big for tight turns . Perhaps you should think of getting a cabover like we have here in UK . Your truck is perfect for vast journeys.
@@philipcounsell4709we don’t have many cab overs because we don’t really need them that much. Most of the driving that we do is on wide open roads. This tight space mess happens only once in a while. But I definitely wouldn’t mind driving Scania, that’s for sure.
If you would have gone into the other entrance instead of turning left outside at the intersection, you wouldn’t have made it past the 2nd or 3rd turn inside that tunnel
I was driving a freightliner cascadia and had to back out of it and get repositioned
Those tunnels are sketchy AF
That facility was built back when cabovers were the norm trailers were shorter. Everything is not that way anymore!
You are definitely correct, sir. These have been here for a long time. They were definitely not designed for these types of trucks and trailers this long.
They need to have a fvcking yard jockey to move trailers. You cant be the only one with a long rig. @@OTRBandit
I was told this facility was built in early WWII as a repository for public records.
I loaded 44,000 pounds of tomatoes . The outside temperature was 103, inside 60'ish. The dock was a perfect height, the loading quick, and the loader a real pro.
They just need to move that green dumpster
@@bend8353that would definitely y.
Dispatch: they come in here all the time with no problem. They have day cabs and 24' trailers. 😂
That’s what the guy said 😂😂 he said, we have trucks go in there every day.
@@OTRBandit that's what they all say. I had a receiver actually look at my truck and asked when did they make trucks bigger. This was last year when I retired. Lol
I just came across your video, listening to you talking while your driving through the caves showing everyone how driving Semi Trucks isn't an easy job...the stress that we go through to supply food, drinks, materials, etc should be a wake up call for America to appreciate truck driver's
Welcome aboard buddy and thank you very much. It really is sad how badly we get treated out here. But we have to be tough and keep going. Unfortunately it’s only getting worse.
I have been in the underground caves in Kansas City Missouri a couple of times in my 52 yrs of driving. Covered 5.5 million miles in my life of driving and getting ready to do again in the next month or so. I am 75 years old and lord willing I plan on doing for another 5or 6 years. Yall be safe out there 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
Thank you for all your years of service out here on the road. Stay safe out there when you get back.
Thank you for your service. Thank you for helping to keep this country going 💪🏻❤️
Why would one volunteerely jump back in this crap with all these today wannabe professionals? Incomprehensible.
5 million miles? WOE
@ryanr4181 yeah in average it takes around 8 years to make 1million miles. I am at almost 4 now driving since 89
I’m a new trucker, 20 years old. And this was some of the coolest shit I’ve ever watched! Thank you for this great video and this experience. I hope one day I’ll be trucking in caves💪🏽
I appreciate it young man. You will definitely end up in one of these over the course of your trucking career. Just take her easy and you should be fine. Only reason I had problems here was because they wanted me in that stupid ass dock and they have those dumpsters over there that were in my way. I wish you all the luck in the world brother and if you need anything, please let me know. 🙏🏼
@@OTRBandit u a real one🫵🏽
Man, I like the fact that you're keeping it real . Thanks for sharing your trip with us.
Appreciate that my friend 🙏🏼 gotta show the good and the bad out here. It’s not all fun and games like some people show it.
Us real truckers live for these type situations there are good people in trenches
I even found readjusting the fifth wheel and pulling the trailer a little closer helped
I have nothing but respect for truckers, it’s already enough what yall go through with crazy drivers, but even worse when yall have to back in and reverse in places like that
Thank you very much for your support of truckers 🙏🏼 some of these places are ridiculous and are not meant for big trucks to be there.
Thank you❤ we really appreciate it
Yep, thanks ! Last week a refused to back in a place.Luckily the owner of the place came with a day cab and did it himself in the dock.Plus there was s lot of junk all over near the dock. 😊😊
Best part about this video is when you said I don't need you to tell me how to fucking back my truck up hahaha
I'm retired now, but drove for 25 yrs.. I love getting into situations like that. The tougher the better. It sure separates the men from the boys.
I know that place. I didn't have a delivery there, but I did go out on Close Quarters training which included navigating in those tunnels. I'm glad you showed that there is a solution to getting you in if you get stuck.
Forklifts can definitely help if you get stuck down here but only if you’re empty. If I was loaded I’d be kinda screwed.
I was in a situation like that in Cleveland trying to pick up a load of railroad track with a 45 foot flatbed. This company had recently bought the building and had moved the equipment of the previous company outside. There were narrow dirt tracks to maneuver to back into the building, but the equipment was on each side of the dirt tracks blocking every move. When I saw there would not be a chance of getting in thebuilding they brought the forklift to move the trailer into position for me to back in. In the process they damaged the air line on the trailer which they repaired. Never a dull moment in trucking. Been retired since 2016 and now I drive 600 miles a year, sometimes less. Enjoying the channel. Stay safe and prosperous. Nice Peterbilt. Speaking of bad roads in Ok. When I drove Route 287 through there I thought I would need dental implants because it about shook my teeth out.
That’s funny right there about the implants. These roads are so bad that my truck is in the shop right now getting a second alignment in less than two months. I was lucky that they didn’t damage anything on my trailer here. They have done this many times before and they knew what they were doing.
I retired retired after 21 o/o I had a 05 379 and a 53 foot reefer. I have been been in all those caves. I am really surprised that guy is still there!! The first time I was exactly the same place you were you were, I had the same reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction reaction!! After 21 years that is one of the harder places to get in too. Your right. Real trucking!! Lol Ms T Ellis Keep up the excellent videos Safe travels!!!
People who don’t drive trucks like this will never understand. Only you and others long truck drivers will understand. I’ve been to many of these places, and I have never gotten stuck. I have been to this place before, but I was a different dock and I was totally fine. I wasn’t stuck here to where I couldn’t get out. I could’ve always backed up and left but I was stuck trying to go forward and trying to get into this dock.
3:01 Yes united van lines had office and warehouse down there to but docks are not bad and united trucks are much bigger
One reason I liked cab over trucks .you could actually see how close the right front was ,to a wall in shitty places like this.
I was there 2 weeks ago, and the same guy loaded me
@@cr500afHopefully you had much better luck than I did.
Cool video and nice driving thats crazy! I cant believe that little forklift actually lifted your trailer. I haven't gone into one of these caves yet but it looks cool. Definitely looks like some tight turns lol. The guy trying to tell you how to drive your truck was a little annoying 😂i know he meant well though lol Thanks for taking us on another ride along!
It’s definitely a cool place and pretty cool experience to visit one of these. If you ever go to one of these, just take it easy, go as fast as you feel comfortable. That guy was yelling because the truck is very loud and it’s very hard to hear when you are close to the truck like that but I was starting to get kind of mad because he kept cutting me off when I was trying to say something. But everything worked out at the end, and I was really happy about that.
Love your truck. Great video. I had W9L and i also had a 379 Pete, lloved them both. I know the fun in trying to get into some of those places. YEEHAW. Stay safe out there.✌️🇺🇲
It sure can be tough sometimes. But I wouldn’t change it for anything. Thank you buddy 🙏🏼
I picked up right were you got stuck at, with my flatbed. Great video driver
Thank you 🙏🏼
I love you truckers. I drive a 40 ft class A, and I’d drive anywhere with most of you guys. Cars drive me nuts on the road these days. Most of them mistakenly believe I can stop on a damn dime. Keep driving Sir!
And we love you too as well, thank you very much 🙏🏼 these people in cars don’t realize how much danger they are putting themselves in every time they cut a big heavy vehicle off.
Watching this as a beginner currently in trucker school man I’m so impressed by your skills and learning from your advice along the way 💪🏽🔥
I appreciate that 🙏🏼 good luck with your school buddy and remember, don’t be afraid to ask for help out there when you start driving. If you don’t know something, ask for help. It’s very dangerous to just assume and do something if you’re not 100% sure. Good luck and let me know if I can help in any way.
@@OTRBandit thank you so much & most definitely will! I Look forward to the journey!
I been to that place a few times and it's always a challenge. You are doing great! This video was worth my subscription... I'm in!
It sure can be a challenge, especially with the truck like this. Glad to have you here. Thank you so much for subscribing 🙏🏼
Awesome job!
I've been in those caves many times, the docks are real tight!
Keep on Truckin!
They definitely are really tight. My favorite one is in Springfield Missouri, there’s room for days in that one.
My cousin use to work in those caves in Kansas City and she saw a couple of semi's get stuck like you did, but that was back in the '80s. I enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I appreciate you brother 🙏🏼 thank you so much. Drivers get stuck all the time in these . It’s just that people don’t record it because they may be embarrassed. Me on the other hand, I am not embarrassed I got stuck. Because I know that I’m not the only one.
I hauled a container load into that same underground storage. And the guy on the phone said so fast to slide the tandems on the trailer forward that I didn’t hear him correctly and I went in way to long in the turn. And the first thing I know I’m stuck well the hustler came and started acting all tuff and I just came up to his level and said I can just drop this pos right here or you can help me out so he did. Well I made it that day and when my dispatch found out I could make it he sent me back the next day. But this time I knew to slid my tandems forward and it was a piece of cake that day.
"checked in with the douche over here".....hilarious. Great driving in the tunnel. Stay safe out there and keep these very entertaining videos coming.
Thank you very much. Turns out he wasn’t a douche bag at the end. He just gave that impression when we first met.
New subscriber, thanks for keeping it real!
Driver you handled those caves well.. this is the best video I've ever watched. The real deal!
Thank you so much brother 🙏🏼 that means a lot.
Love the video man! I’m from Fort Worth tx and yes traffic has gotten so bad no matter the time 😂 I hauled local rock during Covid, I sure miss those empty highways lol
Nobody was out during that time. You could speed and do whatever. Not even cops wanted to pull anyone over 😂😂
I'm still in truck driving school (just got to the Behind The Wheel section), and after messing up on almost every aspect of backing there is, it's really reassuring that sometimes even the pros can get hung up. 😅
Hopefully with more time and practice, I can get there. Thanks for the video! I will definetly be sure to watch more.
Whenever you are backing up, it’s very important to go very slow and make small turns with steering wheel. I think you will do great just pay attention to what your instructors are saying and you should be fine. Go on UA-cam and look at some parking videos.. even after you get your license you will still learn something new out here every day buddy. I wish you luck with your CDL test and let me know if you need anything else.
Always get out and look whether ppl get mad cuz ur taking ur time on backing that's the most difficult thing to do 75 feet long and sometimes longer and never get scared to ask for help even the most seasoned driver can get in a situation stay safe out there drivers
@@corrywitt8066well said 👍🏻
Thanks! for a great video and sharing the difficulty you had in the caves. I've been in those warehouse caves many time. They're all up and down Missouri.
Now, you're running that big 'ol beautiful long-nose, long-wheelbase Pete.
(Every Trucker's Wet-Dream, HA!!)
Those caves were never built for 53' trailers and that rig you're running. But that's why that loader knew how to get you into that dock. Probably does it at least once a week.
Stay safe, keep the rubber side down..........Truck On !!!
Appreciate it buddy 🙏🏼 he said that people get stuck there pretty regularly so that made me feel little bit better knowing that I’m not the only one who got stuck.
Yeahhhh buddy thanks for the laughs appreciate you
From Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
Appreciate you watching all the way from Canada. thank you.🙏🏼
Shout-out from newfangled 😅
Drivers always park in the parking area to the right and call before you go inside and check in. They will tell you when to go in and how to get to where you need to be. So other drivers don’t get held up by you blocking the road to check in or wait on a door. Some areas are only big enough for one truck at a time especially the turns. Just stay slow and take your time. Blindsiding and U turns are impossible to do in the Independence Caves. The good thing is once you get inside you can make a complete circle around the out side where you can then go back out turn around and go back in the right way. Some of the docks are very tight and most places do have more than 1 dock. I go into Burd and Fletcher a lot and each dock is different and they have a couple that are a real pain. You did good and that was very stressful. Some docks are a bitch with any sleeper truck. Beautiful Truck
I appreciate that buddy. I was really stressed out here because I couldn’t believe this was happening to me. I’ve been to all of these places in KC area and I’ve never had any problems until this day. I’ve also been to this one before but I didn’t have any problems because I had different dock than this one.
I’m not a Trucker growing up as a kid I always admired Semis , I appreciate you guys and respect that you’re driving such a big mighty machine. It should be more appreciated and respected by people I always yield and work with you guys because I know how much weight is going down the road and you guys have to be in control of it from all the idiots that pull in front of you, thanks for showing the video. Enjoyed it ,love the big Rigs they’re beautiful and there’s something about the sound of the engine pouring! that I love ! lol, I’m subscribed buddy be safe out there love the blue Peterbilt. I liked the look of some of the Cab overs back in the days, they were cool looking Rigs.👍 Keep on Trucking! 😊
Thank you very much my friend 🙏🏼 I speak for all the drivers out here but I say that we appreciate and respect people like yourself. Show us respect, and we definitely have to show respect back to you.
I went in there with my 03 stretched Pete 53 ft refer put trailer in dock with my truck at 90 degrees from my trailer dropped it parked beside it so other drivers could get through. It was damn tight but doable. My truck was way longer. Extended hood 28’ longer and you could lay down on deck plate. Once was enough.
I’ve been to different docks in these caves and I’ve never had a problem. But it’s just impossible to turn around that pillar and put it in that dock with long nose trucks. Plastic truck, yeah it’s doable.
I was in a little diner in illinois one night. A truck came around back to go around the corner of the building. His trailer tore the corner of the roof off the building. He keppt going .
@@tedc7714That wasn’t me. I promise.
My first trip in those caves was with a 379 Pete with a 300 in wheel base and a 53 ft. Thankfully, I never had to go that deep in there. It is definitely scary the first time in there. Great video
I wouldn’t even attempt it with that wheel base brother. I was all the way at the end of this thing from what it looks like. But I will not be going back here again.
That was one of the hairiest situations but Bandit you held it together and mission accomplished.
I am from East Coast and have been to Independance, MI on business with a opthmalogist clinic. I also once spent 6 weeks working in Colombia, MI working on a clinical trial at a Pathologist Center flying out on the week ends from St Louis back home. That Route 70 has to be one of the heaviest density of tractor trailer rigs in the country.
I can appreciate your driving skills as before going back to university I drove trailers with a helper Teamster for a Anhueser Busch subsidiary in Boston through the city delivering beer for 6 years. Those tractor trailers were super easy to spin around in the street as your Peterbilt cab alone was more than half the length of my entire rig.
Thank you very much buddy🙏🏼 and yeah, Columbia Missouri, that’s where I live. Pretty nice small college town. But it is getting bigger and bigger every year. And you are absolutely right interstate 70 is one of the busiest highways in the country.
Your motor sounds so smooth I can tell that you maintain it very well. When you said you changed the fuel filter I knew for sure. Keep it on the road.
It’s the only one I have so I have to take care of it. I change oil on it every 15K miles or less. Every oil change I add 1 gallon of Lucas.
Excellent video. Good job trucker! Thanks for posting
Thank you for watching brother 🙏🏼 I appreciate that.
Just picked up there for the first time on Thursday. It was very tight, and I was in a 2022 cascadia.
Love the truck man, subscribed all the way over in New Zealand
Thank you very much buddy 🙏🏼
Good evening OTR BANDIT, thanks for the video the underground cave was awesome to see thanks for the ride and buddy don't always judge a book by it's cover until you read it.Well until the next one be careful and glad to see you on the highway 🛣️ supporting your family and I can't wait until you get merch for sale.
100% agree!! I thought that guy was jackass but he turned out to be very nice guy. I was wrong and I said it in the video. The guy yelling in the video telling me to back up was a jackass in my eyes.
I absolutely knew they was going to use the forklifts to help swing around
Sure you did 😂😂.
It suprises me there is no short distance moving compact vehicles in the caves for handling does tight turns with long trailers ! it would not have to be fast or have long range just 5tht weel on electric vehicle that would fit" under the trailer footprint : longvise, like a "trailer mover" for normal car trailers.
I knew the forklifts were coming to help him out. Ty for the video
@@perstaffanlundgren They have them. We call them yard dogs (some say yard truck) and yes they are very handy... if companies want to invest in them.. they can cost as much as some trucks. They are single rear axle cabovers basically and they can actually lift the front of the trailer off the ground (the 5th wheel goes up and down) so they don't have to crank legs up to move trailers (except when in a cave where you only have inches of clearance on top obviously.)
Just found your channel and I dig the rig
Glad to have you here. Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Good videos love out the hood than a while since I watched you glad to see you got Pete hang in there with the long wheel base you’ll figure it out
I appreciate it buddy 🙏🏼 I’m getting better with it for sure.
My carrier has a customer that has us deliver a full trailer of Chrysler parts down there. The customer has to let us take their 48’ trailer because the boss man says we will not take our 53 in there. Similar dock setup.
That’s a smart boss. These can get pretty tight and I’ve been to many of these over the years but I’ve never gotten stuck until this day. I tried it 3 times and it would not fit around that pillar.
7:03
A wise driver always gets out of the truck to surveil the area before you go.
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Thank you very much. Better safe than sorry. Always like to check just to be on a safe side.
@@OTRBandit nice job driver doing your goal and nice video !!!!
@@mcjosh.kampbusker Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Interesting seeing the full process. I’ve often wondered what kind of nightmare it would be working those confined spaces with longer modern rigs. Just found your channel.
It sure can be nightmare at some of these. I’ve been to other underground facilities before but I’ve never had any problems there. Thank you very much for watching 🙏🏼 I really appreciate that.
the take your load and shove it comment made my day! i used to be a forklift op and trust me we understand how you truckers are and we (or maybe just me) like to help out to get the job done. keep'er truckin' brother!
There are good forklift operators out there for sure. I’ve ran into many over the years. This guy that was yelling, I definitely didn’t like him.
Jerry Butler once sang only the strong survive.
Hooded and stretched trucks look nice but as a driver in Chicago they are pretty impractical and usually are more trouble then they are worth
You are right about that. I haven’t been to Chicago since I’ve bought this truck. Used to come up that way weekly. But I can’t do it with this thing anymore. Not worth the hassle.
I wouldn't drive in Chicago with a cabover
Wtf here i am on my day off watching someone else drive after driving all week lol, nice driving, see ya out there!
I do the same thing my friend. Stay safe out there and have a great weekend.
yo much respect to you and all the truckers .big up, love the sound , i got to blame ETS and ATS for my love of trucking ,thanks for keeping it real ,question what is tenders you said to keeping it forward when driving underground,bless up stay safe ,Rasta vibes
Thank you very much brother 🙏🏼tandems are trailer wheels. You move them towards the truck when you need to make a tight turns. But they also serve to distribute the weight evenly on other tandems. You move them back-and-forth to distribute the weight around.
Ok word
Something you might want to consider next time you are going south of Muskogee don’t get off at Big Cabin. Stay on the turnpike to Tulsa then catch Creek turnpike to Muskogee turnpike then get off on hwy 69 at Muskogee. Yes it will cost a few extra bucks but time wise it’s about the same but much much nicer roads. My old boss does it all the time.
I never thought of that before. I will definitely try that next time I’m down that way. I hate those portholes on 69
🤣🤣🤣How cant we not laugh brother ☺☺ especially when the man turn his back and left .
He was really starting to get on my nerves but I didn’t want to say anything to him because this load was paying good.
Hit a pillar and have it all come falling down! LOL Lovely sense of humour!
Thank you very much buddy I appreciate that 🙏🏼
Just found your channel bro and I dig it too you got a new subscriber your the man bro real talk real trucking and yea f**k that place😂
Glad to have you here. Thank you very much. 🙏🏼 and I will definitely not be going back to that place again, and I said the same thing about them that day. They can take that cave and shove it as far as I’m concerned
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Yo dude, the guy works there. Trying to help you. Good luck down the road
He was trying to help but he was a dickhead about it and I don’t appreciate dickhead. He did not help me very much. He got me stuck even worse than I was already stuck. The first time the second guy that came his boss. He was the one who actually helped me the guy named Robert.
Beautiful Strong Truck !
Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Safe Travels in your Great Beautiful Truck " Truckers Dream "
@@CJready Thank you very much 🙏🏼
Hell yeah bro you handled that like a true driver would never gave up and realized you needed a little help like we all do from time to time love that blue long nose I miss mine I definitely wouldn’t have even taken a load in there with it it had a 300 inch wheel base great video stay safe out there driver
I appreciate that brother 🙏🏼 I’m definitely not going back to that place ever again.
Was in that situation at a customer a couple months back. He did the same thing with my trailer except it had just been unloaded. 280" wheel base 389 with a 53' flatbed. Trailer was gonna catch one of there pallet racks right behind the front axle of the trailer. Glad they were able to side shift your trailer for you to get around the piller.
I was very happy they did that for me. That other idiot was just there barking at me, telling me what to do but his boss is actually the one who helped me. Thank God for Robert. I could have always backed out and left without them doing that but I really wanted to get that load because it was paying good.
I was wondering when the fork lift was going to show up😆😂
They were ready 😂 flew out of nowhere
I knew a truck driver once that didn't need a forklift to get around to turn
7:50 you started cutting it too sharp too soon because you can't see past your Toucan.
Your truck sounded so cool inside the cave, I love the turbo wine. I would have loved to have been with you in the cab with the window rolled down to her the motor. AWESOME!!!
Thank you very much 🙏🏼 it does sound really good underground and under overpasses.
Haven’t been in that one yet, appreciate the uncut version of your approach man !!
I will stay away from this place from now on. If you have different truck than mine. I think you should be OK.
Excellent driving skills Sir!
My first time visiting your channel.
I used to do Tanker in greater LA area (Calif.), Oakland, etc. It was quite a different learning curve to get used to making 90° turns and taking them extra wide as opposed to cargo box trailers.
Really like your rig...would probably be too much for me. Takes a really patient, skilled driver to operate your longnose truck. Like to hear your Peterbilt purr! Looking forward to more videos.
Thank you for stopping by and watching 🙏🏼 I’ve never done a tanker but I would love to do that. I’ve always had my tanker endorsement but I never had opportunity to drive one. Maybe someday.
How about my 56footer anyone know about the hangover when turning everyone hits something, but it's working for me 😮
This is a solid argument against buying a long nose Pete. More hassle than it's worth.
It is not a very practical truck. It’s good looking but there are allot of places I can’t go with this thing.
@@OTRBandit Yeah, that wheelbase was killing you. Houston, TX Kroger DC frozen storage was a blindside back nightmare for lwb trucks, it was a mad house. They don't help us drivers when they make these docks.
Thanks for that tip about Houston. I’m about buy a reefer and I will definitely avoid that Kroger DC. But every Kroger is crap.
It must be a male macho thing !
@OTRBandit NYC ...
Stressful, indeed. I felt your stress. You handled it well. Decades ago, I got stuck under the Denver Fed Processing Center. Low low ceilings unmarked and also have changing heights. NOT a fun situation.
Not how I thought it would go. I thought I would drive in , back up to a dock and leave like I always have from the other locations. But that didn’t go as planned. I’ve been to bunch of these places but I’ve never been stuck before. I think I’ll stay away from this place from now on.
bro u big pimpin with that nice pete and here i am still stuck with my 2014 cascadia that i had for ages 😂
I was forced to buy this truck by IRS. I made to much money and had to spend some on something. If I had cascadia, I wouldn’t have gotten stuck here. That’s a nice truck. You can go anywhere with it, I can’t with this one.
Nice truck love the color.
Thank you 🙏🏼
That yellow thing is called a railcar transfer table. Shifts the completed railcar from one bay/workstation to another.
I never knew that. Glad there’s someone on here who knows proper name for these things. Thank you very much for that info 🙏🏼
@@OTRBandit Question, What was the name and location of that railcar place 🤔?
Richard Bause Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley RR
@@richardbause2453This place is Greenbrier Rail Services - Cleburne Texas
@@OTRBandit
I believe that was a heavy overhaul backshop in the steam days for the Kansas and Texas Railroad, better known as "The Katey RR "
If you get back down near Dallas, General Electric has their Locomotive building shop for building engines. Quite impressive place.
Come out of the orientation room, cabs being Welded together, go down around a corner and have 16 Locomotives 🚂 in various stages of assembly.
Cool place 😎.
Yeah this place was pretty impressive. Wish I could have flown my drone but allot of places don’t allow that unfortunately.
I get claustrophobia in tunnels like that. You are truly amazing
Thank you very much 🙏🏼 I get claustrophobic as well every time I go down there. And I think after this fiasco, I am going to stay away from places like this.
Love the Over the Hood view of your Pete. I've ran the Caves before I i was with the current Conpany that I'm running with now. If i was running the Caves in Kansas City Missouri, I would definitely Record it and post it on my UA-cam Channel. Thank you for your service
Thank you as well for all your hard work my friend. Stay safe out there and take care. 🙏🏼
@@OTRBandit You too Bandit, I'm watching the rest of your Videos right now in your Channel and getting Caught up on what you've posted.
BTW - I love your Pets
Thank you 🙏🏼
I only drove 18 wheeler for one year back in '93. Drove a orange cabover and it would have made it in the caves, but it sure wasn't comfortable like your rig. Saw the whole USA in that one year and decided that wasn't the job for me. Kind of enjoyed it some of the time and was miserable some of the time. Glad I had the chance to try it for sure. Never new a place like the caves existed. That would have been something for me to experience and it looks like it is just a everyday stop for lots of people. Held on to my cdl for many years after the work it took to get it. Then one year I just decided to drop it and the people at the Tx Dot asked me a couple of times if I really wanted to give it up. Thanks for sharing I subscribed and will leave the driving to you guys. The worst thing for me was grocery warehouses they made me hate the job!
Thank you very much for watching and subscribing my friend. I really appreciate that. Let me tell you something, you sir are a lot smarter than most of us. When I started driving, I told myself I am only gonna be doing this for one or two years and then I’m gonna quit but unfortunately I was not as smart as you and here I am still doing this crap 18 years later. I do love Trucking and I do enjoy driving, but honestly I wish I never stepped foot in this thing.
Speakin of cabovers, I sure do miss seeing those things on the roads here in the USA. I remember I saw them everywhere back in the 90s & down. These days I mostly see conventional cabs. At first I didn't know why the cabovers phased out & then I've learned it was because the length law has changed. In other words, the length limit was increased which eliminated the need for cabovers to pull trailers that exceeded an overall length of 65ft.
@@KevinRichards-my5ojthat’s exactly why we don’t see them anymore. They changed the law and now you have jackasses like me and other guys with even longer trucks out here. I really wouldn’t mind driving a nice cabover. I think they are pretty cool looking. One thing I don’t like about them is that you have to lift up the whole cab to get to the engine.
@OTRBandit I still see cabovers out on the roads, just very seldom. I don't see 2 or more close to each other like I use to back in the day. Down in Jamaica, there's several of those International 9670 & 9700/9800 cabover models. Believe it or not, Kenworth still builds cabovers which surprised me. But they sell them down in New Zealand & other countries overseas.
@@KevinRichards-my5oj you are absolutely right my friend I believe they sell them in New Zealand and Australia as well. I don’t know why they don’t sell them here in the United States honestly. I think people would buy those over here because it seems like everybody likes them.
😂😂😂 it's always the guy who never drove a truck before hollering commands 12:30
-Outlawd
Should never listen to forklift driver. Not going to make that mistake again.
Hey buddy. I am new to your channel and nice to meet you here lol. I have seen a lot of truckers in all situations trying to back up and get stuck. It happens to the best of them. It just goes to show that even an experienced driver can get stuck in that area. That's a very small area to drive in there. Anyhow you have blessed day my friend.
I appreciate you my friend 🙏🏼 We all have our bad days, and this was one of mine. I’m sure there’s gonna be plenty more bad days, but what can you do, that’s part of the trucking. have a blessed day buddy and thank you very much one more time. 🙏🏼
@@OTRBandit oh yeah I hear you there. We all have bad days and it's all a part of being human lol.
Wish I could give this video 2 thumbs up, this is showing the real life side of trucking!
Appreciate that buddy 🙏🏼
Great video Bro. Thanks.
Thank you brother 🙏🏼
Hope that load pays well 😭
It was pretty decent load. Totally worth the hassle but I wouldn’t I wouldn’t go there again.
Yesterday was my first time in independence Mo and mind you I am still a rookie only 10 months on the job . When I check in the lady told me take a left and stop at the security guard area . He told me follow 71 all the way down but never explained or I was to nervous to that I forgot his other instructions. Finally when I got to 71 a worker explained to me head back like you are going to exit the cave but right before you will come a cross that looks like a T after that turn left . On man I was trucking a lot it was tight and finally a guy had to spot my left side trailer tires to see if I could make it and I did by inches . But backing was no joke getting off and double checking final I got in the dock . Respect to people who deliver and pickup from those places haha
I’m glad to hear that you made it in and out OK my friend. Some of those places in Kansas City area can be really bad. If you ever go to Springfield MO or Cartage, Missouri, do not be nervous at all. There’s room for days inside of those caves. Good luck to you buddy and stay safe out there.
Much appreciated. God bless and stay safe on the roads. And keep on posting those 🔥 videos
@@FlavioMarceloDado-ey7kkwill do brother 🙏🏼
I drove for thirty years. Started when I was 21 years old. Never been there before. I sure miss it but I retired to take care of my wife. Be safe out there driver.
Love the southern accent
Thank you 🙏🏼
Hit that loud jake Brake down there 😂😂😂
I absolutely love your channel❤️
I have been to Kansas City at least 50 times or more. My Brother and his family live there. YEAH BUDDY!!
I really appreciate that. Thank you so much 🙏🏼 i spend allot of time in KC because I live 2 hours away and I deliver them in KC allot.
@@OTRBandit My brother and his family really live in Lenexa, Kansas. A suburb of Kansas City, Kansas not in Kansas City itself.
Great video buddy! Ur hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 drive safe out there. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Appreciate it buddy?
Man you were lucky fork lift drivers didn’t damage your trailer I don’t think that would have been possible if you were loaded I live in Colorado and have never seen those caves not sure I could handle being that far under ground be safe buddy keep the videos coming
I was all the way at the end of this thing. They definitely wouldn’t be able to help if I was loaded. And thank God nothing was damaged. It could have been pretty bad.
What a nightmare
This guy sounds like he was in the Marine Corps for a few years. 🤣
I drive a 2019 Peterbilt 579 and it’s interesting bumping some of the docks in those caves. I can imagine maneuvering a long nose with a 53 footer. Patience is the key and get out of the cab and eyeball the situation if necessary.
It’s definitely a challenge in any truck, especially long nose truck. Pathetic and looking around to make sure you don’t damage anything is the key here.
I think you intended to write 'patience', and not 'pathetic' (very different meaning)...?@@OTRBandit
This is the first video of yours I have seen. I really liked your video but not your swearing language. I will not be subscribing to your channel. Good bye
Well, I’m sorry that you can’t handle some bad words. But I’m not going to change the way I talk because some stranger on UA-cam doesn’t like it. I’m not going to pretend to be something I’m not.
Mate; you are not that perfect so don't mouth others logic thought how they do something.
I’m not perfect but I will always call out stupid stuff I see out here and I will always share my opinion on it. Nobody’s perfect.
MaTE, you sound 14. When you learn how grown men talk to each other you'll realize his tone was a bit much than for just giving an innocent suggestion.
I've been in that cave facility, it's amazing when it comes to visibility in a cave. Every wall is bright. Many similar facilities are very dark and hard to see in. Of course my company had very few truck/tractors that with long a wheelbase. We made a lot of stops and deliveries so maneuverability was crucial. That long wheelbase is great on the open road but obviously sucks for really tight places.
You are absolutely right. This truck is beautiful and it is very good on an open road but it is not very practical and it is terrible in tight places. This cave was very well maintained inside, and it was very bright and clean, compared to some of them that I have been to..
Good driving truck driva thx for taking me on the ride with you i miss otr but after 7 years I’m done
Thanks for watching and coming along brother. I wish I never stepped foot in this thing man. But it’s too late for me now. Been doing it for too long to stop now. I’m happy to hear that you got out and are spending time at home like normal people should do.
You Did fine Buddy. Hard to do with a stretch. Keep on Trucking. Greer south Carolina
I did the best I could with the situation that has been presented to me. I definitely appreciate you watching brother. Thank you so much.
that's why I started watching your channel man your raw you don't fake shit it is what it is you call it how I see it
It can happen to anyone unfortunately. Why not show it like it is. Nobody’s perfect. I really appreciate you watching brother 🙏🏼
@@OTRBandit brother I came across your channel about a week ago been beng watching it I follow gentry and sons and a few other truckers but you and Chad Keegan by far are my favorite to watch you guy are who u are I like that you don't put a front up be safe out there my friend
@@shawnlee6690thank you very much 🙏🏼
That is what all drivers need to watch ... Was great video and documentary too😂👍🏻
I appreciate it buddy thank you very much. I agree that everybody should watch this and do the total opposite of everything I did 😂😂
I have picked up a lot of loads in that place, it is very difficult to maneuver there, excellent video
It really is. Especially with this truck. I appreciate it buddy 🙏🏼
I've been in that one, it is very tight. There was about a dozen trucks that went in in a certain order, got unloaded in the same order and left in the same order.
Safe to say that I will not be going back.
That's very interesting footage of those massive underground cave systems. I'm not a trucker, but like to watch this kind of videos, it also made me more aware of what you guys are dealing with on a daily basis out there. Now, what I can't wrap my head around, is why you apparantly don't use steering trailers in North America. This is pretty much the norm in Europe and I can't even remember when I last saw a non-steering one for the last time. It would make your life much easier.
Thank you for watching all the way from Europe. Two main reasons why we don’t have those here. They would be too much money and they aren’t really needed that much to justify the cost. Big giant oversized loads do have those kinds of trailers.that type of trailer would have definitely helped me here
@@OTRBanditThanks for clarifying. I can see how that wouldn't be relly needed, especially for long haulers. In Europe, crossings and turns are often much tighter and we looove roundabouts! Stay safe out there!
I like the fact you certainly know where your fenders are. I'm was impressed.. May you always have the wind on your back.. Drive Safe..
Thank you very much buddy 🙏🏼
I've been there it's a tough place thank you for sharing 😊
It sure can be tough some days. Thank you for watching 🙏🏼
Hey,You did well in that Cave,because you are a true professional Trucker.
Thank you very much 🙏🏼 I really appreciate that.