The city that never sleeps.. aka drivers worth nightmare at night. First time in NYC, BRONX
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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Roads aren't fixed because tax dollars and toll fees are lining pockets!!
That's Governor Cuomo for you
Criminals....
@@Benjimac379 now its just hochul, shes just as bad as cuomo.
You’re in my neck of the woods (NYC)... you got extremely lucky with this trip. Even at 2am there can be lots of traffic! The GWB was barren considering it normally is packed. The roads are a mess because they would have to tear up the existing roads and place new ones. If they just pave over them, they risk changing the already tight clearances. Some of these signs mess you up. In NY, yellow signs post about a foot less than what you actually have. So a yellow sign that says 13’2 really equates to 14”2. Not sure, GOAL. Better than can opening lol. White signs are legit. When taking curves, go about 10mph under the yellow signs (sign says 40mph, take it at 30mph). Your life> people’s rushing. I’d list the bridges you can take and whatnot, but there’s too many. NEVER TAKE A TUNNEL. You won’t clear. Good job on this though!
Michael D New York measures their truck height from hub to top. So basically if it’s 13.6” it’s actually 14.6”. thanks for sharing info. 😊
Saiga Legacy it’s measured from the curb to the bottom of the overpass. They do it to allow for heavy snow packing down. Never had an issue with that though. BQE has a sign near Cadman Plaza that says 12’2 and you can 100% make it. That’s the biggest lie I’ve seen regarding NYC trucking. Be careful and safe travels!
I like NYC traffic on 95.
The mango Mexicans are awesome.
Thanks for the info Mike good stuff to know
No Gps back in the day but sure did have some wild adventures . Could tell ya 1000 stories.
Hammer down OTROOKIE
You are at the Hunts Point market. You were given good directions. That was a smooth ride in. In fact I learned a new route from you. I usually come in off 87S onto the Bruckner then right turn onto Tiffany. It's only a nightmare when you Don't prepare and get lost.... personally I hate driving in the Bronx and I'm local and drive a straight truck... Good job!
Hunts Point! I was running teams with a buddy of mine and the first time we went there, my buddy was checking in at the guard shack when a dude jumped up on the passenger side and tried to sell us drugs.
They put the lower heights on bridges and overpasses to accommodate for heavy snow loads in the winter.
Also, for any of you interested, if you have to go to The Bronx or anywhere similar, sometimes it’s worth it to go to the Tappan Zee Bridge. It’s up about 20 mins or so from the GWB, but it’s beautiful and the tolls are significantly less and you beat the traffic (which can sometimes be 1 1/2 hours 🥵)
sitting at home, retired, never thought I'd miss it all - but your vids get the feel of the thing across so perfectly, brings it all back to me, but know what? I still don't miss it
Enjoy your time home!
Great Vlog .. Admire you being REAL with your Nervousness .. Keep them Coming
One time was enough for me! Also in the Northeast, they detract that measurement from the bridge due to snow buildup. Usually around a foot, at least that's what I heard.
Thank you for always uploading and giving insight for our generation of drivers.
Great video. The real deal. New York City is one of those places that separates the real truckers from the "steering wheel holders"
growing up in New York City and my dad teaching me how to maneuver the streets really framed me as a truck driver and for that I am greatful
This was a great visual learning tool. Thank you for sharing this ride with us Rasim!! Good stuff. I hope you aren't stuck there half of the day tomorrow.
I love this video.... Make more like this, in the night, the ambience of the cabine and all urban/industrial places around its super cinematic!!
Definitely more videos like this and this long lol. Really loving the content. Kinda using your videos for reference so when I get my CDL I know what to kinda expect
By walking around looking things over rather than drive in blind possibly jamming things up shows you're a conscientious driver. Nice vid.
Do more of these videos man. I'm not a trucker. But love watching your videos.
This is an area in the Bronx is what New Yorkers, like myself, call Hunts Point. This area and the complex you're in is one of the central zones to trucks delivering food to supermarkets in the state of New York. The area is sketchy. But when you're on the complex, you're fine.
Also, New York City is a great place to live. Despite the high tolls and the messy road, New York is expensive for a lot of people. But if my family and others with SOME money can make it happen, others can make it happen as well.
Last, George Washington Bridge is owned by Port Authority of New Jersey and not New York (haha). Also, the Bronx is not on an island. And Bruckner Expressway is the ABSOLUTE worst highway in the state! You should take up a trip where you deliver to Long Island. I don't think they'd pay you much. But at least you'll have some experience seeing what New York looks like.
And one day, after coronavirus pandemic, park your truck, hop on the train, and spend a day exploring New York City! Take in what this great (but expensive af) city has to offer. Grab some pictures, eat, and enjoy New York.
I'm from central California visited New York City in 2016 queens New York on new year's eve the Oliver and company a Disney movie plus King Kong inspired me to visit New York drove from California to the state of Tennessee then after that New York City was visiting relatives in the State of Tennessee sorry for any misspells or mistakes in spelling.
Hey man. I go here all the time. Welcome to my side of things. I was actually on your side this week travelling from Alabama through Arkansas and Missouri.
Tyrants in NY charging people $100+ to cross a damn bridge... ridiculous
Hey its not tyranny when they repeatedly vote for those politicians that are making illegal moves
@@illinoisboy8577, shows you how uninformed you are. We have had both republican and Democratic leaders here and the cost of living never goes down, nor does the "tyranny" ever stop. Shuddup and have knowledge and facts as your ally before opening your mouth.
hey bro keep making these vids it definetly brings back memories from when i used to drive, im now working on the railroad. great vid of new york bronx stay out of manhatten, its 10x worst it felt
That city sucks..I was dispatched there on my 3rd load as a solo driver..after my training was up..I was told dont stop at red lights at night bc the thugs would be waiting to pull your release lever on your trl..so they could steal what was on it..especially if it were electronics or cigarettes..lol. didn't have it happen..but refused to go back there..haha
i heard that too. it sounds like some 3rd world shithole.
@@WEMBLEYNE its really not that bad. I've been delivering there since the 90's. No what time 2 go in & it's really not that bad
If it was the 90s id belive it but The chances of that happening are very slim i live in the bronx and it's not as dangerous as it was way back in the mid and late 1900.
Lmao that’s hilarious, that shit doesn’t happen. And trust, night time is the best time to travel in the boroughs and manhattan. Daytime you will park your truck and quit.
@@Alpha_apex Yup Traffic during the Day is nothing more than a parking lot!
Just heard you’re Bosnian bro. That’s so dope. Happy to see our people out here.
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Good job buddy. I just started driving 2 weeks ago and your videos gives me helpful stuff. In New York, truck height is measured from wheel hub to top if I remember it. And if bridge height is 12.6”, it’s actually 13.6” for example. For your gps, plz get bigger tablet and hook it in there so you have better visual. And also truck Atlass is helpful. Keep on trucking buddy 🤟
My first OTR trip ever was a load of tomatoes out of Nogales bound for Hunts Point. This video brought back some memories!
Dude...i loved your video. You managed this drive really well. Im impressed. I like your style of driving. I just subscribed. Never been to nyc before...i haul a flatbed, been doing that for 2 years, otr and luckily the company I'm with never actually sent me to NYC. I've been to Buffalo and Syracuse, but that's the extent of my NY driving lol....but just wanted to say,you handled that drive like a true professional. I would've been freaked out the whole time
Appreciate ya ✊🏻✌🏻
I use to deliver once a week in the Bronx to hunts point market with produce from Cali or Nogales. 2 places I hate as a trucker. New York, Southern California, and maybe for a third Chicago..lol
Every trucker hates those places lol.
I rarely leave NY, so it's nice to hear an out of towner's perspective.
We basically have one toll bridge in Denmark connecting the eastern and western part of the country. Only other option is ferries. Toll stretch is 11 miles. The price (discount included) is:
90 dollars for trucks up to 33 feet.
140 dollars for trucks between 34 and 66 feet. (absolutely most trucks in Denmark are in this category)
210 dollars for trucks longer than 66 feet, but lighter than 100 metric tons.
720 dollars for trucks longer than 66 feet and heavier than 100 metric tons.
I've seen worst traffic in Birmingham, Al bro,lol You picked a good time for that trip. I go through the little country Mayberry looking towns in Ny, but never there thankfully. You'll be a vet before you know it. Thanks
Good job. I'm based out of Jersey n you right on point about the turn signal, usually the only way to get over is to bully your way in. Usually you'd wanna get out of NY no later then 4am but like the other commenter stated any hour can be a disaster especially when they do roadwork on the bridge. I've sat for 3hrs at 1am trying to get back into Jersey.
*Did you have to pay to get in the gate?
Its fun to ride along thanks for the videos. I miss riding shotgun with my old man back in the day. Those were the days
Most drivers don't mess with NYC in any circumstance.
Loved your vid mate it gives me a insight of new york from a Truckers eye,, safe driving job well done 👍👍
I was a cube truck delivery driver for Aarons Furniture, and I found that when I have the voice/volume on on my phone/google maps it helps a lot. I saw your Bronx nightmare video. a regular gps is junk just update your phone and use that. from someone that has driven way less miles, it has saved me a lot of stress, may not help in ny but it makes it safer because you don't have to keep looking at your gps as much, and it could one day save a life.
my dads very first trip was from cranston print works in MA..back when people actually made fabric and designs. It was to Macys downtown. He had a mack v8, short hood (rare), with the 40 something foot of that era. A heavy hauler dual purpose to haul machinery for their mill. loud and hard old mack went faster than a lot of the traffic.. His very first ride out, someone full speed ran into the back of him, while in front of macys.. the clothing rolled out by otself onto the car and sidewalk. Very expensive. In the same day someone ran a light into the side of him. He came home, said he got the wrong job very upset.. my mom changed his mind. that was 1978. He is still driving today.. 42 years, 6 million miles loaded written. owner operator for 33. Never give up. Trucks are beautiful today.. been that way for long time now.
most routes you'll do will go to The Bronx or Brooklyn. They are the industrial hubs of America.
I cross that bridge 8 times a day running Linehaul, you did your thing 💪
It's taken me over 7 hours to get from the Connecticut line to New Jersey.
Wow
Ok....it takes an hour and a half to get from the Bronx to Connecticut. Which way did you go lol?
Also, don’t worry about anyone honking at you. They just like to hear their horns a lot here lol
I use to go into Hunts Point all the time in late 90's. I would leave Carlisle PA about 1:00 in the morning and be there to make my drop. It was wild and fun back then. The meat market had a great little restaurant /bar in it.
Next time stay on Express lane upper level to GWB and 12'6 is 13'6 to go to the place you going to next follow the signs for hunt point market and turn left on tiffany blvd that's the easiest way
OMG
I remember when the toll over the GW was $20. Insane!
No other city in the nation like "Detroit"....you want an 'education", come to the Motor City!!!, the relic rolls on minus "cruise", be safe, enjoyed the video....relax though, rough life you share...
Lol. 19:39. "I'm just going to wait for green light right on the pedestrian crossing"
Hate running NY loads. I never accept those
It doesn't look so bad, once you get in there. I believe that's Hunts Point Market.
Good video. Heard stories about people going into the Bronx . Not everyone's favorite place to go I heard.
I like this guy, he just keeps it real.
I appreciate it ✊🏼
About your height limit on bridges. I’m not sure for other states, could be national but the bridges are a foot taller then the posted sign. So anything 12’9” and up, you’re good.
13:07 😂😂😂 I say the same thing in that exact spot. I was waiting to see what you were gonna say.
You were in The Bronx. I'm in The Bronx. If you ever go back there, hit me up. You went to the Hunts Point market.
Hey buddy it's ok to be cautious but don't worry so much because you always handle it . It's not worth getting your anxiety worked up . YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!
He did perfect. I can’t even negative my way in NYC in a car that too in a night time and this dude did it with a semi truck with no problems .
Looks kinda like my radio. With my radio you just have to hold down the display (dsp) and it will give you the option to lower the brightness
My Dispatcher would send me a load proposal and every time they said "Proposed next load (insert shithole city here), NY. and my reply was always literally "Fuck off, next load please"
yea that radio would drive me nuts. i always dim all my dash lights at night
Good job Rasim! Bronx NY check : ). Don't stress out too much, if trucks go there you'll be fine, you went in at the right time. Looks sketchy going in but then you get there and there's a couple hundred trucks in there. Pay tolls, pay to cross the GW, pay to get into the customer, and probably pay to get it unloaded, ridiculous...
I live about 3 hours away, but I go to NYC for the week to work ( I do HVAC) then come back home on the weekends. I HATE IT. I hate the prices, the traffic, also parking is brutal. Most stressful things ive ever had to encounter, and im not even talking about the job its, just being there.
EDIT: We leave at like mid-day on Fridays just to make it home in 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Otherwise you leave later then that and your screwed. I left at 3pm once and didn't get home till 9pm …. ;/
You hit the nail on the head as far as the corrupt nature of the tax and toll system. It’s a joke and to think what seems like the majority of the people want MORE taxes and MORE government intervention in our lives....
We don';t want MORE government, we just BETTER government and we also want a more appropriate tax system that shifts more of the tax burden onto the wealthy and less on the working class, and we want better appropriation of our tax dollars, we want less police harassment and we want reasonable (gun) laws. Nothing in there says "more government."
Why the heck would the toll be that outrageously expensive ?!?! I thought the Bay Area was bad with $6 to cross the Oakland bay bridge and I think $10 for the golden gate.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority is the corrupt entity that holds this city ransom for its money. They operate all of our trains here and oversee the running of all of our bridges and tunnels. They are the ones that dig out our eyes with those toll rates.
I live in New York city and it is hard to drive a full size semi there. I have a hard time navigating there. They are designed for day cabs and 48 foot trailers not a full size sleeper cab and a 53 foot truck
Thanks for the ride😁
Back in the eighties I used to Park at a 76 Truck Stop in Bartonsville Pennsylvania. I would leave about 8:00 at night going to Long Island and then make it back to New Jersey PA line before Rush Hour
Can you make a video going over concealed carry laws for truckers? I have my CCW out of AZ and am starting a trucking job soon. I carry my gun with me everywhere, but I was under the impression that was a no no for truckers because some states like NY,NJ,CA, etc have unconstitutional laws and prevent citizens the God given right to self preservation...
Kent Livingston you have to prove that you move more than $10,000 3 times a month for your business and have no record in order to get your carry permit in NYC (or be LE)
Michael D what does money have to do with a carry permit? Lol
No idea really I been wanting to find more info myself as I don’t carry but I want to
DO NOT GET CAUGHT WITH ANY GUNS IN NY OR NJ, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE FROM AND NO MATTER WHAT CCW YOU POSSESS. You're welcome.
And to answer your question to "Michael" D as to "what does money have to do with a carry permit?" the NYPD is who oversees the licensure of CCW applicants and unless you're a businessman or woman conducting high volume cash transactions, you cannot get a CCW in this city. It's unfortunate, but that's the way it is and before you make any comments about us voting "Democrat" against our own best interests or our "freedom" or constitutional rights or whatnot, understand that NYC and the state of NY have had leaders of both parties and nothing has ever changed. We get taxed to death here and have more and more of our rights stripped away from us, no matter who is in charge. The republicans are no better than the Democrats. That's a fact.
Wear a reflective vest or jacket when outside of your truck especially at night. You won't regret it.
I would advise you to ONLY drive into NYC at night, if you can help it. That's the only time you can expect to get some semblance of a break on the traffic, especially if you go through the Bronx. That Cross Bronx Expressway is a nightmare!
you could’ve took the express lanes . in the express lanes, stay right for NYC. one over the bridge, everyone merges.
Driving through New York City is no fun. Been on George Washington bridge upper level and been through the Bronx on highway.
Hello Rasim! Too Bad you didn’t get to Cross the Bridge during Daylight Hours so you could see what your $ 80.00 (with Easy-Pass) is Paying for. 😬 👍
Went back next day Ken!
Great guy keep on trucking god bless0
Thank you!
We drove through New York to get to Westport Connecticut and crossed the G. Washington Bridge it was crazy busy and very expensive. TFS! How’s the work going on the Mercedes?
Gave up on it to be honest lol
OTRookie lol, it looked like a big job. But you’re really intelligent so you can do it! If you even want to mess with it lol.
Use to go 5 boroughs all the time ....I DONT MISS IT....
Love your channel keep on trucking
I never, ever go to New York. Especially after going to Chicago so many times in the past, I can’t imagine me going to New York.
Chicago is actually fairly easy to drive in. The problems usually happen when you see the dock, if there is a dock lol!
Mike Brown Yeah it’s not too bad, it’s just the ignorant 4 wheelers.
I’m in jersey city right now picking up to Orlando fl. I always try coming up I81 so I don’t have to go I95. I hate NYC. Been there, done that!
We get Hazzard pay to go into that God awful place. Everyone that refuses to go there helps us boost our rates.
Ell Jay I don’t mind boosting your pay. 😆
In my 15 years I went there once refused every other load there. It's not worth it.
Its not that bad making impossible turns,backing blindside from the street by a busy bus station blocking traffic, making sure your in the middle lane at certain times so the corner of your trailer doesn't hit corners of bridges, people flicking you off etc....
What was the reason for driving in the left lane on the freeway? There was no traffic.
i learned years ago to not stop at red lights when driving threw there at night,slow down and roll threw if yu can.
Right at the end, there was a big gap between those trucks. Probably because of the fire hydrant, would be my guess.
It's one thing to drive a truck in area's you are very familiar with but driving one and not knowing the area at all is
nerve wreaking at least to me it would be. I do not like driving in area's that are brand new to me.
People always say driving a truck is easy and maybe it is but it is all the other BS that makes it a nightmare!
I might be going to New York hopefully I see you
would thermal vision help you at night? say, a screen that shows you what's 300-600 feet ahead. it can also work effectively during rain, snow, fog.
I feel ya, i run out onto the island quite a bit delivering buildings. The roads suck and i run a long wheelbase daycab on 56000 springride! Running oversized is soooo much fun. Start lining up at the gw for the usual 8pm bridge shutdown to get us all across to the throgsneck then wait in a line for that closure at 10ish. Then hit the LIE and roll. Fun when its dark as hell and your running at 98 to 100 feet long. Just gotta hope your escort drivers know their way around.
$100 to cross a bridge? In the U.K. my local suspension bridge is only £2.00 xD
That’s NYC. Thieving, corrupt tyrants.
Your radio looks similar to mine. If so there should be an option to change the color of the radio to something like dark red and it makes it much less distracting.
Crazy seeing the highway I drive on all the time
I liked your video.
If u ever in the bronx again in need of help and or for donations ill gladly help you out
I give you all the credit in the world taking loads in the New York
lots of Canadian trucks Deliver there in the meat Market Bronx Lightspeed is out of Alberta Canada
I been in that joint hundreds of times im retired now I was where you were at when they had the power outage that was a fucken nightmair the tool booth couldn work they just left me go through I was going to hunts point vita foods got there and they couldn't open the freezer hahaha
You actually chose to go there..you book your own loads..must of paid really good huh?
Low bridges in NY are 12 to 18 inches higher than posted unless they say actual height. I know this because I live there. 12’ 7" is usually ok. Usually. Man I hate driving in NY.
Never been myself bro but sounds like you went to hunts point.
I always ask for 500 more for tollz
It's one toll to get in and out. No toll to get out
I think every load I took into NY city had a corresponding story because nothing is routine there. Actually I've made better time on some highways around there though than other cities and I think it's because so many New Yorkers use public transportation compared to other cities. You have to learn the peak times and try to avoid those. I would never go there with an 18 wheeler if I had load choice as a driver.
I drive an 18 International LT at least 3-4 per week in and out of NYC via GWB. I've gotten to the point where I just use two lanes when I need to. During rush hour it's survival of the fittest. You don't ask, you just take the space you need and fuck the 4 wheelers who get mad.
USMC 0311 that’s it brother! I’ve taken 3 lanes up on 6th ave turning onto 59th st near Central Park at 12:30pm before 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for these videos.
You do not want to be doing you’re haul in a truck during rush hour, I drive it in a car sometimes, it really sucks in a car, I can’t imagine doing it in a semi. That would be the worst experience ever!
Crossing the GW costs money only when going northbound.
Southbound is free
Which is actually a smart way to do it so you only have the traffic backup in one direction. That squeeze after you exit those toll booths can be a nuisance during peak hours.