This is pure skills. 100% I’m a Firefighter Engineer in Midtown Manhattan and drive our ladder truck. It takes a lot of training to drive in somewhere as dense as NYC
This video demonstrates why I respect trailer drivers so much -- it can be difficult enough to navigate a large vehicle alone (buses, box-trucks) because of the distance between the front and back wheels, imagine the difficulty in driving with something heavy trailing behind you! And with all those loading trucks that might open their doors anytime. Especially love the curve at 6:20, really taking care that the trailing bit doesn't go over the white line, but not straying to far off. Just perfectly going along the line. Impressive stuff.
Way to thread the needle. Only took one UPS letter blown off his cart. Ran the city a couple of times, but at night. I couldn't have had better escorts. The boss actually drove semi for Pepsi in the city Ran one during daylight but it was only 10' wide and you appeared to be closer to 12'. Can't quite figure out how could you ran that during daylight hours but that's your story to tell. . Had to do a 12' wide thru downtown Miami one day on US-1. They put up barrels on both sides of the street and brought my lanes down to 1 lane, and I gently rolled every barrel on both sides off to the side for a 1/2 mile without knocking any over. My escort was proud of me. Have a good day.
Love the sound of that tractor! It looks like a Peterbilt tractor, probably running an 18 speed Roadranger. Love the Jake Brake! And so nice going down Second Avenue in my city, NYC! Reminds me of my days as a tractor-trailer driver navigating the streets of NYC back in the day. It can be a challenge, with cabs cutting you off, pedestrians jaywalking (I'm guilty of that!) and other hazards. And that's with a standard trailer that's 102 inches wide. This heavy-hauler in the video is pulling a lowboy with an excavator whose tracks are than the trailer, so in addition to the other things he's got to look out for, he has to consider his wider width. Nice video! Thanks for posting this!
Driving these streets would give me such bad anxiety. 😂 Love those Jakes and stacks though. Could listen to it all day, I guess 26min & 57sec will have to do for now. 😉🤘🏻😎
11 ft wide in a 10 ft lane. Nice and the people crowding you after they get by the machine. Ahh the memories. I did oversized for 20 years and I am still in therapy
Dang dude, I feel like such a wimp... I didn't wanna pull my 6x12 enclosed trailer with my truck on the highway through a major city. Your owning those strees man!! Bravo!
Good thing most people have enough scence to give give you extra space where needed. Personally I'd be too terrified to even attempt this. Ya done much better than I could ever do.
You bringing me good memories when in I lived and drove truck in NY. It’s not for everyone! But there are tips, tricks and cheats to doing this! No one would understand unless you live that semi truck life in NY!! Blessings!!
You bringing me good memories when in I lived and drove truck in NY. It’s not for everyone! But there are tips, tricks and cheats to doing this! No one would understand unless you live that semi truck life in NY!! Blessings!! And I see why you took that route from the BX to Queens no tolls and less D.O.T!
Watch again with an eye for people getting by the machine by staying wide then crowding the truck itself. This gave me stress when I did it. Make you have to stop or slow to avoid canopener action on dumb fools cars
BROTHER FROM SOMEONE WHO DROVE TRUCKS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.......I THINK THAT THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN..... HE KNOCKED A PACKAGE OFF THE FED EX'S MANS CART..BALLS SAID THE QUEEN IF I HAD THEM I'D BE THE KING....LOLOLOL
@@I_Am_Your_Problem every good trucker knows that a 2cycle Detroit builds power at the top end and they know how to use that top end power . Go do your research and you'll find that the usa military still uses 2cycle Detroit engines in their tanks .
In my wildest fucking dreams bro . My dad drove a long nose Pete in jersey and Classic XL , I’ve heard the stories and you making it seem easy bro . Respect man
Does the truck wobble much during a windy day? I love trucks especially when they light up at night but I wonder if they feel the force of the winds like we do in cars and vans or does that wight of the truck prevent it from moving around to much.
Absolutely, at least the streets are super wide and the NPC traffic seems very slow and aware, imagine doing this in some narrow roads in the UK, Germany or Italy 😢😮
@@stayphun6188 In a longnose, impossible. But the cabover you would certainly be driving through there has all the visibility, turning, and compact-ness you could ever need. Take your time and you'd be alright.
99% of the steering wheel holders do just that, stop glorifying this shitty profession. I am long haul flatbed 26 yrs now and it's a job, we are not superheroes. Jesus man, they import 3rd world savages to drive trucks now, it's almost a brain dead, dead end occupation
My ex girlfriend said that to me I said get ur cdl I make 2 and a half times what you do. She said but I don't want to. Glad I got rid of that bitch. My wife drives my pilot car you can see why I keep this one.
Pulled a 407 Chem trailer with a sleeper through the Bronx. Was on Major Deagan but there was a wreck on 87 so my nav detoured me off on to W Fordham. Then University Ave to 95. Not easy but it was fun.
If that’s a 335 you don’t seem to have enough axles for that weight. I’m figuring the truck and trailer weigh about 40k plus the 77k for the 335. That’s 117k. But if you have a 3 axle trailer then you should max out at about 115k. Are you running outlaw? Or does NY allow for more weight for a 6 axle setup? Just curious
I live in an area where there is a lot of larger vehicles being towed on low boys like this but I normally experience them on the freeway and Ngl, I was worried about a few car mirrors during this trip 😅
That was some EXCELLENT driving, I'd like to know how long he was. I'd employ that driver any-day. We are always moving our own Ex's and in the UK even a '325' can be fun once your off the 'Main Rd.'
There are height signs posted that every CDL driver needs to pay attention to, the 59th street bridge is 13”0 but when you get to LIC there’s a split where it goes down to 12’9 which he knew to avoid. But majority of overpasses around NYC are 13”0 or slightly higher depending on the area
the single most miserable place to drive in the world. I respect these guys so much i could never, the anger from even the thought of doing this is insane
Truck drivers have apps but no single app is without it's flaws. Can't tell you how many times a truck app put me somewhere I shouldn't have been. What you're seeing here is an experienced driver who knows the roads already.
this is wild. I drive an ambulance in a big city and that's enough to make me have to take deep breaths sometimes. this is just wild.
Yea I get worried for big rigs around my rural area in PA idk how they do it in NY man has some coconuts 😂
Difference is people are more cooperative in giving way to this because they know they'll be smashed like ketchup packet.
Stay safe fellow responder. :)
should search up New York trucks backing up that's even more wild!
@@mcewen1993 I've seen an Australian road train back a triple B before
Those jakes and that turbo is music to my ears….
Just need a little coal coming out of those pipes
4:37 ... Like Listening 🎧 To "Elvis"… Splendiferous Indeed 🏴🥂🖖
Thats right 🤌🏻
Using Jakes in NYC, now I’ve seen it all!! 🙄🙄
@@michaelk7111 Rather hear that than however much weight that is smashing through me living room.
I think the best part is the tour through the city. I really enjoyed just looking around at all the different shops and buildings.
Damn, some skills right here - respect.
Loved the close call at 13:28 clipping the mail. :D
Look closely, a small package fell over.
@@steveo5556they did say clipping the mail
Mr. U-Haul needs to step the f--- back! Don't crowd the traffic lane, boy!
@@JacobHidding It's must be rough being as dense as he is
He knocks some of those packages over at 13:30 lol 😂
Definite brown pants moment. One inch over and that could've looked way different.
😂😂😂😂😂
Yes lol😂
lol yes he does! Scary really
definitely was looking for this comment, fuk driving around idiot pedestrians
This is pure skills. 100%
I’m a Firefighter Engineer in Midtown Manhattan and drive our ladder truck.
It takes a lot of training to drive in somewhere as dense as NYC
This video demonstrates why I respect trailer drivers so much -- it can be difficult enough to navigate a large vehicle alone (buses, box-trucks) because of the distance between the front and back wheels, imagine the difficulty in driving with something heavy trailing behind you! And with all those loading trucks that might open their doors anytime. Especially love the curve at 6:20, really taking care that the trailing bit doesn't go over the white line, but not straying to far off. Just perfectly going along the line. Impressive stuff.
I recently got hired to drive a lowboy at 26yo. Guy told me "you gata have a little 'don't give a fk' in you to drive these."
That is true, and this guy certainly does. I put my diff centered right on that lane divider stripe 😂
those bent exhaust stack tips tells me this guys knows a bridge or two, because he's seen a bridge or two
dented not bent
@@jonp2338 from trees not bridges.. lots of low trees near roads in that area.
@@cmm3338 thanks dog im from NYC
@@jonp2338 meant to reply to other guy rofl. Bridge will totally F a stack.
Put this in my top 5 “jobs I wouldn’t want to do in a million years” category
It’s not for everyone, I love it
@ I’m glad there are people such as yourself out there brother, keep working hard
Way to thread the needle. Only took one UPS letter blown off his cart. Ran the city a couple of times, but at night. I couldn't have had better escorts. The boss actually drove semi for Pepsi in the city Ran one during daylight but it was only 10' wide and you appeared to be closer to 12'. Can't quite figure out how could you ran that during daylight hours but that's your story to tell. . Had to do a 12' wide thru downtown Miami one day on US-1. They put up barrels on both sides of the street and brought my lanes down to 1 lane, and I gently rolled every barrel on both sides off to the side for a 1/2 mile without knocking any over. My escort was proud of me. Have a good day.
You have a level of patience that I cannot describe!
Love the sound of that tractor! It looks like a Peterbilt tractor, probably running an 18 speed Roadranger. Love the Jake Brake! And so nice going down Second Avenue in my city, NYC! Reminds me of my days as a tractor-trailer driver navigating the streets of NYC back in the day. It can be a challenge, with cabs cutting you off, pedestrians jaywalking (I'm guilty of that!) and other hazards. And that's with a standard trailer that's 102 inches wide. This heavy-hauler in the video is pulling a lowboy with an excavator whose tracks are than the trailer, so in addition to the other things he's got to look out for, he has to consider his wider width. Nice video! Thanks for posting this!
Because it's a peterbilt it has an 18,😂. Could be 13 or 15.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Heavy haul, and the spacing between gears I would say it's an 18 speed as well.
Jesus that's a hairy drive, look at how low some of those damn overpasses are! This man has nerves of steel.
Much respect from a fellow oversize hauler
Listen to that turbo whistle , and jake ,,,,, sooooo nice
Driving these streets would give me such bad anxiety. 😂 Love those Jakes and stacks though. Could listen to it all day, I guess 26min & 57sec will have to do for now. 😉🤘🏻😎
11 ft wide in a 10 ft lane. Nice and the people crowding you after they get by the machine. Ahh the memories. I did oversized for 20 years and I am still in therapy
Dang dude, I feel like such a wimp... I didn't wanna pull my 6x12 enclosed trailer with my truck on the highway through a major city. Your owning those strees man!! Bravo!
Love the video man keep them coming I like the pov filming feel and those jakes 👌🏾🔥
Looks like that Pete has had a hard way to go 😅
Mad skills. Respect. Coming from another trucker. Safe travels!
How gangster is that that you can drive a semi, let alone an oversized load through downtown like it’s nothing
midtown
The way he drives and revs it at people, takes the lanes he needs...that shit is definitely gangster
Gotta pop in once in awhile for that turbo and the jake! Sounds awesome 👍!
Good thing most people have enough scence to give give you extra space where needed. Personally I'd be too terrified to even attempt this. Ya done much better than I could ever do.
You bringing me good memories when in I lived and drove truck in NY. It’s not for everyone! But there are tips, tricks and cheats to doing this! No one would understand unless you live that semi truck life in NY!! Blessings!!
Someone’s gotta do it. Hats off to you driver.
You bringing me good memories when in I lived and drove truck in NY. It’s not for everyone! But there are tips, tricks and cheats to doing this! No one would understand unless you live that semi truck life in NY!! Blessings!! And I see why you took that route from the BX to Queens no tolls and less D.O.T!
brother thats concentration, so many different places to have full focus on
What amazes me is no one in the other vehicles did anything stupid to ruin this driver's day.
Watch again with an eye for people getting by the machine by staying wide then crowding the truck itself. This gave me stress when I did it. Make you have to stop or slow to avoid canopener action on dumb fools cars
People were already at work.
2:25 watch that Audi, that type of stuff drives me crazy.
@@jordangarner8701that a small vehicle moved over a bit because I vehicle was turning? No big deal
Gave that package a lil love tap around 13 minutes lol NYC seems like its hell to drive in
Drove in NYC for 23 years. This gives me flashbacks.
Respect man. You are a true driver. The confidence is inspiring! More talent than an F1 driver!
This is a top notch amsr video. The jake break + the turbo and shifting sounds is sweet music
Beautiful, you took me back a lot of years
This video deservs more views - From a fellow Swedish trucker that has been to Manhattan once...without a big ass trailer 😅
Dreamed of being a truck driver, tricked into being a mechanic 😂. I could hear this all day with my windows down.
I Love that truck; nice beautiful pipe sounds, swell catch there!
Long Island NY 🚂🚛🚛🚛🚛
This dude right here. Great job man.
Very interesting to see such a huge machine driving trough NYC!
But I would like to see these videos in 1080p oder 2k or 4k.
Buy him a new camera!
Pony up!
You muppet
dude stfu everything you need to see is there dont do that
Please record next time you haul a 349 lol
Damn brother you deserve some kind of an award
33 years a lowbed guy. We are some of the best of the best
Humble got nothing to do with it.Ive seen the new era of drivers.My above comment stands .Kiss my lowbedding ass@@ELECtrosm.
lol😂
camera angles and the sounds were DOPE
ahh truckin through nyc. Swapped that for MT many years ago.
Handled it like a pro, fantastic work.
from the gutter,
- Mitch
Took the guys packages right off the cart love it
BROTHER FROM SOMEONE WHO DROVE TRUCKS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.......I THINK THAT THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN..... HE KNOCKED A PACKAGE OFF THE FED EX'S MANS CART..BALLS SAID THE QUEEN IF I HAD THEM I'D BE THE KING....LOLOLOL
Remember the good old days with the 16 , 12 , & 8 cyl = 92 & 71 series Detroit with the Turbos & Jake brake ?
Absolute junk. Nothing on the bottom end... and those alleged "good old days" also had fewer gears.
@@I_Am_Your_Problem every good trucker knows that a 2cycle Detroit builds power at the top end and they know how to use that top end power . Go do your research and you'll find that the usa military still uses 2cycle Detroit engines in their tanks .
@1:40 internet guy comes inches from losing his mirror 😂
... absolutely marvellous style ❤
Awesome Jake and shifting and turbo
In my wildest fucking dreams bro . My dad drove a long nose Pete in jersey and Classic XL , I’ve heard the stories and you making it seem easy bro . Respect man
This is incredible, I get anxious just thinking about taking my car through the city.
Can’t even lie bro.. this vid stressed me out lmao. Mad respect 💯💯
Question? What happened to drivers side rear axle fender? Great skills, truck sounds great!
You are a good driver I am getting nervous seeing those dudes on Bikes.
That’s a professional driver indeed
Does the truck wobble much during a windy day? I love trucks especially when they light up at night but I wonder if they feel the force of the winds like we do in cars and vans or does that wight of the truck prevent it from moving around to much.
Dot got me one time right there for using a hand held device back in the Nextel days 😂bleep bleep
My stress level would never be able to drive a semi in NYC
its not that bad tbh. just go wide asf and take all lanes, fuck the other cars, sometimes you have to push them out of the way
Absolutely, at least the streets are super wide and the NPC traffic seems very slow and aware, imagine doing this in some narrow roads in the UK, Germany or Italy 😢😮
@@stayphun6188 In a longnose, impossible. But the cabover you would certainly be driving through there has all the visibility, turning, and compact-ness you could ever need. Take your time and you'd be alright.
And a lot of people say, "all you do is drive." The general public doesn't have a fkn clue...
99% of the steering wheel holders do just that, stop glorifying this shitty profession. I am long haul flatbed 26 yrs now and it's a job, we are not superheroes. Jesus man, they import 3rd world savages to drive trucks now, it's almost a brain dead, dead end occupation
My ex girlfriend said that to me I said get ur cdl I make 2 and a half times what you do. She said but I don't want to. Glad I got rid of that bitch. My wife drives my pilot car you can see why I keep this one.
I kno that route heavy haul trucker myself in and out of nyc 2to3 times a week that’s the oversized route STAY SAFE DRIVER
That's awesome man. I don't think I could even drive a passenger car in that mess
Very fun, relaxing drive. Also makes me glad to not be in New York, lol.
Why am I on my 34hr reset watching another trucker? Cuz we have cool fkn jobs. I'm a tank yanker but I love them skaterz! Nice work Bud!
Do you feel that sway in the tractor ? is it like hauling liquid ?
Yes, no.
Such a massive city... Stay safe out there... UA-camr from the PNW! Cool video...
Great video, talk about knowing your width !! 👏 👊
New fender on order?
All the way from germany 🔥👍.
Great vid. Great cam angle. Love it
Pulled a 407 Chem trailer with a sleeper through the Bronx. Was on Major Deagan but there was a wreck on 87 so my nav detoured me off on to W Fordham. Then University Ave to 95. Not easy but it was fun.
Awesome video..want to ask one question, why come into Manhattan to go back over 59th? Truck route ?
but that driver side fender though!
Battle scars nyc
If that’s a 335 you don’t seem to have enough axles for that weight.
I’m figuring the truck and trailer weigh about 40k plus the 77k for the 335.
That’s 117k. But if you have a 3 axle trailer then you should max out at about 115k.
Are you running outlaw?
Or does NY allow for more weight for a 6 axle setup?
Just curious
That man is a God pilot 🤌🏻👏🏻
immaculate dude
I live in an area where there is a lot of larger vehicles being towed on low boys like this but I normally experience them on the freeway and Ngl, I was worried about a few car mirrors during this trip 😅
That was some EXCELLENT driving, I'd like to know how long he was. I'd employ that driver any-day. We are always moving our own Ex's and in the UK even a '325' can be fun once your off the 'Main Rd.'
What was the hight clearance on that thing?
Gotta have real patience to operate down there. I ran fiber o 20 yrs ago and avoided work south of I84 ever since.
how do u know when the bridge is high enough? they seem close
There are height signs posted that every CDL driver needs to pay attention to, the 59th street bridge is 13”0 but when you get to LIC there’s a split where it goes down to 12’9 which he knew to avoid. But majority of overpasses around NYC are 13”0 or slightly higher depending on the area
@@emmanuelmartinez5588 oh okay thanks for the response 👍🏾
That’s what you call a driva keep the 18 rollin driva I see you
Them jakes knocking 💪🏼💪🏼
That's how you come through NYC 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Great demo of the alternate path to avoid the toll on the Triboro Bridge (Robert F Kennedy Bridge for newbies).
Probably just following his prescribed oversized route. Often toll roads are forbidden with oversized stuff
the single most miserable place to drive in the world. I respect these guys so much i could never, the anger from even the thought of doing this is insane
Probably the worst in North America (Boston also bad but much smaller). Globally… these streets are luxuriously wide in comparison to most old cities
Truck drivers like this are a dying breed.
People been saying that shit forever... Yet here we are.
God damn brother🤟🤟🤟
You inspire me man
13:28 "Holy crap buddy, did my package get hit by a truck?"
That's a pretty thin trailer to carry this cat on haha. Do you do 'Convoi exceptionel' in the usa?
do you have an specific app that tells you which roads to take in order to stay clear of bridges??
They have apps
Truck drivers have apps but no single app is without it's flaws. Can't tell you how many times a truck app put me somewhere I shouldn't have been. What you're seeing here is an experienced driver who knows the roads already.
You can go online and view the official NYC bridge and low clearance maps for semi trucks
That's a beast good job stay safe
In The Netherlands, We are tought to drive in 2 lanes. Make your self wide is beeing tought here so the cars wont f you up. Great driving btw.
13:28 😂
im glad im not the only one who caught that lmfaoo
@@lujerexHad to watch it six times to get what you guys mean 😂
Perfect driving good sound Beautiful sound good truk
weight?
Avoiding those tolls on the Triborough eh?
This is the route you take during the day with no permit
I’m assuming you had a drive tire blow out? That’s why your fender is f*cked up? Love the way the truck sounds! I’m assuming it’s a Cat?
Yeah it’s definitely a CAT under that rigs hood
Actually it's a cummins
The neck caught fender or neck support is my guess
Looking good a little tight lol keep on trucking from Hawaii David Cahill transport and hauling Kailua Kona Hawaii 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Even with these tight corners I still dont understand they dont use Cabovers like a good V8 Scania/volvo, just hear them straight pipes.
Did you lose that fender to a Fed Ex truck?