Man, you don't know how many times I risked crashing on the highway trying to stare and figure out how this entire assembly worked. Thank you for taking the time out to make this video. 🙏
I appreciate you making this video. I work the midnight to 8:00 AM shift at a safety rest area in Texas where I saw an auto transport last night and wondered how you load and unload those things. I've been taking care of you guys for the past ten years since my stroke took away my ability to do what I spent twelve years training to do. I tell people, "I use my degree to make sure you have a nice place to pee." Thank you for being kind to your rest area attendants. And thank you for teaching me how you do what you do. Safe journeys ~Jeff
I just bought a tractor and a 7 car hauler. Been hauling reefer for 5 years,Time for a switch. Please Pray for me so that everything goes good in the name of God.
I loaded my first 9-car around 1989/90. Safe, damage free transport never changes does! Great job pointing out some of the "No-no"'s. I've seen "pros" going down the road with chains just a-swing in the wind......
Thank you for this video. I have always wondered how it was done. However, I used to see this alot when I was younger. I dont see many of these anymore.
Thank you. Me and my 3 year old grand son had a lot of fun learning this as he also is the proud owner of a slightly small version of a car carrier named Mac! Mr. Liam almost 3 said to tell you thank you! He was wondering what the name of your truck was!? 😂
Hello, You are welcome. I hope to make another video some day here soon. This trucks name was Amber Rose. She got it because that is the name of the paint.
We take pride in transporting vehicles that are in prestige condition and in crashed condition the same way with care making sure the way we load up and unload is the same way we got the vehicle.
I've only been driving two months and I know this what I want to do when I get some time under my belt. This is the first time I've watched a video of the cars being loaded. Yup, still want to do this.
They are actually on the bottom because they are so low they tend to scrape if driven up the top deck ramp. But keeping the oil leakers on the bottom is a bonus.
some out of shape guys use a ladder but most of the time we load and unload on uneven surfaces such as the side of the street or parking lots and a ladder is even less safe.
Wonder what the rate is per vehicle.. thinking goin O/O and haulin cars. Would either be an open trailer like this with conventional 5th wheel (not the low rear 5th wheel), or enclosed trailer, and a super sleeper (basically a camper for a sleeper)
I'm curious, let's say I wanted to ship a Ford Focus RS hatchback, would it be positioned on the top & in the front or bottom? What's the best position on that carrier to insure that the car gets 1,000+ miles w/o any rock chips or scratches?
The safest position is usually on top in the 2nd or 3rd spot. However on an open car carrier your vehicle will be exposed to a lot of the same elements as driving it down the road. Unfortunately we can not be responsible for random rock chips on an open carrier. We can not control the elements or wind. That is when we recommend enclosed carriers but the cost is usually two or three times of an open.
Rates depend on distance and size of vehicle. Weight is our biggest consideration. Vehicles that are heavier will cause us to go over our allowed weight so we can carry less. We may only be able to haul 4 full size pick up trucks for example.
Vehicles loaded onto and unloaded off of the car carrier were a Mazda 3 3 BMWs a Toyota 4 Runner a Toyota Corolla a Ford Mustang and a Honda Civic I think.
depending on the type of vehicle or shape is how we position them. Also the over all weight. Engine weight really doesn't factor in as much as one may think. since the entire vehicle is on it's own platform or deck all that weight pretty much applies the same forward or backwards. There are exceptions.
Back in the 1980’s, we always had a height stick to check the height after we finished loading. Ran a 8-9 Car “Little Mac” & a B-7 Bankhead and the Truck was a 359 Pete. Chicago was the worst place to go, if we were not sure of a bridge height we’d stop & use the height stick just to make sure. The town was a dump back then & a lot of bridges were not marked or the graffiti on them covered up the height marking if there even was one.
I’ve had a car slip off a deck while loading because of snow and ice. Unless you are super careless they only drop one axle off and stop on the frame. Loading takes about 2hrs and unloading about an hour on average.
Same as a dry van, refer, flatbed… we have the same regulations them 7,8 car haulers always on weight but the 9 and 10 car carriers most of the time they over
The first car is usually backed on due to height. Backing it on allows us to lower it down and the roof line becomes lower to avoid hitting bridges. Sometimes you'll see a car drove on but never an SUV or Pick up truck.
It looks very dangerous! I been driving for many years, but never driven an auto transport. do you ever get scared loading and loading? do people get hurt doing this kind of job? I am considering this type of work.
you get nervous from time to time if your foot slips or you misstep. There aren't a lot of injuries most people are very careful. Probably less than any other type of self load truck driving honestly.
Man, you don't know how many times I risked crashing on the highway trying to stare and figure out how this entire assembly worked. Thank you for taking the time out to make this video. 🙏
It's crazy how they literally have cars 1inch away from eachother.
hahaha I know what you mean.
Same here. Good damn it, the same here
I appreciate you making this video. I work the midnight to 8:00 AM shift at a safety rest area in Texas where I saw an auto transport last night and wondered how you load and unload those things. I've been taking care of you guys for the past ten years since my stroke took away my ability to do what I spent twelve years training to do. I tell people, "I use my degree to make sure you have a nice place to pee." Thank you for being kind to your rest area attendants. And thank you for teaching me how you do what you do. Safe journeys ~Jeff
This has always been my million dollar question. Thank you for the video.
I just bought a tractor and a 7 car hauler.
Been hauling reefer for 5 years,Time for a switch.
Please Pray for me so that everything goes good in the name of God.
Have you started yet
don't turn down any work and you'll be ok. The picky ones go belly up quick
Amen brother. I am in the process of this too
bless u in jesus name
How's it going for you julio
This was awesome, truck drivers are the backbone of this country
WOW Amazing
Super sharing
Big like and thank you
I loaded my first 9-car around 1989/90. Safe, damage free transport never changes does! Great job pointing out some of the "No-no"'s. I've seen "pros" going down the road with chains just a-swing in the wind......
This was a great watch! I’ve always wondered this and the toddler and I were both fascinated! Thank you!!!
I’m about to ship my car and have been nervous. Watching how this is done makes me feel a little better. Thank you for making this video and sharing!
Barely for me why the owner loading why not the carrier! Operater
Thank you for this video. I have always wondered how it was done. However, I used to see this alot when I was younger. I dont see many of these anymore.
Thank you. Me and my 3 year old grand son had a lot of fun learning this as he also is the proud owner of a slightly small version of a car carrier named Mac! Mr. Liam almost 3 said to tell you thank you! He was wondering what the name of your truck was!? 😂
Hello, You are welcome. I hope to make another video some day here soon. This trucks name was Amber Rose. She got it because that is the name of the paint.
Cool video great job Clayton nice Trailer
It's Amazing !!!! THE Best Video i have ever seen !!!! , Please more videos !!! I want to know more about the job !!! GREETINGS FROM MÉXICO !!!!!
It is really cool. Thanks for sharing!
Great video, saludos from Mexicali, Mexico.
Here in the UK we load 9 cars on in 15 minutes including straps and height adjustment, we get paid car and load bonus
We take pride in transporting vehicles that are in prestige condition and in crashed condition the same way with care making sure the way we load up and unload is the same way we got the vehicle.
Brotha be hustling with ur marketing haha
We are adding a car transporter mission to our simulation game and this video was very helpful to get the details right, thank you. :)
give me a creative credit please :)
what game is that?
Congratulations, this video is perfect, a car loading class
Thanks, now I can feel a little bit at ease about driving behind one of these on the road or highway.
I appreciate these. Apparently there is a shortage of these drivers
Good job uncle I love u keep up the good work man
I appreciate it
Amazing work and trailer design
Ever slipped trying to get into car and out? I'm sure many have broken there leg and arm doing this job. I'm a flatbed machine hauler for 14 years
I've only been driving two months and I know this what I want to do when I get some time under my belt. This is the first time I've watched a video of the cars being loaded. Yup, still want to do this.
CASSEN'S Transport will hire you right now. FRESH OUT OF Truck Driving School.
Nice work bro.taker always
Fantastic video
Awesome thank you.
Amazing!
Please do a video on how to secure the cars.
Yeah I know why I drive reefers peace thanks for the video
Considering doing this, how easy it it to drive a wheel off though??
I always wondered, while driving on the highway, how can they load those cars up there lol thanks for showing us
This makes me a nervous wreck just watching the video..
What is the best wheel base for tractor to pull 8 car trailer?
He put the bmws on the bottom so they don’t leak on the other cars
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂
They are actually on the bottom because they are so low they tend to scrape if driven up the top deck ramp. But keeping the oil leakers on the bottom is a bonus.
Nice thanks
Wow! Thank you!! What made you get into this business?
How does the weight feel
Are those straps on the four tires the only thing securing the car to the trailer? Always been curious about this.
Yes, and those straps are normally set for over 3000 pounds a piece.
Just curious, why climb and balance on the trailer itself when working with the straps? Why not use a latter?
some out of shape guys use a ladder but most of the time we load and unload on uneven surfaces such as the side of the street or parking lots and a ladder is even less safe.
Wonder what the rate is per vehicle.. thinking goin O/O and haulin cars. Would either be an open trailer like this with conventional 5th wheel (not the low rear 5th wheel), or enclosed trailer, and a super sleeper (basically a camper for a sleeper)
You won’t make enough to cover your operating costs of a large car, unless you go enclosed. You also better not need to send any money home.
I'm curious, let's say I wanted to ship a Ford Focus RS hatchback, would it be positioned on the top & in the front or bottom? What's the best position on that carrier to insure that the car gets 1,000+ miles w/o any rock chips or scratches?
PokerRun388 to be honest ship it enclosed. Otherwise the vehicles need to go where they fit best. You really can not guarantee to specific spot.
The safest position is usually on top in the 2nd or 3rd spot. However on an open car carrier your vehicle will be exposed to a lot of the same elements as driving it down the road. Unfortunately we can not be responsible for random rock chips on an open carrier. We can not control the elements or wind. That is when we recommend enclosed carriers but the cost is usually two or three times of an open.
Lot of work
Thanks for your video! How much do you charge to haul cars? $650.00 per automobile? So five cars x $650.00 per load per trip?
Rates depend on distance and size of vehicle. Weight is our biggest consideration. Vehicles that are heavier will cause us to go over our allowed weight so we can carry less. We may only be able to haul 4 full size pick up trucks for example.
How are you getting out of the cars, on the top? This is so cool!
Think skinny and squeeze out the doors
Vehicles loaded onto and unloaded off of the car carrier were a Mazda 3 3 BMWs a Toyota 4 Runner a Toyota Corolla a Ford Mustang and a Honda Civic I think.
👍👍👍
I want to get into this field so bad but I just graduated school and it seems difficult to get an opportunity
The cargo insurance is so expensive for new drivers. That makes it very difficult to hire someone with a new license.
Do you ever load a vehicle backwards if they have a sunroof or convertible types?
Vehicles with a sunroof are fine to load backwards. Convertibles are not. The top is not designed to go 70mph backwards and can be damaged
man that trailer is not easy
5307 is much easier but you get the extra compact on drive axle.
cool video
YUP NOT FOR ME.. YALL ARE BEASTS GOOD ON YA MATES KEEP IT UP TONY 👍👏
That was an excellent tutorial! What kind of trailer is that?
Wally mo 8 car
Clayton Borah hi I need bring car's too load I know good pay good learning experience traveling I license good hit me up if need partner
Is the vehicle positioning general across car haulers?
I'm referring to vehicles engine position with engine facing forward or rear
Thanks!
No it depends on where we need the weight
depending on the type of vehicle or shape is how we position them. Also the over all weight. Engine weight really doesn't factor in as much as one may think. since the entire vehicle is on it's own platform or deck all that weight pretty much applies the same forward or backwards. There are exceptions.
What is the average time it takes to load all 8 vehicles. Also the average time it takes to unload all the vehicles?
average load time is around 2 hrs. unload can be done in less than an hour.
Great question @Broski89
How do they load wrecked vehicles?
Do hire out of Florida I'm looking to get out of the dry van bussines 19yrs of Trucking clean record willing to learn and do what ever it takes
Trucker _ Jon Gardenhire u got handsen Adkins proficence auto Transport hire out of fla
13 foot 8 inches that's pretty good I used to haul a 14 car Bankhead.
thats really high
i stick to 13’4” maaaaybe 13’6” if i have to and make sure my road has no low hanging bridges
Back in the 1980’s, we always had a height stick to check the height after we finished loading. Ran a 8-9 Car “Little Mac” & a B-7 Bankhead and the Truck was a 359 Pete. Chicago was the worst place to go, if we were not sure of a bridge height we’d stop & use the height stick just to make sure. The town was a dump back then & a lot of bridges were not marked or the graffiti on them covered up the height marking if there even was one.
I am 6'-1" and 290lbs. but i am flexible could i do this job ? thanks.
Yes you will loose a ton of wait any ways Im 6'4 and was 320 almost 50 year's old now 220 and love it
Wayne Carter
Go for it budd.
ya you can and you will lose some weight
and end up 250 within 6 months
pretty good work man
how tall was that red one has to be at least 14 6?
closer to 13' 8", you'd be surprised how well one can stack a Wally Mo 8
how do you prevent from falling from height when getting out the vehicles
you have to always keep your balance and not get into a rush.
You ever missed that notch and went over? And realistically what is the total time taken to load and unload while being safe?
I’ve had a car slip off a deck while loading because of snow and ice. Unless you are super careless they only drop one axle off and stop on the frame. Loading takes about 2hrs and unloading about an hour on average.
@@carhaulinginstructor3739 and how was it lifted back onto the trailer? And were you financially responsible?
I noticed his flags are on the wrong sides. Blue field must always face the front. Good video though. It will help in building my 1/25 scale trailer
How did you exit the vehicle from the 5th wheel?
What's the maximum weight limits on these tandems?
Same as a dry van, refer, flatbed… we have the same regulations them 7,8 car haulers always on weight but the 9 and 10 car carriers most of the time they over
Just sitting in traffic watching this video
Why is the 1st car always loaded backwards? For extra hangover or weight distribution? Thx!
The first car is usually backed on due to height. Backing it on allows us to lower it down and the roof line becomes lower to avoid hitting bridges. Sometimes you'll see a car drove on but never an SUV or Pick up truck.
@@carhaulinginstructor3739 thanks!
you should show how put SUV down , inches on both sides
Clayton
I m Turkey
Car caırer
Good by
I get nervous driving up on car ramps
How you strapping the cars
How do you get out the car 🤔
How long on average does it take to load?
about 2 hours depending on weather conditions
It looks very dangerous! I been driving for many years, but never driven an auto transport. do you ever get scared loading and loading? do people get hurt doing this kind of job? I am considering this type of work.
you get nervous from time to time if your foot slips or you misstep. There aren't a lot of injuries most people are very careful. Probably less than any other type of self load truck driving honestly.
24/5/2023..5:40petang
Mustang!
Are you guys hiring? I have 7 and 9 cars experienced
Halsho Ahmed hello where are you from you can drop your number or email
in norway we load 12 cars. 5 on truck and 7 on trailer.
how long does it take to load - typically ?
MrNice1966 around 2 hours if your not rushing around
is 2 hrs typical or is the with an experienced driver or new driver?
2 hours with experience
@@carhaulinginstructor3739 so roughly 20 mins per car
Can you make us training videos like where to press and etc whole course for three four videos please
for a fee sure
Do parking lots make good money? This seems like a tough task
You can if you are good at it. You can also go broke fast if you are bad at it
i always wondered how the load these things
Man I thought this is what I wanted to do but it's alot of tight spaces and imma Fat Boi soooooo maybeeeee nooo🤦🏾♂️🤣
How long does it take to load 8-9 cars in real time?
about 2 hours usually
Damn I guess ima turn down this car hauling job after watching this 😅😅😅
Good video but I wish you had shown the process of strapping each vehicle.
There is a separate how to secure video
@@carhaulinginstructor3739 Thank you
This is not a job for the average trucker we are a special breed Hungary for money and health
Why are the owner loading the truck !How do they exit the carrier
Didn’t show how to secure the cars
First stop is to deliver the black car....driver 😐 "i quit"
What kind of trailer is that?
Cleveland Car Transport Wally Mo 8 car
Omg!!!
Oh
9 vehicles are possible with a tractor with a cab over ramp set.
You need to mention the height
He did...
Also looks tricky because what about bridges
know your height and your ok
Clayton
Im Turkey
Fıat car carıer
Why not put the 4Runner on last on top ?
have you ever hauled cars before? serious question
it was set up perfectly, there was no other legsl configuration for these exact cars, using the same exact equipment!
@@jazziehuell816 u didn't answer the question
Someone must have backed the first car too far at some point . This is no easy task
I thought the same thing
No High.Mout. trailers!!!.Stinger, high rail is the Equipment you want to buy in order to be legal in USA, acording with US DOT requirments.