There’s one thing about you Dan, you sure make a lovely job of sheeting your loads, sorry should have said tarping. I don’t comment all the time but I do love watching your life on the road. Kind regards from Scotland. Johnny
Good job Dan you are the man when it comes to Tarpon them loads and you are one busy man and by the way I seen your train this morning go by right here where I live and it was a moving have a great day have a great rest of the week enjoy the weekend
Dan, it was nice meeting you this morning at the Petro!! I finally got my first UA-cam video put together and uploaded a little bit ago. I gave you a shout out in the video. I hope you dont mind! Catch ya out here next time! Safe travels!
👍 KEEP POUNDING IT OUT and your making money , doing good. Lots of work, but goes with territory. Another great video. Keep em coming. Be careful and safe and have A BLESSED DAY, Winny in Pgh., ✝️😇👏🙏👍
I want a Supertruckerdan hat ! I finally got your message imprinted in my brain that there is traffic everywhere so getting excited or frustrated about it isn’t going to change it and in my words, will only increase your TPM ( tums per mile ). I think WWSTDD and I just stay in my lane .
Someday, you ought to sell SuperTruckerDan T-shirts. I've already thought of a design for one and I'd gladly work it up for you no charge - only thing I'd ask as a favor is to save a buck or two from every sale to go to Wounded Warrior. Give me a shout if you're interested - otherwise, keep doing these great videos, and be safe!
MUST BE GOOD MONEY IN FLAT BEDS BECAUSE THERE SURE IS A LOT OF WORK.YOU ARE A REAL PROFESSIONAL MY HATS OFF TO YOU. MERCER SURE HAS A NICE TERMINAL.SAFE MILES.
Going down the road with a good tarp job ! Its a matter of Pride ! Enough people go down the road with tarps flapping in the breeze ! Wont mention company names
You and I distribute weight difficulty. I would move your 5th wheel 3 notches forward, and move the center of the load 1' to the rear. That should make your weights close to 11k, 32k, and 37.
Very cool on the explanation I’ve always wondered how you drivers balanced out you load. Remember when you picked up done plastic piping. You put a cover on the front don’t remember the name you called it sorry but I was driving and went on I280 from HWY61 and a driver was parked on the on ramp with a load of pipe out of Wilton Ia or at least it was blue like the pipe they make. Long way around to ask a question but is it a law that you should cover the front of the load like you did or was the load requested to be covered that way? Last question you not over on your weights but do you run your route differently to go around any chicken coops? Traveling in the early morning they maybe closed anyway. Thanks for the upload!!!! Thank you, Dan
I'm not Dan, because Dan is the man! But I know the answer to ur question. What ur talking about is referred to as a smoke tarp. They r used for various types of loads, but u see them mostly on pipe loads. The ideal behind the smoke tarps is to keep the exhaust from the "smoke stacks" from getting inside the pipes... U may have noticed alot of trucks now dont have stacks, but rather have what we call grass burners. With the emissions in place now, the exhaust has to go through filters now, and alot of trucks just have the exhaust pipes turned towards the ground right under the truck. Grass burners, because the exhaust is still hot, and can burn the ground underneath. Smoke tarps are usually required buy shipper/receivers, not really required by law, however, of coarse there is are a small number of states that to require them i think, and I have heard Michigan is one of those states but I'm not sure.
I can scale 48k with my 48 foot trailer, so I look at it as 1k pounds per foot. If I’m over 3k on drives I will move the product back 3ft. Just an example!
They roughly cost $30k additionally to add the "side kit". So if you are not tarping or doing LTL tarped loads, it's not worth it financially. It also bars you from doing certain loads.
Even split at the middle is a rookie move. You can carry 6k more on the rear, so it only makes sense to go 1 or 2 feet back from the middle, and consider that the middle of the trailer, and split there.
Thanks for the weight distribution part, that answered some question. One last question if the weights limits are 12000 34000 20000, 20000, does that mean you can go to 86,000, or are you still set at 80,000 GVW?
No, you can't exceed the 80k GVW, but, being able to redistribute the weight is very handy, sometimes - like this load. Gives you more flexibility. On this load if he didn't have the spread axles in back, he'd have to move the load forward to get both sets of tandems at 34k or less. The disadvantages of the spreads; more tire wear and harder to back unless you can lift one axle. WIth both down you don't know which the trailer will pivot on in a backing turn.
In usa if you have a spread axle over 10ft apart (10ft 1 "), they're 20k each and you CAN pay more for your license plates and go over 80k pounds. I used to pay for 84k pounds on my spread axle flatbed. Some states make you stay on Interstate if over 80k
i always kept my 5th wheel in the center of my drives. maybe it was a silly thing but when pulling the pin on the 5th wheel you didn't get so dirty, if your tires had mud or ice on them.
I'm used to weight distribution on a C-130 Hercules. Arm x weight = moment. Knowing our weight distribution was obviously much more critical. But I'm surprised truckers don't have a similar way of determining the exact center of gravity for the truck once it's loaded to ensure it's within the envelope.
I'm wondering what difference it makes to your work pattern if you exceed your hours? I assume that you take the relevant amount of rest from the time you finished that day and just continue as normal? Could you maybe explain a bit about all that? Regards from Wiltshire in England.
FMCSA Definition The FMCSA defines adverse driving conditions as: “snow, sleet, fog, other adverse weather conditions, a highway covered with snow or ice, or unusual road and traffic conditions, none of which were apparent on the basis of information known to the person dispatching the run at the time it was begun.” So, while this may include an unexpected snow storm or a traffic delay due to a crash, it doesn’t include time sitting in traffic due to normal, rush hour congestion. HOS Exemption Due to Adverse Driving Conditions If any of the conditions described above exist, drivers may continue driving until the intended destination is reached or until they are able to safely reach a secure location, but for no more than two extra hours. It is important that drivers notate their log when using the exemption. They must also provide as much detail as possible.
i'm a flatbedder who doesnt have to tarp my pipe and steel how do you know if your straps got loose if you got the tarp covered it ?? I guess u an pull over and feel em but still I like knowing if one of my straps need tightening from looking in the mirror. My warehouse they load like crap so I usually pull over after driving 10 min and check re tighten my load
Yes they do. I was like Dan kept the wheels turning I had Karen for a load coordinator we worked very well together especially on staking loads to keep me moving and when I couldn't stack loads we both watched the load boards and we made it work
If you move 5th wheel from center of drives to 4" behind center of drives, does it take weight off steers same as moving 5th wheel from 4" in front of center of drives to center of drives does?
What's the range on that drone? What happen when you get close to it's max range? My last 7 loads been north of 45,000 need to give my truck a break with some lighter loads
Thanks for the video. I thinking about getting into trucking as an owner operator with minimal experience (I been out of trucking for the over 20 years). Any suggestions on what type of company to get started with. If I bought an older truck with no payment, do most companies require your equipment to be late model? Thanks again and God Bless.
with that spread axle your allowed 40000 20000 per axle but can still be nabbed for overweight if one of the axles goes over the 20000 even though your under 40000 one axle can be 22000 the other 18000 still overweight
Never fail to learn a thing or two watching your videos
I swear Dan gets all the extremely tight back ins. There should be bonus pay for that!
GW LIFE TV Dan’s trailer and driving skills were the gantry crane at the counter-weight shipper. That looked very tight!
I know that your company truly appreciates you because of your superior expertise.
That tarp job is a work of art.
Safe travels dan
That was a really tight back in!!
There’s one thing about you Dan, you sure make a lovely job of sheeting your loads, sorry should have said tarping.
I don’t comment all the time but I do love watching your life on the road.
Kind regards from Scotland.
Johnny
Johnny Rogerson The tarping on the roofing turned out really well!
Congratulations Dan on Reaching the 23,000+ Subscriber Milestone! YEA!
Thank You Dan Great Job
Nice video as always
Good hustle, a hard work ethic isn't something every man possess. Respect!
Good job Dan you are the man when it comes to Tarpon them loads and you are one busy man and by the way I seen your train this morning go by right here where I live and it was a moving have a great day have a great rest of the week enjoy the weekend
Dan, it was nice meeting you this morning at the Petro!! I finally got my first UA-cam video put together and uploaded a little bit ago. I gave you a shout out in the video. I hope you dont mind! Catch ya out here next time! Safe travels!
I'll check it out
Thanks for watching
Great job of tarping Dan
I like watching your video's Dan , thanks for sharing 👍 regards Andy from the UK
👍 KEEP POUNDING IT OUT and your making money , doing good. Lots of work, but goes with territory. Another great video. Keep em coming. Be careful and safe and have A BLESSED DAY, Winny in Pgh., ✝️😇👏🙏👍
I used to work there in Lexington for a while. Pretty neat place.
Your a hard working sob! Love ur videos keep up the good work.
Love the droneshots Dan !
Always nice seeing you Dan... That was a great lesson in weight distribution.... I a;ways look forward to your videos...
Your a great pilot didn't hit the overhead wires, have a great week...
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Good one. I enjoy your drone shots 👍
Dave Speer All truck stops should have drone videos. It really brings the whole stop to life!
Keep the content coming..your the information man.. right a
I want a Supertruckerdan hat !
I finally got your message imprinted in my brain that there is traffic everywhere so getting excited or frustrated about it isn’t going to change it and in my words, will only increase your TPM ( tums per mile ). I think WWSTDD and I just stay in my lane .
Thanks Dan. You sure are busy with these interesting loads. Lots of exercise. Enjoyed the video. Take care.
Speakin' of "distributing weight," I'm up to 215 now..... and I ain't happy.
Uhmmm... I'll pass, thanks.
Someday, you ought to sell SuperTruckerDan T-shirts. I've already thought of a design for one and I'd gladly work it up for you no charge - only thing I'd ask as a favor is to save a buck or two from every sale to go to Wounded Warrior. Give me a shout if you're interested - otherwise, keep doing these great videos, and be safe!
Good morning trucker. Dan
Great to see you Dan busy as always.
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Great videos as always.
Great video.
MUST BE GOOD MONEY IN FLAT BEDS BECAUSE THERE SURE IS A LOT OF WORK.YOU ARE A REAL PROFESSIONAL MY HATS OFF TO YOU. MERCER SURE HAS A NICE TERMINAL.SAFE MILES.
Going down the road with a good tarp job ! Its a matter of Pride ! Enough people go down the road with tarps flapping in the breeze ! Wont mention company names
That was a very cool load. Never saw anything like that!
And I Watched Your Video And You Welcome For The Video And I Watched Your Video AreReady And I Will Watch Your Video Next Time
Good info on your fith wheel between the tandoms👍
Some old flatbeder taught me that
Thanks for Watching
Plus from a ride perspective, it is much nicer to carry a load then to pull the load. =)
Write a book be amazing... so helpful
Any chance you can give us a tour inside Mercer town?
Good job..
Good video
Why do you have to tarp that metal roofing, it is made to sit outside for many years, so i guess it would survive the trip on the trailer :-)
Henrik Christensen And just one day or two on the trailer too!
@@RaoulThomas007 I'm guessing customer preference?
If the customer pays to have it tarped, it gets tarped. It's not the driver's place to determine when it is necessary or not.
You and I distribute weight difficulty.
I would move your 5th wheel 3 notches forward, and move the center of the load 1' to the rear. That should make your weights close to 11k, 32k, and 37.
Thanks for the ride along, pull toy here.
Thanks for Watching
Very cool on the explanation I’ve always wondered how you drivers balanced out you load. Remember when you picked up done plastic piping. You put a cover on the front don’t remember the name you called it sorry but I was driving and went on I280 from HWY61 and a driver was parked on the on ramp with a load of pipe out of Wilton Ia or at least it was blue like the pipe they make. Long way around to ask a question but is it a law that you should cover the front of the load like you did or was the load requested to be covered that way?
Last question you not over on your weights but do you run your route differently to go around any chicken coops? Traveling in the early morning they maybe closed anyway.
Thanks for the upload!!!!
Thank you,
Dan
I'm not Dan, because Dan is the man! But I know the answer to ur question.
What ur talking about is referred to as a smoke tarp.
They r used for various types of loads, but u see them mostly on pipe loads.
The ideal behind the smoke tarps is to keep the exhaust from the "smoke stacks" from getting inside the pipes...
U may have noticed alot of trucks now dont have stacks, but rather have what we call grass burners. With the emissions in place now, the exhaust has to go through filters now, and alot of trucks just have the exhaust pipes turned towards the ground right under the truck. Grass burners, because the exhaust is still hot, and can burn the ground underneath.
Smoke tarps are usually required buy shipper/receivers, not really required by law, however, of coarse there is are a small number of states that to require them i think, and I have heard Michigan is one of those states but I'm not sure.
love your stuff, that little truck stop on M-46 and U.S. 131 is about an hour from my house. due west.
Conestoga!
That Frankfurt load will teach you not to have a Conestoga style trailer. ;)
DAN THE MAN 👨..
How much does your truck and trailer weight when you are empty?
Gotta love Mercertown!
I can scale 48k with my 48 foot trailer, so I look at it as 1k pounds per foot. If I’m over 3k on drives I will move the product back 3ft. Just an example!
A headboard/gate front and rear would make tarping that stuff so much easier.
Question Dan why don’t flat bedders use those curtain side trailers instead of those tarps ?
They roughly cost $30k additionally to add the "side kit". So if you are not tarping or doing LTL tarped loads, it's not worth it financially. It also bars you from doing certain loads.
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That was a great tarp job, luckely you had none of those flimsy crates they sometime make :-)
Dan how are those straps holding up, you had said they weren't as good as the yellow ones. Have a safe trip.
Even split at the middle is a rookie move. You can carry 6k more on the rear, so it only makes sense to go 1 or 2 feet back from the middle, and consider that the middle of the trailer, and split there.
Thanks for the weight distribution part, that answered some question. One last question if the weights limits are 12000 34000 20000, 20000, does that mean you can go to 86,000, or are you still set at 80,000 GVW?
Guy Belding
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No, you can't exceed the 80k GVW, but, being able to redistribute the weight is very handy, sometimes - like this load. Gives you more flexibility. On this load if he didn't have the spread axles in back, he'd have to move the load forward to get both sets of tandems at 34k or less. The disadvantages of the spreads; more tire wear and harder to back unless you can lift one axle. WIth both down you don't know which the trailer will pivot on in a backing turn.
@@frankswain9483 thank you sir.
In usa if you have a spread axle over 10ft apart (10ft 1 "), they're 20k each and you CAN pay more for your license plates and go over 80k pounds. I used to pay for 84k pounds on my spread axle flatbed. Some states make you stay on Interstate if over 80k
i always kept my 5th wheel in the center of my drives. maybe it was a silly thing but when pulling the pin on the 5th wheel you didn't get so dirty, if your tires had mud or ice on them.
When I tighten my straps I bear down on the cheater bar until I hear something crack, and back it off 1 notch on the winch. Simple. :)
I'm used to weight distribution on a C-130 Hercules. Arm x weight = moment. Knowing our weight distribution was obviously much more critical. But I'm surprised truckers don't have a similar way of determining the exact center of gravity for the truck once it's loaded to ensure it's within the envelope.
it's not good when your super sac isnt distributed properly.
Omg sucks to be a flatbedder some days... sure would been nice to have a conastoga for real.
I'm wondering what difference it makes to your work pattern if you exceed your hours? I assume that you take the relevant amount of rest from the time you finished that day and just continue as normal? Could you maybe explain a bit about all that?
Regards from Wiltshire in England.
Basically you need to have some type of air system on the truck or trailer for this to work.
So if you had to could you move your 5th wheel forward to help?
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What is the max legal weight again for your front axle? If you said 12k, you're wrong. It's 20k...just like any single axle.
How often and how much can you exceed the hours? You mentioned adding the reason to logs, can the dot officers dispute it when inspecting logs?
FMCSA Definition
The FMCSA defines adverse driving conditions as: “snow, sleet, fog, other adverse weather conditions, a highway covered with snow or ice, or unusual road and traffic conditions, none of which were apparent on the basis of information known to the person dispatching the run at the time it was begun.”
So, while this may include an unexpected snow storm or a traffic delay due to a crash, it doesn’t include time sitting in traffic due to normal, rush hour congestion.
HOS Exemption Due to Adverse Driving Conditions
If any of the conditions described above exist, drivers may continue driving until the intended destination is reached or until they are able to safely reach a secure location, but for no more than two extra hours.
It is important that drivers notate their log when using the exemption. They must also provide as much detail as possible.
i'm a flatbedder who doesnt have to tarp my pipe and steel how do you know if your straps got loose if you got the tarp covered it ?? I guess u an pull over and feel em but still I like knowing if one of my straps need tightening from looking in the mirror. My warehouse they load like crap so I usually pull over after driving 10 min and check re tighten my load
Great videos Dan. Does Mercer have any large cars(custom sleepers) in their flatbed division? Keep up the great work and we'll see you down the road.
Yes they do. I was like Dan kept the wheels turning I had Karen for a load coordinator we worked very well together especially on staking loads to keep me moving and when I couldn't stack loads we both watched the load boards and we made it work
If you move 5th wheel from center of drives to 4" behind center of drives, does it take weight off steers same as moving 5th wheel from 4" in front of center of drives to center of drives does?
How long did it take you to learn to properly tie down and tarp the loads?
What's the range on that drone?
What happen when you get close to it's max range?
My last 7 loads been north of 45,000 need to give my truck a break with some lighter loads
I’m in GA what’s your 20
Alright
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hey how do you feel about Kinedyne Galvanized Double 'L' Sliding winch?
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Thanks for the video. I thinking about getting into trucking as an owner operator with minimal experience (I been out of trucking for the over 20 years). Any suggestions on what type of company to get started with. If I bought an older truck with no payment, do most companies require your equipment to be late model? Thanks again and God Bless.
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Dan, if you were going to get a new trailer, would you consider a step deck? If so, what length?
with that spread axle your allowed 40000 20000 per axle but can still be nabbed for overweight if one of the axles goes over the 20000 even though your under 40000 one axle can be 22000 the other 18000 still overweight
Great attitude given the circumstances, Dan. Does the truck drive or handle different, Dan, with 38k on back versus 30k on the drives?
It's a little rough
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Running the Miles and making 💰 so Teresa can keep spending it out West. 😬
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Hi Dan
Which factoring company is good?
First! What do I win? lol
GW TV lol to be called the first!!!
Congrats!!
Great! I'll take it!
The right to watch videos for free for a year! 😎😃
Raoul Thomas That works for me! 👍
Thanks for the ride along, pull toy here.