What The Life of a Truck Driver Actually Looks Like - (2 Days)

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 147

  • @marvinthemartian9584
    @marvinthemartian9584 4 дні тому +24

    Alex, you made a huge mistake moving another company's trailer. I don't know about your company, but at mine that's a fireable offense. It's because of the insurance. If someone got hurt or the trailer got damaged during the move, GP Transco's insurance company wouldn't pay because that trailer is not on the policy. So your company would have to pay for it out of pocket.

    • @PrimitivePNW
      @PrimitivePNW 4 дні тому +1

      :(

    • @DK107
      @DK107 3 дні тому

      He kinda had to because he needed to get loaded and the day cab wasn’t there yet. Also the store told him to

    • @joeruiz6351
      @joeruiz6351 3 дні тому +5

      Yes, I would have probably do it myself too so don't lose any time. But I would have not posted on the internet.

    • @chrisreeves9820
      @chrisreeves9820 3 дні тому +2

      Sure guys let the yard dog get it at rural king. Plus it’s a rural king trailer. So if the store gave him permission that’s on the fault of rural king.

  • @coltonmoutdoors
    @coltonmoutdoors 4 дні тому +17

    first second of the video already got them 4 way flashers clackin

  • @Diesel_desperado
    @Diesel_desperado 4 дні тому +17

    This is my favorite sitcom!

  • @builtontherockhomestead9390
    @builtontherockhomestead9390 4 дні тому +8

    You don't need a riding lawnmower. Get some sheep or a cow to mow the grass and a few goats to take care of the weeds, brush and trees.

  • @aaronpotter4986
    @aaronpotter4986 4 дні тому +13

    Hey Alex. Just a tip from one truck driver to another. When building air back up. Don't apply your parking brakes. Leave both buttons pushed in so air still goes to the trailer and builds the air up in the tanks there. If you have a trailer brake lever. Pull that down and rev it up to about 1000rpms while doing it.

    • @tjbrower
      @tjbrower 4 дні тому +11

      @@aaronpotter4986 he will never understand this. It’s been how many videos of the same thing.

    • @TruckingForHermes
      @TruckingForHermes 4 дні тому +9

      @@tjbrower I suspect he does not read comments. And I don't blame him. There are a lot of toxic folks often making comments.

    • @thedragonhunter
      @thedragonhunter 4 дні тому +2

      @@TruckingForHermes he could atleast RTFM on how to flip the high idle on

    • @TruckingSasquatch
      @TruckingSasquatch 4 дні тому

      @@TruckingForHermes he does read the comments lol I called him out a few times and he edited the posts

    • @Defianthuman
      @Defianthuman 3 дні тому

      It just needs a bigger compressor.

  • @user-lg4mc9qy2r
    @user-lg4mc9qy2r 3 дні тому +4

    Hello Alex the air and blinking blinker guy ❤

  • @derrickmurphytruckgames2024
    @derrickmurphytruckgames2024 4 дні тому

    Keep on truckin Alex

  • @brucestrupe6206
    @brucestrupe6206 4 дні тому +20

    Those blinkers should run off air pressure. Maybe then they can stop and rest for awhile

  • @MikeLoveBuns
    @MikeLoveBuns 4 дні тому

    Great video! Mike from Missouri

  • @MrFloppy131
    @MrFloppy131 4 дні тому +3

    hell yeah he started out with his flashers on, nothing has changed

  • @DB91217
    @DB91217 4 дні тому +4

    My favorite steering wheel holder!!!!

    • @shaun2318
      @shaun2318 3 дні тому +1

      😂😂😂 the definition of a steering wheel holder

  • @evand8682
    @evand8682 3 дні тому +1

    Im not making judgments alex but when you said you drive around the parking lot to build air so you can then slide the tandems... 18:30 lol why dont you just press the peddle down or high idle. Moving around the parking lot wont make it build air any faster. Probably slower actually especially if you are having to use the brakes to go around parking lot. Just some help.

  • @martinjones1411
    @martinjones1411 4 дні тому

    Keep up the great work

  • @DK107
    @DK107 4 дні тому +8

    Yo Alex, have you been watching RWD’s series where he goes to Alaska in an old ford focus? Is pretty cool. Anyways, keep up the great work!

  • @danmiller7568
    @danmiller7568 4 дні тому +1

    Just another day for a conscientious worker. Keep it going, brother.

  • @Rob_430
    @Rob_430 День тому

    Some of the negative comments from very experienced drivers. Suggestions are fine, but Alex is trying to gain experience and seems to be doing well. He’s a smart Dude. Not only driving but tending to making videos, and doing the normal lifestyle, eating, sleeping, shopping, etc. He was singing with music on a different video. What language or what nationality is he? I’d say Cuban.

  • @romanmoskovkin2753
    @romanmoskovkin2753 2 дні тому +1

    It's not a good habit to leave drivers door wide open when leaving.

  • @the-958-wall
    @the-958-wall 4 дні тому +3

    I did not know Alex has tatoos
    😮

  • @gr_br
    @gr_br 3 дні тому +2

    I very much enjoy reading comments here more than I do watching Alex videos. It's so very funny how many people spit out criticisms about Alex who are loyal followers (stalkers) of this channel
    who are also subscribers! 😄 🤣😁🤪😜

  • @rickylunsford2058
    @rickylunsford2058 4 дні тому +4

    I would never move another company stuff.

    • @ronsmith4968
      @ronsmith4968 4 дні тому +8

      Your actually not supposed to. Also,that is work he is not getting paid to do. The liability of someone blaming you if the trailer is damaged,even though you didn't do it,isn't worth it. Just tell them you can't & call your company. But of course,we know who's channel we are watching. So everything is going to be wrong anyway.

    • @deebly_goncerned
      @deebly_goncerned 4 дні тому

      Same here, but maybe since it's a Rural King trailer and the Rural King employees at the store told him to move it, it would be ok. But I'm sure there's some legal gray area where he could still be held accountable for possible damages

  • @darrellhall6622
    @darrellhall6622 4 дні тому +1

    Rural King is not like a furniture store. Think like tractor supply store (mult item with farming in mind)

  • @KK-jj7zi
    @KK-jj7zi 4 дні тому

    Sometimes they load right down the middle so the bags don't rub on the walls and maybe end up with a hole. It's always better to be on the dock when you get loaded if you can. When you have a single pallet on the end secure it to the wall it's next too with one strap on the latch rail near the pallet just latch both ends of the strap to that rail and pull tight little extra work but better than having a spilled pallet Keep on a Trucking

  • @davekenney3693
    @davekenney3693 4 дні тому

    What’s up my brother great to see you bring us a new video be safe and keep up the great job.

  • @averageGhostPlayer
    @averageGhostPlayer 4 дні тому +9

    No more saying first!!!

  • @18wheeler77
    @18wheeler77 3 дні тому

    11:57 Hey Alex, usually when I move a trailer, I just hook up the red line and pickup the landing gear above a foot, just to move it really quick. It saves you some time.

  • @foobarFR
    @foobarFR 6 годин тому

    I can't understand how shops and businesses can have sh*tty docks and/or general configuration. Loading and unloading operations are one of the most dangerous parts of operating a buisness : pedestrians/civilians/workers everywhere, forklifts, etc.

  • @sonofroderick4255
    @sonofroderick4255 День тому

    Hey Alex, good watching your videos again. I'm getting caught up watching all the ones I've missed in the last 5 or six months. You're still as entertaining as usual. Only 36,000 to a million. Take it easy and be safe. God bless!

  • @Ligerzeronz
    @Ligerzeronz 2 дні тому

    that last load, the guy who loaded that was either high and stacked it that way lol. Middle......

  • @tutie
    @tutie 21 годину тому

    The truck wouldnt run out of air if you wouldnt STAND on the brake pedal everytime you stop to put the truck in reverse or drive....thats just crazy lol your brake chambers will be worn out before anything on the truck!

  • @JarmelSingsKaraoke
    @JarmelSingsKaraoke 4 дні тому +1

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @stevenfordham7510
    @stevenfordham7510 4 дні тому

    Can kenworths turn down the 4 way and turn signals volume. I drive a volvo and have mine turned all the way down

  • @davidshafer1872
    @davidshafer1872 3 дні тому

    Hey Alex, can you show footage of you arriving at the yard to pick up your truck?

  • @shorts_mr937
    @shorts_mr937 4 дні тому +3

    ❤from India🇮🇳

  • @jacobclark3905
    @jacobclark3905 День тому

    Delivering to rural king- Alex the Yellowstone guy. Lol

  • @itzmctv1280
    @itzmctv1280 4 дні тому

    Yo alex

  • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
    @wanghaf_Gl0yper 2 дні тому

    The fact that after all this time you still can’t figure out why you’re running out of air is hilarious

  • @Rob-ik2cv
    @Rob-ik2cv 4 дні тому

    Alex, I enjoy your videos. I am anxious to see you hit the 1 Million Subs mark. I think you were looking at a Zero Turn Riding Mower. I just have a 3rd-acre lot but I would still love to have one.

  • @FlatbedDriver82
    @FlatbedDriver82 4 дні тому

    I drove the same truck...2024 kw t680

  • @DK107
    @DK107 3 дні тому

    We need an Alex x RWD collab! It would be epic!

  • @HorrorBigGameRR
    @HorrorBigGameRR День тому

    What engine is on the truck?

  • @tutie
    @tutie 21 годину тому

    What gets used more.....his flashers or his brakes?😅

  • @joeruiz6351
    @joeruiz6351 3 дні тому

    Hello Alex, just a suggestion. I wouldn't record when you decide to move a trailer from a different company. Especially because you posted it on a well known streaming place. The company of the other trailer can always say that you were the one that coused damage to their property. Worst case scenario, the trailer king pin breaks while you are trying to hook up with it. When in doubt, call your dispatch and get a name of who told you to do it. Now if you did all this already and you didn't mention it on the video, then disregard my suggestion and I apologize. Other than that, keep doing what you are doing and great job on your videos.👌👍

  • @SteveSmith-lo2wd
    @SteveSmith-lo2wd 2 дні тому

    I love how Alex gets on so many people's nerves in the comments with his turn signal clicking continuously! 😂

  • @yulissaacarrillo1282
    @yulissaacarrillo1282 2 дні тому

    Hey Alex im retiring from my long career in a couple years . I’ve Been watching your videos cuz that kind of life intrigues me. Do you recommend an older guy like to get in that kind of work?

  • @LordLightborn
    @LordLightborn 2 дні тому

    24:13 I was thinking "mailbox!"

  • @JeetOp-nw3pn
    @JeetOp-nw3pn 4 дні тому

    Did you get real tattoos? Or temporary?

  • @shoey64
    @shoey64 4 дні тому

    Alex is that a new tattoo? If so where did you get it?

  • @Defianthuman
    @Defianthuman 3 дні тому

    17:47 side by side. Also Kenny needs a bigger compressor.

  • @richardlytle234
    @richardlytle234 3 дні тому

    Thank God iam linehaul. I don't miss those places lol

  • @Wish1771
    @Wish1771 4 дні тому

    When did you get tattoos?

    • @DK107
      @DK107 3 дні тому

      It’s fake! And it appeared last video

  • @DJMistaXclusive
    @DJMistaXclusive 3 дні тому

    you better edit and re-upload this... moving another companies trailer and posting it is beyond crazy

  • @candicechmieluk3460
    @candicechmieluk3460 4 дні тому

    Nice

  • @garystanfill7806
    @garystanfill7806 3 дні тому

    Alex weren’t you a local P&D driver for another company. The way you talk makes me think I watched videos of you doing P&D work

  • @christiangallegos3797
    @christiangallegos3797 4 дні тому +1

    Alex you’ve inspired me to get my CDL I’m currently studying for it now. I would like to see a complete pre trip tutorial from you 👍

    • @abnsoulja1
      @abnsoulja1 3 дні тому +1

      There are so many different examples already on UA-cam. The pre trip test is easy especially if you’re going to a school and you can actually be around the truck and touch everything. Just remember this. ABCL’s and DOG. ABCL’s means no abrasions, bulges, cuts or leaks. That is for anything rubber…tires, hoses, air lines, etc. Your brakes is DOG meaning no Dirt, Oil or Grease.

    • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
      @wanghaf_Gl0yper 2 дні тому

      Do not trust this guy with any information regarding trucking lol…dude is lost

  • @brandoncherry1651
    @brandoncherry1651 4 дні тому

    What happened to the tatts?

  • @shoey64
    @shoey64 4 дні тому

    Alex rural king is a farm type store at least where I live.

  • @bryonschue8065
    @bryonschue8065 3 дні тому

    Another Backing up with Alex

    • @wanghaf_Gl0yper
      @wanghaf_Gl0yper 2 дні тому

      Dude edits every single back he’s ever done lol, wonder how long it actually takes

  • @pas42hfd
    @pas42hfd 4 дні тому

    Is it normal to move someone else’s trailer?

  • @darrellhall6622
    @darrellhall6622 4 дні тому

    Alex, you would buy a Tesla cybertruck.😅😅😅

  • @irwanfirdaus5523
    @irwanfirdaus5523 3 дні тому

    I mis your red kenworth

  • @tuddley
    @tuddley 3 дні тому

    Tattoos? Where the hell they come from, it's a whole sleeve!

  • @jnizzelest
    @jnizzelest 3 дні тому

    Did I miss the video of Alex getting a full sleeve tattoo?

  • @TruckingSasquatch
    @TruckingSasquatch 4 дні тому

    I wouldn’t risk moving someone else’s trailer

  • @Mr.darryl12
    @Mr.darryl12 4 дні тому +1

    7 minutes!

  • @Rob_430
    @Rob_430 2 дні тому

    Where is home……real home………Family??

  • @michaelhayes4537
    @michaelhayes4537 День тому

    If you move to a rural area, get a rooster.

  • @Th3M4larky
    @Th3M4larky 3 дні тому

    Did he just move someone elses trailer? Dafuq...

  • @kristinpaganini7839
    @kristinpaganini7839 3 дні тому +1

    Something that has always bugged me about the truck is how it say VIN#. That’s wrong. It’s just VIN. You think a big company like GL would know that

  • @shauncline5055
    @shauncline5055 2 дні тому

    You're silly how you always have to say 7:15 a.m.

  • @curetonty
    @curetonty 4 дні тому +2

    Sounds like we’ll be transitioning from Alex the trucking guy to Alex the Farmer in the mere future 👨‍🌾🚜

    • @MrFloppy131
      @MrFloppy131 4 дні тому +3

      but he will have to put flashers on his tractor so we can hear them all the time

    • @DK107
      @DK107 3 дні тому

      @@MrFloppy131click click click click click

    • @abnsoulja1
      @abnsoulja1 3 дні тому +1

      The mere future? 🤣 Is that the same as the near future?

  • @SWalker71
    @SWalker71 2 дні тому

    Turn the comments off, Alex! 😂

  • @borklaser6394
    @borklaser6394 4 дні тому

    I thought semi trucks used manual transmissions ? 😅

    • @kinai01
      @kinai01 4 дні тому

      Almost every company has converted their fleets to Manual transmission for fuel efficiency purposes. However most owner operators drive Manual

    • @DustinWorkman-tm4tg
      @DustinWorkman-tm4tg 2 дні тому

      Wtf 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @seanmcguire6011
      @seanmcguire6011 2 дні тому

      Lots of these new breed drivers can't drive a manual so companies are mostly going towards Automated transmissions so they can fill those seats. Lol I know it's pathetic they even have restrictions on their licenses 😂😂

    • @kinai01
      @kinai01 2 дні тому

      @@seanmcguire6011 I wouldn't say so, I learned Manual transmission driving out of school and all of my pears did too because one thing that they tell us "you want no restrictions on your CDL" and we learn and ready but the company doesn't have any. The reasoning is mostly the lack of a proper training program and maintenance costs after busted transmission by new drivers. And fuel

    • @Dylan-lb9lg
      @Dylan-lb9lg День тому

      ​@seanmcguire6011 Yup been driving for 6 years and you will never see me driving an automatic.

  • @manrajkhunkhun5415
    @manrajkhunkhun5415 2 дні тому

    You should keep a dog on the truck

  • @zachharper216
    @zachharper216 4 дні тому

    Pretty sure I see people like you never do a pre trip once. Funny your video titled is an outrageous falsehood

  • @pooya.89
    @pooya.89 3 дні тому +1

    OMG...how slow motion a person can be???? this dude is definition of slow motion...

  • @FeitosdeLuz
    @FeitosdeLuz 3 дні тому

    😅

  • @ronsmith4968
    @ronsmith4968 4 дні тому +9

    I don't know how anyone could possibly think that "TAT" is real. Tats are painful,do you think this dude could stand it without crying ?!?! When he cries about EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T EVEN PAINFUL.

    • @FlatbedDriver82
      @FlatbedDriver82 4 дні тому +1

      But you still watching lol..n he's making money off you watching 😂

    • @ronsmith4968
      @ronsmith4968 4 дні тому +1

      @FlatbedDriver82 what's wrong,did I hurt your grown feelings ? Had to block ?

  • @rlucerin28
    @rlucerin28 4 дні тому +20

    Kermit the frog making fun of someone's driving mistake?? Talk about hypocrisy. 😅😅

    • @tjbrower
      @tjbrower 4 дні тому +6

      @@rlucerin28 that’s what I said too. Then I get someone telling me I’m being negative. Uhhhh….isn’t that what Mr truck driver here was doing by laughing at someone else who made a mistake???

    • @rlucerin28
      @rlucerin28 4 дні тому +2

      @@tjbrower right!?

    • @liferx4343
      @liferx4343 4 дні тому +6

      Making fun of someone's voice is something a five year old does.

    • @rlucerin28
      @rlucerin28 4 дні тому

      @@liferx4343 why do you say I'm making fun of his voice?

    • @liferx4343
      @liferx4343 4 дні тому

      @@rlucerin28 It's all good man, I like Kermit the frog.

  • @reacting_to_stuff_
    @reacting_to_stuff_ 4 дні тому

    Definitely doesn’t look like yours.

  • @farrelkaban3210
    @farrelkaban3210 4 дні тому +2

    firstt

  • @tjbrower
    @tjbrower 4 дні тому +6

    Laughing at someone making a mistake and hitting something is gold from you.

    • @ynwa8459
      @ynwa8459 4 дні тому +4

      What a sad life you live watching his videos just to comment negativity 😂

  • @AndrewBarnes400
    @AndrewBarnes400 3 дні тому

    This is not what a day of trucking looks like people lol

  • @dannymonroy3394
    @dannymonroy3394 4 дні тому +5

    ALEX, what happened to you, you became a bad child, tattoos don't suit your personality, you are a little angel.

    • @amfwelsh
      @amfwelsh 4 дні тому

      Personal choice who is asking for your opinion. He likes them

    • @danielmonroy3085
      @danielmonroy3085 4 дні тому +3

      @@amfwelsh NO, I knew that Alex has a defense lawyer, I did not ask for his OPINION, THANK YOU.

    • @Mega_Casual
      @Mega_Casual 4 дні тому

      If you look carefully you can see that the full sleeve tat is a fake. You can see it's wearing off in places. Maybe he wanted to just test how he'd like or not like one?

    • @dansfpr
      @dansfpr 4 дні тому

      They’re Tik Tok tattoos, they sell them at their shop

    • @danielmonroy3085
      @danielmonroy3085 4 дні тому

      @@dansfpr I didn't know it was fake, it looks like the one they use in India I think it's called "maka"

  • @Prachka1
    @Prachka1 2 дні тому

    Broke, no social life, being paid almost minimum wage, no career progression.

  • @user-hr3jp4wd8c
    @user-hr3jp4wd8c 2 дні тому

    Just noticed for the first time Alex when did you get the tattoo on your left arm? Is it new or did you have for a while? Just curious. Have a blessed day in the name of Jesus Christ. Be safe.