I Was DEPORTED Back to the CANADA from USA, My New Scania Semi Truck Towed Away?
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I hope CBP watches this and gives that officer a raise. Unbelievable amount of professionalism for these times.
I hope they do and fire him for spitting like that...I would have been pissed someone spit like that in front of me
Was just thinking I wonder if that loogie was hocked on his door
@@darkfafnir4389 A CBP officer who was informative and a professional, so long as I dont get hit, he can spit whenever he wants 😂😂
Yeah? Great germ spreader.@@ldisc66
@@ldisc66 right, he has one window. He even waited till Bruce turned as to not be rude, I’d hope you guys wouldn’t swallow that nasty stuff, your body brings it up for a reason.. must eat your boogers too 🫢
Gentleman, the CBP officer was a kind patient gentleman. Ive crossed the border hundreds of times and there are some real good CBP officers and he's one of the most helpful ive seen.
I've found most of the border patrol people are reasonably nice. They did have an issue with me one time when I had my printer servicing tools (Small screwdrivers, rubber wedges and metallic pin lifters as well as a HEPA toner vacuum marked with all sorts of danger labels on it. and a set of small wrenches) with me from a service call in the back seat. They wanted to know why I had rubber gloves and lock-picking tools (Pre-pandemic). That was time-consuming explaining in detail about replacing worn belts and sprockets as well as showing them service manuals on my laptop. while they did a complete search of the car. It started with a misdirection by two different officers who could not see each other direction signals to me as I moved up through the lane for secondary inspection, one telling me to go one way and one telling me to stop. That created a bit of panic, but it got straightened out in about 30 minutes.
Aint no one in the CBP reasonable and unconstitutional criminal organization. Travel overseas and stay away from these assholes, let your wallet tell them what they’re worth.
This Customs officer is awesome. I spent 30 years crossing the border and this gentleman is incredibly helpful. This is what a customs officer should be. Also, I would use Livingston brokerage as they are one of the best for importing vehicles.
Have always found the US customs as helpful as could be expected.
Yeah was just going to say that, he was very nice and he sure seems to know his stuff.
Yeah that officer was super nice and did his job so professionally that he should get a raise before retirement.
I crossed at Port Huron 4 nights a week from Flint Mi to Tonawanda N.Y. I liked going through Port Huron More.
That border guy is a star!! Nice to see someone who cares about their job and takes the time to help people.
spits too much, kinda gross
Crossing the fast lane with no customs paperwork and having the guy be that nice is INSANE!
Crossed that border many times. That is the nicest most accommodating officer I've ever seen.
He saw the camera
@@aarons3695isn’t that a US border patrol agent
@swimmerboy172 no. They wear green and patrol the boarder in between the points of entry. Customs Officers man thr Port of Entries.
@@swimmerboy172yes he’s entertaining the US so it’s there officers
Dude im a Canadian living in Europe for last 10 years i have a trucking company here mostly Scanias... DO NOT IDLE YOUR TRUCK ALL NIGHT! theres a webasto heater in the truck it runs off the batteries and burns diesel ever so slightly. It will run 24h without draining the batteries and keep you warm (theres a thermosat you can set in the truck with a on off switch), ive had mine run maybe 48h or so and truck still started fine so if your batteries are good just use it. So cool seeing a Scania in north America! cheers bro enjoy her, looks like a beauty.
Interesting, what made you move accross the pond?
Its way better@@ricochetey
That is some solid advice.
Great info.
Here in America we like to idle.
And a 144 v8 doesn’t really blows warm air in the cab, while idle
This guy is a real public servant. He was so helpful and patient with you despite you having a very special situation with importing such an unusual truck compared to something like a standard car.
Wow! That CBP Agent was a hoot! You owe him for having helped you significantly with content this episode-:)
you are weird
So awesome when you find a government employee doing their job to the best they can! Nicely done Officer CBP!!
Probably a Canadian EH...
Yea most employers love when you spit in front of a customer...I would have said something..that's gross and disrespectful..you do that in America and you'd get punched
@@darkfafnir4389 then he would tell you to piss off and not give you any of the info he gave this guy. All because you wanted to be a snowflake.
I sure hope so!
@@PlasmaStorm73
@darkfafnir4389 that was a American border guard.
What a genuine guy that CBP officer was, would love to come across officers like that more often
US Customs Officer
This guy is amazing. I give both of them props. Most officers won’t explain and will turn people back and not explain.
You are so respectful! Centre is is center spelled in Canadian. Your effort was so sweet. We say it the same.
Basically every English speaking nation spells it centre except the US lol
@turnip5359 you don't like it when others are complimented? That's sad.
In canada, Center is also used, such as when referring to center of a circle.
Centre is used for a venue, such as convention centre.
METRE = 100 CM. 1 cubic Metre of water weighs 1000 kilograms= 1 ton of water.
meter is used as an instrument to take measurements. The power METER indicates this circuit is drawing 10 amps at 242 volts.
As soon as you mentioned going through the FAST lane I was screaming at my screen “NOOOO!!!”. FAST is mostly for frequent and trusted commercial crossings. I’m surprised he didn’t nope you out of there immediately. Will give that officer a big kudos for being one of the nicest CBP agents I’ve seen. I used to cross daily and some of them can be pretty miserable at times.
As far as the project name I like “Atlantica”. Since that truck has seen almost every major part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Not related, he needed custom clearance and that is it,
Lmfao I was screaming at my screen also saying Nooooo
@@robant5578
It is related. You need a FAST card to use the FAST lane, period.
@@wheelmanruss4620 yes, but in his case he would not get clearance going in any lane without prior clearance ,
That man working the boarder was very nice, you can tell if he could’ve helped you passed he would’ve.
So…
First and foremost: I‘m a German citizen living in Germany for over 45 years now, and that‘s why I know these European trucks really well. 😀
I’ve never been in Canada (only to the US), and additionally I‘ve never ever tried to import an European semi truck from Canada to the US. 🥴
BUT: If I ever will be doing stuff like that, I will scout all the booths with CBP officers in it till I spot this nice man and then I‘ll drive to his lane. 👍
Holy mother, this officer (I assume they are called „officers“, or am I wrong with that?) did an amazing job! So nice, very relaxed, very respectful and he has a great humor. 👍👏
With all that being said, give that man a salary raise and show this video to all of his colleagues and title the video „How it should be done!“ 🙏
Thx for this video, I really enjoyed it and now you do have a new subscriber and I definitely will watch more videos of your channel! 👍
Best wishes from Bavaria/Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋
You’ll never find a guy like this in real life and you’ll never have to deal with these despot in your life if you know what’s good for you you’ll stay in Schengen land. The us isn’t worth it for a European and boredom is worth avoiding North America.
Crossing in the fast lane with zero paperwork, no documents ready and leaving the truck running.. man I was laughing so hard. You got pretty lucky with how cool that officer was with you.
lol bootlicker
he scould try that in the good old days like when we crossed the border between West Germany and East Germany. That was when o realised what you can train a labrador to do.
@@lenasoderberg2583 The ambassador bridge is still like that normally haha, I've been sent to X-ray for having my fast card upside down lol
This CBP Officer has DEFINITELY taken his yearly “Integrity Awareness” VLC course!
Man he got sooooooooooooooo lucky, that officer could have done just about anything to him including getting the complimentary proctology exam 😐
Was thinking the same thing. I live in Michigan and have been turned around at the border much quicker and for much less! And Port Huron is for sure quicker and easier the get thru
lol….. I completed mine!
Except for the Youtubing at work... but i guess he could claim it was research...
@@jokami1051 they check multiple sources.
How come I never get this guy at the border?? I get yelled at, scowled at, vehicle inspected, sent to the side, penalty box, etc. And that's coming into Michigan where I've lived my entire life!! This guy was great!
It’s all how you act. If you act like an idiot like most of these people commenting then of course you’re going to get yelled at
Let’s face it - that’s SCANIA Karma
Some good ol' kiss @$$ goes a long ways. "Yes sir/ma'am" etc. Also have all your docs neat and in order.
Me too. 12 years ago I was working on being naturalized in the US. I came home to Canada to attend my daughters graduation. Well, I wasn't supposed to leave the country when the process was ongoing. (thank you immigration consultant in Boston for misinforming). Long story short I received a lifetime ban. The CBP at the airport were compete a-holes from the get go.
Ironically, when you lose respect for Them is when you gain the US’s. Romans lol
Very nice and very helpful. Went out of his way to inform all the info he needed and how to get it. OUTSTANDING!!
Welcome to Sarnia we are glad you came. I crossed the Bluewater Bridge to go from my home in Sarnia Ontario to my job in Michigan. I'm an RN. The Bluewater bridge customs on both sides are great.❤
Hands down the coolest boarder officer I’ve ever seen in my life this is how people should be treated not like everyone’s a criminal first
Trust me would of been a completely different conversation if he was Canadian, lol
@@bigdogbulldog9912well obviously if he was Canadain he wouldn’t be importing it to the states
@@jumbome7420 sure he could ,dropping it off for a customer in the states
@@bigdogbulldog9912 if that was the case then he’d know what he was supposed to have
@@jumbome7420 not necessarily
Most European trucks have stand alone cab heaters and especially those trucks as they are built for cold climate
In the UK we have night heaters in every single motor. Pretty sure it's illegal to send us out in the winter without a working one
Bruce did you get your night heater working did you figure out how to work it.
If only everyone were as nice as this CBP officer. What a legend!
WOW. What a great officer. He even had a sense of humor!
He’s a very nice man to help you out like he is doing and he’s doing a real good job helping you
Man, the border officer was super nice and took time to explain stuff, I wish all public servants were like this!
It’s bullshit one good apple will soon be spoiled by a rotten bunch as the old saying goes. It isn’t worth accepting corruption when there is better places.
I have to say that you’re right. The gentleman at the border was very polite intrested and informative 👍🏼
It's a great learning curve for everyone. Thanks for sharing all that information.
Thank goodness there was a company that could help. Hope your travels go more smoothly in the future.
What a freaking cool guy at the border. They need more people like that working in places like that. It would be a lot cooler if they did. You can tell he's good people.
The single good apple out of a hundred aint good odds I’d rather vacation elsewhere
Crikey, it makes you realize what a foreign land the US of A is. Scanias are probably the third most popular truck in Oz after Kenworths and Volvos; drove one for years, all long distance work. They're even more popular around town for deliveries, agitators and tippers. Also throughout Europe and the UK. Very reliable and honest truck. Comfortable too. I'm staggered that they're rare in the States.
I'd be willing to bet the Scania would fly pass the US EPA regulations. Pretty stringent in the EU and also Oz.
They arent made for the US market so they cant be sold here, and importing them is a hassle as they have to be 25 years old or older, which severely limits the selection we can get in the states. I would love an R520 or R620 Topline 6x4 Short with sidepipes for my own personal use in the states, we just cant get em sadly.
Bro you can give up the silly slang. We know Australians don’t talk like that in the comforts of their home when nobody is watching.
Bro? What are you. A Kiwi? Crikey is in my common usage lexicon. But then I'm a pretty old bloke. Strewth, I used bloke !!@@jash6105
Amen! Why can't we have nice trucks here? This Scania would beat any truck we have in the states.
I cross the border multiple times a week in the truck. The manifest is actually quite simple, but you essentially have to get it cleared through a customs broker, and recieve an "entry number" before you are able to get to the border. This typically takes a few hours, and DO NOT head to the border if you do not have an entry number because you will be sent inside again, and could potentially receive a $2000 ticket.
I feel like the officer was very helpful and informative to him. And he was actually impressed with the truck and wanted him to be able to get it in country with very little hassle as possible
Props to that CBP officer...I've had so many at that crossing that are far, far less helpful even during far, far less complicated crossings.
what a great guy, giving all this information and beeing so helpful!
Hey a poutine [ fries with gravy and cheese ] is a canadian treat but mcdonalds doesn't make their poutine's very well and i hope your next trip here in canada goes better next time
Most helpful CBP Officer ever! This guy deserves gratitude!
Such a good job... he gives the stereotype a bad name.
Yes, he took the time to explain everything
even his spitting?
Very patient CBP officer 👍 he knows the rules and detail the citizen on every detail
I've imported a number of vehicles from the USA into Canada, and spent an lot of time figuring out EXACTLY what was required. It's a chore, for both sides, the USA has a whole lot of rules about taking a vehicle OUT of the USA. Everyone tells you you should get a broker, but I never have, but then again I ran a business where I imported stuff from all over the world all the time, so I was pretty sure I had things under control. Even though everything was in order I've spent hours on both sides of the border, while they do whatever they do. Interestingly my wife bought a car at Barrett Jackson, did it all same things, and she got through both sides in 20 minutes total, must be my face or attitude I guess. Considering that we theoretically have Free Trade between Canada and the USA, it sure isn't like free trade in Europe, no border stations.
Besides for present we in Denmark controls the border to Germany, for a limited time, and also have checks when going to Sweden. But even before the EU it was rather easy to cross the borders of the main European countries, with only being stopped a few times, if not looking suspicious!
That border agent was really great, wish they were all chill like that lol
That's the sign of a man happy on [and with] his job.
Great job Bruce! Being nice always gets better results, too many people get angry and make the situation worse.
No way to be nice to unconstitutional despots. I’d rather travel overseas than the us and I do because of the CBP bullshit and disrespect.
I love that you showed what I call "hundred thousand mile dogs" on the rollers... Stay safe and Merry Christmas 🎄, Tim
This officer is so nice. I almost can imagine some officers yell that you didn't learn everything beforehands. Amazing job by him.
Bruce Put the Cutting Torch Down and step away from the truck. It's a nice unit don't screw it up, put a bigger Turbo melt a little tire but DON'T SCREW IT UP.
I’m from Buffalo, NY. If you ever have to come up north again and it’s during winter, driving in snow is not the death wish that people make it out to be. So long as you drive a little slower (use your judgment based on the road conditions). And if your car starts to slide if you hit ice or slush, DO NOT TURN THE WHEEL TO FIGHT IT, AND DO NOT BRAKE! That’s when people crash. What you actually do is nothing at all. DO NOT try to brake, you will just slide more or even do a 180°, and do not turn your wheel the other way, and do not hit the gas. Just keep the wheel pointed in the same as where your looking, where you originally wanted to turn to, and keep your foot off those pedals. Within a few feet your tires will hit a spot with better traction. You’ll feel it lurch a little as it stops sliding, then you can gently hit the gas and continue on.
The reason people crash in snow is because When people hit the brakes, it’s slippery, traction control doesn’t work and so the wheels lock up and you get even less traction. Or when they steer to fight it, or they hit the gas, when they get traction again with one of the tires, the car will then spin out on that tire. Or it will launch them into the side of another car if their wheel is pointed that way.
Also, for sleeping in a vehicle, whether it’s fit general rest or in an emergency, such as the road being blocked or your in a ditch from ice, up here what you need is a wool blanket. That will keep you much warmer than one from Walmart, and keep you warm if you get wet for some reason…. Plus it’s anti microbial which is great for truckers on multi day long trips with limited access to a washer.
seriously, a driving lesson ? dude you are bored.
@@SailProMarina so are you if you read it lol
What you say might be true for passenger vehicles, about it not being a death wish, but a bobtail? Absolutely not. Not a death wish specifically, but you are definitely feeling way too flush if you are so eager to throw away $1000+.
There is no weight on the drive tires. You only have 2 tires getting any meaningful grip, and those are non-powered so you are missing a significant amount of the full control you should always have when driving a vehicle. You can chain the drives but without weight they still don't dig into the ice and just slide on top of it.
If the road is ice covered, you will slide out of control. At 15k+ pounds and with $1000+ to get you out of a ditch, assuming no damage occurred (which it will have and it will be expensive to get fixed), it isn't even close to a good idea. It doesn't matter if a bobtail doesn't brake or accelerate when they slip. They will end up in the ditch as soon as they lose traction on a section of road has enough of a crown/slant to it.
If the road is snow covered, you probably won't do any serious sliding but you can easily get stuck with your drives not getting traction to keep you moving. Then you are a hazard to all other traffic as you block a lane and you have that $1000+ tow bill to get you unstuck and towed to some place where you can sit out the bad weather and contemplate your stupidity.
Nobody in their right mind messes around with any significant winter road conditions while bobtail and anyone suggesting it is either doing some weird super trucker flex or has no clue what they are talking about.
Well, you can put it off as a lifelong lesson learned. This is one of the reasons why I stopped doing board crossing and came off of long-haul truck driving because the company I was working for had me doing border crossings all the time and it was taking longer and longer and longer to get across the border dealing with brokers and all that stuff was just such a pain. I’m glad you had a good experience with the border crossers that was great but now you know great video first video I’ve ever watched from you. It was on my suggestion list, and definitely commercial vehicles are different animal to deal with especially crossing the border but at least it’s over and you’re in the know for next time. I’m just glad you didn’t have more trouble.👍
That guy seem like a very good guy! Very good officer right there! thanks for your service sir!
This is crazy! I actually imported a rare road racing only motorcycle through Port Huron almost exactly a year ago. I can confirm, if you hadn't been importing a commercial vehicle you would have had everything you needed and it would have been easy. I ran into issues because the motorcycle I was importing looks like a sport bike, but was manufactured for closed course racing only, so I had to check box 8 and then add additional supporting documentation. I spend 3 hours in the customs building at Port Huron. The first officer was familiar with the type of bike it was, and everything would have been easy but he was new and needed help with filling out their paperwork. This led to a couple other officers coming over, one of which was convinced I was lying about how much I paid since I paid cash to get out of the duty. That officer wanted to send me back to Canada at first, and then tried to say I owed 8% import duty. One of the officers sent me out in the hallway to find a record of getting the cash out of the bank and called me in about 10 minutes later which happened to be right after shift change. I went over the whole story and all of the paperwork again, and the supervisor figured out that for the size bike I was importing there was no duty. After that I was out of there in 15 minutes. I know that feeling of putting a ton of time and money into importing a special vehicle, and the not knowing if you are actually going to get it in. The relief of getting into the driver's seat knowing you have made it is almost indescribable. Congrats on your accomplishment!
Great information from Officer Rogue. It's awful you had to go through that, but it was perfect that you were able to share *exactly* what to do next time with everyone down here in the states.
Righton! looking forward to you getting setup with the new ride! thanks for the vid.
this guy working had been doing it for years i think and so he knew how the system worked and bruce just shut up and listen to the guy and did not interupt him thats the key thing here he (bruce) showed respect and got it back
His reaction when he said it was a 97 truck was priceless, this model is way ahead for its time indeed :)
Nobody in America wants these puny euro trucks. They are gay.
Canada border services is crap
Not really, a pretty standard model for that year in europe. More like the North American manufactures are quite behind in some areas ;)
@@Thomas-lq1jw I just got back from Israel where they use those euro truck. Israel just like Europe is tiny and weak. People worried about emissions and noise. Little narrow roads, crummy little bridges, tight intersections..... Basically all kinds of stuff I just run over in my freightliner rolling 80k pounds at 80mph. The only thing advanced about Europe is how weak they are and everything they make.... Id bet hitting one deer destroys that euro truck beyond repair ... I hit deers with my moose guard and they bounce 40 feet. I run 700 miles a day 7 days a week. Those trucks are for pussies.
Please keep it as it is or restore it to pristine condition. Please don't do anything crazy this time.
Looks like this one is for realizing the sketch, and the other one is just going to be a raped clunker. Too bad. Would have looked trick with custom square tanks and toolboxes and a cool paint job, but guess not. Not sure what's up with bare frame, bumbers front and back of every wheel. Not going to fit this rig at all.
@suryaajirachmadamarjati3942,yeah, he should keep it like it is & not customize it like he ruined his blue Peterbuilt by customizing it
saw a short he released. If it was his scania, looked like he cleaned it up and either wrapped it or painted it.
Nan, he’ll f’k it up and turn the damn thing into a morphodite pile of sh!t ‘cause that’s what he does for youboob ratings.
I mean if you're gonna customize it, at least customize it in european style. I'm okay with that. Just don't do it in american style, believe me it wouldn't work.
I have commercial trucks registered for non-commercial private use, I just had to register it for 24K and under. I still cross scales to avoid any issues. The only state I've had issues in was just recently driving through is Colorado. So seeing as i don't need to stop in Colorado at this time i go around it.
As far as driving trucks back and forth across the border, I've never had issues with the truck or trailer itself but I've had issues with paperwork for the load but i found a work around that so far has given me no issues. 🤞
Came from the short after everyone was saying the boarder guy wasnt good. This guy was an absolute hero!
This is such original content. Love the border hassle, very interesting to see how this systems works. And compliments how relaxed Bruce stay’s 😊
Sarnia/Port Huron is the crossing i always used. Detroit/Windsor is a cluster fork 24/7. Quick tip for anyone going to CHI from Toronto, its roughly the sane distance from London,ON to CHI with either crossing and 402 is a straight shot with less traffic.
Ambassador Bridge is the 3rd busiest port in America. Soon it will be car traffic only when Gordie Howe opens. I have a buddy that's working on it. He's installing cameras. It's pretty awesome.
What a really nice helpful and polite border guard. Wow! I hope he gets to teach other people how to do the same.
Lol! Weird seeing that border crossing.. I've actually crossed that same one only bringing souvenirs tho..
I'm Swedish and crossed there (twice) during vacation
Hi Bruce, great video on the Canadian purchase, but please do not butcher this truck to.make a US/European hybrid, put a set of alcoa wheels on it put some nice mudguards ( fenders to you in the US ) dress the truck up and and get it up to 800 bhp, that will be enough to impress the hell out of your american trucker friends
All the best Bruce keep up with the videos Regards Chris
Bruce needs to come to the next Truckfest in the UK, or a similarly sized show on the continent, to speak with other Scania owners and see how we modify these trucks. an unmodified Scania 144 would stand out at a US truck show, nicely modified it would be an award winner!
I'm a Canadian I traveled across this crossing hundreds if not thousands of times ..interesting watching you do this
I think I know u Isaak I'm a Neufeld myself n cross the border all the time but from Mx to the USA sometimes into Canadá
Crazy seeing you drive through my hometown of Windsor right across from Detroit. Hope you had a good time!
Interesting to the see the process going from Canada to the US. That border guard was pretty helpful all things considered. They're often not as friendly.
I live in Detroit and when I saw you were crossing at the Ambassador Bridge I knew you were going to have trouble. I have Canadian friends who always drive north to cross at the Blue Water Bridge (Port Huron) crossing to avoid grief and delays in Detroit. Congratulations on the truck I am looking forward to following the project.
So great to see you in this Scania. It was actually made in Södertälje, just south of Stockholm. I work with Scania as a supplier of process instruments and visit their factory regularly. Now they are so much into electrical trucks. So nice to see that you will take care of this Scania. Cheers from Sweden.
I live in Tucuman, Argentina. we have a Scania factory and make the gearboxes and other parts for them
That explains everyone’s Stockholm syndrome when trying to import one .
gosh that truck is awesome looking love the push bar/grill thing and spot lights almost looks like a dakar type setup!
The 6 axle trailer you saw is called a spiff. The front and rear axles actually counter steer when taking a turn. (not powered)
Just stumbled across your channel. I'm a canadian cross border carrier, only once have I had bad experience with a CBP inspection. But that CBP Officer you got was the nicest one I've seen, even if he did send you back.
Shout to the CBP officer , I’ve crossed trucks from Canada to the USA before and have ran into some officers who aren’t helpful at all.
Great guy who took time to break it down
To be honest that custom guy in the video was pretty ok. He had patience to explain the import procedures which are similiar also in Europe. Some guys would just send you back over the border without any discussion or even fine you.
🎉🎉congrats on making it through bro that’s good news
Interesting to see all your reactions for your first time in Canada. The Canadian Border at the Ambassador Bridge is always crazy busy and the worst place for you to try and do what you are doing. Broker gave you good advice about heading to Huron. I usually use the Alexandria Bay border crossing when importing items from the US into Canada. A lot less busy and intimidating. Why McDonalds sent you poutine is crazy. We do have normal french fries :)
Most would say he got a better deal with the fries.
@@wobblysauce Except Raunchy Ron's is the last place anyone would intentionally order poutine. I'll bet it did smell nasty. Poutine is best ordered in greasy spoons or at roadside chip trucks/stands in or near Quebec!
You know it! I said the exact same thing!@@Kraugher
The legendary radiator light twinkling. Common problem with 3- and 4-series Scanias. For some reason the sensor for the water level broke on every single Scania at the time. And for the record. You are supposed to drive the boggy up while without load. That's why the lift boggy was invented! ;)
Wow! This is what we drive in Ghana west Africa! Cant wait to see what you will do to it. Congratulations!!
I cross the same border for the first time in many many years recently, and was pleasantly surprised how descent the border agents were, on both sides.
Being my first time to ever see an interaction with trucks crossing the Canadian/American boarder I feel like this guy was super nice and informative. They could all be that way but I feel like this is probably one of the nicer guys going off zero knowledge just what I would assume
I've honestly had more hassle for US Customs than Canadian. They were always polite, but accurate paperwork was a must.
Truth. Hate us customs they treat you like crap unless you are coming in the country illegally from the south
Canada was worse for me and I’m Canadian
I'm a Canadian that used to deliver Canadian-made busses to the US. Sailed through US Customs 9 times outta 10. Deliver. 6 or 8 of us get back into the chase van for the trip home. Canadian customs 9 times outta 10 treats us like terrorists with a van load of AK's and explosives or wants to search the vehicle in case someone has an undeclared bag of fucking Wise potato chips or something. Dreaded coming back home.
Another time they said I was not Canadian because was down there lots , I told them it was funny because I pay taxes in Canada and own a house there , they made me sit down and write out all the times I came across which I never kept track of ,sometime fly sometimes drove . I just rote Don a bunch of dates then he let me go
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At 25:15 Yes, its a six axle. In Ontario we can have three (tridem- usually see lots in quebec), a four axle (refered to as a Quad - seen in Ohio lately), and the mighty five and six axle. I used to haul a six axle Dry Bulk pneumatic trailer. The gross weight allowed is about 144000 lbs or about 70 US tons. The front 2 and last axle will be lift axles, the middle three (referred to as the Cluster are fixed. Whenever he makes any type of right angle turn he has to flip a switch on his dash to lift them or he will likely roll the trailer. In my case I had a scare, I was coming to the bend in the off ramp on an icey surface and as i was nearing the bend the axles weren't fully lifted. The trailer started pushing tractor (trailer wanted to go straight off the roadway, while the tractor wanted to turn in the bend). At the last second the wheels started to lift more. Whew
Back in the 1990’s I had a hard time bringing back a piece of machinery. It was Registered in Indiana and trailer in Kentucky. I had a Kentucky CDL and Medical Card issued in Kentucky. Detroit held me up 20 hours on the boarder. What a waste of time. The funny part was they wanted to unload the machinery from the trailer…….. it was built in the trailer. I told them to grab a wrench and give me a hand. After the dayshift super looked everything over and figured out what it was built for. He sent me on to my next job up in Flint. Still didn’t get my boarder receipt. LOL! Wish I had run into this gentleman.
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I am foe sure!! Just like Lincoln Hawks in Over The Top, I need this truck..!
Superb guy at the customs, really helpful and dedicated to his job!
Your experience sounds similar to the one I had back in 1983 though going the other way as I imported a livestock trailer from a place in Michigan. Where I bought the trailer didn't provide me with all the papers I needed to cross back into Canada when I asked them ("they didn't know anything about it"). I crossed at Sarina/Port Huron. I had to drop the trailer off at customs on the Canadian side and go back across to a broker on the US side... Eventually found the place - managed to get all my paper work from the broker - crossed back over to Canada - everything was finally in order and I was on my way back home (hour north of London). I am trying to recall if I had the name of the broker beforehand or if customs gave it to me. A neighbour had bought the same trailer a few months before I bought mine from the same place in Michigan.
this offers up some great extra detail information on importing a semi Truck had no idea you require a broker
The man at the border was awesome !! Very kind and helpful.. I wish we had people like him here in EU at our border crossings...Anyway Bruce.. I hope this will end soon ..I mean the import procedures.. The paperwork and this stuff and so on.. This 144 you bought, is a very nice and common to see truck here in EU.. Anyway, I'm waiting to see your next adventure with this one..
EU and border crossings? You don't really have these checks in the Schengen zone. Unless you get stopped by authority for random checks.
I don't know too much about commercial here, so I'm open to learning ☺️
@@TheXshot That's in theory...The last ,at least, five years Every time I had to cross ANY border between Greece, Bulgaria, Romania , Hungary For everyone of them I had to spend at least 5 hours IF I was lucky... Not to mention other border crossings with Serbia or FYROM or Croatia... I had more than 45 years in the trucking industry as an former owner-driver or as a driver, and most of the times I wished we should haven't been in EU... Some years before we had an ALL NEW Danube river, bridge crossing between Bulgaria and Romania The New Danube bridge crossing witch has been done with the EU money .This is named The VIDIN (BUL) - CALAFAT (RO) bridge.. EVERYDAY ,thousands of trucks have to spend there ,at least 15 hours each one, even at the best weather conditions, not to mention the bad weather conditions ,with snow, ice etc...AND that's the E79 EU road... So... Let me say that this situation continues to be so even now...EVERYDAY ... I have exactly one year I stopped working and I am now retired at my 68 years,, I don't have something to loose, writing lies here... You are right about other European border crossings.. There are almost ,NO borders between many countries now.. For example. Between Germany and The Netherlands ,or Belgium or Denmark or ANYOTHER country.. Or Austria and Czech Republic or Slovakia or Hungary etc etc...But if your itinary is between South-North or East... Better to look for some other work to do...
@@SV2LLJthats maybe because the Eastern countrys in Europe have a bad repotation.
Im not saying that you are a criminal at all.
But there are so many truckers from PL, RO, serb, kroatia and so on that have a little more back in there trucks than there should be😂
So there are maybe a litle more check points fore the eastern countrys because of that, sad but true.
I live in Port Huron. I drove otr for 25 yrs. I only crossed at the Ambassador once or twice. I ALWAYS would cross at Pt Huron. Its smaller, quicker. Plus all my high school teachers worked the bridge in the summertime, so that would help.
So finally you got back to usa side. Congratulations! Is that Dayton, OH? Very good. God bless you.
I’m a long haul trucker from the US, I live in San Diego California but I travel to Canada at least twice a month. Been all over Canada and the US. From my experience though CBP for some reason always find a way to give me hell. When I crossed into Canada the first time Canadian customs held me up in the holding tanks for 8 hours and searched my truck and trailer. At that time I had my clearance from the military when I was in the US Army,and the CBP wasn’t able to look up my background. So they notified US Military police and told them that I went AWOL Absent Without Leaves. When the Military Police showed up from Fort Drum New York,they asked if I AWOL, they ran my background and started laughing and said I was cleared to go into Canada. But it’s usually the I-81, The Port Huron Entrance and the Ambassador Bridge customs that gave me hell. Other Canadian customs they just waved me on. That US Custom agent is cool about it he didn’t give you a hard time.Usually UPS brokers able to assist with the crossings.
what a genuinely good dude, hats off to him
That custom officer is awesome...lots of knowledge
So nice and professional. Well done.
This is so cool, bringing everyone from across the world closer so glad I found this channel keep up the good work!
Glad to see you crossing the border with your killer Scania. Regards from Finland 🇫🇮, the land of many Scanias 🙂
Is Scania more popular than Volvo there? In my opinion it's quite even between those here in Sweden. And a tiny fraction of other brands.
@@hnorrstrom I would say it is 50/50 here and then some other brands in minority.
@@tcb1017 Terveisiä Suomesta 🇫🇮 That axel system seems to be a real rarity there.
I've always loved trucks although never drove a real one myself, but loved to watch them all my life. I lived quite near the "maaliikennekeskus" in Helsinki and that was the place to go.
The good old days for sure....
Boy that stinks! I never knew those rules in Canada! Hopefully you’ll get through at the other location. ❤❤🙏🙏 Be safe!
It’s hilarious watching you talk about your first time dealing with Customs with a commercial vehicle. First of all those French fries are called Poteen and they are a staple in Canada! Back in 2006 I began driving OTR on a company’s Canadian Board from Washington state. I crossed the border regularly, both hauling freight into and out of Canada. The learning curve is pretty steep. I recall the pain you felt. After a couple years doing that I got a dedicated route hauling air freight from SeaTac to Vancouver International. I crossed over and back daily. I dealt with Canadian and American Customs Monday thru Friday. Brokers are essential to clearing Customs. Consider yourself lucky you only have to do that once!
It's poutime
Its Poutine and its not a Canadian staple. It's a Quebec thing and usually not done very well, especially from Mcpukes.
couple of little tips i got, i drive a scania tag axle in the UK. I would suggest not driving with the tag down when empty/bobtailing as it takes weight off the drive axles and more likely to spin up/out in the wet/cold etc... also wearing the tyres down for no reason and when tight turning they drag. also you said about idling the truck at night, you dont need to most have a night heater so you dont have to run the truck at night. comes in very handy this time of year, they run of the diesel in the tanks thats if your truck has had it removed or doesnt work.
Love watching your content and it means a lot that you actually read all the comments. I started my journey to get my cdl because of your content but unfortunately haven't had any lucky and can't currently afford $7k for cdl training here in ohio but hopefully soon. Also can't believe your giving away blue collar I remember you getting it and doing all the work to it.
Nice video you got my attention for the whole ride, and I'm not driving a truck and not even thinking about importing a truck.
Back in the 90's when I used to drive OTR. I never had a issue hauling loads into Canada. It was the return trip back here to the states. Every time on my trip back where there were issues. Mostly by the attitude of the personal in the booths. Yeah I know they have a job to do, but they acted like a low level manager on a power trip. A lot of drivers I knew back than had the same issues.
Bruce, I have to admit I think the border patrol officer did a fantastic job by putting himself out to tell you what you needed to do & have to get your truck safely back into the USA
Great job in being persistent and patience on the hurdles you had to face on your part, Mr Bruce! Being in Canada for only a short period of time was a learning experience and providing your story to others. Its about taking the positive parts that made it all the more sweeter on this trial and triumph. Thanks for sharing on your story. Welcome back, yee yee!!😊