44ft LONG load on a 40ft trailer - hotshot trucking vlog
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Comment below, can I haul a 13ft tall load? Can my overall height be 16ft?
Yes. Why yes you can. 👊🏻💪🏻
Sure you can.
With permits you can but going cross country I wouldn’t do it, you’ll have to exit on every overpass.
Over 13’6” overall height you need a permit
@@AstronoutCapital only on the ones ya gotta exit on. Not the others. 👍🏻👍🏻
Solid move helping out your fellow driver. You're a stand up guy I like that.
You may not be a truck driver but giving that guy your tarp proves that you are a TRUCKER good job bro needs to be more people like you out there
Helping another driver with the tarp. You are awesome!!!!
It’s nice to help folks. I stopped at subway and bought the guy behind me, in lines meal. That young fella gave me a nice firm handshake and said “god bless you sir”. I like to do that from time to time. It brought a big smile to his face!
Take it easy Alex!
Randy Chandler
Alex you are a very positive person thats cool. With all the problems we all have hauling there would be a lot of bleeps if I had to you tube this. Your great mood makes these nice to watch.
Very cool Alex, CZcams famous and still helping out the little guys who are just getting started. “Outstanding!” 👏 Bravo.
When you own a Dodge you better have a garage lol
When you take it to the shop for the heater if they say they have to take out the dash and the whole AC/Heater system have them do the ac too if it’s not working correctly it will be cheaper in the long run
When I reached 40 I had to change my eating habits. I went Keto and now burn fat off. It sucks to not eat carbs and sugar but the results are good, 47 years old now. Lost 30 lbs and feel way better. It took me a good year to work out some good eating habits and meals. Great channel.
Tow piglet is the man keep helping people! You are the bless hotshot king!
I admire your infectious enthusiasm, especially because it's not my default setting.
Good lookin' out helping the rookie.
You are a solid guy Alex, ready to help anyone. Nice job my man
Great job on helping a fellow driver. That was awesome thanks again for the video Tow.
Your a stand up driver and for that you will go far. We need more good people like you.
Thanks again for the content, Alex. I have to agree, when you see a load that is well/properly tarp it tells you a lot about the company and driver.
Nice of you to take time and help a fellow trucker out. Keep the videos coming
This is why you are the man ALWASY helping others huge kudos and respect long time fan
That's weird, my 18' gets hot air with the a/c off and temp set to cold lol. Ford might be Found On Road Dead, but RAM is Replace After Manufacture lol....
Very humbling action by helping a fellow with his tarp. Thank you for sharing how the load was acquired and the breakdown per mile. Excellent video!
Thats cool of u alex thats awsome helping another guy big thumbs 👍
Nice to see you helping out another driver Alex! It is hard to find drivers willing to help each other anymore.
That was so cool and nice of you to gave that guy a helping hand
Much respect Alex see someone in need jump in and help
don't stress the weight Alex!
thick boys are in bro, its our time to shine!
for your heating issue, it may be something as simple as low coolant in your system
Alex you are awesome man that's how trucking yoused to be drives helping drives we always took the time to make sure that the guy next to you be it on the road or in the truck stop was ok a little help go's a long way we are all in this together
As always God bless you and stay safe out there 🙋♂️🇬🇧
Alex your the man !!!! Great job !!!
nice to see u helping that driver way to go bro
Great video, really hope your luck changes on the auto and trailer repairs.
Very nice to see talking with other guy :):):) he was so excited to chat with you and good job w connections
One of my favorite recent vids. Love the mega cab!
im learning alot watching these videos
That's tow piglet for you always helping another driver out
Can’t stop watching your page bro
I have the fix for your AC and Heater.
First that AC is undersized for that big of a truck cab on the 4th gens. I have an 09. The problem with those blend door actuators is that the blend doors are made out of plastic and installed in a plastic housing. Blend doors get stuck and the actuator wich also have plastic gears break.
Now the fix. They have aftermarket aluminum blend doors made. Get those and change them. There are like five actuators. Three of them u can change them real easy from the front, but two of them are a pain. Now is the time to change them.
You have to take the whole dash out for that, but you arenot going to have anymore issues with that.
Also put a couple auxiliary fans behind the grille and you are going to be good to go with no more problems.
There are videos here explaining all that.
Have a good one.
Awesome job helping that guy. I just came from San Diego to Colorado with an F 150 for 2450. Blessings my friend
I've escorted a couple overweight loads before. My job was to make sure it didn't hit the wires, and move the wires if it did, and I also had to take down the traffic lights at 2 intersections to make the move. Both of those were about 15 miles, and took 8 to 10 hours.
Awesome helping out someone like that 👍🏻
That’s really good you helping out a follow driver. Us hotshot guys have to stick together. One thing I have out we are on our own.
I wonder if SGHS would help another driver out or complain about it?
Heater Core can be clogged, take off the hoses, reverse , or run water in opposite direction, rusty slime.
All the truck stops have 12 volt blankets. Grab one at your next stop. I had to drive from North Dakota to Texas in November one year when heat exchanger broke on my RV. It was the only way to stay warm! If U have two 12 volt plugs, get two blankets, one for legs, other for your back...keep your core warm.
Good job helping your fellow Driver...
Good job paying it forward and helping out that driver. Alex if the pipes are 11 ft long, you need 3 straps. You can use 2 strap on 10ft or less
Very kind of you to give this Man a couple hundred dollar tarp out of good gesture.. This is why we subscribed and work long hours our selves.. Community
Hey alex you should do a video explaining the process of switching from lease under owner operator to your own authority.
Love your content
Check for low coolant when the heat stops
Hey Alex. Awsome work 👍
Good trip. Enjoyed video
Nice load 💪🏻
Check the hot water heater lines. I dont know about that new style but my 06 f350 has a vacuum shut off valve and sometimes that vacuum line will pop off or leak and cause the shutoff to close
Blend door actuator frequently fails. Put one in my F150 9 month ago, just bought a new one.
Your the nice guy really
Something an old timer told me long time ago is that if you want to reduce the straps flapping around, you twist them (cant remember if it was one twist or many) but that ought to stop the straps from flapping around somewhat.
Subways. 😄 You look fine Alex... Better than most...
El Paso is my Hometown. Funny about your heater, i have the same issue on my Ram.
I was working in Anthony for a while. I live about 45 min away. Been to that station a few time. A shame I missed you
Always check fuses.(heat). Sometimes its the simple, always keep that in mind.
Those pipes would make some fun playground equipment! Any issues with the wind going through them?
Awesome job helping that driver with the tarp.
Alex I bought a trailer back in March and still don’t have plates for it. NYC DMVs were closed and now by appointment only, trying to get an appointment in NYC is impossible, finally got an appointment last month but still haven’t received the plates, so I haven’t been able to work with my trailer and on top of everything I keep having to pay storage fees. Been doing PO loads and it sucks, only used my trailer for a month with temp tags that the dealer gave me.
I use TPMS on all my trailers. They replace the valve stem cap and have a nice head unit you plug into a cigarette lighter port. Has hi/low temp and pressure alarms. eeztire makes them. Saved my butt a few times.
BigTruckBigRV has a link in his page for those. He also uses TPMS on his RV tires. He monitors them through a ap on his phone.
I heard the heaters fail often in those trucks, make sure to check your muffler bearings and when your at the pilot make sure to top off your blinker fluid
L o l!!! Tow Piglet needs to get his C d l and register his equipment as c d l. I hate tarping!!!
Alex if I ever see you on the road Coffee ( or Arizona Green Tea) is on me. Nice of you to help the guy.
When was the last time the thermostat was replaced? When was the last time the a c was charged?
Hey i really like your videos i learned a lot from the but my question is what do i need to get my cdl?
I live in Michigan you see them temperature varies during the day morning and night
A little welding and you get a bonus....LOL @3:47
Your looking as hell for giving tarp and help dude re-tarp I hate tarping not my strong suit GOODMAN
I think Greg Alberalla just talked about heater issues in his truck a few videoed ago, and explained why these are known issues.
Alex you’re the best!! Helping people out like that and giving the fellow hotshotter a tarp. This is why you are gonna be so successful bro! Good karma!!! Why is Enterprise changing over to Ram?? 👍✌️
Hi Alex, I consider you a long haul trucker, you still have a tractor unit and a 40ft. Trailer, the only difference is the size of your truck. If I had the choice I would want to drive a hotshot. Drive carefully my friend.
Nice!!
Common issue on that generation of dodge is the heater core gets blocked internally. Doing a backwards high pressure flush will usually fix it.
Great video thanks for sharing. Are you currently leasing on O/O’s Alex.? Thanks 😎👍
You can't apply for an TSD logistics fuel card? Think card has EFS or something on it also and are based out of Texas! I'm in their RV fuel program, but they have several programs. I save alot of money at the pump with it traveling. No monthly fees or membership fee! They get small percentage of discounted price when you fill up.
Whats up from Anthony TX bro!!!
Serious question.... when driving do you wear diabetic socks to help prevent clots? I drive approx 9 hours a day and worry about not moving around alot.
Dont feel bad I bought a New Used Yukon like March 1st. I didn't get title until Mid-October and worse yet my registration just came 2 weeks ago. Lucky i got it when i did otherwise i woulda been stuck till summer with no DMV.
How do you do IFTA & IRP compliance?
Have you done a video on it already?
I do boat transport and am usually over size so I've been using the same permit company, but that's expensive with a processing fee for every permit and every state, plus the hassle & waste of waiting/printing documents that I never seem to use, but god forbid you get stopped without them.
How do you have the time in editing videos and doing this at the same time all by yourself
How much for that fuel tank and install. And how many hours can u drive b4 fill up.
How do you have internet in your truck?? What do you use for internet access??
I've had my cdl driving big rigs for almost a year, would you recommend hot shot driving?
Good looking out 4 other driver b safe
Thank you so much with the help and tarp. And yes this is tarp guy from video, name is Tony Baker 💯💯👍👍👍🤜🤛🤯🤯🤯😎😎😎#15minsoffame
That's why they make 12v heaters.
Alex, I don't want to be a nit, but here it goes anyway. Using chrome nonimpact sockets and no eye protection. The only factor missing from this disaster is harbor freight sockets. I have a friend dealing with a detached retina right now and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy (dirty mask infected his eye, ouch).
Those trucks have issues with heater cores. It's the smallest pass through in the cooling system so it gunks up with anything in the coolant. Might need to flush it backwards.
from what time to what time do brokers start working? like what if i call too early
you'll probably also need to get the heater core flushed. common issue
Cool to help a fellow driver out cuz u could. But did I see you use a cordless impact drill to put lug nuts on the wheel. Lol.
Gosh alex. Seems like you go thru alot of trl tires??
Hello I’m starting a hot shot set up what size trailer do you have with your mega cab I have a 2019 ram crew cab I was looking at a 35+5 but my overall length is more than 65’ what should I do
Heck looks like you still got six feets available 👍🏻
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Family dollar has a $15 heater .. it will heat your entire cab
Hi do you drive your truck with DSl or no?
Do u think starting with a 2500 truck is a bad idea ?
Alex, i know this video is from last year. but does the dispatcher you use work for you alone. i have had trouble finding a dispatching company that will do NON CDL hotshots
So why is the gas handle in the toolbox
Any tips for new hot shot to stay awake and remain alert for long drives?
Podcasts and coffeee
Hey Alex, I am stuck buying or finding non cdl trailer. Can you help me out that plz? If you know anyone or a place where would be able to get one?
What better ford or ram