Stuck in CANADA for the weekend. I know the pain man. I also enjoy going back on your videos and checking them out as you guys progress through your journey! Keep on keeping on.
I've driven trucks over the road for 32 years and it is hard I know.....but the way you guys are living in a pickup and working....is the closest thing to homeless I've ever seen, but when you showed your microwave out on the gooseneck, I really felt blessed, truck are small but are more equipped like a small apartment with inverters tv and a big bed and I had a coffee maker, i couldn't live like that good luck to you guys stay safe
Wal-mart corporate policy has always been to let people sleep in there vehicles at the furthest parks of their parking lots. Recently some municipalities have banned the practice and some managers ask people to move on in others...but in general, you should be good. Enjoying your story. Keep at it.
Truck Driver here. You guys are no where close to doing this right , wrong Truck just not equipped right . Go home re evaluate. Upgrade !! Get your CDL and educate yourself financially owner opt Truck
Your hammering that inverter... coil type hot plates are and typical coffee makers are super crazy hard on electric... try induction style much easier on inverter. If you tax out the inverter ( unknowingly ) it can easy fry all your stuff plugged into it. i.e. computers, printers, phone chargers, etc. Dont trust the watt numbers on inverter or appliances. Also note inverters and appliances die and get older a little each time you use them, as time goes by inverters handle and put out less and less, and appliances require more and more. Been off grid boating for 12 years , this is life.
I stumbled onto your channel and I've been trying to watch all of your vids. I live just south of dayton, and im pretty sure thats my buddy Bryon that loaded you at Sb. Wow what a small world. Stay safe out there and keep the vids coming.
There is an app that cost 59 dollars to subscribe a year and it is better than Garmin, mangellin, or Randy Macnelly GPS, it will not let an 18 wheeler driver get into toll roads, or lower clearances tunnels and bridges lower than 13'-6" Antonio, the 18 wheeler
I have the same GPS and as soon as I bought it I didn't update on it I do an update every other month if it's available and I've never had a single problem out of it
Take coffee grounds and put them in a coffee filter, then bring up the sides and tie it off at the top, now you can have a real cup of coffee without any grounds in your water.
Over weight loads are part of the game shippers play on HS operators. Be very careful... legal, safety, and damage to your equipment issues can result.
They don't consider that. They just eye ball it and are used to semi trucks where it wouldn't be a problem. Besides why would they care if you are overweight?
With the piece you dropped in Detroit, it could still be only 6,000 lbs. The further you go out on the forks the less weight the can lift, plus that's 6,000 lift when it was new
Garmin's can not be trusted. Get the Rand McNally GPS. Way better quality. Sucks you stuck there. I remember thoughs days only being able to haul a set amount. Now I stay booked like crazy.
This is why u need a big truck. U could of had a full bed , smart tv to watch Netflix and you could of ate and watched movies the whole time. Bathroom near by and ur good for days. I been stuck for days some times. I just chill and watch movies or play on the computer.
Hey that warehouse you loaded at thats north of Dayton is right next door to the Dart yard there at the Dayton airport , that’s my home terminal in Vandalia Ohio 👍🚚 , small world 🌎.... also try the 740 Rand McNally truck gps, it’s what I use in my truck , it’s a tablet that comes off easy for handling or if you hit those Indiana potholes 😕 , they have smaller gps’s too ... cool video man , keep trucking 😎
Big Tex 30-foot, 16000 lb GVWR + 10000 pound truck GVWR comes in at 26 Max keeping him under the 26000 pound limit. That's why he's not running a dually and went with the F-250.
@@williamchristophe4936 this driver does not need a CDL because of the state he is in. Not sure how the rules apply to him when he goes to other states. In California if you tow a trailer that has a rating of 10000 pounds or more you will need a CDL, even if that trailer is empty., you will notice a lot of dump trailers that have a sticker on them that will say 9999 lb. The 7 by 14 dump trailers with eight Lug axles are rated at 14000 GVWR.
He was a brick mason since he was 16 and started doing brickwork for commercial buildings. Not sure why he got out of construction though, it seems that would have paid better money
After masonry I became a DirecTV tech. I enjoy not being yelled at in the customers house for their bill being to high. Or them not having a certain channel. Or having to deal with nasty houses. But I no longer have a home life. And never get to enjoy seeing my kids. Or doing anything around my house anymore.
@@SouthGeorgiaHotShot Oh man, I can see why you left the DirectTV company... Being away from home does suck but glad you're making some good money... hit me up if you're in san diego.
@@SouthGeorgiaHotShot nice me to I did towing an road side for 3 year's an have been around 5th wheel an gooseneck trailers my entire life. Was just asking cause I'm looking to lease onto a company as well have I have brand new RAM an am in the process of getting a 30-40 foot single tire as in 4 total tires not dual as in 8 tires lol. . .
Ram 2500 Megacab Cummins I just bought a brand new 2019 14GN Big Tex 33’ and man is it nice. Got the mega ramps on it and it’s a single tire tandem axle. I love it!
@@davidpereira5576 nice I bought a 30 foot with Mega ramps last weekend as soon as my title an tag work is ready I'm to pull for profit. I wanted the 28+5 but they didn't have any in stock when I bought mine.
For the last couple years, Walmart is about the only place I stay. That also allows me to go in and get anything needed for the truck and not be paying truck stop prices. Walmart likes having trucks park there, as they know we will usually buy stuff while there. They are putting in truck parking spots in many Walmart's too. The ones that don;t allow truck parking, are usually because of local ordinance, not Walmart policy.
@@happypappy6371 that's the way I think it should be but my friend got a boot put on his wheels cost him 500. A lot of Wal-Mart's don't own the property so they have no say so. It's always best to ask.
Nice. I go to Planet also. But I run a 24' enclosed trailer . I do exotics transport in NYC/DC area. Mostly for dealers. Parking isnt too bad. Massage chairs and showers def a good perk .
I agree you shouldn't purposely look for them. But sometimes you can't make it to a truck stop after picking up and dropping off. And I have to wash my balls.
I use to shower outside at a rest stop. Open two truck doors and stand between them . Strip down to my boxers. Soap, a gallon of water and a washcloth.
Stuck in CANADA for the weekend. I know the pain man. I also enjoy going back on your videos and checking them out as you guys progress through your journey! Keep on keeping on.
Love that you have the support of Lita as well
Very impressed
Great job on tarping y’all are getting better every time I watch
Dispatchers be like, “I’m at home, what’s your problem?”
Thanks for the editing and great video skills especially the camera showing trailer loading and strap down.
Is it just me, or is everything funnier when recorded/played in fast-motion? Loved watching the dudes hoisting the load off at the end LOL!
I've driven trucks over the road for 32 years and it is hard I know.....but the way you guys are living in a pickup and working....is the closest thing to homeless I've ever seen, but when you showed your microwave out on the gooseneck, I really felt blessed, truck are small but are more equipped like a small apartment with inverters tv and a big bed and I had a coffee maker, i couldn't live like that good luck to you guys stay safe
In the UK we call it sheeting and roping , hard graft men . Keep your pecker up .👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Wal-mart corporate policy has always been to let people sleep in there vehicles at the furthest parks of their parking lots. Recently some municipalities have banned the practice and some managers ask people to move on in others...but in general, you should be good.
Enjoying your story. Keep at it.
great team work !!
Looking at Lita is much more enjoyable than looking at you!!! LOL!!!🤣
I love your channel. It brings back memories for me. 👍😀👍
You brain washed someone to stay with you as well?
Dan.. with her, you don't need any heaters
SouthGeorgiaHotShot "":
Truck Driver here. You guys are no where close to doing this right , wrong Truck just not equipped right . Go home re evaluate. Upgrade !! Get your CDL and educate yourself financially owner opt Truck
The S is silent in Illinois
How about FIBs?
Hey you 2 are showing the Glamorous side of the business Stuck at a Truck Stop! I like the camp cooking 👍👍
You don’t know where are you at is actually making laugh so hard 😂😂😂
Its every video. I feel so dumb as I'm talking lmao
Lita makes a good hand.
Lita is awesome
Your hammering that inverter... coil type hot plates are and typical coffee makers are super crazy hard on electric... try induction style much easier on inverter. If you tax out the inverter ( unknowingly ) it can easy fry all your stuff plugged into it. i.e. computers, printers, phone chargers, etc.
Dont trust the watt numbers on inverter or appliances.
Also note inverters and appliances die and get older a little each time you use them, as time goes by inverters handle and put out less and less, and appliances require more and more.
Been off grid boating for 12 years , this is life.
I tried my induction hotplate, but it wouldn't get hot
I have a 2000w inverter running my frig, electric Weber grille and macbook. No issues yet
Hannibal Missouri. That was the hometown of Colonel Potter from the tv series MASH
I stumbled onto your channel and I've been trying to watch all of your vids. I live just south of dayton, and im pretty sure thats my buddy Bryon that loaded you at Sb. Wow what a small world. Stay safe out there and keep the vids coming.
Jerimy Combs YES. THAT IS BRYON
I love eggs. Make sure you are strapping down everything in your truck bed. DOT can get you for not securing stuff in bed.
There is an app that cost 59 dollars to subscribe a year and it is better than Garmin, mangellin, or Randy Macnelly GPS, it will not let an 18 wheeler driver get into toll roads, or lower clearances tunnels and bridges lower than 13'-6"
Antonio, the 18 wheeler
Welcome to the truckers life!
I have the same GPS and as soon as I bought it I didn't update on it I do an update every other month if it's available and I've never had a single problem out of it
Take coffee grounds and put them in a coffee filter, then bring up the sides and tie it off at the top, now you can have a real cup of coffee without any grounds in your water.
Over weight loads are part of the game shippers play on HS operators. Be very careful... legal, safety, and damage to your equipment issues can result.
I have been to Hannibal Mo.....just a the river is Ill..... that's a pretty cool...Historic town
Sounds like the customers have a hard time giving honest weights...
They don't consider that. They just eye ball it and are used to semi trucks where it wouldn't be a problem. Besides why would they care if you are overweight?
What size tarps do you use and where do you get them? Looking at starting up. Keep up the good work.
16x18 myteeproducts.com
Hi when you did though bill on the trailer did you have to get it re-registered at the DMV because now it's a 40 ft
You guys need to update your GPS, if it's acting sketchy it probably needs to be hooked to a laptop and updated
Get the Rand Trucker version. Never regretted
With the piece you dropped in Detroit, it could still be only 6,000 lbs. The further you go out on the forks the less weight the can lift, plus that's 6,000 lift when it was new
Forgot to with this application truckers grade gps, one will never get lost.
Antonio, the 18 wheeler
I agree never buy a Garmin. You can be just two miles away from your destination, and it will run you twenty miles out of you way, and slow.
Who uses a GPS? That's why you have a atlas and telephone. In 36 years of driving those two tools have never let me down.
Don’t worry about not knowing where you are we all have that problem I think it’s because we go to some money prices
My experience with GoPros is that ONLY the GoPro HERO BLACK cameras are compatible with external microphones. Expensive lesson.
How many watts is micro? What voltage is your inverter reading when using micro?
Garmin's can not be trusted. Get the Rand McNally GPS. Way better quality. Sucks you stuck there. I remember thoughs days only being able to haul a set amount. Now I stay booked like crazy.
At least y’all get to spend it together.😄
Get a Rand McNally GPS......TA/Petro have them
keep that steel covered in the salt belt I the winter time !!
That was good! Keep the camera on Lita! She is SO much prettier.
This is why u need a big truck.
U could of had a full bed , smart tv to watch Netflix and you could of ate and watched movies the whole time. Bathroom near by and ur good for days.
I been stuck for days some times.
I just chill and watch movies or play on the computer.
Be careful transporting. Many to all shippers love to take advantage of hs operators.
Hey that warehouse you loaded at thats north of Dayton is right next door to the Dart yard there at the Dayton airport , that’s my home terminal in Vandalia Ohio 👍🚚 , small world 🌎.... also try the 740 Rand McNally truck gps, it’s what I use in my truck , it’s a tablet that comes off easy for handling or if you hit those Indiana potholes 😕 , they have smaller gps’s too ... cool video man , keep trucking 😎
Yep I remember seeing the dart place.
Update gps will fix problem
Look at the apps “truck map” and “trucker path”. They will give you a bunch of info such as parking. They do have parking at some Walmarts
I have trucker path and always forget to use it
You sound just like Matt Damon. Great videos. Keep on truckin'!
Do you like apples? How do you like those apples?! Thanks for watching lol
SouthGeorgiaHotShot Haha! Great movie!
Tipp City Troy Ohio is our home base.
Where did you get your tarp? How much was it?
Myteeproducts.com like $150 each
You need a 3500 watts generator.
What part of Michigan did you Drop off at
wouldn't some 3 or 4 sided cardboard, maybe covered in aluminum foil make a good wind break for your hot plate?
Probably. But its just more to keep up with. The gas grill we have has metal sides built onto it. Just to cold to cook
Micro high 1500 start 800 operation
Get a Rand McNally GPS
Just crack an egg are awesome we eat them all the time
Is your inverter "pure sine wave"?
Itll be better when you have a full sleeper.
I liked rand mcnally a lot better than garmin
Rand McNally atlas and telephone. Never fails
dumb question: do all loads have to have a tarp covering? if so why?
No. When they want and pay for it they get the tarp.
Your coffee press is called a French Press.
well it sucked lol. and we bought a coffee pot
SouthGeorgiaHotShot of course it did. It’s French. Safe travels.
What trailer are you running? What is it rated at?
Big Tex 30-foot, 16000 lb GVWR + 10000 pound truck GVWR comes in at 26 Max keeping him under the 26000 pound limit. That's why he's not running a dually and went with the F-250.
@@redwood6737 Does that mean you d'ont need a CDL?
@@williamchristophe4936 this driver does not need a CDL because of the state he is in. Not sure how the rules apply to him when he goes to other states. In California if you tow a trailer that has a rating of 10000 pounds or more you will need a CDL, even if that trailer is empty., you will notice a lot of dump trailers that have a sticker on them that will say 9999 lb. The 7 by 14 dump trailers with eight Lug axles are rated at 14000 GVWR.
@redwood I believe anything over 10,001 in any state according to federal law requires you to have a CDL. I may be wrong but check it out
David Pereira you are wrong
What did you do before hot shotting? Overall, is it working out, or is it better than your previous job?
He was a brick mason since he was 16 and started doing brickwork for commercial buildings. Not sure why he got out of construction though, it seems that would have paid better money
@@redwood6737 a lot of illegals moved into the area and cut masonry profits in half.
After masonry I became a DirecTV tech. I enjoy not being yelled at in the customers house for their bill being to high. Or them not having a certain channel. Or having to deal with nasty houses. But I no longer have a home life. And never get to enjoy seeing my kids. Or doing anything around my house anymore.
@@SouthGeorgiaHotShot Oh man, I can see why you left the DirectTV company... Being away from home does suck but glad you're making some good money... hit me up if you're in san diego.
@@doscoronitas Cali is a big no no for hotshots there's no loads that pay good coming from there. At least for non cdl
Hey we need u to do a Vlog so we know ur ok ! JS
Haha I'm good. Ones being uploaded now. Our laptop is shit.
Damn straight we want that camera on Leeta......
Why dont women need watches?
Cause theres a clock on the stove!!
How were the Or-Ida “Add an egg” cup/meals?
They're decent. Instructions say to add 1 egg. We add 2
Y'all slept in the truck? Uncomfortable isn't it?
Actually we sleep better in the truck I think then at home. I enjoy the load trucks around us.
What length trailer you running? An did you have experience going into this?
30' and I did some car hauling before
@@SouthGeorgiaHotShot nice me to I did towing an road side for 3 year's an have been around 5th wheel an gooseneck trailers my entire life. Was just asking cause I'm looking to lease onto a company as well have I have brand new RAM an am in the process of getting a 30-40 foot single tire as in 4 total tires not dual as in 8 tires lol. . .
Ram 2500 Megacab Cummins I just bought a brand new 2019 14GN Big Tex 33’ and man is it nice. Got the mega ramps on it and it’s a single tire tandem axle. I love it!
@@davidpereira5576 nice I bought a 30 foot with Mega ramps last weekend as soon as my title an tag work is ready I'm to pull for profit. I wanted the 28+5 but they didn't have any in stock when I bought mine.
U need to put lita's channel info on all yours thanks
Shawn Pecor You need her phone number too?
Nothing from Walmart is healthy
Bro do you not every run the heat?
Only below 20 degrees
How many loaded miles vs. dead miles on average per week???? Thanks safe journeys
They've been pretty good about not driving to far to pick up. But they always include that on figuring the miles.
@@SouthGeorgiaHotShot how big is your trailer?
@@armobyzantine5881 30'
@@SouthGeorgiaHotShot where or how did you learn to strap loads down ?
@@armobyzantine5881 lots of youtube
Mayo is awesome on grilled cheese!
Shoot the chickens.. have fried chicken.. lol
HE IS NOT VERY GOOD AT TARPING
Videos are too long
Don't pronounce the 'S' in Illinois. It drives us nuts.
ryan and also hate it when someone calls Missouri misszura
Or when someone says ruff instead of Roof.
Miss your other girlfriend?
Watch out they don't tow they put a boot on 500$ to get it off
For the last couple years, Walmart is about the only place I stay. That also allows me to go in and get anything needed for the truck and not be paying truck stop prices. Walmart likes having trucks park there, as they know we will usually buy stuff while there. They are putting in truck parking spots in many Walmart's too. The ones that don;t allow truck parking, are usually because of local ordinance, not Walmart policy.
@@happypappy6371 that's the way I think it should be but my friend got a boot put on his wheels cost him 500. A lot of Wal-Mart's don't own the property so they have no say so. It's always best to ask.
Check out tow piglet's video on showering. Planet isnt worth it. Can't park or risk it
Yep him and I talk a lot. Sometimes its necessary. And what's funny was, I was just vloging about it as I walk to one.
Nice. I go to Planet also. But I run a 24' enclosed trailer . I do exotics transport in NYC/DC area. Mostly for dealers. Parking isnt too bad. Massage chairs and showers def a good perk .
I agree you shouldn't purposely look for them. But sometimes you can't make it to a truck stop after picking up and dropping off. And I have to wash my balls.
I use to shower outside at a rest stop. Open two truck doors and stand between them . Strip down to my boxers. Soap, a gallon of water and a washcloth.
@@trrt9154 damn dude, hard core
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