A Week in the Life of a Trucker - Part 3

[Matthew3777]

Oh I'm rattled now! Just kiddin'! Great Video's man, Hope to see more soon!

[hiloboy00]

do you still work for Prime are you L/O or Company Driver I leave on saturday for SLC Orientation

[keepontruckin96]

hey love your videos. can you add some of you loading and unloading trailers?

[umadbro201182]

Wag, more vids! please!

[HU4Lmotherfucker]

What kinda of truck do you drive and how big is the sleeper?

[truck16100]

@wigwag what kind of gps do you use i am looking to buy one soon is the one you work well for you any info would be helpful thanks

[theemann123]

great video i live in England .uk but i want to live and drive in the us have u got any pointers to do that please ?

[mineiscooler]

Love the vids! did you have experience with using a clutch before you started trucking? im thinking about getting my CDL through a private school, and thats really the only thing i am worried about. Thanks in advance!

[Jalalxpress]

Great videos hope to see some more in the future!!

[tubeguy72]

Hey Mike. Thanks for the vids . . . they are actually quite interesting to watch. I have one request though - whenever you stop, can you please make sure to say where you are? (closest city is fine). I like to have Google maps open while I watch your vids and actually input the places you mention . . . it's kind of neat to see all the places you've been - like a perpetual road trip! Keep on truckin'!

[spacefrog555]

is your intro colorado?

[superkryp13]

this may be a stupid question but don't trucks have windshield wiper fluid to clear their windows?

[mjp148]

great vids! a truckers life over there is a bit more romantic than a UK and European truckers life im obviously in the wrong country.

[NBertuzzi]

r u gonna make ny more vids?

[LiquidGoldSwords]

Hi Mike, I've read a part of your blog, and especially your Q&A, and I have an additional question for you : you said you are on the road for 4 to 8 weeks at a time before returning to home. Given that you wear a different t-shirt everyday (mostly brown ones, it seems), that's would make a lot of clothes to pile up in your truck. How do you handle it ? Do you wash things on the road ?

[mrdudeman199]

Absolutely honor you and your videos. you are a god for making them. lookin forward to many more my friend

[mywhitez71]

great videos man keep them coming

thumbs up and a subscription for you

[jsimone1320]

i love your videos great to see what i used to do miss the road keep up the videos and honk your horn if your ever in new jersey

[TripleSober]

Thanks for these videos. I'm about to start a career driving and although you show the challenges that driving offers your videos confirm this is what I want!

Thank you.

[Chepcoon]

Is your camcorder miniDV?

[WigWagProductions]

@Chepcoon It was, but the piece of junk doesn't work these days.

[Chepcoon]

@WigWagProductions

Try to clean heads drum, this usually works (I'm not kiddin').

[ekim7971]

holy shit i live in pottsville pa

[WigWagProductions]

@ekim7971 I get through Pottsville all the time. I'll wave the next time I go through!

[ekim7971]

@WigWagProductions haha sounds good its a small town not to many places to go to keep it between the ditches best of luck

[RuckerTrucker216]

awsome videos i really enjoy watchin keep makin some

[WigWagProductions]

@RuckerTrucker216 Thanks brother. More to come next month!

[freightguy100]

love your videos, your laid back approach will serve you well in this industry. Happy to see you get good rest,you put a whole new face on trucking, be safe and thanks for a great series. I'll look forward to many more.

[WigWagProductions]

@freightguy100 Thanks for the great words! I'm a real laid back guy. So many truckers let the little things get to them. And they wonder why their blood pressure is so high! Get cut off? So what? Reefer quits working? Get it fixed! Just roll with it. Thanks for watching!!

[MrHotforhoneys16]

typicaal wal-mart...1 hour per pallet...the one in loveland colorado is the worst...sat there for 2 days one time

[slickscorpio31]

a big "DAMN IT BOY" from Los Angeles! Nice riding with you and i'm looking forward to getting back in the saddle via your next series. Thanks Man.

[bigrigdriver1221]

hey awesome vids man 5stars makes me wanna just go trucking right now but i cant i got two more years of high school lol oh yea and do you think you can post a vid of the outside of your truck if you can thanks if ya cant thanks

[401RoadWarrior]

Getting a new camera? Maybe an HD one?

Drive safely.

Chris

[WigWagProductions]

@401RoadWarrior We'll see. I was able to fix the current one, but it's still giving me some troubles. Might have to get a new one soon.

[401RoadWarrior]

@WigWagProductions "Might have to get a new one soon." If u ever decide to get a new camera get a Sony HD with a hard drive (HDD), mine has 80 GB and in the best HD quality, 1080p, you have 600 min of continous recording, also you have lower quality choices for up to 4,000 min of continous recording, also you can divide videos, keep the good parts and delete the boring ones, plus HD cameras cost now way less than before, maybe Santa will think of u in a month!

Mine is a Sony HDR XR100.

[joruss6676]

Part of me misses that kind of life but i have kids and family so driving daily and home daily is fine for me.

[WigWagProductions]

@joruss6676 The OTR lifestyle is something that can't be explained unless you've done it before. Like a scratch that you just can't itch to satisfaction. But family first...be safe out there, driver.

[MrFuturetrucker]

i love da vids man keep em comin and wat kinda truck is dat and who u drive for

[WigWagProductions]

@MrFuturetrucker I drive a 2008 Freightliner Century. I don't really like to advertise who I drive for, but it is for a large refrigerated carrier.

[401RoadWarrior]

@WigWagProductions Avoid getting personal info, aka trucking comp you work for, over the net, anybody can use it against you, maybe a co-worker who doesnt like you're better driver than him.

Always drive safely and talk 2 u over the cb.

Again, excellent videos, showing everybody that WITHOUT TRUCKS AMERICA STOPS.

Chris

[MrFuturetrucker]

i love da vids man keeo em comin and wat kinda truck is dat and who u drive for

[jptrucker29]

good vid i enjoy them

[WigWagProductions]

@jptrucker29 Thank you!

[Lostsheepxpress]

Nice video! As always Mike. Does your company offer no forced dispatch?

Also, I was surprised that other driver didn't have his four ways on when backing into the dock! LOL

Where, may I ask was the worst place you ever had to pick up or deliver to?

Talk to you soon!!

[WigWagProductions]

@Lostsheepxpress Thanks man. The company I'm with is forced dispatch, so wherever they send me I go. I can't quite pick one place as the "worst" to pick up or deliver. Most of them are pretty bad!

[calitrucker1]

great vids man.  be safe brother.

[WigWagProductions]

@calitrucker1 Thanks Cali

[nocturnalcc33]

great vid. keep them coming. be safe out there

[29Hammers]

Another great video thanks! More questions though...does dispatch ever send you on a trip that you DO NOT legally have enough driving hours to complete? If so what do you do? Also how often do you have to back up on your blind side?  Looks tough!!

[WigWagProductions]

@29Hammers Good questions. If I can't make a run legally, I advise my dispatcher before I accept the load. My dispatcher will then either reschedule the appts, set up a trailer swap with another driver down the road, or take me off the load completely. Being on electronic logs, I can not be forced or persuaded to drive illegally. Blind side backing is very tough and dangerous. I avoid it at all costs and very, very rarely have to perform a blind side back.

[willingtowork]

As with your last series, love this one also. Keep them coming. Damn technology, just when you want it to work it quits. Hope you get it fixed without it costing you too much and then you can carry on with more vids.

Thanks for your posts so far. Take care.

[WigWagProductions]

@willingtowork Yeah what can ya do. I'll definitely be getting it repaired and get filming again. Thanks for watching!

[AmericanTrucker4Life]

Great Video! That sucks, I hope you can get up and running again soon!

American Trucker

[WigWagProductions]

@AmericanTrucker4Life Yeah, looking like I'll need to send it in for repair or replacement. Thanks as always AT4L!

[2500mike]

i enjoyed the videos again. great work. looking forward to the rest!

[WigWagProductions]

@2500mike Appreciate it. Darn camcorder! Need to send it in for repair, but then I'll post some more up.

[CyberPassenger]

Keep on trucking.

Stay safe.

[WigWagProductions]

@CyberPassenger Thanks!

[dog12008]

great videos

[WigWagProductions]

@dog12008 Thanks!

[bbarrett910]

nice videos 

[WigWagProductions]

@bbarrett910 Appreciate the comment

[gameover340]

awesome video, that was nice of to get out an that prime inc. driver back up to the dock

[WigWagProductions]

@gameover340 Yeah, he would have been fine without my help, but it gave me a reason to stretch my legs and gave him a little added assurance. It's a tricky place, and he got the hardest door. Thanks for watching!

[newtrucker77]

great videos, i really enjoyed, keep up the great work and stay safe!

[WigWagProductions]

@newtrucker77 Thank you very much

[MsRedbass]

nice vids man

[WigWagProductions]

@MsRedbass Thanks!