 Hi, my name's Mike, and this is Cooper from Chester, UK You're watching Chuck and Josh Vlogs on YouTube. How you doing? Got us a load of concrete today bringing us back up to Manitoba. I picked it up in Minnesota here Yesterday was a crazy day again, and by crazy, I mean rushed super rushed Go go go go is the name of the game. I think that's how most days are gonna be on regional Give you a look at this here so it's a 9 foot 4 wide approximately, so it's Almost six inches over on each side. We've got our permits with us. Of course Over dimension. It's pretty good looking load. I had to move the fifth wheel back just a little bit. I Moved it to the center of the rear axles now You do that to put more weight on your steers because you got a big hood your steers are further forward Sometimes you need to move the fifth wheel forward to get the weight there, but on this load This corner here would have hit my headache rack I'm glad I noticed that before it actually happened, but I saw that oh, oh, so I checked it out We're ready to get truckin. Let's go We're getting home today right diesel Say hello to the new vlog for today. It is still chaos in here And it's making my anxiety in my my head just spin And I'm still trying to find spots for everything where everything works the best right I found out I have a nice editing station and sleeper here come check this out come with me come with me to my abode Hello diesel Got this nice little table set up right in here so I can pull the computer out edit my videos here and then Once I'm done I put it in here I can strap it in so it doesn't go anywhere And I can go down the road while this video is either rendering or Uploading Perfect little office space here and that just folds up in there like that I can even close it up right now. I've got my folder underneath here I can't put my laptop right down on this carpet because I don't want it to overheat But I can also take this carpet out You see that and then it's on a hard surface and that's probably what I'll do so that I don't worry about my Laptop overheating because it gets pretty hot while it's rendering videos But even though I'm finding spots for everything. I still don't have it organized yet like I got all this over here I got everything out here. It's it's all over the place and Everything needs its spot and it'll get there it'll get there, but I might have to spend some time I'm gonna be home for the weekend now And I might just go to the shop and just spend some time like just sitting in here Figure note. Okay. Where is the best spot for this? Where is the best spot for this? Do I need this in the truck? Can I get by without taking this with me because I need as little as possible with me But I need everything I need with me. So I got to figure out. What do I need? Do I need a weasel with me? Absolutely gotta leave room for the weasel Lord Jesus So as time goes on everything will have its spot like I just have the garbage can down here right now I've got this water bottle is the water bottle there. I don't have a fridge in here yet So I have to go and buy a powered cooler But I have to make sure it can fit underneath the sleeper or underneath the bed and on the ground for no reason I got like diesel's food down here very little room in here, and that's okay That's that's what we signed up for we got to figure out everything needs its spot And then I can't fill this place up with junk It's got to stay organized, and then I'll be a happy trucker All right one second get myself comfortable here. Okay This whole trip has been working late hours and waking up late. I think maybe that's what's Bothering me as well lights Auxiliary Okay, let's go some fresh air in here grab a coffee there It's gonna be my first fuel up other than you know the one when I first got the truck This will be the first one where I can see what my fuel economy has been I feel like my mind is in chaos when things aren't properly organized in my truck. Oh You're turning this way, okay And you know the best remedy For a spinning mind or like when you're feeling kind of like out of control or whatever At least for me I'm feeling anxious The best thing I can do is get out there on the highway and do some truckin I had a signal on I get that I thought he was turning left But I guess he's not gonna turn that way go the wrong way down the interstate do this sign here trucks This one's all in concrete exit 100. We're in Alexandria, Minnesota Grab ourselves some fuel and calculate what our fuel economy has been It's not gonna be the most fantastic because we had a heavy load of lumber coming down to the States here And now we've got a heavy load of concrete Going back to Canada, so I am very curious to see what this Truck is doing for fuel economy the previous owner Was averaging around six point five miles per us gallon So I can get around that. I think that'd be pretty good for a truck like this. That's pretty good diesel fuel here in Alexandria is five fifty two us per gallon Or five forty five for us, I don't keeps changing up there isn't leaders I Mean one US gallon is about three point seven eight leaders Your trailer to the ditch there bud. Oh, he's got it. He's got it. I've made that guy nervous in his escalate Sees this big nose coming closer and closer to him. Oh lots of parking now at this time of day Thanks, this is why you want to start earlier and end earlier then you have lots of parking available when you're done your day What's this guy doing there? You have to pick a lane buddy wait back here. I'm gonna go past you All right, so this wasn't actually that bad. I averaged in US gallons average six point three miles per gallon pulling about 40,000 pounds of lumber down to the US here and then about 45,000 pounds or whatever this is of concrete 6.3 Not bad not bad, and I wasn't exactly taking her easy. I've been enjoying the the truck a little bit I like the pipes a little bit, so I haven't I can I can do better than that yet. I can do better So it's a good start. So I keep track of all of the stuff in an app called fuelio. It's old blue It tells me how much it costs. I had to do all the conversions myself because I'm keeping track in Canadian dollars and in leaders because I'm Canadian so I converted all from here So today or from my last fuel up that first fuel up that I that I filmed a while back We traveled one thousand five hundred and seventy kilometers. That's just under a thousand miles We filled up today for a hundred and fifty five gallons, which was five hundred and eighty six point four six five liters Cost us eight hundred and forty five US dollars. No eight hundred and forty six eighteen USD Converted into Canadian for a Canadian exchange rate today. It cost us one thousand seventy five dollars and ten cents And that gave us a fuel economy rate of Where is it here? 30 or is it thirty seven point three five liters per hundred kilometers or six point three miles per gallon US So I keep track of it all in this app like I was telling you here on the mileage log This is very easy if you just want to do it really quick It's just that the body I'll punch it in it does all the calculations for you. It's really cool And then I also record it in this book here so that I have a paper record as well Just in case my phone Dies out on me or something. You never know technology technology is handy. It's very useful makes things a lot easier But you can't trust it. I wanted to show you on this load Last time I hauled this load remember I was corrected when I Tied this down the first time the first time I had my chain strapped to the trailer here, right and That defeats the purpose of having the rocker arm up here This rocker arm allows the trailer to flex But the concrete to remain rigid because concrete is not supposed to flex Who knew I didn't break it or anything. Nothing broke last time. It was fine I just tied it down and they caught me and said hey by the way Not so tied to the trailer so we'll still allow the trailer to flex because these are aluminum trailers, right? So This time I remembered I've got three chains up front here All tight two binders on this side two binders on that side. I'll have the lock on them They're all going through the eye holes here through these loops here, right and this whole thing sways like a teeter totter Kind of makes me a little nervous sometimes looking in my mirror and Seeing the seeing the trailer moving the the load's just sitting there still and you can see this thing moving around But that's designed for that. That's supposed to be like that. So I've got those three chains up there I've got four chains back here for a total of seven chains Each chain is rated at six thousand four hundred pounds These all got the locks on here as well This chain here. I guess it's an eighth chain. That's just holding these In place we call these bunks or risers either one. I got one two three four Of course, we've got the Oversized load sign on the back here please clearly visible Got the flags And we get the beautiful KW at the front there The showcase of this whole unit And this trailer is actually a little nicer than the last one, right? Yeah, it's not my trailer Company trailer. They don't want to make it shiny and take care of their equipment. That's fine Well, they take care of it that let's word that differently. They don't want to keep it shiny because let's be honest Shiny things don't make you money They cost you money a lot of money a Lot of money, but it sure is fun rolling down the highway with it Worth it worth it Look at that baby I'm still in that honeymoon phase with it. You know, I just I pull up pull off the side here like this And I just stare at it. There's diesel All proud on his throne There's a thumbnail. That's a happy a good thumbnail right there. Oh that Save that one. Hey, I'm not gonna lock this guy in the left line. I gotta slow down let him in front of me Come on buddy Merging on to I-94 sorry off of I-94 on to I-29 northbound This is gonna take us back home up to Canada Guys all blues coming on usually works It's like parting the Red Sea right diesel. All I have to do is say hey, it's Lord diesel and everyone just moves out of the way Right. Yeah, you wish man. That'd be nice. I Mean I'm a popular guy, but I'm not that popular man. No one knows me not that many people know me Diesel the whole world knows you someone in Scotland bought you land man You're way popping way more popular than me people don't watch this channel for me they watch it for you People don't care about me. I'm I'm replaceable. You're not replaceable diesel Like usual this day is dragged on a lot longer than I thought I would Oh We're here at the Canadian border anyway all my paperwork is ready. They should be expecting me Should be getting back to the yard around nine o'clock I was hoping to be back around like four o'clock, but Everything takes long Nothing's quick in trucking. Yeah, there's three lanes here The right lane is for faster express only but it's never really open See the red light over there and it says it's closed at the window. Looks like they have two windows open today though just about done It's gonna take me a while to fully get used to this transmission and this engine It's very different from the Peterbilt that I drove. I mean they're both Cummins engines This is a Cummin engine as well, but it's a different kind of Cummins a lot bigger turn my jake brakes off here because there's a Residential property right here right in the middle of this industrial district I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be too happy with me singing my pipes past his house at this time Might have kids sleeping Though a lot of guys do it anyways I Try to be considerate. Okay. I try But at the same time I really like to hear the pipes saying so it's a healthy balance. I think Got to try to find that healthy balance anyway stop in here at the office go inside drop off my paperwork Grab my equipment off the load That's mine. I paid for and then we'll book at home and empty out the truck and bring all my laundry home It's gonna be a little while yet Diesel you're gonna detail the truck for me, right? That was a good trip We'll do another one next week. Hey diesel how to find parking It's Friday night Everybody got here before me. I'm gonna put this bad boy It's got to be in the loaded lineup on the concrete or I gotta get dolly pads and put it in the empty lineup I don't like doing that though, but It is what it is Not really a lot of room anywhere. There's one spot there in the empty lineup Shoot that's the only spot in the yard. Oh, no, I can't even fit in there Man it was part crooked Where am I gonna park this thing? Yeah, just put it out in the middle of the yard. Oh Oh, I think I see an open spot right over there beside the other double tee not the first one the other one There's another spot beside it. Oh Yeah on the concrete What I mean by that is the landing gear has got to be on the concrete a little concrete strip there Yeah, I'm gonna go right in beside this guy Very good Watch this long hood. I don't take anything out back her in there But it's gonna be an interesting spot to get into Be a little bit blindside here. You know what? I'm gonna have to come at this little differently Hmm be slightly blindside Do our best And what does that mean when we're gonna do our best we're gonna get her done I'll get her in there Might have to wiggle a little bit, but hey Friday Little wiggle wiggle on a Friday is okay. I don't even know what that means. I don't know what that means Lots of room on this side Okay You're not pretty much go straight back from here because this trailer's here And what are you doing so far out here my friend? Look at all that space behind you Woke my finger at you on this side. Oh, yeah, see I didn't even have to get out and check I had it See Perfect, I had it But it's always best to get out and look Just in case Oh, you're out of service. Are you is that why you think you're so special, huh? I own you 507 we're good We're good. I'm just gonna go back without touching my hood on 507 here I want to bring my Put right in beside it if I'm getting close to this one back here, too There was a reason no one wanted to park here But trucker Josh showed you all it can be done. It's a little bit of patience a Little bit of skill and some luck. I'll touch this trailer here now right beside me here. Don't touch my stacks How's that? How's that this is trucking ladies and gentlemen a lot of getting in and getting out Looks like I nailed it on the concrete Okay, I want to get out of here I've decided the perfect spot for diesel steps right in the cubby hole it does take a cubby hole away from me for storage, but You know, it's pretty important. I want that to last saves his back and his legs and joints from jumping out If it's beautiful get bottom three this time just pull on trying to save your back Diesel would you like to go home? And we'll see mom and Chevy Yeah, one second. I just got to let one go here first one second. It's gonna do it here Yeah, I don't have to do it home one second. I am very excited. Very excited one second. I'll find a good spot Mosquitoes are out though. We knew they were gonna be bad this year with all the water We had this spring mosquitoes are just loving it a long grass right here diesel. Come on now. You're done. I saw your He's not doing anything. He's just sitting there sniffing stuff diesel. Come here You better not be eating anything Diesel come let's go home Come on Come on. I want to go home man. I still got a clean as a truck One second one second. I mean truck all day. Yeah, I mean George Old man. I mean George Kick my time Come on diesel Lord diesel Let's go see mom. Come on. Let's go this way. Hey, I'm going this way. Come come All right guys, come on Looks like it's about to rain. I can feel a few drops on my face already I got eggs Diesel let's go to the truck. Come on Come on, buddy. I know you can walk more at home. I just want to get out of here The truck is all dusty now