 Good morning everybody. It's another day. It's another week. Today is Monday when I'm filming this. I've got to go grab a trailer and put another empty seacan on it, chain it down, and take it up to Thompson, Manitoba. We're just about eight hours north into the province from where I am. I live on the south, into the province of Southern, or I live like the weather stripping of America. I live just, just straight over the border from Minnesota. But I got to go further north into the province. It's going to be a lot of fun. Glad you're here. Let's go get our can. Let's get moving. Today's special shout out goes to our friends at Howe's products. You can find a link to their website down below, my video in the description, all the diesel treatment products you need. Best of the best. Go check them out. So we have, we have different brands with like fontanes, I believe, and then this one is a, because this trailer has a bit of a longer wheelbase. It's a little bit tougher to get into that tight spot up in Thompson, right? But we had no other shorter wheelbase trailers available. So we're going to have fun. Well, we'll make it work. We made it work last time. We'll make it work again. I'm facing east right now, coming from the West perimeter into the city, empty seacan, chain it down, tie it down, make sure it doesn't go anywhere, make sure it comes with us. Nice it is when people put nice big signs and arrows at shippers and receivers. You know where to go. Second loaded right away needs to do with that crate. I've got a park right where he's driving. What it says on the sign in front of me to call for assistance. But if the forklift guy's right there already, I'm thinking I could just wait here and he'll come say hi to me. And he obviously knows I'm here. But the sign says I should call. I'll see what he does. He's dropping that big cannon he was pulling out of here. If he doesn't come straight over here to talk to me, then I'll call that number. Maybe it's a different driver that loads me. And I got my my Sunday best on right now, even though it's Monday, but it's my birthday. So I figured I'd dress up for my birthday. He's coming here right now right on. Really nice guy. He's gonna go grab it for me. 20 footer. That's what it is. Last time was a 40 footer. It was just 20 footer this time. So I'm watching him grab it there. Okay, so this one does have the the slots for the forks to go into over there. That's awesome. That'll be much easier to unload it. Last time we had to drag it off the back because there's no fork holes. Hopefully that'll work. We'll make it work. Truck drivers is what we do. We problem solve in all weather conditions and all climates in all locations, wherever you are, you come up to a problem, you have to solve it. We don't just hold a steering wheel. Some do. Some are just steering wheel holders. Those of us who actually want the title of truck driver also have to take on a whole lot more responsibility on top of that and not just the steering wheel holding. That's the easy part that that anyone can do. It's the rest of it. The all the responsibility that comes with problem solving, tying down freight, making sure you don't lose it, managing your weights, managing the safety, remaining safety compliant on your truck. There's a whole host of other things and you know how about we go down below to the comment section. Describe to me in the comment section what it means to be a truck driver to you and don't say steering wheel holder because I already covered that one. Okay, we all can hold a steering wheel. To you, what does it take to be considered a truck driver and what does it take to gain your respect? Let me know down below. I'm going to use this ladder so I can get up there. So when you're hooking up your chains, you want it to be like this. You want it to be like that so that the chain is resting in the hook. That way, while you're messing around with it down here, tightening it up, chaining on the bottom, that up there won't fall out of the hook because it is literally resting in it. You know, oh yeah, gravity is helping you. I've got the one chain tightened up already. We've got these snugged up real tight. You'll see that on these traps here. I've got the safeties on. You have to have those if you use this style. I prefer this style myself. A lot of people prefer the ratchet binders. I totally understand they're a lot easier to use but maybe I just like the element of danger a little bit. I don't know. These things could snap open and knock your teeth out if you're not careful. I don't know. I've just always used these and I just like to stick with what I know and also extremely expensive to replace and they're still working just fine. You've got to make sure you put safeties on here. I've got lots of these in my shop. Okay, so what I'll do now is I'll wrap this extra chain around that so that's not flailing around. Just make it look a little neater going down the road. I mean technically I guess I could leave it like that because it's not going to flow it into traffic but I mean look at this. It could actually fling out past my trailer. So I'll hop to clean that up and we do the same thing on the other end. So you go from the top here in an X. So what these chains are doing is it's holding the load down, right, and then I wrap it around here because the kick up here is stopping it from sliding forward but if this kick wasn't here you see I put the chain around a little further back so that actually sort of wraps it and prevents it from sliding forward even if this kick wasn't here. So it's holding it down and holding it back. The chains in the rear will do exactly the opposite and then the can is completely secured. Can't move side to side. These are holding it from moving side to side as well. Can't move up because it's holding it down and I can't move forward or back and you got all directions covered and you can officially give it the official pat and say that ain't going nowhere. You reserve that phrase though for when you're sure. Okay I'll go do the back and then we'll be on the road. All right we're done. I threw two straps over a two just in case you know. Honestly I don't need them. I don't need the straps on the chains are plenty enough but just in case you know me. Just in case. Gives me an extra sense of security. You know is it so dirty when you deal with chains? Rusty. I closed my headache rack right? It's a double check. I have to be triple short before I leave. Yes it's all closed and locked up and my airlines are not touching my catwalk. Good you can't have your airlines touching your catwalk. That's because when you're going down the road they'll rub through and you'll have a hole. You don't want a hole. Not in this case anyway. I'm gonna go grab fuel with flying J and heading lane. Maybe like 20 minutes down the road. That'll be a perfect timing because then we can check on our chains and straps then to make sure everything's still secure and tight. Gonna grab fuel, grab a coffee, a little something to eat and we'll make our way north. But I'll take a 20. Doesn't matter to me. Same difference to me. A little easier I guess but the same amount of chains. One less strap. But the straps are mostly just for show and for my peace of mind. The chains are doing all the work. Change of plans. Surprise, surprise. We're not going to flying J and heading lane. Their fuel's too expensive. I double checked and fuel in heading lane, flying J right now for me. My price is $1.41 and 9. Fuel at Petropas, which is Petro-Canada. Petropas, Winnipeg West. So on Brookside, Boulevard or Oak Point Highway up there. A little bit out of the way but not too far. $1.279. A whole lot cheaper. I'm gonna save myself between 40 and 50 bucks at least. Just going maybe a few miles out of my way. Worth it to me. Sorry, flying J. Today you lose. It's always got to be a loser. It can only be one winner. Today at Petropas, it takes the trophy cheapest juice. Try again tomorrow. Just here on the left. This is right around the neighborhood, just down the road from where Andy the Kenworth guy works. If we had a little bit more time and weren't in the big truck with the trailer, we could swing in there to say hi. But I've got to get going. I've got to be in Thompson tonight and it already looks like I'm going to get there around midnight-ish. Again, last time we were there sooner than we expected. Between, I don't know, around probably 11 o'clock. I don't want to be there much later than that. Oh, and that was a short green light if I ever seen one. Really? Really? That's all you give us? All right. All right then. A lot of trucks turning here and that's all they gave us. Got to get through here quick. It's going to be yellow right away. Hey, we've got an open pump right over here. Parking a lot of those just chaos, too. Let's hope that these pumps are working. That would be nice. Fueled up for 489 liters. Let's find out real quick how much I saved. So let's see. $1.41 subtracted $1.279. So I saved $0.14 a liter by fueling up here. Times it by 489.01 liters is how much I bought. So just by coming here, I saved myself $68.46 today. That always pays to check where the cheapest juice is. And it wasn't really that far out of my way at all. Like at all. It's just like a mile or two. Now lights are on. We're officially loaded up, fueled up, and on the way to Thompson. Just got to sneak out of these pumps here. I'm going to give this guy a bit of space. He's got a day cab. He can back in there. He can back in there. Now getting out of here is sometimes a little bit tricky sometimes because it's a very small lot, but it's very busy. So people like to block this exit as they have right now. Oh, no, no, the guy's leaving. Okay, good. Oh, okay, good. I thought he had parked there. You're not supposed to park here at all. Like even where this bobtail is, even when the bobtail is not really in the way, it's not a big deal. But sometimes these guys park their trucks right here and this is the exit, right? Now you can't get out and then everybody's stuck in the lot until they move. Even this guy could move up. You've got like a mile between you and that truck in front of you, man. You see us squeaking by back here? He could move up, but oh, he's got an engine on the back here. One of those straps are attached to the rubrails. All right, all right. Oh, now he's moving up. There you go. There you go. Look at that. I didn't say anything. I didn't say it. All I'm saying is I would do it a little different, but that's okay. So now he's trying to get into the lot or like, what's going on here? We have to wait for the traffic lights. That's what this guy's waiting for. It's just chaos every time. I hate coming to this place. This is why I specifically don't come here. This is just chaos all the time. But when you got cheap juice at 14 cents cheaper per liter, saving me almost 70 bucks, yeah, I'll come here. Fine. I'll deal with this mess. Right? Right. Money talks. Talks very loudly. All right, bud. Come on, give her. Give her, give her, give her, give her, give her. There we go. All right, you got this. All right, we're not getting paid by the hour, but okay. So wait, my turn. Wonderful. Wonderful. Get out of there. I have a feeling I'm going to want to be in front of this guy. He seemed a little unsure of himself, and that's okay. Maybe he's new. It's okay. But I'd rather be in front of a guy who's unsure of himself than behind him. Sneak right in here in front of that guy. There you go. We're going to go right to the perimeter. Oh, hush, hush, hush. We're going to go right to the perimeter, turn west, and go to highway six. And highway six is the road. That is the road that takes us up into northern Manitoba. Remember, there's only one. And once you get past Grand Rapids, you better make sure you're buckled in, like double, almost need a five-point harness, just to make sure you don't go flying out the window so bumpy. Keep your windows closed, keep your seatbelt on. Those bumps will throw you right out. I'm exaggerating. It's just, it's really rough. Oh, that's why you're unsure of yourself, but you like your phone in your hand. I see. I see. I too would be unsure of myself in that situation, driving through town. And I see, I see. Hey, no judgment once again. No judgment once again. There's a time and a place when you're driving through the city is not exactly the place, but hey, that's my opinion, right? What do I know? What do I know? He's from Calgary. Maybe they do a different Calgary. Beautiful day out. By next weekend, it's supposed to be plus 16. Hmm. Of course, that would be plus 16 Celsius. What is plus 16 Celsius in Fahrenheit? According to QMAT, answer, 16 degrees Celsius is equal to 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit. That's the temperature next weekend, not right now. Right now, the temperature is six degrees Celsius. What is six degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit? Six degrees Celsius is equal to 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit. That's a nice day. What's a little garbage in the, in the ditch here? Look at that. What are the garbage truck loses entire load down here? That's terrible. That's disgusting. Why is there so much garbage in that ditch? Wow. Take the entrance to the right on highway 101 west. That is great. All along here. Terrible. Like, right in the letter into the city, like, what's up with this day? I've never seen it in that pad. Someone's got to do something about that. I am for some reason. You know, some days, like the same amount of time, but sometimes it just feels so much longer than other times. Strange, right? I'm getting here a little late. So hopefully, hopefully, I'll have somewhere to park here. That's the same spot. Off to the side. Snowbank on that side. We'll be on this side. Let's go check our load and then we'll shut her down. News. It's good news. We didn't lose it. It seems so weird that it's so short though. Just a little 20 footer. My taillights are still visible. That's good. That's where I'm going to sleep tonight. Gives myself distance from that truck who's idling there and all the other trucks and no one is able to drag their trailer over my truck over here. Whereas if I park on the side here on the corner, anybody coming around the side there or coming around back here, if they're not paying attention, could potentially drag their trailer over my truck. And I prefer not to lose my hood and kind of attach to it. I like it. That's it for today though. We made it safely. Another day behind us. Get this secant off the trailer. See what's from there. Maybe we'll head to Kanor. Do you want to peg me? We'll just go home. Who's to say? Tune in tomorrow. Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already. Best thing you can do for the channel is to hit that like button and leave me a comment down below. And subscribe. Those are the three things. The trifecta of what you can do to support me for free. If you want to go one step further, you can join and become a member. Click the join now button below my video there. Premium members always get early access to my videos. If not, remember the trifecta. Subscribe. Hit the like button. Greatly helped me with the algorithm and I really do appreciate that. More people get to see my videos that way. See you tomorrow. Take care and drive safe.