 Good morning everybody We're north of Oklahoma City Oklahoma See what they did there that way you always know what state you're in when you know what city you're in you know what city You're in when you know what state you're in I? Like it. I like it a lot like I said and they have these numbered spots But it is free parking I was worried because usually when they number the spots they want you to go in and pay for your specific spot I parked in spot 35 because I'm 35 years old and also It just happens to be a great spot because there's no one beside me there There's no one beside me here, and it's a straight shot out this open area here So if anybody did want to park beside me It have to be a pretty bad backer-upper to back into me Though I have faith that people could still do it, but this is the safest spot I could find Today the goal is to get to between San Antonio, Texas and Laredo, Texas I have to deliver in Laredo tomorrow at 9 p.m So it's in the evening so I got a park somewhere tonight, and then I'll be there all day tomorrow, and then I'll so there's a t8 Just north of Laredo I looked up all of the reviews from the truck stops in the area down around Laredo there between San Antonio and Laredo and None of them not one review has said anything about security issues or security concerns or anything like that Or like it's not safe to park here, so I'm guessing it's a pretty decent safe neighborhood So there's a t8 just north of Laredo But I did notice in all the reviews that they're charging eight dollars a night to park there now So they're not getting my business. We discussed this last night, right? You You're gonna charge me to park I'm gonna do everything I can not to park there and not to bring my business to that business It's not my fault that I have to park. It's the government that's telling me I have to stop So charge them go after them Just my opinion. I don't know we had this discussion yesterday. I won't dive back into it Anyways, they're charging eight dollars a night to park at the TA near Laredo So I'm not going there. It's a flying J across the street, but it looks like it fills up And I don't want to get all the way down to Laredo and not have anywhere to park I mean, I guess I could come back north, but I'm still gonna park between San Antonio and and Laredo I found there's a whole bunch of truck stops down I-35 there and they all seem to have lots of parking According to the reviews on trucker path. They never seem to be that full. There's always gonna be parking late at night So we'll pick one once we get down there We'll get through San Antonio and about halfway down to Laredo that'll put me about 60 miles down to Laredo 60 to 100 miles somewhere in there. I want to stop That'll be a full day of driving. That's about 600 miles from where I'm at right now or a thousand kilometers So it's not getting any closer. We're gonna go to Oklahoma City here. I have to quickly grab fuel Because it's the cheapest here at this loves fuel here for me $3.88 per gallon Just down the road at less than an hour in Oklahoma City $2.88 a gallon. I checked I checked and I double triple checked It's actually a dollar cheaper per gallon just down the road in Oklahoma. So Oklahoma. I love you I'm gonna come give you some of my money Thanks for not taking too much for all of my Canadian family friends and everybody back home $2.88 a gallon US Converted into Canadians Canadians speak in Canadian dollars in leaders. That is $1.01 per liter Canadian. What was the gas price on the pump? When you saw it last up there in Canada where you're at Let me know let me know down below in the comment section. What are diesel prices? I'm buying diesel. What are the diesel prices in your town or your city where you're at? Let me know down in Oklahoma It's a dollar and one cent per liter Canadian God bless America. You know that God bless America. God bless Oklahoma. God bless your cheap fuel prices Cheaper I should say cheaper. There's always room to get cheaper, you know Diesel in the States used to be a lot cheaper too. So I get it, but man where I come from It's a good day It's a good day and I make sure my lookers are clean. It's so hard to get these perfectly clean Over the years I've scratched them Pretty good. No, not too bad, but enough that it Bothers me sometimes. I gotta keep them very clean. There we go Uh-huh, how does it look? How's it look? Does it look good? Does it look good? All right, good enough All right The last day of our trip south We got lots of time to get there doesn't matter what time we get there tonight because we we got all day tomorrow yet to wait a 9 p.m. Appointment that is not normal for For roll tights or flat beds or dry vans usually it would be a morning delivery, but this is okay I actually don't mind gives me a little bit more time. So We're gonna work with it 9 p.m Lights are on Trucks and gear windows are down for fresh air. Let's make sure our trailer is still attached. I looked it looked like it was Roll forward spike They work release Bang checklist Completo Hey, panner you're from steinback It's gonna be a good day There's no snow here in oklahoma And I don't think there'll be any snow in texas. We'll see I hope not I hope not one snowflake falls because everyone panics them Yeah, but he coming from that way The best part of the day emerging back onto the freeway getting going coffee beacon if I can today This whole unit needs a wash Truck and trailer. I hope we see some palm trees Oh, okay, oklahoma What is the sign right there? All of the oklahoma signs no longer say native america Like I haven't been in oklahoma for probably like, I don't know 10 years Close to not quite but uh eight ten years and all of their state signs their state slogan used to be oklahoma native america Now every single state sign that I've seen In 10 meters Okay, there's flying jay straight ahead In the straight ahead lane What lane is this guy in destination on the left side? I see it. I see it. I can't miss it. I got nowhere else to go. We're here flying a travel plaza This says it's in edmund oklahoma But to me on the map it looks like northern oklahoma city. How nice This is where I wanted to spend the night, but trucker path my app was uh saying that it was full last night already and I believe it here for my cheap juice Once again, they always want to know what I do with every second of my life Even all that time I had for holidays for christmas holidays there on christmas vacation Good movie by the way christmas vacation Scroll What was I saying? Oh, yeah every every minute that I have off duty as well All the government needs to have a record of that as well. So all of that is log books that all gets handed in as well So they can see oh, yes. Yes. Yes. And this is this day. He was off duty. Yes Every day of my life since I've started trucking has been recorded by the government Isn't that interesting Get going I found another blue beacon just down the road. I was going to go to but today when I'm filming this is new year new year's day And they're closed So we'll be riding dirty for another day yet unfortunately Maybe there'll be a blue beacon around where I'm uh Going to be parking overnight tonight and I'll have all day tomorrow to go get it washed Oh, this is not an exit. This is definitely not an exit. I went the wrong way This place is filling up. It's early. It's already almost full My day is just starting Maybe it's still full. I don't know it was emptier when I got here now It's just trucks keep piling in Maybe a tight corner here where that guy parked right there We got this I don't want to spend the night in anyways because as you can see here. It's just packed full I mean, it's very tight Hard to get into a lot of these spots I don't be able to find a parking spot. I just be worried about who would be parking next to me If you get in and out of here like if there's another truck coming in here from our right One of us is gonna have to back up. We're all good Okay, we got some miles to get behind us now some serious miles We're full of fuel And we got no time to waste It's highway. It's uh international corridor from Winnipeg down i-29 to i-35 all the way down to laredo and into Any freight that goes to or from mexico that crosses through at laredo will come up this road up into canada having right beside them to Impeding traffic behind them the truck. That's annoying beside us left lane up there holding up travel oblivious Who taught them how to drive? What is what's going through their head? How did they end up questions? I'd like to answer the west side of the cities here anyway on i-35 This is a massive city too I can see the skyline of dallis way out there in front of me. I think that's dallis anyway Maybe it's pork road the apple of st. Paul idea in two cities side by side except in texas style I'm going the expressway because you're telling me that that's a toll over there. I'd rather stay on this road That's not a toll Along the other side of that barrier is the expressway and nobody's on it I'm guessing that's because you got a pay to drive on it This road for 25 kilometers. I don't know maybe maybe not from here I don't go through here that often the sign saying it was a toll road over there So i'm gonna stay on this road because this one's not a toll road It's going to the same place. This one's got a little bit more traffic. It's a holiday today. So not very many people are out American city is just amazing. Just you imagine these Look like driving through them clustered together anything crazy. Don't cut me off. I know you want to I have a feeling You want to get in this lane? I'm gonna stay there good Oh, I knew it. I knew it nice signal Wonderful wonderful tell when people want to get in front of you That's us truckers have like someone passes you you're just like I know he's gonna cut in front of me. You just tell by their Expression of driving, you know get that pickup. He might come around the right side, but he sees there's an scv there So he can't get around that way. So he's just gonna tailgate the other pickup Maybe be a little bit more patient. I don't know why people hog the left lane either. I don't get it Then you wonder why are they tailgating me? Maybe because you're doing 55 in the fast lane. I don't know During the day, it's crazy. It's like going right through the city, but there's a freeway There's interstate 35. Look at that Sky highways above me. I don't know tomorrow. I'd rather slip through there at night when there's no traffic I don't want any delays because I can't be late for my appointment coming right out here downtown This is a huge city capital of texas these are nights like these I guess when I wish that I had my motorcycle with me and I could just go for a cruise and check it out GoPro camera isn't the best at night, but I'm showing you what I can I'm just gonna be stopping at the truck stop just up the street here and there's Something's like burning like crazy here. What is this? A whole semi truck's on fire road ranger. Oh, he had a stop sign. That's why I didn't I didn't think he had a stop sign So we have 39 miles from the end of i35 at the Mexico border. This is uh, where I'm gonna spend the night I'm just gonna be like Closer than I thought but I read all the reviews of all the places around here And all the reviews seem to be pretty good. None of them were talking about, you know, there being any security issues So it seems like everything is fine I remember I'm a Canadian coming down here, so I I don't know the area So, uh, I'm always hesitant and careful when I go to new areas or areas that I'm not familiar with or haven't been to in a Time 29 minutes left to find a parking spot. There's a loves on the right and a road ranger on the left I'm going to the road ranger because I like their parking lot better I know that can you on this road for 71 kilometers And pilot I mean pardon me loves will get filled up first anyway because everyone are like sheep They all go to those big name truck stops Pilot flying j ta petrol loves they always fill up first everybody crowds in those Not as many people go to these smaller ones This is where I go No, no Karen we're gonna go to bed tons of parking here beautiful beautiful thing So I think I found a good spot I think I did. I mean there are plenty to choose from these spots right here beside the scale I'm just getting out here to make sure that they're not like special spots like handicap spots or Or reserve spots or anything Anyone can park here They might actually move It's 12 degrees Celsius right now. I have a feeling as soon as the sun comes up. It's gonna get hot So I could park right in here. I think that'd be a little bit safer One reason I say that is because trucks will be coming around here and if they're not careful they'll Nick my hood, but I don't think they would I think I should be good here We're out here should be good I'm just gonna double check, but I think this is the furthest south I've been In since 2009 It's 2024 now A long time that's 15 years Yep Yep. Oh wait. No, I'm about at the same level as Orlando right now And I think I've been down Have I been down in Miami? Miami is further south than where I am right now On the map, but I feel good about where I'm at I still kind of feel like I should tuck myself in beside the scale there You know what? Yeah, I think I will I think I will Safer is always better just in case you don't want someone to drag their trailer into you Here I'm kind of off on my own, right? Maybe let's just turn around and go park over there No, I'm fine here. This is always a struggle for me Finding a parking spot and sticking to it I always want the best one and I always feel like I I could do better I think this is the best I can do Thanks for joining me today, everybody. I'm almost in Mexico. Can you believe it? This snow Mexican is almost in Mexico We'll see how tomorrow goes. I got a Delivery at 9 p.m. Tomorrow, so I can sleep in I guess I'll I'll get up early anyways. I'll probably run over See if I can get a shower here somewhere Oh, I want to clean the truck up a little bit. I got work to do I'll go deliver and we'll see oh, plus I got to try to get my reload organized So I got to call into the load gods way back up in in canada and tell them Hey, I'm gonna be like empty tonight Like where do you want me to go from here? Because as soon as I'm empty I want to get out of here I want to go towards wherever my next load is going to be We'll figure that out then. Thanks everybody for watching if you've made it this far Would you mind sharing it? I mean if I've been able to hold your attention for this long Maybe it's worth a share and it's up to you if you want to share it on facebook on x wherever you Wherever you want to I don't use threads anymore. 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Once again, I think I thanked you three times now I'm so tired. I'm going to bed I'll see you tomorrow. Keep your stick on the ice