 Saturday morning. It is a good day because we're going trucking. We got to do an overnight to Saskatchewan I haven't been to Saskatchewan actually in probably about a year So I've been there a while. So even a trip to Saskatchewan is pretty exciting right now We're not even going that far in we're going to a town called Nippawin Actually about an hour north of the town To kind of a remote job site that we got delivered some crates to I got the crates at work already We picked them up yesterday. I was actually supposed to leave with this yesterday But turns out they they didn't want delivering on Saturday. They wanted on Sunday as strange as that sounds That's the way it goes sometimes So we're gonna deliver it on Sunday tomorrow. It's about an eight-hour drive from here, you know plus stops and coffee breaks, obviously We're gonna be driving a Kenworth T680 nice big blue one unit 42. It's a dark old truck Right. It's different getting here when the Sun is in the sky. It won't be in the sky for long Better make most of it cups excited I'm on city truck. It was supposed to have gotten the city horn fixed on it a little baby horn was busted We're taking this one today. Let's warm it up It's up 42. We got a date our date got cancelled yesterday But we're on for today While the trucks warming up there. I'll show you what load we're taking these crates here on trailer 501 Real simple load Real easy. There's three massive crates on there. The crates are about 20 feet long by Three feet wide so Six feet across in the front 20 feet long and then I got another three foot and by 20 foot in the back there So it's it's like 20,000 pounds or something very light as soon as that trucks warmed up. We're gonna go hook on Go pick up our bean to cut coffee at flying J on the way west. I'll head out to the sketch one But this is a beautiful truck. I was telling you yesterday already that if If I was back on the highway if I ever go back and I wanted a comfortable luxury truck The Kenner t680 would be my first choice. This is my first trip ever ever that I've ever taken in a t680 the only time I've driven these things is to Bring them into the shop in Winnipeg if they need some Electronical issues or you know, they need a kind of technician to look at it. That's the only time I've driven it I've never pulled a trailer with them yesterday. I did a little bit But this is my my first trip in one of these trucks if I were to buy my own truck. It would obviously be a W900 from Kenworth, but I am a huge Kenworth fan. They are my favorite trucks. This truck is very dirty as you can tell The roads are very messy right now. So it's extremely difficult to keep them clean. We do our best Let's hop in let's give you a quick tour Then I'll finish hooking up my trailer This is a condo on wheels The cab is Fantastic, it's got the same gauge clusters or similar gauge clusters to the W9 more of an open format though You guys have probably seen these trucks quite a bit already This truck is an automatic Same system as the Peterbilt same owners as far as I know It's out of the way keeps this whole space here open I've got my garbage can there my lunch kit packed a lunch for today to save some bannies My backpack my toothbrush and everything I need in there all my detailing stuff But I don't think I'm gonna need to detail this truck because it was just freshly detailed Smells like a brand new truck in here. It looks like a brand new truck I'm gonna try to keep it that way or even make it better when I bring it back if I can I don't know if I can This is pretty clean It's got 888,861 kilometers on it. So it's got a little over 500,000 miles on this thing This bed like from here back to sleeper. This is a condo. Look at this fridge here It's a roll-out fridge. The shelving has been taken out for Whatever reason, but you got like a big bucket in there right now. You can use as your fridge Where's your freezer rolls out? It's just Incredible I want to stay in this truck. I like this truck and check this out here I've got my my old headphones on here. These are the ones that I just take to the truck I'm not very good-looking anymore, but There's a handle Pull this handle look at this Now I've got an editing spot right here. Look, it's been used a little bit, but there's to be expected How awesome is that here? You've got a closet. I've just got my jacket folded up in there, but You can hang them up from up there if you got a hanger Lots of natural light getting in here and Let me just put this back You get up on the bed here Like every typical Kenworth. They have the big storage pods up here yet I'm not trying to do an ad for Kenworth or anything. I just I'm a really big fan of theirs. I really like it Look at this from up here. Look at the size of that. Isn't that awesome? It's a it's a special treat for me to be in this truck for a night Let's see if we pull this top bed down see what it looks like There you go Now you got two beds It's a pretty good bed up here, too That's amazing and there's enough clearance here that when I sit down Straight back. I just bumped the top So it's a little lower than the Volvo's because the Volvo's I can sit up straight and still have several inches of space Between my head and the top bunk, but it's not uncomfortable if you sit normally I sit a little slouched. I know I shouldn't but if I sit normally then Yeah, there's lots of space here and still have my table here to work And if you got kids you can bring the kids along throw them up there for the night Or you want to bring the wife along there's two beds unless if you want to both cuddle up on there I mean there's lots of space. That's a big bed However, I like to stretch out when I sleep so There's two beds. Whatever you want to use them for Put this back up here That's all you got to do just push it up in there locks in Okay, that's awesome and then the gauge cluster here if you want to see it Very nice very nice I'm really impressed. You know, what's this guy extra drawer down there. You got two drawers down there. I Notice back here the controls for the sleeper big panel here plus more storage here for your phone to charge at night That's nice. That's nice because then when you're sleeping you just pop your phone in there you plug it in here Good to go you got a button here for your fridge I'm planning on putting some of my food in there later. So I'm I turned it on now. You got your s-bar bunk heater Bunk lights you got your door lock So when you're in the sleeper go in a bed here and you're like, oh shoot Did I lock the doors? But you're in your boxers already You don't have to get up and go check. No way. No, we're way too lazy for that Walks the doors right there Right I know Okay I'm gonna get hooked up We're gonna have some fun. We're gonna head on down the road about an eight-hour drive today And an eight-hour drive back tomorrow after we unload Here we go It's a sketch one here we come It's not the longest trip, but it's long enough Gets me out there on the highway satisfies my itch for the road Because I'm a city driver now. I Really enjoy the city position. So don't get me wrong when I talk about loving the highway I love my position right now But I always you always have that itch for the highway once you hit the road you you're always gonna want to be on Yeah, I brought Karen along unfortunately Keep me company. Well, yeah, I get the itch for the highway So every now and then they throw me a bone and let me do one of these overnights And that's why I don't take weasel on these and let's say it was more than an overnight I'd ask if I could but just for this this truck is so clean and detailed right now Diesel will be just fine being at home with his brothers and with Britt. He's got a big yard to run around in you know They'll he'll be better off there. He's fine I'm gonna be super nice and wait for these cars. I'm way too nice I'm way too nice. I should not have waited. I should have just gone for it But there we are Not taking any chances. This is gonna be a good day. It's gonna be a good trip It's 500 miles there 500 miles back I'm expecting it to take just a little over Eight hours you all in the right lane. I'm taking the left lane then put my don't hit me signals on I thought there's one more there you are All right, and I'll take my rightful place in the right lane And we're officially off Karen's telling me it's seven hundred ninety four kilometers to What's the town called? I keep forgetting what the town is called Nippawoo Nippa non Nippa new Nippa new right Nippa new 800 kilometers to there, but then we got to go another 85 kilometers or another 50 55 miles Passed town into the wilderness and it's a remote job site So I've got the phone numbers of the guys there if I need to find it or if I have trouble finding it I've got my bean to cup coffee. I'm ready to go Ready to rock. We're just going through Eli Manitoba here right now. I was gonna come past this guy, but He decided to speed up. All right, that's okay with me. I'm just Had in behind him then I used to always stop at the Timmy's right there. Yeah, I'll catch him again We had to slow down for that intersection there We're coming up to the town of Nippawa If you've been watching long enough and if you watch every day, you'll remember when I was In that Peterbilt still the highway truck We stopped the Nippawa and went for a walk around town It's actually a nice little town. It's right on Yellowhead Highway. This is trans Canada or north Trans Canada route It's not a big four lane in Manitoba like highway one, but once you hit the Saskatchewan border You get a two lane come down to the valley here and up into town. I don't know what that thing is Radio tower antenna or something Hey the compression brakes on this truck are very quiet. That's it So you could use them right in town and no one would even know What does that say welcome to Nippawa land of plenty little here, too Look at this a Manitoba Hill. It's a hill town Manitoba Hill town. Look at this house Lots of old architecture here, too. I think there's an even better one coming up yet We still have 579 kilometers to go about six hours of driving at least And since this is a two-lane road on the 16 you got to stop for things like this traffic lights in small towns But that's okay. That way you get to see more of it You know the the new highways and bypasses Interstates in the US. They always go around the towns, right? They want to save you five minutes here two minutes there ten minutes there But when you go around everything you don't get to actually see it and enjoy it and soak it in I think this is the old house. Is this the old house somewhere along here on the corner? I think it's on the left. There's an old house. I always love to look at Is that it? Got some nice Christmas lights out there. I don't think that was it though. Maybe I'm thinking of a different town Yeah, it must be a different town and if you're wondering if Nipahwa has made it in civilization The answer is yes. There's a McDonald's and a Timmy's Even a Dairy Queen Down the street. You got a Boston pizza. That is the essence of Canadian civilization A co-op gas station, a chicken chef. What else do you need? Subway? Timmy's is just up here on the left 7-eleven you got the beer store. I love Boston pizza. Apparently it's a Canadian chain I don't know why they call it Boston pizza, but Really great restaurant a little bit pricey. It's not something you want to go and do every day But that's my favorite. I used to always stop at them when I was on the road whenever I you know On payday to treat myself a little bit. We got some action coming up here We're about ten minutes down the road from Nipahwa So we haven't gone very far since we last talked there I don't got all kinds of flashy lights up here middle of nowhere. I wonder what they're doing I'm seeing blue and red so it's police, but it might be more than that Or maybe he just has one person pulled over. I thought there was More than one. Oh, it just looks like he's got someone pulled over Okay So it is manageable law that we have to slow down to at least 60 kilometers an hour when Passing emergency vehicles like this And when I can't leave my lane because of oncoming traffic, I like to slow down even more just to give the officer Little more feeling of safety as he's out there Dealing with whoever you had to pull over. I don't want them to have to worry about traffic flying past him as well You know Then Manitoba on a two-lane road like this both directions have to slow down to at least 60 kilometers an hour or 40 miles an hour When passing police officers, you know ambulance fire truck obviously all those and also tow trucks If you see a tow truck or any amber lights flashing on the shoulder You have to slow down Big tickets if you don't In Winnipeg it's the law also except in Winnipeg you have to slow down to a minimum of 40 kilometers an hour or 25 miles an hour when passing emergency vehicles or tow trucks within city limits a lot of people don't know that because You know when I was young they didn't teach us that now they've started putting up Signs to educate people Including me I always slowed down anyways because that's pretty much the law everywhere else. I just assumed it must be the same here Or they put up signs now and yeah, that's people are learning Gotta slow down even for tow trucks and Bugs me the most when people they'll slow down for like police and emergency vehicles, but they won't slow down for a tow truck driver Helping someone out of the ditch or you picking up an abandoned vehicle or whatever he's doing on the side of the shoulder helping someone Why don't you slow down? slow down York didn't just catch one It's been a minute. Hey, I Like all your Christmas lights a lot of people here decorating for the holidays Every street look at that Every street's got more than a few you're doing better in Steinbeck I think I'm still the only one with Christmas lights a decent display of Christmas lights on our whole street It's kind of disappointing, you know Hoping I'd be kind of inspiring. Actually, you know what? Sorry. I need you include my neighbor Tony Him and I are the only ones with decent Christmas lights on our whole street like we're one little festive area Yeah, all the way down there, too. I guess the cameras don't really do an injustice the fisheye lens make it makes it Look like it's so far away But it is good to be back in Saskatchewan, you know and you probably don't hear that very often so Enjoy it while you can I love this dash. This truck is just huge Just ginormous. I love this truck a nippa new Nippa win nippa win. I cannot get the name right nippa win. Karen still thinks we're going all the way up to nippa win However, I'm gonna stop here for the night I'm not sure I was looking around there to see if I could find uh, whoa turn left onto Saskatchewan 3 west signs from l4 I forgot I had google connected through my bluetooth speakers here We're gonna stay here anyways in tisdale There shouldn't be some truck parking right over here and I got to go wiggle the wires for my trailer abs I took a corner Little while back left onto Saskatchewan 3 west signs from l4 then your destination will be on the left Gotcha, that's pretty cool that it goes through the whole system in this truck and I love this truck Yeah, it's uh It's just the issue with the plug I'll go wiggle the plug around and that abs flight will turn off. I'll show you it before I go to bed Or it'll turn itself off when I go around this corner Because that's what it did around the last one I hope that's the only problem 37 kilometers. No Karen. We're gonna listen to google and park right here one your destination is on the left Oh, there's a timmies right over there. Perfect We'll go there first thing in the morning Oh, yeah, here's some trucks parked here overnight already I'm just gonna do a loop around the parking lot here and make sure that there's no signs that say no overnight parking Don't want to get a knock on the door in the middle of the night second park right in here I was gonna park over there, but why park over there when I can park right here? I don't know if I've ever been to this town got a lot more snow here than we got at home. That's for sure That should be good Lights in the back. Look at this condo. I got behind me. Wow I can't wait to crawl back there and go to bed That is awesome Okay, so before I do anything, I want to see if I can get rid of this trailer abs light that popped on I'm pretty sure I know what the issue is come with me Pretty sure I'll be able to fix this nice and easily So you see at the back Let's walk down there There's that orange light right at the back there that means the abs light is on or something malfunctioned in the abs system I've told you this before already, but you can just unplug the lights Let's look them back in And I should have fixed it. Okay that truck on the dash No, it's still on. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay Let's try it again there finally Just uh It was just a bad connection between the truck and the trailer on the lights just like the other time Just took a couple of times and I'm liddling around and then I had to uh on the trailer sometimes if it's not connecting properly You can get a flathead screwdriver and very carefully and very gently Uh, there's there's a little slit in the middle of it and you can put your Flathead screwdriver in there and just twist it ever so gently just you don't want to do too much. You'll break it. Okay It's no fun Just spread that spread the tongs Whatever you want to call them spread them just a little bit and then it connects with the plug better Did that just now plugged it in all the lights are working great abs lights off. It's just It's just messing with me. All right It's a kenworth. No messing with a kenworth But a kenworth can mess with me apparently That's okay. I forgive you I forgive you. You're just testing me. I see what you're doing. See what you did there It's just testing I hate it when lights like that pop up on my dash But with these trucks nowadays, you know, sometimes I'm pretty hard on volvo. So I'll admit I'm not I'm not their biggest fan I'm a kenworth guy and I'll accept Peterbilt too. I like Peterbilt too, but kenworth's Peterbilt So I'm a little hard on volvo. Sometimes I always bug them about their engine lights always being on, you know Any new truck nowadays any new truck seems to always have a lot of electric issues with the electronics and You know sensors and plugs and stuff. There's so many electronics on these new trucks It's so easy for something to go wrong and for a warning light to pop on and you know, the warning light scares you It's oh no, something must be terribly wrong and That's a nine times out of ten. It's just a loose connection. You just got to figure out where it's not connecting properly, but Yeah, at least it warns you when something's wrong and doesn't just let you uh, you know Keep driving it until something explodes. That wouldn't be good Oh, we got it fixed anyway, so now I can sleep soundly Handy little editing station we got here. I don't know why I'm still wearing my vest Just a habit. I guess it's sort of like my work sweater and work vest I don't know. I want to make sure that I'm seen in the truck I'm about to hit the sack I'm just getting all my files on the computer and we'll uh, we'll worry about this later I'm tired. I want to make sure I get rested. I'm gonna be up at about 6 30 tomorrow morning We have an hour and a half drive from here to our drop-off point at the customer and we have an eight to nine hour drive Back home yet, so it's gonna be a full day tomorrow. So I want to get started early Don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss it and I'll see you tomorrow