 Hi, my name is Tyler and you're watching the trucker Josh vlogs YouTube channel Make sure you like comment in or subscribe and turn on that bell so you don't miss an upload Enjoy the video. Good morning, everybody. We're starting today off with some mail that we got from Josh It's got a sit. Did he send you some gifts? I think he's from Minnesota. Correct me if I'm wrong Josh, but I think this is a squirrel So I think appropriately so He loves squoos Chevy yours is coming. His eyes are just bulging. Yours is coming. Okay, and then we got a oh my Oiga Look at that Chevy. Your color is you Springs okay, what else we got? Frank got the tiger. Okay We got a skunk. Although that would have been appropriate for diesel as well. Now Chevy, this isn't food. You don't eat this But we do appreciate you getting the non-stuffed toys Because our golden boy likes to eat stuffing. So appreciate that. Oh, there's a cow for the week So I will be so careful with him. So careful There's it, there's the squeaker Yes, die Take over here and tear them to shreds Oh my bit That's awesome, thanks. We got that in our mailbox Frank just wants every toy that everyone else has he's got two of his own, but I want that one He's a wizard cow He's safe. He's over there. I got him the way we are Bob Jaling I'm gonna Bob tail down to Thief of Falls, Minnesota There's the loaded trailer that are waiting for us. It's got six drops on it. It's not very often We have a multi-dropper like that We're gonna pick it up. We're gonna go bring it where it's supposed to be It's gonna be fun Leaving later in the afternoon today because I only need to get a short distance I'm excited to see how my lights are all gonna look at night though. They look pretty good during the day Don't worry. I'll show you in a bit. I gotta stop for fuel yet I got the two front fender lights working as well I had to replace them. I was gonna check the bolts on my old marker lights that were on the fenders Everything's so old Every bolt I try to take off just breaks off the bolts just broke right off So I had no choice. I had to spend the time today to replace my marker lights Every single bolt broke off. There's two bolts that hold on each marker light All four broke But don't worry the new lights came with their own So now they'll be good for another couple of million kilometers A million or so miles before I have to replace them The lights on the fenders aren't as bright as I thought they might be But maybe that's just my eyes playing tricks on me. The ones on top of the cab are definitely a little bit brighter But I like the look of it anyways. I'll show you in a bit These ones have like a spotlight once you get into it. It's like pow Right there I thought it would be a little bit brighter, but uh, you know, I'm so happy with that. It does its job, right? You can still tell that it's flashing and that it's on You know, I think that's a win Have these down here as well But I think they're doing their job very well. I like that it has the visors That's why I got them, right? I like them. I mean the truck's dirty right now. I need to wash but I can definitely tell they're brighter because I can see it's not even dark yet And I can already see the front of the hood being lit up by them from in the cab. So There oh here you can see sort of like how it's like I told you it's like a spotlight It shoots like a From both directions. So if you're right in the line of sight of it and you come like over here Where is it? There it is. Oh, oh, there it is boom boom right in the face, right? No, is it just me? I'm not the only one that notices those things I'm just here at the scale There's nobody here, but uh, this is the corner of highway 59 and uh 52 in Manitoba I'm gonna like I said, I'm bob tailing all the way down to the u.s. To pick up a trailer Uh They wanted me to possibly take a trailer down if there was a trailer that wasn't all frozen all the trailers were frozen So Here we are There wasn't any good trailers to be able to take down So i'm bob tailing gotta go pick up this trailer and then we're gonna go straight to uh deliver it instead of bringing it back here Six drops. It's gonna be fun my mom dropped by the shop while I was working on it there today And uh brought me some oranges, which i'm very thankful for I had to quickly eat them because I can't take those across the border They don't like fruit at the border You're not allowed to take fresh fruit across the border even though these oranges most likely originated in the us And then we're shipped to canada sold here I'm not allowed to take them back. They don't want them back Find more oranges for me It was probably not dark enough for you to see it on the camera yet, but Right at the tip of my hood there The Kenmore sign back with lit up amber from these lights above The old lights didn't do that Blue on this road for 19 kilometers Still a whole lot cheaper than up in canada Not even close Probably gonna save close to a hundred and fifty dollars by fueling here. This trip is supposed to be pretty mild So i'm not too worried about my fuel or anything in the cold temperature some numbers for you It's actually lower today than last time uh Last time we were here at loves I was talking about the fuel prices being so much cheaper here Fuel prices in canada are still sitting at two dollars and six cents per liter Uh last time we were here last week on december 29th, I guess every last year We fueled for four dollars 35 cents us per us gallon which equaled a dollar 56 per liter canadian with the conversions Today we filled up for four dollars and 29 cents us per us gallon And that equals a dollar 53 Canadian per liter in cad I filled up for 84.001 us gallons So i'm just gonna times that by The liters that was 317.978 liters Cost me 487 dollars and 26 cents 487 dollars And 26 cents canadian Okay, so let's figure out how much money did I save by fueling up here today? Because I could have fueled up in canada, right? Let's let's see this Well, let's edumacate ourselves, right? Okay So a dollar for three is still two dollars and six cents per liter. Let's subtract this dollar 53 That's a difference of 53 cents per liter times 317 0.978 I saved 168 dollars and 53 cents canadian That is a direct savings of 124 dollars and 18 cents usd united states dollar That was half tank. So if I had a full tank here, I would have saved Uh, 250 dollars us Fuel price gap is just wild right now It's always cheaper in the u.s. I keep saying this but this is like way cheaper right now way cheaper Even if my fuel were to gel up I fuel up twice it pays for my toe That's how much i'm saving it doesn't even matter anymore And plus the previous owner of the truck has reached out to me and said this truck has never had issues with fuel Gelling and he's always used us fuel and never added any additives into the truck ever He said except for once Uh, he added kerosene in he must have gelled up once in eight years of him having the truck I'd love to hear that story. It was probably like minus 60 or something But this truck is very good in the winter is what he's saying. I don't need fuel additives I don't need any gel additives in here the fuel return from the engine keeps the tanks very warm As long as I keep my tanks full Don't worry about condensation building up in there And he was telling me yeah, he fueled uh diesel number two in the states through every winter for eight years That's a lot of savings. That's a lot of savings I've been driving a while I haven't been driving long compared to some people There's always people more experienced than me, but uh, I am learning as I go And if the fuel price is so much cheaper in the us than canada If we can't figure out how to get our fuel prices down in canada I'm gonna take my money and i'm gonna give it to the united states Simple as that. I'm here to make money. I'm here to buy the cheapest fuel possible as long as it's quality And it's not going to wreck my engine obviously, but That's crazy and I fuel up pretty much every day That's at least let's average it out to like 200 dollars per day that i'm saving two four six eight ten A thousand dollars a week on a five day week Four thousand dollars a month. I can save just by fueling down here four thousand dollars. What can you do with four thousand dollars? I know I know a whole bunch of things I could do with four thousand dollar I'm not trying to tell you to go to the us and fuel. I'm not trying to sell it, but what are we supposed to do? All right, and it's january 1st right now We have a carbon tax that's being tripled On our fuel now so our fuel prices are going to go even higher in canada Driving all of us truckers To spend our money into the us economy buying us fuel great for americans, right bad for canada Jack up the prices you don't And we still have to drive the same amount right you put a special tax on our fuel It doesn't make us drive less. We still have to deliver freight We still have to drive the exact same amount. It doesn't reduce anything. It doesn't do what it's supposed to do So leave it at that right i'm learning and uh as it stands right now. I will be fueling in the us through winter I have changed my viewpoints i'm a changed man Money speaks quite loudly America you're winning my money good for you congratulations Canada if you want my money you're gonna have to do something about those fuel prices I've picked up my load. I've tied it down. I have a 53 foot step deck behind me I'm gonna go to a truck stop called uh, I think it's called lucky one or lucky one seven or lucky seven It's in swan river, minnesota. Our first drop is in su sainte-marie, ontario We're out on the road today It's technically a holiday when i'm filming this make some money Have I told you already six drops on this load? first drop su sainte-marie, ontario Just over the board from su sainte-marie michigan. I believe It's a nice winter evening The trees are all white. We call that whorefrost Don't ask me why we call it that but that's what what it's called. It's called whorefrost I don't think it's the same thing as what you're thinking either Pretty sure it's spelt differently I'm no expert But it sure makes everything look beautiful. I just got a sneak through town here And uh, I believe head down us 59 In 500 meters turn right on third straight east us 59 I'll take you for a little cruise here through thief river falls In minnesota if you haven't gathered that I come here quite often so my regulars know where I am six kilometers We're in swan river minnesota Not swan river manitoba There's also a swan river in manitoba I'm not in that one. I'm in the minnesota one. It's a lot smaller But it's nice. It's nice. You want to see? It's very dark Got a nice vulvo neighbor over there nice and quiet Truck stop over here. It's not 24 hours though. I don't think Though it might be Either way, it's not that cold outside. I don't know what's the temperature out here It's supposed to be pretty mild all week So I'm not too worried about temperature on this trip, but I'm keeping my eye on it Anyways, you always got to keep your eye on the temperature when you're out here on the road. You have to know what you're driving into Always be prepared. It's minus six outside right now. That's Celsius And tomorrow is supposed to be minus five What is minus six Celsius in fahrenheit? Minus six degrees Celsius is 21.2 degrees fahrenheit Well, there you have it folks. It's 21 degrees outside In american units I don't know why I brought the camera right close to my mouth when I was saying that to my phone It's time to go to bed Ah so We made it about 300 kilometers or 200 miles from thief river falls Uh drove three hours I think that's right. Yeah, I have 800 kilometers or so to do tomorrow or 500 miles Shouldn't have a problem doing that We uh, I was saying before I didn't know if I was going through wisconsin. The answer is yes We are going through wisconsin tomorrow. We're going to go through northern wisconsin and into northern michigan And then cross from northern michigan into northern ontario at st mary A bit of a longer one this time than uh, I've been doing recently Like I said, uh, I requested that for the next two and a half months and I don't know. I sound like a broken record, but uh The baby's on the way and until then I'm gonna try to work as hard as I can and take whatever I can get Because I'll be taking four weeks. Maybe six weeks off All depending. It's our first one. You guys know, uh that watch me regularly. This is more so for the new people It's our first, uh Baby, so you know a big learning curve for us I might need the six weeks just so that we can you know figure ourselves out and figure things out Maybe I'll just need four weeks, but either way I'm taking at least four weeks off uh So We uh, I have to be prepared for that. I'm gonna be working hard until then Old blue's been doing really well for me Uh, it's been doing great I really like the new lights on the truck. Hey, they're really bright Uh, definitely you'll definitely see me coming I'm not as impressed with the fender lights I addressed this a little bit before I think uh, I thought they'd be brighter But they're not as bright as the roof lights But close to it, I don't think it really matters that much I guess I was just expecting them to be like super bright, but They do their job and that's all it really matters, right? So they do their job and they look much better look a lot better And uh next on the list is the uh bunk side marker lights when it comes to lights We'll see like I said right now. I'm not uh I'm in the business of making money for the next few months not spending anything I already bought that uh panel for my brake lights because I thought that I needed to replace it Turns out my dad just fixed my old one. I didn't need the other ones But since I have it I got to get those installed sometime I need to get a custom piece of steel built for it. I might wait to do that till summer now Just because you know every dollar I make right now All my profit I want to put away I don't really want to be building a custom bracket right now and installing that I'll probably just keep that in my shop and You make that a summer project or something once I get back on the road after uh After everything is said and done We'll see. I'm too tired to make those decisions right now Thanks for joining me today everybody. I really appreciate it. Thanks for subscribing Uh looking at my analytics of my last video. 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