 Morning everybody. This is our second load that we've tarped with our new tarps. I've been very impressed with them Got them from mighty products Paced in Ohio Very happy. We have a little lumber underneath there fancy lumber that can't get dirty from the road We're gonna deliver that into Brainerd, Minnesota today. I'm an hour and a half away I'm just gonna do my pre-trip wait for my clock to turn over so that I can get moving on my logbook We're gonna drop that off once we're empty. We're gonna grab a coffee and then We're gonna head down to Burlington, Iowa There's a nice nice load there waiting for us. That's taken us into Saskatchewan that we're gonna deliver next week So I'm filming this on a Thursday, so we're gonna pick it up tomorrow on Friday We're gonna go home For the weekend get home Saturday afternoon, and then we'll leave Sunday night to deliver it Monday into eastern Saskatchewan Both five hours away from where I live and then we come home, and I have some special events going on next month I'm gonna leave you guys in suspense, but I'm getting on a plane next Wednesday and We're flying out somewhere for a very special event with some special people and Then I'm flying right back because on Friday is Theo my son's first birthday So I'm not gonna miss that so flying out. We're gonna have a special event We're gonna fly back for his birthday, and then the following Sunday Next weekend next next weekend We're having his birthday party with our family and friends so I'm gonna be off work for not off work, but I'll be out of the truck for about a week After this trip, but we'll still be making videos. I I'm gonna take you along on this little adventure I'm going on next week. I don't get to fly out very often. Usually when I fly it's to summer special for a special reason It's not vacation You guys just have to tune in to figure it out. There is something big going on in trucking next week though, right? You're watching this right now. It's probably going on right now. What can you think of that's going on? You probably know already. I've probably spilled the beans already on Facebook And you follow me on Facebook if you want to see all my social media Click the title down below my videos click the show more button There's links down there to all my friends and to also all of my social media you can find that because I often spill All the beans on Facebook. I can't keep things like this quiet for long, but I have to for now. I have to I'm not allowed to say Let's get going not allowed to say yet Once I get the green light to say something Before we get started with today's video today's special shout out goes to our friends and how'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. It's gonna be fun It's been in the works for a very long time already But I've had to stay hush-hush about it Because it's a surprise That's coming up quick Very light of that full oil Nice clean oil Cool lunch. It's good to go Check all of my brakes and everything while I'm down here Suspension make sure that everything is good and continue that if you're wondering what that hissing noise is there That's my engine heater Sorry, it's probably pretty loud in the mic. I didn't think of that until just now when I had you over there It warms up my engine. I don't necessarily need that on a daily today. It's probably 35 maybe 40 Fahrenheit, it's not that cold But I like to do that anyways I don't like to turn over my engine until it's at least a little bit warmed up, you know It just warms up the coolant So on really really cold winter days you turn that on for a while It'll warm up your block enough because if you don't do that your engine will literally freeze And you won't be able to turn it over because it's too cold That's to make sure I can start my engine. It's gonna be a warm one today We're getting ourselves out of deer River an hour and a half down to Brainerd where we got to unload Shouldn't take too long there. They're usually pretty quick And it's a bit of a hike down to Burlington Dude, that's a red light. That was a red light for you my friend not a stop sign. I Had I had the green and you just went straight through the red light you saw that right? It's gonna be a good day Sun's shining Warming up got a delivery to make got a good load to go pick up and then we're going home question for you guys How many you guys are still driving stick in an automatic for the most trucks that come out nowadays are automatic It's actually pretty hard to find a stick shift. I have an 18 speed and against automatics. I get it, but I feel like it takes a small part of trucking Out of it for me. Anyway, I like having full control of the truck. I Don't need a truck or a computer shifting for me. I mean I can do that myself So the new trucks there are pretty much computers on wheels Sensors everywhere. I like it. You know, I just put diesel fuel in the tanks Go to windows down whether just about I can roll the windows down when I roll through town Just gets a little bit chilly when I'm going highway speed yet But we're almost there coming to a stop and see through my truck and where people aren't paying attention You know a lot of the guys out here aren't paying attention go up through northern Ontario highway 11 Okay, that highway has a reputation for a reason Anywhere is in Ontario. It's pretty much across Canada. There are drivers out there that shouldn't be behind the wheel yet They are So if you don't go above and beyond to warn them behind you that you're coming to a stop Sometimes the construction signs all the billboards in the world, you know Everything's not enough for them that one little extra thing is something you can do to let them know Hey, I'm coming to a complete stop watch out back off. We're stopping don't hit me Friendly little tip. I can give you always let people know behind you even if you think it's obvious. Oh, there's a construction zone coming Of course, they know I'm stopping Just because he's driving a big truck doesn't mean he's a professional driver. I hate saying that I hate saying that because It used to be different. You've got to keep your head up and on a swivel You got to be defensive. We'll see that then it'll snap them out of whatever they're doing and at least get them to Pay attention like oh, what's this guy doing? He's got his four ways on better slow down my day All right, he can ruin his own day as long as he doesn't ruin anyone else's day You know what's gonna happen with the way they drive? I Just don't want to be involved in that. I don't want anyone else involved. Does that make sense? I'm trying to say Minnesota and quick trip wins our business this week With the cheapest fuel How do I get in there now? It's off to our left They beat out St. Cloud Pilot by 11 cents per gallon St. Cloud Pilot on our fuel card is sitting at 334 per gallon quick trip here is at 323 a gallon Pilot you're dropping the ball Usually St. Cloud Pilot is the cheapest anywhere in Minnesota that I could find not today You're proud of yourself quick trip two guys in the pumps right now. Hopefully they'll be done right away for my cheap juice Everywhere else on my route all the way down to Burlington is about 340 a gallon In and probably back up to somewhere with cheaper juice in Maybe North Dakota We'll see worry about that tomorrow. I picked the wrong lane. Give me some of that cheap juice now. He's speeding Now he's doing about 50 and a 45 light bud. You don't have to stop for those. Oh, nice. Oh, okay. We're slowing down again Speed limit has not changed Before I need to take an eight hour break or I mean a half hour break I got more time, but I'd have to stop for a half hour. It's nice right underneath the light I like that didn't have to stop for an extra half hour break waste a half hour, and we found a pretty good parking spot. Look at this Straight right out the driveway here easy in and out or easy out for these guys beside me in the morning Beautiful And my pickup is just around the corner right over there Whenever I get there tomorrow earlier the better because earlier I get loaded the earlier I get headed home