 good morning everybody we just ended yesterday's video where we backed into that dock where that green truck is lay back there i actually had to be pretty quick to get in here so i didn't actually vlog me backing in here i don't have time to set up cameras and stuff all the time i wish i had because that was quite a difficult fact yes karen we are getting going we have to get on to long island now because we have to deliver this load a day early my appointment was for noon tomorrow but i called the receiver there and he's like come on down we'll unload you today that's it's told you it's going to be a good day told you yesterday it was going to be a good day for me it's the same day i'm splitting this into two days because there's just way too much to show you all of the scenery getting here and then all the scenery going through new york city on this vlog it's going to be fun so let's get going just called the receiver over there to double check verify double verify that i can get unloaded today 200 meters turn left on commerce drive a man turn right in 160 meters he said absolutely come on down so let's go through new york city once we get unloaded i'm going to decide whether or not it's worth it for me to come back through right away or if i want to go to bed because he said i could sleep on the street there if i wanted to but i kind of want to get out of new york city to sleep outside the city somewhere but if i have to sleep there i mean that's okay too i'll just leave it like two in the morning all depends if i know where i'm going next right that's that's a big thing i called into the office earlier and they said by end of day today i should have a plan which end of day would be at home in about three hours 100 meters turn right on larin road cr 607 okay i'm going to need both lanes here to oh yeah i'm definitely going to need both lanes here okay i might need all three this is a very narrow road i'm turning on to okay josh you know what you're doing oh perfect nice gap in traffic congested areas they put these industrial commercial areas in the middle of a residential area turn left on right cr 60 and the only way to get to the commercial area where all the trucks need to go deliver is by going straight through the residential area which lane do i need to be in to turn i need to turn left here oh there's only one turn lane okay well that's a pretty small turn lane i'm gonna make it too okay my plan for today was to go to the vince lombardi service plaza in new jersey on the turnpike uh right across the river i guess from manhattan and i was gonna spend the night there but since i can get unloaded today now you don't have to tell me twice i just have to decide now whether or not i'm gonna sleep on the island or come back on this side like i was saying he uh he said i am able to park on the street there if i want to which means if we're getting there around four o'clock we'll unload i could probably be out of there like three or four in the morning which wouldn't be too bad right because i beat the most of the rush going through the city i think maybe i'd be right in the thick of it i don't know but it is a safe area to park in haupodge there it's not like haupo haupo right i can't i still can't turn left on oh style street cr 615 my friend moses wife khaline she has family on the island and she told me how to pronounce it yesterday it's haupo haupo been struggling with that name this whole trip thought it was like haupo cheng hapa pa joe hapaja no haupo left on north style street cr 615 and that is looks like a really nice neighborhood excuse you looks like a really nice neighborhood there on the island so if i have I have to stay there, I don't mind staying there. That doesn't bother me at all. The thing about this area here though around Cranford, New Jersey is there is a nice parkway that goes right past this neighborhood. Nice big like four lane, both ways, eight lane parkway, right? Guess what they did? It's like a big freeway, no trucks over five tons. So now the trucks over five tons have gotta come down these tight little residential roads to get into Cranford, New Jersey. Because they said no trucks on the freeway. Well, that doesn't make sense. Why don't you make the cars go through the neighborhoods and make the interstate, or not the interstate, the freeway for trucks only. I mean, that might be too revolutionary of an idea, but for some reason, New Jersey does not want big trucks like mine on their freeways and parkways. They'd rather us go down these streets, you know, residential where kids probably play. There's schools in the area here, like obviously these are family homes. So there's kids in the area could be playing on the street. Just busy, busy. Myself, maybe it's cause I'm from like Manitoba. I would never want to live on such a busy street like this. Never. Does that okay how hard I try to get my kids not to play in the front yard? All it takes is once, once that their ball goes rolling out into the street and they go running out to get it without looking or a mistake, right? Or they slip and fall or whatever, rolling traffic or someone has an accident on the highway comes into our yard, hits one of my kids I guess. I don't know. Obviously they can sell because people live here and they're very, very nice homes. Don't get me wrong, nice homes. Probably a great neighborhood to live in, but it's such a busy road and they're forcing all the big trucks to come right through here. See we've got a bridge coming up. I really hope that's not a low bridge. It shouldn't be because this is a truck road. We've got an ambulance this way here. Where's the measurements on that bridge? I don't see any measurements on that bridge. 14 feet, okay, we're good. As you made that a little bit clearer they hid this sign behind all these telephone poles right here on the right. So it's 14 foot three. We are 13 foot six. We're actually a little less than that. And there's other trucks coming down here. Okay, good. Makes me feel a little bit better than I'm not the only one. It's like, I wonder, right? Like, is this really a truck road? Yes, yes it is. They won't let us on the freeway. 600 meters, turn left on West Edgar Road, US one. So many people out here. And it's only gonna get more and more dense for us today. I've never actually gone onto Long Island. This is my, the first time for me. 200 meters, turn left on West Edgar Road. US one. And what it looks like to me is that there's, obviously the city on the first part of the island. Then you get out of the city and then it's kind of a lot less dense. That's why I said, I don't mind, I don't think I'll mind sleeping in Hop-Hog if I have to. Hop-Hog, Hop-Hog, Hop-Hog, Hop-Hog, Hop-Hog. Okay, I can't with that name. I can't do it. All right, 95, toll road, of course. Take my money. 500 meters, go straight on I-95 North and then keep to the right and 600, 100 meters. That city skyline? Keep to the left on I-95, I-2, right here. Hop on the right over there. W-18, W-18, W-18. That is a crazy amount of buildings. Like last second year in the last, ah, yeah, see, you missed the last five signs. Ah, I get it. Last minute, you realize, oh, I'm in the wrong line. York City, like not New York, but actual city, New York City. What borough are you from? Let me know down below in the comment section. Round, in New York City. Now, I don't know all the boroughs. I don't think, I think I know a few. There's Manhattan, obviously, right? There's the Bronx. There's Queens, Staten Island, right? Am I right? Am I missing any? I don't even know what I am, what I'm in right now. I don't know. To me, it's all just one big concrete jungle. It's all the same thing to me. This was your commute every single day. I'm sure some of you don't even have to imagine. I'm sure some of you are, are these people right here? I bet you any of these people who watch my videos right here in New York City, you could be on the highway with me right now. I don't know. How do you do it every day? This is exciting for me, because this is like once in a while, just a quick visit. Just quickly dip in and dip out. Do this every day. It's 13-6 right beside me, at least. It's 12-11 like that one. It's actually 13-11. From the city, trucks or buses in the left lane. Yet I keep seeing lots of trucks in the left lane. I wonder if that's sort of like a suggestion or a... I like being right in the middle through cities like this, because it gives people the lane to my right to merge on and off of all of these ramps. But it also gives all the cars in the left lane beside me on my left, a lane for themselves, if other people, yeah, right there, it says on the sign. New York state law. Oh, no trucks on parkways. I thought that said no trucks left lane. Maybe that's why we weren't allowed on the parkways in New Jersey. Maybe it's a law there too. It shouldn't take too long to unload me either, because it's like half the trailer, nearly as congested at least. Back here, but I think I can make it. I looked it up on Google Maps. Much room, but there's just enough room. Truck to sneak through at a time. Or between the buildings, between the buildings here now to go find the answers. So we just about got everything off. Just trying to figure out how to get this piece off right there now. What's interesting with this trailer at the front is air locked instead of a lever to lock the sliding tarps. That's pretty cool. Can you see it in my mirror there? They ended up using a forklift with a little crane on it. Really sandwiched? The meters, turn right on. Long Island Motor Parkway, CR 67. I'm pretty sure that Karen is trying to turn this into her vlog. If you ever see this channel suddenly change to GPS Karen vlogs, I've been hacked by my GPS. And it's not me. He really wants to be a part of it. Turn right in 50 meters. She does this all the time. The truck's not even running, Karen. So I've done the math. My hours I have available to me. And I should just be able to make it to the TA Travel Center on the other side of the city on I-80. I have a reload that's in Southern Ontario in Hawkesville. So I'm gonna start heading that way right away. It's in Columbia, New Jersey. That's where the TA is. It's right on my route back. I should be getting there around like 730 or so. I'd like to go get a coffee from somewhere though yet. I might, they said I could park on the street here. I might go and park on the street and walk around the corner to a 7-11. Get a few steps in today at least. Get a little bit of a walk-in. Grab a coffee and then go. That means we'd be getting to the TA around eight o'clock tonight. And I think that's a pretty fair time to get there. Little bit risky, but not too risky for not finding a parking, pardon me, finding a parking spot. We'll see what happens. But from there, I can have a good night's sleep tonight. Get going early tomorrow morning, get into Ontario and keep going from there. That load will be taking me back to Winnipeg. That was chaos. And this actually isn't that bad. Traffic is moving pretty well now. The rush hour is sort of slowing down. My receiver there was saying, oh yeah, traffic won't be too bad at this time. Do you know where I'm from? Good sir. There are more than two vehicles in front of me. This traffic is insane. In three kilometers, use the right lane to take exit 31NS for Cross Island Parkway toward Whitestone Bridge, Kennedy Airport. Huh? I have two GPSs going right now. I got Google and my Karen there. For some reason, Karen has been freezing up when she gets like overwhelmed in these big cities. So just in case I have my Google maps going too, just so that I don't, you know, take a wrong turn suddenly by accident, just make double sure. We're still on Long Island, headed back towards the city. This lane is supposed to be going straight. Use the right lane to take exit 31NS for Cross Island Parkway toward Whitestone Bridge, Kennedy Airport. No, no, no, Google. See that? That's why I gotta watch it. It's to the left on I-495. I got two women telling me to go in two different directions. I've got to go with Karen on this one. I know. Use the right lane to take exit 31NS, then keep right at the fork to continue on exit 31 North. Google, I'm sorry. I'm not allowed to go on that road. There are no truck roads. Gonna do a dissipated direct order. What? So Karen is a truck-specific GPS. Google is not. So I have Google going, hooked up through my sound system, just in case if Karen gets overwhelmed with the big, big Apple, it happened before already too, where she'll freeze. There's just too much going on. And then it's happened in the past where I've missed an important turn that way. And I, cause I didn't realize that she froze. So I'd like to have a second GPS on, just in case, but Karen is the primary one. She's in charge of that. I mean, I'm still the boss, but she is the manager of the directions. Chief navigator under the authority of myself. So I am the king of this truck. Turn left on Simpson Road. Parking spot here. Bots too.