 Good morning you fine person Bay of the North Ontario we're gonna take highway 11 all the way through Ontario into Manitoba Where I still got to figure out whether or not I'm dropping this load in Manitoba Or if I am going all the way to Alberta with it Haven't heard anything and I'm filming this on a Saturday now So I'm guessing I'm probably going right through to Alberta but the thing is we're going to that site that doesn't allow me on their site because I have a beard and Mainly right now because I've been to the US in the last 14 days because of the whole virus They don't want me on their site So we have to have a driver meet me there again. So I bring the load to the site We have a driver meet me there. He brings it on to the site delivers it And then brings the trailer back to me empty and then I go get my reload. I think that's how we're gonna do it We'll see what happens. Okay Show you the load if you've forgotten what we're hauling we're hauling that wide load of steel We're 10 feet wide. We got six plates of steel under these tarps and it weighs Just the seal weighs 56,000 pounds So we got the tri axle So we're having fun But our signs out here and everything Fancy little little look at me flags. Everybody look at me. Okay, seriously. Look at me Don't hit me stay out of the way place These flags are here for your protection, not mine Supposed to warn you that hey something a little bigger than usual is coming through Maybe you should put your phone down and pay attention How about that? And I guess who am I to tell you what to do, right? Let's get on the road So we just went through Cochrane here in Ontario obviously Because with this heavy freight, I don't like pulling it up those steep hills on the 17 It's a little further around about 50 kilometers or 30 miles further to go this way But it saves wear and tear on your engine when you're hauling this heavy freight. This is a much flatter road And you probably actually save fuel as well If not burn about the same side is that there's little to no passing lanes And this is a much more secluded highway So if the worst were to happen you were to break down on this highway It's might take a little longer for help to get to you There's no real shoulders either to park on either so you got to block the lane of traffic and hope no one hits you This case in Ontario. This is where we will have our shower nice hot shower This guy's backing in so crooked What are you trying to do? What are you doing? I would like to turn around and coming back into this spot right here in front of me Maybe there's room over here. That's a long wheelbase for this little Volvo here. It looks kind of funny You'd expect that wheelbase on like a classic truck, but All right, whatever. I'd take it smoother ride that way I'm back in right here beside Mr. Day and Ross with your fancy little bumper Do my best not to hit you So this isn't an ad but I love this app that pilot flying Jay has works both sides of the border I Can reserve a shower right from here in my truck and I'm in line right now one guy in front of me The app will ding and tell me when my shower is ready So I don't have to go and wait inside there. I can just wait in my truck If you're wondering if the flying Jays are exactly the same in Canada as they are in the US. Yes, they are This is just a mini one. It's got all the same things that every other flying J has just in smaller Quantities, I think they have four showers in here three or four showers Everything else is exactly the same for the most part except you got to pay with monopoly money But they do accept American money So this is that stretch of highway. I was talking about pretty remote Not much going on here very poor cell signal You want to make sure you got lots of fuel before you come down here Even if you got a very reliable vehicle always make sure you got food water And lots of fuel when you come down here Just in case you never know if there's gonna be something on the road blocking the road if there's an accident or God forbid you hit the ditch or something and You need to be prepared in all weather conditions in the winter time. You should have warm clothes with you in blankets Just in case your vehicle stops running you got to have a way to keep warm until help comes And if you're stuck in traffic, you're gonna want to have lots of food and fuel To stay warm or cool in the summertime This is highway 11 between Hurston long lack. This is where you you want to be prepared It's not the end of the world's mouth. It's not the remote. It's not like the Australian outback or something But it's the closest thing we got here in Canada. It's Just something to be aware of when you're coming through and look at the shoulders here This is what I was telling you right if I break down here. I Got nowhere to park I got a park right in the lane That means I block the highway and then once the sun goes down I mean I have my triangles out my beacons on and stuff just to my four-way slashing, but still You know people don't pay attention As much as you tell them to so pay attention Washer handle right in the Gonna have to bump it with my mirror. No, we made it past. Okay. Let's fuel up and let's get going on our day It's going to be a good day today, right? Even though my stress level is like up here We're gonna make it a good day. The good world know that I am fueling right now. There we go. Everybody knows Government always wants to know what I'm doing Nosey people so my truck is still not at a hundred percent It's still getting some air into the fuel. I think When I pull this heavy load up the hills It still feels like it's sucking air into the fuel and it's so frustrating Because I've dropped a lot of money Into this truck and I brought it to Volvo more than once now a couple times several times few times For this problem and every time they said that they fixed it every time it turns out They didn't And it doesn't matter what shop I go to I've tried like three four different shops already all of them disappointed me all of them so That's why I say my stress levels up to here. That's why I've been talking about stress a lot lately because Not only do we have this virus and pandemic sweeping across the world I've also Got a truck that's very cranky right now and mechanics that are charging me a hundred to a hundred fifty dollars an hour to do nothing I bring it there paid them a lot of money to fix my truck and every time it is not fixed So yes trucker Josh has his braking limit and I am this close this close To just losing my mind Deep breath. Let's fuel up the truck and let's go home All righty dried and dried and dried and dried. I Got an uncle who lives here, too. I Got uncles and aunts everywhere. I got a big family. I Think there's over 200 of us just on my dad's side 17 brothers and sisters in his family plus his mom and dad 19 in that family from one man and one woman. I Know right can I get my wide load through this? Oh dear, what did I get myself into here? Oh, man Can I get through here? I can get my truck through here. Josh. He's got it. I'm only ten foot wide Can't believe you doubted me because I don't want to jinx it But I'm gonna tell you anyways the truck has been running great today. I don't understand it. What a cranky. Oh What's a good word for it? You know what I'm thinking what a cranky girl she is There you go, there's a YouTube friendly term girl this truck is I don't know why she was so upset with me But today she seems to be in a better mood, so I don't know I don't understand women. Yes My truck is a woman. What this is my other wife wife back at home has to share me with this one. I'm a popular guy What can I say? I'm just joking around. There's at least one of you out there who thinks I'm serious I'm just joking around Let's tell everybody that we're gonna go and do a load check here You can tell I'm in a good mood or I should say you can tell my truck is running good because I'm in a good mood. I Thought we were going back to the shop No Not today not tomorrow. We're going back to work make some money so that we can pay for the next time We have to go to the shop That is my life now. Why is my engine so hot? Oh because I'm pulling 53,000 pounds. That's right Why are you so heavy? So we got back and I take all my equipment off it right because I'm not taking this load out to Alberta. However, the load still had to be tarped So I went and found two old damaged tarps And I tacked them on there with a few bungees so that the next guy Whoever he may be or she Well, they can use those tarps if they want I took them off the damaged pile. They don't look damaged to me though But at least the freight will stay dry out of the rain and when they come to hook on to it Hey, there's already tarps on all they got to do is bungee it up Bada bing bada boom throw some straps over the top if they want to do it over the tarps and They got a little bit of a head start It'd be nice if the equipment would all stay with the trailer right then I could have just left the trailer and took it off, but I have to keep all my equipment. I paid for it so Whoever's hooking on to it will be hooking on to it tomorrow So won't be there for long at least it'll be dry and out of the elements I'm in Blumenort here right now, and they always have this lineup of trucks that are for sale What's this? What's this? It's a it's a Kenworth W900 with a studio sleeper. What's this for sale? She looks pretty nice Wonder what they want for Chevy Missed you bud. Where's diesel? He went down here somewhere United States Secret Service Spring is definitely sprung here at home. Oh whole bunch of deer over there. Oh my one two three four five six Oh must have woke them up shoot if I would have known they were there We could have snuck up on them got a little closer Ah Shoot They always sleep down here by the creek. I Let him whatever I'm a generous man So today's vlog was kind of all over the place wasn't it a little bit here a little bit there We came all the way from North Bay all the way home. I combined it all into one video I've been dealing with a lot lately just on my mind and with the truck and everything There's more to show you in the future about that for sure Big changes happening soon that you can look forward to and the blogs will get back on track But I'm doing okay. I feel a lot better now I've worked out everything And it's all gonna start getting better trucks been giving me a lot of problems but we're at home and I hope you guys Did enjoy this vlog? If not, I can promise you they're gonna get better I'm looking forward to that So I'll talk to you later that Kenworth. Don't worry. We're just dreaming. We're not gonna go and buy it Nope, how about how about it up to here with this Volvo already? I don't need to go and buy another headache I'm gonna enjoy this spring morning here And we'll see you in my next vlog I'm sorry if this one sort of seemed kind of all over the place and jumping from one place to the next We're gonna make a lot of effort in the coming weeks To make them better and make them flow a little bit better like they used to I'm happy with where I'm at now. So we'll see you later. Thanks for watching