 Good morning everybody The time has come it's time to get back on the road We have a load waiting for us taking us to Texas last year for Christmas Britain bought me a gift certificate to get this pickup truck completely detailed Everything and I haven't used it yet, so I'm gonna use it now after this Christmas So I'm bringing the pickup here to my detailed guy I'm gonna leave the truck with him while I'm on this trip and when I come back from this trip This thing will be nice and spotless inside and when we get back. I'm gonna give him a good shout out and show you his work His name is Dion Schrader It's from Steinback here. He works at the detail and glass company We always get into detail our vehicles. He does such a good job. Believe me. You'll be impressed when you see it So stick around make sure you subscribe I was backing into my spot here where it'll be out of the way I hit the fence, but I want to get close to the fence behind me There we go Right. Oh, all right. We haven't named you pick up, but You're gonna look a lot better and feel a lot better soon All right We are getting all blue loaded up. This is from yesterday that we replaced yesterday Forgot to do this We will do the honors right now. This is the one that didn't work anymore Where you belong getting everything else into the truck here some buns here my mom made uh-huh I'm cooked The best all right blue. Let's make sure you're all good to go. I already know you are but we're gonna double-check anyway All right, we're going on a bit of a longer one this time Oh, I'm looking out the door behind me. It just began to snow Fantastic. Oh man. We gotta get going blue. We gotta get going. Oh, give me your hood. Come on. Open up girls Come on There you go All right We'll get you washed soon. Thanks to my dad who picked me up from the detail company there brought me back to the shop So I didn't have to walk so snowing a little bit today Good thing we're going south Leave this snow behind Is there palm trees in Laredo? I bet you we're gonna see palm trees on this trip. Do you know me? No, I really love palm trees check this out. My wife and I got matching tattoos see That's how much I love them. This isn't complete yet. I want to finish it off eventually, but I Take them with me everywhere. I go. That's how much I love them because to me When I see palm trees, I think of good memories good times vacation warm weather no snow Just happiness the first palm trees. I saw were when I was on the truck with my dad when I was a kid around 8 years old We were in a 97 Frick liner FLD It was blue Just like this one actually just go to that And we had a load down to California and on the way down to California That's where I saw my very first in real life palm trees now to some of you that might not be very exciting But for a Canadian from Manitoba seeing a real palm tree in it like it's Natural environment that's exciting. So ever since then whenever I see palm trees It's like a feeling of happiness that washes over me So let's go see if we can find some I got some good news though The wind is coming out of the north so it's bad news for Manitoba because it's about to get cold Good news for me because I'm gonna put out my sails and let the wind take me all the way down to Texas A lot of trucks home for the holidays. I am looking for 602 Rolled I think that's the one right there the second one from the left 602 TL are that's the one everything should be tied down already. I just need to Double-check it verify that it's all tied down according to my standard. I'm sure it'll be good We'll be out of here Down to Texas So I just got to make sure that my fifth wheel isn't too far forward Usually I haul Flatbeds or open deck which has the kingpin further forward under the trailer So I have my fifth wheel further forward to move more of my weight onto my steers If that makes sense to you great. If not, I can explain it another time So I'm gonna make this little corner right here And I got to check to see how close this corner here is gonna get to my headache rack here I think I'm gonna have to move my fifth wheel back. Oh It is pretty far back already though. I can move it back about another six inches Move forward a little bit more and turn sharp until we're pretty much at a complete angle Very very slowly Come with me. Check the truck Okay, so we're a little bit more of an angle now. It's coming pretty close, eh? So you got to remember if I go up the driveway and the truck goes up Or I go down a driveway onto a flat surface This part is gonna come close together up here, right? And I don't want that hitting my headache right there a Little bit more of an angle. Let's get this LED light about centered with that white box there And we'll see what we're working with a little closer comfort for me actually That does not give a lot of space for Like I like I was saying like look at the truck how it is now, right? If I'm coming out of a steep driveway out of a truck stop down down down onto a flat surface road The truck goes flat, but the trailer is still angled like this, right? So the trailer then the top of the trailer comes in towards the truck and it doesn't have much space at all So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna slide my fifth wheel back just to be safe I don't want to risk hitting it It's exponentially cheaper to move the fifth wheel back for a trip than to fix a dented headache rack So inside my truck here what I do is I set the trailer brakes I'll straighten out first and then I have this little button here Right here I push this button and it's powered by air air pressure Air pressure will then be shot out to my fifth wheel pins that are holding it in place And it'll suck them in making the fifth wheel loose then I pull the trailer brakes. I move the truck forward fifth wheel slides To the back and then I release the air again and those pins go shoot out Then I got to make sure they're locked in there I'll see if I can show you I'm gonna put you guys on this little barrier right here So you can see what I'm doing. I'll show you how I slide my fifth wheel The fifth wheel for those of you who aren't into trucking is that right there with the trailers resting on where the kingpin Locks into my truck. That's called a fifth wheel Why do they call it a fifth wheel ask Google? I don't know Someone told me once to me Why do they call it a fifth wheel because it's a fifth wheel? That's my answer for you If you want a more in-depth answer Google is your friend. I'm sorry. I can't help you right now We got things to teach you Or show you how I do it. Anyways, always double-check what I do. Okay, don't take what I say as gospel, please Always double-check. Oh, I don't I am open to being wrong about things. Okay. Sometimes I got to learn things, too I learn new things every day. So With that disclaimer out of the way, let's try to slide this thing first thing I'm gonna do is I'm gonna roll my Dolly's down my trailer legs Roll them down and push the trailer up just a little bit to take pressure off the fifth wheel So it's easier to slide because right now it's got all that weight sitting on it My load is only 6,000 pounds the whole thing in there 6,000 pounds. That's it It's gonna be a beautiful trip all the way down to Texas And take the weight off of it and drop my airbags take a little bit more weight off of it And it'll be easy to slide You'll see First things first I've got the trailer legs down on the ground. You just have to put them firmly on the ground You don't have to like ratchet it up pull it up Let the airbags do the work for you on the truck So now what I'm gonna do since those are touching the ground I'm gonna release the air in my airbags in my truck that'll lower the frame of my truck along with the trailer down Onto those legs taking the weight off the fifth wheel then I'm gonna push that little button in the cab I told you about that's gonna release those pins. Hopefully Hopefully sometimes in the cold weather. They're a little stubborn and you got to whack them with a hammer to show Who's boss, but hopefully they know who's boss already. So they'll work properly We'll see sometimes it's a little bit fun You got to get a little violent sometimes, okay? Why? so Watch that right there. You'll see my frame go down You'll hear those pins. You might hear those pins because you can hear the air usually I'm gonna spike the trailer brakes that they're locked and I'm gonna try moving the trailer the truck forward And the trailer should stay there. So as you can see sometimes the ice snow plays a factor in that as well It makes things difficult for you as a truck driver. It's not just your job to deliver freight It's your job to problem solve and fix these things in whatever weather conditions you're in Today we're in Manitoba winter weather and we have to slide the fifth wheel ice is a part of it So you did see it slide, right? You saw it slide. It's at the back now I tried to wiggle a little bit further to make sure it was all the way at the back I had some tires spinning there. I locked my axles together So that they they powered all both axles instead of just one usually just one one axle powering it story for another time Locked them up pulled forward. It looks like we're at the back now So the what that'll do that'll give me more space between the truck and trailer there. You see for turns It'll also move weight off my steer tires on the front of my truck Onto the drives of my truck So since we're only at 6,000 pounds gross in the trailer, I'm not worried about weight will be just fine Another reason you want to have your trailer hugged up close to your truck if you can is for fuel economy But I'm driving a W900. What's fuel economy? Coming up a little closer here. These are those pins that I told you about those have to walk in And you can tell see I dropped the the bags on the truck There's a little bit of gap in there, but the pin is still locked in That makes it easier to slide All right, well I could still go back about another four inches Like another couple inches back Though I think we're pretty good already I think that's pretty good Maybe I should leave it I'm gonna I'm gonna try to see if I can get another A couple inches back all the way back slam it back stretch it out We're gonna have fun Okay, so you saw I was able to get it moving again, right a trick to do that if you're spinning out I had I didn't have enough weight on my tires, right? Remember I put that little gap in there What I did was I inflated the airbags again Till it started pushing up on the trailer that starts pushing down on the tires gave me some traction I was able to move it a little bit further And now we got it all the way to the back and now we have to lock those pins in So I'm gonna go press that button again And it'll lock in so in here we have warnings You see there's a red light on there And there's also a bell digging at me to make sure that I know for sure Without a shadow of a doubt that my fifth wheel isn't locked yet Okay, so I'm gonna press that button and I'm gonna show you those pins going in Your eye on that pin there saw it move a little bit, right? It's got to go all the way in the way we do that is we've got to wiggle the truck back and forth and Convince it do a little bit of convincing. She's an old beast So I can't have you on my fender while I'm shaking the truck back and forth because I don't want you guys to get hurt Okay, fall off my truck dropped you guys several times in the past And I am grateful that you've forgiven me every time and that you're still here So those things are locked now, right? So now with the trailer brake spike I'm just gonna give it a little bit rock the truck back and forth to rock those things and shake them into place Like I said, it's an old beast. She needs a little bit of love. She wants to know that you care You're paying attention okay Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle And this way wiggle wiggle come on Come on. You got it. Sometimes it needs a little more convincing than that, but let's see if that did the trick Oh, I didn't need some more convincing. Okay, okay, so Then what I do Like I said, you're not just a truck driver. You're a problem solver in all other conditions The problem right now is my pins on my fifth wheel are being stubborn. That's okay. They do this every time Very stubborn just like me and my son stubborn, okay so we're gonna release the air in the fifth wheel again by uh Pressing that button, right? Oh, this dash is dusty. I shouldn't be showing you that Okay, and now we're gonna go back a little bit release the brakes that always helps and just a minute Lock them again the other side locked in getting frustrated yet. I'm not even mad yet Okay, look at me like that. You know what you're supposed to do. Sometimes you just gotta sweet talk them a little bit, you know these old trucks they uh You know, they're old and tired. They like to feel appreciated. You gotta give them a little Nudge nudge little and you're good give them a little pat. Yeah, good boy Still got it. Well, you still got it Now work release that again truck frame back down releasing those pins again I'm gonna slide the fifth wheel a little bit get it juiced up and then fire those pins in somewhere else They didn't want to go in there Oh, here we go. Here we go Come on. Don't do that to me. Sweet talking doesn't work. You turn to threats Oh, and that did it that oh, but I'm way too far forward now See the pins are in now. We're back where we started Okay, well that one was on me can't get mad at blue for that one I was moving it back and forth and I guess I forgot to move it back to the back All right cable. That was my fault. Okay. This is a team effort here team effort. Come on We want to go to texas Put the bags back down Release that again Like this again. Oh right there right there right there. Did you lock in blue? I want to go Yes There we go. See it's locked in and we're pretty much all the way at the back. It's far back We can go back another inch, but that's fine. This is fine. Just say that we're locked in Now don't forget to go check the passenger side too. I've been worried about the driver's side this whole time What am I gonna find on this side blue? What am I gonna find here? Are you gonna be locked in? Yes, you are We're locked down this side as well. Okay, good We're locked and loaded I see a bungee at the end here Hanging off to the end of my trailer. What's going on here? What are you doing back here bud? What are you doing bud? What are you doing here? Hello my friend. What are you? What is your purpose? I guess it's to I'm guessing it's to for extra extra Like that that's what that's for There's none on this side Okay, okay Okay, so I tried to lift this rear axle because I don't want to drag three axles down the road if I don't have to Did I put the axle down or did I put it up? I thought I put it up. Why isn't it going up? Okay Oh, it's up. Anytime it's just barely. It'll go up as we go down the road. Okay. Let's roll this landing gear back up You can't forget about that That'd be embarrassing Rip those landing gear off and you can't put the trailer down at all. Then you got to keep the trailer forever Which I wouldn't mind I kind of like these roll tights. I would just want it My own I would want my own which is a little would be a little bit nicer This one's nice. This one's nice. I'm just saying if I had my own it'd be a little bit nicer A little bit more lights and chrome. That's a much better gap. I don't got to worry about nothing then trailer 602 TLR You are married to old blue for the next week or so maybe more Just going over my pay fork now. I'm looking at my delivery point on uh google maps here I'm delivering literally Like a couple of streets away from the Rio Grande I'll be able to see Mexico But it's going to be a nighttime delivery. So I won't be able to but you get what I mean I'll be within sight of Mexico. I haven't been that close to Mexico in a long time Just to show you a quick look inside the trailer what we're working with here So That's all it is and it doesn't even go that far About two-thirds of the trailer Oh boy The way the sun's hitting this I can see the dust more. Oh boy. Oh boy. All right Get more of that later Okay Turn the cb on All aboard what a way to start with a cyclist in the wintertime these cyclists man Right through the stop sign Uh-huh You got to share the road with them, but you don't got to share the rules of the road apparently Now we're gonna be driving into the night tonight We don't have to go as far today we can do more uh Tomorrow in the next day we're trucking I double triple check to make sure I had the right trailer I don't want to get all the way down to the Mexico border and find out that I grabbed the wrong trailer I'm sure they'd noticed before then That's a mess That is a mess to clean up We're just south of Sioux Falls, South Dakota There's a KC's With about 10 parking spots and I think there's one here for me I'm tired. We've been traveling about 500 miles today 800 kilometers 469 No Karen we're gonna go to bed I'm tired. I have 2,000 kilometers actually 2007 kilometers left Or 1,200 miles left to laredo And I've got three days to do that in facing this way They're pulled through spots So I'm gonna pull through the other way like that tanker did Cab is on the other side from these guys cabs. Oh wait. Yes, there is I just realized I've got a straight note. I couldn't see these lines I mean, he's not straight in his spot. I lined myself up with this guy, but this guy's not straight I'll probably just move over a spot to here that way I can be Straight in there Either way, I'll get myself straight note And we're shutting down here South of Sioux Falls South Dakota There's the lights of the city right there Another 1,200 miles that way Try to get another 600 done tomorrow Or another 1,000 kilometers I got a straight note. This is driving me nuts