 Good morning weasel say good morning to the good people say good morning Good morning to the good people Good enough. Good boy. We're here in the rest area a little. Where are we west of Minneapolis? in Minnesota Good thing it didn't snow all night. We didn't get too much snow We are headed down to Chicago gonna be down there tonight. I'd like to go sleep right at the customer It's not quite in Chicago. It's a little bit before Chicago So I think it might be safe to park there overnight, but I got a double check and Maybe I'll give them a call It looks like a safer area. I wouldn't go and park right in the city of Chicago ever for night But if I can get right to the customer tonight, that'd be great Because then I can be their first thing in the morning for them and then I can rush over to my reload Which is in Michigan City, Indiana Going through Chicago takes a little while Michigan City isn't that too far away It's weird that Michigan City, Indiana Well, Michigan City, it's in Indiana not in Michigan, but is it like the border of Michigan? So it's almost Michigan City, Indiana So like usual my truck decided that I wanted to get going and it was a good time to do a regen Just as I was about to put it in gear too So often that happens it's like you can sense when I wake up like it feels the truck moving around a bit as I'm getting ready So all he wants to get going so you in time to hold them up These regions that I can Stop it in the middle of it. It's just not really good to do that. They only last about 20 minutes It's one I have to do a parked regen that lasts over an hour Closed scales are the best kinds of scales So I called the customer and there's room to park right in their driveway as long as no one else is there first There's room for about two trucks in their driveway and as long as there is room I can pull in there and they'll unload me around 6 a.m. Tomorrow So that's good. I'm gonna start my day right there Otherwise I'd have to stop somewhere around like South Beloit Which is just into Illinois and it's quite a bit of a drive in Chicago from there It especially during rush hour in the morning So we're in Wisconsin now we just entered the state I Can see the sign for flying J up ahead here in Roberts, Wisconsin already I'm gonna pull in there and get some fuel get a coffee because I haven't had a coffee today yet I did not think that through when I stopped last night. There was nowhere to get coffee till we got through the city So I had to get all the way through Minneapolis, St. Paul on empty It was terrible, but we're okay. We made it coffee's just up the hill well apparently there's a Line up unlike any other line up for fuel right now We've got this guy here that guy there that guy there and it goes all the way around the corner behind these trucks yet and then all the pumps are all taken up and I think from what I could tell people were parked in front of the pumps and Leaving their trucks there and going inside for their half-hour break So we're backed up all the way there's a truck behind me here yet And then there's that truck over there yet, so we're all backed up because of it We got some movement going on right now Good backs up really quickly when people leave their trucks blocking the pumps Can't stand it when they do that They just don't care They know it backs up because they're the first to complain when it happens to them right the first to complain when someone blocks them from getting to the pumps, but They just don't care They need their half-hour break. They're just gonna park it in the pumps and just walk inside wander around and Yet there's lots of parking spots, you know the parking lot isn't even half full Rather block a pump and we all gotta wait If you're just new to the trucking Scene and you're gonna get in the truck soon to start driving you'll notice it very soon that There's a lot of drivers a lot way too many that are just grumpy I Don't want to say ignorant because they know they know what they're doing, but they just don't care That's the problem. They don't care that they're holding up your day. They don't care that they're in the way Lazy maybe could be a word to describe it Those are usually the guys who are too lazy to even go in and have a shower every couple of days at least You know and they're too lazy to eat properly as well, so you know they eat all the Worst truck stop food they can and then they wonder why you know why they're 400 pounds They know But you got to be patient as a truck driver one of the reasons I do these videos is to Try to create a new image for truck drivers try to You know that we've got a lot of drivers watching me maybe Influenced them to be a little bit better on the road maybe To think about others a little bit more Maybe to be a little more courteous We're all trying to do the same job and a Couple of people every day that can make it very miserable for everybody You got to take care of yourself and you got to Think about everybody else It sounds pretty basic right like everybody should know this we're all taught this aren't we Apparently not I don't think a lot of people had that same teaching when they were growing up as kids It doesn't seem that way. There's some people who Completely missed the bandwagon all together and think that they're the only people that matter You know those people are the minority there. It's not like everybody's like that It's just it's the same thing as the internet right the internet is filled with good people Like look at my audience here like you guys are great people Great people my comment sections are great for the most part You go to some other channels there There's some garbage filth out there on the internet a lot of it But the majority of people in this world At least in this part of the world Let's say the majority of people in the West are good people who mean well and want to help others It's just the other group is the loudest. They're very loud and obnoxious So they hog the limelight and it makes it seem sometimes like everybody is like that It's not true majority people are good people Well, I got my fuel That was absolute chaos Now it's still chaos. It's gonna even worse all these trucks trying to get in here now Trucks going out the entrance because the exit is blocked by people who just park and run inside for a coffee So they're going out the entrance, but then the entrance is blocked because there's so many trucks trying to get in That the ones can't trying to get out can't get out the ones trying to get in can't get in all because people block the pumps and Block the exit in the meantime as well. Oh boy Some people, you know, you just want to whop them across the back of the head A lot of people Should have been spanked in their childhood. You know, I mean There's a lot of adults out here that need a good spanking What is going on here? Oh The salt truck hit the ditch That's a snow plow in the ditch. You're not supposed to plow the ditch buddy Why were you out plowing anyways? Look at the roads. They're clear and dry He's plough. I guess he's plowing the shoulder here, which doesn't really need plowing, but whatever he's plowing it And he went too far that's funny He's still got so much packed snow here at the Black River Falls Farming Jay. I Had to stop here because the marker lights on my trailer had gone out There are extra clearance lights on this trailer. It's for wide loads They're adjustable you can pull them out, right and they always give me problems on these tri-axles It turned out that my fuse was blown on my truck for the trailer marker lights So I went back there to check it out and One of those extendable marker lights again the wiring was all exposed and was shorting out So it was blew my fuse I replaced the fuse it blew another fuse So then I went and traced it down to where it was and I just unplugged that whole wire from the power Because I don't need it so There's that problem But it seems pretty often that these tri-axles give me electrical problems. It's always with those same marker lights, too You only use them with wide loads and you don't have to use them They're just at night. They're they're nice to have Because otherwise you got to put on your own marker lights on the edge of the load and it sort of it lights up where the edge of your load is So I'm gonna get on in the traffic here now. I think our whole tri-axle fleet of trailers needs to be rewired I'm gonna have to let them know that when I get back to the yard It's the last one I had had electrical problems, too. It wasn't shorting out, but Some of the wires had corroded off. I think they're all just getting old right The wires are all corroding and the connections are corroding Just needs a little bit of work done to all of them. I'm gonna do a tri-axle in a long time without those marker lights Problems. So we're getting back on to I-94 Now that that's fixed I'm gonna head down to the petrol stopping center About an hour and a half south from here and I'm gonna stop and go to the blue beacon truck wash Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait, but it's high time we get this truck wash High time So we got one Two three trucks in front of us and then the one that's in the wash bay right now. So four in front of us Shouldn't take too long diesel Maybe I can take you out while we're waiting. Yeah, you want to go outside? Real quick Okay Like getting a massage. I love getting my vehicles washed That's feeling in the world. I could just fall asleep to that sound of all the All the jets hitting the truck. It's a soothing sound. It's sort of like the ocean, you know a Clean truck again. Oh, it feels so good Past him way too long So I was not gonna stay clean very long because the roads are kind of dirty But at least the salt that's been on there for a month or two is gone So what I did was I got our classic truck wash and engine wash and undercarriage wash and it cost me $66 after tax us Not too bad. Now. I got to find a parking spot where I can quickly just Run in and get a coffee And we'll be on our way again. We'll just park in front of one of these Pumps here just to grab a coffee. You don't want to block the pump Just to run in and grab a coffee is okay I'm not gonna have a shower and I'll have a big long visit or anything in there Three hours to go yet Exiting in about two and a half miles here onto us 20. That's gonna take me down to us 47 I take that straight south And that should bring me up close to Montgomery, Illinois. I Think I might actually stop and spend the night Almost the town called against the town nearby. There's a snap fitness gym there That way I can go into the gym park the truck there go into the gym and then just go straight to sleep after I'm done And just start from there in the morning I'm gonna see how much parking is around there. It's sort of like in a commercial district And I'm pretty sure I'll be able to find some parking on the street there somewhere on one of the industrial roads If not I can go right to the customer park in their driveway, but This way at least I can get my workout in today yet Now fitness is just off to our left here Another new location for me, so let's see if I can find a Parking spot nearby I think I'll be able to park right up along the side of it there This is why I like going to the gym in the evening Because then it's much easier to get my truck close. Oh, yeah, I can easily park in here Beautiful So snap fitness is Right here in this building to our right Well, we had a good workout and I'm parked on the street. She's close by the gym. I should be good here till the morning Probably be out of here before anyone even pulls in in the morning Set up my bed. This is that memory foam mattress Roll it up like that This thing is so comfortable. I slept so good last night Britt is gonna love it. Hey, you got a nice memory foam mattress Super comfy that way we can still use the table I know I had an actual mattress in here before but there's no way you can roll up an actual mattress with this Throw it up there. You can have the table up here. You can play board games. I can edit my vlogs You can just hang out eat my breakfast. I Like this a lot better So thanks for hanging out with me today guys Don't forget to like and subscribe to my channel here links to all my other social media and my wife's social media as well Down below this video and every other video I make. I'll see you tomorrow