 Good morning. You sitting right there. How's it going? You in the background to hey come and come take a look truck and josh vlogs is starting I Know you're there It's another new day today is Wednesday, and we're headed up to our bird again today got to be there bright and early So we are once again Headed out before the Sun Very unnatural But it's coming to that season again Here in southern Manitoba where our daylight hours are getting shorter and shorter again And that's okay That means winter is coming and we have to pass through the next winter to get to next summer All right, but this summer is not over yet. Okay, this summer is not over yet. We're still having fun We can just tell that We're past the halfway mark of it. I Think when does fall start September 21st? And summer starts June 21st that means July 21st is halfway through summer. Yeah, we're halfway We're on the tail end of summer. Oh Man, I'm sorry to put that idea in your head. I'm sorry. It's gonna be a good day. Don't worry We're gonna make it a good day anyway Let's go get to our truck and hook on to our trailer. I got a hook on to a step deck Roll tight And make sure I got a bunk with me in there. I'll show you what I mean when we get there and Then two hours north All your lights coming on. All right, let's go Get off the hop again At least you're predictable. Let's go find a trailer. See what kind of step-deck roll tights we got here This feels more like June usually feels check and see if she's empty. What you got to tell me Let's take a look inside right. We're taking this one freaked me out a little bit I didn't hear it click in like I usually do and walk in I thought I had gone over. I thought the trailer was too high and it went over the fifth wheel The kingpin I mean went over the without about unnecessary headache in the morning, but We just clicked in really quietly because I came back here to check and It's all hooked in. You can't really see it. I guess I'd have to Get the flashlight One second We'll get the flashlight I want to show you that it's clicked in so that you guys can see as well because For some reason it did not feel like it clicked into me when I backed under it And it was It is clicked in I guess I'm I'm just that gentle I guess Okay here. I got the Got the flashlight here. We did the visual inspection there and we'll do a tug test before we leave obviously Be good to go All right, so we got the tri axle with the lift axle in the back. This trailer is a Going to be going to California. I'm picking up freight headed down to the the Golden State and For some reason I think someone once told me that any trailer going to California has to have a lift axle. I Don't know if it needs to be down or up I've never actually driven a commercial vehicle into California I've driven my personal vehicle into there and I've heard many horror stories of driving commercial vehicles in California It's just not really a state that I've had on my bucket list for driving trucks into they make it very difficult for truckers to operate in California Lots of regulations So it's I mean I'll do it if they if they would send me there, of course I'm gonna go I'm not gonna refuse a load the only load out refuse is a Load that's unsafely loaded that I can't secure and then you know all that we would do is we would fix it so that I can secure it And then I would head out with it. I never say no to those Whatever they need me to do. That's what I'm here for right so this trailer is going to California So if they were to ask me hey, you want to take this to California? I'd be like yeah, sure just What are the rules all right because I'm gonna have to refresh myself on all the the DOT and commercial operating Regulations there. There's there's it's an interesting state This is the trailer I parked here. Oh two days ago. Remember I lined it up with neither trailer On either side because they were all crooked. So I made mine straight Making sure the tires are all still filled with that premium air It's got to be premium, you know, it's going to California. They only accept premium air in the tires in California I know about that regulation has to be premium. You have to change it every season. It's nuts Everything's looking good as it should even under the hood So I'm gonna mark down here that done my pre-trip on this trailer and on the truck It's trailer 412 DTLR Letters are important to include That's just for our purposes so that we can identify what type of trailer it is the D stands for a drop deck The L stands for or the T stands for a tri axle. So DT drop deck tri axle the L stands for Lift axle and the R stands for roll tight So this trailer is trailer 412. It's a drop deck Tri-axle with a lift axle and it's a roll tight DTLR This trailer here is a rental, but if it would have our markings on it, it would be trailer You know one two three R Just because it's a tandem so we don't put T on there for tandem. We just leave it blank for tandem That means it's just two axles The trailer number are Because it's a roll tight and it doesn't have a lift axle. So it doesn't have the L. It's not a drop deck. It doesn't have the D You get it, right? So that is for the purpose of That's for the purpose of when you're talking to dispatch or when you know your let's say this trailer is gonna be in California when the driver calls in to say hey Pardon me when the driver calls in to say hey, I'm empty I have trailer 412 DTLR The dispatch automatically knows like who the drivers because they contacted them and they exact they know exactly what equipment He has with them. They know that he has a drop deck lift axle tri-axle They they that way they know what kind of freight like right off the hop They know what kind of freight they can they can book for a reload out of there It took me a little while to figure that out our van trailers are a little different Let's say a trailer in front of me here We have two levels in our in our trailers, right? So we call it a floor it makes two levels in the trails You can fit more freight in that way and it's It's one of the designs that we have patented here. That's sort of our thing, right? So it's a Trailer over here for instance That one there Has a floor in it So it's f 5120 f that means it has a floor in it This one over here is 5064 b That means it has a belly box also so you can put more freight underneath Right other trailers just have the number can I find one here? 5171 over there because it's just a plain trailer no belly box no floors Actually, no, that is an F. It has I think all our trailers have the second floor Almost all no, there's one over there 5117 that doesn't have a floor. So it doesn't have an F on it That's what the letters are for after a trailer numbers. They identify the trailer to the company They don't really have anything to do with You know DOT DOT would be worried about the license plate in the back and the registration and the safety They don't really care what numbers and letters we put on our trailers to identify them to ourselves Here's a good example 5086 B Means it has a belly box underneath here Belly box trailers also have a floor, but you can put more stuff and more freight in there Extra storage room, right? That one over there does not have the belly box 5126 f means it has a floor it's got ramps on it But no belly box see No belly box. So it just has a floor That's how we identify that this one Traylor 605. It's a tri axle with a lift axle and it's a roll tight You sort of understand this one will be a D It's a trailer 408 D. It's a drop deck T. It's a tri axle 408 DT if it didn't have that third axle it would just be 408 D Okay, good So the other the only other variation of trailer number that we have that I didn't tell you was just a regular flat bed Just a flat won't have any letters behind it. Oh, we got someone coming through here So these are all step decks in front of me here one of these is a flat bed Let's say like 111 D is here the one to the left right there 111 and it's a drop deck if it wasn't a drop day and it was just a flat bed It would just be trailer 111 make sense But every place has a different way of identifying their trailer. So that's not universal Every place is different man. It's got to be a better way. There's nobody behind me Actually, you know, there's another truck coming now. I Guess you got to do what you got to do right I Get it hazards on and hopefully the guy coming behind me at a hundred kilometers an hour 60 mile an hour. We'll See that I'm stopped nice truck though. I know you know how to back up. I have to pull forward again There you go, you got this You're right in the center of the driveway to straight back my friend straight back Don't mess it up and turn your wheels straight back. There you go Quick as it could be I guess We're already loaded up buttoned up Ready to go That's it just this and this stuff is going to San Francisco, California Way out to the Golden State there. So I don't know if I've ever been to San Francisco I feel like I have but it was when I was a kid riding along with my dad in the truck he used to haul a Reefer trailer like a refrigerated trailer we call it reefer It's not that kind of reefer reefer refrigerator. It's clarifying for you guys. I don't know. I know where you're mine He used to haul That and we'd haul produce out of California back to Canada So we'd always go down to California pick it up there, and I'm pretty sure with him we Went to San Francisco. I don't know if we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge But I remember seeing it I'm pretty sure I was there, but it was a long time ago I'm 33 now Would have been more than 20 years ago that I was there. I'm sure it's changed a lot by now 20 years ago. I was 13 Probably about 25 between 20 and 25 years ago is when I was last in that area That's headed up there. So Look out you guys got freight inbound three points contact Sometimes I like to live on the edge And only have one point of contact anyways, okay, so It's time to head back another Successful day. We got stuff done. That's what I call a successful day. Anyways, I don't know. What do you call a successful day? Is it more than just getting stuff done feels good Accomplishing something even if it was just picking up a load in our perk Whoever's going to San Francisco Have a good trip. Good sir or ma'am gonna be good San Francisco is a Climate-wise and weather-wise is actually one of the nicest places in on the continent, right? It's like a steady 65 degrees all year round 20 degrees 20 25 degrees like perfect temperatures all year round. It's too bad that place is just so crazy You know if you can get past all the the human waste on the streets the weather's nice though weather's nice I'm sorry. I got a poke a little fun at you guys. I'm sorry So I'm headed home Brit is working late again tonight. She's picked up a lot of extra hours lately And it's been helping us out a great deal like I was telling you was that this morning or yesterday we did our budget for the next ball for the foreseeable future and You know we're Realizing where we have spent irresponsibly and we're Realizing in other places where we can spend more responsibly It's very important to be Conscious of where your money is going where it's coming from when it's coming when it's going What's happening to it at all times when to invest when to take out your investment and put it somewhere else? You got to stay on top of it, especially in today's economy with everything going up and down and up and down and Right now price is going up up up. It looks like inflation It's you gotta Make sure you take care of your finances Some people don't think it's a big deal. Oh, whatever money comes and it goes Yes, but it goes more than it comes if you're not careful You gotta gotta be careful Learn to make sure there's more coming in than going out because if you don't pay attention to it I guarantee you more will be going out than coming in guarantee That's just the natural default more goes out than comes in. It's very easy to spend money very easy Not as easy To make more than you want to spend That makes sense Don't take financial advice from me. I'm a truck driver All right, you're ready for the rock star welcome. No one's out to break Here we go It's me it's me Hey, I get it I get it Get out of here then crazy animals Waiter, why are you hiding again? There he is. I know it's just me. It's just me. I never get a rock star welcome from him Only his mother gets a rock star welcome I'm coming I'm coming I'll get the shovel