What is it with Youtube celebrity truckers?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by 1278PA, Mar 6, 2016.

  1. Cam Roberts

    Cam Roberts Road Train Member

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    Its all about what you enjoy driving and hauling. Its what makes you feel good doing during the day. Theres A TON of truck enthusiasts that love big peterbilts kenworths and love driving them. There are the guys that just enjoy driving any truck which could be the new plastic trucks. Which is fine! Then you have the individuals that absolutely hate driving truck but they have no brain power or skills to do absolutley anything else in life so they are a prisoner to the highway. Theres a large percentage that hang out on this forum for whatever reason which is absolutely weird.
    Driving a w900 or 379 doesnt equate to little weener imo. When i see a long hood, i give them props. They enjoy their job and have pride in their ride.
     
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  3. GhentSaintPeters

    GhentSaintPeters Light Load Member

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    Look at this guy, what a piece of work. Red Viking Trucker. He's charging people $30-45 for "coaching sessions" when he has a whopping 3 years experience himself.

    He's preying on people new to the industry, they could just do google searches or come here, Facebook groups, community college instructors, so many more free options for advice rather than paying this guy money.

    Red Viking Trucker

    Shysters man, snakes everywhere.
     
  4. smokey12

    smokey12 Road Train Member

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    Wow people will do anything for $$$$. There is plenty of great advice on here for free. Anyone dumb enough to fork over money for trucking advice dont have the common sense to make it in trucking or anything else for that matter.
     
  5. Collie

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    I dont understand how thats preying. Its called using his brain to make money. Hes an ex trucker offering his advice for money. 3 years experience is enough time to see what goes on to be a mentor. Its not rocket science imo. Shrinks make money off giving you advice on life when you can get free advise. No matter how college educated it may be, its still an opinion. Yet people pay for it. This is real world advice and convo, so why not make money if he has takers. HAve an open mind, thats all im saying
     
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  6. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    How do u guys turn some of them truck and trailers around that got 12 and 13 axles on them . i was up at the ta in monroe mi about 1 week ago and was watching some guy turned his rig he had 4 seperate spread axles on his trailer maybe 6ft apart or so and he turned it around like a dry van , i almost threw up in my mouth, im guessing he was empty but still ... I bet when those things are loaded u couldnt turn very sharp if u wanted to . i always wanted to give it a shot on those type a trailer to see how they driver
     
  7. Lepton1

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    Ever been within 100 yards when a truck tire explodes like a hand grenade. I have.

    About three years ago a driver pulled into a yard in OKC with a 45K lb blowout preventer on his 48' spread axle flatbed. Think a steel coil on stilts.

    He then gets into a perfect 90° turn to get into position for the crane to unload him. Bang! Bang! Bang!

    Three out of his four trailer tires exploded on the turn. The shop had to call for an extra forklift to keep his trailer upright. That was a three hour fiasco.

    He could have as easily stopped, backed up into a wide area on the dirt, then pulled forward without getting his trailer within 45° of his tractor.

    He learned a lesson that day. Never EVER place side force on trailer tires on a spread axle unless your grandma told you to do it.

    Then again, I never trusted grandma, GRHS.
     
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  8. x1Heavy

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    Get water hose, wait until below freezing, fill parking lot. Go get your truck, enjoy the drifting.

    I have snuck in some drift time in semis and even tried a trailer once until I found out it was not a good idea when it whipped around.

    If the boss had seen that... he would have fired me so bad...
     
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  9. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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  10. scottied67

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    I find it very interesting that you would be defending RVT when his last name is also Collie....
     
  11. Collie

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    interesting. I had no idea. I even tried googling after you mentioned it and could not find. My name isnt collie. I own a pack of border collies. Used a name on here that represents what i find most important in my life. So far as who this rvt is as a person or his last name,i couldnt care less. But what I WILL do is defend his right to make money how he chooses as long as its legal. I fail to see how he is taking advantage of anyone.
     
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