Canadian Trucking Isn't What You Think

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[QuebecGamer]

I'd like to see a video about Canadian logging trucks, they're big, impressive vehicles and are interesting to talk about.

[jasonriddell]

one point of interest NOT mentioned is Canada runs HIGHER weights then the USA AND on the prairies they will pull 2 53 FT trailers with ONE tractor
and a "conventional turn pike" set can weigh in around 141 thousand pounds

[salamander]

As a person from B.C. who’s been road tripping around the province lots, I’m surprised you didn’t mention the severe hazard of extremely tight and twisty mountain passes. Just last road trip in June I saw two separate crashed semi-trucks on the same night going through the winding mountain pass in Manning Park that nobody has any right to be going the speed limit (100 km/h) on

[Nonamechannel]

Im suprised a channel name Yukon isnt from Canada.

[MinusIsDeceased]

While I’m very happy you’ve covered my home country here, I’m also kinda disappointed you didn’t mention logging operations in British Columbia. Perhaps in the future we could get a video on Pacific-Northwest logging in general?

[HUGEGAMINGYOUTUBER]

The highways here get so bad that we have 2 reality TV shows about truck rescue services in Canada. Heavy rescue 401 [Highway 401 in Ontario], and Highway Thru Hell [Coquihalla highway, BC]

[andrerenault]

Just yesterday, there was something in the news about a trucker in Northern Ontario who committed 24 infractions in 24 hours. That’s dedication.

[williamcherry]

Was just about to head to bed, what a nice gift.

[Wink_Dinkerson]

British Columbia:
Longest combinations - 2 x 53' trailer (selected roads and areas) and add the tractor to that.
Heaviest weights - 63, 500 kg
Mountain driving.
Terrible winters.

Now, the scariest part of all of this is:
You can pass you driving test on a Monday and be hauling the above on a Tuesday morning.
It is absolutely yeah, 'who will hire anyone green to do that?' you ask.... plenty of shitty outfits.

There has to be a graduated licence system and training for weights, winter / mountain driving and combinations.

[jakestrauss]

I live near the Canadian border, now I understand why all of those Canadian trucks are going so slow on the interstate.

[davidnunez]

A Mexico trucking video would be cool too. Not only are the roads narrow not maintained and unforgiving with big American trucks. Something worth mentioning, cartels or other groups of people make makeshift checkpoints and sometimes steal your load. I know someone it happened to personally lol

[ImranZakhaev]

Given Canadas size, it’s shocking that we don’t use our trains more. We have spent all our money on highways and neglected the most efficient mode of transporting goods and people

[EnjoyFirefighting]

A similar trip like Vancouver to Tuktoyaktuk would be like from Nuremberg, Germany, across Germany, Sweden and up to the North Cape in Norway, which is like one day trip further north than the Norwegian city of Tromsø which is about as far north as Tuktoyaktuk in Canada; Would be a 37 hrs long drive and a bit longer ferry ride in between
Btw European long distance cabs have a bed, microwave, fridge and TV as well, but no doubt, they offer less space

[Astroyd]

During the freedom convoy, there was a guy that got so fed up with the noise that he went outside with a frying pan and a wooden spoon and smacked it for a long time no matter how many times people said to stop just to annoy them

[happilyham]

The absolute worst thing that North America ever did was downsize and get rid of it's rail network. In Europe you can go anywhere by train and it's cheap and simple. From big cities to small towns all over the place by rail. America and Canada used to have this too. Not anymore, not for decades. All that traffic and all that freight was put onto the roads.

[Adams]

Almost everyone, including the media, is anticipating a market catastrophe, and as a result, many are turning a blind eye to the opportunities in the market. I began investing in stocks and Def earlier this year and it is the best choice I've ever made. My portfolio is rounding up to almost a million and I have realized that when a stock makes it to the news, chances are you're quite late to the party, the idea is to get in early on blue chips before it becomes public.There are lots of life changing opportunities in the market, maximize it

[jetslizer]

I'm a Canadian trucker and I'd say you got most things right. I'd say the majority of the freight is east-west along the major highways or going south, 9/10 I'm on a divided highway. Since a lot of freight is does south of the border, we usually just use the US weight limits and tandem rules, since they're more restrictive than the Canadian rules. Quebec also has the 105 limiter rule :( I'm based out of Nova Scotia, and you can always tell who never needs to go to Quebec or Ontario because they'll be casually going down the highway at 120km LOL. US drive time rules are way more restrictive and limiting than Canadian, since they don't let you recap hours (system for keeping working without resetting) and in the US you must take a 30 minute break after 8 hours, while in Canada you can do your full 13 hour drive time in one 13 hour burst. As for weather, most companies will shut down trucks (order them to park and not move) in very poor weather. It's VERY common.

The convoy protest is also pretty controversial among truckers. A lot of truckers (especially those hauling the Michigan/Ontario auto makers) HATED it because it blocked roads which blocked them from making money. Every Canadian trucker I've met is either hardcore pro or anti, split about 50/50.

[jyw]

Can we expect a Chinese Trucking video any time soon?

[BurchellAtTheWharf]

Love your truckers, farmers and fishers, with out them there would be no food

[GraemeTheCracker]

Don't forget about the fact that one have one road connecting the east and the west. South Park nailed it with that one.