#42 Mechanical Failure, TWICE - Over Width to UT, Over Length to OR - Rusty Gold and Priceless Junk!

Episode 42 Aug 22, 2025 I'm an independent owner/operator, hauling flatbed freight in and around the Western United States. A load of 12' wide truck scales to Genola, UT, and the trailer brakes fail en route. We follow that with an over length load to Klamath Falls, OR and instead of a paid load home, I stop and buy some priceless junk to add to my growing collection. Hanging on to old school traditions and methods in a 21st century trucking world that's tracked and monitored. I own a truck, and I make a living with it. This is how I make a buck with a truck. On this channel, I'll share stories of loads hauled, places delivered to and some of the people I meet, while doing what needs to be done to earn a living as an independent owner/operator.

#25 You'll never guess what this is - How do you like them apples?
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#25 You'll never guess what this is - How do you like them apples?

#54 and we're gonna make it home tonight ~ Cranes, boats and onions, we fought wind and made it home
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#54 and we're gonna make it home tonight ~ Cranes, boats and onions, we fought wind and made it home

Learning to change oil, coolant, TEST DRIVE— ‘57 KW
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Learning to change oil, coolant, TEST DRIVE— ‘57 KW

Ep 426 was the permit office drunk? Worst routing I've seen in a long time thank you construction
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Ep 426 was the permit office drunk? Worst routing I've seen in a long time thank you construction

First Job For Conveyor Belt Concrete Mixer *almost turns into a nightmare*
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First Job For Conveyor Belt Concrete Mixer *almost turns into a nightmare*

i bought 5 of the worlds largest wheel dozers!!!!!! how many can we get running again?!?!?!?!?
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i bought 5 of the worlds largest wheel dozers!!!!!! how many can we get running again?!?!?!?!?

Hauling The Combine 900+ Miles To Nebraska!
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Hauling The Combine 900+ Miles To Nebraska!

#75 ~ Long & wide load has to wait ~ Sewage in the fields ~ McDermitt, NV ~ White Horse Inn
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#75 ~ Long & wide load has to wait ~ Sewage in the fields ~ McDermitt, NV ~ White Horse Inn

We Refused To Install Turbo #4 Until We Tried This!
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We Refused To Install Turbo #4 Until We Tried This!

#67 ~ This is simply not going to work ~ Not my problem ~ John Sutter and the California Gold Rush
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#67 ~ This is simply not going to work ~ Not my problem ~ John Sutter and the California Gold Rush

#53 Like it or not, the truck's gotta roll to TX~ Wind Farm Crane move
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#53 Like it or not, the truck's gotta roll to TX~ Wind Farm Crane move

We Drove 1,500 Miles To Rescue This Dozer… Over 100 Families Depend On It
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We Drove 1,500 Miles To Rescue This Dozer… Over 100 Families Depend On It

This 1956 Euclid Needed EVERYTHING. (Repairing 70 Years of Abuse)
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This 1956 Euclid Needed EVERYTHING. (Repairing 70 Years of Abuse)

#55 Bigger & louder, but will I buy from 4 State Trucks again? ~ New stacks are on and looking good
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#55 Bigger & louder, but will I buy from 4 State Trucks again? ~ New stacks are on and looking good

Hotshot Trucking Weekly Recap - Only Worked 2 Days
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Hotshot Trucking Weekly Recap - Only Worked 2 Days

Restoring a CLASSIC American Truck
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Restoring a CLASSIC American Truck

#77 ~ There's a FORTUNE missing! ~ Fuel prices are gonna kill me ~ Sulpherdale, UT and Downey, CA
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#77 ~ There's a FORTUNE missing! ~ Fuel prices are gonna kill me ~ Sulpherdale, UT and Downey, CA

I Got In A Scraper! Jeff Wins
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I Got In A Scraper! Jeff Wins

I Bought The Rarest Truck In The United States!
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I Bought The Rarest Truck In The United States!

#40 Say NO to Cheap Freight! - Back to back Idaho loads - Deadhead home
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#40 Say NO to Cheap Freight! - Back to back Idaho loads - Deadhead home