Real Wheels - Truck adventures - There goes a truck - Part 1

[TRUCK STARTS UP] CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS. HEY, LOOK. THERE GOES A TRUCK. THERE GOES A TRUCK. Dave: EVERYBODY LIKES BIG RIGS, BUT HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE A REAL TRUCK DRIVER? WELL, GET SET TO LEARN BECAUSE THERE GOES A TRUCK. All: THERE GOES A TRUCK. HI, EVERYBODY, I'M TRUCK DRIVER DAVE. AND I'M TRUCK DRIVER BECKY, BUT WE'RE NOT REAL TRUCK DRIVERS. NO, BUT THE REAL TRUCK DRIVERS HAVE AGREED TO LET US PRETEND FOR THE DAY SO THAT WE CAN ALL LEARN ABOUT BIG TRUCKS AND WHAT THEY DO. LIKE THIS ONE. SO COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE. [ENGINE REVS] TRUCKS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. THIS IS WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A LITTLE BABY TRUCK. AND THIS IS A MEDIUM TRUCK. AND RIGHT OVER HERE IS A MUCH BIGGER TRUCK. K. THIS IS THE PENSKE TRUCK LEASING COMPANY IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, NOT FAR FROM DISNEYLAND, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY HAVE TRUCKS OF ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES. NOW, EACH TRUCK IS DESIGNED TO DO A SPECIFIC JOB. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AROUND, SEE HOW THEY WORK AND WHAT THEY DO. COME ON! NOW, THIS IS THE BABY TRUCK, AS WE CALL IT. IT'S SMALLER, AND IT'S USED FOR MAKING DELIVERIES AROUND TOWN AND CARRYING SMALLER LOADS. OH, HI, DAVE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE? JUST TAKING A LITTLE BREAK. YOU'RE ALWAYS TAKING A LITTLE BREAK. WELL COME OVER HERE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. YEAH. THIS IS CALLED A LIFT GATE. NOW, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE MOVING ITEMS, THEY'RE TOO HEAVY TO LIFT BY YOURSELF, SO YOU NEED THIS BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, YOU CAN'T LIFT A REFRIGERATOR BY YOURSELF. YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE, AND THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE TRANSFORMERS. THEY TURN INTO THINGS. YOU FOLD THIS OUT-- WATCH YOUR TOES. REFRIGERATOR OR WHATEVER YOU'RE LIFTING ON HERE. RIGHT, NOW THIS CAN CARRY UP TO 2,500 POUNDS. I THINK IT'LL CARRY ME. I DON'T WEIGH NEARLY THAT MUCH. NOW, YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU COULD IF YOU GOT 'EM STUCK IN THERE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS THE INSIDE OF THE MEDIUM-SIZE TRUCK. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S LOTS OF ROOM IN HERE, AND IF YOU LOOK UP, YOU CAN SEE THAT, WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE CEILING, IT DOES LET THE LIGHT IN. EVERY TRUCK DRIVER NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO CHECK OUT HIS OR HER ENGINE. BUT FIRST YOU GOTTA FIND THE ENGINE. AS YOU CAN TELL, THE HOOD ON THIS TRUCK IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN A CAR. YOU HAVE TO PULL IT DOWN, WHICH TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA STRENGTH. GOOD WAY TO BUILD UP YOUR MUSCLES. WOW. LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS ENGINE! IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF 5 REGULAR CAR ENGINES. AND IT ALSO TAKES DIESEL FUEL RATHER THAN REGULAR FUEL THAT A CAR TAKES, BECAUSE IT NEEDS MORE POWER AND IT'S MORE EFFICIENT. IN MANY WAYS, IT'S JUST LIKE THE CAR YOU HAVE AT HOME, ONLY BIGGER. THIS IS THE RADIATOR. IT KEEPS THE ENGINE COOL. THESE ARE THE AIR HOSES AND EXHAUST HOSES. AND JUST LIKE A CAR, IT ALSO NEEDS OIL. ONLY IN THIS CASE, ALMOST HALF A BATHTUB-FULL OF OIL. NOW, THE ENGINE WORKS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WAY YOUR ENGINE AT HOME WORKS. THE FUEL GOES INTO THE ENGINE, IT EXPLODES, DRIVING THE PISTONS UP AND DOWN. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. A SHAFT NTO THE GEARBOX, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THERE. THAT GEARS IT DOWN SO IT PROVIDES LOTS OF POWER, AND IT GOES BACK THERE. THAT'S RIGHT. THE DRIVE SHAFT FORC TO THE WHEELS. YOU KNOW, TRUCKS ARE USED TO HAUL JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND I USE IN OUR DAILY LIVES. NOW, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BIG TRUCK. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A TANKER THAT MIGHT BE USED TO HAUL GASOLINE OR DIESEL FUEL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY HAUL ON THIS TRUCK? THEY HAUL SUGAR. IT'S LIQUEFIED SUGAR. COMES RIGHT OUT OF THIS TUBE HERE. AND YOU KNOW WHERE IT GOES? IT GOES RIGHT INTO THE POP TRUCKS TODAY ARE REALLY HIGH-TECH. SEE THIS COMPUTER KEYBOARD HERE? R TION SYSTEM, AND IT'LL TALK TO HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY CAN SEND YOU MESSAGES ON IT. AND ALSO, THEY CAN KEEP TRACK OF EXACTLY WHERE THE VALUABLE LOAD THAT YOU'RE HAULING IS AT ALL TIMES. THE BRAINS FOR THE COMPUTER ARE LOCATED DOWN HERE IN THIS LITTLE BOX HERE. AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSE, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE DISH UP THERE. THAT LITTLE DISH IS WHAT TALKS TO THE SATELLITE. LOOK AT THIS GREAT RIG THEY'VE GIVEN US TO DRIVE! THIS AND ALMOST EVERYTHING FROM THE FOOD WE EAT TO THE FURNITURE IN OUR HOMES. Y. IT LOOKS LIKE THE-- THE CONTROL PANEL OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE, ALMOST. AND IT EVEN HAS A SLEEPING COMPARTMENT. NOW, THE SLEEPING COMPARTMENT IS THERE SO THAT TRUCKER TEAMS, LIKE BECKY AND I, CAN SWITCH OFF. ONE CAN SLEEP WHILE THE OTHER ONE DRIVES. THAT SAVES TIME ALONG THE HIGHWAY. AND SPEAKING OF TIME, WE NEED TO GET GOING SO WE CAN LOAD OUR TRUCK. THAT'S RIGHT. WE GOTTA PICK UP OUR LOAD, SO COME ON ALONG. [ENG I WONDER WHAT'S IN THESE BOXES. I DON'T KNOW. LET'S TAKE A PEEK. NG? NYTHING. I CAN'T EITHER. MM-HMM. TRUCK DRIVER DAVE, TRUCK DRIVER BECKY, I NEED YOU TO LOAD THIS UP AND GET IT TO THIS ADDRESS BY NOON, FRIDAY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. NOON ON FRIDAY. THAT'S NOT VERY MUCH TIME. IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, YOU'LL LOSE YOUR JOBS. OH, SIR, YOU CAN DEPEND ON US. WE'LL GET IT DONE. LET'S GET LOADED! NOW, ONCE THE TRUCK IS LOADED AND WE'RE READY TO GO, WE HAVE TO LIFT THE SUPPORT LEGS LIKE THIS. NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE SAFETY CHECK. PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY CHECKS TO MAKE IS TO CHECK THE LINES BETWEEN THE TRACTOR, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL THE TRUCK PORTION, AND THE TRAILER, WHICH IS THIS PORTION. THESE LINES ARE REAL IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS ONE IN THE MIDDLE CARRIES THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS THIS IS THE MAIN BRAKE LINE, AND THEN THIS IS YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE VERY SECURE. SO I THINK , WE'RE READY TO GO. YEP. TIRES CHECK OUT. LET'S GO. THE ROAD'S ALL CLEAR UP AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, GOOD BUDDY. THIS IS TRUCKER DAVE AND TRUCKER BECKY. UH, 10-4, CATCH YOU ON THE FLIP-FLOP. OVER AND OUT. YEAH, THE CB's A TRUCKER'S BEST FRIEND. THAT'S HOW WE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH, UH--WITH OTHER TRUCK DRIVERS, AND FIND OUT ABOUT EMERGENCY WEATHER SITUATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT NOW, AREN'T YOU CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CARRYING IN THIS LOAD? WHAT WE'RE CARRYING IN THE LOAD? YES! IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE'RE CARRYING. OUR JOB IS TO GET IT THERE ON TIME, AND TO GET IT THERE SAFELY. E THIS, AWARE-- IF YOU'RE ON A BICYCLE, FOR EXAMPLE-- BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL BLIND SPOTS ON THE TRUCK. THE FRONT AND THE BACK ESPECIALLY. BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU'RE AROUND BIG TRUCKS. NO KIDDING. AND IF YOU'RE DRIVING WITH YOUR PARENTS, MAKE SURE THEY STAY PROPER DISTANCE AWAY. NOW, ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS, G HERE, AND WE NEED TO BE GOING NORTH. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY WE SING A TRUCKER'S SONG? OK. UH... ♪ 18 WHEELS ON MY WAGON ♪ ♪ 18 WHEELS ON MY WAGON ♪ ♪ I KEEP ROLLIN' ALONG ♪ ♪ I KEEP ROLLIN' ALONG ♪ ♪♪ SMOKY BEAR IS AFTER ME ♪ ♪ THE FLAMIN' ROAD IS UP AHEAD ♪ ♪ ♪ HAPPY SONG ♪ ♪ I'M SINGIN' YIPPITY-YAPPITY ♪ ♪ HOPPITY-HI ♪ ♪ HOPPITY-HIPPITY-HI ♪ ♪ TRUCK DRIVERS THEY NEVER SAY-- ♪ ♪ TRUCK DRIVERS NEVER DIE ♪ ♪ HA HA, HO HO YIPPITY-YAPPITY ♪ DAVE, DAVE, DAVE, DAVE. YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS TRUCKIN', BECKY, WE SEE SO MUCH GREAT COUNTRY... GOSH, DAVE! OH, NO, DAVE, SLOW DOWN! WE'RE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. WE'VE GOTTA TURN AROUND. WE'VE GOTTA--NO, NO, NO, NO. WHAT? WHAT ARE-- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? OH, NO. I HAD THE-- I HAD THE MAP UPSIDE DOWN. I HAD THE--I HAD THE MAP-- I HAD THE-- THE MAP UPSIDE DOWN?! YES. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING NORTH, BUT WE WERE GOING SOUTH AND WE--OH, MY GOSH, DAVE, WE'RE ABOUT 100 MILES OUT OF THE WAY! AY IS NORTH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHICH WAY IS NORTH. UP?! EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT NORTH IS UP. I MEAN, LISTEN. I DON'T SEE WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS. I MEAN, AFTER ALL, WHAT DID YOU DO? WE WERE ON SCHEDULE! WE WERE ON SCHEDULE. NOW, HOW FAR OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ARE WE? ALL RIGH WHAT ABOUT THE TIME YOU WERE IN THE AERIAL BUCKET TRUCK? HA HA HA! OH. OH. OH! AS IF THIS IS A BIG DEAL. E. YOU'RE GIVING ME A HARD TIME ABOUT THIS. THIS IS CALLED AN AERIAL BUCKET TRUCK, AND IT'S USED TO LIFT 2 WORKERS HIGH IN THE AIR TO WORK ON THINGS LIKE TELEPHONE POLES, OR CHANGING OUT STREETLIGHTS. THIS IS SAUL, WHO OPERATES THE TRUCK. LET'S GIVE IT A TRY. THIS BIG ARM GOES HIG SO THE WORKERS CAN REACH TALL THINGS, LIKE STREETLIGHTS. THIS IS ALSO USED TO LIFT HEAVY THINGS, SORT OF LIKE A BIG CRANE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE DAVE HAS A LOAD READY TO GO. HEY, DAVE, YOU'RE ALL HOOKED UP DOWN THERE? YOU READY? OK, I THINK THAT'S HOOKED UP PRETTY GOOD. OK, GUYS, I'M READY. GO AHEAD AND LIFT IT UP. GO AHEAD AND LIFT. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT--WAIT A MINUTE! THIS IS--YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO LIFT ME! WAIT. IT'S HOOKED ON ME! IT'S HOOKED ON ME! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LIFT ME UP. IT'S HOOKED ON ME! YOU'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO LIFT THE LIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE UP HERE. LET ME DOWN! LET ME DOWN! LET ME DOWN. YEAH, WE'RE JUST ABOUT BACK ON SCHEDULE NOW. I GOTTA TELL YA, I JUST LOVE TRUCK DRIVING. I DO, TOO. I LOVE BIG TRUCKS LIKE THIS. I MEAN, THIS IS ABOUT AS BIG AS YOU CAN GET, RIGHT? JUST ABOUT AS BIG AS YOU CAN GET. EVERY KID'S DREAM. YOU EVER SEEN THAT TRUCK THAT MOVES THE SPACE SHUTTLE? NOW, THAT'S A TRUCK! THAT'S TRUE. Dave: WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRUCK. IT ALSO MAY BE THE WORLD'S SLOWEST TRUCK, WITH A TOP SPEED OF ONLY ABOUT 8 MILES PER HOUR. THERE'S NO STEERING WHEEL, JUST BIG CONTROL KNOBS. IT'S DESIGNED TO DO JUST ONE THING, AND THAT IS TO MOVE THE SPACE SHUTTLE TO THE LAUNCH PAD. FINALLY, THANKS TO THIS BIG TRUCK, THE SHUTTLE IS READY FOR BLASTOFF. HMM. HEY, CAN I HAVE SOME OF THOSE CHIPS? SURE. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU ATE ALL THE CHIPS! WELL, I WAS HUNGRY. WE'RE A TEAM. YOU'RE RE YOUR FOOD. DAVE, I'M GETTIN' REALLY SLEEPY. SLEEPY?! I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THE WORK. I'VE BEEN DRIVING ALL THE WAY SO FAR. SOME COFFEE, TO KEEP YOU AWAKE. OK, WAKE ME UP IN ABOUT AN HOUR. SWEET DREAMS, BECKY! WHEW! YOU WANNA HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY? I REMEMBER BACK WHEN BECKY AND I WERE WORKING ON GARBAGE TRUCKS. NOW, THAT-- THAT WAS FUNNY! Dave: THIS IS A GARBAGE DUMP, OR LANDFILL, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, SPACE HERE IS LIMITED, SO IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO RECYCLE AS MUCH OF YOUR GARBAGE AS POSSIBLE. NOW, YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK OF GARBAGE TRUCKS AS BEING VERY EXCITING, BUT THEY'RE REALLY NE. G AND LIFTS THEM UP OVER THE TOP OF THE TRUCK, AND THEN DUMPS THEM INTO THIS PART HERE. NOW, ONCE IT DUMPS IT INTO THE BIG PART THERE, THERE'S ANOTHER BIG KIND OF SCREW DEVICE WITH A WALL ON THE END OF IT THAT PUSHES THE GARBAGE WAY, WAY, WAY BACK INTO HERE AND SQUEEZES IT SO THEY CAN HOLD A WHOLE LOT OF GARBAGE IN THIS HUGE TRASH TRUCK. AND THAT'S THE WAY THEY WORK.