I went to the Olympics of Truck Driving

here's my truck FAQ for some of the stuff I couldn't fit in the video (free to read/subscribe): https://www.patreon.com/philedwardsinc/posts/inside-olympics-167960284

I think there's something worth digging into why this is mostly corporate drivers becuase there are so many truck drivers that do the same job that are freelancers etc. Why are they not there sharing their skills? Seems like some corporate boondoggling of some sort.

Well, I never actually knew that this existed, even though I work for a national trucking company (although I work IT, so I'm not surprised).

Driving Truck is exactly this. An Obstacle Course. Expect it's not in a well lit , dry space. It's pouring rain , or it's snowed recently… I was delivering in Topeka (?) to a Big Lots. Winter the Pothole had Ice in it. My front right wheel went over it. The hole swallowed my wheel and when I backed up . ripped my bumper off my Cascadea. And got a Preventable. Schneider claimed I was responsible for ALL side of the truck.

My coworker took 3rd in 3 Axle 🏆🏆

Perfect video to watch at 2 am on a weekday

Should check out the European Tram Olympics some year too

Im sure a lot of it is wanting some kind of recognition for the thousands of hours you've put into a job where nobody notices your skill, but my guess is that it's also just a really good look on your resume. Even if you aren't trying to work with a new company, it doesn't hurt as leverage when trying to get a raise. Good truck drivers are 100% a valuable asset for any company and so having a way to quantify that skill is certainly worth something.

these guys and gals are nuts

Thank you for showing this. I used to drive in the 1960's before power steering. We had manual transmissions, some had two gear shift levers. Most had spring suspension and rode hard. Few had air conditioning. Even with all the improvements it's still hard work.

in pittsburgh… IN PITTSBURGH??? HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD OF THIS BEFORE

All automatic transmissions

Bus drivers have this too.

I tow a 35 foot toy hauler with my 2500 and I understand a little of this…. Thanks for the evergreen video

I like this, and I like the message that it's nice to have these events to celebrate mundane jobs. There are lots of skills that we just don't think about as skills and every job has it's own variety that are important to learn and be good at. Most will never appreciate those skills though because they are so niche, so having an event that celebrates the time and effort put in to becoming good at their job, even when their job isn't socially glamorous, is really cool. Like, hey, we have awards for actors and musicians and stuff to appreciate their skills, and obviously athletics has the olympics to show off to the world something everyone can appreciate, but maybe every job should have some version of a big event that shows off what skills are involved in their job.

As someone who used to frequent that convention center to see the furries, it's weird to see it being used for anything else

His accent is incredible 🙂

Ducky Momo!

0:07 someone’s gotta teach this guy what “smaller” means 😭

So it’s just low speed semi auto cross 😂

Seeing heb out there is wild

Would love to see a documentary like this covering the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON championship. It's the NCAA of college aviation programs. I competed when I was in college and return as a judge. More information at nifa.aero

The red headed step child is the only one you don't need a CDL to drive, at least here in Colorado. Amazon stuck me in one after a 2 day "training" course 😂

Why do this? All the real artists in their field do not do it for money.

I would totally go to something like this. If no one has seen monster trucks.. do it!😊