Indiana Town Charges Truck Drivers $1,500 To Drive Through It

Then we should all agree to never deliver ANYTHING to Tipton IN again

I wonder how Tipton would feel if NO trucks ever went there anymore. No food, no hardware, nothing! It would serve that town right if every truck just refused to deliver to it. Trucks are what helps keep this country, what's left of it, alive. Without the trucks there is almost no way to get food and products moved.

Trucking companies should conglomerate together and therefore add a $2500 surcharge to the shipper on top of their standard freight rate. If companies do this they will force businesses to close up shop in town and put its residents out of a job. Elections have consequences

Truckers should bill the town 2000 for each delivery.

No more deliveries for that town.

My hat is off to all truck drivers. They have a challenging job and everyone should appreciate what they do!

Boss Hogg must be the mayor. 🤣

I live in Tipton right on State Road 28 (now apparently named "Old State Road 28").....let me start off by saying that I enjoy seeing the trucks go by! You are missed! I have lived on this road for almost 23 years, For whatever reason the Road was handed over to the city, and from what excuse I was given the road isn't in good enough shape to continue allowing trucks to drive on it (and we are years away from funding to fix it). I read that as the State of Indiana handed over the Road once it was in disrepair....and the stoplights are too expensive to maintain, so now it's all 4-way stops. I avoid going through town now, and I live here! But anyone who disagrees with all these "improvements" is labeled as the problem. We have nothing to keep anyone here as it is, and now we're taking leaps into the opposite direction. As Ozzy Osbourne says, we're "going forward in reverse".

I've driven through Indiana many, many times. You're correct. No white lines on county roads. Also, to save yourself a speeding ticket, take this advice. Pretend each and every SUV is a state police officer or DOT. They have more unmarked cop cars then any other state I've been through.

A real truck driver on YouTube - how refreshing! Love your truck, and those nice, smooth shifts. Stay safe! Maybe they had too many SWIFT drivers tipping over fire hydrants . .

To all truckers my hat’s off to you. You are America an to all farmers keep on keeping on

Indiana does not sound like a friendly state.

I always dreaded driving through Indiana, it's about as pleasant and nice as New Jersey 😆 Sounds like Tipton doesn't need any food, water or medical supplies delivered to them anymore. Good luck folks 🤷🏻‍♂️

I live in Indiana and been driving truck for over 30 years. One thing I've noticed about this state is they'll have a first truck route sign with an arrow and never have another one. They will also throw up a road closed sign and not provide any kind of a detour, or again, one detour sign with an arrow and nothing more. A few times I've been on two lane state routes and come up to a road closed, sometimes construction sometimes a town event, and you don't have any notice. At that point your only option is to turn onto narrow residential streets.

Indiana roads are questionable at best in some places (24 & 26). I so missed that view of Indiana this year. I probably won't be seeing it again any time soon since we have decided to skip the Portland tractor shows indefinitely. I'll settle for seeing it through your windshield. Thank you for a great ride. Safe travels, and God bless.

Thank you for being a driver we need more unfortunately many don’t realize how important the trucking industry is to our continued success as a country. Love the lava lamp and your steering wheel accessory. Keep doing what you do and know that you are appreciated. Too bad about Tipton. It is not too far from where I go all the time but never noticed the sign before I guess that’s because I don’t drive a semi Toyo’s really too bad. I do like the idea of a surcharge delivering to Tipton. That would be awesome..

I took a look at that town on Google maps. Trucks aren't allowed to drive through but there's a business inside of town named Park 100 Foods. They obviously have a drop yard well within the town limits.. several 53 foot trailers around. Only big rigs, either sleeper or day cab, can bring in and take out those trailers so there's a double standard somewhere.

Thank you for this video. My dad was a truck driver. This Monday will be a year since he crossed over. We lost him on October 16th. Sorry, we are of Navajo background, so we don't say past away. I have been thinking of him more and more as his one year anniversary gets closer. He loved his truck and loved being on the road. He drove past his 70s. He would not give it up until he was forced to because of his diabetes. He was very a very sad man when he was forced to hang up his truck keys, and it was even worse when he had to sell it. I normally watch YouTube videos every night when I get home. For some reason, your video popped in, and I clicked it. Never had a truck video pop up on my YouTube page. I'm not sure if he is letting me know that he is now walking with all my ancestors, but he is still watching over me and making sure I don't forget about him. Watching your video made me think of him and that I would give anything to just be able to have one more ride in his truck with him. Sorry, I didn't mean to carry on. Just wanted to thank you for your video and thank you for bringing me back some great memories. I just found it strange how his first year anniversary is a few days away, and your video came out. Stay safe, and my the Great Spirit keeps you safe other road. Thank you, Standing Wolf

My brother got a ticket for a no truck road even though he had a delivery on it, thats hoganville GA for ya great video keep up the good work God bless from GA stay safe

Indiana Local here - from what I have been told by my dispatcher who lives in Tipton -- 28 thru Tipton is now controlled by the town instead of state -- just a few weeks ago they started threatening trucks w/ a 1500 fine - was just through there the other day and saw they put that orange sign up - been trucking through there almost daily for three years now and boom they changed it. Typically, I will run highway 26 thats just to the north of 28 if possible. Last Friday, I ignored the signs on 28 and nothing happened but won't be driving through there anymore. I work for a feed company in the town of Sheridan (just to southwest) and your can drive trucks right down main and they don't care. Safe travels!