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Experience what it's like to sell everything you own and leave your current life to living your life behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler  big rig semi truck. Join your driver Warren Talbot in his 2002 International truck which is also his home, along with his cat "Two Cats", travelling anywhere in the United States on call.. see and hear what's happening on the highways live 24-7 and see the truckies perspective of life with
TRUCK BUDDY'S CAM & CAT

::TRUCK BUDDY CAM MUSiC ViDEO::

Produced by Bob The Furby :: Scotland

::Warren Talbot's BOLD NEW HORiZONS::

Prior to the 9/11 attacks on the 11th September 2001, Warren Talbot was living alone in San Diego, California, when a paranoid feeling during the terror warnings had him heading for the hills.. virtually and literally. The company Warren was working for in San Diego was being sold overseas so he figured a change would be good with all the terror warnings in the city, and sold everything and took off to the desert to think things over.. finding out real quick how difficult it is living outdoors in the cold wind and rain looking for shelter. Warren noticed truck drivers lived in relative comfort compared to himself, they could park
close to civilization.. in the boonies.. eat in restaurants all without worrying about the weather conditions apart from when driving, so he trained to drive a truck, and has been an over the road truck driver since April 2002, a dream he had since childhood.

Warren began driving for SWIFT, and in August 2006 he bought his first truck and leased on with Landstar. The rig is an over the road 2002 International freight hauler pulling a 53 foot dry van, weighing up to 40 tons fully loaded. Warren doesn't run a regular route, and lives in his truck with his cat "Two Cats", who lives in the truck with him. Warren found him begging for handouts behind a Pizza Hut in Rifle Colorado.. the employees said he was a stray and really wanted a home, so he moved right in and has been travelling with him ever since.

Warren Talbot started broadcasting Truck Buddy Cam on the 2nd May 2006 so you can experience what it might be like living life behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler big rig semi truck, from the perspective of his camera lense... see more of

Warren Talbot's BOLD NEW HORiZONS

::TRUCK BUDDY'S CAM OVER THE ROAD::

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Warren Talbot's Truck Buddy's Cam Over The road will take you to Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado.. Jackson in Mississippi delivering 14,000 pounds of floor tiles.. down Interstate 40 to Flagstaff Arizona.. Interstate 70 in Utah.. Interstate 15 in California.. Primm & Jean Nevada.. Interstate 10 in El Paso, Texas.. Interstate 80 in Wyoming.. Interstate 25 Colorado.. Highway 163 in Utah.. Los Angeles.. Buena Park, California.. Highway 60 deep in the Superstition Mountains.. over the George Washington bridge, New York.. Rikers Island to prison to deliver a load of razor wire.. driving through sunshine, hail, rain and storms in Kansas..

see TRUCK BUDDY'S OVER THE ROAD PHOTO ALBUM

..you'll also see many FAMOUS LANDMARKS along the way such as the largest thermometer in the world in Baker, California.. the Largest Cross and leaning tower on Interstate 40, Texas.. VLA's largest radio telescope in the world on Highway 60 in Magdelana, New Mexico.. through the Eisenhower Tunnel to Denver, Colorado.. The World's Largest McDonalds built over Interstate 44 in Oklahoma.. Highway 95 to the Nevada test range and Area 51.. the Little America Truck Stop on Interstate 80 in Wyoming.. across the Mississippi River to St. Louis, The Platt River Monument.. General Patton Museum off Interstate 10, Chiriaco Summit exit in California.. Thurber, Texas, one of the first cities in Texas to be totally electrified.. 
the Niagara Falls.. see all the LANDMARK PHOTOS

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and some great scenic shots OFF THE BEATEN PATH

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::TRUCK BUDDY'S MiSHAPS:: 

Spending so many hours on the road increases the chances of trucking mishaps for Warren Talbot and his Trucking Buddies on the highways of The United States..

::Low Bridge Tops Trailer::

When Truck Buddy Warren was in Chicago, when he was driving for Northland, he was sent a route by the dispatchers, and told what road to be on. So when Warren approached a bridge with a height of 13'4" he figured the dispatcher knew that his trailer would clear it.. and gave the benefit of the doubt to the dispatcher.. wrong!!..

..see the rest of the story on Low Bridge Tops Trailer

::Slip Sliding & Away in Ohio::

Warren was travelling north on Interstate 271 in northern Ohio while it was snowing on top of a sheet of ice covering the highway.. traffic was light and Warren was listening for any indication
of trouble on the CB radio, when he suddenly heard there was an accident ahead.. "Back it down northbound, you're coming to a stop at the bottom of the hill.".. Warren throttled back as he crested the hill, but then to his horror he sees a truck sliding with the trailer angled to his lane in his drivers side mirror.. so he braced for a collision as the trailer slammed into his.. and is jack-knifed due to the force of the collision.. see the full story & photos of Slip Sliding & Away in Ohio 

::BEHiND THE CAM SCENES::

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To make your webcam driving experience possible 24 hours day, a big pile of equipment was rigged up by Warren Talbot in his 2002 International 18 wheeler semi truck..

::Magnum S9 CB radio.. set to channel 19.
::Astatic MobileMax.. for fun and games at the truckstop.

::Texas Star High Drive DX350 linear amplifier.

::Amateur SWR/WATT meter.. to measure the power applied to the antennas.

::Co-phase Wilson 5 foot antenna whips.

::Uniden Bear Tracker scanner radio with "BEAR SNIFFER".. Alert lights when bears are within three miles.

::Garmin GPSV Point to point navigation.. key the address and go with GPS display all the way.

::Qualcomm.. tracks the truck's progress for dispatchers to communicate.

::HP Pavilion dv8000 laptop computer.

::Mobile Polk XRT (XM Reference Tuner).. the only one to be seen in a truck before.

::Logitech THX home entertainment system.. 400 watt 5.1 system

::4 batteries & 2,000 watt power inverter.. & 600 amp Jump Starter when all that equipment drains the power.

..see the full story & photos of the electronic equipment at BEHiND THE CAM SCENES

::TRUCK BUDDY's MACHINE::

The equipment that keeps Truck Buddy's wheels rolling on the..

2002 International 18 Wheeler Semi Rig

Engine Type: Detroit Diesel Series 60
Number Of Cylinders: 6 inline 24 valve
Air System: Turbocharged Air To Air Charge Cooling
Displacement: 858 cubic inches (14 liter)
Compression Ratio: 16:1
Horsepower: 500 @ 2100 RPM
Torque: 1650 FT-LB @ 1200 RPM
Weight: 2,680 lbs (1,216 kg)

Fuel Mileage: 5.5 - 7 mpg depending on load and speed
Top Governed Speed: 77 miles per hour @ 1800 RPM
Fuel Capacity: 200 gallons
Oil Capacity: 9.5 gallons

Transmission: Eaton Fuller 10 speed..
"Super Ten" basic H shift pattern & grey thumb actuator, with high and low range in all forward speeds and reverse.

..see the full story & photos of the Truck Buddy's Power Plant