irl-trucking

[formal minnow]

[strong otter]

I got 3 welding jobs and I’m trying to find 4 victims/workers to help😂

[formal minnow]

[strong otter]

I drive Monday-Thursday. And do welding and mechanic self employment Friday-Sunday

But I need workers😂

I got 1victim/worker that would jump off a cliff if I told him

He’s pretty good

[formal minnow]

why tho

i would never work 7 days a week

[strong otter]

Money

Welding and mechanic pay a shit ton and the Monday-Thursday driving is what tax pulls from

[formal minnow]

geussing your planning to grind yourself to death and once to that point u can live well for years u retire or

[strong otter]

I got no one right now🤷‍♂️. So work till I find someone I guess

That’s my plan

Then the normal 50-60hr weeks after that

[thick cedar]

@uncut vapor

[uncut vapor]

@thick cedar

[lucid birch]

Something is broken but we dont know what to change

To on our way to the scania dealer!

[regal smelt]

slight koleka problem while going around the truck, i think i can still drive with them 🤓

drag slicks are ready

[formal minnow]

A true koleka doesnt inspect their truck or trailer

[formal minnow]

Pull the speed limiter fuse

[regal smelt]

it is mandatory in our company and to log it

[formal minnow]

Still

True kolega just marks as “ok condition”

[regal smelt]

i just marked, just check tire

[formal minnow]

[regal smelt]

so ok condition even tho scratches and broken headlight

[formal minnow]

[tepid yew]

winter ready

[regal smelt]

[upper copper]

Give me some minutes when I'm done driving I'll show you mine, we should have gotten new steer's on today but dissent have the time

[upper copper]

My tires😬

[trail pond]

You guys wouldn’t be driving in Canada whit thoses, unless you want to die

[patent bolt]

I'm pretty sure he was referring to the tires tho which is a valid point and cabovers nor Europe makes any difference when it comes to good or bad tires really.

[lethal falcon]

Yeah those tyres are 💀

[silent bough]

[formal minnow]

just refuse to drive till they fix

[strong otter]

I can’t send my tires

🤨

Sent

[formal minnow]

aint this the army one

so offroad only

[strong otter]

No

That’s on a token belly dump

[formal minnow]

yikes

[strong otter]

Not a truck

[formal minnow]

ah so offroad only

[strong otter]

That’s the trailer 😂

[formal minnow]

so itll be fine

or sees road use

[strong otter]

It’s a belly dump. It’s ment to make the roads

And haul the material on roads

Sold this truck but still have the trailer

[upper copper]

We are allowed to drive tires with 1 mm but monday morning they will be fixed

[formal minnow]

thats kinda stupid tbf

if its on all tires

seeing for cars your meant to have like what

a minimum of 1.6?

i dont see why a truck is allowed to have less seeing its heavier and bigger

[upper copper]

so in denmark when its out of the winter season im allowed to have 1 mm of rubber, and some of my tires is 0.9 and some are 1.1 so thats just how it is i quess but monday all my tires are being checked

[formal minnow]

thats kinda bad tbh

especially for trucks

[upper copper]

well i guees not or else they would not allow it

[strong otter]

drive tires or steer tires

We can have drive tires at 1.6mm but any less is illegal. And for steer it’s 3.18mm. Minimum treads

My pickup has 25.4mm tread 😂

[upper copper]

Both steer's an drive

[regal smelt]

we both are in the same boat dan

[strong otter]

isnt that highly unsafe and illegal?

[upper copper]

Well I don't think so, but as soon as we hit winter time it's a 3 mm mandatory i think

[strong otter]

yall have odd rules

[formal minnow]

lmao

thats less then the limit for winter tires here

[patent bolt]

3mm in the summers here

[upper copper]

well i dont know different contry different rules i quees

[patent bolt]

5mm during winter

[trail pond]

Was talking that i wouldn’t want to drive whit thoses here

[strong otter]

3mm in general is enough for tickets or shutting the truck off for business 🤷‍♂️. That’s here though

[tawny moth]

In the UK it’s only 1mm

[strong otter]

Ye gotcha. US is above 3mm

For steer

Above 2mm for drive

[uncut vapor]

1mm in France

[tired helm]

But cars are 1.6MM

[tawny moth]

yes but trucks 1mm

[formal minnow]

quite stupid tbf

[tired helm]

Size of Tyre

[strong otter]

Got 12-25.4mm tread on most cars are usually 9+

[formal minnow]

still

[patent bolt]

Off we go 🤟🏼

[formal minnow]

that aint your usual truck

[patent bolt]

You sure about that?

[formal minnow]

nvm im blind

did the bullbar get changed paint wise?

wasnt it white

just looks like alot of stuff got changed on it

since the last picture of it abotu a week ago

doubt you drive that @tired helm

[tired helm]

I know I saw it

[formal minnow]

read the channel description

[tired helm]

Oh ok

[formal minnow]

so u spent like a months salary on upgrades or did boss pay? @patent bolt

[patent bolt]

Ha no and I would never put a black bullbar on mine, I prefer the white, much more clean look

[formal minnow]

so its not your usual truck then

i honestly dislike how on the bullbar the lights are nice and close together and on the roof its like

you can fit a car in between

[patent bolt]

Aye

[formal minnow]

so yours in for service or smth or?

[patent bolt]

No

[formal minnow]

🤔

[summer valve]

Time to start the week

[patent bolt]

The sunset just now 🤌🏼

[cobalt onyx]

[regal smelt]

Waiting times

[summer valve]

It's HCT time

[thick cedar]

Work in interior

[rocky peak]

Nappy time til 7 am

[rotund lance]

Never knew these were allowed to run in the UK (the trailer is also an American one and was being used as a fairground stall)

[formal minnow]

plenty of us trucks in europe etc

also if u aint drive it #photos

[trail pond]

They are allowed but you get stuck whit length restrictions, and can be hard to drive to

[formal minnow]

not if its fairground people etc

theyre usually exempt anyways

they can run double / triple trailer combinations even depending on how its setup

[scarlet current]

seen them on tiktok

[trail pond]

Like there’s 2-3 scania in Canada

[scarlet current]

yup ive seen a 143m in canada

[formal minnow]

theres even 5 series in canada

i believe its in new jersey that a company uses an old 8x4 143 t cab for heavy transport

thers some others too still being actively used

[rain skiff]

Lets go another vnl

[regal smelt]

Cleaning day

[thick cedar]

New night

[summer valve]

Your truck?

Kinda doubt but ok

[quick oriole]

says TR on the number plate so i would assume so

[cobalt onyx]

I don't know many 16 years old in Turkey, who's driving trucks

[summer valve]

Same

[tawny moth]

Clearly you’ve never been to turkey… I don’t know many who aren’t

[formal minnow]

den haag?

or wait thats scheveningen aint it

[lucid birch]

yes

[formal minnow]

nice

i had to go to kampen urk and den helder today

nice lil trip 💀

[quick oriole]

[quick oriole]

i thought u was an aussie lol

[formal minnow]

No

[rain skiff]

wallpaper worthy pic bro

[chilly mural]

@lone flame Hello there, unfortunately advertising isn't allowed here per #discord-rules (Section 4.). Wish you all the best to your youtube/streaming though 😉

[lone flame]

Understandable, no worries

My apologies

[chilly mural]

No worries. I understand it 😉

[rugged cape]

Thanks buddy

[rugged cape]

Nice, but does this bullbar serve a purpose for you? I'd only expect it to hit underneath any big animal

[lethal falcon]

I wondered that too - looks like it's too low to do much

[patent bolt]

It’s to bump cars

[formal minnow]

nah with all the tiny 🤏 there only thing he can push away is compacts

most are trucks probably that are lifted high so no use

[lone flame]

Lol, I have often wondered this myself, I have no idea. My company puts them on all of the trucks.

This one in particular is actually a royal pain in my bum... I scrape so many curbs with it...

One curb in particular, I completely underestimated how tall it was and I ended up damaging one of the mounting brackets for that bumper.... Lemme go find a pic

Talk about a rough night... I was so angry with myself

Thankfully, the company shop was able to fix it just by replacing one of the mounting brackets, which, lol... They only had one, and it was acting as the shop's Service Writer's paperweight on her desk 🤣

And then the actual truck bumper and radar and stuff also needed a little TLC, but they fixed all that too.

Happy Thanksgiving btw, everyone 🙂

[formal minnow]

thats not a curb man

thats just a full on wall

[lone flame]

Lmfao

[formal minnow]

no forreal tho

curbs that high shouldnt exist

unless its at a place where theyre as a extra security i geuss

to prevent cars from getting more speed to ram a building etc besides the bollards etc

theres some citys where its one wide that have those and u cant move aside for emergency vehicles etc really bad

[lone flame]

Well, at 2am in a tight ass warehouse lot, it looked like a curb, and I thought I'd be able to be cheeky and slide the front end over it, but NOPE

Lol

[formal minnow]

xD

[lone flame]

Hahaha

Yeah, curbs like that oughta be illegal 🤣

[formal minnow]

they should honestly

theres absolutely no reason they should be that high besides to protect a high risk property or smth

[lone flame]

Lemme put it in perspective, lemme go find the wide angle shot

[formal minnow]

yikees

thats small

alltough technically its not but for how big

and 💩 us trucks turning radiusses are yeah

thats tight

[lone flame]

Yeeeah, I had to basically blindside into that dock area, and then sightside into my dock door

It wasn't fun to begin with

It was on one of my pull-up attempts to center myself in the door that I hit the damn curb... Had originally planned to just avoid it altogether, but... :/

Anywho, imma go find something edible to eat... It was a pleasure chattin' with ya'll!

[formal minnow]

enjoy the food drive safe

[formal minnow]

i still dont get why your bullbar sticks out so far

[rain skiff]

Just how it is

[patent bolt]

That Volvo is still clean AF

The bullbar looks so bulky tho and I still wish it was like a bit differently designed and white, would be so clean

[tawny moth]

The sun visor is 👌🏻

Not a big fan of the massive chrome wing mirrors but apart from that, very clean truck. I usually don’t like the US trucks but your Volvo is 👌🏻

[rain skiff]

ty

[formal minnow]

Good morning

[night reef]

do you drive that?

[scarlet current]

Do you

[night reef]

clearly not since i didnt post it

[scarlet current]

Well fair enough

[scarlet current]

Do you see that kind of truck everyday in europe

[night reef]

nope, i dont live in europe

[scarlet current]

Well then that's fair enough

[lethal falcon]

from this perspective it looks like the drive axles are closer to the trailer axles than the steer axle

[mellow socket]

One reason why i like winter

[formal minnow]

Ofcourse he doesnt

Hes not even old enough to drive an car

[scarlet current]

I will nexst year

[lethal falcon]

if you drive that... you did something wrong

[formal minnow]

ok well stop posting trucks u dont drive

[lethal falcon]

I don’t claim to be a trucker but I did get to drive this old star for a day

[scarlet current]

Maybe

[formal minnow]

nice

was it challenging or

im presuming it was a manual

[lethal falcon]

Y e a h - although I was a bit better at the end than the start 😂

18speed roadranger

Clutch brake took getting used to

[formal minnow]

grind it till u find it

🤣

[lethal falcon]

Lmao yep

[formal minnow]

man i was driving today the van mini kolega ofc

and i loaded and just after i pulled off at a light

and it just started going down up down up in gear

i was like

[lethal falcon]

O_O missed it

[formal minnow]

luckily it stopped lol

[lethal falcon]

Nice

[formal minnow]

yeah

tbf its nice auto van

just put on cruise n done

[lethal falcon]

I’ve heard that called “kangaroo hops” here

It was an auto and was gonna stall ?

[formal minnow]

i mean

i was doing 70

so id be surprised if it wouldve stalled lol

[lethal falcon]

Oh lmao it just couldn’t sort itself out

I gotcha

[formal minnow]

yea

xD

[thick cedar]

Truck clean, now it's the week-end

[trail pond]

I have now unlocked the gold skin after 200 load this year

[tawny moth]

👌🏻

[past sigil]

This is what i drive in real life

[dark cobalt]

is this military?

[formal minnow]

definetly

[past sigil]

yup

[formal minnow]

Gm kolegas drive safe ( stood still phone in holder no complain plez)

[lucid birch]

While the engine is running and ur on the road and not parked

Its not allowed to touch ur phone

[formal minnow]

I was stopped

Basicly parked

Someone crashed ahead

[formal minnow]

No fog hah? Lucky

I just drove home after work snd it was foggy went to my mom and just left there and 20 meter view

[summer valve]

Not so lucky

[formal minnow]

ooof

glad it wasnt a front steer axle

u now waiting for the repair man im geussin or? @summer valve

[summer valve]

Waiting for my boss

[formal minnow]

he gon fix it or

also is that rim like embedded into the asphalt or did it just gind itself down / angle that it looks that way

[summer valve]

Rim was fine for the looks of it

[formal minnow]

So how bad was the damage? Just tire and fender or

Clean kolega

[patent bolt]

Today marks my last ever trip under the “Miniekspress” name, 7 years I’ve driven for them, end of an era.

[formal minnow]

New company your going to?

[rain skiff]

he could be

[patent bolt]

Nah I’ll be driving the same truck

[formal minnow]

So company got taken over im geussing then?

[thick cedar]

Coming Soon

[inland thorn]

ayo. That looks fantastic

[thick cedar]

Thanks dude

[patent bolt]

Merged into the mother company

[formal minnow]

Ah

[quick oriole]

Is that the truck you drive IRL

[strange spire]

Company Truck

[quick oriole]

Ok but do u personally drive it?

[strange spire]

Once in a while 1 time me 1 time my friend

[quick oriole]

[trail pond]

389 or w900? What do you guys prefer? (I own both for the admin here)

[formal minnow]

Oops

Geuss the unloadingzone wasnt as big as i tought in this garage

[urban crane]

Ready

[formal minnow]

damm

must be fun to drive that long trailer

[urban crane]

Yes haha

[formal minnow]

geussing your waitin for the escorts?

[urban crane]

Nono the driver is my dad and I’m with him

Our company has escort cars so we don’t need to wait a lot lol

[formal minnow]

if u aint drivin it u shouldnt post here xD

[urban crane]

I can drive

[formal minnow]

yeah but do u drive the truck tho

legally

[urban crane]

Yeppa

[rain skiff]

Arent you the guy that makes rlly good local mods?

[dreamy vortex]

I like this job 😉

20 minutes later

[azure briar]

balkan roads

[formal minnow]

njet problem kolega

[rugged cape]

Just a little dirty

[urban crane]

maybe ahaha

[thick cedar]

Truck Clean 🤩

[dreamy vortex]

And truck clean, this job day is end for me 😎

[rugged cape]

What type of trailer is this

Looks like someone removed the side doors off it

[formal minnow]

Looks like it ye xD

[regal smelt]

sliding? no problem

[thick cedar]

Scania Crew

[formal minnow]

looks like one of your sidemarkers is dead

[thick cedar]

It's not my truck in left but yes is dead

[formal minnow]

are they even replaceable

like the drls etc

cuz i see quite often trucks with just broken drl's or just dead ones even

on the next gen

[thick cedar]

Yes is just a little led

[formal minnow]

yeah but the drls

are those replaceable?

because those arent small leds

i know in the cheap version headlights its 3 leds i think so id expect those to be replaceable but

[dusky stump]

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[formal minnow]

I havent

[tawny moth]

🚞🎄❄️

[dusky stump]

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[past sigil]

Driving this on the highway at 50km/h while others are doing 80-120km/h is no joke

[strong otter]

What is that

[formal minnow]

an man 4x4

in military spec

[formal minnow]

50 km because convoy

or because it cant go faster

[past sigil]

cant go any faster, its limited to that speed lmao

[past sigil]

TGM 18.240

[strong otter]

Why do you drive that?

[lethal falcon]

military

[formal minnow]

Lmao

[past sigil]

im in the military at the moment, serving my last few months of conscription service

[thick cedar]

🥺

[grim breach]

Started at 6.30 currently 8.48 and haven't moved because the plant is frozen

[grim breach]

Tidy looking truck tbf, never understood how they do the orange running lights though

[formal minnow]

Just a case off a little board with some magic stuff

That changes the values to turn orange

But @thick cedar when will u put on the fogs etc

Because if thats how low your truck is standard one bump and theyre gone

[grim breach]

Surely it's aired out lol wouldn't last in UK

[grim breach]

Wish I could on my truck

[formal minnow]

If ur drl is leds surely u can

[harsh ledge]

Fine I’ll move it

[rose zealot]

I'm not a trucker I'm operator does that count

[strong otter]

If it’s the rig you drive then yes

If it’s a Company vehicle then probably also

[patent bolt]

I'm not a trucker either, I'm a Captain

[quick oriole]

[trail pond]

I feel your pain

[quick oriole]

U like 50 shades ?

[trail pond]

Nah, i like grey 😅

[patent bolt]

Ofc it just had to start snowing like cray cray now too…

[cobalt onyx]

[grim breach]

-7 😦

[patent bolt]

That’s not cold

[summer valve]

Yeah. Don't need even winter clothes on that weather really

[patent bolt]

Indeed, that’s like proper shorts and T-shirt weather

[summer valve]

I mean, it's -15°c here and I've yet to even touch my winter clothes.

[patent bolt]

We had -27 the other day, I was freezing my *** off 😬

[summer valve]

I usually try to survive as long as possible with my summer clothes, sure I might add a hoodie under the jacket.

[formal minnow]

U guys are just on a different level

[patent bolt]

I have like a hoodie thingy made of fleece and some other soft stuff on the inside, really cozy and warm so as long as it’s like -10 or above I wear only that but talking -25 I’ll take on an extra jacket 😬

[summer valve]

I learned a trick or two from my military days. One of them being to reserve the winter clothes for proper cold, since if you immediately start using your winter clothes when it's under 0°c, you'll be having bad times when it's -30°c

[patent bolt]

https://www.jula.fi/catalog/vaatteet-ja-suojaimet/miesten-vaatteet/tyovaatteet/takit/miesten-fleecetakki-015283/

This one is 🤌🏼🤌🏼

[lethal falcon]

I use winter clothes if it's under 15 😭 lmao

[patent bolt]

Aren't you Australian tho, I mean you lot have incredible heat that we up here basically melt away in

[lethal falcon]

Yeah that's true lmao

Although this summer is unseasonably cold

at least in my area

[formal minnow]

really

[patent bolt]

Far south?

[lethal falcon]

Yep 😂

In VIC

[patent bolt]

Ooof

[tawny moth]

Same

[formal minnow]

[rose zealot]

yoo cool truck

[rose zealot]

short cab

[rustic obsidian]

Appreciate it, fleet spec :((

[summer valve]

Where?

[rose zealot]

your truck

that isn't the biggest cab if not the short one right?

[summer valve]

It's a normal size FH cab

[rose zealot]

ahh

feels weird to see without the big cab sunroof lol

[summer valve]

It just doesn't have the spoiler due to it being a rigid

Also, it does have the sunroof

[rose zealot]

something feels illegal with that. maybe because of spoiler you're right

[summer valve]

The spoiler wouldn't even fit there

[random jacinth]

One of the trucks in our fleet, where are my fellow Peterbilt lovers?

[formal minnow]

u drive that?

[random jacinth]

One of our drivers does, we’re having a sort of “company” get together as we have quite a few loads coming from one spot

[formal minnow]

so do u drive a truck?

[random jacinth]

I personally, ride in the freightliner Century Class

[random jacinth]

Laborer for Oversized loads (it involves being in the trucks)

[trail pond]

Personally prefer a w9 but here’s my 389, getting frame repainted this week

Challenge 255 from 5 years ago now, won 2nd place and my father’s cousin won the first place that year, his truck was brand new

[patent bolt]

All done for the year

[lucid birch]

When its the birthday of my colleague

[formal minnow]

[summer valve]

The horn has learned from the driver and decided to get stuck

[rugged cape]

You're more stuck than me

[patent bolt]

Agreed!

[patent bolt]

Why you always have to break your poor truck?

[summer valve]

Nah. You're almost always stuck

[rugged cape]

You've had more problems with your almost new scania than I had with the volvo with 700k

[rugged cape]

Nah, only when I had that 6x4

[patent bolt]

Lies, why you lie so much?

[rugged cape]

You break down all the time

[patent bolt]

https://tenor.com/view/neva-never-marc-homealone-youcantstopme-gif-9816521

[rugged cape]

Not mine anymore

[patent bolt]

Yeah I heard, cuz you broke it too much you got a white Volvo now instead

[lucid birch]

Had my second theory exam and failed it.

Needed 52 answered correctly and i had 50..

If i pass this one i can start taking truck driving lessons

Why do truck drivers have to take 3 theory examens in the Netherlands

[rugged cape]

Nah

Getting a new one

[formal minnow]

f

[patent bolt]

Brand new one?

[rugged cape]

We got 3 brand new ones coming over new years

[patent bolt]

500TC?

[rugged cape]

Hope not, I've heard the TC has problems under -20

[tawny moth]

What is yours out of? In the UK it’s out of 100, and I think you need 85 if I remember right.

I got 97 In the UK it’s mega easy like really 30 mins study in the car before you have the test and you can pass

[lucid birch]

I got 50 out of 65

And u need 52

[rugged cape]

45 in Norway and you need 38 correct for C

30 with 25 correct for CE

[thick cedar]

View of the Total station at Aire de repos Pomméniac 🇳🇱❤️

[formal minnow]

gonna say i doubt u drive this

[thick cedar]

No

[thick cedar]

I have my farm^^

[formal minnow]

then dont post it here

[thick cedar]

nice

[rain skiff]

Im rdy to get back to work

[formal minnow]

i saw 2 vnl's today

seeing one is even rare seeing its europe

one was configured in a car carrier very cool

and even more rare basicly

[formal minnow]

Any kolegas drivin to belgium today?

[trail pond]

Some pic from this week, on the lowboy

[grizzled mirage]

My uncle just bought this 1959 White, we are going go rebuild it, put it in a bus frame, extend the cab and make it ride a lot lower

Probably going to get a step deck for it, haul cars and whatever else that might be needed

[formal minnow]

do u drive it tho

[grizzled mirage]

Right now no, once it's done yes, we will haul our cars with it, my family is big into classic cars so we are always going to events

[summer valve]

You drive those?

[rose zealot]

not a longline?

[keen girder]

yeah. first one in the family company and other one is another company i work for sometimes

[keen girder]

na these are for like heavy cargo and so, called Tung dragare in sweden

[summer valve]

Rest in pieces

[formal minnow]

Oops kolega katastrofe

Pump didnt cutoff and didnt need much aka i got soaked

[formal minnow]

hand still smells like diesel

[thick cedar]

I started a new job recently

This was annoying but fun to handle

[formal minnow]

lmao

wouldnt itve been better to put it in the lift

or is it rwd tow truck so your grapple wouldnt reach

[thick cedar]

Nah, I didn't have the keys plus it was all going to the same place

[formal minnow]

xD bit of stacking to save work i geuss

[thick cedar]

Car was on there when I arrived

[trail pond]

Unloading the silage trailer

[summer valve]

You drive that?

[patent bolt]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-groundskeeper-willie-willy-kill-it-get-them-gif-20366644

[summer valve]

Kinda doubt he drives those. Anyone can just downloaded tiktok videos and try use try claim they drive them

Plus, this wouldn't be the first time he'd claim to drive something he didn't drive

[patent bolt]

[formal minnow]

yeah

last time he took pics of a special transport company of their fb

didnt he

[summer valve]

Website

[formal minnow]

same thing

[summer valve]

[chilly mural]

@fossil canyon Please post random truck media in #videos or #photos. Thank you. This channel is only for your own trucking experiences irl

[urban crane]

Ready

[formal minnow]

When i loaded this was on the left 😳

Thats a 600 kg pallet

[lucid birch]

Passed my second theory exam for my truck license

I can now start taking driving lessons

Aiming to have my truck license around april.

[quick oriole]

Congrats @lucid birch 👏

[formal minnow]

u know whats great

last corner before a customer and u just hear bonk

and know your gonna have a bad 45 mins restacking a 700kg pallet

😭

[summer valve]

Better buy straps then

[formal minnow]

wont be of any use in my van

as the walls move so itll just loosen

it was heavy ass canisters

and all they put around it was some plastic wrap

so it was doomed to fail i geuss

as that doesnt hold weight as those cannisters aint stable

[upper copper]

Sweden😍❄️

[formal minnow]

Time to bully @lucid birch

Hes working hard

[lucid birch]

[thick cedar]

McDonald's?

[lucid birch]

Yes

Im a truck driver for McDonalds

[thick cedar]

My condolences, I did that for 5 years.

[lucid birch]

Lol

Its one of the best jobs ever

Salary is 🤑 💰

Easy job

Great boss

[thick cedar]

Yeah, you should try doing it for Martin Brower

[lucid birch]

Ya but thats not Havi

[thick cedar]

That'll turn you around

[lucid birch]

Havi is good for their employees

Martin Brower is not that great.

[thick cedar]

Oh, no naughty language

Mb just sucks. Pay is great but they have an attitude of "we own your life now thanks.
"

[lucid birch]

Havi europe is a great boss/work place

[thick cedar]

You know how I could tell from just that last photo that you're McDs?

[lucid birch]

The bread thingy’s

[thick cedar]

Yeah, bun trays next to a frozen cage

[lucid birch]

Yep

But burgerking also uses those trays

[thick cedar]

Yeah well BK use the same buns

[lucid birch]

Yes and no

[thick cedar]

Well some if the buns

[lucid birch]

Same company make them but differt buns

[lucid birch]

[thick cedar]

Loving this job tbh

[lucid birch]

Seems cool

[thick cedar]

It's interesting, get all over the place and carry all kinds of shit

[lucid birch]

Nice

[thick cedar]

Last night I had a crafter van with three passengers, carrying a massive HVAC unit that was sticking out the back door of the van

But ye, any time I talk about leaving MB, they ask about pay and I tell them it was £22/hr and they go "Are you nuts, why would you leave?"

[formal minnow]

U tow truck operator?

[thick cedar]

I guess thats one way to phrase it, yeah

[formal minnow]

do u like it?

im genuinely considering it as a possibility once i got my license

u home yet? @lucid birch

i just got home long day

i finished like hour and half ago but got food etc xD

[formal minnow]

also it appears your truck does not like those vans

they loaded?

[thick cedar]

no, the suspension is lowered intentionally.

[formal minnow]

whats the reason for that

[thick cedar]

you lower the suspension on the truck to give a shallower angle on the bed, so the rear of the van doesnt hit the floor.

[formal minnow]

ah i geuss that was taken before u reset it

[thick cedar]

ye

[formal minnow]

for ride height

ye

ok makes sense then

[thick cedar]

some trucks do it automatically

[formal minnow]

Theres a dutch youtuber who posts vlogs basicly of his towing etc wich really got me interested in it as a job

his main tows are highway recovery etc

[thick cedar]

yeah ive done that

you need a taste for danger

[formal minnow]

unlike the uk

we have safety people

and overheads to just close off lanes

[thick cedar]

we have safety people...

we have those as well

That doesnt make standing next to fast and heavy traffic "safe"

[formal minnow]

nop

thats why as soon as towing starts

they usually block off the direct lane next to it

[thick cedar]

company I work for has a good reputation with teh authorities anyway, so if I want somethign done - they will do it.

[formal minnow]

right

here its just a government agency that does it

and in the small circumstances if its really busy one is not available

[thick cedar]

We have that as well.

[formal minnow]

you have the job of doing it yourself aka a coworker to come basicly and block it off

[lucid birch]

Yes

[formal minnow]

Did u get more free drinks

[formal minnow]

welp out of nowhere some coworker is planned to drive in my vehicle tommorrow while i got the day off

goodluck to him as i wasnt told in time so the key is home with me

[lucid birch]

Yes 1 icetea

[formal minnow]

xD

nice

[lethal falcon]

[regal smelt]

To any trucker out there, question why do you need to do a whole mf survey to enter a power plant building, I had first time after many experience by others no survey but why do you need a survey about shit you learn from driving school again like bruh

[rain skiff]

They are optional btw

[strong otter]

@formal minnow what you think about on the 4 cylinder jakes

[formal minnow]

Nice

[thick cedar]

Hello you 🥰

[formal minnow]

goodbye cruise control

[patent bolt]

Eh no

[formal minnow]

aint it on the steering wheel on the scanias

[patent bolt]

It is, but who says it has to be?

Observe

[tawny moth]

is that a picture of your own truck?

[patent bolt]

Yes

[patent bolt]

Ha no.

Not mine, as you can see there’s a watermark on it from Special Interior

[summer valve]

Watch out, Alex gonna report you now

[patent bolt]

He can try, I’d say I’m within the rules

It’s for educational purposes to show Capri one solution how they fix it with those steering wheels and cruise control so

[formal minnow]

[patent bolt]

Oi Soul_less yohoo

To be serious for a moment I do kinda wonder how many more times you’re able to break them before it’s

[patent bolt]

Got myself a brand new Staxio (with very few scratches) 😎👌🏼

[patent bolt]

Let who be, what? It was a question for you

Or more like stating the obvious

[formal minnow]

Just wait for a day and jtll have plenty of scratches

[patent bolt]

Oh all his messages disappeared

[summer valve]

Ye, he gone

[patent bolt]

[formal minnow]

the kid?

who kept pretending to be a driver or

[summer valve]

Yup. Alex

[formal minnow]

not a loss

[cobalt onyx]

Morale of the story: breaking the rules never turns out well for you

[tawny moth]

[lucid birch]

Rainy day 😦

[blissful glade]

Longboi

[patent bolt]

Aaaaaaaaand you drive that?

[patent turtle]

Unfortunately no

[lucid birch]

This channel is for truckers that drive them not for random videos and pictures of trucks.

[patent turtle]

I drive this

If you want

[lucid birch]

The load is so satisfying to look at

Everything is alined

[patent turtle]

Not every time

[lucid birch]

[patent bolt]

Done for the night, time to find a good movie to watch before it’s time to pull out the bed 😎

[tawny moth]

Different trailer than usual?

[patent bolt]

No

[tawny moth]

doesn’t you’re usual trailer have 3 axels?

[patent turtle]

It shines 😍

[rare pendant]

[patent bolt]

No

[rugged cape]

This trailer is fun when the rear of the truck starts going sideways

[patent bolt]

Do you drive that? Keep in mind to only post pictures of your own truck

Also I don’t have any problems with this trailer, it’s a nice one

[formal minnow]

city trailer?>

[patent bolt]

Depends on what your definition of a city trailer is

[rugged cape]

Where does it say to only post my own truck? Getting my new truck delivered for preparation work certainly is an experience 😊

[dim flume]

[formal minnow]

bit shorter then normal

[patent bolt]

See above @rugged cape you nub

[formal minnow]

and usually one or even two steer axles

[patent bolt]

Then no

[formal minnow]

alright

[patent bolt]

Rear axle is steering yes but it’s still 33 pallet places so it’s as long as a regular trailer

[formal minnow]

so any specific reason its a 2 axle only?

light loads purely or

[rugged cape]

Thanks, exactly my point. "Truck and experiences"

[rugged cape]

Read again

I'm well within whats pinned 👍

[patent bolt]

How? It’s neither yours nor “your experience”

[patent bolt]

Easier to get around with when delivering to certain places

Let’s just say I deliver to some malls etc that I’d refuse to reverse into if I didn’t have the rear axle steering as well

[formal minnow]

right

thats why we have city trailers usually

theyre a bit shorter

and usually one or both axles steer

they run them in bdouble configs too so they can still carry the same amounts / more

[rugged cape]

It is 🫡

[patent bolt]

https://tenor.com/view/lies-disbelief-gif-25426768

[rugged cape]

I picked it up from Volvo factory and drove it to the north

[patent bolt]

Ha that I know is a lie cuz you were in Sweden when the guy who drove that to Tromsø was sleeping in it at the rest stop just ahead of the Tune straight

[rugged cape]

That's the other ones because these trucks went via kilpis

[patent bolt]

You’re a horrible liar

[rugged cape]

Never lied

[patent bolt]

You so did

Go to bed

Also 500TC, good luck never getting to your destination

[rugged cape]

It's not

TC is not good for our conditions

Intercooler will freeze up

[patent bolt]

It's horrible

[rugged cape]

500 I Save but no TC

We've got a TC and that truck has to cover the grille with a cloth below -20 like the scania v8s

[patent bolt]

It's the same thing

TC is their I-Save thingy

[rugged cape]

At least the 500TC is faster than the 540 dual clutch

But yeah you're right, I Save uses the 500TC

[patent bolt]

I seriously doubt that

The 500 we have are horrible

Like legit when you press the gas pedal they’re like “… … … oh they’re pressing the gas pedal … … … … maybe I should start accelerating then”

Like if you compare my truck to the 500 trucks we have you can notice a significant difference in reaction and response to input on the gas pedal etc

[rugged cape]

I've had several races with KR when I was driving the containers and he'd pull away. Not significantly but still

[trail pond]

To all the Nrth trucker here, have a great weekend

[quick oriole]

i love that decal 😂

[trail pond]

Yea ik Zach, remembering you something 😂

[patent bolt]

Boggi be gone 😬

[rugged cape]

It's still there It's just covered in snow

[patent bolt]

Nah the axle is missing

[rugged cape]

When will you get norlog decals

[patent bolt]

No clue, haven’t heard anything about it yet so hopefully never

[rugged cape]

That'd be cool

[patent bolt]

Aye don’t think they’ve changed logos on any of our trucks up here yet

[urban crane]

Waiting for unload 🥹

[patent bolt]

Fishy express

[patent bolt]

And off we go with cod for Poland 🤟🏼

[formal minnow]

wheres ur electric one gone to

[patent bolt]

I don’t load fish in my trailer

This is a rail trailer which will go by train down to Oslo tonight

[formal minnow]

ah

[rain skiff]

Time to roll out

[night reef]

nope im on my reset so im going to sit right here

[trail pond]

Be safe out there, from Canada

[rain skiff]

Definitely will do

[patent bolt]

Where’s all the snow?

[rain skiff]

The state of Connecticut has been blessed by nature to not snow

Its been like this since end of november

[patent bolt]

Such a shame

[verbal cape]

🥶

[quick oriole]

thats T shirt weather

[summer valve]

Facts

[formal minnow]

A story of kolega (me) having fun on a private company road

To then grt back to my own company and have someone tell yo your plate is gone

[raven gate]

https://tenor.com/view/family-guy-stewie-griffin-my-god-i-really-do-have-problems-dont-i-i-have-problems-i-have-issues-gif-26433900

[formal minnow]

[night reef]

I expect One mudflap to be missing, but two is just funny

[formal minnow]

how

[night reef]

I wonder the same thing. I would assume it because of other drivers backing them up to curbs and they just rip off

[formal minnow]

yeah but ud expect them to not just rip off too easy

seeing its thick rubber usually

bolted in with pretty big boy bolts

[summer valve]

Could ask the same for your license plate

[formal minnow]

Well u seen the evidence to that one

[patent bolt]

Oi @lucid birch looky this

[lucid birch]

woahh

[lucid birch]

But ya its burgerking

Not McDonalds or KFC

[lucid birch]

They fall of really easily

Its normal with mudflaps

[patent bolt]

Yeah I know, it’s in the name, King! 😎

We actually don’t have McDonald’s nor KFC up here

[formal minnow]

Gotta love feeling your vans load just slide and bang into the wall so hard u almost feel like its gonna tip over

[formal minnow]

Where u at @lucid birch

[lucid birch]

Diemen

[rain skiff]

Start up + stock air horn

[formal minnow]

https://tenor.com/bKCpK.gif

[midnight basin]

ayo be more gentle with dat poor trailer

[formal minnow]

its a rental

dont be gentle

[summer valve]

Nah

[neon valley]

Finally I got rid of the Terrible Daf XG

it might look good, and be comfy, but jeezus what an electronical nightmare they are

[formal minnow]

thats with all dafs lmao

a coworker of mine just got his truck license

and is in a daf box truck type unit

and he already complaining xD

doesnt help that something already broke lmao

[formal minnow]

👀

[thick cedar]

All finish for this week-end

[thick cedar]

Ready for this evening

[formal minnow]

nice

did u install the fogs yet?

[thick cedar]

What

[formal minnow]

werent u adding the fogs on the bottom

and the other lights

[thick cedar]

Not next month normally

[patent bolt]

What, red bussplysch and brown nappa god dang

I'd go for black nappa instead

[summer valve]

How is that related to trucking?

[patent bolt]

Well that’s a first

[formal minnow]

atleast for once

it may be his own pictures tho guys

[atomic ingot]

Sorry, I sent it to the wrong channel and didn't watch it.🙃

[neon valley]

ngl I'd try one of those new Electric Volvos

apparently they had a test with a full Truck, München - Berlin, 606km 1 stop for battery loading, came in 7H and 30min and had 34% battery left

[strong otter]

Who was it?

[neon valley]

I absolutely love this in the Actros

[patent bolt]

May seem lovely until you realise all the work that goes into making your bed after a long day at work and all you wanna do is go to bed quickly

[formal minnow]

Bed is on top

So just unlatch and jump on

[patent bolt]

No

Wooden plank is on top.

[neon valley]

there isnt any work

you just put down the rear and put the bed down

if you cant be arsed for 20 seconds of your time how tf are you even a trucker

and yes it is lovely to have it, you have a nice place to relax and a nice table to eat at

not like an animal always in the driver seat

[strong otter]

@formal minnow might be the 4th truck in the fleet

I’m looking at buying it. A 2003 mack chu613 with a 15’ box

[neon valley]

yo gib work in USA to get me a green card

[strong otter]

I’m not hiring

[neon valley]

damn you

[strong otter]

2 drivers and 3 trucks rn

😂

[strong otter]

What are you endorsed for

[neon valley]

wut

[strong otter]

Like your endorsements

[neon valley]

ah nah im just kidding, Im not even done with my apprenticeship yet

[strong otter]

Gotcha

[neon valley]

after that Im going to (hopefully) car transport, like Racing cars and such

[strong otter]

Fair enough

Mainly heavy haul and dirt here

[formal minnow]

xD

makin money

[strong otter]

Indeed

I’m averaged at 6k a week

Before fuel and maintenance

Selling the dodge also

Got 7 people interested in it. Two guys looking at it tomorrow

[strong otter]

I’d be the happiest guy in the world if I can get a fleet and business going before my 30s

[formal minnow]

i mean u already have a fleet

if u play the cards right u can start off of that

and expand pretty decently

but safely if u play the cards right

[strong otter]

Well the freightliner can’t go over 55mph and only does heavy hauls

The Pete is for long haul and only hauls multi million horses

It’s like a show truck that’s on the road 6 times a year

Only makes enough to cover itself. Insurance and trip

The other mack is for road construction

And this soon to be truck would be for house pads/ tree clearing/ asphalt. Salt. Ect…

[formal minnow]

Try to make some name for doingb local heavy hauls

Good way to build up on that

And use that money to expend it into bigger heavy haul / use it to fund normal transport

[strong otter]

I already haul everything within 4 towns

There’s just not that much heavy equipment here

[silk zephyr]

I gotta love deliveries in Paris

[formal minnow]

[patent bolt]

Time to start another work day 🤟🏼

[formal minnow]

drive safe

[cobalt onyx]

[formal minnow]

thats u

your skill less

[cobalt onyx]

At least I'm not a fake Capri sun

[trail pond]

Got something new this morning

[formal minnow]

the truck or what

[trail pond]

The truck yea

[formal minnow]

nice

i saw a kenworth w900 it was i believe today

was used for some show purposes looking at the trailer but

very uncommon to see

theres a few from germany that i havent seen otr but at ciney truckshow

but they use em

instead of just show

[trail pond]

Got it to the chrome shop for a couple of add-on, most likely will cost over 10k

[formal minnow]

oof

i mean a weeks of work and its probs earned back

if u got good dispatcher

[trail pond]

Front and back bumper, battery box and exhaust

[trail pond]

For my own so i am ok whit that

[formal minnow]

ah

personal to turn into a show truck?

instead of using it for work or

[trail pond]

No, an highways princess, not the same thing 😂

[formal minnow]

xD

[patent bolt]

Movie and then bed time now 🤌🏼

[summer valve]

Last day with this truck

[patent turtle]

My big boy

[formal minnow]

Getting a new one or

[summer valve]

FH4 with more power and dual clutch transmission

[formal minnow]

Nice

Brand new?

[summer valve]

Nope. It's used but if I know correct, it's a newer than my current truck

[formal minnow]

I mean any upgrade is welcome aslong as its taken care of

[summer valve]

It is. It's in good condition

[scarlet current]

not anymore

[scarlet current]

what pretending im learning

[scarlet current]

well depends

[formal minnow]

so first thing u do when u come back is instantly get attacked by old msgs?

aint the age minimum like 24 in uk for truckdriving anyway

[scarlet current]

no just saying

[scarlet current]

18 here in denmark

[cobalt onyx]

No, there's no "depending". Time and time again throughout history has it been proven, that breaking the rules never turns out good for the person breaking them. The effect might not be immediately, but I can guarantee you that it will happen.

[patent bolt]

God dangit he’s back

Also fruit and veggies load over, time to head north 🤟🏼

[tawny moth]

18

[random jacinth]

I have a stupid question here, so with the single rear axle trucks, are y’all hauling less weight compared to our dual rear axle trucks here in the states?

[patent bolt]

What single rear axle? My truck is fitted with 3 axles, one steer, one drive and one rear axle

Old pic to show, but yeah there you’ll see

Also weight differs a bit depending on axle configuration on the trailer but it’s between 48-52 tons of total weight of the combination so around 30 tons of cargo then seeing as the truck and trailer have a empty weight of around 20 tons

[random jacinth]

Ah, couldn’t see the rear axle in that photo

[random jacinth]

Interesting

[patent bolt]

Difference between our EU trucks and US trucks is that I can lift my rear axle 😎🤌🏼

[random jacinth]

We have tri axles than can lift a steering axle, had to pull a picture of it from google as my company doesn’t have any

[patent bolt]

Yeah but that we have too, often used to haul heavy stuff

We also have 6x4 which can lift its rear drive axle