irl-trucking

[lilac pumice]

imagine youre just overloaded all the time lmao

[lucid birch]

[lilac pumice]

was that literally your first ever time backing a trailer? or have you backed a 3 axle before aswell?

[lucid birch]

we also dont even have papers that we are hauling anything because its private transport.

[lucid birch]

Nope first time backing up a 2axle trailer with steerable wheel

we dont have 3axles at work

[lilac pumice]

how does it compare to the 3 axle non steering ones? probably more getting used to?

easier once youre used to them? or do they make things more complicated?

[lilac pumice]

ah, i assume its a fixed route youre doing then, always the same stores and warehouses

[lucid birch]

its just harder to take turns because u have to take turns wider

and we can make turns like a small city trailer

while having a normal sized trailer

[lucid birch]

Nope we do every 262 mcdonalds in the netherlands

[lilac pumice]

oh really? i might have to use one for a bit in ets2, i would have thought it would be easier/the opposite of taking wider turns

[lucid birch]

never the same route

[lilac pumice]

oh alright fair enough 😄 also hello neighbour 😄 im from germany, near cologne/bonn

[lucid birch]

👋

[lucid birch]

As far as i know steerable trailer is easier but u have to get more used to it.

[lilac pumice]

i thought you would have your fixed 5 to 6 stores youre supplying, while your colleagues have other ones

[lucid birch]

once u know how it works its 10 times better.

my zero is broken

wtf

[lilac pumice]

100

[lucid birch]

0

[lilac pumice]

there take this 😂

[lucid birch]

oh now its working

[lilac pumice]

cheers for all the insights 🙂

[lucid birch]

no problem 😄

[lilac pumice]

thats why im kinda in this channel, to learn more about it from an irl perspective. im seriously considering switching to trucking in the next year or so, because my current job is kind of stale and the effort/pay is not that nice... im just tired of it

[lucid birch]

The only problem is with a steerable axle you need more space on your left because your trailer turns faster so u got like half a meter to a meter on the other driving lane.

[lilac pumice]

yeah i bet it "swings" more, also the 2 axes were pretty far "into" the trailer rather than towards the end i guess

[patent bolt]

Yeah no

But your trailer axles are too far forward like hell it would be so easy to joink a car with ya when turning if you don’t pay attention

But having a steering axle makes the whole thing require less space compared to a regular 3 axle trailers

I reverse mine easily into places where not even sure a regular trailer can fit and at least not as easy as it is for me

[summer valve]

Jeez that reversing sound is annoying

[lethal falcon]

They're the newer ones

Supposed to be easier to pinpoint exactly where it's coming from when you're on the ground

compared to the older beeping ones

[formal minnow]

both are annoying

if people wouldnt run around like brainless idiots

around trucks

trying to reverse to deliver their useless shit

it wouldnt be needed

and we wouldnt have to listen to the annoying beep noises

xd

[lilac pumice]

thats what i meant with swinging, the rear bumper of the trailer would swing arround more so to speak and could hit whatever is on the lane next to it if its a 2 lane red light for example

[magic girder]

If you havr experience with them, than the swing is something thats normal and won't affect you, driving with steered trailers for years

[lilac pumice]

yeah of course 🙂 like he said, its just getting used to

never really looked at steerable trailers at all so all of that is new to me basically

[magic girder]

12.7 mpg over 325 mile, not bad

[patent bolt]

Parking brake set and wheel up, weekend finally 🤟🏼

[magic girder]

Enjoy your weekend, another few hours for me left to go, and then also weekend

[lucid birch]

Ur sleeping in ur truck the whole weekend?

Or are you home?

[patent bolt]

Thanks, you too!

[patent bolt]

Nah I’m home 🤟🏼

[lucid birch]

[strong otter]

Anyone here use cb radios

Or is that not a thing anymore

[tawny moth]

at least ur next gen still has a normal hand break, can’t stand these electric hand breaks

[verbal cape]

Almost ready 🤩

[cedar terrace]

That doesn't seem safe lmao

Hmmm yes close one aint it

[formal minnow]

gonna get some lights added etc?

to make it stand out more or nah

[formal minnow]

it is if u do it right

[verbal cape]

Yes

[formal minnow]

Niceee

[agile rivet]

Picture of a Dutch company where i'm the co-driver from🥰

[magic girder]

This is my truck

@agile rivet

[formal minnow]

Wheres this

I feel like ive been here once

[magic girder]

DHL Zwolle

[agile rivet]

Nicee for which company are u driving, i drive for Sligro Drachten

[formal minnow]

Mayve been there once

Or another that looked real similar

[magic girder]

DHL Drachten is where i drive for, i drive the night route starting at 17.30 to 5/6.00

[agile rivet]

Whait u also live in drachten

[agile rivet]

Tomorow i have the route night drive from 14:00 until it is done

[magic girder]

I don't live in Drachten, i life in a small town above Dokkun

[agile rivet]

Ohh nicee

[patent bolt]

That’s a really nice pic

And place like with the fog moving in and all

Shame there’s wires right by it too 😬

[formal minnow]

[raven gate]

thats fine

as long as you pick the car up in the middle

nothing will happen

[formal minnow]

I wouldnt do it in middle per se

Forks out as far as u can

And then if one side is off balance u gotta go more then that so depends per car

[raven gate]

yh

[exotic shard]

Are here people who knows everything about axle configs ?

And most likely about European trucks axle configs ...

[exotic shard]

probably none, but i asking the question anyway.
Were about the order a truck in reallife.

the only discussion point is we order a 8x4 tridem of a 8x2 tridem with 3 steering axles.
we need the one with the narrowest turning radius, the dealer told us 8x4 is more narrow because your turn point is between axle 2 and 3. and the 8x2 is the turn point on axle 3 , so it makes the radius bigger.. ''he said''

But of friction i think the 8x2 is more narrow because on the 8x4 2 axles want to go straight and only the first and the last axles steers..

[cobalt onyx]

Wouldn't a 8x2 have a more narrow turning radius since it would have 3 set of steerable wheels, or am I wrong?

[exotic shard]

Well just like i said, the turning point on a 8x4 is between axle 2 and 3, and for the 8x2 on axle 3, ''said the dealer''

[formal minnow]

I wanna bet tho that the dealer has never driven a truck

[magic girder]

Thr 8x2 is more agile, the 8x4 turns between 3 and 4 the 8x2 on 3

[pearl bronze]

🤣🤣🤣👌

[lethal falcon]

But i don’t think it’s your truck is it 👀

[exotic shard]

just like i said :l

[rugged cape]

I'll photoshop it out, very proud of that photo

[sinful tiger]

Alright lads and lasses I have a funny one for you. I’ve just delivered to a supermarket food warehouse distribution centre and they installed a new communication system on Monday.

The gatehouse who obviously waves the trucks in and instructs the drivers which bay to park on are not allowed to communicate with the bay staff, and the bay staff are meant and expected to check the bay for a new driver who’s parked up and get to work without notifying the gatehouse. I’ve been parked up for an hour and they have only just tipped off 3 pallets which usually before the new system got put in place would take 10 minutes. What the actual hell is this 😂😂😂

[lucid birch]

Its the future my dude get used to it

[formal minnow]

lmao

they gona learn soon

with all the waiting charges

if i aint being helped in 20 mins im calling

lmao

[sinful tiger]

This goes to the stone ages this kind of communication

[fleet basin]

[cedar terrace]

When your the first to arrive at the depot

[formal minnow]

i mean benefit is u can park closest to office

for when u gotta get ur papers etc on the next day

[patent bolt]

Midnight and finally time to wobble on home 🤟🏼

[formal minnow]

Nice

[lucid birch]

[formal minnow]

kinda funny how u guys have the extra ac / heater on the roof

seeing u got 2 shifts on the truck

and i presume pretty little downtime usually as u just swap trailers

[magic girder]

My boss did buy 30 new trucks last year, they are all equipt with it, and this also makes the trucks usable for all kind of work, also for international

[formal minnow]

True i geuss

lots of bosses will just be like tough luck

wich is understandable

if 99% is just shift work

so no need

but smart aswell in summer cuz its better then the drivers idling away on their 45 mins

i know my van will be doing lots of that soon

if i can leave it unlocked running safely at companys

while im inside

[magic girder]

Its also now an madatory rule for new truck to be equipt is you drive regulary to warmer countries, and they decided to equip all trucks with one, so the trucks are more multi use

[formal minnow]

Very nice

i think it should come standard

it would be nice for workvans if u could lock them with engine running if u take the key

for hot summer days

keep the aircon on but dont risk your stuff being taken

or worse

[magic girder]

And its also cheaper, buy 20 of the same, you get a nice discount, than ordering 20 of the same type but all with different options

[formal minnow]

Yes

probably also means that ull get alot delivered a time

instead of one a week for example

your workshop may not like it as much but better in the end

[magic girder]

I can say also in the night work i do, it can be hot at nights, and then the aorco is a nice thing to have

[formal minnow]

YEa

alltough im geussing

wit hthe fact u mainly swap trailers

u will probably leave engine running with airco on

or do you prefer the roof unit airco over the trucks

[magic girder]

Then yes, but when taking my 45, which can be up to 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on the loading speed of the depot

[formal minnow]

ah

your break is combined with one place u gotta actually wait

[magic girder]

Its nice to have a AC unit with out having the engine to run

[formal minnow]

cuz no trailers dropped off?

im still shocked how long it takes sometimes at companys

especially seeing trucks are fairly fast to be loaded

as u can just drive into em with a forklift

so it shouldnt take that long

[magic girder]

Yes, i do drop of the trailer, pick up another one, and then take my 45

[formal minnow]

if they are prepared

its always funny when i come to my company

and its busy

i normally park to the main door but sometimes theres vans waiting there even tho they arent meant to be standing there

so ill park at the door next to it wich is where the drivers usually wait

they always give me mad faces just when i pull up alone andj ust straight up park infront of the door

😂

[magic girder]

I have to wait on the sorting process to be finished, as i'm the last truck leaving for the depot i'm going to, so i need to take everything with me

[formal minnow]

ye

then it makes sense

but in your case there is no trailer prepared

as im geussing the last trailer that was dropped off

got taken by someone else

and then u arrive with a empty

to take whatever

[magic girder]

No, i come with a full one, drop it off at the specified door, pick up the trailer on the loading door, which sometimes is already loaded, but mostly partly loaded, and over time they keep loading, i also have 2 types of load in my trailer, the so called Loose Load, which are in my case pallets with packages, i have to wait until thw sorting proces of that is done, and then the load the normal pallets behind that

[formal minnow]

ah

i see now

[magic girder]

And the normal pallets can't be loaded before the loose load

[formal minnow]

yeah makes sense

they like those big metal carts i geuss

the "loose"

and pallets behind that so it cant fall on you incase it moved for whatever?

or are there other reasons it needs to be in the front

[magic girder]

No, it are just normal pallets stacked with packages, a few years ago they did actually stack the boxes on the floor to the sealing of the trailer, and that was the real Loose Load, now they load it on pallets and put those pallets into the trailer

[formal minnow]

ah

so its litterally just normall pallets

[magic girder]

No, the normal pallets i need to unload, and the "loose load" is unloaded at a different door with a conveyer system

[formal minnow]

but with extra stacked on

[formal minnow]

ye ok

[magic girder]

So those need to be in the front so its easier and faster to unload

[formal minnow]

yea

to be fair i tought driving for dhl was worse

but i geuss thats cuz i tought of it as package deliveries

but with pallets

😂

[magic girder]

Well, they day shift is pretty hard sometimes

[formal minnow]

how come

[magic girder]

Done that, was pretty heavy work

[formal minnow]

i think if had a choice

id like night more

sure ruins your going out life a bit / hanging out with friends i geuss

but the roads are calmer etc

its probs more relaxed

[lofty helm]

Does anyone know a American trucking company that would accept a driver before he has his first 2 years done (new CDL) that does not have a ban on fire arms? Swift does have a ban on them. But I can’t find a other company that has that insurance policy I need that does not have a ban on a handgun?

I know almost all of the people who drive as a owner / operator are armed, not sure about private fleets

[formal minnow]

wth they gon do

if u drive solo

dont let em in ur truck for no reason

[lofty helm]

Press charges

[formal minnow]

they aint needa now u carry

i mean

[lofty helm]

Make you loose your CDL

[formal minnow]

dont u have the 2a

that they cant ban u t onot have guns

if u got the right paperwork

id higly doubt a company is able to make you lose your license

[lofty helm]

I’m legally allowed to carry, but the company can have a ban if I use they’re truck

[formal minnow]

for baring arms to defend yourself

ay if they aint find out

[lofty helm]

That would be playing with fire

[formal minnow]

untill someone tries to steal their truck

and your stuff

and u prevent it legally

[lofty helm]

36 states you can legally carry, the other gay ones you can’t and it can happen that a Dusche bag of a cop will give swift the ticket

[formal minnow]

how would they be allowed to fine the company

also im pretty sure there is ways to legally carry in all states

[lofty helm]

Because I’m on duty with that company, tickets go to them directly

[formal minnow]

yes but

something such as firearm

should be a personal ticket?

[lofty helm]

Technically yea, but not while on duty

[formal minnow]

unless its a speedtrap here

and i aint get stopped

thats the only time the tickets go to company

if they can stop me its going straight on my name

you can always go the 2 years without

then go somewhere else

[lofty helm]

I’d have to pass through them

That’s the problem

[formal minnow]

So you dont have ccw yet

then aint no problem yet right?

just carry at home and at work perhaps try to get a taser if needed

if that is allowed

and just hope to never needa use it

[lofty helm]

The ccw does not apply to all states

[formal minnow]

i know

but i heard of others who i used to follow on insta before deleting their acc

that they had ccw in all states

but if u dont have it yet id just say go work somewhere to atleast get your 2 years of cdl experience

and then find a company that is self protect friendly to say the least

[lofty helm]

Kinda looks like that’s the only choice I have tbh

But I’m not a fan of it what so ever

[formal minnow]

or like i said

avoid getting pulled over

and try to get legal in all states for ccw

so theres no reason to get a ticket for carrying

when not allowed

[lofty helm]

Need to read into it more

How to get those special permits

I asked a few guys at my local gun store but they said they don’t know of a special permit for truckers

Although it is more then justified

[formal minnow]

i dont think u need a special permit for truckers

i think its just a generalised

for any reason

[lofty helm]

Especially if you bring loads to California, Compton, El Paso

[formal minnow]

its just possibly more hassle

i mean

avoid california either way

[lofty helm]

Yeah cali sucks

[formal minnow]

just refuse loads to california

and youll also never have the issue of having to use your gun

[lofty helm]

True

[formal minnow]

and if u do get your gun license when trucking

the asdca

or something

get a subscription to that

[lofty helm]

Okay

[formal minnow]

i cant recall donut operator is sponsored by them

but they will help u if u have to defend yourself

with bail money lawyers etc

[lofty helm]

Hey man it’s that one thing I hope I never need but still rather have

[formal minnow]

because u wanna be as safe as possible legal wise also if needing to

yeah

i think in america its nice that as a trucker you can defend yourself

also because trucks are seen as homes in some situations arent they?

due to the fact some people live on off for weeks

[lofty helm]

Yes

[formal minnow]

yea

[lofty helm]

They are, they have the same rights as RV’s

Pretty much a home

[formal minnow]

interesting

thats good tho

we aint got those things in europe

no legal way to carry

[lofty helm]

Not at all?

[formal minnow]

wouldnt be a good thing either in some truck drivers instances 😂

i dont think u can carry no

can own but certain stuff

[lofty helm]

Oh

Well that sucks

[formal minnow]

switzerland has lax gun laws but not a clue on carrying

[lofty helm]

RIP Europeans

Some places in Europe I heard are even worse then some states here

Like lybia

No wait that not Europe I’m stupid 😂

[formal minnow]

[lofty helm]

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[lofty helm]

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[silent bough]

why do you have a gun in the first place lol. bring a breaker bar that worked for me

[sinful tiger]

This counts as a truck too right?

[sinful tiger]

Also this is the most American thing I’ve read here… Christ

[upper copper]

Had my first trip to Norway last week

[feral bison]

went to a dealer for parts recently and there is a baby blue vnl 860 for sale

would post a picture but im not trying to get in trouble

[formal minnow]

I mean

If u testdrove it its technically allowed

[lofty helm]

😂

[feral bison]

I didn't sadly

[lucid birch]

If ur like a irl truck driver for truck mechanic and u saw a irl truck

And u want to share it why not

I also shared a few trucks i saw at a scania dealer

While the truck i was with. was getting fixed

[formal minnow]

true ig

i think mods kinda lettin us roam free in here these days anyways

untill some kid comes along posting obv stolen pics

[patent bolt]

Until Alex appears you mean.

[formal minnow]

Basicly

[feral bison]

I guess I'll post it

[formal minnow]

Thats a interesting color

[silent bough]

almost like a sky/baby blue mix??

[patent bolt]

Washy washy time before it’s time to load up to Tromsø again 🤟🏼

[lucid birch]

Thats a sick color actually

[lofty helm]

https://youtu.be/sD8VPOxZU_0

Imagine drag racing with 55tonns in the back

Those engines got so much torque it’s lifting the truck in the front

I feel like if you try to do that with a normal semi your gonna snap the frame in half, blow the transmission to bits, set the clutch on fire and snap your crankshaft

Maybe even blow the differential and axle into a million pieces

[formal minnow]

#videos

[lofty helm]

Posted a diff one there

Was not aware of that channel

[patent bolt]

100kr on that that’s gonna get the mods attention

[formal minnow]

[scarlet current]

did some one mention me

[patent bolt]

No

[formal minnow]

You aint drive those kid

[lucid birch]

Do u drive these?

[patent bolt]

Now the mods will deffo appear….

[lucid birch]

Where are the mods when u need them

[scarlet current]

its a 15 20 year old pic so ofc i do

[formal minnow]

arent u 14

[scarlet current]

i was being sarcastic

[scarlet current]

no older but im just messing around i will stop i know you guys cant take a joke

[formal minnow]

turn off tags

u aint got my respect to tag me

[wheat gust]

i love my scania its my first ever truck but i hate that the trailer isnt the same shade of blue 😢

[formal minnow]

very hard to get the color to match on a curtain aswell i think

[wheat gust]

yep its actually better to just have two diffrent collors on truck and trailer

on curtain

[formal minnow]

im surprised your curtain is that clean

[wheat gust]

its pretty new

its not mine but my company

but i dont like curtain trailers

and theifs keep cutting them up to see whats inside thats why i open my trailer to show its empty

[formal minnow]

yeah

geuss thats a good reason u see such few curtain siders parked on the highways in the evenings

they all parkin in secured lots because theyll just get cut up and everything

kinda funny that they always cut up curtains because usually the valueble items that are " easy" to steal

are small items usually and those are almost if not always in enclosed trailers

[lethal falcon]

Getting cut open???

Holy

Haven’t heard of that happening here but maybe I don’t pay enough attention

I reckon people would steal stuff off flatbeds if they were going to 💀

[shut frost]

Morning 🙃

[formal minnow]

Lol

Cuz they cant steal something and have it across 10 countries by the time the driver finds out

Here they can

[lucid birch]

👀

Driving lessonnnn

[formal minnow]

Nice

[lethal falcon]

Lmao true

This is a bit off topic for this channel but how does policing work within the EU? Are police allowed to cross borders like that or ??

[formal minnow]

Yes and no

Has to be cause

In a chase theyll ask permission

And then whatever country they go in is leading but they assist in the chase

Sometimes go back just depends

[lethal falcon]

Oohhh okay

Interesting!

[magic girder]

In a pursuit they can cross borders, bit the country they go into takes the lead, and also the country they are in does the arrest and also will booked in that country, and then charged with the crimes they commited in that country, and after that they will be sent to the country where the chase did start to be trialed there

[thick cedar]

Someone had an accident, we're going to rescue him.

[fleet basin]

[lucid birch]

Sir deliver my diesel pls

Nestle delivers the diesel at the company i work at.

They make our own diesel from McDonald’s frying oil

[patent bolt]

The amount of stuff Nestle does makes me question everything they do.

[magic girder]

Well, the day driver left a big mess today

[formal minnow]

Yikes

Wtf

[magic girder]

Was a big mess, where boxes with nails for nailguns, driver left for home without saying anything

[formal minnow]

Id just not take that trailer

Force ur planners to make him clean it lmao

[magic girder]

There are no extra trailers availabe, I also did not unload it, the warehouse crew did, they unload the trailers at the end of the day shift, but he did not mention anything to the staff or the higher ups about this, he just left, and calling my own dispatch will not help since we use the DHL dispatch for the DHL loads

But this mess did cause for me to be 45 minutes late

[formal minnow]

Wow

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

Is this a photo u made?

[thick cedar]

Yes

[lucid birch]

Jeez

Thats messed up

Hope he us okay

[thick cedar]

the driver is not injured seriously, but the truck with 55,000 kilometers is totally damaged.

[formal minnow]

did he have a blowout or smth

[cedar terrace]

Similar thing happened to me yesterday, uncoupled a loaded trailer for a colleague. Then at night I coupled one that the interim (temp worker) bringed from the volvic factory to the depot. Opened the door to check cause switzerland load so I have to check if all the straps are on and I was met with 2 pallets down

Guy didnt even tell anyone so luckly I always check or else I would have been accused

[magic girder]

You never driven for DHL i guess, its a almost daily thing pallets are down

[cedar terrace]

Nah this is my first company but our pallets are stable guy just drive like a dummy

Sleep time

[magic girder]

Have a good night, i keep on working through the night

[cedar terrace]

Started at 5 am so did 15 hours of work time and almost 10 of driving I still have another 10 for tomorrow in case

And ty

[magic girder]

Pretty long day, i started a 17.30, will be done at 5.30 ish

[cedar terrace]

Yeah between 21 and 5 it count has night shift so if I start at 4 I need to do 10 of work time

So finish at 14 but sometimes I just do 13 instead of 10

Pics of yesterday

[cedar terrace]

Pretty

[patent bolt]

Also taken last night 😝

Or well technically today as it was around midnight

[cedar terrace]

Boss keep telling me the truck will go lmao really hopping I can get an fh4 with nightac before the summer gets worse the fh3 is an oven lmao

[thick cedar]

no, he wanted to go through a toll gate at 70 km/h.

[magic girder]

I always do night work

[formal minnow]

Lmao wtf

Why

[thick cedar]

I don't know, maybe he's too old.

[formal minnow]

Gotta love when a trucker moves into your lane in roadworks

So u hit a big cone with mirror

[lucid birch]

Skill issue

[mellow socket]

got a pic from the other day

[formal minnow]

Atleast i didnt fail my driving test

[lucid birch]

Who cares

I get paid

So

[formal minnow]

[cedar terrace]

Another week done

[rain skiff]

My truck is finally out of the shop

[formal minnow]

Was broken again?

[night reef]

tends to happen when you drive a volvo

[patent bolt]

Actually I wouldn’t mind driving an American Volvo

Tho I must admit I don’t quite understand why they fitted it with the old steering wheel with the floppy buttons that the rubber always breaks off of

[formal minnow]

Cheap

[austere tangle]

construction spec Renault T. Good pulling trucks 😎

[formal minnow]

u drive it?

[austere tangle]

I don’t drive this truck, not on roads anyway. Theres 2 of us who go out in it. The driver does all the roading but then when it gets on site I operate the controls at the back of it to pour concrete

only do work occasionally with it though not often

I drive it around on sites if it needs moving but other than that just operate the controls on the rear, I'll find a pic

@formal minnow

[formal minnow]

u aint meant to post here then

[austere tangle]

why lol its a real truck no?

[formal minnow]

because you dont drive it

[austere tangle]

I do.. just not on the road

Its a volumetric mixer so spends half its life off the road on sites

[magic girder]

Its a volvo, they are always broken, even from the factory

[austere tangle]

😆

In all fairness their FMX series are excellent

[summer valve]

Wait till you find about electical issues, also known as DAFs

[magic girder]

No issieus with mine, and the volvo had been towed already and been in the shop more than dosen timez with the km i have on mine now

[summer valve]

No issues on my volvo either. 757k km done and still purring like brand new

@neon valley you drove a brand new daf, how was it electric wise?

[magic girder]

Got 130k on mine so far, the volvo almost had 800k when i got of it, ita still driving in the company, but is only allowed to drive between 8 and 18, because thats the time our workshop is open

[summer valve]

We got a Volvo with 1.3 million km on it, running without issues all day around. Maintenance goes a long way. Not to mention the other Volvos with over 1 million km that we got, both FH3s and 4s

[magic girder]

In our company it was normal to have 1.6 on the clock, some went up to almost 2 before they got rid of them and some where even bought back for parts and then to be sold again to keep the ones with less than 1.5 on the road and we got multiple brands, Volvo, Daf, Scania, Mercedes

My old boss had 0 lease trucks, each truck was paid for in cash, so how longer they where on the road, the more they earmed, with the new boss amd managment all new trucks are leased for 5 years

Also trucks like FM'S, P series and CF did 1.6 million in city/distribution work, we had upto 2020 still euro 4 trucks running, because they had not reached the desired km on the clock to sell them

[rain skiff]

Was power steering rack that was leaking

Other than that its fine

[night reef]

was it caught in the blitz last week?

[neon valley]

bruh

dont get me started on that PoS

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

Kolegas: 90kmh

Scanias running containers: 95+

[austere tangle]

Mixer delivery to a new site. Being pumped with this Mercedes at the rear through its crane all the way to the back of the building

[patent bolt]

Dinner time in the truck 🤟🏼

[pastel vessel]

Looks delicious 🙂 You sharing?

[patent bolt]

[rugged cape]

Now sleepy time

[formal minnow]

That looks very delicious

how much did it cost

[patent bolt]

I can assure you it was, all in all about 30€ with delivery

[formal minnow]

thats not bad

im geussing it costs you nothing either cuz u drive at night

[silver harness]

Show me your interior lights, mine are basic and i have no place to hide them so they would look better

[formal minnow]

better then a dark cab tbf

i may some point add a lil usb ledstrip in my van

[rugged cape]

Where from

[patent bolt]

Graffi Grill Tromsø 🤌🏼

[silver harness]

Also i have one under top bed and couple poppys

[formal minnow]

id get some poppys but

i basicly got no usb ports in my van

[silver harness]

Ah then this thing will come handy 4x usb ports 3 12v lighter ports

[formal minnow]

yeah

but thats alot of hassle / mess

xD

[austere tangle]

🤩

[rugged cape]

I hate having visible cables

[formal minnow]

i do too

even tho theres alot visible on my desk xd

i wish there was some more usb's on mercedes

i basicly got one on the radio

[silver harness]

I completly understand

[formal minnow]

and a 12v plug near the footwell

[silver harness]

I wish i would have time to rip this apart and hide all the cables

[austere tangle]

running off an inverter?

[silver harness]

12 cigarette lighter, i have microvave, laptop, and water boiler/coffee machine running from inverter

12v cigarette*

[austere tangle]

good setup. My dad got a similar thing in his MAN. 2000w inverter i think

[silver harness]

I guess mine is also 2000w

[austere tangle]

Their trucks don't night out for long so never needed anything much more than that. I think it gets a bit dangerous when you go with more and more watts

[formal minnow]

not really

[austere tangle]

[formal minnow]

just dont hook it all up at once

and youll be fine

no reason to keep a microwave plugged in

[silver harness]

Ah i turn on inverter only when cooking or gaming

[austere tangle]

yeee. Do you run tv off it?

or got a 12v tv

[formal minnow]

geussing a 12v tv

but needs inverter for console

[silver harness]

Inverter can run normal tvs just fine 34" And no problems

[austere tangle]

yee 📺

you got an actros?

[formal minnow]

u playing on console i guess ? @silver harness

[silver harness]

I have a ps4 but i mostly use my laptop for gaming

Yes mp3 actross 8x6

[formal minnow]

8x6? 👀

what stuff u run for such a beefy boi

[austere tangle]

niceee the renault k's I'm on are 8x6 too. Your actros a construction spec one?

[magic girder]

Tinted my fogligts and DRL'S yellow, debating on doing the small markers too

[formal minnow]

nah

keep the doubleburners orange

xD

or do u mean the side ones

[magic girder]

The side ones

[formal minnow]

yes

do

[magic girder]

Also thinking of ordering yellow marking lights for in the Skylight(large lights in the roof), to make everything the same

[formal minnow]

Why not just foil em

if u got enough

[magic girder]

Want the highbeams to still be normal

[formal minnow]

ah

if i had foil id probs clean my van

and yellow the fogs

[magic girder]

There are small marker lights in them, and 2 highbeams

[formal minnow]

yeah

so im curious

[magic girder]

I love yellow fogs

[formal minnow]

theres people

who have like the "glowing"

effect

even on the highbeams etc

how is that done

do they add in extra lights or something?

[magic girder]

How do you mean that?

[formal minnow]

like the headlights

[magic girder]

They have a small light installed in them

[formal minnow]

and they put in a brighter one i geuss or

some charter at my company has a next gen and he has lights added into his fogs and highbeams

just a lil led i geuss but

depends on what they add if they give the effect to properly light up the housing im geusing

[magic girder]

Its a aftermarket light you can install, you need to run some cable etc, and drill a fee holes in the rear of the light housing and then install a lightbulb holder

[formal minnow]

ah i see

i hope to someday have my own truck

i needa earn enough to be able to afford a hobby truck

xd

i got a 1:14

now i need a 1:1 hobby one

😂

[magic girder]

Those are mostly used

[formal minnow]

i see

and then certain types of bulbs i geuss

[magic girder]

I got one

[formal minnow]

for the best effect

[formal minnow]

xD

[magic girder]

T10 led or normal lights

[formal minnow]

if i ever get my own truckin company

and truck

its gonna get the treatment

all the lights are getting the upgrades lol

[magic girder]

Well, its nice, but also lots of money

[formal minnow]

ofc

but u also live in it basicly half of the week

[magic girder]

True

But if you just start, keep it simple and empty till the company does good

[formal minnow]

yeah ofc

downside that u cannot claim it on taxes of company

😂

"driver satisfaction"

-10k

😂

[magic girder]

Nope, you can't indeed

[formal minnow]

your truck or

[magic girder]

My own

[formal minnow]

nicee

u gonna do stuff to it or keep as is

[formal minnow]

that cant be cheap haa

doing most yourself im geussing?

[magic girder]

It isn't

[magic girder]

Trying too, but don't have much time for it currently sadly enough

Want to turn it into a camper

[formal minnow]

ooh nice

thats my goal aswell someday

a hobby truck

thats also used as camper

either rigid

or with a trailer

if u wanna use it as that make sure to try to retrofit ac

xD

[magic girder]

It has a open box, that i want to replace with a insulated box

And then completly transform it into a camper, with water, solar, heating, ac, all the good things

[formal minnow]

id say try look for a frigo

thats the dimensions u want

because theyre already insulated

[magic girder]

I'm looking for it, but the box is a wierd size

[formal minnow]

yeah

your probably gonna needa custom make one

or try buy something a bit bigger

and modify that

i know thats what some people did

they bought a 7,5

and cut it in half ish

and put it on the rear of a tractor unit

but whats the plan for the truck? besides the camper

any fancy lights planned etc or

[magic girder]

Had the perfect unit a few months ago, but it was to far away to pick it uo

[magic girder]

Restore the cab, hood, fenders etc, paint it a nice red with black, depending on the box i might go for a over the cab sleeper, like normal campers have above the cab, or go with a roof rack with 2 horns, 2 or 4 highbeams(hella 3000), and maybe beacons, if i go for the sleeper above the cab than the plan is to mount 4 Hella 3000 on the front of the sleeper and 2 horns on the sides of it,
For the front bumper i have 2 oldschool foglight for underneed it and want then also 2 highbeams on top of it, and then having marking lights all around, probably double burners for the oldschool look, and for the rear bumper to have 6 or 8 burgerlight and double burner on the top of the box at the rear

[formal minnow]

niceee

it needs beacons tho

didnt some of the older torpedos have bibendums on the bumpers

next to the hood in between the headlight

[magic girder]

Thats where i want the 2 highbeams on the bumper

[magic girder]

Depends on what we do with the sleeping area

[formal minnow]

well either way im jealous

ur achieving something i hope to achieve in 10 years or something

so is the plan for the rv part to be removeable btw or

permanent

[magic girder]

Probably permanent, as swappable would mean a complete chassis modification

[formal minnow]

Eh depends

Probably have supports on the edges already for the current body

So itd be a case of adding some twist locks most likely and youd be good

[magic girder]

Had a look into that alreadyz but my chassis height it to great for such a system to work on it correctlyz and would need to add air suspension to itz which means a complete chassis altering on the rear

[formal minnow]

Why would u need air suspension

[silver harness]

Heavy haul all the way up to 500 tonnes

[formal minnow]

Nice

[magic girder]

To level the suspension to get a box on/off, the rear is higher than the front on the truck

[formal minnow]

Nothing some wooden blocks couldnt fix

[magic girder]

True, but that also has the problem of when getting the weight of the frame gets higher cause the springs, so we just want to make it permanent

[formal minnow]

Yea

Im geussing your installing bags or something atleast

To help with leveling a bit / making it a okay rideheight incase u wanna flat tow a car or smth

[magic girder]

With the weight of the unit it will level out pretty good

[magic girder]

I can't tow anything, it does have a hitch, but its a NATO (army)hitch which isn't road legal to use, the only way for me to tow something is to install a new hitch or towhook, which needs a extra frame on the rear to support it

[formal minnow]

Even for just a normal car hitch?

I wouldnt bother with anything else because chance your gonna use it for big boi trailers is very unlikely id assume

[magic girder]

Yes, the current hitch is about 1 meter above the ground

[formal minnow]

Ah

So itd need a new bumper

To be fair if youd only tow a car to take then u probs need a hitch at max 70cm

[magic girder]

With a support frame to be strong enough, currently not worth the effort for us

The onlything i can use the current hook for is to hook a towrope to

Looks like this, but than massive

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

I mean

Lower bumper a bit

Fit a towhook on that that is at a decent height

And angle some toob behind

And weld

And itd probably be allowed

[magic girder]

It needs to be on a sollid mounted piece to the chassis

[formal minnow]

Ah

So bumper thats lowered on some solid beams with reinforcement on that sint allowed?

[magic girder]

Thats should be allowed as long as its sollid mounted, with material thats strong enough

[formal minnow]

Some regular beams are probably good

Half cm steel usually so

[magic girder]

Probably but currently its not worth doing it for us

[formal minnow]

If u get to the camper stage itll probably be worth

As im geussing youd be having some mounts welded up etc for water tanks / battery banks

[magic girder]

Water tank will be on the inside

[magic girder]

Did the side markers, i like it

[upper copper]

Shhhh🤫🤫😅

[formal minnow]

lol

i just saw a reel on insta

moving floor in austria

police van

tilts left and the bridgee showed 99tons

😂

[upper copper]

Yup, seen that to, but this weight shuts down at 80 tons

[mellow socket]

It's to hot for work... at least the cab has AC 😛😭

[formal minnow]

If im at companys now and my cab isnt shaded by my box the engine isnt being shut off

Aslong as im within reach of it

[silver harness]

Hows your nighy going?

[magic girder]

Truck is parked, time for a week off

[formal minnow]

Nice

Enjoy

[raven gate]

is kooiker logistiek big?

a truck of it was at the company i work at the other day but that was a sails combi but the sails where from another company

[formal minnow]

they probably charter almost if not all loads

plenty of companys do that

we got one company who charters at us that is 70% minimum

just charters for our company

[magic girder]

We have about 150 ish trucks

[raven gate]

nah since the cab was kooiker

[magic girder]

We have currently 2 company collors, one from my old boss Brant Visser who sold the company to Kooiker,

[raven gate]

but the sails were something with volume transport on it

something with an a

man was delivering like 10 pallets for texel

[magic girder]

Althuisius, also part of the Kooiker group

[raven gate]

yes yes thats the one

[raven gate]

witte platen

[magic girder]

Before Kooiker bought Brant Visser, Kooiker was 2 company's Althuisius and Kooiker group, both where the same managment, but after Kooiker got Brantvisser they decided to make it in one large company Kooiker Logitiek

[magic girder]

We have a depot in Poland

[raven gate]

impressive

[magic girder]

And the drivers are paid dutch wages, its for the company easier to have a depot there with drivers since we do a lot of work there too

[raven gate]

nice

[formal minnow]

nice that they actually pay fair wages

[magic girder]

Most time a dutch driver goes from one of our warehouses to middle germany, and meets with one of the polish driver to swap trailers and than both go back, but sometimes the polish drivers also come to NL

[formal minnow]

so just trailer swapping

not even company to company

driving weeks in europe to then go back once

just drive to germany / netherlands warehouse

swap full trailer and go back

[austere tangle]

bet volvo had a field day quoting this repair...

[formal minnow]

i dont get these people

why cause more dmg

just get a recovery truck to lift u

or try remove the pole

[austere tangle]

exactly, trucks wrecked either way and it would take an hour at max to get it lifted off with recovery

[formal minnow]

can probably get the pole out

they probably reversed over it

open the door

and just ruin the plastic fender lining

and force it over forwards a bit

[shut frost]

🙃

[thick cedar]

I started at 4 am on Friday, I stood in Vecsés for 10 hours, I waited for the workers, it rained, I got home at 5 am on Saturday, at 10 am I already took the gravel off the truck, and then I wanted to wash the truck, but someone STOLE the washer...

[formal minnow]

i wouldve slept longer 😂

[fleet basin]

Summer nights

[formal minnow]

Nice

[mellow socket]

Gotta keep them roads in one piece

[formal minnow]

Ikagine having a construction truck

And your boss doesnt even give you beacons

[mellow socket]

My beacons are arriving soon 🤣 The window beacon is mine 🙃

[formal minnow]

[patent bolt]

Construction vehicles are required to have 360 degrees of warning lights here so that would be a big no no actually 😬

[formal minnow]

idk if its mandatory here

but like all i see have em

but alot of em dont have em visible from the back

cuz they have them on a little roofbar usually xD

[floral sundial]

😍

[silver harness]

Anyone knows any irl trucking discord servers

These nights get lonely sometimes so VC with truckers would be awesome

[formal minnow]

Id happily hop in a vc but im day driving

[neon valley]

tf is this

[dim hollow]

Garbage

[pastel vessel]

What is special on this picture tbh? I only see trucks on this pic

[formal minnow]

Low spec i geuss

Probably a option cheaper bumper cuz no fogs etc

Just noone cares to opt that

[kind kayak]

thats an arocs i guess, normally used as cunstruction site truck but its cheap so people give it their drivers

[lethal falcon]

Yeah I see them occasionally

Mercs are pretty cheap generally but yeah

[thick cedar]

Thats not an arocs, its an antos I think

[formal minnow]

Probably is yea

[patent bolt]

Yeah no, as far as I’m aware I doesn’t get delivered with neither a high cab nor a sleeper cab option like seen in the picture.

[magic girder]

Antos is the small brother, this is either the Actros or the Arocs, but i think personally its the Actros

Antos

Actros, same bumper style, only one i could find, the news article is from 2018, introducing the Actros in to middle east marked,

[lethal falcon]

We get it here too - Australia

[formal minnow]

Time to clean kolega mobil

[strong otter]

Lot of wood

[untold finch]

https://tenor.com/view/warband-gif-21312662

[formal minnow]

what

[raven gate]

oh oh oh you better hope the police dont see you driving

they will not like that

[thick cedar]

I actually took the rest, I didn't break any rules, I just didn't sleep, I worked.

[paper bear]

"I actually took the rest, I didn't break any rules, I just didn't sleep, I worked"

Translates to

I broke the rules by working through my rest 😂

[formal minnow]

if he knows he has to wait 10 hours

he couldve taken 9 hour break

ya know

[patent bolt]

Yeah no, think you need to go back and study some maths

If he stopped at 5am, unloaded gravel by 10am that’s a 5 hour period, a 9h daily rest can’t be split so that means that if he was on a 9h he would have had to unload by 6am then so yeah maths

[formal minnow]

i think he just means he cleared the gravel that was on his truck

seeing he drives curtain

and then wanted to wash it

[patent bolt]

Still maths boi

[regal smelt]

what's that lamp?

[random jacinth]

Brand new 2023 party boat my company built and launched in our local lake

[formal minnow]

Door

[strong otter]

Wtf

Your light comes on when door is open

[formal minnow]

Yeah?

Its a warning lifht specifially for the door

[patent bolt]

Yeah next gen Scanias have that too

[magic girder]

Filler here up again, she likes it

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

Nice

Lazer lights?

[summer valve]

Yup. Planning on putting few into the mask as well.

[formal minnow]

Nice

Isnt it a shared truck tho?

[summer valve]

It is

[formal minnow]

Cuz if so i hope ur coworkers dont break em

[formal minnow]

Niceee triple r’s like roof or perhaps something else?

[summer valve]

What?

[formal minnow]

Those are triple r’s arent they?

[summer valve]

Idk.

[formal minnow]

How u aint know

Someone gave em to u?

[summer valve]

They were there when we got the truck

[formal minnow]

Oh

I geuss i never noticed em

Tbf id never leave my lightbars on a vehicle

If id have to change / whatever

As they the most exspensive usually of the mods lol

[summer valve]

Fraction of the trucks cost so

[formal minnow]

i mean yes

but usually the driver paid for em

at my work we recently got osme new trucks

and the drivers got to add stuff

worklights for the back for got paid for

[summer valve]

Company paid for them.

[magic girder]

I stripped my previous truck completly to use it on my new truck

[formal minnow]

but they had to pay for their spots and whatever they want

company paid like 20%

but still

id take off what i can take off without leaving visible gaps

like little burner lights ya know not worth the hassle but

beacons? spotlights yeah

[magic girder]

Double burners are even worth taking off

[formal minnow]

i mean yeah

but alot wont

[magic girder]

The onlything left in my old truck where some red interior leds where half of them where broken so did not bother to take those out

[formal minnow]

because the company will half the time tell u to fix it

so remove all the wiring etc

[magic girder]

I installed them that its easy removable

[formal minnow]

im geussing u just wired ur burners

to the drl

[magic girder]

Nope, got them on a lighter plug, cables run into the cab

[formal minnow]

how hard was it to even wire em in to a button

cuz on my car i tried to wire it into the radio basicly

and i couldnt manage lol

[magic girder]

Don't have a spare button, otherwise i would have used a button

[formal minnow]

my coworker has it wired into some buttons on his scania

and he told me he wants to wire it up so he can change between the orange / white with whatever pos the button is on too

[magic girder]

But my red interior lights are wired into the stock red interior light cables

[formal minnow]

yea but thats good

that would be useless to set to a different button

aslong as it isnt "shining outside"

its legal

[magic girder]

Pretty easy, you have a constant and a switched plus behind the radio

[formal minnow]

but cops who ticket people for interior lights are ass

[formal minnow]

drill went brr

[magic girder]

Don't talk about those, had one 3 years ago, still need to recieve the ticket

[formal minnow]

lol

[magic girder]

Had a 24v foglight in my old truck as interior light

[formal minnow]

😂

nice and bright i bet

[magic girder]

Redlight district

[formal minnow]

pics?

[magic girder]

Need to look one up

[formal minnow]

i hope i have my license soon

my contract expires next month

so hopefully ill get renewed and signed for truck so i can finally get on the lessons lol

thats not too bad

also i saw one of your coworkers today lol

rigid brant visser

looked nice compared to your dirty truck

[magic girder]

Need some brighter leds for in my DAF, got 10w lights in them right now, want to go to 18w

[magic girder]

I have a clean truck

[formal minnow]

i mean

that volvo looked dirty

[magic girder]

Winter time pic

[formal minnow]

:D

[magic girder]

You even still can see the snow in the pic

[formal minnow]

ooh yea

i see

lol

[magic girder]

I really like my new CF, but damn, j miss those collors on it

[formal minnow]

i agree

it stands out a bit more

then the mainly white

[magic girder]

True

[formal minnow]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/Cq7jAePMMDm/ this is the new livery for our trucks

or atleast i presume its new

compared to the old just red with the name only

[magic girder]

Thats why i have green lightboxes

[formal minnow]

yea

[blissful edge]

@magic girder Please keep the following rule in mind when sharing pictures here:

2.17. Pictures, videos and other content that encourage dangerous driving are strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: using a mobile phone while driving on a public road if deemed unsafe, driving with excessive speed on a public road, showing illegal/unsafe/unfit vehicles and/or modifications.

[formal minnow]

we got one full white truck

oh so we gon moderate that

but not the kids who keep posting google stuff?

noone on the road at night = safe imo

but k

[blissful edge]

Report it and it will be taken care of.

[magic girder]

All our new trucks are white sadly enough

[formal minnow]

rip

[magic girder]

And all the Brant Visser trucks that are still on the road will be replaced with white too, although some still have a good few years to go before replacing

[cobalt onyx]

So far what I've seen, then pictures posted which isn't being driven by the person who posted it, have had it deleted and were informed that they would be better off posted in #photos. Where have you been?

[formal minnow]

well plenty of times its been there for ages

soo

but k

[magic girder]

Pic from a few years ago, but ok

@formal minnow

[formal minnow]

nice

[magic girder]

Red enough i think

[formal minnow]

there can always be more

but i geuss cops wont like

lol

had one zooming today with me behind him and he motioned for me to slow down

while he was driving reckleeess

😂

[magic girder]

My current lights can't be seen from outside, so want them brighter

[formal minnow]

:D

[summer valve]

Should get a new name plate for my truck in a few days

[magic girder]

Had multiple run ins with them about that, and i always did win, cause dashcam for the win

[magic girder]

Whats it gona say

[formal minnow]

this one was speeding then going into the smallest gap on the right

to then instantly merge right back

causing me to brake and him too cuz hes jjust

[summer valve]

Same as the current one but different colors without the FIN part

[formal minnow]

brain damage

[magic girder]

Ah oke what collor

[summer valve]

Pink plate with white text

[magic girder]

Almost had a collision with one a few years ago, honked my horn, he pulled me over for honking, i screwed him with my dashcam proving he was driving dangerous

[magic girder]

Nice

[formal minnow]

i wouldnt have done anything

take the ticket

fight it in court

and then shame him

its a shame i kinda needa save money because otherwise id definetly throw in a dashcam

just incase you know