irl-trucking

[blissful glade]

Thought it was sensor problems because it went on and off for a bit for some time and they found no fault and replaced whole charger but now it completely broke 🗣️‼️

[formal minnow]

f

i had that with my last van

garage near our company the "main" one

its just a sensor we replaced it

one week later on the highway lost all power

the converter just shot apparently

[magic girder]

Clean curtains 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[formal minnow]

[magic girder]

Someone filled up a little to much

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

mcdonalds!!!!!

[magic girder]

Yes, same industrial area

[lucid birch]

where 👀

[lilac pumice]

lol! perfectly middle aswell. hes sponsored by them surely

😂

[magic girder]

Drachten-A7

[magic girder]

Got enough points to eat for free at least twice

[lilac pumice]

haha nice 😂 whats your go to selection? 😄

[magic girder]

Double big tasty menu large

[lilac pumice]

sounds nice, actually have to go to micy ds again sometimes, i usually opt for bk or avoid them, allthough both of their nuggets are always a safe yes

[magic girder]

Its pretty good, the 20 piece nuggets of mc is pretty good too

[lilac pumice]

yea mc nuggets are always a safe reliable bet

[magic girder]

True

[lucid birch]

[magic girder]

Mcdonalds everywhere👐👐👐

[cobalt onyx]

He's a McDriver

[lucid birch]

Yesss

[blissful glade]

Substitute while my streamline is being worked on

First time I drive an S series

The cab size is nuts compared to anything

[spiral jetty]

Whats the brand of the crane?

I normally only use Fassi and Palfinger

Thats a Fassi 710

Which also normally uses a L214 Flyjib.

[formal minnow]

nice rig

[spiral jetty]

Yep! Scania 540 XT

I believe we also have a Scania 620 V8 sitting around awaiting a crane to be placed on it... Laws in our country only permits a certain weight on each axle and they got a Fassi 820 for it but its slightly too heavy for the weight our law permits

[blissful glade]

I've always wanted to do hiab

But they pay nothing lol

[spiral jetty]

In my country the pay is pretty good for them.

[blissful glade]

Yeah I mean they do pay a livable wage but compared to my job (international driving) it's like 40-50% less

And I'm used to a higher wage

So would require some adjusting

One day for sure when I'm more settled

Its mostly a pretty stable 7-16 job here

[spiral jetty]

Yeah.

[blissful glade]

I enjoy working a lot though also, keeps my life in balance 😅

[spiral jetty]

Thats the main thing! Gotta enjoy what you do!

[formal minnow]

nice

[formal minnow]

well ofcourse

but like alot of that 40/50% difference is probably extra pay for food sleeping in truck etc im geussing

i always loved the look of the xt's im planning to make a 1:14 one soon of one perhaps lol

[spiral jetty]

I got a Volvo FH RC tow truck I’m still building haha

[formal minnow]

very nice

i may buy that kit soon depends

currently working on a 4x2 scania and next project is a xt tow truck possibly :D

[blissful glade]

Yeah for me it's hourly extra by like 5euros + sleeping in truck

More paid for pulling a trailer

• experience years, also some personal stuff

But I mean u do trade off all life at home

Which I don't have right now so

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[formal minnow]

yeah

benefit if u live alone

grind truck live in it if u dont mind depending on company etc

get some more money

[blissful glade]

I also don't have my own home so I save a ridiculous amount there

[formal minnow]

and then when u setlle can use that money

oh yeah u must be saving like 1500-2000 a month then

probably more depending how u spend money on food

[blissful glade]

Nah more like 600-1000

Its just rent

And some other stuff

I pay for my own food etc

[formal minnow]

u dont get food money?

[blissful glade]

Oh no I meant at home

[formal minnow]

right

xD

we have only one trucker at our company who sleeps in the truck

[blissful glade]

I get like 63 euros if I sleep in a foreign country and around 30 if I sleep in my own country

[formal minnow]

but he lives like on the other side of country so he goes home on wednesday with a full trailer and then goes home on weekend ofc

[blissful glade]

For each night

[formal minnow]

aint it meant to be the same no matter if home country or not

because your meant to be able to pay for breakfast lunch and dinner technically + a shower

[blissful glade]

Idk other countries but for our union wages it's that

60 something per day spent sleeping outside your own country

This includes the food etc

But it's not like u spend that much per food daily lol

[formal minnow]

definetly not

especially if u invest some money

into a little propane burner

and try to burn food / meal prep at home

not burn

meant cook

[blissful glade]

For sure, if u wanna go that route but I just live off of protein bars and ready made meals usually because I'm too lazy

[formal minnow]

i mean that works too

[blissful glade]

Those bars are expensive asf though

[formal minnow]

theres plenty of ready meals that arent too pricey and still healthy

my goal is once i get my license and am free of that company

to see if i want to go long distance

i kinda want to drive to scotland/ ireland or finland etc

[blissful glade]

Tbh, I wish I would have stayed at my first job which was van deliveries, it didnt pay as good ofc but I got used to it and it was easy + 8 hour days And had a life outside

Now I'm so used to this life I feel weird and unsettled once I get home

[formal minnow]

i drive van right now

its rare lately for me to get 8hours

😂

always more

[blissful glade]

It kind of makes me depressed even when I get home

Ah well I drove for a big government company so hours were heavily regulated

[formal minnow]

yeah

thats the benefit of government

theyll hire enough people

rather then pay overtime

[blissful glade]

Unget also benefits etc

[formal minnow]

oh yeah for sure

[blissful glade]

Always choose gov companies if u can

[formal minnow]

alltough depending where you live theres rules on what companies must give you

[formal minnow]

only real trucking i know of here for government is internal mail maybe

and thats by vans

thats the only thing ive seen

[blissful glade]

Mmmm yeah, I mean everyone is required to do certain things here but 90% do hoops around the laws

[formal minnow]

might be interesting perhaps to join the police in their transport division or firefighters

the police have a tow devision too

wich kinda interests me

[blissful glade]

Like i don't get paid anything for night, or evening

Or anything for that matter lol

I just get hourly stable + the daily bonus for staying elsewhere

[formal minnow]

arent u meant to be paid like a certain amount of % of your hourly normally

for the time off in truck

lol

[summer valve]

The only government owned transport company here is Posti

[blissful glade]

No, once my work ends etc it's free time

[formal minnow]

yeah but your still bound to be with your truck 99% of the time

so u have "free" time

[blissful glade]

That's basically what the 60/30 extra per day is for kinsa

[formal minnow]

but its not really free

nah

[blissful glade]

Yup

[formal minnow]

that is meant to be for food

[blissful glade]

No u don't get paid for that here

[formal minnow]

i would never work if they dont pay my food

like paying my own lunch now normal

but if im staying in a truck for company working for u u can give me food money

even if i mealprep and save most of it lol

[blissful glade]

They pay for hotel if u have to stay elsewhere for the weekend

Because they'd get In trouble legally if they refused to

[formal minnow]

i mean

thats for the what was it 48h break right

[blissful glade]

But like, this is the truth of trucking

[formal minnow]

cant spend that in cab in most places

[blissful glade]

A lot do

Lots of ppl in our company do that because they live so far that there's no point going home

So they live in the truck most of the time

And (as far as I know) they don't get paid for it loo

[formal minnow]

here the trucker takes the truck home

[blissful glade]

Lol

[formal minnow]

who works far

but its just planned so he ends near his house

[blissful glade]

Oh that's not possible with my job because we start south Finland and end here 99% of the time because ferries leave and go here

[formal minnow]

and the only others who take trucks / trailer home are the charters

[blissful glade]

However I live 20km away from our base at south and I still am not "allowed" to take my truck home

[formal minnow]

makes sense

no reason to take it home if u live that close

[summer valve]

I just leave my truck at the local Posti terminal. Surveillance plus gates

[formal minnow]

isnt ur truck shifts anyways

so if ud take it home u have a mad boss

lol

[summer valve]

Yup

[blissful glade]

Truck driving in general just sucks ass

Like realistically speaking, if u get a trailer license

U have no Life after that

[summer valve]

I still got a life

[blissful glade]

1. U get paid nothing because no hours or 2. If u want to be paid something you work hours

[formal minnow]

i wouldnt say get paid nothing

because im on van right now

[blissful glade]

Or if you want to do night shift ur days are ruined (for me because I cannot stand night shift only schedules) even then, the average day is 10-14 hours, and if I get one day off to compensate that I just sleep most of it

[formal minnow]

and i earn around 2400 minimum

[summer valve]

I work 10.5 hour shifts (16:30-3:00) 4/5 days a week and I'm enjoying every bit of it

[blissful glade]

Idk I have a love hate relationship with it but mostly I just wish I completed my electrician school

Lmao

[formal minnow]

i mean

you can always change jobs

[blissful glade]

Yeh well I quit school early stages so I'd have to redo years of studying, and I can't afford that

[summer valve]

Education is free in Finland. How can't you afford something that's literally free?

[formal minnow]

skill issue

[blissful glade]

Bills..?

Lol

[summer valve]

Kela?

[blissful glade]

If I went from 3500-4500 monthly to 1000 monthly

I would not be ol

Ok

[formal minnow]

didnt u say u have no rent cost

[summer valve]

Just work at your local McDonald's while studying

[blissful glade]

I pay rent but not as much

[formal minnow]

hesburger better

[summer valve]

Facts.

[blissful glade]

I could still do truck driving on the side obviously I wouldn't settle for less

But it's one of those things where I'm fine 90% of the time

I'm not gonna make big life decisions because of that 10%

I enjoy this for now, as I said before once I get settled etc I'll go for a 7-16 hiab or something job locally

I think that's my endgame

Or maybe I'll be stuck driving Scandinavia like all the other geezers

[summer valve]

Personally I wouldn't even consider going back to morning shifts

[blissful glade]

My ADHD does not like me spending early day at home before work

I am literally unable to live life

So I need to go work as soon as I wake up

Get it over with

[summer valve]

Meanwhile I needed like 30 alarms to wake up when I was at my old job doing morning shifts

[formal minnow]

i dont need 30 alarms

i mean i do

but for work i just dont ignore it

i think if i had a choice id love night work

[blissful glade]

I used to drive groceries/dairy etc, woke up at 1-2am for 3 years

I was literally dreaming about 5-6 am mornings

Ugh

Graveyard shifts are brutal

I was so sleep deprived

[summer valve]

I used to deliver coffins. Used to wake up at 5-6am

It was pain tbf

[formal minnow]

atleast the customers cant complain

[blissful glade]

Yea people's bodies work differently, best natural schedule for me would probably be 10-11am onwards

[summer valve]

They can't complain to me now either. I never meet them

Postirunko FTW

[formal minnow]

do u even unload or load yourself?

besides signing in

[summer valve]

Nope

[formal minnow]

nice

last week i had 2 times

i had others load me lol

[summer valve]

I just change the trailer and container

[formal minnow]

i was like u know

u want me on a dock? fine

but that means im putting my gate underneith and just not opening the side door

[blissful glade]

I used to do that for schenker

Holy shit it is boring

I mean it's the same kinda now for driving Scandinavia Schenker but just longer distance 😅

I'm not allowed to touch anything usually

[summer valve]

Today they didn't load almost anything to my trailer and nothing on my container in Vantaa. When I was about to leave, I just went by the office to grab a empty load sheet for the container. The person at the office was like "Why didn't you load anything?", i just said "Not my job, don't complain to me about it"

[blissful glade]

Sounds like everything's working as intended

No one has a a clue about anything as usual

[summer valve]

I left 20 minutes after schedule so they had time to load

[blissful glade]

Our company also has I think majority trucks running between posti seinäjoki > Oulu - Jyväskylä - vantaa

Also done some runs myself between Vantaa/Helsinki and seinäjoki

[verbal cape]

Effer

[verbal cape]

Slt?

[gloomy summit]

Probably

[lucid birch]

Passed my truck driving exam

Im officially a truck driver

[thick cedar]

Ayo nice Rowan congratulations

[lucid birch]

Thanksssssss

[verbal cape]

You can start at our company right away 😄

[lucid birch]

Im already at a amazing company.

[verbal cape]

Concrete everywhere 😮‍💨

[formal minnow]

u driving this or

[formal minnow]

full c+e now?

[lucid birch]

C

[formal minnow]

ah

do u guys drive just c combi's

[lucid birch]

Yes we got C trucks

[formal minnow]

i mean yeah

but all i see usually got a trailer

lol

[lucid birch]

yes because the C trucks don't go that far.

around amersfoort sometimes amsterdam

[formal minnow]

ah

geuss they go into the city mainly

[lucid birch]

Ya sometimes they also go to assen etc

[formal minnow]

i mean itll teach u how to maneuvre in tight spots early

[lucid birch]

but mainly around the havi depot

[formal minnow]

so i geuss if im in the amersfoort region i shall flash every havi truck with no trailer

[lucid birch]

Yes

[gloomy summit]

Nah

[formal minnow]

#photos

[gloomy summit]

gotta wait a few years :)

[gloomy summit]

Its still real life trucking. No matter If im driving it or someone else from my family

[formal minnow]

read the channel banner

[gloomy summit]

its still Real Life Trucking.

[formal minnow]

your not driving it tho

[gloomy summit]

you're*

• It does not say that you need to be the driver to post pictures of a truck :)

[formal minnow]

the fact it says share pictures of YOUR TRUCK should be the hint

aka you must either own it or be the operator of that

[gloomy summit]

• my dad drove it, so why should I not be allowed to post it here?

[formal minnow]

because it litterally says so in the channel rules

[gloomy summit]

there is still no point in aguring it does not change anything does it?

[gloomy summit]

ohh that message, I didn't see that mb

[formal minnow]

...

was saying that it was there but k

[gloomy summit]

Sorry for being on mobile 💀

[formal minnow]

[thick cedar]

What these people have said

[gloomy summit]

well I'd know it when you would've called it chat description, but my bad :)

should I just move the pics to #photos

[formal minnow]

channel description

is same thing

[lucid birch]

Oh hello Moderator

[thick cedar]

[thick cedar]

would be appreciated

[gloomy summit]

Alright :D

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

[silent bough]

could be longer

[summer valve]

True. But I transport what I'm given.

[patent bolt]

You repeating what you’ve heard before?

[silent bough]

hey now friendly fire isnt nice

[patent bolt]

Sorry it was too good of a chance to miss

But nah you cool dude!

[magic girder]

And that was another night done, now time for some sleep

[round coral]

First week on an artic since passing last year in August

Beep beep

[magic girder]

Driving with the lowrider tonight

[lilac pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/alan-kim-music-video-every-summertime-stank-face-no-gif-22686287

[formal minnow]

Just looks stupid xD

[tawny moth]

You’ve been at Delisle a while now no? @uncut vapor

When will they give you a Scania

[uncut vapor]

I’m working for Delisle since October 2021

I’m waiting the next generation of Mercedes incoming in 2024

this year we received 250 new trucks

Mercedes MP5 450, Scania 460R, DAF XF and XG 480, Renault T Evo 480

[lucid birch]

Goodlooking truck 👀

Only bad part is it being a mercedes

[lucid birch]

Slowly learning to put trucks on a dock.

(I dont have trailer license)

[formal minnow]

Training i geuss?

Nice

[lucid birch]

no driver instructor or anything

just practising by myself 😄

[uncut vapor]

I like Mercedes but we have some Scania 460R now

[patent bolt]

That’s not a Scania

That’s a freak of nature missing the spoiler kit

Also lacking the extra high beams like what

[lucid birch]

Thats a cheap scania

but the colors look sickk

[formal minnow]

I mean yeah ofc

[formal minnow]

Didnt u have one for a while

[uncut vapor]

There is no need for it in the tank because it will add weight and generate overconsumption of diesel

[uncut vapor]

We don't need additional lights, we are driving during the day. This makes it possible to have a cheaper truck and better pay its drivers.

[uncut vapor]

No

[patent bolt]

That's not fully true, the spoiler kit does barely weigh anything and it would also help direct the winds away from the tank basically, causing the vehicle to be more aerodynamic and thus lowering the fuel consumption

[magic girder]

With tank trailers a spoiler set can increase fuel consumption, with the distance betweem the cab and trailer, the air will be come trapped inside the spoilers causing drag, and without spoilers that drag will be taken away

And with the round model of the tank there is nothing for the spoilers to guide are around

[blissful glade]

That looks like the most ghetto version Scania I've ever seen

Does it have bus seats inside as well, with old model gauges

I guess at least u have the chrome rims

Which I want

[magic girder]

Alcoa is lighter than steel, so weight savings, more load

[blissful glade]

Yeah if they're real

More often than not they're just put on top

For the looks

Idk what the material is called but ye

[magic girder]

Those look like real alcoa, or atleast polished alu rims

A alcoa is around 20 to 25 kg, a steel is between 35 to 45 kg depending on tire width

[blissful glade]

Yeah, but they're expensive af so people just get polished on top of steel for the looks

Since the weight is so minimal for 99% of loads

[magic girder]

For some companies it can be having a full load, or driving on 95% can be a big difference

[lucid birch]

Guess who is driving today!

2 adresses to unload.

[patent bolt]

I’d say simple science says that the wind will try and get in right behind the truck in this case and therefore hit the front wall of the tank on the widest spot.

A proper spoiler set delivered from factory from Scania would not really increase any fuel consumption as it follows the cab design just extends it slightly causing the air that would in this case sneak in behind the truck to instead follow the lines of the tank

[blissful glade]

Ye but I'm a box pleb so I don't have to focus on weight ever maybe for bulk drivers since they can weight it up to the 10s

Unless u do groupage or something and u can add 1 or 2 more boxes

Or a lot of other drivers actually, but yeah I mean I don't know if nowadays price politics allow you to gain more money than you lost on less weighing wheels except in maybe 10 years 😂

[magic girder]

Well, think a little different, you have a bulk company, running 10 trucks, you saved some weight on those trucks and trailers so they each can hold 1000 kg more, those 10 trucks do each 2 trips a day, that a total of 20 tons they haulled more, that almost 1 full trailer, that means you have 1 truck a day less on the road, if you habe 100 trucks, you have 10 trucks less on the road, if you than do the math, its a no brainer for a company to have a light truck, it saves 200k in buying 1 truck plus the fuel plus taxes, insurance and driver pay, its a massive chunk of money

Lets say a normal truck can hold 24 tons, and you know can do 25 tons, thats a big increase in what you can haul, and also what you can save in a year, with 1 truck its not a big difference, but when talkin about a fleet, its a lot

[formal minnow]

@uncut vapor more cheap truck

And he has more lights then u

[magic girder]

Lights are nice, but if it has no lights, and boss man doesn't want lights, well its his truck.
My truck has lights because my boss also want his people to have a good work enviroment and wants people to be happy, but if he decided to not allow it, well, its his choice

[formal minnow]

Aint u on morning shift?

Tf u doin so late at work

[lucid birch]

I switched to evening shifts Saturday

And was sunday off

And now just helping the shift leader of the loading crew

With docking trucks and closing the doors.

[magic girder]

When you are in a whatsapp group of night drivers, then you have suddenly 10 live locations going on, now its only 10, but sometimes its 20

[formal minnow]

Ah

[formal minnow]

Hahaha

If im ever doing night i need in

Need to flashy flashy at nice trucks lmao

[magic girder]

This is a group off about 30 people, most are driving either for DHL, DPD, Postnl, and carparts, so do different types of work depending kn times, an we indeed share locations to see where someone else is driving so we can do flashy flashy, and overal have fun

[magic girder]

Its not easy to get in, this is a pretty close friend group

[formal minnow]

Ah

[magic girder]

Stuck in traffic?

[summer valve]

Just some roadwork

[magic girder]

Not to bad then

[formal minnow]

I was on a16 just now but didnt see u @magic girder

U passed yet otw home or

[magic girder]

I'm not on the A16

A27

[lucid birch]

Im on the A28 at meppel

Going to Amersfoort

[magic girder]

I'm A27 Lexmond, came from Zwolle

[lucid birch]

Will pass zwolle in a few min

[magic girder]

Left there 1.5 hours ago

[lucid birch]

I left Amersfoort at 15:30

6mcdonalds towards groningen and now empty back.

[magic girder]

Nice

Started at 17.30, wont be done till 5.30 atleast

[formal minnow]

Ah

Ye i forgot u go the other way

I was like i just landed maybe ill see him

[magic girder]

Just got onto the A15

[magic girder]

Yep, i've always been the other way

[formal minnow]

Ah

I destroyed my suitcase just now woops

[formal minnow]

Towards? Nijmegen or

[magic girder]

Roosendaal, so Rotterdam

Then taking the N3 and then A16, A17

[formal minnow]

Oh man

So u were goin my way

Do u still needa have ur break?

[magic girder]

I take my 45 im Roosendaal

[formal minnow]

Ah

If u were close to take it and did it at n3 at the parking at a15 ramp

Id have drove to u

Cuz thts close to me

[magic girder]

I'm 3 km from the N3

[formal minnow]

Itll take me 10/15 mins

To get to the a15 part

[magic girder]

Thats too long

Only 700 meters

[formal minnow]

Ah

[magic girder]

And the Mc on the A16 N3

[formal minnow]

So

Ur going to a15 still right

Cuz itll take u like 10 mins to cross

To get to the a15 part

[magic girder]

I'm.now exiting

[formal minnow]

Should i come or

Cuz im geussin u wont stop lol

[magic girder]

I'm not really stopping although i could for a few.minutes on the A16 before the bridge

[formal minnow]

What bridge

Show me location

[magic girder]

Moerdijkbrug

[formal minnow]

Ah yeah no too far

[magic girder]

On the N3 now

[formal minnow]

Another time

[magic girder]

Will.let you know tommorow when o enter the A15

[formal minnow]

Alright

[magic girder]

Thats a 15 min to the N3

[formal minnow]

I am on the a15 side

So alblasserdam/ nieuw lekkerland side

Botersloot parking is where id go to then try spot u i geuss haha

Id needa know what way u come so im on the right spot

[magic girder]

I could take the N214 tommorow

[formal minnow]

This side is what im on

So the a15 to n3 near the speedcam

If id come

[magic girder]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mVuGty7DYuN8Y4jF6

I can take this road

https://maps.app.goo.gl/PzrYGkvkgwnL7STW7
Is this doable for you

[formal minnow]

Yeah that is doable for me next time

Id be on that road either ways

That roundabout is where i usually turn off towards de krom

So ud be comming from the dordrecht side usually then to there right

Because i dont think ud be able to stop there with your truck if thats the case

Because its not really suitable for trucks to turn off if ur going towards gorinchem

[magic girder]

The fuelstation is easy for me to reack, i'm coming from the A27/Gorichem side, going towards Dordrecht, on my way back to Drachtem thats gona be tight indeeed

Would be the same time as today tomorrow

[formal minnow]

Would u be able tos top tho or just pass trough towards gorinchem

Or are u comming from there cuz im confused rn xD

[magic girder]

I'm able to stop there, i'm comming from Zwolle to Roosendaal, and then i go back to Drachten, and on my way from Zwolle to Roosendaal i can stop there, on the A27 i can take exit Meerkerk and drive via the N214 to Dordrecht N3

[formal minnow]

Ah yea then u can stop ther

Should i dm my phone number so u can call when your like 20 ish mins out

So i can be there in time

[magic girder]

Sure

[formal minnow]

Awesome

[formal minnow]

U can take exit 21 too it was i think on the a15

Not sure what is easier i forgot wich one exactly

Alltough traffic is probably not a issue so

[magic girder]

Is for me a longer way around, since i'm already on the A27 comming from Utrecht, so taking the A15 and then exiting is a lot longer, and the route i take if driven that before if the A15 is closed

[formal minnow]

Ah yea

I always forget when theres a jam and im on a27 heading back

What exit it is on a15 to go paralel basicly

But i geuss i can indeed go off waaay sooner

[magic girder]

Just take exit Meerkerk on the A27, and you are directly on the N214

[formal minnow]

Because around gorinchem the junction area its always a clusterload of bs when its around 4 pm

[formal minnow]

Oo i shall try remember that

Imma put some drinks in the fridge i brought home from scotland if ill remember i shall bring u a can

[magic girder]

Sounds good

[magic girder]

Redlight district

[lucid birch]

@formal minnow Stalker

[formal minnow]

No

[formal minnow]

U stalked me

I havent stalked u so far

[lucid birch]

U did stalk me

#irl-trucking message

[formal minnow]

I was in zaandam

And then u were like oh i am too

Why do u find that so fast

[magic girder]

@formal minnow Sent you a message

[lucid birch]

Search function on discord

[formal minnow]

I saw

[lucid birch]

Just did this

And found it in 1min

[formal minnow]

Ah

Fair enough

[lucid birch]

[formal minnow]

Didnt know u could search for mentions

[magic girder]

You can search for a lot

[formal minnow]

Rowan

If u are at mcdonalds at alblasserdam or dordrecht n3 when u get ce let me know

And i come stalk again

If i dont have work cuz u are also night shift mainly

[lucid birch]

Night shift mainly?

2 weeks early

2 weeks evening

Ever month

[formal minnow]

Ah

I tought u were always either night or day

I geuss u can choose to do both?

[lucid birch]

I cant choose

Its or fully evening

Or 1 week early 1 week evening

[formal minnow]

Ah

[magic girder]

@lucid birch maybe i stalk you one day at A7 Drachten

[lucid birch]

I wil knippie knippie to you

[magic girder]

Let me know if you have to go there, or the one in Dokkum

[lucid birch]

Dokkum!

[formal minnow]

I would knippie to you but i never know where u will go

Ir me

[lucid birch]

[magic girder]

Just knippie knippie to all Havi trucks

[lucid birch]

Yes

[magic girder]

One time you will have the right one

[formal minnow]

Haha i should

Just hard to tell ppl say to me

If a van dkes it

Specially since im usually left lane so they may think i tell ppl to move

Alltough i think my van has markings now ill show it on Monday

Then if u see those u know to knippie

[magic girder]

People know to knippie to me because of my lights

[formal minnow]

Ye

Yours stand out so easy

But thats i think because your double burners are lower then usual

• yellow trailer stand out even more

[magic girder]

And i have green light boxes

[formal minnow]

Since when

[magic girder]

Since a long time

[formal minnow]

Ooo those

I tought with way u said it it be in your boxes on top

I saw quite a few trucks in scotland wich had green leds on the front

Green lights in highbeams too when it normally be a white or orange

U cant do that here bcuz cops will destroy you

[magic girder]

I gona order some yellow leds for in the skylights soon too, and might buy a set of yellow headlights too

[formal minnow]

Nice

I still need to buy for my car xenon headlamp

And yellow fogs / drl

It is legal to go trough apk with yellow right?

[magic girder]

Fully legal, yellow is a allowed collor

[formal minnow]

Maybe by end of next year ill have changed my car for bigger smth cuz my hobby

If so its getting full “truckstyle”

Full yellow beacons

Trainhorn if i can find the space xD

[magic girder]

But both your headlights and fogs need to be yellow, also your highbeams

[formal minnow]

Oh?

So i cant have white headlights

But yellow fogs

Thats kind of stoopid

[lucid birch]

@formal minnow Just get ur truck license

And get a real job

[formal minnow]

My contract us extended

And it should be as trucker

Unless cuz i had vacation they decided to screw me over and change it but

If not i should be starting as soon as one of the 2 new drivers gets ce

As we only have 3 c trucks and one is permanently on his so

[magic girder]

Officially they have to be yellow then too, or your fogs white

[formal minnow]

Right

Maybe ill buy cheap cheap yellows for apk

Will see

Unless i can buy led yellows so i dont lose much visibility wise

[magic girder]

I was thinking of led too, but i can egt lights pretty cheap

I have a company acount at my local car parts shop, they also over 24v lights etc, so i can buy them a lot cheaper therez mostly for a 25 to 35% discount over normal price

[formal minnow]

Oh wow

I need discount xD

Im a dutchie i want cheaper

Im sure 24v wont work in cars tho would it

[magic girder]

I also can get 12v

Even 6v if needed

[magic girder]

It saved me a few over the years, i think around 2500 euro

[formal minnow]

I mean

Especially if they sell stuff for trucks etc loght wise

Itll be a massive difference so fast

[formal minnow]

Nice

I got no clue wich lights id need to get for my car

[magic girder]

I only need my license plate or the plate from the car i'm working on, and i can order what i need, its pretty easy when you are a hobby mechanic too, have my own shoplift, compressed air, and tons of tools.

Although they sell 24v lights, and also relais etc, they don't do things like brakes or other large stuff for trucks, cause they are a company thats specialized in cars, but companies they supply sometimes to light work on trucks or on vans that use the 24v system

[formal minnow]

Ye

49-zvn-5 do they tel u what lights are available for this by chance

When u have skme time to check ofc

[magic girder]

Timingbelt change no problem, clutch worn, i can replace it, fuelpump bad, no problem, the only thing i can't do is tires, cause those machines are way to expensive for me to afford

[magic girder]

I need to visit them today, need to order some oil and a oil filter for my own car, so no problem, will ask them, its most likely H7, as thats the most common

[formal minnow]

H4 afaik

[formal minnow]

Must be nice

I hope to someday have some space to work on cars

And just learn as i go

[magic girder]

I have a 180m2 shed to work on cars, my Scania is there also stored

[magic girder]

I went to school for it

[magic girder]

I have a full kitchen, toilet, office space, 240v normal and 380v shop power, solarpanels, 5 meter wide and 4 meter high door, aircompressor, 2 collum car lift, a second floor with storage and another office, full led lights

Bassicly a full workshop

[formal minnow]

Nice

[formal minnow]

Thats good

I didnt

Only one way to learn

Just take it apart and try to remember how it goes back lol

But yeah having a full shop basicly must be amazing

Ill talk to u later tho imma go sleep

[magic girder]

Its not always thats easy, especially on newer cars, lots of things have to be torqued to spec, or they will leak/fail,

[formal minnow]

Gotta do groceries shopping tmrw

[formal minnow]

Yeah

Id hate working on new new cars

All the stupid electronics etc

[magic girder]

Have a good night

[formal minnow]

Ty

[magic girder]

I actually enjoy working on electronics, love to run cables for hooking up lights etc

[formal minnow]

Nice

If id live closerby id ask u to show me how lol

Because mine are hooked up but i want it done “properly” via fusebox etc but eh

Its got its own fuse my lightbar itll be fineee

Just needa replace the cable or hook it into my headlight unit some point

[magic girder]

Well, its a 2.5 to 3 hour drive for you

[formal minnow]

Yea thats why i said if id live closer haha

[patent bolt]

98 and 99 😎🤟🏼

[magic girder]

@formal minnow

[formal minnow]

Stoppid gaa station lights

@magic girder

[magic girder]

Meet and greet, was nice meeting you

[formal minnow]

it was very nice

i hope you enjoy the soda

[magic girder]

Will open it in Roosendaal when i take my 30 minutes

[formal minnow]

enjoy it

[magic girder]

Will do

[formal minnow]

hopefully someday knippie knippie when im in a truck aswell ❤️

[magic girder]

Only time will tell

[formal minnow]

if i go into containers i will be able to do night

ah somehow my dashcam didnt capture when we left

wait it did

[formal minnow]

posting it in a min or so

[lucid birch]

idiot meets idiot

welcome to trucker life

[formal minnow]

[magic girder]

https://m.facebook.com/groups/truckersfightingfortruckers/permalink/6053945518043648/?ref=share

How, just how

[formal minnow]

😂

thats what i wonder too

maybe extreme wind gusts?

as it was really stormy in italy

its also a frigo

so strong wind + maybe load still hanging on one side

alltough the doors are closed of trailer still possible tho perhaps idk

[summer valve]

Hydraulic line broke from the rear lift. Lovely stuff

[patent bolt]

I had that happen to me while at a customer once with the lift more than half way down and it started pissing out oil as a hose burst, fully loaded trailer so couldn't unload and I couldn't get the lift up since it was leaking basically just emptying all the oil if I tried to move it.

[summer valve]

Luckily mine was still pretty up. Called my boss, he told me to drive to Volvo which was 2.2km away. So I did. They told me to drive to VAK which was pretty much across the road where the line broke. So I drove to VAK for them to tell that they can give me a time for Monday. Changed it in their parking lot in 5 minutes

[summer valve]

[formal minnow]

lmao

thats why my company just calls the dealer

in the hopes of not needing to go back and forth

[formal minnow]

Nicee

[formal minnow]

anyone here going to assen truckshow tomorrow?

@lucid birch ?

[lucid birch]

Yes 2 days

[thick cedar]

Avarge Hungarian weekend.

[cobalt onyx]

Do you drive any of those?

[thick cedar]

the first one

[formal minnow]

ah bit late

as in i didnt see xd

ur working im geussing or

[lucid birch]

No?

Im there 2 days

[formal minnow]

nice

i dont think ill go tmrw because of the fact i needa be up at 5am monday lol

[magic girder]

I'm only going to the Uittocht

[silent bough]

average volvo

[patent bolt]

[formal minnow]

yeah im going next year lol

[formal minnow]

nice

[lucid birch]

You drive this?

[round coral]

What does

[formal minnow]

So low with such massive trailer

[round coral]

Welcome to the UK

[formal minnow]

Nice

[formal minnow]

Ive had companies offer soda as a different thing if i dont want coffee/ thea cuz i dont drink it

Today i got offered icecream

[fathom sinew]

We were unloading our truck and then a guy wanted to unload his van to another company that was right next to us and he couldn't fit in there because of us. I said to him that he should wait till we unload our cargo which would take 20-30 minutes, I guess he was not listening to me so he tried to fit in there and then this happened.. We firstly couldn't open the driver doors because of it but then we tried to push a little harder to open it and it did. Tomorrow she is going to service

[patent bolt]

So do you drive that?

[fathom sinew]

well not me but my godfather

[fathom sinew]

oh yeah, sorry

[patent bolt]

Ha dude be lacking nick and PF so I legit thought it was Capri that posted that

[formal minnow]

why

im not white plate bandito

[patent bolt]

Why you ask? Because of the reasons I stated in that message duuuhhhh

[formal minnow]

ah

well he shows to have a nick for me so

[patent bolt]

Now yes, didn’t before

[formal minnow]

ah fair enough

@lucid birch are u on early shift this week?

[lucid birch]

Yes

[lucid birch]

I gof Amsterdam tomorrow

City central

[formal minnow]

ooh ill let u know if im in amsterdam region

7am start so the chance is there

[lucid birch]

I leave amsterdam around 9am ish

Only got 3 adresses

Then once back at the company i got 3 more

I be in Amsterdam around 6:30

[formal minnow]

Oh yeah ill be waaaay later

If i do get amsterdam or surrounding

[magic girder]

Finally some music in the rear of the cab

[formal minnow]

Nice

[verbal cape]

I need that climate controle

I got the semi auto climate controle(ATC) and it works like shit 😅

Volvo is already 2 and a half week busy with painting 8 wheel hubs 🥸

Truck is only 8 months late as we speak 😮‍💨

[magic girder]

Its a pretty good system, i has the AC and night heater both build in, only thing i don't like about it is that when i have it set on defrost i can not control the temp, it sets it on high, can't set it lower than

[atomic ingot]

Did anyone take part in the Dutch truck festival?

[magic girder]

Tipical ovlov

[verbal cape]

I got this

[magic girder]

Been to the Uittocht, the moment all trucks do exit the racetrack towards home

[magic girder]

Also not a bad system

[atomic ingot]

There's a Stania in China.

[magic girder]

Yes, if seen the pictures

[verbal cape]

If it would work as it’s suppose to

[magic girder]

Had the same system in my 2008 cf, always worked great

[atomic ingot]

yeah

[formal minnow]

Apparently the rumors are they just shipped to poland and drove from there

Instead of from china lol

[lucid birch]

They came from paris

First from shanghai to paris

To Assen

[formal minnow]

Make sure to knippie if u see me

Now recognisable

[rain skiff]

My new 860

[rain skiff]

Better pic

[formal minnow]

nice

[magic girder]

I'm not a ovlov fan, but i wish you many save miles with it

[formal minnow]

i saw a old volvo vnl monday

4x2

didnt take pics cuz driving but i really like them

just think if theyre in full us spec its useless anywhere but america but theyre made for there ofc

untill u go into the city lol

[magic girder]

Den Hartogh does use one for daily work

[magic girder]

Was it a VNL or a NH, the NH does use the FH cab with a first gen VNL nose

[formal minnow]

pretty sure it was the nh

purple/ pink ish with a flatbed

[formal minnow]

yeah i see this one sometimes

tbf for tank transport thats fine

as they almost never really need to reverse as its avoided lol

[magic girder]

Got them finaly mounted how i want them, i might make some better speaker boxes soon, but for now👌👌👌👂👂👂👂

[formal minnow]

nice

[rain skiff]

Ty

Only real issue I encounter on any volvo that i drove was the air dryer not working or leaking to the point that I get put out of service

[magic girder]

One of the reasons i don't like ovlov, have got enough experience with them

[summer valve]

I love volvo. It's the truck brand I've experienced least issues in.

[pseudo hull]

Wow beautiful

[magic girder]

The Far-Far-away price was for the Chinese truck

[patent bolt]

That’s a nice one 🤌🏼

I’ll take one plz

Also nights are getting darker now again

[rain skiff]

I still have the 760 I just have a driver in it now

[patent bolt]

I can be your new driver, fire the other one

[rain skiff]

Depends, how many yrs of experience

[mellow socket]

Gotta keep these skips emty 🤙🏼

[formal minnow]

new truck?

or do u just not have a assigned one

[patent bolt]

13, 10 of those in arctic conditions

I’m not a fan of these tight docks

[formal minnow]

can u even get a wheelchock in this

if your all parked next to eachother lol

[mellow socket]

Sadly not got mine yet

[formal minnow]

geuss your just on whatever truck is not used atm and is needed

[patent turtle]

Waiting...

[patent bolt]

Why would we even need that?

[formal minnow]

cuz forklifts etc

here they will destroy your booty if you park on a dock

and dont put a chock on lol

[mellow socket]

Exactly

[formal minnow]

i geuss u have alot of diversity if your doing tipper one day small containers the other etc

[patent bolt]

You know here we’re not lazy and load our trucks on our own

[formal minnow]

yes

but at plenty of companys u cant load / unload yourself

[patent bolt]

We still don’t need chocks

We got brakes you know

[summer valve]

We only chock the trailers if we leave them for a longer period of time

[formal minnow]

Interesting

Most companys here refuse to let u load/ unload

Even if your using a hand pump cart to unload urself lol

[patent bolt]

We use forklifts or whatever and never chock

[sinful jewel]

https://youtu.be/puOg_LMZL9w

[formal minnow]

nice

u got pics of the truck?

[sinful jewel]

Tnx

Only these 😁

[formal minnow]

i hope u atleast have ac etc

[sinful jewel]

Yep

[formal minnow]

good

i cant live without ac lol

[blissful glade]

They're very strict towards foreign drivers in some places here, I've seen 3 LT/LV trucks so far drive out of a dock while a forklift is driving inside god knows why, 2 of those cases the forklift fell between the trailer and the dock so they don't load unless they're sitting next to them on the dock and/or have their keys. This isn't usually a problem with Scandinavian drivers for some reason 🤷‍♂️ we also load our own stuff and the truck doesn't leave the dock untill the dock is off the trailer

At this point I'd rather believe the chocks are there for stupid people as opposed to brake failure, which is almost impossible at a stand still

And no, it's not a silly mistake it's pure stupidity to not make sure the dock is off your trailer / even worse reason is to be lazy

[formal minnow]

ofcourse

i think also required here because at some companies your trailer just doesnt sit level with the dock

so if you drive in hard enough with a forklift the truck could still move

ive never put on a chock yet in my van when im on a dock

and they just load unload me usually with one of em fancy ride on pump cars

and havent moved at all

wich says alot cuz the handbrakes on mercedes vans are absolute dog 💩

[magic girder]

At the DHL yards its mandatory, and they have a lot of older trailer, some are from the mid 90's, and some have a old brake system, where you manually need to apply the parkingbrake on those trailers, or trailers when the airtanks are empty are not braked. Had enough time when i hooked up a trailer and i wanted to do the tug test, it just drove of with me, and the chocks blocking it from going all the way

[formal minnow]

to be fair

alot of those trailers are parked aint they

no trucks connected

[magic girder]

More yellow lights, ordered yellow ones they where more orange thsn yellow, seller was a prick, so made my own yellow lights

[formal minnow]

nice

[magic girder]

Yes, in one night i have atleast 4 different trailers it

[rain skiff]

Wanna see the 760 before I send it out?

[magic girder]

Time for weekend

The DAF 3300/3600 ATI, the top of the line in its era, a CF is about the same size as this old truck, and a XG plus is about twice its size, trucks have evolved a lot the last 40 years

[patent bolt]

Next stop Myre 🤟🏼

[patent bolt]

Loading time 🙏🏼🐟🐟

[sinful jewel]

Another day, another load 🚛
https://youtu.be/suzrcxbEXd8

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

I bought a gopro and some extra's to mount it.

so will start filming my work aswell soon.

[formal minnow]

nice

i wanna do the same when i get my truck license lol

its just so relaxing to watch

:D

[patent bolt]

Nighttime trucking 🤟🏼

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

Nicee

[eager cradle]

is that your truck?

[rain skiff]

Prob not but looks cool

[eager cradle]

basically same wheels as the truck im driving in ets2

[patent bolt]

Actually I’m pretty sure Brad is the driver of that one.

[verbal cape]

Yes my new one

[eager cradle]

Probably the cleanest volvo truck i have seen

[silent bough]

i beg to differ

[eager cradle]

i live in uk

the trucks here are boring as

they are ususally white box trucks

just plain white

with a bunch of rust

[sinful jewel]

Here we go again 🚛
https://youtu.be/q6h_PysO_l8

[sinful tiger]

Dunno about you guys but every time I go under a marked low bridge I get shivers down my spine

[sinful tiger]

I agree but I do love mine

[eager cradle]

that looks like cornwall

[sinful tiger]

How the hell did you guess that hahaha

2 minutes up the hill from Tamar Bridge to be exact actually

[eager cradle]

idk looks pretty flat

where im from its really hilly

im not even from england lol

[eager cradle]

always wanted to go there

[formal minnow]

Thats why u figure out what ur height is

Only bridges i slow is old narrow

[sinful tiger]

No I know what my height is and I always look for signs, it’s still just unnerving sometimes

[lucid birch]

Got my gopro soon some cool trucking pov videos!

Then my videos wont get deleted here for using my phone while driving 😂

[formal minnow]

Nice

Should just always say its a gopro

[magic girder]

In the first 2 years i had the same, but now after 7.5 years of driving, i don't worry about it, it always will fit, and if it doesn't fit, than there is a sign missing

[sinful tiger]

Absolutely right, no signs = no fault

For regular loads anyway

[magic girder]

And in mainland europe you never will exceed 4 meters, and most viaducts and tunnesl are between 4.25 and 4.75 meter of height

Only oversize loads can be higher

[sinful tiger]

I really want to get into heavy haulage I won’t lie, big bucks too but they’re probably the rarest jobs at least here in the UK, but man you really own the road when you have more axles than horsepower

[magic girder]

Even in a 4x2 you can do oversize

[sinful tiger]

I have a dream of travelling to the states and hauling NASCAR for a year or two before coming back, imagine having that on a resume in the UK haha

[magic girder]

Would be nice, but for most company's they don't really care about that, the most important for a company is how well you can drive, and without damage

[sinful tiger]

No clue at all how I’ll be able to do that but it’s a dream nonetheless

[sinful tiger]

Ehhhh yes and no, depends on the job you’re applying for

Some companies look for experience, some look for specific experience and some look for credible sources. My dream is to get into motorsports again and travel

[formal minnow]

Tbf

Just do car transport

In summer youll probs be doing rallies/motorsport

Just build contacts with those clients u figure are in motorsport lol

[magic girder]

Most look at experience in the job you apply for, for example like me, i'm an experienced night time driver, with more than 1m km damage free, if i now would look for international work, even though i have 7.5 years experience, it will be harder to find a job than if i would apply for a job as night driver

[sinful tiger]

So that would make sense but I live literally in motorsport valley in the UK and surprisingly there’s more motorsport vacancies than there are car transporter jobs out there

[formal minnow]

Find a team that does their own transport

That can hure u for year round

[lucid birch]

I applied for truck driver at williams racing

But got denied because i have no trailer license

It was a position for truck driver + logistics and a bit of catering once at the race track.

[formal minnow]

haha

tbf if u get ce just try again

how long will u be stuck at havi? because u got your license there @lucid birch

1 year?

[lucid birch]

Im not stuck at havi

I can leave when ever i want

Just have to pay a small amount of money.

Not much.

[formal minnow]

im geussing like 1k or something

because they got the rest via government

thats a good deal to be fair

because plenty of companys still want u to stay months

or years

but yea if id get a chance to work for a racing team id hop on it instantly

i dont mind if it means i needa help cook or something lol

[formal minnow]

[magic girder]

Swapped the small yellow lights in the skylights for larger ones, love the yellow/green look

[formal minnow]

niceeee

[sinful jewel]

https://youtu.be/DLkxg4G7uKw

[lucid birch]

I will never understand this there are 100 traffic signs of truck not being allowed on the left 3 lanes once the next exit comes.

because 2 highways turn into one otherwise u end up on the second lane from the left.

so u have to drive next to the highway to later merge into the correct lane (right lane)

and your back on the same highway

[magic girder]

Thats the A1 Amsterdam going towards Amersfoort

[lucid birch]

Yes

[magic girder]

Where the A9 merges into the A1

[lucid birch]

Correct

And so many trucks do it wrong

But its full of cameras

[magic girder]

Yes, but they won't ticked you, since they are only to monitor traffic

[lucid birch]

Oh but still so many signs of trucks not allowed on those lanes

So I don’t want to risk getting a ticket

[magic girder]

Can understand that

[patent bolt]

This was me yesterday, being able to open the side of it really saved us/me from a lot of hassle 🙏🏼

[cobalt onyx]

Poor truck

[patent bolt]

Oh yeah the seat was ripped in it too, cuz I actually was the one driving both yesterday 😬

[formal minnow]

No forklift?

[patent bolt]

Why would I need a forklift?

[lucid birch]

Ya, why would you need one

@formal minnow U have to think like a truck driver

[patent bolt]

Yeah I'm confused by that comment actually

[lucid birch]

Capri thinks like a van driver

So thats the problem

[formal minnow]

Easier

[patent bolt]

Easier for what exactly?

I mean no, just no

It's not easier in any way

[formal minnow]

So how is it easy to load over pallets then when that lift gate is angled like a ramp

[patent bolt]

You lower the tail lift and put it against your floor of the trailer causing it to be level with the trailer cuz the tail lift can actually tilt and move up and down you know

[formal minnow]

Then why aint it level in that pic