irl-trucking

[magic girder]

And for the loading i only have to load 8 pallets there, although i load more than that because there is always more than 8

[rose rose]

Why not when you been payed and you dont late nowhere…
Where is this van guy @formal minnow which know everything…

[magic girder]

And the unloading, i only unload half the trailer, rest is unloaded by the depot, not going to stack boxes onto a conveyerbelt

Well, they have people for that, don't have a problem with loading amd unloading at all, but i simply don't have to

Well, at my first depot i have to load the pallets my self, and the last depot(same as the first) i only unload the pallets, the other depots i just swap trailers, and wait for them to be done

But its time for bed, my alarm goes of at 14.30, so short night for me

[rose rose]

Take care, sleep well

[formal minnow]

[proper elbow]

I see my name but my brain can't puzzle what you mean with this

[restive shoal]

its easier to just read what he said

[proper elbow]

Someone driving on 2 cards?

[restive shoal]

#irl-trucking message this

[tardy crag]

u from croatia, bosnia or serbia?

[rose rose]

Hr

[tardy crag]

aa fino fino

[lucid birch]

Sorry to say but why such a ugly bullbar?

[summer valve]

If it's not a show truck, does the bullbar have to look good?

[lucid birch]

Nope, doesn’t have to look good but this isnt my taste at all.

I like the light bar on top

And the airhorn

But would look better without the bullbar.

[peak beacon]

Mercedesu ljubim ti brezone, odhrani me i ove sezone...💪🏽🔥

[cobalt onyx]

English only here, please

[peak beacon]

Okk sry

[fringe idol]

yeah i dont like it either

we got nicer trucks though

never got to drive with them

only with fh16 and actros

[summer valve]

It ain't your truck either

[lucid birch]

I know i know

[fringe idol]

its fine guys

i dont even like mercedes trucks

but gotta drive what they give

[raven gate]

I have missed a few messages kek

[rose rose]

You will Like it more if u get some equiped one and with 16l engine

[fringe idol]

ill stick with volvo fh16 lol

[rose rose]

For one driver it is good, for 2 drivers worst one to pick

[fringe idol]

yeah well i drive alone

most of the time

[rose rose]

Then it is ok, i dont know how they put fridge on codriver side 🤦🏻

And cupholders r not close to driver too

I dont know, i like Mercedes more expecialy Because of confort

[fringe idol]

yeah

i mostly like the oldish look of fh16 2009

gives good vibes

[rose rose]

Even older 😁
Mp1, 164, fh12, f2000

That was class of trucks

[fringe idol]

We got volvo fh12

aswell

its clutch is broken

oh wait

it was the fh16 which clutch was broken

slightly

it needs some repairing

like i can still drive it but its kinda

[rose rose]

Late 90 early 2000 trucks r for me best ones

[fringe idol]

yeah i love them too

[rose rose]

Today you can still see them driving with well over 3m km+ 🧲 😁

[fringe idol]

our volvo fh16 got 1 million

pretty much

something over 900k

i wish i had my own truck with a gaming setup on co driver seat

would be fun

i am not even 20 and i have already worked at construction and trucking

[rugged cape]

We had like 5 fh4s with over a million but it's not so common here

[thick cedar]

Hello guys! I am thinking about starting my career in trucking, I’m still going to school.. is it worth working as a truck driver? I really like them

[fair nymph]

Where you located?

[thick cedar]

Latvia

[fair nymph]

It varies wherever you are but it's a big commitment

You won't be rich doing it but you'd be comfortable

[thick cedar]

Oh okay! I am just really into trucks and planning to start working as a truck driver in future

[rugged cape]

Yes and drive long distance in Scandinavia

[fair nymph]

The license can be expensive

[rugged cape]

Long days and many days away from home but money should be great

[thick cedar]

We got here an auto school that has almost every month sales on license these things

[thick cedar]

Yeah

[rugged cape]

There are two Latvians in my company

[thick cedar]

What company you work at?

[rugged cape]

Norwegian market isn't as good as it was before but still decent

But if Norwegian currency declines more I'd suggest working in a good Latvian company that drives Scandinavia

[rugged cape]

Wiiks Transport

[thick cedar]

Oh nice! We got one here in Riga

Or I am blind

[rugged cape]

Which

[fringe idol]

ets2 and childhood got me into trucking

[worthy matrix]

ETS2 literally taught me traffic laws. Huge advantage, since I can start driving next year.

[fringe idol]

i have driven since i was 15

now 3 years later im getting a truck license which im getting for free from college

[worthy matrix]

15? Nice, I can't wait for my boredom to end until I'm able to drive. But for now, I guess I'll stick to ETS2.

I'm assuming you're from the US? Unfair that they allow driving at a younger age and not in Europe. But that’s how it is, I guess. Or it's just me being impatient, heh.

Driving has got to be the most relaxing things that you can do in life.

[fringe idol]

I am from Finland

Started off with moped license that grants access to 50cc mopeds

My current license grants me access to 125cc bikes, mopeds, tractors, ATV:s and small cars

which i got some months ago

now next year im getting truck license which is the best version of it

so i can literally drive every vehicle class in Finland

[worthy matrix]

Damn, that's impressive. I'm from Switzerland, and was also thinking about getting a moped license, but since I'm already close to driving a car, I think I'll leave it as it is.

[tall sonnet]

I thought it was worth it… got my license then realised I can earn the same if not more than truck driving just doing deliveries in a van. Depends where you live I suppose but here working conditions are shite as is the pay. Im now on double the pay I would be as a trucker and am home every night with only 40 hour work week. Delivery driving in a van is the way to go

[summer saffron]

anyone else have a blasted t460, love the truck but can’t figure out connecting YouTube or Spotify to it to save my life

Also can’t find anything about connecting music sources to it anywhere

[rugged cape]

Which country is that?

[tall sonnet]

UK

Many companies here will pay you £30k/yr to do 60 hour weeks it’s a joke

If you’re lucky you’ll get with an agency that pays £20/hr but then you’re driving the shitty trucks no one else wants to take and all the perm drivers hate you because you get paid more than them 😂

[magic girder]

Thats not much

[tall sonnet]

Yeah exactly it's minimum wage

Who wants to work 60 hour weeks on minimum wage 😂 not me that's for sure

[thick cedar]

I don’t know if it’s the right one, it’s called VILKS

[blissful locust]

idk if swiss licenses are same as EU but you probably can drive a moped with B license

[night reef]

Run it's not worth it

[tall sonnet]

yeah i actually want a life outside of work lol

trucking is driving a truck. getting paid min wage to work 60 hour weeks is exploitation

if u like it then u do u

[formal minnow]

Yup

Im currently waiting for my extension and hopefully more pay

Or im finding a different company

[tall sonnet]

that's how u do it. Enjoying work is cool and all but enjoyment doesnt pay the bills

[formal minnow]

Yep

Im on lowest right now and i shouldnt complain as im still putting away 600 or so in a good / most months

But like i do almost the same hours as truckers in a van lmao

[tall sonnet]

i'm not against the lifestyle, it was actually what got me into trucking in the first place. But to be paid 600/week for staying in a truck 5/6 days solid a week? That's taking the piss

If jobs were paying at least 1k/week for it I'd probably give it a bit of consideration as it does sound pretty interesting but I don't see that happening any time soon

[formal minnow]

Thats bs

Everyone here does 50/60h a week and are home every night besides one

Because he lives at the other side of the country so he sleeps at company 3 nights a week

[proper elbow]

Talking bs

That's not even possible

400 hours monthly is about 100 per week, which is 20 per day

[formal minnow]

Wich is also illegal

[formal minnow]

Because they aint allowed to park in car spots

Seeing theyre too big

If i park on truckspot for break j always take one that has a small truck in it

Just because u can doesnt mean u are allowed

Plenty lf parkings here have signs that say no vans

While campers are allowed

Because geuss what… theres way less of them and they arent there to park for 10 hours to sleep

[formal minnow]

Plenty of vans have tacho

Like half the koleka vans have tacho

Because theyre rated over 3500kg

Over 3,5 ton = must have tacho for commercial use

Lots of them are

All the big super long ones use tacho

Any driving with trailer uses tacho

Because otherwise their trailer alone puts them on max weight already

Then they can load maybe 100kg depending on how much their trailer weighs with tthe van

Lmfao

🤡

No because they dont usually exceed the 3500 limit

3500kg + u cant even drive with only b license

Yes because they use a car

But they arent meant to exceed 3500kg then

Car isnt required tacho no, but they also cant exceed 3500

Camper = private use

Tacho is only required for commercial use

Like i already said

U just cant accept the fact i know stuff

Clown

C category camper is over 3500kg

I wasnt talking about campers that are c class

U said vans

A c class is usually not a van

But already light truck chassis

Anything over 3500 kg

[proper elbow]

No you're not

[formal minnow]

Bruh most of these are 5,5 ton vans or more

So need tacho always

Out of every 100 i see with trailer maybe 2 are single air aka 3,5 ton

Max

[tall sonnet]

do u put ur tacho on other work when u sleep? 😂

[formal minnow]

No

Cuz if we break our leg we can go home

Were not on pause

[proper elbow]

You have to enter end country when starting daily rest period

That means end of shift, so you're not at work anymore

[formal minnow]

Just because u are in the truck dont mean it classes as work

Your just compensated for food and shower

U aint paid

[proper elbow]

During that time you are legally allowed to ignore your boss, messages or phone calls

[formal minnow]

[tall sonnet]

not even that sometimes

and some truck stops here are crazy expensive

[proper elbow]

Most employers give a compensation per night spend in the truck

• you can give the receipts to the manager and it'll be added to your next payroll

[formal minnow]

If u do the occasional night then no but usually depending on your union type stuff

U can request and they haveto pay even if u dont sleep lol

Depends purely what hours u work i believe

[tall sonnet]

right ok. I know a lot of companies here will usually just pay u £20 or so per night out even if u dont use a truck stop but £20 sometimes isn't even enough for parking

because it isnt work 🙃

glad we agree lol i thought ur argument was that sleeping in the cab is work

ur at work but not working

[formal minnow]

Parking cost is for bos tho

[tall sonnet]

no not necessarily

obviously some will cover but they're not obligated to (afaik)

[proper elbow]

Rather have them pay for parking on a secure and lit parking lot than have the tarps cut on a unlit abandoned autobahn parking

And it helps for driver safety

[formal minnow]

If my boss would require me to park somewhere on his request because its gaurded he better pay

Or im parking somewhere free even if its sketchy

I aint paying to park

[rose rose]

And there is problem when u dont have place to park, wont pay for park, tacho hours expires… then u pay to police ticket for overdriving hours Because you can’t find parking but there is one where little van was parked 😂

Magic Circle 🤦🏻😂

[formal minnow]

If u run out of time because u cant find parking 99% its your own fault because you didnt plan in advance where u want to stop

I aint gonna pay money to be able to do my job

Thats for the employer to do

Anyways not finding parking isnt a issue for white plates as they sleep everywhere on highway anyways

Breakdown ramp? Sleep!

Dangerous junction on highway? Sleep!

[rose rose]

you will see 😂😂😂
dont think that you r superior Because you drive Yellow plates 😂
90% of the time western drivers Are 0 of people.. when you need some help they wont help, but expect that you will help them all the time 😂
you can plan whatever you want, but when u come to parking and it is Full, and you go to other it us Full again, and the third one is Full again, you have problem then.. you need to see when this superiour truckers come out of their country how they drive then… few weeks ago i was in Germany for unload some Tree plants in some willage away from Highway… that was 4th time to go there, guy told me that day before there was Netherland driver, Pure NL driver stuck in woods with container Trailer when he was trying to find way to them, he was 10km in woods they need to come with tractor to pull him out, because he was scared to go trough willage because it was narrow between houses but he dont have any problem to go in woods 😂😂
Dont be so smart and have this racist toughts about white plates, Because when u will need help we will be first who is going to stop and help you…
Ps. At least in my country you have plenty of parking spaces to park, and have clean toalets and everywhere where you have shower it is working and have hot wather inside..

[blissful locust]

why do you always capitalize "you"when trying to teach someone

[rose rose]

Autocorrect sorry

Now corrected

[formal minnow]

Dont call me a racist when i aint

Im speaking facts when its always white plates parked on dangerous spots on highways lol

Also yes theres no toilets or showers on most parkings thats because all the good big parkings got shut for bs reasons

And most people dont stop because these days u dont even know if anyone js broken down anymore or not

Due to them just throwing danger triangle down to go sleep

If i can help ill always stop

Ive helped 2 cars already broken down in very dangerous situation to get them to safety

[sinful tiger]

So relatable as a regular DAF driver

[sinful tiger]

Don’t worry brother, the irony of someone with the lightning bolts worn by the Nazi party’s SS soldiers cannot take the high ground by calling you racist

Capri is one of the more knowledgable people I’ve seen on this server and I don’t understand why people feel the need to argue with him when I’ve only seen facts

[rose rose]

I don't understand how you made the connection between me and the Nazis, but it's wrong..

[formal minnow]

Thanks

[formal minnow]

Also i saw one of em uk megaload big boi trailers yesterday lmao

In belgium

Geuss they ship it over filled and just empty and reloand and right back on

[formal minnow]

Is it me or ur pics dont load

[sinful tiger]

It’ll load just give it a few

I just find it funny lmao

[rose rose]

What i have with that?

If there is one S in professor i wil have one Bolt 😂🤦🏻

[sinful tiger]

Could just change the font to make it look less SuS

[rose rose]

Now i see it even more Cool 😂

[sinful tiger]

The secret nazi service group is cool to you and you call others racist? Hypocrisyyyyy

[rose rose]

No it is Cool how you connect that, but i dont even know about them

[sinful tiger]

Dude needs a history lesson

[rose rose]

I know about nazis and that, but not about ss

I heard about gestapo

Police or what

I heard of 38 divisions

But i dont know about bolts

[formal minnow]

They aint

[sinful tiger]

Sad

[formal minnow]

Nothing of your profile pic loads either

[rose rose]

And that is not how it looks on my phone @sinful tiger

[sinful tiger]

Restart your discord, distorted Michael Rosen

[rose rose]

And pls dont point at me like im nazi 😂🤦🏻

[proper elbow]

Y'all talking about Nazis in a trucking channel

Shoosh

[rose rose]

I dont get it 😂

[sinful tiger]

I’m just saying you called someone racist unnecessarily and made a connection in jest

[rose rose]

I see it stupid when he is pointing all the time Yellow and white plates

Like rasist

[sinful tiger]

It’s a well known fact that, especially here in the UK, foreign HGV drivers are by far the worst when it comes to stupid parking, driving down restricted roads and just generally taking the piss

But it is also true if you run out of work/driving hours on your way to finding a rest stop it’s your fault and there’s no excuse for the poor planning

[rose rose]

In the same time you have most Foreign drivers in your trucks with Yellow plates

[sinful tiger]

I’ve gone over my hours before looking for a resting stop however I was stuck on a motorway due to an accident, I just printed off my tacho receipt and wrote on the back the time and location of the incident so the DVSA can track it back and know I’m telling the truth

[rose rose]

I will never run out of time to drive 😂

[sinful tiger]

In that traffic there was 3 European drivers parked on the hard shoulder taking a break, which is highly illegal

[sinful tiger]

If you’ve been driving for 4:15m and you’re stuck in traffic and have nowhere to stop you absolutely will

[rose rose]

No i will not, i dont have need for 45 min pause

Im Sleeping or at home or in company which i load in NL

[sinful tiger]

Well once you reach 4 and a half hours driving time… You legally need to stop for 45 minutes if you plan to continue

[rose rose]

I dont have that kind of problems

[sinful tiger]

Good for you?

[rose rose]

No i just change cards in 1 min and move

Im pointing that expecialy in NL you dont have enough parkingspots even with payed ones

[sinful tiger]

Change cards?

[rose rose]

Some time you need to plan parking even when you r on 6hours of driving if u go in idk Rotterdam

[rose rose]

Yes whats wrong

[sinful tiger]

You know you’re confessing to fraudulent operations (I think)

[rose rose]

Yes you think

And that what you think is wrong

We r 2 drivers

[proper elbow]

Did you just confess to a crime?

Or are you double manned

[rose rose]

Express deliverys

[proper elbow]

Judging by the "we" imma say double manned

Less talking more pictures

[rose rose]

I love how manny people around here with so stupid conclusions

[proper elbow]

Congratulations

Why don't you send some truck pictures

[sinful tiger]

I’ve been out on 18T duties

[proper elbow]

This thing needs a wash

[sinful tiger]

I’m wanting to join a official Scania partner company called Cole’s Transport, the family builds and ships Scania tuning mods too and their trucks are drop-dead gorgeous

[restive shoal]

why don't you apply then?

[sinful tiger]

Because there’s no application

This is their Mexicano V8

They have a T-Cab too and a gorgeous yellow one

I live 10 minutes away so I’m hoping I can just drop by and meet the people

https://maguiresmodels.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/84294_640x.jpg?v=1674214972

Literal truck pornography

[proper elbow]

Mid

[sinful tiger]

You’re mid

LOOK

[rose rose]

This red is nice

Yellow i dont Like

This forhead 🤦🏻

[sinful tiger]

Purple is best

Here’s another

[rose rose]

YOU need to post it to irl media if you dont drive them

[restive shoal]

I rather see weeda on the road

[restive shoal]

this is conversation related.

[rose rose]

Ok then

[sinful tiger]

I was just sharing the fleet of a place I said I want to join as part of the conversation. YOU need to stop minimodding

[rose rose]

😂

My taste of truck, Like weeda and so

[sinful tiger]

Depresses me when I see the gorgeous fleets while I’m stuck in my plain Renault T or my DAF LF

[rose rose]

I wont be depresed if i earn more and work less 😎🤪

And i Like vaex livestock trucks

[sinful tiger]

I’m taking home a little over £2k a month and I work lots so

I need a better job

[formal minnow]

Theres a rc of this 😁

[formal minnow]

Same 😅

[restive shoal]

just another purple truck

[sinful tiger]

I can count the pixels

Also that’s too much purple

[formal minnow]

The truck is amazing tho

They even engraved the wheels

Matching palletjack ( for show ofc)

Foodwarmer

[proper elbow]

These sunvisors mad ugly

[formal minnow]

Theyre ok

But theres better ones

[sinful tiger]

I do love me some stupid unsecured cargo

They should’ve been potted and palletted (not criticising you as the driver btw)

[rose rose]

Then it will be too high to fit..

[formal minnow]

Bruh

Why h in rotterdam at spaanse polder

[sinful tiger]

I mean judging by the picture if it was stood up straight it’ll have space

Pallets aren’t that thick

[rose rose]

What do u mean? I dont understand

[rose rose]

Even this if you put them up Are too high..

U need to see how they put 1 palm inside and drive..

[formal minnow]

Thats in Rotterdam at spaanse polder

Why u there

[proper elbow]

Wrong mindset

[formal minnow]

Where u going

[proper elbow]

It's not bad to secure at all

[rose rose]

Ahaa, loading, now im in naldwijk

[proper elbow]

Just a strap over the top

Pallets or pots won't help

Pots make it worse

[formal minnow]

I probably drove past u then today perhaps

[sinful tiger]

What can I say, I like keeping my load secure

[rose rose]

Maybe 😂 im heading waddinxveen in few min

[sinful tiger]

Disagree, I’ve transported potted trees before and having it on a pallet, in a pot, tethered by thick rope does the security perfectly

[rose rose]

When they r not big yes

And that way you can fit 10 times more trees inside Trailer

[proper elbow]

Just putting it on the ground like this secured it perfectly

Not going anywhere without strap, definitely not going anywhere with strap

[formal minnow]

I aint

If ur ever at ctg lmk

If im there u can get coffee otherwise theyll tell u piss of

[rose rose]

Im at waalhaven often, almost every week

[formal minnow]

Yes but i aint

Now i am because today all closeby

And had to go back extra cuz otherwise 600 overweight

[proper elbow]

Well if it isn't more than that 👀

[sinful tiger]

Agree to disagree

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

Does someone know what is this bad smell in Moerkapelle… this is worst smell so far..

[proper elbow]

Industrial garbage

[rose rose]

disaster 🤦🏻

I see on the internet that this company was burned.. maybe this smell that bad..

[proper elbow]

Probably adds to it

[fleet trench]

rotterdam overschie

thats where its located

next to the highway entrance

and i believe some repair shops

[rugged cape]

Well that's not Wiiks

[thick cedar]

Yeah, i still don't understand, if it's worth going trucking?

[summer valve]

Try it out and then decide if it's worth it or not

[thick cedar]

I'm still in school..

[summer valve]

Ok. My point still stands

[rugged cape]

The pay I got there is decent for the little bit I drove but it's a whole different industry. But I know companies that pay as well as I make in Norway

[tall sonnet]

There's companies that will pay 60k+ but they're few and far between unfortunately

[rugged cape]

I got a work offer there but Brexit makes it complicated

[tall sonnet]

Yeah it stopped a lot of the european tramping jobs here too

This is your typical UK trucking job. £15/hr max but they want you to relocate to the other side of the world 😂

[formal minnow]

Lol

That = ull be the cheap koleka

[rugged cape]

Still ways around it luckily

[rose rose]

First time that i drive trough NL with light traffic, im driving on A6 towards Groningen 😁

Radio Slam! Is playin 😁

And pedal to the metal

[proper elbow]

Slam is epic

Got me some flashers without having to drill holes or sum

Which the boss don't like

[formal minnow]

Are they usb powered?

did one of your drl's die?

They dont look too bright but still nice to have

[proper elbow]

Almost

[proper elbow]

Just for fun

[proper elbow]

Cigarette plug

[formal minnow]

okay thats kind of annoying

as my van has only one cig plug

and it turns off if i turn off my van

so i cant keep them on if im parked without leaving my van on wich is annoying then

i need to figure out if theres way to keep the plug on always lol

[proper elbow]

I have splitters

A splitter connected to a splitter even

[proper elbow]

I have the only truck that keeps power to the plug when you turn off the ignition

[formal minnow]

True

[proper elbow]

Google it you can alter the cables some way

[formal minnow]

im sure i could bridge a fuse

a quick google says theres 2 slots for it?

one for perm on

[proper elbow]

Got no knowledge at all

[formal minnow]

and one thats its off unless ignition

neither do i

ill look tomorrow if i got time

and f around with it

can u dm me the link to them @proper elbow

[proper elbow]

k

What north

Where's that?

Maxi wilnsdorf, malsfeld even place to go if you wanna park late

Wilnsdorf is literally never full, midnight still half the parking empty

[rose rose]

Im now near Drachten

[formal minnow]

Nice

[raven wind]

Well, we pay double than that lol

I am from NZ, Just hired a "HGV" driver here class 5, 42 ish dollars an hour, thats not including away allowance, food allowance, phone allowance, hotel allowance, uniform allowance hah

[raven gate]

where are ya heading

[formal minnow]

They just want cheap cheap drivers i geuss lol

Paying a unliveable wage

[raven wind]

well it is 32 ish an hour here

So its a basic wage for a truck driver.

[formal minnow]

Because with what thatd earn u in a year i bet u cant even afford to rent a small small studio tk have a house when ur off or a plane ticket home and back every so often

[raven wind]

but someone with experience would get at least 20 pounds an hour

[rose rose]

Groningen

[raven gate]

groningen is a nightmare for traffic ugh

[rose rose]

I wont be there long 😁

[raven gate]

need to load there or something?

[rose rose]

Unload some books, and then i will have 2-3 more loads and back for Croatia

[raven gate]

damm croatia

il stick to nl

[restive shoal]

he is back in croatia on monday probs, not in the weekend bc german laws

[rose rose]

Saturday im at home

[raven gate]

in croatia?

[rose rose]

Yes

[raven gate]

damm bro

would put the cruisecontrol a bit faster then

[rose rose]

I have around 1400km from here

[raven gate]

good luck

[rose rose]

Even alone i can do it by Saturday lunch 😁

If i start tomorow before 12

[raven gate]

watch with your words or people will get mad

[restive shoal]

its only a 18 hour drive

[raven gate]

still if you drive by the rules you also need to take like a 4 hour break or something

[rose rose]

It is not

Im going in Zagreb

[restive shoal]

every 4.5 hours 45 min break

[rose rose]

And from Amsterdam i have 1340km

[raven gate]

yh but after 10 hours/9 hours you need to stop driving

[rose rose]

And i need 16hours max

[raven gate]

and take your overnight break

[restive shoal]

i just took a city in croatia

[rose rose]

No pause for me 😁 express delivery

[raven gate]

eastern express 😉

[rose rose]

Central express 😂

[raven gate]

also fine

[rose rose]

Croatia is not really eastern

[restive shoal]

dubble manned on the truck

[rose rose]

We r 2 drivers in truck

[raven gate]

doesnt the truck need a break asswell

like with the driving times

[rose rose]

Yes

After 20 hours 9hours pause

And again 20hours of working

21 working or 20 driving

[restive shoal]

the truck doesn't need breaks just let it run until it breaks

[rose rose]

You dont need to do any pause in between

Scania will not break 🤪🤪

[raven gate]

volvo better

[rose rose]

Just got new clutch 😁

For 2 drivers volvo is worst truck to drive

[restive shoal]

tell that to the next gen scania in front of the scania production hall in zwolle

[rose rose]

Codriver dont have any space for legs

[raven gate]

wdym

[restive shoal]

its to small

[rose rose]

I will be there tomorow 😂

[raven gate]

nah volvo has got a lot of space in the cab

[rose rose]

Did u drive one?

[raven gate]

yes

but not for long distances

[restive shoal]

i had a tour there last Thursday

[rose rose]

Then u must be 1.60

[raven gate]

around 1,70 1,75 ish

but my dad drives a volvo and he is like 1,90

and got a bunch of space

[restive shoal]

i hate volvo on the passenger side and im 1.85

[raven gate]

it depends on how you want to sit

[rose rose]

Yea but if your dad have friend just Like him and then u put them in cab it is not really confy

Im 187 and 115kg

My cousin is 185 and 140kg

How we can fit in that microwawe cab

[raven gate]

personal preference

i like it 😄

[rose rose]

We r driving now r last year before nextgen from sweeden not from NL 🤪

[restive shoal]

daf has the biggest cabins but also the most problems

[restive shoal]

sweden makes electric only from now on

[raven gate]

the newest man also has a nice cab

[rose rose]

Daf is good, but 106, not the newest

[rose rose]

I didnt drive it jet, i Like it, older ones was bad, all plastic, 0 isolation…

[restive shoal]

daf cf 85 is also good, but as its a lot smaller then the xf you have less legroom

cf 85 is as old as the xf 95 btw

[rose rose]

We will buy Xg+ in 2 Years 100%
When they inprove what they do wrong on it

[restive shoal]

ive seen a lot of beautiful xg+ trucks

[rose rose]

Yes they r nice but they Break a lot

I see them a lot by the road

[restive shoal]

sounds like a typical daf to me

[rose rose]

Most of broken trucks now Are new Daf trucks

My friend have Xg+ and on 80.000km truck stopped because injections

[restive shoal]

the xf 95 is still driving to this day some even have more then 2 mil on the clock

[restive shoal]

80k in how long?

[rose rose]

1 year little less

[restive shoal]

anyway school says that i have to be there on 8.30 am so good night

[rose rose]

Good night 😂🫡

[summer valve]

Can agree. I can sit long distances on the passenger seat no problem

[rose rose]

Yea you r tiny 🤪

I will buy one if you come work for me 🤪

[summer valve]

Weight wise yes, length wise no

[rose rose]

https://youtu.be/kSVl8cyvx3Y?si=fcjrvtaw-xeWJu4C

25:30

And he is not even that big

Imagine guy with 190 and 120kg

For one driver it is one of best trucks for sure, but for 2 it is not..

Daf and Mercedes have 2 times more space on codriver side and on upper bed..

[summer valve]

Gotta love waiting for another driver to drop the container off

[dreamy dirge]

Seems a cold day

[magic girder]

Have as much legroom in my CF as a XF and the CF space cab overal isn't that much smaller than the XF spacecab, the lower bed is a little narrower cause the cab is a not as long and wide as a XF but still large enough to stay in for a few days or a week, i can stand up straight in both, and i'm 1.95, and also can comfortable lay on the bed with space left, and compared to a volvo FM, the CF has a huge cab with tons and tons of space and leg room.

And for the reliability, my CF has now over 212k on the clock in 1 just over a year and 4 months, got truck when it was 3 months old and only had 9k on it, it only been to the garage twice for its normal oil change and a new APK(MOT), running the MX11 450 hp and 12 speed auto, drives smooth and silent,

[formal minnow]

@rose rose i may be close today

U are going to zwolle right?

[rose rose]

? 😂

[rose rose]

Yes around 16-17

[formal minnow]

Mmmm maybe ill pass u

I have to go coevorden and then back so ill pass it lol

[rose rose]

Aha, ok 😁

[formal minnow]

Gruss this is ur truck?

Aka if i see that flash

[rose rose]

Yes That’s my truck, silver Scania 😁
Yes! Hahaha

Not really

[proper elbow]

Damn those illegal passengers

[formal minnow]

Hope u didnt take him 200km away from his home

[proper elbow]

Quick pet then go

[formal minnow]

@rose rose where u at rn

Mm ok wont see u then probably lmfao

Im going to coevorden now

Be there in like 2 hours

Actually probs not time slot 10-11 i aint making that

Lemme call my office and get screamed at for their faults of incapable planning

[restive shoal]

Isn't that normal at some companies? Ik Mine has it when the driver get their route in the mail and they call cuz they aren't allowed to drive certain things like kooiaap or lzv

[formal minnow]

Bruh lmao

Here they know who has adr and whot not

Spreadsheet with license plate etc too

[restive shoal]

we have that as well, but found out yesterday that its not completely up to date

[formal minnow]

Lmao

[restive shoal]

and most of the time its correct, so yea now its hopefully up to date again

[formal minnow]

Lol i just loaded at a company and got a whole goodybag

Because they exist 30 years

[proper elbow]

I once got a pen

And a thumbs up from an old lady

[formal minnow]

Bro companys who give pens

Or have soup in the coffe machines get my love

[restive shoal]

Come to rabelink Wehl we have soup in the coffee machine

[formal minnow]

Where

[formal minnow]

Bruh i cant just go somewhere for soup

[restive shoal]

Get your company to deliver there

[daring sail]

too many dutch truckers here

[formal minnow]

They dont chiose lol

[restive shoal]

Don't lie, there are many Dutch people here not all of us are a driver (yet).

[daring sail]

Too may Dutch people here

[restive shoal]

Why don't you leave? Its one less then

[daring sail]

You're right

[rose rose]

Barneveld

[restive shoal]

Make friends there by cussing with God

[fringe idol]

were teaching the kids that are looking around at our voc college

theyre curious about the trucks we got lol

[formal minnow]

[proper elbow]

Can't park there sir

Both involved were laughing btw so no injuries

[restive shoal]

tmp would have blocked him and refuses to reverse and get mad when he won't move

[silk zephyr]

My Dirty thicc boi

[restive shoal]

i like this gold colored detail on your mirror

[wild surge]

quick question, why do you play ets2 if you truck in real life. just asking

[vale shuttle]

its not the same

passed my second theory exam today 1 more to go. then driving lessons

[restive shoal]

well in ets2 you can be a bit more dangerous

[proper elbow]

Friday warehouse day

[silk zephyr]

Can also help you train your driving, how a truck can handle or just reversing training for the trailers.

[rose rose]

You can hit other players and laugh to them, and u dont need to go to jail 😂

[restive shoal]

also the only place where you can legally without a tacho

[rose rose]

Even without Sleeping 😂

[half cove]

Hey

Hey

[summer saffron]

I can’t play ETS2 again after I started trucking class 1 🤣

Foot down Friday treating me well today

[proper elbow]

Woopsy daisy

[formal minnow]

Already broke the new trailer u see?

[terse sparrow]

Thinking about going Owner Op with a FLD 2000 what do y’all drivers think should I got company instead? I don’t like driving Autos because for me without a clutch I feel like I’m in less control of the truck

[formal minnow]

Depends i think manual be fine for a bit and then ull hate it especially if u drive in big citys

[rose rose]

If u want v8 Scania manual for first truck be prepared for 40+ l/100km 😂😂😂
And u wont work for long..

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

Ah sry i now see that fld is freightliner

😂🤦🏻

[formal minnow]

that consumption dont matter for americans

their diesel is cheap

[rose rose]

Yes, Mercedes is fuel efficient 😁

[formal minnow]

nah

[rose rose]

Still better then v8 😂😂

[formal minnow]

í did 15l/100km this week

in my van

im pretty sure @magic girder gets the same in his daf

[rose rose]

Whis week was Windy in NL

[formal minnow]

Wasnt that bad

[rose rose]

I also have bit bigger consumption

[magic girder]

Lowest if had was 17l/100km

[formal minnow]

Well

i did just over 2k this week

15l average

and like only one day belgium where i did more then a 100kmh

xD

[rose rose]

I have once 42l/100km on 2800km Circle 😂😂

Im not that ECO friendly Like u

[formal minnow]

bruh

[rose rose]

😂😂😂

[formal minnow]

u think i drive eco friendly???

i am standard left lane

[rose rose]

I know that feeling

But then i was Full load from Croatia to belarus

Then from poland to Bosnia 40 t

Then back in Croatia 42t for 300km

Narrow country roads in general

Only Highway was in hungary 😂

Nice trip but Had 5times police control 😂🤦🏻

[magic girder]

Damn, highest i had was around 30 ish, hauling 30 tons of fertilized dirt

[rose rose]

Brutto 40

[magic girder]

25l/100 km is a lot for me, most around the 20 to 22l

[magic girder]

50 tons total

[rose rose]

Around 23t of load

[magic girder]

We can load 30 to 33 tons, with 50 ton total weight

[rose rose]

Not in frigo

We have 40t limit

Not 50

[magic girder]

Also in frigo we have a 50 tons total

As long as we stay in NL

[fringe idol]

man i wish i would get my truck license now

gotta wait till next year

[rose rose]

Yes, we r on 40 limit

[magic girder]

My current setup is also 40 tons, but thats because its a 2 axle truck and 2 axle trailer

I have 425 left for today

[rose rose]

Let’s go then 🔥😎

[magic girder]

Trailer is not ready yet

[rose rose]

We say banana

😂😂

[magic girder]

No banana's too see here, maybe things that look like banana's but those are not eatable

[magic girder]

Well, half my trailer is loaded with them banana's, time to get on the road

[proper elbow]

Very good very nice

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

Cool

They r not so cheap 😂🤦🏻

For admins pic taken when my colleague driving 😁

[magic girder]

Not a bad idea, whe have flashers in the grill

Had that type too, but never really liked them, have enclosed ones now, look better from inside and outside

[silk zephyr]

Renault Steering wheel

[rose rose]

I buy them in truckjunkie shop, i Like them

[formal minnow]

i wish i had them on my van but

may ask the boss soon if he can coughup the money for some spotties

For reversing

[magic girder]

I have these lightboxes

But from the outside at night, easy to reconize, they light up green

[formal minnow]

They are

[magic girder]

I maybe want to put the company name on it, but not sure yet

[rose rose]

Its your choice

😁

[formal minnow]

naaaah

tell them u want a lightbox

tell them to coughup

and then ull put the company name on it

vs something else

[magic girder]

Was think of putting Brant Visser Heerenveen on 1 and Kooiker logistiek on the other

[formal minnow]

eh i wouldnt tbf

cuz then if u ever leave u can just take em with u

[magic girder]

Also as a throwback to Brant Visser

[magic girder]

Wanter to make it with stickers

[formal minnow]

Ah yes that would work

[magic girder]

So its removable

There are currently 3 other in the company that run green lightboxes as a throwback to the Brant Visser time, all old Brant Visser drivers and 2 did the same, one with Kooiker on it, and one wit Brant Visser

[formal minnow]

nice

u got pics of their trucks or

[magic girder]

Only of onex but for that i have to search

But one is a Scania R450NG, one is a XF spacecab, and a new XF480, both the XF's are white, and the Scania is still in Brant Visser collors

[formal minnow]

hate companies who do boring white

and then just a small sticker on door that says company name

I get it on the vans because then if we drive like a idiot sometimes we dont get a call straightup to the company

(wich ive had happen)

for the most bs reason lmao

[magic girder]

Sadly enough thats whats Kooiker doing, although they use it for a long time already, but its also one thing a lot of Brant Visser guys including me hate, that the nice green/bleuish painted truck will disapear and get replaced with simple white

[rose rose]

You now dont need any sticker with company name anymore… truck can be now clean

[rose rose]

Its cheaper

[fringe idol]

recreated our volvo fh16

[magic girder]

It is, but also boring

I prefer this

[rose rose]

Yes but if u have drivers from school, who hit something every week then white is better 😂

[magic girder]

Over thos

[rose rose]

I agree

[magic girder]

Sadly enough we have lots of them right now.

You can see who is a long time driver and who takes care of thier trucks, we have truck that have around 1 million km or more that look still brand new, and also have trucks with max 200k that are almost wrecks, cause they just don't care about it

[proper elbow]

Boss don't like us drilling holes for decorations so this will have to do

[rose rose]

Shame… in my last company one driver was cutting salami on fridge in basicly brand new v8

[magic girder]

But they give good drivers the newest trucks and also reward good drivers with a new truck every few years

[magic girder]

Drove a CF simular to mine about a year back, 30k on the clock, already had mold in the fridge, burn holes in the seat, holes in the dash, everything was sticky, dented bumper and scrapes over one side of it

[rose rose]

I always telling, i dont need new truck give me rather +20€ a day 😂

[magic girder]

When they got a new truck in, they will give a good and clean driver a new truck, and give his old truck to someone else who takes a little less care

So the new trucks always looked good

[rose rose]

No shoes?

[magic girder]

I have 2 boxes of cleaning wipes, 2 bottles of glass cleaner, 2 bottles of house hold cleaner, and a stack of cloths

[magic girder]

Nope, no shoes

[rose rose]

That is how it need to be 😁

IT will be even cleaner if we dont drive in 2 drivers setup 😂🤦🏻

But it is ok 😁

[magic girder]

Same here, day drivers are not always as clean sadly

[formal minnow]

Do u drive the real one tho

[fringe idol]

yeah

some times

today we cleaned up and made some fixes to our mercedes

made it a christmas truck

[formal minnow]

If only i could in my van

But its manual so eh

I need to clean my van sometime the whole floormat is covered in sand

But its a rubber so just pull out and throw the pressure washer on it

[magic girder]

I always drive without shoes, also manual

[formal minnow]

Im just waiting till i see a coworker using it cuz i cannot be assed to unlock the garage setup the pressure washer and then undo it all

[formal minnow]

Nah in my own car j drive with shoes on too

When i have flipflops in ill barefoot but thats it

[magic girder]

I can't even drive with shoes on anymore

[rose rose]

In car i have shoes on, but i can’t to be in my bedrom with shoes 😁

That’s what i asked policeman i Germany when he asked me for shoes i asked him did he wear shoes in his bedrom and sleep right by his shoes

He Said to me, ok Nevermind you have a point 😂

[formal minnow]

Haha

My car is kinda uh dirty i geuss perhaps

Doesnt show but

I havent worn safety shoes in months

So i have kinda walked with my current shoes trough all minds of dirty stuff probably lol

[magic girder]

I have better control of the vehicle without shoes, and also have a trained right big toe

[summer saffron]

T460, such a good truck, except my passenger window control button is dead and the driver side one controls both now 🤣

such a good truck except Bluetooth doesn’t work for Spotify

[silk zephyr]

It was working for me on the one I started with, except the one I'm using has a custom radio so I can't play with the controls under the steering wheel

[summer saffron]

Sometimes YouTube works and calls always work but YouTube is super finicky for getting it blast out through the speakers

just gonna get a speaker of my own to throw in there

[magic girder]

Happy with my old style car radio with aux

[terse sparrow]

Freightliner FLDs didn’t have V8’s they had Series 60’s which are inline 6

[rose rose]

I did not understand on first that u r from USA and that you talking about Mercedes 🤪

[summer saffron]

the radio channels are horrendous I find mostly talking with shite music, the only radio I ever liked was euro truck radio whilst ets’ing

[magic girder]

Thats why i have aux

[terse sparrow]

I don’t tend to like European trucks just because I like the look of long noses n shit

[rose rose]

Freightliner=Mercedes
Mercedes is owner of company

[proper elbow]

Randomly snapped when I backed up

[raven gate]

Dont need it anyway

Just cosmetic

It il buff out

[proper elbow]

Some tie wraps came flying off so definitely wasn't the first time

[raven gate]

Smh

Why you use tie wraps on those things

[rose rose]

Factory ones probably 🤪🤪🤪

[raven gate]

Just order a New one or dont put it back on

[raven gate]

Hows your trip going almost home?

[proper elbow]

Company's Workshop signature move

[rose rose]

Next time left it and then they will need to put new one

Just say idk maybe on Highway

Who knows where it is 😂

[magic girder]

Something like this, but then in stickers

[spring yoke]

anyone know what is the use of product keys?

[formal minnow]

To start a vehicle is why u need keys

[proper elbow]

false 👿

[wheat gust]

just love ppl without winter tyres...

[formal minnow]

u cant blame them

u have to blame their bosses

for cheaping out

[wheat gust]

expensive day for the boss

hopefully driver is not hurt atleast

[formal minnow]

yea

[proper elbow]

New background

I think it looks really cool

[blissful locust]

indeed

[proper elbow]

Reminds me of this

[formal minnow]

nice

[proper elbow]

Boy do I miss the red one

[empty glacier]

Is it possible to backup this kind of trailer? 3 articulations? https://ibb.co/VTt7vB8

[blissful locust]

people have done it so yea

yes

[rose rose]

It is possible but u need a lot of space, but u dont need to coz u can park one by one

[blissful locust]

it looks like ets2 screenshot so he gotta do it all at once

[rose rose]

Im talking irl Because in Game you have 10 different cameras and infinity time

[formal minnow]

Ive seen people reverse them ingame for a good distance and the. Full u turn into a dock within 2 mins

[rose rose]

I used to take a B-double and a Daf truck and park it on ramps in companies 😂😂😂
But B-double is not HCT 😂

[rose rose]

Nice 👌🏻
It will be even cooler with 385/55 on front 🤔

[proper elbow]

Why's that

[rose rose]

Look better than 315

[formal minnow]

Qh good ole terrible belgium drivers

Guy who was learning i geuss because he has a l plate just pulls straight out infront of me 💀

[restive shoal]

gotta try that wednesday, just a warning to yall don't come near arnhem between 1-3 pm

[distant fog]

What are the wages like monthly and yearly as a truck driver I’m still at school but interested as picking this as my carrer

[restive shoal]

something around 2800 month in the netherlands if im correct. ive read it hear

[distant fog]

I’m currently in the UK but was thinking about moving to Belgium Netherlands or Poland

Uk isn’t that good with the trucking industry

[restive shoal]

@rose rose is close to poland, @formal minnow @proper elbow are in the netherlands they know more then me

[distant fog]

28k is enough for a living?

And also where do truck drivers in Netherlands typically drive specifically countries

[restive shoal]

you have national and international drivers, national drive mostly in the netherlands or bits of germany and belgium, international go to germany sweden france italy

[distant fog]

Do they go Poland perhaps?

That would be ideal for me

Since I already know the language

[restive shoal]

most of the time not, because you have the polish drivers for that as they are cheaper

[distant fog]

Oh so that’s why uk companies don’t go to like Germany

[restive shoal]

yea its far away thus it cost to much money

[distant fog]

My ideal route would be Poland to uk since i travelled by car 1.6k km between the two places since I was little so I know the route of by heart

[formal minnow]

If h can choose dont go to poland

As in for a job

[distant fog]

Why not

[restive shoal]

as i said they get a lower salary, there is a bigger chance of working for someone who wants you to do illegal stuff like mess with the tacho you can be driving for 2 weeks without being home

[distant fog]

Ah, but I searched up job offers in Poland specifically around my area and it says weekends home under 3.5 tons which the tachometer is not needed keep in mind no trailer and your home at weekends you go from Poland to Germany or Netherlands and your back for the weekends

[restive shoal]

then you will be driving this

[distant fog]

I mean it’s good for a start

So I can save up for the C+E license

[restive shoal]

i reccomend the netherlands, belgium or germany to work,there are companies in the netherlands that give you C + E and you work for them to pay it of

[distant fog]

Ooo

What specific city?

So I can afford rent

[restive shoal]

its company specific but there is one in duiven called melis transport we have also mainfreight that you might know they also do it

[distant fog]

Ah ok, how much money you recommend for me to bring when I move to Netherlands for like food and rent

All of that

[restive shoal]

rent i don't know, but food can be 100+ for 4 people

[distant fog]

Only?

Mate in the uk your spending at least 300€

You guys have it cheap

[restive shoal]

sorry 100+ week

[distant fog]

Yeah that’s cheap

Compared to the uk

[restive shoal]

rent is cheaper the more you go eastern or north. so amsterdam, rotterdam, the hague and utrecht are expensive

[distant fog]

What about njemegen or like Arnhem?

Or venlo

[formal minnow]

Get ur ce in england

Its cheap compared to netherlands

[distant fog]

You only do C in uk

You don’t do e

[restive shoal]

fyi for rent look at sites like funda

[formal minnow]

U aint getting w home unless u can buy/ rent private lol

[distant fog]

How fast is Wi-Fi in Netherlands

Can I get like 700mpbs download

[restive shoal]

that is depending on what you choose

[formal minnow]

If u wanna pay high price yes

But its not worth to get unless u wfh and boss pays prt

[distant fog]

Looked at the funda website and found a house outside of venlo 3 bedroom for 975€

I know now what I need to save up during Christmas and birthdays for

[scarlet kayak]

Hey guys what was that company called a very big company who could not pay gas and drives just leaving the truck on side of the road around Poland or gemany

If i remember correctly blue Scania

[distant fog]

Oh the one which recruited drivers from Asia and didn’t pay them?

[woven copper]

i joined some times ago and never posted here but im so happy that today i got my CE driver license at first try 😄

[summer saffron]

Grats @woven copper

[proper elbow]

The only way is dutch

Gonna head to a rest place now, will elaborate after

[scarlet kayak]

I cant remember there where trucks dumped all on the side of the street because no fuel

I was talking to a colleague about it but i could not figure out the name anymore it was a very populair conpany

[proper elbow]

Netherlands pay is great, but Netherlands is expensive also. But on the road yellow plates tend to get more respect than plates with a PL on them. Belgium is just one big pothole

This ting got hiccups???

But we out here skating tho

Let's just say today didn't go as planned:angry_police: :emoji:

[proper elbow]

Endless traffic jam near Rotterdam

[distant fog]

See your point, but on the other hand for me to work as a polish truck driver would be ideal for language reasons only however Netherlands and Germany are more convincing

[rose rose]

Italy or Austria in europe! 14 salarys in 12 months

Italy has by far the strongest transport union in Europe

you could see that when covid started and when they slapped the measures for drivers, so the drivers blocked half the country and canceled the measures related to transport in less than 6 hours

[distant fog]

Is this true?

[rose rose]

I dont think so

Average 4000+ monthly

At least half of them need to have more than this, this is nonsence even if it is brutto

Some of them can have that much, for sure… but average i dont think so

[outer tapir]

Very good very niiceee

[magic girder]

It is, but its before income taxes, after income taxes its about 3 to 3.5 k a month on average for a driver here, i'm sitting at the 3 to 3100 mark at this point, and in the summertime around 3500

[rose rose]

Then that is not what u get.. that is brutto

That’s average of 3000netto

That is 1000€ difference

3000 netto average i believe, but 4000+ netto on average is bs

[magic girder]

Base pay 16.57 a hour, night bonus 19% overwork hours above 8 hours a day 30%, saturday hours 50%, and the all run at the same time, so that means i get on my night of work from friday to saterday, 16.57 base +19% + 30% +50%, they all are calculated over the 16.57,

Lets say i work from 19.00 friday evening to 6.00 saturday morning, 11 hours total, got a 45 minute break, leaves me with 10 hours and 15 minutes, between 21.00 and 5.00 i get the 19% night bonus, above 8 hours i get 30% extra per hour, and from midnight saterday i got 50% extra.

Its a lot of calculating, but my average hourly pay for that night is 25.33 an hour

[rose rose]

Ok but it is a big difference 3 and 4 k €

For example standard in NL is high and u with 3k € are a bit over average salary in NL

[magic girder]

I'm also not in the highest pay grade, there are 2 more steps above mine, and those steps are pretty large, around 18 and 20 euro an hour, and then all the extra's

[rose rose]

But in Croatia for example average salary is 1100€ and u can live luxury life with 3k€ monthly

[magic girder]

My taxes over my earned money over the last month was over 800 euro, then there is pension which is 250 a month, those are taken from the pay before i got my money in the bank, and that was last month just shy of 3100 euro

[rose rose]

Then your salary is 3100€ netto

[magic girder]

Yea, but everything here is also a lot more expensive, health insurance 170a month, car/road tax 130 a month car insurance 60(truckers coverage) feul, easy 2 to 250 a month(driving a diesel), and the things like house payments, insurance, electricity, gas, and everything else

[rose rose]

Yes but it is funny to say that u get 50k€ yearly when u get 35k€

Average

[magic girder]

Yea, but i'm not sure if that calculator is netto or brutto, cause if its Brutto its right

[rose rose]

If it is netto its nonsence im trying to say that

[magic girder]

We work here with 2 different types off income tax, or atleast payments of it, you can choose to have your pay in brutto, so the full amount and pay your taxes at the end of the year, or pay it monthly via your employer, but everything, is calculated on your brutto income here

My brutto pay last year was 44k

[rose rose]

Then it is brutto calculation 100%

Then u will work in Shorty company if dutch driver is payed 3100€ when 4000€ is average 😂 that means that someone is Getting 5000 and more 🤦🏻😂

[magic girder]

Some people do, i know a few of the drivers in the company i work for who leave sunday evening for south france or spain, swap trailer with another driver on wednesday who drove halfway thier direction, and then go back to the south again to be home on saturday morning, and then leave sunday evening or monday morning again, they are in the highest pay grade cause they always on the road amd away from home, get a i believe 35 euro per day as a bonus for food and drinks and a daily away from home pay, they also make the most km and hours a week, mostly around 4000km a week, and around 70+ hours easy

And sometimes they are away for 2 weeks at a time

[rose rose]

Ok i understand..for me you r working for 3200€ on average… in summer little bit more now bit less..

Do you understand what i want to say

That is nonsence for someone to think that he will earn 50k€ when he will not, after taxes he will get 35 +-…

[magic girder]

I do, but also like i said, a lot of things here are also calculated on that brutto income you have, not on your netto income, and also for my tax returns, its all brutto calculated, cause thats the money i have made, and in that calculation is also the amount of income tax mentioned.
And like i said, you can choose to have your brutto income, but thwn have to pay the income taxes etc your self, instead of the company doing it for you

[rose rose]

Yes

[magic girder]

You make the money, but you don't make it

[rose rose]

Like i make 200k€ with one truck

But after expences and taxes i get 15k 😂🤦🏻

[magic girder]

Something like that, stupid taxes, who ever invented them, i hate you

[rose rose]

Somehow politicians police and others need to get salary 😁🤪

We say brutto is how much u cost company, netto is how much u earn

[magic girder]

But company also earns enough with the work i do

Lets say it like this, when the prices of LNG skyrocketed, from about 1 euro a kilo to almost 5 euro a kilo, and companies parked thier LNG trucks, even the other 4 LNG trucks we have, we just kept driving with the one i had, cause it was still profitable, and we used about 125 to 150 kilo per day, and with the CF on diesel we use about 150 to 175 liters a day for about 1.70 a liter

[formal minnow]

Nothing beats a 530 start just to be at your first stop 1,5 hours before they open

😭

[proper elbow]

• no worried about load strapping

[proper elbow]

Try leaving at 5am, arrive at 6am to find out the delivery was for the next day

[rose rose]

• lot of side buisness potential 😂

[formal minnow]

I mean ur there they mas aswell take it

[formal minnow]

@uncut vapor u by cuance driving netherlands a28 now?

[feral bison]

Welp

[formal minnow]

Whatcha hit

[blissful locust]

he hit my hand

[uncut vapor]

No im ah home

[feral bison]

Deer

I'll be home in a hour so I have to stop by at the Volvo dealer by my house and get everything including fog lights

[fringe idol]

our mercedes got big subwoofers

thats prob the only good thing on the whole truck

[restive shoal]

Its a merc what did you expect?

[fringe idol]

well i said its the only good thing on the merc

the modded subwoofers

[restive shoal]

Im not saying merc is bad, but the speakers are bad might be because the main driver of the truck has them on full blast. And you can't do much with customization

[fringe idol]

we didnt even use its own speakers

we had big subwoofers installed

[proper elbow]

Got some big news coming this weekend

Picture spam incoming

[restive shoal]

New truck?

[summer saffron]

could of easily gotten a few more miles on that clutch

killed off my second gear as well

[proper elbow]

Who needs second heat anyways

Gear*

[thick cedar]

new truck arrived

[formal minnow]

u drive it?

[thick cedar]

yea

[formal minnow]

why tf it has so many spotlights

[thick cedar]

needs some work done tho

[formal minnow]