irl-trucking

[nimble dust]

Welcome to Germany

[calm parrot]

gotta love morning traffic

[nimble dust]

This is a disaster for German drivers because they don't know how to keep in the right lane

[calm parrot]

I drove to france last year and i can 2nd that

[proper elbow]

Try driving anywhere near köln in the morning or evening

[calm parrot]

Drove through Hamburg in afternoon traffic the first time i ever was there

nightmare

[nimble dust]

Living in Munich

They can’t drive

[proper elbow]

Never thought I'd live to see the day the rheinbrucke got finished

Now the other 500 baustelles in the ruhr area

Including that pesky vollsperrung at ludensheid

[calm parrot]

The reality of being a trucker is that you constantly have to wait for other people

[proper elbow]

I dont have that issue really

I have yellow plates

[restive shoal]

get the yellow and white plates for extra waiting time going into the eu from brittan

[proper elbow]

For even lesser waiting times use tweety

Yellow plates yellow truck and a local legend

[calm parrot]

i can hear the daf warning signal noise just looking at the picture

[proper elbow]

It's not much

Maybe 16 or 17 r sum

[silk zephyr]

Boat nightshift

[proud schooner]

Dutch Drivers be like

but Especially American Drivers are just real bad

[silk zephyr]

France is in the same boat here either we have a slow one on the 3rd or 2nd lane for no apparent reason or they keep the 2nd lane for themselves and you’re obliged to overtake on the right

[nimble dust]

That’s why we need Bullbars

[ember salmon]

Looks like a good day where was that?

[calm parrot]

Gothenburg Sweden
my hometown

Todays job

[proper elbow]

Sorry driver we can't find the pallets please wait

[restive shoal]

just be like the truckers that go to kruidvat heteren, wait 2+ hours for mothing

[calm parrot]

I thought you wouldnt need to wait with yellow plates

[restive shoal]

now the question: do you like it?

[ember salmon]

wow it looked very nice i also noticed you was in neutral was you coasting to a stop?

damn thats intelligent as hell i like it

[calm parrot]

new scania trucks do that as soon you let off the throttle

to save fuel

idk how it actually saves but yes

[ember salmon]

technology is too good for us

[calm parrot]

indeed

[elder roost]

Well all respectable full size trucks do..

[calm parrot]

Ive only ever driven Scania so i dont know about the brands
Last time i drove something other than a Scania was when i took my license and that was a Volvo

[elder roost]

Understandable.

[restive shoal]

Your truck?

[potent grotto]

Yes

[restive shoal]

Where did your fuel tank go?

[blissful locust]

weight saving

[restive shoal]

[proper elbow]

I didnt

I just said okay we'll call office when you find them bye

Eating healthy is very important for truck drivers. So anyways here's a picture of our docks on a Friday night

[thick cedar]

Is Red Bull recommended for Truck drivers over where your at legos

For consumption wise it’s too much energy like you might not stop and then you get a ticket for being up on the road too long

[abstract kernel]

Free paint ✌️

[thick cedar]

Oh I gotta ask so what’s up with the stripe on the wheel does it decrease gas consumption

[abstract kernel]

No…. What is your problem?

[thick cedar]

I was wondering what does the stripe do

[abstract kernel]

there is no flour on the wheel

[thick cedar]

Oh is hybrid wheels good for driving with

Like in snow and rain

[abstract kernel]

[thick cedar]

Ok like is driving in Europe better than American im just wondering like what are the advantages to driving than what America has

[blissful locust]

why would a simple stripe on the sidewall of a tire decrease fuel consumption

it doesnt contact the ground at all

[thick cedar]

Ok my bad I didn’t know

[blissful locust]

is there common sense in your brain because damn that's easy to find out

[thick cedar]

I guess I’ll thinker harder to the drum next time then

[calm parrot]

in my country we prefer monster

[thick cedar]

Is Red Bull crap bc I think it is monster eh it’s ok

[calm parrot]

in my opinion redbull is complete trash and monster is ok

[thick cedar]

Is there vending machines that serve them at rest stops

[calm parrot]

we just have kiosks and small stores by gas stations, in sweden rest stops like the ones in germany netherlands etc is basically nonexistent

[thick cedar]

And why are they nonexistent in the NL

[calm parrot]

i think u missread, im saying in sweden where i live they are

not in nl

[thick cedar]

Oh

[calm parrot]

ive been in nl and u guys have proper rest stops for trucks

[thick cedar]

Oh I asked I thought u knew from searching it uo

[thick cedar]

I mean yeah but I haven’t been there a long time since I’m back in America now

[thick cedar]

So you only talk English and not Swedish or both when your talking to drivers

[calm parrot]

i only drive in sweden but i will sometimes meet people from other countries and then its english

[thick cedar]

To be honest I might move there since there more to do than seeing boring trucks over here over where your at y’all’s trucks have more detail and makes look good

[calm parrot]

i love the look of a peterbilt with chrome stacks but nothing beats euro trucks ❤️

[thick cedar]

I have seen some Mack’s over near Groningen so and a few peters but that’s about it of American trucks

[calm parrot]

theres one guy here in my city with a peterbilt its always the coolest thing in the world

[thick cedar]

Do you like American trucks

[calm parrot]

yes, the look of a old big american is amazing

like smokey and the bandit

[thick cedar]

Does it look better in Sweden

[proper elbow]

Idk don't drink energy at all

If it fits it ships

And if it doesn't fit make it fit by breaking pallets

Hot damn

[formal minnow]

Going into neutral is bad tho

Using more fuel then in gear no fuel usage

Neutral it keep feeding for certai. Rev

[calm parrot]

since its a rare sight def

[thick cedar]

thats good i think there garbage to your system and its not recommended to drink them your good at keeping it healthy

[proper elbow]

Mine only does it in eco mode. Otherwise just switches gear to overdrive

[silk zephyr]

End of nightshift

[formal minnow]

Overdrive good

Allow to keep v8

[desert silo]

Cutie Patootie Pallet

[thick cedar]

Ahh so cute so your carrying something explosive

[restive shoal]

couldn't you get a euro pallet?

[desert silo]

I just picked it up and it came on that,

[calm parrot]

yeah same, my boss has told us also we are only allowed to drive in eco mode

[proper elbow]

Lol

[cobalt onyx]

That's not explosive though, but rather flammable and environment hazardous

[blissful locust]

literally says it on the can🗿

[serene heron]

it says flamable and not good for the outside

[daring sail]

Should taste pretty nice then

[formal minnow]

Thats just a warning

Doesnt mean its a kaboom device

[calm parrot]

dont tear the roof off

[upper copper]

nahh i aint, but it was like 15 cm from the steel beam

[calm parrot]

i always get scared when i gotta tip inside

[summer valve]

I don't see this on the can

[calm parrot]

or shit like this

[blissful locust]

i wasnt saying that is on the can

[summer valve]

Oh yea, it was @thick cedar, mb

[blissful locust]

i was saying the flammable sticker is on the can

[upper copper]

Yea I was out checking a few times

[thick cedar]

huh

[summer valve]

#irl-trucking message

[quick oriole]

send some of that snow to ontario plzz 😭 my front yard is almost to the point i could cut the grass

[rugged cape]

This came overnight

[thick cedar]

That’s how much about 4 Feet of snow

[calm parrot]

im really happy its not snowing now

[rugged cape]

Rather snow than rain

[proper elbow]

Sigh

Ruhrgebiet ladies and gentlemen

[calm parrot]

i prefer sun most of all

[proper elbow]

Love the sun

Nice 14 degrees here with no clouds

[restive shoal]

can't we change? you be at school for me and i drive ur truck.

[proper elbow]

Not in a million years would I give this up

[restive shoal]

plz im with not smart people rn, and i don't have a internship

[proper elbow]

Wessels logistics is literally internship central

[restive shoal]

where? cuz i need it like today

[proper elbow]

Almelo

With the long oooo

[restive shoal]

only smart person in the room has this torpedo as truck

[restive shoal]

almost 3 hours. cuz no car

[proper elbow]

Yikes

[proper elbow]

There's plenty

Bakkerij Holland has plenty of them

[summer valve]

Them slow down pretty nicely even at the slightest hills

[formal minnow]

-7

Clouds and snow

Very nice

I see like 10 a week atleast

I doubt roads being narrow is a issue

Theyll fit most of the times theyre not that much wider then normal trucks

Just a case of passing others that may be annoying in certain spots

They’re probably driving at times u dont see them

[summer valve]

Because they're not common. That's why

[formal minnow]

I see “tank” transport once a week usually

But most of the times they arent carrying tanks

[turbid latch]

Youll see them in a few months time

[formal minnow]

The times they actually move tanks on it is low

[summer valve]

Especially up north

[turbid latch]

When AutoK transports K9s to Lapland

[formal minnow]

As they usually dont get moved left and right

Im gonna be in lapland soon

[summer valve]

I'll go transport Leopards to Lapland

[turbid latch]

Ew leopard

K9 atleast doesnt destroy my hearing

[summer valve]

Leopards are surprisingly quiet tbh

[turbid latch]

Really??

[summer valve]

Yup

[turbid latch]

Everytime they drove past me in a forest i had to cover up my ears

[summer valve]

I was literally next to one last week when it got cold started

[turbid latch]

Idk they always started acceletating like crazy everytime i was standing next to them

They probably did it on purpose

Because everyone bullies artillerymen

[summer valve]

Kulju honor

[turbid latch]

Tykistö kulju

[formal minnow]

Im just emptying their beer supply

One can at a time

[summer valve]

I was just a regular sotilaskuljettaja in service but nowadays I'm a EK sotilaskuljettaja in reserve

[turbid latch]

I still dont know what my reserve task is

I was given 5

Based

[summer valve]

I found out mine last year. 2 years after kotiutus

[turbid latch]

C-driver, CE-driver, raskaslavettikuski, täydennysmies and raskasajoneuvoasentaja/MT-LB asentaja

Apparently its all of them

AutoK somehow messed up my papers when i returned to my main unit

[summer valve]

https://youtu.be/M90uV16YgpE?si=PHA_RWAiTXz3-9H-

[turbid latch]

Never again

Webasto is now my best friend

[summer valve]

Wanna hear something very aamuinen?

[turbid latch]

Kiertovartio

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

Thats actually not bad

Parola AutoK had a fire station bell thingy for waking up

Waking up at 5 AM to a fire alarm

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

It was genuinely so bad that i learned to always wake 15 minutes before it

[formal minnow]

Where u driving right now

[rugged cape]

Here

[formal minnow]

Where is here

[summer valve]

Well it definitely isn't there

[formal minnow]

[queen brook]

Flower Auction Aalsmeer

[calm parrot]

i love ur banner on ur profile

very artsy

[dusky crystal]

Question for the real life truckers, how was it to get the license in the other parts of europe (im dutch)

And is it different types of license

[calm parrot]

Its the same in all of eu so C,CE license
i took mine through school, atleast in sweden when you enter high school you can choose like a proffesion (idk how to translate it) but we took our licenses and everything during school so we had our truck licenses at 18 too

[turbid latch]

I got my C license from school and CE/ADR in army

Took some time

[calm parrot]

ADR is the only thing i got every single question right on the test and i have never driven it since i completed it

[turbid latch]

Or CE really only took half a year but C license took years

Mainly because i was in two schools at the same time

[turbid latch]

Its a bit silly how easy it was

And a lot of the questions dont even apply in Finland

Like the tunnel restriction stuff

[calm parrot]

tunnel restriction is one thing that theres a lot of in my city

Like we have 3 main tunnels but all of them are forbidden to drive through with ADR

so you gotta drive around just to get through

[calm parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/mac-truck-gif-14734123881756838264

this you?

[heady acorn]

Howd you know

[proper elbow]

Sorry driver tomorrow 6 o clock

[calm parrot]

feels bad man

[formal minnow]

They close before 5? Damm

[proper elbow]

Closed at 3

Atleast the weather's on my side

[calm parrot]

dumbest closing time ever

[proper elbow]

Nah

Lidl distribution closes at 12

[rugged cape]

Good, took it in high school, got paid 300 euros a month but took 5 months

[rugged cape]

Damn in all of Norway there's only one

[formal minnow]

Wtf why

[lucid birch]

The 4 beasts next to each other

3 times a 10x8

And 1 8x6

[turbid latch]

Yeahhh it seems the new truck won't be arriving anytime soon

Scania is having serious problems with delivering trucks to us

My boss is a bit fed up with it and talking about buying us Mercs

maybe Volvo if it gets too deaperate apparently

[turbid latch]

Merc i wouldnt complain about

But idk how maintenance would work out

If only we had Sisu E11

[summer valve]

Masi

[turbid latch]

3 axle Fuller Sisu SK tho

[summer valve]

Rasi tho

[turbid latch]

Nononono

Masi i understand but Rasi is torture

[summer valve]

Rasi was great tbh. The gearbox was fun

[turbid latch]

I mean yes driving was fun in mud

But our Rasi broke down 4 times

Like once it overheated and started boiling literally

Whole barracks smelled like pepper spray

[summer valve]

[formal minnow]

How

[calm parrot]

A fh16 would be a dream

[turbid latch]

Idk

Something to do with component deliveries

[summer valve]

12 tie, the place to be

[turbid latch]

Dont thankfully have to drive there atleast this week

When the new lonkero drink starts being made then oh boy, probably gonna be 4 times to Lahti in a week

[summer valve]

Gotta have to try that one when it comes out

[turbid latch]

Dont forget that its transported by two dudes who dont even like it kek

I really wanted to drive our beer truck originally

[summer valve]

Lahen harmaa hits different tbh

[turbid latch]

tbf its not Koff so its okay

hate that place

[summer valve]

What about sinebrychoff?

[turbid latch]

Same thing

Idk all of our weight scale codes are always named Koff Lonkero so i am too used to that name kek

AJT Rajamäki, Hartwall Lonkero and Koffi Lonkero

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Getting a bit tired now

[summer valve]

I'm not

[turbid latch]

When did your shift start

[summer valve]

16:30

[turbid latch]

I started at 1 PM 🫠

[summer valve]

I woke up around that time

[turbid latch]

But bedtime soon

Colleague sounded a bit grumpy when i called him to wake him up

[summer valve]

47km to Lahti

[turbid latch]

So youre nearly done then aswell

These nights shifts are really just daytime shifts if i go to work at 1 PM

Meanwhile the one going to work at 1 AM is doing a morning shift, i love the logic behind these names

[queen brook]

No bed time allowed

[proper elbow]

I wouldn't trade anything but a iveco or Renault for a mercedes

We had 1 and it's just the worst.

Sounds like a vacuum cleaner sweeping the lot r sum.

And the gearbox farts for whatever reason??

[formal minnow]

Dfds in netherlands or

[queen brook]

Finnlines

[blissful locust]

only one in netherlands goes to newcastle which doesnt use ferry with open deck

[undone flax]

Hey, any of you guys know how to pick the transmission, gear ratio and engine combo?

[queen brook]

• no snow in the Netherlands

[proper elbow]

you don't have to rub it in you know

[turbid latch]

Meanwhile my colleague

We are getting massive L's

[calm parrot]

why does he have the plate in the middle

[formal minnow]

They do

[formal minnow]

Why not

[formal minnow]

Kolega problem

[calm parrot]

i have mine to the side so i can see but it just looks wierd in the middle

[formal minnow]

[blissful locust]

is that also in ijmuiden or somewhere else

[turbid latch]

Idk

It looks a bit more normal from the outside pov

I really feel like the finnish police has something against us

Its like the 3rd-4th time already into this year that we have been stopped

Might have something to do with the fact that its liquid ADR and that we drive on one of the most frequently patrolled roads, but still

[calm parrot]

police will stop anyone with adr plates on it

[turbid latch]

But like, youd imagine they would keep track of what vehicles might need to be stopped and what not

Our fire extinguishers and other stuff dont expire just like that

You dont need to inspect them every 2 weeks

My brain is not braining anymore

[restive shoal]

never did and never will brain anymore

[formal minnow]

No

[blissful locust]

since when does dfds have terminals in netherlands outside of ijmuiden

[formal minnow]

Forever?

[blissful locust]

where are the other ones

[formal minnow]

Rotterdam

Ijmuiden is mainly person traffic aswell

Vs just truck

[turbid latch]

Warm

[queen brook]

El speciaal

I missed my flight because the boat was late so might as well

[calm parrot]

Finally 0

[turbid latch]

Give

[calm parrot]

thats warm

[calm parrot]

nvm -1 again

[turbid latch]

Scania says its -22 now..

Forgot to bring winter pants, oh well

[summer valve]

No winter pants, jacket or even a beanie

[turbid latch]

Hmph youll get to be in a terminal

Dont have that opportunity sadly

[summer valve]

Very little

[turbid latch]

Thats why i always use handsfree

Although my own car is too ancient for those features

[magic girder]

Always nice to have a clean and nice made bed in the truck

[formal minnow]

Ok but

[summer valve]

Wow, only a degree colder than here

[calm parrot]

i want summer

[formal minnow]

Where u driving?

Maybe can spot u someday before i go back to forssa would be nice

[summer valve]

Hämeenlinna atm

[formal minnow]

Uh is that close to where i am

[summer valve]

Heading to Tampere

[formal minnow]

I geuss u wont drive here because theres just a ski resort around me

And santa claus tourist trap a hour or two away

[summer valve]

Close to Ruka, hell nah

[formal minnow]

I missed finish beer thi

And the yoghurt fruiti tooti + hesburger

[formal minnow]

Aww

Ill be back someday with car

Stupid prisma charged me for 3 cases of beer vs 2

Is it true police must come to look back camera? @

@summer valve

[summer valve]

[formal minnow]

Tf u mean

Ur the fin here

Dissapointed i havent seen scandinacian style trucks tho

[summer valve]

I haven't been in trouble with the cops really

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Lucky

The kind policemen told my colleague the reason why they stop Simeon trucks

Apparently we are the easiest trucks to inspect because our trucks and equipment are always up to date, so its less inspecting for them

[formal minnow]

Lol

[turbid latch]

Half of the inspection was them being excited about the payload and they just kept asking where we take it and what drinks are made from it

[formal minnow]

Tbf they’re probably using u guys to train new officers by the sound of it

[turbid latch]

Yeah i think its that too

Tbh at this point it doesnt even matter

After all i still get paid while they inspect

[summer valve]

HML?

[turbid latch]

Yus

Drinking coffee at Linnatuuli rn

[summer valve]

[muted shell]

It's here, come over

[viscid dust]

Where do I have to go ?

[muted shell]

Southern California, USA

[viscid dust]

oh

[muted shell]

last week was +26 one day

[viscid dust]

That's a bit too far away xD

[muted shell]

yeah

[viscid dust]

Lol

[viscid dust]

wait 26 + !?

[muted shell]

Yes, very hot summer in February

[viscid dust]

Last week we had temperatures around -21 to -17 degrees and 1 meter of new snow

[calm parrot]

it snowed

[blissful locust]

woman

[calm parrot]

how much can you load on a 5 axle?

[lucid birch]

Depends

Legally on the road 52tons

On private property 65

And the truck empty is 20tons

[calm parrot]

oh damn
here in sweden the most common for just truck is 4 axle and we can load 32

dont think ive ever seen a 5 axle

idk what the absolute max is tho
heaviest ive been is 40 with no issues

[restive shoal]

i understand göteborg and nothing else, because i don't speak Swedish.

[calm parrot]

yeah sorry
he was saying there was 2, 5 axles trucks in his area but he lives in northern sweden and i live in gothenburg so its a lot diffrent

[viscid dust]

sorry next time we speak English

[restive shoal]

i don't even mind it, maybe someone with a yellow name cares about it

[scenic cove]

Is my name yellow?

[restive shoal]

i mean de discord yellow

[formal minnow]

Feel like noone would do that tho

Itd be more

[lucid birch]

No comment

[lost abyss]

@viscid dust @calm parrot please keep in mind that this channel is English only like every other one, the only exception are the language-specific channels. #discord-rules

[calm parrot]

yep

[proper elbow]

If hell was a place on earth

It'd be belgium

[calm parrot]

atleast no snow

[restive shoal]

where in belgium? the northen or the southern part?

[viscid dust]

ok sorry

[proper elbow]

Mechelen

They literally made the city ring part bike only

[formal minnow]

Put on flashers and a hivis

[proper elbow]

Nah

[rugged cape]

32 is max

[calm parrot]

i meant like before it breaks

[rugged cape]

A lot

[calm parrot]

well true that since ive been 10 tonnes over being safe (inside a quarry not on the road)

[formal minnow]

[floral coral]

All

Appearently this is called a "dormer" in english. Who else here has a crane on the truck? And/or crane-operator papers?

This one is a palfinger pk78002 sh

[magic girder]

The reason i hate coworkers sometimes sooooo much, changed my bed yesterday, other person who drove today had the brilliant idea to put the floormat on the bed to keep it dry, well, i can change the bed again

[proper elbow]

Well there you have it

Can't ever pick up pallets straight again because God forbid you open the curtains in the rain

[pseudo sun]

Anyone here an OO?

owner op

[restive shoal]

he should have thrown it at the passenger side

[magic girder]

He should have 100%, i'm really pissed tbh, just got everything cleaned and changed yesterday, and now i can start over again

[pseudo sun]

pull his handle next time you swap out

<>_<>

[magic girder]

Each day there is a different driver

[pseudo sun]

oh you're home daily

nvm X D

[magic girder]

And no set schedule

[magic girder]

Yes

I drive the night time, and day time someone else drives, but i'm the main driver of the truck

[formal minnow]

We had a dutch but seems he left

Theres a aussie that runs hiab sometimes but forgot name

[calm parrot]

Cranes for life

[floral coral]

Guess im the replacement dutchie lol

[proper elbow]

Love all the patterns

Didn't even know it switched between so many lol

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Had to negotiate with my boss about next week cuz of the striking stuff since on tuesday and wednesday Anora is gonna close entirely so i cant unload there, probably means my union gonna strike at the same time too

So i agreed on saturday working too cuz money

[calm parrot]

Atleast your not driving in paris

[lucid birch]

Removing all the mud 😂😂

[restive shoal]

if you want to keep the truck running for longer yes

[silk zephyr]

Welp Alternator’s dead so Im just here

[pseudo sun]

are all yall non american drivers?

[silk zephyr]

Also when you try to keep your truck clean a little bit. They give it to a collegue for a morning and here is the result

[pseudo sun]

oof

when i was otr I kept my crap clean

like CLEAN clean

didnt even wear shoes past my seats.

Literally had a pair of slippers for anything from fridge to bed and my shoes from seat to outside

got it washed once a month. Swept twice a week,, and wiped down the dash, steering wheel, and walk way

[silk zephyr]

The annoying thing I can’t get it cleaned because I need to buy supplies for that

[proper elbow]

Hot damn

[summer valve]

[calm parrot]

where did you buy your mats?

[summer valve]

Picked them up from rekkamies.com

[turbid latch]

Good site

[summer valve]

I just go pick everything up from the warehouse. Only a 30 to 40 minute drive there

[turbid latch]

Practical

Me and my colleague bought a new side table for the Scania

Dont want to put all my stuff on the bed

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

Busy day 🌹

[formal minnow]

Not runnin gtaut for once?

[proper elbow]

Somewhat busy day also

[magic girder]

For you its only the floor thats dirty they toss the floormat on my bed

[proper elbow]

It's alive

After months with a broken everything

[formal minnow]

[spiral jetty]

PK-78 with a flyjib!

In my country we have weight limits so we can only really get up to PK-65’s on our trucks without being overweight on a certain set of axles. But we have a Fassi 710 with a fly on a Scania which is pretty nice. And we are getting a PK-65 with a flyjib on a V8 Scania

[proper elbow]

Docking level: legendary

[rose rose]

Docking level: KOLEKA

[formal minnow]

Me everytime i have to go on dock with my van

Either its on my liftgate perfect or it isnt

Especially on the docks where i dont fit so have to use it

Doesnt help i got those little popup cart blocker things and no tools to remove em

[calm parrot]

I wish i had a bigger crane cus mine is only a pk-27

and i always somehow get shit that just too heavy to lift

[formal minnow]

[spiral jetty]

Yeah, I mainly only use a PK-23. But been able to use PK-65's a few times and the Fassi 710 once. Pretty much anything above a PK-40 is so smooth to operate.

[floral coral]

we're allowed a max of 50t except extra long trucks. but our axle weights are only limited to the builders specification I belive. I have two 10t axles infront and a 13t drive axle and the last one I forget tbh haha but very nice still! which country are you from?

[floral coral]

my friend, we all do haha. People alwas be trying to save money on cranes. and then complain when they can barely do what they ask. I think only when you get above a 100 ton-meter you get expensive enough that they start to calculate.

[floral coral]

I've operated a HMF 3720 also and it worked very well

but that's ofcourse very close to 40ton-meter

[calm parrot]

Yeah and i hate it cus with this was i was told "oh yeah its only 5 meters away when you drive in"

I get a worker to help me which one i was supposed to pick up and he tells me its the one FURTHEST AWAY

i hade to move all of them to even get it out

you can even see i had to pull the crane back just to get it down again

cus palfinger when its on 100% the only thing you can do is pull it back

[floral coral]

oh yeah I can relate to that

and later they ask why you were busy so long

[calm parrot]

Gotta love it when customers just straight up lie

[elder roost]

They always do..

Especially construction guys..

[raven gate]

no straps

[formal minnow]

No need

[raven gate]

bruhhhhh

you tell mr police man that

[formal minnow]

U think they care?

Its legal

Its not a uk trailer that has no sideboards

[raven gate]

the sideboards aint gonna do anything since they are stacked 2 high

if they were only 1 high i guess yh then there is no need for straps

[formal minnow]

U know theres probably more sideboards

[raven gate]

but 2 high definetely need straps

[formal minnow]

Because believe this

They get removed for loading unloading

[raven gate]

yh no i know but i can see there is only 1 sideboard

and 1 plank in between the thingies

[lucid birch]

They need straps

🙂

U get a fine for insecure load

[raven gate]

told ya i aint a nub

i passed my first theory for my trucking license last week and 1 of the things was load securing

[raven gate]

you still driving containers rowan?

[lucid birch]

Koen do u ever open this chat?

[raven gate]

tbh was my first time in like a month today

but i saw it already nice truck

[lucid birch]

I quit renewi after 3 weeks

[raven gate]

ohh yh i forgot that

nice man is good

[formal minnow]

Ive never secured my load

Cant anyway

[elder roost]

@formal minnow same

[floral coral]

what do you drive, liquid?

[formal minnow]

No

[floral coral]

https://tenor.com/view/lord-of-the-rings-frodo-alright-then-keep-your-secrets-smiling-gif-26462584

[floral coral]

i dont mind the A7 at purmerend begin closed for anything above 30t

it's a nice drive in the weekend 😛 but I only now realize how little pleople will understand what im on about

[formal minnow]

Eh

Its fine till u get to the roadworks

[restive shoal]

google maps exist

[floral coral]

true, but not everyone will care to look it up

[winged sedge]

e

[floral coral]

a

[winged sedge]

e

[spiral jetty]

I’m from NZ. But it’s quite cool. The scania at our company you can set the airbags up to put more weight on one axle or whatever. So you can play around with the weights on the axles. So if you get stuck, just adjust the drive axle airbag to put more weight on it and your set.

[proper elbow]

I ain't gonna strap all that for literally 700 meters or so

Okay 3km but still

First 1.5 km is tiny tiny landroads anyways

And a grand total of 3 corners

[proper elbow]

Try and get caught in a 3km trip loll

Got hazards and flashers for a reason

[raven gate]

Yh already i did not know that

I would prob still strap it kek

I strap everything

[spiral jetty]

Curtains are a sort of load securing device anyways. They are able to withstand a certain amount of weight.

[rugged cape]

I'd demand a new mat. Luckily I'm the only one to drive my truck so far

[turbid latch]

Getting pretty bored of this already

[calm parrot]

exactly
you got orange lights for a reason lmao

[proper elbow]

I'm sure this won't hurt the engine at all

[elder roost]

1 hour 20 of waiting behind no trucks...

[calm parrot]

Been waiting 1 hour for this guy

[proper elbow]

Someone's been busy

[lucid birch]

😭

[turbid latch]

Feels like everyone is just having to wait today

Been awake since 11 PM and random waiting is probably gonna make my work day go over 15 hours

[formal minnow]

Tis fineee

[raven gate]

did you really just say that

like i dont want to sound rude

but thats just stupid to think

curtains itselfs are in no way a securing device just in no way

[formal minnow]

Depending on how heavy it is

Its definetly enough to secure a load with

Is it recommended? Maybe not

[proper elbow]

Some are

Many curtains are equipped with vertical bars of aluminum or something like that

[formal minnow]

Everyone has

Besides uk

They got no boards nothing

[raven gate]

well yh but those are not the curtains themselfs

im talking about just the curtains

[rugged cape]

Cold

[formal minnow]

Yes

[stray rover]

A little bit

[summer valve]

@turbid latch day shift is gonna have a fun time

[formal minnow]

The amounts of time i put my van away like that

Then realized i got few days off so if it gets used ill get complaints (meanwhile they never fill back up agter use either )

[rose rose]

Your check engine light is on 😳

[summer valve]

The engine isn't on

[rose rose]

Mhm ok 😜

[summer valve]

I've been told that fueling up is done by the day shift. So, if they don't get fuel, end result will be pretty empty tank

[magic girder]

Same here, although not all drivers do sometimes get that memo, so had to fill up multiple times to make it

[summer valve]

My boss reminded everyone about that less than a week ago

[magic girder]

I have coworkers that only drive once a week, so they just don't bother filling up as they don't drive the next day either

Lucky enough my good coworker is getting back to work after being sick for over a year, and he always fills up when its half way, and we have 1200 liters on board, so there is plenty left

Although i just offered for my good coworker to fill up if needed as he is not 100%, just to help him out

[elder roost]

Screw Winter

[thick cedar]

Winter makes a Truckers Worst Nightmare but also slippery.

[elder roost]

Yea no shit its slippery, thats the only bad thing imo...

[turbid latch]

Tuuraaja moment

Or atleast they always forget to do that..

[queen brook]

winter my beloved

[elder roost]

Agreed.. but not at work

[queen brook]

its fine

not as boring

[turbid latch]

Estonian winter 🥰🥰🥰

So much road salt that everything looks brown

[daring sail]

Sun rise was very beautiful this morning

[calm parrot]

winter is ass

[queen brook]

Thats winter?

Barely anything

[lucid birch]

Again 😭

[restive shoal]

tomorrow again? 3x is scheepsrecht

[calm parrot]

well its a quarry

[proper elbow]

Literally scheepsrecht

[lucid birch]

Probably everyday the next 1-2weeks

[rugged cape]

My great colleague just released his first YouTube video driving up here. Check it out 😁

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1SpOs06DtbujE-ujFGueSShzOwC_7-5uciYxsyHN0TaACGYeof72-O0z8&v=k6ut16zA7Go&feature=youtu.be

[formal minnow]

[magic drum]

netherlands and bridges

[formal minnow]

Yes

[elder roost]

@rugged cape Fellow konkulega! We run Bauhaus and Rusta every mornin

[rugged cape]

What's that

And konkulega for that matter

[turbid latch]

Visibility yes

[night reef]

i love spinning out on icy flat ground, had to throw on chains

[silk zephyr]

Welp I let stress get the better of me and doing dumb things when unloading to a place because there’s no signs and because I didn’t asked questions and I ended up taking slightly the wrong path to unload and slightly hitting the roof on my cab and knocking out one of my emergency lights cover above

[proper elbow]

Happens

[lucid birch]

Guess what im waiting for again

[pliant breach]

I am not a trucker however I am curious on what your jobs are like, saying this to ensure I am not impersonating anyone lol

[turbid latch]

For me its an easy way to earn money, dont have to do that much physical work

But i am still planning to go to a school because the salary isnt great

[pliant breach]

I used to debate wether I should join the army and become a royal logistics driver however I am scared of planes so it wouldn't be suitable for me as those trucks are always being flown to somewhere.

[formal minnow]

Different truck?

[formal minnow]

Cant u tell them u wanna be in country support only?

[pliant breach]

I don't know, however armies are traditionally like if you can't handle it don't sign up.

[summer valve]

My old truck

[thin crescent]

Money isnt great in trucking its sad unless you have your own company

In canada its 50 000$ a year if your a company driver its underpaid its such an important job

[turbid latch]

Which is why i wanna be a traffic engineer

Or do what my dad, grandpa and great grandfather did and be a train driver

[thin crescent]

Im still gonna be a trucker coz thats what im passionate about

I missed school to go trucking with my dad when i was a kid

I was born into trucking

[formal minnow]

Main one in maintenance or

[formal minnow]

Not really

Theres ways

U can always join them as a civilian

[summer valve]

Maintenance yeah

It has as many healt complications as you let it have. You can prevent pretty much all of them

[turbid latch]

I think it depends on what age of you are

In my company most old drivers are a bit out of shape i think

Young drivers here take all benefits the company gives

Like free gym membership and healthcare

The biggest health issue that truckers share with train drivers too is sleep problems

Everyone in my family who has been a trucker or a train driver suffers from sleep apnea

i am not making myself look any good either, supposed to wake up at midnight and its 18:12

[formal minnow]

Cuz they drive like idiots and dont slow down

Maybe buu for alot its a passion and lifestyle to be one

[turbid latch]

And adjusting the seat properly helps too 👍

[proper elbow]

Quick stop at home for a shower and some food and then time for another 220km headed Zeeland

[thin crescent]

I know trust me its not something that im unaware of

[elder roost]

Disagreed but sure..

[thin crescent]

How come you disagree?

[elder roost]

@thin crescent I got more spare time while working 1 full time and 1 part time job now (trucking) compared to before... (mechanic)
Get to spend time with the wife and friends without any hassle at all..
I start at 4 in the morning doing 10 hour shifts and couldnt be happier

[thin crescent]

Well tell that to him not me.

[plush peak]

I'm going to start tomorrow as a passenger and helper as I go through training and get my licences

[formal minnow]

Must be nice being able to park at home infront

Take a shower maybe cook at home vs skipping it or dirty truckstop

[magic girder]

Easy to explain, see the bus drivers here sometimes too, have the seat all the way down, on dump, and being a few meters infront of the axle will act as a lift when they hit a bump, that will kill the back really easy, also bus companies like to use cheap seats that don't have a lot of adjustments to fit every driver, that also doesn't help, and there is a reason why trucks and busses have seats that have air suspension.
Also i have back problems from my previous truck, had the wrong type of seat that was not suitable for me, never could find a comfortable way to sit in it, and the backrest was to narrow for my wide back and shoulder, in the last few months i drove that truck i did eat a full strip of 10 paracetamol a day, drive a different truck with a seat that is suitable for me and 85% of my back problems are over, still have the ocassional shoulder pain, but that will remain for a while as a result from the seat of my previous truck.

[turbid latch]

Its seriously annoying how bright speed cameras are at night time

One camera on my route is bugged and flashes everytime i pass it, even if i go under the speed limit

[formal minnow]

Lol

Thats when u stop and hammer it

[turbid latch]

Ive been blinded by it every single week since July

The police must love looking at the pics it captures or something

[calm parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/morning-sunshine-blind-bright-gif-5235310

[formal minnow]

Wow

Surprised noone smashed the bulb out yet

[turbid latch]

I will

[lucid birch]

Different company that drives for us

Tyre not looking good

[restive shoal]

wonder how long he can drive with it

[formal minnow]

Till it falls off

[trail pond]

All washed

[lucid birch]

It cant drive if it drives to much pressure on the other tyres

And then all say boom

[turbid latch]

Its funny seeing others have their shifts end before 9 PM and then theres me

2 hours till shift starts only because my colleague is too quick

[cosmic flame]

tiny volvo

[summer valve]

Does the job it's supposed to

[formal minnow]

Why did u remove the box

Dont u normally keep it on

[summer valve]

No. I change it 4 times a shift

[cosmic flame]

to a different kind of body ?

[summer valve]

Swapbody. Quicker to load and unload cargo

[formal minnow]

Ah

[magic girder]

What a difference a few lights can make

[lucid birch]

Almost touching the bottom of our trucks

And i got stuck the shovel had to push me 😂

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

All the booze pumps stopped working

Seems like i wont be working tomorrow

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Ancient technology so whaddya expect

[formal minnow]

Them to replace it

[turbid latch]

Expensive

Well theyre fixing it and my shift got cancelled

Win win

[formal minnow]

Aslong as u get pakd still

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Not really but ill just do tomorrow shift next week

Probably better that way since i am horribly tired rn

Fell asleep in sauna

[formal minnow]

Lmao

U sure wasnt too many beers

[proper elbow]

Out here again

[formal minnow]

Nice

Im waiting for kolega

[formal minnow]

Great succes

Love to see it when ur back from airport straight to spotting

[magic girder]

Was nice seeing you again

[plush peak]

Does anyone have tips for a learning driver? I have my driver's licence for a car for over 10 years but now decided to become a trucker and go for C and CE so truck and truck with trailer. I started lessons and I have trouble finding my spot on the road, for my feeling I drive to much on the left side so I go to the middle but then I go over the line on the right side. My instructor also said I'm being too nervous and am not looking ahead enough, I'm kind of overwhelmed.

[magic girder]

Best thing is do, is to forget everything you know from driving your car, take your time for everything and don't try to rush, also if you habe problems with the lanes, ask your instructor to do some extra driving on a industrial area that has lines, this way your speed is lower and its easier to get a feel for it

And look as far forward as possible, and watch the mirrors a lot

[formal minnow]

it was

[floral coral]

my top tip is listen to the instructor, they're usually right lol

if you try to keep the right line near the middle of the dashboard you're usually in the middle of your lane

[lucid birch]

Extra day working

💰

[plush peak]

Thank you

[turbid latch]

Nah it was genuinely just being too tired

I dont even drink alcohol so it was a bit scary

[formal minnow]

Damm

[stray rover]

He's changed jobs again?

I remember that at one time you were working with Volvo Roll-On..

[formal minnow]

yes he was

and then they were basicly well we dont have work for you

so u can either be on back of a garbage truck or adios

and now hes at zandink

very nice company that is

[stray rover]

I work with Roll-On too but now I'm going drive a truck with a trailer.

[formal minnow]

nice

[stray rover]

The Roll-On is nice, at first I was very wary but over time I got the hang of it.

[formal minnow]

thats with everything

[stray rover]

Are you a truck driver too?

[formal minnow]

Soon

Should have my medical test next month

then starting most likely with theory asap

[stray rover]

Got it, are you planning to go international or just local?

[formal minnow]

Depends

ill be stuck at my current company for a bit ofc

We just drive benelux

and very very rarely i think thers a far trip but ive only seen that happen once

[stray rover]

Got it, I'm having an opportunity in the same company but the aim is to travel far.

[formal minnow]

id like to own my own truck someday and drive to scandinavia etc

england and that stuff

anything tbf i geuss

aslong as its a nice country

[stray rover]

Owning your own truck is the best thing, although it's a little more difficult..

[formal minnow]

Benefit of finland etc is that theres barely any romanian / poles etc driving there

[formal minnow]

Yeah definetly

but its a dream and one can hope

that they acomplish those

[stray rover]

After a while I want to buy my truck and maybe expand to more in the future..

[formal minnow]

Yeah

but downside is then your reliable for other peoples wages too

[stray rover]

Any opinion on a good first international truck?

[formal minnow]

Depends where u live lol

[stray rover]

Exactly

[stray rover]

Portugal

[formal minnow]

Right

well i geuss it really depends on what u want to do

and if your starting id just get a reliable maybe bit older and used truck

or just start with leasing

scanias are pretty nice imo

[stray rover]

I was looking a R450 New Generation 4x2 for a 55.000€ +/-

Daf is good too..

[formal minnow]

not a bad choice

daf is nice

but like

'tededem often

u dont wanna be 2000km away from home and have your daf shit itself for the 100th time

[stray rover]

Yes, that makes sense

I'm going to eat, I'll be back soon to chat more 😉

[formal minnow]

kk

enjoy

[turbid latch]

Yesn't

[formal minnow]

i saw a total of 1

[turbid latch]

On my route i see lots of drivers from Baltics and Poland

I mean technically i am one since i have dual nationality

[formal minnow]

xd

[turbid latch]

In all honesty i dont really mind where the drivers are from

I have never had any issues with other Estonian drivers for example

[formal minnow]

the amount of issues ive had with the lithuanians polish hungarian romanian etc 💀

[turbid latch]

Ig its more of a problem in Western Europe then

[formal minnow]

The only nice ones ive met are always once who i presume own their trucks

as its always a nicer specced one added on stuff etc

not kolega white with plastic

[turbid latch]

I might do a few trips to the Baltics at some point during summer

[formal minnow]

nice

[turbid latch]

I told my boss that i have no interest to drive a semi Volvo anywhere during winter

But spring and summer is a different case

[formal minnow]

if u ever come to the netherlands

bring the tuti fruiti yogurt candy for me

[turbid latch]

Only our swedish trucks go there sadly

[formal minnow]

ah

[turbid latch]

The furthest i can go is either Germany or Lithuania

[formal minnow]

damm

why not further

[turbid latch]

No one wants to buy Finnish vodka ig

Or industrial ethanol

[formal minnow]

ah

[turbid latch]

Finnish ethanol is some of the most expensive in Europe so i dont wonder why

[formal minnow]

probably better quality tho?

[turbid latch]

Oh yes

Hella well made

Our Estonia ethanol truck's driver Kuido said he only entrusts his Volvo to me because i am the only other one capable of speaking Estonian and Russian along with him

Probably the biggest compliment ive ever gotten in this job

[formal minnow]

lol

alltough what language they speak shouldnt matter

their care for their truck does

and in a extent their personal hygiene

i wouldnt want someone to drive my rig if they dont care about it or themselfs being clean either

[turbid latch]

Well yeah but in Eastern Europe you can't really expect to hear English everywhere

[formal minnow]

yea

u cant expect them to speak english here either tho...

even the ones who work at companies here 💀

[turbid latch]

Kuido was picked to drive the truck between Estonia and Finland because he is the only one who can really do that

[formal minnow]

i geuss speaking both languages is making it a lot easier

[turbid latch]

Yes

[formal minnow]

to just say he can do it

[turbid latch]

And he is the only one willing to do it

[formal minnow]

haha

[turbid latch]

Its long work days

[formal minnow]

Geussing he has to rush off boat

[turbid latch]

Like i dont wanna sleep in a truck tbh

[formal minnow]

try get unloaded / loaded

and rush back to the boat

[turbid latch]

Yeah

[formal minnow]

and im geussing he unloads and loads before going back

[turbid latch]

He just happens to live next to the alcohol factory where he usually unloads stuff

[formal minnow]

so has to rush to get cleaned etc

Right then it makes sense he dont care

hell just sleep at home

[turbid latch]

Exactly

Im willing to do it sometime again since it pays very well

International ADR is good

[formal minnow]

yeah

[turbid latch]

And the whole ferry trip is financed by our company in a way that he gets free food and free sauna

And a free cabin

[formal minnow]

when i get truck ill have to get adr as they dont wanna bother with having to figure out who can and cant

but i doubt id go into pure adr goods

[formal minnow]

Would be weird he doesnt

I bet he still brings his own food and just pockets the food money but

[turbid latch]

Yeah he does

But my cousin sure did not get any extra from his company

[formal minnow]

cuz thats just extra money untaxxed too so

tbf a cabin isnt a must imo

but only if u can sleep in your own cab on boat

wich most dont allow to stay in cabs

[turbid latch]

Well not on a ferry trip from Estonia to Finland which is 2 hours

[formal minnow]

as they seal off the car decks

[formal minnow]

yea

[turbid latch]

But the one and only time i did Travemünde-Finland was pretty exhausting

[formal minnow]

Then its just relax a bit igeuss

[formal minnow]

isnt that like a 24 hour boat ride

[turbid latch]

30 hours

[formal minnow]

ah

[turbid latch]

It felt too long

I wouldve rather just drive through Sweden

[formal minnow]

Yeah but 30h on a boat with limited to no internet is boring

the only thing that will be fun to do is get shitfaced drunk

[turbid latch]

Maybe if you do trips between Finland and Western Europe all the time then youd pick the boat

[formal minnow]

'but i dont think your boss will apreciate that

[formal minnow]

i mean can time it with mandatory breaks but still

[turbid latch]

I just wanna drive outside Finland for the sake of seeing what other places are like

Boats ive been on enough already

Having to go see my relatives and family in Estonia means i am taking the boat pretty much all the time and that gets boring

[formal minnow]

yea

when i was in finland (not the past 2 weeks but before that) we went on the boat to sweden and back

and all we did was just drink

otherwise its not fun really

ive got boat to england in summer for a trip one is day trip so i doubt itll be much entertainment as in drinking

but the other one i got a night trip so ill be alone but can have some beers to entertain myself and go sleep

cant see why anyone would enjoy boat back and forth to travel for work

[turbid latch]

Gotta figure out a way to make my truck float on water

[formal minnow]

haha

[proper elbow]

New dashcam arrived

Old one is having strokes on a regular and no way imma be driving without

[restive shoal]

you really need 4k?

[proper elbow]

Only because they didn't have 8k

I've got plenty and plenty of money so best invest in something that could probably save me loads more

[daring sail]

Nice

Might go for a VIOFO A129 pro once I buy my car.

[formal minnow]

i got it

its perfect

[daring sail]

Good to hear, mind sharing some footage if you have any 😅

[formal minnow]

uh

https://youtu.be/0Mrcqa7R9Fg

yes

other vids show me driving to my house so wont share that

i should really get one for my van lol

quality is ofc bit worse cuz its edited

[pulsar oxide]

[formal minnow]

scuse me