irl-trucking

[formal minnow]

u sure it wasnt ur coworker

its how us in teh vans greet eachother

flashing and big middle finger

[summer valve]

Yes. It was some random dude in Tampere taking his dog on the walk at night. Stared at my truck, noticed the pelicans scarf and gave me the middle finger

[formal minnow]

lmao

maybe he dont like pelican

[summer valve]

Lahti and Tampere are nemesis atm

[formal minnow]

only good thing about tampere is when u leave

[summer valve]

Probably cuz Tampere has Tappara and Lahti has Pelicans. They're against each other in SM Liiga hockey finals

[turbid latch]

as a proud southerner its really only a thing between those two cities

in the south its a bit whatever

[formal minnow]

probably because nothing else thats interesting to do in that area

besides well drinking

and sauna

alltough thats 90% of finland

[turbid latch]

nah the south is more focused on football

[magic girder]

A and B pillar are bend, roof is slightly bent too, so probably a write off

[summer valve]

It's a thing between any city in the finals

[formal minnow]

aaah

it doesnt look bend at all from the pictures

[turbid latch]

yeah but its not like anyone from the south can get into finals kek

[formal minnow]

it might be so minimum / not alot that its fixeable

the door latch theyll just cut out if needed and weld in a new spot

[magic girder]

Drove past it to work, and the pics don't show all the damage

[summer valve]

Fax

[formal minnow]

ah

[waxen otter]

Is anyone a truckspotter here?

[thick cedar]

Yep

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

https://tenor.com/PnAQ.gif

[turbid latch]

dutch ADR

now thats wack

[lean oracle]

How comes

[turbid latch]

dutch flag on the ADR sign

[lean oracle]

It’s just the back side but yeah we got plenty of styling shit for trucks

Looks better than metal blank

[calm parrot]

Almost 43hrs and its not even friday yet
We hitting 50 this week ladies and gents

[formal minnow]

i hit 50+ last week

this week im not even on 20 yet

😭

aka bye bye overtime hours as theyll compensate

i got a 530 start tomorrow might go in 30mins early to get more hours hopefully

[ancient oar]

rip daf

[magic girder]

I have the Frisian flag on it

[formal minnow]

When do u switch to day @magic girder

i want to flashy flash

[magic girder]

Next week friday is my last DHL drive

The monday after that i will start in the day

[formal minnow]

so from 29 ur in day

[magic girder]

Yes

[formal minnow]

U know what areas ull drive yet t all ?

[magic girder]

Will be around all of NL and some belgium, germany and france

[formal minnow]

All week in truck or home most of time

[magic girder]

Not sure

Probably will be a mix

[formal minnow]

Well

time to basicly keep track

another truck to look out for

[magic girder]

Yes, and i for a van

[formal minnow]

Yess

always dim + fogs on

so already stands out a bit more cuz not many vans have fogs xD

[magic girder]

Alrighty

I will have my lights as normal

And yellow fogs

[formal minnow]

:D

tbf ur daf stands out between others

aslong as sun isnt facing your direction

as you got the double burners lower then most daf's

Did u fix ur flasher yet

[magic girder]

No, sadly not, they have not done that, hope they do soon

[formal minnow]

ah

[formal minnow]

I hate how im unable to fall asleep in my van when i want to

As i gotta wait 2 hours for this company to open

[ancient oar]

I spot trucks only around my company

[signal saffron]

hello fellow truckers

[formal minnow]

Hi

[calm parrot]

I dont have a problem working long hours its just that my boss loves to stress the shit out of me

[formal minnow]

Yeah they like to do that

[mighty plover]

Can anyone suggest anything helpful for the HGV theory?

[silk zephyr]

You know damn well that the day is starting great for being loaded at the max 1st try

[brave marlin]

hey just asking

[silk zephyr]

Yes?

[brave marlin]

are the workers near the loading area a bit harsh or rude

[silk zephyr]

No

[brave marlin]

where do you truck

[silk zephyr]

France

[brave marlin]

what does being loaded max in first try mean

[silk zephyr]

I mean in first try is that the loader gets the correct ammount of load in my tipper so that I reach 44t

[brave marlin]

damn

44t

two trailer?

[silk zephyr]

No one

[calm parrot]

Leightweight🤣

Everyone knows u gotta overload atleast 3 tonnes

[silk zephyr]

Enough to be fined

[restive shoal]

Rowan is allowed more

[turbid latch]

I always overload by a ton

[summer valve]

I don't (I don't load my truck)

[turbid latch]

Well technically i dont load it either but i always tell the loading man how much he needs to load

So always one ton over so its more safe™️

[ancient oar]

In Germany and so they're very strict with that so no one overloads here

[calm parrot]

Yeahh but you will be finnneeee

We hit 50 hrs this week and im done

[lean oracle]

Haha u reach 50 and then ur done?

[magic girder]

Already on 50 and still a night to do

[calm parrot]

Well i do crane not just driving

50 hrs just driving would be no prob

But i do this shit too

And the main thing is that every day ive only managed to get like 30 mins rest
Cus my boss keeps stressing me with stuff we need to be driven out

[calm parrot]

My respect for you

[magic girder]

Let them stress, i will not stress for them

[calm parrot]

Im the only crane driver at my company and the place were we pick up goods to drive out closes at 4 every day

And my boss has a bad habit of never saying no

So it screws me over

A l o t

[magic girder]

Well, my way to deal with that, just take your sweet time, take your breaks, and let him stress about it, he makes his problems into yours

If you keep working like that, it will catch up to you

Totaly not worth it

[calm parrot]

I think it may already has cus my head cant keep up

[magic girder]

Than just say screw him, and take your time, its not worth it to risk your own health to get that 1 extra job done a day because the boss can't say no, he only gives a care for money if he doesn't care baout worker health

[lucid birch]

rookie numbers

[calm parrot]

Thats totally fair

[lucid birch]

52ton max allowed weight on public road

can load 32 tons

but on private proparty i can load way more.

[lean oracle]

Hah how much did u load then?

[lucid birch]

i always load 32 tons sometimes more but dont tell anyone

[lean oracle]

Tbf u guys got leeway right

As u cant exactly weigh how much u load as u laod in the field, same with farmers in the field when thye load trucks

[silk zephyr]

Depends of the country we're allowed to 44t max with 5% above it but would still be fined for the overload

[lean oracle]

Its a rough estimate not precise

[lucid birch]

i can't even see the weight

its just a big guess only know the weight when there is a weight bridge

[magic girder]

Big load today

[magic girder]

Kinda easy to see this way

[lucid birch]

i dont even have that

i dont even have lane assist

doesnt beep if i go over the lines

no sensors

just a steeringwheel, mirrors and a driver.

and to many wheels.

[magic girder]

I have ACC, lane warning, emergency braking, axle weight system

According to the system, my truck without a trailer weights in at 10.3 ton, that with full tanks and everything i carry in the cab etc

Not sure how accurate it is as the paperwork says the truck is 7.2 tons

[formal minnow]

stacked sooo nice

definetly wont fall

[magic girder]

I just spend 25 minutes swapping trailer to pick those 2 up

And just done in time, its now raining heavy

[formal minnow]

i parked inside this morning to load

man was it raining hard

then at unload waited 2 hours because too early luckily it stopped raining mostly when doing that

'then in germany and otw back whole time raining couldnt see shit and still people without any headlights

[summer valve]

rookie numbers

@turbid latch

[lean oracle]

Hence yal somewhat exempt riht but that dont mean u load above the bloody edge by a lot

[magic girder]

Well, i think i had those in my trailer for sure

[magic girder]

Shocker they did not fall

[formal minnow]

wow

that stuff always falls with me

[magic girder]

Same, but not today

[formal minnow]

[magic girder]

Talked too soon, as soon as i put the pallet on the floor, it fell over, but its out of the trailer, so not my problem anymore

[turbid latch]

hahaha suffer

(its snowing here too)

[blissful locust]

is that radio having a stroke or is that how the music is supposed to be

[summer valve]

That's how it's supposed to be

[blissful locust]

damn

[signal saffron]

How can i send a picture?

[jade tangle]

Heya, do keep in mind our Global Rule - §1.7 - Inappropriate content

Any reference related to drugs```

[spice solar]

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[signal saffron]

yeai cant sign up for the website

got it woo

Hello! I haul sailboat fuel!

[lean oracle]

How is a joke not allowed, like cmmon, simple joke and a word, nothign else not going into anything

[jade tangle]

I understand it was a joke, and I did enjoy it.
However, as a partnered server we must take into account Discord's tos and guidelines as well and they can be very strict on it

[bright river]

well today went well

[lean oracle]

True but just a joke like that they wont, been in plenty of servers that be big and never that be a issue, it be more of it if you were to talk real on smuggling it n shit

[lean oracle]

Ah the freefirewood 3000

[formal minnow]

ahaha

[ancient oar]

poor windshield fr

[formal minnow]

i mean

better then that happening as ur lifting a 800 kg pallet

and it instantly toppling over because forklift drivers destroyed it just enough that it sticked on

[summer valve]

Normal winter thing

[formal minnow]

till u went to move it

[ancient oar]

replace it tho its not good

its only gonna spread more

[summer valve]

It'll be replaced before inspection.

It's already spread as much as it can

[ancient oar]

when is that

cause ik trucks dont come often for inspection

rarely

for here

where i am

[lucid birch]

what does this have to do with irl trucking?

[bright river]

thats exactly what happened it did go over with 400kg of tuna cans i dragged it out but could not see it broke went to put it down and voila

[ancient oar]

im just lazy to go to the image channel

[lucid birch]

then why are you breaking rules?

[ancient oar]

wdym

either im blind or i cant read

[summer valve]

After summer

[ancient oar]

what rule is that exactly

[ancient oar]

oh alr

mb

didnt read that

[lucid birch]

[ancient oar]

i was looking in the main rules channel

[lucid birch]

its also in there (rule 2)

[proper elbow]

Friday time

[lean oracle]

This breaks rule too

[honest harbor]

Nice try, but, no it doesn't

[restive shoal]

does being called rowan count? ||JK||

[lean oracle]

Sssh, we gfotta bully rowan as always the case be

[magic girder]

Never expected to pull a waterpump out from inbetween 2 rear tires

[ancient oar]

what happend

[formal minnow]

Stop stealing stuff

[magic girder]

One of the drivers drove over the pump the washguys use, and the pump got wedged between the drive tires

[ancient oar]

oh damn

[magic girder]

Used a hammer, tire iron, loadlockbar, and 4 guys to get it out

[magic girder]

Clean

[sharp panther]

watermelons 🍉🧡❤️

[formal minnow]

wrong channel

[muted crescent]

oh mb

[sharp panther]

😃😃

[raven gate]

that man is just about ready to fall apart

[errant ferry]

one of 43 trucks in my company

[restive shoal]

and you drive that truck?

[errant ferry]

exactly

I like it and don't need anything better

[stray rover]

Did you got a new truck?

[proper elbow]

Yes 😎

Never getting a speeding ticket again

[magic girder]

Fuse 1 it is i believe

[uncut vapor]

nice

[restive shoal]

ticket for no plate

[blissful locust]

oke

[turbid latch]

Eco mode my best friend

Everyone driving behind me loves me now even more :)

[formal minnow]

True koleka

[sharp panther]

💚✅

[turbid latch]

so koleka dont speed and they take fuel economy into account?

We kolekas just are supreme

https://tenor.com/view/we-ride-together-we-die-together-we-ride-together-we-die-together-meme-gif-8899602172166391009

[formal minnow]

Doing 72 on highway is not supreme

[turbid latch]

But i do 80

[formal minnow]

U have adr so tolerable

[turbid latch]

Scania's eco thingy likes to roll a lot

But the 51 tons of liquid does push the truck like crazy downhills

[proper elbow]

It's a tractor by law

Requires T license

[blissful locust]

technically its also a tractor unit (i think) 🤓

[proper elbow]

Technically it's a agricultural vehicle ☝️ 🤓

[lucid birch]

No bridge!

[restive shoal]

ya got a route without trains, bridges or other obstacles?

[daring sail]

why doesn't Zandink just buy 2 cargo airplanes to transport sand

[lucid birch]

Uhm is that even a thing?

Thought bridges, railway crossings were normal?

Getting close to 200k km

[turbid latch]

Railway crossings are normal in the Netherlands?

[lucid birch]

Idk

[turbid latch]

I love spring

[lean oracle]

Hehe

[lean oracle]

You mean proper infrastructure with public transit around the country, yeah guess so

Unless there’s snow or a mild breeze with leaves in fall

Then trains can’t drive somehow

Wich is stupid but yeah glad I got a car

[turbid latch]

Well yes but like

Here railway crossings are only on very small roads and pretty much none are inside cities

The only time i was in Netherlands i was a bit shocked as to how many railway crossings they have, only seen something like that in Estonia

[lean oracle]

Well yeah cuz we’re a compact country so unless it can be underground it’s above ground depending where u are they are spread out but city like Rotterdam subway got plenty over a 10km stretch for instance

[summer valve]

@turbid latch will be hitting 900k km on my Volvo this week

[lean oracle]

Damn that’s a nice number, did u get that from when u had it new or did u not start at a low number @summer valve

[summer valve]

I have had it since ~750k km

[lean oracle]

Ah

Not bad

New truck when

[turbid latch]

Damn i am only 130k behind you

[summer valve]

Don't know yet. When my boss gets me one

[magic girder]

Time to start the last week i drive for DHL

[ancient oar]

since when does scania have eco mode

[lucid birch]

Like years

[ancient oar]

guess i learned something new

[formal minnow]

They need license plates now

[lean oracle]

Probz after it goes beyond repair and theyll keep it urnning while u wait 6months while they keep saying: next month

[summer valve]

Probably this or next year

[lean oracle]

And then u just get a newer truck with half the milage and half the rust

[summer valve]

As long as it works

[turbid latch]

i don't like this waiting game

i was supposed to get the new truck last october

[lean oracle]

E had one at offoice like that, he got it a year later

[teal carbon]

You may find this text a bit funny, but I'm really interested if you can share with me any facts that are interesting for a Trucker's life [Both the positive side and the other side], because I'm really interested in ETC and now in irl too

[lean oracle]

Lots of waiting depending what u drive, u gotta be up to that

And sometimes u gtta keep running and can barely take a break as ud be unloading instead of taking ur 45 n shit

But ur always paid during shit so

[turbid latch]

Yeahh

My company is desperately trying to get new trucks for their operations in Sweden

[magic girder]

Where to start, thats the first thing, the cons, you have a lot of time you spend alone, all by your self, wait times at customers, heavy traffic and angry road users, lots of laws/rules you have to follow, customers that get angry at you because you do everything right, but they still like to get angry anyway.

Pros
Lots of nice scenery, nice places to visit, freedom in a sense, and if you love driving, its the best thing to do

It all sounds easy, but there is a lot and i mean a lot to trucking

[lean oracle]

Is it that much effort to get new ones? Or does it take long to have them build as u run truck with tank and trailer right? And thus the tanks gotta be build onto the truck and they’d gotta rely on said company who builds that

[turbid latch]

A big company like ours buys trucks in big orders so it depends a lot on the manufacturer s

Scania and Volvo have been some issues lately apparently

[turbid latch]

It do be icy

Camera working nicely too

[turbid latch]

Oop and now my wipers broke

[restive shoal]

[turbid latch]

Send help pls

[restive shoal]

sure, you got a car and what kind of wipers you need? maybe @proper elbow can come from the netherlands. he comes in germany

[turbid latch]

Scania R NG

Wipers for that

[restive shoal]

aren't there any stores near you?

[turbid latch]

nah

just gotta yolo it

[restive shoal]

also a option

some truckers here with show trucks don't use their wipers because it makes the truck look ugly

[turbid latch]

wait what lmao

[restive shoal]

iirc neither one uses wipers

[turbid latch]

That would be insane in Finland

[sharp panther]

why your wipers got broke?

[lean oracle]

Ah, least they stick to the good brands

[lean oracle]

They got them like coated

So if they driving the wind will just flow it away

Like how they do to cars cost so water don’t stick, they do that to the windows too, so as long as driving

[turbid latch]

Oh

Id love the kind of a windscreen that has a heater for it, like for the windscreen specifically

But probably not what the company sees as good

[lean oracle]

Heater? They wax the window lol

So water don’t stick

[turbid latch]

but for my truck that is

for snow and ice

[lean oracle]

Oh

[sharp panther]

so wax is a good thing for the windshield??

[lean oracle]

Wont compressed air work? One time we had a tv show of inventions and it was for the mirrors with had a air hose on it so it blew constantly not fast or anything when driving and it’d keep the ice n shit from the mirror for better visibility

[sharp panther]

I had to drive through snow the last winter and it was a little difficult for me.

[lean oracle]

I think it was wax, not sure what they do but it’s smth similar to cars lol, also it works for rain as that’s all we get here

Idk snow n shit

Also u don’t got no flat front truck so anything is hitting u be deflected on there by your hood lol

I think that why some us got those wind deflectors front of the hood perhaps? Blows it over the cab instead of against the window?

With the Europeans it blows wind straight up yours is more air streamed but I think that why it wouldn’t work or smth for snow n all

As it’s gonna blow it past your truck ya know

[sharp panther]

It depends on the type of truck, the snow starts to accumulate on your hood and after a few hours it is annoying.

If you are lucky with physics and a little inertia the snow begins to fall towards the grill, if the storm is very strong you could easily make a snowman on the hood of your Kenworth

[lean oracle]

Coating wax on hood might help

So it got more to slide off there ya know

Dunno wich one’s tough u could ask a detailinh business and just get the hood

But then u can’t just pressure wash it either for instance ya know

[sharp panther]

yup, never heard about wax for snow and sounds interesting, thanks for the help, unfortunately rn I'm no driving in the US, I'm doing local trips from Culiacan, Sinaloa to Nogales, Sonora (border with Arizona)

I am moving 55-60 tons of cucumber in a double refrigerated trailer 😬

[lean oracle]

Yeah ik for water but might help with snow too

[lean oracle]

Mhm that’s a lot of veggie sticks 😂

[sharp panther]

I'll do that the next winter season, I hope I remember your advice

[lean oracle]

So doubles like two 40 footers or ?

Can always ask, you owner operator or for a company?

[sharp panther]

48' Utility 3000R trailers x2

[lean oracle]

Company they maybe have trucks or stuff for it already and all ya gotta do is ask

Got a pic?

[sharp panther]

Yup

[sharp panther]

drive for a company.

and this is what I drive.

[lean oracle]

They haven’t done those configurations for long in the us right

Quite new ish concept

Clean rig

[sharp panther]

yup, when we drive into the US we use 53 ft trailers like this one but mods on the truck are allowed, ah, and we need to be lighter in the cargo.

[lean oracle]

Ah yeah some states only right and set roads where it fits where u don’t gotta take a turn a normal truck can’t fit trough without swearing and the sichs

[sharp panther]

Of course, in the United States each state has its own laws and in Mexico there are no laws in the whole country like the US

[lean oracle]

I know Michigan I tought you could load like 110k in trailers due to the amount of axles

Least some us state

Dunno if it is that state but one had it

Am getting better typing left handed on phone but if ya see typos you’ll know why

[sharp panther]

My company has some warehouses near the Arizona border and all of us who made “local” travels unload all the fruits there.

[lean oracle]

Ah

So do u swap trailers when u get at border to continue then?

[sharp panther]

lol u need to keep your eyes on the road, highway patrol & state trooper don't miss anything.

[lean oracle]

I’m not driving

Nor in the us

Just being stabbed a bazillion times right now

Autocorrect seems to manage as I ain’t typing gibberish and mostly a letter here and then

[sharp panther]

yup, we take advantage of the fact that there are no weighing stations in Mexico and we load the trucks with a maximum of 60 tons. I know companies that arrive with 80 tons at the border and have to use 3 new trailers to move in the United States

[lean oracle]

😝

[sharp panther]

lol, what's your local time 😵‍💫

mine is 3:12am lol

[lean oracle]

I mean I see plenty of insta who say if you’ve got your paperwork and weight in order ya can just go past weightstatoon

[lean oracle]

11.12 am

Perfect morning for a tattoo

[sharp panther]

yeah, but they don't let you go with 80tons of potato 😬

[lean oracle]

You driving atm? Or resting

[lean oracle]

Hehe

[lean oracle]

Just drive before the weight stations open and don’t wreck as then they’d investigate

[sharp panther]

they are loading the truck rn, my trip starts in the next hours

[lean oracle]

Mhm snow

[lean oracle]

Ah

Shouldn’t ya sleep or smth

[sharp panther]

I slept all the evening

[turbid latch]

Time to visit Scania, again

Atleast the good thing about Scania is that their repair depot is inside our own building and we have top priority so if anything goes wrong, they will fix it as quickly as possible

[lean oracle]

Hehe

[lean oracle]

Prob in the rental agreement

[turbid latch]

Ye

That sound gets soo annoying after 4 hours kek

[lean oracle]

But it’s a wiper call ahead what ya need and when ya arrive lol they probz be waiting with a step and done faster than Ferrari pit stop times

[sharp panther]

Rn I'm getting used to seeing more of these trucks on the roads here, I really like them and they say they're pretty good.

[lean oracle]

Scania?

[turbid latch]

This a good truck and all but god the trailer is worn af

And its only 12 years old

[lean oracle]

Mexico I assume as ya got the 25 year old rules in us import

[sharp panther]

Yeah, Kenworth México is starting to sell all the DAF line up here to compete with Scania.

[lean oracle]

But I bet truck in that time got replaced and trailer be repaired only

[lean oracle]

You got many scanias in Mexico?

[turbid latch]

Well yeah no point in buying a new trailer

Some of our trailers were made during the cold war

[sharp panther]

A lot of then. Did you heard about Bimbo?? It's a brand who made different types of bread.

[lean oracle]

Also makes sense,daf is Dutch went bankrupt government didn’t help do a us company bought it

[sharp panther]

Worldwide company

[lean oracle]

No, sound like something you found in the truck parking lot

Next to the lot Lizard

[sharp panther]

They use to have Kenworth T660 & Kenworth T600.

Now the change all the trucks to Scania R

[lean oracle]

Idk those lol

[sharp panther]

And the new Volvo VNL 2018 in day cab cabin

[lean oracle]

Scanias are nice, so do they customize em too? Not like the us trucks but towards how Europeans do it?

So do ya got a nice gaming rig in your sleeper ?

I seen plenty truckers who taken passenger seat out and put gaming setups there

[sharp panther]

I have only seen a modified Scania and it only had American wheels with nuts and caps.

[lean oracle]

To usually play euro truck lol

[lean oracle]

Boooo

U seen how we do them? That’s how they should

[sharp panther]

All Scanias are stock in, the big companies are the ones that have them now, but the local companies are buying the KW T680 NG

[lean oracle]

Especially the low cabs with the rear lift and those square lights on rear bumper are nice combos

[sharp panther]

yeah, but I don't take my laptop to this trip hahaha

[lean oracle]

Ah yeah so if u wanna customize but u gotta pay yourself

[lean oracle]

Ah

Assume your not living in trucks weeks on end only few nights at max?

[sharp panther]

this trip is 4 nights

Culiacán - Nogales is the route

[lean oracle]

Yeah geography was never my thing I be good at, let alone us

Lol

[sharp panther]

from this

[lean oracle]

Yeah the Scania stock looks outta place there

[sharp panther]

they look so strange whit this type of trailers

[lean oracle]

Here not as all be sane but as almost all us got like lights n shits

[lean oracle]

Yeah they do, here configuration like that’s shorter but u don’t have a dolly

[sharp panther]

they use dolly h

the easiest to drive

imo

[lean oracle]

The axle got a fifth wheel and to unload there’s doors and a ramp or disconnect and slide the axles in

With container ones I believe the container itself slides and not the axle

[sharp panther]

I get used to see Scania with trailers with similar heights, they look so clean

[lean oracle]

Or they just break the trailer apart

[sharp panther]

I have +1600 hrs on ETS2 lol

[lean oracle]

Damn I’m like maybe 500 and haven’t played in over a year, during COVID we had a group we’d go with and a dedicated farming sim server so we’d play on there few hrs till nice gang then do a ride on eta with 8 or so

As was easier to do farming to meet up and be able to eat n all while chilling before driving ya know

[sharp panther]

disconnect the second trailer with his dolly, you attach the dolly to the truck and parking the trailer, then you attach the first trailer and now you park in other door

idk if you understand

[sharp panther]

I see, never played Farming sim ngl, but I started to play since 2013 in a pirate version of euro truck, then I bought it legally in steam in 2015 so maybe I have like 2,000 hrs just in ETS2, in ATS I have 150 hrs lol

most of my hours in ETS2 are on TMP

I never get bored about SCS games.

[lean oracle]

I do

[sharp panther]

this is my truck's version on ATS.

[lean oracle]

All I’m hearing is it be annoying to park the truck with dolly right behind it

[lean oracle]

Nice

[sharp panther]

most disgusting thing in the world

what a stress park with a dolly attached to your truck

[lean oracle]

Ain’t easier if ya disconnect anyways to take the dolly out?

Here what u got is usually fun fair or atleast where the rear got a dolly and they don’t reverse but turn truck around then reverse or drive forward with it connected to the front easier steering and better visibility

But ye trucks ain’t got the front structure for it like Europeans as the frame and everything is stacked it’s got the support for it ya know

Plus y’all got long trucks so it’s still not really effective

[sharp panther]

yeah, we drive very long trailers and you need a lot of space

I think every trucker have a way to make his parking maneuvers and that depends a lot of your skills, I'm 23 yo so I'm not good like people who have 40 years driving in the highway daily

[lean oracle]

Owh yeah but highway is the easy but

Getting into the city or parking at docks inbetween two trailers

With little space

[sharp panther]

but it's funny, ETS2 help me a lot to park trailers irl, I downloaded trailers packs of 40', 48' & 53' fts to try to park them in 1st person and that helps a lot to get my license

[lean oracle]

I bet u can’t go everywhere as with the dolly you’d be to long to manouver their lot for instance

Ah yeah, benefit of working mirrors n shit

It isn’t the same but it’s similar u can learn stuff

I play with keyboard so it wouldn’t work for me as much Xd

[sharp panther]

we call “Fulls” to double trailers lol, when we are driving a full into the city we try to drive and made the straight route possible.

[lean oracle]

Yep

[sharp panther]

me too, even to this days, 11 years playing this shit only w WASD

[lean oracle]

Seen one that on a 4 lane 2 each way with median having to u turn and have piles n shit

Also plenty how fed ex lose their rear trailer that way and sometimes not notice and continue wich is just stupid

[sharp panther]

I think the biggest problem is that you have enough mirrors to keep and eye on the rear part of the second trailer, specially in right turns.

[lean oracle]

Heh te t work chat no using one cigarette trash can as birds in it

With eggs already so lol

[sharp panther]

u need to keep an eye on the mirrors, a lot of shits happen at your back and you need to be awake for everything lol

[lean oracle]

Yep

And infront ours can have a car infront u don’t see so there a mirror for it

Y’all don’t got that and long fro r

[sharp panther]

u need to have a good memory to remember how many cars are in front of you when u stop in a red light 😂

[lean oracle]

Yes but how do u deal with pedestrians

[sharp panther]

bikes are a big problel too, specially into the city

[lean oracle]

Ik nog many walk but in city n shit

[sharp panther]

bikes are most difficult than peds

they felt like they have 7 lifes or they are inmortal lol

[lean oracle]

True

Am Dutch can confirm

[sharp panther]

I also have a Yamaha MT03 and when I see a truck I drive for another drive of the road where he can see me

[lean oracle]

Zigzag Aktoyhh trucks I always stay behind it

[lean oracle]

Yup

[sharp panther]

I started driving trucks at 19 and I never have an accident of any type, I try to be always careful with all things near to me

[lean oracle]

I’m 25

Two weeks then I start theory

[sharp panther]

That's one of the reasons for what I get a brand new t680 from the dealer.

[lean oracle]

But 4 half years license already and over 200k kms

[sharp panther]

obviously from company

but I get it brand new

[lean oracle]

Nice

Big company’s usually u get new one there instantly?

[sharp panther]

I used to drive the blue Kenworth, a T 660.

[sharp panther]

This is a local, usually they have T800 & T660.

And now they are buying the new models of International & Kenworth.

Not a big company we have like 25 trucks now

[lean oracle]

Ah so they can provide instantly almost and only need decals

Ah

But that mean each new driver needs a truck as they not big nuff where they got more and always someone be off where you’d use that truck

[sharp panther]

we moving fruits and vegetables from farms around Sinaloa to different cities of Mexico.

[lean oracle]

I’m going they always have a few sitting due to training times off long term sick leaves for instance

So u collect it at farms or do local drivers do that ?

[sharp panther]

Yup, you start with the oldest ones

[lean oracle]

Yeah think mine be same older get new truck and newbie older

Makes sense u don’t wanna see trucks damaged but especially not if it’s brand new

[sharp panther]

Depends, sometimes alwyas we pick the cargo in the farms but it's 2 options, from farm to the destination or from the farm to the warehouse to divide tons and destinations and then you take off form the warehouse

[lean oracle]

Oops

U saw nothing I

[sharp panther]

Yeah, and it's good, because it's a cycle, you take care of the truck and when you got promoted the new one got a good truck

[lean oracle]

Yep

I don’t wash my van much as they said it ain’t mine no more yet I’m only one driving it still

But my van clean in the cab with eating In it that I don’t needda vacuum

While others be dirty

[sharp panther]

It talks very good from to you

I don't like dirty things

[lean oracle]

Rear I don’t care as doors be open when working and everything gets blown in it

Plus the water from its tank can’t keep it clean and sand from when I reel up 80m of hose

Outside is meh if time I wash it cuz I can wash it anywhere as big tank in rear and brush so

[sharp panther]

man I feel so stressed when I drive into mud, my truck get a shower after picking up in farms

[lean oracle]

But in winter idgaf as it be dirty again as soon as I hit the road

[sharp panther]

a lot of shits on the road during winter season

[lean oracle]

Mine got plenty sometimes wheel well be covered as I get stuck to the wheel bolts

Rear heavy fwd can be tricky but do far never got this one stuck

Previous one on flat grass hit tiny bit of dirt and got stuck

[sharp panther]

what type of van do you drive?

[lean oracle]

Toyota

Caddy

[sharp panther]

are they good?

[lean oracle]

Ye

Mine hasn’t broken yet but two others had engine issues

[sharp panther]

I like Asian vans

[lean oracle]

One 25 k blown motor due to a seal placed wrong way round other similar but two diff models

Is like a kei truck but it’s gotta have a hitch n some towing capability

[sharp panther]

people doesn't care about company cars/vehicles

[lean oracle]

It’s why I now have a lsssenger van vs my old one

[sharp panther]

they dgaf

[lean oracle]

I do but if I scratch it it happens

[sharp panther]

in fact, my 680 has a 18 speed transmission

[lean oracle]

In end it’s. Work van and I stick it where u shouldn’t even be driving due to having to

And sometimes lazy but so far only two scratches and one cent but yeah shit happens

[sharp panther]

they treat work vehicles with no feelings

that people doesn't have a heart.

[lean oracle]

Wonder how it is when I get back cuz I know for sure people smoked in it but I don’t do that’s annoying as I’ll end up with residue n shit ya know

One can’t even drive it home the 10mins without lighting ons

[lean oracle]

I respect mine as I keep mine clean and my stuff in it

Hate when I gotta take someone else’s

[sharp panther]

time to go bro, trailer is full loaded I need to visit the office to pick up the documents and made a inspection to my truck before I hit the road

[lean oracle]

Aight deuces

[sharp panther]

It was so nice to talk with you during I was waiting

[lean oracle]

[sharp panther]

I let you know about my trip

[lean oracle]

Indeed

Liked the talk to while getting tattoo

Dinner than watching YouTube

Wich I’ll do now

I’ll show ya a pic later if I remember to send ya one

My moms gonna hate me (for getting more lol)

[sharp panther]

lol hahaha

be careful

enjoy your food

it's 4:25am, if everything is ok I will probably come out at 6am when the sunset starts

but it's a bit difficult do that things and chatting

good day 🙂

[lean oracle]

What food?

[lean oracle]

Have fun

[proper elbow]

Haven't had problems so far

Hendheving didn't care

The terminal tractor did get a plate tho

[formal minnow]

Yeah and im geussing u guys dont really drive more then what

200 meter

To next warehouse on public road

[lean oracle]

Nope they dont care much bout working vehicles, like that are working vs some random driving without

They dont care bout how we park our vans on sidewalk or drive em into pedestrian areas either as work gotta be done ya know

Unless those few who are utter pricks

[proper elbow]

All the way to surrounding towns

This area basically

[formal minnow]

it allowed on the n road?

[turbid latch]

New wipers acquired

scania man also helped me quickly fix the leaking air

just some cable tie around some hoses in the trailer and ez fix

[lean oracle]

Probz broke loose, folded it over n ziptied so it’d build air again

[turbid latch]

Probably

[summer valve]

Copycat

[turbid latch]

Ye

I admit i did take everything as inspiration from you kek

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

But mainly cuz i dont wanna get too overcomplicated with stuff

[summer valve]

Now just leather floor mats

[turbid latch]

Ew

That i cant do

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

Or itll just be muddy

@summer valve Did you order the logo thingy from AM Asennus or smth

My colleague said that was the only somewhat decently priced one that he could find

[summer valve]

eBay

[turbid latch]

Wack

Damn i shouldve asked him to get a Renault one

Just to confuse people like crazy

[summer valve]

Volkswagen one

[turbid latch]

Rude

Scania is a noble independent brand

[summer valve]

Suuure

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

When all of this melts, the truck is gonna look incredibly brown

[formal minnow]

Already looks brown

[lucid birch]

🫡

Got this truck when it had around 180k

No wait around 170k

Cant remember

[restive shoal]

make it 175k

[turbid latch]

Uhh

I have the most weirdest issue ever

My horn is stuck on

Lmao

[restive shoal]

demand volvo from your boss, i haven't heard natalie complain about any issue

[turbid latch]

Nah im pretty sure that would happen to Volvo but like

My horn stays on when i turn on the ignition

The problem is inside it but i cant touch it so welp, it only turns off if i keep the wheel in a certain position

The most weirdest thing ive ever seen

[restive shoal]

if i ever need to show a person ''skill issue'' i'll show them you

[turbid latch]

This is genuinely so weird

[lean oracle]

Pincheed wire or smth making it contact each other or smth

People see osku driving and wonder why tf he keeps honking like a jerk

Xd

[turbid latch]

Yea i was at a break spot with my safety helmet on cuz i have the headphones and uh

Bonnet and all open while just constant beep

[lean oracle]

Put some rag in it around it it iwll muffle it, or check wich fuse is for it and pull that one out

[turbid latch]

Ah well yes

[lean oracle]

Leaast its the stock horn not a airhorn or smth

[turbid latch]

Couldnt find the fuse and the horn is under the cabin kek

but

[lean oracle]

Cant cut the cable to it?

[turbid latch]

changing the steering wheel position fixed it somehow

and now its gone entirely

[lean oracle]

Probably then the wire as said got jammed behind something or such

[turbid latch]

yeah it has to be the steering wheel itself

[lean oracle]

Pinched in a way it could make contact, or it got ripped out at the steering wheel

[turbid latch]

but

thankfully the scania maintenance is soon anyway

they can look into it just incase

[lean oracle]

Nah. Go again today

Make them hate u for menial shit like a wiper and broken horn xd

[turbid latch]

but i like them :(

theyre nice dudes

thankfully the new truck is finally here

[lean oracle]

Bring em a bag of candy and be like : hey uh

My trucks a bit horny honker

[turbid latch]

come to the depot and suddenly just horrible beeping

[lean oracle]

Yeah leave the ignitoion on so it continues and just walk away like its normal

Xd

[turbid latch]

it does thankfully automatically shut off

[proper elbow]

I love how one TP customer will be a big farming area or a big flower shop and the next will literally be someone's backyard in the middle of Nowheredorf Germany

[lean oracle]

Heeh

[formal minnow]

Make it beep nonstop

Park infront of reception of workshop

Theyll have it fixed within 2 mins

Trust me

[turbid latch]

Tried seeing how long it does

Sadly it works for 30 seconds(?)

[formal minnow]

I hope they have a forklift or something

[turbid latch]

And when you touch the wheel again, it does 30 seconds again

[formal minnow]

Right

Keep wiggling it till they come out n fix

[turbid latch]

nah thats my colleagues problem now

told him to go visit Scania in tampere if it starts bugging again

my workday stretched to 15 hours again

[magic girder]

Cleaning out the cab from DHL stuff

[jaunty idol]

Chillin'

[magic girder]

Enjoy

[formal minnow]

nice lol

im already on 34 hours so far in 3 days

[magic girder]

Thats normal days

[floral coral]

could take time to clean

👀

[formal minnow]

[teal carbon]

is where you can get real experience to become a professional xD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TB24ewgbPAThis

[turbid latch]

I think my record is 44 hours within 3 days

[proper elbow]

Mid

[blissful locust]

or shit your pants

[gleaming zinc]

[gleaming zinc]

56 for me. I couldn’t think I was so tired.

[sharp panther]

Tonight's ride

[formal minnow]

I think this gonna be my record

I dont think ive exceeded 51 yet

Im gonna probably be on 55-60 by tomorrow

[turbid latch]

Damn i finally completed my shift with more than 50% fuel in the tank

[turbid latch]

Lifting like mad

[proper elbow]

Oopsie

From uncle cop

[formal minnow]

I only achieve that if i have under a 150 km trip

It also doesnt help i just floor it everywhere when i accelerate

[turbid latch]

My trip is 630 km

And the tank is 400L

The new Scania coming should be able to be even less thirsty

[restive shoal]

get a renault

[turbid latch]

If only i could

[restive shoal]

just keep bugging your boss about it

[turbid latch]

And now my weekend starts

[gloomy plank]

Hi 👋 I started my course on Monday got my reverse test tomorrow been out driving this daf and all goes well which it should I should have my road test Thursday

[lean oracle]

Tought u has a red truck

[blissful locust]

https://tenor.com/view/frans-bauer-we-hebben-hem-juichen-vieren-haha-gif-18195378

[formal minnow]

Nice, good luck

[formal minnow]

With all the trucks hes posting aint no way they arent google pics or something lmao

[proper elbow]

Lowridaaaa

Somewhat

[ivory adder]

Nice Truck^^

[restive shoal]

New truck

[proper elbow]

Nuh uh

That thing runs on thoughts and prayers mixed with some diesel

[turbid latch]

Nono this is peak Scania

What year model is that exactly

[lean oracle]

I’m thinking he’s a floater whenever truck available he takes as he’s a new driver

[turbid latch]

pretty common in trucking that

[formal minnow]

Its a full on blingned out sleeper tho

Doubt those are day trip trucks only

And with how many times a day / week he posts a new oke

[summer valve]

[formal minnow]

Nice

[restive shoal]

Reverse image search can help you

[daring sail]

im just wondering how that many scratches can end up on that screen bc it doesnt look like its a touch screen#

Also nice number

[summer valve]

Don't know. They were already there when I got the truck

[turbid latch]

damn

a used truck

thankfully i will have the opportunity of getting a truck with the new car smell

[formal minnow]

if u even get one

[lean oracle]

Can be one week one truck next week other

Plus he also has said before he wil go to a depot where he switches trailers n shit often too to a different configuration, maybe sometimes it’s a swap trucks and continue on

[formal minnow]

Doubtfull

[lean oracle]

Maybe not here but there maybe

Not every company’s the same

[turbid latch]

Nah it will be coming

I mean its literally standing like 20m away from my truck right now

[formal minnow]

prove it

[proper elbow]

Idk lol

2014

[formal minnow]

pov: your brazilian

[restive shoal]

only 10yo. how old is your normal truck

[proper elbow]

1.5

[turbid latch]

Maybe on monday

[turbid latch]

Proper

[proper elbow]

December 2022

[turbid latch]

But then again all Scanias are naturally beautiful

Except for the junk that i had to drive when delivering industrial ethanol

This thing

[summer valve]

Especially Scania L

[turbid latch]

Ye

Its mega cute

[restive shoal]

does 164L count?

[summer valve]

No

[restive shoal]

aww

[turbid latch]

I think she secretly loves Scanias

[summer valve]

I don't

[turbid latch]

Yeye

[summer valve]

I'd much rather have a Volvo, Renault or a Mercedes

[restive shoal]

daf > volvo

[turbid latch]

This is a very Dutch opinion

[summer valve]

I like my trucks to work all year around

[formal minnow]

daf sucks

tededeedem

[turbid latch]

Mercedes i can accept

[formal minnow]

give me a v8 scania with some nice styled stuff

[formal minnow]

i love the old sk

[restive shoal]

daf does in the netherlands

ive seen more broken down volvo's then broken down dafs

[turbid latch]

Smol place

[lucid birch]

Bro ur a van driver

Not allowed to have an opinion

[summer valve]

Finland is way different to Netherlands

[formal minnow]

F you

because most broken down volvos u see are turban pilots

[turbid latch]

Finland is like Sweden in terms of climate so Volvo and Scania are natural choices

[formal minnow]

and they do not do any maintenance

[restive shoal]

am i allowed to have a opinion? i only have t license

[lucid birch]

No

[turbid latch]

I have an unbiased opinion

Any R Scania>

There

[summer valve]

Had an R500 once. Spent more time with it at Scania than on the road. Typical VAG truck POS

[turbid latch]

Weird

Must be the Volvo driver touch making it cursed

Mine hasnt had a single breakdown

[summer valve]

I was a dedicated Scania fan back then. And it was a V8 which made it even less reliable

[turbid latch]

770k in 2-3 years

[turbid latch]

f

Altho maybe the DAF Leyland is the best truck ever

Two things that shouldnt be combined ever

[summer valve]

Doing 65kmh with no cargo on highway just feels different

[turbid latch]

Finnish army shouldve used Magnums

[summer valve]

True. They already got engine swapped Premiums so why not Magnums

[turbid latch]

That or more C series Sisu

[restive shoal]

https://www.trucks.nl/daf-leyland-daf-4x4-cargo-truck-ex-military-7093127-vd buy this truck

[summer valve]

Masi

[turbid latch]

Or any Sisu with a Renault engine

[turbid latch]

Id rather burn my drivers license

[restive shoal]

deal

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

This tho

This was peak

Perfect in every single way

[summer valve]

Best Volkswagen truck ever

[turbid latch]

True that too

Id imagine you never got to try the proto MAN

[summer valve]

You'd be correct

[turbid latch]

Idk if it existed outside Parola

[formal minnow]

lmao

When i was in finland

[turbid latch]

Looked like this but with MAN badge

[formal minnow]

we had such a heated argument about what army trucks were nicest / best

[turbid latch]

Sisus and Scanias

[summer valve]

I feel lucky that I never got to experience that

[turbid latch]

Its not bad

Its just a bit complicated

[summer valve]

And Mercedes

[turbid latch]

I mean it looks like a manni sisu from the inside

[turbid latch]

Worst is the DAF in every single way

[summer valve]

Facts

[turbid latch]

ive had to fix them while being on the mechanic training course there

a lot of them had overheating and braking issues for some reason

[summer valve]

[formal minnow]

i mean

u get 18 year olds

driving old trucks

and well theyre 18 year olds

[turbid latch]

Well yeah but all the finnish old stuff works better

[formal minnow]

so ofcourse your gonna go ahead and just

well

race it

cooking brakes

[turbid latch]

The reason is very simple

[formal minnow]

and causing cooling issues

[turbid latch]

Theyre old British army trucks

Bought as literal junk here

But they were cheap

half of them didnt pass the first inspections i think

[summer valve]

Ain't nobody gonna race with a Leyland DAF, a mauto would gap it with ease

[turbid latch]

yeah it doesnt even do max speed

[summer valve]

Struggles to do city speeds

[turbid latch]

which is why i always left them behind

BECE does not wait for tiny DAF worm

[summer valve]

I maxed out one on the highway at 65kmh

Had to take it from Hamina to Kotka to get it inspected

[turbid latch]

but your unit did not use them normally?

[summer valve]

Only komennuskuskit used them normally

[turbid latch]

well

if you ever feel useless,

think about the fact that our asentajakontti was on a DAF

and the dude driving it had to take it to Rovajärvi

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

from Riihimäki

[summer valve]

[turbid latch]

he did survive it though

except for the C dudes who ran out of fuel

[autumn mural]

Southern trucking

[summer valve]

You drive that?

[autumn mural]

@summer valve pays the bills. aint overloaded either

[summer valve]

Nice

[autumn mural]

@summer valve Might be overloaded in this one.

[summer valve]

Looks heavier than this tbh

[blazing dome]

wow

[lean oracle]

Tbf dark pics with just lights go hard

[lean oracle]

Kinda funny how army trucks and having a regular van as escort not something army vehicle wise, heck here they dont even army needda run escorts when moving tanks as far as am aware , least never seen them run escorts when moving them

[summer valve]

We had Hilux as escort vehicles tho

But even that Vito in the background is a military vehicle. It's just isn't painted green

[lean oracle]

Ah, all military vehicles here basically is painted green

Unless it’s like office thing lease or smth but anything transport wise equipment n all all got military green

[summer valve]

Here only all Hiluxes and Land Rovers and some of the vans are painted green

[magic girder]

In NL they drive without escorts

[blissful locust]

isnt the one infront of a convoy sort of an escort with the green headlight shade

[magic girder]

They also drive solo

[blissful locust]

damn

[magic girder]

See these so now and then driving, they drive without any escort

[lean oracle]

Think that’s only to show convoy and he’s the lead

[lucid birch]

Road is closed so didnt stop on a 80km/h road randomly

[lean oracle]

Liar, you did. Instead of being behind a bridge or something you decided to stop traffic yourself for once

[lucid birch]

Why are you exposing me

Im never answering your question From now on. Just find out everything yourself to become a trucker

[lean oracle]

Bhahaahaa

Anyways working on some highway project today/

[lucid birch]

No this road is closed due to bridge maintenance

And our sand location is just infront of the bridge

[lean oracle]

Ah

[lucid birch]

So private road

[lean oracle]

Donuts time

[proper elbow]

For making fast turns

[formal minnow]

i mean

íts normal length

fits within legal width

so i think they just need a permit for weight

[magic girder]

They can drive without a permit if i remember correctly

[formal minnow]

Yeah they probably got a excemption

as they are government

[magic girder]

Or they have a permit that allows them to drive everywhere

Thats valid 365 days a year

[formal minnow]

i mean they are just on highway anyways

only places they need to watchout is a7 on bridge i think

or it was a6 one of the two that has weight limits atm

they go from base to training areas n back only anyways so

[magic girder]

Also on local roads, i live between airport Leeuwarden and base Zoutkamp,

[formal minnow]

i already wondered when i checked ur location why tf u were standing still

[formal minnow]

Yeah but thats base to highway im geussing

[magic girder]

A7, from monday all trucks are banned on that part

[magic girder]

No highways

[formal minnow]

Really

damm

[magic girder]

Just 80 and 60 roads, and also through towns

[formal minnow]

glad i dont have that problem yet

afsluitdijk speeding go brr

a27= always racetrack

afsluitdijk = always racetrack

rarely cops people always flying there

[magic girder]

They had a limit of 25 tons, but from police cheks they found a lot that just drove there anyway, even with 50 or 60 tons

[formal minnow]

i once had some micro peepee person ina ford raptor start flashing me etc and brake check me

because i went to overtake

and he came flying up at like 160

[formal minnow]

Surprise surprise

noone wants to do a detour who wouldve known

So you sad for your last dhl trip tonight?

[magic girder]

So from monday all trucks are banned on that stretch

[magic girder]

A little

Have a nice trip for monday, have to load at 6 in the morning in Emmeloord, then to Blieswijk, Amsterdam south, and then Velsen-Noord

And have to load back in Amsterdam north