irl-trucking

[formal minnow]

Brrr

[magic girder]

They just don't like him

[formal minnow]

Not surprised

[silk zephyr]

Yesterday

[solid idol]

What burden are you carrying?

[lean oracle]

Owh you done messed up

[lean oracle]

Looks like rebar for concrete

[silk zephyr]

It’s welded bars

But stacked ontop of each other

[tender fox]

Gay

[lean oracle]

Ik, Matts for assuming concrete?

[silk zephyr]

Yeah

[dire kelp]

No way, yes they are in the same ownership but SCANIA is way more premium brand than MAN 😎
That's why the truckspotter only cared about the Scania 😉

[formal minnow]

[weak sparrow]

scania is just better

[rugged cape]

Am I wrong or shouldn't this have more straps

[formal minnow]

probably not by legality depending on weight

[rugged cape]

Probably

[boreal yacht]

Well of course they moved you didn't use enough straps

You have to have two straps at the front of any load and two straps at the back of any load

And then it's 1 4-in strap for every 5 ft or 10,000lbs whatever comes first

This load should have had 12 straps

Minimum 14 to be safe

That's US safety standards at least

[sharp panther]

That´s correct.

Idk how a person cand drive with those straps

and why nobody notice it

[boreal yacht]

Oh I didn't even notice how bad looking those straps were to even begin with but now that I'm actually looking at them closer them some pretty beat up straps

My company literally recently and we are a small company right now my terminal only has a single truck and I'm the driver and we just bought a whole entire new box of 20-ft straps and then I proceeded to use them let me go see if I can find the picture of that

I think it was like 26 straps or something

[sharp panther]

this is how it's supposed to be

u are in the US?

[boreal yacht]

Well I mean actually mine's a little bit ridiculous but that's because it weighed 80,000 lb

And the customer requested 22 straps so we put on 24 straps

[boreal yacht]

Yep based out of B-ham AL

[sharp panther]

So nice, rare to see people from this side here.

[boreal yacht]

Honestly it's astonishing how few American truckers there is in here

Been like American truckers MP has a lower player count

[sharp panther]

Opps yeah

Im based in Mexico but sometimes I drve in AZ

[boreal yacht]

Ah

[sharp panther]

yeah I drive a 2023 T680

[boreal yacht]

Marci is a 2007 Kenworth T800 spec for OS/OW work

A good truck to be sure

And very trustworthy she's only ever lit herself on fire once as far as I know

[sharp panther]

love the T800 one of my favorites to drive and a very strong truck

we have a few ones in the company

[boreal yacht]

Nice

[calm parrot]

Theres only 1 american truck i like ans thats optimus prime

[gleaming zinc]

What state?

[sharp panther]

Sinaloa 🍅

[gleaming zinc]

so am I

Southern sinaloa

Not a truck driver but still

[sharp panther]

And why are we talking in English compa? 😲

[gleaming zinc]

Idk

[sharp panther]

jajajajaja

[gleaming zinc]

I saw the eclipse from my house a few weeks ago

[gleaming zinc]

Tomato land

[sharp panther]

I was in Bermegio, Durango when it comes.

[gleaming zinc]

Been to Durango, but that was only passing through coming back from Texas, been to every northern state except for Coahuila, if that place even exists.

[sinful tiger]

Henlo mothertruckers, it’s been a while since I’ve been here

Thought I’d share my new Renault T getting its branded tattoos

Compared to the older version we had before we got the updated ones

[ivory adder]

nice trailer^^

[lucid birch]

[magic girder]

@proper elbow i have to go to Enschede, going via the N36, i arrive at 10.23 in Enschede

[daring sail]

N221 close to dierenpark

I drive here quite a lot

[restive shoal]

Again?

[sinful tiger]

Which one 😏

[lean oracle]

Why aren’t you working

[lean oracle]

Get wrecked lol, u deserve that stopping 😂

Cant ya just rip out the train tracks

Problem solved

[magic girder]

Easy, getting loaded, and at the same time taking my 45

[feral bison]

gave my truck to a driver I hired recently (the truck in the middle is the one I'm driving currently)

[stark tinsel]

Are Volvo trucks popular in the US?

[weak sparrow]

that truck color looks like mine in ets2

[restive shoal]

stop copying his truck

[weak sparrow]

i didn't noob

[restive shoal]

you must have

[weak sparrow]

sun ruined it

[lucid birch]

Today we had 2 scania salesman at our work 👀

[summer valve]

The sun was the reason I took the picture

[restive shoal]

and you won't get a new truck

[lucid birch]

😡

[formal minnow]

theres a few

just not as active

[restive shoal]

am i not allowed to say that?

[boreal yacht]

Great looking pic

[sharp panther]

[summer valve]

My upcoming transports are nearing 0

[sharp panther]

new one 😬

[lean oracle]

Owh that’s a nice color, shame of the led lights, they should swap those for beacons or not have em

[restive shoal]

every day a new one?

[lean oracle]

He working at a company that’s growing fast so yeah makes sense plus older getting replaced

[sharp panther]

They are gradually arriving to the dealer which is 600 km from our main headquarters and they are bringing them

I think a new one will arrive tomorrow too, it's a little difficult to get them here.

[magic girder]

Nice route planned for tomorrow, picking up potting soil at 1 location and then to some diy stores/gardening centers to bring it to them, nice round trip

[formal minnow]

[summer valve]

Nice Google pic

[formal minnow]

@jade tangle nub hammertime

[sharp panther]

🤭

[lean oracle]

Cant they do it like the us does, hook them behind one truck take front tires off and drive 3/4 there in one go

All u need is a tow truck or smth on site to detach them

[jade tangle]

Heya, please do mind you can only post your own trucks here or your experience with trucking.

2.3. Channel descriptions constitute as part of the Discord rules.```

[blissful locust]

define "experience with trucking"

[jade tangle]

Your experience as a real life trucker

[proper elbow]

I had a tour de Groningen today

[magic girder]

Ah oke, i came from Beilen

Did spot a Wessels truck on the A32 with 2 light boxes in front of the window with a city trailer behind

[proper elbow]

Hahah Ducati lightboxes I guess

[magic girder]

Could not see excalty what was on them

[proper elbow]

Yeah definitely Ducati

[magic girder]

Had a black city behind it

[proper elbow]

Only 1 driver that drives in the north + black city trailer + 2 lightboxes

[magic girder]

Where you going tomorrow

[proper elbow]

Sassenheim first

And the rest is a mystery still

[gleaming zinc]

I’m starting to like the Volvo

[formal minnow]

I have flevo afaik

Itd be funny if were all nearby eachother and can stop to talk some bs

[feral bison]

No

[tidal hemlock]

@stark tinsel kinda just the VNL'S though no others

[uncut vapor]

Millau

[formal minnow]

[formal minnow]

U must know where those cameras are

[formal minnow]

Rowan must be nearby

[lucid birch]

Ive send the bridge gods towards you today

To bully you

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

Parked correctly right?

Eating lunch at my fathers work 😂

[silk zephyr]

« New » Truck

[blissful locust]

10 meters off

[calm parrot]

I also found out the best way to use forks for pallets

[formal minnow]

when u spot rowan

😦when he looks the wrong way

[formal minnow]

Lmao

[restive shoal]

Skill issue on his end

[formal minnow]

Yes

I called him and he was like i saw u at german border on maps so didnt think ud be driving here

[formal minnow]

😍

[blissful locust]

very lovely

[magic girder]

Wrong place

[teal carbon]

because it's black ?

racist

[magic girder]

This is only for if you drive a truck, not for random truck pics

[stark tinsel]

Read channel description

[teal carbon]

Fake

[magic girder]

Nope, this channel is only for irl truck pics, and only if its your own truck

[formal minnow]

bruh

no

[magic girder]

Easy to tell which one is yours

[summer valve]

Yup

[restive shoal]

damn what kind of irl graphic do you use?

[thick cedar]

Ultra

[restive shoal]

you can use that in real life?

[thick cedar]

Na

[restive shoal]

[formal minnow]

wrong channel bro

[restive shoal]

@jade tangle stop lurking and do something

[jade tangle]

Heya,
As per the channel description, #photos would be better for this>

[lean oracle]

@jade tangle nub missed one

[boreal yacht]

Lol

I feel the need to post some real OS/OW work of mine just because of that

[jade tangle]

Damn it xD

[lean oracle]

@restive shoal lkook at this noob

[jade tangle]

You saw nothing

[lean oracle]

We did

Skill issue

[restive shoal]

that is cora

[lean oracle]

So was timetimes forgetting shit]

[boreal yacht]

Lol

[weak sparrow]

[proper elbow]

Weekends is for a different kind of trucking

[magic girder]

Keep them rolling

[proper elbow]

💯

First time solo drive around the industrial area

[formal minnow]

nice

[calm parrot]

Badass

[calm parrot]

Oh ive also done that stuff

Even tho i didnt drive like that for more than like 30 meters

It was a pain in my ass

Cus i had to reverse in to the spot

[formal minnow]

[boreal yacht]

Oh no the terror reversing less than 10 ft

Some of these buildings I've had to back up a mountain quite literally

15 miles in reverse with a 14 ft wide building couldn't see had to rely on just the shouting and the screaming from my escorts

But good job most people wouldn't even attempt it because it's terrifying

[lean oracle]

Tbf sticking out way past your axle is a tad different then when u got a axle behind the load as then where it goes there isn’t overhang on the back, either way with special loads reversing is just annoying, windmills here most sites gotta and then the pilot reverses first and actually controls the rear trailer section with the remote

[formal minnow]

This aint a pissing contest

[calm parrot]

Wasnt the biggest street

[blissful locust]

yes it is
who can have the longest stream

[boreal yacht]

Yeah I wouldn't want to touch OS in Europe

I'd only go there if I I was being paid an obscene amount of money for it

[boreal yacht]

There's a lot of things I'd give to have a rear steering trailer it'd be so nice

[boreal yacht]

That's all life is just one big pissing contest

[lean oracle]

True but reversing wise the ridges axles be better as it doesn’t go all over the place on its own as u gotta push it basically into direction vs it leading itself

[boreal yacht]

Twin axle maybe true

But 4+ axles trailer's just don't like turning

[lean oracle]

Owh yeah then it does but the benefit also is if backing down it won’t go over the place like the self steering do

[magic girder]

The smell when you unload at a bakery, lovely

[formal minnow]

did u get given any fresh goods

[magic girder]

Sadly not

[calm parrot]

yeah same, our roads are small as shit and i would never

[jaunty idol]

do you recommend poppy air fresheners? thinking about getting 1

[calm parrot]

idk abt ur country but they overpriced

[jaunty idol]

15pounds on amazon D:

[formal minnow]

Yes

[boreal yacht]

Bakery deliveries are amazing

[formal minnow]

I needa get some but then i needa get a table too so they sit flat and idk dont wanna do that as im hoping my training for truck soon

[boreal yacht]

Honestly I don't recommend any air freshener

Because it's misleading it doesn't actually make the air smell better it shuts off the receptors in your brain chemically which makes your sense of smell duller

If you want a truck to smell nice and keep smelling nice one you're the main cause of it not smelling nice so keep yourself clean very important here

But also cleaning the truck and sanitizing the truck and once you're done

And you want something nice that will stick around for a little bit and keep the truck smelling clean without chemically destroying your sense of smell

Burn a little bit of incense not a lot just a little bit or get some essential oils and one of those essential oil Mistter things

[boreal yacht]

Nice

[formal minnow]

Poppy lightup

Chemical damage okay then

[jaunty idol]

ain't readin all that

joke

taking shower everyday before setting off, and fresh clothes aswel so

still like vanilla scent, so im using little trees right now

but i got 3 left, so im thinking about fancy poppy with led lighting too

[jaunty idol]

me

i like vanilla

and cherry sometimes

[fleet basin]

🛳️

[lean oracle]

Fueling a boat i assume looking at the scenery?

[restive shoal]

stealing fuel

[lean oracle]

Heehe

[boreal yacht]

@jaunty idol look it has fancy lights and it's better for your long-term health

https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Diffuser-Aromatherapy-Humidifier-Shut-Off/dp/B08RRW3KMH/ref=mp_s_a_1_6_sspa?crid=1NH3S7EM5YRIP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.V23tjIKOa6XMBl_fyLYyB7uniz-isO6y6uLdmGIdXED7pHa5lj30sochUz8_747d9f3HMEJ8NMw5pkEG3ToCyKR2eZ8lS9RciH6jOGpCIP3yso8TFBZgk-090mpiFqiJqDvREiQCH5yrnku81I9WYpql-zIRt_iJ7EdmQxagohl3yJ6UOoaVc6aOgj6mg_rmMLBWZMb-qElLq_bFd7xbaQ.WNH2WsMt-3nt9DRS-4-QvyGb7VH7_mJLWFqTdiG-xdM&dib_tag=se&keywords=essential+oil+diffuser&qid=1715027917&sprefix=essential+oil+diffuser%2Caps%2C354&sr=8-6-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Vanilla-Essential-Diffuser-Natural-Fragrance/

Why Amazon

[summer valve]

Ain't nobody gonna put essential diffuser in a truck

[boreal yacht]

Why can't you just let me copy the short URL

[boreal yacht]

I use incense instead and just burn a little bit of dragon's blood like once a month

[jaunty idol]

bruh

[summer valve]

I just have 3 poppys in my truck

[jaunty idol]

no chance D:

[summer valve]

Speaking of poppys, I need to refill the open one after my summer holiday

[jaunty idol]

how

[summer valve]

Buy a new one and pour the liquid into the old one

[jaunty idol]

oh well

i thought there is some special liquid in standard bottle

so you don't have to buy the same fancy bottle again

[summer valve]

You could use any liquid for it tbh

[jaunty idol]

i guess

it's just a bottle, just thought they got some refill set's

[lean oracle]

Bet its glued down so well hence u dont wanna rip it off

[jaunty idol]

3m tape

[summer valve]

Why tf would I glue something down on the truck?

[lean oracle]

Idk so it doesnt fall down?

[summer valve]

There are better ways to attach things down than glue

[cobalt onyx]

Zip ties

[lean oracle]

Well idk but i just assumed it was held down by something hence u would refill it with a other bottle

[lean oracle]

Strapping it down and saying: that aint going anywhere

[boreal yacht]

So far the best thing I found is the 3M command strip tape hold it down it doesn't go anywhere and if you use the velcro ones you can velcro to objects together and then you can move it if you need to

[summer valve]

I've used poppys own 3m tape to secure them to the lightpad and the lightpad to the table

[boreal yacht]

Same stuff just without the pull tab

[magic girder]

Yes, with a light under it

[formal minnow]

Letsgo

[magic girder]

Big load for today, 5 drops with all a few pallets

[livid nacelle]

Anyone on

[restive shoal]

For? Because you will find real life truck drivers and capri here

[normal viper]

yee

[livid nacelle]

I just searched truckers discord and this popped up

[normal viper]

whats up bro

[livid nacelle]

But second day trucking

[normal viper]

like irl?

[livid nacelle]

1100 miles first load

Yee

[normal viper]

damn

super fleet or what

[livid nacelle]

Why

Mega

[normal viper]

like shneider or sumn

[livid nacelle]

Yup

[normal viper]

damn

[livid nacelle]

You

[normal viper]

owner op

[livid nacelle]

Damn

[normal viper]

local onlyyyyyyyyy

[livid nacelle]

Ahh u hiring

[normal viper]

where u at bro

[livid nacelle]

Origin rn

[normal viper]

im in texas man

[livid nacelle]

Damn , state is ca this

California

Aight imma sleep

[normal viper]

dang already

nah im trolling

see ya

[silk zephyr]

Unloading time

[formal minnow]

F you

[restive shoal]

at least i don't pretend i drive a truck

[proper elbow]

💀

Trees n plants

[formal minnow]

Ok? I never pretended to drive one lol

[restive shoal]

so you post the pictures of your van in #irl-media

[formal minnow]

Working to become a trucker so

U aint even drive anything so

If it was a problem staff wouldve told me long time ago ;)

[restive shoal]

so me washing trucks because im working to become a trucker gives me permisson to post photos of the trucks here. got it

[turbid latch]

Vans are the same as cars

[gleaming zinc]

[turbid latch]

Meanwhile trucks are not

[gleaming zinc]

Arguing over vans. Tmp moment

[turbid latch]

Probably the only reason no mod has intervened is because i feel like none of the mods even really look at this channel

[lucid birch]

Already done 10 sand deliveries and drove 70km today

My route for today

[gleaming zinc]

It’s also not that serious.

[turbid latch]

True but its a bit silly

Micromodding basically

[lean oracle]

How many times behind a crossing yet?

[proper elbow]

I did 70 yesterday also

But with an extra 0

[restive shoal]

so 070

[lucid birch]

0

I turn right just before the train tracks

[lean oracle]

Boo

[blissful locust]

armband paardenhaar

[formal minnow]

Ive done 600 so far

[magic girder]

Done 300 sofar

[formal minnow]

And a minimum of 270 more to go

[proper elbow]

Thought bro had a legendary fuel consumption there but then I remembered he drives a truck from wish

[jaunty idol]

Nearly tipped

[formal minnow]

I already fueled up twice

Second time just now for return so no range worries so i can do 120

Already used like 90 liters or smth 😂

Probably fueling up with another 30 back at work wonder how they make profit if the vans cost so much on diesel + driver

[jaunty idol]

All included in transit, i used to deliver container 200+ miles, just to drop the trailer, and comeback without it so someone would collect this next day

Also thinking where is the profit out of this

[magic girder]

Done 453 today

[magic girder]

I used 22.3 liters per 100 km today

I probably used less fuel than you did

[formal minnow]

Still to go otw back

Finally taking my break lmao

[magic girder]

I'm done for today, gona leave at 5.45 tommorow

[formal minnow]

Nice

I hope i aint got a early start 😬

[proper elbow]

Constantly getting this lately

[formal minnow]

Annoying

[proper elbow]

Lose all control of the truck except gears, steering and gas and brake

[magic girder]

And what does the workshop say about it

[proper elbow]

Nothing

Stopped by yesterday but they just said they can't help

Didn't even look at it

[magic girder]

Wierd, try a different dealer

[proper elbow]

Nah

I just hit the steering wheel a couple of times and it goes away

[magic girder]

Okay

[proper elbow]

Probs gonna go to Scania soon

[magic girder]

Okay, hope they can find it

[magic girder]

Time to relax

[daring sail]

why is the rainbow pig not relaxing with u

[formal minnow]

Home time finally

[lean oracle]

Eh who needs blinkers anyways, they’re overrated

[rugged cape]

Why does your job portal look like discord

[formal minnow]

Idk

[blissful locust]

bmw truck

[proper elbow]

New fren

[magic girder]

Its secured to the dash

[lucid birch]

@magic girder ur in nijkerk?

[magic girder]

No, i'm near Waddinxveen

[lucid birch]

Oh thought i saw you kooiker driver with alot of stuff behind is window 😂

Was really colourful

[uncut badge]

😂

[magic girder]

I have my grill lights

[uncut badge]

Nice

[lucid birch]

Water transport 😂😂

[lean oracle]

Well I mean if some bicyclist cut ya off they’ll find out

[lucid birch]

Didnt drive with this on public road

The sand was to dry to drive on kept getting stuck.

So the digger operator said park next to me and dump this water on it 😂

And we were curious if my tipper was watertight.

[formal minnow]

[lean oracle]

Tbf they ain’t but it’s close enough that it will hold water right?

Should find a unsuspecting coworker or smth with that

[blissful locust]

https://tenor.com/view/rizz-dziadyga-can-i-get-uhh-gif-18443317180470660474

[magic girder]

First unload was Zoetermeer

[blissful locust]

damn

[lucid birch]

It is

[formal minnow]

When Rotterdam

[magic girder]

Just leaving

[formal minnow]

Ah shame

Im going to schijndel next

[proper elbow]

I was there this morning

[turbid latch]

Finally had the energy to do some cleaning

a dust ball the size of my fist was behind the seat

the previous drivers did NOT have any sort of interest in hygiene it seems

atleast now i can put new matts

[lean oracle]

New ride or just haven’t done it in wayyyyy to long?

[turbid latch]

New truck is still not in use

So this is the same as before

Its only been in use for 2 years but its gotten super dirty

Had to use all sorts of weird chemicals just to even clean the seats for example

[lean oracle]

Lol

Guess it’s the loaner truck at the company?

[turbid latch]

Nah full time

But i think its got something to do with the fact that a) they were all old men driving and b) we never have to sleep in this truck

[formal minnow]

Where

[shut frost]

Does the truck change drivers often?

[proper elbow]

Schijndel

[turbid latch]

Not really

Its me and my colleague right now, been driving for 9 months

Idk how many drivers there were in the past but should be quite many cuz there was apparently no permament 2nd driver

None of the old men liked the working hours

[teal carbon]

Is it possible to park 3 Trimple trailers in reverse?

it sounds crazy

[shut frost]

Oh.. cause where I used to work there were two shifts so there were 2 drivers per truck but still sometimes if you are off that day or smth else and another driver that doesn't usually drive that truck and he takes your truck, you won't find it in good shape 😄 .. For example a colleague was on vacation and I was replacing him on his truck and someone was replacing me on mine when I came back to mine I found a mess , he also hit the truck somewhere and didn't bother to report

[turbid latch]

Yeah i hate that

My colleague told me that when he was working for a different company, he had to drive random trucks every single day

And one time he opened some Volvo's door he was supposed to drive, only to be greeted with like 8 bottles falling onto his face

Coffee and energy drink stains everywhere

[shut frost]

Its awful i dont understand how someone can drive in such filth its basically your office and/or home

[turbid latch]

its usually because they just switch trucks daily so they just do not care

this is why i usually tell my boss to always remind any replacement driver to clean their stuff afterwards

[formal minnow]

I figured but where in schijndel

3 busy days time for weekend

[fleet basin]

Oh u driving booze truck nowdays

[magic girder]

Had to unload in the Waalhaven

Currently on the N214 stuck in traffic

.

[summer valve]

@turbid latch next month I'll get a pair of Puukengät

[formal minnow]

Nice

[magic girder]

A27 Nieuwegein

[turbid latch]

lucky

ive wasted too much money this month already so ill just stick to crocs

[formal minnow]

Geussing i just missed u by a bit from rotterdam

[magic girder]

Too bad

[lean oracle]

Womp womp

[summer valve]

Bought mats?

[turbid latch]

yes

a bit too much money went into those

although my colleague is paying it 50/50

[summer valve]

Show

[turbid latch]

haven't picked them up yet

posti delivery came just an hour ago

[summer valve]

Posti

[turbid latch]

but its like this but in red

cuz i love red

[lean oracle]

Pls tell me @turbid latch You also got air in the cab like compressor

[turbid latch]

a compressor?

by this do you mean an air spray gun?

[restive shoal]

yes

[turbid latch]

nah dont have that

[restive shoal]

oof

[turbid latch]

yeah the cabin is probably the cheapest type you can get from scania

atleast the bluetooth works

[fleet basin]

Yours is not even close to cheapest one 😅

[turbid latch]

for company standards atleast

[fleet basin]

I have the cheapest one apart from better radio and leather seats

Idont even have media buttons on steering wheel

[turbid latch]

oh

[fleet basin]

And old styled cluster

[turbid latch]

nvm i am grateful now lmao

[fleet basin]

[turbid latch]

ive no idea how different the new R560 will be to ours apart from the engine obviously

i did notice the roof is slightly taller

[fleet basin]

560 is such nice engine

[turbid latch]

atleast it wont have econen, bored with it

[fleet basin]

560 uses so much less fuel compared to old 540 and 500

And has enought power to get up hills

[turbid latch]

yeah i was told thats the main reason why our truck is gonna get changed

driving 4 hours straight fully empty and then 4 hours straight with full load kinda makes fuel consumption more vital

will save a lot of money weekly

[fleet basin]

Wot u get now l/100km?

Our old 540 uses almost 45l/100km and i can get down to 35l same trip

And 560 has new gearbox with over drive so when going 80 revs drop to 950rmp

[lean oracle]

Take a panel off and just cut one of the hoses of air, make sure it won’t affect what runs trough it and put a t splitter on it and to that u hook up the air hose with sprayer

Also makes it easy to keep cab clean

[formal minnow]

or just use a vacuum when u can 🤷‍♂️

messing with ur airlines aint smart

[turbid latch]

dont remember what econen said about fuel consumption but like, the trip is always 630km

when i refilled it today, it had used 220 liters

so.. 35 litres per 100 then ig

[summer valve]

Why not just steal air from the passenger seat

[lean oracle]

Can do that too

But as if I open part of the dash and do from there u got it central in the truck and can hang it there too, most trucks here who mod it in hot it like that

[turbid latch]

I mean if it was my own truck then maybe sure

[lean oracle]

Benefit of it tougj is it isn’t permanent

[proper elbow]

I found the solution

I kid you not

You just gotta

[magic girder]

Oooo, tel me

[proper elbow]

Beat the steering wheel 4 or 5 times and it goes away

Like punch the buttons hard

[magic girder]

What, thats strange

[proper elbow]

I guess the wiring has come loose or something

[magic girder]

Get the cover fromt he steeringwheel of, and check it

[shut frost]

You are fixing your truck the balkanian way

[formal minnow]

lmao

geuss u did a clarkson

just beati t

[blissful locust]

https://tenor.com/view/beat-it-beat-michael-jackson-thriller-get-out-gif-18279279

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How do i send a pic

Like this volvo

[spice solar]

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[fleet basin]

Let there be light 😁

[proper elbow]

And on the third day God created the 48w LED work light

[formal minnow]

[boreal yacht]

Brother do you have enough lights

Bet they are fun to turn on when people ride your side with highbeams on

[ebon brook]

Cleanest scania cab I've seen in a while

Normally all the ones we get in the workshop are shit up with mud

[jaunty idol]

London is waiting 😟

[ebon brook]

Have a beautiful time on the standstill of the M1 or M25

[proper elbow]

I use them for roundabouts in the dark

[turbid latch]

Theyre vital for us ADR drivers

all the places i have to load and offload at are usually so old that theres barely any good lightning

[jaunty idol]

Worse, was going thru a13 to central london, where i turn up at the wrong address 😂

[fleet basin]

Ye and we deliver alot of diesel to farms and that also means 0 lights

Also fuel stations unload aread are usually in dark corner for some reason

[turbid latch]

since its a neste truck, do you drive diesel and petrol specifically?

or even polttoöljy

[fleet basin]

Diesel, petrol, fueloil (polttoöljy) and sulphur free heavy oil

[turbid latch]

I bet your clothes smell nice

One dude who has same working hours as me and drives Teboil stuff, his clothes are entirely covered in black stains

[boreal yacht]

Do y'all hate round abouts like we do

They suck in my opinion

[formal minnow]

even if theres good lighting

some extra upclose lighting is always usefull

[formal minnow]

no

better then a junction with trafic lights whereu stand still for 5mins at least

[turbid latch]

If it is a one lane roundabout then no, but if it has two lanes then yeah

[formal minnow]

one lanes are fine

especialy if they got the curbs that are lower

or just markings

can take those things at like 60-70 usually

not in a truck ofc but

[boreal yacht]

Roundabouts are not big enough for American trucks

And they suck ass for OS/OW work

Yeah I'm 100feet long

I'm going over your roundabout straight yeah it's probably going to break it and kill all those bushes

[formal minnow]

i mean yeah

bt weve also got massive roundabouts in some places

where u can definetly fit

may take 2 lanes when turning but 🤷‍♂️

[boreal yacht]

Though being 100+feet long makes turning a nightmare just about everywhere

But RBs are the worst

[formal minnow]

we got roundabouts with cutouts to go straight but thats usually only in areas where theres a company that produces things that need special transport

so usually longer then normal so they can go straight

usually locked off with a gate or something so its not used to just fly 200 over a road like that n go straight on the roundabout

[boreal yacht]

The cuts through it would make it a little bit better but still suck for left turns I mean the right turn is fine it's the first right turn you make but that third right turn is damn near impossible to make if you're over 50 ft long and most American dry van trailers are 53 ft

[formal minnow]

eh its doable

usually if its in a area trucks come trough theyre big enough

[boreal yacht]

Recently Georgia killed a Love's truck stops traffic by idiotically placing roundabouts at the top of the highway exit point and entry points

So now most drivers avoid the place like a plague

[formal minnow]

if u find one u cant even make a right turn u know u ran past a sign saying no entry

tbf

sounds like a skill issue

should be able to make it fine

[boreal yacht]

Not here in the US or just told to run it over if we have to

[formal minnow]

its not the trailer thats the issue

its the stupid long trucks u guys have

then the fact they stretch em makes it worse

even our torpedos make it into places fine

even on roundabouts

theres even some american trucks running around here

that run roundabouts fine

[boreal yacht]

Yeah but I have to have my truck being 35 ft long please I have to have all the space for the two drive axles the drop-down Pusher axle and the really big ass steer tires and space for the massive ass engine to pull it up our mountains and the headache rack which holds all the chains and blocking

And maybe just have like 5 ft left over for me to have a sleeper cab that I can fit in

It's closer to 26 feet I think

Anyways no it really is our trailers are stupid long

Because efficiency because we didn't design our roads in like the medieval times

And because of the EU beauty standards nonsense y'all can't make like any changes

I'm sleeping watching a lot of stuff lately like Clarksons farm I'm starting to realize just how stagnated most of Europe is because of these beauty standards

.

Definitely makes me glad to live in America where I can if I need to dig a new trail for my farm tractor

[lean oracle]

thats why ud go against thetraffic then if tis the only way u fit, just dont do it when its busy or smth, not uncommon here if its really tiny ones or stuff trucks do sometimes go against traffic

[boreal yacht]

But that's illegal in the US and would get you in way more trouble than just running over the roundabout

[lean oracle]

True but i mean it depends if theres a cop but also if u say u cnat clear it

Most here got like tarmac for the roundabout and then a stone round but thats only a inch higher than the road, and then after that comes the dirt bushes decor stuff, those are just made for trucks with their trailers to go over

Yall just started usign roundabouts, dont worry in 50years thyell know how to properly use them and build them for bigger traffic

[boreal yacht]

People can drive straight and yet politicians believe they can go in a circle

Lol

[lean oracle]

tbf it isnt hard but yall cant just do that, you guys are only used to junctions and automatics lol

[turbid latch]

Tempted to go to work 5 hours earlier than scheduled

I cant sleep now so i don't see any point as to why i should not just go

[lean oracle]

and then just go drive? i mean u got rest times right?

or are u gonna lseep in the truck

[turbid latch]

4 hours straight driving, then loading for an hour

and then 4 hours of driving again, then 1 hour of offloading and straight back to home

[formal minnow]

Why

try sleep

[turbid latch]

How

[formal minnow]

Damm still snow?

[formal minnow]

by closing your eyes

[rugged cape]

No fast

[turbid latch]

Its 11 PM and work is supposed to start before 3 AM

[formal minnow]

sjush

wrong keys

[turbid latch]

These random holidays screw up my sleep schedule

[formal minnow]

few days off is fine

if i got more then one week my sleepschedule is usually gone

😂

[turbid latch]

Idk i cant cope with it

Fridays are never work days for me anyway

Evening shifts are more tempting now

[formal minnow]

id love evening shifts

way less chance of traffic

no stupid cars who speedup when u go overtake

everyone before 530 is either fking zooming

or driving calm behind a truck usually

[turbid latch]

But thats only because you are young

[formal minnow]

and what u mean by that

[turbid latch]

Like all the old dudes in my job hate evening shifts

[formal minnow]

cuz i aint zooming

ah

i mean

im not a morning person

ive been doing this for a year and a half

and im still not used to morning shifts

and hate morning shifts

xDD

[turbid latch]

I can do evening shifts but only 3 in a week

[formal minnow]

why

[turbid latch]

Any more of them feels too exhausting

[formal minnow]

feel like itd be more exhausting to do 3 night

then switch to day

[turbid latch]

Its really a personal thing ig

But i respect those who do 12-15 hour night shifts every single work day

Id die

[formal minnow]

oh yeah i wouldnt

thats just killing

we got 2 coworkers who mandatory start 4am

they work the drivers office till 730-8

then they start driving

and if theyre lucky they are done by 2

i dont know how they manage their long days i had tuesday 16hours and its long and tiring

once a while is ok but doing it daily no way

[turbid latch]

Ig desire for money fuels it

[formal minnow]

tbf

if u want money

u dont become a trucker

xd

our planners make more then me

[turbid latch]

Atleast in my contract night shifts give way much more money

[formal minnow]

and they do less hours

oh yeah night always pays more

• usually they giveu food money too

as odd hours they must pay that

so that stuff stacks up nicely

[gleaming zinc]

Does trucking not pay well in your countries?

[formal minnow]

i think any country

unless your a owner operator ur pay isnt that high

your seen as trash by most people lol

[blissful locust]

meanwhile almost everything they own has come locally by a truck

[gleaming zinc]

The US pays well but only if you specialize in heavy hauling, flatbed etc. big cities pay well.

[formal minnow]

Yeah

i think thats everywhere

specialized stuff

where u need extra qualifications etc so u can charge more

if ur permanently on adr im pretty sure theres a mandatory % of your hourly that must be paid as a addon for dangerous goods

maybe @turbid latch can tell more as he is permanently adr

[gleaming zinc]

Fuel hauling pays very well, will need it for when you blow up

Good life insurance

[turbid latch]

I mean the ADR bonus is not huge

[formal minnow]

[turbid latch]

Hourly wage is based upon certain categories

[formal minnow]

experience etc

rn im making 1520 a hour

[turbid latch]

WHAT

[formal minnow]

and thats only because lowest paygrade thing got dissolved

and because im on the truck category

even tho im in a van

they give the vans truck union stuff

[turbid latch]

1520 an hour???

[formal minnow]

well yes

[gleaming zinc]

[formal minnow]

€15.20

dont be so autistic

i know your barely awake but comon

[turbid latch]

Also its not just the experience but dangerousness of the job

Theres like a 1-7 category

[formal minnow]

yeah

[turbid latch]

Mine is in 5 or 6 i think

[formal minnow]

fuel is probably highest

[turbid latch]

Actually no

[formal minnow]

or like dangerous for body stuff etc

[turbid latch]

Fuel is lower than mine

Diesel atleast

[formal minnow]

how

[gleaming zinc]

Is cost of living cheap?

[formal minnow]

yeah but diesel is hard to you know

explode

i mean i earn usually 2500 ish on a good month

and my costs depending how much unhealthy stuff i snack and beer i drink

is around 1500

[lean oracle]

Most thing is it adds a % raise in ur pay vs not having it, like all certificates do like code 95 or whatever it is there n all

[formal minnow]

code 95 doesnt add any money

[lean oracle]

Also osku if ur surpirsed by 15.20 how much u make a hr then?

[formal minnow]

its just a requirement in europe

[lean oracle]

I believe it does but not much only a few cents, as its a certificate u got for the job, same as if turck driver u get forklift certificate n shit it adds a few cents, not much and wether have it or not u wouldnt notice the difference but every certificate u will get a tiny bit

[gleaming zinc]

$2,500 in the US would have you living in the van 24/7

[turbid latch]

Its not a lot

[formal minnow]

i aint get paid extra cuz i got a forklift certificate lol

[formal minnow]

xD

[formal minnow]

thats the money u get per cat or

[lean oracle]

So u make like 16a hr osku?

[turbid latch]

14,65

[lean oracle]

Damn

I make 15.60 cleaning windows

[turbid latch]

This is rigged

Reeee

[lean oracle]

And if i do them for my own and not the boss altough that part isnt a "job" i average about 30bucks a hr\

[gleaming zinc]

I get paid by jobs/projects done. I don’t have an hourly wage

[formal minnow]

is that why mexicans rush all shit

and do poor jobs

[turbid latch]

Although this is just the normal hourly wage

Like i get other bonuses added to that every single hour

[formal minnow]

yeah

thats how they justify paying truckers so low

[turbid latch]

So i think its somewhere over 20 euros

[formal minnow]

because "well we need to pay htese bonus things anyways lets just lower the start wage"

want more money? work more hours

[gleaming zinc]

If you’re the contractor yes, the employees are always hourly

[formal minnow]

but as soon as u go over 8 hours anyways its all overtime

so + 30%

tuesday i worked just under 16hours

go do the math

-30 mins for break

[gleaming zinc]

Same in California after 8 hours. Overtime in most states isn’t until 40 hours worked

[lean oracle]

Yeah the adr shit hazardous pay n shit and suchs

[formal minnow]

Yeah true but

[lean oracle]

I get that too a tiny bit as i barely work at heights not daily, but those that do and always work outside average atleast 3bucsk more a hour

[formal minnow]

this week i have today and tmrw off

so im still going in overtime because of that

so

[turbid latch]

My monthly wage on average is like 2500-3000 i think

And i get paid every two weeks

[gleaming zinc]

Mine is high but I also have a mortgage, debt, more debt, more debt and I forgot; a little bit of debt

[turbid latch]

Id like to think its okay since i work either 3 days a week or 4 days a week

[lean oracle]

Depending im on about 2200 with 154 ish hrs

But i also average depending on about 4/500 in cash a month extra

[turbid latch]

to be honest

[formal minnow]

thats amazing pay if u only work 3/4 days

im geussing if ud work 5 days ud have around 4-5 k

[turbid latch]

those days are long though

[formal minnow]

yea but thats granted in trucking

[gleaming zinc]

12 hours?

[turbid latch]

like i cant do 5 days a week

12-16

[formal minnow]

my boss only will let me go for truck if im working fulltime so sure but

[turbid latch]

if i did 5 days a week i would run out of legal weekly driving time kekw

[formal minnow]

as soon as i can leave im probably leaving and finding a place to work like 4 days

[gleaming zinc]

Get some Yerba mate 🧉 like the argentines, you’ll be ready to build a nasa rocket in 16 hours

[formal minnow]

how? u can only drive 9 hours right

and 10 hours twice every 2 weeks right

[lean oracle]

2x 10hrs each week

[turbid latch]

yeah that's the issue

one week i had to do three trips to the same factory

and all of those required over 9 hours of driving time

so the last trip was kind of illegal

[gleaming zinc]

Take the backroads and avoid the police , this is not legal advice btw!

[turbid latch]

yeah dw i just speedrun it

[formal minnow]

90 the whole way

[lean oracle]

They can read out the onboard computers with the drivers card so u be fricked

[formal minnow]

forced 80 for adr is just a suggestion

[turbid latch]

fuel trucks here do only 80

mine is set to 85

[formal minnow]

just dont pull over 🤷‍♂️

[lean oracle]

Yeah adr only 80

[turbid latch]

yeah but you can yap to them

[formal minnow]

aint no way theyre going to stand infront of a adr truck

[turbid latch]

atleast in finland

[formal minnow]

just dont get out of truck or let them in

goodluck checking the tacho then

[turbid latch]

i once had to do a 18 hour work day cuz of my tyre blowing up and a few days later the police did an inspection

[lean oracle]

?

[turbid latch]

i yapped to them that it was the tyre blowing up and thus i needed to wait many hours for a new one

and they said okay

[formal minnow]

did u not just put tacho on break?

[turbid latch]

Yes but thats not the problem

I can't exceed over 15 hours of a single shift

[lean oracle]

But u werent working or unloading /loading as u got a technicain come out right

[turbid latch]

When it hits the 15 hour limit, the tacho starts taking away your driving time

[lean oracle]

So yes the day be too long but u had a really long break so it was no work so u be fine

[turbid latch]

Yes well technically it is working

And the tacho started decreasing the driving time

So i drove for 2 hours without driving time

[lean oracle]

Lol

[turbid latch]

You shouldn't do that but at the same time i can't stop the tacho from doing that

[lean oracle]

You couldnt take the card out and say end of work driving and hours n hours later put it back in

[formal minnow]

it shouldnt take driving time tho if u set it on break?

[lean oracle]

As if u worked a early morning had the afternoon off and gone back in evening

[formal minnow]

our desk drivers who do office take out card

[turbid latch]

Yeah but you cant take breaks forever

[formal minnow]

put tacho on

n done

[formal minnow]

What if ur taking a 30hour break

cuz ur on a boat

🤷‍♂️

it cant just start taking driving time off u

cuz u only drive 2 days a week for example

[turbid latch]

You take the card out

The thing is it was still illegal

Because i wasnt on an actual break and the police can still see everything on the computer

[formal minnow]

thats when u just do a printout

[turbid latch]

Yes

[formal minnow]

and say tire blow out drove home go fys

[turbid latch]

and you gotta remember this was the first time i was in a situation like this

my boss was sleeping so i had no idea what to actually do in that situation kek

after all i am a good driver who obeys the law 😇

[formal minnow]

they have noone on call for situations like this?

aka just wake someone up

[lean oracle]

Yesterday drove to worksite, not even 5mins on highway saw a truck thats from the company across street that had broken down and needed towing or new tire

[turbid latch]

If it was a genuine accident then yeah i call up my boss

[lean oracle]

Imagine just leaving office be on road 5mins and break down

[turbid latch]

But theres a 24/7 tyre service company that we call if a tyre blows up

[formal minnow]

just cuz hes near the company dont mean he just started his shift

[lean oracle]

Couldnt call a coworker?

[formal minnow]

24/7 yet they dont come immediatly

[turbid latch]

My colleague was asleep

300km away

[lean oracle]

But it is, those dont run at night and they also start early time ish like us so it was

[formal minnow]

"yeah ill come but imma go back to finish my sleepy sleep first"

[lean oracle]

Shoulda call nat

[turbid latch]

same problem

[formal minnow]

we got trucks that drive day and night

u may think they dont

[turbid latch]

she drives in the cringe areas of Finland

[formal minnow]

but sometimes we have nightshifts too so

[turbid latch]

i was in the middle of nowhere

[formal minnow]

true

tampere cringe

[lean oracle]

Yours might but these dont

[formal minnow]

many cringe

[lean oracle]

Unless they go cross country but this one also just run mostly in our area and some do go further but dont run at night

[turbid latch]

like this is genuinely in the middle of nowhere

[lean oracle]

If ur so remote, how come u guys dont got spares?

[turbid latch]

weight

[formal minnow]

only people who carry spares are the ones who are gone for a few days

and even then they usually still call a tire service lol

only ones who dont are east europeans

[turbid latch]

yeah i am not going to be changing wheels

[formal minnow]

I could

but i dont got tools

[turbid latch]

especially since most of my driving is on the motorway

[formal minnow]

only time id change on motorway

is if its a right side tire

and theres enough room in a pulloff

if theres no pulloff i wouldnt

i can change my tire within a few mins no issue but i aint gonna be working on the live side

[lean oracle]

Unless u wanna get crap on ya u just wait, u literally be towed away for free within 20mins at max

[formal minnow]

Why wait 20mins when i can be swapped within 5min?

[lean oracle]

Usualy within 5 on highways there be roadside assitance

Wich be rijkswater or tow truck

[formal minnow]

only way theyll be there in 5mins if ur right next to the tow truck depot

and theyre all at the company vs wherever in their massive region they need be

[lean oracle]

U do know theyre during day not just sitting at office but are actively driving around looking for broken down vehicles or are on standby on junctions at major arterys

Only time they at the office here is if they just dropped something off are are picking up a transport to drive to the shop]

[turbid latch]

The dudes who have changed my tyres were all super busy aswell

Like one time he said he had been on the road for 7 hours straight without a break

Since there are more tyre blowouts then their services can handle

[lean oracle]

Problem is they can handle but the distances is whats causing issues

But yeah get whatt ye mean

[formal minnow]

feel like theyd either needa take on less calls

or just hire more people

[fleet basin]

Not as bad as they could. Wash them weekly and Trtin to avoid spills 😅

[turbid latch]

I feel blessed having to work with ethanol

My clothes just can't get dirty

[cobalt wyvern]

https://youtube.com/shorts/dpB9GTfxRvg?si=hvxoLQg2rzvrNJuA
If I'm not supposed to post videos like this here my apologies

[formal minnow]

If u dont drive it then no

[fleet basin]

But most fuel truck drivers are under säiliö ja öljytuoteala tes. So we are on category 7 "tanker truck driver over 48tons" 😁

But we dont get bonus for adr as its already included in

[normal viper]

anybody in south texas looking for helpers etc?

[boreal yacht]

i drive a heavy haul manul lol

[proper elbow]

1 day with a city aka the baby stroller

[lean oracle]

So your a baby?

baby driver

https://tenor.com/view/baby-driver-movie-baby-driver-baby-driver-gi-fs-ansel-elgort-action-driving-gif-8501733

[turbid latch]

Feel super dead rn

Only 4 hours to go but still

https://tenor.com/view/bocchi-the-rock-anime-anime-girl-hitori-gotou-dying-inside-gif-27031928

[lean oracle]

Damn real early start huh?

Guess u didn’t go back to bed yesterday /early morning

[turbid latch]

Yeah been awake for 26 hours now

[lean oracle]

Oof

[proper elbow]

@magic girder what your license plate?

[magic girder]

36BSX2

[proper elbow]

Oh

Just saw a kooiker that looked just like yours

In Heerenveen

[magic girder]

Not near Heerenveen, mine is the only CF that has the 2 lights in the grill

[proper elbow]

Of course there has to be an event going on in the street where I have to unload 9 pallets

Of course the narrow street is also the only entry/exit towards the huge parking garage

[cobalt onyx]

Naturally

[proper elbow]

On the other hand

Of course people waited when I asked them to

And of course the elderly people that live there told me good job

[jaunty idol]

Yooo i need that table

Or whatever you call it, i would change my mind about useless interior in my R series

[lean oracle]

And of course instead of working u go take pictures :)

[shut frost]

Ill take things never said for a 100 😂 usually when i park like that i get yelled at

[turbid latch]

today was probably the worst work day ever

nothing went wrong but i am just exhausted

[lean oracle]

Well duh, u been up now for 30 plus?

[turbid latch]

Yes

[lean oracle]

Why don’t ya get a nice drink of something alcoholic and chill while watching a show

[turbid latch]

iirc i woke up at 6 AM on thursday

[lean oracle]

Probz pass out

[turbid latch]

i have sauna thankfully this evening

[lean oracle]

Owh nice

[turbid latch]

although gotta be careful i dont fall asleep there kek

has happened before

[lean oracle]

Hehe

U ain’t being alone tougj are ya

[turbid latch]

Nah

[lean oracle]

Drinking with buddies having a chill night?

[turbid latch]

kinda

theres just one thing bothering me

[lean oracle]

Wich is

[turbid latch]

was supposed to be 2 weeks ago

[lean oracle]

Maintenance? Heh

If it’s just regular checkups n all should be fine

[turbid latch]

yeah

although i am still using winter tyres

not studs but still

[formal minnow]

drink enough beer

then the after effects wont matter

(dont sit next to stove that does matter)

[turbid latch]

https://tenor.com/view/died-of-cringe-anime-cringe-dies-from-cringe-aharen-san-wa-hakarenai-gif-25337087

[formal minnow]

i miss sauna already :(

and sandels a le coq

the french fries with sausage thats super salty 🤣

thats honestly a great after sauna snack

to sober up a tiny bit if u still gotta walk 5km back to friends place

[turbid latch]

such is finnish life

[formal minnow]

Yes

i miss it

Was fun in winter

walking home trying to not eat shit

cuz u had terrible balance + alcohol

and slippery roads

first day his parents gave me a beer to try made it all the way back

last 5 meters i ate it and the whole can in my back pocket just exploded

:D

drove in snow was pretty fun

hoping to someday drive truck trough there

[proper elbow]

Koleka problem

Mini truck does peepee

[lean oracle]

@proper elbow #irl-media message so does mine

[turbid latch]

Hrmm my colleague got a bit annoyed with the whole maintenance stuff

Asked my boss via whatsapp that "Are we getting maintanance for the Scania sooner or later?" to which boss said that it will be done when the truck is changed, a whole rework on the old truck

Has to be within 2 weeks atleast since the tyres need to be changed

[formal minnow]

Everyone getting to see the northern lights meanwhile i was in finland and couldnt see any

saw none at home either last night

[formal minnow]

im supposed to hear monday about my future for company but i now already know without them telling me im planned in for theory

as my brother had a exam and the instructor was like oh well i saw your last name on here twice

[formal minnow]

you never take break do u