irl-trucking

[short flame]

hm

But please note that random trucks should be in #irl-media or #photos. Thank you 🙂

[formal minnow]

i mean

half the time if one of us post here its related to conversation

if it aint our own vehicle

soo

[lean oracle]

u post ur van so ye

@short flame bean him

[blissful locust]

some other new guy here also does ocasionally

[summer valve]

What last trailer?

Idk

[formal minnow]

Sent to brazil

[restive shoal]

Bean

[magic girder]

Yes DAF ❤️

[lean oracle]

the loin supprots in it are shite, luckily my second class said instructor was like, hit these and they deflate

[blissful locust]

tf is the loin

[lean oracle]

Lower back isn’t it?

[blissful locust]

never heard of loin

perhaps lumbar?

[magic girder]

Volvo is SHIT, DAF is good

[ivory patrol]

Russia* they love those s******y trailers

[turbid latch]

Fr fr

[rugged cape]

Volvo is best

[magic girder]

Till mid 2000's volvo was good, after that they went in decline, and now they are complete shit

[rugged cape]

Inaccurate

Top 2 🫦

[magic girder]

Never a volvo for me again

[rugged cape]

Why

[magic girder]

Still have back, shoulder and neck problems because of a volvo, had tons of issues with it, broke down more times with it than i ever had in total with much older trucks

[rugged cape]

Need to adjust your seat

[magic girder]

If the stupid thing had any adjustment, then yea, but the seat was just bad

[rugged cape]

Lower seatbase 100% worth it

[magic girder]

Not if you are 1.96, and have to sit in them

[rugged cape]

Why

You want higher one?

[magic girder]

Cause the place my shoulders where, was above the middle of the high part of the seat

So no adjustability possible to be comfy

My head was above the seat

And i'm not the only one with that problem, i charter for us, has a custom seat, in his FH as he had the same problem

If your small the seats may be fine but if your long and kinda a little wide also, the seats are bad

And there where the problems with the engine, gearbox, radio/screens, lights

And the absolute terrible service from the dealer

[lucid birch]

Sorry only trucks

In this channel.

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

Only trucks pls

[magic girder]

@lucid birch i'm in putten with a good 30 minutes, and after that Zeewolde

[lucid birch]

Im in nijkerk

[rugged cape]

I think this should be posted in #photos as this channel is for trucks

[turbid latch]

Weird how no one has done anything about it

[formal minnow]

Because be weird if they suddenly said nk after year and a half

Rowan did the same and he wasnt even driving

[turbid latch]

Yeah and that smells like favouritism

Rules should be enforced shouldnt they

[formal minnow]

🤷‍♂️

I think its cuz were working to become one while doing related job they allow it

[magic girder]

Driving towards Nijkerk to go to Zeewolde

[turbid latch]

Mods should inspect the rules again then

If they even moderate this channel at all

[magic girder]

They check it so now and then

@formal minnow Does the same work as a truck driver, but only with a van instead of a truck, and its also in some places/companies common practice to start new guys on vans and later on in trucks

[turbid latch]

But it's still not a truck though

You can't simply write off that fact

[magic girder]

Thats 100% true, but he drives for a trucking company, doing deliveries and pickups, most important, he doesn't post random truck pics of trucks he doesn't drive, only of the van he drives for work

[formal minnow]

• in like 2 months ( hopefully less) itll be pics of my truck

[turbid latch]

So till then irl media

[magic girder]

I say in here

[turbid latch]

https://tenor.com/view/parks-and-rec-ron-swanson-permit-fake-permit-gif-13385177

[magic girder]

I startes in a Sprinter, then Atego, MAN TGM, then a CF85.360, FM420 lng, and now my CF450

[summer valve]

I started in a R500. Then moved to a FH16 600

Now driving FH4s with 460-500hp

Been driving couple of Mercedes trucks in between as well

I liked them tbh. Super comfortable, only issue is the gearbox but you get used to it

[formal minnow]

Nop

My coworker gets the tededem

I get a mass(IVECO)ck again

[summer valve]

Time to update my CV

[formal minnow]

👀

Lol

What part

[lean oracle]

@proper elbow daf time

[restive shoal]

[summer valve]

What?

[restive shoal]

i should also do that

[summer valve]

I had last updated it in 2020

[magic girder]

Haven't done that since 2016

2015 even, as i started februari 2016 at the company

[magic girder]

The moment its 29 degrees outside and you walk into a warehouse where its 4 degrees

[pure bridge]

Taking a nap in the fridge sounds tempting.

[blissful locust]

lovely

[magic girder]

It was a big temparture shock, and going outside again the shock was even bigger

[formal minnow]

Im honestly surprised our warehouse is still like 20 degrees

Also going from my van to my car is ass

The ac is bad

Gotta get it refilled i geuss

[lucid birch]

I loved it when i worker at havi

I went from 30 to 4 to -20 in 1-2min

And then back

Idk whos idea it was to make a shortcut route via the freezer

[formal minnow]

How to get a cold 101 😀

[lucid birch]

I had a cold for 2 years

Had to go to the doctor because of it

My whole nose was fked up

[rugged cape]

I've been banned from here

[proper elbow]

Nope

Vacation today

Only went in to eat some fries and clean the truck

[lean oracle]

It was for me

[formal minnow]

And abusing it to wash own car i see

[lean oracle]

Why clean truck if someone else gonna drive it anyways and not care

[restive shoal]

#irl-trucking message

[lean oracle]

?

[restive shoal]

capri gave reason as to why wash truck

[lean oracle]

Yeah but u could still go there for snacks and just wash ur own car

I do it at work too just cuz I live in building and rather hand wash my ape I’ll just park it at side door and use the water at office

[proper elbow]

It's not gonna drive

I already "asked" if they're gonna put other drivers on it cuz I know who the jumpers are

And it's going to scania anyways for repairs

They're not gonna use a brand new super for a jumper

[lean oracle]

ah nice, if brand new why is it already brokemn

[proper elbow]

Cable break somewhere in the steering wheel

[lean oracle]

ah

[proper elbow]

Causes all the systems to go out

I forgot the name

Coördinator

That's it

[proper elbow]

Allowed to

[lean oracle]

how long u got off

[formal minnow]

Very nice

Aka washing weekly

[proper elbow]

2weeks

[lean oracle]

nice

2weeks and is end of a job i had for 6ish years

so yea

then a month ish off while i get my ce fully

[onyx wedge]

DAF on a ferry

[formal minnow]

wich ferry u on?

u drive this?

[crude tendon]

My dads good friend

[formal minnow]

#irl-media then

[crude tendon]

I, am on a little one hehe

[formal minnow]

Do u even have storage space in cab for ur clothing etc

[crude tendon]

It has a big trunk

[formal minnow]

yeah but im geussing u got kitchenware etc in there too

to cook

so not much room?

[crude tendon]

on left side and under bed

Kitchen is on trailer

LoL

[formal minnow]

yeah but where u store it

trailer has 0 storage right

or u just yeet it into cars u gotta deliver

[crude tendon]

Yeah behind seat

Its not safe but

This one is still good, unlike this one. Uncomfortable, little space, no trunk

[crude tendon]

Oh I didn's see that. Yeah and that.

[formal minnow]

So how much bigger was this cab then

[crude tendon]

Not bigger cab, just better cabin layout

[formal minnow]

i honestly dont get why these layouts are still popular

plenty of companys making combos to still be able to load 9-10 cars sometimes even 11 depending on size

[crude tendon]

What do u mean

[formal minnow]

with a full size cabin

[crude tendon]

A lot of companies, better salary in croatia here

[formal minnow]

this for example depending on car size can load more or less ofc

but 8 cars full size cab

how much cars can you carry? 9?

[crude tendon]

1 car less

[formal minnow]

YTeah

and so much more driver comfort

[crude tendon]

8 bigger car, 9 medium and 11 smarts

[formal minnow]

i think this one can load 9 cars even

just depends on whats on the top of trailer

if they can adjust lower to add another

[crude tendon]

Hard

[formal minnow]

but not 100% on that

[crude tendon]

And those drivers have a lower salary here in cro, I don't know why but I will work rather for bigger

hahaha

[formal minnow]

xD

im sure i make more then you right now with less hours

and i am only starting early august for truck xD

[crude tendon]

Where are u from?

[formal minnow]

Netherlands

so salary is ofc higher already

[crude tendon]

Ofc u are making more hahaha

[formal minnow]

Yeah']

but i mean if ud compare it to the cost of home country

even tho you probably dont spend lots of time there

[crude tendon]

I am making 3500-4000 euros, and I work from monday to friday every week

[formal minnow]

u home every weekend tho?

[crude tendon]

Yeah

[formal minnow]

Not bad then

[crude tendon]

Not working weeknds anymore

[formal minnow]

but im assuming that is food + sleeping money included

[crude tendon]

For what?

[formal minnow]

money for sleeping in truck

and money to well

buy food

[crude tendon]

Aaaa nahhh, main salary is 800 euros and others are daliy wages.

[formal minnow]

So it is food and sleeping money included

• overtime etc

because no way your otherwise on 3-4000 if your base is 800 euros

[crude tendon]

No

Just salary nothin included

[formal minnow]

So how much hours u do a month?

[crude tendon]

Everything I need to buy

[formal minnow]

because im geussing the 800 is for 40h x4

[crude tendon]

I didnt calculate that in a long time

Every month I am getting sure 800e and other varies from month to month

[formal minnow]

Right

quite low then

[crude tendon]

Yeaah

[formal minnow]

because im geussing u drive all over europe

most countries u go to food for like 5 days cost 60 euro already

[crude tendon]

Mostly germany, belgium, france

[crude tendon]

yeah

And where do you work if its not secret

I mean what do u driving

[formal minnow]

Van

starting for truck in august

Then i will be on a rigid for up to a year ish

then ce

hopefully

[crude tendon]

I wish u luck hahah

[formal minnow]

ty

[crude tendon]

My dad wanted to buy a private van before, but we don't have enough initial capital hahahah

[formal minnow]

[ivory patrol]

you can always sleep on the hood

[blissful locust]

where truck

[slow onyx]

Sorry was only able to capture the load. Thought it was cool enough to share

[turbid latch]

Is this in the US?

[slow onyx]

Yes it is

[turbid latch]

Only seen a howitzer like that once

By the US forces

Pretty neat

[lean oracle]

U shouldn’t say shit, y post your van

[lean oracle]

Do u drive this?

https://tenor.com/view/pepe-gif-19755887

[turbid latch]

Sorry for saying this but

DAF

Although you are Dutch so it's understandable

[lean oracle]

It’s a learner vehicle

Cant choose what I drive lol

[turbid latch]

But still

Let us hope for a Scania

[blissful locust]

my driving school has daf (106 and new generation) and mercedes-benz

[lean oracle]

Bhaha when I go to have ce I’ll be probz Volvo

[turbid latch]

💀

[lean oracle]

As if u get a choice lol

U use what they provide

[restive shoal]

@turbid latch guess what wrong with it

[turbid latch]

Electricity

[lean oracle]

It literally has V8 badge on the side panel

[lean oracle]

Ain’t got no gas in it

[turbid latch]

As in electric systems and ECU not working

Like all VAG stuff

[lean oracle]

Ah

Skill issue

I bet @restive shoal sprayed water where he shouldn’t of

[raven gate]

its a scania

[restive shoal]

Nope

Passenger door wouldn’t open

[lean oracle]

loll

who cares not like he got internts with him does he

[raven gate]

could use the passenger side for storage etc

i would not like it if my door would not open

[restive shoal]

Had to throw adr stuff in all trucks

[lean oracle]

true but it isnt the driver door so it aint bad

can be fixed at a later time when it goes for maintenance or shit

[restive shoal]

Monday when the driver is back

[ivory patrol]

It has liftable middle axl

[calm parrot]

How dare you

[raven gate]

I mean i dont like scanias

There expensive

[calm parrot]

Ive only driven scania and volvo so 🤷‍♂️

I love them

[raven gate]

Volvo is 20 times better

Atleast i like volvo way more

[calm parrot]

I like the steering of volvo more but honestly im so used to scania its weird getting into a diffrent truck

Remember at my first job and my boss drove a volvo and i got to drive it and first thing i did was to reach for the button to change place of the steering wheel 🤣

[turbid latch]

Mercs are 2nd nicest to drive

Our Volvo defender would seethe

[sonic iron]

as a heavy diesel mechanic volvos are so much easier to work on

[regal comet]

you are insane

[sonic iron]

newer mercs sure but not 2013 and previous

[regal comet]

newer mercs not good either

[turbid latch]

Nah pre 2010 mercs

Very based

[ivory patrol]

nuh uh

[raven gate]

My opinion

[ivory patrol]

i know

Volvo has loose chassis and cant go straight line

[thick cedar]

lol

[blissful locust]

and why not 20,5 times or 19,875 times

[raven gate]

Tjats weird

But how did you break your trailer

[raven gate]

Smh 19,69 times then

[blissful locust]

https://tenor.com/view/ronaldo-chug-chocolate-drink-gif-21574013

[lean oracle]

Done fricked it up properly

Rip shit happens but they shouldn’t be so close or maybe not go in it lol

Ah

Wondered how the pole survived but it on rails

Next time hot the poles and take them out

Then time after is no issue

They’re only a quarter of its length visible in ground

Or get a marker placed that u can see from when it’s safe to turn

I hit one with vw goung 1km hr and Speedo not register and that thing was crooked

Cuz u working on Sunday that’s why

U do know that isn’t allowed legally for the full break of 45 hrs only shortened one

[cobalt onyx]

It's not because of the picture, but rather the choice of words that you decided to include.

[lean oracle]

skill issue

[raven gate]

So you hit the pole while driving straight?

[lucid birch]

soul we are truckers we are not smart

let us talk in our own languague

we love swearing words

we use them everyday towards cars

on the highways and roads

[raven gate]

Oh 100%

I swear to atleast 20 cars a day

[cobalt onyx]

While that may be, clearly the rules set here does not agree with you

[lean oracle]

used em yesterday when some lady honked at me cuz i was reversing out my spot and hse was parked in hers behind half on the road and i had a half meter left before hitting here but as she honked i already stopped and put it in first gear lol so honked back flipped em off and told em a nice word

[thick cedar]

rules are meant to be broken

were not slaves

[cobalt onyx]

Nothing good will come out of that, but you'll experience that for yourself if you stay in that mindset

[formal minnow]

Real

the vile shit i scream at people

when they do stupid stuff infront of me

[ivory patrol]

Unlucky. These just remind you to be more careful🤝

[raven gate]

Well how did you hit it then

Ah i see

So you just turned 2 quickly?

Amateurrrrrrr

Nah but accidents happend

Happen

I cant speak english smh

It just sucks but oh well tommorows another day

I mean

Shouldnt have qrecked the trailer then

But a steering axle is nice

Just need to NOT TURN 2 QUICK

So bassicaly

Your just bad driver

Well

Yes

I broke my mirrorcap the first week i drove on the truck

Almost broke the whole mirror off

How tf did you drive 120 eith a truck

Your crazy

Like fr fr

Like i mean crazy crazy

i mean what did you not break kek

Bruh

Bruh

[formal minnow]

Shell never do that again tho

In my van i did dmg 3 times once reversing parking between 2 cars cuz bosses cried we had to park in the double spots so the trucks can go in the single

Hit rear of chassis of a truck cuz i forgot it was there

Twice mt right mirror glasses

Oh and like indicator light once cuz a polak forced himself into my lane in roadworks so i hit one of them massive cones

Got it fixed and then next day coworker pulls his truck forward and breaks the lense again

[formal minnow]

Due to swan and someone cutting off again

[lean oracle]

lol i just have it cruise on 82 and the truck didnt go lower much dropped to like 79

idk if u have set so it goes -10 from cruise for uphil and + 5 when going downhil?\

[formal minnow]

Yeah

[formal minnow]

Cuz the learner truck has maybe 10 ton of weight

In cargo

So wont effect it much at all

[lean oracle]

10tons?

bhahah it weights just under 22ton

total

just a box truck

[magic girder]

6x2?

[raven gate]

If it weighs 22 tons its 100% a 6x2

Since a 4x2 only is allowed to weigh like 19 18 tons

[lean oracle]

Eh

I posted it before

[silk zephyr]

[formal minnow]

Pretty sure one hes on is 4x2

Only rigids that arent are the lzv ones

[lean oracle]

3axles rear is a lift n steer

[rugged cape]

Let's go

[formal minnow]

F1 again?

Stops for driver swap or

[rugged cape]

Route

[turbid latch]

Cant even leave the fricking depot

[lean oracle]

Heheh

[formal minnow]

Ah u have to follow a specific route then?

[rugged cape]

Take the best route

[wispy badge]

so any CFS drivers or ex drivers on here?

[magic girder]

All the rigids we have are also 6x2

And we don't have any LZV trucks

[blissful locust]

when daf cf with cfs paintjob

[wispy badge]

that would have what year? like 93-94?

have been*

[blissful locust]

i dont know

[wispy badge]

i think our last job with CFS was 99 before my dad becomes to ill to drive

became

[lucid birch]

[lean oracle]

Hahahahaha

[formal minnow]

Right

[ivory patrol]

Good song

[unkempt saffron]

why are trucks so expensive

[blissful locust]

because its big

[formal minnow]

When u have to unload in a super narrow street and the guys like oh ur fine blocking road never any police etc to check

And 2 mins later police squeezes past ur van

Got some free coke tho

Barely went over it now otw back its still open 30 mins later

[restive shoal]

you got the rowan curse

[formal minnow]

Yes

[lean oracle]

It sometimes closes let’s trough a ambulance and goes back up

[trim mango]

Seems like most people here are from Europe

[lean oracle]

Well it is euro truck simulator

[formal minnow]

They have to

Usually botlek is open at the same time

Ffs a pallet fell shouldve put a bar behind but forgot

[lean oracle]

Nope Botlek usually opens last if it comes Spijkenisse brug first but if comes Botlek first the Spijkenisse opens and it’s half n hour before boat be there

[shut frost]

Anyone from czech republic? Wth is going on

[lean oracle]

Border

[shut frost]

Border?

[lean oracle]

Trucks go in line and be nice and follow the rules of no cutsies

[shut frost]

Not even close to one my friend..

[lean oracle]

While personal vehicles be let trough

[shut frost]

Near humpolec

[lean oracle]

Well those lines can be long as hell

Had it in Romania for the border over 40km of truck line cars just went by

[shut frost]

You are telling me that from germany its almost 300km line

[regal comet]

that’s ridiculous

[lean oracle]

Idk can be lol if it’d be closed lol

[shut frost]

I am 70km aeay from prague so its not the border

Plus german border patrol doesnt stop trucks just cars and buses

[formal minnow]

Probably some kolega stopped for sleepy on emergency lane and everyone follows thinking somethings going on

Speed past if theres nk overtaking ban

[shut frost]

There is..

[formal minnow]

Well

Risk it then

[shut frost]

Prepares 100euros

I could have made it to german customs today if it wasnt for this..

[shut frost]

Nah a turkish driver just did that..

[lean oracle]

I mean if they’re all on the shoulder not moving they’re parked

[shut frost]

Nope.. Just found out a truck rolled over

[blissful locust]

rip

[shut frost]

No 💩

True

[restive shoal]

#irl-trucking message

[formal minnow]

Bring back the sun

[restive shoal]

[turbid latch]

560

[turbid latch]

Super Scania

Heres a screenshot of a pdf

Our company has only a single V8

It's not even because of budgets but more so due to not needing them

Super Scania range is ideal for the ADR haulage

[summer valve]

Our company doesn't have a single Scania

[turbid latch]

well your company is tiny

[ivory patrol]

Unlucky

[turbid latch]

https://tenor.com/view/predator-arnold-schwarzenegger-hand-shake-arms-gif-3468629

[ivory patrol]

Cant spell volvo without L

[summer valve]

Nah. Volvo, Renault and Mercedes > Scania

[turbid latch]

Renault maybe

[ivory patrol]

Nah, Scania, SK Sisu, volvo, mercedes and then renault

[summer valve]

Nah

[ivory patrol]

volvo cant go straight for even 1 sec

[summer valve]

Weird considering that every single Volvo I've driven goes in a straight line

[ivory patrol]

Its just normal thing what ive heard

[turbid latch]

Secretly Scanias underneath

🥰

[magic girder]

They are just plain bad

Gearbox was also crap in the volvo i had

Waiting on my truck, driving a week the night shift again, my truck is used at day by another driver, but he is late

[ivory patrol]

The gearbox that cant even decide a good gear even once? Always too high

1 thing that volvo does well is the steering wheel adjustment pedal

[restive shoal]

Just stick to the truck that is good for you

[ivory patrol]

Same

[ivory patrol]

just trying to understand why its so popular

[magic girder]

Mine was fast, but also fast is selecting the wrong gear, or soo slow, it did not even shift at all

[astral idol]

Volvo ishift and myishift (hand by manual box) is best ☺️ didnt miss takes shift and bulls all hills up, 76tn's to❤️

[blissful locust]

cant spell volkswagen AG without an L either

[ivory patrol]

Cant spell Volkswagen without S and W either

[blissful locust]

s for sad and w for wack

[ivory patrol]

weird way to spell superior and win

[astral idol]

Scania not even close that. Is good but not god

[ivory patrol]

Yeah my bad, i forgot sisu

[astral idol]

😂😂

[lucid birch]

Ayo

I love my volkswagen

@blissful locust

😠

[blissful locust]

https://tenor.com/view/ronaldo-chug-chocolate-drink-gif-21574013

[turbid latch]

Eughh

[formal minnow]

[lucid birch]

So what is love?

[turbid latch]

Renault

[summer valve]

Posti

[turbid latch]

Overtook it quickly

It was disturbing me

[magic girder]

First night test for the flashers, they are bright as hell

[lean oracle]

And technically illegal aren’t they? Due to to bright at night due to being white ?

[rose rose]

Everything what is not writed in Vehicle booklet is illegal

[formal minnow]

No

As white flashers are legal

And there being nk rule set to the brightness

Unless its an official vehicle that needs flashers for escorts etc theres like 0 rules to it

Aslong as it isnt blue or red in front

[lucid birch]

I will miss this for 3 weeks after friday

We have 3 weeks of vacation

[formal minnow]

No u wont

[restive shoal]

dw other will keep it alive

[lean oracle]

Company just closes?

[lucid birch]

Yes

[lean oracle]

Ah

Probz more convenient than planning staff around the holiday time as it’s small company

[lucid birch]

Small company?

10 trucks 6 cranes 2 dumpers

4 depots

Many smaller cranes

3 shovels

And 120 employees if im correct

[lean oracle]

And the whole company shuts down for 3?

[lucid birch]

Yes

Almost all construction companies shut down

In those weeks

For 3 weeks

[daring sail]

Ah man I was just about to start building my first house that needs to be done within 3 weeks

[lucid birch]

Goodluck

[restive shoal]

rowan will do it if you pay him cash

[turbid latch]

10 euros

[lucid birch]

I can drive 7km for that

But then im working for free and im not doing that

So make it 2km

[restive shoal]

€15

[regal comet]

wow

[magic girder]

They are illegal/legal, its a grey area in the law

[lean oracle]

Yeah cuz it’s brighter than yellow in way of blinding when flash, mean during day or industrial lot no others be fine but u running oversize for instance with those u deff gonna be in trouble

[rose rose]

Just turn them on and drive by night with that, if police don’t fine you, you r good

[turbid berry]

what was that ? 😮

[turbid berry]

wtf, how many meters ? 18 ?

[summer valve]

25.25

[turbid berry]

xD

@summer valve its not difficult to find a parking ? or maybe u remove your trailer somewhere

[summer valve]

Why would it be difficult?

[turbid latch]

Rain

[turbid berry]

because u are so much long like me with my 16.50 meters, i just ask the question

[turbid berry]

have a good day

[summer valve]

25.25m is the norm here

[lean oracle]

Posti truck so 10/10 it’s always parked on posti property and since Nordic countrys are quite big vs residents the companies usually have big lots to fit lots of long combinations and still give them space for turning and whatnot

[magic girder]

What was what?

[restive shoal]

Where is that?

[formal minnow]

i was gonna say

that looks like the ass junction

[ivory patrol]

Yes🥰

[formal minnow]

I was there this morning at like 6 am ish

only time that junction isnt a shitshow

stupid people merging off instantly

vs going further

if i can i jsut stick left

aslong as i can

unless EXTREMELY busy

and then go right last min

U have to in truck

junction like this if i dont gotta merge

either way im in left lane

blocking traffic

so truck can merge

idc to slow down a bit

just the polaks etc that are dangerous

u flash em

and they go straight to the right

without checking most right lane

😂

The fkn bridge on a12

like

i genuinely remember the part thaats still in construction

being covered up when i was like 10

and its STILL being worked on

i genuinely dont think they ever stopped

[turbid latch]

Polaks

[rose rose]

Still have some parking spaces, hard to see this after 19:00 around Rotterdam
I need to go more on this side

[turbid latch]

Bit rude that

[rose rose]

More then 50% of polish trucks is driven by Ukrainians Lithuanians and so…

[formal minnow]

Where u parked

i dont recognize this parkin

can say in dm if u dont want someone to showup at night to take ur diesel

maybe im passing u in the morning then tomorrow

or are u driving night

[rose rose]

where there are lots of birds that sound like someone burping

[formal minnow]

Well i wouldnt know

those are everywhere in rotterdam

and i dont recognise the stop as i never stop in rotterdam

if i do its at work or grandma

Theres one when your heading to groningen on the a6

thats very nice

i forgot its name but your driving with water on both sides and then u pull off

and u can acces both sides

Yes

like rarely i see any trucks there

even if im passing in morning so im geussing not many polish latvian etc stop there

probably yes

Probably an nice calm spot then

your lower then the highway

so u barely hear the cars / trucks passing

The smell aswell

doesnt smell like piss but actual water etc

Altough that is most truckstops as soon as u get past almere / alkmaar ish

@rose rose Are u parked on a15

at the shell?

[rose rose]

A13

[formal minnow]

what time u leaving tomorrow

yes

[rose rose]

Idk early, I need to collect few loadings

Around 6-7 maybe

[formal minnow]

Where u going to

No

just want to finally spot koleka

[rose rose]

Today was bussy, have 600km till Breda unload, 2 loadings loaded already and parked just in time that I don’t need to spend second 15hours

[formal minnow]

Nice

i think ive done similar km today

5am start tomorrow

gonna actually go to bed and try be asleep by 9

(i wont be asleep in time)

[rose rose]

Real koleka is 2 trucks from me

[formal minnow]

🤨

[rose rose]

Do you know who here have bike for sale for 50-100€

😂

[formal minnow]

stolen bike

[rose rose]

Idc hhahaha important is just that it is stolen at least in Groningen

There I don’t go hahahaha

[formal minnow]

Chances u get checked is low

chances it gets stolen of your truck is higher

[rose rose]

I will bring it to one firm with which we work

It will be inside of warehouse

[formal minnow]

why not keep on truck

[rose rose]

I want to find some shitty bike to go around especially when I have some time like today

[formal minnow]

And leave ur koleka behind in cab? xD

[rose rose]

I was walking around little today and I’m looking at people driving around, I was wondering what a luck it will be if they fall that I can took bike for little money hahahah

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

My koleka is now heading to Greece with another truck

I’m alone this trip

[formal minnow]

geussing 2 kolekas on vacation so truck stopped

so he takes

[rose rose]

Cattle need to be transported because they stopped because of temperatures

And now they allow transport and it is a bit bussy because ship is coming and ship can’t wait

[formal minnow]

so i geuss you guys rented animal trailer

and make some money

[rose rose]

We have 2 livestock trailers and one frigo

[formal minnow]

i tought u drove tautliner

last time u showed a pic of truck u had curtain

[rose rose]

I did not 100%

[formal minnow]

U did

[rose rose]

I drove curtain maybe 5 times in 8 years hahaha

[formal minnow]

when u were unloading or loading at a boat

[rose rose]

That is not me 100%

[formal minnow]

mm

im pretty sure it was

[rose rose]

I drive silver Scania and Schmitz trailer

For last 2 years

[formal minnow]

were u not the guy with the scania with the 4 spotlights on top

[rose rose]

Yes I am

[formal minnow]

Yes

yeah

so

i 100% recall u posting a pic like that

[rose rose]

100% not because I drive flowers and I can’t load it in curtain trailer

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

We dont have curtain trailer

[formal minnow]

mmm mustve been someone else then idk

if ur a flower bandit ur definetly left lane koleka

[rose rose]

U need to love that shit hhahahaha

[formal minnow]

Tetris koleka

u unload all at 1 adress of

[rose rose]

100%

Yes in warehouse and then load on few other trucks

[formal minnow]

Aka u unload and goodluck to them to figure out who needs what

[rose rose]

We know who load

[formal minnow]

im geussing u try to load it per shipment so its ez pz

instead of all scattered troughout

[rose rose]

But yes sometimes when we unload everything what we load, they need 1 lorry and one van like yours to load all

[formal minnow]

theyre not pro tetris player

[rose rose]

They unloads pallets at customers

And when we load by boxes we can put more because we are loading it like Tetris

[formal minnow]

yeah

i would fk it up so hard

if i gotta load like 12 different shipments

and its not loaded in order / together when some parts gotta go with one

some with another

[rose rose]

We can for example load 1 palet of flowers on top of some other 2 palets

[formal minnow]

But it depends on weight etc how strong those boxes are i geuss aswell

[rose rose]

Roses on bottom

Everything else up

[formal minnow]

im geussing roses are in strong boxes / crates

[rose rose]

You should put some strands siberian on that truck

[magic girder]

Not allowed to do that

[rose rose]

Shame

[magic girder]

Would love to have a roofbar with 4 lights and beacons

I'm the only one that has 2 orange lights in the grill, and also the only one with white flashers

[formal minnow]

already driving again?

[formal minnow]

also the only one with marker poles on side right?

never seen others with them

maybe tinted fogs etc to yellow but thats it

[magic girder]

Some have them, some don't

[lean oracle]

tbf could get a small moped tucked behind the cab and a small ramp if u do have the both sides opening of the wind reflectrs behind cab and a little space

or just one side but i mean if u get a truck u live on im sure u got a wrench set so u can take the steering wheel of and have it folded down

i mean ur a trucker not a bicyclist atleast drive something motorised

[rose rose]

Because of that i want bike, i need to stretch my legs

[lean oracle]

true true but then u could also just walk

plus if u go out with moped even if no pedal u still go places walk around and visit shit

remember u have no shower we can smell u from a mile away imaigne if u go biking xd

yesterday truck shit the truck had a extended ramp to raise lower he was like yeah this thing can lift 3500 was like damn, but also like: if i have my license and some funds at some point, this ramp is big enough to fit my tuk tuk, plenty of living space left and i could go camping with it and then use the ape to do grocerys and such and stay in one place for a few days

[formal minnow]

90% of truckparkings arent close to gricery stores etc so no

Walking 30+ mins with heavy groceries isnt nice to do

[lean oracle]

shush that wasnt my point and he knows what i mean

[magic girder]

Park at the supermarket, did that too

[lean oracle]

haha unless if my company wont allow cuz i think they want them at secured property theirs or parking, i might be like as long as i got no trailer, i can park it at my house wich i could just if home late spot might be a bit tight as there aint no lines but yea

would be nice

[formal minnow]

Yes but most u cant fit

[lean oracle]

just park it out front of the house

[formal minnow]

Ull get a ticket and towed so fast

[lean oracle]

nah

[rose rose]

My colleague parked and got fine 168€ in Deutschland because of that hahaha

[lean oracle]

its private property

[formal minnow]

Cant park in residential areas

[formal minnow]

Must be fully gated off then

Wich it probably isnt

[lean oracle]

here u wont just not park with truck n trailer, plenty times see them parked in one spot fit inbetween lines somewhat but they have no trailer

[formal minnow]

Unless its ur driveway or declared truck parking ull be in trouble lol

[lean oracle]

nah cuz its marked with signs so it still is noted as private

they cant tow of it

trust me cuz i had my trailer parked on said parking lot since march in the same spot without a fine or removal notice or wahtever

cause they cant

[formal minnow]

If it isnt blocked of physically road rules apply

[magic girder]

Have been parked at 2 supermarkets so far, 1 had a huge parking area at the back, and the other one i was parked at the delivery area

[formal minnow]

Aldi prob

They always got room

Just dont sleep and they dont care probably

Aslong as u buy stuff i geuss?

[magic girder]

Both had multiple stores

[formal minnow]

Ah

[lean oracle]

not necisarrily but still, they wont do shit, the worst they do is try n fine me for "blocking" other vehicles but itd be parked infront of my car and trailer and thus there wouldnt be a call either

[rose rose]

I have access to shower in few companies here in NL, they are bit shitty with showers on petrol stations, a lot of them simply don’t have it.. but we are most of the time around Same area

[magic girder]

Slept at both

[magic girder]

Parking A6 between Almere and Lelystad has showrrs

[formal minnow]

Ive found like 3 fuel stations with a toilet

[lean oracle]

99% of petrol ones here dont unless its like one that also probz own the truck parking thats secured next to it maybe or suchs and has the amenities to make a few bucks more

[formal minnow]

Let alone shower ive never seen

Those amenities are locked behind the gate then

Usually free or very cheap if u park i. The secured lot

[magic girder]

Fuelstops don't have showers

[rose rose]

I was recently around moerdijk I think, payed parking golden loew I thing was name

[formal minnow]

France has according to my friend

[rose rose]

Excellent parking for trucks

[magic girder]

Thats a good one, has showers etc

[formal minnow]

That’s usually the case when its paid

[rose rose]

Germany almost all on autobahn have shower

In France shower is free

[magic girder]

Joost also has good showers

[formal minnow]

Probably not the cleanest tho

[rose rose]

It is clean, they are cleaning them

[formal minnow]

Last week i went to toilet in germany for first time ever

And stall had no door

There was no toilet seat either

[formal minnow]

Not at night tho with 50 trucks there using em surely

[lean oracle]

yes but clean is something else

[rose rose]

For example

In Germany you will see a lot of times that they have few shower rooms

And cleaning lady is always there

And you need to pay her and then go to room

After you leave she clean it and then it is ready for next one

[lean oracle]

mhm if such it must be one not maintained by the highway service watched some stuff bout germany road stuff so it probz is if shower like owned by said gas station or such and thus they employ someone and also charge money

[rose rose]

But I newer shower without my slippers

[lean oracle]

if toilet and i needda pay unless number 2 i walk outside walk 15m to the nearest tree and just water hte plants

[magic girder]

Some dutch truck stops have the same

[formal minnow]

Never should

[rose rose]

Yea I know… they need to pay the employers for that

[formal minnow]

In a shared mass traffic shower like that

[rose rose]

Somehow need to earn for them

[formal minnow]

I think most of the times its more tips then anything

[rose rose]

Idk if you can shower in Germany and go under 3.5€ nowdays

[formal minnow]

Because u usually gotta pay anyway and then she wants some moneh for cleaning it right after idk

[formal minnow]

Thats a acceptable price tbf

Max 5€ for shower imo

[rose rose]

That’s minimum

[formal minnow]

Assuming it gets cleaned after each use

Probably one of the reasons showers are so exspensive

[rose rose]

Not every one but it is acceptable in 80%

[formal minnow]

As they can probably do like 10 truckers and then they gotta get a new bottle of bleefh etc already

[lean oracle]

that price im taking 30mins

[rose rose]

Some drivers are pigs!

[formal minnow]

So @rose rose u go back towards crostia tomorrow to make it back before weekend as your driving slone or

[formal minnow]

Yes

Truckers who piss/ poop in middle of parking

Atleast go into a bush to piss

Nr 2 can go somewhere else yk

Ive been to companies nowadays u gotta ask for a key to go to the toulet

Leave phone nr everything if your not dutch

Because unfortunately lots kf foreign drivers think its acceptable to destroy the toilet

[rose rose]

Poop was from the floor to the wall hhahaha I didn’t even know what you need to do that you can do that,

[rose rose]

I think that I will go at Friday morning

Tomorrow I will load all day

Tetris

[lean oracle]

that was intentional and he smeared that crap

i used to at my comapny before wndow cleaner was a short time cleaner, i saw some shit literally and just was like nope by my contract vomit blood and shit is not my responsibility to clean and id just walk off

site guy i notified he was like: cant u just clean it up, was like nah do it urself if its not a issue to tell me to do it just do it urself

guy wasnt happy

the cleaner i replaced cuz holiday actually cleaned it a week later, cant imagine the smell

[rose rose]

Nasty 🤮

[formal minnow]

Sad that people do that

[lean oracle]

yeah

[formal minnow]

While ago i went to a mcdonalds to pee

[rose rose]

Some girl from Germany told me that girls are not better at all

[formal minnow]

Most stalls are already tiny this one door opened in

[lean oracle]

told office she was like ight send me a pic so we can charge em or whatever idk, was like u sure u wanna get ap ic of that?

[formal minnow]

I nearly stepped into a full on turd cuz people cannot behave

[formal minnow]

Will u even make jt on tacho

[lean oracle]

definetly not , just as bad but less shit tough, but theyll stand on the seat and thus goes everywhere

[formal minnow]

Atleast harder for them to be disgusting and pee on floor

Buf yeah drivers get the worst of it on the road

Cant even go to a safe clean toilet to do your business

[rose rose]

Bro she told me that almost noone of girls don’t sit on toalet… they are nasty, pee is all over the room, they leave tampons around and so

You can in Germany, sideways or what is the name of their toalets on gas stations

[formal minnow]

I mean mens toilet pee all lver the floor too

[lean oracle]

anyways can we stop talking bout disgusting people

[formal minnow]

Its part of the job

[blissful locust]

speaking of disgusting, some guy in october last year was wanking in public restroom in london, not even in the closed stall but in the urinoir

[rose rose]

They have toalets what clean themselves, some sponge comes out with disinfectant and board turn around for 360 degrees

[formal minnow]

And then u have people who poop on the toilet seat

So its brown

[rose rose]

Best 1€ to spend

[formal minnow]

I refuse to pay

I did it once

Now i know wich ones i can stop and have a hidden free toilet

Or wich gate u can open

On the a2 u have a rest stop with subway burger king and laplace

[lean oracle]

most self cleaning rotate it trough wall and have it cleaned by high pressure hot water and then flood the floor to clean

[formal minnow]

If h go to the left roller pull it back a bit jt opens

As employees gotta use those too

[rose rose]

I pay for them, because their toalets are in 95% clean

[lean oracle]

i mean that spunge with disinfectant is still bad as if automated but sponge that crap only gets replaced every so often

[formal minnow]

I dont pay

In belgium i found out that the disabled toilets are before the pay booth thing

So if i really gotta go i make use of those

[rose rose]

Gotta go, go under the trailer they said hahahaha

[lean oracle]

probz cause disabled people might need it for medical stuff vs using the restroom for the usual thing hence it gotta be free or is free

i mean as long as u got tp and aint exposed but yeah that not be nice

[formal minnow]

If id have to i will

[formal minnow]

Cuz they cant go trough the gate

As its not a door

Anyways i got the right to use it so ill use it

[rose rose]

I once laughed to my friend when he told me that he can’t make it to toalet that he stopped on the national road turn blinkers and went to poop in woods 30m from road

[formal minnow]

But i usually dont stop in belgium

I try to gtfo that country asap

[formal minnow]

Aslong as he brings toilet paper of some sort

[lean oracle]

also true but as what i said also has a factor tough cuz instead of having 2small gates they could also just install one big one so

[rose rose]

Same happened to me 2weaks later but I need to go in baustelle with only one lane opened, I drove through it like maniac and stopped right after on emergency lane and have emergency hahahah

[formal minnow]

Real koleka stops on road

And uses baustelle dixi

[rose rose]

Bro I almost make mess in cabin

[formal minnow]

Ive done the same

[rose rose]

I stand up and drive

[formal minnow]

Rush back ti company then rush home to go haha

Toilets arent clean enough and the one office i know is clean definetly wont give me the key even if i ask

[lean oracle]

look at it this way if it isnt a public toilet but for instance road construction, the less it be cleaned by a cleaning person the cleaner it usually is cuz guys dont wanna sit in their own shit for a week so try and actually keep it clean

[rose rose]

Oooo noonooo I eat something in restorant, you can’t even hold it

I did it in grass not on the road

[formal minnow]

Aslong as it aint where people walk

[rose rose]

But bro I barley got over the fence on road hahaha

It was question of live or death hahahaha

[formal minnow]

[rose rose]

Gas station was 7km away bat it was too far

Believe me

[formal minnow]

The case of will these pants survive or be yeeted into bush

If i had to id rather go in a bush then a dirty ass gas station

[rose rose]

It will be hell of the mess

[formal minnow]

Ive got paper

And cleaning wipes

Will be fine

Just remember to crouch far enough

[lean oracle]

unless u got liquit its just a fresh pair of underwear lmao

[formal minnow]

No

[lean oracle]

u wanna ruin pants u gotta really freak it up

[formal minnow]

If u have to go avoid all farts just incase

Because otherwise its a new seat too

[rose rose]

Ahhahaha

Today I when I come to Breda for unloading I meet my friend there what I didn’t see from high school, I was over but stayed there and talk with him for like 45 mins

That made my whole day

[formal minnow]

Very nice

Thats the best parts when u see friends

Last 2 times when i saw @magic girder we were both moving couldnt stop but even just seeing friend on the road made my day haha

First time we basicly destroyed horns on a massive junction making everyone confused but

Other time blinding by lights

[rose rose]

This is how it looks when I see friend in middle of Germany

He recorded

[formal minnow]

The car honking

[formal minnow]

Similar to when j spotted dutch driver :)

Only he starts flashing 1 km before even more if clear view

[rose rose]

Cool thing in NL is when I flash some guy what is driving in front of me too slow, every time some guy in opposite direction flashes me back and greeting me

I like it

[formal minnow]

Cuz they think ur a friend

[rose rose]

I’m talking about trucks, he probably think that I know him and I greet him

[formal minnow]

Half the time people flash at me

So im geussing kts cuz they know a coworker of mine on van

Because only people i know on trucks is dutchdriver rowan and truckerdylan

And i havent seen you yet so

Anyways i must sleep 4:10 am wakeup

😭

Hope im home by 1500

And then 7 am for friday xD

Thats the dream atleast

[blissful locust]

the sun has risen

[rose rose]

And once some Croatian guy in NL plates car, he start honk like maniac, 3-4 times, I stopped on red light and went out of truck and he start to greet me and smiling, talking what am I doing there, how I am like there are no one on the road hahaha

[rose rose]

Some loud sun

[blissful locust]

koleka sun

[rose rose]

Almost

[formal minnow]

Anyways

My cars lightbar is brighter

Anyways time for night night

Talk to you nubs tomorrow

[rose rose]

Good night

[formal minnow]

If I remember ill show what i did to my koleka this morning

[formal minnow]

Thanks u too

[magic girder]

Waiting

[lean oracle]

Damn kinda late even for your standards ain’t it?

[magic girder]

I did night shifts for 7 years, so not to late for that

[lean oracle]

No but usually you’d be parked by now for few hrs no?

[magic girder]

But for the last 2 months yea, its late, but doing 2 weeks nights as it the holliday season

And it also is

[magic girder]

Correct, i would be sleeping by now

[lean oracle]

Ah so wake up around idk 10 and start driving after 3 bullcrap?

[magic girder]

Start at 6, done at 3 ish

[lean oracle]

Speaking off I am as it’s just last 11 as last 2 weeks before last day so care a bit less but I still care bout my sleep soo

[magic girder]

Go to bed at around 4 to 4.30, and wake up around 1 or 2

[lean oracle]

So wake at 16.40 make food take time to get to office

[magic girder]

Na, alarm goes at 2

Maybe its best to remove that picture

[ivory patrol]

Why

[ivory patrol]

Not mobilephone

Gopro ss

[magic girder]

I can't prove or disapprove that, but its just a warning, to not upload pics from driving

[ivory patrol]

Its a SS from a gopro video

So its legall :)

[summer valve]

Fov too small for that to be the case

[ivory patrol]

Edited

[summer valve]

That's clearly taken with a phone

[magic girder]

Thats why i just warned him, can't prove if its phone or not

[summer valve]

Resolution way too high to be a screenshot of a GoPro video

[magic girder]

Yea, i know, but still, i'm not the one to prove it

[magic girder]

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