irl-trucking

[lean oracle]

@short flame

[magic girder]

I was not allowed to get out, i had to do it all from the cab, only time i was allowed to exit was when going infront of a dock to show the guy that there was enough room to open the doors and not being 10 meters away

[formal minnow]

DAMM

u can now

aslong as u dont abuse it basicly

[manic crest]

Which was what you were saying for the dude to do

[rugged cape]

Met up with a buddy in Rovaniemi

[ivory patrol]

Nice kottikärry you have there

[rugged cape]

What does it mean

[ivory patrol]

Its that small 2-axle trailer

[regal comet]

the centre-axle trailer?

[ivory patrol]

Yeah unfortunately

[regal comet]

eh I like them

they follow the truck really well but can get pretty wobbly

[ivory patrol]

Yeah but they still suck

[rugged cape]

Worst system but at least better than 3 axle

[elder roost]

Brand new truck an trailer week 9🥰🥰 FH16 Aero flexo 24m

Buddy of mine starting with us getting my FH5 Dryvan 27m💪

[elder roost]

We got one we use when delivering to powerstations in the middle of the woods. But we got a rear lift on a 3 axle.

[regal comet]

I rarely see 3 axle without lift on 1 and 3 axle

[lean oracle]

Stalkers huh 😂

[manic crest]

Who the hell did 179kmh

[regal comet]

that’s at a mechanic

[rapid warren]

sounds like me in a car 🤣

[manic crest]

Oh

[manic crest]

Btw do you know how to read those readings

i dont understand that stuff

[regal comet]

it’s the speed that the truck had while there was a workshop card in the tacho

the highest speed is 113 km/h on a normal card

[manic crest]

yes but the numbers below

0 0 0 9 2 8 0

[regal comet]

it’s just the card number

[regal comet]

so both the violations on the bottom are from the same driver

[manic crest]

actually

do you have a guide or whatever on the tachograph printouts ?

[manic crest]

what is the 113km/h 104 km/h

[rapid warren]

have you not learned that in drivers school?

[manic crest]

no

[rapid warren]

[manic crest]

yea

did you

[rapid warren]

We had to - we had an own chapter just for tachographs (how to use, what to do and what does what mean) xD

boring hour but most stuff was more company side stuff, so i slept in

[manic crest]

yes i had a class like that but we just learned the basics, no printouts or anything

just the maximum driving/work times

[regal comet]

max speed recorded that’s over 90 km/h

[manic crest]

and the 104 ?

was it the speed that was when it passed 1 minute ?

[regal comet]

I am not sure why it’s twice

[lucid birch]

What i learned is how to put the card in

How to take it out

How to put it on ferry, out of scope etc

[manic crest]

idk about that ferry stuff

[lucid birch]

And how to print out a day log

[rapid warren]

there is a ferry mode????

[lucid birch]

Yes

[manic crest]

btw do yall put your card in in hammers or bed

[rapid warren]

trucks cant swim

🤣

[lucid birch]

Ferry mode is basically u are allowed to drive but counts as brake

Some ferrys are 7-8 hours

[rapid warren]

[lucid birch]

So u cant take ur 9 hour rest

So ur allowed to drive x amount of time

[rapid warren]

ah... yeah

[lucid birch]

Off the ferry and then take the rest of your break

[rapid warren]

glad austria has no ferries... and where I drive really not

🤣

[manic crest]

.

[lucid birch]

I know that a lot of people use the ferry mode on Calais > UK

As its under 9 hours

[rapid warren]

i always take out my card with last mode PAUSE

[manic crest]

bed ?

[lucid birch]

I put my truck on bed (pause)

[rapid warren]

yes

[lucid birch]

And wait 1min

Then take it out

[manic crest]

oh

i insert mine in hammers and take it out in bed

[regal comet]

why does it matter

[manic crest]

idk

[regal comet]

you still register activity when you insert the card

or stoneridge tachos will ask if you have rested until now

[manic crest]

ive heard people that got stopped by the police and they said that they didnt like people putting hte card when its in bed

[manic crest]

scania yes

[lucid birch]

Tacho is not different per truck brand

[manic crest]

meh

[lucid birch]

Its just different tacho types

[manic crest]

our volvos are VDO and scania are stoneridge

[regal comet]

we have scania with both VDO and stoneridge

stoneridge is far superior

[manic crest]

vdo sucks ass

yes

[regal comet]

yes

[manic crest]

takes like 5 minutes to read the card

[regal comet]

also super slow to take the card out

stoneridge is almost instant

[lucid birch]

I have this

[regal comet]

yes stoneridge

the best

[lucid birch]

This tacho is amazing

[regal comet]

stoneridge rest until now "yes"

while vdo makes you do a whole ritual

[manic crest]

Yesss

[regal comet]

press one button wrong and it accidentally doesnt register anything and leaves everything as a ?

[manic crest]

Mine is like that but the screen is white instead of orange

[lucid birch]

I requested everything to be orange/red

[manic crest]

Lol why

[lucid birch]

As my koleka his CB radio is blue

And his tacho is red

Dont want multiple colors flashing in my face

While driving

[regal comet]

didnt even know you could have it in a different color

[manic crest]

do you do 2 man driving ?

[lucid birch]

No

[manic crest]

oh

[manic crest]

yes same

the vdo ones are blueish

[lucid birch]

Hard working 👌

[manic crest]

when i drove with vdo ones i would just do okokokokokokok

until it skipped everything

[lucid birch]

At my old company its blue

This video was taken with a gopro on my head

[manic crest]

Mine is like this yes

White

[lucid birch]

Here is proof

[manic crest]

Ok mate no one was doubting you

[lucid birch]

Idiot not noticing the lanes are forbidden for trucks

[lucid birch]

Some mods are

[manic crest]

Lol

[manic crest]

Scania power mode

Ours don’t have that

Get deleted lol

@lucid birch don’t type in caps cuz it deletes the message

[lucid birch]

Oh lol

https://youtu.be/6rX-A9a27bI?si=tyIiaR3p9e2A-1qB

Here is a driving pov at my old company

[manic crest]

280 lol

[lucid birch]

Max load we had was like 8tons

[manic crest]

Oh

Food loads ?

[lucid birch]

Ya McDonalds Netherlands

[manic crest]

Nice

Our company is so dumb

There’s 3 770s’s that are used to just transport flowers

[lucid birch]

https://youtu.be/b6ZINE1cik4?si=8uAUeieDTDqkeQFK

[manic crest]

Not even 10 tonnes max

[lucid birch]

Here is also a driving video

Of a truck convoy for handicapped people

Every truck had someone with a handicap in the passenger seat

Drove around Nijkerk for 1.5 hours with 140 trucks i think it was

Was amazing

[manic crest]

Wow

[regal comet]

had a car with more hp then that truck

[manic crest]

Xdddd

[lucid birch]

Who cares

It worked it was good

And drove amazing

[regal comet]

no problem when its flat

[manic crest]

Could you change gears in it ?

Manual mode I mean

[regal comet]

and the biggest incline is a speed bump

[lucid birch]

Ya it had manual mode

[manic crest]

Damn

Mine only lets me change gears up to 50kmh

[lucid birch]

Every scania has manual mode

[manic crest]

Then it switches to auto

[regal comet]

never heard of a truck with opticruise without a manual option

[lucid birch]

🤔

[manic crest]

Yes

Our company limits them or whatever

[lucid birch]

Damnn

[regal comet]

are you sure its just not in eco mode or something

[manic crest]

It also doesn’t have power mode like here

[manic crest]

We are supposed to drive on eco

[regal comet]

I dont see the point of using manual if you are not climbing a icy or snowy hill

[manic crest]

Eh

[regal comet]

you can still change gears without it being in manual mode

[manic crest]

Sometimes I want to make it hold the gears longer to accelerate on the highways and it kicks up a gear

Super frustrating

[lucid birch]

How do u even see its in power mode

From that picture

[manic crest]

The lines on the middle screen are blue

On the left and right side

Near Speedo and rpm

[lucid birch]

Oh damn

I learned something today

[manic crest]

Normal mode doesn’t have any lines and eco are green

Look

[lucid birch]

Ahhh

Joel teaching me shit after working with scania trucks for 1.5 years

[manic crest]

Lol

[lucid birch]

After a year i drove a scania again

Recently

[manic crest]

Xt nice

[lucid birch]

And soon i be switching from MAN TGS 470

To a Volvo FMX 470

[manic crest]

I hate Volvos

The steering feels so disconnected

[lucid birch]

This is my next truck

As im moving to a different tipper company

[manic crest]

Is that a rigid ?

[lucid birch]

Yes

50 tons rigid

[manic crest]

Oh 5 axle

[lucid birch]

This is my current truck

Also 5 axles

Also 50tons truck

[manic crest]

Why are they rated higher than regular trucks

Mine is just 44 ton I think

[lucid birch]

Dutch rules

Allow us to go upto 50 tons

[manic crest]

Netherlands 🤩

[manic crest]

Is that for all trucks or just tippers

[lucid birch]

All trucks

If the axles allow it

Its allowed

[manic crest]

Oh that’s why I see tractor units with 3 axles

Here in Portugal 99.9% of trucks are just 4x2

[lucid birch]

Here we have alot or 6x2

And sometimes 6x4

[manic crest]

In the Netherlands I mean

[manic crest]

Yea

[lucid birch]

Mine is a 10x8

[manic crest]

Wooo

[lucid birch]

We drive thru this fully loaded

[manic crest]

Btw tell me something

I see some sings with TOP written in yellow

Something something Bob

What does it mean

[lucid birch]

Ohh “ben je de bob zeg het hardop”

[manic crest]

I guess idk

[lucid birch]

Its basically if ur going to a party and your the one driving

Be responsible and dont drink

[manic crest]

Oh

[lucid birch]

So ur the “BOB”

[manic crest]

Well that doesn’t apply to me because I can’t read

[lucid birch]

As BOB and hardop rhyme

So they call the driver a BOB

[manic crest]

Bob

[lucid birch]

Sometimes when u get stopped by police and have to do a alcohol test u get a keychain

That says BOB

[manic crest]

Lol

[manic crest]

Yes that

Bob

Are the trucks in the Netherlands limited to 80 or 90

[lucid birch]

We are allowed to drive 80

But trucks can go 90

[manic crest]

But do they go 90 ?

Oh okay nice

[lucid birch]

And some big companies

They go 85

[manic crest]

I drive 90 mostly

Don’t have time to be going slow

[delicate stag]

How do I post a picture of my rig

[spice solar]

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[lucid birch]

Many speed cameras

In the Netherlands

[manic crest]

My gps tells me where they are

[lucid birch]

Not all

[manic crest]

Maybe xd

I use radarbot too

[lucid birch]

Should download “flitsmeister”

If ur in the Netherlands

[manic crest]

And I’m always looking out for them in poles and signs

Basically Dutch Waze ?

[lucid birch]

Yes

Good for belgium and Netherlands

[manic crest]

Lol nice

[lucid birch]

Can put it on truck

Aswell

[delicate stag]

That sucks that I can’t post my lorry

[lucid birch]

Follow these steps

@delicate stag

[delicate stag]

I don’t have euro truck simulator

Rip

[lucid birch]

Dm me ur lorry

I post it here

[delicate stag]

Yippie

[manic crest]

Thanks for the help

[lucid birch]

No problem

Only remember when ur driving in belgium

And police sees u have flitsmeister

U get a fine

As its illigal to use in belgium while driving

[manic crest]

Why would they look at my phone

[lucid birch]

As its illigal

🙂

[runic turret]

i got pulled over before with waze on and flitsmeister couple times they didnt say anything about it

[manic crest]

Lock my phone and they can’t say anything

[lucid birch]

Truck of @delicate stag

[manic crest]

Nice Volvo

[lucid birch]

I love tippers

[rapid warren]

looks good 😄

[manic crest]

I think tippers are one of the easiest trucks to work with

Load wise

[willow minnow]

Volvo truck with Schmitz tipper

[manic crest]

Do yall have to do papers like cmr and stuff ?

Or just load and go

[delicate stag]

papers?

[manic crest]

Yes

[delicate stag]

just scan the weight and go

[manic crest]

Oh

Nice

[delicate stag]

easy

[manic crest]

Load and unload load and unload right

All day everyday

[delicate stag]

yes you drive empty get loaded drive back tip and drive back empty repeat

[lucid birch]

Yep

[manic crest]

Nice

[delicate stag]

sometimes you get backloads depending if the quarry your taking stuff from wants other stuff

[manic crest]

How much can you carry

Total weight

[delicate stag]

I only know what’s inside

Like on the bridge the trailer lorry and load is 49 tonne

[lucid birch]

Truck empty is 19.700kg i can weight 50.000kg

[manic crest]

50max maybe ?

[delicate stag]

No

[manic crest]

Yeah

[delicate stag]

I can’t take 50 tonne on that trailer

I mean

[manic crest]

How much can you take

[delicate stag]

30-33 max

[lucid birch]

And in the Netherlands u are allowed to go 5% over the 50.000kg

So load capacity it 32,300kg

[manic crest]

52.500kg

[blissful locust]

ben je bob? zeg het hardop!

[delicate stag]

If you do 34/35tonne inside that trailer you will be seeing the springs break soon

[manic crest]

Xd

[lucid birch]

BOB

[lucid birch]

Yes but thats public roads

If i drive only on private property

[blissful locust]

remove springs, cant break if you dont have them

[lucid birch]

I sometimes weight 65-70tons total

[delicate stag]

here In my country it depends on your axles

[manic crest]

Lol

Tell country

[delicate stag]

4 axle rigid tippers can only take a load 20/22 tonne

[lucid birch]

Rookie numbers

[delicate stag]

5 axle tippers can take 30 tonne x_x

@lucid birch I mean the load itself

Not in total

[lucid birch]

I load

Im allowed to load 32tons

But most of time i load 35/37tons

Oops

[manic crest]

Is the Schmitz trailer bad btw

[lucid birch]

Dont tell the cops

[manic crest]

Weewooweewoo

[delicate stag]

@manic crest yes

depends

we have a few of the grey ones

they are not great

but there’s big black Schmitz and it’s very good

[manic crest]

Big black

[delicate stag]

automatic lift axle

feels like you are pulling a luxury

[manic crest]

My company only has Schmitz but they’re curtains and fridges

[delicate stag]

oh. Not sure we have SDC curtain

[manic crest]

I never worked with anything other than Schmitz so idk if they’re good or not

[delicate stag]

Schmitz they’re ok

Tipper they’re ok but they don’t do well weight wise

[manic crest]

When you’re light the axle goes up automatically?

[delicate stag]

Yes

[manic crest]

I thought they all did that

[delicate stag]

nope lol

[manic crest]

In mine I can press the brake 3 times and the axle goes up

[delicate stag]

we have to use a switch outside sometimes or inside the truck

nah

I wish it was like that

[manic crest]

Damn wtf

[delicate stag]

The black one is good

It’s automatic but the grey ones are switch operated

I think I have a photo of the black one

[manic crest]

Aus on/off

[delicate stag]

I’ll send you a photo

Aus?

[manic crest]

Ours say that on the switch to make them go up

Ye wait

[delicate stag]

ours don’t say. We just have a blank switch on the side

Like a lever switch

Flick and it goes up

[manic crest]

Above red button

Ohhh it’s aus/off an/on

Sorry for confusing lol

[delicate stag]

yes that’s how it’s configured

Automatic or manual

But in the automatic I think you need a sensor or something???

[manic crest]

Idk

I always leave it on on

If it’s heavy it goes doen

If it’s light it goes up

[delicate stag]

But what if you need to lift the axle in somewhere tight

And your heavy

Will it still lift it

[manic crest]

Don’t think so

[delicate stag]

That’s a bit dodgy

[manic crest]

Why would I need to lift the axle in tight spots

[delicate stag]

It makes it easier to turn

[manic crest]

I thought the axle up would make it harder to ma souber

Maneouver

[delicate stag]

no. The trailer is dragging the wheel otherwise

[manic crest]

I never tried it

[delicate stag]

A curtain trailer is ok

[manic crest]

idk if it lifts it when i press the brake 3 times even when heavy

[delicate stag]

You don’t really need to lift because they are long

It probably will

the wheels won’t drag because the wheelbase is different

[manic crest]

but with only 2 axles on the ground it makes it different to turn

doesnt turn as sharp

because the point of contact is different

[delicate stag]

2 axles on the back?

[manic crest]

3 but the front one lifted

[delicate stag]

On a tipper trailer it does

On a curtain it’s not

[manic crest]

maybe because you have more weight

[delicate stag]

possibly the axles are loaded more

[manic crest]

yes

in the scania load thing the max i have ever seen it was 9ton per axle

[delicate stag]

also stone is a bit different to carry

9ton seems about right

Do you have a tag axle on the lorry

[manic crest]

nope

4x2

5 axle total, the front one on the trailer lifts

[delicate stag]

ahhh

that’s a lot easier

[delicate stag]

Nice

[manic crest]

Sorry can’t be arsed to find another picture of the truck so screenshot it is

[delicate stag]

Chrome wheels

[manic crest]

yes

they lok good for about 100 meteres before they get all dirty

[delicate stag]

mine are scratched

[manic crest]

not surprised lol

always driving in dirt and stuff right

[delicate stag]

yeah. Wash truck and it’s squeaky clean. One minute later it’s covered in crap

[manic crest]

xddddd i get you

[delicate stag]

I don’t see the point

[manic crest]

for tippers yes, basically useless

[delicate stag]

But if you don’t clean. It can gets really bad

Like cab turn black

[manic crest]

xdddd

[delicate stag]

I send you

[manic crest]

by the way does anyone know if its possible to turn on all the spotlights when the high beams are on inn this ?

i can only have the middle or the top ones on, not both

[blissful locust]

damn i found a notebook sheet from your company at work today

[manic crest]

lol

what was it about

[blissful locust]

i dont remember

[manic crest]

transwhite or logiqueen ?

[blissful locust]

said both

[manic crest]

where are you from

[blissful locust]

Netherlands

[manic crest]

we have a warehouse there

[blissful locust]

where

[manic crest]

oosterhout

near belgium

near breda

[blissful locust]

damn

[manic crest]

nice coincidence lol

[blissful locust]

we have Spanish warehouse so thats probably why its there

[manic crest]

we are not spanish!!!!!!!

[blissful locust]

Portugal and spain is still next to each other

[manic crest]

stop it

[blissful locust]

jod-

[manic crest]

but we do have a warehouse in spain too xd

[blissful locust]

where 😱

[manic crest]

badajoz

[blissful locust]

ours is in valencia

[manic crest]

wait i check map

i suck at geography sorry

[manic crest]

oh

[blissful locust]

basically next to portugal

south west

[manic crest]

isnt valencia in the other side of portugal lol

[blissful locust]

badajoz is what i meant lmao

[manic crest]

bruh

i know where badajoz is lol

[blissful locust]

and yes valencia is eastern spain

[manic crest]

i love driving in spain

the route we do is so chill

[blissful locust]

i've only driven like 20 meters in reverse on company property 🗿

[manic crest]

lol

[ivory patrol]

Im watching la casa de papel right now

[manic crest]

old show

goated tho

[ivory patrol]

I have to watch old shows because they dont make new goood ones bruh

Same goes with music

[manic crest]

yessssss

i know what you mean

[manic crest]

phone games too

[ivory patrol]

I dont phone games

[manic crest]

ok lol

[blissful locust]

all i have is bubble shooter and some territory conquering game

[manic crest]

i play fallout shelter and color switch when im taking a poop

neither of them need internet so i can play wherever

[manic crest]

what do you listen to

[ivory patrol]

All, but not classic

Yoou use spotify?

[manic crest]

yes

[ivory patrol]

I dm my profile for you? You can checkout

[manic crest]

sure

no need actually

you have it in your discord profile

[ivory patrol]

Ok i forgor

[manic crest]

he forgor 💀

[ivory patrol]

Yesnt

[manic crest]

suomi finland

[ivory patrol]

Da🇫🇮

[manic crest]

i love finalnd

[ivory patrol]

Why

I dont

[manic crest]

idk

my summer car 🔥

[ivory patrol]

Thats good enough

[manic crest]

vittu

ü

[ivory patrol]

Nice you can already talk in finnish. Thats good enough in here

[manic crest]

nice

is it snowing there

[ivory patrol]

Yesnt

Snow is melting atm

[manic crest]

oh

[ivory patrol]

You could like ice skate in my front yard rn

[manic crest]

show

my first time seeing snow was in the netherlands a few weeks ago

[ivory patrol]

Nuh uh, i live in public neighbourhood (grove street)

[manic crest]

was nice

[ivory patrol]

Its not until you own snowmobile

[manic crest]

i liked it

[ivory patrol]

Nah you didnt

[weak scarab]

Hello

[formal minnow]

?

[weak scarab]

Hello, everyone. I am really excited to be here and looking forward to connect with bright minds I believe are also in this group.

[ivory patrol]

What is your truck

[weak scarab]

Flatbed truck

And medium standard truck

[ivory patrol]

Cool. Would like to see what kinda truck you drive for a living

[weak scarab]

Alright

[weak scarab]

I just dropped a message now

[ivory patrol]

Dont see any truck here

[weak scarab]

I can't even send a picture here

I sent it to you

Directly

[ivory patrol]

I dont need it. You are talking in trucking channel

[rapid warren]

You are not verified, that's why

[manic crest]

Yo

Slept 2 hours at the party

What’s up

[lean oracle]

wrong channel lol

think that was meant for media?

[blissful locust]

invisible miniature truck

[signal saffron]

Can you not hear the truck running in the background? Geez

[lean oracle]

no

saw all the piping n all could be a plant or smth

[ivory patrol]

Why do americans drive these trucks with long ah weel base

[frozen trout]

Because America

No need to be compact, as there's no ferries or similar things i guess

But im sure there is a way more reasonable explanation for that

[signal saffron]

Thats not even a long wheel base lol

[ivory patrol]

I get that there are no regulations for truck lenght and they dont drive in tight cities maybe

[signal saffron]

No tight cities out here anyway

[ivory patrol]

Look at mine

[signal saffron]

Yea wtf is that lol

I bet that rides like a brick

[ivory patrol]

Kinda does whe nthe rear axle is lifted

[lean oracle]

why would it ride like a brick?

[ivory patrol]

And it has leafs in front, no airbags

[signal saffron]

Short wheel base rides rough

[lean oracle]

nope not at all, maybe if empty and bumpy road its affected a tad more, but i mean only time i get bounced around is on the terminals as its brick paved roads with only truck traffic going over it so it gets abused lots and not fixed

regular road it drives fine

[ivory patrol]

Yeah if there is rough terrain, 99% of the time no

[lean oracle]

regular roads its fine until theres a pothole or shit, but u would hit that too in us truck and be rocked around

[signal saffron]

Well yeah if its a smooth road nothing will ride rough lol

[ivory patrol]

Then what is this

[lean oracle]

remember this, we got air ridden seats and most new trucks also have cabs on air shocks so yeah

[signal saffron]

Idk youd have to drive a longer wheel base there is a noticeable difference in ride quality

[formal minnow]

unless u go and cross the border from netherlands to - belgium

the trucks drive smooth

[ivory patrol]

Yeah its more stable, but i like my turning radious more

[signal saffron]

These probably dont turn as terrible as you would think, but nowhere near what youve got

[lean oracle]

probz jumpie cause america and such have less road maintenance than european countrys, some countrys worse than others, but they keep all major roads well maintained

jumpie, the space it takes u to turn your truck alone in we be turning the truck n trailer in xd

[ivory patrol]

They kinda do, but ive only seen videos. Never been in murica

[lean oracle]

probz even less if its trailer with steering axles cuz u can take it tighter cuz it wont wreck the tires then if loaded

[lean oracle]

only wanna go to us to go to their parks and just camp and roadtrip

[signal saffron]

Nothing over here worth traveling to see

[ivory patrol]

I have in my front trailer. The rear axle turns, doesnt cut so much then

[lean oracle]

but the rear is on a dolly so in that way it turns more than regular without as the dolly already cuts in so it steers the rear more vs the front if it hadnt had steering axles no?

[ivory patrol]

Ill dm you

[lean oracle]

but yeah i do have some chassis at work that u can flip a switch for the rear axle and it just guides in, but usually if i gotta reverse i disengage it as its one of those does itself it can go sidways when reversing while going straight back for instance but its also just annoying when reversing, luckily chasiss dont have it im using atm

benefit is tough, im running slider container chassis with a manual switch for button , vs the rigids it goes automatic

i can literally be 30tons on the trailer and not have the front axle down so it takes turns easier xd

[ivory patrol]

Yeah but you can lock it with a fog light switch

[lean oracle]

owh fancy pants got a switch in cab having to not get out

am jealous

[signal saffron]

This trucks wheel base is roughly 234”

[ivory patrol]

Nothing fancy just common things around here

[formal minnow]

The food is tho

[lean oracle]

wish i had it for the trailer brake, cuz when sliding it in pin will shoot in and i have to get out to literally release trailer brake/technically push the pin back in fully but if its in partway the trailer wont slide out plus as brakes be off it rolls so it couldnt

[formal minnow]

Rear fog light usually

[ivory patrol]

The rear steering axle helps, idk how much but atleast 1m in cut lenght if im not wrong

[ivory patrol]

Thats what im doing while finishing turn, then when the tires go straight it locks

[lean oracle]

steering wise going forward not as much vs reversing as it guides it but that depends on the setup if auto steer or actually controlled by computer, but it mostly helps with some tire wear

untill u needda take a tight corner and just jackknife it to make it and then doing said while loaded just pull the tires sideways basically

[ivory patrol]

It does help. I have proof

[lean oracle]

i literally loading at a place, and tomorrow go there once again, il have a slider container chassis, on tank frame and thus am not so long, the turns they got on the property will make me drag the tires a tad to go trough the corners

[signal saffron]

A steerable axles should make a big difference going forward and backwards

[lean oracle]

i do realise the 40ft rigids we got with the rear axle does make turns easier cuz weight but reversing annoying as it isnt like controlled by computer or such so knows hwere u go , it just follows when unlocked on its own

[lean oracle]

if its just rear and like ours here, where it just autosteers not remote but gets going tat way cuz u going that way and it just turns, its fine forward but reverse shit, as u can be straight trailer truck n reverse and it just goes left for instance

[ivory patrol]

it does even if its just turning axle, doesnt cut as much

Even if the truck is straight, the rear axle counters to other way, so it doesnt cut that much

[manic crest]

America food ?

Lol

[formal minnow]

some of it

mainly like bbq joints and mexican places

xD

[ivory patrol]

But you eat raw steaks and shoot your neighbours daily, no?

[formal minnow]

yes

[signal saffron]

Shooting jokes are pretty old really

[ivory patrol]

Then why are they daily news?

[signal saffron]

No different than being stabbed because you cant have guns lol

If you all had the freedom of firearms youd have shootings also… but ya just get poked up

[rugged cape]

Can't use ferry mode on 9hr

[ivory patrol]

We have a lot of shooting here in🇫🇮 , but not daily

[signal saffron]

To many idiots

[ivory patrol]

yeah, mental illness. Some how we are still n.1 happiest country

[manic crest]

I love Finland

[ivory patrol]

Nuh bro cappin fr fr

[rugged cape]

Austria is beautiful to drive in

[rugged cape]

Doesn't matter but if you put it in at 8hr 45 minutes break at hammers you'll have a problem as you're missing break

[rapid warren]

It is indeed

[formal minnow]

Cuz the sauna and alcohol

[manic crest]

i only put my card in after 9 hours

[magic girder]

Bed

[lean oracle]

At what point do u mean @manic crest

Like I always put mine on rest and eject and put it in my wallet, so when I start day it stays on rest till I start driving and then it goes on work when driving and come to a traffic light

[manic crest]

Start of the day

When inserting your card I mean

[lean oracle]

If I’ve had my 9hr breaks or my 11hr depending what’s required stick in I don’t hit the button

Log into the computer and then start engine let it warm up it’s still on rest

Then I go do hook up or shit and cuz drive meter or two it goes back in rest and I just hook up

[manic crest]

My company told me to insert and remove always in hammers

[magic girder]

I always have it on bed

[lean oracle]

you do realize if you remove card while it is in hammers, it doesnt register rest as it thinks your working when u logged off and be working when u log in when cards put in, even if it goes in rest mode when u take key out and no card

[manic crest]

It always ask if I was resting

Even if I insert and remove in hammers

[rugged cape]

That's not accurate at all

[lean oracle]

mhm , well this truck might be but the next one u might drive if yours is broken or in the shop might not and youd all sudden clock in in the morning and not be able to drive at all cuz hours hit due to working hrs\ enabled atn ight

[rugged cape]

It asks you

You need to register break or other work

[lean oracle]

mine asks if i wanna add a minute to it of work or shit, but it does not ask if i rested the time that i. was offline, it shows last online and then time its logging back in

[rugged cape]

Sleep

[rugged cape]

Which tacho do you have

[lean oracle]

not exactly sure

but am just trynna point out how not each one is same so it could bite you in the ass at some point when u get another truck and its just different

[rugged cape]

Does your ask rest until now or do you have to press add additions (idk what it says in english)

[lean oracle]

it asks if whe i put in if i wanna register one min of working or smth

nothing else

just says last time logged off and how it was logged, aka rest for instance

[rugged cape]

VDO

I assume

So you have to press either no, or yes and then click ok 5 times to go through the time date etc

[lean oracle]

nope just click no add and it then just be logged in

[rugged cape]

Ah

[lean oracle]

if. i go click trough the date n shit is to do when u like drove already few hours somewhere else or shit idk

[rugged cape]

Yes

You can press no

But that's not legal as your break will get registered as unknown instead of bed

€300 ticket if they decide to be mean about it

By law you need to register the break too, which means you need to press Yes, then bed until the current time

[lean oracle]

no as it ask if i wanna add one minute to it wich i dnt do

[rugged cape]

Weird

[lean oracle]

if i dont forget ill record it tomorrow

but its literally put card in hit no and its on n functioning

when loging out confirm country and hit no to day print be done

[rugged cape]

Sounds very much like my vdo

Are you sure I asks you to put 1 minute of work?

I'll take a video hang on

[lean oracle]

uh yeah i think so or its a add 1min of rest to it

as usually ignitino goes on, then u can put card in even if not run yet

and it takes a tad to register so i think it has to do with that , takes in consideration it takes to boot up read the card n all

[rugged cape]

It's anyway laws just made to give us problems as it's pointless

Just give me a sec and I'll show you

[lean oracle]

lots of shit is pointless

like if u aint resting 9hrs but 8hr 59 its not the same and your not fully rested like bish
, usually if u have 9hr rest and dont sleep in truck, it means going home n to work again atleast 30mins of travel , shower eat n all and it be 6hr or less rest xd

[rugged cape]

I recorded the video in max quality so it's over 500mb gotta downscale

@lean oracle

[lean oracle]

mhm so thats exactly same as mine but i always hit no

the print out i do have it shows i log of as break then goes ? and when start its same but it says its been break /rest whole time

but in morning it does say in system it is on break when it starts

prob why i got so many pages of the hiatus whatever but never fine but guess ill hit yes maybe idk they never told me

heck i think a coworker who showed me hwo it worked on my first day he also hit the no\

[rugged cape]

Yep I know many people are told to hit no but it's wrong sadly

[lean oracle]

but i dont think they care really

[rugged cape]

But it's new law I think from early 2024 that you have to do it that way

[lean oracle]

we got vans drive round here who can without stopping and being a km behind me read out my tacho

all tacho training i got for code 95 to get license was what icon is what and with rest times n shti

[rugged cape]

Yep as I said it's just an unnecessary rule that makes us criminal

[lean oracle]

is weird as tacho has registered it as rest either way

[rugged cape]

If I sleep 9hrs and press no I am criminal but if I press yes I'm not

Tacho registers it as break as it's not registered as work

[lean oracle]

cuz what stops us from taking it out and continue working outside truck, legos whos in here his onboard stays logged in when his card is taken out for instance, mine i take it out it force logs off the onboard, hell literally take it out and work 5hrs in warehouse and the inspection for truck driving hrs an shit be non the wiseer

so it registers it as break vs "sleep" technically now if u dont hit yes?

[rugged cape]

Yep

[rugged cape]

You could say it that way

[restive shoal]

you mean the servers van driver capri?

[lean oracle]

no

the ones who frick ya over with hefty fines, like to stop kolekas on highway

[rugged cape]

Whenever I hit no on the tacho I get deviation at the work portal

[lean oracle]

i got whole list of onboard n whatnot offenses or whatever or tacho shit maybe but it doesnt show me for what it is nor i got explained it but i also dnt wanna ask so i can continue play udmb lol

also work never said anyhting bout it just put in my drawer, coworkers would have one page with 3lines or shit

and i have like 5 filled fully xd

[restive shoal]

ILT

[rugged cape]

If you look at the red

[manic crest]

Vlog nice

[lean oracle]

then again if we dont have a start trip or end trip on the onboard its also a offense that can be fined yet work makes u start it in afternoon go office go sleep and then continue next day so then that start isnt there

[lean oracle]

owh yeah i got similar to that we get em printed

usually i have that x 5 on one a4sheeth and then like 5 of em

[rugged cape]

2 minutes because I didn't bother to add the manual input swapping cards with a co driver

[lean oracle]

but no one ever told me about it or whatever so im playin dumb and not care about it

[rugged cape]

Yeah that's the thing. If you sleep 9hrs and press no on the tachograph you are a criminal but if you take the card out, work 5 hours, sleep 4 then press yes and register everything as rest you are not doing anything wrong in their system unless they catch you in the act

So the first one will get a ticket but not the second scenario

[lean oracle]

exacrtly

[manic crest]

Vdo sucks

[lean oracle]

and benefit is theyre like government workers so they ya know, dont work on the weekends or at night cuz too much pay so wanna do illegal do it at night

[rugged cape]

Same with stoneridge, it'll ask you if you rested until now and everyone presses yes, even if they workes 5hrs in a warehouse

[manic crest]

Yours doesn’t ask if you were on rest since last withdrawal

[manic crest]

Yes

My company doesn’t let me register warehouse hours

[lean oracle]

i mean i gotta keep card in for the onbaord if i where to do warehouse work but dont got that shit, but u know the companys where that is the case who do do that, they have it u can take card out and onboard continues

so they get paid for worked hrs but not registered on card and the inspection for trucker for fdriving hrs and shit cant see that

[rugged cape]

Only time I ever actually register something other than break is if I am at home having my weekly rest, I'll register 45 hr break, 15 minute work then 3hr rest and start driving, that way I can do the 3+9 break, I can stay at home 2hr more but not use a 9hr rest

[manic crest]

Lol

That’s smart

[rugged cape]

Yeah because sundays I usually just drive 9hrs then sleep, and unload monday morning

[manic crest]

You do solo trips right

[lean oracle]

or just stay n make 47 and then work?

as u gotta do 9hr rest either way if its split, plus u dont needda go out for 15mins of shit?

[manic crest]

But then he has one less 9hour rest day

[rugged cape]

But then I will be 2hr later and I'll have to do 9hrs without the 3hrs before, and I'll have only 2 9hrs left for that week

[lean oracle]

ah yeah

[rugged cape]

If I leave at 45hr I'll be in time for a 11hr rest but 2hrs less at home

[manic crest]

But you do more than 45 hours at home right

[rugged cape]

Depends

Sometimes more sometimes less

[manic crest]

Damn that sucks

I always do 50 something

[rugged cape]

I don't have a set route I just go wherever

[manic crest]

Oh

You work for yourself or a company

[rugged cape]

Left home at the 19th

[lean oracle]

my weekend rest length usually depends what time i end friday could be at 5 could be at 7

but usually im always starting between 5/5.30 and 5.30 is being late ish but have no time slots n shit

[rugged cape]

Sometimes I can end friday at 11am or sometimes 11pm

[manic crest]

I started work 2 hours ago

[lean oracle]

tomorrow i got one load at 11 and imma just start at 5 and ill see wether i be there earlier or not but it doesnt matter as that site ill arrive at time slot and theyll make u wait 3hrs before they even let u go into the loadbay

[manic crest]

I end on Saturday morning

[rugged cape]

I am full time at a company and I have my own on the side

[manic crest]

How does it work with the rests and stuff

[rugged cape]

Very well

I only use my company in the summer really

I take summer break from my job and go do the F1

[lean oracle]

so how u do that with driving hrs cotton, or is all that farm shit exempt from tacho shit

[manic crest]

Yea that’s what I was asking

[lean oracle]

forgot u also got the f1 shit

when u taking me along @rugged cape

xd

[rugged cape]

🙈

[manic crest]

Btw cotton do you insert your card in with the tacho in bed or hammers

[rugged cape]

We'll see if I'll go this summer, i got 3 weeks off to go to 🇺🇸 in a month

[rugged cape]

Bed always

[manic crest]

Lol

Idk I’ve seen people do it in hammers and others in bed

I don’t even think there’s a consensus

[lean oracle]

just going holiday to the us ?

[rugged cape]

I usually put my card in whenever to check because I can't remember when I can start when I just wake up 😂

[lean oracle]

better do it in bed , if there is a mixup and theyre like u been working without card in prove u havent vs when its at rest and logged off they needda prove you were working

[manic crest]

If the tacho is in bed it doesn’t interrupt your rest right

[rugged cape]

Yes

[lean oracle]

where ya goin

[rugged cape]

Yes, you can basically take it in and out as many times as you'll like that way

[manic crest]

Oh okay

[rugged cape]

New york, Connecticut, Canada

[lean oracle]

flying around from area to area?

[rugged cape]

Plus whatever is in between

No driving

[manic crest]

Can you do the 9/11 hour rests with the card in

I mean just putting it in bed for 9 hours

[rugged cape]

Yes, but you need to select end country and start country

[manic crest]

On my scania when I’m close to the limit on the 15h mark it starts counting the 9hours rest automatically

[rugged cape]

It's not recommended as the tacho will not update with the card in. Don't ask me what it updates the teacher just told me that at the 95 course

[manic crest]

I once did the 9 hours without doing the countries lol

Been like 2 months tho so it’s off the record now I think

[rugged cape]

I've done that many times

Just forgot

[manic crest]

Oh okay I thought it was a big deal

[rugged cape]

€300 fine also 😂

[lean oracle]

best to just eject it and leave it ejected but "in" vs just putting the card to rest and leave in yeah

as it also doesnt log off then really

[manic crest]

Did yall see now the infractions in the card stay there for 56 days instead of 28

[lean oracle]

so it probz registers as a continues workday vs end day and start of new day

[lean oracle]

no, its a you have to save it longer

like printouts and shit

[rugged cape]

Once I came to a closed road due to a blizzard at 12am and I didn't end the country at 12am as I started like 9, but it ended up being closed for 22hrs and of course I got a deviation for not doing the end country 😂

[manic crest]

I don’t do printouts

[summer valve]

Ye, no biggie tbh

[lean oracle]

so they can fine more retroactively as its all about money

[lean oracle]

neither do i , but when you do u have to keep em 2x as long now

[manic crest]

Printouts are only needed for when you go overtime or whatever right

[rugged cape]

CMRs too I was told, 56 days

In international transport that is

[manic crest]

I don’t keep the cmrs with me

My company keeps them

[rugged cape]

Do you do international

[manic crest]

Yes it is lol

[manic crest]

Yes

[summer valve]

It isn't

[rugged cape]

Do you ever do cabotage

[manic crest]

Twice as much time that you have to be careful to don’t get stopped by the cops

[lean oracle]

dont tell my planner that, they scan it if its over a 1hr loading time or shit

[manic crest]

Not sure

[lean oracle]

and then she throws them out

[summer valve]

Still, no biggie

[manic crest]

Is it if you’re dumb like me and get over speed infractions

Got 2 last week

[lean oracle]

heck if im hauling empty container like nothing in it i dont even write one as im not going over border and it is accepted here to not write one even tough the empty container is the cargo

[rugged cape]

My colleague got fined €12000 for not having 28 days (at the time) of cmrs and this document stating he's doing cabotage

[summer valve]

Well, that's a you problem

[rugged cape]

He got a wheel clamp and had to pay by credit card 😂

[manic crest]

What the hell

[lean oracle]

that probz has to do iwth the fact u can only do so many in country before needing to frick off for x days and thus they knew he was there but didnt have and couldnt prove they fined him for breaking it

[manic crest]

Ok yes I don’t do cabotage @rugged cape

[lean oracle]

a good trucker carries a angle grinder that does international and breaks rules

[rugged cape]

Yep exactly. He only did one trip from north to south of sweden and got stopped with that. €12000 but the company paid

[lean oracle]

heard stories of polish n shit get clamped whatever and at evening the people who did it went away they just cut it off and drove off

so the fine was mostly for not having the documents

[manic crest]

12k fine is insane

Like actually life breaking

[lean oracle]

if it was a handwritten one like i do should of just written one put dates on it from said time and put a random signature on it xd

[rugged cape]

The best part is that it one of those koleka loads that pays bad, we weren't even making a profit but they figured it's better to at least have some income than drive empty and it ended like that

[lean oracle]

guess they now dont do them or just actually keep their paperwork saved/scanned so its digital?

[rugged cape]

There's literally only RO and BG curtainsliders loading that stuff but he needed to go south to load so we took it to minimize the losses of driving empty

[manic crest]

What exactly is koleka loads ? Xd

Hallo boss

[rugged cape]

We scan everything already, apparently wasn't enough to show the digital papers. Office told us to drop the papers off at least every 14 days until my colleague got this ticket 😂 then they changed it. So i guess you need an actual physical copy of the 28/56 days unless they fought it in court

[rugged cape]

Bad paying loads

[manic crest]

Xdddd

I wanna switch companies

Mine pays bad and I want to drive alone

[lean oracle]

thats kinda stupid , as literally u can also have digital cmrs nowadays and thats valid?

maybe only for national driving tough due to access to records by neighboring countrys is easier with paper or shit

[manic crest]

I didn’t know there were digital cmrs now

[lean oracle]

yeah but i mean theres probz restriciton to it but it all depends im not too sure but yeah

as plenty have it on their onbaord all their shit in one place

[manic crest]

What is onboard ?

[lean oracle]

the company computer u log into that logs ur hours, your task are in like go to x terminal pick up that then go to y and drop it there for instance

[manic crest]

Oh we don’t have that

They just send our tasks to our phones

WhatsApp

[lean oracle]

yeah in morning we got em on paper wth the codes for times slot on terminals and after we get on phone the codes and where to go and then its in onboard as it registers the time u be at port and whatnot

helps to track n charge customers

[manic crest]

Is it like a tablet you have in your truck ?

[lean oracle]

sorta

[manic crest]

Btw I’ve heard that now if you go over 95kmh it counts as an infraction even if it’s less than a minute

Don’t know if it’s true or not

[lean oracle]

idk

with tunnels here and if i got a 20ft container loaded with a bigbag with liquids even if my cruise is at 82 and overspeed is set at 5more so cant go over 87 it will be going down full on engine brake and braking on its own as thats how its set and hit over 92 constantly if i have it higher id be going 97 downhill for a minute

[manic crest]

I go 105 max on downhills

82 is too slow lol

[lean oracle]

i dont let it go over a 100 but ill let it hit like 99 downhill if empty as then if i hit brakes it instantly goes n stay below

if id d that loaded by time it has effect im already going 115 or back uphill

[manic crest]

What truck do you drive

[lean oracle]

volvo

anyways its like a hr n some later than usual so imma sleep

cuz i dont have to be up a hr ish befre i start

i literally step out door tomorrow and be clocked in already

[summer valve]

I go 85kmh max downhill. 80kmh on cruise control

[lean oracle]

Yeah it depends if tunnels empty I’ll go at 85 and it will run up to 95 max, if traffic I might be doing 80 already cruise leave at that if busy I might be doing 75 or lower already before entering tunnel but if loaded it means crawling out at 50

[manic crest]

Why not 90

[stark tinsel]

Isn't 80 km/h the speed limit for trucks in most of EU?

[manic crest]

Portugal Spain and France is 90

Belgium too I think

Idk

[stark tinsel]

It's 80 in Finland tho

[manic crest]

Suomi Finland

[summer valve]

Why would I drive 90kmh?

[manic crest]

To get places faster

[summer valve]

Barely any time gained from that. Don't see any reason to drive 90kmh

[manic crest]

Why would you not lol

[stark tinsel]

Prolly cause it's illegal lmao

[summer valve]

I don't gain anything from doing so why would I?

[manic crest]

If you drive 10 hours you gain 100kms more

Driving 90 instead of 80

[summer valve]

My point still stands

[manic crest]

Maybe where you’re from

[stark tinsel]

The speed limit for trucks is 90 in my country

Nat is from Finland on the other hand

Also there is no point in risking getting into an accident or getting fined by speeding

[manic crest]

My company would kill me if I drove at 80 lol

[stark tinsel]

unless you are in a hurry and driving on a motorway

[manic crest]

I do mostly motorways yes

[summer valve]

I used to drive 90kmh on cruise. Then I changed to 80kmh. Even at 80kmh, I ended the shift at the same time as if I were to drive 90kmh. So I gained nothing from driving 90kmh

[stark tinsel]

Well, it still makes no sense to speed if you arrive on time even while driving 80

[manic crest]

Driving at 90 means I cover more distance and get home earlier

[summer valve]

I've covered my coworker couple of times. He's driving at 90kmh all the time. I started the shift the same time as he does and ended it at the same time even tho I drove at 80kmh. So once again, driving at 90kmh gained absolutely nothing

[manic crest]

Do you only drive in your country ?

[summer valve]

Yes

[manic crest]

Yea that’s why

I do about 5000kms a week so the difference in driving 80 or 90 is noticeable

Over the course of 5 days of driving it adds up

[ivory patrol]

Eepy time again

[ivory patrol]

This. I need to drive 90 if i dont want to keep 45min brake middle of the trip. So it does help

I save 30min doing so

[manic crest]

Is that first trailer rigid or tractor unit and trailer ?

[ivory patrol]

Wtfn tractor?

Truck+semitrailer+dolly+semitrailer

[manic crest]

Oh

Ok thanks

2 13.20m trailers right

[ivory patrol]

Np🤝

[queen brook]

Where 15m front trailer????

[ivory patrol]

2x 13,6m

[manic crest]

Damn

[ivory patrol]

We dont need that long front trailer

[queen brook]

I do

[manic crest]

I can barely reverse mine with just one

Can’t imagine 2

[ivory patrol]

It ez

[queen brook]

Just turn the steering wheel lol?

[ivory patrol]

Just turn the wheel

[manic crest]

Nice

[ivory patrol]

And put it on reverse

Ez pz

[manic crest]

Do you reverse into the docks with the 2 or do you drop one off

[ivory patrol]

Depends. Today i had to reverse with second trailer attached

[manic crest]

Don’t believe it

[ivory patrol]

Its my job bruh

[manic crest]

Ok I believe it

[queen brook]

Same pic for the 1000th time

[manic crest]

Xddd

[ivory patrol]

3

[manic crest]

Do you need a special license for that

C+E+E

[queen brook]

Back in the day when trucking was #real

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CE

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And filters were massive

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Yes, malboro gold

I remember those good old days

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Oak

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Yes, oulun autokoulu

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Finland moment

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Yesnt

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Still the best employer I have ever worked for

:))))

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How old are you

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28

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Damn

How many grey hairs do you have

Jk

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4

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a lot

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I believe

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4 and a half

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Nice

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One is still growing huh

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You get them alot when you drive behind toyota/nissan

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Context when

There’s a fking iveco behind me with his high beams on

He’s been blinding me for more than 60kms