irl-trucking

[summer valve]

Capri is just mad as always
"French trash" tough talk coming from someone driving an Iveco

[formal minnow]

better then french

[cobalt onyx]

I'll admit that Renault isn't the best by far, but it's decent enough to get the job done

[summer valve]

Agree to disagree

[lean oracle]

Do U dRiVe ThIs?

[cobalt onyx]

ObViOuSlY

[lean oracle]

[summer valve]

Personally, I'd be more than happy with a new Renault T. Loved it when I test drove one last year

[gaunt dock]

that is a midlum right? do you also need to turn like 6 full revolutions to go from full lock > full lock

[cobalt onyx]

Correct

[gaunt dock]

haha then it is the same steering box on what i drive.. volvo FE250

[cobalt onyx]

It's a pain having to do either a left or right turn right after each other, especially on the smaller suburban roads

[gaunt dock]

so true yea, but at least the gearchange thingmajig is nice to use

[cobalt onyx]

It's a worn down 6 speed gearbox, there's nothing nice about that

[gaunt dock]

oh lol. thought it was auto 😄 🤣

[formal minnow]

You see

thats when u give er a good ole yeet

and a tiny bit of gass

and then pull it hard

[pseudo bone]

tonight's bed at Ykkös Cafe☕ , picture is taken few hours ago 😴

[formal minnow]

Looks comfy

But

Do u not have curtains

[pseudo bone]

ofcourse, they're placed to drivers side at that photo

[formal minnow]

Autistic

To pull em both to one side

[pseudo bone]

this bed has been comfy, i've spend this whole week in here, and probably the next week too..

[pseudo bone]

i like had to because i washed them out 🙈

felt easier that way yk

[formal minnow]

Lol

[pseudo bone]

you damn Iveco driver shush

[formal minnow]

Nuh uh

[lean oracle]

mhm aint those side windows annoying in summer?

if it gets hot as extra glass is shit then

[pseudo bone]

nah not really

[pseudo bone]

Friday is fun they said🤠

[summer valve]

[pseudo bone]

They inspected whole truck, every paperworks but not tacho😂😂

Trailer was middle of the road, they drove right infront of me and almost started screaming

[pseudo bone]

That's one out of 100 thing they came across

[summer valve]

Sucks to be you

[hexed jewel]

If you verify then the gifs will show

[upbeat vault]

I want to drive a lorry when I’m older to be honest.

[formal minnow]

best get ready asap then getting licenses for car etc as early as possible

save money

[pseudo bone]

"job" i've called this hobby since 2006

[formal minnow]

old man

[thick cedar]

im doing a car driving license rn but honestly no idea how to continue off that haha

[formal minnow]

Depends where u are from etc

[thick cedar]

currently in Slovakia

with im afraid alot of spots arent here

[lean oracle]

yep, still love it everyday

its that i got my pets who i love or id be doing week away and weeknds only home

[pseudo bone]

im not old im 18 , i've just been into trucking since kid, i was always with my dad on the journeys

[formal minnow]

wanted to do it since i was young is all i remember so

just an hobby

benefit is we get shitty pay and lots of abuse

aswell

[pseudo bone]

yup

[pseudo bone]

yea yea just a hobby

[thick cedar]

Genually how does trucking work for companies? do yall just pick up smth get it to specifc destination and from there another cargo or yall just come back the same way and pick again some cargo

[formal minnow]

Depends on what u do and who u work for

[lean oracle]

When ya spot a buddy of course you show him where he can park and offer him office access for a shower :)

[lucid birch]

2 euro truck drivers 🫡

[zinc sonnet]

Work for the government:/

[lean oracle]

🫡

[elder roost]

Skr

[formal minnow]

Thats one easy way to clean the inside

[elder roost]

That's why it's parked like that

Needed my 30 and just unloaded bark.. loading server equipment tomorrow

[formal minnow]

That box doesnt look new tho

was it transplanted to that truck from old

and then they never ended up buying the truck

[elder roost]

Transplant and all new mechanicals

+respray obviously

Got caught by some truckspotter today while hauling ass into a roundabout

[formal minnow]

Fair enough

a friend of mine has transplanted his cement mixer onto 5 or 6 new trucks

and it looked brand new

then had to sell said truck as after 2/3 months of owning it

the company he worked for decided to sell

so it merged and now the paint was wrong

[elder roost]

Yea.. the problem is these flexo tippers wear fast and are all glass fiber

[formal minnow]

oh i bet they do then

cant put anything remotely heavy in it then?

just light stuff like sawdust and similar junk

[elder roost]

Noo

Unloaded 44 ton of gravel this morning

Run a lot of dryfreight

It's not what you put in them that wears them out..

The linkages go to shit on a regular basis

[formal minnow]

linkages as in?

[elder roost]

And compare to a regular side tipper the hydraulic geometry is less than optimal

For roof-side-tip

[formal minnow]

So basically

its assembled as shittily

and cheaply as possible

[elder roost]

No

Never run empty but spend more time fixing shit in the weekends. Also it's no heavier than a side tipper with rooflids. And lighter than a dryvan

Empty weight 22.3 ton combined, with a full tank of 850L

[lucid birch]

Empty weight 18,500

Max weight 49.000

🫡

[formal minnow]

Well thats the downside of being owner

u have to fix shit

instead of break shit and showup on monday and hoping it is fixed

[gaunt dock]

pretty much how it goes at our company. also bc every day a different truck (for most employees)

[formal minnow]

Our "mechanic" didnt wanna fix my stuff this morning

as he had no time

Then he came ot my truck after he said that and i was about to go into the dock and he was like ok go to garage i fix

so he spend 15minutes angle grinding stuff off my truck

[lean oracle]

actual loaded weight: 50+

https://tenor.com/view/illegal-only-when-police-there-gif-27234472

[blissful locust]

wise words to live by

[elder roost]

Yup I'm legal up to 66, and if the cops don't add up the axle weights I'm "legal" to 70

[formal minnow]

[lean oracle]

That was meant to Rowan

[elder roost]

Yes

[oblique grove]

Nice easy load

[formal minnow]

ayy your still alive

no more merc?

[uncut vapor]

I don't have the Mercedes anymore, I took possession of a new truck

[formal minnow]

very nice

[lucid birch]

eww noo

not the digital dash

[lean oracle]

drove newer truck 2weeks ago, gotta say i did not like that dash either

[uncut vapor]

I'm not a fan of digital but now all new trucks are equipped with it

[lean oracle]

gotta love trucks how they make a table or whatever that slide out, but also make it so u still gotta go go gadget arms to reach it or lean forward

[formal minnow]

Damm l spec

Plastic steering wheel rubber mats cloth seats

[warped dust]

Hello

Hi

#irl-trucking

[true zinc]

seeing stuff like this kind of reassures the career i might be going down

[formal minnow]

Passenger king today as @raven gate is driving

[lean oracle]

u drive this?

[formal minnow]

[lean oracle]

ur the clown, u complain when people posts other trucks here and tell em to go to #irl-media , yet u dont

go there

[formal minnow]

And this isnt some random google pic

Plenty of members have posted pics and videos of other drivers here wich mods allow

[frozen trout]

Eletric Daf ?

since when

[pseudo bone]

We got 5 new Scanias 10x4 with that digital dash everyone of them in Scania Services because nothing works, dashboard is disabled like a vegetable, one of them 5 lasted few days, then kaboom

[formal minnow]

[pure osprey]

do military trucks count as some big rigs?

[glossy horizon]

yes. I like my us army trucks.

[pure osprey]

im in the marines, so we got some big rigs

let me look for a video of a truck i drive

[formal minnow]

Id say yeah if u drive jt

Might not be a “normal truck” but its still a truck

Doubt admins would care

[summer valve]

Yes. I've posted those here as well

[formal minnow]

i love scanias but the new interiors are ass

id way rather have the previous dash vs the screens

[oblique grove]

Got a little helper😂

[summer valve]

Ready for tomorrow

[pseudo bone]

its cool looking tbh, but nothing works on them... our company got 2 new buses with that exact dashboard they could only drive 80km/h, because the dash was on truck settings still, speedlimit is 100km/h with Buses 🙈

[oblique grove]

Lucky I’ve not even loaded my trailer yet

[summer valve]

Mine have been loaded since last night. Visited our garage to install air pressure gun and CB radio to the inside and attached the trailer after I was done

[oblique grove]

I don’t even know what I’m taking tomorrow I’ve got to ring my dad or track him down and ask

[summer valve]

Same in Volvo. Took me couple minutes

[formal minnow]

They gotta learn young

[formal minnow]

So the dash limits the speed? Lmao

[formal minnow]

preferably your truck and a trailer

🤣

[oblique grove]

100% I started going out with my dad at a younge age

[oblique grove]

Nope I’m not in my truck actually aha

[formal minnow]

When i was young i got to go for a day with a family friend

always wanted to be a trucker before that already but man was it cool

[oblique grove]

I remember I was 5 I was in bed and hearing my dad come in and say right today your gonna learn something and heading up to Grimsby

[formal minnow]

i hope if i ever have kids someday and still driving i can take them along

[oblique grove]

I mean my daughters 5 and comes whenever she can plus she’s addicted to racing as I do that too

[formal minnow]

thats cool

[oblique grove]

Cheers

[lean oracle]

gotta love having interns with ya so u dont gotta get out

[lean oracle]

yep, cut air hose on seat, tjunction in with airhose to it, get deafened by air if still left n swap

cb same if recall wire is already above for power and all, and theres a slot for a cb wich is behind a small panel that easily pop out

gnna ask mechanic at work soon to put one in mine/put a microwave in

[oblique grove]

Oh mate even better she does the forklift too😂

[lean oracle]

nice

how old is she?

[oblique grove]

5🙄

[formal minnow]

Got a monkey on the trailer?

[lean oracle]

so shell have 13year experience at 18

[oblique grove]

That’s if she wants too join the business don’t wanna force her too

[lean oracle]

owh u own ur own trucking company? thats nice

[formal minnow]

if she do shell be daddys girl

so i bet shell have the nicest truck lol

once shes got some driving time

[oblique grove]

My dad owns it currently then it’ll be handed to me

[lean oracle]

owh i see, still nice being in the family business

[oblique grove]

It’s shit if you wanna pull a sick day

[lean oracle]

true

no other staff or some/

[oblique grove]

No we have a decent amount of staff

[lean oracle]

so id assume then it could run a day or two without u if ur sick?

[oblique grove]

Oh yeah itd be fine it’s more the fact it’s my dad aha

[formal minnow]

The only downside

working for family

[oblique grove]

It’s like I would post my truck in here but what makes me say nah is it says where I’m from my dad lives on the yard and I live abt 10-20 minutes away

[formal minnow]

Just edit that out

[lean oracle]

true, you vs the what u have get the : i didnt raise ya to take sick days spiel?

[oblique grove]

Tbf I love working I get bored sat at home all the time

[lean oracle]

same i love the job

[oblique grove]

Do the dirty work then come home to a nice clean house

[formal minnow]

yeah i dont have that

i come home then gotta clean myself lol

[oblique grove]

I’m a clean freak

[formal minnow]

haah

[oblique grove]

There’s the full family doing it😂

[lean oracle]

nothing better than free child labor

i mean the good thing is of the family business is u can bring ur kids along

teach them a thing or two and get them a good work ethic

[oblique grove]

Have to be careful though sometimes some sites hate it

[lean oracle]

yeah but i assume there u just leave em in the cab

[oblique grove]

She sometimes hides behind the drivers seat but yeah I don’t like her getting out too much on sites unless I’ve been there loads of times

[oblique grove]

She wants to come on Monday but she can’t sadly

[formal minnow]

xD

so far ive only seen like 2/3 companies where theres explicit signs saying anyone under 16 cant come into the warehouse

but other then that

most places if u ask nicely probably dont care but im geussing your mostly loading via the side

so theyd be having forklifts etc racing about

[oblique grove]

Pretty much

I do the odd bay work but it’s not very common

[formal minnow]

i joined koen yesterday and its all sidework he does

with a moffet

was quite fun

[oblique grove]

Our Moffet gets ragged like no tomorrow

[formal minnow]

i only drovei t for one pallet

because rest was well big oversized so yk

but it was really weird as u have only "one" pedal

and then a throttle to go faster etc / build up rpms for the hydraulics

but it was fun

really liked the work tbf

[oblique grove]

My best load ever was a tank

[formal minnow]

nice

i just drive a curtain rigid

not had anything special tbh

i had a scissor lift once

and it was annoying that the battery was dead

but with some effort we forced it in via the back

[oblique grove]

I just drive a daf artic

[formal minnow]

as i didnt wanna open up the side

[oblique grove]

😂

[formal minnow]

the amount of times if possible i force it in trough the back

cuz yeah

all them planks n stuff

[oblique grove]

I’m half tempted to tell my daughter to go get in my race car but she won’t reach the pedals

[formal minnow]

and the big ole bars that clamp and hold the planks never wanna close properly so

[formal minnow]

Thats what pillows and big blocks of wood are for

what racecar u have then

u got pics?

[oblique grove]

Just a banger

Hang on I’ll find the pic from last week

[oblique grove]

That’s the only picture I can be botherd to find atm

[formal minnow]

Why does your moffet have stabilizers

whats that weak man stuff

we either fall forward with the moffet or were lucky

not like theyd be any use im sure on that soft ground but

[oblique grove]

Pfft they do jack

[formal minnow]

theres litteral 0 use to have them anyways

on a tele handler for example maybe

but on a moffet??

those thing weigh like what 3/4 tons anyways

unless ur lifting a pallet up like 7 meters that weighs 2tons wich most cant even do its like impossible to flip

unless the ground gives out

[oblique grove]

Love our telehandler whenever I go to our farm

[formal minnow]

never operated one lol

also the annoying thing on the moffet

that what on the forklifts im used to is lower

was raise on the moffet

[oblique grove]

Haha

My trucks all sparkley and clean for Monday

[formal minnow]

mine is not clean

i cleaned the interior when i got it

and i wipe down every so often but yeah

dont care too much about this truck cant drive without shoes so floor isnt clean etc

Has a bed but i aint want to sleep in it

[oblique grove]

I polish my truck every Friday

[formal minnow]

mines full of scratches etc anyways

so

[oblique grove]

So is mine but I’m getting a new truck hopefully next year

[summer valve]

I've never polished my truck. I just wash it couple times a week when I refuel the AdBlue

[oblique grove]

I just like polishing trucks

And cars

[summer valve]

I may polish my truck this summer if I got the time for that

[oblique grove]

Takes quite a while

[lean oracle]

she only has cab to do, maybe her fuel tanks if she wants htem shiny

[oblique grove]

True

[pseudo bone]

those newer dashboards are set to be in Trucks and all of those settings are related to trucks not buses

[formal minnow]

so it shouldnt effect the trucks or bus speed tho

[muted shell]

Mk7.5?

[oblique grove]

The new ones are ugly

[oblique grove]

Little helper again makes my life so much easier

[formal minnow]

must be nice

i dont even use straps

never used one anyways

[daring sail]

Yes modern slavery

I mean child labor

[formal minnow]

They yearn for the mines

might aswell put them to work

[oblique grove]

She yearns for it

[formal minnow]

She gets paid in tea and cookies i geuss

seeing the mug right on the fuel tank

[oblique grove]

Yep😂

[oblique grove]

Nooo she offerd to do it herself

[formal minnow]

when theyre young its all fun

once they get older they dont want to xD

[lean oracle]

im surprised u strap those low pallets, the boards yes but i mean i doubt u drive like maniac trough turns?

or are they like germany in the uk?

unstrapped and they check ur screwed with fines

[oblique grove]

Yeah I’ll have dvsa all over my ass

[oblique grove]

Depends sometimes

[lean oracle]

heh here in the netherlands its meh i think depends cuz low pallets like that and u have boards it goes nowhere, high pallets yeah cuz u dont want it to flip or if its heavy

but otherwise depends

i rarely drive tautliner but when i do depends what im hauling and its weight wether i strap it or like box it so its all jammed so cant go anywhere then jsut strap last pallet

[lucid birch]

get a tipper truck

mutch better

[muted shell]

don't forget that coffee mug on top of the fuel tank

[muted shell]

how come you don't ever drive this configuration?

[summer valve]

We don't have any semi trucks

[muted shell]

wait, for real?!

Interesting

[summer valve]

Yup. Only rigids

[muted shell]

SCS should update their base game then to reflect the real life

[formal minnow]

[oblique grove]

Early morning tdy

[sinful tiger]

Little update from me, I’m recovering at home I got discharged from hospital a week ago. I 100% have PTSD issues my left arm is still not fully responsive

[formal minnow]

Atleast ur home

[oblique grove]

Shi that’s a big crash hope your good

[sinful tiger]

The accident gave me a trauma induced stroke

[formal minnow]

What stuff u driving

[spark trench]

chemicals like food grade cleaning agents for brewers, drinks companies, dairies etc. caustic and acid

cleaning detergents

also lubes as well sometimes

[formal minnow]

so lots of time spent waiting in line to get cleaned lol

[spark trench]

no actually, many of the products we take are compatible so we can usually load directly on top without washing out. unless caustic ex acid or vice versa. some products are throthy too so we can’t load on top of that

[formal minnow]

Well that helps i geuss

cleaning must take forever if u showup at the wrong time so its busy lol

[spark trench]

yea it can do especially if there are iso tankers in front or powder wagons, especially if they’ve been carrying a shitty product

[formal minnow]

Theres a service right next to my company

for repairs / cleaning

and sometimes im trying to get home and its so fkn busy

that theyre lining up all the way to the train tracks

and then turn around in the dead end to lineup from the other side

very fun when ur trying to get home having to avoid tankers etc blasting past to the shell lol

[pulsar badge]

@formal minnow Hi

[pure pulsar]

Do not miss the days of tarping at all

[pulsar badge]

Hi ❤️

[formal minnow]

Scammer

[formal minnow]

Tarping? I bet that must suck without a forklift lol

[pure pulsar]

You just go get someone to help, they're pretty nice about it. I hauled flat deck for about 2 years

But I've done dry van, conestoga, step deck, flat deck, logging and dump truck work

The fancy places have pulley systems for your tarps sometimes.

[formal minnow]

I mean forklift and a good long bar probably works quite well too

[pure pulsar]

it does, once you do it for a while it gets easier.

[oblique grove]

Wish I was a forklift driver just fell from the steps of my daf

[formal minnow]

Lmao

Daf steps tbf are annoying

[oblique grove]

Bloody hurts

[lean oracle]

Skill issue tbf

[oblique grove]

It is soaking in rain

[oblique grove]

I’ll show you in a minute hang on

[lean oracle]

[formal minnow]

Go for a swim lad

[sharp sapphire]

Average North Germany moment

[lean oracle]

Stationary in traffic when photo taken

Don’t see kenworth each day here or any American trucks

[raven oasis]

this doesnt look good

wish you are ok

[sinful tiger]

Welp like I said, I received a brain injury on a technicality haha

[raven oasis]

brain injury is worrying thing to hear

[sinful tiger]

It’s just a stroke, nothing major

[raven oasis]

what truck was this and how fast were you going when you veered

[raven oasis]

phew

[sinful tiger]

Cruise was on at 56 it was a DAF XF

[raven oasis]

i expected more from ,daf 56 mph or kmh?

[sinful tiger]

Moh

Mph

[raven oasis]

woah isnt that like 97 kmh

[summer valve]

It's 90kmh

[raven oasis]

still thats very scaryu

this is a graph for my physics research the research was about speed limiting devices and as you see this speeds are super scary

[pure pulsar]

Once upon a time weights shown are in KG

[lean oracle]

74ton aint bad

for a combo like that

[sinful tiger]

Trust me it wasn’t because I was passed out before it rolled

The scary part was waking up on the side

[formal minnow]

atleast u had your seatbelt on

[sinful tiger]

That do be true,

[formal minnow]

i know for a fact if id flip

the chance im getting hit by a big heavy hammer

[raven oasis]

The only reason why people were seatbelts or don't use their phones or follow the speed limit on motorways in my countries is because they are worried they get their license evoked or a huge fine from the traffic cameras

[formal minnow]

i mean

thats why theres apps for it thatll say when theres a camera

and i mean i use my phone during driving sometimes

if i someday get caught so be it

i took the risk then yk

[sinful tundra]

Its fun during the winter but spring and summer i wanna crash out

[pure pulsar]

Oh spring with all the mud it’s awful, and summer I use to go through a Gatorade bottle and a jug of water lmfao

Winter actually isn’t bad besides have a little bit of frozen tarp

Can always make yourself warm but you can’t take of your skin in the summer

[summer valve]

[pure pulsar]

@sinful tundra

[sinful tundra]

Eww a cascadia

[pure pulsar]

Had a DD in so it wasn’t to bad haha, bit of a rougher ride lmfao

I use to drive a Pete with a Paccar in it and had the DPF blow back into the engine (turbo) and out of the muffler and it was like $60,000 to fix it without warranty

[sinful tundra]

damn i had my engine blow up on me once cuz i pinched the vacuum line and it would make 80lbs of boost

[pure pulsar]

My boss had to replace the engine with around 50,000 miles on it

Paccar is such ass Pete isn’t bad but the engine choices in modern trucks I abysmal

[sinful tundra]

lmao i prefer my detriots and cats more than paccar and others

[pure pulsar]

Detroit is my favorite as well

[lean oracle]

Ah yes impacts at 70 km/h is always deadly…… your research is way off

[blissful locust]

i saw a similar model for sale in 2022, asking price was about 500k which is one reason why you dont see them every day

[lean oracle]

In Europe?

That’s probz brand new price

[lean oracle]

#irl-media for spots and such, irl trucking is for pic of the drivers own trucks/ to ask questions bout the job and such

[brazen magnet]

Oh alright sorry

[pure pulsar]

@sinful tundra

[distant shell]

I am on the futur DLC

[formal minnow]

Nice

[distant shell]

[lean oracle]

Cheap part

What ya get whole new engine?

[pure pulsar]

Who new DPF (Diesel Pariculant Filter), new turbo, bunch of other shit. Basically the turbo failed and started sucking oil into the whole DEF system.

Which the went through the exhaust stystem

Then started pushing oil out of the muffler on the highway

Spent about 2-3 weeks in the shop

[lean oracle]

Geez

[sinful tundra]

Shes a little f'd up

[thick cedar]

my dad said that he would be trucked but his only issue is the bathroom breaks, how does that work? like u cant go anytime u wanna on gas station orrr

[lean oracle]

well a tree tire or sum for number 1

number 2 then u go find a gas station, most have em and its just maybe u gotat pay maybe not

[formal minnow]

Hold it 16 hours like a man

[thick cedar]

intresting sport if u ask me

[formal minnow]

Nah but depending what u drive and companies u go to

some have clean enough toilets that ull trust for a 2

1 is always doable at most companies / tree if ur comfortable enough to do so

not much to worry about i geuss

[thick cedar]

Well ur still avle to stop if needed right? It wont be extreme smth

[formal minnow]

Well yea

u can always stop

if theres a toilet is another question

[thick cedar]

I saw protable shower im sure i can take toilet at some point

[formal minnow]

i wouldnt bother

shower might be nice but chance u use it depends

toilet? just use a bucket and a bag

if ur gonna go days without passing a company

[thick cedar]

Fair enough may the trucking life starts 🫡

Pretty sure ive been onnworster scenarios in hikes then go 2 in buckey

[formal minnow]

Like if u run set routes

ull at some point find toilets that are clean etc whatever

or if ur home all day just dont eat anything that makes u ahve to go lol

as in each night home

[thick cedar]

Ngl i was for a month in netherlands and i eated only processed food cuz its only thing i was able to have there and since childhood i was like homemade stuff garden vegies etc etc so i thinks ill rather pacj ny food for more days then gas station cuz ik damn well what will happen spoiler alert i didnt mooved from toilet and puked twice a day-

[formal minnow]

Why tf would u go somewhere

and only eat fast food

american ahh mfer

[thick cedar]

I went for month to netherlands cuz i got oppurtunity w friend but i thought we will be in god damn house not caravan- with had barely sorce of heat

[formal minnow]

can still cook

[thick cedar]

First and last time i eat anythink processed i swear man it was hell

[formal minnow]

or go to local restaurants

atleast go to a snackbar vs fast food for ur fries n stuff lol

[thick cedar]

Ngl i had sm talks in english that i didnt dared to speak english to restaurant

(Got yelled at by grandpa for talking in english)

[formal minnow]

lol

[thick cedar]

Not even talking abt the fact it was ranch with summer camp so there was 50+ girls able to see anythink we did..

Prive at finest

[formal minnow]

lol

[thick cedar]

But if u ever go there please make sure to ask what meat it is..

[formal minnow]

whu

[thick cedar]

I finded out i ate horse meat after my meal

[formal minnow]

Did u eat a frikandel?

[thick cedar]

i have no idea what i ate it was like street food

[formal minnow]

Long brown ish thin stick of meat

[thick cedar]

i just asked what meat it was and he pointed to horse

thats all i needed to shed a tear

[formal minnow]

i mean

thats like asking where hotdogs are from

most of times its scrap meat etc

who cares

its delicious

[thick cedar]

i mean it was good but holy i wasnt ready for that

[formal minnow]

xD

[thick cedar]

No matter how bad it looked on vids how its made i cant resist a good hotdog

[formal minnow]

i honestly wish europe had mexican immigrants and stuff

i need a proper "dirty" mexican dish

on the side of the road

[thick cedar]

Theres this one place where they make hamburgers but its fully their the veggies are even growing right in front of you the cows are fully eco and so

Honestly never had better burgers in life

one burger and i was fully full

[formal minnow]

I mean

proper fresh no conservative stuff

decent pattys etc i bet

[thick cedar]

Honestly if i will be trucker ill just spend alot of time trying to find good quality restaurant like that

Or most likely ill be in van first so ill just go to that burger place on weekends

not sure what work is good to start with for trucking tbh im thinking of delivery driver

[formal minnow]

Local

or ur gonna be gone for weeks

[thick cedar]

Local only defo

[formal minnow]

as looking at ur roles ur from czech

ull not get paid on weekends

u wont get paid to sleep

u wont get food money etc

[thick cedar]

Slovakia to be specific

[formal minnow]

u wont earn much then

[thick cedar]

well i cant just jump into trucking right away ofc so idk if i have any other choice

[formal minnow]

u can definetly choose tho

for a company that offers local jobs

vs only foreign for weeks or months lol

[thick cedar]

U mean as in van or trucker?

[formal minnow]

coworker just send this

got my new sunvisor

and it looks like its not see trough

[thick cedar]

Holyy

[formal minnow]

so actually might do something to the sun

[thick cedar]

Company truck or ur own?

[formal minnow]

company

id never buy a iveco

[thick cedar]

Fair one

i mean for starting iveco cant be that bad for local or so

[formal minnow]

it is

and this isnt the dogshit smallest cab even

its too tight

[thick cedar]

Soo local but sleeping too?

[formal minnow]

i had to sleep once

but just drove back

and somehow made it with like 5 minutes to go

and other time i refused cuz i didnt wanna

[thick cedar]

fair fair

Do u work only a week orrr

[formal minnow]

Hoping i will be done somewhat on time tomorrow

gotta wakeup at 415 and im only now eating dinner lol

yes only week

ive worked weekends occasionally one day but it was in van then

[thick cedar]

i was thinking of doing Trucking but i feel like being able to do van for a two years or so would be great to get used to driving then go to company and sign my life away for who knows how many years for a driving license haha

[formal minnow]

and i only did that if i could take van home lol

if u can afford it pay it urself

[thick cedar]

im just extremly scared of not passing my B driving one

yet alone truck

[formal minnow]

just pay attention

take your time

not too much but take time

[thick cedar]

do u thinks its able to do trucking license along van delivery?

[formal minnow]

Yes

But for theory and code 95

if they offer it

just do the course

i did mine in a 2 weeks

one week for first part of theory

then another for the other parts for code 95

but idk how it is in your country might be easier / harder to get those

[thick cedar]

not sure whats code 95

[formal minnow]

competence type stuff

need it for commercial

[thick cedar]

oh that thing each 5 years right

[formal minnow]

yes

[thick cedar]

wait but if i do like trucking its just theory or? practical too orrr for a truck

cuz if i have to go over all this again like for car i might actually cry

[formal minnow]

Yes

theory again

just go for car

[thick cedar]

Oh fri*ck me sideways i need to be 21

[formal minnow]

and do truck right after

[formal minnow]

There might be exceptions

Theyre changing the age to 18 now in netherlands soon or already did

[thick cedar]

i end school at 21 right nvm its not bad haha

[formal minnow]

used to be 21

but u could if u went via certain schools

get your license at 18

but u were restricted to netherlands only if i recall

[thick cedar]

okay so i need 31 theory hours

i can learn online too thats amazing

so bassicly just like for a car license great oh god

that 2 years on van should be enough even if i fail first time trust

[formal minnow]

u dont need theory hours for car

[thick cedar]

but then i get my car one taken away

[formal minnow]

im not sure if i had to hit a quota for truck

but i did inclass

and i sat in the back and fked artound / was falling asleep

[thick cedar]

i have to take at least 11 classes to get testing

[formal minnow]

didnt really use my book once cuz the teacher was good

so i passed all

im surprised u need 11 classes

damm

all that

[thick cedar]

i mean most of my friends did around 11 classes

[formal minnow]

and slovakian drivers are still absolute ass

[thick cedar]

agree

oh shi my family contact does only car driving license

oh man

i mean theory cant be that hard if i aleardy have car for some years right

One way to find out haha

[formal minnow]

uhh

well theres alot of different stuff but i think it definetly helps to do it asap after car

so its still fresh

my company already made me do a renewal for code 95

and i finished like 30 things tests learn modules i had to do within 15 mins

then had to idle the other almost 4 hours to get the time i needed

[thick cedar]

Here u got 40 questions

1400 possibly questions

30 mins

[formal minnow]

uh total of 3 theory modules

60 odd questions

need 85% or something

i tyhink it was 63 total

i got 7 mistakes per theory

so ofc passed easy

And i was out within 10 mins each time

[thick cedar]

90+ percent for passing with 4 mistakes is aleardy 90 percent for not passing

[formal minnow]

cuz i speedrun it

[thick cedar]

ig slovakia is deadly strict abt this

[formal minnow]

i want to get my bike license

but its honestly pissing me off i gotta get theory again for that

while i have truck and car

[thick cedar]

and worst if u fail all of licenses is taken away

[formal minnow]

that depends

on what u do

depending on the situation they might only take your truck license for example

@regal smelt had that happen

as he was dumb

[thick cedar]

Im thinking what other job is good to do with car license so i can save up for truck

[formal minnow]

van

but i bet itd not be local

[thick cedar]

Talked w dad and truck driving is so hard here omg

[snow gorge]

Beautiful ong

[queen brook]

We go again

[blissful locust]

18 with code 95, 21 without code 95

[snow gorge]

So u the reason why my mail never comes when its supposed to? Xdd

Jk jk

[lean oracle]

nuh, thats @summer valve

[snow gorge]

Loll

[summer valve]

Nuh

[lean oracle]

yuh

go to work then n start playing ultimate bangers

[summer valve]

Nuh. I only have one load of mail per shift

[lean oracle]

and u delay that xd

do. u just go from base to elsewhere to load n back be doone or?

[summer valve]

I'm ahead of the schedule almost every day

[lean oracle]

mhm

unlike @jade tangle

hes really behind and slow

[formal minnow]

Even 21 with code 95

It really depends on your country

And if u go to a certain study to be allowed to get it

U still have to get code 95 at 18

[blissful locust]

ach so i thought you were talking about only netherlands

[formal minnow]

And at 21

If u want to drive commercial

But if u wanna get license at 18 for private use code 95 is mandatory still i think

[queen brook]

Thank god I dont drive parcels

[snow gorge]

Then u the only driver for posti who is in time 💀🙏

[oblique grove]

Had a passenger this morning

(Ignore the seat I’m cleaning them tmrrw the yard was filthy

[glossy horizon]

dog-ee

[oblique grove]

Yep

Sausage dog my dads one

[glossy horizon]

What's their name?

[oblique grove]

Dolly

[glossy horizon]

nice.

[pure osprey]

anyone familiar with usmc skillbridge?

trying to use it to seamlessly transition into trucking

[formal minnow]

[sinful tiger]

Got some more footage of my truck accident

After accident video

[lean oracle]

once again, cant park there mate

[sinful tiger]

I styled it out I think 😉

[lean oracle]

9/10 didnt stuck the landing

[sinful tiger]

I’ll try better next time

[glossy horizon]

Well at least it's a str- I mean tandem truck so no big deal. unless it is a straight truck... term for a long box truck here in the states.

[elder roost]

Tandem is not correct over here either.. don't know why it became a thing. Rigid would be correct

Tandem is used to describe a bogie with both axles powered

[pure osprey]

could a wrecker even get that truck back up 😭

[shadow vector]

Beautiful

[thick cedar]

As firefighter there isnt anythink else that terrifies me more then truck crash

[bronze tundra]

ugly truck swen

not as ugly as you

lots of love

[formal minnow]

Ni stroopwafels for you

Rude little ginger man

[bronze tundra]

🥀

[jade tangle]

[formal minnow]

Its fine

I know this soulless ginger irl

He unfortunately also has the irresponsible financial habit of driving rc trucks

[jade tangle]

And he likes to get automodded it seems

[formal minnow]

What did he say xD

@bronze tundra bad man

[bronze tundra]

[formal minnow]

Imma tell ur mom

[bronze tundra]

weirdo

[formal minnow]

She gonna be joining again this year?

Cuz i cant wait to be asked if i want mcdonalds

[bronze tundra]

ofcorse

everyyear

[formal minnow]

Even tho ill probably decline again

[formal minnow]

Nice

Dont know what u said

Automod beat me to it

[bronze tundra]

😭 i put a middle finger

bro

[formal minnow]

Lmao

[bronze tundra]

dont be dropping your van no more

naughty boy

[formal minnow]

I didnt

😭

[short flame]

Hey @sand moth,
⚠️ | This is a Verbal Warning due to 2.3 (Phone while driving)

Evidence: https://imgur.com/a/2TLthMJ

Please don't use your phone while driving or upload such photos, thanks!

[formal minnow]

ofc not

[rapid warren]

All Staff positions are voluntary - except two Staff Members (The Game Developers, to group them) are paid.

The rest are slaves

Sorry, that joke was too good to not be brought upon.

Obviously they all want to do it - some to help people, some to just rank up. Not wanna go further otherwise Maxi makes my next boot

[cobalt onyx]

Why do you care if you're not violating the rules?

[oblique grove]

It looks like private property

[sand moth]

I do this all the time

[formal minnow]

last time i posted a pic standing still with a pic

with my sunvisor laying on my wipers and i got warned

best not post anything cuz admins dont know the difference between private roads etc either

[oblique grove]

I’m half tempted to send a video if I can find it of me wheel spinning in the yard

[formal minnow]

Do it

[lean oracle]

do it

[oblique grove]

I’m gonna try find it

I mean it’s private property dad owns the land

[lean oracle]

i mean i do same shit

post videos of shit when on our own lot or on the terminals

they all private property so they cant say shit bout phone holding then :d

or any stuff thats not legal on road

[oblique grove]

I have videos drifting my car outside my mates yard on private property

I mean it’s not my lorry but it’s at work on our land on the farm side of things

Private road that is

[formal minnow]

not as wet as the diaper of a baby/ toddler

who just used all its body strength to fill it

[oblique grove]

Don’t bring back the memory’s

[cobalt onyx]

You tell me, since you seem to be bitter about something that's not even happening to you

[oblique grove]

Almost every one in there life drives and texts or calls or films

[formal minnow]

or watches movies

while driving

[oblique grove]

I remember going to work with my dad when I was 15 and him putting movies on the old dvd player

[formal minnow]

u were 15

he couldve let u drive as he watched movies

[oblique grove]

🤫

[oblique grove]

Don’t want the discord police on me

[sand moth]

Private road going 50👌🏻

[lean oracle]

wanna take a bet on how long it gets removed?

[formal minnow]

[oblique grove]

Yeah mate

[oblique grove]

Hmm I say half hour

[sand moth]

Not even it’s down in 15min

[lean oracle]

i say its 19.06 now, 19.53

remember they rarely lurk so probz till someone lurking here snitches in modmail or one decides to show up again

[oblique grove]

Why can’t they get the milk like my fiancés dad did?

[formal minnow]

Your fiancee doesnt fit said graphic

[lean oracle]

theyre vegan or smth

[oblique grove]

Huh

Sorry I’m sorting my daughter out and mssg

[oblique grove]

Probaly

[oblique grove]

Pictures gone

[lean oracle]

well u was closest

gg

[oblique grove]

Cheers

[supple lynx]

I dont know if its the same in other countries, but customers rarely think about the fact that its a full sized truck that brings their building equipment and not a mini cooper XD

[formal minnow]

yep

or planners sending a truck into a residential area whereu for once dont even fit with an rigid

to pickup / deliver 300kg 💀

[oblique grove]

I don’t have work today but I wanna work as I’m bored asf

[formal minnow]

lol

i wanna sleep

[stray rover]

**I drive this truck currently **

[rapid warren]

I like the red shade tbh

[stray rover]

I appreciate your feedback. I'm still going to do a proejct on it, I picked up this set quite recently...

[rapid warren]

So you are an owner-operator? Or is that an employer-issued truck?

[stray rover]

Nop I'm employer xD

[rapid warren]

You are the boss? Not bad 😄

[stray rover]

I'm still working on getting my truck as soon as I return to Europe.

[stray rover]

Still just one employee

[rapid warren]

you wrote "employer" before, thats why I asked xD

employee != employer

😄

[stray rover]

Sorry I type so fast on my cellphone

[rapid warren]

I know that feeling

[stray rover]

Are you is a IRL Trucker too?

[oblique grove]

It’s a Volvo get a daf

[rapid warren]

I am, yes 😄

[oblique grove]

My daf never fails me

[rapid warren]

yet

[oblique grove]

Hasn’t failed me ever

(Warning light on the dash

[rapid warren]

My mercedes loves to fail on me.... espicially on crossings where it tries to drive off in the 4th gear - having a 6 speed gearbox.... xD

[rapid warren]

yet 😄

[oblique grove]

I’ve robbed a man from work and put my race car on it 😂

[rapid warren]

what??????

[oblique grove]

I’m driving a man for once and it’s just don’t get me started

Not even doing any work only using it to take my car racing

[rapid warren]

Why would you rob someone from work and put your race car on it????? You are confusing!

[oblique grove]

Auto correct my screen is half black because I broke this phone

[lean oracle]

was gonna say american ass trailer, u in usa or sum?

[formal minnow]

argentina

it appears looking at the plate

or brazil maybe

[stray rover]

Maybe in the future xD

[stray rover]

I’m in Brazil right now, my main country

[lean oracle]

oh

[queen brook]

Tuff

[summer valve]

My Volvo never fails me

[oblique grove]

Meh I’ve never been a fan of them runs in the family

[pseudo bone]

My landscape office this Sunday we drove expired lands all the way to Jyväskylä 😀👍 🤩

[summer valve]

I've never been a fan of daf myself

[formal minnow]

Same

driven scania iveco and daf

and daf was the worst

[pseudo bone]

Van driver

[formal minnow]

rude

[pseudo bone]

but isn't it true

[formal minnow]

no

[pseudo bone]

KappaClaus

[formal minnow]

i dont drive it anymore so

my old vans been driven like 3 /4 days since i changed to truck

[pseudo bone]

"anymore" last trip with van was 4minutes ago

[formal minnow]

rest just stood still

[formal minnow]

nuh uh

[pseudo bone]

yeh uh

[summer valve]

The only dafs I have driven struggled to drive 70kmh without any cargo

[formal minnow]

to be fair

the daf of our companys are nice

the rigids atleast i drove

as our rigids are high horsepower

so no real issues

im going to luxemburg on tuesday with the iveco so first time really driving it properly in hills

so ill see how it does on hills but i doubt itll struggle

[pseudo bone]

but the thing is they are cheap

win win

[oblique grove]

I’ve always been daf grew up driving dads ERF the odd time

[lean oracle]

you got spotted?

[formal minnow]

right

[oblique grove]

I wanna go to bed bc I have work at 1 am but I’ve been sent to the shop because my daughter won’t eat

[thorny folio]

Nah, I'm dust control for a gravel (clay) haul

[lean oracle]

if its not u, and u spotting others, should post them in #irl-media

[thorny folio]

I'm working for these guys rn, next to no service so hard to send anything more than a text rn

[lean oracle]

understandable but if u dont drive the truck posted or such should send em to #irl-media and any truck you actually drive are allowed here

[thorny folio]

I posted it here cuz it was the team I'm working with

On the other hand I have posted my truck too, but it's been failing to upload

[lean oracle]

yeah no i understand, but the ones they drive should psot in media and one u drive here

i get it it can be confusing or weird but thats rules that got set here

[oblique grove]

That’s fair enough though that rule

[thorny folio]

Still trying to post mine, lmao, love northern cell coverage (or lack there of)

[lean oracle]

should get a starlink man

[queen brook]

Midnight fever

[thorny folio]

No, for multiple reasons

But also not my owned truck

Need an alternative

I'm an orange thing

[thorny folio]

Finally an image went through

[oblique grove]

Everyone else’s trucks look well nice then mines just a work horse

[lean oracle]

u know starlink theres like kits to convert or ready made u can buy so u just suction cup it to the roof and it has a internal battery that lasts 12hrs?

so no need to like mount it or such

[thorny folio]

Idk if I'd trust a suction cup

[lean oracle]

theres like four i think called roamsat that makes kit but starlink itself made a flat one that dont need a stand/and angle to connect, but theres like 4 and theyre rated for on cars to go like over 70mph or smth i think

[oblique grove]

This is my truck compared to you guys it’s well nice

[lean oracle]

no way ur doing that with trucks there

[lean oracle]

looks like ur lucky that ground was dry or youd be bogged down

[oblique grove]

Haha we hadn’t had rain for a month so it’s fine

[lean oracle]

ik but i think the tiniest bit ud be getting tricky in there cuz of the load aint being light

[oblique grove]

True

[thorny folio]

It's not speed that worries me

[lean oracle]

its the roads being rocky?

[thorny folio]

Ruts and washouts, frost heaves

[oblique grove]

I have a picture of a 747 flying over mine and my dads truck

[lean oracle]

watch a guy on youtube he takes his van into the outback basically, he has the normal one with stands, on the roof between his racks and not attached or secured and it goes nowhere, 10x safer with suction cups

[lean oracle]

if u put the suction cups on proper not on a dirty roof or whatever that can impact the seal, it will not go anywher

[thorny folio]

Do they work when they get mud chunks on them?

[lean oracle]

i mean if its on the top of ur roof shouldnt easily get any on it, but if u drive a water tender, id say stick on the trailer, gotta take it off every 12hrs to recharge it anyways

u climbing on the tender anyways right to open hatch to refill

mount somewhere there where the top aint obstructed then, can easily take it off but also put a wet wipe over if needed

[thorny folio]

I drive body jobs, and there isn't a place on the truck that doesnt get muddy

[oblique grove]

Tbf I wanna get some
Proper airhorns for my truck but idk

[lean oracle]

i mean on the back on the tank or smth should be fine

put it near the ladder so u can get to it when it needs charging but as said if needed wipe but they work with some trees n shit in the way too so i doubt some mud be affecting it much

just dont have a whole caked layer on it

[thorny folio]

I load from a load line in a pond on the ground

[lean oracle]

owh

well i mean u still have a stair to get on top \

[thorny folio]

My usual truck

[lean oracle]

and as it needs to be on top

id say mount it there

eh i think on the top u put it there it should be fine for real

spot where 4suction cups be and its good and then at night take it off go to ur hosue or whatever where u already got good internet and u charge it for next day

[oblique grove]

I think itd mount there too

[lean oracle]

also i bet that theres some lip or smth that will cover it a bit or even not, barely any will get on top of the top top of that tank

and if such mostly dust n shit , but as i said u take it off daily to charge so then u can just wipe it down

i might just wanna get one for mine as the ports i go to sometimes reception is shit but also as i got laptop with me i can just run that of that vs hotspot

[summer valve]

45 minutes late on planned time tonight. Could be worse tbh

[oblique grove]

I was gonna get one but I don’t see any point as I’m always on back roads to farms and places or down the main roads but there’s no point for me

I think if I got one itd be a waste of money

[lean oracle]

i mean if reception is always good

no need

[oblique grove]

Some places it is some it’s not

[lean oracle]

but i mean in ports sometimes to be waiting but i dont think i will untill im doing more international vs day trips here n there

cuz then there be chances of burning trough data and then it be limited

[oblique grove]

I’m on contract so it doesent affect me too much unless it’s start of the end of the month

[lean oracle]

same for data unlimited in home country but over the borders its like 30gb for a month

but i mean gps we also gotta use our phone and shit so

[oblique grove]

True

[oblique grove]

But then I don’t wanna waste the money if I’m thinking off going back to my old career

[lean oracle]

whats ur old career?

also at any time u could if u have one stop its subscription sell the device to someone else n be done

[oblique grove]

I was in the army but I miss it

[lean oracle]

owh

[oblique grove]

But it messed my head up abit

[lean oracle]

i mean u got kids]

is it worth it? why not go do some reserve shit or sum

where u do once a month n still have activities n such

but less risk

u got a family now

[oblique grove]

I did have my daughter while serving but it’s something I’ve gotta sit down and talk with my fiancé

As deployments are months

[lean oracle]

exactly id say see if u can do reserves if u miss or shit where u dont deploy and stay in country or sum

u got truck license, can probz join the logistic devision for instance or shit u know

[oblique grove]

I’m also a qualified mechanic and tree surgeon but Yee

I was thinking about joining my old regiment again but idk because it’s a very stressful one

[lean oracle]

bro go in transport division or mechanics or some of both

[oblique grove]

But then it’s a very violent job

[lean oracle]

probz with all bases spread around country theres probably one near

u have a kid thats older now and understands vs when u was in and she was a baby u know, gotta get something low risk and enar that u could be going home during week or least weekends

[oblique grove]

Where I live is 15 minutes from a base but I’m not joining that regiment that’s too hard

[lean oracle]

that base for sure has a logistics devision or a mechanics one

[oblique grove]

Nah it’s all signals rmp and I the bomb disposal people

[lean oracle]

well i mean those still need a mechanic or such?

could always ask round at them

[oblique grove]

Can’t remember what are based there for sure

[lean oracle]

i mean if it got a fleet theres a mechanic

[oblique grove]

They tend to load there equipment on trailers and drive them there

[lean oracle]

maybe base repairs cuz to ship something for a broken headlight or a brake job n shit for instance makes no sense

[oblique grove]

I mean I used to be infantry I loved every second

[lean oracle]

bigger repair/rebuilds yeah ship to bigger base more staff

[oblique grove]

They tend to have engineers for that equipment

But you don’t pick where ur based

If ur lucky u do

[lean oracle]

true but i mean u are ex military if come back u alreadu at a higher rank than others probz that are new maybe can get some choosing or such

[oblique grove]

Nope I never got a promotion

[oblique grove]

I was very close too

[lean oracle]

ah

well i mean arent u able to go as a contractor, i mean theres porbz way to get in without being send out but able to work mechanics job or trucking whatever and be home more

[oblique grove]

I wanna go infantry but idk if my fiancé will let me

It’s very violent and you have to have controlled aggression

[lean oracle]

eh idk how old are u?

[oblique grove]

Almost 23

[lean oracle]

hm

and already got a kid geez

you uk guys dont mess about xd

but nah id say dont go infantry now

u got a kid a wife happy life, go support or smth, still do what u like but less danger

plus the wife probz will let u more faster than saying u wanna be a jarhead again

[oblique grove]

That wasn’t planned haha but love her to bits

[oblique grove]

I’ve gotta sit down go through all of it and go from there

[lean oracle]

man id say dont go infantry and do some reserves shit or something first

to get like back into it and then if u wanna reinlist fully see how or what u wanna get into

[oblique grove]

I’d get taken the piss out off we all mock other regiments