irl-trucking

[lean oracle]

its free bath water for koleka

[lean oracle]

@unreal horizon

they made a entire new scame thing with "more money" guess it wasnt as effective as wanted

[median oasis]

Anyone know any companies that hire right out of cdl school? (US)

[summer valve]

Swift

[median oasis]

Swift is a valid option, do they require endorsements?

[patent bolt]

I think you're better of reading up on this on your own from Googling or similar as from what I am aware the active American truckers here are few, Fred is one of them tho.

However Nat isn't, she's from Finland so highly doubt she can tell you what requirements Swift has or does not have.

[formal minnow]

Swift is the american version of girteka / waberers

[main blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/ets2-truck-ramming-making-my-way-thru-car-smash-with-truck-video-game-gif-19336474

I swear to god Swift is a cursed company

[unreal horizon]

• Swift
• FedEx
• UPS
• USPS
• Amazon

I believe all require air break endorsements

[ivory obsidian]

It's so wonderful to wake up at 5 am to a call inviting you to enter the territory

And how great that I parked 200 meters from the entrance, and not 10 km away like everyone else

[restive shoal]

one of the few manuals left at the company

[formal minnow]

All commercial requires that in america if its above 26001lbs i believe

[feral bison]

do your own research and find something you'd be interested in doing like reefer work or van flatbed and tanker

[topaz meadow]

I do drive for Swift....
If you have any questions feel free to ask

No, I am not a door swinger....
I'm actually trained unlike half the company

Endorsements are only required if you're running endorsement loads
Swift does not run doubles (That I know of), and hazmat is optional

And yes they will take you right out of CDL school, I had an offer letter in my hand before I even finished school

[topaz meadow]

It ain't Swift no more....
Western Express is the one you should be scared of...
But then again I'm still careful around other swift drivers....
I don't trust them still

[waxen silo]

Is there an existing mod of this lol?

[main blaze]

I thought it was just base game

If you go fast enough, you can yeet traffic cars

[waxen silo]

i know, but it also slows down the truck

[molten ferry]

Your daily dose of long hood, couple of conveyor belt systems

[topaz meadow]

You run I10?
I remember a truck like yours parked at a Loves next to me awhile ago

[molten ferry]

I run all over the 48 lol

The only loves I’ve visited recently off I-10 is the loves in Anthony,TX for lunch Monday lol

But if you did see me, lucky you😏

[patent bolt]

Ah how I love these Spanish 💩 trailers...

[formal minnow]

That must smell nice...

[lean oracle]

Least handle goes up it seems to close so no chance of getting gunk over ya hand emptying it

[patent bolt]

Doesn't smell

[patent bolt]

Emptying what? It's self emptying because it's Spanish so the tank has more holes in it than Swiss cheese.

[topaz meadow]

Well if you saw me you'd probably remember because you'd be praying to God I don't take your hood off lol

[molten ferry]

Swift or prime?

Yup

[topaz meadow]

Lol

[formal minnow]

only reason ur taking hoods of in that plastic turban

is cuz ur driving a plastic turban

vs a real truck

[topaz meadow]

I don't take hoods.... Swift flatbed are actually trained

[formal minnow]

just jealous

[molten ferry]

Atleast it’s a midroof cascadia, they look nice.. but those 680’s and Volvos

[formal minnow]

a swift driver gets threatened

so they hit shit

[topaz meadow]

Dude our van drivers hit things even when they're not threatened

[molten ferry]

Sure Wish I Finished Training

[topaz meadow]

Or van drivers also have very little courtesy....

Four of our terminals have a dedicated flatbed section just for us....
Yet the van drivers feel the need to park in it anyway

So we often drop our winch bars and make a lot of noise in those sections right next to Van driver's windows

[formal minnow]

You're american

just unload your glock

[topaz meadow]

Company policy. We're not allowed to have firearms

[formal minnow]

if i was in america i wouldnt care about a company policy

rather be able to defend myself if the constitution allows it

[topaz meadow]

Well when the shop rummages through your truck anytime you put it in the shop then you have to be careful

[formal minnow]

first off

[topaz meadow]

Yes, our shop people do rummage through trucks

[formal minnow]

why would you leave your gun unsecured in a vehicle

should never leave it behind

thats just asking for trouble

[molten ferry]

Me following company policy and dying because someone attacked me at night<me alive and having to look for another company cause the attacker got free hole service

[topaz meadow]

I mean... I 'definitely' don't have a cordless hole puncher in my truck

[formal minnow]

i wish it was legal in europe

wanna get tricky? here meet my blicky

[molten ferry]

Just carry a compact bow, by the time they get that door open they would be staring at a broad head.. just tell swift it’s for local hunting when visiting different states

[topaz meadow]

Also have a giant dumbbell bar in my truck that the last occupant left

[formal minnow]

just use a musket

isnt that technically classed as a cannon or some shit

[topaz meadow]

Black powder firearm

[formal minnow]

funky boomstick

[topaz meadow]

@molten ferry Want to see something truly terrifying

[formal minnow]

2 swift drivers

[molten ferry]

Yeah that’s not ok

[topaz meadow]

Lol

[topaz meadow]

2 Oversized Swift drivers

[formal minnow]

What american isnt oversized

i saw a canadian today

and his belly was the size o4 atleast 5 europeans

i think his suitcase was actually a counterbalance to not fall over forwards

[molten ferry]

Yeah I’m 440 pounds, but atleast I’m 6 foot 5, so I’m not a beach ball ya know.. but I’m starting to eat better lol

[topaz meadow]

At least I don't need a fat license

[formal minnow]

wtf

[topaz meadow]

😂

[formal minnow]

Does your car have upgraded front suspension

[topaz meadow]

I'm 285 at 6'3"

[molten ferry]

Gotta get out to weigh the load

[formal minnow]

muscle or fat

[topaz meadow]

Both

[formal minnow]

so normal muscle

much fat?

[topaz meadow]

Truckers don't do cardio...
You should know this

So we get a little jolly size....

[formal minnow]

Dont eat at truckstops daily

should help already

[topaz meadow]

Where else am I going to eat....

1700 miles from home

[molten ferry]

I’m not paying $30 for an uber to eat somewhere else lol

[formal minnow]

meal prep?

ur trucks massive

u can build a whole as kitchen

or just cook your own food

[topaz meadow]

Valid

I do cook occasionally

[formal minnow]

idk how long away you are from home at a time

[molten ferry]

I do have a 20 inch propane griddle

[topaz meadow]

My fridge doesn't stay cold enough to keep meat cold

Swift won't replace it

[formal minnow]

but if u cook cook for more then a single portion

upgrade and put a better fridge in

[topaz meadow]

I'm not allowed to tear the fridge out

I'm a company driver

[formal minnow]

well

add another

[molten ferry]

BougieRV cooler lol

[formal minnow]

theres better ones where its similar size but way more useable fridge / freezer space

[molten ferry]

I got this for cheap cheap from my brother who went regional

[formal minnow]

ah thats nice

but also

how is ur fridge so shit that it doesnt keep meat cold

[molten ferry]

It’s swift

[topaz meadow]

I'm also famous.... Not really but I'm claiming it....

My truck's the one on the left

[molten ferry]

I’m surprised it came with one

[topaz meadow]

I'm surprised by some of the things they order on these trucks

[formal minnow]

I think if u live in the truck basicly

its unacceptable to have a fridge that doesnt fridge

[molten ferry]

My company likes the purple

[topaz meadow]

I eat rather well out of truck stops so I'm not too worried about it

[formal minnow]

Not healthy enough tho i geuss

[topaz meadow]

I ignore places like McDonald's

I like the loves chicken wraps

[topaz meadow]

We're Americans. We're fat by nature

[formal minnow]

do you get like a free mobility scooter at your 1000th mcdonalds order

[topaz meadow]

No 🙁

[formal minnow]

[feral bison]

at some point I have to get a fridge for my 760

[wild glacier]

thats cap

[patent bolt]

Says the Dutch person, the capital of the world of "Okey this looks good, but what if we fry it instead"

[formal minnow]

but we arent fat

[formal minnow]

finally got the big license then?

[bright river]

yes

[formal minnow]

new company too right?

[bright river]

ye

[patent bolt]

💩

[fringe sleet]

Miss my monex days. Have you heard of the driver that bought a bike and almost died?

[bright river]

no what he do

[fringe sleet]

My story isn't going round anymore then 😂 Has been a few years

[topaz meadow]

How much weight are you guys allowed on the front axle? Cause got dayum it must be alot

[patent bolt]

10 tons

[topaz meadow]

Okay, that's not as much as I thought it was going to be.....
That's what our legal is here too On federal interstates at least

[formal minnow]

We can have that weight anywhere unless theres an axle weight limit in place

but thats not really common

[topaz meadow]

Yea depends on the truck here, Yalls trucks are designed for it... Most of ours Arnt... My truck is legal up to 13,300

[patent bolt]

Mine only has an 8 ton front axle tho

And unlike this Dutch van driver said "anywhere" is far from true, there are road classes for example here in Norway they're in the range of BK10, BK8 and BK6 and so on where as the BK10 is where you're allowed to drive with a 10 ton front axle load

[lean oracle]

10ton front axle is mostly assume rigids right?

i think mine got like a 8/9 ton front axle n rear is a 11ton rear

[patent bolt]

That I have no idea about to be honest, we could get 9 on mine if we wanted but yeah the 10 I have no clue about who offers that all I know is that the roads allow for it at least

[lean oracle]

yeah i know, was more like assume mostly rigids get the heavier front axle as they have more weight in it depending on towards front/ or the heavy transport ones

[formal minnow]

Well as i said its not really common

i geuss the only places you encounter those roads most is extremely north

in the tiny narrow roads trough canyons etc

[restive shoal]

you have the legal limit of the law and the technical limit

[lean oracle]

and the limit when no cops be there

[deft hollow]

Not when your a trucker your get caught you AND the company gets a ticket

And you lose more points then if you don’t have your truck class

[formal minnow]

Yea we dont get points lol

[lean oracle]

1 read what I said, when no cops be there
2 worst y get a fine…
Plenty places in Europe ban for trucks but you have to go trough said roads to get to site/ weight limit there is for basically keeping out non destination traffic

So there’s no trucks going trough as a shortcut and such

[deft hollow]

And I am talking here in the North America

And even if not cops are here yes you get a fine and 2 your compagny does too here and you might get fired for that

[lean oracle]

And as we was saying, we’re talking bout Europe

[summer valve]

Same happens here when running overweight. Both you and the company will receive a fine

[feral lion]

The weather is getting bad🥀

[patent bolt]

Todays load going far

[formal minnow]

Are u taking it far tho

[restive rivet]

@unborn wind

[patent bolt]

To Narvik

[lean oracle]

Last week we got the inverter installed, today tv

Perfect setup

[unborn wind]

Great

[topaz meadow]

1670 mile load 🙂

[fringe sleet]

Got an air fryer yet?

[fringe sleet]

These would always excite me and then they’d say I was only going as far as France or something 🙁 I miss euro work

[summer valve]

https://tenor.com/view/bosnov-67-bosnov-67-67-meme-gif-16727368109953357722

[summer valve]

Got one of them spanish trailers you praise so much?

[lean oracle]

not yet

idk exactly how much watt my inverter is, mechanic has the box of it with the instructions n such, gotta ask he got that

its a 1500 watt one tough with 3000 peak so well see

[patent bolt]

Ha yeah Ive never gotten excited about these cuz i know if not Narvik then its Oslo as the furthest for me 🥲

[patent bolt]

Nah this is Krone, proper trailer today 🫡

[summer valve]

Good stuff then

[formal minnow]

nice little treat i geuss

[fringe sleet]

Changed my life tramping. Get much better food options. Inverter would handle it fine I’d think. Just check specs of air fryer

[lean oracle]

yeah, but like idk what id make in it

i feel all it be ending up is junk food/ cleaning them with a sink was already pain in the ass, truck have non

[fringe sleet]

Anything you’d put in an oven. Don’t worry about cleaning it daily. It’ll be fine 😂

[topaz meadow]

Extra flavor

[ivory obsidian]

Kamaziki

[patent bolt]

I met Bossman today 🫡

[lean oracle]

damn never seen bulk bdouble irl lol

didnt knew theyd do that too

[formal minnow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/750500409466028122/1498279880889077882/output.gif

[manic crest]

yo

thats near me

[patent bolt]

Langvassbukta ye

[manic crest]

moita

you hauling cod ?

fish or whatever

idk the name in english

but here in portugal we eat it a lot

[fleet basin]

Little bit too tight

[formal minnow]

Thats what she said

[sweet pendant]

It's not a matter of size. It's a matter of angle ... math ..

And hey .. you're in Finland ... you should know how to drift that truck.

[patent bolt]

Oh I didnt see you mentioned the papers, but yeah its salted cod

[ruby hare]

Nice are you using a GoPro?

[silk ridge]

Neoplan👍

[fallow dragon]

Hey @viscid stag,

Please keep in mind that recording videos that encourages dangerous driving is prohibited as per our #discord-rules. This includes recording yourself driving, which is dangerous and illegal almost everywhere.

2.9. Pictures, videos and other content that encourage dangerous driving [is prohibited].

[lean oracle]

https://tenor.com/view/quack-duck-gif-20246771

[molten ferry]

Into the shop she goes

[summer valve]

https://klipy.com/gifs/fast-and-furious-danger--k01KRH98S1VGPJ22V4G8PRQHXCY

[patent bolt]

Bedtime finally, last leg to Oslo tomorrow 😎🤘🏻

[feral lion]

Looks dumb

[lean oracle]

Sheesh what u got inside for lights lol

That’s mine from when less be on

Ain’t got pic of when I added few more strips but barely difference

[patent bolt]

I only got 2 lights, no strips.

[formal minnow]

Geussing u put leds in the stock housing

[lean oracle]

oh?

they be brake lights or something?

[patent bolt]

Nah Truck Led Design

[lean oracle]

so its like put in the original light swapping bulb or something put in? happen to got a link ?

[fringe sleet]

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Truck+LED+Design 🥰

[patent bolt]

Yeah as DatProJo showed you up here, but not sure if he has a website but i contacted him through his FB site where i ordered the kits and yes they are small led panels that fit inside the original lamps in the roof and plug straight in

[lean oracle]

oh okay, yeah what datpro showed is literally a remove the original cut wires and put something else inm

[patent bolt]

You fiddle a bit with the cables and get both the red and white to be dimmable with the included remote but i didnt bother with that i just plugged the red into the dimmable socket spot and the white is on/off only

[patent bolt]

What he showed was a "let me Google that for you link" only so he didnt really show you any product tho?

[lean oracle]

it showed eventaully first result but idk if thats the one u got obv

[lean oracle]

so u did remove the lenses n inner mechanism for htat or no?

obv didnt look for the scania one but volvo but for that it said to remove the original top one

but like idk volvo vs scania but if id turn my main lights on itd also put the other ones on that be white

[patent bolt]

I dunno what really but only thing I removed was the bulbs as it uses the sockets for the bulbs to power it and i had to fiddle a bit with the cables and all to get them properly placed and all

[lean oracle]

so that u got is just diff bulbs but a bit bigger/ a plate that just fits in there

[patent bolt]

But I bet its different for Volvo obviously cuz your light fixture in the roof and buttons are 💩

[lean oracle]

i mean if i turn my overhead llights on

the beds reading lights, door lights and the dash one og on wich be white

[lean oracle]

so if i swap the top and keep that on id needda swap the pothers too, wich be annoying as those are 5 of em at 30 a pop

[patent bolt]

No i dont have any bulbs, its LED plates

[lean oracle]

yeah same but afaik the top on volvo be a bulb or least looks like that

as its a clear cover vs the others be dimmed and are led plates

[patent bolt]

And on Scania each roof light has 3 sockets, 1 for a small reading light and 2 for like proper lights i suppose, proper lights are dimmeable on Scania by the screen/buttons and that is where i have plugged the red into

[lean oracle]

oh so you hit the switch for that so it wont turn all lights on

i got with volvo 3modes

first is red

second is thsoe be white, then nother thats just white but all lights. so also ceiling n bed lights

[lean oracle]

damn scania got lights at the seat ? i got one in the middle bottom of dash under drawer but nothing at feet n all

[patent bolt]

Yes, you can see here, all of the ones in the red square are red lights, mid and bottom one are Scania original red lights

White arrows are the buttons that control the white lights and not dimmeable

[lean oracle]

so all lights in the scania already have the red function or?

with volvo top is only white so not like i can do red on them from original, itd involve mechanic cutting the original red and splicing new one in, but he did that on coworker and thats truck dont got hte original red, he just tapped into that so ye

[patent bolt]

What? We've literally talked about it being Truck LED design

[lean oracle]

yeah but talking bout hte original lights u got it wired into

[fringe sleet]

Double sometimes I worry about you 😂

[fleet basin]

Double is special sometimes

[lean oracle]

shut up you

[patent bolt]

Yeah its just regular light bulb sockets as ive said, you can put whatever coloured light bulb or whatever you want in it, if you want a pink bulb do it or whatever

[lean oracle]

yeah was just curious with the scania if the roof ones already have a red option, with the volvo we dont

[lean oracle]

assume in scania the interior can all lights that go on with switch go red n white?

[patent bolt]

This is literally how it looks

[lean oracle]

aint u got 200m of hose to run or something to fill up some small ass tank? XD

[fringe sleet]

I think the ones Noxi has replace the entire unit up there. I think the red is what would normally be white from factory. It’s more replacing the white for red than upgrading the red lights there?

I wanted to do that but was too lazy and then almost died anyway so had to leave the job 😂

[lean oracle]

yeah as said i drive volvo so idk how its in scania with the interior lights

but if i where to put one in the roof in the original white

i got 5other units to replace too as they will go on too with that one and be white

[formal minnow]

scania has red and white standard

Hes just upgraded the lights

[patent bolt]

Indeed I did, so the led panel has both white and red but i sacrificed the dim option on the white since i didnt wanna mess with cutting cables and stuff

[patent bolt]

Scania does not have the red as standard on the roof lights no.

[formal minnow]

Tought it did

[patent bolt]

Mr Van Driver go drive a Peugeot Boxer or something

[formal minnow]

all of ours came with it

[formal minnow]

ew

i drive a 2 million euro vehicle now for work

[patent bolt]

No next gen has it as far as im aware

Feel free to point out to me where its red on the roof lights on next gen standard

Cuz from what im aware its the floor and its the sides just above the doors that are standard

[sudden citrus]

I think mine only have red lights on the floor

footwells and center

[fringe sleet]

I don’t think our 2026 ones have red on the roof. I prefer the DAFs though because they have the nicer speakers

[formal minnow]

isnt that a option still aswell

the ambient lighting

[patent bolt]

Oh i thought the ones just above the doors were there as well

There are 1 small red spot on mine on both sides

[sudden citrus]

I think mine is covered with all my junk

My truck is a tip

[patent bolt]

I would actually love to try a newer DAF especially the XG+ but we wont get it cuz their service network here is horrible

[fringe sleet]

I want a nice truck again but I don’t want to go back tramping 😭

[formal minnow]

im kind of glad im not driving a truck anymore atm

absolutely loved it

but the people u gotta deal with not even accounting for people at companys you get to

[fringe sleet]

That’s an everywhere thing from what i know 😂 they’re SUPER comfy and have a much more Scania like seating position. Steering rack comes way further down than the old gen. So much room in there too

[sudden citrus]

Yeah, never been in a new DAF only had the old ones

[formal minnow]

ive been in an cf rigid

absolute horrid

[patent bolt]

Yeah only DAF ive driven was old CF

[formal minnow]

ate shit bout every time i got out with the goofy ass steps placement

[fringe sleet]

Oh yea. That’ll leave a bad taste 😂

[lean oracle]

think volvo is same then, each door, the littel shelves, and one middle of the floor on bottom, and one middle under the top storage?

[sudden citrus]

I have driven a XF the old ones

[patent bolt]

When we got new trucks i got offered this or the AEG washing machine

[lean oracle]

but scania go tmore option for the lights turning on n whatnot as u put it on the white but dimmable so it only turns the red on or?

[sudden citrus]

but compared to the truck im in now its nothing

[lean oracle]

eww washing machine

[formal minnow]

Idk why you would go for a mercedes over a scania

i think thats always an easy choice to go for the scania

[patent bolt]

I was actually tempted to pick the AEG just for the sake of the sofa corner and the fact that you're floating in space inside the cabin

[formal minnow]

But would you really use it tho?

[sudden citrus]

I find mercedes are very plasticy on the inside

and cheaply built

[formal minnow]

is it truly worth picking an truck for a singular more luxury seat

[patent bolt]

Sleeping and living in the truck for a week ofc i would duuuuhhhh

[formal minnow]

Could just ask boss to install one

[lean oracle]

got a sofa? guess top bunk only?

[formal minnow]

in the scania if you'd truly want one

[sudden citrus]

Ill stick with my scania thanks

[lean oracle]

i know from being in coworkers, the mercedes got more space than the volvo in a standard cab

[patent bolt]

Who would pick more space inside the cab when living inside the cab how foolish of people to want more space aint it Mr Van Driver

[patent bolt]

Nah they got a bed behind it

[formal minnow]

dont take as much junk with you

and lose a few kg

itll feel alot roomier

[sudden citrus]

To be fair I love my scanias, but I dont mind the DAF's they just need some more power

[lean oracle]

sorta rv like? pull the couch backrest down n bed pulls down?

[patent bolt]

I dont take a lot with me but a flat floor Mercedes is bigger interior wise than a Scania R series

[fringe sleet]

Import a 660 from Australia

[formal minnow]

Well yeah i geuss you have that advantage that the mercedes has the flat floor

[sudden citrus]

I had a 660S

[formal minnow]

it does add that bit of room

[lean oracle]

tbf i wouldnt wanna switch of volvo, ive only really driven that but i like them , but a xl cab or more space owuldnt be bad, luckily nowadays all new trucks they order are single bed, no top bunk so more storage space

[fringe sleet]

No no a DAF 660

[sudden citrus]

I moved to a local firm near me and I had a 660S for 1 month, then it got sold.

[patent bolt]

Yeah i dont want a Volvo, if i ever got offered the XXL version i wouldn't mind tho

[sudden citrus]

660 DAF? never knew that

[patent bolt]

Cummins engine as far as im aware

[sudden citrus]

Nice

[fringe sleet]

Only available in Australia 🙁

[formal minnow]

atleast then it should have a reliable engine

[fringe sleet]

Not that I could afford one 😂

[sudden citrus]

But yeah I had a Scania 660S but it got sold month after having it.

[formal minnow]

bet the electrical daf gremlins will still fk it up but

[lean oracle]

yaeh. i like mine but not even able to raise the bed without moving seat shows its small, sizewise its good but like, only raise bed to get the trash can out the drawer but yeah, more space be always nice, if i get new imma ask them to get one with the swivel passenger seat option n whatnot

[sudden citrus]

Now im in a G450

But it still pulls better from the daf

[patent bolt]

I already have that

[lean oracle]

nice

[fringe sleet]

The red hurts my eyes 😂

[sudden citrus]

bit bright innit?

[lean oracle]

ours dont, albeit imma aks when i get a new one in a few years, maybe for the side table too, apparantly thats a option in volvo, swivel and a table u mount next to the bed

[fringe sleet]

Guys. Don’t get jealous

Here’s my truck

“My” is a strong word to use

[lean oracle]

why are your curtains perfectly pleaded while on wrong side and what looks like still strapped lol

[lean oracle]

that evcargo better not be electric truck

[patent bolt]

Because i move them there when i turn the seat

[fringe sleet]

No 😂😂 name of the firm

[sudden citrus]

its not its got an exhaust box

😂

[lean oracle]

yeah but why the strap lol? is that attached to the curtain on yours ?

[restive shoal]

you've got one of the more annoying places of the airfilter

[patent bolt]

Yes because i aint drilling any holes into my truck

[lean oracle]

literally a screw into the side panel, not even noticable if taking it out

[patent bolt]

It is

[lean oracle]

just in the panel, same with my inverter, screwed into the metal plate behind seat, gotta attach it somehow

[restive shoal]

oke cool

but what if someone doesn't want it?

[lean oracle]

i mean if curtains open not visible, and probably when u get a new truck or different one its a that ones being sold

[patent bolt]

But as i said

[fringe sleet]

Do I get some points back for my old truck? 🥺

[lean oracle]

volvo so yes

[fringe sleet]

Thank you ❤️

Extra points for low deck?

[lean oracle]

low deck?

[fringe sleet]

I’m confused

[restive shoal]

no, negative points, annoying to work on

[lean oracle]

what extra small tires in rear so its lower for the tad higher trailers?

[patent bolt]

Points for lowdeck yes, but no points for Volvo FH4

[fringe sleet]

But they look good :(((

[fringe sleet]

I’ll fight you, and probably lose

[patent bolt]

[restive shoal]

if you tip the cabin, behind this panel sits the airfilter, old daf had it easier

[fringe sleet]

Got ya

I have to do work now

Sucks

[lean oracle]

night driver?

[fringe sleet]

Afternoon kinda. Started midday

[sudden citrus]

My old lorry, heap of scrap

[lean oracle]

mhm,we off today

holiday type

tomrorow gnna be long day probz

supposed to be 8 at unload, but i couldnt drop yesterday cuz working hrs so gotta do that first ,so earliest around 8 im picking up the tank to unload

[fringe sleet]

Old DAFs comfy though

Just have to sit like a merc driver 😂

[sudden citrus]

Yeah, just ashame that blue one in the photo i had was used and abused

[sudden citrus]

yeah, like riding a horse

The roads near my yard are terrible

[patent bolt]

We have a bank holiday today too yeah which means that we get double the pay 😎

[lean oracle]

yeah ours its just everyone home except those who didnt make it back yesterday or sum n drive to office today as everything be closed

but thats afaik one , coworker didnt make it back yesterday so had to drive like 2/3 hrs back today to office

but he didnt care, if theyd ask me i woulda be fine working too, good money but usually there aint non with ours with containers as unloading or loading aint happening its closed, and driving between ports isnt worth it as thatd mean company probz not make money on that

[fringe sleet]

Bank holiday. I’ve never had one 😂

[lean oracle]

cuz customer aint paying for that

[sudden citrus]

Me neither 😂

Got tomorrow off, but i might go in and give my truck a wash inside and out

[fringe sleet]

Someone come do my job for me thanks

[patent bolt]

Nah I actually worked through easter as well, but then i learned that working on bank holidays means its classed as "overtime" and we get taxed 50% on overtime hours 🥲

[fringe sleet]

That’s disgusting

I’m so sorry 😂

[lean oracle]

grocery driver ay?

[patent bolt]

Yeah its like i paid 3000€ in taxes last month 🥲

[lean oracle]

sheehs that sucks, yeah tbf holidays n such usually as trucker not be worth it, during a normal week we already taxed as heck, n bank holidays be 200% just means the extra day of work youd get off u be extra taxed

more worth just stay home that one day

[patent bolt]

Also Ive never understood you Brits and Muricans, you lot seriously need to learn what ZEPRO is

Or even BÄR must be better than that lift

[lean oracle]

whats zepro or bar? as i never heard of that

[sudden citrus]

Me neither

[lean oracle]

u mean just dock u drive in with a plate?

[patent bolt]

Zepro is the best tail lift brand 👌🏻

[fringe sleet]

Where the money is

[lean oracle]

well i mean, probz lift he got cuz safety rules and whatnot cuz doing distribution to grocery store

[patent bolt]

Also remote is simple 3 button remote

[lean oracle]

gotta have the railings n whatnot

[patent bolt]

BÄR used to have a horrible remote with 8 buttons but they changed to the same remote as Zepro

[fringe sleet]

This is the UK. We claim greatness but use shit from the 1900s 😂

[sudden citrus]

In my driving career i have only done mainy food tanker work, but I am starting to do more low loader work and curtainsider work at this new firm

[lean oracle]

and use safety railings cuz god forbid u fall off

if u fall off it u deserved it

[patent bolt]

BÄR even has an auto tilt function now so when the wheels hit the ground and you keep holding the down button it'll auto tilt it smoothly for you

[fringe sleet]

Jealous of Scandinavian kit

[patent bolt]

I have delivered to plenty grocery stores here with Zepro and BÄR lifts, no need for any of that here

[fringe sleet]

Should see the double decker lifts it’s like a jail cell

[lean oracle]

yeah i never seen it, except the action who run double floor trailers, but then they be 3meters up, then it makes sense/they got the xxl tail lift basically thats ground to roof of the trailer

[patent bolt]

Yeah worst part is when you put out heavy and wobbly soda pallets on the lift and when you tilt the lift you see the soda pallet being on the verge of going over

Thats why i like the smooth auto tilt on BÄR

[regal comet]

bar is gay

[lean oracle]

the double deckers here, still under 4m a tad they have a almost 4meter lift gate too so it got railings on side and maybe a stopper for the carts n thats it

[fringe sleet]

I’ve done two cages. I’m putting my phone down 😂

[fringe sleet]

5 meters here

[regal comet]

zepro is superior

[patent bolt]

Zepro lacks the auto tilt function tho last time i used one

[regal comet]

what is that

[lean oracle]

that levels like with the trailer so its always level or with the ground?

[lean oracle]

ik, see em in belgium in the ports where dfds goes, 5meter go of the ferry n drive tiny bit over road to the docks

volvo got plenty coming

[regal comet]

the bar remote is so cluttered too looks like a tv remote

[lean oracle]

straight from uk with parts n shit

[patent bolt]

Nah you decide what point you want it at when going up, then just press the down button and when you normally start using the tilt just keep holding the down button and it'll auto tilt so it levels with the ground if youre unloading to the street and then when going back up just press up, it'll auto tilt back up to the position you chose and then go back up

[patent bolt]

You have the old 8 buttons remote?

[regal comet]

we had

[patent bolt]

Cuz the REMA trailers i drove had the same 3 button remote as Zepro uses

[lean oracle]

so it automatically goes up or down when pressing a button after you set it up when opening at a level, and then when setting at a level when its down on ground?

[patent bolt]

Imma give up on you soon boi

[lean oracle]

idk man im confused lol

[patent bolt]

When you PRESS the button

You still have to tell it what to do but it'll auto tilt when pressing down ergo it'll auto tilt until it senses a solid basically but obviously you should also release the button by then

And when you want it to go back up you press the UP button obviously

[regal comet]

the thing with zepro is that it has a tendency to fail i dont know how it is with bar

[patent bolt]

It will the return to the flat position you originally chose and then go straight up as long as you're holding the button

[regal comet]

either the hydraulics go to shit or the motor

and the circuit board is too exposed for water etc

[patent bolt]

Yeah Ive burst hoses and had an electrical fire inside the circuit board where as it melted the hydraulic oil tank causing it leak which caused the engine to get stuck at "running" basically 😬

[regal comet]

had that happened to me twice

and once the circuit board shorted and the lift went down by itself into the customers gate

[patent bolt]

Ajajaj expensive

[ivory obsidian]

nuclear sunset ☺️

[formal minnow]

Thats fancy

I wish i had a remote for my taillift when i was driving

The amount of times i had to jump out 50 times just to get the taillift angled just right so id fit into the dock

[feral bison]

Big fan of the red interior lighting

[patent bolt]

Aye inspired by the Netherlands 🫡

[fringe sleet]

3h back now

DAF do orange instead of red apparently

[patent bolt]

Aye and Merc does blue

[fringe sleet]

Forgot about Mercedes blue 🤮

[cobalt onyx]

Zepro is just

[fleet basin]

Scania has 0 red as standard as we have none

[fleet basin]

40m and minimum order is 1000l

[fallow dragon]

Hey there @sudden citrus,

Please ensure that the content you post is related to the channel topic as per our #discord-rules.

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[lean oracle]

allo nub

[sudden citrus]

Sorry mate

[patent bolt]

Taking El Longo for a drive this morning

[fringe sleet]

I would like to drive one of these please and thanks

[patent bolt]

They wanted me to go into this ramp with it 😬

That was a big no with that trailer there

[summer valve]

That’s not long

[patent bolt]

For Norway and their old hubs it indeed is long

[lean oracle]

Was it atleast one where y can go same direction to leave or not even that either? Then it def be shit to get back out

[patent bolt]

Yeah could drive around the building the problem was getting the trailer straight to the ramp due to the other trailer being parked there and all

Its this place and that ramp

Like the angles was weird and the parked trailer and all

[lean oracle]

Yeah least cars not there but with the combo you need that space to pull forward to be able to manoeuvre trailer

So now put all truck then back it to trailer n swap it or?

[patent bolt]

Nah its like a 10 minute drive from a hub of ours so i unloaded the truck, hooked it all up again and disconnected the dolly from the trailer and they sent another truck up to hook up only the trailer and unload the rest

[lean oracle]

Oh not bad then

Then y take trailer again or they bringing it back?

[patent bolt]

Yeah obviously im not waiting there for the sake of it

[lean oracle]

Yeah true, just grabbed another empty one at hub?

[patent bolt]

Nope, washed it and parked it

[lean oracle]

Oh nice

Weekend I guess? Or back on own truck

[patent bolt]

Nah into my own truck and have a 24h and then load back north tomorrow

[lean oracle]

Ah okay

You be few week truck then home or weekend even with 24 be home?

[patent bolt]

No clue

[ivory patrol]

Okay

[lean oracle]

that be annoying, not knowing if u are home weekend or not

[patent bolt]

No it is not

[lean oracle]

i mean? i only bring clothes for during the week monday to sat for the time i dont make it back on friday

[fringe sleet]

Services are too busy. Can we ban cars and coaches 😂

[lean oracle]

Just don’t go in rush hour to the gas station

lol

Or they don’t got dedicated fuel stations for just trucks??

[fringe sleet]

They do. I mean the building with food and shops

Busy as

Double deck day

[patent bolt]

I only bring a certain amount of clothes as well, however doesnt change the fact that several gas stations have laundry services as well or we have some hubs that have them or there are even some fish processing plants that have it for drivers so I dont really care. I get home when i get home, i have a good truck (it could ofc be better, but its good enough) and my tablet with me to watch Netflix and whatever so i cant complain

[patent bolt]

Need more red lights in the cabin

Its not enough until it looks like a certain district in The Netherlands

[summer valve]

Need to give your feedback to the driver

[patent bolt]

I just did

[lean oracle]

True got setup too but it’d be nice so u can prep meals for longer time n such

[patent bolt]

Can always buy food in stores or on roadside diners

[summer valve]

I’m not the main driver tho

[lean oracle]

true

[sudden spindle]

Scania T560 sound

[bright river]

guess what im driving now

[fringe sleet]

New truck drive?

I left just as those got delivered 🙁

[unreal horizon]

Heya, just wanna remind you of 2.2. Channel topics should be followed, and I believe this content belongs in #photos . No action will be taken other than content removal, but continuing can result in action being taken.

[fringe sleet]

My lucky-ish day

[bright river]

ugh tj morris warehouses suck to deliver to

do miss my scania tho

not a big fan of the ipad dashboards on the new ones

[fringe sleet]

I work out of them so no idea on that. I love it. Full screen car play is awesome

Would be fantastic to play video on it 😂

I think the DAFs drive better though 😬

[formal minnow]

Possible :)

[fringe sleet]

Shhhhhhh 😂

[hazy sentinel]

just photos but ok my bad didnt

know about that

[fringe sleet]

What were they of?

[regal comet]

what did u post

[uncut vapor]

How ?

[formal minnow]

i believe it was roka solutions

who cracked it

[uncut vapor]

Okay

[formal minnow]

but i think if u wanna watch netflix or whatever driving a tablet is better xD

can put it more in your fov

[fringe sleet]

Completely unrelated but an iPad Pro makes for a great tablet 🤫

[formal minnow]

[lean oracle]

geogusser google map screenshot lol

[patent bolt]

Lacking the adaptive cruise control I see 🧐

[formal minnow]

adaptive cruise sucks tbh

on car its nice id geuss

but on truck your gonna be doin g 60-80-90-40

with pjotr infront of you

[patent bolt]

Youre literally a van driver, your opinion is invalid

[patent bolt]

OnePlus Pad 3 works fine 🫡

[lean oracle]

glad i got adaptive, first truck didnt, now its nice for traffic jams so can be less attentive, people go too slow just overtake

[hazy sentinel]

a wierd russian truck i found

at geo guesser

with some friends

lol

[fringe sleet]

Weird spec those trucks. They’re mass order though so unsurprising

[patent bolt]

Shame

[regal comet]

no acc but the full size smart dash and retarder lol

priorities

[fringe sleet]

I’d definitely rather full size dash over ACC

[lean oracle]

what u like big screen? i like the switches man, got tiny screen for radio thats good nuff

small tablet next to it be onbaord

like for work itself but eh

[summer valve]

Wait, retarder is a rare option? Since when?

[uncut vapor]

I don't like the Scania adaptive cruise control because it is too abrupt and in traffic jams it deactivates below 15 km/h.

[lean oracle]

volvo it stays running

it goes to 0

then it stays "on" and to get moving gain just tap gas n does it

but its slower then to accelerate vs just hitting the gas myself

[jaunty furnace]

I like your choice in drinks. 🙂

Monster Mango 🙂

[patent bolt]

Its the best one

[jaunty furnace]

yes Definitely

[fringe sleet]

I don’t use anything more than loft axle, temperature, interior light and level. I don’t need any of the functions built into the screen and I like the big screen for navigation and car play. The lack of buttons means nothing for me in what I do

[lean oracle]

aint got navigation on the volvo itself, the onboard screen from work system does but i got a seperate gps i can put adr in so it tells me how to drive and where im allowed to and where not vs the other apps on the works tablet aint reliable/ cost money either way

[regal comet]

it’s not rare to only see an engine break

[regal comet]

i don’t have the big screen and i like the buttons besides the screen

[lean oracle]

yep, screens is annoying

in car i use the shit more, as no auto climate n shit like truck nor cruise n shit, but in my car i can control all blind, newer cars afaik is all screen nowadays

[lean oracle]

of to the mainland?

[bright river]

ye la spezia 🇮🇹

[lean oracle]

oh nice n far then

going to france or?

then drive?

seeing u got the truck ruiner stickers on ti

[bright river]

france through frejus down to turin then towards genoa & pisa

[lean oracle]

nice trip man

[bright river]

a good couple of days driving

[lean oracle]

so far furthest work i gone is france up to paris

germany up decent but not far far so

then again only at this company year n half so

[bright river]

we do far we got one truck on route to montenegro

[bright river]

yeah i hate them too

[lean oracle]

i aint got em on mine

non of us get them on

those going trough france got magnets theyll stick on truck and trailer sometimes

n some trailers do have stickers

gotta ask for magnet ones or just order from temu

[formal minnow]

Lmk when netherlands

Ill bring beer

[bright river]

[bright river]

bruh my cargo is for NAVI

[unreal horizon]

Is this keys to a Mercedes truck

[lean oracle]

is it a truck?

[lean oracle]

and?

just drive there whrn u get off the ferry, nows time to relax

[bright river]

not stressing just saying its an unusual customer

[lean oracle]

oh

u got set routes u always take?

its shame with my work nothing to uk or such

or like the old days, heck coworkers used to go to bloody russia to unload a container n drive back

[wicked scaffold]

Yes

[lean oracle]

but now with the eastblok with lower costs n shit, that type of routes and whatnot dont exist

least not for us

maybe soon say boss if we aint got routes or shit to sweden and such

see if they maybe accept some trips like that and let me go on them or such

[formal minnow]

Lmao

Lossr

[lean oracle]

@unreal horizon

[proper elbow]

My favorite trailer

[lean oracle]

Bruh straighten the Talmus

[proper elbow]

No

[lean oracle]

[patent bolt]

Did a 5am start this morning 😬😬

[regal comet]

nor-log

[lean oracle]

Average starting for me between 5/5.30, don’t mean I’m used to it 😂

Woke 5.10, was in truck at like 5.25 😂

[proper elbow]

Brother what the hell

How does one achieve this

[lean oracle]

Lol

[lean oracle]

@bright river didn’t drown?

[bright river]

no im down near dijon now

[lean oracle]

france? sorry for your loss

[proper elbow]

Grill done

Now just the sun visor, roof, side and spoiler

[formal minnow]

Are you just living on 15 hour days and evening beers again?

[proper elbow]

I don't drink

[formal minnow]

Well i saw several beer bottels

[proper elbow]

Getting somewhere

[sinful lake]

Wat year is dis

[formal minnow]

i forgot the dubbel fris was yours

[proper elbow]

I have colleagues

[sinful lake]

Old lady

[proper elbow]

2008

[sinful lake]

Daym

U couldnt even sell it for like 10k euros now

0-0

[proper elbow]

It's a yard truck

For interns and me

[formal minnow]

U trust the interns?

[proper elbow]

Yes

I show them da way

[sinful lake]

Good

[formal minnow]

I tought u said u only trusted them with the fryer

for the snacks

and thats about it

[proper elbow]

It keeps them at work after we finish

[formal minnow]

Slave labour

[proper elbow]

Team bonding and allat

[formal minnow]

as it should be

[formal minnow]

oh or that

are the eastern koleka's still there or nah?

[proper elbow]

Yea

A few

[formal minnow]

Thats good

u gonna take the truck to a show if theres any or na

[proper elbow]

Some people asked last year but nijkamp said no

Maybe with this one he'll say yes

Once he sees it's polished and allat

[formal minnow]

i mean

the amount of extra shit you do basicly as a "warehouse" employee

itd be stupid of him to say no

[proper elbow]

You don't know him

[formal minnow]

Could also just take it

[proper elbow]

I can tell you're just as dumb as before

[formal minnow]

nu uh

[lean oracle]

And the passenger mirror needs to match driver side with the light, guess they broke that or something?

[proper elbow]

The Pablo has a bolt that replaces the original, which is screwed in 3 pins with grooves, but one broke so it won't stay tight

[lean oracle]

Oof that sucks

[lean oracle]

That’s a nice view for the rest stop, where ya at, Austria?

[lost crow]

whys bro casually waiting in the middle of the mountains

i want that too

[formal minnow]

Train?

[lean flume]

Hi everyone, I recently bought a 2023 Freightliner Cascadia and I haul a reefer

[formal minnow]

[bright river]

not again

[lean oracle]

T happen few times a day

[bright river]

nah tunnel

[bright river]

france about 15ks from frejus

[neat hatch]

1/100 on earth Scania R580 "Silver Griffin" Special Edition. One of the best spots I've ever seen.

[sinful lake]

Sheesh

[eager cradle]

Managed to see one too

[floral bolt]

Hello, I'd like to talk to a European truck driver. I'm becoming increasingly interested in the world of trucks and would love to hear real experiences. I currently live in Spain and ideally I'd start here and get all the necessary licenses, but I have some doubts because it seems like a very demanding but also incredible life.

[formal minnow]

very demanding

but if u find the right company that cares and u are able to get proper rests etc good colleagues and what not its an amazing job

where u get to see alot

[floral bolt]

what advices can give me?

and how can i know is my right work?

[formal minnow]

talking to people at companies etc

but that still wont be 100% certain that its a good company or not but it helps

[restive shoal]

depends on the work you do, @lucid birch could have it easier than someone like @summer valve but vica versa is also possible

[patent bolt]

Wait so you're telling me that someone that does deliveries all throughout the day with most likely several stops have it easier than someone driving from point A to B and all they do is driving, maybe put on a new container on the truck and switch trailer but that's about it?

[restive shoal]

idk what natalie does. i know rowan does nothing more than a few macdonalds a day and getting free food and drinks

[lucid birch]

I said i was never gonna talk in this channel due to changes but.

[lucid birch]

this is stupid

"Rowan does nothing more than a few macdonalds a day and getting free food and drinks"

So delivering 40-60 containers to 4-8 adresses

and unloading them is doing "nothing"

i bet if u go with me for a day ur sweating at the first customer.

with roads being bumpy and truck leaning to the left and containers rolling away.

🤡

and containers being 500kg

[patent bolt]

Not trying to undermine you here now tho, but to be fair 4 stops throughtout an entire day actually isn't that many. One would think since you work in the Netherlands the stops would be placed closer to each other and thus you'd be able to do more stops in a day

[lucid birch]

If i have 4 stops its mostly 4 big locations 60containers. Unloading 15-25 containers per adress.

Then im back at the company and i reload the truck for the "Evening" driver

also another 60 containers.

McDonalds work isn't something everyone can do. U need to be able to handle containers that weight much.

[bright river]

i agree with rowan cages are dumb

[lucid birch]

and able to pull a container over a edge.

[formal minnow]

rowan is fast

but it still takes a good bit to unload

[patent bolt]

Yeah but what causes it to take so long tho? Cuz I've loaded and unloaded dairy containers several times and they're heavy as well and we load an entire truck in about 30-45 minutes can be even faster if we get some help obviously

And that's a semi so it'll fit 110 containers

[formal minnow]

can only do so many containers on the lift at once

gotta move it to the store

[lucid birch]

unloading about 5-15 containers take 15-30min

[formal minnow]

if hes nice bring them even inside

vs at the doorstep

[patent bolt]

Why is the van driver answering for someone else.

[lucid birch]

he drives a tram

not a van

https://tenor.com/bmOZr.gif

[patent bolt]

Dunno what's worse

[lucid birch]

small delivery

[patent bolt]

Should be glad you don't get snow cuz those wheels vs snow would be a no no

[formal minnow]

To be fair any delivery is ass with snow

if your using pallet jack

or cages

[lucid birch]

When we got snow start of this year

[lucid birch]

i had this exact adress with 25containers

i was there for 1.5hours

[formal minnow]

not long for the conditions tbf

im geussing nothing was cleaned

[floral bolt]

To begin with, I don't even have a driver's license, but I'd like to drive small or large trailers. My fear is that it might not be for me and that I'd spend too much, but it really appeals to me. All the information seems interesting.

[lucid birch]

Tip just mail a trucking company close to you.

And see if you can do a ridealong day

and tell them you might be interested

[formal minnow]

Make sure to inform if theyd be interested in paying for your license etc aswell

[restive shoal]

still depends on the work you want to do, want stable hours and not much variation do what rowan does, want something different everyday look for companies with different types of trailers

[formal minnow]

incase you like that company

[lucid birch]

here aswell loading 54 containers of KFC freezer products

[floral bolt]

The thing is, as I said: I need to get my driver's license and everything, and on average I think it was around all 3k/5k$. I had thought about starting to get my driver's license this summer.

[formal minnow]

Do you have your car license already?

[bright river]

do long distance if your still single

[floral bolt]

sadly no for now

[formal minnow]

get that first before u even go to companies

[lucid birch]

or work different shifts

more money

[formal minnow]

just dont get a gf

more money

[bright river]

i have lots of money

[formal minnow]

Sharing is caring

ive not got enough 😂

[bright river]

when i come nl i get u beer ok

[formal minnow]

[summer valve]

My work very hard yes

[patent bolt]

Literally picked the 2 best ones to compare

[floral bolt]

Is there anything I should think about or reflect on before starting, even before getting my license? I was also thinking of getting the Logitech steering wheel to have something to do in the meantime.

[patent bolt]

Btw Rowan, you told me your thingies was heavy. These pallets were 1.2 tons per pallet roughly 😛

[formal minnow]

Why not use the loadbars vs the strap?

[patent bolt]

What are you talking about?

[formal minnow]

the ones on the roof

or are those only to double stack stuff

[patent bolt]

You mean the ones made to hold goods up and not on the front or back of them

[formal minnow]

Well yes i half answered myself with an question there

as im not aware with these setups as i never ran frigo or double stacked stuff with bars

[summer valve]

We got one shift where half of it is just waiting to get unloaded/loaded

[lucid birch]

[patent bolt]

Well yeah they can sometimes be used to secure stuff but they aren't really built for that, they're made to hold pallets ontop of them

[formal minnow]

Right

fair enough

and i geuss theres no actual load restraint bars because theyll just get taken

[lucid birch]

Are you also able to setup 2 different temps in the trailer?

[summer valve]

At best, I finished 3 different movies on that shift once

[patent bolt]

Bad example but only picture I got where you can see them with pallets on like that

[formal minnow]

nah thats a good example

clearly shows it

[patent bolt]

Indeed we are, we usually carry walls with us inside the trailers but to be fair since the Norwegian "Posten" (Mail company) use our trailers we have a LOT of them nowadays where they go missing

[lucid birch]

we also use those walls

behind the blue wall its -22

and infront its 2

[patent bolt]

But I don't usually need that on the trips and routes I drive as most of the loads I load a fulload at a customer with the same temp throughout

Yeah dude I HATE those blue walls

[lucid birch]

they are amazing for us

we open them halfway and we have room to grab a container

[patent bolt]

Like I prefer the glassfiber ones that are split into 3 sections

[floral bolt]

Is there anything I should know even before I start even getting my driver's license? Would you also recommend buying a steering wheel from Eurotruck and trying it out?

[formal minnow]

it doesnt really compare but

[summer valve]

Tireshop forgot to tighten one nut down

[lucid birch]

we always do it like this

we take the right row at as its for the customer

then we move the middle lane sideways

we open the blue wall

[patent bolt]

Ah that's smart tho

[lucid birch]

we take the freezer container out

and then we move everything 1 row to the right

and empty containers go in the left row

[lucid birch]

ah its fine

[patent bolt]

Isn't it your job to like go over them and with the wheel nut tool in your truck after a certain distance of driving tho?

Cuz we always have to do that here

[summer valve]

Yeah. If one tire leaves the chat, luckiky the truck has 9 more left

[summer valve]

Yes. That’s what I did

[patent bolt]

I did it so much on my truck that I was sweating like crazy and had blisters on my hand afterwards

[formal minnow]

Where u just gripping the tool so hard

trying to tighten them extra?

[patent bolt]

Yeah and horrible gloves

[lucid birch]

u clearly never checked wheel nuts

[formal minnow]

never did it

only do it on my own car once a while

If they get loose itll be noticeable anyways

[lucid birch]

u also didnt check fuel levels on a van

and got stranded without fuel

[formal minnow]

I did

[patent bolt]

Car is nothing compared to a truck where you have I dunno if its 8 or 10 nuts per wheel

[formal minnow]

it just wasnt accurate

[formal minnow]

Ofcourse

but just looking at em when u walk around will tell you if they're loose or not usually

[restive shoal]

most of the time 10 and at 700NM

[summer valve]

I just hop on the tool hoping that it tightens it enough

[formal minnow]

"10 ugga dugga's should do it"

[patent bolt]

Yeah I am too tall and too afraid of heights to do that so I either lean over it pressing it downwards just to be sure that if I do slip it'll knock all my teeth out. Or I do aim it straight up and then stand behind it pulling it so that if I do lose the grip or slip there I'll fall on my back and hurt that even more

[formal minnow]

That sounds like a win for employement injury compensation

ive messed up my arm in october and never went to doctor when it kept hurting and since left that company

[formal minnow]

so cant get them to pay anymore if i do go to doctor

[lucid birch]

translation: "what is this shit. already done 5. 5 more to go."

[formal minnow]

atleast you were in the shade on one side

[lucid birch]

[lean oracle]

Looks fine from over here

[lean oracle]

Here the mechanic just gives it good ugga duggas and that’s that

[patent bolt]

It doesn't matter how much the mechanic might tighten them, you should still go over them after driving for a bit in trucks and cars

[lean oracle]

Yes, but we 1 have every 3 months tire company come out check all, but mostly, we got covers over the nuts so can’t even see the nut itself and those things can’t move so couldn’t even really tell if one would be loose

But walk around truck each morning do visual check

[feral bison]

training a driver and so far it's going great

[lean oracle]

bruh back to that shit truck thats from the company u contractiing for?

also why u training drivers that aint work for u directly?

[feral bison]

Extra money

[lean oracle]

bruh even the guardrails are build like the houses, out of toothpicks and some nails xd

[lean oracle]

yeah but back on that shit truck vs your own

or driving with your own and the guy followed in that?

[feral bison]

my gold truck is currently waiting for a windshield

and that's a 2 month wait

my other truck is basically paying for it's self

[formal minnow]

U can atill drive with a broken windshield depending on how much u broke it

[feral bison]

top to bottom

[formal minnow]

Crack?

[feral bison]

yep

[patent bolt]

Looks like a normal guardrail to me, if that looks weird to you then you possibly cant have been much abroad.

[lean oracle]

I’ve seen em with wood but it was actual like trees that got debarked that’s it, not out of some cut boards

[patent bolt]

We have wooden pillars in ours here too.

[lean oracle]

2? Tf

[gilded panther]

Where is that

[patent bolt]

Haukelifjell

Not my picture tho, it was mainly to show the pillars of the guardrail

[lean oracle]

Bro hit that early as heck tough and not noticed if he just ripped it all out

But I guess that is more a stay on the road guidance cuz clearly it rips out easily? Don’t think something going fast will be stopped much by it

[jovial heath]

yeah but it is on the inside corner with main focus on deflection

[feral bison]

it's a Volvo windshield 🤷‍♂️

[rapid warren]

I love this truck honestly. It drives really well tbh.

[lean oracle]

Does not even one dealer in country have spare windows tf?

They gotta go dig up the sand to make the glass first if it gonna take 2 months?

[cobalt onyx]

So they felt comfortable enough to put you in a volvo?

[rapid warren]

Well, that's not my permanent truck though. I get a MAN tho... but the tour I'm learning on requires an electric truck

I get a different tour with no such requirement

[feral bison]

a couple dealers have it but the dealer near me doesn't have one

[patent bolt]

Who wouldn't be comfortable putting someone in a Volvo? It's the Fiat Multipla of trucks

[lean oracle]

And it can’t be shipped from another within a week?

[feral bison]

🤷‍♂️

it's an annoying wait for sure but I'm not complaining

[neat hatch]

GUYS IVE JUST HEARD THE MOST GORGEOUS FLAT PIPE ON A SCANIA IVE EVER HEARD

WHAT. A. SOUND.

Also got to sit in a mint 660s

WHAT IS MY LUCK OH MY GOD IM ECSTATIC RN

QUITE LITERALLY JUMPING WITH JOY

BOTH STRAIGHT PIPED TOO🤌🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🔥

JAHDNFBDJAISJBDBFDJ

[formal minnow]

How much tism do you have

jezus christ

this channels being turned to shit

[neat hatch]

More than requested

[eager cradle]

Northern ireland

North of ireland

[lean oracle]

@unreal horizon COME ONE

[unreal horizon]

Dude I'm gonna mute you

[lean oracle]

[formal minnow]

new roofbar?

[neat hatch]

I prefer ROI

[fleet basin]

”New” truck

[formal minnow]

ah

those beacons look odd

[fleet basin]

Miniature 200l oil barrels in old neste colors

[eager cradle]

Fair play bro, uk is keeping us hostage

Independence soon hopefully

[neat hatch]

Nahhh

If NI became the ROI there'd be a huuuge civil war with the people that wanna stay british

[eager cradle]

Scotland will get it soon hopefully

[eager cradle]

Yeah true but I mean they can just move because no need to have a small chunk of land that isn’t even in the island of Britain

Uk is seriously holding some countries back from their full potential

[patent bolt]

Straight into the unknown

[daring sail]

That’s crazy

Spooky stuff

But it looks very cool

[sinful lake]

That aint real

[patent bolt]

Well if you say so

[sinful lake]

clear ai g

[neat hatch]

Idk, they got the interior very well and Google maps very well too.