#irl-trucking

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queen brook
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Thats an normal dolly trailer

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Or close atleast

thick cedar
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Well it's atleast a bigger one than we usually have here

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We call it Gigaliner

patent bolt
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The worst part about the one you drove Beni is that the hook is so far in under it so the dolly itself has a really long drawbar

queen brook
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Thats not long

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?!?

thick cedar
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It is long here

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We usually only have just a normal trailer

queen brook
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mine is like 2,50 meters iirc

thick cedar
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2,5 meter in length?

queen brook
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yes

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swedes use huge drawbars

thick cedar
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what

queen brook
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closer to like 3 meters damnit

thick cedar
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Well i mean like i never driven something like this

patent bolt
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No no Jรถlli

paper bear
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beni, i dont think your drawbar will be far off 2.5m

patent bolt
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That's for dirt and asphalt hauling

thick cedar
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I just know it was 25.25 mether total lengrh

paper bear
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yeah, but your draw bar reaches under your tail

thick cedar
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Yes

patent bolt
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For normal box trailers we tend to use shorter ones where the VBG hook is basically mounted as far back as it gets

queen brook
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goddamn swedish imports

patent bolt
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Yeah for you cassette nubs

thick cedar
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๐Ÿ˜‚

patent bolt
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But as said box trucks you ain't gonna see any in Sweden that has that long of a drawbar

queen brook
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Our 6 axle has an even longer drawbar than mine has

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it was extended because it was next to impossible to reverse with a short one

thick cedar
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Well next week i'm gonna drive this kind

queen brook
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oh dear

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oh no

paper bear
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what jolli? ๐Ÿ˜„

thick cedar
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I don't want to

queen brook
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listen, an 3 axle trailer was an pain in the ass

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i cant imagine an 2 axle

thick cedar
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I prob need a couple of tries reversing

patent bolt
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Aye I drove a trailer like that once

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a proper nightmare to reverse....

thick cedar
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Well

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If i see my father reverse this damn thing it looks so easy

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But today i tried to

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Damn

patent bolt
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But looky this nub Jรถlli

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A bad example pic ikr, but well the VBG hook is mounted about where the rear lights of the truck is

paper bear
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handy

queen brook
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Apparently a nightmare to reverse too

thick cedar
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Damn that would cost much more toll here

ocean jolt
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imagine missing the freaking ferry bcs some cops decided it wasn't your lucky day

queen brook
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na they let you go

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atleast what ive heard

ocean jolt
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oh, so not so dick-ish

queen brook
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But for sure, there are those kinds of cops too but not here really

ocean jolt
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bcs the ferry i took to go to ireland is like 14hour one way, so you have to wait 3 days for the next one

queen brook
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bruh

paper bear
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they arent police, thats the dvsa. the people who inspect the vehicle and your logs

ocean jolt
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green and yellow yeah, not cops

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oh no, it's gray

paper bear
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theyre worse than cops

ocean jolt
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tbf if they aren't being dicks, they could follow you to the ferry and do the inspection in the queue

paper bear
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thats if they are...

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which they probably will if yo do that ๐Ÿ˜„ but they cant actually pull you over. they can only request

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however if theres a police car near by, then youve messed up

ocean jolt
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oh so you could just keep going and say "oh sorry, you were in my blindspot" type of bs

paper bear
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well, they have to be infront of you, thats how they probably got away with it ๐Ÿ˜„

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didnt let him in haha

ocean jolt
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and remember kids, don't pull in front of a truck without respecting his safety stopping distance

patent bolt
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Yeah same here we have SVV which controls vehicles and they can like request you to stop and you're obliged to comply with it and any signs they have up and if you drive past it they can however chose to call the popo to get them to chase after you

thick cedar
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We have BAG here

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They are the ones who check EVERYTHING

stable lynx
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Y'all dont have enough axles still. 11 axles for our fuel trucks, and that is 1 trailer

ocean jolt
thick cedar
paper bear
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and ours still take more weight with less axles LUL

paper bear
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Speaking of bridges

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This is what happens when 170t goes over a bridge it shouldn't

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China

formal minnow
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or

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thats just poor bridge quality

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im sure it shouldnt just snap off the whole bridge would it?

thick cedar
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It's China Kappa

formal minnow
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yea xD

thick cedar
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It's a Chinese bridge
It was built to look like a Scandinavian bridge but much cheaper

formal minnow
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it looks like the top part isnt even positioned partly over the supports

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like they do basicly everywhere but china

thick cedar
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Prob out of rice

thick cedar
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They ran out of Ramen ๐Ÿ˜‚

formal minnow
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xd

candid solstice
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I saw the video of that bridge collapse and well... it's disturbing, don't recommend watching it at all

paper bear
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i love that kinda stuff. now i really want to watch it ๐Ÿ˜„

queen brook
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I didn't see that as disturbing

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ยฏ_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

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"The truck was loaded with 187 tons, while the maximum allowed load is 65 tons. When the truck drove over the pass, resonance occurred due to the overload, causing the overpass to collapse." But this tho, what an wise man

paper bear
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tragic

thick cedar
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Low life haHAA

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๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘Œ

patent bolt
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It's low life you're right cuz it's in a Volvo I don't think you can go much lower in the life chain ๐Ÿ˜›

thick cedar
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Don't know. Probably not :D

patent bolt
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This here is sooooo nice ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸคŸ

paper bear
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does it show a fleet number in the top left? i take it if someone has that they can also control it?

patent bolt
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I dunno if it's a fleet number or what it is but it shows a number there yes and also the number plate of the truck in question and mine ends with 232

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I can control the heater on 5 of our other trucks from here too

paper bear
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ah, thats what i was curious about, if there was just a number you used to log in or something

patent bolt
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Nah you need a login and proper credentials to access it

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Like you get assigned an account by your company and then they can ofc limit what you can see and access and all that. You get to set your own PW tho but dang the PW requirements for this was insane. Had to be like 12 characters minimum and contain 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 number etc

paper bear
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so you cant just log into a different truck if you spied its number?

patent bolt
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Nah

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As said you have your personal account which is then in turn tied to your company and all that

paper bear
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disappointing. i had great plans for our 2 650s when they arrive

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๐Ÿ˜„

patent bolt
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Well you could still control them depending on what vehicles your company lets you control

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Like I can control my heater in this app and the heater of 5 other of our trucks incl the twin truck of mine and then some other trucks that are further north

paper bear
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and they can all control yours too i take it

patent bolt
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Well I actually think I'm the first one out of the office that gets access to this app

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The rest doesn't seem to be aware that it's available or too old to even care

paper bear
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wake them up in the middle of the night, absolutely boiling

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still think its pretty cool you can control an aspect of a truck from your phone. dont know if any other manufacturers have done it yet

patent bolt
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Yeah it's really nice since ours have the cooling unit connected too so now in the winter I can heat it up before I walk to it so I got a warm and cozy truck while in the summer I can cool it down before I get to it

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It's really cool that you're able to control such a thing through just your phone

patent bolt
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Preheated and all warm and cozy ๐Ÿ™

thick cedar
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I start Tuesday next week FeelsGoodMan

patent bolt
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Lucky you

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I decided that I'm gonna take a week vacation when RDR2 releases ๐Ÿคฃ

formal minnow
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Lol

patent bolt
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Think I'll throw up a bit pepevomit

thick cedar
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But why. I don't really have much bad to say about the Volvo

paper bear
thick cedar
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Well... Enough for me

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I don't need ny truck to go under the earth

patent bolt
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I dislike Volvo so much that I've told my boss that if he gives me one I'll rather quit

thick cedar
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๐Ÿคท

patent bolt
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I told my boss once that it was good of him to put me in a Volvo for 2 weeks cuz it makes you appreciate how good you have it in Scania even more when you get back to it. Topkek

formal minnow
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Lol

vagrant cosmos
formal minnow
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Koleka mAgnet

thick cedar
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Koleka no vmax koleka haHAA

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Just the everyday business in europe

formal minnow
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lmao

thick cedar
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Wew
My fifth wheel won't lock around my kingpin

heady sentinel
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i read this out of context for some reason lol

stable lynx
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I just put in my 2 week noticepartyblobpeak

thick cedar
patent bolt
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@vagrant cosmos on Tortenรฅsen? wondering

vagrant cosmos
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wut?

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no, i am home sleeping, was hauling asphalt from kasfjord all night vvShrug

patent bolt
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Oh dang thought I saw your red Volvo

vagrant cosmos
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xD

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i am usually never far away from vesterรฅlen vvShrug

patent bolt
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Understandable

queen brook
paper bear
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is it just me, or does that tipper body look crooked against the cab? at a fair angle

vagrant cosmos
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niet problem, normal katastrof

thick cedar
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koleka if it drives it drives

patent bolt
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It's Jรถlli that drives it, did you even expect something else? Topkek

thick cedar
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I've been off work for the past week. Needed to decompress after three months of almost no days off

paper bear
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i had my first week off after 7 months the other week. Time flies when youre enjoying yourself

patent bolt
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Aye longing for my week off when RDR2 releases

thick cedar
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I have 3 weeks off in 1,5 mths poggerspls

paper bear
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Oh yeah, it's took so long I forgot rd2 was coming to pc

candid solstice
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still don't get to drive the big boy truck do you? ๐Ÿ˜

thick cedar
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That rigid flatbed Scania is ๐Ÿ‘Œ

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Is it 8x8 or just 8x4*4?

paper bear
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I mve already driven it blobsmirk
Nothing special

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It's an 8x2

thick cedar
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Oh wow

paper bear
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With a tag

thick cedar
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Is it better for fuel for it to be an 8x2...?

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I still don't understand why nobody has anything x4 there

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We basically only have 4x2 here

paper bear
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The daf is a 6x4, the new one.

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But it's a 8x2 for manoeuvrability and weight

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Twin tyres reduce payload.

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And no need

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Plus, 6x2 is plated for 80t, so 176,000lbs. Enough for a lot of things

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Moh, this is the one day I got on the 730 ๐Ÿ˜‚

thick cedar
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Ermmmmmm

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Yeah

paper bear
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agooglethumbsup fine

thick cedar
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This seems right

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Nice wheel chocking

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My favorite is when one of our guys puts one wheel chock between the set of tandems and butts it up against the front tandem so the trailer will roll like two feet before running over the chock

ocean jolt
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he wants to see it ramp up the chocks and do a jump GWjiangoPepeGenius

thick cedar
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I've jumped over chocks like that with an empty trailer before
It's hilarious

royal gull
queen brook
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surface is a bit unlevel

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so indeed it does look like that

patent bolt
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Nobody?

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I have a 6x4.

candid solstice
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They let you sit in the 730 by yourself? Woah

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pretty sure they'd need a supervisor for you ๐Ÿ˜„

paper bear
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wheres this all coming from? ๐Ÿ˜„

candid solstice
timber timber
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6x4 or 6x2 Taglift for an All Arounder, boys? Your thoughts?

paper bear
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taglift,

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saves on tyre wear

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less weight for more payload

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easier to manoeuvre in tight bits

mellow nimbus
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@royal gull quick question, sorry for the ping, but do you know where to get foglights like that?

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been looking for ages

mellow nimbus
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tysm ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

vagrant cosmos
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Ffs, i hate car alarms.. KL1Sad

paper bear
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youre allowed to stay in the truck?!?

vagrant cosmos
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Yes

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Worst come to worse i'll just swim out vvShrug

paper bear
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damn, here we arent allowed to stay, incase it did start sinking and say you didnt wake up or something

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until its too late

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and also getting to a life boat will take much longer.

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so we always have to leave the truck

royal gull
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@mellow nimbus Yoo. I bought that for my Dad in Germany in Hof (Berg) (A Big Parkijng Spot for real life Truckers)

mellow nimbus
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Ah alright

patent bolt
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That depends on the ferry here

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The open ones we're allowed to stay in the cabins in, but obviously the closed ones we need to get out and into the common peasant area of the ferry

patent bolt
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Wide rider ๐Ÿคฃ

formal minnow
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wtf egg_joy

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spare trailer tire on a truck?

patent bolt
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Looks like it yeah

patent bolt
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White crap is back ๐Ÿคฎ

formal minnow
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surprised he didnt swap it with the rear lift axle then

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then he can kinda steer and just keep that up

patent bolt
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True

patent bolt
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Theyve changed the kit so I have no clue of how to do this now

paper bear
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wtf is going on here? think

patent bolt
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?

paper bear
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looks like a weird way to torque wheel nuts ๐Ÿ˜„

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i get its designed to not put downwards force on the nuts but...

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never seen anything like that

thick cedar
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We have like an air thingy

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Smth like this

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I missed this.

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Took this photo last night.

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A few miles up, at Monument Hill in Wyoming, it was so slippery I was basically going up the hill at an angle. Once I got near the top I spotted a freshly jackknifed truck in the snowbank. Didn't get a picture of that unfortunately

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I did stop and walk back to the truck to see if they were okay, which they were thankfully

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The cab had actually been partially detached from the chassis and the trailer broke free of the fifth wheel. They had some speed about them

paper bear
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Beni, thats more for workshops, what Noxxi showed was the 'On the go' torque bar, ive just never seen one have the extra bracket on. Just looked weird at first sight

thick cedar
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Yes of course. Never saw smth like that too

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We usually don't torque wheels

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O.o?!

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I think we're not even allowed

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What the...?
wOT

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Why not?

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We drop off our trucks when we come home and the mechanics usually look if the trucks are fine

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And if not you'll get notified and get another truck with the number and keys sent to you

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If something happens when you're driving they come to you

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Which usually takes long....Good for you...You get payed for doing nothing then

patent bolt
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Yeah I have no clue how to work it

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I mean not being able to put any force on it and I need to tighten the nuts as I've switched tyres recently

thick cedar
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Ohhh gotcha

paper bear
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it didnt come with studded?

patent bolt
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Nah studless so I got them studded thus weekend and swapped all 6 on the trailer for Nokian Hakka

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Talk about me being BaconSweat after going over all 12 wheels

paper bear
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๐Ÿ˜„ fridge drivers.... ๐Ÿ˜›

patent bolt
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And proud of it ๐ŸคŸ

thick cedar
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Hell yeah

queen brook
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12...

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18 and didnt even drop one ๐Ÿ˜Ž

patent bolt
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drop one? what didn't you drop?

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The soap in the shower?

thick cedar
thick cedar
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More to come thought I'll share

formal minnow
thick cedar
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Oh right didn't see that on mobile lemme fix

formal minnow
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๐Ÿ˜…

thick cedar
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Got to sweep this bad boy out night before last. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Good lord I hate that part of my job.

thick cedar
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I think I'm good for another month or so. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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There's a ton of food in there you can't see

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All non perishable

thick cedar
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I only have water in my fridge. I go to a restaurant with my colleagues everyday ๐Ÿ˜‚

thick cedar
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I generally go and eat by myself at places but if I get trapped on I-80 in the winter for a few days I want to be prepared~

serene wedge
thick cedar
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Oooh pretty

serene wedge
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The truck is only dirty since its raining and dont wanna waste the money to wash it when it be dirty in 10 mins again

thick cedar
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Yeah. Weather is going down here too

patent bolt
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We barely have any places to stop and eat at here and those we have generally serve fast food or are really expensive. I mean I just want some proper food

thick cedar
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We basically have an Autobahn Restaurant every 50 km

patent bolt
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And do you have to bunk up a lot in your trucks in America? I mean I don't know about others but I don't generally bunk up a lot as if I want some food or drinks I just stop at a grocery store along the way

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Aye Beni that I know, been in Germany before ๐Ÿ˜

thick cedar
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๐Ÿ˜‚

stable lynx
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In America, the truck becomes our house basically, we live and work in the truck.

thick cedar
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I do that too but i usually only drive Sunday-Friday and on the weekend i'm home

stable lynx
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I was out for 3 weeks at a time, but i am in between jobs ATM

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I will see what i get at my next job

patent bolt
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Well but yeah I understand that but can't you just pull into a grocery store to buy food when you need food?

thick cedar
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Yeah...You live in America there's like a 24/7 every 1km haHAA

stable lynx
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Not really, most stores won't allow a truck to park in their lot due to our size

thick cedar
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Same but i just park at the side of the road

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All good

stable lynx
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We cant do that

thick cedar
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Well...Technically we can't do either

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But......

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Who cares

patent bolt
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That's a shame really how some of you truckers gets treated over there cuz I mean where in the world would that store be if you lot didn't bring their goods to them

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I understand that they might not want a whole gang of you to be parked up in there for the night or so but you should at least be allowed to get in and do some shopping

patent bolt
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650 6x4 doing what it's built for climbing hills ๐Ÿ˜Ž

formal minnow
thick cedar
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@patent bolt I usually stay on the road for two months at a time.

patent bolt
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Ah I see, but so your grocery shopping then is basically limited to what you can bunk up or get a hold of at a gas station?

stable lynx
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Truck stop more like

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Massive parking lots with a tiny building

patent bolt
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Aye but to be fair your gas stations ive heard are massive compared to ours with a wide selection of stuff

formal minnow
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ofcourse have u seen some of their drivers?

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they need a whole trucksize of room to get out

stable lynx
clear ore
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How long do u guys drive a day

patent bolt
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And that's how it's done ๐Ÿ˜Ž

paper bear
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Don't have the patience for that...

vagrant cosmos
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slippery yet?

formal minnow
clear ore
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How long you all drive a day

queen brook
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a lot

thick cedar
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too much lol

clear ore
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Like?

thick cedar
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On a normal week i work 14-15 hours/day

paper bear
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Max 10 hours.

clear ore
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God damn

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Hope u getting played good

thick cedar
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But the last weeks i only drive 5 hours

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Ye. My wage is quite good

clear ore
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Paid*

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I see

thick cedar
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Definetly over the average here

clear ore
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Is it manual or automatic truck

thick cedar
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of course auto

clear ore
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Oh lmao

queen brook
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10 hours max

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twice a week

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๐Ÿ˜‰

clear ore
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I dont actually drive as truck yet im just looking for possible career options

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๐Ÿ˜”

stable lynx
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I personally do 8-11 hours a day driving with up to 14 hours on duty

clear ore
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Do you buy a truck or does the company give you 1

thick cedar
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I work for a company

clear ore
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So they give u a truck

thick cedar
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Of course

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I get a new truck every 4 years

clear ore
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That's cool

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Do the trucks come with like a rear view camera

thick cedar
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No

clear ore
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Oof

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I can never park the trucks in euro truck sim

vagrant cosmos
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i feel it easier to park irl then euro truck tbh

thick cedar
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It's so easy in ets

clear ore
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What is the technique

thick cedar
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Have a wheel

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And experience i guess

vagrant cosmos
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exp is the key word

thick cedar
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irl i learned reversing cuz i tried thousands of times

vagrant cosmos
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the more you do it, the easier it gets

clear ore
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I have the wheel

thick cedar
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The first time i reversed succesfully was when i was 14

stable lynx
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Never just assume you are clear either

thick cedar
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I was the proudest dude alive lmao

clear ore
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U driving trucks since 14

vagrant cosmos
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if you are unsure, do a walkaround

stable lynx
thick cedar
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my father let me reverse his truck everytime we were at an undloading or loading zone lol

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I have like a beeper in my truck

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Usually gets the ppls attention

stable lynx
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So many wrecks occurred because someone got lazy or complicit

vagrant cosmos
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still someone might be wearing headphones, so better safe then sorry vvShrug

thick cedar
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I once had this guy refusing to move when i reversed. I was so angry i just shouted his arse off lmfao

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Why would you refuse to get away from a reversing truck?

formal minnow
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just hit em

thick cedar
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What's the problem like....

formal minnow
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ull have a scratch

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theyll have no hood

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๐Ÿ˜‚

thick cedar
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No he was standing

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Behind my truck

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Refusing to go away

vagrant cosmos
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also, don't make it a habit of using your phone while driving vvShrug

thick cedar
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Never

stable lynx
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We can run over a car if they are parked in a place where there is no possible way you will get around, provided you looked for the owner, and the police are on scene.

formal minnow
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only when doing a burnout @vagrant cosmos

clear ore
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How could u use your phone when driving

formal minnow
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by holding it?

clear ore
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That's difficult

vagrant cosmos
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it's so easy to just pick it up, it's stupid :/

clear ore
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Unless u got some tesla trucks

formal minnow
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hmm

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well

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@stable lynx just grab a forklift

thick cedar
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Tesla sucks btw

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But it's easy

formal minnow
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and pick up their car and park it where they cant get it out xD

thick cedar
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I see polish truckers have the daily news and driving on highway lol

formal minnow
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thats what they did at the industrial area i worked in a warehouse

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i seen em with tvs

stable lynx
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I like chushing them though

formal minnow
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covering the whole right side

clear ore
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If u have a accident does your company pay for the stuffs @thick cedar

thick cedar
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They have their tv on, brewing coffe making calls

formal minnow
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xd

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tbh

thick cedar
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Insurance existe @clear ore

formal minnow
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most truckers brew their coffee while driving

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not like they gonna stop xD

clear ore
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U lay the insurance or the work does

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Pay*

thick cedar
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The work of course

formal minnow
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his work does ofcourse

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unless its his own truck

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wich it aint

thick cedar
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Of course i brew coffe in my truck not a problem

formal minnow
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yes

clear ore
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They pay for everything

formal minnow
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not fines

clear ore
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๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜”

thick cedar
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Never had a fine

formal minnow
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uh

thick cedar
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And that's good lol

formal minnow
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speeding

thick cedar
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Not in my truck

formal minnow
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its still a fine

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xD

thick cedar
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Yes but not in my truck

formal minnow
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ofcourse

thick cedar
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my car is another story Keepo

formal minnow
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but u cant say i never had a fine

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xD

clear ore
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Speeding in America crazy

thick cedar
#

Lol easy here

formal minnow
#

hmm

thick cedar
#

Autobahn

formal minnow
#

xd

#

koleka no vmax

thick cedar
#

yes koleka

clear ore
#

We dont got a autobahn

formal minnow
#

u dont need one to go 300

#

xd

clear ore
#

U gotta could go around 80mph

#

But risk a fine

formal minnow
#

only 80?

clear ore
#

The limit is like 70

formal minnow
#

i drive waaay faster in 80kmh zones

thick cedar
#

miles u dum dum

#

He's amerifat

clear ore
#

๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜”

#

That was mean

thick cedar
#

I know

clear ore
#

๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜”

formal minnow
#

i can do 80+ in diabetus

#

wait

thick cedar
#

Yes you can do 80 on diabetes rd

formal minnow
#

xD

clear ore
#

Where are your beds in the truck

formal minnow
#

in the engine bay

#

we fold the cab forward

#

and place a tent underneith the cab

#

๐Ÿ˜‚

vagrant cosmos
thick cedar
#

Yup

#

I live on the roof of my truck

#

Usually put a tent up

formal minnow
#

well

thick cedar
#

All good

formal minnow
#

true kolekas open the hood

#

and sleep under there

#

and have partys with other kolekas and bbq

thick cedar
#

All the kolekas here open hood and do the laundry

formal minnow
#

in 48 hour stops

thick cedar
#

Yes

#

And drive drunk

#

Very nais

formal minnow
#

theyre just high functioning alcoholics tbh

vagrant cosmos
#

wait! you guys don't sleep with your cargo?

thick cedar
formal minnow
#

if u see how some of them drive that perfect when they get stopped with 6 times the limit

#

compared to some normal europeans who drank 2 beer Xd

thick cedar
#

I like it to be seeing the sky apple

formal minnow
#

i sleep inside the cargo

#

i am cargo

thick cedar
#

Nice

#

YOu in me truck

#

?

clear ore
#

Man I just said I live in America and now u guys all sarcastic

#

๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜”

formal minnow
#

xD

vagrant cosmos
#

xD

formal minnow
#

sorry were just bored

#

i think im gonna start looking to drive on the minitrucks

vagrant cosmos
#

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด

formal minnow
#

basicly koleka van

vagrant cosmos
#

:3

formal minnow
#

and hopefully some day a truck

thick cedar
#

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

#

where all the kolekas are

formal minnow
#

eeh

#

maasvlakte

#

tons of em

#

got to love the ones who run containers and forget to unhook them so u just slowly see their trailer get lifted up 5 meters

clear ore
#

I'll come back when guys are chill

thick cedar
#

I'm chill

formal minnow
vagrant cosmos
formal minnow
#

i still dont now if apple is a guy or girl

#

with those emojis

vagrant cosmos
thick cedar
vagrant cosmos
thick cedar
#

He's both

vagrant cosmos
#

this is the one i drive :3

clear ore
#

U guys were being mean

#

๐Ÿ˜ข

formal minnow
#

thats a nice truck

thick cedar
#

The one i drive right now

formal minnow
#

ew

#

man

#

big rigid tho HYPERPOG

vagrant cosmos
#

Man is nice! Imo!

thick cedar
#

Man is so comfy

formal minnow
#

it looks like u got alot of space behind the cab tho

thick cedar
#

It has so much space

#

Way more space than my volov

#

volov haHAA

formal minnow
vagrant cosmos
#

i drove a man Hooklift for 7 months, best truck so far vvShrug

thick cedar
#

The one i drove last week troll

vagrant cosmos
#

volvo is nowhere near as comfy to live in :/

#

imo

thick cedar
#

We have the comfortable edit

#

Idk how to call it

formal minnow
#

beni

thick cedar
#

The bed is nice

formal minnow
#

do u ever drive netherlands

thick cedar
#

maybe next year

clear ore
formal minnow
#

no

thick cedar
#

Disgustang

formal minnow
#

that stuff dont fit

thick cedar
formal minnow
#

even teh scania t's with 4 axles in europe are smaller then that

thick cedar
#

And that's my one

clear ore
#

What u mean it dont fit

formal minnow
#

well

#

sec

thick cedar
#

Bulky

formal minnow
#

with an trailer that doesnt steer

#

and then turn at the end of the street

vagrant cosmos
formal minnow
thick cedar
#

try to fit to american trucks here

#

two*

clear ore
#

Trailers steer?

thick cedar
#

Some do yes

formal minnow
#

even the trailers that dont steere

#

with more axles then the american 2 axles

#

steer better trough that

#

then an american truck

vagrant cosmos
#

on the machine trailer i drive, axel 1 + 2 lifts and 3 + 4 steers

formal minnow
#

i dont think an american truck can even go trough there without getting stuck omegakek

#

i assume u just lift the front 2 unless u have a certain amount of weight on there?

#

or can they only be lifted when its no loads

vagrant cosmos
#

i can lift #2 with load, but there is more wear and tear

thick cedar
#

Brother exposed

vagrant cosmos
formal minnow
#

ah yes dont drive that truck to rotterdam port

clear ore
#

Are u taught how to drive a truck

formal minnow
#

they will just give u 20 tickets

thick cedar
#

No

formal minnow
#

for the stuff in the window etc

#

we joyride

thick cedar
#

Yes same here

formal minnow
thick cedar
#

But we just do it

formal minnow
#

ofcourse

#

but most cops turn a blind eye

#

unles they are powerhungry etc

thick cedar
#

Well you can have 4 light on the rooftop

formal minnow
#

ofcourse

thick cedar
#

And some leds on the front

formal minnow
#

but like the stuff in the window etc

#

they technicly can ticket u

clear ore
#

So i gotta learn how to drive a truck by yourself

formal minnow
#

since your obstructing your view

thick cedar
#

No

clear ore
#

U*

thick cedar
#

YOu just drive

clear ore
#

Man I know how to drive a car

formal minnow
#

i technicly would have to learn myself yes

clear ore
#

Just not a big ass truck

formal minnow
#

since im not allowed to drive an truck

#

dont got no license for it

thick cedar
#

i got all my licenses paid

formal minnow
#

nice

#

yeah if i can reintegrate into working

vagrant cosmos
#

i paid all myself

formal minnow
#

im gonna try get that done for myself too

#

but maybe via a agency

thick cedar
#

That's the good thin here

vagrant cosmos
#

12-14k euro

formal minnow
#

that way if i have problems at the company i can just switch to a different one

#

without being stuck there for example 5 years

thick cedar
#

My company paid 9k for both of my licenses

formal minnow
#

yeah

thick cedar
#

Koleka

#

Germans do ti aswell koleka

#

Damn i almost got exposed

formal minnow
#

honestly

#

id probs do that too

#

if u are forced to camp in truck for 48 hour break

#

just bbq with coworkers have some fun

#

xD

thick cedar
#

That was the week where there was a massive crash and we weren't allowed to leave

#

Had to stand there from Friday- Monday

paper bear
#

Ah, this place is actually quite small think

formal minnow
#

an oopsie?

#

xd

paper bear
#

nah, its just tight

#

i had been there before but years ago in a different wagon. remembered it being a bit bigger

formal minnow
#

xd

thick cedar
#

Ely, NV.

clear ore
#

Where the grass at

formal minnow
#

uh

thick cedar
#

Is a desert

clear ore
#

I have never seen a desert

#

Truckers are cool seeing the world

#

Cool job

patent bolt
#

Out towards Lofoten we go

clear ore
#

These trucks look so nice

#

Looks like a spotify radio my guy

patent bolt
#

Nah its my Ipad connected to the stereo via USB streaming YouTube Music ๐ŸคŸ

clear ore
#

That's cool

patent bolt
#

These trucks actually support Apple Car Play

clear ore
#

I dont have apple

#

But these are some nice trucks

thick cedar
#

Done for the week :D

vagrant cosmos
#

@patent bolt Lofast? :3

patent bolt
#

Yup

#

Going to Leknes

vagrant cosmos
#

ahh, cool ๐Ÿ˜„

patent bolt
#

Aye rather not, got pissed at dispatch for sending me out here on a Friday

#

I'd rather be home now playing the new Modern Warfare 1SadCat

vagrant cosmos
#

i forgot it was friday already KL1Sad

patent bolt
#

Aye I feel ya

vagrant cosmos
#

Unload boat tomorrow tho, 1000 tonnes

patent bolt
#

Oooof working on a Saturday no thank you ๐Ÿคฃ

patent bolt
#

Almost there

clear ore
#

U guys take some beautiful pics

patent bolt
#

Straining my neck loading here ๐Ÿคฃ

paper bear
#

some weapon that

patent bolt
#

Aye lifting quite high

vagrant cosmos
#

question, where do you guys have your shoes while driving?

clear ore
#

On the feet

twin sedge
#

Noxii, I'd love to drive wherever you live ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

clear ore
#

Beautiful aread

#

Areas

patent bolt
#

It's up in Northern Norway Jumpy!

thick cedar
#

@patent bolt any chance that company will hire me if I get a visa? ๐Ÿ˜‚ god that's beautiful

formal minnow
#

uh

#

if u lucky

thick cedar
#

@vagrant cosmos I keep mine on my feet ๐Ÿค”

formal minnow
#

but ud needa speak their language

clear ore
#

Man is there any chance a company would hire me if i live in the usa

thick cedar
#

In the USA they'll hire anyone with a damn pulse.

#

Just look up "Swift trucking fails"

clear ore
#

But u gotta pay like 6k for a license

#

๐Ÿ˜”

patent bolt
#

Aye Swift is well known, but I wonder if that's because Swift is sooooo big that like ofc they're gonna have some bad drivers if they have tons of drivers

thick cedar
#

I still haven't paid C.R England back ๐Ÿ˜‚

formal minnow
#

look at waberers

#

they went bankrupt cuz their drivers

#

so they got taken over now

#

xD

patent bolt
#

And yeah Lim you'd need to learn one of the Scandinavian languages if you wanna get employed by my company ๐Ÿ˜›

thick cedar
#

Waberers is the EU Swift

clear ore
#

So I'm not a trucker

#

But is this a good career

#

Cuz i like traveling u know

#

Seeing the stuffs

#

Driving

thick cedar
#

Well... When I get my 3,000 miles a week, I make about $1,400 before taxes

#

For that week

clear ore
#

3000 miles

#

How do u sleep

thick cedar
#

Most of the time my paychecks are $500-$800 because of waiting to be loaded and unloaded.

#

You drive for 11 hours, stop for ten, then do it again.

clear ore
#

Well u take breaks in those 11 hours right

thick cedar
#

Truck's limited to 65MPH, so after ten hours you can do about 650 uninterrupted miles but obviously you'll almost never have a perfect day.

clear ore
#

U drive a truck in the usa?

thick cedar
#

I take a half hour break after driving for five hours, then drive for another five-ish hours. Running the clock out 100% is almost impossible.

#

I do, yeah. I drive for Knight Transportation.

formal minnow
#

wait

clear ore
#

U ever drive over some dangerous bridged

#

Bridges

formal minnow
#

u can drive fivehours before u guys need to do a break?

#

thats kinda stupid

#

like most of your roads are straight u can fall asleep easy

#

in europe u can drive like 3 then 15 min break

#

and so on

thick cedar
#

I can drive eight hours before I need a break.
I just generally get hungry midday

formal minnow
#

wait

#

so technicly in the us

#

your not required to do any breaks

thick cedar
#

You are, yeah.

formal minnow
#

u can just keep on driving on one straight end if ud feel like it

#

wtf

#

thats so unsafe

thick cedar
#

I mean... You can take up to a three hour break.

stable lynx
#

We do, within 8 hours of starting the day

thick cedar
#

If you need a nap you have the time.

#

We have an 11 hour driving clock and a 14hr work day clock. So you can use 3 of the 14 to sleep before it starts eating up your drive time.

#

I hate stopping.
I have the endurance to not need a break. I just stop to use the loo and grab a snack outside of taking my mandatory 30min break

#

The less I move, the less money I make.

#

Oh, that 14 hour clock also counts for pretrip and fueling. Any on-duty not driving time.

vagrant cosmos
#

Reason i asked about the shoes is because i (and most likely Noxii) keep them on the ladder ๐Ÿ˜‚

thick cedar
#

๐Ÿ˜‚

vagrant cosmos
#

Not driven with shoes on for years vvShrug

thick cedar
#

It feels so weird to not have them on for me

formal minnow
#

well

#

i think its more of a culture too in europe

vagrant cosmos
#

You get used to it, also keeps the truck cleaner

thick cedar
#

Need to start doing that

formal minnow
#

put them on the top doorstep since the door covers it + keeping truck more clean

#

since most people got like either slippers or something they wear

thick cedar
#

My door steps are exposed ๐Ÿ˜‚

vagrant cosmos
#

Go in and out the passanger door ;)

formal minnow
#

My door steps are exposed

#

cuz american trucks aint cool

vagrant cosmos
#

Anyways back to sleep, work in 2 hours xD

thick cedar
#

Safe travels!

clear ore
#

U ever drive over some scary bridges?

thick cedar
#

I need fuel and then I'm bound for Illinois. I picked up from Calexico, California earlier

#

Not really. Unless you count ice and slush on I-70 through Glenwood Canyon in Colorado.

clear ore
#

I never drove in snow

thick cedar
#

I have driven U.S 6 in the snow... That's kinda sketchy.

clear ore
#

Im a Florida boi

#

๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜”

#

U drive on like cliffs and shit right?

#

Or are all the highways pretty much straight

stable lynx
#

Still waiting on a truck for my new company

vagrant cosmos
formal minnow
#

very cool tbh

#

id love to do that kinda stuff

thick cedar
#

I drive on the mountains quite a bit.

formal minnow
#

@vagrant cosmos ever tought of livestreaming that stuff in the winter?

#

would be pretty fun to watch tbh

thick cedar
#

Just yesterday I was in some canyons in Nevada and Arizona. Playing the Fallout: New Vegas soundtrack haha

formal minnow
#

lol

clear ore
#

So like on the edge of em?

vagrant cosmos
#

Yes, but i don't have signal for most of the trip

formal minnow
#

ah that sucks

#

:/

vagrant cosmos
formal minnow
thick cedar
#

This is kinda the extent of the danger levels I experience. Imagine this, but on the side of a mountain.

formal minnow
#

xd

#

but in scandinavia etc

#

most of the mountain roads at the bottom

#

so there wont be as much fog etc usually

#

man i wanna drive in scandinavia irl tbh

thick cedar
#

That's just the blizzard

#

That's not fog xd

formal minnow
#

same thing

#

who cares

#

xd

thick cedar
#

Lmao true

clear ore
formal minnow
#

euh

#

that aint really safe for trucks

thick cedar
#

That was I-80 coming up to the Evanston port of Entry in Wyoming, Eastbound.

formal minnow
#

probs a weight limit for like 5 tons on a road like that paper

thick cedar
#

Trucks do travel that.

formal minnow
#

well

clear ore
#

My guy

formal minnow
#

id assume they wont go on the edge

#

due to weight limits?

thick cedar
#

That's the million dollar highway and it's in Colorado iirc

formal minnow
#

million dollar? ThinkPepe

clear ore
#

Seems like death

#

Especially at night

thick cedar
#

Have never driven it myself but I've driven U.S 6 from I-70 up into Salt Lake City. It's a lot like that.

clear ore
#

So how far do u travel

#

Like state -state

vagrant cosmos
thick cedar
#

I'm coast to coast OTR

clear ore
#

That's cool

thick cedar
#

I love that weather so much ^u^

clear ore
#

But i dont got the balls to drive on that edge

thick cedar
#

I prefer the Midwest though.
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, etc.

#

I actually collected my first Knight truck from Lakeland, FL in Polk County.

clear ore
#

How fast u go on those mountain roads

thick cedar
#

Picked up my first load for this company in Jacksonville, FL and took it to Atlanta.

clear ore
#

I have never been there

#

Florida and Atlanta aint that far

thick cedar
#

I do whatever the speed limit tells me to do. I like living

formal minnow
#

i honestly want to drive in snow

thick cedar
#

You can generally get away with 10-15MPH over the limit in some places, but it took me a long time to get up the courage to try that.

stable lynx
#

Speed limit, what's that?

formal minnow
#

but my mom wont let me in her car

clear ore
#

Do u get to pick where u wanna drive

thick cedar
#

On I-70 coming down into Denver you BETTER be doing that speed limit or you're gonna kill someone.

clear ore
#

Let's say I dont wanna drive on those mountain roads

stable lynx
#

No, not really

thick cedar
#

You can choose, to a certain extent, yeah.

stable lynx
#

Depends on the company

thick cedar
#

You can politely ask your dispatcher not to send you that way

#

It has worked well for me so far. No NYC

#

Yet

clear ore
#

How much was your license

stable lynx
#

NYC is a no. Period. If I am dispatched to there, then I will refuse the load until I quit

clear ore
#

Y no

formal minnow
#

cuz

#

its impossible to drive anything bigger then a boxtruck there lol

clear ore
#

Lmaoooo

stable lynx
#

Can't even enter until 6 PM, 4 hour wait on a bridge, most deliveries are stupid small. And traffic can go F*k itself

clear ore
#

Do u work in the us @stable lynx

stable lynx
#

Yes

clear ore
#

How much is a truck license

thick cedar
#

My license was 10k

clear ore
#

10000

#

Do u have to renew it

thick cedar
#

Yeah.
C.R England bung me harder than my ex ever did

#

When you renew it it's just like renewing a normal one

clear ore
#

So u gotta rack up that money working at retail

#

Well i never renewed mine

#

I'm 18

#

๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜”

thick cedar
#

Hell
No
C.R England paid for it.
I have yet to pay them back.

clear ore
#

What is C.R England

#

A bank

#

A trucker company

thick cedar
#

Trucking company

#

AKA CDL mill

stable lynx
#

The licence isnt that bad, its the schooling that will kill you

clear ore
#

What's that like

thick cedar
#

Takes about two to eight weeks depending on who you're going with

#

You learn how to pretrip, back and drive the thing.

#

I was top of my class (which shocked the hell outta me) since I'd been playing ETS2 and ATS for the last six years with a wheel and pedals

formal minnow
#

xD

#

it honestly works tho i think

#

since the physics in ets / ats are pretty good

thick cedar
#

It absolutely did yeah

formal minnow
#

so if ud look with mouse in mirrors etc

#

u will do it irl too

#

alltough ud be trying to reach for a mouse and then go like

#

its not pc

thick cedar
#

My actual OTR trainer was wacked out by the fact that I always watched my trailer in my mirrors from day one.

formal minnow
#

xD

#

id say thats normal

thick cedar
#

I needed no training behind the wheel.
Only the paperwork side.

formal minnow
#

u dont want a kid under it do u

thick cedar
#

Exactly

#

But I meant when turning

#

A lot of people, apparently, don't watch their mirrors when they turn

formal minnow
#

those people are dumb

#

thats how u kill someone

thick cedar
#

Yup

formal minnow
#

like what if theres a miata next to u at an traffic light

#

ud litterally pull your trailer over it

#

till the wheels go over it

thick cedar
#

Yeah.

#

Or you'll smash the shit out of a lamppost with your trailer and then that's your job gone.

#

Let me find that video...

formal minnow
#

hmm

#

well

#

its not hard to hit shit with american trailers

#

since they dont steer at all

#

like

#

even european trailers without steering axles steer better behind the trucks

thick cedar
formal minnow
#

ah yes

#

XD

#

swift

thick cedar
#

THIS is why Swift is the wrong company to work for

#

Their trainers are trash

#

I now work for the biggest trucking company in the U.S though.
Knight Transportation has purchased five companies including Swift Transportation and they're slowly turning the company around.

#

They couldn't save HVH or Falcon, but at least they got KoldTrans

#

Also a big advantage you Euros have over us is your trailers are only... 30M? Ours are 53ft

formal minnow
#

hmm

#

30meters?

thick cedar
#

I think so...
I've no idea

#

I use freedom units

formal minnow
#

only in finland

#

they have that big

#

wel

#

their biggest single trailer is like 25 meter there

#

we have stuff like this

#

sometimes with 2 trailers onthe rear

thick cedar
#

I've seen those in the U.S for car hauling.

formal minnow
#

and the b doubles u seen in ets

#

hmm

thick cedar
#

I would love to drive a rigid.

formal minnow
#

i honestly love them

#

i wish we had them in ets :/

thick cedar
#

Same

formal minnow
#

this is like

#

the longest we have

#

in most europe parts

#

where theyre allowed

#

this is like 35 meters or something if i recall correctly

thick cedar
#

I found some of these the other night

formal minnow
#

what truck brand is that

thick cedar
#

But yeah... Our semi trailers are absolute units
They're DAF trucks with a Peterbilt badge

formal minnow
#

they dont really even look like daf

thick cedar
#

iirc they're the C types

patent bolt
#

Actually Capri that's not quite true

#

ร…land has it too and so does Sweden

#

Norway is also in the process of testing it right now as well

formal minnow
#

the big 5 axle 25 meter trailer?

thick cedar
#

O.o

formal minnow
#

hmm cant find pics of it

thick cedar
#

I'm off to drive the rest of my six hours!

#

Adios, amigos!

formal minnow
#

have fun'

thick cedar
#

Thank!

thick cedar
#

Feast your eyes upon my new hat

sterile spoke
round panther
#

nice hat

#

i enjoy

stiff wolf
#

any truck driver from the US? do you need a tachograph card and a driving card in US ?

clear ore
#

Idk man

patent bolt
#

You mean the jumbo trailers Capri?

formal minnow
#

yea

#

like those really big boys

patent bolt
#

Like this then?

#

So yeah that's Swedish as well

thick cedar
#

What in the world

formal minnow
#

european way to show tiny weewee

twin sedge
brittle shale
#

@thick cedar That hat looks uncomfortable as hell

thick cedar
#

@stiff wolf no tachos here

#

Heheheh

patent bolt
#

Nah but you have elogs now

thick cedar
#

E-Logs are okay
It's the ELD mandate that's trash
AOBRD systems were ๐Ÿ‘Œ

thick cedar
#

Waking up in Texas this morning. Conrad, specifically.

#

Last night my fuel economy got crazy ๐Ÿ˜‚

vagrant cosmos
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is there any companies you guys know of in Canada/Usa, that hire drivers from other countries?

tawny moth
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Leaving Tommorow morning South of Spain - UK jamminpepe mercedes

stable lynx
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Most any, as long as you can speak English

vagrant cosmos
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well, i had B+ in English

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but problem is that i live on the other side of the ocean :/

stable lynx
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good enough lol. Some of the people I have seen, make me wonder if they even enforce the english rule

vagrant cosmos
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xD

stable lynx
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It's just a pond, you can do it.

vagrant cosmos
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been thinking for years about moving

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there is just something about NA and American trucks i really like