Trucking general chat - was Forum/Sub-forum proposal

boardsuser1

neris wrote: »

not done lessons since before halloween. id book the test back in october and got a date in january but i was away and hadnt been driving so postponed it. ive done the test once that got a heap of lessons but stopped n then went back for more lessons months later and thats where i am now. booked into do the test in finglas. would have got the test 1st time but the gearbox on the truck was banjaxed

I remember you mentioning the gearbox issue.

Get at least 5 lessons unless an instructor says you need otherwise.

You’re ok with 3/3 and 4/4 gearboxes are you? Never mind the half gears for the test, you won’t need them.

Is it a maximum of once or twice you’re allowed to reschedule?

The advantage you have is you know what’s ahead of you.

neris

twice to reschedule. the instructir i got lessons with after failing the 1st test was a right dull bore with no personality and put me off. the last instructor i had was good. best instructor ive on had on hgvs was for bus and rigid lessons but he didnt do artic

Rave.ef

911s wrote: »

Can you explain your thinking here, cars legally parked outside owners homes in residential street and looks like enough room left to allow other cars to pass through and you think they should think differently and expect to have a truck down their quiet street on a Saturday morning. Surely it’s the transport manager for the builders suppliers who should have a knowledge of his local area who needs to think differently, and perhaps plan to use a vehicle more suitable for residential area or bread down delivery into smaller units.
The expectation of truck driver to think he is justified in getting people out of bed on Saturday morning to allow his truck through is the type of thing that would just add ammunition to the anti-truck lobby

Have you ever driven a truck/bus

Rave.ef

Neris you'll be fine you've been through it and know what's coming you'll fly through it

eyebrows63

Rave.ef wrote: »

Have you ever driven a truck/bus

I'd like to know how he gets his bins collected

boardsuser1

eyebrows63 wrote: »

I'd like to know how he gets his bins collected

Probably pays €6/7 for those bins in the local filling stations.

Or else if he does have a bin collection and they couldn't gain access he'd be the first one to ring up complaining.

When i was with Greenstar and seen a road like that, i just took a photo of the obstruction and drove on, once i had the photo my back was covered as the head office had GPS to show i was there as well.

neris

German tang

https://twitter.com/TruckParts1919/status/957190955479728138

boardsuser1

neris wrote: »

German tang

https://twitter.com/TruckParts1919/status/957190955479728138

Dear god i'm in love :eek:

neris

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Dear god i'm in love :eek:

I think it looks terrible. I'm not into light bars, name plates and all that lark I especially despise frilly tassled curtains on a truck

westgolf

neris wrote: »

I think it looks terrible. I'm not into light bars, name plates and all that lark I especially despise frilly tassled curtains on a truck

Looks like a truck version of Knight Rider... Awful

boardsuser1

Ah Jasus lads she’s a class rig.

I’d have her in my fleet any day.

It’d look good on a motorway at night when lit up.

boardsuser1

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finnharpsboy

Who we sending next year to represent our trucking forum?

https://www.facebook.com/DailyMail/videos/1611299095617671/

boardsuser1

finnharpsboy wrote: »

Who we sending next year to represent our trucking forum?

https://www.facebook.com/DailyMail/videos/1611299095617671/

I’ve 2 people in mind for the competition itself:

Truckermal & Rustynut

The rest of us can use it as research for the following year :pac:

Rave.ef

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Rave.ef fine pony here from JB for ya.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smallwarrior/39879651142/in/feed

Some times less is more:D

Rave.ef

Except for that Renault my dear god

boardsuser1

Rave.ef wrote: »

Except for that Renault my dear god

A show truck.

You’d nearly be able to have a disco in it :pac:

tabby aspreme

Rave.ef wrote: »

That's some machine.

As far as the 2 stroke diesel as far as I know it was only good for site work. Would be clane useless to pull up a hill:p

Cie / Irish Rail, had Bedford TM tractor units with 2 stroke Detroit diesels fitted , fine looking truck in its day, very noisy high revving, a neighbour used to drive one.

Rave.ef

I know it's another American yoke but cool VR video.
https://youtu.be/uRqUfCXBM4g

TrailerBob

https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/threads/my-new-overland-project.148493/

Check this thread out on another forum I frequent.. if you like trucks, and something a bit different.. MAN Dakar truck to be converted for overland travel..

boardsuser1

This wouldn’t be tolerated here.

https://twitter.com/truckcamuk/status/957640340936253440

Army_of_One

audiavantawx

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

This wouldn’t be tolerated here.

https://twitter.com/truckcamuk/status/957640340936253440

Had to look at this a few times
I taugt it was photo shopped haha

Trailers well able for it

coolbeans

Vroom, vroom...

Would be nice if mods could embed the pics...

Rave.ef

coolbeans wrote: »

Vroom, vroom...

Would be nice if mods could embed the pics...

Not a big iveco fan but she is nice.

boardsuser1

Rave.ef wrote: »

Not a big iveco fan but she is nice.

Did my Rigid test in a Ford Iveco, far more superior to the Fiat Iveco i drove at the same time, both trucks were on the course.

bren11

Nice pictures Coolbeans. Is it an all Iveco fleet. If yes is that because both NH and Iveco were part of or owned by Ford, or is there still a connection. Dont Iveco supply tractor / harvester engines.

tabby aspreme

bren11 wrote: »

Nice pictures Coolbeans. Is it an all Iveco fleet. If yes is that because both NH and Iveco were part of or owned by Ford, or is there still a connection. Dont Iveco supply tractor / harvester engines.

Fiat own both CNH and Iveco

coolbeans

bren11 wrote: »

Nice pictures Coolbeans. Is it an all Iveco fleet. If yes is that because both NH and Iveco were part of or owned by Ford, or is there still a connection. Dont Iveco supply tractor / harvester engines.

Yes, it's an all Iveco fleet, could hardly be anything else with the parent company being FIAT. Finish isn't great on them but the engines are well respected. FPT, FIAT Power Train are a big player. There's zero connection with Ford AFAIk.

bren11

Yes, my father always said that Fiat have always made good industrial engines, as were fitted in Fiat Allis dozers.

Rave.ef

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MAN I had in my last job. Manual very rare to see anything 08 onward with a stick coming up outa the floor:P

boardsuser1

Rave.ef wrote: »

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MAN I had in my last job. Manual very rare to see anything 08 onward with a stick coming up outa the floor:P

Paul & Jenny Ladd, very rare sighting for me.

Rave.ef

Lovely truck to drive that was and nice looking truck too.

boardsuser1

Rave.ef wrote: »

Lovely truck to drive that was and nice looking truck too.

Was that the first artic you drove after getting the licence?

She looks well to be fair.

Which of the 2 do you prefer though? 08 or 12?

Rave.ef

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

Was that the first artic you drove after getting the licence?

She looks well to be fair.

Which of the 2 do you prefer though? 08 or 12?

I don't have a pic of the first one i drove after the test. Was a 6x2 fm at the milk.

Paul's MAN there was actually the 11 one had a tg 08 too but no pic of that. Both trucks are actually the exact same comfort wise but the 11 manual one seemed little more powerful.

Rave.ef

https://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/9094205563

Wasn't for these lads I was driving but more or less identical.

Gavman84

Rave.ef wrote: »

https://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/9094205563

Wasn't for these lads I was driving but more or less identical.

That's the company my father used to drive for!

Minister

+ 1

I'd be game ball.............still have licence and hazchem

Rave.ef

Gavman84 wrote: »

That's the company my father used to drive for!

Did he enjoy the milk. Do you drive yourself.

Gavman84

Rave.ef wrote: »

Did he enjoy the milk. Do you drive yourself.

No I dont drive. He did milk and some container work also along with multi drop to lads that supplied shops up in limerick and tipp etc.
He didnt mind milk too much I think he preferred it to doing the containers etc as your starting early but also finished early. Other jobs could be late ones. He did always say to me dont ever do it lol hence why Im in IT :pac:
I love driving so I think its a job I wouldnt have minded! Have a nice FH to drive around in I be happy out I say.

Rave.ef

Gavman84 wrote: »

No I dont drive. He did milk and some container work also along with multi drop to lads that supplied shops up in limerick and tipp etc.
He didnt mind milk too much I think he preferred it to doing the containers etc as your starting early but also finished early. Other jobs could be late ones. He did always say to me dont ever do it lol hence why Im in IT :pac:
I love driving so I think its a job I wouldnt have minded! Have a nice FH to drive around in I be happy out I say.

My oul lad used say the same didn't stop me tho:pac:
The only thing I found with the milk is its very repetitive same run every second day. With the containers I have a few usual spots but nearly always something new every week.

audiavantawx

Rave.ef wrote: »

My oul lad used say the same didn't stop me tho:pac:
The only thing I found with the milk is its very repetitive same run every second day. With the containers I have a few usual spots but nearly always something new every week.

How do you find the container work? Is it all full load or split loads? You doing runs all over the country?
Wouldnt mind doing the containers myself,Only was in the docks in dublin a few times as a passenger to see how things run

Any haulier who is looking for drivers always wants experience at container work but dont want to show any newbies to it,did you notice that when u started?

boardsuser1

audiavantawx wrote: »

How do you find the container work? Is it all full load or split loads? You doing runs all over the country?
Wouldnt mind doing the containers myself,Only was in the docks in dublin a few times as a passenger to see how things run

Any haulier who is looking for drivers always wants experience at container work but dont want to show any newbies to it,did you notice that when u started?

I've never done container work myself, but when i was trying to get a start it was absolute hell.

2 years slaving away at multi drop in Tesco eventually opened other doors to me with alot of persistence to other employers, it took off from there.

The excuse for not taking people with experience is all down to insurance, or at least that was the excuse they were banging like a cherokee drum.

audiavantawx

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

I've never done container work myself, but when i was trying to get a start it was absolute hell.

2 years slaving away at multi drop in Tesco eventually opened other doors to me with alot of persistence to other employers, it took off from there.

The excuse for not taking people with experience is all down to insurance, or at least that was the excuse they were banging like a cherokee drum.

Ye i know what you mean,I have found things get done quicker when you know somebody
Multi drop artic work for tescos was it? Is the dhl work for them full load or multi drop do you know? Nice fresh volvos they have at it

Ye i know the insurance excuse,there will have to be a big change in that soon i reckon,seems to be loads of companies screaming for drivers,I dont have the usual 2 to 3 years experience they look for myself so my hands are tied when applying for things

Gavman84

Rave.ef wrote: »

My oul lad used say the same didn't stop me tho:pac:
The only thing I found with the milk is its very repetitive same run every second day. With the containers I have a few usual spots but nearly always something new every week.

Ya it was repetitive alright I guess. I used to prefer when he was on containers used to see lot more the country! Also the milk can be a messy enough job lot of farms wouldnt be the cleanest and dragging the hose around the place muck all over it etc. Least they were back when he was doing it might have had to clean it up since id hope so. I used to be sent on top the tank some times when was getting close to full so wouldn't overflow :pac:

boardsuser1

audiavantawx wrote: »

Ye i know what you mean,I have found things get done quicker when you know somebody
Multi drop artic work for tescos was it? Is the dhl work for them full load or multi drop do you know? Nice fresh volvos they have at it

Ye i know the insurance excuse,there will have to be a big change in that soon i reckon,seems to be loads of companies screaming for drivers,I dont have the usual 2 to 3 years experience they look for myself so my hands are tied when applying for things

Never drove artics for Tesco, just the home shopping vans, hourly wage was good but the hours were crap, i was getting between 20 & 25 hours a week across 5 days.

The trailers are all fully loaded and it's multi drop,anywhere between 2 & 4 stores.

If they haven't changed their attitude by now in relation to the driver shortage, i don't think they will unless it gets to a critical stage,which while bad,it isn't at that level.

I have plenty of experience but not as much in artics, but i'm already in the door now so that bit is building up.

You can be sure if they up the money the industry will recover,but they are all saying it's cut throat and no money is being made.

How can that be the case if they are able to either purchase or finance new trucks and trailers?

I'd love to really dig deep into a company's books to see what's really going on between income and expenditure.

finnharpsboy

Always make sure the trailer doors are secure :eek:

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Rave.ef

audiavantawx wrote: »

How do you find the container work? Is it all full load or split loads? You doing runs all over the country?
Wouldnt mind doing the containers myself,Only was in the docks in dublin a few times as a passenger to see how things run

Any haulier who is looking for drivers always wants experience at container work but dont want to show any newbies to it,did you notice that when u started?

Mostly a full loads but you can get the odd 2 /3 parter.
All depending mostly we are around Munster. Dublin and Belfast can be commonish and the odd bit up west. Good variety of stuff tho between flats and curtinside containers too.

On the experience side I did find it impossible to get a start but I was always aiming for the artic. But once I got my start there has always been plenty more options.

Rave.ef

Gavman84 wrote: »

Ya it was repetitive alright I guess. I used to prefer when he was on containers used to see lot more the country! Also the milk can be a messy enough job lot of farms wouldnt be the cleanest and dragging the hose around the place muck all over it etc. Least they were back when he was doing it might have had to clean it up since id hope so. I used to be sent on top the tank some times when was getting close to full so wouldn't overflow :pac:

Some of the younger lads keep the farm a lot cleaner then the older generation but there were still some frightening places.

westgolf

How can that be the case if they are able to either purchase or finance new trucks and trailers?

I'd love to really dig deep into a company's books to see what's really going on between income and expenditure.[/quote]

Its the old juggling trick really. Bid for work at a very keen price to get it, minimum cost really. Then go looking at vehicles and when the finance guy starts the hard questions you say well we just secured a contract with XYX Ltd and its going to be worth XX,000 euros per month. Leveraging one thing off another but the risk is that there is no fund's there in reserve if the contract goes belly up. Trade in the units after 5 years or whenever and you upgrade the year for OK money as the salesman has a good used unit to sell on...and the merry-go-round continues !