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14-01-2010, 12:43 PM
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well im glad im not the only trucker on here i now drive for james timms gloucester got an old 420 fh gobstopper im done with the show trucks been there done it but it dont get you home everynight my trusty old fh does.
14-01-2010, 06:42 PM
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sideways all the way!
14-01-2010, 07:46 PM
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16-01-2010, 03:19 PM
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Got a few pics from my trip from last week.
Cooler anyone? Taken on the Norfolk terminal in Rotterdam.
My combi. With lowdeck trailer
With a normal trailer
Hamburg harbour in the evening
And on my way back this morning from south germany.
Cooler anyone? Taken on the Norfolk terminal in Rotterdam.
My combi. With lowdeck trailer
With a normal trailer
Hamburg harbour in the evening
And on my way back this morning from south germany.
16-01-2010, 05:52 PM
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No its worse. It came off the boat like this. The terminal workers don't care about anything. They just race the boat full. Don't care how its done. We get damaged trailers from the UK all the time like this. Cost a fooking fortune to fix it.
16-01-2010, 06:11 PM
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We go to the terminal and leave the trailer there. Pick up a new one and leave. The terminal workers heave there own units and load them on the boat. And believe me. Thats not going slowly.
16-01-2010, 06:14 PM
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I remember sat in purfleet waiting for a norfolk line tilt and was watching the dockers taking the trailers off and as they came dowh the ramp they would clear the very bottom and land just past a long drain about 2ft from the ramp and the rear bumpers would bottom out on the ramp.fukin loooooones the lot of em
16-01-2010, 06:16 PM
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We have loads of damages from ferry's. They turn to early and hit another one without noticing it etc. Lift them to high and hit the boat like that cooler. We had 2 totall loss trailers. All cos of them. The wreck it if they can.
17-01-2010, 02:22 AM
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bit of drifting just seen this on another web site. http://www.kladblog.com/embed_flv.as...12/driften.flv
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17-01-2010, 12:10 PM
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bit of drifting just seen this on another web site. http://www.kladblog.com/embed flv.as...12/driften.flv
17-01-2010, 06:45 PM
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We have had plenty of damaged tanks come from Ireland. I picked a powder tank up 1 day and it hand rail was pointing up in the air and all bent. Think they lifted it too high on the fifth wheel and hit the roof of the boat
17-01-2010, 07:16 PM
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23-01-2010, 07:54 AM
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Neh just kidding mate. I hate it when they do that. ANd then france of all places
Shit country. I was at home the past 2 day's. No work. Allmost no freights from the UK and germany was even worse.
24-01-2010, 10:26 AM
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bit of drifting just seen this on another web site. http://www.kladblog.com/embed_flv.as...12/driften.flv
24-01-2010, 06:08 PM
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Drifting in units are funny, I was in Manchester in the snow going round a roundabout and ended up facing the wrong way haha. Not heard anything yet bud I'm gonna send an email tomorrow
24-01-2010, 07:43 PM
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ive got class 1 and class2,you can do them both at the same time and its usually between 3-5 days depending how good you are with test at the end,both licences,tests medicals and tutions cost me 1600 all in,i passed 1st time,if you fail i think its 270 for a retest.
if thats what you really want to do just try a week out in the uk 1st,sorry to piss on your dream but its shit,really shit,but you sound as though you might be a 'born' trucker,some people love it and wouldnt do anything else.
ill let you go on bottom bunk then,but dont blame me if top bunk gives under my weight and crushes you
i dont know of any national companys but i did my licecnse with tal training on sheffield,they were good,they had 4 of our lot and everyone passed 1st time.
as for jobs mate theres that many drivers out of work that the big firms have got their pic,you'd be better finding a little local firm that would take you on,thats how i did it anyway,got expericne under me belt then fucked off to a bigger firm till i got laid off,bigger firms tend to be more well run and have better methods of work,thats my experience anyway.
theres a lot of firms that go over the water now,so if you're willing to go you shouldnt have a problem
recession has hit the tipping indurtry hard but my mate who drives a tautliner has never slowed down.
if thats what you really want to do just try a week out in the uk 1st,sorry to piss on your dream but its shit,really shit,but you sound as though you might be a 'born' trucker,some people love it and wouldnt do anything else.
ill let you go on bottom bunk then,but dont blame me if top bunk gives under my weight and crushes you
i dont know of any national companys but i did my licecnse with tal training on sheffield,they were good,they had 4 of our lot and everyone passed 1st time.
as for jobs mate theres that many drivers out of work that the big firms have got their pic,you'd be better finding a little local firm that would take you on,thats how i did it anyway,got expericne under me belt then fucked off to a bigger firm till i got laid off,bigger firms tend to be more well run and have better methods of work,thats my experience anyway.
theres a lot of firms that go over the water now,so if you're willing to go you shouldnt have a problem
recession has hit the tipping indurtry hard but my mate who drives a tautliner has never slowed down.
25-01-2010, 05:46 PM
#235
sideways all the way!
you a bendy boy now then me howd? seen your old motor on rutland rd today,a old dude with glasses driving it,you had fun blindsiding it in to tight loading bays then? bit of a diffrent ball game with artics int it,you finding it okay?
27-01-2010, 03:27 PM
#237
sideways all the way!
glad your liking it,just dont let your mate send you down the road,its shit living in em,i ant been out for weeks now thank fuck,owd lad give us a wave and a grin when i flashed im
29-01-2010, 02:51 PM
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Just had a nice trip to south germany. Freakin idiots out there Bikers on the Autobahn. But why?? It was so icey even my i shift was spinning with changing gears
Just been home for 3 hours. Tomorrow at 7am i'll start the volvo again and leave for München. Its allmost a 10hour drive and you are not allowed to drive in germany on sunday's so ill have to spend the weekend in the 3th reich i geuss
Bikers on the Autobahn. But why?? It was so icey even my i shift was spinning with changing gears Just been home for 3 hours. Tomorrow at 7am i'll start the volvo again and leave for München. Its allmost a 10hour drive and you are not allowed to drive in germany on sunday's so ill have to spend the weekend in the 3th reich i geuss
29-01-2010, 03:20 PM
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Got some more. Crazy germans
Slip 'n slide
Snowed in Truck
And this morning after a bit of snow
Before:
Before going to sleep
And this morning:
Slip 'n slide
Snowed in Truck
And this morning after a bit of snow
Before:
Before going to sleep
And this morning: