DRIVING A DAF WITH NO MIRRORS TO HOLLAND!

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[@RoryAtkinson]

Ian, could you do a detailed video on using the Tachograph card. Like a day of truck driving but you include using the Tachograph everytime you stop, whether its for a break or doing deliveries and so on. It would be very helpful 😅

[@briankiely5942]

Yes very helpful, when's part 2 out,,,,,lad.

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

Thank you for posting Ian, you know in this day & age there should be no shared cabins, who wants to sleep in a shared room with a total stranger, you would not do it in a Hotel.
I have always liked Scania trucks, they pull like a train, however what the company buys for a fleet will usually be down cost and discounts available.

[@bob5470]

Great video Ian. Looking forward to part 2.

[@geoffreyruncieman9503]

Nice to see you back Ian 👍👍

[@derekdempsey8506]

Hi Ian great video...well done to you and Dixon,this content is great for lads like me

[@SwaghettiYoloneses]

Got my Class 1 test soon, and this is very interesting. Many thanks for the knowledge.

[@chrisyboy666]

Always alarms me when companies need that many drivers in one go..Seems to speak volumes about what their like to work for if they can’t keep there staff..Why Have Dixons fucked Scania and Volvo off ? we had a XG+ on Demo for 2 weeks I had it Norway then Greece then Italy we nice @ 1st but struggled we always run heavy as well I conveyed with another bloke in a 770 and he always a good hour or 2 ahead of me buy the end of the hours on the card that’s daily setting off in the morning together so imagine if you Multiply over a year ?..If my oppo hadn’t waited for me every morning he would of been back in the uk @ least 1 day earlier then me if you do the over the year the hours gained having the extra power to get the the job done makes no financial sense having a comfortable unit with no power I understand not everyone does the same demanding work we do..The numbers just don’t add up having one of these doing the continent

[@rayw9067]

We’ve got a new one at work with a 660hp Cummins/Paccar motor in it. Going to put it on 85t A doubles hopefully it goes well.

[@jagdeeshgurmel4048]

Is that in Australia?

[@rayw9067]

@@jagdeeshgurmel4048 yeah in Australia

[@harmontrucking4926]

As an American truck driver I love the DAFS and Scania. trucks do yall like ours, I drive a Mack.

[@stevedawson256]

We had dafs, mercs, scania, volvo and an iveco on the firm used to work for. I personally prefered the daf xf for comfort. Loved the big American rigs always wanted to drive one. Nearest I got was an old mack was in the export yard I once worked for years ago. had a strange offset cab which I never understood why got a photo of it somewhere.

[@fifthwheelred6255]

Great idea for a video . Looking forward to more to come . Very interesting. Dixsons looks good

[@dublinreliefdriver807]

Do these new model DAFs have that annoying warning tone? Head melting
The warnings will be back on by the time your get out the gate 😅
Do Dixon work with self employed drivers?
Lovely off in a new truck, safe travels.

[@andrewwoodhead8305]

The new Ned Kelly in da house 🏠 👍🇮🇪👏

[@seanjeffers-ki3uy]

Great video thanks Ian Great to see you back i watch all your video Sean from wexford

[@seanjeffers-ki3uy]

Good to see you back with you video Ian thanks Sean from wexford

[@conorobrien5937]

O Donovan Transport Cork. Don't know if they are still big. Rember them being massive when I was younger on the old Cork Dublin road.

[@user-gv7fs9qx8p]

Night just watched .Ws delighted Rory spoke of this up coming vid from you and Dixons of dock green 😅😅 only joking.🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🌹🌹👌🏼👌🏼

[@gwandao]

We’ve got Daf XG mirror cam on our firm and they are deeply unpopular. The cameras are prone to going blank making it extremely dangerous if you are on a motorway, no depth or perception, can’t easily detect vehicles flashing you in and out. The cameras get hit as you can’t see them, ours do not follow the trailer around whilst reversing but do going forwards. Night time vision is absolutely atrocious on our models and I mean atrocious, it’s like having cataracts with headlights behind you. Many of us feel these things are dangerous and should never have been approved within the industry. Fuel economy over safety.

[@nevillebroadbent1601]

Horrible idea.
Yes I have driven a Mercs with them.
No point to them .
Any fuel saving would be miniscule

[@davidlipski863]

There are a few North Wales drivers i know that run for Dixon Carna and Manfreight out of Holyhead.

[@geoffreyruncieman6160]

Nice to see you back lan

[@peterm2478]

Nice Video Ian And Nice Truck Please Take Care Out There.and Stay Safe.

[@francisogrady1780]

Interesting stuff young man, i used to do this job years ago in a little 124/420 Scania, loved it except for driving in the UK total pain in the arse that was ,

[@billyhayes7889]

Hi Ian enjoyable video. After 40 years driving trucks and retiring shortly I can safely say DAF has to be the worst truck and gearbox iv ever drove.

[@Jcaulfield1]

Agreed

[@andrzejtrucker]

Hi pal. Is Dixon's and Carna the same now?

[@truth3358]

Yes

[@flyingpaddy7525]

Good man, you were recommended to me by a lad from Roscommon living in Arizona driving for Walmart out in Fontana California. I’m from Cork myself driving my own truck over here in the States. Ran to the Continent back in the early 2000’s for O Sullivan’s out of Castletownbere Co Cork. Bit of Trivia for you, in 1999 I drove a truck for Micheal Dixons Uncle who is John Dixon. It was over here in the States and John was a character to run with. Last time I met him was in Calais in 2004. Enjoy your commentary and you have another subscriber. If your ever over this way give me a shout. I’m out of Upstate New York but here in Wisconsin today unloading and will be meeting a lad from Kanturk later on in Richfield WI who also has his own truck. At one time Kevin from Kanturk and John from Roscommon and myself all drove for Werner Enterprise out of Omaha Nebraska at the same time . 8000 drivers and we were the only Paddy’s.

[@drivewithig]

@@flyingpaddy7525 excellent to hear stories like this Kevin , I’ll catch you over there sometime soon

[@John-tl2ff]

Brilliant idea this Ian

[@jayd1974]

Nice one Iano👍Would Dixons be good to work for?I’m a Manchester lad based in Castlebar dunno if it would work or not🤔

[@Tyrekickingwetdreamer]

Sticker is not a swiss vignette it's an Austrian emissions sticker

[@keithburgess-zf3vl]

The new mirror cams what are they like for blind side reversing ,they have the taco

[@rowenamcewan1010]

XGs have a swivle seat. think itll be the driver seat on that one.

[@truth3358]

XG plus have them

[@kearney_truckspotting]

U should do derry transport

[@daeshbagcentral5298]

The 70's was about the best time for european truck driving.No mobile phones,no www and then the tachograph came in....start of the slippery slope i afraid. Truck driving is a rubbish job in 2024. MIcro managed by spotty kids in huge offices.

[@DaForgetfulLarry78901]

17:44 that binging is the transics wanting to know why you're stopped if you haven't figured it out

[@user-rw1ij3dq4r]

You forgot to mention the breathalysers in the daf blowing into it

[@herefordmsv]

Comfortable lorry but mirrors unnecessary tech imo. Heard all kinds of stories about led headlights appearing to flash on the screens when they aren't.

[@relaxingend1098]

Drive this truck the most in euro truck simulator 2

[@OpTzAdam]

yuppaaa catch you in Calais lad

[@John-tl2ff]

Give me the old 2800 any day 😂😂

[@forza_irl450]

What cleaning products did you bring with you for the trip?

[@drivewithig]

Pink quick clean / P&S interior express / window cleaner all available on grantautohaus.com

[@forza_irl450]

@@drivewithig what’s the postage situation up North of the border?

[@user-pn9ig4vu9e]

@@drivewithig Hi sir , I'm Frimpong Edmond Mensah , and I'm reaching out because I'm extremely passionate about mine Dream Job/Field which is driving and passionate about truck driving . I'd love to learn more about your experiences and gain valuable insights. Would you be willing to share some advice or chat with me about your journey? I'd greatly appreciate any guidance. Thank you in advance for your time!

[@Horsecockbadger]

Mirror cams wont work to many younger gens hate them most big companys are spec in most at top spec but with traditional mirrors !

[@darrenfarrell-bn2cb]

No Mirrors will end up in Accident.
If it’s electronic it Can Fail.

[@chrisharris4796]

Keep it

[@Nightrider6977_Malayali_Driver]

Can i apply for the job ( I'm from India ) is it possible?.

[@OpTzAdam]

No mate

[@Nightrider6977_Malayali_Driver]

@@OpTzAdam ok🙂

[@andrewcraig7473]

Not a fan of Mirror cams

[@Horsecockbadger]

Me neither

[@Jcaulfield1]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it..

[@ian700-rf8qg]

The standard mirrors on the new daf look like old telephones but mirror cams look shite! They look like a dog with no ears. You can spend a fortune customising any truck with mirror cam and it will never be a real truck. " just my opinion "

[@thomasrealist6181]

why bringing a DAF back home?

[@truckerlad8708]

Where's then part 2 ? 🙄

[@drivewithig]

was busy getting married yesterday might be a day or 2 behind 👍

[@truckerlad8708]

@@drivewithig Sound lad, congratulations 🎊

[@michaelleaperGreyhound]

That's not true

[@PhilCook-z9v]

Hello Ian wouldn’t mind seeing you showing us around OTOOLE

[@JamesReilly-en4di]

Dad has come a long way since the 3300😊

[@truth3358]

He was moaning to another Dixon driver about the truck
You need to get someone who’s got 100k follows

[@drivewithig]

FairPlay Sherlock Holmes’s

[@BIGV710]

have you got your 2 breathalizers in the truck as you have to carry them in europe and other safety stuff if you drink and drive next day you can be over the limit its %0 in europe just letting you know Ian im not bothered what you eat just stop showing off

[@whelo1112]

Worst trucks ever made and also why don't take young people of dole for driver artic lorry drivers and it's hard for new drivers to get work of Company's because companies looking for 2 years experience when new drivers don't have experience in ridig truck driver

[@ianmcleod4]

Stop truck driving , too many traffic jams waste of a life 💩