did it for nearly 17yrs, fell out of love with it 18months ago but i did really did enjoy it for the most part you will either love it or hate it but you need to give a good go can be hard on the family but if your pay is decent go for it and good luck
Yeah good advice a fellow angler I knew died when he hadn't turned his stove off properly and zipped his bivvy up not realising was still on ,went to sleep and died
@@lionsroar9811 sad news mate people don't realise how small the cabs actually are and when you take out the expelled breath doesn't leave much oxygen at the best of time
@@Bert.....I used to leave the sun roof and a window slightly open when cooking grub or making a coffee on me nights out. Most of the cooking gear I used was my fishing gear lol. Haven't had a night out for a few years now.
Hi Mate, I am a new fan, I have enjoyed your video's by myself for a few week's but now I pop around to my daughter's, get her three boys come back and now I can play your video's with the grand kids here, they think you are the best,(and so do I) It is good to sit with them, and I don't have to worry about any bad language,we just love your video's. So I will close for now, keep up the good clean fun, and I am pleased to have subscribed. all the best, and keep safe from George, and the three grand kids, Matt,Jack,& Bradley, in Western Australia.
My mother in law passed away from Alzheimer’s 4 years ago, it’s a terrible Way to go. I have raised hundreds probably a couple of thousand for Alzheimer’s society and Alzheimer’s research. Good luck with the 3 peaks and anyone watching this it’s a wonderful charity. Great vid keep up the hard work 👌
It's not easy, not going to lie. But looking at the bigger picture. More money, more nice meals, more family holidays. Shes an Infection Control Nurse, working frontline with Covid 19. She works 13 hour shifts so we don't see much of each other anyway, especially if she works Sat-Sun like she is this weekend, so it isn't so much different lol. Thanks for your comment Ned! Means a lot buddy!
My dad is hgv class1 for over 30 years. He absolutely loves it. I actually asked him what age as he thinking of retiring... he simply said he isn't and he'll keep going. He did his first night out back in the late 80's a little different back then 😂. But yeah he's a tramper and loves it.
Everyone loves quick and easy food when you are doing long hours and then park up knackered after a 15 hour day but try your best to eat fairly clean as it catches up on you. I just ate shite tramping then started with massive stomach pains and ulcers in my stomach and several trips to hospital. Plenty of bread, ham and pickles etc for sandwiches etc and tinned stews if you want a reasonably healthy quick meal and just as convenient as pot noodles.
Don’t stress mate we all have to learn . To be honest with you have been driving class 1 for 20+years and I still get out and check when I am back in to places at I am unsure of
You are in trouble with my missis as it’s your fault I’m going for my class 1 and starting hgv driving, lol. Something I have wanted to do for years but was never brave enough, until you gave me the confidence I needed!
Dont waste yout time and money loads of pressure delivery deadlines, abuse from employers and customers still you could get a big shiny lorry and a yorkie bar train as a gas engineer and make real money
Thomas Catford I have done multi drop van deliveries and enjoyed it, I have also drove PCV vehicles for 11 years and really enjoyed driving large vehicles. To me it is worth my time and money to be able to do a job that I enjoy. It’s not for everyone, I understand that but it is right for me :)
Keep up the great vids mate, im gutted just had the email telling me they cancelled my hgv test after a year of saving and they are suspending them for 3 months so your vids are my wagon fix until i get to do it myself
Cracking vid pal, give your lift axle a lift when manoeuvring and you’ll find you have a load more traction as it’s not trying to drag the axle, (also saves on tyre wear). Fair play to the sentiments you made 👍🏼
How can moving top soil around be classed as “ Tramping” I used to do Tramping with my dad in the 70s and in my recollection it means setting out on a delivery say Northwest / London no sleeper cab no night heater but then the tramping begins you go to a phone box with a copy of Headlight magazine and phone around for a return load but you may get one but end up in Southampton then a phone call hoping for a run back home but end up in Watford,so nights in the cab ( Cab hotel) tramping around picking up loads .You had a little book of bed and breakfast and some of these were just terrace houses and you parked up in the street . Good video dude but your not off to Iran yet 👍
Ronnie Biggs it’s nice to read about someone who knows what trucking was like back in the day it brought back a lot of memories for me I used go with my dad in the fifties and late sixties
Dennis Robinson Spot on Dennis I took my class one 27 years ago but have never used it ( just had to do it) My Dad worked for BRS out of Bolton so Guy ,Scammell, AEC, ect was the norm .If you had say injector issues whilst away you would limp into a depot and they would get you back running . Used to park on a big lorry park on a roundabout in Aldgate ? London or a big former type cafe called Burts in Southampton. A bit hazy now as it would be 50 years ago . How about ( watch your wagon mista) 50p or sheets slashed .
When the Foxes "call" it's the Vixen saying "I'm here boys come and get me," she then gives them the runaround until she chooses the fittest. The bird, was a Pheasant, couldn't tell if it was male or female, but the male is the colourful one.
Just found your channel, i did a lot of work at the Breedon Boras site you visited, it was strange to see it on you tube.. loving the channel.. always fancied a truck driver job while i was working on servicing the pumping equipment on these sand processing sites.
Hi as a Wrexham lad its great to see my home area,being a F.L.T. driver of 36years have seen a lot of new class one drives over that time and your doing great so keep it going, btw the quarry your pulling out of at Wrexham(Borras) was a former RAF fighter base during WW2. good luck with on the work front.
Thanks a lot mate :) Yeah, it says on the entrance that it's a former RAF base. I'd love to have seen what it looked like back in WW2. I love history and what not, it fascinates me! Thanks for watching mate!
Well done mate ! You've come a long way from the beginning alot of hard work goes into obtaining your hgv licences , despite being thrown all the negativity you've smashed it .. That's how it's done 👍
I remember my first night out. I was totally not prepared. I ended up in a layby getting rocked about. No tea no breakfast and hardly no sleep. Oh I learned... fast lol. These days i get a better nights sleep in the truck then i do my own bed. Oh... keep a big bag full of tinned stuff... potnoodles.. sweets... breakfast bars fruit etc
I bet you are glad you got into this industry; you'll not be short of work this year. I'm wishing I was in a more essential line of work at the moment! Nice to see a good positive video anyway. Good luck with the tramping. If I got into hgv driving, it's probably what I'd look at doing myself.
A chap at BP told me if you use the car pump and it clicks off at about £100 you dont need to pay then go back and carry on fuelling just replace the nozzle and put it straight back In your tank and repeat until you are full then when you pay it all gets totalled on one bill. 👍
It only works twice. I can use 96 litres twice, then after that i won't work again, so have pay, then fill up again then pay for the 3rd. Pain in the ass haha!
Saw that you uploaded, thought I'd watch 20 minutes or so... 53 minutes later and I'm still here 😂 love watching your vids mate! Helped me a lot while getting my license :)
Enjoy mate, done 15 years tramping up to Liverpool from Essex which was my route at my old.firm I deff do not miss it lol. Is it still 25 quid night out money? Back in the day we never used to get night out money
@@Deady2012 I've always said night out money should be a quater of your day rate. Fair play if you love it it ruined my social life had a large group of friends before I started tramping slowly getting my social life back since I gave it up. More to life than work mate. You still busy through this lockdown?
@@lionsroar9811 I don't have a social life, i have my Mrs and my daughter so that doesn't bother me. My Mrs works long hours, so we don't see much of each other during the week either, so it works for us to be fair. I've been laid off mate, no work. I've applied to loads of firms but not heard nothing off anyone. Abit shit to be honest buddy!
Just a tip mate always take your keys out every time as if it locks your fucked lol. Happened to a colleague couple weeks back and he got an infringement for going over 6 hours lol as he couldn't put it on break. If not leave the window down a bit.
I have a clean side and a dirty side. Pointless cleaning my drivers footwell, have you seen where i have to walk? I take my boots off in the footwell and cross over to the passenger side where its nice and clean. 👍🏻
lol re: Reward cards When I first started trucking in 1986 I pulled into a fuel servo in Flexistowe to fuel up and a car driver was at the counter with his 50 coupons wondering whether what bowl to get with his freebie. I stuck 700 litres in and they said... "Just take what you want Drive" !! The guy look at me with dismay as I picked up an entire box set of bowls & Cups (Frosties. etc)
I did that here in uk, Sainsbury’s store give a nectar point per £1 of fuel, snobby old git had got 15 points, he said I would like my points without manners, I rock up and fill the tanks with £500 the look on his face when I said it pays for Christmas haha
hi m8 great vid as always just a heads up your tractor unit fits under the canopys in tescos so collect there club cards and you end up with a months free shoping every 4 or 5 months
A couple of things, Get yourself on to Amazon and buy yourself some reusable fast food containers, Then batch cook curry, stews, hotpots etc and freeze. Uncle bens or the cheaper option microwaveable rice reheats in a pan nicely with a drop of water. Likewise, ask if they would fit a microwave if you're tramping all week as it just makes life slightly easier. Oats so simple does well in a saucepan too. That blindside reverse at the start, Could you not have spun it round right-handed and then reversed into the bay?? Not sure if you would have the room though. Always think about what's easier for you. Above all don't eat too much crap food. I have a thing for grapes at the moment lol.
How’s the tramping going ? And if your still using gas to boil your water I would recommend leaving it out of the fridge does two things makes it less cold and quicker heat up and saves space in your fridge 😀
Alright mate. Craig here I met up with you today at Greenfield skip site lol I was driving the John Deere tractor with the can on the back. Iam a class one driver myself, I was driving out of the steelworks for 6years going all over the UK. All the best looking forward to this week's video 👍👍👍🚜🚜🚜
Great vid lad. My tramping tip for food and not for everyone. I make 4 of the same meals at home on a sunday stu, currys, lasagne etc and put in microwave tubs, most of your calls will let you use thier tea rooms to heat up if you've not got microwave in cab. for lunch an add water bassed meal ( mug shots) and coco pops for b fast and tons of fruit to snack on. Friday is belly buster day Keeper safe lad
That was me beeping on the a483 sat in traffic just outside of Gresford interchange, there was nothing ahead of the traffic just decided it wanted to be a standstill
Well done mate, some good driving, used to hate reversing into service station bays when I started lol. Been with you from the start you are an inspiration to any guys looking to get into the industry . Oh and H for H badge bottom right.....nice touch 😉
Recently just found your channel, great to watch as this is the closest ill get to seeing the life of a truck driver! I went for my medical last year and failed at the first hurdle! Been my dream job since i was in school but life goes on i suppose! Keep up the vlogs!
Great vid deady especially getting a shock from the stove lol & if you didn’t already, open your window abit when you put stove on so you won’t get gassed out lol
@@AlexanderJames-gn5lb it's shite mate I am jobless as I have served my notice at my place to join this place and get a phone call saying your induction is on hold due to everything what's going on...
Nice video. Tramping is good once you get into a routine. The sleeping gets better the more tired you get. 😆 The best advice for reversing is always try and point your trailer where you want it to go before you start going backwards. Good luck!
That is very true mate, it's hard sometimes getting the procedure right to get the trailer in the right place lol! Sometimes it goes completely tits up hahaha
The best way to start reversing is not to go straight into what you do on test. Best way is to get a yard with a painted line on it or a join in the concrete, then reverse in a straight line. It teaches which way to turn the wheel using small corrections, then work up to tighter manoeuvres. I passed my artic test 14 years ago at 21 and still make an arse of it at times. Hope you find some work soon to tide you over. 👍🏼
Formula truck stop (near ellesmere port) is a great stop gd food gd showers if ur company is on snap you dont pay also down load intruck app tells you where all the services are truck stops what ones are on snap and what ones ant also tells you the price and some tell you how many spaces are left but dnt always go by that as dont always update them as i have found out
I've been to formula a few times, never stayed there though. Never actually been in because of the Covid crap lol! That app sounds belting though mate, i'll deffo give that a look! Cheers bud!
Nice one Gareth,really enjoyed the vlog this week,good to know your beginning to settle into the class 1 system.lol..Always look forward to your unique style mate, long may you continue,best wishes to you and the family, Stay safe & keep on truckin'.
I thought it would be great sleeping out, but I couldn't switch off and sleep in the truck all that well. Worst week of my life. The final nail in the coffin was when I pull into a service station only one space left. Really looking forward to getting my head down and then I hear the truck next to me pull out and what's it replaced by a bloody refrigerator truck! That was a brilliant experience having that buzzing of fridge next to me all night! Lots of people said you should of got out and turned it off. 🤷♂️
I;m yet to sleep in a services, i'm a light sleeper anyway lol, with trucks coming and going all night i'd never sleep... plus its uncomfy in that daf hahaha!
Hi mate liking the vids youre an inspiration for what I want to be like when I pass my test;)! Got my theory test in 2 weeks with my hazard perception all cool with that. However for the CPC im still not sure on what to study, did you use any good resources for that or reccomend a book for it? many thanks!
Great to see you are getting into the swing of things with the tipper. As for the madness this country is going through. Don't even get me started. Great Vlog buddie. Safe driving....
I often sleep better in the truck than my own bed lol. As long as i'm not parked next to a bloody fridge! Actually looking forward to getting back from holiday in Scotland into my own trucking bubble and try to forget about all this virus crazyness...as long as i can!
It is deffo an escape from it all being in a truck. It's a world away from the world. Something very relaxing about it. It's a real good feeling pulling back those curtains.
Hi mate. Been thinking about getting in to trucking for years now and think this year I may just go for it. Wondering if you could explain how the money side of tramping works, if you wouldn't mind, as literally everywhere i've looked doesn't explain it at all. How are you paid? Is it flat rate per week/month, depends on your driving time, X hours per day and are you paid through the night while resting? Also, what are the shifts like, is it week on week off? Cheers.
Depends where u work mate. Some pay hourly rate ie Keedwells pay £10 per hour for the work you do. I’m salary upto 50 hours per week anything over is overtime. Nights out are £25 per night tax free. Expenses ie parking up for the night, you pay but get the money back at the end of the week. So, if you work 50 hours a week and have 4 nights out and you’re on £10 per hour, you’ll get paid £500 minus tax & insurance plus £100 for nights out. If you’re salary you get your salary wage call it £500 plus overtime call it £100 plus nights out money. Shift patterns are Mon-Fri every week.
@@Deady2012 Thanks mate that's very clear. Do you tramp every week? £10 per hour is hard to believe considering us home shopping guys are now on over £9 per hour just zipping around in our little vans all day. I'd say the HGV industry is overdue a pay rise!
Hi mate , my late step father used to night out in a day cab Ford , in the 1970s , he was 6'6 tall , sleep across the seats and have old house curtains around the windows , have a great weekend with the family and take care and drive carefully 👍👍👍 PS can you please give Jackie a shout out as it is her birthday and wedding anniversary on the 3rd next month thanks mate 👍👍👍
Mate at least you are allowed out the cab I delivered to one company and they wouldn’t let me out the cab or anything I had to open up the curtains and unstrap the load outside the depot.
came across your channel, starting my c1 training working up towards doing this type of work! shall ask what youre doing now? keep up the hard work mate!!
You will be ok mate, get some other kit together, loads of hydrated food maybe get a micro wave fitted somehow and a sat tv system, have a chat to someone who is into caravanning you’ll get a lot of knowledge from them, you have just got to grow into it 👍
Lmao . Brilliant blog mate . I never talked about it but yeah you do make a good point ...I dont think anyone sleep very well in hgvs . I worst night was when I did a night shift in summer and ran out of driveing time . I pulled up to go to sleep . But my god !!!! It was like been ina cooker !
I left the night heater on, on Wednesday... i woke up pissed wet through with sweat and couldn't breathe, got out at 12:30am and went for a walk in my undies hahaha!
Just a quick question but what is the device that you use to record with your action camera in windscreen and if possible do you have a link as I have been looking for one for ages. Keep up with great content have watched all ya vlogs and will do for as long as you keep vlogging
@@Deady2012 it the holder I am after. Yours isn't fixed have noticed that it has a little play especially in corners and I prefer that compared to a fixed unit that I have been trialling with
Gareth...watched all your vids right from training and glad you made IT pal. Have a feeling you are ex military if so gud on you mate. Glad you made the grade, and i know just by your attitude you will be top trucker. Be safe. Be good Regards IAN....PS UP THE BLADES
I started tramping as cover 3 week ago, it can get very complicated very quick ha ha i haad a great guy pm me with help on friday when i got into a stess head over working time amd driving time and a mixture of the 2 ha ha
How’s family buddy hope there all keeping well I’ve just been laid of work it’s shit mate hopefully be starting at Iceland distribution center deeside soon there crying out for warehouse operatives looking forwards to ya next video buddy 👍👍👍👍👍
It could be worse... could be an LF sleeper. You’ve to literally climb over the centre console to the bed. Also the door handles on the LF’s are shite and they’re prone to locking when you’re out of the cab. I work in the service department for a DAF dealer and some of the trucks are a nightmare (not to mention absolutely disgusting!)
Intro correction. good morning ladies and gentlemen how are we doing? Thank you for joining me THEE Most electrifying man in alllllll of vlogging entertainment 👍🏻👌🏻
it's refreshing to hear and watch a person with a great positive attitude...
don't let anybody take it away from you.
keep up the good work.
did it for nearly 17yrs, fell out of love with it 18months ago but i did really did enjoy it for the most part you will either love it or hate it but you need to give a good go can be hard on the family but if your pay is decent go for it and good luck
Crack a window when your using any stove. They suck the oxygen out the cab will stop you getting headaches ect.
Yeah good advice a fellow angler I knew died when he hadn't turned his stove off properly and zipped his bivvy up not realising was still on ,went to sleep and died
@@lionsroar9811 sad news mate people don't realise how small the cabs actually are and when you take out the expelled breath doesn't leave much oxygen at the best of time
@@Bert.....I used to leave the sun roof and a window slightly open when cooking grub or making a coffee on me nights out. Most of the cooking gear I used was my fishing gear lol. Haven't had a night out for a few years now.
Hi Mate, I am a new fan, I have enjoyed your video's by myself for a few week's but now I pop around to my daughter's, get her three boys come back and now I
can play your video's with the grand kids here, they think you are the best,(and so do I) It is good to sit with them, and I don't have to worry about any
bad language,we just love your video's. So I will close for now, keep up the good clean fun, and I am pleased to have subscribed.
all the best, and keep safe from George, and the three grand kids, Matt,Jack,& Bradley, in Western Australia.
My mother in law passed away from Alzheimer’s 4 years ago, it’s a terrible Way to go. I have raised hundreds probably a couple of thousand for Alzheimer’s society and Alzheimer’s research. Good luck with the 3 peaks and anyone watching this it’s a wonderful charity. Great vid keep up the hard work 👌
How Is The Wife Taking To You Tramping..? This May Be A great New Adventure...But The Cost Is High..Best Of LUCK
@Trucker Ned Kelly ..saya nonton beberapa video anda,,👍👍
SO TRUE Ned, its a young/single mans job and many a marriage has been lost due to the job
Iam 5 weeks out now,,,, it's great when you start talking to your self,,,, great vid amigo 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
It's not easy, not going to lie. But looking at the bigger picture. More money, more nice meals, more family holidays.
Shes an Infection Control Nurse, working frontline with Covid 19. She works 13 hour shifts so we don't see much of each other anyway, especially if she works Sat-Sun like she is this weekend, so it isn't so much different lol.
Thanks for your comment Ned! Means a lot buddy!
Can't wait till i pass my class 1 that's what i need to do just to get away...lol
My dad is hgv class1 for over 30 years. He absolutely loves it. I actually asked him what age as he thinking of retiring... he simply said he isn't and he'll keep going. He did his first night out back in the late 80's a little different back then 😂. But yeah he's a tramper and loves it.
Good to hear mate!
Everyone loves quick and easy food when you are doing long hours and then park up knackered after a 15 hour day but try your best to eat fairly clean as it catches up on you. I just ate shite tramping then started with massive stomach pains and ulcers in my stomach and several trips to hospital. Plenty of bread, ham and pickles etc for sandwiches etc and tinned stews if you want a reasonably healthy quick meal and just as convenient as pot noodles.
Cheers mate, i have tried different stuff this weekend, took camping pack food this week lol. It aynt best hahaha!
Love it mate! Doing really well. Thanks for the link mate really means alot to me. Cheers
39:15 funniest bit (so peaceful .phone text message. Him well it was ) your face dropped as soon as the phone alert happened
Best accent ever, brother. I'm so tired of the southern drawl here in East, TN USA haha - nice vidi!
Don’t stress mate we all have to learn . To be honest with you have been driving class 1 for 20+years and I still get out and check when I am back in to places at I am unsure of
You are in trouble with my missis as it’s your fault I’m going for my class 1 and starting hgv driving, lol. Something I have wanted to do for years but was never brave enough, until you gave me the confidence I needed!
Dont waste yout time and money loads of pressure delivery deadlines, abuse from employers and customers still you could get a big shiny lorry and a yorkie bar train as a gas engineer and make real money
Good luck mate :D It's awesome buddy! Steep learning curve but so what? It's fantastic!
Deady 2012 cheers buddy.
Thomas Catford I have done multi drop van deliveries and enjoyed it, I have also drove PCV vehicles for 11 years and really enjoyed driving large vehicles. To me it is worth my time and money to be able to do a job that I enjoy. It’s not for everyone, I understand that but it is right for me :)
Keep up the great vids mate, im gutted just had the email telling me they cancelled my hgv test after a year of saving and they are suspending them for 3 months so your vids are my wagon fix until i get to do it myself
Cracking vid pal, give your lift axle a lift when manoeuvring and you’ll find you have a load more traction as it’s not trying to drag the axle, (also saves on tyre wear). Fair play to the sentiments you made 👍🏼
Yeah i figured that out mate. That's what that 2 wheels and a banana is hahaha! I googled it on one day to see why i wasn't getting any grip AT ALL..
Ohh how I do not miss sleeping in a DAF CF. Thanks for the reminder 😂 good vid bud
I don’t know how big you are but i’m 17 stone 6’2..... it’s a bloody squeeze hahaha!
@@Deady2012 i'm a bit less 😅 was still a squeeze
How can moving top soil around be classed as “ Tramping” I used to do Tramping with my dad in the 70s and in my recollection it means setting out on a delivery say Northwest / London no sleeper cab no night heater but then the tramping begins you go to a phone box with a copy of Headlight magazine and phone around for a return load but you may get one but end up in Southampton then a phone call hoping for a run back home but end up in Watford,so nights in the cab ( Cab hotel) tramping around picking up loads .You had a little book of bed and breakfast and some of these were just terrace houses and you parked up in the street . Good video dude but your not off to Iran yet 👍
Ronnie Biggs it’s nice to read about someone who knows what trucking was like back in the day it brought back a lot of memories for me I used go with my dad in the fifties and late sixties
Dennis Robinson Spot on Dennis I took my class one 27 years ago but have never used it ( just had to do it) My Dad worked for BRS out of Bolton so Guy ,Scammell, AEC, ect was the norm .If you had say injector issues whilst away you would limp into a depot and they would get you back running . Used to park on a big lorry park on a roundabout in Aldgate ? London or a big former type cafe called Burts in Southampton. A bit hazy now as it would be 50 years ago . How about ( watch your wagon mista) 50p or sheets slashed .
When the Foxes "call" it's the Vixen saying "I'm here boys come and get me," she then gives them the runaround until she chooses the fittest. The bird, was a Pheasant, couldn't tell if it was male or female, but the male is the colourful one.
Cheer s for ya videos ..passed my class 2 yesterday..so il carry on watching 👍
Just found your channel, i did a lot of work at the Breedon Boras site you visited, it was strange to see it on you tube.. loving the channel.. always fancied a truck driver job while i was working on servicing the pumping equipment on these sand processing sites.
Go for it buddy! When all this has passed haha! It's quality mate!
My guy, stumbled across your channel subbed. Great content to be fair. Really nice to see a man doing a job he loves.
Thanks a lot mate! Appreciate it :)
@@Deady2012 also nice to see you mention retail workers whilst not doctors and nurses fair enough but are doing an important job just like yourself
Hi as a Wrexham lad its great to see my home area,being a F.L.T. driver of 36years have seen a lot of new class one drives over that time and your doing great so keep it going, btw the quarry your pulling out of at Wrexham(Borras) was a former RAF fighter base during WW2. good luck with on the work front.
Thanks a lot mate :)
Yeah, it says on the entrance that it's a former RAF base. I'd love to have seen what it looked like back in WW2. I love history and what not, it fascinates me!
Thanks for watching mate!
Really enjoy these vids :-) One of the few positive Drivers, most of them moan ! Many Thanks !
Well done mate ! You've come a long way from the beginning alot of hard work goes into obtaining your hgv licences , despite being thrown all the negativity you've smashed it .. That's how it's done 👍
I remember my first night out. I was totally not prepared. I ended up in a layby getting rocked about. No tea no breakfast and hardly no sleep. Oh I learned... fast lol. These days i get a better nights sleep in the truck then i do my own bed. Oh... keep a big bag full of tinned stuff... potnoodles.. sweets... breakfast bars fruit etc
I was working on trying to stock up haha! Its all in the back of my car now 🤦🏼♂️
I bet you are glad you got into this industry; you'll not be short of work this year. I'm wishing I was in a more essential line of work at the moment!
Nice to see a good positive video anyway. Good luck with the tramping. If I got into hgv driving, it's probably what I'd look at doing myself.
It's awesome mate! Really enjoying it!
You out of work due to covid 19 atm jakeg?
@@HutchyJE Yeah mate. Got a new job due to start next week but cant see it happening now.
Get an inverter fitted m8 then you can have a proper kettle and microwave, trust me it the way forward
A chap at BP told me if you use the car pump and it clicks off at about £100 you dont need to pay then go back and carry on fuelling just replace the nozzle and put it straight back In your tank and repeat until you are full then when you pay it all gets totalled on one bill. 👍
It only works twice. I can use 96 litres twice, then after that i won't work again, so have pay, then fill up again then pay for the 3rd. Pain in the ass haha!
@@Deady2012 😂😂 it is with a big tank yeah. Glad its going well for you and work is consistent throughout the Lurgi going around.
Love the video again, you Scott Andrews and ned Kelly are definitely my favourite truckers , keep up the good work
Thanks a lot mate!!
I never new what tramping was until now well i had a ruth idea but it looks good actually and i love the videos that you keep doing
Brilliant video as always, very positive what we need in this current climate, stay safe and healthy 👍👍
Thanks mate :) You too buddy!
Saw that you uploaded, thought I'd watch 20 minutes or so... 53 minutes later and I'm still here 😂 love watching your vids mate! Helped me a lot while getting my license :)
Haha! Nice one mate!
Enjoy mate, done 15 years tramping up to Liverpool from Essex which was my route at my old.firm I deff do not miss it lol. Is it still 25 quid night out money? Back in the day we never used to get night out money
Yeah mate 25 a night plus any services you use you get that back too.
I love it mate, like living in a man cave.
@@Deady2012 I've always said night out money should be a quater of your day rate. Fair play if you love it it ruined my social life had a large group of friends before I started tramping slowly getting my social life back since I gave it up. More to life than work mate. You still busy through this lockdown?
@@lionsroar9811 I don't have a social life, i have my Mrs and my daughter so that doesn't bother me. My Mrs works long hours, so we don't see much of each other during the week either, so it works for us to be fair.
I've been laid off mate, no work. I've applied to loads of firms but not heard nothing off anyone. Abit shit to be honest buddy!
@@Deady2012 Join the club mate nothing around my neck of the woods even volunteered should hopefully be a fair bit once this is over mate
Hi mate,
I do my Theory & hazard on 4th April then onto C Licence before going c + e straight after
Don't know what will happen with this bullshit now buddy! But i wish you the best of luck!
Deady 2012 yep, day after I posted this my test theory and hazard got postponed indefinitely and the CPC can’t be run till July. Just have to wait
Just a tip mate always take your keys out every time as if it locks your fucked lol. Happened to a colleague couple weeks back and he got an infringement for going over 6 hours lol as he couldn't put it on break. If not leave the window down a bit.
Look at the state of that foot well that's your home for a week !!! Get it cleaned up
I have a clean side and a dirty side. Pointless cleaning my drivers footwell, have you seen where i have to walk?
I take my boots off in the footwell and cross over to the passenger side where its nice and clean. 👍🏻
Typical girlie scanni tanker driver comment.
Must be shite delivering to all those clean hard standing aprons for loading and unloading.
lol re: Reward cards
When I first started trucking in 1986 I pulled into a fuel servo in Flexistowe to fuel up and a car driver was at the counter with his 50 coupons wondering whether what bowl to get with his freebie.
I stuck 700 litres in and they said... "Just take what you want Drive" !!
The guy look at me with dismay as I picked up an entire box set of bowls & Cups (Frosties. etc)
I did that here in uk, Sainsbury’s store give a nectar point per £1 of fuel, snobby old git had got 15 points, he said I would like my points without manners, I rock up and fill the tanks with £500 the look on his face when I said it pays for Christmas haha
Hahaha! 2 quality stories hahaha!
hi m8 great vid as always just a heads up your tractor unit fits under the canopys in tescos so collect there club cards and you end up with a months free shoping every 4 or 5 months
A couple of things, Get yourself on to Amazon and buy yourself some reusable fast food containers, Then batch cook curry, stews, hotpots etc and freeze. Uncle bens or the cheaper option microwaveable rice reheats in a pan nicely with a drop of water. Likewise, ask if they would fit a microwave if you're tramping all week as it just makes life slightly easier. Oats so simple does well in a saucepan too. That blindside reverse at the start, Could you not have spun it round right-handed and then reversed into the bay?? Not sure if you would have the room though. Always think about what's easier for you. Above all don't eat too much crap food. I have a thing for grapes at the moment lol.
How’s the tramping going ?
And if your still using gas to boil your water I would recommend leaving it out of the fridge does two things makes it less cold and quicker heat up and saves space in your fridge 😀
Alright mate.
Craig here I met up with you today at Greenfield skip site lol I was driving the John Deere tractor with the can on the back. Iam a class one driver myself,
I was driving out of the steelworks for 6years going all over the UK.
All the best looking forward to this week's video 👍👍👍🚜🚜🚜
Haha Crazy mate! Thanks a lot for saying Hello! It catches me off guard when people say they watch me haha! But thanks mate really appreciate it 👍🏻
What day did you say your weekly videos come out
Always smiling always positive great watch once again mate especially with all the crap going on in the world atm keep it up buddy stay safe
Thanks a lot mate :)
The Average Joe link does not work!
Great vid lad. My tramping tip for food and not for everyone. I make 4 of the same meals at home on a sunday stu, currys, lasagne etc and put in microwave tubs, most of your calls will let you use thier tea rooms to heat up if you've not got microwave in cab. for lunch an add water bassed meal ( mug shots) and coco pops for b fast and tons of fruit to snack on. Friday is belly buster day
Keeper safe lad
Great vlog, great tunes.
Stay safe all, and thanks for sharing.
That was me beeping on the a483 sat in traffic just outside of Gresford interchange, there was nothing ahead of the traffic just decided it wanted to be a standstill
Hahaha! Yeah man! Nice one 😁
As I’ve to to your comment, just as I’m reading it, the horn was in background !! Perfect timing
You’re doing a great job my man! So down to Earth & amusing 👍🏻
Nice one mate!
Well done mate, some good driving, used to hate reversing into service station bays when I started lol. Been with you from the start you are an inspiration to any guys looking to get into the industry . Oh and H for H badge bottom right.....nice touch 😉
Recently just found your channel, great to watch as this is the closest ill get to seeing the life of a truck driver! I went for my medical last year and failed at the first hurdle! Been my dream job since i was in school but life goes on i suppose! Keep up the vlogs!
How come buddy? If you don't mind me asking? Is it not something that can be resolved? Hope it is mate! Fingers crossed!
Deady 2012 my eyesight mate, the prescription for my glasses is too big apparently proper wounding
Too funny about the story about two pheasants having a fight in middle of the road 🤣😂🤣
Great vid deady especially getting a shock from the stove lol & if you didn’t already, open your window abit when you put stove on so you won’t get gassed out lol
Mate this vid has cheered me right up, this covid19 has put my class 2 job on hold I'm gutted... great vid again mate.
Danny Farrimond same boat mate, I’m on immunosuppressants so on mega lockdown for the foreseeable :(
@@AlexanderJames-gn5lb it's shite mate I am jobless as I have served my notice at my place to join this place and get a phone call saying your induction is on hold due to everything what's going on...
It's shit mate! I know LOADS of lads who's had Training or Inductions put on hold.
Anyone would think I’m a millionaire drinking this stuff 😂😂 - perfect definition of cravendale by my man gazza
It's not that much more compared to normal. Plus it lasts longer in the fridge
Nice video. Tramping is good once you get into a routine. The sleeping gets better the more tired you get. 😆 The best advice for reversing is always try and point your trailer where you want it to go before you start going backwards. Good luck!
That is very true mate, it's hard sometimes getting the procedure right to get the trailer in the right place lol! Sometimes it goes completely tits up hahaha
The best way to start reversing is not to go straight into what you do on test. Best way is to get a yard with a painted line on it or a join in the concrete, then reverse in a straight line. It teaches which way to turn the wheel using small corrections, then work up to tighter manoeuvres. I passed my artic test 14 years ago at 21 and still make an arse of it at times. Hope you find some work soon to tide you over. 👍🏼
Formula truck stop (near ellesmere port) is a great stop gd food gd showers if ur company is on snap you dont pay also down load intruck app tells you where all the services are truck stops what ones are on snap and what ones ant also tells you the price and some tell you how many spaces are left but dnt always go by that as dont always update them as i have found out
I've been to formula a few times, never stayed there though. Never actually been in because of the Covid crap lol!
That app sounds belting though mate, i'll deffo give that a look! Cheers bud!
Funny knowing all soldiers always have baby bedding 🤣🤣🤣love it great video
Great video as always pal keep her lit and be safe in theses scary times👍
Is your DAF automatic or manual
Nice industry tips dude, thanks for the upload!👌
Wait until you have to blind side it on to a bay at an RDC, with a wagon already on the bay each side
Well mate I'm 2 days Into tramping in the CF and you was correct 😂
Hahaha! Legend!
Just started watching your videos after trucker Craig mentioned you alot I've also just subscribed to your channel 👍
Nice one Gareth,really enjoyed the vlog this week,good to know your beginning to settle into the class 1 system.lol..Always look forward to your unique style mate, long may you continue,best wishes to you and the family, Stay safe & keep on truckin'.
Thanks a lot mate! Appreciate your kind comment!
I thought it would be great sleeping out, but I couldn't switch off and sleep in the truck all that well. Worst week of my life. The final nail in the coffin was when I pull into a service station only one space left. Really looking forward to getting my head down and then I hear the truck next to me pull out and what's it replaced by a bloody refrigerator truck! That was a brilliant experience having that buzzing of fridge next to me all night! Lots of people said you should of got out and turned it off. 🤷♂️
Park somewhere else. Like a lay-by on a side road.
I;m yet to sleep in a services, i'm a light sleeper anyway lol, with trucks coming and going all night i'd never sleep... plus its uncomfy in that daf hahaha!
Great video once again Deady, your well on track for 10k subs. The content just keeps getting better and better, I like that shirt too!
Hi mate liking the vids youre an inspiration for what I want to be like when I pass my test;)! Got my theory test in 2 weeks with my hazard perception all cool with that. However for the CPC im still not sure on what to study, did you use any good resources for that or reccomend a book for it? many thanks!
Great to see you are getting into the swing of things with the tipper. As for the madness this country is going through. Don't even get me started. Great Vlog buddie. Safe driving....
Thanks matey :)
All the best in the CF pal... I used to struggle in it doing 12 on nights. Ha ha
Its hard work mate haha!
Good stuff dude, enjoying yer journey too. ATB
Only saw this channel yesterday and im loving all your content your a legendary guy keep doing what your doing mate👍🏻👍🏻😂😂
I often sleep better in the truck than my own bed lol. As long as i'm not parked next to a bloody fridge! Actually looking forward to getting back from holiday in Scotland into my own trucking bubble and try to forget about all this virus crazyness...as long as i can!
It is deffo an escape from it all being in a truck. It's a world away from the world. Something very relaxing about it. It's a real good feeling pulling back those curtains.
good stuff Gareth nice to c u getting on man
Cheers mate.
Hi mate. Been thinking about getting in to trucking for years now and think this year I may just go for it. Wondering if you could explain how the money side of tramping works, if you wouldn't mind, as literally everywhere i've looked doesn't explain it at all. How are you paid? Is it flat rate per week/month, depends on your driving time, X hours per day and are you paid through the night while resting? Also, what are the shifts like, is it week on week off? Cheers.
Depends where u work mate. Some pay hourly rate ie Keedwells pay £10 per hour for the work you do. I’m salary upto 50 hours per week anything over is overtime.
Nights out are £25 per night tax free. Expenses ie parking up for the night, you pay but get the money back at the end of the week.
So, if you work 50 hours a week and have 4 nights out and you’re on £10 per hour, you’ll get paid £500 minus tax & insurance plus £100 for nights out.
If you’re salary you get your salary wage call it £500 plus overtime call it £100 plus nights out money.
Shift patterns are Mon-Fri every week.
@@Deady2012 Thanks mate that's very clear. Do you tramp every week? £10 per hour is hard to believe considering us home shopping guys are now on over £9 per hour just zipping around in our little vans all day. I'd say the HGV industry is overdue a pay rise!
Hi mate , my late step father used to night out in a day cab Ford , in the 1970s , he was 6'6 tall , sleep across the seats and have old house curtains around the windows , have a great weekend with the family and take care and drive carefully 👍👍👍 PS can you please give Jackie a shout out as it is her birthday and wedding anniversary on the 3rd next month thanks mate 👍👍👍
I always forget shoutouts mate! I wish i could remember but i always forget!
I'll try and rememeber! Thanks a lot for your nice comment buddy!
great vlog mate and its A.L.CAMPBELL v8 lovely looking truck mate.
Stunning truck that! I parked up at the side of him the week after this vlog. Gorgeous!
Small donation for the good cause. Good luck to you both when the time comes.
Thanks a lot mate! It's been postponed for now, but it will happen sooner rather than later haha!
i work in quarry mate just hope we can keep going keep safe tell people stop panic buys theres plenty for all
I hope we can keep going aswell mate! Fingers crossed buddy!
I know these vids are fairly old but im fairly new to your videos, i love them haha. My mrs thinks im a right weirdo!!
Mate at least you are allowed out the cab I delivered to one company and they wouldn’t let me out the cab or anything I had to open up the curtains and unstrap the load outside the depot.
Jesus! Going abit far haha!
Honesty, good banter, l really enjoyed it, I'm looking forward to seeing more drive safe Gareth.......... 🐟🐟
Thanks mate!
You should be part of the road legends 💙🚛
No Tah haha!
came across your channel, starting my c1 training working up towards doing this type of work! shall ask what youre doing now? keep up the hard work mate!!
Check newer vids Bro lol.
@@Deady2012 was half awake, my bad! glad to see youre keeping busy and doing well!
Sorry for being late well done on passing class one I have been so busy at work so catching up with video
No problems buddy! Thanks for watching mate!
You will be ok mate, get some other kit together, loads of hydrated food maybe get a micro wave fitted somehow and a sat tv system, have a chat to someone who is into caravanning you’ll get a lot of knowledge from them, you have just got to grow into it 👍
Nice one Deade good job I am not kipping in that cab I am 6’ 4” and would be bent in half lol looking forward to the next one. Tom.
I;m 6'2 mate, it's a squeeze for me hahaha!
Great vlog mate glad everything is going well for you I hope you and your family are safe and well look after yourself and be safe
Just started watching your vlogs mate, really enjoyed it. Keep it going
Thanks mate :D
Lmao . Brilliant blog mate . I never talked about it but yeah you do make a good point ...I dont think anyone sleep very well in hgvs .
I worst night was when I did a night shift in summer and ran out of driveing time . I pulled up to go to sleep . But my god !!!! It was like been ina cooker !
I left the night heater on, on Wednesday... i woke up pissed wet through with sweat and couldn't breathe, got out at 12:30am and went for a walk in my undies hahaha!
@@Deady2012 lmfqo brilliant.
Just a quick question but what is the device that you use to record with your action camera in windscreen and if possible do you have a link as I have been looking for one for ages. Keep up with great content have watched all ya vlogs and will do for as long as you keep vlogging
I don't know what you mean mate? The holder? Thats a go pro holder with a swivel head. The camera is a Gopro Hero 7 Black.
@@Deady2012 it the holder I am after. Yours isn't fixed have noticed that it has a little play especially in corners and I prefer that compared to a fixed unit that I have been trialling with
Great video deady how did u find doing the week sleeping out takes awhile to get use to sleeping in the cab
Made me laugh during these uncertain times :) subbed and come on Leeds...Leeds...Leeds!!!
Thanks mate 😀
Gareth...watched all your vids right from training and glad you made IT pal. Have a feeling you are ex military if so gud on you mate.
Glad you made the grade, and i know just by your attitude you will be top trucker.
Be safe. Be good Regards IAN....PS UP THE BLADES
Nice one for shouting out fellow vloggers mate 👍🏼
Shout anyone out i find entertaining mate haha!
I started tramping as cover 3 week ago, it can get very complicated very quick ha ha i haad a great guy pm me with help on friday when i got into a stess head over working time amd driving time and a mixture of the 2 ha ha
Keyfuels, If its a bunker card you won't get points. If it's got a big bold B on it that denotes its a Bunker card.
How’s family buddy hope there all keeping well I’ve just been laid of work it’s shit mate hopefully be starting at Iceland distribution center deeside soon there crying out for warehouse operatives looking forwards to ya next video buddy 👍👍👍👍👍
I'm in same boat now mate haha! Gutted!
It could be worse... could be an LF sleeper. You’ve to literally climb over the centre console to the bed. Also the door handles on the LF’s are shite and they’re prone to locking when you’re out of the cab. I work in the service department for a DAF dealer and some of the trucks are a nightmare (not to mention absolutely disgusting!)
Stuff that haha! I lay down in an LF on a vid once, that was bad enough haha!
Just watch forauld men chapping ur door at night looking for some action 😂😂😂😂,, great vid amigo 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 🇪🇸
Really enjoyable to watch, Just subscribed to your channel, Looking forward to more video's.
Thanks mate!
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Tried it, sounded like a twat.... hahahaha!