Bag of goodies

[orc]

Anyone for gaffer tape? If it can’t be fixed with gaffer tape then you just aren’t using enough gaffer tape…

[trotsky3]

wing-nut:
When I started in 1978, satnav’s, mobile phones and chargers weren’t essential items because they didn’t exist.

We used maps and phone boxes and still got the job done.

[own_account_driver]

Decent make of multi-tool like Leatherman will cover a lot of tool/knife potential requirements in one item.

[sinclair89]

Bottles of water

Thermal Mug

Clipboard with some a4 paper in so you can make a note of starting times/breaks for the day

Hand Full of Pens plus a spare one in case.

[trux]

TROTSKY3:

wing-nut:
When I started in 1978, satnav’s, mobile phones and chargers weren’t essential items because they didn’t exist.

We used maps and phone boxes and still got the job done.

lmao
I remember that happening to a phonebox @ Chorley services when a Rep` had spent waay too much time in it , and there was a queue of drivers waiting to phone home ET.

[radar19]

What I carry

Pens, lots of them
TruckNav
iPhone with charger
Multiport socket for stuff
Sun Glasses
Food and drink
Straps (Because the ones they have may not be enough, be of poor condition or maybe not even there at all)
Some night gear if its a sleeper ( you never know if you are going to need it).

[tim85]

Scenario 2 :
Driver does walk around check, finds o/s rear brake bulb inoperative, driver fills in daily defect sheet and duly notes said defect.
Driver then goes to personal bag in cab, gets out flat blade screwdriver and bulb,
driver proceeds to rear of vehicle and commences removal of light cluster lens and guard with said screwdriver.
Brittle weathered wiring or connector block breaks rendering whole o/s cluster completely u/s and trailer is now VOR’d
I’ll leave the rest of the scenario to the TN-UK CSI…
[/quote]
Might be, BUT, you have a non working light at 4am in the morning, you try to repair it, if it doesn’t work your arrival situation has NOT changed, you did the walk round, you found a fault, you are the driver, it is your licence, IF you are happy to try to resolve a problem then so be it, if not, then?

[trotsky3]

Was that you I seen on the M62 this morning MATTWHIT ?
PS …your back light is out

[war1974]

wing-nut:
When I started in 1978, satnav’s, mobile phones and chargers weren’t essential items because they didn’t exist.

We used maps and phone boxes and still got the job done.

and i now cut the power steering pipe too as i didnt have that when i started out.

wingnut times are a moving