He took the decision to overtake a supermarket artic that was going slower than his mixer lorry, up a hill on a dual carriageway .
Mixer moron ran out of steam and so did supermarket man in his Axor .
The result was two muppets doing about 15 mph parallel to each other and 40 cars waiting to get past.
Once clear, Mr Mixer Moron was offered free coffee beans from irate car drivers .
Supermarket man should have slowed when he saw the line of cars he’s paid on the hour not paid to conduct a slow race, I personally would have slowed and let the clown in, I’m old school there are a few of us left.
I dont do motorways very often though went down to Glasgow onSaturday morning.The Asda trollies were doing 60 according to my speedo.There were quite a few units running bob tail,were the class 2 guys playing with the big boys toys?
Going up a steep hill is one place where I wont back off, anywhere else is no problem as I don’t drive on the limiter.
Re mixers, I think standards have dropped there. Experienced mixer drivers know that their trucks aren’t the most powerful (small engines, basic trucks to save weight) and the fact that not only are they powering the load uphill they’re powering the drum around too.
I’ve been to some sites recently where 6w mixer drivers have either done damage or thrown a strop because it’s a tight delivery, but I get in with an 8w no trouble.
Just to clarify, its concrete mixer, the cement is already mixed when its added to the aggregate and water 
Sounds like a regular A34 gig…
Before it was widened to 4 lanes it was like this on windy hill M62, 300hp was the norm at 38ton circa 1990 and loaded ERF’s with asthmatic Gardners and Rolls Royce Eagles were down to crawling, it was elephant racing at its very best. Many a truck overheating on the long climb and then running 65-70 mph down the other side past the white farmhouse in the middle of the east/west carriageway. Is that house still there? havent done that route in over 15 years…
AndrewG:
Before it was widened to 4 lanes it was like this on windy hill M62, 300hp was the norm at 38ton circa 1990 and loaded ERF’s with asthmatic Gardners and Rolls Royce Eagles were down to crawling, it was elephant racing at its very best. Many a truck overheating on the long climb and then running 65-70 mph down the other side past the white farmhouse in the middle of the east/west carriageway. Is that house still there? havent done that route in over 15 years…
little house on the priaree 
them were the days, got my first V8 450 streamline 1991, few past everyone 
now got a V8 R730? What hill?
AndrewG:
Before it was widened to 4 lanes it was like this on windy hill M62, 300hp was the norm at 38ton circa 1990 and loaded ERF’s with asthmatic Gardners and Rolls Royce Eagles were down to crawling, it was elephant racing at its very best. Many a truck overheating on the long climb and then running 65-70 mph down the other side past the white farmhouse in the middle of the east/west carriageway. Is that house still there? havent done that route in over 15 years…
As of last year the house was still there.
AndrewG:
Before it was widened to 4 lanes it was like this on windy hill M62, 300hp was the norm at 38ton circa 1990 and loaded ERF’s with asthmatic Gardners and Rolls Royce Eagles were down to crawling, it was elephant racing at its very best. Many a truck overheating on the long climb and then running 65-70 mph down the other side past the white farmhouse in the middle of the east/west carriageway. Is that house still there? havent done that route in over 15 years…
I can remember the hard shoulder was regularly used as a crawler lane, going back to the seventies though.
Fatboy slimslow:
AndrewG:
Before it was widened to 4 lanes it was like this on windy hill M62, 300hp was the norm at 38ton circa 1990 and loaded ERF’s with asthmatic Gardners and Rolls Royce Eagles were down to crawling, it was elephant racing at its very best. Many a truck overheating on the long climb and then running 65-70 mph down the other side past the white farmhouse in the middle of the east/west carriageway. Is that house still there? havent done that route in over 15 years…little house on the priaree
My F16 was in that era, all 470 horses, yanked that loaded tri axle up that hill by the scruff of its neck
mike68:
Supermarket man should have slowed when he saw the line of cars he’s paid on the hour not paid to conduct a slow race, I personally would have slowed and let the clown in, I’m old school there are a few of us left.
…If you’re going uphil at 15mph already, and try to slow further - you’ll roll backwards down the hill. 
Especially with an axor pulling so much as an RSU load on back…
To be fair Iv done this myself when I first started driving but I slowed down and pulled back behind… You live and learn I suppose
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