dieseldog999:
most of the truck looks like an old ■■■■■ comments will be made by those on plain basic spec donkeys ).
As has been said before, each to their own, I not into all that those bloody lights just like to a nice simple livery kept clean and tidy. 
nothing to do with basic spec, just clean lines tidy look
eddie snax:
dieseldog999:
most of the truck looks like an old ■■■■■ comments will be made by those on plain basic spec donkeys ).As has been said before, each to their own, I not into all that those bloody lights just like to a nice simple livery kept clean and tidy.
I’ve had blinged up motors before, spots kelsas, hellas and the like (paid for by the co. I hasten to add), just does not appeal to me anymore.
If after saying that I was given one to drive fair enough, but not to the level that I stood out like a sore thumb, (or sore ■■■■ in a lot of cases) …there is doing something, and OVERdoing something.
If you keep a low profile you don’t get noticed when you don’t want to be, for any reason. 
I have to confess that I did ask him why his truck’s interior looked like a Spanish ■■■■■’s bedroom! His anwer is at 5 mins 15 into part 2 of the Driver’s Day video - available to watch on Trucking TV’s other internet locations
ChrisG46:
I have to confess that I did ask him why his truck’s interior looked like a Spanish ■■■■■’s bedroom!
Well I can’t say anything about that as mine is similarly themed 
Not that I have ever been in a Spanish ■■■■■’s bedroom, so I will have to take your experienced opinion on that one bud.
The truth always comes out in the end, Robroy . . . and I’m delighted that you have your daily ride in that environment 
I know this may come across as a little rude Chris, but who do you think will give a flying f**k what a truck driver does in his/hers day?
Truck drivers are not well received in society, and watching someone steer a wheel and sit around for hours on end isn’t exactly ’ must see television '.
eagerbeaver:
I know this may come across as a little rude Chris, but who do you think will give a flying f**k what a truck driver does in his/hers day?Truck drivers are not well received in society, and watching someone steer a wheel and sit around for hours on end isn’t exactly ’ must see television '.
To be fair EagerB it probably would not generate a great deal of interest with the likes of you and me who have ‘done a bit’ but it would appeal to newbies, non driver truck enthusiasts and the like.
Look how much interest with the public that the Stobartcrap raised, so word of mouth etc may attract some of those guys.
And as I said anything that can raise psitive vibes towards us from the public can only be good when you see how our reputation is in tatters due to some crap inconsiderate ■■■■ who drive trucks today.
I suppose you have a point tassleman. People watch/read any old crap.
15 pages about a ■■■ going off route sort of proves your point
eagerbeaver:
I suppose you have a point tassleman. People watch/read any old crap.15 pages about a ■■■ going off route sort of proves your point
At least you’ll get nominated for thread of the year…, and you still owe me one for all the stick I got for sticking up for you.
Yeah-truckers code I owe you a pint!
Us backbone type need to stick together…
eagerbeaver:
I know this may come across as a little rude Chris, but who do you think will give a flying f**k what a truck driver does in his/hers day?Truck drivers are not well received in society, and watching someone steer a wheel and sit around for hours on end isn’t exactly ’ must see television '.
TBH, as I have the viewing figures and stats in front of me, and you don’t, I think my view on which people like what kind of video is more valid than yours 
So far, I’ve been making short videos under the name Trucking TV for about a month, 27 clips in total, only promoted them through the truck-driving community, and not very strongly at that, and am very impressed by the numbers of views, and quality of feedback. I think I’ll be increasingly trying to promote them more strongly to a wider audience in the near future, but we’ll see - I only have limited time.
I think what you’ve said above mainly reflects your views, not mine, and possibly not the views of many drivers. When researching this project, I discovered the number of UK HGV license holders, and from my point of view, if 5% or maybe even 10% of that number watched clips occasionally, I’d have a very satisfactory audience - certainly more than enough to sustain continuing content production.
I rather suspect you haven’t even watched a clip before giving us all the benefit of your learned opinion . . I have no intention of showing anyone "steer a wheel and sit around for hours on end . . . "
robroy:
eagerbeaver:
I know this may come across as a little rude Chris, but who do you think will give a flying f**k what a truck driver does in his/hers day?Truck drivers are not well received in society, and watching someone steer a wheel and sit around for hours on end isn’t exactly ’ must see television '.
To be fair EagerB it probably would not generate a great deal of interest with the likes of you and me who have ‘done a bit’ but it would appeal to newbies, non driver truck enthusiasts and the like.
Look how much interest with the public that the Stobartcrap raised, so word of mouth etc may attract some of those guys.
And as I said anything that can raise psitive vibes towards us from the public can only be good when you see how our reputation is in tatters due to some crap inconsiderate ■■■■ who drive trucks today.
I watch quite a few of these youtube things, mainly because I’m bloody nosey I think, and I find them quite interesting. I’m neither a Newbie nor a non driver truck enthusiasts.
I can assure you though that I’ve only watched 2 of the Stobart thing, as this was lowest common denominator rubbish, needlessly sensationalised for the hard of thinking 
Being the scurge of society is a reasonably recent thing, its come after being a barely tolerated necessity, which was preceded by a lumbering smelly nuisance, I never had the fortune to be a knight of the road. I’m not sure at which point the total lack of respect for trucks and drivers happened, but I’m sure that the soaring levels of congestion, lack of driving acumen shown by many different kinds of drivers(truckers included), and the lack of traffic police, since the wholesale move to a camera operated roads policing policy have a lot to do with it
eddie snax:
I watch quite a few of these youtube things, mainly because I’m bloody nosey I think, and I find them quite interesting. I’m neither a Newbie nor a non driver truck enthusiasts.I can assure you though that I’ve only watched 2 of the Stobart thing, as this was lowest common denominator rubbish, needlessly sensationalised for the hard of thinking
Being the scurge of society is a reasonably recent thing, its come after being a barely tolerated necessity, which was preceded by a lumbering smelly nuisance, I never had the fortune to be a knight of the road. I’m not sure at which point the total lack of respect for trucks and drivers happened, but I’m sure that the soaring levels of congestion, lack of driving acumen shown by many different kinds of drivers(truckers included), and the lack of traffic police, since the wholesale move to a camera operated roads policing policy have a lot to do with it
I watch quite a few of Luke’s videos which I find entertaining, mainly because I have a similar sense of humour to him, and we both talk to ourselves a lot while driving, and in silly voices .
Stobarts can be summed up in two words Corporate bullcrap…end of.
I think the ‘Knight of the road’ thing is just a myth, I certainly don’t remember it in my time, although I do remember driver to driver help, empathy and courtesy which are dying qualities today, mainly down to the ‘■■■■ you, I’m alright’ fraternity amongst us that we all have to endure. .
I reckon these guys with their ■■■■ poor driving and attitudes, have gone a long way to ruining reputation of the rest of us, and the job, as well as the points that you have illustrated.
I hope that by showing truckers doing their jobs in a responsible way, and by talking about the industry in a constructive way, we’ll get some kind of empathic response from the great British public, Robroy.
Part 3 of the clip series is now online . . .
robroy:
eddie snax:
I watch quite a few of these youtube things, mainly because I’m bloody nosey I think, and I find them quite interesting. I’m neither a Newbie nor a non driver truck enthusiasts.I can assure you though that I’ve only watched 2 of the Stobart thing, as this was lowest common denominator rubbish, needlessly sensationalised for the hard of thinking
Being the scurge of society is a reasonably recent thing, its come after being a barely tolerated necessity, which was preceded by a lumbering smelly nuisance, I never had the fortune to be a knight of the road. I’m not sure at which point the total lack of respect for trucks and drivers happened, but I’m sure that the soaring levels of congestion, lack of driving acumen shown by many different kinds of drivers(truckers included), and the lack of traffic police, since the wholesale move to a camera operated roads policing policy have a lot to do with it
I watch quite a few of Luke’s videos which I find entertaining, mainly because I have a similar sense of humour to him, and we both talk to ourselves a lot while driving, and in silly voices
Stobarts can be summed up in two words Corporate bullcrap…end of.
I think the ‘Knight of the road’ thing is just a myth, I certainly don’t remember it in my time, although I do remember driver to driver help, empathy and courtesy which are dying qualities today, mainly down to the ‘[zb] you, I’m alright’ fraternity amongst us that we all have to endure.
I reckon these guys with their ■■■■ poor driving and attitudes, have gone a long way to ruining reputation of the rest of us, and the job, as well as the points that you have illustrated.
I think the demise of drivers mucking in together, relates to the rise of curtainsiders and logistics(haulage run by accountants). When it was roping and sheeting, or stripping tilts(my preferred option) it was usual to help each other there was no tracker, and before the wide scale adoption of mobile phones, messages would be left at your known destinations(dial 9 for an outside line driver), which you were able to reply to at a more considered pace. Considerations were usualy whether it was grub time snooze time, and how much bending was required to get to port in light of first 2 considerations
Yes I watch Luke too. for much the same reasons ,
For people who have been watching Trucking TV’s Driver’s Day clip series with Chris “Shifty” Bultitude, we’ve just uploaded the latest episode, in which we asked him the biggest question: Why become an owner/driver?