LRM:
Hi,
I often see posts on here from lads wanting a job running europe, I wonder how many REALLY would stick it nowadays, so much has changed in the last few years,
True enough, it’s changed a lot in the last few years.
LRM:
the 90hr rule is a complete bugger, if you have a long and busy 2 weeks you could find yourself parked in a services from friday till midnight sunday,
Only if forget you’re running out of hours.
LRM:
the eastern block drivers cope, but could you?, you will never earn the kind of money you would get driving for stobart, all the truckstops shut at noon saturday.
Stobart has drivers running Europe.
They ALL shut? Oh dear, I must’ve been imagining drinking that wine the other weekend then. The aching head seemed so real as well. 
LRM:
The digi tacho has put an end to ‘private mileage’ for nipping to the beach etc
Again, only if you make a hash of calculating your hours. You’ll have to run direct to the beach and stay there, but if that’s what you fancy you can still do that.
LRM:
all in all I just think there aint that many guys left that would do it long term, to work for a small haulier running running europe all the cards would need to be maxed out meaning you could end up in a services in belgium in the blistering heat from friday till monday,
Even a small haulier shouldn’t expect you to spend a long weekend on a services. Even if you max out your hours, stopping somewhere pleasant for the weekend 30 minutes (ish) short of max shouldn’t be a major problem. Besides which, who has control of the keys? If your likely to get fired for it, I’d be lining up another job already.
LRM:
would you really want that, the pl, lt, ro guys will do.it but would you?
Nope, I’d make sure I parked up at one of the truckstops which are open for the weekend, or find an alternative before my hours ran out. I’ve weekended in Crecy La Battaile (the site of the battle of Crecy), Salamanca, Pisa, Milan, Paris, Rome, Monaco, Barcelona, Salou and many other places.
Anywhere other than a service area, unless I especially wanted to have a quiet weekend.
LRM:
Posted from bloody belgium on a bloody long and boring saturday night…
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Lrm
Bad planning
