toby1234abc:
You see your firms truck go passed in the other direction, and have a mental fit of flashing lights, waving and dancing on the seat, I don’t get this, and why ?
All that waving, but you talk behind his back
and dont know him that well.
Some will say it’s camaraderie, but you can see the other lorry coming from half a mile away, its just that, another lorry.
its called being friendly,
Its my ugly face that scares them away.
I once waved at the Queen, I got the Winston
Churchill salute back.
It used to be common for most of the Kent and Sussex drivers, regardless of employer, to acknowledge each other, particularly so if you were a hundred miles or more from home.
i notice recovery drivers flash their lights at me so camaraderie isnt completely dead…
whats wrong with you. i wave at lads walking round our yard never mind on the road.
bet your a barrel of laughs down the pub
toby1234abc:
You see your firms truck go passed in the other direction, and have a mental fit of flashing lights, waving and dancing on the seat, I don’t get this, and why ?
All that waving, but you talk behind his back
and dont know him that well.
Some will say it’s camaraderie, but you can see the other lorry coming from half a mile away, its just that, another lorry.
Wave at them always, stable mates and all that, but like u say if u didn’t really like them then I used to pretend I was on the phone rather than talk on the CB. Hey Ho, nae sleep lost.
Flash of lights, and big hand to work mates, mates & fellow trucknet’ers 
Its alright for you lot we have about 4000 trucks and I only know a handfull of drivers so wave at each one just in case, oh and a freindly flash and ■■■■■■ tweak also.
The buggers better talk about me behind me back as im special… 
The confusion this “act” can cause to the humble agency driver, especially if the driver has been cab hopping for different firm in the same week has amused me for many years. In the past Ive had to do a double take when someone flashes me, because the penny hasn't dropped that Im in a truck belonging to “their” firm.
The confusion can be compounded if Im in a truck that either has someones name plate in the window, and/or is usually the regular ride of Joe Blogs who Im covering for. The bewilderment of the driver whos just past me usually continues minutes later when they ring the cab phone to moan at Joe Blogs why I/he didn`t wave. At the point when the phone rings, I have been known to answer the phone in French or Portuguese, to add to the other drivers confusion 
Yes I wave at our lot. I also wave at the 10 - 12 other drivers I know on various different firms. I have been known to chat at the fuel pump, or even make them a brew when they come in the yard… shoot me
I ask myself, why wouldn’t you? What does it cost you?
Nothing. It is nice to be nice. So do it and be cheerful you miserable buggers!
We always go a bit lights and wave mad, there are only four of us so its kinda “special”
Then again there is MarkH (not the same company) we had a horn fest 
I knew I couldnt out flash him with all his lights but thought my horn might out horn him…he only went and had a bigger horn (volume)
Drift:
he only went and had a bigger horn
Phew! Glad you clarified that Drift.
Im gonna make more of an effort to fit in with my workmates.
Im already taking a dump under the trailer,just need to get some flip flops…
I also wave to drivers from the same firm. On the subject of camaraderie and land rovers, bikers always used to nod to any biker coming in the opposite direction. Doesn’t happen now but I always felt like king ■■■■ when a biker nodded at me.
the maoster:
Drift:
he only went and had a bigger hornPhew! Glad you clarified that Drift.
I like waving at all my fellow company drivers…
but i am the only one, definitely billy no mates 
many moons ago when working for burtons biscuits we used to flash and wave the united biscuits, memory lane and fox,s drivers, all harmless fun to break up the monotony.
Abroad i used to generally flash any UK trucker.
All the milk tanker driver flash or wave at each other, regardless of company.
Tomorrow should be ‘wave more to your trucking fraternity’ day. ( Seeing as it’s a Friday too).
As long as it’s just waving with your hands of course.
I will try it tomorrow when I’m out and about 
We should all do the Judge Rinder jazz hands wave .
Judge Rinder is a criminal expert, and has made benchmark cases for tax evasion in offshore accounts.
He now has a daytime Judge Judy style tv show in a court room, where cases are settled.
Friday is jazz hands day,Rinder style.
last year I got stopped by the gaffer in the yard and asked me to wave back at a company from the same villages wagons to keep the peace! …ok I said lol …he told me its no joke as the gaffer of the firm had phoned up and told him I ignored him and never waved back. 
…I think they are getting fed up now as I go the whole hog wae the flashing lights and waveing ,jimmy.