What's is the UK's highest mileage working truck?

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What is the UK’S highest mileage working truck?

Road legal and still out on a daily basis.

I’ll start the ball rolling.

2001 Scania 124 420 Topline. Currently showing 1.5million kms.

I know there is a 142 out there still in daily use.

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I passed a very tidy F reg 142 Scania on the A14 on Wednesday- pulling boxes I wouldnt be surpised if that been round the clock a few times- and there was an F88 on boxes out of Hull area until a year or so ago , again would probably put 1.5 million K’s to shame

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a friend of mine has got a 1998 DAF XF SSC 4x2 that is well in to it’s third time round the clock

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i wonder what Mr Weaver’s F88 has got on it now :open_mouth:

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Rikki-UK:
I passed a very tidy F reg 142 Scania on the A14 on Wednesday- pulling boxes I wouldnt be surpised if that been round the clock a few times- and there was an F88 on boxes out of Hull area until a year or so ago , again would probably put 1.5 million K’s to shame

A14 Rikki? We’re you lost? :smiley:

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Coming back from a highly important business meeting- or what is commonly known as the office Xmas party

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MR VAIN:

Rikki-UK:
I passed a very tidy F reg 142 Scania on the A14 on Wednesday- pulling boxes I wouldnt be surpised if that been round the clock a few times- and there was an F88 on boxes out of Hull area until a year or so ago , again would probably put 1.5 million K’s to shame

A14 Rikki? We’re you lost? :smiley:

there are a couple of 142/143 (steel bumper model) run out of the Birmingham area, they could end up on the M6 end of the A14 regular

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was working one time for Argos.56 reg.was 980000km

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This was the M11- A1 stretch of the A14 heading north with a sealed box on so guessing out of Felixstowe or Tilbury - didnt think to note the shipping line on the box

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What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

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mac12:
What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

I drive a Merc Axor, have had it from new (61 plate, September 2011) & it’s currently on 115000k. How on earth has a 4 year old truck clocked up nearly a million ks? That would be nearly 3000 miles a week!!

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Born Idle:

mac12:
What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

I drive a Merc Axor, have had it from new (61 plate, September 2011) & it’s currently on 115000k. How on earth has a 4 year old truck clocked up nearly a million ks? That would be nearly 3000 miles a week!!

Continental work would reguarly put 3,000km per week on a truck used to do multi drop starting in northern France and finishing in Lisbon Then back up to Caen if unable to get on the Santander

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My 11plate Renault Premium has nearly done 370k. I only do around 100kms a day on locals in it but it does Glasgow to Leicester and back every night.

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Born Idle:

mac12:
What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

I drive a Merc Axor, have had it from new (61 plate, September 2011) & it’s currently on 115000k. How on earth has a 4 year old truck clocked up nearly a million ks? That would be nearly 3000 miles a week!!

Quite easy for a truck to clock up that kind of mileage if it’s double shifted. 2 drivers doing 700kms a shift is 1400kms every 24hrs. That’s 7000kms per week. Taking into account time off the road for R&M, it’s possible a truck could clock up over 330000kms a year.

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We have only just replaced a 57 plate scania wagon and drag with 980,000kms on it, was used for multidrop during the day and trunked at night.
Poor thing never hardly got a rest!

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damoq:
My 11plate Renault Premium has nearly done 370k. I only do around 100kms a day on locals in it but it does Glasgow to Leicester and back every night.

Only 100kms that must be why i seen you busy polishing the inside the other day all that waiting time it must be spotless. Nice russian hat btw :laughing:

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merc0447:

damoq:
My 11plate Renault Premium has nearly done 370k. I only do around 100kms a day on locals in it but it does Glasgow to Leicester and back every night.

Only 100kms that must be why i seen you busy polishing the inside the other day all that waiting time it must be spotless. Nice russian hat btw :laughing:

Where did you see me?:■■?: You might have introduced yourself. I might look stoopid in my big wooly hat, but it keeps me warm and I feel like an Ice Road Trucker with it on.:wink:

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Born Idle:

mac12:
What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

I drive a Merc Axor, have had it from new (61 plate, September 2011) & it’s currently on 115000k. How on earth has a 4 year old truck clocked up nearly a million ks? That would be nearly 3000 miles a week!!

Is that all? At Hygena the wagons were run double shifted 7 days a week. They’d do what yours has done in 6 months.

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This one is still on the road at forty years old.

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damoq:

Born Idle:

mac12:
What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

I drive a Merc Axor, have had it from new (61 plate, September 2011) & it’s currently on 115000k. How on earth has a 4 year old truck clocked up nearly a million ks? That would be nearly 3000 miles a week!!

2 drivers doing 700kms a shift is 1400kms every 24hrs.

So a truck is doing 440 (approx) miles twice a day? :open_mouth: Not very likely in the UK mate!

Conor:

Born Idle:

mac12:
What about the youngest truck with high mileage,was on 58 reg last week with 979000 on clock

I drive a Merc Axor, have had it from new (61 plate, September 2011) & it’s currently on 115000k. How on earth has a 4 year old truck clocked up nearly a million ks? That would be nearly 3000 miles a week!!

Is that all? At Hygena the wagons were run double shifted 7 days a week. They’d do what yours has done in 6 months.

Maybe, but mine isn’t double shifted! If my Auntie had a ■■■■…