British Drivers have nothing to fear …
Eastern european drivers beware of a thief so foul,he strikes in the dead of night and steals the top half of truckers drive wheel wheel arches and takes them to a big warehouse,never to be seen again. 
Its either that,or none of you can couple/uncouple properly 
bikemonkey:
British Drivers have nothing to fear …
Eastern european drivers beware of a thief so foul,he strikes in the dead of night and steals the top half of truckers drive wheel wheel arches and takes them to a big warehouse,never to be seen again.
Its either that,or none of you can couple/uncouple properly
No, it’s because the fifth wheel coupling height is lower on the European wagons so if they had the top section of the wheel arch there it would get completely mangled after a few trailer changes, hence why it isn’t there.
you`ve been watching the two ronnies havent you
“the phantom raspberry blower”
Rob K:
bikemonkey:
British Drivers have nothing to fear …
Eastern european drivers beware of a thief so foul,he strikes in the dead of night and steals the top half of truckers drive wheel wheel arches and takes them to a big warehouse,never to be seen again.
Its either that,or none of you can couple/uncouple properlyNo, it’s because the fifth wheel coupling height is lower on the European wagons so if they had the top section of the wheel arch there it would get completely mangled after a few trailer changes, hence why it isn’t there.
I knew someone would give me a sensible answer 
Although I thought this but have seen the smaller wagons with the top of the wheelarch intact,but anyway was only trying to have a laugh.
Sorry 
Sorry for spoiling your bit of fun 
Four Candles 
I have removable mud wings on my truck. It is a french truck in all but number plates. the trailers dont catch them, although there isnt a lot of room 
No, Handles for Forks
Our artic has a lower 5th wheel because it goes to Holland regularly and with a 2.9m high fridge trailer it needs to be under 4m. So we had a 1150mm 5th wheel fitted. We stilll have to lower the suspension an inch or so to get on the ferry though.
It’s not the coupling/uncoupling thats the problem, it’s the clearance between wheel arches and trailer on tight turns that rips em off. So we run without them.
That explains the tops of the mudguards being missing, But can anybody explain the riddle of the phantom trailer attacker?
You enter a yard and the TM says you have to drop your trailer & pick up another but when you’ve hooked up you find that the phantom has struck.
When the previous driver had it there were no faults on the trailer but while it was sitting in the yard the phantom has blown the bulbs,ripped a wheel arch off & put a bald tyre on it.
This is a common problem where bikemonkey works especially in the Felixstowe depot & to date no-one has ever seen the phantom
Legend has it thats its the ghost of ghost of a disgruntled employee who died before he got his fuel bonus
You enter a yard and the TM says you have to drop your trailer & pick up another but when you’ve hooked up you find that the phantom has struck.
When the previous driver had it there were no faults on the trailer but while it was sitting in the yard the phantom has blown the bulbs,ripped a wheel arch off & put a bald tyre on it.
So, your phantom has a twin?
Cos we have one just like that in our yard too.
north surrey haulage:
.When the previous driver had it there were no faults on the trailer but while it was sitting in the yard the phantom has blown the bulbs,ripped a wheel arch off & put a bald tyre on it.
This is a common problem where bikemonkey works especially in the Felixstowe depot & to date no-one has ever seen the phantom
Legend has it thats its the ghost of ghost of a disgruntled employee who died before he got his fuel bonus
Why you dirty subby,are you underhandedly suggesting that it could be a concientious employee on the cards who commits these crimes so foul
And we mustn’t forget the phantom susie-tangler either.
You come into work in the morning to take your wagon after it’s been used by a night-worker and you find your susie’s in the biggest knot known to man.
“Well they were fine when I left it this morning”, says the night man who used it last night who you manage to collar at the end of your shift.
Of course there is also the phantom rubbish-leaver too, usually an agency driver (sorry lads) who has had it the previous shift.
“Well I left it as I found it”, he says to you after you discover the entire contents of a McDonald’s bin in your passenger footwell. This same phantom person aka “Well I left it as I found it” is also usually responsible for cig ash all over the shop and also foot prints all over the engine hump and let us not forget the phantom diesel-stealer as well; ah yesssss!
Is that all the phantom’s discovered or are there more 
