Rod you must be the golden boy of the company, I bet there be a few tears with some of the other drivers but the bottom line is you deserve it ☆cheers mate..
Nice rig wish I stayed when I visit my late dad's cousin I no longer held HGV licence due to loss sight in right eye so wasn't sure about Australia's medical rules for driving liked nowra do you go that way anytime safe trucking
Rod talking about bull bars my first job was with a furniture company in the Sutherland shire.the owner bought 2 Scanias cab overs.the company had the contract to move the military personnel over to western Australia.thay drove to South Australia then loaded the whole prime mover and trailer on the train before that he had to wash of the stray cow that he hit.the bull bar was a wright of the grill had to be replaced but what saved him was the bull bar.the driver showed us the photos on a old camera of course it was in the 80s.i no where U drive there shouldn't be any cows but Roos ect.i think it adds value to the rig on resale.good job Rod.
Hi Rod beautiful kw I'm still trying to like the white fuel tanks.Then when U hooked up to the a/b trailers it does look nice.Nothing against your boss or U Rod but ask your boss for a bull bar that would set it off.I know there expensive but in the long run it might be a blessing and thats what sets of a Australian prime movers..luv your videos.👍.
Hello Rod, We here in europe have the same mirrors on DAF trucks, i have them one my truck to en i dont have problems with vibrathing, and its my 3e truck with these mirrors, your looks super, like the australien style good luke and have a safe trip with the beuty. greetings from Holland.
Hi Carlo, DAF is sold by Kenworth here, maybe why they have the same mirrors, Kenworth was going to end production of the K series and have DAF as the cabover a few years ago. The idea was not well received by customers. Was watching a UK driver in Holland said you have great roads is this true?
@@australiantruckerrod1070hi Rod yes the roads here in Holland are al like pooling tabels, the country's around us is mutch more worse than by us, Belgium is one big puthole on itself, that's where our trucks wear the hardest, putholes like 15 cm deep is quite normal, and in the Port's (Antwerp) its al from dose small stones 15 15 cm, they rattle everting loose, fenders batteryboxxes fueltanks, i drive a lot of big bags with a curten sider in the port with very thin material in it its just like water, if yo drive on these smal roads you can see the big bags getting bigger aganist the curtens, strapping them down is imposible, so whe drive slowly but quite normale speeds.
Keep up the good work!! Love watching your videos mate, I'm currently driving a hiab MR in Canberra. I'm only 20 but just passed my L's for my HC and am planning on going right through to MC. Do you find that there is much work driving HC or MC that allows you to be back home every night? Drive safe mate happy travels
Hi Darcy. Yes I'm sure there would be work doing day trips to Sydney out of Canberra. Collins Adelaide has drivers coming from Adelaide to Goulburn, Yass, Gunning. a local driver takes it to Sydney and back, various hours of the day. Abblettes, startrack, TNT. I'm sure all do deliveries to Sydney. and tipper work aswell. Look for companies out of Sydney possibly to be able to do the job in reverse, do Sydney pick up then return to do deliveries in Canberra. Good luck hope this gives you some ideas.
@@cortion seen plenty of HR drivers with green Ps I even have had a couple of Green P’s driving 8 wheeler Isuzu with a GVM of 27.50T out my work place. Talk to the RMS or a driving school and see if u can upgrade to hr
New Kenny looks smart Rod -hope you got a pay rise with the new Disco rig -why would Kenworth fork out the cost to install twin stacks and only have one in use or maybe is that to do with running cost,although twin cleaners/stacks do finish it off----CUSTOM---cheers :::::keep on truckinggood:::::💪
Hey. Got a pay rise a few months ago. Second stack not put on by Kenworth, done in our work shop. Just for show, asked the mechanic to hook it up. Says you would have to run a pipe across the back of the cab. Just not made for twin stack anymore.
hey Rod.... I work in the the Pilbara..doing fifo on trucks and trailers.... originally from Hull in the UK.. Recently done my MC license and thinking of getting into driving.... what are the main pos and negs of driving?? must say I prefer the 200s to the t909s. Cheers
Great video,is this one a auto or manual you say anyway doesn't matter great looking truck the k200 awesome trucks why does your boss run cabovers instead of long-nosed cheers Mick
@@australiantruckerrod1070 they're waiting for the contract to be renewed, but hearing rumors that they might be getting the new scanias. For my 20m tanker comb, hopefully get the new kennys.
On the issue of tailgating, everyone driver from car to truck will do it at some stage unintentionally but majority of drivers do not keep enough gap and some drivers try to use it as a tactic to bully other road users which is dangerous and that behaviour especially from truck drivers makes the industry look like a bunch of cowboys. Also it is often hard especially in a truck to move over from the right lane safely into the left lane because the traffic is so bunched up from every driver tailgating keeping a 10-30m rather than legal 3 second gap which is 84m at 100km/h. As a result there is many trucks which are stuck in the right lane and squeezing into a small gap has quite a lot of risk especially in a truck. In theory a truck needs 4 seconds following distance or 112metres at 100km/h to travel safely, plus 19 or 26 metres plus another 84 metres for a car following, this equals a 215-221m gap for a truck to safety move into but who on earth is going to yield that much space?
Nice truck Rod. Think I overtook you last Wednesday night north bound? Could be wrong but looked like same truck. Does the trailor still have the fancy indicators?
Don't remember any buses coming around. Could have been the other one that has the same trailers. Indicators still the same. Did see one the other day the same with one set of lights. and some strip leds that change form red to orange sequence indicators. Looked cool.
I never even asked about the motor, just put in drive a go for me. It would be around 600 - 620hp. Exhaust is just for show. Extra weight would not be a problem, cost might not be worth it, possibly offset by not replacing other standard parts like bumper, taillights.
We are truckies that's what we do, annoy everyone, tailgate, disrupt traffic, speed, intimate, park where we like, break all road laws, run others off the road. And that's the fun stuff.
Yes have had two trucks with the fans. I don't use them. Trucks are changed at around 700,000 km, if I remember thing this one had around 100,00km when I got a new one. This one went to a new driver that started.
Why are so many people sayin how American truck are not comfy as European? Is that truth? Because I have been driving Mercedes for 1 year now, but in the future I would like to driver other trucks too..
Hi Stewart. Company truck. Talk to our mechanic about the other stack, because of the flat floor there is no room to run the pipes underneath would have to run at the back of the cab somehow.
Good blog, so second exhaust stack pretty much just for aesthetics
Rod that looks absolutely bloody awesome! Nothing like getting a new toy.....enjoy the ride and stay safe on the highway!!! Cheers
My first permanent, new truck. One I get to drive all the time.
Nice rig Rod I hope you enjoy the ride. Like the grab handles too
Nice rig Rod, keep it clean mate. cheers mate😎
truck looks great mate, too many bloody haters out there commenting regarding your driving yet what they should be saying is how safe u are.
Thank you Wes. Safe most of the time.😏
Top looking unit mate, the lights on the truck & trailer really set it off..stay safe 👍👍
Asked the boss, has to have lights down the side this time to match the trailers
It bloody looks tuff Rod, safe travels old mate hope to see ya out there.
It's ok, someone has to drive it, may as well be me. LOL
Cool truck Rod very impressive.Thanks for sharing!
Have a new one now, I did like that one, had a better interior colour I think.
Rod you must be the golden boy of the company, I bet there be a few tears with some of the other drivers but the bottom line is you deserve it ☆cheers mate..
#1 driver or not. There was 2 new ones. Almost the same. Other one red chassis, stick shift, one exhaust.
Best looking K200 on the road, SRV have a couple nice ones plus the Mainfreight one getting around too.
Agreed
SRV have nice gear.
Nice rig wish I stayed when I visit my late dad's cousin I no longer held HGV licence due to loss sight in right eye so wasn't sure about Australia's medical rules for driving liked nowra do you go that way anytime safe trucking
Nice motor 🚛🇬🇧🚛. I certainly wouldn't say no to that..
Rod talking about bull bars my first job was with a furniture company in the Sutherland shire.the owner bought 2 Scanias cab overs.the company had the contract to move the military personnel over to western Australia.thay drove to South Australia then loaded the whole prime mover and trailer on the train before that he had to wash of the stray cow that he hit.the bull bar was a wright of the grill had to be replaced but what saved him was the bull bar.the driver showed us the photos on a old camera of course it was in the 80s.i no where U drive there shouldn't be any cows but Roos ect.i think it adds value to the rig on resale.good job Rod.
Man I wish they made this cab over KW for the American market.
Hi Rod beautiful kw I'm still trying to like the white fuel tanks.Then when U hooked up to the a/b trailers it does look nice.Nothing against your boss or U Rod but ask your boss for a bull bar that would set it off.I know there expensive but in the long run it might
be a blessing and thats what sets of a Australian prime movers..luv your videos.👍.
Hi Jamie. One of the problems with a bull bar is the length restrictions. Polished tank and bull bars are a lot of work. Sorry for the late reply.
Fantastic looking truck. Im in an old 104 at the moment, would kill for a 200!
Have driven a lot of k104's, good truck. They have come a long way with the 200 I was impressed when I first drive one.
Nice new rig mate, Stay safe out there.
Thanks Chris
Australian trucker rod now that a flash looking K200 inside'n out i like the painted white tanks on it.
Mate this looks great
Hello Rod, We here in europe have the same mirrors on DAF trucks, i have them one my truck to en i dont have problems with vibrathing, and its my 3e truck with these mirrors, your looks super, like the australien style good luke and have a safe trip with the beuty. greetings from Holland.
Hi Carlo, DAF is sold by Kenworth here, maybe why they have the same mirrors, Kenworth was going to end production of the K series and have DAF as the cabover a few years ago. The idea was not well received by customers.
Was watching a UK driver in Holland said you have great roads is this true?
@@australiantruckerrod1070hi Rod yes the roads here in Holland are al like pooling tabels, the country's around us is mutch more worse than by us, Belgium is one big puthole on itself, that's where our trucks wear the hardest, putholes like 15 cm deep is quite normal, and in the Port's (Antwerp) its al from dose small stones 15 15 cm, they rattle everting loose, fenders batteryboxxes fueltanks, i drive a lot of big bags with a curten sider in the port with very thin material in it its just like water, if yo drive on these smal roads you can see the big bags getting bigger aganist the curtens, strapping them down is imposible, so whe drive slowly but quite normale speeds.
Good looking truck mate. I've shared this video to a few American mates.
You guys still run cabovers? 🤣
@@australiantruckerrod1070 I'm Australian mate live on the gold coast near the theme parks at Coomera
@@warrickjones590 I knew that. That's what they will say in the U.S
Hi Rod, you must have been a good boy and it's not even Christmas 😁😁
Always good.😇
Keep up the good work!! Love watching your videos mate, I'm currently driving a hiab MR in Canberra. I'm only 20 but just passed my L's for my HC and am planning on going right through to MC. Do you find that there is much work driving HC or MC that allows you to be back home every night? Drive safe mate happy travels
Hi Darcy. Yes I'm sure there would be work doing day trips to Sydney out of Canberra. Collins Adelaide has drivers coming from Adelaide to Goulburn, Yass, Gunning. a local driver takes it to Sydney and back, various hours of the day. Abblettes, startrack, TNT. I'm sure all do deliveries to Sydney. and tipper work aswell.
Look for companies out of Sydney possibly to be able to do the job in reverse, do Sydney pick up then return to do deliveries in Canberra.
Good luck hope this gives you some ideas.
Why the Hell wouldnt they put a Y pipe in that exaust, and make it work? Thats nuts! Todd the retired trucker.
Love your videos mate have heaps of family in the interstate business going for my MR in October then hoping to pursue into HC interstate.
Why MR u can go HR on a normal car license then HC
@@cokeaddict1663 Green Ps.
@@cortion seen plenty of HR drivers with green Ps I even have had a couple of Green P’s driving 8 wheeler Isuzu with a GVM of 27.50T out my work place. Talk to the RMS or a driving school and see if u can upgrade to hr
@@cokeaddict1663 Green Ps is 2 years you need to hold them for a year until
You are eligible for HR.
ALL ROAD TRANSPORT!!!
Every one makes mistakes. We're only human.
That's what some people forget. Have a good day.
New Kenny looks smart Rod -hope you got a pay rise with the new Disco rig -why would Kenworth fork out the cost to install twin stacks and only have one in use or maybe is that to do with running cost,although twin cleaners/stacks do finish it off----CUSTOM---cheers :::::keep on truckinggood:::::💪
Hey. Got a pay rise a few months ago. Second stack not put on by Kenworth, done in our work shop. Just for show, asked the mechanic to hook it up. Says you would have to run a pipe across the back of the cab. Just not made for twin stack anymore.
Nice truck brother how things have changed since the joey stick in road transport ,the most important industry in Australia
Getting lazy now. Some changes good, others leave you wondering why did they do that?
hey Rod....
I work in the the Pilbara..doing fifo on trucks and trailers.... originally from Hull in the UK..
Recently done my MC license and thinking of getting into driving....
what are the main pos and negs of driving??
must say I prefer the 200s to the t909s.
Cheers
it looks like the back of an old sandman's panelvan.
Just needs some shaggy carpet, and a mirror ball.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 Yep those were the days tailgate up sucking on the fumes
Great video,is this one a auto or manual you say anyway doesn't matter great looking truck the k200 awesome trucks why does your boss run cabovers instead of long-nosed cheers Mick
Auto, I'm lazy. Cabovers can tow longer trailers. Have length restrictions. I believe you can get a permit to go longer but, costs money.
Boss must like you by getting you to drive a new truck. Still waiting for our new fleet.
Just do the job without complaining about every little thing helps.
What are they getting?
@@australiantruckerrod1070 they're waiting for the contract to be renewed, but hearing rumors that they might be getting the new scanias. For my 20m tanker comb, hopefully get the new kennys.
On the issue of tailgating, everyone driver from car to truck will do it at some stage unintentionally but majority of drivers do not keep enough gap and some drivers try to use it as a tactic to bully other road users which is dangerous and that behaviour especially from truck drivers makes the industry look like a bunch of cowboys. Also it is often hard especially in a truck to move over from the right lane safely into the left lane because the traffic is so bunched up from every driver tailgating keeping a 10-30m rather than legal 3 second gap which is 84m at 100km/h. As a result there is many trucks which are stuck in the right lane and squeezing into a small gap has quite a lot of risk especially in a truck. In theory a truck needs 4 seconds following distance or 112metres at 100km/h to travel safely, plus 19 or 26 metres plus another 84 metres for a car following, this equals a 215-221m gap for a truck to safety move into but who on earth is going to yield that much space?
Nice truck Rod. Think I overtook you last Wednesday night north bound? Could be wrong but looked like same truck.
Does the trailor still have the fancy indicators?
Don't remember any buses coming around. Could have been the other one that has the same trailers.
Indicators still the same. Did see one the other day the same with one set of lights. and some strip leds that change form red to orange sequence indicators. Looked cool.
Gr8
Прикольно руль в бардачке
Nice truck.. shame about the bar and tanks being painted... needs a bit more Bling Bling
You beauty k200
Does the job. they are the best cabover Kenworth I have driven.
The X15 is a good engine, what spec is it?
PS can't believe they bother with fake dual exhaust, what about the extra weight and extra cost
I never even asked about the motor, just put in drive a go for me. It would be around 600 - 620hp.
Exhaust is just for show. Extra weight would not be a problem, cost might not be worth it, possibly offset by not replacing other standard parts like bumper, taillights.
That is one sharp looking arrangement, pretty expensive too. Is it leased?
Not a bill I would like. Finance company owned.
The boss is looking after you
To old for under the desk. Bent over the desk.
Just another day in trucking. 🤣
We got a couple trucks in nz that look exactly the same.
Ohhhh what! The copy cats. Must have been imported from Australia.😁🤣
2:30 you caught a litter bug.
Did not notice. Had go back and look.
love people who run ice packs in public parking areas
We are truckies that's what we do, annoy everyone, tailgate, disrupt traffic, speed, intimate, park where we like, break all road laws, run others off the road. And that's the fun stuff.
When they wake me up I just crank my subwoofer up they soon leave
Love people who crank up there subwoofers in public parking areas
I saw the fans in another video.
How often are the truckers replaced
Yes have had two trucks with the fans. I don't use them. Trucks are changed at around 700,000 km, if I remember thing this one had around 100,00km when I got a new one. This one went to a new driver that started.
Got to have the Chrome tanks
Stainless wrapped. Like our low roof k200. Easier to clean, not that I wash it anyway.
Why are so many people sayin how American truck are not comfy as European? Is that truth? Because I have been driving Mercedes for 1 year now, but in the future I would like to driver other trucks too..
Hi rod any new vid coming missing ur vids
Hi rod how much would your truck cost to buy are they expensive
Hi David. Not sure of the price have heard around $350, 000. Maybe someone can tell us a more accurate price.
This your own Rig ? wh is the other Stack not connected ?
Hi Stewart. Company truck. Talk to our mechanic about the other stack, because of the flat floor there is no room to run the pipes underneath would have to run at the back of the cab somehow.
hi rod you been quite ?
Flash as a rat with a gold tooth
Over eight years old truck
The styling has not changed much in about 20 years. They just make small changes two years. But if it works why change I guess.
Shame it’s Auto designed for car drivers