@@carlharris2808 One day someone might reinvent a transport system that runs on rails to major depots from which dozens of small lorries transport the goods to their local destinations 🙂
I'm a truck driver from the US and I'm glad to see that we share common problems. Absolutely no cars on that narrow road and the FIRST one you see is parked exactly where you need to turn. LOL!
Your patience with stupid and or ignorant people is commendable my good sir, that's all I'm gonna say after watching quite a few of your videos now, you deserve a sub on that alone!
Loved your video mate for us truckers going to places which can be tight, I’ve started new job last week with Farmfoods there are few stores can be tight and challenging but good for experience as well, your last drop to the farm was challenging for you and you’ve done brilliant job, keep on trucking
The joys of everyday trucking, these kind of video's let car drivers see from a truckers point of view the shit they have to deal with on a daily basis, some of the places they get sent into is a piss take space wise, well done mucka, nice safe and confident driving ! A big shout out to all our truck drivers out there, stay safe guys
What a umberleaveable guy you are awesome.thanks for letting philip follow you to Scotland and back what a trip you just don't need that snow and ice.i will be glad for you when the summer arrives take care buddy and enjoy life phil.
Excellent trip riding shotgun with you Luke, brilliant series of videos, all them miles and you still manage to churn quality videos out all credit to you.
Enjoyed your trip Luke 👍 could feel your pain 😉 have been down very simular narrow roads with an artic in Devon lol.... edge of your seat waiting for a truck to turn up and make your day!! 2 great video cheers bud
Brilliant video Luke. That guy parked on the corner appeared to be in no rush to move it. Thought he was then gonna drive down your left side🙄. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Great video Luke and awesome driving! Good insight and scenery. And nice to see you in my home town in West Wales and then saying you are travelling to where I now live in Tonbridge! I wonder what Scott Andrews would say about those roads…..”normal” for him!
Hi Luke, I love your videos. Keep up the good work, i used to live in houghton, where the van stopped for you, but i moved 2 years ago to Northern Ireland.
One thing I'd like to see is, when you're reversing, is an above shot of your truck so that I can see how you shape the truck to get around corners or into gateways.
enjoyed both videos, I live in AOTEAROA new zealand with my brain injured son so we are shut in and house bound, feel like I have been on a wee holiday, was fun. thank you.
We had a lot of I've and sleet here. Absolutely sucked. Drove 300 miles and it took close to 10 hours. Most amusing was getting stuck trying to get to the track parking behind a McDonald's. Had to get the police to block traffic to get out. I feel your pain.
Bloody hell Luke bit of a nightmare that one. Massacre as Iwona would say. Really enjoyed it though, being an ex lorry driver felt for you on those dodgy roads. Stay safe. Live near Tonbridge hope that’s the next video. All the best. Mick
Nice memories for me as I lived in Burton the next village to Houghton for 7 years and all the rural roads around there are tight. Found it ironic you taking potatoes to pembrokeshire as the region was famous for the produce. I guess your collection was at Princess gate bottled water plant. Nice bit of travelling over the two videos , thanks for sharing.
Thank you Luke One great video. The look on your face when you said we made it well worth watching and recording But please don’t do a video like this one sitting on the edge of sit till you said We made it. But Thanks again did enjoyed it not as much as doing it. Take care and stay safe and safe Trucking.
I bet your heart was racing ! i was doing a removal in a class 2 fully loaded ,we were on a slippery road near a grass verge and got stuck ..started to slide but my mate switched the diff lock on and got us out of trouble . I was impressed for sure ... and some say drivers just drive !
Got sent right down that road further than that turning in a 6 wheeler horrible reverse back up the lane turned out it wasn't the right address 😂, fair play getting down in a artic 👍, every road in Pembrokeshire is like this 😂😂
If I was you Luke I would buy a couple of those big bags of grit just in case you come across frozen roads again at least then you know you can get out of the sticky situation etc
I'm may soon be made redundant from my WFH IT job. Always fancied truck driving but I have a dog and nobody else to look after him. Would this be a barrier or are there many employers who allow drivers to take their dog with them?
Looks like you broke that TV in the cab, check connections, maybe it would be a good idea to carry a can or two of de icer or some table salt, to get you out of holes like that
a tip for you luke carry a bag of rock salt with you i used to put mine in my side locker in 2 bags then you will get out [s try doing international like pick up north of inverness and take that to southern italy thats a long drive but i use brittany ferries from portsmouth to st malo france as you get a 12 hr break on that ferry
When I saw the bridge I knew what area you were in. I took a bus ride from Milford Haven railway station to Pembroke Dock railway station. It went via the back roads. It was only a small 30 seater. Sunken lanes hedgerows hitting both sides very step hills. The bus from the other way had to wait for us to clear one section. Must be a nightmare harvest time.
Bottled water was about the worst load I ever carried, 26T of pallets, all in 500ml bottles. The problem is, they all move & react as one. Come to a bend, or worse a roundabout and they all lean right, as you turn left right as you try to turn left, they lean to the right. Try to slow down and you feel the massive load shove, as the entire contents attempt to carry on at the same speed, accelerate, & the load pulls you back. You can feel the entire trailer trying to resist your attempts to do anything. It must be like having a large liquid tank on the back, without any baffles. For 5 years I drove goods for a drinks wholesaler from Bedford to Norwich every night, but never had the same problems. 25-26 tons when full, but barrels of beer, bottles of wine & spirits and beer, pallets of cans, & whatever. he point was, they all behaved differently, according to their size & amount of space they had available, not as a unified body.
I only ever knew 1 driver who had jacknifed his artic and that was on a dry road, the old man of the firm wanted to fire him but the gaffer overuled him and so he was given another chance. Everyone to this day wished the old man had had his way because a few months later whilst taking a load of tin plate down the A34 in Oxfordshire to AC delco in Southampton he swerved to miss an army truck coming out of a lay by and went from the first lane through the crash barrier taking 2 cars alongside him then straight across the opposite carriageway taking another 2 cars and finishing up in a field. The horrific crash killed 2 and made 2 others into vegetables unable to live without 24 hours care. Last I heard he was driving a small van as a self employed courier. Thank yourself lucky me boy.
Hello again Luke. Great video. Regarding your little test in the dark. Personally, with the little poppies, and their reflections, and the cameras at the top in the middle, its a little too much. Looking forward to the road, its like travelling down a tunnel. Sorry, but doesn't work for me. When you got to the farm, and looking to go straight on down the track next to the farm buildings, I would not have even thought of going down there, seeing the large puddles. I was looking at a potential sticking in the mud🤣🤣🤣. I will tell you this Luke, you have done some neat driving. When you mentioned your truck changing gears at odd times. I'm not really surprised. The poor thing has done nothing but skidding. On ice in Scotland, on ice in Preston, down really, really narrow lanes, going up hills. I think the poor truck needs a holiday. Hey, you were correct, take the spuds to France🤣🤣🤣🤣. Looking at the farm buildings, I'm wondering how they were built, getting the stuff to that place with metal sheeting, etc. Good job you didn't come face-to-face with a cyclist. You have to give them 4ft+ according to the Highway Code🤣🤣🤣
The editing but where you can see the road and see you i excellent but you should adjust it so your face is shown smaller in one of the top corners as watching the road is hard with a distraction in the way👍
Hi Luke. Long drive. You didn't mention food. Do you take it with you or find a cafe? I guess you can't rely on a cafe in case you have to park somewhere remote.
No probs seeing you and the road ahead . How do you like or dislike long distance driving as against your normal three or four hour turnarounds. Which are are more lucrative long or intermediate lol just interested is all.
Really enjoyed that trip Luke. It never ceases to amaze me how poor the facilities are for overnighting in this country.
They really are proper crap in this country .
@@carlharris2808 One day someone might reinvent a transport system that runs on rails to major depots from which dozens of small lorries transport the goods to their local destinations 🙂
I'm a truck driver from the US and I'm glad to see that we share common problems. Absolutely no cars on that narrow road and the FIRST one you see is parked exactly where you need to turn. LOL!
well done great driving
massive repsect to you
Quality video showing what lorry drivers get faced with and how to deal with tricky situations and tricky maneuvers. Good video
Good that you made it into 2 vlogs for us rather than cutting out footage and showing the struggle is real and how easy the truck can get stuck 🙂👍
Your patience with stupid and or ignorant people is commendable my good sir, that's all I'm gonna say after watching quite a few of your videos now, you deserve a sub on that alone!
Loved your video mate for us truckers going to places which can be tight, I’ve started new job last week with Farmfoods there are few stores can be tight and challenging but good for experience as well, your last drop to the farm was challenging for you and you’ve done brilliant job, keep on trucking
Absolutely fine driving and careful of others, Luke you are the epitome of a courteous driver, and a good vid producer too.
I love your videos! They've actually inspired me to become a truck driver...
What a brilliant heart in mouth vid! You were so lucky the white car owner was close by; they could of been out on a 20 mile ramble! LOL!
The joys of everyday trucking, these kind of video's let car drivers see from a truckers point of view the shit they have to deal with on a daily basis, some of the places they get sent into is a piss take space wise, well done mucka, nice safe and confident driving ! A big shout out to all our truck drivers out there, stay safe guys
What a umberleaveable guy you are awesome.thanks for letting philip follow you to Scotland and back what a trip you just don't need that snow and ice.i will be glad for you when the summer arrives take care buddy and enjoy life phil.
Seeing you as a reflection in the windscreen is a cool effect
Fantastic mini stream Luke C😆 Enjoyed every minute, keep them wheels spinning 👍
Excellent trip riding shotgun with you Luke, brilliant series of videos, all them miles and you still manage to churn quality videos out all credit to you.
Enjoyed your trip Luke 👍 could feel your pain 😉 have been down very simular narrow roads with an artic in Devon lol.... edge of your seat waiting for a truck to turn up and make your day!!
2 great video cheers bud
Really enjoyed the tightness of the place in Wales, it was cool to see you handle a somewhat tricky situation.
Hi Luke Paul from Kent again love the channel your driving skills are very impressive especially down the narrow farm lane keep up the great work Paul
Brilliant video Luke. That guy parked on the corner appeared to be in no rush to move it. Thought he was then gonna drive down your left side🙄. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Great video Luke. Good skills.
Great video Luke and awesome driving! Good insight and scenery. And nice to see you in my home town in West Wales and then saying you are travelling to where I now live in Tonbridge!
I wonder what Scott Andrews would say about those roads…..”normal” for him!
Nice one Luke. Great video again. Keep up the good work 😀
All 3 videos watched back to back,great insight into the life of "tramping" in the U.K 10/10 Luke,keep um coming!
Great content mate you and trucker tim are defo my favourite
Great video again luke long journey for you did good luke stay safe mate keep trucking
You certainly earn your money Luke!
Lucky Luke 👌 bet ye panicked a little bit there, that farm was a bit tight getting in 😬, Nice 1 Luke 👏💪💯
Brilliant vlog Luke.
Hi Luke, I love your videos. Keep up the good work, i used to live in houghton, where the van stopped for you, but i moved 2 years ago to Northern Ireland.
Nice one Luke, thanks 👍👍
Love vlogs Luke, a little tip. I always carry a bag of grit on my lorry in the winter, you won't believe how many times it has got me out of the shit.
Great video, Luke..... To the part of 7.26 I like that affect of seeing you in the window at night that's a great idea 💡
Really enjoyable vlog Luke .
One thing I'd like to see is, when you're reversing, is an above shot of your truck so that I can see how you shape the truck to get around corners or into gateways.
Another great vlog Luke that drive was epic … keep up the great vlogs Luke 👍🏻
During the winter months I always carried a couple bags of cat litter just for moments like you had. Loved the videos 👍
enjoyed both videos, I live in AOTEAROA new zealand with my brain injured son so we are shut in and house bound, feel like I have been on a wee holiday, was fun. thank you.
Great video luke
Great video luke 👍
Nice one Luke you got in and out of Pembrokeshire unscathed great video as always
We had a lot of I've and sleet here. Absolutely sucked. Drove 300 miles and it took close to 10 hours. Most amusing was getting stuck trying to get to the track parking behind a McDonald's. Had to get the police to block traffic to get out. I feel your pain.
Great video. That's some mileage from Peterhead all the way south in that weather.
Bloody hell Luke bit of a nightmare that one. Massacre as Iwona would say. Really enjoyed it though, being an ex lorry driver felt for you on those dodgy roads. Stay safe. Live near Tonbridge hope that’s the next video. All the best. Mick
Great 2 part video Luke, might be worth carrying a couple of bags of rock salt around with you for when you get stuck. 😂😂
Winter tires would do😃 Having 3peaks on ecotires and beliving them for winter is fooling yourself.
Congratulations Luke. There was more than your fair share of difficulties!
Great vlog Luke 😊
Hi m8,great 2 vids pretty decent driving aswell ,really enjoyed watching.
Nice memories for me as I lived in Burton the next village to Houghton for 7 years and all the rural roads around there are tight. Found it ironic you taking potatoes to pembrokeshire as the region was famous for the produce. I guess your collection was at Princess gate bottled water plant. Nice bit of travelling over the two videos , thanks for sharing.
Great to see you on a much longer journey. Do you enjoy these long jaunts across the country, or do you prefer the shorter journeys?
Thank you Luke One great video. The look on your face when you said we made it well worth watching and recording But please don’t do a video like this one sitting on the edge of sit till you said We made it. But Thanks again did enjoyed it not as much as doing it. Take care and stay safe and safe Trucking.
Love your videos cant wait for my weekly luke c in a hgv fix
Love ur vids keep up the inspiring and amazing work 🤩
I bet your heart was racing ! i was doing a removal in a class 2 fully loaded ,we were on a slippery road near a grass verge and got stuck ..started to slide but my mate switched the diff lock on and got us out of trouble . I was impressed for sure ... and some say drivers just drive !
Got sent right down that road further than that turning in a 6 wheeler horrible reverse back up the lane turned out it wasn't the right address 😂, fair play getting down in a artic 👍, every road in Pembrokeshire is like this 😂😂
hey, thats my local ASDA 😂😂 Glad you got turned around OK, and safely to your drop point
Fantastic vlogs Luke,take care :p
Another great video Luke
That new effect was pretty sick keep that 🔥
nice video luke
would it not be handy to carry a bucket of grit/salt with you so if your stuck or parking on ice you can pre grit your own tyres and area
If I was you Luke I would buy a couple of those big bags of grit just in case you come across frozen roads again at least then you know you can get out of the sticky situation etc
Get a bag of grit and keep it in your truck. Then when you get stuck, put some of the grit under the tyres and it’ll help you get out
I'm may soon be made redundant from my WFH IT job. Always fancied truck driving but I have a dog and nobody else to look after him. Would this be a barrier or are there many employers who allow drivers to take their dog with them?
The fact you got stuck one after another is crazy. Good luck with not getting stuck again.
Looks like you broke that TV in the cab, check connections, maybe it would be a good idea to carry a can or two of de icer or some table salt, to get you out of holes like that
Just a quick one, seeing as you're coming out of Aberdeen, is that vosa station still there when you start heading south on the A92
Your videos are great keep it up 👍
Nice to see you having a break in Abergavenny side of the railway line👍
GREAT VIDEO BUD👍👍ANOTHER VERY INTERESTING WATCH ESPECIALLY AGAINST TIGHT LANES AND CRAP WEATHER 👍👍NICE ONE BUD 👍👍
that lighting works well
So glad we don't have to deal with this crap in Australia.
About time you got yourself some chains.
I enjoy it very much - thanks.
Love the ghost view !!!!
a tip for you luke carry a bag of rock salt with you i used to put mine in my side locker in 2 bags then you will get out [s try doing international like pick up north of inverness and take that to southern italy thats a long drive but i use brittany ferries from portsmouth to st malo france as you get a 12 hr break on that ferry
When I saw the bridge I knew what area you were in. I took a bus ride from Milford Haven railway station to Pembroke Dock railway station. It went via the back roads. It was only a small 30 seater. Sunken lanes hedgerows hitting both sides very step hills. The bus from the other way had to wait for us to clear one section. Must be a nightmare harvest time.
A very good Saturday evening luke from Alan in Lowestoft buddy
@LukeCinaHGV1 what is that luke
Bottled water was about the worst load I ever carried, 26T of pallets, all in 500ml bottles. The problem is, they all move & react as one. Come to a bend, or worse a roundabout and they all lean right, as you turn left right as you try to turn left, they lean to the right. Try to slow down and you feel the massive load shove, as the entire contents attempt to carry on at the same speed, accelerate, & the load pulls you back. You can feel the entire trailer trying to resist your attempts to do anything. It must be like having a large liquid tank on the back, without any baffles.
For 5 years I drove goods for a drinks wholesaler from Bedford to Norwich every night, but never had the same problems. 25-26 tons when full, but barrels of beer, bottles of wine & spirits and beer, pallets of cans, & whatever. he point was, they all behaved differently, according to their size & amount of space they had available, not as a unified body.
Whats the mileage on the truck?
I only ever knew 1 driver who had jacknifed his artic and that was on a dry road, the old man of the firm wanted to fire him but the gaffer overuled him and so he was given another chance. Everyone to this day wished the old man had had his way because a few months later whilst taking a load of tin plate down the A34 in Oxfordshire to AC delco in Southampton he swerved to miss an army truck coming out of a lay by and went from the first lane through the crash barrier taking 2 cars alongside him then straight across the opposite carriageway taking another 2 cars and finishing up in a field.
The horrific crash killed 2 and made 2 others into vegetables unable to live without 24 hours care.
Last I heard he was driving a small van as a self employed courier.
Thank yourself lucky me boy.
I would of happily watched this as one video! Engaging as always
Hello again Luke. Great video. Regarding your little test in the dark. Personally, with the little poppies, and their reflections, and the cameras at the top in the middle, its a little too much. Looking forward to the road, its like travelling down a tunnel. Sorry, but doesn't work for me. When you got to the farm, and looking to go straight on down the track next to the farm buildings, I would not have even thought of going down there, seeing the large puddles. I was looking at a potential sticking in the mud🤣🤣🤣. I will tell you this Luke, you have done some neat driving. When you mentioned your truck changing gears at odd times. I'm not really surprised. The poor thing has done nothing but skidding. On ice in Scotland, on ice in Preston, down really, really narrow lanes, going up hills. I think the poor truck needs a holiday. Hey, you were correct, take the spuds to France🤣🤣🤣🤣. Looking at the farm buildings, I'm wondering how they were built, getting the stuff to that place with metal sheeting, etc. Good job you didn't come face-to-face with a cyclist. You have to give them 4ft+ according to the Highway Code🤣🤣🤣
Love the fact you haven’t got a clue where you are without the sat nav. Falkirk is before Edinburgh 😂
25:00 Those tyres looked to have very little tread. Perhaps you might do a video on tread depths?
Looks like you need some new drive axle tyres with some decent treed on them Luke 👍🏻
noticed the blakemore truck where you stopped for break, one of our lads
Apologise to him if you know who it was 😂. May have woken him up! Sorry 😕
Thank you.
Another great video.
The editing but where you can see the road and see you i excellent but you should adjust it so your face is shown smaller in one of the top corners as watching the road is hard with a distraction in the way👍
Had that a few times down there with seed potatoes, and that bloody auto box.
nice driving luke just couldn't understand why take potatoes from one farm to another and not to a distribution centre
Hi Luke. Long drive. You didn't mention food. Do you take it with you or find a cafe? I guess you can't rely on a cafe in case you have to park somewhere remote.
After watching your Videos I don't think truck drivers get paid enough! What a difficult job
big hello luke have a great next wk thank you byee from norwich
No probs seeing you and the road ahead . How do you like or dislike long distance driving as against your normal three or four hour turnarounds. Which are are more lucrative long or intermediate lol just interested is all.
7:26 "Use the Force, Luke!"
Just a question, why don't you have a bag of Grit on the truck?
have you tried what three words navigation it might help when you need a specific building
I'm surprised more people don't use What3Words.
At 10:44 those driving lights, if low beam, say to your serviceman to fix them and oncoming traffic will thank you. sorry for bad english
That effect is known as a peppers ghost, cool!
42:00 And now you know why we use tandem drive in Sweden.