HGV Driver Forced To Tramp.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, I spend an entire week sleeping in my truck for the first time! Join me as I take on the adventure of tramping, exploring beautiful landscapes, living simply, and embracing the freedom of life on the road. I’ll share the challenges, lessons learned, and tips for anyone looking to try truck camping. Don’t miss this exciting week of new experiences.
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Tramping can be addictive, be careful! 😎
Welcome to my world. I only ever do tramping, i wouldn't have it any other way. Manage your own hours and save money on fuel by not travelling to and from the yard everyday. Its a lifestyle and understandably not for everyone.
That's it mate, I don't mind it just prefer not to be away from the kids so long.
You also get to avoid your Mrs for a week. Bonus!
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I wouldn't do tramping even if it meant losing a kidney instead, there is more to life than sleeping in a tin can, trunking or nothing for me
Hi mate hope you're well . Memories of visiting the Wilko at magor many times next door to tesco's . thanks for the upload.
You literally couldn't pay me enough to go tramping.
Used to be the way , man up
I usually get a better nights kip in the truck than at home!
Yeah so do I usually when it's not a hurricane outside haha 😆
Could be worse, I've had crazy shift patterns over the last few weeks and the body clock is all over the place. Felt like sleeping in the truck rather than going home many a time after a shift cos at least you know where you are with it. Back on regular night trunks next week with a new truck on Monday so all good and there's a very strong rumour I won't be agency much longer.
Hope you get back into some normality soon mate 👍
@@truckitprayle Thanks mate, back on fixed nights next week after 2 days training a new guy on the "trial" day trunk (long story) and getting a new Iveco S-Way, met the truck tonight, it's awesome. Loved showing the new guy the run cos it's tricky due to having to be quick getting out of the hub to beat mental rush hour traffic in 20 miles of roadworks coming back. I've trialled this new run for 4 weeks, built a relationship with security, shunters, office, etc at the hub and you cannot go any faster than the system we worked together at. You have to do this run in 9hrs driving time Mon-Thurs, you can use a 10hr only once cos you MUST have a 10hr drive left for Friday traffic when you get hammered on the M1. It's been a tough challenge to make it work but all good. I'm going to love being back on Northumberland to Rochdale trunk next week, it'll feel like part time ha ha ha ha
I prefer tramping, you can do the longer routes as your not restricted on having to get back to the yard before your time runs out, also yougetmore time in bed as i live 45 mins from the yard per journey so a nine off is really 7 and a half off
This is very true!
Tramping in the uk looks horrible compared to the states .
Yep it definitely is haha
Is this an old video? because I thought you were heading to Australia.
Yeah, well not old but a few weeks back I am currently in Australia as I am writing this mate 👍
@@truckitpraylewhere did you end up did you e mail that contact I sent you ?
Tramping is the one part of my job that I don't enjoy.
@@Andre-De-Warr get another job. It ain't worth it.
@@Nickbaldeagle02 The money is too good. For now it'll sort out the finances
@@Andre-De-Warr really? £25 per night out? Morrisons in Northwich is paying £20.07 per hour on days, time and a half after 40 hours, time and 3/4 after 50 hours, extra for weekends and no tramping.
@@Nickbaldeagle02 Thanks for the info, something to consider. But for now I'm a newbie in trucking so I'm still gaining experience and was lucky to get this as it's through the company I was already working for in another department previous.
@@Andre-De-Warr 6 months and you're good to go. Did my induction Monday, start my shifts tomorrow.
we need passionate workers like the people in the comments, if you're in hants lmk
You'll soon be transitioning from a HGV driver to an Aussie truck driver. No more tachographs to deal with. No more driving and other work to deal with. No more Driver CPC to deal with. And to top it off, if you are prepared to work, Australia generally pays very well.
Ahhh yeah!!!
@@truckitprayle I actually think that you might fit in well as a WA cop. They're always advertising and if you get yourself down to the Perth Royal Show before it finishes tomorrow, they always have a display every year.
Absolutely love tramping myself. Preparation is key for me: few 5 litre bottles of water, plenty of easy to cook stuff (those pouches of microwave rice are great and tinned stuff for simplicity), I just whack them in a saucepan and cook over my camp stove in the back of my trailer. Ultimate feeling of freedom - you either love it or hate it, and I happen to love it. I wouldn’t have it any other way 😎
P.s. if you’re on with a good firm, they will only want you stopping in SNAP services or truck stops for the night (especially important when you’re pulling curtain siders and want to be as secure as possible). The guys I’m currently with have it all set up so there’s number plate recognition, don’t even need to put your hand in your pocket.
When will the move happen....?
I drive for a supermarket and would love to go Oz or Canada........
It's happened mate I am here as we speak!
Yup Tramping or long distance bla bla dude your sat in your heated cab with tv and fridge with bunk beds I tell you what tramping is .Driving an AEC with all the engine racket next to you under the hump between the seats, no night heater ,no bunk ,no fridge ,no internet, steel uninsulated cab that starts to freeze the moment you switch the engine off ,no curtains to keep the street lights out ,nowhere safe to park up so you had to sit in it after your run , yup poor you
Haha ok mate 👌
Good luck mate
I use 2 do tramping for 20 yrs most ov the time in europe 5 weeks at a time i loved it being away all different counties i wasnt married or any kids good money now im trited 5 yrs an i miss it
Sounds pretty cool I guess, dunno if I could do it full time.
Hey mate, love the video, also I have finally got a hgv job been doing it for a month now, and absolutely love the tramping part of the job, hope to see you out on the road before you move.
Already I'm Australia mate, glad your enjoying it how you finding the reversing?
@truckitprayle well good luck with what ever you want to do over their, and it was a bit daunting but I have started getting more and more better and confident
Hi just a question.. if I fail my medical for a HGV license will my car license get taken off me??
Good question, you would think so but I'm really not sure.
No it wouldn't, the medical is to gain or retain a vocational licence so you will keep your car license unless you have something serious wrong with you.
@@martinbroome4982thanks for the piece of mind mate 👍🏼 overthinking it before I’ve even started the process lol