I haven't driven a truck in over 40 years, but I have managed people for over 35 years and the one thing that I do know, is that you don't get anywhere without asking other people, who may know more than you, how to do something. Back in my hotel management days (a long time ago), when I was 2IC, my nickname was shoe laces, as the rest of the staff thought that I was so far up the bosses arsehole, that the only thing sticking out were my shoe laces. It was from asking questions about things that I didn't know that I got made manager after he left and I have always had the same philosophy - the only way that you are going to learn is to ask and I have always been more than happy to share my wisdom (or lack of it sometimes). Even now, after so many years managing businesses and people, I get genuine joy in being able to help young people achieve what they want out of life.
Shane… It shouldn’t be a problem to ask ANYONE for help at a truck stop, servo or wherever when you’re out on the roads travelling somewhere. What’s the worse that could happen… A person says “sorry, but I don’t know” or they say “no” altogether??? I’m okay with asking for help if needed as I’m only human & can & will make mistakes, an ailment we all suffer from. NO ONE IS PERFECT 👍😄
@@shanehastattoos … I’ve met some people who literally think they’re superhuman & claim they can do it all on their own & it’s amazing watching them get humbled when a person they least expect is able to solve all their problems in a matter of seconds ✊️😆. I’m always careful when approaching people for help & am quick to repay them for their kindness. Case in point… I got a tow into a servo today after breaking down & couldn’t get started. I ended up repaying the lady who helped me by paying for her petrol at the servo & her food she wanted also. She tried to resist but I wasn’t taking no for an answer & she gave in. It was the least I could do. I got my car fixed & now it’s all good ✌️😄.. “One good turn deserves another” as they say.
Know it alls are fun mate, theres plenty of tests just in the yard to test their knowledge...me, long distance ex alice 90 till 2012 , had plenty of fun woth them.. Blokes like you mate i cant share enough with, always happy to help, what comes around goes around in trucking...definitely not the same as back then...have done a 1200k dirt detour before to pull a mate out of a bog, no problem, anytime...
Gday bud Awesome message. In the servo a few years back a young shiela, red p’s, asked me about tyre pressure for her buzz box. Bought a smile to my shitty day to help her. The world needs more of this. Cheers
Jeez that was embarrassing seeing my name up there lol after that previous video, i blew a hose on the intercooler, with the advice your subs commented on my post, i went up to a fellow truckie, asked if i could borrow his tools. 10min later i was on the hume again! So thanks!
My neighbour's a 67 yr old retired Diesel Mechanic, use to be on call 24/7, He has some bloody good stores. I always pull up on someone broken down, I carry an air compressor and tools, sometimes I can help. I saw a biker pulling over way up ahead and he did the shaking of his bike from side to side, "empty"! Guess who carries petrol for his mowers, and he was stoked. I scored a bag of Mini Jelly Beans. Actually made day, even though he really did get the better value of the deal.
Spot on mate! Never be afraid of asking a fellow truckie for advice or a little bit of help. I learnt so much over the years by doing so. In retrospect, never be afraid of giving advice or an opinion when you see something sketchy going on.....good example was one time on a grain hauling job in pocket road trains, a Calcutta cowboy was told by several drivers that he needed to slow down more when he took the turn off from the highway onto the road which lead down to the silos. Why? Well it was a negative camber on a downhill slope. He told everyone (and I do mean at least 6 other drivers) that thankyou for the advice but I am a good driver and I know what I'm doing.... end result, he put that pocket road train on its side because he DIDN'T take on board the advice that was given.....anyway, Happy Birthday cobba!!!!
That’s one thing I love about riding bikes; I’d stop for anyone regardless of what’s going on. I’ve been stopped and during the time it takes to have one smoke, three riders have stopped to ask if everything is ok. 😉
No-one knows everything, everyone has something to learn. One old school piece of courtesy I miss is... When calling blokes up on the uhf to let them know of an issue they may have, ask them to drop down a channel and then tell them instead of announcing it on 40 for the cops to hear. Happy birthdy mate 😉👍
Sometimes its a case of Common courtesy and i have been lucky to be helped without asking for it and also i have asked for it and have given help both ways as well - its always unexpected and usually like you said, just nice to have someone say something for moral support.
We have recently bought ourselves our first truck. just a little thing, (ok, so its not a truck, its a massive ute and im 43kg wringing wet and short a.f) but I feel like a big truck driver. lol.... the one thing hubby did was give me a battery starter.... just in case I ever break down and Im alone. I have had to use it, but only when the son has rung and says Muuuuuummmmm, Im stuck... lol. Doesnt matter how young or old you are, it never hurts to ask and asking will reveal something you did not know. Everyday is school day, regardless if you are in school or 54yrs old!... Again, great video Shane. Love being in the truck with you. have a great day mate happy belated birthday. remind me I owe you a beer or coffee.
Good video. Suggested topic. Communication using a UHF radio. I'm a grey nomad about to do the big lap, so I'm installing a UHF radio into my 4WD so I can talk to other road user's for the first time. Perhaps some examples, do's and do nots. Thanks.
Another great video Shane though you were a bit hard to hear over the engine. I’ll be thru your patch tomorrow, heading to QLD with the van on the Cruiser. As always, I will be making sure I don’t have a starring role in your next video. Cheers Maso
Asking for help or advice, is a lot less embarrassing than fucking up through ignorance or hubris!!! Try to learn something new about your rig every day!!! And carry spares...Hahahahahahahahahaha cheers Ausgranny 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤶👍👍👍👍👍 Edit bit... and know how to fit said spares!!!! Happy birthday too 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂
Shane you never seen the camaraderie that used to exist on the highway, before the big companies ruled the highways ,most driver were owner drivers , everyone knew each other and everyone looked after each other.Today most big company driver are arrogant and use their own channel . Call a collins or a fox truck and you won’t get a reply.
Hey Shane, I've been really busy so i only just watch ur vid, totally agree with u, people can only say no, so u move on to the next person, someone will help u... Happy Birthday for the other day, u might be getting older, but u are getting wiser...things have change in the working world, alot different to 20 yrs ago...most ruckies are good blokes, at least the ones I've met over the yrs, once a couple truckies gave me a lift to the servo an back to my broken down car, so i cud fix it, i was so thankful, never forget them fella's...good chat, it's good having a chat about stuff... take care mate...
I'm in my late 30s and have been truckin for the most part of 20 years. I've got some old close mates in the industry I've learned from over the years.. I will say there's alot of super trucker wankers out there so I can definitely see why a young driver wouldn't feel it would be ok to ask something. I'll give anyone in the industry 2 mins of my time knowing how lucky I was coming up with the advice and stories from the old boys.
Hey Shane mate just to keep you updated, had an interview today with a waste management place driving the HR tankers but the guy didn't sound too keen on how little experience I had, just said he'll think about it and might get me to do a trial shift. Meanwhile tomorrow I've got a trial shift for driving MR refrigerator food delivery trucks. I reckon if I like the MR job I'll just take that since the other place seems a bit hesitant. If none of that works i'll just apply elsewhere and see what happens. Either way if I see you on the road i'll give you a callout over the radio mate, Cheers and happy birthday brother!
@@shanehastattoos Yeah mate I'm around the Newcastle area. Most roads on your vids around the hunter and beyond I recognized which is why I love watching em if I'll be honest
How would I find someone who drives Bdoubles that would be willing to let me go on a run with them? I have a genuine admiration for truckies.. and would love to experience what its like.. ive talked to people in the past and it just never ends up happening.. I do know there are company policies with having passengers.. so I dont expect anyone to bend the rules for me.. and given that im not that socially inclined.. meeting people from the industry has been limited.. Im just genuinely curious if it is possible to mark this off my bucket list or not.. PS.. love the videos Shane
Look at a smaller company as most big companies have too many rules to follow, not sure exactly how you'd do it without knowing someone unless you just join a truck facebook page etc and put it out there and someone may be close for a meet up and such, appreciate the like 👍
Happy belated birthday wishes to ya, Shane-o! 👍🏻 I just thought maybe for a future on the road chat video you could tell us your funniest &/or sexiest experiences. One of my old mates growing up was a local & interstate furniture removalist back in the 90's. He was about 10-15 years older than me & went to the same church as my family. I'd give him a hand some school holidays when he was short on staff locally or interstate. Anyway, he'd tell me funny road stories about his travels. He was a good looking bloke with Scandinavian heritage, and he'd had a few experiences where he'd look down on a car & the chick was going hog wild on herself in her birthday suit in the front passenger side & looking up at him...hehehe Maybe you haven't had that happen, but maybe you could talk about funny stories in your years on the road & any possible sexy encounters, if it won't get you in strife with the missuz...hahaha
You seem to take longer to post your next podcast everytime I comment with a work of fiction. Are you sooking in a corner of your truck? And are you still trying to rub out that tattoo of yours of a big-mack? Ask for help! Forget the pencil rubber, an angle grinder will easily take care of it.
@@shanehastattoos I always knew that. Keep up the good fight!! If and Whenever you do post or comment, its perfect. And don't let all those moving mobile witches hats, driving on the road, sent to upset you, get you cussing. You can swear, just no cussing. They're just witches hats creating an obsticale course to test your perfect driving. The highly visible dashcams in my car seems to deter them. I kid you not!!
I haven't driven a truck in over 40 years, but I have managed people for over 35 years and the one thing that I do know, is that you don't get anywhere without asking other people, who may know more than you, how to do something. Back in my hotel management days (a long time ago), when I was 2IC, my nickname was shoe laces, as the rest of the staff thought that I was so far up the bosses arsehole, that the only thing sticking out were my shoe laces. It was from asking questions about things that I didn't know that I got made manager after he left and I have always had the same philosophy - the only way that you are going to learn is to ask and I have always been more than happy to share my wisdom (or lack of it sometimes). Even now, after so many years managing businesses and people, I get genuine joy in being able to help young people achieve what they want out of life.
It is a great selfless thing helping others
wise words mate. if you don't ask you don't learn.
Shane… It shouldn’t be a problem to ask ANYONE for help at a truck stop, servo or wherever when you’re out on the roads travelling somewhere. What’s the worse that could happen… A person says “sorry, but I don’t know” or they say “no” altogether??? I’m okay with asking for help if needed as I’m only human & can & will make mistakes, an ailment we all suffer from. NO ONE IS PERFECT 👍😄
What’s the worst that could happen? A Ivan malat type could offer you a ride
Exactly mate, always agree with you
@@shanehastattoos … I’ve met some people who literally think they’re superhuman & claim they can do it all on their own & it’s amazing watching them get humbled when a person they least expect is able to solve all their problems in a matter of seconds ✊️😆. I’m always careful when approaching people for help & am quick to repay them for their kindness. Case in point… I got a tow into a servo today after breaking down & couldn’t get started. I ended up repaying the lady who helped me by paying for her petrol at the servo & her food she wanted also. She tried to resist but I wasn’t taking no for an answer & she gave in. It was the least I could do. I got my car fixed & now it’s all good ✌️😄.. “One good turn deserves another” as they say.
Age is but a state of the mind; it's only a problem when your joints give up.
Know it alls are fun mate, theres plenty of tests just in the yard to test their knowledge...me, long distance ex alice 90 till 2012 , had plenty of fun woth them..
Blokes like you mate i cant share enough with, always happy to help, what comes around goes around in trucking...definitely not the same as back then...have done a 1200k dirt detour before to pull a mate out of a bog, no problem, anytime...
Gday bud
Awesome message. In the servo a few years back a young shiela, red p’s, asked me about tyre pressure for her buzz box. Bought a smile to my shitty day to help her. The world needs more of this.
Cheers
"Its nice to be nice".......... helping others makes you better inside
agreed
Jeez that was embarrassing seeing my name up there lol after that previous video, i blew a hose on the intercooler, with the advice your subs commented on my post, i went up to a fellow truckie, asked if i could borrow his tools. 10min later i was on the hume again!
So thanks!
Glad you got going again mate
Anyone in their right mind enjoys helping someone also.
Great video Shane mate.
My neighbour's a 67 yr old retired Diesel Mechanic, use to be on call 24/7, He has some bloody good stores. I always pull up on someone broken down, I carry an air compressor and tools, sometimes I can help. I saw a biker pulling over way up ahead and he did the shaking of his bike from side to side, "empty"! Guess who carries petrol for his mowers, and he was stoked. I scored a bag of Mini Jelly Beans. Actually made day, even though he really did get the better value of the deal.
Lifesaver
👍
I don't do the backing thing!😆(earlier video)
That's one that will stick around 😆
Onya Shane.
An old quote - "The only stupid question is the question that is never asked.”
A good one to live by
100% it’s also the question that may save you or someone else from injury
Spot on mate! Never be afraid of asking a fellow truckie for advice or a little bit of help. I learnt so much over the years by doing so. In retrospect, never be afraid of giving advice or an opinion when you see something sketchy going on.....good example was one time on a grain hauling job in pocket road trains, a Calcutta cowboy was told by several drivers that he needed to slow down more when he took the turn off from the highway onto the road which lead down to the silos. Why? Well it was a negative camber on a downhill slope. He told everyone (and I do mean at least 6 other drivers) that thankyou for the advice but I am a good driver and I know what I'm doing.... end result, he put that pocket road train on its side because he DIDN'T take on board the advice that was given.....anyway, Happy Birthday cobba!!!!
Thanks Guzzi, Old mates lesson would of been an expensive one to learn from that's for sure
That's the Australian way. Help when you can. Seems to be missing in some cases of the newer generations. Happy Birthday! 💕
That’s one thing I love about riding bikes; I’d stop for anyone regardless of what’s going on.
I’ve been stopped and during the time it takes to have one smoke, three riders have stopped to ask if everything is ok. 😉
Different community but same circumstances, it's great 👍
No-one knows everything, everyone has something to learn.
One old school piece of courtesy I miss is...
When calling blokes up on the uhf to let them know of an issue they may have, ask them to drop down a channel and then tell them instead of announcing it on 40 for the cops to hear.
Happy birthdy mate 😉👍
Always a good one, drop down 2 mate
How do young people learn if older people don't pass on their knowledge?
Simply some never learn, I'm always happy to ask or pass on anything I know if asked too
@ 7:16… HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SHANE ✌️🥳🎂🎂🎂 I hope you had a great birthday big fella 👍😄
Cheers mate, just another day for me but the kids enjoyed waking me up on Sunday and giving me some prezzies 😎
@@shanehastattoos … I have no doubts THAT would’ve made your day.
@@gerardroll6468 It's the simple things in life that keep me satisfied
@@shanehastattoos … Brekky in bed, spending time with the family… I hear ya mate 👍😁
Sometimes its a case of Common courtesy and i have been lucky to be helped without asking for it and also i have asked for it and have given help both ways as well - its always unexpected and usually like you said, just nice to have someone say something for moral support.
Spot on
love ya thoughts . Happy Birthday and Drive safe .
Cheers Michael
We have recently bought ourselves our first truck. just a little thing, (ok, so its not a truck, its a massive ute and im 43kg wringing wet and short a.f) but I feel like a big truck driver. lol.... the one thing hubby did was give me a battery starter.... just in case I ever break down and Im alone. I have had to use it, but only when the son has rung and says Muuuuuummmmm, Im stuck... lol. Doesnt matter how young or old you are, it never hurts to ask and asking will reveal something you did not know. Everyday is school day, regardless if you are in school or 54yrs old!...
Again, great video Shane. Love being in the truck with you. have a great day mate
happy belated birthday. remind me I owe you a beer or coffee.
Hopefully you will never need it but it's a good thing to have "just incase"
😎And I rarely turn down a beer
Good video. Suggested topic. Communication using a UHF radio. I'm a grey nomad about to do the big lap, so I'm installing a UHF radio into my 4WD so I can talk to other road user's for the first time. Perhaps some examples, do's and do nots. Thanks.
Good idea mate, that one will be on my to do list for sure
Another great video Shane though you were a bit hard to hear over the engine. I’ll be thru your patch tomorrow, heading to QLD with the van on the Cruiser. As always, I will be making sure I don’t have a starring role in your next video. Cheers Maso
Have a safe trip mate
Asking for help or advice, is a lot less embarrassing than fucking up through ignorance or hubris!!! Try to learn something new about your rig every day!!! And carry spares...Hahahahahahahahahaha cheers Ausgranny 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤶👍👍👍👍👍
Edit bit... and know how to fit said spares!!!!
Happy birthday too 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂
Cheers mate
Shane you never seen the camaraderie that used to exist on the highway, before the big companies ruled the highways ,most driver were owner drivers , everyone knew each other and everyone looked after each other.Today most big company driver are arrogant and use their own channel . Call a collins or a fox truck and you won’t get a reply.
Can't even get the little 1 hand wave from the "big companies"
If it's a fair dinkum reasonable request I'll help anyone.
👍
God I hate that road,stay safe out there 👍
Terrible isn't it
Hey Shane, I've been really busy so i only just watch ur vid, totally agree with u, people can only say no, so u move on to the next person, someone will help u... Happy Birthday for the other day, u might be getting older, but u are getting wiser...things have change in the working world, alot different to 20 yrs ago...most ruckies are good blokes, at least the ones I've met over the yrs, once a couple truckies gave me a lift to the servo an back to my broken down car, so i cud fix it, i was so thankful, never forget them fella's...good chat, it's good having a chat about stuff... take care mate...
Thanks for tuning in again KK
I'm in my late 30s and have been truckin for the most part of 20 years. I've got some old close mates in the industry I've learned from over the years.. I will say there's alot of super trucker wankers out there so I can definitely see why a young driver wouldn't feel it would be ok to ask something. I'll give anyone in the industry 2 mins of my time knowing how lucky I was coming up with the advice and stories from the old boys.
And the "old boys" that are still around generally love sharing stuff with those who ask
Hey Shane mate just to keep you updated, had an interview today with a waste management place driving the HR tankers but the guy didn't sound too keen on how little experience I had, just said he'll think about it and might get me to do a trial shift. Meanwhile tomorrow I've got a trial shift for driving MR refrigerator food delivery trucks. I reckon if I like the MR job I'll just take that since the other place seems a bit hesitant. If none of that works i'll just apply elsewhere and see what happens. Either way if I see you on the road i'll give you a callout over the radio mate, Cheers and happy birthday brother!
Best of luck with it all mate (due to you using Driver Training NSW) I guess you're Newcastle/Central Coast based?
@@shanehastattoos Yeah mate I'm around the Newcastle area. Most roads on your vids around the hunter and beyond I recognized which is why I love watching em if I'll be honest
@@DukeoS facebook.com/groups/835228736677605 check that group out mate, if what you have lined up doesn't work you may find something there
@@shanehastattoos Thanks a ton man I'll give em a look and let you know how things go
@@DukeoS Happy to help where I can dude
How would I find someone who drives Bdoubles that would be willing to let me go on a run with them? I have a genuine admiration for truckies.. and would love to experience what its like.. ive talked to people in the past and it just never ends up happening.. I do know there are company policies with having passengers.. so I dont expect anyone to bend the rules for me.. and given that im not that socially inclined.. meeting people from the industry has been limited.. Im just genuinely curious if it is possible to mark this off my bucket list or not.. PS.. love the videos Shane
Look at a smaller company as most big companies have too many rules to follow, not sure exactly how you'd do it without knowing someone unless you just join a truck facebook page etc and put it out there and someone may be close for a meet up and such, appreciate the like 👍
Happy belated birthday wishes to ya, Shane-o! 👍🏻
I just thought maybe for a future on the road chat video you could tell us your funniest &/or sexiest experiences.
One of my old mates growing up was a local & interstate furniture removalist back in the 90's. He was about 10-15 years older than me & went to the same church as my family. I'd give him a hand some school holidays when he was short on staff locally or interstate. Anyway, he'd tell me funny road stories about his travels. He was a good looking bloke with Scandinavian heritage, and he'd had a few experiences where he'd look down on a car & the chick was going hog wild on herself in her birthday suit in the front passenger side & looking up at him...hehehe
Maybe you haven't had that happen, but maybe you could talk about funny stories in your years on the road & any possible sexy encounters, if it won't get you in strife with the missuz...hahaha
Always happy to take on any ideas, havn't personally witnessed anything quite that raunchy but there are plenty of other random stories I could share
@@shanehastattoos Your funniest then perhaps, mate.
You seem to take longer to post your next podcast everytime I comment
with a work of fiction. Are you sooking in a corner of your truck? And are
you still trying to rub out that tattoo of yours of a big-mack? Ask for help!
Forget the pencil rubber, an angle grinder will easily take care of it.
The best excuse I can come up with I am busy .....😧
@@shanehastattoos I always knew that. Keep up the good fight!! If and Whenever you do post or comment, its perfect. And don't let all those moving mobile witches hats, driving on the road, sent to upset you, get you cussing. You can swear, just no cussing. They're just witches hats creating an obsticale course to test your perfect driving. The highly visible dashcams in my car seems to deter them. I kid you not!!
Are you a driver or is it your truck?
Company driver mate