Another ace video Sherralin! Couldn't agree more with your other viewer about your positivity. Very informative and interesting. Oh, bought a tee shirt. Yay!!
Hello Sherralin, thank you for the video. Reminded me of years ago passing thru Dover with my caravan, it’s changed a lot! Enjoyed the journey. Keep safe and looking forward to the next - you do work hard . Regards, Phil - Suffolk.😊
I live in southern Wisconsin and we got 8 inches of new snow Friday into Saturday. This storm was pretty fierce and they closed interstates because of all the wrecks! Stay safe and thanks for sharing!
Good morning, good morning, good morning can't beat a bit of stellar reversing to start off a cold, dark day in January.😂😂 Never realised just how frustrating your day can be, you think of truck driving as bowling down some sunny, foreign motorway without a care in the world. At least you got an earlier ferry. Lovely scenery, snow looks nice in the fields, but not so good on the roads. Thanks once again for a really interesting and informative video. Safe journeys.
Good evening Sherallin from the port of Heysham waiting for my ferry to Belfast 👍🏻 Love your videos especially with the top class information on how to do European trucking 👍🏻 Love that route through Rouen 😊Keep safe and warm love from Stevie 🏴 xx
Hi Sheila, happy New Year to you another really interesting episode of so many aspects of your job. You are definitely the best trucking channel for us. Thank you
I always follow a Spanish or Portuguese truck going south through Rouen and going north follow Dutch or Spanish.I don’t want to take a wrong turn there and end up in the very low underpasses! Great videos as always.
Hi Sherralin, I'm fairly new to watching trucking videos and definitely prefer seeing the European trips. Enjoying all your videos and the comments and info. I drive from Scotland to SW France at least twice a year to go on holiday and finding out a lot of useful info from listening to your commentaries. Been going down that way for over 25 years and never used the tunnel once. Gave up on the cheaper Dover ferries about five years ago as the place became a nightmare and just so frustrating. Coming back via Calais was just as bad. Happy to pay the extra and cut down the mileage by travelling via Portsmouth now. Would love to have the time to drive right down through Spain and Portugal as your videos make the routes very interesting. One day... Stay safe and I look forward to watching your next post 👍
Hi Sherralin.... Nice to see that you are still heading south.... been on that run many times but not for work... only leisure... looking forward to the next leg.... br Yoki... keep it safe...
Thank you. I just do what I do. There’s millions of drivers doing the same thing, keeping the world turning, I just put it on TH-cam! Hopefully I can help a few or give others some confidence along the way. 😁
Hi .......when you mentioned he's keen on his indicators . In most european countrys if your on main road and goes to the left or right and there's a turning of the main road going straight on you must use your indicators .......have save journey and keep on hauling
Sunny hull. I live less than 10 minutes from where you picked up. The number bridge ( white elephant) tools are £12 for trucks. £4 for coaches and £1.50 for cars. If you where heading straight to cover it's about 1/2 an hour quicker over the bridge . A15 to Lincoln then a46 to the a1. It cuts out the bridge repairs at goole. Brilliant video as usual sherralin.
I'm hooked.Take a politician on your next trip across the channel & show them the chaotic world they've created for the rest of us to navigate & for them to throw their hands up & deny it's anything to do with them? Oh! I do go on when I get started - - - 😂
Thanks for putting a very informative blog on as i sure that will help any new comers to euro work, Shame there are not more people like yourself out there, But there again you cannot buy experience lol, All the very best stay safe x
Thanks for video Dover & Calais very different from 30 odd years ago , queing on stairs for customs was a nightmare . Its good to see how it is now , take care .
Everything is done by bar-codes now. When you book on, give the paperwork including, CMR, GMR (Goods Movement Reference) and customs bar-codes, with your passport. They scan the codes, in the same way as when you’re shopping, this goes through the customs system. When you are on the ferry everything gets logged automatically. Any problems, if you have animal products on, or they just want to have a look, it will show orange on the board and you follow the orange sign when you get off to get it sorted. If things are not correct for UK customs when you book on, you will not be able to ship until it’s rectified.
good vid as always if that wiper noise is doing ya nut inn, i used to work for auto glass just get a stanley knife blade and keep rubbing over the top of it until it goes smooth with the rest of the screen it is only the remaining resin on surface it will go white in colour then just polish over it with glass cleaner. hope you have a safe journey looking forward to the next..... 😁
Hi Sherralin, Firstly Happy New Year to you & yours… 2ndly, My Mrs asks did she hear you phoning in on Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine last week? Ok that’s housework out the way… Anyway have been enjoying your videos for a long time now as it brings back memories of in the 90’s when I was doing European. We all said when the roads were full of “Willi Betts “ (Blue & Grey wagons) that it was the beginning of the end for UK wagons out in Europe. Anyway moving on It’s nice to see Castets still standing (had many a late night 🍷🍷in there) It was also a treat to see the border @ Vila Formosa (again many a night on the 🍷🍷) a few videos ago… Anyway please keep the videos coming and if your friend happens to be a guy called Nat, please let me know, as we worked together back in the day for Buzzers and last I heard he had a bar/restaurant down that way. Be Lucky… Lee
Hi, your wife may have heard me but it wouldn’t have been Jeremy Vine 😂 he annoys the hell out of me 😂😂, maybe OJ Borg, Owine Wyn Evans (been on nights) or Sara Cox. Me & my son have a competition to see who can get on 😂😂 Glad you enjoy the channel. Yes Nat has the bar down there but his wife runs it, lovely lady, who works really hard. Nat is driving, I don’t know who for. Thanks for watching 😁
Hi from France, great little video, funny the comment you made on how few English trucks (sorry,lorries or H.G.V's) are working in comparision to the amount of eastern european transport companies.I drive à petrol tanker here in France,i see alot of eastern european transport companies, very few french companies (in comparison),heaps of "doprava/spedicyca" on the rear of those units.The dépôt where i'm based uses heaps of eastern block subbies pulling various trailers of ours.....they must be economicly viable.Great chanel.
Hi 👋🏻 I was over earlier in the year to my sister in Bindoon. Anywhere near? Went out with a couple road train drivers to see what it was like. Sand & snow are similar to drive on, unpredictable and slow. Just one you get frostbite the other you get sunburn when you’re digging yourself out! 😂😂 Thanks for watching 😁
Hi Sherallin, I have not seen you seance you got your new yellow truck, I'm the lady truck driver from USA (Ret). I'm so happy to see you. I see now you are pulling a reffer. That's what we had. I'm so happy to see you. By the way my name is Nancy
Hi, thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. Just wondering, do you have to pay for overnight parking, what sort of price would you pay and what facilities would you have?
Just watched vlog for 1st time,really interesting, will be subscribing to watch more.Do you fill up with fuel befor getting on ferry or do you wait until in France?
Great video Pay for parking never in 20 years lol and I park at least 4 times a week And our fridges if they turned off the office turns them back on all mod cons
Yep our other fridges are like that, this one’s a bit older so it doesn’t have the facility. I’m happy to have it running at night, with frozen it’s on stop/start which still never bothers me, it’s just others people moaning that does! 😂😂
Have to say all that’s really on Y tube is war - death/ hate - I tripped across you going to work @6am and it was the most enjoyable video I’ve seen in months- I know I enjoyed it cos I watched start 2 finish- AND I SUBSCRIBED 🥇
Interesting that you listed the countries that heavy snowfall. I am in Japan and we have many regions that have really deep snow. People don't often associate Japan with deep snow, despite the country hosting the Winter Olympics twice. Anyway, why I said 'interesting' was because I was wondering whether any countries further south than Scandinavia make winter tyres mandatory during the winter months. Here, we have to have snow tyres and in many prefectures, both winter tyres and snow chains, the use of snow chains dictated by the highway authorities depending on the snowfall. Obviously the chains only need be fitted to a drive axle wheels, although winter tyres are mandatory for all wheels including trailers. All trailers, from a tiny camping trailer like you can buy at somewhere like Halfords, to articulated lorry trailers. On the expressways (motorways) which are all tolled, all traffic gets diverted into a parking area (which is really for the purpose of putting on and pulling off chains) and the highway authorities check every vehicle to see that they have the appropriate tyres or chains on. If you don't have the right tyres, you are made to get off of the expressway and in some cases, even fined.
Yes many countries in Europe insist on winter tyres, snow socks or chain, depending on the severity of the conditions. We don’t have such regulations in UK, we don’t have much thick snow, it only really gets that bad in Scotland. In Spain you get parked up while they clear the roads.
Regarding the use of blinkers. From an Aussie who drove over there for a while, my old boss (Marlin Express) an Uk company always said if you are ever in involved in any accident in a UK rego vehicle on the continent even if you are in the right, you will be wrong. 😡😡😎
Hi Sherralin, haven`t managed to watch your videos for a while, but i really enjoyed this one, looking forwrd to part 2. you take care of yourself. stay safe. greetings from Germany
I love watching your videos. I have a question. I am in Australia and notice that most of the prime movers in Europe are single axle rear. Yours is not but most are. How does this effect weight distrubition as the front of the trailer could only accept ten tonne while he rear being tripple axle can carry much more? I have never seen this configuration in Australia. I am not a truck driver. My interest is from the point of view as a vehicle builder.
Hi, in UK the overall permitted weight is 44 tonnes, which is why we run mostly on 3 axle units (prime movers). This allows for best weight distribution. UK enforcement of axle weights is very strict. Also, historically our road tax is cheaper for 3 axles than for 2, this is because they say 3 axles damage the roads less. In Europe (generally) the overall weight allowed is 40 tonnes. They do not very often check axle weights just overall weights. So they save weight and fill the space with extra fuel tanks as many former eastern european countries have cheaper fuel than UK. I prefer a short, 2 axle unit as they can be turned in smaller areas but you do have to load them correctly to stay within UK regulations.
@@GBtrucklady Thank you Sherralin. So you are saying that generally the only times when a two axle prime mover is used would be for across channel work. The rule in Europe seems to me to be very slack as I agree totally with the opinion that two axle setups do more damage to roads. If they use that extra space to fit more fuel tanks then that axle is severly over weight causing even more damage. I enjoy your vidios very much as they give me a view of Europe that I otherwise would not see. I look forward to your next one.
@ronleeky7675 They are used in UK but if you want to utilise the total payload weight allowance, rather than than filling the space, it takes more thinking about. Many supermarkets and parcel companies in UK use 2 axle but are double decker (16”4’/ 5m) trailers as the loads are light but take up more room. In most of Europe (UK is only in europe geographically) their weight allowance is less so it takes less thinking about, making it easier. In some countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark they allow much heavier weights and are regularly on 3 axles or what we call “wagon & drag” type set ups, for logging etc.
Hi Sherralin, enjoying watching your videos. I drive a bit for work, but only in a car and in the UK, but I like to see what's like drive a truck through Europe. I have question - do you pick which ferry you use or is the company?
Thanks for watching, glad you are enjoying the channel. Normally the company do the custom clearing and ship us through Brittany Ferries as it has a very good relationship with them. We just let the office know what time we need. Sometimes though it depends on if a customer does their own custom clearance, as in this case. From Dover the office make an “open booking” with P&O, which means we catch the next available ferry.
When the train first started, they used to serve a nice meal with a small bottle of wine. Now it's just a numbers game and the drivers are treated like cattle. Dover was never that slow in the winter, it must be disheartening to get up early and still be delayed that much. If I remember Rouen correctly, as you came out of the long tunnel, you turned over the road out and then you headed towards Paris from there. Sometimes (before Sat-nav) I'd go the slightly longer way around Bordeaux if the east side junction was queuing. There's not much in it. I spent many nights at Castets and the occasional weekend there too. Looking forward to the next bit through Irun. Back then everyone went via Burgos if you were heading to Madrid.
Been a few years since going over the Humber Bridge. I put it on a par with the Ponte de Nomandie bridge at Le Havre in France. Just wouldn't like to drive over it when there's a gale force wind, even in the car🤣. One thing I hate about Dover docks is that its so eerie. I do really hate parking in docks at night time. Daytime, I don't mind, but not dark. With passport control its always the French who hold everyone up. They're either very slow or on strike, nothing in between🤣. And then its the English turn to queue. I always loved driving in France, the roads were free and clear, then when we're driving back towards Calais, I could feel myself getting cramps thinking of the state of our roads. I would dread it. Rouen, don't mention that horrible place to me. I've been through it numerous times, and its one of those places that I always get lost in, even using the satnav, even the voice stutters when its going through as if it doesn't where it has to go. At least when its finished, it can't possibly be any worse than before
Not bad, enter Dover Port, get on the ship and only one 'Penguin' to wave at you, years ago they had one every 40 metres. This new boat is an electric one l think.
Happy New Year - Great to see you up and away again. Question - why do you run down western France to Bordeaux and into Spain ? Less or cheaper tolls, less km?
The vehicles all have trackers but we are not told which route to take. I’m sure if we went the scenic route or stretched the job out questions would be asked. Fellows pride themselves on having drivers that can work under their own initiative.
@@GBtrucklady great that you are all trusted - it’s important. I was interested in your remark about the tunnel - doesn’t both me. Before I retire I ran a fleet/of vehicles on a major distribution fleet, we had trackers on all units with a huge screen in the traffic office, when you walked in on a Monday morning you had an an image of what it should look like especially the vehicles on the Irish runs. Keep up the good work really like your videos, makes me envious.
Yep there’s a screen in the office. Laura (Transport manager), Steve Fellows and the others who need to, can see where we all are 24/7 on their phones too.
It couldnt be too stupid o'clock as it was daylight, I just watched a vid of a young lady trucker starting her day at 4am in California. Now, THATS stupid o'clock. !
It was 0315 as I had to be in Kingston upon Hull for a 0700 loading and it about 3 hours from the yard. We regularly do midnight starts, to be honest I don’t mind them, less traffic.
If you running to malaga there are alternatives across the channel rather than Dover. Is it the time travelled or cost as to why dover is used? . Interesting the press don't cover the freight delays. At least in malaga the chances of snow are slim. Stay safe.
It goes through Dover because the customer does the clearing that way. If our office do it we go through Portsmouth but at the end of the day it’s down to what the customer wants. 😁
P&Os new ferry arrives in March…..but the problem in the Gulf sea who knows… Dover could be a problem for a while 😞😞 I got out okay this week but a 4 hour wait in Calais to get home..
I’ve known my boss for many years but even with the last boss, it was something I told them before I took the job, “I’ll drive to Timbuktu but I’ll not leave UK underground!” If a load has to go that way, I’m happy for it to be given to someone else. If it came to it that was the only way the lorries went then I’d have to find a different job. 😁
I am subbed to your channel for quite a while now, but as with a lot of my subbed channels you do not come up often in my (subscribed) recommendations. Maybe it needs addressing as you potentially loose views on your videos because of this. Might be worth you asking them if you have time. I always enjoy your vids as your voiceovers are very relaxing and enjoyable. I am just seeing this vid on January 31. Take care and stay safe Sherralin. Norm in Yorkshire.
You are supposed to have them in all of France. The Gendarmes In Cherbourg and Roscoff are very keen on enforcing this. Like I said, a completely pointless exercise in my opinion! Money, money, money!
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Fantastic sherralin,you’ve managed to yet again to put another brilliant video together for us. Thank you & stay safe
Thanks for watching 😁
Another ace video Sherralin! Couldn't agree more with your other viewer about your positivity. Very informative and interesting. Oh, bought a tee shirt. Yay!!
Yay? 🎉 Thank you. Wear it with style 😁
Found your channel by chance enjoyed it and have now subscribed
Thank you for the sub. Glad you enjoy the channel 😁
Blimey! that was a nightmare, I'm glad you are driving it and not me - Thanks, another great vid.
Thank you 😁
Thank you for such an interesting insight into your job and ferry crossings, a complete eye-opener.
Thank you, that’s exactly what I’m trying to do, give people an idea how road transport works and how important it is to everyday life. 😀
Thank you, that’s exactly what I’m trying to do, give people an idea how road transport works and how important it is to everyday life. 😀
Greetings sherralin... thank you for bringing us along be safe in your travels....
Thanks for watching 😁
Hello Sherralin, thank you for the video. Reminded me of years ago passing thru Dover with my caravan, it’s changed a lot! Enjoyed the journey. Keep safe and looking forward to the next - you do work hard . Regards, Phil - Suffolk.😊
Thanks for watching 😁
I live in southern Wisconsin and we got 8 inches of new snow Friday into Saturday. This storm was pretty fierce and they closed interstates because of all the wrecks! Stay safe and thanks for sharing!
Wow! I guess what I saw was just a dusting then. Thanks for watching. 😁
Great video , thanks for taking us along 👍
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
All ways a pleasure following your journey having traveled those roads & waited for lots of ours for ferries , safe onward journey xx
Thank you 😁👍🏻
Good morning, good morning, good morning can't beat a bit of stellar reversing to start off a cold, dark day in January.😂😂 Never realised just how frustrating your day can be, you think of truck driving as bowling down some sunny, foreign motorway without a care in the world. At least you got an earlier ferry. Lovely scenery, snow looks nice in the fields, but not so good on the roads. Thanks once again for a really interesting and informative video. Safe journeys.
If every day was straight forward we’d get bored 😂😂
Very true. 🤣🤣@@GBtrucklady
Good evening Sherallin from the port of Heysham waiting for my ferry to Belfast 👍🏻 Love your videos especially with the top class information on how to do European trucking 👍🏻 Love that route through Rouen 😊Keep safe and warm love from Stevie 🏴 xx
Thank you. Have a safe trip.
Hi Sheila, happy New Year to you another really interesting episode of so many aspects of your job. You are definitely the best trucking channel for us. Thank you
Thank you but it’s Sherralin.
A Sunday evening with Sherralin top class vlog looking forward to the next one, stay safe and take care 😀
Thank you, you too 😁👍🏻
Thanks for another well put together vlog.👍
Glad you enjoyed it 😁👍🏻
Excellent video Sherralin, your such a cool lady I will certainly be following your journey. 👌👍
Thank you so much! 😁
Nice video thx for showing snowy France
Thank you 😁
Another brilliant blog look forward to the next one. Keep safe
Thank you. 😁
I always follow a Spanish or Portuguese truck going south through Rouen and going north follow Dutch or Spanish.I don’t want to take a wrong turn there and end up in the very low underpasses! Great videos as always.
😂How does the saying go, 🤔 “don’t follow me, I’m lost too!” 😂😂
Excellent video again, Sherralin!
Thank you 😁
Another great video Sherralin, very informative thank you.
Thank you 😁
Money money makes the world go round, re parking. A fantastic vlog, keep up the brilliant work.
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Hi Sherralin, I'm fairly new to watching trucking videos and definitely prefer seeing the European trips. Enjoying all your videos and the comments and info. I drive from Scotland to SW France at least twice a year to go on holiday and finding out a lot of useful info from listening to your commentaries. Been going down that way for over 25 years and never used the tunnel once. Gave up on the cheaper Dover ferries about five years ago as the place became a nightmare and just so frustrating. Coming back via Calais was just as bad. Happy to pay the extra and cut down the mileage by travelling via Portsmouth now. Would love to have the time to drive right down through Spain and Portugal as your videos make the routes very interesting. One day... Stay safe and I look forward to watching your next post 👍
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, glad you enjoyed it. 😁
Hi Sherralin.... Nice to see that you are still heading south.... been on that run many times but not for work... only leisure... looking forward to the next leg.... br Yoki... keep it safe...
Thanks for watching 😁
What an interesting Vlog. Glad I viewed and subscribed.
Thank you for subscribing, glad you enjoyed it. 😁
Another great video thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you 😁
Many Thanks , great video , never realised how much freight goes via Dover..stay safe..
Thanks for watching 😁
Just found yr channel... Very interesting it is too! .... Cheers & safe travels.
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it 😁
i hope you know ur a talented lady u make the job look so simple and your videos easy watch take care
Thank you.
I just do what I do. There’s millions of drivers doing the same thing, keeping the world turning, I just put it on TH-cam!
Hopefully I can help a few or give others some confidence along the way. 😁
choice videos awesome
Thank you 😀
hiya Sherralin another interesting video,, as always drive safe, keep well !!
Thank you. 😁
Great video , really enjoyed it :)
Thank you. 😁
Hi .......when you mentioned he's keen on his indicators . In most european countrys if your on main road and goes to the left or right and there's a turning of the main road going straight on you must use your indicators .......have save journey and keep on hauling
If you are following the main road, not turning off it you don’t, just carry on. 😁
Sunny hull. I live less than 10 minutes from where you picked up. The number bridge ( white elephant) tools are £12 for trucks. £4 for coaches and £1.50 for cars. If you where heading straight to cover it's about 1/2 an hour quicker over the bridge . A15 to Lincoln then a46 to the a1. It cuts out the bridge repairs at goole. Brilliant video as usual sherralin.
Thank for the info 😁
Looking forward to this later once weekly shop done 👍
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Just like to say you are a true professional great attitude never make a fuss have a job to do let's do it fantastic.
Thank you. 😁
Nice Interesting Video Nice Detail Please Keep Them Coming and Stay Safe,
Thanks for watching 😁
Went across the humber bridge when 1st opened,I hated it as don't like heights,and a bit of wind blowing,was I glad to get over the other side
That’s like me and the train….complete panic attack! I can do height no problem though. 😁
Should try the ski ramp going up the side of the Mont Blanc..🤣
Great video sherralin very informative
Thanks for watching 😁
Brilliant video keep the video coming
Thank you 😁
I'm hooked.Take a politician on your next trip across the channel & show them the chaotic world they've created for the rest of us to navigate & for them to throw their hands up & deny it's anything to do with them? Oh! I do go on when I get started - - - 😂
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Brilliant Sherralin
Thank you 😁
Thanks for putting a very informative blog on as i sure that will help any new comers to euro work, Shame there are not more people like yourself out there, But there again you cannot buy experience lol, All the very best stay safe x
Thank you and thanks for watching 😁
Thanks for video
Dover & Calais very different from 30 odd years ago , queing on stairs for customs was a nightmare . Its good to see how it is now , take care .
Everything is done by bar-codes now. When you book on, give the paperwork including, CMR, GMR (Goods Movement Reference) and customs bar-codes, with your passport. They scan the codes, in the same way as when you’re shopping, this goes through the customs system. When you are on the ferry everything gets logged automatically. Any problems, if you have animal products on, or they just want to have a look, it will show orange on the board and you follow the orange sign when you get off to get it sorted.
If things are not correct for UK customs when you book on, you will not be able to ship until it’s rectified.
good vid as always if that wiper noise is doing ya nut inn, i used to work for auto glass just get a stanley knife blade and keep rubbing over the top of it until it goes smooth with the rest of the screen it is only the remaining resin on surface it will go white in colour then just polish over it with glass cleaner. hope you have a safe journey looking forward to the next..... 😁
Thanks for that tip. I’ve got another one on this trip so I’ll ask if they can smooth it a bit when I get this one done. 😁
Nice 1. BM are a big outfit now. safe travels
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They seem to be. You too 😁
Hi Sherralin,
Firstly Happy New Year to you & yours…
2ndly, My Mrs asks did she hear you phoning in on Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine last week?
Ok that’s housework out the way…
Anyway have been enjoying your videos for a long time now as it brings back memories of in the 90’s when I was doing European.
We all said when the roads were full of “Willi Betts “ (Blue & Grey wagons) that it was the beginning of the end for UK wagons out in Europe. Anyway moving on It’s nice to see Castets still standing (had many a late night 🍷🍷in there)
It was also a treat to see the border @ Vila Formosa (again many a night on the 🍷🍷) a few videos ago…
Anyway please keep the videos coming and if your friend happens to be a guy called Nat, please let me know, as we worked together back in the day for Buzzers and last I heard he had a bar/restaurant down that way.
Be Lucky… Lee
Hi, your wife may have heard me but it wouldn’t have been Jeremy Vine 😂 he annoys the hell out of me 😂😂, maybe OJ Borg, Owine Wyn Evans (been on nights) or Sara Cox. Me & my son have a competition to see who can get on 😂😂
Glad you enjoy the channel.
Yes Nat has the bar down there but his wife runs it, lovely lady, who works really hard. Nat is driving, I don’t know who for.
Thanks for watching 😁
Hi from France, great little video, funny the comment you made on how few English trucks (sorry,lorries or H.G.V's) are working in comparision to the amount of eastern european transport companies.I drive à petrol tanker here in France,i see alot of eastern european transport companies, very few french companies (in comparison),heaps of "doprava/spedicyca" on the rear of those units.The dépôt where i'm based uses heaps of eastern block subbies pulling various trailers of ours.....they must be economicly viable.Great chanel.
Very true. At the end of the day it all comes down to money. 😁
Great video thanks
Thank you. 😁
@@GBtrucklady Ur more than welcome hope you're safe and well wherever you are tonight god bless
Hi sherralin, another great video, it was me that flashed you last week on the m62 in the mcgregor daf, I was heading into Hull 😊
Hi 👋🏻 I did see you, bit last minute though. Thanks for still watching 😁
Nice vid. See you in the next one.
Thank you 😁
nice long vid thanks alot , stay safe
Thank you. You too 😁
Brilliant as per usual ....we sail via harwich theses days ....but come back in via calais in snowny Sweden atm
I’ve never gone through Harwich but if you’re doing Sweden then it totally makes sense. 😁
@GBtrucklady we used to use dover all the time ....but with the delays the meat was getting to the customer's a day late ....enjoy ur day
Hi Dover never used to be that bad but I am going back when I used to go with murfitts safe trip .
It’s much changed since then, busy, busy, busy! 😁
Great content 👌
Thank you 😁
Hi Sherralin, great video as usual.I think I need to get a Volvo like your if it gets you from Hull to below Bordeaux in 37 mins 🤣. Be safe out there
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Hi from a west aussy, i have never seen snow.certainly prefer the sand of our outback xbarb
Hi 👋🏻 I was over earlier in the year to my sister in Bindoon. Anywhere near? Went out with a couple road train drivers to see what it was like.
Sand & snow are similar to drive on, unpredictable and slow. Just one you get frostbite the other you get sunburn when you’re digging yourself out! 😂😂 Thanks for watching 😁
Hi Sherallin, I have not seen you seance you got your new yellow truck, I'm the lady truck driver from USA
(Ret). I'm so happy to see you. I see now you are pulling a reffer. That's what we had. I'm so happy to see you.
By the way my name is Nancy
Hi, thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video.
Just wondering, do you have to pay for overnight parking, what sort of price would you pay and what facilities would you have?
Just watched vlog for 1st time,really interesting, will be subscribing to watch more.Do you fill up with fuel befor getting on ferry or do you wait until in France?
Thanks for the sub 😁. Atm on this firm we fill in the UK before leaving as it’s cheaper than France.
Great video
Pay for parking never in 20 years lol and I park at least 4 times a week
And our fridges if they turned off the office turns them back on all mod cons
Yep our other fridges are like that, this one’s a bit older so it doesn’t have the facility. I’m happy to have it running at night, with frozen it’s on stop/start which still never bothers me, it’s just others people moaning that does! 😂😂
Hi. Keep safe nice watching
Thank you 😁
Have to say all that’s really on Y tube is war - death/ hate -
I tripped across you going to work @6am and it was the most enjoyable video I’ve seen in months- I know I enjoyed it cos I watched start 2 finish-
AND I SUBSCRIBED 🥇
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for subscribing 😁👍🏻
Interesting that you listed the countries that heavy snowfall. I am in Japan and we have many regions that have really deep snow. People don't often associate Japan with deep snow, despite the country hosting the Winter Olympics twice. Anyway, why I said 'interesting' was because I was wondering whether any countries further south than Scandinavia make winter tyres mandatory during the winter months. Here, we have to have snow tyres and in many prefectures, both winter tyres and snow chains, the use of snow chains dictated by the highway authorities depending on the snowfall. Obviously the chains only need be fitted to a drive axle wheels, although winter tyres are mandatory for all wheels including trailers. All trailers, from a tiny camping trailer like you can buy at somewhere like Halfords, to articulated lorry trailers. On the expressways (motorways) which are all tolled, all traffic gets diverted into a parking area (which is really for the purpose of putting on and pulling off chains) and the highway authorities check every vehicle to see that they have the appropriate tyres or chains on. If you don't have the right tyres, you are made to get off of the expressway and in some cases, even fined.
Yes many countries in Europe insist on winter tyres, snow socks or chain, depending on the severity of the conditions. We don’t have such regulations in UK, we don’t have much thick snow, it only really gets that bad in Scotland.
In Spain you get parked up while they clear the roads.
Another excellent watch Sherralin ! You a Go Pro user , which model ?
No it’s not GoPro but I’m thinking of it 😁
Cracking video
Thank you. 😁
Regarding the use of blinkers. From an Aussie who drove over there for a while, my old boss (Marlin Express) an Uk company always said if you are ever in involved in any accident in a UK rego vehicle on the continent even if you are in the right, you will be wrong. 😡😡😎
Yes, very true, it’s always been that way. 😁
Hi Sherralin, haven`t managed to watch your videos for a while, but i really enjoyed this one, looking forwrd to part 2. you take care of yourself. stay safe. greetings from Germany
Thanks for watching 😁
I love watching your videos. I have a question. I am in Australia and notice that most of the prime movers in Europe are single axle rear. Yours is not but most are. How does this effect weight distrubition as the front of the trailer could only accept ten tonne while he rear being tripple axle can carry much more? I have never seen this configuration in Australia. I am not a truck driver. My interest is from the point of view as a vehicle builder.
Hi, in UK the overall permitted weight is 44 tonnes, which is why we run mostly on 3 axle units (prime movers). This allows for best weight distribution. UK enforcement of axle weights is very strict. Also, historically our road tax is cheaper for 3 axles than for 2, this is because they say 3 axles damage the roads less.
In Europe (generally) the overall weight allowed is 40 tonnes. They do not very often check axle weights just overall weights. So they save weight and fill the space with extra fuel tanks as many former eastern european countries have cheaper fuel than UK.
I prefer a short, 2 axle unit as they can be turned in smaller areas but you do have to load them correctly to stay within UK regulations.
@@GBtrucklady Thank you Sherralin. So you are saying that generally the only times when a two axle prime mover is used would be for across channel work. The rule in Europe seems to me to be very slack as I agree totally with the opinion that two axle setups do more damage to roads. If they use that extra space to fit more fuel tanks then that axle is severly over weight causing even more damage. I enjoy your vidios very much as they give me a view of Europe that I otherwise would not see. I look forward to your next one.
@ronleeky7675 They are used in UK but if you want to utilise the total payload weight allowance, rather than than filling the space, it takes more thinking about. Many supermarkets and parcel companies in UK use 2 axle but are double decker (16”4’/ 5m) trailers as the loads are light but take up more room. In most of Europe (UK is only in europe geographically) their weight allowance is less so it takes less thinking about, making it easier. In some countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark they allow much heavier weights and are regularly on 3 axles or what we call “wagon & drag” type set ups, for logging etc.
Hi Sherralin, enjoying watching your videos. I drive a bit for work, but only in a car and in the UK, but I like to see what's like drive a truck through Europe. I have question - do you pick which ferry you use or is the company?
Thanks for watching, glad you are enjoying the channel.
Normally the company do the custom clearing and ship us through Brittany Ferries as it has a very good relationship with them. We just let the office know what time we need.
Sometimes though it depends on if a customer does their own custom clearance, as in this case. From Dover the office make an “open booking” with P&O, which means we catch the next available ferry.
When the train first started, they used to serve a nice meal with a small bottle of wine. Now it's just a numbers game and the drivers are treated like cattle. Dover was never that slow in the winter, it must be disheartening to get up early and still be delayed that much. If I remember Rouen correctly, as you came out of the long tunnel, you turned over the road out and then you headed towards Paris from there. Sometimes (before Sat-nav) I'd go the slightly longer way around Bordeaux if the east side junction was queuing. There's not much in it. I spent many nights at Castets and the occasional weekend there too. Looking forward to the next bit through Irun. Back then everyone went via Burgos if you were heading to Madrid.
Thanks for watching 😁👍🏻
Been a few years since going over the Humber Bridge. I put it on a par with the Ponte de Nomandie bridge at Le Havre in France. Just wouldn't like to drive over it when there's a gale force wind, even in the car🤣. One thing I hate about Dover docks is that its so eerie. I do really hate parking in docks at night time. Daytime, I don't mind, but not dark. With passport control its always the French who hold everyone up. They're either very slow or on strike, nothing in between🤣. And then its the English turn to queue. I always loved driving in France, the roads were free and clear, then when we're driving back towards Calais, I could feel myself getting cramps thinking of the state of our roads. I would dread it. Rouen, don't mention that horrible place to me. I've been through it numerous times, and its one of those places that I always get lost in, even using the satnav, even the voice stutters when its going through as if it doesn't where it has to go. At least when its finished, it can't possibly be any worse than before
Dover is to busy to be eerie! 😂
Not bad, enter Dover Port, get on the ship and only one 'Penguin' to wave at you, years ago they had one every 40 metres. This new boat is an electric one l think.
It’s quite a nice boat but it’s new so it should be 😁
@@GBtrucklady Taking 180 trucks only they are a gamechanger.
Happy New Year - Great to see you up and away again. Question - why do you run down western France to Bordeaux and into Spain ? Less or cheaper tolls, less km?
Yep, all of the above.
@@GBtrucklady do you pick your own routes or does HQ?
The vehicles all have trackers but we are not told which route to take. I’m sure if we went the scenic route or stretched the job out questions would be asked.
Fellows pride themselves on having drivers that can work under their own initiative.
@@GBtrucklady great that you are all trusted - it’s important. I was interested in your remark about the tunnel - doesn’t both me. Before I retire I ran a fleet/of vehicles on a major distribution fleet, we had trackers on all units with a huge screen in the traffic office, when you walked in on a Monday morning you had an an image of what it should look like especially the vehicles on the Irish runs. Keep up the good work really like your videos, makes me envious.
Yep there’s a screen in the office. Laura (Transport manager), Steve Fellows and the others who need to, can see where we all are 24/7 on their phones too.
It couldnt be too stupid o'clock as it was daylight, I just watched a vid of a young
lady trucker starting her day at 4am in California. Now, THATS stupid o'clock.
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It was 0315 as I had to be in Kingston upon Hull for a 0700 loading and it about 3 hours from the yard.
We regularly do midnight starts, to be honest I don’t mind them, less traffic.
Sorry about that sherralin
Just tell them you have arrived in a dinghy and you will get everything free in Dover.
If you running to malaga there are alternatives across the channel rather than Dover. Is it the time travelled or cost as to why dover is used? . Interesting the press don't cover the freight delays. At least in malaga the chances of snow are slim. Stay safe.
It goes through Dover because the customer does the clearing that way. If our office do it we go through Portsmouth but at the end of the day it’s down to what the customer wants. 😁
IT WAS BORIS J THAT INSISTED THE FRENCH CHECKED EVERY EXPORT PASSPORT.
Nope, passports have always been checked at the ports and airports. 😁
Hi hi
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Close the tap on the ad blue every time.
Why? It’s gravity fed and the next driver will be in very soon.
Dover is a problem at the moment….the new P&O boat is delayed and DFDS have taken a ferry out for repairs……
Thanks for the info 😁
P&Os new ferry arrives in March…..but the problem in the Gulf sea who knows… Dover could be a problem for a while 😞😞 I got out okay this week but a 4 hour wait in Calais to get home..
Does your boss not mind you not wanting to use the train?
Prefer the boat myself, far more civilised but I just get told what to use.
I’ve known my boss for many years but even with the last boss, it was something I told them before I took the job, “I’ll drive to Timbuktu but I’ll not leave UK underground!” If a load has to go that way, I’m happy for it to be given to someone else. If it came to it that was the only way the lorries went then I’d have to find a different job. 😁
I am subbed to your channel for quite a while now, but as with a lot of my subbed channels you do not come up often in my (subscribed) recommendations. Maybe it needs addressing as you potentially loose views on your videos because of this. Might be worth you asking them if you have time. I always enjoy your vids as your voiceovers are very relaxing and enjoyable. I am just seeing this vid on January 31. Take care and stay safe Sherralin. Norm in Yorkshire.
TH-cam algorithms work in mysterious ways I’m afraid, thanks for the sub though. 😁
@@GBtrucklady You're welcome, and thank you too. Good night (23.30 here) Sleep well 😊
Lol garlic bread 😂😂 next time you go say swanny fr nhl sends his best😊
Thanks for watching 😁
Humber bridge😄😄😄😄
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they can keep it we dont want it.
I never liked the ports 😊
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£ 30.00 to park it’s disgraceful
It’s an average price. I’m told it’s more like £40 around the London area. 😁
Should of turned off that IBC you never know
You never know what? 🤷🏼♀️
@@GBtrucklady you never know if the pipe leaks or the handle fails if you turn off the IBC your less likely for a disaster
@Dawscar I’ll bare it in mind. 😁
Very sloppy bm transport no Angles Morts on the trailer or the unit
😂😂 Can’t say I see the point of them. If you’re close enough to read them,then you’re close enough to see the big lorry they’re attached to! 😁
You only need the stickers in Paris
You are supposed to have them in all of France. The Gendarmes In Cherbourg and Roscoff are very keen on enforcing this. Like I said, a completely pointless exercise in my opinion! Money, money, money!
@@GBtrucklady Yeah your completely correct,I stand corrected