Hi rod. Thank you for answering my question. Very fair analysis on the topic and summed up up well. If it saves lives and forces other parties in the supply chain to lift thier game and reduce downtime for drivers and the trucks then it could be a good thing but time will tell.
Hi Ben. If everyone is on the same page and works together it will all work. (Better wake up I think I'm dreaming) well the thought was there. A lot of drivers will not like it, but it's either go with the changes and see how it work or go find another career.
That's the Bandag Burnout Truck - it's now owned by Laurie Williams from North Queensland Truck and Machinery Movements.... Laurie is a loyal Western Star truck supporter so Western Star supported the rebuild to what you saw there. That record was broken by the previous owner, Frank Gaffiero, when it was a Kenworth T400
Absolutely agree with the 14hr standard, but on the condition that they let us manage our own fatigue. That would give us more flexibility to organize our driving to suit both our own fatigue and work around things like delays and traffic conditions etc.
Hey Rod, good to see you are still out and about and uploading, I am currently browsing through a Japanese Magazine with all their aftermarket parts I picked up whilst over there last week at an auto show. Man do the Japanese have pride in trucking there! And boy do they love chroming everything out!
Hi Tommy. Have seen videos on the Japanese trucks. They must have no weight restrictions, with all the chrome and lights not left for freight. But possibly all plastic chrome now.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 Yep spot on alot of their stuff is chromed plastic. It still works.. In my opinion. Was great during the trip around the suntory brewary seeing the truck drivers load up, they are so on the ball with safety and manners. Great watching em work.
Yes I know about busy. I am doing good. The wife hurt her shoulder before Christmas. Surgery hopefully coming soon. Will be off for a couple of days. Maybe catch up on a few things. Have a good day.
11:40 that is an issue rod but i think in terms of safety it outweighs the few negatives. as you know in victoria they have done it all along the hume, helps at night as well because of the reflectors you can easily see the edge of the highway especially if you use high beam
Rod you don't bother to catch 40 winks when your waiting to load or unload, hoping the yard supervisor will give you a hoy when ready. Cheers from dale.
Hi Dale. I get more than 40, normally wait 12 to 14 hours for trailers. Trailers are ready between 10:00 and 10:30 pm. Ready to go at 9:30 Have a normal routine.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 I think blokesworld did an episode recently about it. I can't quite remember the name of the guy that owns it but he has a bunch of well restored ford trucks
Hey mate. If you ever feel like some different company one trip I’d love to tag along and see what it’s like to do an interstate trip in a truck and what’s involved. I’ll shout coffee’s haha.
Hope it also works on satellite and not the phone system. Had a tablet in one of the Linfox trucks when doing changeovers, was supposed to be logged on, it kept logging me off, so I gave up.
Pretty sure they have to pay for BFM compliance and the courses. A driver can have there own BFM but auditing management would be impossible with what they expect. Indians seem to have alot of money there always in these driving school trucks. Fatigue affects people in different ways, its not a program like they try to program everyone to comply. EWDs in states are only 10 hrs in 14. Be no good to Australia with 12 in 17 or 14 in 17 with BFM acreditation. We have the 1 hr in 24 hr break now. Spot on there rod with EWD. As soon as key is on 17 hr window starts. Any delays in chain is ticking. The loaders dont understand the load needs to be ready ASAP for shipping as time is ticking and sleep is not a option. Americans hate EWDs but older trucks with no electronic engines can use paper log.
If you get stuck in traffic with the current log book you still need to legally put that time in your book. I agree with everyone on 14 hours a day. Let us manage our fatigue. 6 days a week max. No.84 144 hour rule.
Yes you are right Daniel, you must hand write all you work time in your work diary.🙂👍 You can legally work 14 hrs on local driving so why not make it for everyone. Have a great day.
So hypothetically after you do your 12or 14 hour stint in a truck you ten go and get into you vehicle with caravan in tow and drive first however long you want to.
I still dont get why Ausi, US and Canadian truckers moan and bitch abour electronic logs. Europe has had them over 40 years in one form or the other. I work in Canada the US and Canadian system is crap but still better than the paper logs. Im fed up of hearing from drivers moaning that they can no longer drive illegally and fudge their logs.
Gremmie666 , it's not about driving illegally, it's about us human beings not being computers. I take it that you have never been a long distance truck driver as you obviously have no clue about what us drivers go through out there
Hi. As you have said, electronic logs have been in Europe in some form for 40 years, this means that the shipping and receiving companies are familiar with the way the system works, unlike Australia it will be a learning curve. Not sure how Europe trucking rules or laws work, if they are the same in every country? In Australia we do not have the same regulations in every state. My question to you, is how do the hours work in Europe, if an unforseen incident causes you to drive passed your work hours. E.g. on a motorway, with no way to exit before you time expires. As I mentioned, I have no issues with them personally as long as everyone is on board, and we have a short period of leniency while we are learning to use them. Oh and if they work on our mobile phone system we will be in serious trouble.🤔 Thank you for you opinion, keeps the conversation going. Have a great day.👊
@@australiantruckerrod1070 5 months late but yes driving time regulations are the same over Europe. If we ever have any issues finding somewhere to park up or go over our hours due to traffic or anything as long you park up in the next legal and safe location then you do a print out on the tachograph for that day and write on the back your reason for going over and sign and date it. If you're ever stopped by the police or DVSA for an inspection then you show them the print out and as long as it isn't something you do constantly you'll be fine. You also only need to keep the printout for 28 days after that there's no problem
Hi Andrew. That would be the Leeds area. Looks like nice country. I did not no that I just look it up, and checked out some photos of the area. 🙂. Have a great day. Have just stopped for a break.
I agree. Hard to get into truckin when not many will give you time to get the experience we need.
Hi rod. Thank you for answering my question. Very fair analysis on the topic and summed up up well. If it saves lives and forces other parties in the supply chain to lift thier game and reduce downtime for drivers and the trucks then it could be a good thing but time will tell.
Hi Ben. If everyone is on the same page and works together it will all work. (Better wake up I think I'm dreaming) well the thought was there.
A lot of drivers will not like it, but it's either go with the changes and see how it work or go find another career.
I guess it is such a divided industry and lots of opposing views.
Thanks Rod will be interesting as to how it goes thanks again for sharing 👍🇦🇺
That's the Bandag Burnout Truck - it's now owned by Laurie Williams from North Queensland Truck and Machinery Movements.... Laurie is a loyal Western Star truck supporter so Western Star supported the rebuild to what you saw there. That record was broken by the previous owner, Frank Gaffiero, when it was a Kenworth T400
Absolutely agree with the 14hr standard, but on the condition that they let us manage our own fatigue. That would give us more flexibility to organize our driving to suit both our own fatigue and work around things like delays and traffic conditions etc.
Hi David.
Managing our own fatigue seem to be the thing that keeps coming up. Still have the max 14hr work in 24. But let us handle the remaining 10.
Hey Rod, good to see you are still out and about and uploading, I am currently browsing through a Japanese Magazine with all their aftermarket parts I picked up whilst over there last week at an auto show. Man do the Japanese have pride in trucking there! And boy do they love chroming everything out!
Hi Tommy. Have seen videos on the Japanese trucks. They must have no weight restrictions, with all the chrome and lights not left for freight. But possibly all plastic chrome now.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 Yep spot on alot of their stuff is chromed plastic. It still works.. In my opinion. Was great during the trip around the suntory brewary seeing the truck drivers load up, they are so on the ball with safety and manners. Great watching em work.
nice video m8 i love trucks
Always good to watch your videos Rod. Been a while since I did one myself but too busy these days. Hope things are well.
Yes I know about busy. I am doing good. The wife hurt her shoulder before Christmas. Surgery hopefully coming soon. Will be off for a couple of days. Maybe catch up on a few things.
Have a good day.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 Hope she does ok after the op. Stay safe out there. See ya through the glass.
sacnia's they are good trucks mate
I agree, would like a bit bigger bed. But that's just me.
11:40 that is an issue rod but i think in terms of safety it outweighs the few negatives. as you know in victoria they have done it all along the hume, helps at night as well because of the reflectors you can easily see the edge of the highway especially if you use high beam
Rod you don't bother to catch 40 winks when your waiting to load or unload, hoping the yard supervisor will give you a hoy when ready. Cheers from dale.
Hi Dale. I get more than 40, normally wait 12 to 14 hours for trailers. Trailers are ready between 10:00 and 10:30 pm. Ready to go at 9:30 Have a normal routine.
Can u do a video of how u do the work diary as u go along so wen u start breaks n all that till u stop
He has some videos where he mentions the work diary, you can check them out. There are some videos on youtube aswell.
@@benjaminbardzinski3666 yeah I no but I want to see how he does it well driving I learn better see it in action then other ways
@@mattmuir4388 Can do that. Will do it when I start a new week, and start a new page. Cheers buddy.
Very envious that you had the opportunity to see waltzing Matilda, fyi its in tasmania now
It was a long time ago, don't think I was driving then. Have some photos I had taken of it somewhere. Will have to search for them.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 I think blokesworld did an episode recently about it. I can't quite remember the name of the guy that owns it but he has a bunch of well restored ford trucks
Hey mate. If you ever feel like some different company one trip I’d love to tag along and see what it’s like to do an interstate trip in a truck and what’s involved. I’ll shout coffee’s haha.
Alot of company's these days don't allow passengers
What area are you in?
I live in Melbourne western suburbs in Altona meadows, mate.
If they do bring out an electronic version of our work diaries. It has to be better than the pile of junk mt data/talon is.
Hope it also works on satellite and not the phone system. Had a tablet in one of the Linfox trucks when doing changeovers, was supposed to be logged on, it kept logging me off, so I gave up.
Pretty sure they have to pay for BFM compliance and the courses.
A driver can have there own BFM but auditing management would be impossible with what they expect.
Indians seem to have alot of money there always in these driving school trucks.
Fatigue affects people in different ways, its not a program like they try to program everyone to comply.
EWDs in states are only 10 hrs in 14.
Be no good to Australia with 12 in 17 or 14 in 17 with BFM acreditation.
We have the 1 hr in 24 hr break now.
Spot on there rod with EWD.
As soon as key is on 17 hr window starts.
Any delays in chain is ticking.
The loaders dont understand the load needs to be ready ASAP for shipping as time is ticking and sleep is not a option.
Americans hate EWDs but older trucks with no electronic engines can use paper log.
If you get stuck in traffic with the current log book you still need to legally put that time in your book.
I agree with everyone on 14 hours a day. Let us manage our fatigue.
6 days a week max. No.84 144 hour rule.
Yes you are right Daniel, you must hand write all you work time in your work diary.🙂👍
You can legally work 14 hrs on local driving so why not make it for everyone.
Have a great day.
Rod is Kenworth automatic transmission good as I shift in volvo?
Thanks Rod, you stay safe, is that your KW looks like Europe ??
I get the magazine sent to me on my phone
Definitely the KW I drive. Love technology, can access so much information, makes life easier or is it just making us lazy.🤔
Why don’t you use the same system as the Europeans the digital tachograph
So hypothetically after you do your 12or 14 hour stint in a truck you ten go and get into you vehicle with caravan in tow and drive first however long you want to.
Yes some do, or anyone that has worked all day, regardless of what they do for a job. I just wish I had a caravan to do that,😥 maybe when I win Lotto🤔
I still dont get why Ausi, US and Canadian truckers moan and bitch abour electronic logs. Europe has had them over 40 years in one form or the other. I work in Canada the US and Canadian system is crap but still better than the paper logs. Im fed up of hearing from drivers moaning that they can no longer drive illegally and fudge their logs.
Gremmie666 , it's not about driving illegally, it's about us human beings not being computers. I take it that you have never been a long distance truck driver as you obviously have no clue about what us drivers go through out there
Hi. As you have said, electronic logs have been in Europe in some form for 40 years, this means that the shipping and receiving companies are familiar with the way the system works, unlike Australia it will be a learning curve.
Not sure how Europe trucking rules or laws work, if they are the same in every country?
In Australia we do not have the same regulations in every state.
My question to you, is how do the hours work in Europe, if an unforseen incident causes you to drive passed your work hours. E.g. on a motorway, with no way to exit before you time expires.
As I mentioned, I have no issues with them personally as long as everyone is on board, and we have a short period of leniency while we are learning to use them.
Oh and if they work on our mobile phone system we will be in serious trouble.🤔
Thank you for you opinion, keeps the conversation going.
Have a great day.👊
@@australiantruckerrod1070 5 months late but yes driving time regulations are the same over Europe. If we ever have any issues finding somewhere to park up or go over our hours due to traffic or anything as long you park up in the next legal and safe location then you do a print out on the tachograph for that day and write on the back your reason for going over and sign and date it. If you're ever stopped by the police or DVSA for an inspection then you show them the print out and as long as it isn't something you do constantly you'll be fine. You also only need to keep the printout for 28 days after that there's no problem
boring
That's the great thing about TH-cam, you can turn it off any time.
Hi Andrew. That would be the Leeds area. Looks like nice country.
I did not no that I just look it up, and checked out some photos of the area. 🙂. Have a great day.
Have just stopped for a break.