So true Rod m8, B double, single axle, road train or pig trailer your fellas n gal are all bringing the goods and thats what matters. cheers m8 and thanks for another great vid. tc.
Spot on mate, I've had to quietly remind a few blokes of the same thing. We're all cogs in one big machine, we all have to do our bit to keep it rolling.
How's it going? Still plenty of work where you are? I have a feeling transport is going to slow down soon in Victoria, lot of restrictions now. Stay safe.
Hi Rod drove past Ravenhall yard today saw a white K200 with white tanks was going to pull in and say hello but wasn’t to shore if it was your truck. Net time if i see one I’ll pull in and ask for u . Keep them videos coming
Hi Rod, as far as the Dreaded sniffles go find your self a good acupuncturist and have a few needles, it cured me after a couple of sessions a long time ago, 30 plus years now. I used to get it really bad when driving buses, I have barely had a sniffle since.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 your videos have been very influential in my decision to become a trucker Rod! I did enjoy watching your videos and they have been informative as well! Keep up the good work! Cheers!
Hi Carol. Some truck drivers think they are so important that if they stop the country will fall apart. Now their is talk of blockades, will not happen, I want to deliver the freight on my truck as it might be something for a small business to help them survive, I'm thinking of others not just myself. There are a lot of sooky truck driver now. Let them park their trucks if they want to, and let us real tuckies do our job.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 hey Rod , actually I am hopeful to join the trucking ranks as soon as I can afford to take HR lessons and sit the exam . I love driving , I do Uber 12 hours a day 6 days a week but unfortunately the money has dropped out of it and some weeks it ends up costing me to work. I see getting my HR licence as the next step into a career I love, driving. The plan is to hold HR for a year then sit for HC. Watching your videos and others really have helped me see that I believe this is the right choice for me.
@@carolp4300 Hi. There have been, jobs advertised in Melbourne for female drivers where they train you to obtain a HR licence. Not sure if another states have these. Might be worth looking for one of these, licence and may
@@carolp4300 Hi. Their has been jobs for female drivers advertised within the last week. Where you also obtain a HR licence, if by some chance there is a job afterwards would be good to get experience. If not you would have a free licence. These where in Melbourne not sure of any other state.
Thank u so much for working in this terrible time you guys are the unsung hero of Australia and I know what you guys are going through my dad is a truckie too and I’m annoyed that you guy are not getting looked after your like the life line to Australians and this is why I wanna drive a truck too to be part of this great part of Australian life line so even you think no one is thankful there is people that are so I hope you and the rest of the truckeis out there are safe and well and keep that rubber on the road and I hope I be a part of it to so thanks again. And the factory workers
Well said Rod It's nice to know there are still some lateral thinking people still out there while others are just thinking about how it effects their life stay safe🙌👌
We are all trying to look after ourselves, including me. But I'm doing ok, so let's get it done and try and keep everyone working if we can. While trying to do it safe.
Hi Rod. We got a driver that lives in Melbourne my dad and I got a plant transport business that we run out from Melbourne to Tasmania so we stay in Tasmania and our driver takes the truck down to the spirit and dad and I picked it up in Tasmania. I hope you stay y save. Love your videos.
All very true about being cogs in the system, but do any of those other workers give up their entire week and some to their job... none of them get fined for working overtime. The changing of the permits every 5 minutes is a pain in the ass but only take 10-15mins longer, now want us to get tested every 7 days, I get 1 day off a week (if that) I'm not spending it sitting in a doctors office with actual sick people ultimately increasing my chances of catching something... if Victoria is the problem, test Victorian drivers. The job can be done without close human interactions, id rather wear gloves and a mask than have something other than my finger shoved up my nose every week for god knows how long.... ive heard 6months ive heard 2 yrs (104 times) and also since the people still working are out there "risking our lives" shouldn't we be getting hazard pay... they gave the people already on the doll a pay rise for doing nothing yet everybody still working and keeping the country fed and happy should just be grateful...
I know what you are saying. I've worked in all areas of transport and manufacturing there are a lot of hard workers doing long hours. We are truck drivers, we put up with shit because we care. We are a part of keep the country moving, and will do whatever it takes too keep freight moving.
Hi Rod, you stay safe, I think the state premier's need too talk to each other's before changing the rules, and give the drivers more lead time, maybe through the operation management so you can prepare your self for it, The premier's need to talk with each other, you got NSW making one rule, VIC another, QLD another, to me it should be the Prime minister to come out with the announcement, that's my view, and I could be wrong, Rod stay safe cheers
Totally agree, all states need to work together. Time to get on the same page. And you are right, give us some notice so we can get things done and be more organized.
Have you ever tried the Volvo’s like the FH16 or FH? Because I’m looking into the trucking industry and I love both the Volvo’s and the Kenworth’s, what do you think is better?
Hi Josh. Only my opinion, if you want comfort any of the European trucks are great. Have driven the FH16, Scania and older Benz. Would drive one tomorrow, they are good if it is one driver as I, ( just my opinion) don't think the quality is as good as say Kenworth. Having one driver they would look after it better. European trucks have smaller bunks I think. The K200 has come a long way from the early cabovers, have a mate driving the T610, he said I would love the 610, have not had the opportunity to drive one. It would depend on where you drive too, and how long you will be in the truck, and where you deliver/pick up from. Customer or depot/ depot. Will have to do a video on this. Thank you Josh.
Hi Jason. Still working, but being a little bit more cautious like not going to the shops like I did before and keeping more distance from people. Nothing has changed to much for me. Stay safe. 🙂
Hey Rod, great to see you uploading another video- please keep up the good work. Your channel is a gold mine of information for budding drivers such as myself. A quick question for you, or any qualified viewers of your channel; I live in southern Sydney & currently have my HR. In November I can upgrade, and my goal is to become an interstate driver with one of the big haulage companies out west or down the coast. My question is- I know you can take your MC test straight from HR. Would you say that this is a good idea or would you advise newer drivers to spend time on an HC first? Could an (experienced) rigid driver do the MC test having never driven an articulated truck or would I be biting off more than I could chew, with such a long rig & two points of articulation? I only ask as I think I'll do my HC first & drive for another year before upgrading to MC, but at the same time, it is tempting to get all the tests done in one... Thanks!
Go straight to mc nothing more than a waste of time and money going hc then mc... explain to your potential employer you're just starting out and if they're a half decent outfit they'll start you smaller and move up thru the ranks, you'll learn more on the job than a day course
Gday Rod, yep the old saying “if trucks stop, Australia stops”, is very true and especially in these times, much respect to all the drivers and the transport industry as a whole. All the best mate, stay safe out there 👍🇦🇺
I agree with everything you say, but there is an element of truck drivers out there that are smuggling people across borders and getting caught that make it look bad for drivers doing the right thing,
Along with what you said about b double drivers, I find it funny to hear the complaining blokes at my job do when they need to drive a 20 metre b double instead of a 25 metre. We're doing the same job aren't we? Getting the same pay? Carting the same thing?
So true Rod m8, B double, single axle, road train or pig trailer your fellas n gal are all bringing the goods and thats what matters.
cheers m8 and thanks for another great vid. tc.
Thank you JJ have a great day.
Spot on mate, I've had to quietly remind a few blokes of the same thing. We're all cogs in one big machine, we all have to do our bit to keep it rolling.
How's it going? Still plenty of work where you are? I have a feeling transport is going to slow down soon in Victoria, lot of restrictions now. Stay safe.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 Yeah still full noise over here mate, hopefully nobody brings the WuFlu over here again so we can keep the country running!
Good for you Rod, It takes a lot of people to keep the trucking industry moving
I like the local drivers bringing my freight when I'm sleeping.
Hi Rod drove past Ravenhall yard today saw a white K200 with white tanks was going to pull in and say hello but wasn’t to shore if it was your truck.
Net time if i see one I’ll pull in and ask for u .
Keep them videos coming
Hi Rod, as far as the Dreaded sniffles go find your self a good acupuncturist and have a few needles, it cured me after a couple of sessions a long time ago, 30 plus years now. I used to get it really bad when driving buses, I have barely had a sniffle since.
spot on Rod
👍
Good onya mate , very true
Parcels get delayed thanks to Covid. I am waiting for my vaporizer coils. I quit smoking cigarettes 80 days ago
Well said Rod! Drive safe!
Thank you J J 👍
@@australiantruckerrod1070 your videos have been very influential in my decision to become a trucker Rod! I did enjoy watching your videos and they have been informative as well! Keep up the good work! Cheers!
Rod the man of common sense. Agree with everything you said. 👍🏻🇦🇺
Stay safe mate. 🤜👍
Well said
Hi Carol. Some truck drivers think they are so important that if they stop the country will fall apart. Now their is talk of blockades, will not happen, I want to deliver the freight on my truck as it might be something for a small business to help them survive, I'm thinking of others not just myself. There are a lot of sooky truck driver now.
Let them park their trucks if they want to, and let us real tuckies do our job.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 hey Rod , actually I am hopeful to join the trucking ranks as soon as I can afford to take HR lessons and sit the exam . I love driving , I do Uber 12 hours a day 6 days a week but unfortunately the money has dropped out of it and some weeks it ends up costing me to work. I see getting my HR licence as the next step into a career I love, driving. The plan is to hold HR for a year then sit for HC. Watching your videos and others really have helped me see that I believe this is the right choice for me.
@@carolp4300 Hi. There have been, jobs advertised in Melbourne for female drivers where they train you to obtain a HR licence. Not sure if another states have these. Might be worth looking for one of these, licence and may
@@carolp4300 Hi. Their has been jobs for female drivers advertised within the last week. Where you also obtain a HR licence, if by some chance there is a job afterwards would be good to get experience. If not you would have a free licence.
These where in Melbourne not sure of any other state.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 oh wow thanks Rod I will try and see if there’s something like that here in Brisbane
Well said Rod , Keep well.
Thank you Ricky.
I am not a truck driver, but I appreciate you guy’s work and effort. Kudos to truck drivers.
Unfortunately we are annoying, but necessary. Thank you.👍
Hey Rod I run Vic to NSW. Never was told or asked for a test
I have not also, not mandatory as yet. Think it's coming. SA requires testing.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 sa test you at the border every seven days
Well said Rod stay safe 👍🇦🇺👀
Thank u so much for working in this terrible time you guys are the unsung hero of Australia and I know what you guys are going through my dad is a truckie too and I’m annoyed that you guy are not getting looked after your like the life line to Australians and this is why I wanna drive a truck too to be part of this great part of Australian life line so even you think no one is thankful there is people that are so I hope you and the rest of the truckeis out there are safe and well and keep that rubber on the road and I hope I be a part of it to so thanks again. And the factory workers
Well said Rod
It's nice to know there are still some lateral thinking people still out there while others are just thinking about how it effects their life stay safe🙌👌
We are all trying to look after ourselves, including me. But I'm doing ok, so let's get it done and try and keep everyone working if we can. While trying to do it safe.
Hi Rod.
We got a driver that lives in Melbourne my dad and I got a plant transport business that we run out from Melbourne to Tasmania so we stay in Tasmania and our driver takes the truck down to the spirit and dad and I picked it up in Tasmania. I hope you stay y save. Love your videos.
Great bloke matey hope to see you on the road one day!
We're all in this together rob.
Lot of people forget that.
All very true about being cogs in the system, but do any of those other workers give up their entire week and some to their job... none of them get fined for working overtime. The changing of the permits every 5 minutes is a pain in the ass but only take 10-15mins longer, now want us to get tested every 7 days, I get 1 day off a week (if that) I'm not spending it sitting in a doctors office with actual sick people ultimately increasing my chances of catching something... if Victoria is the problem, test Victorian drivers. The job can be done without close human interactions, id rather wear gloves and a mask than have something other than my finger shoved up my nose every week for god knows how long.... ive heard 6months ive heard 2 yrs (104 times) and also since the people still working are out there "risking our lives" shouldn't we be getting hazard pay... they gave the people already on the doll a pay rise for doing nothing yet everybody still working and keeping the country fed and happy should just be grateful...
I know what you are saying. I've worked in all areas of transport and manufacturing there are a lot of hard workers doing long hours.
We are truck drivers, we put up with shit because we care. We are a part of keep the country moving, and will do whatever it takes too keep freight moving.
So true we all depends on each other.
We all have to work together, if that's possible. LOL
Hi Rod, you stay safe, I think the state premier's need too talk to each other's before changing the rules, and give the drivers more lead time, maybe through the operation management so you can prepare your self for it, The premier's need to talk with each other, you got NSW making one rule, VIC another, QLD another, to me it should be the Prime minister to come out with the announcement, that's my view, and I could be wrong, Rod stay safe cheers
Totally agree, all states need to work together. Time to get on the same page. And you are right, give us some notice so we can get things done and be more organized.
stay safe mate. hopefully everything gets under control soon. trucks keep australia moving.
We can only hope. I'll just keep trucking in the mean time. Take care.
@@australiantruckerrod1070 thanks mate, how are you travelling through the checkpoints? maybe update us in the next video.
Good video mate, stay safe out there.
Very true Rod.
Have you ever tried the Volvo’s like the FH16 or FH? Because I’m looking into the trucking industry and I love both the Volvo’s and the Kenworth’s, what do you think is better?
Hi Josh. Only my opinion, if you want comfort any of the European trucks are great. Have driven the FH16, Scania and older Benz. Would drive one tomorrow, they are good if it is one driver as I, ( just my opinion) don't think the quality is as good as say Kenworth. Having one driver they would look after it better. European trucks have smaller bunks I think.
The K200 has come a long way from the early cabovers, have a mate driving the T610, he said I would love the 610, have not had the opportunity to drive one.
It would depend on where you drive too, and how long you will be in the truck, and where you deliver/pick up from. Customer or depot/ depot.
Will have to do a video on this. Thank you Josh.
Australian Trucker Rod Thanks for the quick reply and your opinion!
Hope you staying corona free rod !!
Hi Jason. Still working, but being a little bit more cautious like not going to the shops like I did before and keeping more distance from people. Nothing has changed to much for me. Stay safe. 🙂
Good to see mate,
That is totally true mate.
Hey Rod, great to see you uploading another video- please keep up the good work. Your channel is a gold mine of information for budding drivers such as myself.
A quick question for you, or any qualified viewers of your channel; I live in southern Sydney & currently have my HR. In November I can upgrade, and my goal is to become an interstate driver with one of the big haulage companies out west or down the coast.
My question is- I know you can take your MC test straight from HR. Would you say that this is a good idea or would you advise newer drivers to spend time on an HC first?
Could an (experienced) rigid driver do the MC test having never driven an articulated truck or would I be biting off more than I could chew, with such a long rig & two points of articulation?
I only ask as I think I'll do my HC first & drive for another year before upgrading to MC, but at the same time, it is tempting to get all the tests done in one...
Thanks!
Go straight to mc nothing more than a waste of time and money going hc then mc... explain to your potential employer you're just starting out and if they're a half decent outfit they'll start you smaller and move up thru the ranks, you'll learn more on the job than a day course
Hi, rod are you going mate.
How are border crossing going for you mate
Hey Shane. Border crossings all good for me, have not been stopped or held up in traffic. But only going into N.S.W. 🙂👍
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Well that's great mate
Where are you atm mate
@@shanelewis5195 Southbound Hume from Goulburn, just south Federal highway.
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Has there been much rain over that way.
Its has been raining here in Koondrook
Has not stopped since Sydney. I left at 7:15
Gday Rod, yep the old saying “if trucks stop, Australia stops”, is very true and especially in these times, much respect to all the drivers and the transport industry as a whole. All the best mate, stay safe out there 👍🇦🇺
Trying to keep out of trouble, not sure it's working.😊
I agree with everything you say, but there is an element of truck drivers out there that are smuggling people across borders and getting caught that make it look bad for drivers doing the right thing,
What happens if we go in stage 4 lockdown what will happen to truckers like you?
if you live outside Brisbane you get turned around atm my company is starting to do changeovers
I think it will slow down . In stage 4 now, ok for Monday, see how we go later in the week.
Along with what you said about b double drivers, I find it funny to hear the complaining blokes at my job do when they need to drive a 20 metre b double instead of a 25 metre. We're doing the same job aren't we? Getting the same pay? Carting the same thing?
I would go back to a single trailer or ridged for the same money. 🙂
And as frames
Gday mate, can i ask if the 2.8mtr big cab on your rig shortens the length of your trailers as opposed to the 2.3mtr cab?
You work 5 day or 6 ,7 day.
Only 5 days.
what do you think about the mask law
I don't like them personally, but gotta do what you gotta do. Will make myself a custom one soon.