People who think they have a right to park outside their house, even if it's parking for anyone need shooting. I've had dirt on cars, letters saying they live in the house & I can't park outside as they need to be close to home. They put their address, which I knew as parked outside. I put FUKC OFF ILL LARK WHERE I WANT. after that I parked my Sprinter van there often as I could.
When people get fussy about having to move their vehicles because they've parked in a silly place, I always say "if I can't get past you neither could a fire engine. Just be lucky it was me this time"
Cannabis Farm OutdoorUK I've driven a Mercedes Sprinter & really enjoyed it, no HGV obviously. Based in Brighton, regular trips to Glasgow, Manchester, Aberdeen & all over. Sleeping in vans, I'd recommend it. 18 wheelers I don't think I'd be happy to do though ✌🏼😁
It's not a walk in the park like some say. It really will test you. I've found myself down lanes like this is mid Wales, in a knackered curtainsider, having to blindside reverse an artic down a lane to avoid a 3 tonne weight limited bridge. Fun times!
Wait till you have to go down roads in Wiltshire and Devon or Cornwall where your mirrors are touching hedges both sides with passing places 1 mile apart and both other way to go, Black isle in Scotland also going to the fish farms loaded with pipes. 48 years trucking and don't miss it at all. A tip is if you think you're going to travel on roads that are narrow or sharp bends and turns call the company you're going to ask if any other way in, don't rely on Satnav too much especially out in the sticks. Brings back memories watching, I've been retired 6 years last truck a Scania 500 first truck Atkinson 180 gardener engine no heaters in them days.
depends what company you work for and what runs you get. i work for aldi and we get mostly A roads, major B roads at worst. nothing like Kev's doing (that's real driving and we'll leave that to him! ;). My shifts are no longer than 10 hours and im on a 5 on 3 off pattern. Same start time every day, same truck most days, no waiting to get tipped or loaded. Its worth doing your HGV if you can get a good number
Really nice vlog. Well done. So much of this reminded me why I used to love lorry driving - Fridges, bulkers, general, groupage, all sorts. But it also reminded my why after all, I gave it up after so many years as there is also lots and lots of shite to manage. I don't miss the hold ups, the miserable managers at warehouses, the stress of making a time slot, the weekends away, and the REAL hard graft!!!
I take my hat off to you Kev taking your truck down through those lanes at Litton its bad enough in my rigid truck!!! Another cracking vlog throughly enjoyed watching!!! 👍🏼
I'm no trucker, but this video had me with my mouth open gasping at the sheer stress and skill to drive these things. Whole new level of respect. Amazing job. Big up all the truckers out there delivering vital goods and materials 👍👍👍👍. (salute)
Kev....... love watching your vlogs, brings back memories of my trucking days, the feeling In the pit of your stomach going places you never been before with tiny roads, praying nothing comes the other way lol. Hats off to you mate. I started my trucking career In Vancouver, Canada, 40ft trailers, 53 footers and finally quit after hauling mainly timber on Super B's for the last 5 years Into Idaho and Montana. Keep on truckin mate.
Well done Kev, I work for one of the utilities companies and you would be amazed at some of the places we get an artic through, makes for an interesting life, nice how you never lose your rag, it achieves nothing and for the drivers that do it just makes us look unprofessional. Keep them coming bud.
That was mega impressive mate well done. I drive a class 2 18t flatbed and ended up on a road so tight that the hedge pushed both my mirrors in and the leaves were hitting my windscreen and all I could so was pray nothing came the other way hahaha not a nice experience at all but it all makes us better drivers. Thanks for the videos my man I really enjoy them and cant wait to progress to class 1 eventually
Was doing a taxi Fare once and was diverted off the A303 down tight little lanes, didn’t know where was going so turned back. Saw artic coming same way been, and seeing the look of the lanes advised him turn back as thought might be too tight for him and could get stuck , he reversed back and thanked me.
US driver here, love your channel. Your videos are entertaining, and very well produced in general,. Interesting to notice your customer giving you a beer tip. FYI; Here in the states ihey have it illegal to carry any kind of alcohol on board, other than what may be contained your load. Subscribed.
Beautiful scenic road along there going to Bridport, used to do that road in 1979/80, Leave Southampton at 6am, to first drop at Weymouth, drop at Bridport and back and drop at Dorchester, then home to Southampton. Happy memories.
Great video👍 welcome to my world i drive a timber crane and the best part of my week is working around exmoor and dartmoor on roads that were never designed for hgv traffic, that road across the levels from the peat works to shapwick is only 10 minutes from our yard not the smoothest road in the world being built across the peat moors reminds me of some of the roads across the fens when I used to do hay and straw, 24 years and still loving the job, I find myself lucky that I actually look forward to a week away working still, keep up the the good work 👌👌👍
Hi Kev hope you and your two wonderful ladys in your life are all well what a great vlog with great views just like you always do them just goes to prove what a great driver you really are driving through them very very tight country roads ect keep up with the great work that you do and please keep them great vlogs coming too anyway drive carefully and take care and stay safe my friend
Why is it that car drivers seem to be expert truck drivers!!! Admittedly there are inexperienced HGV drivers about, but most truck drivers who are experienced, know the space they need to make a manoeuvre. Respect to truck drivers, for the skill and nerves they need to do, for a thankless job. 👍
Reminds me of the time I went through a village in a Winnebago and the road leading up to it the bushes were hitting both sides, then we came to a bridge where there was literally half and inch either side before hitting a wall... on both sides. Was an almost abandon it job. So funny when you hit a diversion that takes you into that situation, with no option to go back the way you came.
@@andy11894 : No mate don't let that put you off. that's just part and parcel of the job, puts a little bit spice in the day (so to speak) There's "roads" equally shite, all around the UK. But what makes it, difficult the most, is everybody else on the road "you'll see mate" Other than that. I for 1 love what I do. It's not all sunshine and lollipops, but it's good craic.
Similar thing happened to me when I drove a rigid on a pallet network. I was delivering to somebody's stables, I'd stopped to call the customer for directions and with no response, what I thought was a helpful chap in a van behind me asked where I was delivering to, he pointed me in the direction of a place called Mow Cop in Cheshire, followed his directions exactly and it took me to a village tighter than this that basically one massive hill. I could not turn round and could not turn neither right nor left at the top. Eventually backed up, went down a side road that took me to a church, had to shunt 11 times to get around the first corner then the same again for the next. The corner after was impossible and I needed members of the public to watch me back and fourth. It was the most stressful 40 minutes of my driving career and I wanted to toss the keys out the window. I couldn't believe somebody would send me up there knowing how tight it was. If it wasn't for the help of a retired truck driver I don't think I'd have got out that day, so whoever he was, thank you! Well done Kev, you kept your head about you and cracked on!
I know how you feel mate, nothing worse thank getting into a situation with a hgv, many times I've though about locking the truck up and walking away 👍
Afternoon Kev I must say that was bum clenching sat on my sofa , great video mate , I must say I don’t miss driving at all it was bad enough in the 90s let alone now , with cameras everywhere, but least now we have sat navigation and not a London A to Z on our laps lol , stay safe mate
dude, being a truck driver myself, it's great to see somebody else having the same problems ;) keep up the good work dude, we are what keep this country ticking..
Kev, heading into a village that tight is making me anxious even watching this. I've found myself in a similar situation and at this moment in time, I've only been on an artic for nearly 3 months now. It does worry me that there'll be plenty more of this type of challenge over the next 40 years or so personally!
I buddy hope you are well.brilliant vlog a bit narrow in places but nothing to a top driver like you.you could have done with out the wind and rain.roll on summer than you will be complaining it's too hot. Nice to meet you buddy take care and happy trucking to you phil.
Did the job myself back in the day, drove some right old sheds for small family firms now long gone, the guvnors could be grim, with no respect for regular servicing and drivers hours. The trucks were far from these with constant crash” gearboxes the norm, and some didn’t have power steering, we all had arms like Popeye. Most trailers were flatbed, and the load had to be roped and sheeted, lovely when it was pouring with rain. But that was the job, and the roads were a lot quieter, and the job a lot more enjoyable and stress free. Big respect to you Kev, you keep smiling when things get tight. Would I do the job now? No, not for double the money, enjoying retirement. Stay safe.
Cheers bud, yeah I regularly hear about how tough it was back in the old days and I can honestly say I wouldn't be so keen, I prefer my creature comforts and baby soft hands 😂 although I do prefer flat work, less to go wrong and without the sheeting nowadays. Huge respect for you lads that done it back in the day. Glad your enjoying your well deserved retirement 👍
It is always fun when you got locals who fly down country rds. Also I love the look on there faces when they realise you are in a Truck. And I am so glad know Ime doing tanker work I don’t have to mes with curtains especially in high wind. Farm diliverys and collections is bread and butter of what I do if I go to a new farm I always phone the farmer and that has saved me loads. Kev you have done well just keep your cool if not sure 🤔 check. Drive safe🚛
Oh my days … I felt your pain at the village. At that point I would have just abandoned the vehicle and ran across the fields crying. And I only have a Citroen Picasso with a 3 x 4' trailer. Respect.
Hey Doppelganger, when I read the words "unhappy villagers" I imagined a crowd of angry inbreds with pitchforks and old style torches. "Village" is not a common term here, and conjures up a mental picture of some quaint European little town. Kudos for you for driving on what are essentially as wide as suburban bicycle paths. I can appreciate that British weather is miserable 90% of the time, but at least you don't have to put up with tropical humidity and dust. The countryside always look so green in your videos. Take care out there!
With expectations of many a-roads and motorways UK roads are designed for horse and cars. I thought driving a van for 3 years was sweaty balls but a hgv hell no
For those of us not of English descent - how about adding a section above where you spell out the location of where you were, like the coastal road looks lovely (hopefully not too many bumps like seem to be so common in Britain) and an inviting drive for those of us who'd like to explore Britain more but are turned off by the stuffed and bumpy roads all too common.
English roads are so easy - where do you get your impressions? Cities can be congested but which city isn't? Just hire an ordinary sized car, buy a paper road map, and get off the motorways and the "A" Roads and just EXPLORE!! If you get lost, then that is all part of the joy of driving on quiet country lanes. Remember that the further north you go the quieter it gets. Yorkshire is truly fabulous as is Northumberland. Have fun!
Some of those lanes would have given me second thoughts (squeaky bum time) in my rollerskate (Toyota Yaris), never mind a hulking big artic with a forklift on the back.
I ended up going down a lane during rush hour once, and basically got stuck and had to pull part of the way into someones drive, and wait for an hour for traffic to die down, 1730hrs on a Frday, that my heart sunk when I got caught in that traffic.
Great vid! It's so nice when people show their appreciation even though you're doing your job, makes you feel you're doing the right thing! Bloody hell that tight country road - wow! You don't realise how wide you need to turn especially on those small roads and you're that close to the hedge! Lovely village but not for a truck. Omg Kev - credit to you!! That guy in the timber place - always be overly polite, it'll wind them up more and all you've done is be polite lol
I feel your stress. Try driving an HGV on some of the 'roads' and old towns in the south of Ireland. Sometimes I feel like Father Dougal on his milk float, forever waving, but at scowling drivers and locals (and a northern reg doesn't help with the disgruntlement).
This reminds me why exactly I quit HGV driving. Maybe I'll get back into it one day, but for now I'm enjoying not encountering situations like this every day!
I have no idea what you get paid..But it's nowhere near enough for all the stress and hassle you seem to contend with on a daily basis. Along with ever increasing time constraints, you HGV guys have my respect!
Well done Kev, you deserve a medal. I can't believe how our roads are so not fit for purpose! Think they still think we run horse and carts! When are the government gonna use the money they take off of us and use it to improve the roads?
One of my last agency gigs, I picked up 4 x 1ton diggers from Tilbury, and then pick up a trailer from London bridge.. should have been in the correct lane at Limehouse, but the traffic was stopped and I couldn't get over..took a right further on and again despair, bollards everywhere, took me ten minutes to turn right, more and More people pulling up behind me..at one point I considered turning left up a one way road 😰 somehow I got around and no one reported damage to the bollards thank the lord 😂😂 I love driving, but damn, some places..the depot I picked the trailer up froml only uses 5ton vans..mine was 28t with a huge overhang..and everyone knew it was shit, but I was only agency..love the video bruv 👍
Hello Kev I feel your pain. Last year I was going for broke "ON A TEN" and my delivery point was a place in Leicestershire called verdon timber at a place called queniborough LE7 3FP. Well starting to get a bit worried with about 9min left I shot past the place already in a weight limit albeit except for access into a proper weight limit. Well if you google street view that post code I had to screw round that mini roundabout AT RUSH HOUR with a stepframe on how I never hit anything is a miracle and my suzys were about 3 feet longer after it. Makes me laugh looking back but when I pulled up at that roundabout I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me and the truck. Great vids mate and safe trucking.
Appreciate a nice long Vlog kev! Those tight roads/village definitely tested your driving skills & anxiety levels! I was on edge just watching haha! Great stuff keep it up 👍
Bad enough in a bloody car sometimes. Anyone been to buttermere in the Lake District will know exactly what am talking about. Narrow, steep roads with an added large drop thrown in.
Alex Wilmot Maybe , but most of them don’t seem to know where their light switch is , when most other vehicles have headlights on they never have , probably think it’s costing them something ! And before you reply i drove tractors on main roads for thirty years when doing fencing and had my headlights on at all times , be seen be safe was my moto .
Don't know how you remained so calm this is stressful watching it , been thinking of doing class 1 but this puts me off may stay in my class 2 daf , great video
Don't let this put you off, it's pretty rare and I'd rather be in a artic than a rigid in this situation, artic is much more maneuverable than a rigid 👍
No you've got to keep pushing yourself mate, I had anxiety about getting stuck or low bridges but it gets easier the more you do it and I take a little more time with my route planning until I'm sure my route is suitable 👍
Kin ell kev whatever you earn can't be enough. Haven't renewed my cpc runs out in September not decided yet I'm 57 had class 1 since 1993 Anyway mate my hat is off to you Keep up the the good work cheers Kev R
Gained a new appreciation for my american roads. I think youre far too calm because even those empty roads would piss me off in a normal vehicle. The hedges look great, but no visibility. Might as well rally down the roads
Great vlog Kev. I live in North Dorset so really enjoy your vlogs. It has been many years since I've driven on the Somerset levels but I can tell you those roads have always been bouncy and uneven. I used to drive buses and coaches for a living and that included anything from trips to London to rural work around the narrow lanes of Dorset. I've been in some very tight spots just like you were in there near Dorchester. It was bad enough driving a coach in situations like that, so it must have been a very anxious time for you driving an artic around those lanes. Ah well, I guess it's all part of the job and only in Stiurminster Newtion would you see someone riding a mobility scooter along the road whilst walking their dog. Thanks for sharing and keep the vlogs coming.
Ha yeah you think you've seen it all then you visit Stur Newton 😂 and you always think you've got use to tight spots but there is always worse round the corner lol. Glad you enjoy the vlogs, take it easy 👍
Ive delivered metal to various Cornwall engineering firms, I once took the wrong country lane..two hours of reversing around hairpin bends with houses on the corners in an auto DAF 26t, the air kept running out, I literally had tears in my eyes, had to pick up a bit of trim here and there, but I got out! Sod doing that in an artic.. apparently someone did and they had to cut it up to get it out 😂 I don't envy the bigguns!
Why is it that often when watching your videos I think to myself "What a cock of a job". I feel your stress through the screen, even though you keep a happy face! Well done! But holy damn, I'd love to live in a village like that someday.
ahhhh chipmunks and godwins. certainly an interesting road. i always go in via glastonbury and through meare. the road isnt much better but its shorter lol
People wanna try and claim lorry drivers are not very experienced on the roads this video proves that lorry drivers are some of the best drivers on the roads.. the driving in this video is insane.. 👍KevTee you are seriously a good lorry driver keep up the good work.
@@KevTee no problem man I don't think people give enough appreciation to truckers. It's crazy how much time truckers spend on the roads delivering all the stuff that people use everyday. Oh ya does UK Trucking pay good money? I was just wondering because I was watching a few American Truckers and they said it can pay quite good money depending on how many years they have spent working for a company and distance travelled.
There always seems to be a named storm going on somewhere.. For months now.. In my area S E Bucks.. always abnormal winds and rain mainly. Crazy.. I maybe mentioning this for nothing but I would find it tricky to get used to the drivers chair moving up and down on it's own suspension all the time, especially if I was trying to brake and or accelerate and or always change gear in the days before it all went auto? 6:50 I can see the gales moving those trees.. Very exposed area.. Even the wind socks are on strike? It's odd for me.. ever since I stopped driving coaches, buses and trucks I always find I am leaving too much room on the nearside and having to constantly check my mirrors to correct it. I think I am used to being out near the centre line but also near the maximum on the nearside.. Thinking the van or 4 x 4 is wider than it is. 20+ years of habit to try to eradicate isn't going to happen over night... Even just driving a Transit or 4 x 4. Only ever stays right when riding a motorbike. I find the larger the vehicle the easier it is to manoeuvre and the better for observing the mirrors are.. For example a transit has good observational mirrors due to them being longer than wider.. But most car mirrors won't let you see the whole height of the vehicle from roof to wheels without having to adjust them.. It is difficult to explain unless you have experienced it. 36.59 I don't like the look of that bend and or road at all. Been trying to gauge the size of this wagon by looking at the shadows it casts.. In the absence of any side trailer filming. 45:03 Wouldn't they of been better positioned just pulling up tight to the black car on right? Where they have gone cuts off you being able to position yourself for that bend to see if anything else is coming your way.. They clearly have no idea what it's like to drive anything other than a Fisher Price vehicle. 50:07 Whoever expects you to get down there.. were they on a weekend pass from an asylum? 51:04 Nice landy well parked too.
No way that’s my old dust cart round sod driving that round there good driving the road moves or sinks regularly as for the parking the same every week
Hi kev 1st time ive subscribed. enjoyed the video.18yrs ivee been ret.and the jobs changed a lot.One thing it seems hasn't changed tilbury docks.I don't know were you loaded but I always loaded paper or timber out of 42/44 berth and they were a pain in the arse then.Stay safe I,ll keep watching.
Nice work - no horns, no angry exchanges with other drivers, calm ,considered driving - I smashed the Thumbs Up! more please
Thanks, much appreciated 👍
steve K If you want swearing just watch Ned Kelly the Irish trucker , he takes it to whole new level !
Yep completely different end of the spectrum but also very entertaining 😂
People who think they have a right to park outside their house, even if it's parking for anyone need shooting. I've had dirt on cars, letters saying they live in the house & I can't park outside as they need to be close to home.
They put their address, which I knew as parked outside. I put FUKC OFF ILL LARK WHERE I WANT. after that I parked my Sprinter van there often as I could.
Why did you break the thumbs up????
When people get fussy about having to move their vehicles because they've parked in a silly place, I always say "if I can't get past you neither could a fire engine. Just be lucky it was me this time"
That's actually a very good response!
That's what I say every time not that they give a shit
I'll remember that one 👌
SW Wilts: Wise response.. Sounds up there with the police responses?
I used that outside a school told her if my bus can’t fit through neither can a fire engine, after her swearing at first she apologised and moved.
And times like these is why I went against getting my hgv, sod driving lorries on uk roads hats off to anyone that can 👍
Cannabis Farm OutdoorUK I've driven a Mercedes Sprinter & really enjoyed it, no HGV obviously. Based in Brighton, regular trips to Glasgow, Manchester, Aberdeen & all over. Sleeping in vans, I'd recommend it.
18 wheelers I don't think I'd be happy to do though ✌🏼😁
It's not a walk in the park like some say. It really will test you. I've found myself down lanes like this is mid Wales, in a knackered curtainsider, having to blindside reverse an artic down a lane to avoid a 3 tonne weight limited bridge. Fun times!
Wait till you have to go down roads in Wiltshire and Devon or Cornwall where your mirrors are touching hedges both sides with passing places 1 mile apart and both other way to go, Black isle in Scotland also going to the fish farms loaded with pipes. 48 years trucking and don't miss it at all. A tip is if you think you're going to travel on roads that are narrow or sharp bends and turns call the company you're going to ask if any other way in, don't rely on Satnav too much especially out in the sticks. Brings back memories watching, I've been retired 6 years last truck a Scania 500 first truck Atkinson 180 gardener engine no heaters in them days.
depends what company you work for and what runs you get. i work for aldi and we get mostly A roads, major B roads at worst. nothing like Kev's doing (that's real driving and we'll leave that to him! ;). My shifts are no longer than 10 hours and im on a 5 on 3 off pattern. Same start time every day, same truck most days, no waiting to get tipped or loaded. Its worth doing your HGV if you can get a good number
I currently have a class 2 license and I keep thinking I want do class 1 but seeing stuff like this I just think fuck that 34k a years enough 😂
I think we can all learn from you and how calm you are on the road! Keep up the great work Kev!
Really nice vlog. Well done. So much of this reminded me why I used to love lorry driving - Fridges, bulkers, general, groupage, all sorts. But it also reminded my why after all, I gave it up after so many years as there is also lots and lots of shite to manage. I don't miss the hold ups, the miserable managers at warehouses, the stress of making a time slot, the weekends away, and the REAL hard graft!!!
I take my hat off to you Kev taking your truck down through those lanes at Litton its bad enough in my rigid truck!!! Another cracking vlog throughly enjoyed watching!!! 👍🏼
Cheers Scott, nor knowing what to expect certainly helped 😂😂
I'd be cursing dispatch if they sent me down there in my 7.5 tonner recovery truck...
I'm no trucker, but this video had me with my mouth open gasping at the sheer stress and skill to drive these things. Whole new level of respect.
Amazing job. Big up all the truckers out there delivering vital goods and materials 👍👍👍👍. (salute)
Kev....... love watching your vlogs, brings back memories of my trucking days, the feeling In the pit of your stomach going places you never been before with tiny roads, praying nothing comes the other way lol. Hats off to you mate.
I started my trucking career In Vancouver, Canada, 40ft trailers, 53 footers and finally quit after hauling mainly timber on Super B's for the last 5 years Into Idaho and Montana.
Keep on truckin mate.
Well done. American truck driver here. You guys definitely get stuck in more stressful situations than we do. Respect!
Well done Kev, I work for one of the utilities companies and you would be amazed at some of the places we get an artic through, makes for an interesting life, nice how you never lose your rag, it achieves nothing and for the drivers that do it just makes us look unprofessional. Keep them coming bud.
if your missing a wing mirror go down there you'll find loads lol
Ace of a Driver Kev. Won of the best ive seen.From a old night trunker .That was worth watching .Many thanks
Thanks Robin, glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching 👌
That was mega impressive mate well done. I drive a class 2 18t flatbed and ended up on a road so tight that the hedge pushed both my mirrors in and the leaves were hitting my windscreen and all I could so was pray nothing came the other way hahaha not a nice experience at all but it all makes us better drivers. Thanks for the videos my man I really enjoy them and cant wait to progress to class 1 eventually
My heart is in my watching. Reminds me of the shit places I had to go before I came to my senses and left lorry driving lol.
Used to run into that London regularly years ago,....Not now,...Its horrendous !!
thought u enjoyed it Andy!!!
Jeepers Kev, you did well getting through that little village. Loved the tense music in the background, really added to the feel of it 🤣
Was doing a taxi Fare once and was diverted off the A303 down tight little lanes, didn’t know where was going so turned back. Saw artic coming same way been, and seeing the look of the lanes advised him turn back as thought might be too tight for him and could get stuck , he reversed back and thanked me.
Nice one mate, I never turn down good advice 👍
US driver here, love your channel. Your videos are entertaining, and very well produced in general,. Interesting to notice your customer giving you a beer tip. FYI; Here in the states ihey have it illegal to carry any kind of alcohol on board, other than what may be contained your load. Subscribed.
Beautiful scenic road along there going to Bridport, used to do that road in 1979/80, Leave Southampton at 6am, to first drop at Weymouth, drop at Bridport and back and drop at Dorchester, then home to Southampton. Happy memories.
Great video👍 welcome to my world i drive a timber crane and the best part of my week is working around exmoor and dartmoor on roads that were never designed for hgv traffic, that road across the levels from the peat works to shapwick is only 10 minutes from our yard not the smoothest road in the world being built across the peat moors reminds me of some of the roads across the fens when I used to do hay and straw, 24 years and still loving the job, I find myself lucky that I actually look forward to a week away working still, keep up the the good work 👌👌👍
Always wanted to do timber work, looks tough but rewarding, hats off to you ian 👍
Hi Kev hope you and your two wonderful ladys in your life are all well
what a great vlog with great views just like you always do them
just goes to prove what a great driver you really are driving through them very very tight country roads ect
keep up with the great work that you do and please keep them great vlogs coming too
anyway drive carefully and take care and stay safe my friend
“We had one of Bob Francis cranes up her last week”
he said as I grind both my 7.5 t mirrors into the stonewalls !
Don’t believe them ! 😀
They usually drive right up that dirt track! 🙄🙄👍
Why is it that car drivers seem to be expert truck drivers!!! Admittedly there are inexperienced HGV drivers about, but most truck drivers who are experienced, know the space they need to make a manoeuvre. Respect to truck drivers, for the skill and nerves they need to do, for a thankless job. 👍
Hyia kev tee fantastic video👌great music👌 fantastic sense of humour👌 keep up the good work 👌👍👍🏴
"Scraping the bush" has to be the sentence of the week. Great Vid Kev!
Ha can't beat a bit of bush scrapage 😂 cheers mate, take it easy 👍
Reminds me of the time I went through a village in a Winnebago and the road leading up to it the bushes were hitting both sides, then we came to a bridge where there was literally half and inch either side before hitting a wall... on both sides. Was an almost abandon it job. So funny when you hit a diversion that takes you into that situation, with no option to go back the way you came.
Made my day "There are cars behind me, so the Muffett must be still on." :-) :-)
Try milk collection from farms in Cornwall, roads like that in an artic tanker are an everyday normality for me! Good fun in the dark lol
martynwebster bulk tipper for 6 years mate exact same problems 😖
so in your opinion would i be crazy wanting to get my hgv when im based in mid cornwall?
Done that buddy so feel your pain. So stressful at times
@@andy11894 : No mate don't let that put you off. that's just part and parcel of the job, puts a little bit spice in the day (so to speak) There's "roads" equally shite, all around the UK.
But what makes it, difficult the most, is everybody else on the road "you'll see mate" Other than that. I for 1 love what I do. It's not all sunshine and lollipops, but it's good craic.
Similar thing happened to me when I drove a rigid on a pallet network. I was delivering to somebody's stables, I'd stopped to call the customer for directions and with no response, what I thought was a helpful chap in a van behind me asked where I was delivering to, he pointed me in the direction of a place called Mow Cop in Cheshire, followed his directions exactly and it took me to a village tighter than this that basically one massive hill. I could not turn round and could not turn neither right nor left at the top. Eventually backed up, went down a side road that took me to a church, had to shunt 11 times to get around the first corner then the same again for the next. The corner after was impossible and I needed members of the public to watch me back and fourth. It was the most stressful 40 minutes of my driving career and I wanted to toss the keys out the window. I couldn't believe somebody would send me up there knowing how tight it was. If it wasn't for the help of a retired truck driver I don't think I'd have got out that day, so whoever he was, thank you! Well done Kev, you kept your head about you and cracked on!
I know how you feel mate, nothing worse thank getting into a situation with a hgv, many times I've though about locking the truck up and walking away 👍
Luke C would have smashed his way through that village..... he's used to hitting houses hahahahaha..... great bit of driving Kev
And that was in a rigid 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂 a right nutjob lol
Great video mate used to drive in Wales a lot got a lot of sympathy for you but you’re right it makes it interesting
Be boring otherwise mate lol
Cracking vlog mate, thoroughly enjoyed it buddy👍
That's some phenomenal driving. Hats off to you, sir.
Afternoon Kev
I must say that was bum clenching sat on my sofa , great video mate , I must say I don’t miss driving at all it was bad enough in the 90s let alone now , with cameras everywhere, but least now we have sat navigation and not a London A to Z on our laps lol , stay safe mate
Yeah we do have it much easier nowadays 😊
dude, being a truck driver myself, it's great to see somebody else having the same problems ;) keep up the good work dude, we are what keep this country ticking..
Mate, the struggles of being a wagon driver eh mate 😂 😂
Kev, heading into a village that tight is making me anxious even watching this. I've found myself in a similar situation and at this moment in time, I've only been on an artic for nearly 3 months now. It does worry me that there'll be plenty more of this type of challenge over the next 40 years or so personally!
I buddy hope you are well.brilliant vlog a bit narrow in places but nothing to a top driver like you.you could have done with out the wind and rain.roll on summer than you will be complaining it's too hot. Nice to meet you buddy take care and happy trucking to you phil.
Patience of a saint nerves of steel great viewing from a van driver fair play
Lovely village though :)
Imagine going trough here with an American type of truck, now that would be fun....
Haha stunning place 👌
Berth Ljunggren Or a three trailer Aussie roadtrain ! Would be interesting .
Did the job myself back in the day, drove some right old sheds for small family firms now long gone, the guvnors could be grim, with no respect for regular servicing and drivers hours. The trucks were far from these with constant crash” gearboxes the norm, and some didn’t have power steering, we all had arms like Popeye. Most trailers were flatbed, and the load had to be roped and sheeted, lovely when it was pouring with rain. But that was the job, and the roads were a lot quieter, and the job a lot more enjoyable and stress free. Big respect to you Kev, you keep smiling when things get tight. Would I do the job now? No, not for double the money, enjoying retirement. Stay safe.
Cheers bud, yeah I regularly hear about how tough it was back in the old days and I can honestly say I wouldn't be so keen, I prefer my creature comforts and baby soft hands 😂 although I do prefer flat work, less to go wrong and without the sheeting nowadays. Huge respect for you lads that done it back in the day. Glad your enjoying your well deserved retirement 👍
Interesting to see your job from a bus drivers perspective.Good calm professional driving.
This is what puts me off class 1. Getting stuck in a village or somewhere else nasty 😟 All you can do is keep calm & carry on to some degree I guess
It's not that bad, getting stuck is my worst fear too, I try to never get myself in a situation without an option to bail out.
It’s a lot more interesting than driving up and down boring motorways
I did this job for four years . Everyday was stressful in one form or another. Upmost respect.
Really good vlog Kev! You did well to stay cool with them lanes.
It is always fun when you got locals who fly down country rds. Also I love the look on there faces when they realise you are in a Truck. And I am so glad know Ime doing tanker work I don’t have to mes with curtains especially in high wind. Farm diliverys and collections is bread and butter of what I do if I go to a new farm I always phone the farmer and that has saved me loads. Kev you have done well just keep your cool if not sure 🤔 check. Drive safe🚛
Nice one stevo, curtains certainly are a challenge in this weather. Glad your enjoying the tankers 👍
Oh my days … I felt your pain at the village. At that point I would have just abandoned the vehicle and ran across the fields crying. And I only have a Citroen Picasso with a 3 x 4' trailer. Respect.
Haha it's only because you lot are with me that I manage to hold my nerves 😂
@@KevTee Love your films, and am with you in spirit. Though thankfully not in the lorry. Dunno how you do it. Be safe. Avoid villages.
Hey Doppelganger, when I read the words "unhappy villagers" I imagined a crowd of angry inbreds with pitchforks and old style torches. "Village" is not a common term here, and conjures up a mental picture of some quaint European little town.
Kudos for you for driving on what are essentially as wide as suburban bicycle paths. I can appreciate that British weather is miserable 90% of the time, but at least you don't have to put up with tropical humidity and dust. The countryside always look so green in your videos.
Take care out there!
Hey Don, Think of prefer dust and humidity than wind and rain lol. Glad you enjoyed 👍
With expectations of many a-roads and motorways UK roads are designed for horse and cars. I thought driving a van for 3 years was sweaty balls but a hgv hell no
For those of us not of English descent - how about adding a section above where you spell out the location of where you were, like the coastal road looks lovely (hopefully not too many bumps like seem to be so common in Britain) and an inviting drive for those of us who'd like to explore Britain more but are turned off by the stuffed and bumpy roads all too common.
Thanks for the suggestion 👍
English roads are so easy - where do you get your impressions? Cities can be congested but which city isn't? Just hire an ordinary sized car, buy a paper road map, and get off the motorways and the "A" Roads and just EXPLORE!! If you get lost, then that is all part of the joy of driving on quiet country lanes. Remember that the further north you go the quieter it gets. Yorkshire is truly fabulous as is Northumberland. Have fun!
Some of those lanes would have given me second thoughts (squeaky bum time) in my rollerskate (Toyota Yaris), never mind a hulking big artic with a forklift on the back.
Haha takes balls of steal or stupidness, not sure which one yet 😂
I ended up going down a lane during rush hour once, and basically got stuck and had to pull part of the way into someones drive, and wait for an hour for traffic to die down, 1730hrs on a Frday, that my heart sunk when I got caught in that traffic.
@@KevTee : Ha Well you spelt "steel" with an A, so I think we know which one.
:-P
Great vid! It's so nice when people show their appreciation even though you're doing your job, makes you feel you're doing the right thing! Bloody hell that tight country road - wow! You don't realise how wide you need to turn especially on those small roads and you're that close to the hedge! Lovely village but not for a truck. Omg Kev - credit to you!! That guy in the timber place - always be overly polite, it'll wind them up more and all you've done is be polite lol
I feel your stress. Try driving an HGV on some of the 'roads' and old towns in the south of Ireland. Sometimes I feel like Father Dougal on his milk float, forever waving, but at scowling drivers and locals (and a northern reg doesn't help with the disgruntlement).
Used to deliver building products to this kind of locations , some days complete nightmare. Well done mate.
This reminds me why exactly I quit HGV driving. Maybe I'll get back into it one day, but for now I'm enjoying not encountering situations like this every day!
I have no idea what you get paid..But it's nowhere near enough for all the stress and hassle you seem to contend with on a daily basis.
Along with ever increasing time constraints, you HGV guys have my respect!
great video. more please. very relaxing with you doing all the work so i don't have to.
Well done Kev, you deserve a medal. I can't believe how our roads are so not fit for purpose! Think they still think we run horse and carts! When are the government gonna use the money they take off of us and use it to improve the roads?
Outstanding performance Kev,I’m afraid I’d of failed that delivery mate,on the grounds that they don’t pay me enough!!! Keep em coming Kev.
It was touch and go for me too mate 😉
One of my last agency gigs, I picked up 4 x 1ton diggers from Tilbury, and then pick up a trailer from London bridge.. should have been in the correct lane at Limehouse, but the traffic was stopped and I couldn't get over..took a right further on and again despair, bollards everywhere, took me ten minutes to turn right, more and More people pulling up behind me..at one point I considered turning left up a one way road 😰 somehow I got around and no one reported damage to the bollards thank the lord 😂😂 I love driving, but damn, some places..the depot I picked the trailer up froml only uses 5ton vans..mine was 28t with a huge overhang..and everyone knew it was shit, but I was only agency..love the video bruv 👍
Hello Kev I feel your pain. Last year I was going for broke "ON A TEN" and my delivery point was a place in Leicestershire called verdon timber at a place called queniborough LE7 3FP. Well starting to get a bit worried with about 9min left I shot past the place already in a weight limit albeit except for access into a proper weight limit. Well if you google street view that post code I had to screw round that mini roundabout AT RUSH HOUR with a stepframe on how I never hit anything is a miracle and my suzys were about 3 feet longer after it. Makes me laugh looking back but when I pulled up at that roundabout I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me and the truck. Great vids mate and safe trucking.
Appreciate a nice long Vlog kev! Those tight roads/village definitely tested your driving skills & anxiety levels! I was on edge just watching haha! Great stuff keep it up 👍
Im very good at hiding my anxiety most of the time, just a good job I rarely get time to think about it 😂
i can see why you left general haulage. my farms too tight for artics but still get them turn up despite warning the merchants.
Jesus my blood pressure has gone through the roof just watching this 😂! I've been down some god forsaken litte lanes in a rigid, but an artic! 😮 😮 😮
Bad enough in a bloody car sometimes. Anyone been to buttermere in the Lake District will know exactly what am talking about. Narrow, steep roads with an added large drop thrown in.
Tractor drivers are like taxi drivers. A law unto themselves!
Jonathan Gibson tractor drivers have been most likely driving big machinery since they’ve been a kid they are probably 10x a better driver than you
@@alexwilmot724 yup!
Alex Wilmot I have been riding a bike since I was 5, and have still never won the tour de France
Alex Wilmot Maybe , but most of them don’t seem to know where their light switch is , when most other vehicles have headlights on they never have , probably think it’s costing them something ! And before you reply i drove tractors on main roads for thirty years when doing fencing and had my headlights on at all times , be seen be safe was my moto .
When I was training to be a bus driver we had to take the coach through Abbotsbury, a right of passage as it were! Baptism of fire more like.
Great Video Kev, can't believe I saw Yeovil in one of your videos! Traffic lights are good fun! :P
Had some fun around Wembley in the 80's. England v Holland, think it was Gazzas first England appearance & scored. Could
be wrong!!
Ive just subscribed Kev coz the driving in this vid is Sick mate!!! OMG professional Driver for sure....
Hi kev.....Weymouth signing in ,respect for them tight back roads 👌👍❤
Hey Bridget, great to have another local watching 👍
Don't know how you remained so calm this is stressful watching it , been thinking of doing class 1 but this puts me off may stay in my class 2 daf , great video
Don't let this put you off, it's pretty rare and I'd rather be in a artic than a rigid in this situation, artic is much more maneuverable than a rigid 👍
@@KevTee thanks for that I will try for class one, can't let my anxiety beat me
No you've got to keep pushing yourself mate, I had anxiety about getting stuck or low bridges but it gets easier the more you do it and I take a little more time with my route planning until I'm sure my route is suitable 👍
You sir, are one heck of a very skilled trucker!!
Thank you sir 👍
Kin ell kev whatever you earn can't be enough.
Haven't renewed my cpc runs out in September not decided yet I'm 57 had class 1 since 1993
Anyway mate my hat is off to you
Keep up the the good work cheers Kev R
Thanks kev means a lot coming from an experienced driver such as yourself 👍
Gained a new appreciation for my american roads. I think youre far too calm because even those empty roads would piss me off in a normal vehicle. The hedges look great, but no visibility. Might as well rally down the roads
What a cracking vlog been working all weekend saw this pop up in me notifications and thought great get home watch bit of kevtee spot on
Ha cheers Craig, pleased you enjoyed it 👍
Great vlog Kev. I live in North Dorset so really enjoy your vlogs. It has been many years since I've driven on the Somerset levels but I can tell you those roads have always been bouncy and uneven.
I used to drive buses and coaches for a living and that included anything from trips to London to rural work around the narrow lanes of Dorset. I've been in some very tight spots just like you were in there near Dorchester. It was bad enough driving a coach in situations like that, so it must have been a very anxious time for you driving an artic around those lanes. Ah well, I guess it's all part of the job and only in Stiurminster Newtion would you see someone riding a mobility scooter along the road whilst walking their dog. Thanks for sharing and keep the vlogs coming.
Ha yeah you think you've seen it all then you visit Stur Newton 😂 and you always think you've got use to tight spots but there is always worse round the corner lol. Glad you enjoy the vlogs, take it easy 👍
Ive delivered metal to various Cornwall engineering firms, I once took the wrong country lane..two hours of reversing around hairpin bends with houses on the corners in an auto DAF 26t, the air kept running out, I literally had tears in my eyes, had to pick up a bit of trim here and there, but I got out! Sod doing that in an artic.. apparently someone did and they had to cut it up to get it out 😂 I don't envy the bigguns!
Amazes me when councils allow small rural areas to be used as commercial areas, when they know that 44t units will be going to them
its all about💰💰💰💰💰💰
even my arse was twitching watching that , well done m8 👍
I had some fun driving a seven a half ton in the past down Devon and Cornwall some of the little farms and villages
I really did enjoy myself watching this video thanks Kev, I have a question for you is it called a trucker mate that help someone on the truck?
Why is it that often when watching your videos I think to myself "What a cock of a job". I feel your stress through the screen, even though you keep a happy face! Well done!
But holy damn, I'd love to live in a village like that someday.
My stress level just watching that where through the roof, just glad I wasn’t driving it for real.
ahhhh chipmunks and godwins. certainly an interesting road. i always go in via glastonbury and through meare. the road isnt much better but its shorter lol
People wanna try and claim lorry drivers are not very experienced on the roads this video proves that lorry drivers are some of the best drivers on the roads.. the driving in this video is insane.. 👍KevTee you are seriously a good lorry driver keep up the good work.
Thanks for the kind words man, much appreciated 👍
@@KevTee no problem man I don't think people give enough appreciation to truckers. It's crazy how much time truckers spend on the roads delivering all the stuff that people use everyday. Oh ya does UK Trucking pay good money? I was just wondering because I was watching a few American Truckers and they said it can pay quite good money depending on how many years they have spent working for a company and distance travelled.
Cheers, it can pay well if you put the hours in but I prefer to be home with family so I'll never make a fortune, more important things than money 👍
Brilliant video mate...you have nerves of steel and lots of patience. I would have lost the plot in that village. lol
I was close mate, that village certainly pushed my nerves lol
There always seems to be a named storm going on somewhere.. For months now.. In my area S E Bucks.. always abnormal winds and rain mainly. Crazy.. I maybe mentioning this for nothing but I would find it tricky to get used to the drivers chair moving up and down on it's own suspension all the time, especially if I was trying to brake and or accelerate and or always change gear in the days before it all went auto? 6:50 I can see the gales moving those trees.. Very exposed area.. Even the wind socks are on strike? It's odd for me.. ever since I stopped driving coaches, buses and trucks I always find I am leaving too much room on the nearside and having to constantly check my mirrors to correct it. I think I am used to being out near the centre line but also near the maximum on the nearside.. Thinking the van or 4 x 4 is wider than it is. 20+ years of habit to try to eradicate isn't going to happen over night... Even just driving a Transit or 4 x 4. Only ever stays right when riding a motorbike. I find the larger the vehicle the easier it is to manoeuvre and the better for observing the mirrors are.. For example a transit has good observational mirrors due to them being longer than wider.. But most car mirrors won't let you see the whole height of the vehicle from roof to wheels without having to adjust them.. It is difficult to explain unless you have experienced it. 36.59 I don't like the look of that bend and or road at all. Been trying to gauge the size of this wagon by looking at the shadows it casts.. In the absence of any side trailer filming. 45:03 Wouldn't they of been better positioned just pulling up tight to the black car on right? Where they have gone cuts off you being able to position yourself for that bend to see if anything else is coming your way.. They clearly have no idea what it's like to drive anything other than a Fisher Price vehicle. 50:07 Whoever expects you to get down there.. were they on a weekend pass from an asylum? 51:04 Nice landy well parked too.
No way that’s my old dust cart round sod driving that round there good driving the road moves or sinks regularly as for the parking the same every week
Great video Mr Kev Tee. Well done to you. Really enjoyed it Thank you. John Whitehouse
Kevtee shit man I thought I had it bad in a 7.5 tonne sack the planners and transport managers😮
Pretty road though at the start, be pure nightmare to get in one of those ditches though!
GPS: "Turn left onto LITTLE lane"
the road reminds me of the dalton highway map i drive on on american truck sim.
Whaw! What a road you have do drive on, it is exiting to follow you.
I'm a Coach Driver and I feel your pain although I'm thinking of doing my HGV soon
Keep up the good work keV mate from old Somerset man
so nice watch you strugling... MOAR TIGHT ROADS !
Thank you 😂😂
Hi kev 1st time ive subscribed. enjoyed the video.18yrs ivee been ret.and the jobs changed a lot.One thing it seems hasn't changed tilbury docks.I don't know were you loaded but I always loaded paper or timber out of 42/44 berth and they were a pain in the arse then.Stay safe I,ll keep watching.
Welcome to the channel David and thanks for watching. Don't think it matters where you go in Tilbury, there all a pain in the backside 😂
What a great three days well done drive safe
Cheers Colin 👍
It must be a nightmare traffic wise on game days around Wembley stadium, all those small streets surrounding it.
I wouldn't even want to think about it lol
Trg downloading the fuel company apps on your phone in the app it has a map of all local fuel stations
FairPlay you had some drama in that vlog🙈
Keep up the good work.
Big👍🏼 from me
Cheers Scotty, glad you enjoyed the vlog 👌