Hey man just got recommended your channel, I’m an American truck driver and it’s cool to see how different it is there. I’ve never driven a coe truck before but it seems like they are definitely purpose built to navigate the tighter roads there. Cool video and great insight. I subbed stay safe on the road buddy ✌️
Well I'm a Dutch truck driver and I really love the mentality of the motorists in England. They are the most patient and well-behaved drivers. And I drove around Europe through 12 countries.
@@_.A.J._ agreed. Too polite in my opinion, because I am not used to it. I am used to intuitively decide when to give up my priority whenever the flow of traffic can be bettered for example or for someone running after a bus for example. But the Brits just let anyone pass whenever, wherever, seemingly no logic behind it other than wanting you to be in front of them😂
@@blanco7726 This interesting, I kinda thought the British were shit drivers. Is it the politeness, forgoing rules of the road? Whereas Europeans tend to hold the rules in higher esteem sort of thing?
@@TheStingyRay Brits are good drivers in general, very aware. About the giving way, in my opinion it's just time wasting other than that no big deal. In extreme traffic, we'll also filter side streets in, zipper style but if traffic is rolling or driving no one's stopping if they have priority. We might slow down a little, see if you wanna filter in, but if you're indecisive you missed your chance lol. Depending where you could even get honked at for making a priority stream of cars stop.
you should put 2 cameras on each far top corners of lorry pointing forward. this way they will capture most of the cabin from the outside and part of the road. Should be cool to watch while going through narrow roads and turns :)
Well done, i can remember the first solo/euro trip i did and it was a bit nerve wracking but i got through it, loaded doncaster tipped fallingbostel germany, reloaded bernkastel kues for london,.that was in 1976 in my new F88, but i did a couple of trips with my brother in his new daf 2800, and thinking back i did one solo trip in the daf when he was on holiday, and that was doncaster to fallinbostel germany tip and reload northern holland to warminster uk, 21 y/o and in a LHD truck,along with all the permits/tanksheines/customs etc,. didnt see you doing any customs clearance formalities now with all the brexit hassles, or is it because your southern ireland EU,so no need to clear customs,..keeo on trucking ian cheers,.
Driving once in the UK, I had to ajust really to driving on the left side. I had to think about that when I saw the driving seat here on the left. We did go with our own car, otherwise I thought, I had to get used to a different handling (gearbox on the left instead of the right), but it still was quit difficult, especially on the roundabouts. Driving with a truck that must be even more difficult, big respect!
One of tge best automatic toll systems for all countries in Europe is Eurowag. One box for all countries, system works for booking parking and more. I use it for a years and no more messing with different boxes
I used to tour around Europe with a Motorhome and for me it was always a pleasure driving anywhere across the Channel compared to what we put up with in UK! The Autobahns in Germany are an absolute joy to drive and service area facilities are top class and there's always oceans of parking space. I don't know if they charge for HGV's but Motorhomes and cars have no charge at all and you can stay as long as you need. I've parked up on some which even had barbeques for people to use.
The Tory/Windsor/Oligarch climate of land ownership/lordship over the great British serf/peasants is what prevents the people of the UK from leading as pleasant a life as those on the European continent. Funny how the Russian influence in Londongrad over the push for Brexit, has come at great expense to the serf/peasants, and gains of the Tory/Windsor/Oligarch set. Vote Tory, and support the Windsor crown, and you're basically voting to for you, and your children, to keep getting eff'd in the 'B'!
Besides that much smaller space, those European trucks are set up much better. Like the way they decide to use space is much cleaner and much more organized. I’ve always argued that American trucks should go back to Cab-Overs. We could still slap large sleeper cabs on the pack. The issue is they tend to be less fuel efficient, have a shorter wheel base, and can’t host as large of an engine as “Conventional” trucks. With the super heavy loads and long distance trips they tend to do in the US, it’s just not worth missing out on those 3 advantages.
Antwerp is in Belgium, buddy. And these days the Dutch people prefer you call their nation the Netherlands which is actually it's proper term as Holland only really refers to a particular area of the Netherlands. It's a bit like somebody saying that they are going to Ireland and it turns out they are actually going to Belfast which is clearly in Northern Ireland. Happy trucking in your lovely new Volvo FH
To be brutally honest I am British, my father seeved in the some of the most highly respected parts of the British Army. Northern Ireland is called that todifferentia it from the Republic of Ireland which is a completely different country! Like it or not. It is NOT a UNITED IRELAND apart from in your own imagination at the moment. And I don't really give a jot, if you find that insulting because I deal in facts not the nonsense of dyed-in-the-wool Irish bigots like yourself.
@@neilburns8869 I'm for real real ,just because some imperialist Brit draws a line on a map doesn't mean you can divide the Irish nation and its people Belfast is as much a part of Ireland as kerry or Dublin
Thanks for the video. I am not a truck driver and it is great to get some insight into your world. I am also glad to know that I am not alone in finding Dover and Calais really confusing!
43:15 its amazing how much better the lane discipline is over in Europe. In the uk 90% of those cars would of just stayed in the outside lane and would of held everyone else up.
Yes here in Belgium we always keep the left lane clear unless you want to drive faster or overtake sombody else. It's learned like that otherwise other drivers would get mad if you drive slow on the left lane.
Beautiful cars those Volvos, I have never driven the new model but for years with its predecessor, they remain great cars. Holyhead! there I once loaded aluminum in 2011 at one of the largest factories that have ever been there, I later learned that the company had closed! I wish you a lot of safe kilometers / miles but that should work with such a thick Volvo!! Take Care!! I am a retired professional driver and have also been able to tour all over Europe!!
I it's philip pleased to meet you buddy a bit difficult with your accent.brilliant vlog phil enjoyed your work take care and I hope to watch your next vlog phil. Happy trucking buddy.
i often drive whole weeks towards austria, krotia or even denmark sometimes. but i also work warehouse every other week. what i do usually, is during the weeks i'm at home i make meals and chuck them in the freezer at home, and before i leave i have one of those insulated boxes they also use for pizza's etc. chuck them in the back of the trailer and just go, usually gives me atleast 4 days of home made food. saves you some money as well and fridays we usually gather with a few drivers from out company at a stop near mannheim (if coming from austria) or oyten when coming from denmark with a few drivers and eat there.
I (Dutch) once drove in the UK in a right hand drive automatic car for one day. It is better for all parties concerned if I do never, ever repeat that. There was miraculously no accident, but I discovered that my brain is not wired for driving a right hand drive car on the wrong side of the road. Sad, because I love the country. But really I will not do it again.
Very cool to see one of the yellow Whitworth Bros trucks in the video at 11:28, one of their plants is pretty local to me and it's always fun to see them wherever they crop up
Hi. Ireland calling. Drove a truck around Europe for 23 years. Holland is a great country to drive in. The red light was still lit on your toll box. That means you hadn’t registered it correctly. The first camera that picks up your registration will see no toll box. That’s a €1500 fine. Plus get yourself a proper truck sat nav and don’t be using the phone.
Cool little trip. Lived in West Germany from 88 to 91 and did a few long road trips in the back seat of a 240 wagon. Currently hauling liquid asphalt around Ontario and Quebec Canada. This here video was great. Thanks and I'll be watching some more as I'm on my reset time here.
As a Belgian citizen I giggled when you came back over Brussels :D But that's a lesson learned i guess ! :D Great video by the way! Really enjoyed this long vid!
Really enjoyable video Ian, Fair play to you for recording your first trip. See you got a touch of the Ned Kelly’s when you hit traffic! Good luck with everything 👍
Ya looks like you were in Aachenerland services as you backloaded in Eschweiler. Was there 2 weeks ago. You got the bug. I started doing trips 30 years ago and I'm still doing it.
Much envy to you ,but much trust in a Bran new Volvo , When I had my first Volvo FL 7 Days !! , I had a few problems with Coolant , Door Handles Ect Oh yes -My curtains had to be double lined .
A lot of rest areas are updated and enlarged the last decade with incresing truck drivers mostly from eastern europe. Those guys drive for 3 weeks for one week off.
In the port of amsterdam theres a new truck stop thats always clean, its big and in a clean and quiet envoirment , and there are a couple foodstands that only sell snacks & meals to truckers, for a little less of a price aswel i heard
A nice broad Irish accent. Sometimes need to listen a wee bit carefully but I get the gist of most of what he's saying. I certainly don't want to sound disrespectful or rude to the nice young man.
I travel back through belgium and Holland twice a year from germany.. The german Autobahn is imo from the north towards Bayern in the night not the best !! loads of curves and dark.. Driving through belgium on the otehr hand is a beautiful experience in the night time .
You know it would probably have been worse than Brussels going round Antwerp really! I always avoid it if I can - I wonder if it may have been quicker to go along Wallonia Namur - Mons - Charleroi - Lille - Dunkirk, smoother for sure. Gent Brussels Antwerp are notorious for being traffic pinch points
Great video mate. I’m not a truck driver but I used to do uk-Belgium-Holland in a 7.5 ton back in the late 80s. Did that same route round Gent once and remember shit loads of traffic lights! Haha. Nice one mate makes me want to get back into driving
Dover and Folkestone are very well known to me, hundred of times I was been there for the crossings vice versa, once I could have made e video from Calias to Folkstone by train, 45 min of black video cut it out, ha ha in just one minute from Calais to Folkestone faster couldn't !! ha ha ha also Dunkirk I was there more than hundred times sailing with the DFDS, great ships!!
Mate I'm a trucker in New Zealand....best video I've seen in ages, honesty, great footage. Ya fark up ya owned it Rudy brilliant mate. 1st video I've seen from you dunno how it popped up on ma feed but well played, your a natural. Go well
First time of watching you IG. Not a lorry driver, but have holidayed in France numerous times. Its very easy going through Dover and exiting Calais. But Calais is a positive nightmare when coming back. We changed to go to Dunkirk, much, much easier :) :)
I do like the comfort of the Euro trucks, however!! Doing interstate in Australia its just too small in the sleeper. Kenworth/Caterpillar for me mate. Nice truck though
Ian,Sygic Truck sat nav app, IGO truck sat nav app, CoPilot Truck sat nav app… They are subscription based apps and are great,throw in height,length and width,off the pop!!! Low bridges aren’t a worry then,or weight restriction towns….👍
THANKS MATE. I'M STILL ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE IN BRITAIN, AND AM ALWAYS DISMAYED AT HOW PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS EAGER TO COMPLAIN , BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING ON ROADS LIKE ZIMBABWE, OR CONGO etc.
What is wrong with complaining about the UK's roads not being properly maintained? We are equally wealthy as a country as other places in Europe which have better roads. Comparisons with third world countries are ridiculous
Cracking video and cracking motor Ian .......Grant good Scottish name there 😊 The MAN you were admiring was Ian Rogers of Keith in Aberdeenshire can remember when they were a one man band. I have had 7 Volvo cars in my life so great choice of vehicle.
You cut put the part out in Calais when you enter the motorway and it goes from 70 to 90 and trucks borderline ram cars up to speed or into the left lane. Experience has told me that until you get onto real 110 motorway, stay behind a truck and you’ll go faster than the lost British tourists going 60 in the left lane.
Great video thanks for taking us along on the ride, just one question though why don't you use a proper sat nav I know the good ones for trucking are expensive but surely if your going into Europe more would it not be worth investing in. Ps not a criticism just wondering 🤔 👍👍
I have just started the video, and you are saying that you are "going to Holland, just outside Antwerp". Just to let you know that Holland is a province in The Netherlands and that Antwerp is a city in Belgium, which is another country
A very enjoyable video Ian hope to see more of them maybe venture further afield like Spain or Italy the more you do the better you will get was a handy first shopping trip lol keep her lit kid and congratulations on getting ingaged
Why am I watching this from Queensland Australia,came up in my recommendations,great video mate, subscribed and going to look at more of your videos,cheers mate
Just discovered your channel and watched this video first. Really enjoyed it and nice to see a bit of Europe from your point of view. Looking forward to the next trip. Thanks 👍
Hey man just got recommended your channel, I’m an American truck driver and it’s cool to see how different it is there. I’ve never driven a coe truck before but it seems like they are definitely purpose built to navigate the tighter roads there. Cool video and great insight. I subbed stay safe on the road buddy ✌️
its also because of the HARD lenght limit for normal commercial trucks
so taking off the nose adds some extra metres/yards cargo
I don't even drive a car but know what coe means just from watching random lorrie driver videos on youtube. 👍🤝🏴
Hey mate nice to see your comment how much do you make in a year?
Keep on trucking brother
I'm not a truck driver, but Holland was the easiest place to drive, not one bad road in the whole country. Makes the M50 look like a passage... 😂
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Well I'm a Dutch truck driver and I really love the mentality of the motorists in England. They are the most patient and well-behaved drivers. And I drove around Europe through 12 countries.
@@_.A.J._ agreed. Too polite in my opinion, because I am not used to it. I am used to intuitively decide when to give up my priority whenever the flow of traffic can be bettered for example or for someone running after a bus for example. But the Brits just let anyone pass whenever, wherever, seemingly no logic behind it other than wanting you to be in front of them😂
@@blanco7726 This interesting, I kinda thought the British were shit drivers. Is it the politeness, forgoing rules of the road? Whereas Europeans tend to hold the rules in higher esteem sort of thing?
@@TheStingyRay Brits are good drivers in general, very aware. About the giving way, in my opinion it's just time wasting other than that no big deal. In extreme traffic, we'll also filter side streets in, zipper style but if traffic is rolling or driving no one's stopping if they have priority. We might slow down a little, see if you wanna filter in, but if you're indecisive you missed your chance lol. Depending where you could even get honked at for making a priority stream of cars stop.
you should put 2 cameras on each far top corners of lorry pointing forward. this way they will capture most of the cabin from the outside and part of the road. Should be cool to watch while going through narrow roads and turns :)
Well done, i can remember the first solo/euro trip i did and it was a bit nerve wracking but i got through it, loaded doncaster tipped fallingbostel germany, reloaded bernkastel kues for london,.that was in 1976 in my new F88, but i did a couple of trips with my brother in his new daf 2800, and thinking back i did one solo trip in the daf when he was on holiday, and that was doncaster to fallinbostel germany tip and reload northern holland to warminster uk, 21 y/o and in a LHD truck,along with all the permits/tanksheines/customs etc,. didnt see you doing any customs clearance formalities now with all the brexit hassles, or is it because your southern ireland EU,so no need to clear customs,..keeo on trucking ian cheers,.
Driving once in the UK, I had to ajust really to driving on the left side. I had to think about that when I saw the driving seat here on the left. We did go with our own car, otherwise I thought, I had to get used to a different handling (gearbox on the left instead of the right), but it still was quit difficult, especially on the roundabouts. Driving with a truck that must be even more difficult, big respect!
i dont think i could use to a gearbox on my right, it would boggle my mind
What's up
One of tge best automatic toll systems for all countries in Europe is Eurowag. One box for all countries, system works for booking parking and more. I use it for a years and no more messing with different boxes
I used to tour around Europe with a Motorhome and for me it was always a pleasure driving anywhere across the Channel compared to what we put up with in UK! The Autobahns in Germany are an absolute joy to drive and service area facilities are top class and there's always oceans of parking space. I don't know if they charge for HGV's but Motorhomes and cars have no charge at all and you can stay as long as you need. I've parked up on some which even had barbeques for people to use.
The Tory/Windsor/Oligarch climate of land ownership/lordship over the great British serf/peasants is what prevents the people of the UK from leading as pleasant a life as those on the European continent.
Funny how the Russian influence in Londongrad over the push for Brexit, has come at great expense to the serf/peasants, and gains of the Tory/Windsor/Oligarch set.
Vote Tory, and support the Windsor crown, and you're basically voting to for you, and your children, to keep getting eff'd in the 'B'!
Besides that much smaller space, those European trucks are set up much better. Like the way they decide to use space is much cleaner and much more organized.
I’ve always argued that American trucks should go back to Cab-Overs. We could still slap large sleeper cabs on the pack. The issue is they tend to be less fuel efficient, have a shorter wheel base, and can’t host as large of an engine as “Conventional” trucks. With the super heavy loads and long distance trips they tend to do in the US, it’s just not worth missing out on those 3 advantages.
Antwerp is in Belgium, buddy.
And these days the Dutch people prefer you call their nation the Netherlands which is actually it's proper term as Holland only really refers to a particular area of the Netherlands.
It's a bit like somebody saying that they are going to Ireland and it turns out they are actually going to Belfast which is clearly in Northern Ireland.
Happy trucking in your lovely new Volvo FH
No Belfast is definitely in Ireland, never go to Ireland and say you are in Northern Ireland its an insult to the Irish people
@@marcphelan9883 are you for real?
To be brutally honest I am British, my father seeved in the some of the most highly respected parts of the British Army.
Northern Ireland is called that todifferentia it from the Republic of Ireland which is a completely different country! Like it or not.
It is NOT a UNITED IRELAND apart from in your own imagination at the moment.
And I don't really give a jot, if you find that insulting because I deal in facts not the nonsense of dyed-in-the-wool Irish bigots like yourself.
@@neilburns8869 I'm for real real ,just because some imperialist Brit draws a line on a map doesn't mean you can divide the Irish nation and its people Belfast is as much a part of Ireland as kerry or Dublin
Thanks for the video. I am not a truck driver and it is great to get some insight into your world. I am also glad to know that I am not alone in finding Dover and Calais really confusing!
43:15 its amazing how much better the lane discipline is over in Europe. In the uk 90% of those cars would of just stayed in the outside lane and would of held everyone else up.
Yes here in Belgium we always keep the left lane clear unless you want to drive faster or overtake sombody else. It's learned like that otherwise other drivers would get mad if you drive slow on the left lane.
Lane discipline in Spain is horrible. I'm sure people here are scared of using lane 1, as few people tend to drive in it.
Dubai is best
Same thing here in the States 😄
Lane discipline in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 is shocking
Beautiful cars those Volvos, I have never driven the new model but for years with its predecessor, they remain great cars.
Holyhead! there I once loaded aluminum in 2011 at one of the largest factories that have ever been there, I later learned that the company had closed!
I wish you a lot of safe kilometers / miles but that should work with such a thick Volvo!! Take Care!!
I am a retired professional driver and have also been able to tour all over Europe!!
How are you doing?
I it's philip pleased to meet you buddy a bit difficult with your accent.brilliant vlog phil enjoyed your work take care and I hope to watch your next vlog phil. Happy trucking buddy.
i often drive whole weeks towards austria, krotia or even denmark sometimes. but i also work warehouse every other week. what i do usually, is during the weeks i'm at home i make meals and chuck them in the freezer at home, and before i leave i have one of those insulated boxes they also use for pizza's etc. chuck them in the back of the trailer and just go, usually gives me atleast 4 days of home made food. saves you some money as well and fridays we usually gather with a few drivers from out company at a stop near mannheim (if coming from austria) or oyten when coming from denmark with a few drivers and eat there.
if you get a chance to do a sweden trick with the truck, go for it! we got loads of costum trucks everywhere here, and loads of paintjobs on em!
I (Dutch) once drove in the UK in a right hand drive automatic car for one day. It is better for all parties concerned if I do never, ever repeat that. There was miraculously no accident, but I discovered that my brain is not wired for driving a right hand drive car on the wrong side of the road. Sad, because I love the country. But really I will not do it again.
Very cool to see one of the yellow Whitworth Bros trucks in the video at 11:28, one of their plants is pretty local to me and it's always fun to see them wherever they crop up
Hi. Ireland calling. Drove a truck around Europe for 23 years. Holland is a great country to drive in. The red light was still lit on your toll box. That means you hadn’t registered it correctly. The first camera that picks up your registration will see no toll box. That’s a €1500 fine. Plus get yourself a proper truck sat nav and don’t be using the phone.
Cool little trip. Lived in West Germany from 88 to 91 and did a few long road trips in the back seat of a 240 wagon. Currently hauling liquid asphalt around Ontario and Quebec Canada. This here video was great. Thanks and I'll be watching some more as I'm on my reset time here.
Hello 👋
Love the "Gothernburg " Number plate surrounds . Love it . I wouldnt mind having some of them for my Volvo V70 Ha Ha
As a Belgian citizen I giggled when you came back over Brussels :D But that's a lesson learned i guess ! :D
Great video by the way! Really enjoyed this long vid!
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Glad to hear the Chuck wagon getting a mention! Been stopping there since the early 90's :D
Really enjoyable video Ian,
Fair play to you for recording your first trip.
See you got a touch of the Ned Kelly’s when you hit traffic!
Good luck with everything 👍
Ned is the man. I love it when he goes mental, laugh my bollocks off
Hopefully you will teach me how to drive truck
Well done Ian great video you obviously enjoyed yourself good health to enjoy your new truck look forward to the next one vlog. Stay safe
Hats off to you mate. I remember shitting bricks first time I drove on the Continent and I was only in a car.
25:28 aaa, Göteborg! My hometown 😍 And ofc the home of Volvo!
Nice video!
Superb video.....I have huge respect for the truck drivers.....you are all the backbone of logistics...thank you
Oh! I really like the horizontal sliding doors on the cabinets.
Dude when I saw the thumbnail for this video I literally thought FPS Russia was back making trucking videos. The likeness is stunning
25:28 ffs🤣. for a sec there a thought some one broke into the truck.
Wish they had trucks like these here in the us would make life so much easier most of the time
Ya looks like you were in Aachenerland services as you backloaded in Eschweiler. Was there 2 weeks ago. You got the bug. I started doing trips 30 years ago and I'm still doing it.
Much envy to you ,but much trust in a Bran new Volvo , When I had my first Volvo FL 7 Days !! , I had a few problems with Coolant , Door Handles Ect Oh yes -My curtains had to be double lined .
Great vid mate, made me giggle a bit, I use to do that run back in the 90s
I love Holland! I wish we had trucks like yours here in America! I bet they would be a blast to drive! The rest areas are so clean!!
A lot of rest areas are updated and enlarged the last decade with incresing truck drivers mostly from eastern europe. Those guys drive for 3 weeks for one week off.
In the port of amsterdam theres a new truck stop thats always clean, its big and in a clean and quiet envoirment , and there are a couple foodstands that only sell snacks & meals to truckers, for a little less of a price aswel i heard
A nice broad Irish accent.
Sometimes need to listen a wee bit carefully but I get the gist of most of what he's saying.
I certainly don't want to sound disrespectful or rude to the nice young man.
Great video Ian my first trip to Europe is fast approaching so I'm glad you done this video . Keep the info coming and drive safe fella.
24:11 that's such a relaxing point of view
Holy cow ... you're getting better fuel economy hauling 25t than I do in Canada with my 35 ft class A RV with a GVW of 20500 lb. Enjoy!
You're really funny
I travel back through belgium and Holland twice a year from germany.. The german Autobahn is imo from the north towards Bayern in the night not the best !! loads of curves and dark.. Driving through belgium on the otehr hand is a beautiful experience in the night time .
Great video Dude and that’s a really nice truck
Awesome
Whilst you're ever in Belgium, you must try their special stew. Its to die for
You know it would probably have been worse than Brussels going round Antwerp really! I always avoid it if I can - I wonder if it may have been quicker to go along Wallonia Namur - Mons - Charleroi - Lille - Dunkirk, smoother for sure. Gent Brussels Antwerp are notorious for being traffic pinch points
Great video mate. I’m not a truck driver but I used to do uk-Belgium-Holland in a 7.5 ton back in the late 80s. Did that same route round Gent once and remember shit loads of traffic lights! Haha. Nice one mate makes me want to get back into driving
Great Video Ian, The Volvo looking good, looking forward to your next video!
I'm not a truck driver, but loved this video. great insights to the lifestyle. Some amazing trucks! atb
Dover and Folkestone are very well known to me, hundred of times I was been there for the crossings vice versa, once I could have made e video from Calias to Folkstone by train, 45 min of black video cut it out, ha ha in just one minute from Calais to Folkestone faster couldn't !! ha ha ha also Dunkirk I was there more than hundred times sailing with the DFDS, great ships!!
The Volvo FH 540 is looking good lan and thanks again for your videos and I have got my class one training and test in April and stay safe 👍
Great vid ian,, good trip your first 1,, do ye do much continent work,, truck looking good
👍☘👏
I’ve been to joost a lot. It has been a couple of years now. The last 5 years I’ve been driving from The Netherlands to Sweden.
Looks great you will get curtain hooks in meer truck stop good for food. Safe trip
Just a fantastic video Ian, keep them coming, fantastic first trip abroad.
Kind regards
Johnny
Mate I'm a trucker in New Zealand....best video I've seen in ages, honesty, great footage. Ya fark up ya owned it Rudy brilliant mate. 1st video I've seen from you dunno how it popped up on ma feed but well played, your a natural. Go well
more of these videos are needed, top class as always Ian
Man we’re Spoiled in America,I don’t know how you fellas do it driving those big trucks in those small roads.much respect nonetheless
Don't you get board driving in a straight line all the time.
Great video Ian. Really enjoyed it! I could feel your nerves when you reached France😂Good job all around.
Next time try to stop at A67 by Asten there is good food there and a great truckshop for al the tiny bits and pieces
Fair play to you lad you made that trip look easy
First time of watching you IG. Not a lorry driver, but have holidayed in France numerous times. Its very easy going through Dover and exiting Calais. But Calais is a positive nightmare when coming back. We changed to go to Dunkirk, much, much easier :) :)
I do like the comfort of the Euro trucks, however!! Doing interstate in Australia its just too small in the sleeper. Kenworth/Caterpillar for me mate. Nice truck though
Good lad. I'm not a trucker but I enjoyed that.
Watch how you go!
Well done Ian. Thanks for the ride along. 🏴🇺🇸
Qaaaaaa
Yummy
Traffic in Antwerp can be very slow 😅😅
Was it yerself I met in the M3 services the other day…
I was in the black high line rigid with red crane….smashing upload….🇮🇪👍
Ian,Sygic Truck sat nav app, IGO truck sat nav app, CoPilot Truck sat nav app…
They are subscription based apps and are great,throw in height,length and width,off the pop!!! Low bridges aren’t a worry then,or weight restriction towns….👍
Antwerp is in Belgium or at least it was in the 70s.
Still is. I've got family that live there. It's still Belgium. I used to drive over there. Loved it.
Hi 👋🏻 Ian. Great video buddy 👍🏻 You’ll be taking over from the legend Ned Kelly Mo Bill and Grandad lol 😆 🏴
Good video always wanted to do that run to late now retired so it was good to watch. Stay safe
How are you doing
Really strange watching some one do that for the first time good on ya
Ps I keep shouting at the screen right lane 😂
John
Good show might meet you out here sometime
After playing ETS 2 this feels like such an odd reality.
Is it the new version of Euro Truck Simulator? It is almost like real world. Great graphics.
Well done Ian. Great to finally break your euro cherry 🍒👍😅
The locals call it “the big f*ck off bridge”😂😂😂
Nice job on the video. Interesting content. Looking forward to seeing some more
What's up Paul
interesting video, welcome to Holland too from a dutch driver ;), cheers lad
THANKS MATE. I'M STILL ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE IN BRITAIN, AND AM ALWAYS DISMAYED AT HOW PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS EAGER TO COMPLAIN , BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING ON ROADS LIKE ZIMBABWE, OR CONGO etc.
What is wrong with complaining about the UK's roads not being properly maintained? We are equally wealthy as a country as other places in Europe which have better roads. Comparisons with third world countries are ridiculous
I've learnt the hard way ......never fully trust your satnav. I always have a look at the route its proposing just in case.
Cracking video and cracking motor Ian .......Grant good Scottish name there 😊 The MAN you were admiring was Ian Rogers of Keith in Aberdeenshire can remember when they were a one man band. I have had 7 Volvo cars in my life so great choice of vehicle.
Great Video Ian.. the Volvo looks savage . Well wear and Safe Travels
I really enjoyed watching this video, weldone over there lad
Hi there
I understand around 23% of what you're saying but nonetheless i still sat through 45 mins of it:) Awesome
New sub well done pal great job 🚚🚚
Good video. Brings back memories. Pick yourself up a Michelin map in joost or any good services out there. Be very careful using Google maps.👍
Antwerp is in Belgium
You cut put the part out in Calais when you enter the motorway and it goes from 70 to 90 and trucks borderline ram cars up to speed or into the left lane. Experience has told me that until you get onto real 110 motorway, stay behind a truck and you’ll go faster than the lost British tourists going 60 in the left lane.
Great video thanks for taking us along on the ride, just one question though why don't you use a proper sat nav I know the good ones for trucking are expensive but surely if your going into Europe more would it not be worth investing in. Ps not a criticism just wondering 🤔 👍👍
29:57 You just passed the city/village I live in💪🏽
Good video, you can't beat a new truck turn the key and go. Enjoy
I've dropped a good few loads in the Netherlands Germany Poland an spain.
I have just started the video, and you are saying that you are "going to Holland, just outside Antwerp". Just to let you know that Holland is a province in The Netherlands and that Antwerp is a city in Belgium, which is another country
A very enjoyable video Ian hope to see more of them maybe venture further afield like Spain or Italy the more you do the better you will get was a handy first shopping trip lol keep her lit kid and congratulations on getting ingaged
Rotterdam to Aken, you best drive, Breda, Eindhoven, Maastricht and so on to Aken
Sad that I was trucking to, Aachen is literally 10 minutes away from me😂🤙🏻
The curtains are no problem in germany I have them on my german truck to
Nice video! A tip: your sound level for the music is way higher that the speak level :-)
Hope you made it to your boat in time, buddy, cheers from the US
Enjoyed that video, hope u have many more great miles, cracking truck u got yourself there
Amazing video lad ya made it back for the boat hope to see more of your truckin vidoes lad
Why am I watching this from Queensland Australia,came up in my recommendations,great video mate, subscribed and going to look at more of your videos,cheers mate
Just discovered your channel and watched this video first. Really enjoyed it and nice to see a bit of Europe from your point of view. Looking forward to the next trip. Thanks 👍