Brilliant video with priceless photos taken at the time. You never think 20 years down the line you would look back at them and think ahh them were the days.

@ralphralefeta1179

6 жыл бұрын

Hi there,did you also make that run?

Great pictures. Such a shame the industry has died the way it has! Thanks.

@patsyhetherington6752

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Mengler yeah I think those days are well and truly gone because of the new breed of drivers from afar 🙁

I was really enjoying this slideshow, you got some great photos on here, but then at the end, very sad! - Love and respect to all, one driver to another.

Great vid and Series 3 143 460,what a wagon!! I have a 3 series over a next generation any day.

enjoyed that... good old days I take it..

back in the day when men were men and scanias were real trucks, my dad worked for east west

Anthony Sweeney, the 1st song is called Rolling Through The Night by Tri-axle

3.30 white coat,Martin Hanly,ballaghaderreen factory

yeah they were good times and we didn't realise it at the time, like the old saying... those days are like my hair.... they're gone and won't be back :-) lol

@ralphralefeta1179

4 жыл бұрын

I thought you would enjoy new trucks with air con,abs,power steering and air suspension

I remember Carna with the 141s when the likes of the Ayatolla Frank Murphy was a driver...Nowadays not too many Carna drivers can even speak english...

@mrman8516

7 жыл бұрын

Dermot McGlinchey English speaking lorry drivers in England are rare as hens teeth!

@tomtumb6665

6 жыл бұрын

Ya true and carna still paying trip money

the song are by a group called tri-axle.

Carna trucking rocks

my oul lad at 6.52 lookin slim from Brian O'Kane

yeah east west were one of the best companies in Ireland, most people that worked there reckon it was the best job they ever had, they had great plant and it looked the dogs b_lls ;-)

@ralphralefeta1179

5 жыл бұрын

but what really happened,why can't you say its still even today oneof the best jobs ever?

who sings truck drivers queen in video?????

done a we spell wit carna myself shunting trailors up an down to cork an limerick back in late 90,s wen the had reals lorrys slimline topliners an mick hughes in his iveco shush dont let on carna ran ivecos.....lol big slim...

great videos have you got the name of the songs?

tri-axle singing truck drivers queen.

@persse1045

6 жыл бұрын

IrishTarmacTerrorist j

whats the first song please reply

I know a man that used to be a fitter for carna, Mick Courtney, I must show him this when I see him next..

thanks patsy its not on youtube but 😭

What happened to UK trucking industry?I did it for two years from 2006 till 2008 and the money was very nice,19 pounds an hour plus 70 pound night out.I have now noticed its mostly Polish,where did the British Drivers Go?or are they in Canada?

@patsyhetherington6752

6 жыл бұрын

Ralph Ralefeta I think the wages went on a downward spiral when the cheap labour came in and it wasn't worth drivers staying away from home for average wages. The wages in Canada aren't great either unless you're driving Day and night lad.

@ralphralefeta1179

6 жыл бұрын

This is what I don't understand why companies are so greedy and don't even care about its drivers.In 2006 the wages were 19 pounds per hour,I thought right now in 2018 British drivers were earning atleast 80 pounds an hour

@oscarfish38

6 жыл бұрын

Put that crack pipe down lad.

@patsyhetherington6752

6 жыл бұрын

oscarfish38 😂😂say nothing lad 😜

@ralphralefeta1179

6 жыл бұрын

lol,but on a serious not are'nt they on at least 40 pounds an hour?everything is expensive nowdays

Joe carrick great slides I was with molloy and sherry done some work for carna great lads

@deliasmith4233

7 жыл бұрын

air compreser

yeah it was sad, but it shows an other side of the danger of driving trucks :-(

5.16 gerry coleman

good man patsy, sssha feeda fo ha ha ha ha ha

@calummacdonald6139

7 жыл бұрын

jason p

Jj

All sadly replaced by East Europeans on EU50 a day now.

@ralphralefeta1179

6 жыл бұрын

What?is it true they earn that much?I used to work for a mother and son company in 2006 but it went belly up during recession and I went to the buses.What about Eddie Stabbart? is'nt he paying well?

@oscarfish38

6 жыл бұрын

Workin a lil fleet down here in Kent thanx .. Need a driver but wont touch a fkn taliban in a million yrs.

@ralphralefeta1179

6 жыл бұрын

What about European?

@ralphralefeta1179

6 жыл бұрын

Where about are you in kent,I might pay you a visit

@oscarfish38

6 жыл бұрын

Ashford ... & ya aint welcome