don't panic if it takes 5 shunts it takes 5 shunts , most of the people watching probably coudn't find the handbrake !

@JamesBond-kh8dk

3 жыл бұрын

It’s ridiculous that in the practical test you’re only allowed 2 shunts. Experienced drivers can do it without shunting or more commonly 1 shunt but let’s be honest most of us probably to 3 or 4 shunts minimum to get into somewhere awkward. No one cares as long as you get it on the bay. :)

@craigmartell2724

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesBond-kh8dk I agree, also when reversing into the bay your only allowed to get out once to check the distance, along as you don't hit anything what does it matter if the trainee gets out 3-4 times or something

Did you hit anything ? No . Did you deliver or collect at the right place safely . Yes. That's a Good day!

@a320nick

2 жыл бұрын

@William Fence: That is the truth!!👍

The honesty and humility from these videos make it gold for people looking to have a go at this line of work. Brilliant

Dont overthink. How many people cant even reverse their cars!! When i see truckers reversing i am always is aw of how skilled they are to manage it. You doing great. Give ya self a pat on the back xxx

Hayley, stop knocking yourself. You really are doing extremely after just 3 weeks C+E driving. I agree with all the other positive comments here. Just take your time. Look at each reverse before you make it and decide which is the best way of approaching it. Don't let anyone rush you - just take your time. I've just retired and am missing driving so much it isn't true. Watching you takes me back to when I first started back in 2008 and I see so much of myself in you. You have good days and bad days. You can do the same reverse some days and get it right first time and then other days you completely hash it up. Do not be discouraged. I've seen some drivers rip mudguards off trailers and all sorts during reversing - you are doing great. Keep at it and try to enjoy it. Drive safely.

@thetraveller869

2 жыл бұрын

I've watched a very experienced driver reverse on to a marked bay in a DC and made it known I was watching him. He went to pieces!! Took him about 5 goes to get the thing straight and central. He called me names and we had a good laugh. Two days later he did the same to me...! GIT... :-))

Nothing worse than that feeling in your stomach when you arrive at a delivery/collection point n think how the hell am I getting in there 🤣🤣 49yr old but only passed class 1 in May but this old dog still learning new tricks lol. Great video thanks for posting the truth 👍

@jaycarrUK

3 жыл бұрын

I passed at 46 lol

@mumtazzafar1576

3 жыл бұрын

I passed at 47 still havnt driven class 1 yet as the company I am working with didn't have class 1. However there is a job in the pipeline as a class 1 driver on part time basis.

@JamesBond-kh8dk

3 жыл бұрын

Actually I think the one worse feeling is that moment when you realise you’ve taken a wrong turn and can’t be sure you will get out without doing a very awkward reverse or turn somewhere,. 🤦‍♂️

@steveh5987

2 жыл бұрын

Another 'worse feeling' is approaching a bridge and waiting to hear if you were low enough . . .

@tommymccallum9788

2 жыл бұрын

@@steveh5987 😂😂😂

I'm booked in for my C+E at the end of October, I'm 46!!!!! I was really nervous and still am but your content is making me feel much more relaxed, I think you are doing an amazing job and I hope I can be half as good as you as a new driver, thank you Hayley :-)

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

You should relax. I spent the whole 2 years on class 2 thinking I could never get my C+E licence, let alone drive them full time, and look! I can do it. So can you 😊👍🏻

@stephenfry2630

2 жыл бұрын

@@TruckDriverHayley thank you :-)

Nice nice vid Hayley, I noticed you were in the sun...remember the old trick of keeping the *"inside"* of your windscreen very clean then you can still see even when into sun - if not, then you'll be100% blind due to glare. 👻 You are brilliant and inspiring. I've not even done my class 1 yet and you are helping me loads!! I hope we meet, I'll buy you a Cappuccino!!🌺 I wish we drove together you are as paranoid as I am - LL! Only kidding, you are just thorough🤗♥️ If I'm as good as you if I qualify, then I will be a very happy driver. Yep, go slow, steer fast, when reversing. For the poles, could you not get a block of wood to place between the poles and the board? So that the inertia of braking wont jam the boards against the pole. Then, when you need to pull them out just smack the wooden blocks out with a hammer 🔨 They are heavy hey?!👍I've carried them!! Milton Keynes, be advised there is a weighbridge yard there and the cops love pulling you in and weighing your axles and generally trying to mess up your day. While you shift the weight along the trailer using a metal pole, they come up to you and tease you theyre hoping you will lose it and land them one, at 8 am in the morning!

Hi Hayley, your reversing is improving well. My instructor Badg said that the industry being classed as male dominated has to stop as there are lots of ladies driving both class 2 and 1 now and he also finds that the ladies are easier to teach than men 😉 keep up the good work and this video is definitely making me consider doing class 1 sooner that I had originally thought, once done I can choose which I do plus being more flexible when it comes to finding work. Finshed my cpc but still waiting for the card!

@thetraveller869

2 жыл бұрын

If you go out in the rain without a coat - you'll get wet! If you take a coat and it doesn't rain - you'll be fine. Choosing which licence to get is easy. If you want to drive anything then get C+E. If you stop at C then you restrict what you can do. Get C+E and you can drive anything! Good luck by the way. Never be afraid to ask for help and if you're not sure GOAL. (Get Out And Look!)

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

It's a drivers' market now, there's plenty out there so I wouldn't hold back on getting your class 1, even if you don't use it straight away 😊

I feel like I should say thank you for these videos - thank you. From one teacher who hates teaching to another

Such as life, no one promised an easy ride, persistence pays, if you rewind back to teaching days, what would you say to your students? DON'T give up! giving up is not an option, you know you can do it, soon you will look back, you might even laugh at yourself, and ask: what was that all about? in my eyes, your reversing is going on the right direction, for a new class one you doing great, don't doubt yourself, keep positive and believe you will be as good as anybody else, even the oldest dude in town, as a bad reversing some times, I do, do I care about it? not a chance, I even laugh at myself, because I`m not perfect, I`m only human, therefore open to failure. Practice makes it better, including class 1 reversing.

Hi Haley. I'm in exactly the same position as you in regards to reversing. I passed my class 1 10 years ago but just started a class 1 job on the 2 of August 2021. Experience drivers say "don't worry it'll just come to you" which is great but when all eyes are on you that's when the pressures really on and I get flustered and forget which way I've turned the steering wheel and mess up, but one thing I can say the help I get from some drivers is absolutely brilliant. One driver back the trailer into a bay for me which I thought was cool, even though I wanted to do it myself but I just watched how he did it (which he made look so easy). But like you I think the key is to take my time and go slowly, because it gives me a chance to correct the steering wheel when I've turned it the wrong way. It's great that you put this in your video because now I know it's not just me who's struggling with reversing. So keep up the good work really enjoying your videos looking forward to the next one!

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

It's good to know it's not just me struggling. Everyone struggles to begin with I think. I'm getting better but there's the odd yard that trips me up. We'll get there! 😊

Great work Hayley am sure you will be an expert in no time!

Awesome progress hayley really enjoying your vlogs.

You smashed the reversing...well done!!

Well done Hayley you are doing fabulous

great trucking Hayley well-done you doing brilliant 😊👍

Honest and very enjoyable following your adventures. Keep on Keeping on!

Great video as always Hayley keep them coming =) and that Daf engine sounds great

Hi Hayley good to see your reversing is getting better enjoy your class 1 and keep on trucking.

Proud of you Hayley. Thank you kindly for showing your vlogs to the rest of us including myself who is wishing to become a HGV driver. Gotta take the rough with the smooth. With reference to the comments that were made by others that you posted within the vlog, I found it most helpful. Is there anyway for us to copy and paste this please? Take care and stay safe. 🌈☘️

Well done again Hayley at least you can keep up the Hayley SMILE xx It takes less energy to Smile than to build a angry face so more power to your elbows for steering xx As others have said have said as a teacher you always tell your pupils never to give up so guess it's a case of taking a leaf out your old book xx Thank you for the caption on screen xx Stay safe and Healthy xx

Thanks for sharing your journey and winging haha. You do a good job and are very entertaining. Watching from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

Another great Vlog. Well done to you Hayley.

You are really good driver for the time you have been at it. Watch any truck you can reversing and talk yourself through what you think he/she is doing and why. If you need a second shunt pull forward more, at least twice as much as you thing you need (if you have the space). I used to always walk the rout i was reversing if it was new to me, get out the cab have a look (don’t get run over).

Greetings from Scotland! You're doing fine Haley! In this job you never stop learning, which is a good reason to be in this job! When everything begins to get boringly routine, it's time to move on! I saw on the news this morning that the UK needs an extra 100,000 Truck drivers NOW! SO Haley, tell your friends, especially the lady friends, that if they want a challenge in life and love the open road, get their HGV class 1 (LGV C+E as it's known now) license and make some good money! I'm retired but it even tempts me! Catch you on the next video Haley! 👍😄

Well done Hayley you are getting there 👏

Great vlog Hayley as always you should never doubt yourself. I was told once if you believe in yourself you can do anything.

your doing well as they say practice makes perfect! never be afraid to ask because we can all learn something every day no matter how long we have been doing it in my case over 40 years !

Great video, see, it's all coming together , great stuff. 👍👍

You go Hayley 👍your progressing well everyday is a school day as they say for everyone. Keep on trucking safe driving

Ive seen people drive milk trucks trying to back into farms down long lanes and see them driving around the countryside with big dents in their tanks. That's just milk! You're doing great..keep it up!

Looks like your doing fantastic! Keep at it and the good days will surpass the bad ones in no time. With regards to reversing with mirrors/ head out, do what ever works for you.

That's the challenge that's what it's all about I think. Scene of achieving something skilled.. must be a great feeling well done ✅✅

Another good 1 hayley 👌 Safe travels ☘👍☘👍☘

Great vlog. Love the shades! 😎

Great video hayley 👍

Well done Hayley, you have your licence, step one. A learning curve every day for the rest of your driving life, (I hope I learned something every day of 40 years of OTR driving). Bad days and good but just enjoy.

Hayley you are doing Excellent, Keep it up 👍

Hi Hayley. I have enjoyed watching vlogs 70-72. I am returning to class 1 after 20 years, so an old newbie. How you have kept positive around the challenges is helping me prepare for my restart. I am with another driver this coming week & then should be on my own the following week. Well done you are doing a good job not only driving but being honest about what it is like out there. Thanks. George

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks George. I hope your first week goes well. You've got to be positive about things! If you don't believe in yourself then who will? 🤔 All the best to you 😊

Hayley well done have confidence that you can do it

Hayley, no word of a lie, I've never seen a better driver than your self. I saw one of your later videos and thought you had been doing it for ages. Fair play to you and keep on trucking!

@TruckDriverHayley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, that's very kind. I've seen much better haha

Your doing awesome Hayley

Dear Hayley thanks for all your encouraging vlogs. I messaged you about a year ago with regards failing my Cat C test. I have some good news yesterday I passed my test so really good news . Take care Paul.

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

I'm very late to this comment..... But congratulations on passing. A big well done to you :)

Hi Hayley I’am Dave from Switzerland really like your vids, Don’t let anybody rush you take your time and go slowly. well done

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍🏻😊

Your doing great your an inspiration

Great vid as usual Miss!! Little trick on blind siding,if your near side big mirror electrics work and it moves,move the mirror and follow the back of the trailer. Stay safe.

I think your doing great you got have no worries great video as allways

You are doing so well. Passed my class 1 28 years ago. Did a stint on class 1 bulk tippers and the whole nerves, anxiety really got to me. I didn't persevere like you and ended up driving big ships around the North Sea... your whole attitude is spot on, just found your channel and been binge watching, well done😁

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting! I think I'd be more nervous driving a big shop to be honest, haha. They say things happen for a reason 😊

Good job. Been there, it does put your driving to the test.

I love this channel and I’m not even a trucky!

hun your doing great, ref the poles there's some different types of gloves that may help they are yellow with a criss cross pattern on them and a wax feel to them which may improve grip on the poles and make it a tad easier for you...

You will certainly become an exelente driver . That can already be seen.👍👌😉

Hello Haley! I find your videos very useful, i am currently looking for HGV positions within my area and this helps with my nerves and confidence! Thank you

Nice that camtrex finally put something alongside the weighbridge for you to see.

Going great Hayley. Watching you sorting out those well boards etc I'm exhausted! 😂 Posts could do with some kind of handles like on a fence post hammer. Or just an extra wheatabix! 😂

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

A couple of extra wheatabix I think 😂😂

Hi Hayley sounds good advice your set up is important and slowly slowly, remember when you turn the steering wheel it is not like a rigid it will not react straight away, you must wait for the trailer to react before you adjust your lock, you are doing well, must go now the sun is shining only36c today, ENJOY

Hayley. Your such a lovely person and sharing your class 1 experience is absolutely fantastic 👍🏻 I've been driving class 1 for 40 years and still get into tight spots 🤣 Always take your time listen to others but your the boss of your rig 😀 When reversing radio off drop your windows so you can hear anyone shouting stop ✋ Seen one of your firms lorries in Brighouse so I'll be looking out fir you lol 😂 Love your videos Stevie 😍 x

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you'll see me around. Got to be careful dropping windows, people might hear me singing 🤪

One thing I learned Hayley after a few years is don’t worry what other drivers think or say as most of them forget they was in the same position, you’re doing great just believe in yourself

Shalom Hayley😁 Your becoming an old hand at it now👍 Those steel posts need a handle ether side about half way up so as You can get a purchase on them. Good to see You getting stuck in. Have a good week. 😁

Another great video

Love watching yr clips Hayley as iv just passed my class1 yesterday Friday the 13th lol lucky for me, keep the great work up and stay safe

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, I didn't realise the date until half way through the day. It un-nerved me a bit, haha 😁

@brendacasey9994

3 жыл бұрын

@@TruckDriverHayley lol it didn't nerve me at all and thankyou

Nice one Hayley. 👍🏼. Try a small ratchet strap around the posts and lift from below the strap. it may help with your grip.

People looking at you are probably thinking they wish they could do it . Your doing very well keep it up .

Hi Hayley, re the lifting out of those heavy posts. When I first started work I was shown that you did not need to be strong to do heavy lifting you just need a good technique. First I would suggest a pair of those really grippy gloves the ones with the plastic lattice work pattern, just for lifting those posts out. Grab the post and then place your shoulder against it. Now instead of trying to lift it directly ease it whilst gently rocking it back and forth you should slowly stand up with it and hopefully you will find that as you rock it gently there will be a place with very little friction holding the post then it should lift out with less effort. Whilst trying to lift directly if those metal posts are in contact with one side it will be held by both friction and gravity making the job much harder. Hopefully this will make it much easier in future. Technique over strength. Oh and those beads in your window they do worry me....wait a minute, are they worry beads? Well they worked. All the best Hayley onward and upward.

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips as always. The beads in the window are from the other driver. He's a Newcastle United fan so black and white makes sense 😊

Your bossing it!! You’ve come this far! I’m ready to hang up my nurse tunic for hi viz now, I’ve got my funds and will be calling my training recruiter tomorrow, super excited and equally nervous too! Keep doing what you’re doing lovely, you’re awesome 😎

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it's a totally different job. Be prepared to struggle a bit! Haha. Wish you all the best with it. Drop me a message on my Facebook/Instagram if you have any Qs 😊

@kammys22

3 жыл бұрын

hi Miss xViolet am also a nurse looking to leave the profession to be a driver. Did you get funding or did you pay for it yourself?

To quote you “Going forwards is no problem” 😆 this is what I tell everyone too but I add “ my reversing is SH1Te” 😂😂😂 Keep on keeping on!!!

You go girl !

Bit of Advice here your a clever girl you’ve managed to get your licence and this far and from what I can see a perfectly safe capable new driver the rest comes with experience which no matter how long you will be driving for you’ll never stop gaining it ……Don’t let Anybody rush you wether its loading strapping especially reversing…Never let anybody make you do something you don’t want to do…Never be rushed into anything your not comfortable with..take your time take a shunt make a phone call and ask…someone who knows…not someone who thinks they know…Had my licence 25 year my family ran trucks for 60 years no body has been born yet who knows everything about this game it’s impossible and we all were new drivers @ 1 point….we all make/made mistakes and always will….and as long as you learn by them it’s all good….had many a bump pulled fuel tanks off any amount of smashed mirrors…Bumpers etc etc…Most important thing in this game is taking your time don’t be rushed don’t feel intimidated pressured to do anything your not comfortable with if a reverse takes 5 shunts and 20 minutes that’s life

Hi Hayley, I'm coming back into hgv after a 14 year hiatus, just completed my cpc, never needed it before,. You've been a bit of an inspiration as to progressing up to class 1, love your vids girl, keep it up.

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

what a surprise still living in the 1930's!! lol, long, heavy, straight sided object with no handles to make removing them a fair bit easier. great to hear you read the tips, but yeah slow and steady is quicker than a bodge job, great vlog Hayley, and listen to the advice it is sound advice, I did try posting the same advice to your last vlog, but yeah 1/2 the battle is won through the initial positioning, makes it a whole lot easier to guess where the trailer is going to end up, rather than trying to reverse from a nearly dead straight position, with say a door somewhere to the good side, at a 90 degree turn.

Hey, nice video as always. I'm looking forward to the fun myself now, passed my class 1 yesterday so im going to be in the same situation you were 3 weeks ago haha. But it looks like your reversing is coming along nicely to me. Glad you're enjoying it for the most part :)

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the pass. It's not for the feint of heart!! But don't give up. It comes... So they say anyway, hahaha 😊

@craigmartell2724

3 жыл бұрын

@@TruckDriverHayley thank you. I guess I'll find out tomorrow how bad I'll be haha but hoping I can pull it together pretty quick... but we will see haha

With what you were saying at 21.40, you have to switch off from other people and let them deal with their own impatience! Literally switch off!! I find it works well. Your next point about taking it slow is key though, you'll find you over steer less and it'll be much easier! You're coming on in leaps and bounds, 6 months you'll be doing it with your eyes shut.

With regard to the heavy poles, a decent pair of gripper gloves would definitely help . Personally, i would hug the pole in the squat position, then use the power of my quads to power upwards whilst using my arms and chest to keep it as straight and vertical as possible. Which would also keep it close to your centre of mass, thereby making it as light as practicable. Failing that, go on the dark web and buy some steroids, you'll be pulling them out with one hand! 😁

@j.b.6577

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed Brad, I'm a smaller guy and I was thinking wrapping a short length of strap around the base a couple of times so that it grips the post and using it like handles on the sides of the post and using leg power. Here in the States we would have mandatory classes to teach us how to lift that sort of thing so as not to injure ourselves. They always teach us to lift with our legs and not our backs.

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

I've tried everything... I think I need steroids 😂😂

Hayley I know it’s frustrating when you trying to get reversing right, just try and be relaxed and take your time as long as you don’t hit anything does not Matter how many shunts you take, I don’t care who I hold up to reverse safely, I’m on containers, I’ve had it before where I’ve had a hard blindside, I shocked myself and got it in first go then later on I do a good side reverse and messed it up taking about 4/5 shunts, just the way it is, a no accident day is a perfect day.

it ay arf good yam gerrin the right advise chuck , but in the long run yall find ya own way and methods an before ya know it yam givin owt the advise yaself , well proud a ya progress

@emlynroberts9056

3 жыл бұрын

Y would’nt happen to come from Jordie land or what?

@yamyamdashcam1232

3 жыл бұрын

@@emlynroberts9056 naa om a yam yam

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

It's Black Country talk. Don't worry, it made sense to me 😂

I passed my class 1 back in 2013 - i spent about 2 weeks working for a company delivering food cargo to Lidl. I found reversing challenging as well and at one point it took me 45 minutes to reverse into a bay for a particular supermarket which got me even more flustered because it was taking me so long and made more mistakes. I haven't driven HGVs since 2013, the company I worked for weren't that great either, they encouraged working over driver hours etc and no training was properly given, I ended up breaking my foot. This all added to me thinking I made a huge mistake and never went back :(. I'm now thinking about getting back into it, your videos, espeically how you get nervous with reversing, I can absolutely relate to, I felt exactly the same way and probably will still feel if i do ever get back behind the class 1 wheel! It's good to see you are improving and feeling more confident with it. it can only get better from here!

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame you had such a bad experience. They don't sound like a good company! I still get nervous about the reversing even now. A month and a half down the line and I was still getting anxious on a customer's yard today, but I'm getting better. I won't give up and neither should you if it's what you want 😊

@blackscreen001

2 жыл бұрын

@@TruckDriverHayley thanks for the reply, and yes I just think I was unlucky. However, I'm now reapplying and completing my CPCs. Keep up the great videos 🙂

When your sat in the cab looking in the mirrors, if you want the rear of the trailer to go Right (on side turn) then left hand down. If on the other hand ( no pun intended) you want the trailer to go left (blindside turn) then it's right hand down. Although this is true whether you look int mirror or out he window, when you look out the window the image is true and not reversed as it is in the mirror and that is probably muddling your brain a bit. Regarding the wide angle mirrors i always used to push the nearside mirror right out so when turning left at a junction when the back of the trailer left the main mirror it appeared in the wide angle mirror. The number of times i got in a truck and the wide angle mirror was set so badly, half of the image was the side of the cab which is neither use nor ornament. You are improving rapidly.

Really like your vids very down to earth. Passed class 1 in December after 20 years on rigids. And still struggling with reversing even now. We do a lot of rdcs and can't get straight on bays to reverse in due to trailers being opposite bays so can't get the angle right and end up shunting like a pleb!!!! Anyone on here give me any advice it would be appreciated.

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

I hope it gets better for you. It's a nightmare. I don't understand why customers order an artic full of stuff and then make the yard almost impossible to manoeuvre 😂

Defo looking good. I have applied for a class 1 job and the application is being processed. Let's see what happens but by just looking at the size of this truck scares me. Alot of people also say that it is easier driving than class 2. Well we'll see.

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

Going forwards maybe... I am not so sure backwards, haha. I hope your application went well? 😊

I'm one of your "new" subs... from across the pond in the US. You are doing great... stay positive. I really think that in many cases women do much better than men even with much less experience than their male counterpart, especially in some of those situations like at your delivery at the start of this video. Being a guy myself, I have to just put my pride aside and admit that it is very true in my opinion. I think women in general tend to be a bit more detail oriented than men and in lots of cases that's a big benefit. I've seen really close tight loading areas and veteran male truckers with 40 or 48 foot trailers struggle only to have a huge truck (US Style Truck) with a 53 foot trailer back in, in one try and a young lady bounce out of the driver's seat making all the men feel like idiots. I grew up on a farm and started driving all sorts of things when I was around 8 or 9. Even now after I've had decades of experience my mum can still put me in my place at times and make me feel like I'm still new at it. Again, don't be hard on yourself, you're doing well... Stay positive and stay safe! Cheers from across the pond!

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. I would love to visit the US and drive on your roads. I'm sure they have much more beautiful scenery than we have here 😊

It’s a slow burn gaining experience in all aspects of the the heavy goods industry, particularly the driving..

Hayley thanks for your email. It dose get better take your time. No one's infallible ok. I make mistakes. Try and get cotton industrial gloves on Amazon. Take care.Best regards. Chris.

Doing well Hayley not sure if it was you I passed Wednesday morning about 7:15 going south junction 9;Tewkesbury M5 great vlog yet again 👍

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

Could've been! I've got my name plate in the window now so you should spot me easily 😊

There’s no need to go to the Gym then Hayley lol you’re doing ever so well I think when you’re a new pass you are so self critical on yourself well done 👏🏻

you are dooing brillant haley keep a cool head

If I'm half as good as you Hayley when I pass my class 1 I'll be happy, them reversing bay approaches especially not being able to see anything through your mirrors and dark just had me thinking could I pull this off as good as yourself and only after three weeks.

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

That's kind of you. Trust me, you'll be surprised how quick you'll pick it up 😊

good luck, H. hope ya get some enjoyment out of it. ( notwithstanding a decent wage). it took me 3 goes, about 3 grand to get me class 1. that were 20 year since. loads of hours, good times bad times.... but, no regrets. x

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, there's nothing like it really. Good & bad but a great experience for sure 😊

ahh Mrs Mills Armington road ,spent many hrs in that poxy hole in the dim & distant

Hayley thanks for the reply. As I say the more you reverse the better you will get. Sweet heart Take your time are to all other drivers. If I see you in Birmingham I'll stop have a chat. Or I'll flash you with my lights right lol. It doesn't matter if you do 10_shunts nice and slow. Take care Love 💘 Chris.

Don’t worry about other people it takes you has long has it takes most of the people watching can’t drive a class 1 and remember you are bigger than them keep safe

Going slowly helps, observers get bored easily. Lol. A " Two Handed Grab" would make lifting the posts easier, maybe a " G-Gramp" , a heavy duty one clamped on the post, concentrating lifting, rather than gripping and lifting. Great driving and great vlog, I didn't hear any moaning, just stating possible facts. TTFN.

If they drilled the posts about 2/3s way up you could slip a bar through to lift them out. Easier than trying to grip and lift

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

Some have handles which makes it easier. These ones not 😱

U did really well at camtrax nobody likes going there if there honest your doing fine 🙂

A guide for your distribution of weight, 3 axles on shopping trolly, each axle super single tyres 8tons each 3x8 =24 tons you mustn't exceed 24tons over those axles. Tractor unit, 10tons on drive axle, 6ton on mid-lift axle, 7tons on steer axle=10+6+7=23tons over the unit. Now slowly pull onto the weight bridge, if you can see the display for the weight as you go on the bridge stop as the unit is on the bridge and stop, you shouldn't see more than 23tons or you are over on your tractor weight. Or put the rig, the lot, on the bridge, get your gross, pull forward until the unit is just off the bridge, you mustn't see more than 24 tons showing on the display. when you get pulled in for a weight check most things the wheel-tappers find will be blamed on you not your boss. Lastly, your driving on the benders is good, just give yourself time to see and plan, Well done, we all start at the beginning.

@TruckDriverHayley

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information Trevor, I appreciate it 😊

Lovely vids, I wish you all the best and good luck on the road! Been hauling in central and SE Europe a few years back, so now feels funny to follow "wrong side of the road" driving :) Got me a "D" so atm hoping for coach bus job after covid pandemic. PS What's the camera gear used to record this?

@TruckDriverHayley

3 жыл бұрын

I use a Go Pro, a cheap action cam and a cheap dash cam. Nothing special 👍🏻😊

Awesome

I remember working for a supermarket and delivering to a shop in the Scottish borders they told me it was tight I got there and thought naw that's a doddle until I tried it there was a pathway opposite with a concrete post at the end of it I'm sur Einstein couldn't have calculated a worse place to put that post after about 15-20 shunts I finally got it on the bay and learned never underestimate any reverse and no matter how long you've been driving everyday is a school day. You have come on massively in the last couple of weeks before long you will be acting it without a thought

Your doing great a few more weeks and you will wonder why you worried about reversing

Im planning on doing my class 2 this year but really don't think I'm gonna go up to class 1 looks alot of stress to be honest lol