HGV Drivers Report In!

Outcast · 13 Apr 2019 at 21:59

Well.. After trying to get us to go 100% Merc ( due to our German owners) and getting shafted on the deal we are now going over to Scania.
We got shafted on Mercs because they offered a cheaper price... And when the contract was signed then told us it was Plus £5000 per vehicle per year servicing charge and Merc are hopeless at after care servicing !
https://www.scania.com/uk/en/home/e...eration-scania-trucks-for-nagel-langdons.html

Our depot wont be getting any until june next year as we've only put 450K K's on them so far ! (We get new vehicles every 3 years)

I must say that I'm not a big fan of Scanias but Truck East (Scania) ARE awesome. Heck they even used to service our Renaults when Renault couldn't even get the bits in overnight !

Bridgwater, Somerset-based Nagel Langdons Limited has selected Scania as its preferred supplier for 2019/20 with a major order placed for 205 trucks with Scania (Great Britain) Limited. Comprising a mix of rigid and articulated tractor units, the new vehicles will be based around Nagel Langdon's eight UK depots and will run on a variety of temperature-controlled distribution and trunking operations.

Outcast · 18 Apr 2019 at 11:28

Just another day (Night actually) on the A605.
An awful lot of crashes happen at this very point for this very reason.
I braked when I realised he was actually going to keep on going for it ! Not a very clever thing to make a fully freighted truck brake on a steep hill but I don't want to be involved in any shenanigans.

LEUVEN · 19 Apr 2019 at 20:10

Unbelievable, extremely poor driving, how can he not see that he should have backed out of that overtake. Funny how he says thanks, like you really had a choice anyway.

Dis86 · 19 Apr 2019 at 20:21

Nice bit of professional driving there. What a ***.

shauncr91 · 22 May 2019 at 17:57

Scary to hear about all that's happening with British Steel at this time, big deal for us who have a role in moving their product out of Teesside and Scunthorpe. Watch this space

On a more pleasent note, lovely sunrise above the yard gave for a nice photo before heading to Scotland!

Scania · 23 May 2019 at 04:35

shauncr91 said:
Scary to hear about all that's happening with British Steel at this time, big deal for us who have a role in moving their product out of Teesside and Scunthorpe. Watch this space

On a more pleasent note, lovely sunrise above the yard gave for a nice photo before heading to Scotland!

Yeah, thought of you boys yesterday when the news was announced.

Tell me those beams aren’t loaded via a dock leveller? :eek:

shauncr91 · 23 May 2019 at 04:38

Haha no they are loaded with a massive fork lift , was just only place it'd fit in the yard overnight.

Antony101 · 23 May 2019 at 15:28

We got the news about Biritsh Steel yesterday at work and it's a bit of a knock for us guys too. Is posting pictures in here ok if you aren't a driver? I'm a planner at a haulage firm and we have some cool stuff come by the yard every now and then.

K.C. Leblanc · 23 May 2019 at 15:37

Antony101 said:
Is posting pictures in here ok if you aren't a driver?

I think as long as it's trucks that's fine. If but you start showing off how pointy your shoes are we will be forced to call you names.

Antony101 · 23 May 2019 at 15:53

K.C. Leblanc said:
I think as long as it's trucks that's fine. If but you start showing off how pointy your shoes are we will be forced to call you names.

Haha, it's definitely trucks. I'll keep my pointy shoes out of the picture!

We have this in the yard at the moment.

Scania · 24 May 2019 at 07:26

Antony101 said:
Haha, it's definitely trucks. I'll keep my pointy shoes out of the picture!

We have this in the yard at the moment.

Road train

shauncr91 · 24 May 2019 at 14:32

Very cool

didn't think dfds did stuff like that?

Antony101 · 24 May 2019 at 14:52

shauncr91 said:
Very cool didn't think dfds did stuff like that?

We are the "Special Cargo" division of DFDS so do all sorts of transport on Low Loaders, Flats and Mega Trailers.

The company was previously Alphatrans.

Dis86 · 24 May 2019 at 17:36

Should take some photos at my place. Bits of trucks on trucks. It's like some sort sort of truckception.

Outcast · 11 Jun 2019 at 17:43

Insane weather conditions last night.

Driving on the A6006 from Zouch to Melton was NOT a pleasant experience. At least 2 feet deep standing water on just about every bend and the Jack Richards Tautliner I was following was throwing a forest at me !
I hope he has a good "Bash-Bar" on the top of the headboard !!

Not last night but here's a short vid of an issue we shortarses suffer from (The sunvisor doesn't come down low enough)

Btw.. YES that's what it we really see ! (Or don't as the case may be )

Scania · 12 Jun 2019 at 06:21

Agreed, delightful weather yesterday and not much better this morning, stay safe peeps.

I pity you shorter guys, nothing worse than low sun blindness.....

@Outcast - have you had any idea f the new Scania’s yet at your place, any thoughts on them?

Outcast · 12 Jun 2019 at 10:52

The new Scanias certainly do look nicer exteriorly. I haven't had the chance to look inside as our depot is the only one that isn't getting them until June next year !

shauncr91 · 22 Jun 2019 at 17:21

Got upgraded into a new motor this Friday, a huge stepup from my old 105 XF, much comfier with more stuff inside, looking forward to seeing how it drives tomorrow

Scania · 22 Jun 2019 at 18:00

shauncr91 said:
Got upgraded into a new motor this Friday, a huge stepup from my old 105 XF, much comfier with more stuff inside, looking forward to seeing how it drives tomorrow

Nice motors, I’m back in my old one again and whilst it’s tech is not as good as the new models, I still love it!

Never got the thing of truckers putting their name in the windscreen , each to his own I guess, I can hardly talk mind you, I’ve got Zippy from Rainbow,Animal from the Muppets and a Gorilla placed in mine along with a Pink Floyd Pig hanging like furry dice!

Outcast · 22 Jun 2019 at 20:40

The awesome sound system makes such a difference doesn't it ?
Our Mercs have a much more useful sound system/Head Unit but the sound quality is utter crap.

The Scanias have a single din that takes an age to search for BT phone but the sound quality is bangin !
We had a Rental MAN (Slow as....) but the sound system was amazing. Even had a sub built in behind the drivers seat.
We really really didn't care how long a journey took coz the ch00ns were amazing.