Just had a good night with "Barbara Hilary" - 56k No.

Scania · 6 May 2008 at 02:15

Overlag said:
im sure ive seen that truck before near thurock services...?

oh and......

<truck spotter>

EDDIE!!!!!

</truck spotter>

Truckers asleep at services? -Never!

LOL, I found to my surprise, the other night in the "Stobart" truck, lots of people peeped & waved! - about 20! :eek:

We do get a few "Irlam Spotters" but I did not realise just how many Eddie Spotters are out there in the middle of the night!

James_N said:
R124, sure i passed you today, Identical truck and PX08 Plate.

Between J14 and J13 on the M6 about quarter to 6ish?

I was in the 740 estate and my mate behind in a silver z3.

Not me mate, but it would have almost certainly been one our the lads based @ Stoke though, as I am.

I rarely get the same truck twice alas, today, it was another DAF (I started @ 2PM and was on the M6, but not at that time.)

there's approx 20 PX08 Scanias at Stoke now, more to follow.

Jonny ///M said:
Saw an R series weaving about the inside lane today on the A826 from fife....looked like he fell asleep or something. Nobody would overtake! Then he random.....swerved sharply into the next lane to overtake and back into his lane again. Random as **** and rather scary.

Highland haulage for the lose!

(although unsurprising tbh) - That does sound like the actions of a driver that's far from alert....

Jonny ///M · 6 May 2008 at 02:55

Also noticed two asda arctics parked up on the hard shoulder within a mile or two of each other. Are you allowed to randomly take brakes on the hard shoulder?

Scania · 6 May 2008 at 04:15

Jonny ///M said:
Also noticed two asda arctics parked up on the hard shoulder within a mile or two of each other. Are you allowed to randomly take brakes on the hard shoulder?

No, absolutely not - its the most dangerous place to be on a Motorway!

One may have had some problem & the other stopped to help, tbh he'd have been far better carrying on & letting his mate call out professionals rather than risk himself on the hard shoulder.

I know of more than a few drivers that have killed or been killed on the hard shoulder.

No excuse for two of them stopping really unless ,perhaps, both had run over the same thing and had punctures in which case they probably had to stop - I say probably as the last time I had a blow out, I crawled the truck 4 miles to the next services to get the thing off the motorway, otherwise, as the tyre was on my off side, the Police would have had to come & close a lane for the tyre fitter etc.

Zip · 6 May 2008 at 07:46

R124/LA420 said:
http://www.scania.co.uk/about_scania/pressreleases/scanias_t-model_says_goodbye.asp

So they do make a truck with a bonnet! They look much better IMO

Do you get any Kenworths up your way? Im guessing no

Skiddley · 6 May 2008 at 08:09

I noticed a little orange peeling on the paintwork in a few of those shots. I would have rejected it tbh

Overlag · 6 May 2008 at 09:36

R124/LA420 said:
Truckers asleep at services? -Never!

LOL, I found to my surprise, the other night in the "Stobart" truck, lots of people peeped & waved! - about 20! We do get a few "Irlam Spotters" but I did not realise just how many Eddie Spotters are out there in the middle of the night!

lol, its something that stuck on from my X girlfriend, i cant even remember why she liked eddies anymore, but some how its rubbed off on me, and whenever i see one on the road i smirk and call eddie as if shes still sitting next to me......

Jonny ///M said:
Also noticed two asda arctics parked up on the hard shoulder within a mile or two of each other. Are you allowed to randomly take brakes on the hard shoulder?

ive noticed this too, although the first truck had a flat, and the 2nd one had parked up to help him change it maybe? (in my case, dunno about yours). Again, both Asda lorries between M40 and M1 on the M25.

Jonny ///M · 6 May 2008 at 11:50

They werent like within 100 yards of each other though it was a fair distance to have to walk on the hard shoulder. Both were sitting in the trucks aswell.

GloryOwner · 6 May 2008 at 14:47

Im sorry but Volvos are much better!

Give me a nice FH12 Globetrotter of that anyday!

Demon · 6 May 2008 at 15:58

Not my bag at all, I'll leave this one to the truck spotters.. Trucks still look like cobbled together parts bin specials, I can't see any excitment in them at all, but each to their own..

I'm just praying no-one gives us a 100 photo breakdown of a Baileys Caravan or similar..

[TW]Fox · 6 May 2008 at 16:03

I'm sorry but trucks are just helluva cool. Anyone who thinks trucks are dull is clearly a girl.

Zip · 6 May 2008 at 16:47

Demon said:
Not my bag at all, I'll leave this one to the truck spotters.. Trucks still look like cobbled together parts bin specials, I can't see any excitment in them at all, but each to their own..

I'm just praying no-one gives us a 100 photo breakdown of a Baileys Caravan or similar..

But trucks can do this

BTW thats Truck passing car! :eek:

(No its not me, i got it from the interwebs but there are 100s and 1000s of road trains out in central Australia)

Demon · 6 May 2008 at 17:16

[TW]Fox;11635504 said:
I'm sorry but trucks are just helluva cool. Anyone who thinks trucks are dull is clearly a girl.

Exactly what a truck spotter would say

[quote='Zip] BTW thats Truck passing car! :eek:

(No its not me, i got it from the interwebs but there are 100s and 1000s of road trains out in central Australia)[/quote]
Err. that car looks like it's running partly on the side of the road.. and 'road train' sounds as interesting as 'normal train' to me..

As I said, each to their own, utilitarian stuff is just not for me, and I do appreciate some people find this stuff 'exciting' and 'interesting'.. good on you!..

Zip · 6 May 2008 at 17:21

Demon said:
Err. that car looks like it's running partly on the side of the road.. and 'road train' sounds as interesting as 'normal train' to me..

When you have one of those come up your arse you soon learn, if its gonna pass give it room

Some of those have the Speed limiter taken off aswell.
Ive seen B doubles traveling at 130kph+ :eek:

(indicated)

mjt · 6 May 2008 at 17:24

Demon said:
Err. that car looks like it's running partly on the side of the road.. and 'road train' sounds as interesting as 'normal train' to me..

Zip said:
When you have one of those come up your arse you soon learn, if its gonna pass give it room

exactly, you get well out of their way
even if they're oncoming, you don't really want large stones being thrown up through your windscreen

Baz · 6 May 2008 at 17:43

Cool Truck

Just reading about Scania, didn't realise it was part of the VAG group :eek:

They get everywhere...

out of curiosity, how many gears does that thing have?

[TW]Fox · 6 May 2008 at 18:15

Demon said:
utilitarian stuff is just not for me

Says the Zafira diesel owner

Adam_151 · 6 May 2008 at 19:27

So long do you reckon it will be before the 08 units have a few scars, fag burns in the seats, broken mirrors, and missing smoke detectors?

Tax Evader · 6 May 2008 at 19:29

Breaker 1-9 breaker 1-9, anyone got a copy on me out there.. come on

fozzy · 6 May 2008 at 19:39

GloryOwner said:
Im sorry but Volvos are much better! Give me a nice FH12 Globetrotter of that anyday!

After driving one of each for the last seven years, you're wrong.

Scania · 7 May 2008 at 04:12

Zip said:
Do you get any Kenworths up your way? Im guessing no

A few found with fairgrounds, and many found near the USAF Airbases over here.

Loving the picture of the overtaking Roadtrain with the word "Safety" on the side of one of the trailers! :eek:

Baz said:
out of curiosity, how many gears does that thing have?

14 - 12 forward 2 reverse (The Scania that is)

Adam_151 said:
So long do you reckon it will be before the 08 units have a few scars, fag burns in the seats, broken mirrors, and missing smoke detectors?

Already work in progress, trust me.

fozzy said:
After driving one of each for the last seven years, you're wrong.

LOL, so true.