Chasing the Ks

[@Jordz97]

Loved the video Ken, Thanks for all your work mate Australia would be FU***! without you Truckies!

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks 👍

[@faronanderson2536]

The homeless trucky.Thanks so much for your videos's.They are real,no fabrication and no bullsh*t.It's what I love to see.A real insight to your profession.Thoroughly enjoy watching every time.Everything is factual.That,I appreciate so much,and the little bits of information about each place you go through is brilliant.So informative.This is the best form of reality TV for me.Not the brain-dead garbage they serve up every night on the tely 📺.Keep up the great work and take care out there on the road.Cheers!👍🏽

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks so much mate,… really appreciate it

[@nickwoop4153]

From me too Ken your editing and story telling is getting better each video! Well done mate on another winner!

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@kenem1946]

Thanks, Ken ... as always, a terrific video and the history and general knowledge notes make it all the more enjoyable. Looking forward to the next one. 👌

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks

[@jaspas6744]

Not sure how I found your channel mate, but thoroughly enjoy it, genuine down to earth aussie, love it

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@Matt-0079]

Gday Ken, thanks for showing what you guys/gals do each week. I don’t know what it is about your videos but I’m hooked . Really enjoying how you are editing your clips, with the music and little bits of information about the towns you travel through. It would have to be annoying standing around for hours at times waiting to load/unload when you only get paid by the km?…. Great work mate . If you ever get into merchandise I will be first to buy a “ The homeless truckie” trucker cap

[@thehomelesstrucky]

I was thinking a little about that but thought it a bit early,… but,….

[@borntobbad]

I'll be in that, maybe Ken needs to ask his audience what they think?

[@Matt-0079]

@@thehomelesstrucky be hard to do on the road

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Doing a bloody great job Ken, proud of ya mate cheers KC Tasmania 🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺😎👍✌😊

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks 👍

[@LeeEdwards-xk8ln]

Keep going with channel, I’m 3rd.. old school) 103 years between da 3 off us!, RIP dad, grandpa ,, wish u all best ,,,

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate appreciate it

[@offgriddreaming5403]

Another great vid mate. Thanks for lugging our stuff all over Australia 🇦🇺

[@giuseppeleopardi8683]

Top job; keep doing what your doing. Love the music selection. About the Truck Stops, dinners, meals, showers, refuelling, toilet breaks (as stops at different towns), etc……. Include a lot more. It’s boring for you but there are hundreds of thousands of people that will never spend anytime along the road, in dinners, looking at what is in the shelves, etc….

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks! Will do!

[@williamsmith5514]

Just tuned to your video before 10 pm bed time because I like the choice of music before shut eyes tonight . I spiritually bless you Ken .

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks

[@allyboy8]

Top Vid Kenny, they are becoming better and better. Safe travels. 👍👍

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@joshhumphries1148]

Truckies king of the road respect them an they will look after you on the highway open road is were you find the best people the only ones who ever helped me on the high ways is truckies thanks for all the help for motorists you helped out over the years cheers

[@markbailey2713]

Ken, I gotta say I bloody love the background soundtracks

[@brianhook8655]

Love your work was in NSW for 30 years been in those places respect living in a truck is hard

[@thehomelesstrucky]

It can be but I can get out of it for a day or two every week or so

[@nigelthomas9909]

Good afternoon bud great video love the content keep the good work up. From the UK 🇬🇧

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks 👍

[@markrowe-su3be]

Loved it Ken, rest up.

[@MajorLazer182]

Another banger Ken! Love it. Just so relaxing after a long days of work

[@67katman]

Another great vid Ken, love that run from Mildura to Sydney! I noticed the auto transmission must make life a little easier! Keep safe, great work. 👍

[@thehomelesstrucky]

It’s great in traffic lol

[@tigercs1]

12:21 Keep You Down by Nightjars, great tune. Good work Ken.

[@Towball]

Another great vlog . Geez 5000 klm . I reckon i would get to Albury from Melbourne and it would be lights out for me . Hang on make that Wangaratta 😁😁

[@thehomelesstrucky]

lol…

[@mikebarrett5890]

Good one mate. I have to agree with many of the comments, your videos are improving all the time and I too “am hooked”. Keep it up but make sure you get enough rest 😄

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Ok mate thanks

[@rraymond-ub5cg]

Very Cool ~ great music 🎶🎶 too ~ 👍

[@maxcaravan7584]

Great work again - thanks for the instructional parts as well. I am sure those who just do little trailers could learn from this.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks 👍

[@ALJ-1234]

I love it out there. Years ago I did a few Sydney/Adelaide changeovers - so the Sydney to Hay or Balranald (if Adelaide driver was late out) legs (both spelt Waddi or Birdcage in the book!!!)

[@juliansaliba4697]

Luv your videos m8, very interesting engaging enjoyable..Travel safe Ken, you do a gr8 job for Australia buddy, Jules in ADL

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@doctor1946]

music selection on the video's are great...you should come out with a Christmas album!! haha cheers Ken

[@thehomelesstrucky]

I’m gunna do that hahaha

[@truckingisnotjob]

Nice vlog 👍 I love Australian road & road train 🙏

[@simonhenry3815]

great to see you cruising the highways of the east coast Ken - mate you always remind me of fond memories of driving up and down that coast. Stuck in Adelaide these days mate but love to see your vids back up i nmy home lands

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@racinrob8]

Another good one Ken, your content and editing has improved 100%. I'm a retired low loader driver but was paid a wage and an away from home allowance for time on the road. When you first mentioned 5 K kilometres a week I was amazed but then remembered that back in the day (60s)FrigMobile expected 400 miles a day.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

It seems a lot but nearly every driver out here does the same Ks,… some do more!,…5000 km is about right for me

[@zoe..d]

I hope you felt better after taking a crap and checking on the scales. 49.2T. Must be have been one hell of a strong toilet :) Great vids, stay safe!

[@petershute3580]

I never did like kilometre rate I think it is a poor second cousin to hourly. And I think klm rate rips drivers off eg,waiting times holdovers,breakdowns etc ,I think it’s just a petty way to pay blokes who have a go and robs them of a decent living. If they worked it out it would be pretty much of a muchness and I also think it’s a form of pushing a heavy vehicle driver to make their deadlines and keep customers happy. Lindsay brothers has a bad history and a lot of blood on its hands for the bad old days they didn’t get the name tip over transport for nothing,I’ve seen it for myself it wasn’t pretty. However they seemed to have cleaned up their act up to some degree,and that’s why I think klm rate is a blight on the industry and the government and the NVHR should abolish it without delay Ken,love your vids and how loyal you are to Lindsay’s keep up the good work and greasy side down,happy trails 😊

[@dpd6401]

Funny, I googled the km rate and it’s pretty low considering the hours put in

[@joycemyamazinggarden427]

Wow....thank you hon, I enjoyed watching your Video. I'm also traveling with you hehehe. You supposed doing this long ago, so no more homesick 😟😥. Anyway, I'm ok and we are ok now. Have a safe travel mahal ko,😊🥰❤️.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Salamat mahal ko xxx

[@korylp6219]

1.9 MILLION kms on the truck!!!!!! Holy Batman!!

[@rezanoursafavi9848]

Hi Ken, take care . Best wishes 🍻

[@michaelmccormack2460]

Hey when you go through that tunnel north connects southbound watch out for the pink and purple giraffes elephants that is pretty lights in their trip a lot of people out

[@micbar7828]

Another great video Safe travels

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@borntobbad]

Thanks for explaining the distances there Ken, really appreciate it mate 👍

[@thehomelesstrucky]

No problem mate

[@countrywideag-steve275]

good job mate great videos be safe out there

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks, you too!

[@dont9098]

Gday Ken Great channel it’s the first time I’ve seen your videos and subscribed Keep up the good work mate

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate appreciate it

[@tomthumb6824]

Great video, 👍

[@paulreaney4497]

Really great viewing 👍👍 Sometime could you talk us through the gears of the auto transmission Eg loaded on flat road from start to 100 kph

[@GSSurry]

Your videos getting better by the mile.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@georgedunn2450]

Safe travels

[@brifpot]

hey Ken the best I did for a 6 day week was 6300 km Keysbourough to Dora creek 1000 ks each way yeehaa

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Stuff that!…lol,…? I’m not going that hard

[@gregorymiller7828]

love your stuff

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@rogerhargreaves9344]

Can't believe the s you guys cover to deliver our groceries. Stay safe!

[@grahamerae3502]

Another great video ken

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks

[@maccas44]

Yep enjoyed that , great stuff

[@roberthocking9138]

I could have sworn I watched this vid last night, but this one seems to be much higher quality, must dreaming, but enjoyed it again anyway 👍

[@gsd4me00]

Not dreaming, it has come up twice on my feed. I made a comment on the other one, but no sign of it here.

[@craigoOZ]

but I will watch it again!

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Lol,… I got hammered for getting some Scott’s refrigerated info wrong,…so I pulled the vid and re edited some of it

[@gsd4me00]

@@thehomelesstrucky Not hammered, just a correction. It was no biggy, you could have left it as it was.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

The bloke was right though so I felt it needed to be corrected

[@2billho]

Bro, love your posts, puts life on the road in a B-Double into perspective, do LB now put safety and FM above roll overs

[@thehomelesstrucky]

All the gear are now fitted with ABS systems but it’s hard to fix stupid lol

[@2billho]

@@thehomelesstrucky I hear you stay safe brother

[@2wheels562]

New subscriber. Great videos Stay Safe.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@craigoOZ]

I drove from Coffs to Brisbane then down to Sydney and back this week. Every Lindsays truck I check the number to see if it is you. Those numbers are hard to read at 110 kms/h

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Lol

[@scottthomas57]

Hi ya Ken Do ya dump your air tanks every time you pull up for an overnight stop?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Nah, not usually, probably drain them once a week to get out any built up moisture

[@bushranger51]

Geez Mick, that Sturt Hwy is probably THE most boring road I've ever been on, especially from the Darlington Point Turn off to Euston, and I also have travelled it for the full length, and I imagine doing it at night isn't any better, at least it's a little quieter at night but not by much. But all things aside you're doing a sterling job, stay safe mate.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate,… I just put on some good music and don’t think about how far I’ve got to go lol

[@GeorgeVass7172]

Nice job mate.. How many trucks in the fleet now..?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Well over 1000 now I think

[@garyzac]

What about time spent loading & unloading. They pay you extra for that ? Also waiting around for a load if there is none at the time you ready to go

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yes,we get paid for doing deliveries,… personally I don’t mind the waiting around,… I’m just chasing my 5000 Ks, and I’ve got plenty of other things to do while I’m getting mucked around lol

[@wayneschenk5512]

Great video.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@brucepaterson6731]

Nice one mate 👍

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@dpd6401]

Do you run spotlights on your trucks?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yes, they sit behind the grill

[@freeagent8225]

As a child I wanted to be a truck driver but ended up as a nurse😅. Cannot do everything in one life.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

That’s ok, I got an email from someone who wanted to drive trucks also, ended up becoming a neurosurgeon, true story!

[@dnic715]

Another great video thanks for that, by way the tv company should do a new show called "Dancing withe truckies" see 5:12 😀

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Hahaha,…. I’m really getting into it lol

[@villainjohnnoel8075]

Hi from France, yet another great video,what you earnt in one week is more than i earn here for the month......Would that be good money in Australia ? It's strange seeing those B.P. Roadhouses,as the tanker i drive over here works exclusivly for B.P., here it's more "Bonjour" instead of "G'day",love your chanel.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

We earn good money but we have to work for it lol

[@thegallows126]

If you get paid per KM mate what happens if you have to wait for 6 hrs to get loaded? after a certain time does it get swapped over to hourly ? Cheers mate love ya vids

[@scottsyoutubevideos]

nope.. no ks .. no pay.. nature of the beast ..

[@thehomelesstrucky]

No,… just the K rate and overnight allowances

[@thegallows126]

@@thehomelesstrucky Cheers mate

[@guenthersteiner3311]

Whenever I see a Lindsay between balranald and Euston I always give a wave thinking it might be you

[@guenthersteiner3311]

I think I might have passed you last Friday

[@thehomelesstrucky]

We have a lot of trucks out that way,…

[@tinasteer2507]

What does “Weighting of” mean? Enjoyed your travels. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@gsd4me00]

Checking gross weights of unit so the driver knows it is legal for the road.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

When you’re weighing your load before you start,… we always called it “ weighing off “

[@owenhamilton-wb2ez]

G'day mate!, just saw you at Shell servo at Fitzgerald Rd. Was gonna say G'day but was in a rush. Where are you off to tonight?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Lol,… Adelaide tonight,… then back up to Brisbane

[@owenhamilton-wb2ez]

@@thehomelesstrucky looking forward to the next vlog!

[@owenhamilton-wb2ez]

What's in the trailers up to Adelaide?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Chocolate

[@owenhamilton-wb2ez]

@@thehomelesstrucky oh shit that's alright lol

[@newzealandearthmover4008]

Nearly 2 million kms on that rig, dam!

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yeah,… I know,… hopefully the new one turns up soon lol

[@johnfogarty4360]

looking out the 1.8 million kms, do you normally drive the same truck and how old is the truck cheers

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yeah,…in the same truck all the time,… the truck’s 6 years old

[@johnhaffenden9576]

Hi Kenny, thanks for the reply, great vlog, we have those sorts of drivers in UK, you catch them and then they find 5 mph more to hold you out for miles, complete arseholes, keep the vlogs coming, regards John

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@Jhampa108]

thx mate , another banger

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Thanks mate

[@TollapDarb]

How much do they pay you per kilometre, if you don’t mind me asking?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

@@TollapDarb I think it’s 38c a km

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

😊👊🇦🇺✌

[@hhhydra2397]

sorry im new to this, but can't you just use the other truck when swapping over? or is each truck personalised to a driver?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Usually the driver keeps his own truck,… keep the questions coming,… nothing is too silly,… thanks for watching

[@lifebehindthewheel8248]

Do you get hourly while you get loaded?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

$50 if we have to go into the trailers

[@lifebehindthewheel8248]

Nice wages

[@andrewholm3775]

Ken do you think the rate per ks is significant for the distance you travelled for the week?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yes,… I think it’s ok,… II’m not doing much physical work and I find the job fairly easy to do,… plus I get free accommodation and access to a kitchen and showers almost every where I go,… just gotta put everything in perspective.

[@LindsayHarris-ki5vb]

Don't you dare bloody stop the video's. I've just found this site and I'm hooked. Fantastic mate. Obviously you do a lot of quick hitching.( A drivers dream.) Do you ever have to load.

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yes,… but not very often ,… mainly pre load and quick hitch

[@LindsayHarris-ki5vb]

@@thehomelesstrucky That makes life easier. Love your videos. Ex LB's driver from the 1970's. Stay safe, happy trails. Bluey

[@LindsayHarris-ki5vb]

@@thehomelesstrucky looking forward to more videos. Any chance of picking up a load to the west. Would love to see you do the Nullabor. I drove for Tom and Peter in the early seventies. Top blokes.

[@brucepeppinck9988]

👌👌👌🇦🇺🇦🇺👍💯

[@deanfincham7106]

jesus ken u do some mileage watu drinking red bull lol eh are they looking for any uk drivers or is it hard too get over there

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Heaps of work over here

[@deanfincham7106]

@@thehomelesstrucky eh thanks for ansering back ken i think i passed the sell by date i,m 52 i just checked and i ned someone too sponsor me rules and regulations just incase your heart stops ticking i think ibe nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia. be under 45 years of age. be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations. have at least Competent English. have at least three years of relevant work experience. just googled this look

[@hhhydra2397]

is it 51cents also tax deducted and do you get super?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Yes,… I’m full time so get all the benefits of any other job

[@joshuaharper4446]

Do you get any days off

[@thehomelesstrucky]

About 1 and a half days a week lol

[@joshuaharper4446]

Oh ok

[@joshuaharper4446]

With Lindsey transport do they came to Tasmania

[@thehomelesstrucky]

No,…I’ve seen tassie freight in the Melbourne yard but not sure who takes it over there

[@joshuaharper4446]

@@thehomelesstrucky oh ok

[@michaelmccormack2460]

Don’t you hate when you’re trying to pass another truck the other trucks are just slow down a little bit so if you get pass it’s a little bit easier to do that

[@jesstill7833]

Hi Ken working for kms is bull crap ,I don’t like carting Produce will burn you out in two years ,I did it for a while to hard way to make a living always on the clock ..But if you got no choice well ,,I hate big companies taking advantage of drivers ,when I was on the road I got my own loads and worked my own time no can you be in Sydney in 13 hours for Markets those days are dead mate ,Trucking is hard enough without being pushed for time hey Ken how long you been on the road I feel as I know you or some who looks like you I was Trucking from 1970 to2010 mate best wishes Bro take care of your self happy days ❤️❤️💪💪👍👍😃🦘🇦🇺

[@thehomelesstrucky]

I was doing linehaul in 1999

[@jesstill7833]

@@thehomelesstrucky Hi Ken what are you trying to say mate did I insult you mate these my personal feelings I was saying we Truckies get used and abused and ripped off cheers 👍👍🦘🇦🇺

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Lol,… no… I mean I was on the road about the same time you were so you may have seen me round some where ,…

[@jesstill7833]

@@thehomelesstrucky Ken I lost sleep thinking where have I seen this man and it freaks me out your face I know it from somewhere stay cool man be safe go to your Family and be loved you are a good man cheers 💪👍👍👍🦘🇦🇺

[@MrHappyUnicorn]

What is that song 24:59

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Wake up ,… stay

[@MrHappyUnicorn]

​@@thehomelesstrucky Who singer

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Don’t know,… I looked for it but couldn’t find anything on the music

[@MrHappyUnicorn]

@@thehomelesstrucky Same

[@bogged2theeyeballs695]

Sha La La. Artist : Mina

[@peterhinds9057]

Is that 1.8 million on it .

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Nearly 1.9 lol

[@haulinclass7478]

Auto with car exhaust

[@brotrader8864]

Hey bro what's the k rate now chur Andrew

[@thehomelesstrucky]

I’m on 51 cents a K at the moment

[@brotrader8864]

@@thehomelesstrucky nice workd bro

[@brotrader8864]

@@thehomelesstrucky thats very good do you get any daily allowance

[@jalpeshgoswami3358]

Hi

[@mythicchris]

I am chris

[@matthewnothdurft8037]

you are great sir thankyou for your cyber efforts!👍

[@thehomelesstrucky]

Gday Chris

[@mythicchris]

@@thehomelesstrucky Gday The homeless trucky! Keep up the good work.

[@bigwoodrz]

49,500 Tonnes? I don’t think so? Needs another edit?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

You mean it’s not 49 thousand tons lol,…sorry mate,… 49.5 kilo lol

[@bigneil8888]

Enjoying the videos bro, is that kms rate in your hand or is there any tax/expenses to come out f it ?

[@thehomelesstrucky]

I think it’s gross,…before taxes

[@6t7ghost]

Do you support any NRL club mate?