Iceland's (Tiny) Trucking Scene

[@ZontarDow]

The lack of rail may seem odd on the face of it, but given how small Iceland's population is coupled with both the fact nearly two thirds of the entire country lives in the Reykjavík metropolitan area and almost all settlements are on or in close proximity to the coast, it all falls into place given anything that could justify being sent by rail instead are just sent by boat.

[@Skorpychan]

That, and the fact that Iceland is actually growing due to being part of the mid-atlantic plate boundary. You'd have to fix the rails every time the ground moved, and constantly be pushing snow and ice off them. And god forbid if a glacier interrupted the track!

[@ZontarDow]

@@Skorpychan That's an issue the roads have to deal with as well, and hasn't stopped other places with similar activity having rail.

[@Skorpychan]

@@ZontarDow Roads are easier to patch if they get cracked, and the surface stretches. You can just pour more tarmac on top, or even cut out a section of road to add some in the middle. There's just no demand for it, since they have more cars than people.

[@Belenus3080]

Frost heaves would ruin railroads. Roads are also susceptible, but at least trucks can still move on them

[@Sp4mMe]

@@Skorpychan "If you build it, they will come". Arguing that there's no demand because there's no option is very much circular logic; if you connect for example Reykjavik with Kópavogur to Hafnarfjörður that's 100% going to get used for commuting and other short distance travel.

[@skylerdavies8228]

im sorry, i have to point out an error here. you state that due to weather that icelandic trucks are limited to 90kph (56mph) and that this is slow by european standards. the 90kph limit for vehicles in exes of 7500kg is a europe wide standard and all vehicles weighing in exes of 12,000kg have had to have a speed limiter fitted sing 1988. source, current holder of a category C+E (class 1 HGV) with british and continental experience. Love your content bro!

[@BenBen-mc5fl]

In Germany It's for the big trucks just 80 km/h on the Autobahn and 60 km/h or 70 km/h for the other country roads (though many drivers don't stick to that but that's another topic)

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

@@BenBen-mc5fl 80km/h is also standrad in various other countries, while in others, it's 90km/h. As for drivers not sticking to the actual speed limit, it's not just so in Germany, but a lot of other countries as well, and it's simply "tolerated" to go up to 10km/h over the limit (not just for trucks, but passenger cars and motorcycles and whathaveyou). When there's a speed control, being 10km/h over the limit tends to get you a ticket anywhere but on the Autobahn. And of course, _if_ an accident happens, having driven faster than allowed tends to be used against you, whether by the court (if it comes to that) or "just" the insurance companies...

[@Henning00007]

@@BenBen-mc5fl Trucks in Germany have to be electronically limited to a maximum of 89 km/h (even though they are only allowed to drive 80 km/h) which always seemed kinda weird to me

[@dohmies77]

90km/h almost seems fast as the speed limit for trucks is 80km/h in Finland which is a bit annoying considering the distances that some truckers drive and for drivers held up for kilometers on 2 lane roads with only occasional chances to pass safely.

[@BenBen-mc5fl]

@@Henning00007 that might be the case, but there are three problems with that: 1. They're often disabled, like e.g. the automatic breaking system aswell 2. That doesn't account for going downhill, where they might be able to get faster due to gravity 3. A lot of trucks that drive in Germany are registered in other countries, where these laws don't exist/ get enforced.

[@namenamename390]

0:48 This is not the national speed limit for semi trucks, it's Iceland's national speed limit for all motor traffic.

[@neogeo39]

Hey Yukon, I've been working and living in Iceland this past summer and since I am a bit of a fan of trucking I took a lot of pics of cool trucks I saw there I was living in the east side of Iceland, and since the country has essentially 1 road that circles the island, it was common to see trucks stopping at the only gas station in the town I've seen countless off road trucks dedicated both for recreational use and delivering small loads to remote places The trucks I saw the most were Mercedes Unimogs, alongside other european trucks like MAN. They also have a lot of US imported pickups for other types of private/particular cargo transportation I even took a picture of several IVECOs, one Tatra, one Magirus Deutz and one czech truck I can't remember the name of Anyway yes, the country is beautiful to see and travel across and I understand why young people there would like to see it Edit: forgot to mention that although very rare, some soviet era off road cars and trucks may be seen. Without going any further, a warehouse in the town I was in, had a Ural 4320

[@gunsi2107]

In what town were you in east Iceland

[@neogeo39]

@@gunsi2107 Egilsstaðir

[@ItsBlurrs]

thats awesome to see them benefit of both american and european vehicles. thanks

[@Macccaroni]

Was the czech truck a tatra?

[@neogeo39]

@@Macccaroni I don't remember the model, but I asked a friend that knows a bit more and said it looked like a skoda 706 or something like that

[@Blitzumi]

You should make a video on Trolleybusses, they are so interesting and fun to talk about!

[@alex-025x]

I am a truck driver in Austria and all european countries have the same speed limit for trucks on highways, 80kmh. But most drive 90kmh.

[@Nordic.Civilization]

I agree with you but I think it is 85km. What's the driver job in Austria? Do you need to speak German to find a truck driver job there?

[@Nordic.Civilization]

I agree with you but it is 85km. Is it good working in Austria? Do you need speak German to find a job like truck driver?

[@idkwuisp7626]

0:46 Wrong, the 90km/h limit is the same as many other European countries because it's in line with EU legislation

[@activated1138]

Yep. In fact in some it's only 80, I was actually surprised to hear Iceland gets 90 even with the road sizes and weather.

[@lilyydotdev]

I'm only a minute in and it's already great. But the 90km/h limit isn't really worth mentioning because the highest speed limit you will ever find is 90km/h for all vehicles, and that's only on the roads far out of the settlements.

[@icelandinreallife2042]

0:11 This particular stock footage is used in almost every video about Iceland... And I keep asking myself exactly WHERE in Iceland this particular road is!

[@katrindraeger8961]

in snkvr

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

I’ve never given much thought to trucking in Iceland but it’s definitely on my list of places I’d like to go to now and film some trucks. Great video !!!

[@imightbehum4n414]

Do Australia's North West tourist trucking scene. We have rigid body trucks that are 4x4 and lifted high off the ground.

[@shagginwagons5992]

a video on tourist trucking in general would be cool

[@Handle423]

90kph is not quite slow by European standards the only country with a higher speed limit is England with, I think, 96kph Every other country has a speed limit of 80 or 90

[@mindzhd]

Appreciate the coverage brother

[@keithlarsen7557]

So I'm guessing most truckers start small and work their way up?

[@mindzhd]

@@keithlarsen7557 Not necessarily. Some of us start, yes, at the smaller trucks and trailers and then move on to bigger trucks and bigger trailers, but most of us just start in the deep end and go hauling 40 tons across the icy mountain roads fresh out of HGV school hahaha

[@dagurordar3435]

@@mindzhd langar að komast á sömu vegi og þú hefur rúntað á

[@Foreskin-gamer28]

As an Icelandic fella, I can safely say: I am Icelandic. Btw thanks for making a vid about Iceland. We love exposure and if a non Icelandic person even slightly mentions our country ❤️🇮🇸

[@subzeeroCS]

hi foreskin-gamer28😍😍

[@OldSonyMan]

90kph is the speed limit for trucks in the UK !

[@NDull.]

Isnt it 97kph?

[@b34rdy]

@Nuskmo it's actually 60mph but because of eu law we're stuck to 90kph/56mph Unless your truck was built before 86 or 87 then no limiter for you

[@goldenfloof5469]

Yeah, another small country, more populous, but still small.

[@b34rdy]

@KalashnikovPM63 I was meaning the legal options. We know about magnets etc there are other tricks in getting your truck to go faster than 56/90 without touching the limiter but it involves the tyres when your getting the limiter set

[@b34rdy]

@@KalashnikovPM63 yes and if caught you get screwed and the tacho gets reset aswell as some other guff, if you put barely legal tyres on for a calibration and then put new ones on oddly legally enough can do more than 56mph/90kph

[@74G__]

love the content and i love that you encourage comments not just for engagement but for opinions and additional info. keep up the good work man, i hope to see the content long enough to be monetized.

[@DOUGL4S1]

The best part about Icelandic trucking is the secret tunnel connecting the east and west coasts, makes for easy cross-country deliveries without the need to worry about weather or even turns. I wonder how many will get that reference.

[@schalitz1]

As someone who's rented a car and driven in Reykjavik, I will second its quite easy to get around compared to some European cities.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

I love how there's a video on trucking in Iceland yet it doesn't show any actual trucks working in Iceland

[@Luredreier]

I appreciate that you covered my mothers nation. It's such a small and often forgotten about nation, it's nice to see some coverage. :-)

[@Detah_]

I went on a trip to Iceland recently and it was honestly one of the best experiences of my life. I even saw two of those Buhanka vans from Russia and surprisingly the Icelanders have a thing for big American pickup trucks

[@CornflakesYognaut]

These are the top of my comfort fun videos now, I love them. I'd love to learn more about the huge Canadian Pacific logging trucks and the massive amount of wood they haul. Try googling the images which compare a Pacific P16 to a regular truck.

[@pinkstinger]

Personally I'm intrigued by Cuban truck driving. I wonder if there are classic trucks as well as classic cars

[@kirby1225]

Iceland is based >goes to "war" with britain over fishing rights >wins >does it again >and then again >wins both times

[@elisorrells5314]

If Britain was a serious country they would of annexed Iceland long ago

[@kirby1225]

@@elisorrells5314 except the time Iceland became an independent country was so late that a democratic country then simply couldn't just annex another country like that.

[@redroyce4590]

Man i really hope i'll be able to visit Iceland for like 1-2 months straight in the future.

[@Foreskin-gamer28]

Yea it’s great here. But don’t get your hopes up about auroras because that is pretty rare here too

[@MikeV8652]

Excellent report on a beautiful country.

[@MrJumpyJ]

One particular video I'd like to see is the truck culture of the Netherlands. Modification and music in particular.

[@slr_393p]

awesome video Loving these videos man!

[@jacobh.4719]

Hey, love the more frequent videos :) I'd love to see more european countries' trucking

[@dank-mayo8373]

Always good when a new Yukon vid drops

[@toraxmalu]

90 km/h is high for European standards! In Germany it is 80 km/h or even 60 km/h…

[@Avlad29]

Trucking in eastern Europe, Romania is pretty intense, the country with the highest rate of deaths and accidents in Europe and it's an important transit route between Europe and Asia, filled with drivers and companies from all over the world. Also the country of half-finished highways for at least a decade. There's at least one accident a day involving a truck. It would a make for a long video. There are also blockages pretty often, with drivers waiting in line for 5-6 hours.

[@murraymitchell22]

90KM/H is the maximum speed for trucks over 3,500kg. and then only on motorways, on all other roads with a higher limits trucks are limited to a maximum of 80KP/H including divided multi lane highways. There may be other local lower limitations.

[@nikistimelapses]

Back when I visited Iceland int the summer of 2016 I loved the inland buses that not only looked like trucks but also were the size of them. It was fun to go through the beautiful landscapes. Also thanks for taking my video suggestion ♥

[@AnnaMaria-zm8cv]

You should check the glacier trucks, those are MONSTERS. Only in Iceland I guess you find trucks converted into busses capable to go on glaciers.

[@DaHitch]

0:50 All trucks in Europe are capped at 90km/h, not just in Iceland. Manufacturers may not build trucks that can go faster, unless for use as firetrucks or for trucks which will be used outside of Europe.

[@disregardtheconstabulary1276]

(Pretty much) All of Europe is actually capped to 89km/h though. Legal limit 80, but mechanically the trucks have a little leeway.

[@CullenCraft]

I love your channel and its story. Following the audience can be a hard choice, and sometimes you don't even realize it's a choice at all. Your content is outstanding in every way and I always always always click on your vids as soon as I see them. Follow the flow, and don't be afraid to test the waters.

[@acasta403]

Have you considered doing a video on sleeper cabs? I'd be interested in learning about how people live in their trucks and what kinds of amenities they have in there.

[@spkra8798]

Icelander here, suprised to see some good quality content about my country :) thanks! we dont get alot of international attention 🙏

[@Lord_Eirikur]

blessaður íslendingur

[@spkra8798]

@@Lord_Eirikur sæll vinur :)

[@Lord_Eirikur]

@@spkra8798 hvernig líður þér

[@PPT75019]

0:50 I'm a little surprised by that statement. Trucks in Europe are electronicly limited to 90 km/h and a truck able to drive faster than that would be illegal in most countries.

[@ivascu_ivi]

i would love a video about public transport in different countries like or a comparison between the public transport in eu and the public transport in the us

[@stevesquad7110]

Still waiting for trucking in Antartica

[@Retired88M]

Watching from Northeast Pennsylvania USA

[@konstantinos1801]

The speed limit for trucks in most EU countries is 80 Km/h at the highways and in roads with one lane per way is less than that. The speed limiter in trucks is set to 90 Km/h because in some counties the seed limit is 90. Iveco has a a system with a special key to reduce the max speed further down to 86 km/h but its up to the companies if they are going to use it or not.

[@MarinoMoons]

1:24 I can literally see my office there! Iceland is crazy small.

[@gunsi2107]

Sælir

[@truckdriver1982]

90km/h is not slow for Europe 🙂 I think almost all contries here have a max speed limit of 90km/h with just the truck...and 80 with trailer/wagon.

[@gunsi2107]

90 kmh is also the speed limit for regular cars in Iceland

[@johnnyhun1]

the major problem is like in every other countries, you have to speak the native language. There is some company that is fine with english only, but most of them require you to speak icelandic despite almost everybody speaks english in iceland. So for foreginers that really sucks, they are limited and can't move freely between the jobs :/ And to be honest, I would like to try out Iceland as a trucker, but many other countries as well, and learning every language is just impossible, or takes too much time

[@AFE2116]

THANK YOU YUKON FOR PUTTING MY LAND

[@Nordic.Civilization]

Are they looking for drivers? What us the month salary over there?

[@casperas2]

1:23 for a second I thought I was looking at an american Stroad

[@AutistCat]

The legal speed limit for trucks in EU is typically 80kph, lower than in Iceland. And trucks are usually electronically limited to 90kph max in the European market anyway.

[@duskjester3027]

90kmph is totally normal as a max speed in Europe for trucks, under EU legislation all trucks must be limited to 90kmph anyways although some countries have higher national speed limits for them. Here in the UK the speed restriction law still applies and all trucks are limited at 90kmph although by UK law, a truck can do 60mph on a motorway so if your going downhill or something your not necessarily speeding by exceeding the limiter.

[@thedongaming9994]

Yukon, you should definitely do a history of tow trucks

[@dercorta-noyokamiboyteenpr2166]

european standart is actually 80kmh,

[@patrickbatemann847]

Since you already covered US & Canada. Can you do a video on trucking in Mexico?

[@RosyMiranto]

The challenge i gone through the Highlands of Iceland and the snowy road of the Northern side is all worth it.

[@TheOne-je6wu]

Can you do a video about trucking in Sweden

[@johnraven5517]

ah, nice that you are talking about my country, it tends to bee looked over:)

[@grimreboot]

Thanks for the upload :)

[@Peterkragger]

90 km/h isn't slow by European standard. It IS a standard, as all trucks have limiters set on 90 km/h

[@andreanastacio9548]

"thisis quite slow be european standards" Uh... 90 km/h is the speed limit for trucks in all of europe (or the EU atleast), and all trucks sold here come with a 90 km/h limiter as a result...

[@MrBotyesz]

On thing most of Europe has a speed limit of 80 km/h or 50 mph for trucks. From the factory all trucks are limited to 90km/h or 56 mph it's a law. But manny companies further limit the trucks between 81-85 km/h 50.33 -53 mph because of fuel savings.

[@avacadomangobanana2588]

Dawg please I love these trucking videos but these are so niche. You have so much talent/ ability with making entertaining content. Branch out, idk if you have a hyperfixation with trucking but we will watch different videos if you produce them

[@Diptera_Larvae]

100kph is the speed limit for trucks in Australia. Let’s race for pinks!

[@Karpaneen]

Actually the 90km/h speedlimit for semi trucks is pretty much average in Europe. A bit over than that actually. Most European nations have set it at 80km/h.

[@carlosrenteria2495]

Hey Youkon, love these videos so interesting to learn!! Maybe you should cover the trucking scene in Mexico.

[@Trucker-Moosey]

You should do a video talking about truck driving in Norway! Also love your videos keep up amazing work!

[@Robbie_03]

I do restaurant distribution in the trucking industry, and i feel its massively overlooked, would love to see something about it

[@drumcorcaigh5770]

I was just thinking about this the other day and how different it is to most truck drivers jobs. Where I'm from nearly all new drivers start off in that business because the turn over is so high, but the guys that stick at it love it for some reason. Its my idea of hell and I never want to go back to it lol

[@molo8622]

Norwergian trucking sometime maybe? :D

[@No2Eight]

I’d love to know more about Lumber or Log Hauling

[@tomatonoodles4723]

Could you do one about ex-yugo/balkan trucking?

[@Nyx571]

so just wondering, if you would expand to other types of transportation, maybe talk about a major city or country with public transportation amd why it is built the way it is and other fact.

[@MonsieurArlequin]

I wonder if it's possible to cover the trucking scene in singapore. As a city island country, the country is so small that trucks here are limited to between 60km/hr or 70km/hr depending on category, with some special categories of trucks having even lower speed limits which I think is one of the lowest speed limits in the world. It's also interesting that a lot of truckers are from Malaysia delivering food to Singapore and a lot of them will start their journey between midnight to 2am depending on location just to reach Singapore before 4 to 5am. Not because markets open at 6am but also to beat the causeway jam that starts at 6 to 7am. Its quite insane because all long haul truckers come from Malaysia, and there isn't any freight rail in singapore. Almost all trucks in singapore are flat bed trucks (a bit like the American uhaul trucks) built mostly for short sprints across the city. The only time semi trucks are used is from the port in tuas and harbourfront to distribution centers,however there is only a handful of distribution centresand industrial location , and its very obvious where trucks are running constantly because the roads are insanely wide. In matter of fact, the west coast highway is a road that is used almost exclusively by trucks (and cyclist) as it runs between the 2 ports. Trucks and semis cannot be owned by regular people and only registered business can buy trucks. (pick up trucks and jeeps are also included in this category) so weirdly enough, being a truck enthusiastic here is really difficult.

[@martinhoplandnilsen2768]

Do a video about Norwegian trucking🚛🇳🇴

[@onebadapple83]

Hey! I’d like to see a video comparing trucking in Mexico vs the US.

[@shanelyttle7953]

Yea I would like to know Mexico trucking living conditions

[@petar3658]

You should do bosnia, croatia and serbia (if possible al at once because we are basicaly the same people and share a lot of things)

[@hulkiehulkie]

Maybe a cool topic is the trucking styles you have and tuning. Especially like the Dutch and Scandinavian styles. Or some history of the trucking from Europe to the Middle East

[@ermining1]

I lived and worked in iceland for many years. The drving age you mentioned is not exactly correct, and 90 is the speed limit in most of europe (80 on national roads in france). Working in Iceland is great fun, sets you up for driving anywhere in terms of weather, but doesn't make you very good to work in europe as it's very open, and although the roads are mostly single lane, they are very very quite, so the driving is very easy.

[@ibrahimerdemerturk5929]

Hey yukon. If you need a content, look for Turkish trucking scene. A counrty with many narrow steep roads and extreme climate change. Interesting point: truckers _it is their home- dont wear shoes while driving. Some brands add shoe storage to their trucks just for Turkish market. Also it is in the way between europe and middle east, they travel long distances (example germany to iraq) If you mention the disaster in our counrty. It will be much more appreciated.

[@MylanPS3]

90 km/h max speed for trucks is actually the standard in Europe. Only the UK (and maybe Ireland) has a 96 km/h speed limit I think.

[@SeriouslyUnhingedPersonMaybe]

In finland trucks are capped at 80 km/h

[@carman5567_]

In Morroco, what I see are lots of trucks with rigid designs, with dumps or boxes. You'll occasionally find the tractor-trailer configuration but not as much as the box or dump trucks. There are mainly European brands, and some Indian brands like Tata, although the trucks aren't modern, you will find older trucks. Most of the loads consist of mainly animals or crops. In terms of community, I don't know much about but I do know that truck drivers there like to decorate mainly inside, with bright colors, patterns, and curtains hanging down the windshield. But do take this information with a grain of salt, as I've been in one part of Morroco and haven't seen much of the other places.

[@bandog3214]

Amazing video mate if possible, could you do a vid about Italian trucking? It's probably amongst the biggest trucking industries in the entirety of Europe

[@paulgemperlein626]

Nice vid. Maybe a video on convoys?

[@lx_9696]

Very nice video. German trucking would be an interesting video, too.

[@matfhju]

Scandinavian trucking next

[@sigmaexplore]

@Yukon You do a nice job but I must add as a driver working in Iceland that apart from the bad weather, the roads are in poor condition, dangerous and often without service in winter, especially at night. The driver's salary does not differ significantly from the warehouse worker's salary, and he risks much more.

[@samworthy9850]

Can you do a video on European live event and concert touring trucking as it’s quite a unique subdivision of the industry and then perhaps how that compares to the US

[@victorschmidt5306]

90 km/h is not at all slow by any standards. It has been the norm for 30 some years

[@AnonNomad]

Lobster trucking in the Mariana Trench.

[@keithlarsen7557]

So the tyres will have a pressure of 80 bajillion giga-pascals, but due to how pressure is measured it will only say 45 PSI on the gauge when you measure it. When you start driving up towards the surface, it is very important to get out let off the excess pressure.

[@AnonNomad]

@@keithlarsen7557 going to need a mean filter for all that debris.

[@LacaTomi]

All modern trucks are limited to 90km/h, since you cant go faster in any europen country.

[@erkinalp]

In Romania, the truck speed limit is 100km/h.

[@xellemane9108]

I’d love to see a video on Norwegian trucking. Living in Norway it amazes me how ballsy some of the truckers here are. It’s not uncommon for me to drive down a 2 road highway, a cold winter night when the snow’s been heavy and the road condition is less than good, just to have a trucker come 110 km/h at me from behind

[@fredney]

I really would like to see a video about trucking in Norway. Especially on the west coast and in the north, were the trucks have to drive through the narrowest towns while carrying huge portions of salmon.

[@katslikesleah]

i love watching videos 3 months late, i get to watch unlisted videos

[@anaswart4744]

Consider doing a video on the Bandar abas and iran route: though this route is not functional anymore due to the various restrictions on the borders due to political and security reasons. Might make some good content though. Keep up the good work mate 👍

[@li0nheart05]

Ireland truck scene please 😎🇮🇪

[@fahrenheit2530]

New Zealand and Mexico would be interesting countries to delve into, New Zealand has the most diverse range of trucks that you could find anywhere in the world- if you can think of it, they have it. Mexico is also a fun place to check out for its trucks, they have a long history there of mom and pop truck brands and non-corporate manufacturers. Montserrat is cool too, the local government there is using the trucking industry as leverage to turn their greatest tragedy into a way to sustain their economy well into the future.

[@castironskillet2594]

What do you think about making a video on Chilean trucking?

[@Tuukkohakee]

Finlands trucking scene would be interesting to see :)