24 Hours As An HGV Driver! What’s It Like To Sleep In A Truck?

[@karlhesden362]

More of these videos please luke absolutely cracking . Maybe nice to see what the conditions you guys have to put up with in truck stops good and bad .

[@matt12346]

I sleep better in my truck than I do in my own bed 😂 can't beat opening the curtains in the morning in the summer if you stop in a decent layby with a view watching the sun come up 👌

[@Wetthewhistle]

With the cost of timber just now I’m surprised it was still onboard in the morning 😂

[@et9233]

At my age im surprised to see morning wood too

[@ScottishLad.]

@@et9233 Lmao

[@RichPAFC1987]

It's difficult to shift it

[@napnaps7393]

@@et9233 🤣

[@jonathanharrison1]

I really enjoyed the video Luke, it has given me a glimpse into what I’m hoping to do once I’ve passed my HGV test.

[@phillipsiviter2024]

Thanks for letting us ride along, Luke - at least no breakdowns this time.

[@michelle.ethompson153]

Hi. Ive been wanting to train for my class 1 for years and hopefully my time is about to come. This was the exact video I was looking for. A real honest account of what a working day is for a trucker, so thank you. Ps: I'm looking forward to it. Lets hope i pass🤞 I had great times in the 90s going to work with my dad at weekends. Although i think i am still mentally scared from the fear of driving up the steep quarry in Somerset overload. The weighbridge was at the bottom of the quarry and i was scared the lorry would not make it and roll backwards down the hill 🙈 But my dad drove all sorts up to 44T over the years. He wishes me luck but he said he wouldn't do it now if he was younger as the conditions and pay are far worse than it was back in his trucking days. I hear that a lot. But I welcome it 😊 Keep the videos coming, im subscribed now 😊

[@JohnWilliams-di3zs]

Thanks for this detailed video explaining the hours and rules of a working 24 hours. Hope they can repair your truck asap. Stay safe and take care and hope you feel a bit better quite soon.

[@DannyPhilipsen]

I am an apprentice in a moving company, and last week was my first night out in a truck, and we stopped at a petrol station for the night. I had top bunk. Not a lot of space up there, and when I woke up the following day, I got the reading lamp in my eye, when I sat up. It was a very comfortable nights sleep, though!

[@andyellis307]

Brings back memories following you around for 24 hours. I've texted you a few times now and enjoy your vids memories of when I was tramping around the country. Where in Peterborough did you deliver I'm only 18 miles from there near what was Alconbury truck stop, another truck stop gone. Great vid.

[@richardmendham5278]

As a 'long-term' subscriber, I love these 'behind the scenes' movies They are really inciteful.

[@vanontherun2843]

Hey Luke, I'm still loving your stuff, nice to see a bit of a review of your tramping arrangements. I'm an owner driver courier doing light haulage and I often tramp in the back on a fold out bed and a folding mattress, I usually fall asleep quicker in the van than when I'm at home! They are Aluminium billets, they will either be machined into components or more likely extruded into sections such as those used in window frames etc. They are unlikely to be melted down as it takes quite a few processes to get it into billet like that. I used to work in Aluminium Smelters, the billet is a 'value add' product and worth more than Aluminium for melting down and casting which I could see in the background of your video.

[@paulherbert709]

Black power cable connector from unit to trailer can be used for fuel pump when filling up, but don't forget to put it back especially at night !

[@oscarleeson2298]

I love sleeping in a truck personally. I spent 4 months as a rigid driver doing nights out and I start my first proper "tramping" job in an artic next week!

[@jasonantigua6825]

I can’t think of anything more depressing that kipping in a unit! To each their own!

[@oscarleeson2298]

@@jasonantigua6825 grew up sleeping in a caravan a few times a month, I’m used to sleeping in small spaces. I love it. But again, each to their own!

[@jasonantigua6825]

@@oscarleeson2298 👍

[@seanmarland6009]

As an ex submariner now driving class 1, there are a lot of similarities, like not showering very often, although the bunk's are massive compared to those on board!! Great video keep an coming!

[@johnbryant6935]

EX RN TOO. 64/72. SEAMAN GUNNER.Sean Marland.

[@seanmarland6009]

@@johnbryant6935 86 - 18 Ex CPOWEM(O)

[@johnbryant6935]

Class one DHL Severn beach Bristol. Sean Marland. Aged 74 now.

[@darenwilson1120]

Great videos Luke , I start my hgv training next Monday and watching you and jays videos are a great in sight to what is like been a driver . I’m really looking forward to it . 👍

[@lukecinahgv]

My name isn’t Carl 😂

[@darenwilson1120]

Luke 🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♂️ my bad , sorry mate

[@rayyyyyy22]

@@lukecinahgv great vid carl

[@johnwhitehouse9885]

Thank you. Luke again Enjoyed your video Very Interesting to see how Relax at night. and spend you rest time very interesting. Thanks again. Take care and Stay safe and safe Trucking.

[@MrTerryb1956]

I would feel "as snug has a bug in a rug " sleeping in the cab - great video mate- Luke C - Swindon's "Barry White "

[@bp9854]

"trying to be healthy" 3 bags of haribos on the dash haha :D

[@lukecinahgv]

I forgot my yfood. 😂

[@nickcastleton7438]

They were healthy, Luke hadn’t eaten them yet!!😂

[@mswain844]

I think the only thing that would bother me is having to start a working day without a shower in the morning. I cant wake up without a shower

[@cyrildhy8993]

Where I worked in Andover the trucker used to park in across the road outside. We used to leave the cctv screens on in the upstairs offices. They could be seen from the cabs.

[@truckmonkey8777]

Amazing video again bro! Huge fan and just started my own blog on becoming a hgv driver and my life in the industry! Thanks for being a inspiration bro.

[@tjderby2012]

Hi luke loving the videos. Passed my Class 1 on the 14th jan. Now in my 2nd week tramping

[@forsdykemontague1017]

You can buy sponge ear plugs that expand and block out noise, we used them in the RAF on the flight line. They are a bit long if you are a side sleeper (as I am), i cut them in half so they sit flush with my ear. You won't here any more road noise !

[@kennethharper8417]

Hi Luke thanks for that information video for us people who are not in the HGV trade or who are thinking about becoming a truck driver this info will come in handy. so keep the brilliant videos coming. stay safe

[@keebs26uk]

Another Life Hack for the Diesel Pump if it don’t work properly is to put a 50 Pence Piece in it. Been doing it years since a Old Timer taught me 😂😂

[@chriswood4650]

Been bingeing your videos and can see how much weight you've lost, keep it up Luke, hell of an effort 💪🏻

[@jdmodelmayhem2704]

I'm.a new subscriber your channel is brilliant I'm actually playing a hgv sim game on my ps5 I hit the barriers about 5 times lol keep up the good work my friend its great to see the life of a hgv driver thanks mate

[@danielhorobin5781]

In the cap of the cough medicine there is a little line and that shows you where to stop filling as that’s 5ml.

[@lukecinahgv]

Bloody hell 😂 good To know lol

[@tilerman]

This is a true story of my one and only sleeping in a lorry cab experience. Going back a few years here i worked in a warehouse and was asked to do a run with a lorry driver which involved a night in his cab. Done the day run, parked up about 5ish, and straight in the pub. Until it closed. And then went to a nightclub until about 2am. I did actually know the driver socially and he was a very big drinker. And boy was he drunk. Extremely so. Anyway, mistake i made was him in the top bunk, me underneath. And in the night he wet himself while asleep and i got a proper soaking. Alarm went of at 6 and without so much as having a wash he was back behind the wheel driving. Not good.

[@keithmiller9665]

Loved the way you took the cough medicine!

[@alan35715]

Brilliant video again mate keep it up near to the end you’re delivering point was next to the Range which I do last week.

[@jmurray01]

I always wondered why trucks parked in lay-bys had a rear door open, but that makes total sense. I've finally decided to leave my office job for a driving job, not HGV but in the future who knows. They can ban petrol cars but we'll always need trucks!!

[@damnitkyle3156]

I’ve literally just left my Restaurant Manager role for a 3.5t driving job in hood I can save to maybe do HGV in a few years time 🤣 nice to see I’m not the only one! Drivers are always needed and I do enjoy being on the roads

[@alanyoungman7824]

Not a trucker/driver but I love the vids Luke keep them coming

[@SuperBarnaby12]

If the measurements in the bottle cap why can’t they tell you that? Thanks man you learn something every day 😹

[@andylloyd8176]

Nice one mate just subbed! Got my three class 1 theory tests coming up, this video helped ;)

[@HutchyJE]

Seeing you park up in Wellingborough is kinda cool used to deliver to that industrial estate all the time

[@thesandman1692]

Hi Luke, great video, very informative. Do you keep your lights on all night on the truck and also, when you are being unloaded, is that classed as other work? I purchased the truckers handbook you advertise on your channel, I'm going to start reading it tomorrow.

[@sevhonk]

i've been wondering when you've had nights out in previous videos what you do overnight for the toilet. when i saw this video i was hoping you'd mention it. another great one, luke!

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Bushy bushy or a truckers tizer bottle. The provision of facilities for truckers in the UK is zero, you are just the shit the rest of the industry scrapes off the bottom of their shoe. Some places you deliver to won’t even let you use their facilities.

[@deepdarkness4051]

Hey man love the insight , I'm just about to start my training soon and wanted to get a look at the kind of stuff I can expect , really enjoyed the insight going to watch more of your stuff :) new sub

[@nickcastleton7438]

As always great video Luke, keep up the good work 😀🚛

[@mickboakes7023]

Hi Luke. I’d have to get rid of that diesel powered fan and get an electric one. A lot quieter. Stay well. Mick.

[@jonreynolds1655]

Omg Luke when you delivered to Cheltenham you were 1/2 a mile from my gaff, by the way the sun always shines in 'Nam ...lol .. love your vlogs mate and always orsm content ..tks mate

[@sallymurray2147]

Great video luke it was certainly different hope you will do more 24 hour video with you in a truck

[@Wildcamp-lifestyle]

Little tip. The 1k walk would be about 70 calories burned and the fish and chips would have been 1500 calories. If you’re overweight it’s your diet that needs sorting.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Should always try to move forward off the pump when you go in to pay, that way the next guy can fuel up while you pay.

[@benh4509]

Great video really enjoyed watching it.

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

I sleep better on my truck than i do in places with bigger open rooms such as hotels . i like the more snug closed in sleeper space

[@AllieCat58]

Luke you know it’s a fine art to load you with the wrong stuff!! Lol

[@philipgledhill7227]

I buddy hope you are well.and enjoying your trucking life on the road.brillant vlog buddy take care and safe journeys to you buddy philip.

[@DaveStevis]

Nice work Luke.

[@mauritztoivonen1070]

Great video,thank you for sharing.

[@louiseburke8012]

absolutely fascinating video

[@markfarmer2055]

Excellent video Luke. I was always told the more horrible the medicine tastes the better it is for you!

[@robertperry5484]

Brilliant, as good as Jay's, keep up the good work mate.

[@rybak04]

Great video Luke!

[@darrellmann7468]

Liked video my fried especially the cough mixture no spoon and just gulp I do the same lol 😆

[@brendanrichards2296]

Great video Luke keep it up mate

[@MrArry1997]

Coincidentally the ally lengths is the the same load you had on when you did the last "day in the life" video 👌

[@bikerboy7126]

Nice one Luke. Thanks 👍

[@scotttaylor7784]

If your ever in Wrexham again and staying overnight let me know. I live in Wrexham would be great to meet you and I can sort you out with fish and chips!! Haha

[@BTaylor1802]

Greetings from Telford, Shropshire!

[@oojerfink]

I think that's the way that all blokes measure cough syrup lol

[@TheKruxed]

I'm down to 23 stone dead just today Luke, was 26 stone 6.ft6 so its coming off fast. Whats your target? about 18 stone for me as a first major goal, should be there for May

[@bikertrucker7950]

Keep it going mate

[@TheKruxed]

@@bikertrucker7950 Cheers, 2 weeks sober today too :-)

[@bikertrucker7950]

@@TheKruxed fantastic buddy 10 years for me .... although I don’t know you but I’m proud of you 👍👍

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

mate that is amazing well done.. i've not had a drink in 3 years, best thing i ever did. keep it up and don't forget to ask for help if you need it!

[@bikertrucker7950]

@@cliveramsbotty6077 3 years that’s fantastic.... keep being strong ... positive.... healthy and happy 👍

[@Simon_PieMan]

What’s the deal with the weigh bridge? How do you know if you have to use it?

[@Jimages_uk]

I've watched a few or your videos, but not really enough to get the full picture, I guess. Do you use truck stops for overnight parking much? If not, why not, and if so, what are your main gripes about them?

[@jonwagstaff6613]

24 hours as a general haulage, tramper isn't it? I've just changed my from tipper/general haulage to store deliveries. Absolutely love it earning more money for less hours. Couldn't stop in a truck anymore.

[@exsoulagent]

Get some healthy snacks in man and not sugar fest type 😉 I’ll always put my head down on the nearside as it’s further away from the passing traffic 😁and ear plugs are a must.

[@waynehammerton5698]

Cheers once again Luke

[@poppops62]

Enjoyed that Luke. 👍

[@MrDbone75]

Good Wednesday evening to you sir and your family

[@stevehughes1834]

Parking up a couple miles from my house at the end there Luke #knowledge 👍

[@brendanmoore4244]

You are a legend Luke

[@hiskyboy8971]

thats 5 looooooooooooooool gr8 vid nice tip with the add blue cap will deffo be doing that now

[@TheRealViking88]

Look at intermittent fasting Luke if your wanting to shift some timber. A guy called Dr Eric Berg on KZbin very knowledgeable man.

[@mosaleem1162]

Here mate I can sleep anyware, truck seat, the bunk, you name it I can sleep like a log anywhere. For me I not one of those guys who mone and gron about going home to bed, I am not interested in luxury or comfort even though my bunk in the truck is comfy enough, but many my colleagues say the bunk are hard and uncomfortable. This is where we separated from real men to boys.

[@iamthouth]

Measuring in the cap of the bottle mate!

[@David-gh6tk]

The noise of that fan would drive me nuts 😂

[@gary63693]

It's white noise, it's easy. lol

[@morganmoore1592]

Great to see a video in the old wagon luke

[@TheBlueOwl21]

Interesting video, you really earn your money. Very long hours. 👍🏻

[@edwardmccallum8390]

Great video again luck keep up the good work mate 👍

[@BenM14-ZW11]

Luke thats exactly how i measure cough medicine - gulp, that'll do!

[@TheKruxed]

17:30 its not exact, but has a similar look to a roundwood trailer if you got rid of the front and back, I'd assume its craned on pipes or something

[@TheKruxed]

18:02 speak of the devil lol

[@robbie7298]

Oh little tip crack ur windows and the night heater won’t give you a sore throat 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@lukecinahgv]

Yeah I normally open the sunroof slightly mate. Definitely helps. Not only with throat but condensation too

[@NexisTube]

more of this please luke!

[@jangoofy]

To the add-blue cap life hack guy: check if the bottle cap on the cough stuff don't have an indicator for xx mL 🙂

[@farmerslim8837]

Hi Luke I like the content keep up the good work, noticed all your ratchets are on one side which will pull the weight of the load to that one side.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

I always sleep with my head next to the curb, reckon if someone hits you during the night I’d rather they hit my feet than my head.

[@Mcswedx]

Great video Luke, what do you do if you need a toilet break during the night?

[@johnhall3827]

LIFE HACK USE THE CAP OF THE COUGH MEDISAN AS A MESSURE .

[@dougwilson1769]

Another great video

[@skiptonn]

Great video luke test Friday class 2 tho one day will get on the artic will give you a beep if I see you haha

[@gary63693]

You not bothering skipping and going class 1 directly now then? I guess you were aware

[@skiptonn]

@@gary63693 no mate I was concerned about the road with little exspiriance so going to try get some class 2 work for 6 months then go for my class 1

[@gary63693]

@@skiptonn You made a wise choice my friend. This is how it should be. Good luck for the future matey

[@skiptonn]

I passed cheers for your uploads luke kept me going see you on the road

[@americanfreedomlogistics9984]

you wait and wait for them to load you with the wrong stuff then you you have to wait for them to un-oops their mistake it makes you mad enough to bite a rock

[@wilbertbirdner1303]

I'll bet that place with the PET bales smells nice.

[@lukecinahgv]

Yea it does actually. I think it’s one of those smells you either like it or don’t. I can imagine some don’t like it

[@MattyEngland]

He's left out the dogging and the burying of the bodies.

[@alisdairchalmers6852]

Lol

[@lukecinahgv]

Next video

[@MattyEngland]

@@lukecinahgv lmao 😂👍

[@stevenstroud1379]

How do you know the weight of your unit and trailer? maby you could show us and go into abit more detail about weights, axles and secure the load :D

[@emmakimble8946]

The trailer u saw is for logs / trees 🌲

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Tennis balls work well for fuel pumps.

[@officailzackgaming]

he said Cheltenham wrong welcome to my town luke

[@Bobi-ow6ou]

Trucking is a lifestyle not just a job,

[@redmille1000]

You need to get some blue tint glasses if you are going to watch your tablet before bed.