Guess I'm A Weekend Driver Now

[@eridulife]

This got to be the best HGV vlog out there. This Raul in its best with general talking... Love it! I am in Luton and had no work in January too. Started work yesterday :)

[@butters_]

Anything below £14 Is an absolute insult, what a shame for the industry.

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

A minute's silence for the trailer tyres.

[@cc1847]

Good to see you back mate. I’m in Liverpool I’ve had no work in January for the first time in 6 years. And there’s warehouse jobs offering more per hour than some of these class 1 jobs wtf is going on.

[@Raul689]

i know crazy times

[@dation0000]

any change to situation? badly looking for work too

[@marian6593]

Back at your best, Raul. I love hearing your general chat throughout your videos: no particular subjects, just whatever random thoughts come to mind. Love it 😉

[@johnbarry4562]

Weren't MAN involved with Cummins when they brought out the Celect engine in the mid nineties ? The first ' fly by wire ' ..... You would want to get onto a roundabout and you'd be half way out before the stupid yoke would decide to move .... Younger and new drivers were able to handle them better....If you tried to give it fuel you would trick the computer .... You needed to let the engine feel the strain .... And the dopes still haven't got it right 30 years later lol

[@bodazephyr6629]

10.80 for hgv1 is outrageous. Bus diving is paying more than that at the moment, 14 to 15 an hour and in your own bed every night, can't listen to music though.

[@michaelraine6879]

Good to see you back mate, enjoy your videos. I'm. not one for giving advice to people I don't know personally but please don't be offended if I advise you to take life as it comes and don't let work rule your life to a point where you don't enjoy what you are doing. I worked to a point where I let myself be influenced by others and ended up in a dark place. Enjoy life while you are young .Cheers Michael

[@Raul689]

Thanks for that

[@williamfence566]

Hi Raul Great Vlog as usual . Couple of mates I know haven't worked since Xmas and the agency they are with admitted that they have 61 drivers from a pool of 150 out of work. Country doesn't make anything so nothing needs moving sadly.

[@robika880416]

Great video again. Know what you mean with the Merc gearbox. Sometimes you want to go into a roundabout and it just rolls because it cannot decide witch gear 🤣

[@billyhgvuk]

It’s good to see you back big man. Where have you been? It’s sad to see HGV drivers out of work for long spells… I hope work picks up for you soon and you keep these great videos coming 👍

[@Raul689]

Thanks pal. I take it as it comes, but atm I'm ok doing a few days per week. Cheers pal 👍

[@giib]

I did my last agency job 23rd Dec , Luckily i started Class 1 Tanker driving job full time 16th Jan .

[@marksheehan2897]

I looked at another well known container company based in Knowsley myself and thought to myself are they for real. I even thought maybe it was a old job advert from 1990 lol. Im surprised they have any drivers for that money. Truly shocking

[@Raul689]

Mate they have over 100 drivers. Over 100 trucks

[@meilong2338]

Why these new lorries don’t have sat navs or reversing cameras? I can’t imagine reversing that long trailer without seeing what’s behind. It’s a risk every time you do it

[@relcse]

Satnav OK but no reverse cam it's because you swap the trailers almost every time. So there is no point to put the camera on the tracktor unit.

[@mikeowen1192]

Got to agree about the MAN never liked them a box on wheels with poor all round vision my other most hated is the DAF CF and that dinging warning alarm and a crap cab good luck mate

[@Bobi-ow6ou]

During quite times Get your Private Hire Licence as backup, you can rent car and do Uber or local taxi and earn good money during dry season

[@drexl8326]

The eco roll can be adjusted, like slow down to 85km and roll up to the speed you set

[@drexl8326]

At least on volvos and renaults

[@kennethjones1441]

Thank you.....Always interesting.

[@RastaMafinPL]

i sat on my bumm for over 4 weeks now east midlands is domed no work at all agency register all the time but no work given shamles but somthing moving on one of them and gona get 3rd day i a row wow some omney go to the pot reducing my huge debt bill

[@billwilson1320]

Yes, a quiet truck. So some good.

[@10aDowningStreet]

I quite like working weekends. I've been reducing my working in recent years but kind of surprised by the judgmental attitude from a small minority of people. I'm a long way from retirement but I'm OK for money, paid of most of my house off, I don't have expensive tastes and live quite a simple life. But what business is it of anyone's if I only want to work 20-30 hours a week and enjoy my hobbies? I don't claim benefits, I'm completely independent, I'm in a better financial potion that 100% of the people who've criticised me... Like it's my 'duty' to work myself as miserable as they are or something, or apparently I'm lazy (I'm not the one whose only hobby is 6 hours of TV a night) I can happily spend 16 hours a day building drones, it really annoys me, just seems to come from a place of bitterness and jealousy so generally something I steer clear of in conversation.

[@stugill4513]

great 2 see you back m8

[@vitdolinski6494]

Nice to see you back mate!

[@geoffreynoble4415]

wow today is RAUL day nice to here you m8 sounds like M A N is not for you volvo was my kind of truck are well good luck till nx time

[@garyclarke3306]

Morrison s Stockton I’ve tipped there 😊

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

RAUL! Have you seen the new Home Bargains warehouse being built on the M62? Word on the street is you're looking at 4 on 4 off circa £50K.

[@TRUCKERJOES]

£50K? you lucky if you get £27 😎

[@cc1847]

It was around £37k mate on days 4 on 4 off I worked for them for a bit in Liverpool. About 42k on nights though. Are they advertising for drivers for the new one?

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

@@cc1847 not yet. £42K for basically working half a year is not bad. I'll keep my eyes open.

[@Raul689]

yeah that's a big one. HB always paid good but 50k i don't know... seems to good to be true

[@leejackson6305]

Love the video man I'm looking for some weekend work myself well one every two weeks if you have any leads give me a heads up man cause atm no one seems to wanna take me on for that ha!

[@ZippyPenguinTribute]

Raul on coke 🤣 Nice to see you back mate.

[@lewis211]

Just to add also, I know we've all family to feed but the drivers accepting the low wages are not doing themselves or the industry any favours. The excess profit is only pocketed by the above :)

[@lewis211]

I've just done my class 2 and planning on doing class 1 shortly. I'm being paid more than £10.60 to drive a van lmao is it even worth doing anymore...

[@Bobi-ow6ou]

Thanks Raul wonderful channel, what Sat nav do you use, which one would you recommend for HGV

[@Raul689]

Thanks! I use a garmin dezl 770. Can recommend Garmin to anyone

[@jamesmarriott3667]

Hi Raul , great video as awlays , if you dont mind can you please give a shout out to Truck Jenko who is doing a charity motor bike ride around Britain with his brothers in Aid of Cancer Research , thank you very much Raul 👍👍👍🚛

[@allessandrodudley8827]

Raul how's it going brother?

[@Raul689]

All good

[@davidvivian596]

Hi Raul, what was the control knob on the lower dashboard which you were operating whilst doing the shunting at Morrisons?

[@Raul689]

it's the gear selector. the MAN's and the DAF's have it in the same place, like a cooker knob haha

[@daveboutflour8146]

That IFECO Warrington ?

[@Raul689]

yep

[@lewisjones7763]

Love your vids Raul. Any tips for a newly qualified class 2 driver? Thanks 👍🏼

[@mumtazzafar5696]

Yes m8 been driving class 2 for the last 5 years. Time will teach you everything. Don't just rush If you need help ask do not hesitate.

[@vitdolinski6494]

Class 2 is the best way to start and gain experience. You will learn how to drive in tight streets and dealing with traffic. Class 2 is a multi drop job most of the time. Might be stressful sometimes but you will learn how to plan your route stops and breaks.

[@lewisjones7763]

@@mumtazzafar5696 thanks bro appreciate it

[@RE0402]

Hi Raul, do you know any place around Milton Keynes who take new passed driver?

[@nagyistvan9063]

knights of old in luton

[@Raul689]

no sorry mate just phone agencies

[@simonsteele1119]

It sounds like your missing driving Scanias !

[@Raul689]

you bet haha

[@SaintDizzyz]

New to the channel, driving over 10 years now. Just curious what satnav do you use? My 7 year snooper finally died

[@Raul689]

Thanks mate. I use a Garmin 770, old model but does the job

[@1r0n_does_Evony]

you make me laugh, since Im driving a MAN too. Has yours got the kickdown? Extra inch after you think your foot is flat? Thats the only way to get it to change quickly.

[@Raul689]

Yes it has that but not using it tbh 👍

[@1r0n_does_Evony]

@@Raul689 I believe that it's a Scania gearbox and it's not too bad, I like it better than the DAF. Also, 90 is not 90. In that some 90 is faster than other 90. My shitty MAN overtakes Kacktrosses and DAFs all day 🤣

[@1r0n_does_Evony]

I work for a recycling company, so trucking is not where they make their money but it's essential. I never knew an 8 hour day as a trucker before. Money is rubbish, but not as rubbish as in the UK. I drive dangerous goods so my basic is 16 Euro something plus 2 euro an hour for ADR. Plus 25% for 'overtime'. I still agree with you and want to do something else. Do you know trucker Tim? He has bought all these trucks and is just starting to look for work, maybe a CoLab could be interesting?

[@mono5310]

Shunters getting mad for a few minutes of their time lol... there's some right miserable old farts out there :-] ignore them

[@sopirGaming95]

now I know why you hate MAN brand :D :D

[@cr3752]

Don't worry MAN trucks will be cancelled soon because the name is too toxic!

[@Raul689]

LOL :))

[@davidlawrence942]

Want a easy job do shipping containers you do very little work.

[@Raul689]

yeah i did loads but it doesn't pay very well in my area

[@djdarksidejungle559]

good to see you back in the saddle but things arte looking grim cause of brexit raul if i was you id have gone back home none of this brexit is goign to end well

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

He IS home.

[@djdarksidejungle559]

@@Nickbaldeagle02 yeah but i meant back to romania cause tell you something this is just start of it barely a year into the biggest single act of self destruction and stupidity in modern history and its already falling apart cause bet in the EU their not short of work and everythingsa ground to a halt like it has here

[@TRUCKERJOES]

🤣Brexit is for the brits! For us European we can come and go as we see fit Sorry mate!

[@djdarksidejungle559]

@@TRUCKERJOES yep at least we got blue passports

[@Raul689]

it's bad everywhere pal. at the minute i still enjoy being in the UK but who knows... :)