HGV Owner/Driver UK: Twas (Thursday/Friday) The Week Before Christmas.

[@brianwebb191]

You will only do any good with direct work?? don`t fuck about with Haulage Exchange or Anything Sub Contracted as they will have 50% out of it, Sounds like yo are on a Wing and a Prayer ffs, You need to be on minimum 3500K for 5 days, ( all you are doing sitting there talking Bollox) Fire it up and F/O home.

[@TheRockgod23]

As I talk 'Bollox', all I'll say is thanks for the constructive comment !

[@juliedanks6615]

Glad your still doing the vlogs, hadn't seen you for a while, very informative mate. Keep em coming please. Rob danks (ex driver) from wednesbury, happy new year to you and your family mate.

[@TheRockgod23]

@@juliedanks6615 Happy New Year.

[@StephenHanson-g2t]

Good content you say it has it is.Keep up the good work pleased you are earning a living.

[@paulhornsby8588]

Keep the videos coming, and keep well mate.

[@MrRfirth1]

Keep the videos coming 👌

[@TruckerEmeritus]

Hope you had a good Christmas, keep the waffle up, it's the facts that make your videos interesting. Much better than watching others polish their egos and wheelnuts.

[@chris3270-3]

Its not Netflix 😂😂.......bumped into you up near st14 few weeks back and you kindly pointed me in the right direction to find free overnight parking .....keep keeping it real and happy new year fella

[@TheRockgod23]

Cheers Chris , was it Uttoxeter Services ?

[@chris3270-3]

It was bud ,hope your keeping busy

[@ml2logistics]

Keep filming and give some guidance for others much appreciated

[@richardbreaden2215]

Good interesting vlog of how you work and getting loads keep vlogging

[@TheRockgod23]

Thank you, I will.

[@markh5433]

Morning morning morning. Please keep filming… you are much much better than the other “ Truckers” on here.

[@robgriffiths8755]

Very glad to see you're back doing vids again. I was first inspired by your videos about 10 years ago I think and been driving artic ever since..... Have good day

[@TheRockgod23]

I hope you're enjoying it ? (If not, don't blame me !).

[@craigmcg125]

57:09 That’s a great analogy. I hope you have the time to keep keeping it real 😂. I hear what you say about the KZbinrs I moved this and I moved that. I must admit if/when I get paperwork/ invoices I like to have a peep at prices. I’m only in a van sometimes I’m blown away a small parts is worth x and then something the size of a small car is worthless and the cost of carriage is more than the item.

[@TheRockgod23]

I know it sometimes sounds crazy but the worthless item could be the one thing delaying a multi-million pound project hence costing more to move it than it's value (that's economics/business).

[@Talup-g]

My dream job was running a little 4 wheeler tipper till i found out about the costs and uncertainty of it all. I admire how you managed to make it work out. It takes a special type of person from those that i have met

[@TheRockgod23]

Thanks, there's nothing stopping you. The hardest part is the start up.

[@jimsmith4213]

That story was longer than one of Ronnie Corbetts back in the day! Keeping it real👍🚛

[@TheRockgod23]

Just a pity I didn't have a punchline !

[@cavtd]

It's not boring, it's informative. Has it really been 4 years? seems like only a few months ago the video of how you got the truck went up.

[@TheRockgod23]

Time flies !

[@matthewgarvey3911]

Great vlog rockgod keep the videos coming. Happy new year to you and your family

[@TheRockgod23]

Happy New Year Matt.

[@curnock]

Overnight facilities get no better as years roll on.an absolute disgrace especially the amount you are charged.great videos

[@Hgv.scania]

Morning rock god best wishes from mike in Manchester 😊😊it's not boring I enjoy your videos keep safe thank for what you do 😊

[@comradebismarck]

I run 8x lorries artics 3 of which are over 1mill kms on them all Volvos we do around 3,000 - 3,300km a week with a revenue of about 3,500 - 3,700 per week trucks are paid for trailers are brand new Schmitz Euroliners but we got them on an extremely good deal im talking about £19.5k per trailer and that's brand new. We earn around £5 to £8k proffit per month from the trucks. Now I know to some it will sound low, but £5 to £8k proffit and everything paid for is very good for me and my family in my opinion.

[@TheRockgod23]

I don't think there is a right way or wrong way of running trucks as long as you are happy and bringing in enough to pay for everything plus a bit of profit.

[@EGCC4284]

Morning Rockgod, I’m really sorry but I can’t remember what your name is ? Can you please remind us all ? Great video, I found it very interesting. Can I ask a few questions you may consider answering on your next video ? Have you bought your truck outright, or is it on lease or bank loan ? If on lease or bank loan, are you able to claim payments against tax ? Does Scania do your maintenance or another garage ? The apps you use to get work, how much a year does subscription to them cost ? Regarding what you do, there is a saying that anyone can be a busy busy fool. What’s the point of working all hours god sends to make the same amount of someone who works less. What’s your plans regarding truck replacement if and when, are you saving money to one side for that day. These jobs you are doing, if it means less miles and diesel use, then to me that makes best scenario. My friend Jason runs a very small fleet of tankers. He would rather do tank cleaning jobs and earn top money rather than running around like a clown burning fuel. Regards Robert from Bury

[@TheRockgod23]

Hi Robert, you probably can't remember my name because I've never actually said what my name is on any of my videos, this is because I always wanted the vids to be about the job and not about me ! Rather than go into details now about your questions I will indeed try to include them in future videos but I will say that the truck was a 5 year finance deal (just under 1 year left then it will be paid for), the payments are a business cost to the Company so are not included in the Corporation Tax (tax on profits) at the end of the year. As for the 'apps', The Haulage/Courier Exchange is the only one I use which I pay for, can't remember how much but it's under a grand (though some people pay thousands as it depends on the number of vehicles in a fleet and whether or not you want to post your own loads etc). Others like Amazon Relay, Haulage Hub etc are free to use. Cheers. (By the way, it's Matt).

[@markh5433]

Forgive me RG… if that was my truck, I would be looking for loads for Mondays…. Did you have any luck with that list of places I posted last year)

[@TheRockgod23]

I normally do look for Mondays, in this case this was my last day before having a week off for Christmas. Was it the list of hauliers ? If so, I contacted a couple who said they just post extra work online as it's easier. Cheers.

[@markh5433]

@@TheRockgod23 No it was a list of company’s around Clitheroe

[@TheRockgod23]

@@markh5433 I'll give it another look and next time I'm up there I'll 'knock on some doors', cheers.

[@darren1774]

I know you can drive an artic so why did you decide to buy a rigid over an artic?

[@TheRockgod23]

Purely an economic decision. Lower running costs while earning similar to an artic (sometimes a bit less, sometimes more).

[@TruckinAboutWithSteve]

Only £6 per crossing in 26t?

[@TheRockgod23]

@@TruckinAboutWithSteve Yep, I thought it would be more, hence the reason I normally go around the bottom when going to Kent from the North West (via the M40).

[@TruckinAboutWithSteve]

@@TheRockgod23 me too

[@markh5433]

Morning morning morning. Please keep filming… you are much much better than the other “ Truckers” on here.

[@nickaf5262]

Trouble is he can’t do a jenko and keep changing jobs every week 😂😂😂

[@NickKolythas]

​@nickaf5262 that's true but it's nice, especially if someone new is interested to see what the job is really like