Why Dutch Trucking is Better

[@skipthefox4858]

Neat fact is that 1 block in the Netherlands is 8 blocks in the rest of the world, making trucking much easier and faster

[@goofiestofahhgaming1072]

💀

[@DollyBoy_1923]

What???

[@DollyBoy_1923]

I’m super confused

[@skipthefox4858]

@@DollyBoy_1923 minecraft joke

[@DollyBoy_1923]

@@skipthefox4858 ha ha! I get it! now that’s a pretty dang good joke!

[@edwardfitzpatrick3168]

Only thing you forgot is that DAF is native to the Netherlands

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Well.... it is an American company nowadays.

[@CallsignMiller]

@@ronaldderooij1774 no it isnt. The Daf is still Dutch as a independent company with its own board of directors. It is just part of the larger corporation of Paccar (and tbh Daf is carrying paccar hard except on the production of plastic parts where paccar excels)

[@NLJeffEU]

​@@ronaldderooij1774 chrysler and dodge are dutch cars because their headquater is located in the Netherlands. Is that how it works? 😂

[@theothertonydutch]

@@NLJeffEU You are literally making an example on why criteria matters.

[@timdekleijn8910]

@@NLJeffEU Then Starbucks is the NL's most famous 'coffeshop'.

[@b.w.9392]

As a dutch truck driver I have to say this video is 9.5/10. Only slight error is that a standard tracktor/trailer is limited to 16.5m (with trailers to 13.6) and combination trucks are indeed 18.75m The rest was just spot on!

[@boelensds]

road trains are up to 25 meter a couple of years now. you need to have 4 years trucking experience and additional training and exam to drive them. There combinations are not going to Belgium as they are not allowed there. but saves fuel and additional road movements.

[@quickwimnl]

@@boelensds They are. Belgium is allowing LZV now, like germany. And that is good new for cargo to Scandinavia where longer trucks are more common.

[@johngarritzcx6733]

Wat about The so called Eco-Combi ibelieve a more True road train. over 34 metres long😎😎✌✌

[@mikkorenvall428]

@@johngarritzcx6733 Eco-Combi ot High Capacity Trucks alias HCT as they are called in legal terms.

[@cautarepvp2079]

Heey! Since you are a Dutch truck driver, what is like living and working in Netherlands driving truck/lorry with trailer? Is the pay good? Worth it? Compared to other jobs in the Netherlands? Thanks for answering!

[@NatsukiMogiIsBestGirl]

Dutch style trucks are so goddamn cool! Speaking of which, I think a video specifically about truck customisation across the globe would be cool

[@raksoen]

Good luck with the Mercedes guy.

[@ofjeworstlust69]

Dutch*

[@DollyBoy_1923]

@natsuki mogi agreed!

[@NatsukiMogiIsBestGirl]

@@ofjeworstlust69 actually yeah, I suppose you're right. thanks for the correction!

[@DerB23]

Hell yeah, I'd love that

[@biggie_tea]

5:35 In my home town we actually had this thing called 'truckersdag' (truckersday) during which all the local truckers would decorate their trucks with flowers and drive through the town in a big honking parade. They would also often take some local (mentally) handicapped people along and it was just generally a wholesome thing.

[@CowsdaemonRSNL]

Bunschoten-Spakenburg?

[@biggie_tea]

@@CowsdaemonRSNL Heerde

[@JustRens.]

we still have it lmao, no flowers tho

[@mchandler15]

I'm English and I'll admit the Dutch are the best truckers about. See them all the time delivering to garden centres over here so speak to alot of them and they're also the friendliest truckers about as well.

[@RobbieKorver]

For us Dutchies the English are the best people in the world!

[@aero1000]

@@RobbieKorver ??? Sorry, but that’s the first time I have heard that.

[@chef7658]

We like Brits cause we can actually understand them. Unlike the French........

[@basedvalie1869]

@@chef7658Exactly, to us the French can only speak gibberish

[@DrMcMoist]

​@@RobbieKorverLiterally the first time I have ever seen a Dutch person say that. They usually think the English are twats.

[@StefanVeenstra]

The Netherlands also takes effort to separate vulnerable traffic from fast and heavy machines. This is why it's a joy to drive as well as cycle and walk.

[@moladiver6817]

And that right there is why i don't get at all that Singapore supposedly has better roads. Singapore doesn't even have proper cycling infrastructure. They easily could but they don't.

[@Croz89]

@@moladiver6817 It's probably partly the climate. When it's that hot and humid most of the year it's hard to persuade people to cycle. Better to focus on air conditioned mass transit.

[@moladiver6817]

@@Croz89 Holland can be hot and humid, it can be cold and nasty, it often is very windy. None of that keeps people from cycling. Just build the infrastructure and people will use it. Guaranteed.

[@Croz89]

@@moladiver6817 The climate in the Netherlands is nothing like Singapore. Hot and humid in the Netherlands is not like the hot and humid in Singapore. 30 C as a normal high year round with an average humidity of 83%. Cold and blustery can be somewhat alleviated with a waterproof jacket, but when it's 30 C at 80+% humidity, not even cycling naked would stop you being bathed in sweat. In those conditions you don't want to be exercising outside for extended periods.

[@moladiver6817]

@@Croz89 Yeah it doesn't matter. Nothing stops people from using proper infrastructure. These excuses are very common and very commonly false. You hear them from all cycling unfriendly countries in all shapes and sizes and it's always just that. An excuse. I've been to Singapore several times. I know the city quite well. The weather doesn't stop people from walking just like it doesn't in any other SE Asian city. The reason being it's a pedestrian friendly environment. The very same could and should apply to cyclists. Most countries simply don't get cycling, that's the real issue. It's something to do for fun, not to get around with. The plethora of reasons people come up with is exhaustive.

[@nursejanainholland1978]

As an American who moved to The Netherlands in 2015, I was pleasantly surprised and shocked to witness the rear wheel sets on trailers being able to move independently from each other, sharply reducing turn radius in the narrow old city streets here. I wish your video had shown that feature. I don't know what the technical name is for such a system but I had never in my life seen it in the USA. Great video!

[@th3Dominator]

It makes the life of the dutch truckers easier Rear steering axle would be the correct translation of meestuurende achter as

[@MAlif-qg5sn]

Europe ttucks are definitely modern unlike how americans like their good ol classix style semi

[@bl8388]

@@MAlif-qg5sn What are you talking about? =D

[@simontaylor2319]

erwise called self-tracking axles. Been around a long time 60/70s, they also reduce tyre scrub. Primrose Group in Britain & Primrose-Ceshi in Italy being notable past manufacturers. Why are they fairly uncommon - cost?

[@JayPee570]

Sliding the tandems?

[@TobiasRieper047]

As a Dutch trucker myself, I feel proud to be part of our tiny Country's infrastructure and to be able to participate in it. Keep 'm rolling fellow Truckers and Trucksters 💪🏻🚛🚚

[@brokkrep]

My German trucker friend loves the Dutch Autobahn, since it's all lit.

[@lucahofman445]

Dankjewel voor jullie harde werk!!!

[@VisboerAnton]

Broeder stop eens met elkaar in te halen op 2 baanswegen. Mijn vis is aan het verotten!

[@TobiasRieper047]

@@VisboerAnton Als je je koelmotor aanzet en de temperatuur beter bijhoud heb je daar geen last van 🙂

[@Chadow-ranger]

Is het echt zo dat als je te snel optrekt en voor een bedrijf werkt dat je dan een melding krijgt?

[@LBCuracao]

I’m a trucker in NL and it’s nice to see you use actual dutch footage as I saw a few trucks I see daily!

[@EliKirkMusic]

Dutch truckie here, thanks for the awesome video bringing us to light! Can't wait to see what you talk about next!

[@lucahofman445]

As a dutch person myself who used to work at a truck washing company, I have to agree with the trucks being really beautiful here! Keep up the good work! Or as we say in dutch: Lekker bezig pik! Ga zo door :D

[@8.3.4.N]

perfect vid for me, studying college in the netherlands rn but hoping to be a truck driver when I'm done

[@LMvdB02]

Henk Wijngaard inspiratie

[@8.3.4.N]

@@nahadoth2087 just for fun, u can only be an 18 year old in college once so might as well give it a go

[@Blackadder75]

@@8.3.4.N good choice. and you might want something else after you have driven for XX years, so it's wise to have more options

[@Machil77]

Staar je niet blind op die €44.000 per jaar zoals vermeld in de video. Dat is of bruto of alleen als je zo verschrikkelijk veel uren maakt dat je nooit meer thuis bent!

[@delanobanano6110]

Ik ook! Ben bezig aan Bouwkunde op MBO-4 en als ik dat afgerond heb ga ik ook mijn vrachtwagen rijbewijs halen.

[@lake7890]

My main man actually did a vid of our little country, been waiting for this a long long time, thank you so much buddy ! Have a great day & "een fijne dag kerel !"

[@Kristanoppersma]

I have been a fan since the trucking Sim video. but now seeing a video come up about trucking in my home country gets me a whole different kind of excited.

[@botermossel]

SAAAME!!

[@Ash.Autumn]

You guys dutch too!.?.?.?😊 yay

[@ewanhagenaars5513]

Same i started trucking in the netherlands 3 months ago

[@humangarbage6559]

As bizzare as it sounds your videos are my favourite thing to watch when I'm stressed or sad. It's just nice knowing that someone out there with a soothing voice is willing to talk about trucks, something that a lot of people would just find mundane.

[@KaasSchaaf666]

If you have particular interests in Dutch roads, then there is also Not just bikes, a Canadian who lives in the Netherlands, and takes a closer look at our cycling infrastructure (I had never looked at it that way myself as a dutchy 😉)

[@jannetteberends8730]

I have the same with a video channel about about agricultural machinery. A video of a farmer having harvesting parsley is so uplifting the spirits.

[@ZontarDow]

As someone who has done deliveries and pickups around downtown Montreal with a 40 foot trailer I can only imagine how hard it must be to do the same in a Dutch city, though my deliveries would probably have been handled in a Class 3 instead of a Class 1.

[@thommyneter168]

Yeah, big trucks are mostly forbidden in city centers, they go to logistic hubs around and then are transferred to smaller trucks that are permitted to go into the smaller streets. Big supermarkets inside the city are often on places where there is a big street nearby that is exempt for the prohibition of big trucks so they can reach that, and the supermarket or other big store doesn't have 3 trucks a day in front of their door.

[@quickwimnl]

@@thommyneter168 I drive a 40ft (12m) city-trailer(semi, double axle forced steered) and half of my addresses are in city-centers. Only a few cities don't allowed big trucks (Utrecht, Amsterdam). A lot more have hour-blocks to allow bigger trucks in. Mostly between 06:00 and 12:00. But city-centers are the easy stops. Residential areas (woonwijken) are the real pain in the exhaust. Narrow streets, concrete or steel poles everywhere and wrongly parked cars in literately every corner. Try navigating that with a backswing of over 4 meters.

[@arjanvanraaij8440]

cabover trucks and shorter with steering axels does help alot.

[@cautarepvp2079]

​@@quickwimnlis they pay good and the benefits where you work compared to other jobs?

[@quickwimnl]

@@cautarepvp2079 No. They are complaining they can't get any drivers, but they are not willing to increase the payment by more then a few percentages a year, while inflation is over 10%. There are better payed jobs out there. But a truckdriver is not only a job. It's a way of life.

[@twanniek0657]

Amazing video. As a Dutch person, I like that you make this and love to see this.

[@brianvandriel495]

5:11 "Dutch truckers are known for being incredibly skilled" While you see the white DAF hitting the curb. Lmao.

[@thebackyard7661]

i work in retail here in the netherlands and i must say, the trucks that are used for retail delivery are quite nice and well outfitted. depending on the quantity of the delivery there's also a good range of trucks in use regarding the ones i've experienced. you got your standard semi-trucks, but nowadays there are a lot of fixed box trucks in use to cope with a general lack of space, especially in urban environments. many trucks delivering in urban areas are nowadays also hybrid or even fully electric.

[@perrytalor842]

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[@bellmike4373]

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[@tonyrichards1476]

Wow I know Mrs Naomi and I have also been trading with her, She's such an amazing woman with good skills and keeps me happy all week knowing I earn 15thousand extra income weely trading with her.

[@smithhall9597]

After I got 300K trading with Mrs Naomi. I bought a new House and I'm now able to send my kids to a better school in the states thanks to mrs Naomi's trades. When someone is straight forward with what he or she is doing people will always speak up for them.

[@frankpierce6505]

Sometimes I wonder if she uses magical powers to trade I've never heard or seen any of her clients complain of loss....I think she's just too perfect

[@leahzoe3667]

funny enough a friend that I referred to her received $13,050 profit after 10 days of investing.... I became jealous.. Lol

[@marakasalt]

Great video. Would be cool if you covered swedsish or scandinavian trucking?

[@lenselinkberinge]

As a dutchy i was definitely waiting for this video and you did not dissapoint!

[@sophiaisabelle01]

You create amazing content on this channel. Keep up the good work.

[@MrJumpyJ]

I didn't expect to see my old truck here, 4:20. Unexpected buit pleasant suprise.

[@kastelukannumollom5289]

I was on a cargo ship last summer and the captain is now a truck driver. Really nice guy, I wonder how he is doing

[@i-muts]

I was waiting for this episode and I love it. I'm proud of our trucks, not to mention that DAF is from Dutch origin.

[@valdeizm]

Danish trucking! Danish truckers usually have a very strong sense of national identity, you'll often see trucks littered with danish flags and decorations. It is extremely common for trucking companies in Denmark to be named after the founder (e.g. Frode Laursen, Alex Andersen) and all the companies have their own distinctive color scheme and design on their trucks. Usually danish trucks aren't modified very much, but it's common to see things like curtains, horns and extra fog lights. Danish trucks are all limited to 80kph. Danish truckers commonly drive Scania, Volvo, Mercedes and MAN. And a few truckers choose to drive DAF, Iveco and Renault. In denmark there are a lot of smaller trucking companies ("Vognmænd", basically the founder of the trucking company) usually with 2-10 trucks in total. Most towns usually have a few "vognmænd" who usually name their company after themselves.

[@AnimilesYT]

I didn't know open pipe modifications were a thing, and I'm honestly surprised that's not illegal... I really hope this changes soon

[@therealdutchidiot]

It is illegal. This is known as "rolling coal" and it's only done to annoy people.

[@Knakkerman-]

I am Dutch and I would be surprised if this were actually legal. This modification bypasses the Emission regulations and therefore could get the truck a so called "WOK". This means the truck has to be checked again before it can resume driving on public roads. The trucker would also get a massive fine (commercial traffic fines are usually higher than non-commercial traffic fines)

[@kaydesign]

What you missed: DAF is a Dutch manufacturer. Scania is Swedish but build in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@mediaevalsine1645]

this video makes me proud to be a dutch truck driver

[@mukhtar__]

love your videos, dude! keep 'em coming!

[@ThePizzabrothersGaming]

It's also usually very easy to drive with truckers on the roads in the Netherlands, rarely are there situations where you get stuck behind a truck on a road or where a maneuver jams up an intersection

[@ppswond7839]

you should do an episode on trucking in Amsterdam, which mostly rides bikes to get to places

[@dlfoster311]

Some may argue this can be episode 19/20, if the older trucking videos were grandfathered into the series. They are close enough :)

[@Dr_le_Quack]

I’d love to see a video on South African trucking

[@akoshorvath-risko5838]

I saw a Scania truck with the Kraemer livery here in Norway once! It was so cool, though I don't know what it was doing here... Anyway, a lot of people probably didn't even realise that they saw a one of a kind truck (the paint at least)!

[@guususus]

Great video, nut you should’ve said something about the port of Rotterdam and how that brings in a lot of cargo for trucks

[@flopjul3022]

i work at a transport company that does pallet transport, we have cooled trailers for 2 companies we work closely together with and curtainsider's for the transport of anything else(asside from 2 trailers, one is a low loader and another is an enclosed trailer). at my company you get a truck and you are allowed to make modifications to it as you wish(as long as they are semi-legal and dont change the euro emission class) one of my collegues has build a full leather interior into his DAF CF 106. we operate mostly DAF CF 106's but have some CF 105's and XF 2022

[@Naraenda]

Thank you for putting the sources in the description!

[@marinblazekovic5169]

As a croatian I can say Holland is the best country for driving. People was great and friendly. Almost every company have room for drivers. Showers and free coffee. U could drive big cities without gps. They have 'haven' numbers in industrie zone. Roads are great,small towns are beautiful. Every brick is on the place. I didnt have one problem with police. Its something positive in them. And everybody of them speak german or english. Stay safe.

[@xcharke3126]

Great video!! Did not know that the dutch have great infrastructure or anything like that. Keep making these!!

[@DutchieMcDutchface]

Check out the NotJustBikes youtube channel to find more videos about our lovely country

[@Rein_]

the best after singapore. also the biggest port of europe which once was the biggest in the world.

[@robertrijkers947]

@@Rein_ the best after a state that is just one city..... that's still the best in my book ;p

[@pattersonpi3027]

As a Belgian trucker i like to see the same vid about Belgium , thanks , P

[@robinvivalavida]

I love working in logistics, I handle paperwork all day mostly but I also get to speak to sometimes a hundred truck drivers in a day and they always have good stories to tell

[@TheMarchOfAmber]

Great video! Here in Lithuania we actually had a journalist investigation on the working conditions of the truck drivers, called Truck Slaves, so, it would be interesting to see how are the conditions according to different parts of the world!

[@88terrormaus]

Truckspeed is capt in 90 km/h or 85 km/h but on the road limited to 80 km/h

[@Machil77]

The “rij en rusttijden” is Europees geregeld. Je mag max 4,5h aaneengesloten rijden, daarna 45min pauze, of splitsen binnen 5h15 2x pauze waarvan de laatste minimaal 30min. Ook moet je aals je niet aan je rijtijd komt maar wel veel werkuren hebt na max 6h, 30min pauze maken (arbeidstijdenbesluit). Een werkdag telt 24uren, en die start bij aanvang dienst. In die werkdag ben je verplicht om dagelijks 11h rust te maken, wat resulteert in max 13h werken. Je max 3x afwijken van die regel en 9h rust maken waardoor je 15uren overhoud om te werken. In die 13 of 15 uren moet je aan bovenstaande pauzetijden houden, en mag je max 2x per week max 10h rijden, en de rest max 9h. Met een max van 56h per week, en een max van 90h per 2 weken… Er zijn nog meer regels, maar dit is het belangrijkste. Daaraan gekoppeld is de snelheidsbegrenzer en de tachograaf, die rij en rusttijden registreert van de laatste 100 dagen plus/minus, waarvan er op dit moment de lopende dag en de voorgaande 28dagen gecontroleerd kan worden wat vanaf 31dec2024 zal dat de lopende dag plus de daarvoor 56 kalenderdagen zijn..

[@mmitanka]

I don't know if you read my previous comments, but let me tell you one thing straight: Speed limits and truck length and weight limits are for the whole Europe the same. One exception is for the trucks of 25.25m, that depends from country to country where they are allowed. One example is Norway. Those trucks are allowed only from the Swedish border up to Oslo area. In the last years they are trying to go north up to 200km from Oslo. Anything further up the north is not possible because of the tight roads. I see plenty of Dutch truckers commenting here. One note to you and the truckers from Netherlands: I see constantly your trucks have very loose speed limits on the trucks. I don't know what you do in Netherlands but in Germany ( where the speed limit is very loose) all of your trucks go between 92km/h and 95/h, which is waaaaaay above 90km/h

[@Acid_8501]

The stock footage at 1:30 sums up the country in about 1 frame

[@thefirstkingdogo1126]

About it

[@carounagaranedjegadissane254]

kindly post some videos about the trucking jobs as well this was a informative videos keep the good work

[@JasperKlijndijk]

Finally! Imma be mad if he mentions tulips and shows windmills

[@AlexSeesing]

At 4:19 is filmed in my street. Funny to see it end up in this video. Though the footage is quite old, there have been major changes made to the road and parking some years ago.

[@patrickbruijsten2831]

Thanks for showing my country and my industry! Almost everything is accurate ;)

[@coolname545]

As a former delivery driver I love truckers, great driving etiquette and by long and far the most considerate drivers on the road. I also love when they thank you with their blinkers. Makes me feel a little like a trucker too! :D

[@therealdutchidiot]

Especially when you're mindful of them and stay back from a turn because they need to get through, they'll flash their high beams.

[@stuartcottee1843]

For owner drivers it’s probably one of the best countries to start up on your own

[@B-Meister]

Those things look trucking nice!

[@Floris_VI]

very nice, always love to see my homecountry covered

[@h1fox874]

Nice, waiting for Holland Style explanation

[@grantmccoy6739]

A max speed of 50 mph is only practical in a small country like the Netherlands. That simply wouldn't suffice in America. Even at the national speed limit of 65, that's 15 more miles an hour. If it's 10 hours, that's 150 miles! America is pretty big, and getting it done faster means less time driving. I'm also surprised about the smoke shooting out from underneath the truck. That's different, maybe not even bad. It's probably better to shoot it onto the ground then into the air. It was so ridiculously black though. That's a really "rich" tune for a diesel. Honestly though, I'm not even sure that's a bad thing, because you might not want the dirt all mixed up into the air. Soot seems better, lol.

[@Fluffy_Vizier]

They have valves in their exhaust to basically straight pipe the V8 engine, it's all about the sound, the smoke is just a side effect. That the exhaust are low is just a space and weight saving thing. But low exhaust can be quite annoying on construction sites though (dirt roads/dust)

[@nolibtard6023]

Also, bike centric traffic planning also helps clearing the roads for the trucks 😃

[@Brent-jj6qi]

Here from NJB, this vid is great!

[@jamsanator0511]

Have you considered making a video on German Trucking? I’ve been thinking about moving to Germany and becoming a trucker.

[@webber7117]

Trucking in Germany is terrible; - Max 80 km/h on autobahns (which is low but that's the speed in most european countries) but... 60 km/h (!!) on normal roads. - Toll by OBU via GPS - Strict rules - Boring atmosphere - Bad reputation I would never become a truckdriver in Germany

[@quickwimnl]

@@webber7117 The strict rules are European. So every country in Europe has the same trucking-rules. And one violation, can still be ticketed up to 28 days after making the violation. After 31-12-2024 it will be 56 days. So imagine you forget to push a little button to set the tacho to rest on 3 january 2025, you can still be charged a fine on 27 february of the same year. Insane.

[@christianblankenship94]

I would like to see a video on trucking in the St Lucie and Bahamas, Trinidad and Dominica Islands in the Caribbean.

[@rowfilmside]

Great vid, but I caught a little misunderstanding in your research, our economy doesn't consist of 21% agriculture, just our exports :) Otherwise that would be almost in line with 2nd and 3rd world countries!

[@fryphillipj560]

An additional reason for the amazing quality of the roads is the extensive bike and public transport network. Less cars = less damaged roads

[@therealdutchidiot]

That's actually the primary reason. Less cars, specifically less heavy cars (i.e. SUV's) damage the roads a lot less than what you see in the US.

[@Faabvk]

Amazing how, in a video where I expect it the least, I find dashcam footage of a shopping center I've lived next to for years.

[@jerryd.4042]

The Netherlands is so small that as a Dutch citizen I recognize a lot of pictures and shots of the infrastructure. I live close to the aquaduct you see here on 1:28.

[@jettom17]

Would love a video on Nordic trucking! Particularly Norway-Sweden-Finland.

[@Kareliaann]

Can you do Turkey next? Turkish trucks and truck drives have a really interesting culture.

[@jothanbakker4936]

At 1:45 the truck driver is driving in the city Hardenberg, which is in the state; "Overijssel". He is just leaving the N343

[@jamest3116]

I would be interested to know what the trucking scene is like somewhere like Switzerland, with mountainous roads and a very well established rail network (passenger at least, not sure about freight though)

[@webber7117]

Central european countries are just bad and boring to drive in with a hgv/truck. I'm sorry.

[@Jonydepony]

1:05 The Highway is controled by the Ministery of Infastructure and Watermanagment the National road is controled by the Province and the other roads are made by the local authority

[@cobra3289]

Holland was defenetely my favored country driving across the european continent. Friendly people and good restaurants, good traffic flow.

[@Sequoia204]

Everything is better in the Netherlands! I'm very impressed by everyone's driving there and how well the traffic flows!

[@oleg-bd3xs]

Could you do a video on Luxembourg Trucking? I'd imagine it as an interesting one since it's not a large country

[@MikeV8652]

This report was a thing of beauty to watch.

[@DollyBoy_1923]

Agreed.

[@croozerdog]

It's also one of the few widely available "low education" job that still pays really well. Not that driving a truck is easy, but you don't need prior education to start learning and many companies in need of workers pay for the education and licenses

[@OscarLT321]

I think most people here respect truck drivers. Honestly they are all really good drivers, for sure when navigating the small dutch towns. I am not really in that truck modding world, but what I can say is truck drivers are usually very nice people. But still we have our fair share of issues with highway accidents. I know overworking is a big part of this. Bigger companies are very strict on break regulations, but I know some are still pressured to work more than safe, causing deadly accidents

[@rcvmouriktransport9785]

About the 60 hour a week thing. This is not the max, u can have maximum of 90 hours per 2 weeks of driving (not seen as working.) Most dutch drivers (illigally) fill in that they are on break time, while in actuallity they are working. So that they wont get fined. With this technique its posible to extend your workday to about 16 hours (a day) you are prohibited tho to have at least 11 hours of resting time between each day (could be shortend to 9 hours.) And every 2 weeks need to be at home having a full 48 hour weekend.

[@duartepereira9400]

It like that everything in the netherlands is just 10x better than in the rest of the world l, just by the fact that it is done in the netherlands. Maybe we all should move that to do everything 10x better too

[@gansior4744]

1:30 Holy shit that road Under the river

[@foefity]

Do Polska next! The trucking industry is VERY interesting

[@pauliusiv6169]

it's also a very common complaint with dutch truckers: outsourcing to eastern and southern european trucking companies

[@tychovandonk2616]

GEKOLONISEERD! 🇳🇱 Cool vid man, didn't know our trucks where considered one of the prettiest and loudest. You did miss the oportunity to mention that DAF is a dutch truck brand, even though they have been boughg by I believe VW

[@adwareyt9852]

MAN and Scania are VW, DAF is owned by the same company that owns Peterbilt & Kenworth

[@itsZurfo]

​@@adwareyt9852 the company what owns DAF, KW and Peterbilt is called Paccar​.

[@tychovandonk2616]

​@@adwareyt9852 I thought they got bought up by VAG/VW but I guess they didn't. Learn something new everyday

[@johngarritzcx6733]

Subsidary to VW Traton in think😉

[@AA1111AA]

I've sen one video of Kazakh trucker who lives in Germany, and he said that in Netherlands, drivers are much more respectful to truckers, than in Germany

[@DRAGOSMAN95]

For all Dutch truckers because I would like to become a trucker: do you think the relationship with your employer or the general world of trucking is toxic? For toxic I mean, bad working conditions, working for to many hours, highly strict delivery schedules ecc ecc?

[@rolfhuisjes2460]

Completely depends on the employer you're working for and what market you're in. I experienced little to no stress from highly strict delivery schedules when I was transporting building materials for example. For truckers the normal working hours lay in between 10 - 13h per day I think.

[@weerwolfproductions]

Current trucking for resupplying supermarkets is horrible. Very tight schedules, you have to unload yourself (so phyically demanding and draining on top of the driving) and tight parking spaces at supermarkets. Also pays badly compared to other truckjobs as they tend to work only with temporary contracts. Many of the trucks are 'brandless' - distributers driving branded trucks tend to care more about how your behaviour reflects on their brand, and they're willing to pay skilled drivers better.

[@biekken849]

0:33 is in Rotterdam. Also a bicycle path that I daily take.

[@Kizarat]

I wonder if there is a difference in road fatalities when comparing Dutch and American trucks. Dutch tractors have flat engine compartments while American tractors have elongated engine compartments and I suspect that the American tractor creates a large blind spot for the driver.

[@Lass412]

It'll be 3:00 a.m. here when the video's out

[@rafox66]

Meddle, great album!

[@hakanthegreat1161]

you should do turkey, it would be great considering its got a population of 80 million and 850 000 independent truckers

[@kinderboeken55]

For those interested in dutch transportation, you should also maybe take a look at the dutch inland shipping industry.

[@deeznutz8320]

1:47 Great point about the upside down flags. They are still EVERYWHERE

[@superjohnnygamble6328]

The Theme from Van Der Valk would have been good background music for this video

[@mickeddo]

Nice video, the speed limit is a little bit wrong though. Yes we are allowed up to 80 Km/h, but not only on the motorways. Normally speaking truck speed limits in the Netherlands follow that of the normal vehicles (car's and so on), up to 80 Km/h.Most nartional roads allow cars to go 80 Km/h. Which results in very little overtaking, due to the same speed limit. This is a big difference to most countries surrounding the Netherlands. For example in Germany on "'Bundess-ßtrasse(national roads) Truck's are limited to 60 Km\h and a 100 Km/h for cars. This results in a lot more overtaking taking place. I find this a big positive for the Netherlands aswell.

[@janosmansen6899]

Please do a video about Norwegian trucking. ♥️

[@Suniquesu]

He forgot to say that standing still in traffic jams are a huge part of the day. Not to say, waiting for loading and unloading. Roads are overcrowded, traffic users are getting more and more violent. Fuelprices are among the highest in the world as are road-and other vehicle related taxes. The govnerment do their best to keep fleetowners and drivers poor!

[@alexman1993.]

Holwerda!!! I work for them! A small country, still a really important one! Love the Netherlands, glad to life here!

[@neonsense_oc]

When I was a kid, I had a huge confusion between the Netherlands and neverland

[@deeznutz8320]

I had that with Switzerland and Sweden

[@u9477]

I was more confused by England having two different flags. Then i learnt about UK

[@releasethekraken5039]

Ok, just to give you a refresher: The netherlands is the place where prostitutes are legal while Neverland is the place where the prostitutes are minors.

[@th3Dominator]

​@@releasethekraken5039 hahhahahahha you win the price for best comment of the day

[@DollyBoy_1923]

@@deeznutz8320 for me it was Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, Burundi and Brunei, and Albania and Armenia

[@corneknapen6717]

Don't forget that DAF started in The Netherlands. The first factory was in Eindhoven - The Netherlands

[@ABorno-gp5rr]

Along with trucks from different countries, can you make videos specifically about truck brands themselves? Each video focusing on a particular brand. Thanks.

[@martdekoning942]

in the netherlands we do also have Rotterdam en does have a big port