Thanks for doing these videos Luke. I like the way you explain your job, even then you clearly know it inside out. It's helpful to guys like me that are looking to get back into the industry after a long time away from it. Keep up the good work.
I’d recommend contacting Honda HQ for messing you about, I’m glad you’re dad is on the mend, I’m doing my HGV driving lessons this Thursday coming and reversing test next Monday I can’t wait to do it. Keep these videos coming fella.
If I was you luke I would be getting onto Honda UK and explaining to the all the problems you've had with that dealer and the amount of time they have had the car because that's ridiculous for a main dealer.
Quite agree. It's a disgrace and to expect you to pay over the odds just because the firm doing the head work didn't have the right equipment is totally not on!
Definitely would recommend contacting Honda Head office and citizen advice to sort that out, can't believe how much your being messed about. Also glad your dad on the mend fella.
I find these UK trucking videos fascinating and relaxing; you see some beautiful stretches of land. There's a wee bit of nostalgia, too. Over here in the States, as a kid, it was a favorite pasttime doing the arm pump for a glorious roar of the air horn. Thanks for sharing!
yer i think he had a bit of trouble with audio then as he needs to have a review on it when he gets home and see what can be done but yes i had that aswell.
Chep Swindon used to send my anxiety into overdrive, not knowing if you were going to be waiting for 20 minutes or 6 hours. I changed company and the company I changed to turned out to subcontract for my previous company (unbeknown to me) and ended up straight back there. Horrid place.
Another excellent video Luke, hope the transport manager cpc works out ok, might look into having a crack at that myself while out of action waiting for a hip replacement! Glad to hear your dad is improving all the time! Keep up the good work keep safe! 😀🚛
From my research into being an owner operator it's defo better to do the exam and be your own TM. It works out cheaper in the long run as an external TM would likely be about £350/month for the first truck. Lots of people who get an external TM see it as a compliance tick box exercise, but having the knowledge from the course will help you run a successful business as the course isn't just about safety compliance etc.
I loved this video, as always, and the music you used for the time lapse at the start was lush! I utterly loved it, much better than the sped up squeaky dane music you usually use haha :P I often daydream about owning my own haulage company with trucks and trailers, but you'll be doing it for real. I really do wish you the best with it all!
Advert cut in at 30 minute mark, when it came back audio was lost for about a minute. That aside a great video. I loved the team work with the two fork lifts doing the slate. Nice time lapse. Happy trucking Luke and good luck with the Transportation course.
Those first 2 drop and reload went really well. That Seda UK place in Blackwood is Trucker Jenko base area. His head office is not far away. Very well done on doing your transport management course. Another really good video. Stay safe and take care.
SEDA were in Monks Risbrough and Aylesbury before they had a hand out from the Taffys to go down there ? Norb the Strangler cut the rate to do all there work at Aylesbury just before they moved,
Great video Luke. I’d hate working at your place with all the chopping and changing into different units. Thought G16 was going to be ready after MOT last week? Are you still on with the weight loss?
have my case study exam Friday 11th. passed multiple choice first time -. just need to retake the case study. yes lots of hard work and a heck of a lot of math evolved! do mine with Enterprise Training great gang of tutors . Best of luck Luke with your future endeavours
@@sam666young there is always a scheduling question and a costings question, scheduling will involve knowing how to turn kilometres in to time, working out start and finish of a run which means knowing you WTD and DH inside out etc. Costings can be any thing from depreciation to percentages, ratios, tonnage CMR costing knowing how to calculate assets liability and anything that involves running a business. theses 2 sets of questions often mean a lot of good marks if you get the right and go a long way to getting a pass. if your good a math you'll be fine, however math is a week point for me and in the past worried about it. the tutors whoever you go with will help you get to grips with it. in the real world computers do most of this stuff for you now. its more a case of showing you understand it for the exam. if you want to become a transport manager. don't let it put you off. it can open opportunities. you don't need an HGV licence to do it anyone can.
you wanna talk about an early finish! friday i started at 6am which is well late for me haha, i was sat back at home by midday lol, my dispatch fucked up and my transport manager just told me to have an early finish which is a bonus for me seeing as i dont get paid hourly, now a four day weekend lol
Thank you Luke another great video and again Enjoyed Never tried wine out of a box Must give a try. Did you say 4 F- - - king mouth. 😂😂. Got to agree with you. Its a long time without your car. Roll on April. Thanks again. Take care and Stay safe and safe Trucking.
Is there a bit of the audio missing at about 30 mins in just as you are leaving after the strapping up Timelapse? Oh and agree with a few others in you should contact Honda U.K. to charge you 5 grand and it take that long is not on. It should be a warranty claim and done for free. You have not caused it. I’ve heard of a couple of others with similar issues.
Yet to be discovered mate, but I’d say you get paid between 400 and £500 per load delivered. Obviously there’s a lot of expenses though when running a truck.
Just a couple of observations; be careful of the EML light being on and the front cab air bags look like they're leaking. Also DVSA might not take too kindly to the phone and sat nav being where it is. I'm a TM myself and inform the staff at work of these to avoid the dreaded PG9. What are your plans after gaining the CPC? I have my cat c licence but happy to stay in the office! :-)
If the VOSA men look in on here its come and get me LOL The other week he ran with bulb out on the O/S rear flasher because he had not got an orange bulb ? He`s not the sharpest knife in the box is he ??
Also you can use knives in boxes? Knife Block, knife drawer. Maybe even a knife jar. Never heard of a knife in a box 📦 When you’re about to have dinner do you open up a box of knives do you? 😂
@30:30 to @31:10 the sound is gone, no problem still really enjoy the video, two questions. What's that all you use on your phone @4:30 it looks really good & once I'm qualified& you've started your own company can I get a job please? 😅
Luke, slightly weird question… where did you get you new orange high viz from? Looking for something exactly like that in a a good large size compared to the normal s/m/l/X-Large/xxl size you find in most places,
Luke. You really do need to speak to Customer Service at Honda UK and express the utter madness of one of their Main Dealers having your had your car for 2 months, and a potential 2 further months due to parts supply. A quality car should not have these kind of engine problems to start with, let alone charge you £5,500 to correct it. Tell them you want at least a £3,000 discount for loss of use, inconvenience, and stress caused by their faulty product. They have the power to treat this as a ‘policy claim’. Be very clear about your RU-vid following, and the number of subscribers, sponsors etc. that are following the outcome of this repair on your programmes. If you don’t try, you won’t get.
AGE 58 now back/ spine issues . SO no manual handling handball . Wind down retirenment . 30 yrs on off/ trucking , PREF payed hours PAYE weekly . basic 8 hours £13-£15 hour (C) 2 + overtime over 8 hours day . tue - sat . THEY keep RIP OFF SALARYS BASED on 48 hours as WTD . . OFFTEN less £12-£13 hour . YOUR young under 30 least 40 yrs left in working world , GO FOR IT . BEST LUCK .
Hi luke, I have been watching your video for so time now, where can I get the book, The Essential New Truckers Handbook from. As I'm looking to do my HGV. Regards Pete
Hi Luke purely for my own interest that 90 mins you were self unloading at Lidl. Do u get paid for that or not? And if u do by who Harry's or Lidl? I expect that you don't get paid which is part how Lidl & Aldi can be so cheap ;) Shocking as a ex van driver that would have been 3h unloading boss @£30 per hour ;) those happy days. We did t k ow it at the time though lol moaned about every job & waiting or loading time at least 15 mins was always added on :)
Aldi are a joke of an outfit. From day one they came over here they should have learned warehouse staff are for loading and unloading vehicles. Operators should be charging them labour for doing this.
I used to drive taxis and vans. Do you think they should have tachometer 's in them. The hours I had to drive were dangerous. 8 to 12 hours straight with no break. I'm wondering what your thoughts on this are.
Yes what is so dumb I can drive my truck for a maximum of 13 hours . But I can get in my car and drive for as long as I like when finished work . And no one gives a crap rules for truckers but car drivers can go till hell freezes over . Greetings from Canada trucker Al retired 🇨🇦👍
Great video Luke. Talking about your car. I think its disgraceful. The car company could have built hundreds in that two months. I'd be steaming by now and asking for a full replacement. Please let it not be my computer, but your narration went very quiet at 31 minutes, like, nothing. You were talking, then it went off
