Vlog #99 - Why can't I just drive in? 

I think he melted before she even got there!! haha

I would probably leave the seat in an odd position every now and then just to confuse the next driver 😆

@@raspingrabbit2379 🤣🤣

Thanks for noticing that 😁. Look again at the person in the stand wearing the "26" hat 🤔

You wouldn't see me in a 20 plate, I get the older ones usually 😂. All the best to you too Paul 😊👍🏻

One question when you did your class 2 was your intension to jump to class 1? That would scare me a bigger lorry

No, not at all. It took me nearly 2 years to get enough courage to do my class 1 licence

I think this is swings and round-abouts, never done wag and drag myself, but tend to find the longer the trailer the easier to reverse than a wag and drag, sort of like my car licence allows me to drive with a trailer under automatic grandfather's rights, but not an artic. but yet in reality a car trailer is a lot harder to reverse around a corner than an artic trailer due to the car trailer wanting to turn in a shorter distance and keep wanting to turn rather than reversing straight. I would suggest trying a game like Euro Truck Simulator 2 for the pc before doing it in reality usually find it a lot cheaper than a cup of coffee these days. so around £3-4 on a steam sale. you can use keyboard and mouse, and try reversing both trailer sizes, and you will see what I mean.

@@michaelthomas3646 I agree about little car trailers, bit like farm trailers with the axle half way back, they tend to flip round quick but the more axles and the further back they are the easier it is. Can't reverse a little trailer for toffee but a tandem axle 12' trailer tends to go back much better

Hi Elizabeth. The wag and drag felt easier believe it or not because the trailer responds faster. Coming from the rigid to the wag and drag was almost exactly the same going forwards but you go a little bit wider around the corners, not like the artic when you have to go a lot wider. So it's more of a familiar feel. Switching to the artic afterwards was a big learning curve, particularly with the reversing. But if you find a company willing to put you with another driver for a few days you'll soon adapt. Whichever you choose I'm sure you'll be fine 😊👍🏻

@@TruckDriverHayley Perry's recycling who I work for now have 3 RORO lorries and trailers so no problem there, I have started training on the paperbank lorry with the HIAB too, need more practice with the remote controls for the HIAB but Phil who is the only driver who can currently operate it said that I will get there eventually, I can set it up ready for him to use on my own though, very simple routine really and we can work together on set up and pack away well

Thank you. Best wishes for when you go for the licence next year 🤞🏻😊🚛💨

Do your research my friend, very hard to get work as a new pass driver. Phone a few agencies etc ask if they have work for no experience new pass before you fork out 3k

@@TruckDriverHayley Passed all the theory modules today. All that's left is to book time off work and get myself behind the wheel now! The videos you've made have been a refreshing, honest insight into trucking work. Good luck with everything that comes your way.

Hi Hayley, Pleased to say I passed my LGV Class 1 today. 10 days training straight from a car licence driving an artic around a very busy Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It seems like an age ago now when I first stumbled on your videos and now the journey to getting the licence is over. I really had to push myself since I don't even drive the car around that much, so I really had to go outside my comfort zone. But it goes to show it is entirely possible. My advice to anyone training: Mirrors mirrors mirrors look into your new road before turning learn how to delay/ reference points for turning the vehicle find the space you need and use it Your eyes move in the direction you are moving the steering wheel Thanks for posting your journey thus far, it gave me a lot of confidence to go for it. Take care Hayley!

I'm not one for technical terms 😂😂

@@TruckDriverHayley I had noticed😂😂😂

Garmin dezl 780, a yamaha mt09 and no 😁

I used to watch the races a number of years ago, back when Jason Plato and Shedden (I think that's how to spell it) were racing. Are those two still in? 😊

Yeah, Jason Plato & Gordon Shedden are still in competition for the BTCC. I'll be watching the live show today on ITV, from Snetterton circuit in Norfolk. I love it. I'm also about to get hold of the back catalogue of the previous events from the 20-plus years that I've been watching it on ITV, they're available on DVD via Amazon. Great stuff Hayley.

I'll try to catch it too then. Thanks Robert👍🏻

No, the technical terms are only for the exam 🤔🤪🤪😂

...damn it wrong again 🙃

Not a clue 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

I wouldn't want to do tramping but I do enjoy the day work 😊

Relax Leo. I just made an observation that it feels weird when you get into a truck that's not your own. I wasn't being insulting. That would be the same feeling for you getting into the truck after someone shorter 🤔

All good here thanks, I hope you are too Alan? 😊

but the truck and trailer would be nearly full on jack-knife at the end of the turn, the thing that you were doing good at was keeping about 3 feet away from the buildings on the right, as that allows the cab to swing around with less shunts, and less of a jack-knife situation. but if it was a manual truck then you would have a clutch to engage and disengage, so that would allow you to be closer to the buildings, and also allow you to know when the clutch is engaged or disengaged meaining more control, and more munouverability, and allow you to be quite litterally inches from objects, less chance of hitting them, and be surprised how little room you actually need to swing the cab around in that situation. as each time you turn the truck the trailer moves back that little bit more.

Ex ques me but please give our sisters on the road respect what about some male truckers on the mobiles while driving these females know how to respect the roads and other drivers

which is why when reversing in the yard for the first time, you felt like you needed more steering lock with the opposite direction, but the guy telling you to take the steering lock off, and to think about putting the truck to turn the other way so that the cab followed the trailer for direction.

@@Matthew-uc3rd 100% respect, absolutely nothing was written in a disrespectful way, or meant to come out in that way. like Hayley nailed it for reversing around the corner on her blindside, but the lack of a good banksman, and not being able to tell when she was going to totally jack-knife the trailer or hit the cabins behind her due to lack of awareness of the situation due to the poor visability of the passenger mirror in this situation meant she was uncomfortable with the whole situation, so instead of continuing she done exactly the right, and safest thing to do, and good side reverse out, whereby she can see exactly what is happening behind her, and no damage to the cab or trailer due to a possible jack-knife. the only thing discusted by was how **** the so called trucker was as a banksman, so that Hayley couldn't see him, and you would have expected him to know being a driver where to position himself so Hayley can see him clearer than behind a port-a-cabin.and once he knew the trailer wheels would clear the building on the left, he didn't need to be near the port-a-cabin on the left, as you can see over the trailer standing on Hayleys good side when to straighten up due to there being nothing obstructing his view due to the trailer being a flatbed.

Did your banksman think you wanted to play hide & seek with him? He seems very good at that at least.

Not sure what to do for no.100. Any ideas? 🤔😊

@@TruckDriverHayley 100 tips for driving??????????????????🚍🚚🚲🛺🛣🛤

You know this is youtube right?

Ok , you got the job, start Monday 😲🤣🤣🤣

The technical terms are only for the exam 🤔🤪🤪😂

@@TruckDriverHayley I can just see you giving instructions to your drivers...! 🤪🤪

Using driver relateable terms 🤪

@@TruckDriverHayley thanks a lot. 😂😂😂😳

Ok ok from our depot 😂😂😂