When I was driving in Japan on their express way, I was so surprised that their speed limit was so low. Even more surprised was that while I was keeping the speed limit, virtually all other vehicles overtook me, meaning that they were all speeding. This shattered my belief that the Japanese are very strict about following rules.
Because "speed limit" has a specific meaning in road rules: "the maximum speed at which a vehicle may legally travel on a particular stretch of road." If it's only recommended, then it's not a speed limit anymore - it becomes "recommended speed." As for your example, that is a different use of recommend and limit. They are not comparable with recommended speed limit. There is no conflict of meaning in your example. "Recommended speed limit" is one single token "speed limit" which is a noun and recommended acts as an adjective. In your example, recommend is the main verb of the sentence and limit is the verb of the secondary clause/sentence.
I finally have the right place to tell this story. During a month stint in Japan, despite all the nuts shit that I saw practically living bar to bar, one of the most memorable moments of that trip was being hungover, walking to the 7/11 and grabbing breakfast at 1PM and as I crossed the road at the crossing towards home, I see a truck driver stop, wait, and drive all whilst being entirely engaged reading a book. Genuinely never looked up, and I just stared in awe as a dude is operating a 20 ton vehicle in one of the densest cities on Earth while being entirely focused on reading. Incredible skill.
@@Yukon. Hahaha I didn't unfortunately, but it wasn't a comic or a manga, a genuine top to bottom wall of text about as thick as a Harry Potter book. He was an older gent, and looked pretty comfortable doing it so I assume he's done it for years with no problems. I think it just shows how adapted the Japanese are to dense city life, where they can drive almost absent minded on roads where I'd struggle to look at a map at the same time.
The japanese truck is the only known portal to the eternal realm in the world, it is capable of sending people to a special afterlife where they are conscripted to be sent to another world by order of a higher being
@@maasbekooy901 90 yeah, not more than that. 90 is the speed limiter in every truck sold there. Plus it's not worth the fine which is in hundreds or thousands of Euros like anywhere in Europe.
@@someguy1865 There's a speed limiter but in ets2 it can be disabled in settings then the trucks go even like 160. In real life the truck can go over 100 downhill, but you have 1 minute until the speed beyond 90 gets recorded, then you can get a fine for it in the next 30 days if stopped by the police. Some people manipulate the tachographs but there are much greater punishments for that.
@@MrJonas7 Never found that setting, I play on Geforce Now on a Shield TV. Wouldn't use it, I like to keep it as realistic as possible and to avoid fines of course
0:56 also, Japan has an excellent ferry system which is utilized by travelers, bikers, and truckers alike. The funny thing is that these ferries compare more to cruise ships than vehicle or passenger ferries elsewhere, with economy and premium rooms, restaurants, shops, lounges, arcades, theaters and more! Many long haul truckers use these to travel long distances, sleeping in between on board the cruise ship and then dropping off or picking up cargo when they disembark.
Awesome video by the way, and I'm glad you mentioned the fancy Dekotora trucks as well! It reminded me of an episode of Japanology where someone recreated the look with their motorcycle, haha.
@@lwrestlemanial They have trucks in europe too. Yet here you are on a Japanese trucking video getting defensive because someone said Japan has nice a nice ferry system LMAO
l would define "The West" as being the countries colonized by Europeans, such as the Americas, Europe itself, Oceania and parts of Africa, could include Russia, Georgia and Turkey on that too.
@@yuukiyoshizawa7007 the term 'the West' is mainly political, and would definitely not include Russia. India and South Africa were colonies but I would not say they were the west either. It is exclusively Western Europe and North America, there is an argument for Australia and New Zealand but ex Soviet states are definitely not considered the west.
My dad is an American trucker who has shared with me, tales from the road. It is common, that modern truckers on the East Coast have to deal with areas that were inadequate for even early commercial trucks.
I am so glad, that i found this channel. Man you did a great job with small and short look over different regions of earth and their trucking context. Make more.
Japanese trucks are very popular in New Zealand, Isuzu and Hino are very common and noted for high reliability. We get a more powerful Isuzu Giga that's only available in New Zealand (and one other place if I remember correctly). We also have huge amounts of imported second-hand Japanese light trucks. They are the backbone of small-medium engineering companies
Don't forget the ubiquitous Toyota Hiace that every tradesman and many services use. Americans mostly don't know what a Hiace is, the very practically sized, modestly powered, ultra economy shitbox van that never dies, handles like crap, and isn't great in a collision, but is just so damn useful and reliable.
@@Yukon. I don't know how many to look for, but I indeed found them all. Tell me the secret or I'll give you a hug. You don't want that to happen do you, bro?
@@Yukon. i found the secret, i have no idea what to do with the secret, but i have found the secret. thought i saw a thumbnail on your channel that might explain it, but now i don't see it and i feel insane.
@@Slash0mega That secret will come in handy later down the line. You may be the only person to have access to such knowledge as of right now and as such are the most prepared for what is to come.
I'm in IT and work for a huge retailer and my role touches many parts of the business for the fulfilment of online orders. Two of those areas are inbound supply chains from DC's to supermarkets and last mile delivery to the customer. Before today I had never given trucking any thought outside of it being the most crucial part of any supply chain. I've now gone down a rabbit hole of your videos and am fascinated by the regional differences and cultures. I've always acknowledged there's no way I'd be able to be a trucker. The gig is seriously demanding and physically tough compared the work I do. But I now have an even greater appreciation and empathy thanks to your channel that I never knew I wanted. Keep it up! I'll add that it was the Australia trucking video that you put out that was originally recommended and I of course clicked because it was about my own country!
If any of you guys play ets2 then please do yourself a favour and download the project Japan map mod. It’s honestly the best map mod I have ever played and I barely go back to the stock map anymore. You can really tell how much passion the creators had in replicating every little detail of their country.
I remember taking their city bus, the driver can drive with speed on very narrow roads. Japanese driver and precision in taking tight turns is amazing.
Not a truck driver or particularly interested in trucks but these videos are great. It’s something I’ve never given thought, and that’s what probably makes it so interesting.
About Mercedes trucks, the Actros isn't sold in Japan anymore as Daimler acquired Fuso and both trucks are pretty much the same. However, Japanese emergency services are still using Unimog, Zetros and Econic models
In Mindanao and Visayas, theirs legit Volvo VNL780s and Peterbilt 379 Unibuilts or even Kenworth W900s with Studio Sleepers. Our trucks also vary, with most being rotten 2nd hands to extremely loved and taken cared of trucks. Its an open season for trucking, there's even a double Road Train running from Subic to Clark on SCTEX and NLEX. I love how our truckers call each other "Buddy" and call their rig "Kabayo" or horse. Bwahahahha love from Luzon kapatid.
Dekotora trucks were imported here in my country with the bling (and changed to Left hand drive) and the looked cool. Definitely a match to the traditional Jeepney still in use here.
„The west“ you always refer to is the US, right? You DO realize that there’s a world outside the US, that’s west? The EU as an example is 1,5x as big as the US, and has roughly 150% of it’s population. And it has more in common with japanese infrastructure than that of the US. The US is a bit solitaire with its vast, big roads, humongous parking lots and cities build around the necessary of owning one or multiple cars…
specially since they removed Trams to make space for more Cars on the Road. while also alocating more area to Parkinglots than actual Housing. specialyl these skilled Traffic Planers. ah yes Traffic is garbage because of my shity grid lets slap in an Intersection somewhere wich takes up the space equal to an generic 20-30k European Town. its so bad how they keep the Overgloryfied Image up while their Infastructure is grumbleing all across the board.
Trucks here mostly have speed limiter. In case you see one truck passing another truck on the expressways, you're in for a long wait til one of the trucks succeeds passing the other one with a difference of +/- 5kph.
Before that, there was a speed indicator (on top of cabin, green light). 1 light on = under 40 kmh. 2 lights on = 40 to 60 kmh. 3 lights on = 60 kmh plus. Because it was not familiarised, it ended up phased out and replaced with speed limiter. In JDM trucks, yellow sticker with this text "速度抑制" indicates installed speed limiter (90kmh), seen on outside and inside cabin
you be surprised how Popular some Japanesse Brands are in Europe. Cheaper to run and easier to Fix than lets say a Mercedes Sprinter with a Flatbed for Gardening or Road maintenace. specially the Gardening with the K-Trucks being able to fit on Park roads and such without having one set of wheels of the road damageing the ground next to it makig mud puddles and later frost damage to the paveing. in my Town they even have a Garbage Truck based on a Daihatsu or such wich get nicknamed the Mayor dedicated to the Areas wich are to tight for the Big ones like new build Urban Retirement housing or Compact new Developments as well as City Shoping Streets and Old Towns wich didnt got bombed into Oblivion durring WW2. the Suzuki Jimmy or Samurai? most have for Housekeepers since its so small and has 4x4 that you can use it for snowplowing on sidewalks without having to do it by Hand or buy and 10 times more Expensiv Multicar wich is like the smaller stubby East German cusin to the Unimog.
Well, here in Poland the limit for trucks is 70 km/h on regular roads and 80 km/h on highways, but everyone goes 90 km/h unless they're driving on a magnet, then they go even faster
We need an episode on India!! They also ornament their trucks spectacularly, and the size of the country probably leds to some variety of the kind of trucks
I live in the mountains of Japan and sometimes use the toll highways to get home from the cities at night, even more so when its like 3AM. Between the colorful warning lights that the company the does maintenance on the highway and the neon bright lights of some of these Japanese cargo trucks, turn on some Darude Sandstorm and you can have a rave. Though, if you're epileptic, I would be cautious.
Wendover is such a trash channel tbh. That host is awful, "Sam" I think his name is. Boring, unfunny, terrible writing. Now that Half as Interesting guy, that guy can host a YT channel. That guy is the big funne, I like him.
I want a documentary on truck customization across the world. I was surprised to learn how so many truckers around the world share the same culture of customization. Love to learn more about it
Getting hit by a truck is a common trope in Japanese culture, whether you're reincarnated or not. Possibly unfair but then a RUclipsr went to Japan ... and got hit by a truck (broken arm though, not reincarnated).
Hello i have been recently watching your videos about these trucking nature of different countries. I really enjoy these! If u can, pls make one on india i swear u will get a lot of variety
When I visited many years ago, I rode in the back of a truck to my aunts house. Not something you usually get where I live. I love their designs too, very well painted and coloured with beautiful lights
As a truck driver in north america, we really do have it good besides the long hours on the road. The dot suck but i usually keep my rig clean and passable anyway
You made me very happy with this vid, but anyway: For the rigid trucks, they allow 25m trucks since 2019 (with road limits). While about the day cab, many of them do have a small bed behind the driver's seat, with some companies even installing a sleeping cabin on top of the narrow day cab for more cargo space. (if you're interested, you could check out "shimijun", a RUclipsr dedicated at making videos about new trucks, who also sell used trucks) Though, in his videos about new trucks, the style is more like European style on Japanese trucks instead of Dekotora.
This video made me think that there's plenty of Japanese trucks here in Indonesia as well... such as Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hino, etc. Hopefully we are capable to produce our own trucks in the future...🇲🇨
Since I’m a trucker on Japanese highways I would like to clarify things here. Even there’s are speed limits, 80kmph is not the rule. There are different speed limits for each vehicle on highways. Usually we drive around 120-130kmph on trucks. For cars 150 is also ok. If you act abnormally on Highway, police is deployed and you will be escorted out. Highway system has a camera system that monitored by each section. Everyone is seen. When you act weird they know that. When you get used to it. You know how it goes.
Here in Germany, the speed limit for trucks is also at 80 km/h on our well known "Autobahn". On all other/"normal" streets, their speed limit is only 70 km/h and trucks with liquid cargo like fuel and milk aren´t allowed to drive faster than 60 km/h. So THIS is slow. 😢
@@juliogonzo2718 And now imagine, you´re driving in your car behind this truck and you can´t overtake it, this can be a reason why there are so many aggressive car drivers in Germany :D
@@near7269 so where I am in Canada there is only two lane roads and it is hilly and curvy. Every 10-15 km there are passing lanes for maybe 2km (on the main highway anyway). The speed limit is 90 but flow of traffic usually 100-105. The same people who slow down to 80 at the bottom of every hill and in every curve then speed up to 100 when they can see and 110 when you have the ability to pass. Very frustrating. They are usually people from prairie provinces who are used to being able to see for 16km as it is flat as piss on a plate. They get nervous and slow down when they cannot see far. It makes me tired following someone varying their speed constantly by 20-30 km/h and you can never pass them in a truck. I have sat for an hour behind them before.
Germany is garbe as of now. total lack of maintenace and coruption. no demage or obstructions? lets block a lane of for no reasone and place an excevator and some Cones down so the first step is done and first Bill has to get Paid. and The A45 (the higher the Number the shorter and less Important) 60 Bridges need to get Demolished and Rebuild wich are less than 15 years old. only reason why i am still here is because i can not afford to run away and live a better life elsewhere.
Ahh the picture you used to describe day cabs isn't actually a day cab. Day cabs in Japan literally have no space at the back. behind the B pillar. As far as I know, most Heavy-duty trucks (大型トラック, 大型車) or often called 10-ton trucks (10トントラック) have sleeper options as well as medium duty trucks. Although they have far less space than European trucks, they can still accommodate a blanket for long distance runs.
@@lzh4950 yeah they have few of those. I believe to get extra cargo space. Although majority use back of the cab sleepers because nowadays most truckers prefer high roof cabs.
Hope you make a video on Finnish trucking, which in comparison to the rest of Europe is completely different in its scale. Maybe a video which combines Scandinavian/Fennoscandian trucking?
0:38 surprised to see rail freight so far down the list, considering how well developed Japanese passenger rail is. I wonder if data on freight tonnage might paint a different picture.
Unfortunately trains are not as flexible as trucks which can litteraly go basically everywhere and all truck sizes and lengths….. they actually have trains for goods too and also the shape of Japan is totally different which means also different systems
@@alanmay7929 ~ Are we on the same page my guy? I looked at the graph I acknowledge that trucking moves a lot of valuable stuff. But trains are excellent for moving stuff efficiently, especially when it's big heavy stuff, or long distance transport. Trucks are compelling because they are convenient yes, but they're an expensive, wasteful mode of transport, that's only good, and generally used for short distance transport of expensive consumer goods. My original comment is my way of saying "hey guys they probably move a fuckton of important raw and semi-processed materials via trains even though it doesn't reflect on this particular graph"
@@ultraNewt are you serious!? How can you say trucks are expensive and wasteful ways of transportation!? They litteraly completes what the train cant do! Can a train deliver directly to warehouses!? Or can a train go everywhere a truck can go!? What about the special loads that have to be delivered way quicker without needed to wait loading on trains…..!? What about the multiple of more routes that trucks actually covers compared to trains!? Trains have fixed routes unlike trucks
Sadly, Japan abandoned the "we trust you on your honor" route and regulated the sh*t out of their trucking industry, I would NOT want to be a truck driver in Japan, it's such a choking work environment when you're constantly filmed, constantly monitored, constantly tested. GPS is understandable, but not filming. As a trucker myself, I'll quit the day I start being filmed and told not to drink coffee while driving, told not to eat while driving, told to always look in both mirrors every 15 seconds, this is the kind of thing filmed truckers have to deal with, and that's on top of electronic logbooks which will ruin your week/month if you don't constantly push the limit. When you force drivers to constantly push the limit, through GPS tracking, cameras, electronic logbooks, bad things happen. There's no such thing as a "small break" as a trucker, it's either 15 minutes of finding parking+30 minutes break+15 minutes getting out, or you keep driving until your electronic logbook timer runs out. It's sad to see Japan went that route, instead of just trusting the driver. Sometimes a driver would drive 16 hours but he's forced to sleep and he can't sleep, sometimes he can't go on after 8, but when he can't go on after 8 but he needs to keep going for the next 4 hours, bad things happen.
I've seen a video of some quarry or something in Japan that used Kenworth T-880s to pull their heavy trailers. Pretty sure they're limited just to the roads around the quarry.
They were green or light blue or something. I have seen the same thing. After the tsunami and the fukishima (sp?) Meltdown they FLEW a massive concrete pumper to Japan on one of the giant Antonov transport aircraft. I think the tandem twinsteer mack cabover Putzmeister pumpers are like 90,000lbs and I'm pretty sure this one was much bigger and had like 6+ axles.
That's the Ube Industries (now called UBE Corporation) in Yamaguchi prefecture, they own a private road from the quarry to the port. (They also built their own harbour bridge) Trucks used include Isuzu, Scania and Kenworth (The Isuzu one even got a tomica model)
in terms of lorries, most of them are Japanese lorries, there are not many lorries from Europe, perhaps due to the high cost, which makes Japan produce its own lorries in abundance and quality, while increasing the ability of Japanese lorries to continue to sell in developing countries
I would expect it's because those rails are primarily meant for passenger transportation, and since passenger transportation (especially in Japan) is on a tighter schedule, having long freight trains come along and mess up that schedule will result in the train drivers having to personally apologize to a lot of passengers. Another reason, I assume, is because freight trains mainly make sense on really long distances, and I'd assume freight in Japan doesn't really have to travel such long distances, because of said immense urban density, and the fact that it has 5 major ports with pretty good sea access. I don't think the distances are really there for freight trains to really shine.
Otoko no tabi ha... hitori tabi... So! "TRUCK YAROU" came out BEFORE "Convoy." Think about that! I've watched the first one, they're fun. The lead is Sugawara Bunta, yes, from the "Battles Without Honor or Humanity" yakuza series.
Bit of a stretch to say we'd all still be living in huts without trucks, most people in Europe, or China or Japan were living in dwelling more elaborate than huts about 1000 years before trucks existed.
Dekotoru reminds me a lot of jingle trucks in Pakistan/Afghanistan. The jingle trucks seem to have more color to them but it's really cool to see something so similar in different parts of the world!
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When I was driving in Japan on their express way, I was so surprised that their speed limit was so low. Even more surprised was that while I was keeping the speed limit, virtually all other vehicles overtook me, meaning that they were all speeding. This shattered my belief that the Japanese are very strict about following rules.
Could it just be a 'recommended' speed limit?
@@MotorStorm66 they are rly low... normally 60-80kph
@@MotorStorm66 The term "'recommended' speed limit" is an oxymoron. If it's just recommended, it can't be a limit.
@@DosAussieThai why is it an oxymoron? E.g. what if someone said 'I recommend you limit your food intake'?
Because "speed limit" has a specific meaning in road rules: "the maximum speed at which a vehicle may legally travel on a particular stretch of road."
If it's only recommended, then it's not a speed limit anymore - it becomes "recommended speed."
As for your example, that is a different use of recommend and limit. They are not comparable with recommended speed limit. There is no conflict of meaning in your example.
"Recommended speed limit" is one single token "speed limit" which is a noun and recommended acts as an adjective.
In your example, recommend is the main verb of the sentence and limit is the verb of the secondary clause/sentence.
I finally have the right place to tell this story.
During a month stint in Japan, despite all the nuts shit that I saw practically living bar to bar, one of the most memorable moments of that trip was being hungover, walking to the 7/11 and grabbing breakfast at 1PM and as I crossed the road at the crossing towards home, I see a truck driver stop, wait, and drive all whilst being entirely engaged reading a book. Genuinely never looked up, and I just stared in awe as a dude is operating a 20 ton vehicle in one of the densest cities on Earth while being entirely focused on reading. Incredible skill.
I love that story so much, did you happen to catch what book he was reading? Must've been a real page turner
@@Yukon. Hahaha I didn't unfortunately, but it wasn't a comic or a manga, a genuine top to bottom wall of text about as thick as a Harry Potter book.
He was an older gent, and looked pretty comfortable doing it so I assume he's done it for years with no problems. I think it just shows how adapted the Japanese are to dense city life, where they can drive almost absent minded on roads where I'd struggle to look at a map at the same time.
@@several. I saw a guy riding a bicycle reading a book once. Blew my mind.
Texting and driving banned, fine, can't get pulled over for reading a book. lol
@@Yukon. ok
You get magical powers if you get hit by Japanese truck but you get transported to another world
Truck kun
The japanese truck is the only known portal to the eternal realm in the world, it is capable of sending people to a special afterlife where they are conscripted to be sent to another world by order of a higher being
lmao 🤣
And no 11foor 8 bridge to stop them 😂
That's reminds me of Driver: San Francisco
Even with the speed limit set at 80, most go around 100 according to my driving instructor lol
Same in the Netherlands. Max 80 everywhere but every trucker drives 90-100
@@maasbekooy901 90 yeah, not more than that. 90 is the speed limiter in every truck sold there. Plus it's not worth the fine which is in hundreds or thousands of Euros like anywhere in Europe.
@@MrJonas7 wait really? I play ETS2 and always wondered why they don't go past 90 kph. Very interesting
@@someguy1865 There's a speed limiter but in ets2 it can be disabled in settings then the trucks go even like 160. In real life the truck can go over 100 downhill, but you have 1 minute until the speed beyond 90 gets recorded, then you can get a fine for it in the next 30 days if stopped by the police. Some people manipulate the tachographs but there are much greater punishments for that.
@@MrJonas7 Never found that setting, I play on Geforce Now on a Shield TV. Wouldn't use it, I like to keep it as realistic as possible and to avoid fines of course
0:56 also, Japan has an excellent ferry system which is utilized by travelers, bikers, and truckers alike. The funny thing is that these ferries compare more to cruise ships than vehicle or passenger ferries elsewhere, with economy and premium rooms, restaurants, shops, lounges, arcades, theaters and more! Many long haul truckers use these to travel long distances, sleeping in between on board the cruise ship and then dropping off or picking up cargo when they disembark.
Awesome video by the way, and I'm glad you mentioned the fancy Dekotora trucks as well! It reminded me of an episode of Japanology where someone recreated the look with their motorcycle, haha.
same in europe lol, nothing special
@@lwrestlemanial so cool!
Yep. The ferries between Poland and Sweden for example are also like this
@@lwrestlemanial They have trucks in europe too. Yet here you are on a Japanese trucking video getting defensive because someone said Japan has nice a nice ferry system LMAO
Very underrated content
Totally. This is at least 500k sub content
Agreed 🤝
Facts.
No ur underrated
@@oliveranghaolongnyps6087 ; Oh how nice of you.
0:55 those tiny lorrys on the trailer look adorable
Great video, although I have to say when you mention 'The West', this also includes Western Europe. Which has very different infrastructure to America
Stumbled across that too
Saw that too, specially after decribing Europe then talking about something "in the West". Please just say America, instead of generalizing
@MeChupaUnHuevon funny how -oid makes anything an insult 🤣
l would define "The West" as being the countries colonized by Europeans, such as the Americas, Europe itself, Oceania and parts of Africa, could include Russia, Georgia and Turkey on that too.
@@yuukiyoshizawa7007 the term 'the West' is mainly political, and would definitely not include Russia. India and South Africa were colonies but I would not say they were the west either. It is exclusively Western Europe and North America, there is an argument for Australia and New Zealand but ex Soviet states are definitely not considered the west.
My dad is an American trucker who has shared with me, tales from the road.
It is common, that modern truckers on the East Coast have to deal with areas that were inadequate for even early commercial trucks.
Idk how I managed to find this channel, but it has given me an entirely new perspective of the world. The fascinating world of trucks
I am so glad, that i found this channel. Man you did a great job with small and short look over different regions of earth and their trucking context. Make more.
Japanese trucks are very popular in New Zealand, Isuzu and Hino are very common and noted for high reliability.
We get a more powerful Isuzu Giga that's only available in New Zealand (and one other place if I remember correctly).
We also have huge amounts of imported second-hand Japanese light trucks. They are the backbone of small-medium engineering companies
Thanks for the interesting information
"Giga" ? Say no more fam :D
The japanese love their giga stuff
Hino is popular in Ireland
Simply because ireland ever since the 60s prefers anything toyota or anything related to toyota
Yes same with South East Asia Japanese truck still rule the road
Don't forget the ubiquitous Toyota Hiace that every tradesman and many services use. Americans mostly don't know what a Hiace is, the very practically sized, modestly powered, ultra economy shitbox van that never dies, handles like crap, and isn't great in a collision, but is just so damn useful and reliable.
Those Dekotora are surely cool! And congratulations on this very well-designed and informative video!
It was nice of them to look into Truck-kun's drinking problem to curb the isekai emmigration crisis.
I find it very cool that you added monkey coins as little Easter eggs for us to look for. Very underrated content🙏
okay but did you find them all? there's a secret if you did ;)
@@Yukon. I don't know how many to look for, but I indeed found them all. Tell me the secret or I'll give you a hug. You don't want that to happen do you, bro?
23 coins with 17 corresponding letters (look near the coins)
@@Yukon. i found the secret, i have no idea what to do with the secret, but i have found the secret. thought i saw a thumbnail on your channel that might explain it, but now i don't see it and i feel insane.
@@Slash0mega That secret will come in handy later down the line. You may be the only person to have access to such knowledge as of right now and as such are the most prepared for what is to come.
Your channel needs to blow up! Really enjoying the content, another great video!
I'm in IT and work for a huge retailer and my role touches many parts of the business for the fulfilment of online orders. Two of those areas are inbound supply chains from DC's to supermarkets and last mile delivery to the customer.
Before today I had never given trucking any thought outside of it being the most crucial part of any supply chain. I've now gone down a rabbit hole of your videos and am fascinated by the regional differences and cultures. I've always acknowledged there's no way I'd be able to be a trucker. The gig is seriously demanding and physically tough compared the work I do. But I now have an even greater appreciation and empathy thanks to your channel that I never knew I wanted.
Keep it up!
I'll add that it was the Australia trucking video that you put out that was originally recommended and I of course clicked because it was about my own country!
Thank you for explaining the difference between a semi trailer and a full trailer. Your video is when I learned the difference.
If any of you guys play ets2 then please do yourself a favour and download the project Japan map mod. It’s honestly the best map mod I have ever played and I barely go back to the stock map anymore. You can really tell how much passion the creators had in replicating every little detail of their country.
I remember taking their city bus, the driver can drive with speed on very narrow roads. Japanese driver and precision in taking tight turns is amazing.
Not a truck driver or particularly interested in trucks but these videos are great. It’s something I’ve never given thought, and that’s what probably makes it so interesting.
About Mercedes trucks, the Actros isn't sold in Japan anymore as Daimler acquired Fuso and both trucks are pretty much the same. However, Japanese emergency services are still using Unimog, Zetros and Econic models
Your channel is about to explode. No way you're gonna stay at 9.6k for long. Keep it up!
Quickly Yukon has become one of my favorite youtubers, nice work man, can't wait to see more!
Love how this video was short and sweet, no filler.
It's so freaky looking at the amount of subscribers you have. I thought this was just another big channel video from this genre. Nice !
now that explains why these truck kuns are responsible for killing 90% isekai anime MC's.
Philippines also have the same trucks, with the sprinkle of some Freightliner or International Semi's. we also have Dekotora styling.
In Mindanao and Visayas, theirs legit Volvo VNL780s and Peterbilt 379 Unibuilts or even Kenworth W900s with Studio Sleepers. Our trucks also vary, with most being rotten 2nd hands to extremely loved and taken cared of trucks.
Its an open season for trucking, there's even a double Road Train running from Subic to Clark on SCTEX and NLEX. I love how our truckers call each other "Buddy" and call their rig "Kabayo" or horse. Bwahahahha love from Luzon kapatid.
Dekotora trucks were imported here in my country with the bling (and changed to Left hand drive) and the looked cool. Definitely a match to the traditional Jeepney still in use here.
„The west“ you always refer to is the US, right? You DO realize that there’s a world outside the US, that’s west? The EU as an example is 1,5x as big as the US, and has roughly 150% of it’s population. And it has more in common with japanese infrastructure than that of the US. The US is a bit solitaire with its vast, big roads, humongous parking lots and cities build around the necessary of owning one or multiple cars…
specially since they removed Trams to make space for more Cars on the Road. while also alocating more area to Parkinglots than actual Housing.
specialyl these skilled Traffic Planers. ah yes Traffic is garbage because of my shity grid lets slap in an Intersection somewhere wich takes up the space equal to an generic 20-30k European Town. its so bad how they keep the Overgloryfied Image up while their Infastructure is grumbleing all across the board.
yeah hes very americentric
I teared up when he mentioned "Gundam".😢 After school watching Toonami with Fat Tom.
0:16 suburban sprawl binding life to driving is not a point of pride
This was informative, a nice insight into Japanese trucking
The title of the video was „Autotranslated?“ to German and its a good translation.
Anybody else notice that in other languages?
I subbed on my old channel, made a new one and found you in the algorithm again on my new channel. Yay!
Trucks here mostly have speed limiter. In case you see one truck passing another truck on the expressways, you're in for a long wait til one of the trucks succeeds passing the other one with a difference of +/- 5kph.
Before that, there was a speed indicator (on top of cabin, green light). 1 light on = under 40 kmh. 2 lights on = 40 to 60 kmh. 3 lights on = 60 kmh plus.
Because it was not familiarised, it ended up phased out and replaced with speed limiter. In JDM trucks, yellow sticker with this text "速度抑制" indicates installed speed limiter (90kmh), seen on outside and inside cabin
Getting that Truck-kun lore
You missed the Keitora those tiny trucks farmers and fishermen use.
you be surprised how Popular some Japanesse Brands are in Europe. Cheaper to run and easier to Fix than lets say a Mercedes Sprinter with a Flatbed for Gardening or Road maintenace. specially the Gardening with the K-Trucks being able to fit on Park roads and such without having one set of wheels of the road damageing the ground next to it makig mud puddles and later frost damage to the paveing. in my Town they even have a Garbage Truck based on a Daihatsu or such wich get nicknamed the Mayor dedicated to the Areas wich are to tight for the Big ones like new build Urban Retirement housing or Compact new Developments as well as City Shoping Streets and Old Towns wich didnt got bombed into Oblivion durring WW2.
the Suzuki Jimmy or Samurai? most have for Housekeepers since its so small and has 4x4 that you can use it for snowplowing on sidewalks without having to do it by Hand or buy and 10 times more Expensiv Multicar wich is like the smaller stubby East German cusin to the Unimog.
Looks like I fell into a trucking rabbit hole, thanks
A dekotora truck is something I didn't know I needed until now
I drove from Tokyo to Kobe in 2004.
Outside of the cities those Japanese truckers were doing well over 100km/h
Well, here in Poland the limit for trucks is 70 km/h on regular roads and 80 km/h on highways, but everyone goes 90 km/h unless they're driving on a magnet, then they go even faster
Dekotora are reminiscent of the decorated lorries that you see all over India.
Good vid as always, so glad to see you growing buddy!
amazing content, I want to know how they do trucking in India now
We need an episode on India!! They also ornament their trucks spectacularly, and the size of the country probably leds to some variety of the kind of trucks
You can see that by visiting Brampton
I live in the mountains of Japan and sometimes use the toll highways to get home from the cities at night, even more so when its like 3AM. Between the colorful warning lights that the company the does maintenance on the highway and the neon bright lights of some of these Japanese cargo trucks, turn on some Darude Sandstorm and you can have a rave. Though, if you're epileptic, I would be cautious.
Literally building a gundam as I was watching this. Very good content bro!
I absolutely love your content, this is a topic that is rarely ever mentioned on any videos on the big channels like Wendover or Half as interesting
Wendover is such a trash channel tbh. That host is awful, "Sam" I think his name is. Boring, unfunny, terrible writing. Now that Half as Interesting guy, that guy can host a YT channel. That guy is the big funne, I like him.
2:49 it's actually a Taiwanese courier company 統一速達, and I'm pretty sure that the photo is shot in Taiwan, they're just using 宅急便's name and logo
笑死，我看到也是暫停，然後拉回來重新看一次
This video has been crucial for my career change to Japanese truck driver
I want a documentary on truck customization across the world. I was surprised to learn how so many truckers around the world share the same culture of customization. Love to learn more about it
Outside Japan Pakistan is only country with most decorated Japanese trucks, Pakistani market is dominated by Japanese trucks.
The Wild World of Truck-kun
Damn these truck videos are fucking good man, keen for more 😍
You should do more of this trucking context in each country, things can get interesting in countrys like india, Brazil, russia and others
Japanese Truckers is so unique that once you get hit by a Japanese Truck you respawned in a New World.
Known as "Isekai"
Getting hit by a truck is a common trope in Japanese culture, whether you're reincarnated or not. Possibly unfair but then a RUclipsr went to Japan ... and got hit by a truck (broken arm though, not reincarnated).
Hello i have been recently watching your videos about these trucking nature of different countries. I really enjoy these! If u can, pls make one on india i swear u will get a lot of variety
When I visited many years ago, I rode in the back of a truck to my aunts house. Not something you usually get where I live. I love their designs too, very well painted and coloured with beautiful lights
This guy is not kidding, the trucks in India are bonkers, please make a video on them
yes indian trucking video would be great. its super unique and every truck has its own story
@@anustubhmishra he already made one, go check out his latest videos
@@sparkgrid oh i didn't know that. guess ill watch it now
At 28 years old I have finally learned why they’re called semis. Thank you sir.
I never thought I'd be here but now I'm hooked
As a truck driver in north america, we really do have it good besides the long hours on the road. The dot suck but i usually keep my rig clean and passable anyway
woah what the hell, how and why are there so many subtitle options?
The first time I saw Dekatora was in the movie Black Rain. It always stuck in my mind.
I don’t know how or why but I have now a new addiction to trucks
In my country, Morocco, there are Mitsubishi trucks and they are very noisy And I love their loud noise
1:27 TNT Iiterally down the road from my house. Only 5 Min walk. Although now its more FedEx than TNT.
Omg I am also obsessed with Dekatora!! Nice topic :)
Damn, there was a PS1 game called art truck battle, where you could customize your own truck like that.
You made me very happy with this vid, but anyway:
For the rigid trucks, they allow 25m trucks since 2019 (with road limits).
While about the day cab, many of them do have a small bed behind the driver's seat, with some companies even installing a sleeping cabin on top of the narrow day cab for more cargo space.
(if you're interested, you could check out "shimijun", a RUclipsr dedicated at making videos about new trucks, who also sell used trucks)
Though, in his videos about new trucks, the style is more like European style on Japanese trucks instead of Dekotora.
What do Japanese truckers think of the popular image of American truckers, i.e. Smokey and the Bandit/Convoy, the "outlaw trucker" idea?
@@eurekasevenwave2297 idk, i'm just a weeb from HongKong, sorry for the fake japanese name XD
@@natahn9568 Hah! Don't worry though, that's alright.
Without these steeds, we won't be seeing isekai animes.
This video made me think that there's plenty of Japanese trucks here in Indonesia as well... such as Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hino, etc.
Hopefully we are capable to produce our own trucks in the future...🇲🇨
bro we already did at one point its called "perkasa"
Theres tons of Isuzu 7.5 tonners popping up here in britain.
Idk why they just are.
🇮🇩 🇲🇨
0:59 thats a genuine fuso super great that is.
Today I learned why Long Haul trucks are called semi trucks. Thanks Yukon
Please do videos on Indo-Pak-Afghan truck arts! They come with loads of variations!
Since I’m a trucker on Japanese highways I would like to clarify things here. Even there’s are speed limits, 80kmph is not the rule. There are different speed limits for each vehicle on highways. Usually we drive around 120-130kmph on trucks. For cars 150 is also ok. If you act abnormally on Highway, police is deployed and you will be escorted out. Highway system has a camera system that monitored by each section. Everyone is seen. When you act weird they know that. When you get used to it. You know how it goes.
Okay, now I really want a Japanese Truck Sim.
Well there's a mod project called Project Japan from Euro Truck Simulator 2
Here in Germany, the speed limit for trucks is also at 80 km/h on our well known "Autobahn". On all other/"normal" streets, their speed limit is only 70 km/h and trucks with liquid cargo like fuel and milk aren´t allowed to drive faster than 60 km/h. So THIS is slow. 😢
I used to drive fuel tanker here in Canada and my truck was governed at 102 km/h and I didn't like it. I guess I should not move to Germany
@@juliogonzo2718 And now imagine, you´re driving in your car behind this truck and you can´t overtake it, this can be a reason why there are so many aggressive car drivers in Germany :D
@@near7269 so where I am in Canada there is only two lane roads and it is hilly and curvy. Every 10-15 km there are passing lanes for maybe 2km (on the main highway anyway). The speed limit is 90 but flow of traffic usually 100-105. The same people who slow down to 80 at the bottom of every hill and in every curve then speed up to 100 when they can see and 110 when you have the ability to pass. Very frustrating. They are usually people from prairie provinces who are used to being able to see for 16km as it is flat as piss on a plate. They get nervous and slow down when they cannot see far. It makes me tired following someone varying their speed constantly by 20-30 km/h and you can never pass them in a truck. I have sat for an hour behind them before.
@@juliogonzo2718 This is bad. 😟
Trucking in Japan sounds like heaven compared to everywhere else in the world
The express ways in Japan are as good as any herman autobahn in terms of quality. But they are so expensive and the speed limit is just crazy low.
Germany is garbe as of now. total lack of maintenace and coruption. no demage or obstructions? lets block a lane of for no reasone and place an excevator and some Cones down so the first step is done and first Bill has to get Paid. and The A45 (the higher the Number the shorter and less Important) 60 Bridges need to get Demolished and Rebuild wich are less than 15 years old. only reason why i am still here is because i can not afford to run away and live a better life elsewhere.
Hot Wheels made a Dekotora homage.
It’s called Raijin Express.
Designed by the late Ryu Asada 🙏
Ahh the picture you used to describe day cabs isn't actually a day cab. Day cabs in Japan literally have no space at the back. behind the B pillar. As far as I know, most Heavy-duty trucks (大型トラック, 大型車) or often called 10-ton trucks (10トントラック) have sleeper options as well as medium duty trucks. Although they have far less space than European trucks, they can still accommodate a blanket for long distance runs.
I once saw a rigid-axle Mitsubishi Fuso Super Great online that saves space by putting the crew bunk above instead of behind the driver's seat
@@lzh4950 yeah they have few of those. I believe to get extra cargo space. Although majority use back of the cab sleepers because nowadays most truckers prefer high roof cabs.
Im not even into trucks but your content is nice
Hope you make a video on Finnish trucking, which in comparison to the rest of Europe is completely different in its scale. Maybe a video which combines Scandinavian/Fennoscandian trucking?
0:38 surprised to see rail freight so far down the list, considering how well developed Japanese passenger rail is. I wonder if data on freight tonnage might paint a different picture.
Unfortunately trains are not as flexible as trucks which can litteraly go basically everywhere and all truck sizes and lengths….. they actually have trains for goods too and also the shape of Japan is totally different which means also different systems
@@alanmay7929 ~ Are we on the same page my guy? I looked at the graph I acknowledge that trucking moves a lot of valuable stuff. But trains are excellent for moving stuff efficiently, especially when it's big heavy stuff, or long distance transport. Trucks are compelling because they are convenient yes, but they're an expensive, wasteful mode of transport, that's only good, and generally used for short distance transport of expensive consumer goods. My original comment is my way of saying "hey guys they probably move a fuckton of important raw and semi-processed materials via trains even though it doesn't reflect on this particular graph"
@@ultraNewt are you serious!? How can you say trucks are expensive and wasteful ways of transportation!? They litteraly completes what the train cant do! Can a train deliver directly to warehouses!? Or can a train go everywhere a truck can go!? What about the special loads that have to be delivered way quicker without needed to wait loading on trains…..!? What about the multiple of more routes that trucks actually covers compared to trains!? Trains have fixed routes unlike trucks
Japanese trucks and a Filipino jeepney side by side would be a great to see
Truck kun the most powerful antagonist
Sadly, Japan abandoned the "we trust you on your honor" route and regulated the sh*t out of their trucking industry, I would NOT want to be a truck driver in Japan, it's such a choking work environment when you're constantly filmed, constantly monitored, constantly tested. GPS is understandable, but not filming.
As a trucker myself, I'll quit the day I start being filmed and told not to drink coffee while driving, told not to eat while driving, told to always look in both mirrors every 15 seconds, this is the kind of thing filmed truckers have to deal with, and that's on top of electronic logbooks which will ruin your week/month if you don't constantly push the limit.
When you force drivers to constantly push the limit, through GPS tracking, cameras, electronic logbooks, bad things happen. There's no such thing as a "small break" as a trucker, it's either 15 minutes of finding parking+30 minutes break+15 minutes getting out, or you keep driving until your electronic logbook timer runs out.
It's sad to see Japan went that route, instead of just trusting the driver. Sometimes a driver would drive 16 hours but he's forced to sleep and he can't sleep, sometimes he can't go on after 8, but when he can't go on after 8 but he needs to keep going for the next 4 hours, bad things happen.
4:00 lmfao, That's a Patlabor on it's transport deck from the live action Patlabor series.
Dual fronts are for weight also, not just turning radius.
Do one on Indian trucks plzz i think the truck culture here is really cool
Seeing Dekotora reminds me of India's festive trucks!
I've seen a video of some quarry or something in Japan that used Kenworth T-880s to pull their heavy trailers. Pretty sure they're limited just to the roads around the quarry.
They were green or light blue or something. I have seen the same thing. After the tsunami and the fukishima (sp?) Meltdown they FLEW a massive concrete pumper to Japan on one of the giant Antonov transport aircraft. I think the tandem twinsteer mack cabover Putzmeister pumpers are like 90,000lbs and I'm pretty sure this one was much bigger and had like 6+ axles.
That's the Ube Industries (now called UBE Corporation) in Yamaguchi prefecture, they own a private road from the quarry to the port. (They also built their own harbour bridge)
Trucks used include Isuzu, Scania and Kenworth (The Isuzu one even got a tomica model)
in terms of lorries, most of them are Japanese lorries, there are not many lorries from Europe, perhaps due to the high cost, which makes Japan produce its own lorries in abundance and quality, while increasing the ability of Japanese lorries to continue to sell in developing countries
Nissan diesel, mitsubishi fuso, isuzu HD trucks those are the most reliable trucks to ever exist
Plus who wouldn't wanna say they drive a big thumb
(Nissan)
One thing I can't help but to wonder. Given it's extensive rail network, why are there so few freight trains in Japan?
I would expect it's because those rails are primarily meant for passenger transportation, and since passenger transportation (especially in Japan) is on a tighter schedule, having long freight trains come along and mess up that schedule will result in the train drivers having to personally apologize to a lot of passengers.
Another reason, I assume, is because freight trains mainly make sense on really long distances, and I'd assume freight in Japan doesn't really have to travel such long distances, because of said immense urban density, and the fact that it has 5 major ports with pretty good sea access. I don't think the distances are really there for freight trains to really shine.
Because there aren't many places that aren't connected to the ocean so it's always going to be more efficient to use ships.
Otoko no tabi ha... hitori tabi...
So! "TRUCK YAROU" came out BEFORE "Convoy." Think about that!
I've watched the first one, they're fun. The lead is Sugawara Bunta, yes, from the "Battles Without Honor or Humanity" yakuza series.
we need a dedicated longer video of dekatora
As an avid Isuzu collector, I've had my eye on these for a while. I love the Gundam styling.
Thank you for this great video! Very Interesting. Do you know if japanese trucks go overseas to collect their load?
That's called a boat
@@mcspikesky no ship
@@blackdude4298 cmon man, it's a joke
@@blackdude4298 no , *ship
@@rollischmidt1 how could I forget such a thing
Bit of a stretch to say we'd all still be living in huts without trucks, most people in Europe, or China or Japan were living in dwelling more elaborate than huts about 1000 years before trucks existed.
Dekotoru reminds me a lot of jingle trucks in Pakistan/Afghanistan. The jingle trucks seem to have more color to them but it's really cool to see something so similar in different parts of the world!
can u make a video on india's trucking industry it is quite diverse i think it would make for a good video