Truck Vlog #8 || One step closer to buying our own truck! || Brisbane-Melbourne
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- Опубликовано: 28 мар 2023
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Welcome back to another video! In this video I’m up to my usual shenanigans loading a B-Double up in Brisbane and hauling direct to Melbourne! This week is a bit different because of the fact that we’re now partnered with RUclips 😭 how they let a grubby truck driver into the program is beyond me! But anyway, thank you guys so much for all your continued support and encouragement literally none of it goes unnoticed(sometimes I just don’t have time to reply to everyone) you guys make me want to keep creating content day in day out 👍 let’s go for a drive 🚚🚚
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First 45 seconds of this vlog was pure class. 👌 Good on you Jacques!
Cheers mate 👍👍
How the truck drivers support each other on the road is soo amazing
I remember when I done heaps of driving from Brisbane to Warracknabeal Vic I filled half my tub up with rubbish on one of the many trips just from the truck stops I pulled up in
Just watch your Adelaide to Goondawindi.
I am in NZ time 12noon via Broken Hill,Bourke, Moree.
I really loved it
Been in Adelaide 1969, Moree 1970, work ed at the then Golden Fleece Servo, then out out to Coppa Creek
2006 I was based Brisbane but was working on the Hume hiway between Albury and Holebrook but used travel down via Goondawindi Moree, Parkes, Glenfelled, etc just loved the out back.
A great commentary
Coming back in April 24 buying a campervan and going to back to all the places I have been then NT
Thank you once again
22:46 = A great example of just how long it takes to pull out onto the road and how much caution you need to take when pulling out, that rear view mirror shot showing the trailers coming across is mind blowing.
I was in my industry 10 years before i started my own business, I've been in business 20 years and it doesn't get easier. dont rush it.
Definitely not rushing it mate just getting the ball rolling 👍
I have been a truck spotter for about 15 years and have seen Don Watson trucks sooo many times! My main spotting count is for Jim Pearson trucks, a local transport company. Local, because I lived in the Taree area for for the last years of my working life and knew of them personally and through clients. Last year I did a trip back from Brisbane to home (Pindimar, near Tea Gardens) and counted 75 Jim Pearson trucks on my return trip to home. That's more than 1 every 10ks. Anyway, love your channel, keep up the good work!
Champions. Great vids
I love the dedication you put in to showing the industry, doing a second round of prechecks just to show us!!! You're the man!
Another great Vlog. Just wondering if you have sat down with an accountant and crunched the numbers on buying and running your own truck as opposed to working for Watson's ongoing..
Love the. Videos bro awesome driving
Well done mate. Having goals and seeing them come to fruition is what its all about. Congratulations on your achievement so far and Good luck to you and your family.
Cheers Michael
Cheers Michael really appreciate the positive words 👍
Great news about RUclips. Enjoying the channel. Thoughts are with the family of the driver who didn’t make it home. Keep it safe out there brother 👍🏼
Cheers Craig appreciate it 👍
Mr Cross maybe make a downloadable checklist sheet that you do on you cheak around the truck!!! Maybe people that drive cars might understand more, and it might also help a greenhorn!!
1 of my new favourite RUclips truck channels right here. I work 4 a trailer company in Parkes & I’m sure I’ve seen u passing threw town. I get 2 practise backing b doubles in our yard with not much luck but I hav fun doin it😂.Keep up th awesome work with ur videos.
Small world hey mate cheers 👍
Religiously watch all your Vids chief hopefully I see you on the road 👍
Cheers mate give me a yell over the radio if you 👍
Love these vlogs, mate.
Reminds me of the days when I'd ride with my old man through to the Pilbara from Perth pulling 2 trailers to Carnavon before hooking up the 3rd trailer onwards to Port Hedland.
Cheers mate appreciate the support. That sounds like a core memory right there! 👍🏻
Another great vid congrats on the partnership with RUclips honestly I don’t think I’ve ever seen a RUclips channel grow this fast keep up the good work
Thanks mate it’s mind blowing hey 👍
"still doing zoomies" had me laughing. great video legend
Cheers mate 👍
Cheers mate 👍
Funny as you drove out of the Ampol at Gil it reminded me back in the late 80's next to where the Lpg tank is someone, who was maybe doing a change over had the legs penetrate thru the thin asphalt when he drove out from under the trailer.
So be careful of the parking bay asphalt there.
It might have been seepage under the ground in that spot cause the full length of the legs went under.
Great vlog man 😊
Love watching after work 😇
Crackin Vid mate, congrats on your youtube partnership. Bring on your own rig, life will change when you transition to the world of being a subbie. POV shots were great during this vid, keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next ep
Cheers Phil 👍
A trick you can try if you forget your go pro mount is use the head strap and put it over the passenger side headrest. It takes a bit of mucking around to get it to sit right, usually you have to stuff something between the seat and the back of the go pro to stop it wobbling around.
Good idea mate I’ll remember for next time 👍
Yeww back in the fat cab, good stuff as always! Love watching these with my dinner. Safe travels
Awesome mate glad I can supply the goods with dinner lol
Mate be careful buying your own truck theses days lot of people don't realize how hard it is have a few mate that own their own business it can be a costly experience if you do deside to get your own get something with warranty and low k,s keep the posts coming
Couldn't agree more. It's not all that it's cracked up to be. But good luck.
Totally agree old mate, from experience there are highs and lows with being an owner/driver, when things are going good its absolutely great to know that its yours but just as fast its shit when things go bad, I owned trucks in the 80's and 90's so its a completely different time, all I can suggest is really think about it.
I appreciate the advice gents I’m not one to shy away from a challenge and take the odd risk I come to Australia with a pair of thongs and a back pack full of clothes almost been homeless all the hard yards 👍
Just the price of fuel Insurance / Rego is enough to break you .
These videos are awesome 👏
Cheers guys 👍
Congrats with the RUclips partnership. This Vlog wasn't bad, camera angle was good too, keep up the good work. Ask You Tube about Membership too, were your subscribers can join up.
Cheers mate I can turn on membership but I don’t really understand monetisation yet so one step at a time 👍
Love your vids mate. Good luck with the RUclips channel. You stay safe and God bless 🙏 ❤
Cheers brother you too 👍
Congrats mate on the RUclips partnership! Stay safe hey.
Cheers 👍
Love the videos good to see you’re back in the fat cab
For sure mate 👍👍
Well done brother, your getting good at these vlogs. I have been watching from the start and when they put the brakes on you a bit a couple of videos back I was a little concerned that the quality might drop but you have navigated around the issues well. Personally I like the POV view better, it makes you feel like you are in the seat you can see gear changes the gauges and a more panoramic view. Just my thoughts dude but I definitely think it was your best video yet. Keep up the great work and stay safe you won’t make your dreams come true if you’re on your lid or laying down.
Cheers brother appreciate your kind words 👍 a lot of people seem to like the pov so I think they’ll stay in the videos thanks for your feedback
Loved it son .... good news...🎉
Thanks mum ❤️
All the best to you and your family brother 🙏. Nothing worse than that Gateway traffic in the afternoons. Stay safe mate and follow your dreams
Cheers Darren appreciate you mate 👍
Another great video mate. Well done. I was a bit worried Friday morning when I heard what happened at Brunswick Heads. I knew what company it was and that you were heading up that way. I was relieved when I saw your VLOG go up. Thoughts to old mates family.
Thanks for your concern mate 👍
Great video. I enjoyed watching your checks & procedures that go on behind the scenes. It’s interesting to understand the drive time limits/rest limits related to fatigue management as well. Thanks
All good James thanks for watching 👍
Looking forward great drivers trucks Kenworth 😊
Keep up the good work hope your dreams come true, all the way from sunny southern Spain.
Wow spain! Cheers for watching 👍
So happy for you bro. I'm sorry. I watched bugger all of the live stream. didnt do much for me. I must just like the sound of ya voice. lol. safe travels
Well done son , stay safe ,i really enjoy watching your content 👍 👍👍
Thanks dad ❤️
Love the video, it is interesting the route you take.
Cheers mark 👍
Congrats on getting partnered with RUclips! Good to see some wet weather, I love driving in the rain
Me too mate cheers 👍
Me too mate cheers 👍
Great video again. Sorry to hear about the man who passed.
Great to know you are monetised. I would love to see Moree in the day one trip. Lived there 1972 to 78. Then down in Gunedah. Thank you and till next one stay safe.
I will definitely get that for you mate if I’m ever going through there during the day👍
Question for all the uk 🇬🇧 subscribers! Where do you guys go to read all the trucking news/articles/gossip for your neck of the woods?🚚🚚
"I dont know, im just a steering wheel attendant"
Take the time now to start learning from the mechanics in your outfit while they are close by / available for free about what is wrong with that gearbox. When you have your own truck its all up to you to figure out. Sure you can shell out for mechanics, its going to add up fast. Time those wheels stop turning doesnt switch off your fixed annual costs and that family of yours still gotta eat.
Everything you learn between now and when you achieve that goal will help you start to diagnose when - not if - something breaks.
Travel safe!
Cheers Zoe 👍
Hey mate I’m no greeny but I totally agree with h about rubbish it really does my head inn just put it in the bin cheers Pete
For sure mate 👍
Nice job. Like the map at the start. The good old newel, I will be on it going to Brisbane from Vic in June , I can’t wait, interesting you bypass Dubbo, what is that road like north of Dubbo ? Nice job on your utube news 👍
It’s rough the whole way mate there’s a lot less roadworks north of Dubbo but still rough 👍
Another banger ❤️
Thanks brother 👍👍
You come over a cracking bloke fair play to you mate 👌👍
Cheers brother thanks for watching 👍
Looking forward 2next video was cool
Thanks brother 👍
Before you buy a truck Jacques please talk to some owner operators who have walked away from the transport industry. It’s a dog eat dog game low margins and you’ll never be home, then maintenance and repairs, then stuffed around by dc’s.
I would rather talk to the ones that are still in the industry mate 👍
You are a credit to your company
Fuck I hope you make it big man you definitely are trying your best and one year from now I cant imagine how your much better your content will be and who knows you could own a truck by then.
Thanks for that brother! Appreciate the kind words 👍
Went to school with David and his brother, RIP mate
Told ya before. The front trailer is the B-Trailer
Nice brother hope to see ya round one of the DCs sometime and say hi 🤙
Too easy bro 👍
Honestly, I own 3 trucks, you’d be crazy to buy your own truck with the way the industry is goin
Yeah I’m a bit crazy 🤷♂️
Actually really enjoy the POV shots 👍
Never sat in a PM before man that’s a lot of gages..😮
Yeah i agree, pov shot of the driving was awesome
Yeah it is I only look at about 4 of them though mate 👍
Hey mate, love the channel, CONGRATS on getting partnered with Ypu Tube!!!!!! Just wondering have you decided which sort of truck you'd like to buy?? Maybe a K220 Kibg Cab OR a Volvo Fh16 650 Globetrotter??
Not sure yet mate will be glad just to get in one when can 👍
Hope you get your rig.
Cheers mark appreciate it 👍
Once again thanks pal, great news, you deserve it. Can I just add do your homework re your own truck. Know a fair few guys who are in a bit of trouble. Till next time my friend.
Thanks so much for the support. Cheers mate appreciate it 👍🏻
Thanks so much for the support. Cheers mate appreciate it 👍🏻
Good vid, ONYA Mate
Cheers mate 👍🏻
Just wondering .. loading is that considered work time in the work diary..if so your hours don't add up going on what you said in your video. Would be interesting to see you explain the working of a work diary please in your videos. Again, great video. Keep up the great work, and be safe.
At this particular site I don’t move a muscle to load mate and keys get handed in so I jump in the bunk so it wouldn’t be considered working 👍
Hey mate been watching your channel ,great job.
Just curious how much you clear a week ?
Cheers brother don’t wanna share my wage just because I would be sharing my colleagues wages too 👍
Have you ever considered driving mine road train quad trailer setups in WA at all
Cool hey now when I Trucked OZ Styles 25years ago the Air Lines used to Push in have OZ switched to the American System of Glad Hands ?
We have glad hands mate but we’re changing over very soon 👍
t y the Reply Guy , no stay wif the Glad Hands
Like your comment about bloody rubbish at truck stops but all the rest areas are the same. Being grey nomads have done Newell Highway a few times as we live in Nth Queensland and have Mokopuna in Melbourne. Is the Gore Highway between Toowoomba and Goondiwindi still rubbish. Every time been over it shakes the s-- out of the caravan. Have found the rest areas in the NT are the worst for rubbish. Thanks for the video Mate
Yeah brother gore highway is still a goat track 🤷♂️ not sure why they’re not bothering to fix it but oh well thanks for watching 👍
Hey mate, can you please explain how the outside blind spot camera work? When the merch coming out?
Not sure how they work brother they just record constantly I think I would love to bring some hats out because I love hats but haven’t got the 💰to do it yet
I think your right for HI vis while you're driving. But I'm sure if you got hit by a car or anything. work cover would want to know you were wearing it.. 🙂
🤷♂️
Do you enjoy driving the Kdubs mate? Great content!
Yeah mate love them I’ve been spoilt with the mob I work for only ever driven kenworth 👍
Awesome brother!
Get a food review in how's about a cooking segment 1burner stove etc
My wife and I were talking about this today bro!
Mate keep this veiw, We get to see heaps more, Trailer through the mirrors, gear shifts etc. Way better
Noted mate 👍
Manual truck this time nice
Me again, prob a dumb question, how do you bypass Dubbo going north.? If you turn off at tomlingley and go to Narromine , how do you get back across to the newell ?
Turn right at the small bp towards narromine eumungrie road mate 👍
How do you deal with time differences and dealing with back home etc, like the clocks do they auto update and do you lose track with it constantly updating or is it not an issue, u set a watch an follow a strict time, I’d always find it weird like if I thought I was an hour ahead but the boss back home thinks I’m not, or does it effect logbooks etc?
All my clocks stay set to Qld time mate they only part that gets confusing is when I’m told load times in nsw and vic I just have to go do it an hour earlier than they tell me to 👍
When the time finally comes, what type of truck do you think you would buy
Not sure mate we’re still a long way off 👍
Question for you, what do you mean by filling up the trailers with fuel?
The fridge motors run on diesel mate
What spec is this machine please ? Great vid..
K200 x15 600hp
So when you acquire your own truck will you go for autoshift or regular 18 speed transmission?
Not sure yet mate 🤷♂️
Can you show us you washing the truck
But that means I’ll actually have to do some work 🤷♂️😂
Hi bro so when the time comes wat sort of truck would u buy
Not sure yet mate the amount of saved listings in truck sales I have is crazy though lol
I enjoy your vids Hemmant has 2 m.s
Thanks mate someone else told me as well I just keep forgetting to put two in 🤷♂️
Hey mate you probably have already answered this but what is the unit that is face towards you with the flashing lights? Also can you see the flashing lights or is it just the camera picking it up because I would find it quite distracting while driving.
It’s called a guardian mate just and eyesight monitor the lights aren’t flashing that’s just how the camera is picking up the infrared 👍
@@crossfamilytrucking I thought it might just be the camera picking it up. That's just to make sure your nodding off and is it compulsory in all longhaul trucks ?
I don’t think it is mate not sure tbh 🤷♂️
What truck u looking at buying bro if I ever had the chance and the money I would buy a 4900 constellation western star
Not sure yet brother we’re still a long way off yet but if I had to dream it would be a 610SAR they’re so nice 👍
Not to blow your bubble but having your Owen truck is hard mate but work hard and yous will get it mit move back to Brisbane and work for ya
So I’ve heard mate cheers 👍
What app do you use to put your VLOGS together?
Just my phone and go pro mate that’s it 👍
Whats them 2 flashing lights on ur dash
Eyesight monitor mate 👍
Oh awesome cheers for replying mate loving all the videos keep up the good work
Thanks very much 👍
is this road ranger gearbox?
Yeah mate 👍
Have been pushed yet to use the new EWD that nhvr have online now .? The third party app providers know how to charge u 💰
Never used it mate I only use logbook checker to count hours 👍
@@crossfamilytrucking what’s the auto box in the KW K200 like ? Never driven auto in trucks only 10, 15 and 18 RR
Hello, why not try do Melbourne to Wagga then go to west Wyalong then Straight to Brisbane on newell … between Melbourne to Wagga is very quiet and smooth roads … I was been done it when I was on Dubbo changerover runs
Yeah mate I go that way every now and again the road is heaps better 👍
@@crossfamilytrucking it’s all good .. just thought to give some good routes…. Happy trucking from Deaf truck driver :)
How come you go the long way not the coastal way?
The coast road is 80km longer mate 👍
@crossfamilytrucking oh right. I've always known going west than down south is longer.. but mate if you go that way please show footage of beautiful Guyra range and lake
Maybe I had it wrong way now thinking back to when the old man use to drive
I think the trip time going west is longer just because of all the roadworks atm but still a more relaxing drive 👍
Hey man how do you feel about the signing off time and sitting around while getting loaded and not been paid sitting for 4 hours then driving your route makes your days very long only getting paid per trip makes you do quite a lot of free work sitting around not been paid watsons are bad for that just an example Lindsay transport pay 52c per km and you don’t load trailers like you guys do your actually driving my old truck I done it for a few months but didn’t like the free work some days I’d work 18 hours with loading and unloading get paid a lot more at Lindsay do over 5000km per week heaps better conditions
Good to hear your happy working for Lindsay’s mate! It doesn’t worry me to be honest with you I have a good work life balance I leave on sundays to Melbourne and I got home early last night I’m about to head back in for my last run for the week but idk man I’m pretty happy with watsons 🤷♂️
I can understand why you didn’t enjoy though mate completely valid!
Cant agree more with the rubbish makes you wonder if these people throw shit around their own yard
Exactly mate 🤷♂️
Heres a truck fill a hot water bottle in your fridge and will help you sleep brother
That’s a good one never heard that before 👍
We want to see what you doing not your face all the time pls
Noted 👍👍
What channel are you guys on ? UHF
Coast road is ch29 mate everywhere else is 40
If you buy your truck, you won’t have a bob left and you will regret it by your house first
I don’t think your factoring in the fact that I’ll be making an income off RUclips mate 👍
Hey mate,
Have you got a email contact !
Crossfamilycontent@gmail.com 👍
@@crossfamilytrucking chur bro !