i agree my friend you try and stay positive but with no one around its hard.

I agree, feel really sorry for him. Especially when his second wife cheated with his bestman. Respect to him.

He’s had a hard life.

That kind of loss is something that is almost impossible for your mind to accept. Its a total disconnect to your roots. No matter how independent you are.

Nice fella

That is good point

Yes you would. Like before. Smaller outlets... more of them. With lots of smaller businesses. Instead of bigger larger scale operations. Exactly as it was 50 years ago.

I work in a warehouse where we pick stuff of shelves to go on to the lorry to go to the shelves in shops, respect to me

Yeah well that industry is about to die - at least the version of the industry with human drivers. Tesla will be putting all these guys out of work in the next 5-10 years. We need to change the way our society and economy works, starting with non growth dependant economics and population reduction.

@@heyman3716 respect for you, but you are home with your family every day

exactlyyyyyyyyyyy

I drive trucks but I would not want to talk to this tosser. I've just got back from Scotland bit of dinner bit of laundry and a nice bath and a shave and back out for another two days and this HAS RUINED MY SUNNY MOOD thumbs down to this vid.

@v- r-m stay shunting mate, driving in Scotland is still pleasant but driving trucks in England IS SHIT.

Great point couldn't have put it better.

Yeah if these drivers are that miserable its usually other underlying issues they have other than the job especially these days with all the creature comforts in a truck which makes more women willing to go along for company and companies let them.

He should have spent at least several days riding with these men, experiencing their lives and talking to them throughout. It would have made for a much richer and indepth documentary.

Thank you, that was a good laugh you gave me!

Or life for that matter

or the working class in general there are loads of grim jobs that people love to go too like down a mine for example ive been in some grim bulding sites that i loved working in

Ye sum people like there own company too

P Bortoli you are right haha

Yep, dick move

P Bortoli Yiah, not a fan his questions to be honest.

Some people need company some people don't. I don't need company but society has ran its appropriateness and called it as something that needs fixing. God danm some of us are Tigers and roam free on that shit. I do not like this grab the next thing because I need to be in a relationship shit. Be single. Tiger blood son. PS. I'm too scared to look at the old bank balance. Hah gd x

Monty Python came to mind

He could be enjoying it for all u know

LOL!

Haha!

That's exactly what I was thinkinh

They aren't depressed that's just the way they want it to appear.

who said it had to be objective ? they were painting a picture of a certain section of the trucking industry that many people wouldn't get to see or think about, that is the point of this type of documentary ,if it wasn't about trucking you wouldn't give the negative connotations a seconds thought

Brilliant isnt it even though BBC3 comissioned it.

Jay!!

less than 5 i think

Oyyyy oyyy. Jay! You hit my BMW!! 😂

Thank you for your comments Fred. I was hoping i could ask some questions; 1. What was the appeal of being on the road? 2. Did you not miss your family/friends? 3. Why did you hate being home so much? 4. Did you ever feel lonely on the Road?

T Man:- I don't mind answering questions, so here goes. #1 No bosses looking over my shoulder. As long as I got my job done, there was no one telling me how to do it. Also, I woke up to a different view out of my window every day. #2 I have never been much of a family man. My first wife did a good job of turning my 2 kids against me, with the help of her mother. Most of my friends were also truck drivers and I did run into them now and then on the road. #3 No real point in being at home. My house was just an address for people to write to. Besides as I said, I just did not sleep well in a bloody great big bedroom, like getting agraphobia , lol. #4 No, never did feel lonely, I've always been quite comfortable with my own company. As I said I often ran into other drivers I knew, French, German , Spanish, Dutch etc., being a professional driver for many years, I've picked up a smattering of a lot of languages and most other drivers are the same, so with my being able to speak a little of their language and they speaking mine, we managed quite well. I hope that helps a little, if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thanks Fred, I'm not sure i can do it. Its a good job, demand looks constant (once you get your experience) but the lack of social interaction i think might get to me. You've been at this a long time, so, can you tell us; 1. "Who makes it in Trucking and who doesn't?" Thanks man...i really appreciate your input. ~T

Put it this way, if you go into long haul truck driving as a job, you have already failed. If you want to drive for a living and do as my cousin does, only have one maybe two nights out a week, then yes, you can treat it as a job. If you want to do as I did, then it isn't a job, it is a way of life. You are born to do it. if you have any doubts, then save yourself a lot of agro and heart ache, stay away from the life. Anyway, what ever you decide to do, the best of luck.

Quetion of my interest;.............How did you manage to secure a international position as a truck druver,......and in what countries? did you aquire such moves.

lol

😂😂

This video contains loads of man boob shots, thats for sure

Imagine what took place when the cameras was turned off ;)

Erik van Hoep I have 😉

hahahahahaaa yeees, I was wondering about the same thing, why the hell are they laying half naked in the same position, it is sooo ridiculous hahahaha

Ahmet Kosnek Your absolutely right

Unless you like being alone, but i agree.

We are born alone we will die alone

Ahmet Kosnek definitely true; even when you have a girlfriend...

@@liamjones693 born twin not alone

I'm so glad it's not just me who thought this, interviewer is doing anything to make the, say they're lonely and unhappy when they're all content af

@Hi how are you doing

100% agree with you mate. I could feel a massive difference on my 1st week of work after leaving warehouse job. The only thing I regret I should get license years ago.

Ive Been doing this job now for 34 years . Sorry but you are understandable DELUSIONAL at the moment. And I understand that. As for the comment you make about a Supervisor not looking over your shoulder. You will now have a ..Transport Manager.. Or at least a ..Transport Planner.. Ringing you every 20 minutes. And to him you are just an ARSE IN A SEAT.. I Retire from the job in March 2014 and I'm counting the bloody days.

It's been 4 years since I last slept in a truck. And I'm going back to it in a few weeks, because I genuinely hate dealing with multiple people every day in my current job. My fiancée knows this too and fully supports my decision to go back to long distance

Spot on!

@@madmallett The way he was interrogating.. 'Why?!!' ahahahaha

Absolutely..... Bbc is full of wronguns

@Hi how are you doing

I cried when he talked about that. I really felt for him.

Some people really have a tough time. It makes you question life,god etc.

@@jonathanmcaleece9834 lost my father and mother in same month iam all alone now its been 3 months i got no one

Well said my friend that's why I do this job I love it and I love my own company if I need to speak to someone I just call my friends. For me trucking is a great life

I agree with you. I'm an American trucker with 21 years on the road. I have seldom ever been lonely I love the solitude independence and adventure of the job. People always ask me if I get lonely When I say no I don't think they believe me. We are a strong and independent breed of people who drive trucks.

💯 I do trucking and I love it

At what point did the interviewer tell those lads what was wrong with their lives?

What's with somber music man??! This is how they live & they seem to like it . What's the problem? Interviewer sounds so ignorant

S Miller rf

Especially late at night after they’ve Probs been driving for hours and need rest

Also doesnt touch on the gay trucking communities

@@edwardwoodward8052 yeah

Right on

@@richardkelbie5362 Lmao 😅

I can relate to this 💯

Just do whatever people feel happy with their lives....

@Hi how are you doing

What is the money like for truck drivers in uk for overnight ones

Overnight doesn’t increase to much, basically 25 pounds more a day, but you have more time to rest because don’t need to travel to home every day, this job the shift always is to long

How long are you away at a time mate?

HAHAHA I agree!!

lol , lol , lol

I have mad respect for you.😎👍🌍

Good, because nobody else does. The employers, the people who take their work for granted. They sacrifice it all for a life on a road, and most importantly, our happiness and for the benefit of our lives.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Saville

Me2 lmao

Ian Wildon Wtf

I think the interviewer made moves on the bearded guy and pissed him off that's why he didn't speak again.

Take a look at what ya could've won 😂

Our roads are too small for the American style sleeper closest we have to that is the Scania t cab

and Canada

I slept 15 years in such shoe box. They've improved a lot. People couldn't stand up in the past. In Europe, there are size regulations about the total length of trucks, so a bigger cabin would limit your payload. And many companies don't have space for bigger trucks.

gm16v149 if we had big sleeper cabs. that would mean longer units no good for uk work to longer unit no good to get ino tight places.

no how can they be to small when 25 meter B trains are suddenly allowed in Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany? That means there was always room, the rules are set arbitrary. You cant make delivery everywhere even with a short truck and trailer so it isn't really an argument.

Well said mate. I’m 27 Currently in a factory. Have been for the past five years. One of the most depressing environments. Lumped with a gang of fake back stabbers, Made a promise to get my licence sorted during 2022. Once I’m driving for a while might consider trucking

True

Yep 40years in the job as o/d retiring next year ,will I be able deal with it?

@@timprice3704 How are you handling it?

@@36minutesago7 he didnt retire. He got hit by lightning on the day he was due to retire!

😂

When i get my gaming pc this christmas or February 2022 we can play lol

Good for you Amy. Best wishes to you and your husband.

Maybe if the temperature outside is cool.

@@robertmasina4610, you do know, that we have parking heaters in our trucks, right...? I put mine at a steady temperature of 18 degrees celcius, and it's all warm and cosy in the morning.

Yeah I don’t know why they all had to be like half naked lol