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Rikki Chequer, community manager of TruckNet UK, reports on some of the latest topics to be discussed by professional drivers...
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TruckNet UK has many vibrant forums covering subjects from owner-drivers to transport technology and computer/software. Two of the less serious areas are the Transport Photo forum and Old-Time Lorries and Drivers forum. The former has hundreds of photos submitted by drivers, from vintage trucks to driving across the Middle East. Many are accompanied by stories and memories.
Additions this week include photos of Mercedes SK V8s, pictures from the now closed Wincanton depot at Milton Keynes, and a series of photos entitled "can you give me a tug drive?" which show an unfortunate incident that seriously adjusted the looks of a Canadian conventional when someone tried to give it a tow.
The Old-Time Lorries and Drivers forum is full of tales and memories of people, places, trucks and incidents from years gone by. Users of the website recall times when driving hours were slightly less well enforced, bribes to get round various officials (while abroad, obviously) and many other bits and pieces that make up a colourful archive of our industry and its characters, Both these forums serve to give us a glimpse into the past something that needs to be added to and enjoyed by all.
In the Professional Drivers forum a rather delicate subject has arisen. We all are 'caught short' at times, but what does a driver do if they contract a bout of 'Delhi Belly' while out on the road? Some drivers swear by carrying quantities of Imodium, although they warn about the dangers of taking too many. Others have used their health and safety equipment in a way that the designers probably never intended... I will never be able to look at a hard hat in the same way again.
It never ceases to amaze me what drivers can find to discuss, and while this subject matter maybe slightly disagreeable, dealing with the consequences of an upset tummy while on the road can be quite a problem.
Never let it be said we don't discuss every aspect of the industry.