Anyone actually work in the trucking industry?

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Originally Posted by VNfan

Register20: I like Russian trucks, they're pretty cool. I was in Estonia a couple of years ago, and saw Kamaz, GAZ and all the others. I wouldn't like to have to drive one daily, though .

Hehe, cool to see that someone has visited Estonia. Was it business or pleasure ?
Don`t see much of those Russian trucks here anymore, but they do still move occasionally. And if they do you can smell it a kilometer away or see the smoke.
You are right about your roads, I did go to Norway with my father in summer 2010 (he hauls factory produced houses from Estonia to Norway). 110kph downhill and curves with a truck got my adrenaline pumping well Almost as scary as driving a bike 280kph.

But to stay in topic: planning to make a career change to become a trucker. Currently a car fleet manager (full service lease).

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I was in Estonia on holidays with my family. We were to Finland, and took Tallink from Helsinki to Tallin. I can't remember when it was, but it must have been in the early 2000s. Definitely quite a few Russians there then, and that's not too lang ago..?

What company / truck does your father drive (for)?

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Originally Posted by VNfan

I was in Estonia on holidays with my family. We were to Finland, and took Tallink from Helsinki to Tallin. I can't remember when it was, but it must have been in the early 2000s. Definitely quite a few Russians there then, and that's not too lang ago..?

What company / truck does your father drive (for)?

Things have gone a lot better since 2000. Though recession hit us hard. Before it was quite good.

He drives for Saue Auto (usually yellow trucks and some of them haul fish in Norway, not a big fleet, think about 50 trucks or so). Scania R480. Dual axle.

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Worked 4 a company that only bought Isuzu, Toyota and Mack's. We have only one Deutz but that was a rigid. Except 4 the Mack, the others was 16 wheelers.

Only a few long distance trips were done in the 11 years I was there. But is was good and in the past 12 years I still missed the times I had there.

(South Africa, Pretoria)