Roof coffins my dad always called them! Truck catches fire whilst you’re asleep…[emoji17]
nomiS36:
Roof coffins my dad always called them! Truck catches fire whilst you’re asleep…[emoji17]
You climb out of the top hatch not a problem.
Not a fan of them, in the 80’s certain companies (Harry Vos, De Rooy, and many more) cutter the daycabs just after the seat, so you could not move the seat back, some cutted even the top half of the backrest of, so they could load a splinter of wood extra by moving the bulkhead maximal forward.
This was a problem when you rear ended someone, as there was no space for it to go.
But on a normal cab, a lot of these pod’s are very spacious, much more so than a sleeper cab.
But if you oversized you could have a problem climbing through the hatch.
(I wonder even how some drivers fit behind the steering wheel at all)
It’s not ideal, but it’s not all bad.
switchlogic:
Would possibly be worth going to court over, would most probably lose but it would be an interesting case
What happened to your plans of becoming the next Kavanagh QC Luke?
I had you pencilled in for my next case.
( I’m up shortly for ‘Caught in Possession’ …of Offensive frilly tassels and Cowboy boots 
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“Dutch Transport Company Use Every Trick In The Book To Make Money” shocker. …
I’d be more shocked if Russell Brand described himself as a comedian!
robroy:
switchlogic:
Would possibly be worth going to court over, would most probably lose but it would be an interesting caseWhat happened to your plans of becoming the next Kavanagh QC Luke?
I had you pencilled in for my next case.
( I’m up shortly for ‘Caught in Possession’ …of Offensive frilly tassels and Cowboy boots
Two years in I realised I want very good at it and wasnt getting better so knocked it on the head. Bit of a shame but one has to be realistic
caledoniandream:
nomiS36:
Roof coffins my dad always called them! Truck catches fire whilst you’re asleep…[emoji17]You climb out of the top hatch not a problem.
Not a fan of them, in the 80’s certain companies (Harry Vos, De Rooy, and many more) cutter the daycabs just after the seat, so you could not move the seat back, some cutted even the top half of the backrest of, so they could load a splinter of wood extra by moving the bulkhead maximal forward.
This was a problem when you rear ended someone, as there was no space for it to go.But on a normal cab, a lot of these pod’s are very spacious, much more so than a sleeper cab.
But if you oversized you could have a problem climbing through the hatch.
(I wonder even how some drivers fit behind the steering wheel at all)It’s not ideal, but it’s not all bad.
I remember them, weren’t they called Philips concept or something? I actually liked the look of them despite the fact you couldn’t even adjust the seat back! Europe specifically banned them if my memory serves me
I used to work for them, TOTAL COWBOYS I never got a full rest in the month I worked there, madness of the highest order!
I got back to the yard ( in Eindhoven ) after 5 very very long and very illegal days and was told to load for Germany that night, Ok says I, thinking leave in the morning, no no no, Leaving that night, well in those days you got things like checks you could cash at truck stops and things, So with a Dutch driver I was running with going nuts bout me being so slow we headed out the yard, a few miles down the road and just about falling asleep at the wheel I spotted a truck stop bank thing…hmmm
So having had enough I went in, had about three coffees, cashed all my checks, bear in mind I had not been paid yet and headed for Calais dumped the whole loaded transporter, Put the keys above the sun visor and called Wuggie Cook at Currie Europe and got a lift up the road with one of there guys heading home!
De Roy are TOTALLY ILLEGAL.
V8MBO:
De Roy are TOTALLY ILLEGAL.
A very strong comment to make. DeRooy just know how to work the rules to their advantage thats all, no different to many other hauliers out there…
so taking a break on ferry should be illegal as the vehicle is being carried ?
pigpen:
so taking a break on ferry should be illegal as the vehicle is being carried ?
Obviously they’ll argue that but i’d rest more happily on a moving ferry than in a de rooy pod hurtling down the M6 on a piggyback, being piloted by someone who’s probably being doing 15 hour days for past few days…
They have had that many confrontations with our enforcement authorities over the years, that they’ll get hounded no matter what there up to.
Also on another note, the body on them dafs for being euro 6 is rough, just shows how hard there actually working their equipment.
They are regular customers at the Dvsa check point Charlie M6 Stafford .
First name basis with the regular officers .
Those pods must be hot in the summer, you would know how a KFC chicken feels now, being slowly split roasted in a plastic box .
dave_k:
Also on another note, the body on them dafs for being euro 6 is rough, just shows how hard there actually working their equipment.
The bodies are older than the trucks they are on, they take them off of trucks and reuse them on new ones
I’ve tramped in one of those roofboxes, wasn’t a fun experience.
switchlogic:
dave_k:
Also on another note, the body on them dafs for being euro 6 is rough, just shows how hard there actually working their equipment.The bodies are older than the trucks they are on, they take them off of trucks and reuse them on new ones
Yeah they are very inventive, just have a look at their car transporters, inside 4 meters they have a lot of options, and can do cars, trucks, agricultural equipment etc.
Years ago they had special bodies taking Volvo cars to Italy and taking white goods back for Whirlpool, Zanussi etc.
Very clever constructed, extreme light and the saving was immense.
Because they where tilts, they could carry one vehicle less, they made the loss up with having a backload for every vehicle.
The Pod is if I mind correctly a De Rooy invention.
They used to be the best payers in Holland, drivers got proper paid from the day they left the yard till they’re where back.
Wages where around 20-30% higher than anybody else, but they wanted their work done regardless.
Other inventions by the Rooy, where the Phillips concept trucks (extreme short cabs), sleeper boxes on car transporters, Estepe concept vehicle ( 16 meter box on a wagon and drag), short coupled, extending trailers when turning wagon and drag, and of course many of the Daf Paris-Dakar trucks (they where al build at the Rooy workshops) including the outstanding double headed “Bull”
Jan the Rooy (the founder) was a very experienced and know Rally driver, known for a good classification in of course Paris Dakar, and the rally of Monte Carlo with a Daf 55 elastic band drive car.
And yes they are known for having a new cabine with a 20 year old chassis, as part owner of DAF trucks, it must be cheap to get parts.
Yup whatever anyone thinks of De Rooy they’re a very clever company. I remember years ago reading an interview with him and he told us of one manufacturer who will only allow their new trucks on the back of trucks made by them. He reckoned he could cut their delivery costs by 20% if they scraped thet rule and employed De Rooy
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If they were so good, how come their name is spoken with venom?
Radar19:
If they were so good, how come their name is spoken with venom?
Just by drivers to be fair. Most companies have naysayers. From a customer point of view they do the business.
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Radar19:
If they were so good, how come their name is spoken with venom?
They ARE good at making clever trucks, cleverly exploiting loopholes, and taking things right up to the wire generally, (even if they go beyond the wire sometimes). They are good at reducing costs.
No-one is saying it`s a particularly good company to work for.
Radar19:
If they were so good, how come their name is spoken with venom?
They are like little kids, always pushing how far they can go.
Always trying to find a loophole in the law, always see if it’s economical to break the law.
In Italy their nickname is too high, too heavy, too long, too everything.
(troppo in alto, troppo pesante, troppo lungo, troppo tutto)
But they worked out it’s cheaper to pay the fine for the Mont Blanc / Frejus tunnel for being too high, than the long way around over Ventimiglia.
Years ago when Nissan and Ford builded 4x4 cars in Spain (Terrano ) they loaded one too much on every truck, 25% got stopped, their lawyer in Spain paid the 10k fine, and the driver off-loaded the car.
They send every week some trucks around to collect the dropped cars, they made absolute a killing on that job.
Also realise that Dutch drivers can’t get points on their licences, so if the boss pays the fines, why worry.
There are a lot drivers who have been there a long time, and even more drivers who cannot hack it.
With approx 1000 - 1200 vehicles on the road, you are going to have a 1/3 of drivers who change after a short period, for several reasons.
It if you look for adventure, they where the first company going via Russia over the road to China ( Phillips Medical)
switchlogic:
dave_k:
Also on another note, the body on them dafs for being euro 6 is rough, just shows how hard there actually working their equipment.The bodies are older than the trucks they are on, they take them off of trucks and reuse them on new ones
Ah thanks. The bodies didn’t really look that interchangeable in the pic, but after reading this thread I suppose anything is possible to them in terms of configuration or adjustments.