What do you regularly see on the motorways these days?

[rustic]

A nice weekend discussion corner topic...

Years ago when I used to regularly travel on the M6 and then later the M40 and M42, I used to see lorries full of black steel wheel barrows, every day lol.

Now they make them in Brownhills at the rate of 3500 per day, so that probably explains why I saw so many.

These days I travel early once a week on the M40 and now I see transit flatbeds with a stack of flat sheds on the back.
When I ordered a shed, it looks like there is a manufacturer in Nottinghamshire that makes them for all the main garden centres, and also sell direct.
Usually next day delivery, so that probably explains that lol.

I also regularly see transporters with New Land Rovers on the back, and I always think to myself... they had better get used to being transported on the back of a truck, sometimies liveried with RAC or AA lol.

The other main operators are parcel companies, for every Royal Mail truck you see, you can count a dozen other operators. How times have changed.

Of course you have the regular supermarket trucks by the score.

Has anybody else see odd but regular loads on the motorways ?

 

[jonela]

Living here in a predominantly farming community,it's Tractors etc. In November when they harvest the maze, you cant go more than a couple of miles without getting stuck behind one,or a combined harvester, and all the mud they leave on the road :doh
The other thing you see every day, is wagons full of live animals,mostly chickens and pigs,on there way to the Slater house, sad but I am not a vegie, so cant be hypocritical about it.

 

[perelaar]

We live on a "special transport" route, meaning all trucks with oversize loads pass right in front of our door. The past 9 years we had helicopters, fighter jets, industrial equipment, mining equipment, and most impressive: super yachts

On the highway (take into account I'm living in the middle of Belgium) every day we see Romanian trucks transporting textile. Whatever you are wearing now, chances are it was either made or assembled in Romania.
As for cars, we regularly meet several Fisker Karma and Tesla S models. Very nice

 

[jims-terrano]

Couldn't see anything but spray going up the A1M this morning, yucky:nenau

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

railway vehicles.

Always nice to see an abnormal load, but when its rail stock am left wondering
why, are they really unfit to be on the rail network or is the use of road there
as its cheaper than than track access fees or availability of paths in the rail
timetables.

Whilst the trucks are built to carry the load, many axles spread weight there is
still the delays and congestion on the journey.

The irony is our road loading gauge is better than our railway loading gauge and
UK stock is smaller than European and American stock, indeed rest of world where
I suspect to shift a large US loco, it would have to be split from its bogies, and there
trains can carry trucks where here they cannot.

 

[makeitfit]

erm, what motorway ? Out here in the sticks it's bloody horse boxes Nothing worse than a big hairy horses arse perched over the ramp, all tense and about to let rip. Not what's needed while one looks for an overtake opportunity
They're so blinking slow , might as well ride the ruddy thing :doh

 

[terrano bob]

no :thumbs

 

[firebobby]

Eddie Stowbart trucks, loads of foreign stuff (to many) up and down the motorways

 

[FormerSmurf]

If it's not a farm vehicle, it's a luxury super-yacht. Sunseeker are based not far from me, and they often pick inappropriate narrow roads to block with the multi-million pound boats...

 

[perelaar]

Same with us, road (and the turns, roundabouts etc) quite narrow. But unfortunately, the wider and more appropriate road to the highway has some very low bridges over it.

Have to say though, these guys know their trucks when it comes to manoeuvering them around sharp roundabouts.

 

[AlexD333]

An MX5 with some mad camber.

Some sort of "what was once a Jeep" monster thing with arches as big as my doors :lol

too many scooters :augie

 

[bry]

Too many numpty boy racer's.

 

[johnb5177]

Far too much bad driving frankly.......:doh

 

[Ianinessex]

Here in the far south east of TOWIE country, the HGV's tend to be delivery lorries. The is no manufacturing left in this part of the country. The whole area now exists on internet purchasing and the number of lorries from DHL, Yodel, DPD, Royal Mail, Parcelforce, etc. coming into Southend each evening is frightening. I don't know if it is the same everywhere, but here Amazon do so much business they now have their own delivery lorries.

To get in or out of the county, you nearly always need to go onto the M25 at some point. Excellent for spotting Eastern European lorries and as you are usually stationary, you can sometimes admire them for several hours.

On the car front, I am sure we have the highest population of Porsche Cayenne (all black), Audi Q7 (all silver/grey) and Range Rover Sport (all white!, although I did see a pink one last week ) outside Slone Square. Worryingly the numbers of Evoques is increasing daily (no one seems to have realised it is just a freelander in disguise )

Oh for a bit of rural countryside. :bow

 

[spinna]

Its not motorway but when I was a youngster there was a rail line that ran past the top of our street that had an old wooden foot bridge over it. This ran to M.O.D Donnington. As kids we would run to this line to watch the trains go past with various military vehicles, mainly tanks. You can imagine how excited we would get as young whipper snappers.

Nowadays I live near a duel carriageway so only really see the same old boring traffic, But I do see lots and lots of ambulance's as I work at the local Hospital.