Up & Down Mont Blanc
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This video puts you in the driver's seat as the truck, a Volvo FH12 Globetrotter pulling a 13.6-metre box trailer, makes a journey through the Mont Blanc Tunnel between Italy and France. The trip begins with the climb up the Italian side of the mountain and after passing through the tunnel, it ends with the descent on the French side.
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THANKS for posting this video, as an ex international trucker (1992-96), its hard to explain to friends what roads like this are like to drive on, its FANTASTIC to drive on, during a warm summer day, BUT, in the winter, its TOTALLY DIFFERENT, Ive done this route about 50-60 times, and TWICE in real heavy snow conditions, once, there was no snow on the approach to the tunnel on the French side, then 1 foot of snow on the road on the Italian side, the scenery looked AWESOME/MAGICAL, the second time was Italy to France, also at night, with NO snow chains, (lift axle UP, and diff lock ON), quite a few trucks had slid off the road, the downhill journey on the French side was "something else", as it took about half an hour to do the first 2 miles, in crawler gear, with my foot jammed on the exhaust brake, as the road ahead "looked like a ski jump ramp", I had a passenger friend with me, who after that 2 mile drive, turned to me and said "THAT is the BEST effing driving I have EVER seen", THAT is a TRUE perspective of what its like to be an "International Trucker"
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Feel sad to those people that died in the fire inside the tunnel.March 24,1999
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roll on August 2012 ! im going through the tunnel from the French side. Hopefully i dont get caught up in that traffic :-(
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@DanW900 Read about it : type Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire 1999
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why do you have to go through a heat detector?
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Great job on this video! Bet there must be a lot of accidents on that road.
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Not too dissimillar from the Snake Pass..... Only quite a bit longer. Is European work easier than just UK?
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nice one knocker! im lucky if i get to altens now. and thats on a good day when when i get out of the yard
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did you had a retarder or did you onley use the motorbrake and de normal brake ??
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work asked me if i go to milan in truck, do you have to pay a tax when get into italy, or do you just drive straight throu , no stopping, plus what is the cost to get throu the tunnell, hgv . what sort of price is it for car
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verry nice video regards from Romania!
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@Coffeeholic8 There you are....hahaa colour settings changed while editing, Thats what caught my eye, the colours and graphics are more like a game in this video. I dont know if you have third generation gaming experience.
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@Coffeeholic8 You got me wrong.i said looks fake and i know its real. because the grafics are like 3D games. These are ofcourse camera settings at which its is filmed.I love the video and i have respect for this profession and people in it,may be because its my dream to be in this business.
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why does the video looks so fake, i know its real though
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same here
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Many times I have been driving also there. Missing those days.
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one mont blanc downhill run and ur brakes are over
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Have you been driving also over the Simplon pass?
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thank you .nice video.
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From Portugal, i´m a trucks passion and i love this video. Very nice road to do on motorcycle to and, adventure. Thank you.
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