S.PLH's First Convoy of the Year! Convoys Recap!

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Sgt. Peppers Long Haulage Begins the year with an Epic Long Haul Trip!

From Kaliningrad > Graz > Istanbul > Iasi

S.PLH Gathers in Kalingrad

The first trip of 2021 began where the last route of 2020 left off, In Kalingrad, part of the Russian exclave bordering Poland and Lithuania. As usual our drivers gathered in the service station, resplendent in their S.PLH Livery's. Lead out by Valancea the convoy left, bound for Graz. Kalingrad is actually a Russian territory, claimed by the soviets after the Second World War, and to leave the Kalingrad Oblast you have to cross a checkpoint border.

In an effort to catch up to the pack from the border post some of our drivers were caught out by the wintery conditions, seen here as Pepper narrowly avoids causing a two truck pileup bumping into a rolled over Heistinator!

**Hi hi hi hi hi hi! Did I help? Pepper fails to stop and slides into Heist who has rolled **

S.PLH en-route through Poland

Heading in a southerly direction the convoy wound its way down through Poland, past Warsaw to the first stop of the trip, a gas station just of north of Katowice.

Convoy Pulls up at a rest stop North of Katowice

From there the convoy rolled smoothly south, aside from few random server disconnects passing through the Czech Republic and into Austria.

On the way to Graz

Despite the minor server connection issues the convoy rolled together into the first destination of Graz.

Here our drivers took a break after they had dropped off and reloaded, regrouping as always into the Graz service station, not before Pepper had an incident with an oncoming truck XD

Ohh yhh man guy niice

SPLH at the Graz Service Station

Convoy Route From Graz > Istanbul

Convoy Leaving Graz

Our truckers then began on the second leg of the Sunday convoys, leaving for Istanbul in Turkey, a journey of 1600km. As the convoy rolled out of Austria, with Pepper bringing up the rear of the pack, before even rejoining the highway Peppers truck decided it was tired and wanted to take a nap on a guardrail.

**pepper so tired .. nap time **

Convoy enters South-Eastern Hungary

Border checkpoints entering Romania

Passing through the Hungary > Romania Border

After passing through the border and entering Romania, the convoy pulled off the highway just after Szeged to take a break at a rest stop on the 7. Here our drivers took the opportunity to refuel their trucks as well as their bodies, taking a brb. Upon their return our drivers continues to push into the Road to the Black Sea DLC area, towards Craiova

The convoy takes a rest stop just after Szeged

With some of Peppers usual winter driving prowess along the way xD

Nononononon Pepper Slides off the road in the dark snow

The convoy continues through Romania.

Passing through Craiova

Convoy Passes through another border checkpoint, entering Bulgaria.

The convoy continued to plow through the darkness of the night conquering the winter conditions through Romania and into Bulgaria, to the second scheduled break of the trip just after Pleven on the 3. Here our drivers quickly regrouped and continued into the night, turning south towards Veliko Tarnovo and into Turkey.

The convoy pounds through the night.

Taking a rest stop just after Pleven

As the convoy rolled into Turkey, our drivers navigated yet another border crossing, and after passing all the necessary weight limit and cargo checks, and ensuring everyone's paperwork was in order, began the final charge towards the second destination of the trip, Istanbul.

Weight limit checks at the Turkish Border

Luckily our drivers papers were correct

Entering Turkey

Upon arriving in Istanbul, the most easterly part of the standard SCS map, our drivers ended their second epic 1600km trip of the night. After dropping off their cargoes some of our drivers decided to call it a night, however there's always those who can drive on and on, and together with Pepper they prepared themselves for the final trip of the convoy Sunday, from Istanbul (Turkey) to one of the more northerly parts of the Black Sea DLC, Iasi in Romania.

Our drivers loaded and ready for departure in an Istanbul service station.

The final route of convoy Sunday.

Daylight finally returns to the convoy

Entering another border crossing

Refueling inside the southern Bulgarian border crossing

Our drivers in the Road to the Border Crossing DLC

Our drivers continued northwards, towards Romania, passing through yet another border crossing, taking the opportunity to briefly regroup and refuel inside the Bulgarian border crossing. This was a high player count traffic area, but our drivers showed skill and professionalism whilst navigating it.

Unlike Pepper who moments after leaving the border crossing, and even whilst being praised for his driving skill, managed to roll over yet again, is anybody keeping count here? XD

Because your good driving skills

Although Peppers skills were quickly validated as another player flipped in front of the convoy in the oncoming lane.

I feel better now

Beautiful snowy Landscapes in Bulgaria

As the convoy crossed back into Romania for the last time of the Sunday, our drivers steeled themselves for the final 250km charge up to Iasi.

The famous bridge crossing into Romania

S.PLH Lined up at the end of Convoy Sunday In Iasi Romania!

And so the convoy finally rolled into Iasi in a haze of heat and smoke from red hot exhausts, our drivers and vehicles both exhausted, and thus concluding another brilliant Sgt. Peppers Long Haulage Convoy Sunday! A big thanks to everyone who joined and enjoyed trucking with us on this first convoy of 2021! May there be many more!

Next Sunday Sgt. Peppers Long Haulage will be attending the TruckersFM Monthly Convoy! Details of which can be found here. We have an assigned parking spot and request that those attending for S.PLH use our company livery and colours where possible.

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you want to see more trucking action in the mean time, check out this video from Sgt.Peppers YouTube featuring Winter Physics and Racetrack Chaos!

**TruckersMP Funny Moments #2 **

Convoy Attendees:

Sgt. Pepper

rauno727

Royeh

Lamarboy5

Valancea

Scandinavian(DK)

Aggro_UK

Heistinator

Axe_Wiz

Nicopese

zZelectricityZz

Escobar66

I brake for cake

Fragged -BE-

jl456lj

Oreo

d3x7er

Waranko

SJO-8164

Thrumwald

For more Images check out the full gallery here

See if you can spot yourself! We look forward to you joining us for our next adventure!

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