New found respect for truckers
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i drive a truck but only class 2, we do multi drop and most of our trucks are autos now.
great to drive in every way bar reversing. gently press and nothing happens, press a bit more and you shoot back into the bay wall.
im on £9.40 an hour plus £2.40 a day for meal allowance.
i take home average £1500 after tax on a normal 44 hour week.
last couple of weeks ive put in close to 60 hours a week so expecting a big pay check this month
last week i got a puncture at about 3pm and had to wait 3 hours for someone to come fix it so i was sat playing on my phone on double time
dont think i would take a driving job were i had to do overnight stuff.
great to drive in every way bar reversing. gently press and nothing happens, press a bit more and you shoot back into the bay wall.
im on £9.40 an hour plus £2.40 a day for meal allowance.
i take home average £1500 after tax on a normal 44 hour week.
last couple of weeks ive put in close to 60 hours a week so expecting a big pay check this month
last week i got a puncture at about 3pm and had to wait 3 hours for someone to come fix it so i was sat playing on my phone on double time
dont think i would take a driving job were i had to do overnight stuff.
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Eddie Stobart?
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i drive a truck but only class 2, we do multi drop and most of our trucks are autos now.
great to drive in every way bar reversing. gently press and nothing happens, press a bit more and you shoot back into the bay wall.
im on £9.40 an hour plus £2.40 a day for meal allowance.
i take home average £1500 after tax on a normal 44 hour week.
last couple of weeks ive put in close to 60 hours a week so expecting a big pay check this month
last week i got a puncture at about 3pm and had to wait 3 hours for someone to come fix it so i was sat playing on my phone on double time
dont think i would take a driving job were i had to do overnight stuff.
What company?
I'm guessing that isn't through an agency only pulling in £8.00 in the week here with a green supermarket firm.
I think the hate for the truckers is harsh!
I get restless and foot/wrist ache driving two hours in the car let alone 10. Plus its the most boring soul destroying stuff.
If im away for the night with work I get £100 hotel allowance and £30 allowance for an evening meal. I thought I had it hard because I have to fly economy now when working abroad.
Respect to the guys who do this and make our computer parts get across the country in time for that next day delivery.
I get restless and foot/wrist ache driving two hours in the car let alone 10. Plus its the most boring soul destroying stuff.
If im away for the night with work I get £100 hotel allowance and £30 allowance for an evening meal. I thought I had it hard because I have to fly economy now when working abroad.
Respect to the guys who do this and make our computer parts get across the country in time for that next day delivery.
Not been in my store then
its absolutely crazy your basic is only 60p more than a general assistant, and £2 less that me!
That's disgusting, but the natural conclusion of capitalism when left unchecked, a race to the bottom in wages.
Is there not a trucking union? Combine the power of your labour, bring the country to its knees and negotiate a better wage? You know most of your employers would have you as slaves if they could, so fight fire with fire in the freemarket.
I wouldnt get that worked up about it, its just Eddie Stobart pays **** money.
My brother earms more per hour than that driving a 7.5t for a local haulier on their Palletline work.
Unite keep trying to sign us up, that said, there is very few in a union, never mind the same one !
The pay is pretty **** tbh, I earned over £9 p/hr back in 2008 when I worked for James Irlam, Stobart group took them over and my rate dropped.
That said, a 70hr week pays better than my earlier rate once allowances are taken into consideration although you don't half notice it when you have a weeks holiday!
You get 50(iirc) hrs holiday pay instead of an average of your usual hours, and no allowances, that's what brings home the low pay for me.
I always hear other drivers saying they get whatever per hour more than I, which is all well & good if said employers had a depot local to me and were recruiting....
I'm looking for other work, until then though, I'm happy to have work, regardless of pay (almost) driving jobs, never mind well paying ones, are few & far between in my area in the current economic climate.
The pay is pretty **** tbh, I earned over £9 p/hr back in 2008 when I worked for James Irlam, Stobart group took them over and my rate dropped.
That said, a 70hr week pays better than my earlier rate once allowances are taken into consideration although you don't half notice it when you have a weeks holiday!
You get 50(iirc) hrs holiday pay instead of an average of your usual hours, and no allowances, that's what brings home the low pay for me.
I always hear other drivers saying they get whatever per hour more than I, which is all well & good if said employers had a depot local to me and were recruiting....
I'm looking for other work, until then though, I'm happy to have work, regardless of pay (almost) driving jobs, never mind well paying ones, are few & far between in my area in the current economic climate.
its absolutely crazy your basic is only 60p more than a general assistant, and £2 less that me!
My girlfriend works in a shop & earns more per hour than I do although she does far fewer hours....
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Funny about truck drivers wages. I was talking to one of the drivers at my place about wages and he showed me his p60. He earned 35k last year with no overtime. Some companies like stobarts are knownto pay rubbish wages.
My council is always screaming for bin wagon drivers. Im thinking about going for an hgv licence just to fill in now and again.
Good thing about driving the bin trucks is its dayshift 8-5 tuesday-friday and they always have plenty of overtime
Good thing about driving the bin trucks is its dayshift 8-5 tuesday-friday and they always have plenty of overtime
i drive a truck but only class 2, we do multi drop and most of our trucks are autos now.
great to drive in every way bar reversing. gently press and nothing happens, press a bit more and you shoot back into the bay wall.
im on £9.40 an hour plus £2.40 a day for meal allowance.
i take home average £1500 after tax on a normal 44 hour week.
last couple of weeks ive put in close to 60 hours a week so expecting a big pay check this month
last week i got a puncture at about 3pm and had to wait 3 hours for someone to come fix it so i was sat playing on my phone on double time
dont think i would take a driving job were i had to do overnight stuff.
Can I have your job ?
£1500 take home per WEEK is going to be £75k per annum AFTER stoppages !!
..paid monthly, not weekly therefore not so great..
Well I wouldn't say no to £35k per year.
As I said i appreciate you do a lot of hours, but its not like its 70 hours hard graft is it ?
its 50 hours behind a steering wheel every week. (I know it's not the same as driving a car) but it's still not taxing your body like say a stud welder or a steel decker is it ?
As I said i appreciate you do a lot of hours, but its not like its 70 hours hard graft is it ?
its 50 hours behind a steering wheel every week. (I know it's not the same as driving a car) but it's still not taxing your body like say a stud welder or a steel decker is it ?