Lorry Driver!

Scania · 21 Apr 2013 at 21:06

sports_brah said:
I could see it being a nice job to do occasionally as it would allow you to skill up or explore interests and what not as you're driving, but I wouldn't want to do it for any length of time.

Can't see any social side to the job, it's pretty unskilled (for the most part) and I guess its hard to get out of it.

Unsocial, certainly.

Unskilled? I'd strongly disagree with that view.
Truck driving is something you gain skill doing, over years.
It's the kind of job you never stop learning about, and the kind of vehicle you have to treat with respect or, it will bite you and bite hard.

Put your average car driver in a 6 axle artic and ask him to reverse it (blind side) into a tight loading bay with cars parked around it and THEN tell me it's unskilled!!

Fr0dders · 22 Apr 2013 at 12:22

at the end of the day the wage lorry drivers command tells you all you need to know about the skill required.

If it was unskilled labor, the day trippers would be on barely above minimum wage. I'll give you a clue on what they do earn, and it most certainly isn't that

Outcast · 22 Apr 2013 at 15:53

I'll tell em what I earned last year ...

32k

That's for night trunking..Sunday night to Thursday night.. and One Friday O/T every three weeks. Job & finish.

Each night is sometimes 5 hours going to Redditch or Luton or 9 hours Taunton & back, 7 hours for Dover, 8 hours for Liverpool etc.

Atom · 23 Apr 2013 at 02:29

I packed in the driving last August to become a yard shunter. Had enough of the idiots on the road and the way drivers are treated where I work..

Loving it now, 8 hour shifts and no hassle. 40 hour week Thur, Fri days off and earned £29,700 last year..

Scania · 23 Apr 2013 at 10:58

Here's mine!!

And here's one (not driven by me) that needs a bit of TLC....

Draeger · 23 Apr 2013 at 11:01

Lick of paint and that'll be fine.

Outcast · 23 Apr 2013 at 12:34

Draeger said:
Lick of paint and that'll be fine.

Naaaah.. Stobarts Wrap em.

Not usually round trees though etc !

That particular one probably fell off the overhead roundabout ?

Scania · 23 Apr 2013 at 13:06

Drove into a parked container!! - thankfully, the driver is ok and back at work.

Outcast · 23 Apr 2013 at 16:16

Scania said:
Drove into a parked container!! - thankfully, the driver is ok and back at work.

Good to hear.

bl00dy P011ZZs get everywhere !!

hehe

Rroff · 1 Jan 2016 at 14:58

EDIT: Looks like post I was responding to had been removed.

Mattmc95 · 28 Oct 2017 at 18:13

Hi i am looking to become a hgv driver. I live in the west midlands and i am wondering if anyone has any advice as to which driving school i should use? My interest was peaked by a scam agency that turned out to be a bit of a joke after i looked into it. But i am still interested in the job and was just hoping for some advice?

Diddums x · 28 Oct 2017 at 18:56

@Scania is a wealth of info on this, he might be able to shed some light on it

Good luck!

Outcast · 28 Oct 2017 at 19:15

I would imagine Scanny'll tell you same as me..ie: aint got a clue what HGV schools are in your area. !

Might be of use joining a Truck group on FB. See if they can recommend West Midland HGV Training schools.

Me doing a Blind side reverse...