Generally speaking - is it expected for agency drivers to be good? I have never used a tacho or open curtains so I was going to ask them to show me when I turn up. But I don’t want to get sent away. I’ll watch some youtube videos and see if I can work it out myself.
Also do any of you have any tips on how you know if the load is actually secured? When you drive to drop something off do you have to open the curtains and take any straps off? If so do you have a set of ladders to get into the truck? I don’t want to come across clueless in real life tomorrow.
Final silly question - I don’t have steel toe caps. Does anyone check? I’m planning on wearing my walking boots as I don’t have time to go and buy any.
sammym:
I might have been a little creative with my experience and confidence with an agency. Actually, I went full on walter mitty mode. I signed up yesterday and have a job booked for tomorrow.
Generally speaking - is it expected for agency drivers to be good? I have never used a tacho or open curtains so I was going to ask them to show me when I turn up. But I don’t want to get sent away. I’ll watch some youtube videos and see if I can work it out myself.
Also do any of you have any tips on how you know if the load is actually secured? When you drive to drop something off do you have to open the curtains and take any straps off? If so do you have a set of ladders to get into the truck? I don’t want to come across clueless in real life tomorrow.
Final silly question - I don’t have steel toe caps. Does anyone check? I’m planning on wearing my walking boots as I don’t have time to go and buy any.
Walking boots is a great idea,you certainly need them
sammym:
Final silly question - I don’t have steel toe caps. Does anyone check? I’m planning on wearing my walking boots as I don’t have time to go and buy any.
I had someone stamp on my toes to check if I had steelies on once. I asked if I could kick them in the nads to check they were wearing a box.
I’m getting calls from an umbrella company now. I didn’t know it was an umbrella company… And I’d rather be paye or self employed. I don’t want to pay a fee for the pleasure of being paid.
I’m going to do the job as I’ve agreed. If I get sent home I don’t care - as I wouldn’t have agreed if I knew it was umbrella. After I’ll say I don’t want umbrella.
On the off chance anyone wants to help, but thinks I’m on a windup. Please PM me. I’m not going to get any kicks out of wasting your time especially if no one else will see. I want to know if I have to accept this umbrella nonesense.
Watch a video on YouTube for tacho, take step by step notes. Watch Luke vernons video on curtains. Don’t tell them about your boots, no one cares to check
jbaz73:
Watch a video on YouTube for tacho, take step by step notes. Watch Luke vernons video on curtains. Don’t tell them about your boots, no one cares to check
Till a FLT drives over your foot and you have to spend however long it takes to fill in this form, that form, etc.
Oh and probably have to go to hospital.
Wasn’t there a thread a few weeks back with a picture of someones boot after he had been caught by a fork lift truck?
jbaz73:
Watch a video on YouTube for tacho, take step by step notes. Watch Luke vernons video on curtains. Don’t tell them about your boots, no one cares to check
Cheers. That’s all I really was after. Some common sense advice.
I can drive the wagon. I’ve passed the test.
It’s just the other bits that you are not shown/taught that I’m worried about.
So…
Can anyone tell me if I have to remove straps from pallets? Or is that a job for the unloaders/loaders? I don’t want to stand there like an idiot. But similarly I don’t want to jump up and start climing over the wagon if I’m not meant to.
sammym:
Final silly question - I don’t have steel toe caps. Does anyone check? I’m planning on wearing my walking boots as I don’t have time to go and buy any.
I had someone stamp on my toes to check if I had steelies on once. I asked if I could kick them in the nads to check they were wearing a box.
they never believe you do they,i bought some steel cap trainers,the manager asked if they were steel’s,when I replied yes he walked over and stepped on the front of one of my trainers,not enough to damage but it was still annoying.