Anyone got any info or previous experience of working at the DX group in Nottingham on class 1.
Usual info, hours, pay, what the job is like etc, Thanks
I dont know the Nottingham depot but its probably night trunking.
They drive pretty decent man units. (I know but they are kitted out)
Waiting at hub for trailer is common sometimes 30 mins sometimes 3 hours.
Not really allowed to stop on route either without permission. Standard crap with the type of work. Bring your own drink and food and just pull over when you need a ■■■■■.
Pay where I am based (Essex) was around 30k a year. Not the best but def could be worse.
adam277:
I dont know the Nottingham depot but its probably night trunking.They drive pretty decent man units. (I know but they are kitted out)
Waiting at hub for trailer is common sometimes 30 mins sometimes 3 hours.
Not really allowed to stop on route either without permission. Standard crap with the type of work. Bring your own drink and food and just pull over when you need a ■■■■■.Pay where I am based (Essex) was around 30k a year. Not the best but def could be worse.
Thanks for the info. It’s on days as I was curious about. Been told it’s a few local deliveries then a couple of collections, 9 hour days mostly. Just curious if this was accurate or not.
tmcassett:
adam277:
I dont know the Nottingham depot but its probably night trunking.They drive pretty decent man units. (I know but they are kitted out)
Waiting at hub for trailer is common sometimes 30 mins sometimes 3 hours.
Not really allowed to stop on route either without permission. Standard crap with the type of work. Bring your own drink and food and just pull over when you need a ■■■■■.Pay where I am based (Essex) was around 30k a year. Not the best but def could be worse.
Thanks for the info. It’s on days as I was curious about. Been told it’s a few local deliveries then a couple of collections, 9 hour days mostly. Just curious if this was accurate or not.
Sounds about right.
They tend to me more relaxed on days as well.
One if the agencies (pre full time job) was trying to get me to do this at Newark but the money was bottom end. Think they were offering £9 for class 1 and £8 for class 2 with option of temp to perm at same rate.
Details were basically same as other pallet jobs - very varied as to number if drops and hours but usually days should be finished by 5 - 6 as they need to get the collections on the trucks for overnight trunking.
Oh and assume you’ll need to get a 44T into a space suitable for a van as routes will be planned for an area not type of drop. They all the same.
Dont know what kit they now got at Nottingham but Newark depot seemed to have some right knackered up trucks and trailers last time I saw one (rarely see them these days despite the being fairly local).
adam277:
tmcassett:
adam277:
I dont know the Nottingham depot but its probably night trunking.They drive pretty decent man units. (I know but they are kitted out)
Waiting at hub for trailer is common sometimes 30 mins sometimes 3 hours.
Not really allowed to stop on route either without permission. Standard crap with the type of work. Bring your own drink and food and just pull over when you need a ■■■■■.Pay where I am based (Essex) was around 30k a year. Not the best but def could be worse.
Thanks for the info. It’s on days as I was curious about. Been told it’s a few local deliveries then a couple of collections, 9 hour days mostly. Just curious if this was accurate or not.
Sounds about right.
They tend to me more relaxed on days as well.
Good to hear as that’s all I want. A steady job with sensible hours and starts times (9-10 hours a day is fine with me) and its a 7am start. After 7 years in this industry I’m always sceptical when someone from the company tells me a job is x, y and z as I’ve enough experience to know 95% of the time its not!
trevHCS:
One if the agencies (pre full time job) was trying to get me to do this at Newark but the money was bottom end. Think they were offering £9 for class 1 and £8 for class 2 with option of temp to perm at same rate.Details were basically same as other pallet jobs - very varied as to number if drops and hours but usually days should be finished by 5 - 6 as they need to get the collections on the trucks for overnight trunking.
Oh and assume you’ll need to get a 44T into a space suitable for a van as routes will be planned for an area not type of drop. They all the same.
Dont know what kit they now got at Nottingham but Newark depot seemed to have some right knackered up trucks and trailers last time I saw one (rarely see them these days despite the being fairly local).
Its a salary of £26,500, Mon - Fri so no hourly rate which was why I was asking about the amount of hours. Been told 9 hour days and 7am start. Not bothered about the “kit” - as long as its legal, I will drive anything as I go to work to get paid.
I’ve spent the last 2 years driving for the CO-OP, both class 1 and class 2 so am used to doing lots of drops/stores on a run and getting into impossbily tight spaces meant only for cars, driving through car parks, tight residential streets etc. Anything from 18 and 26 tonne rigids to 27ft, 35ft rear stear and 45ft trailers.
trevHCS:
One if the agencies (pre full time job) was trying to get me to do this at Newark but the money was bottom end. Think they were offering £9 for class 1 and £8 for class 2 with option of temp to perm at same rate.Details were basically same as other pallet jobs - very varied as to number if drops and hours but usually days should be finished by 5 - 6 as they need to get the collections on the trucks for overnight trunking.
Oh and assume you’ll need to get a 44T into a space suitable for a van as routes will be planned for an area not type of drop. They all the same.
Dont know what kit they now got at Nottingham but Newark depot seemed to have some right knackered up trucks and trailers last time I saw one (rarely see them these days despite the being fairly local).
The Newark depot is independently owned, was formerly Rainbow Nightfreight based in Southwell (also have a depot at Kidderminster) before DX bought Nightfreight out. Still owned by the Rainbow family.
I worked for them from 1987-92, ended up as depot manager at Stevenage. Never had decent trucks, Rainbows were long-time Bedford agents, followed them up with AWD’s. If you got a new truck it was usually at least five years old if you take my meaning.Wages were about as far behind the times, but it wasn’t a bad place to work overall.