truckyboy:
.IF drivers in the UK had a backbone, they would fight back the way we did…but theyre too far up theirmn own whotsits to even care,Im alright jackthe ones who include their night out money in their wages, and say,I take home a good wage ■■?GGrrrrr
Form a union, join a union…and join the revolution, thats the only way to improve things, as a collective…you cant do it on your own…although for many years…i have tried…but at the end of the day, i dont take Jack sh** from no bosses or companies BUT i give a fair days work for a fair days pay.
I don’t disagree with a lot of your post, but I’m not sure asking Uk drivers to join a Union really solves the problem.
The Union will push to maintain wages and/or push for higher wages/better Ts& Cs, which is good in itself, but all that does is increase the margin between EE firms and UK firms. Increase costs to a haulier means that s/he puts a price in to a customer in competition with someone that is running EE drivers - the wider the gap, the more likely the customer will the Uk haulier, sorry, but we are giving the work to a Polish/Lithuanian/whatever company.
All my drivers are British and we run to Europe, but the only reason we can do that is because we are highly specialised. I gave up back loading some time ago, because it’s cheaper to bring the truck back empty.