Hello all
I had this brilliantly weird thought in my never ending free time on my breaks… How would you draw up the hierarchy triangle of truck driving jobs starting from the worst on the bottom to the best on top? An example being…
Or something similar…
I know my list I’d like to read yours
9.Stobrats
Being honest the only drivers I see a see as “bit unique” are STGO drivers.
I have zilch experience in that field but I’m guessing they have to know the job inside out or at least a cut above the average.
Everything else apart from maybe a few ADR type jobs (not necessarily fuel) are pretty much more defined by the jobs t&c’s as to whether it’s seen as a good job.
mmeessii:
Hello allI had this brilliantly weird thought in my never ending free time on my breaks… How would you draw up the hierarchy triangle of truck driving jobs starting from the worst on the bottom to the best on top? An example being…
- ADR (petrol ) jobs Monday to Friday
- Supermarket deliveries
- General haulage day jobs
- General haulage tramping
- Skippers
- Car transporters
- Animals
- Agency miscellaneous
Or something similar…
I know my list I’d like to read yours
Lets face it they’re the only drivers that can actually reverse and whether you admit it or not you’re all jealous when you watch them 
Reef - your new jobs as a shunter isn’t it? 
kjw21:
Reef - your new jobs as a shunter isn’t it?
What might be the best job to one driver may be absolute agony to another.
For example…I couldn’t think of anything I’d like to less than supermarket work…boring, repetitive, very little skill needed…
I do steel…it’s not everyone’s cup of tea…it’s not clean, it’s dangerous stuff to move about, a lot of the places you go are tricky, old, dirty etc, you can’t fly about everywhere…
But I would rather that then having to deal with the dreaded ‘hatch’…and the attitude of RDC staff…
Don’t see many young/new drivers coming into steel…
xichrisxi:
9.Stobrats
You mean 1 million
Reef:
mmeessii:
Hello allI had this brilliantly weird thought in my never ending free time on my breaks… How would you draw up the hierarchy triangle of truck driving jobs starting from the worst on the bottom to the best on top? An example being…
- ADR (petrol ) jobs Monday to Friday
- Supermarket deliveries
- General haulage day jobs
- General haulage tramping
- Skippers
- Car transporters
- Animals
- Agency miscellaneous
Or something similar…
I know my list I’d like to read yours
- Shunters
Lets face it they’re the only drivers that can actually reverse and whether you admit it or not you’re all jealous when you watch them
Agreed Shunters are real specialists, 
They’re a bit like a racing drivers I knew, who was also and instructor at Oulton Park, he was great, but only at Oulton Park everywhere else he was truly awful, I must of cleared tons of gravel out of his car over the years.
mmeessii:
Hello allI had this brilliantly weird thought in my never ending free time on my breaks… How would you draw up the hierarchy triangle of truck driving jobs starting from the worst on the bottom to the best on top? An example being…
- ADR (petrol ) jobs Monday to Friday
- Supermarket deliveries
- General haulage day jobs
- General haulage tramping
- Skippers
- Car transporters
- Animals
- Agency miscellaneous
Or something similar…
I know my list I’d like to read yours
I get the impression you want to stay on day work and not travel to far from base?
Are Skippers those that do Skips and Tippers?
What about Music Tour work?
What about Fridge work?
What about Containers?
Supermarket deliveries, number 2 
My list.
Some jobs are better than others, some pay better, some are more interesting, some require intricate skills, some require hard work.
To do a good job requires pride in your work whatever sector you are in, i don’t see a pecking order in drivers, you either take a pride and do your job well or you don’t, those who do the job well are lorry drivers, those who don’t are steering wheel attendants.
There are some jobs i dislike and would avoid unless so spectacularly paid (they arn’t) either boring or just plain hassle, containers bore me to tears, multi drop pallet work i loath with a vengeance, supermarket work is fine if you driving for the supermarket delivering to your own stores, but visiting most RDC’s of all descriptions is sheer hell.
Night Trunking with Trailer change. 5 or 6 different trunking routes to avoid boredom. Work about 6pm to 5am pay 10 hours. Start Sun night Finish Friday Morning. Change Trunk Route every week. Suite me down to the ground.
Always thought anyone in a 60mph V8 with loads of bling on it and living life in lane 2, would naturally be at the top of the hierarchy.
Wow… What an interesting array of answers… Thanks and ■■■■■ UK… What you mean by dreaded hatch…
Also just wondering why does most of you dislike RDC deliveries/ supermarket deliveries…?
If I could I would go look for ADR jobs… Heard they are relatively easy and better paid then most. Not to bothered about Monday to Friday jobs tbh…
Muckles has made the best list IMHO. What each of us finds wants from a job will change with where we are in our lfe cycle. Young with a growing family and a big mortgage means money and time at home count more.
Maybe having over a million miles under your wheels makes round the corner driving, or endless motorway miles less involving.
Each to their own, but what we want often changes.
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Well I’m one on your list OP and 2 on muckles. Of course drivers are never happy with their money, so in my opinion I’m one on both
albion:
Well I’m one on your list OP and 2 on muckles. Of course drivers are never happy with their money, so in my opinion I’m one on both
It’s been shown in a survey (a real one!) that most people would be happy with a 20% pay rise. Doesn’t matter on the base, 20% makes it good. Of course after a few years another 20% would be needed. …
We’re human!
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Franglais:
albion:
Well I’m one on your list OP and 2 on muckles. Of course drivers are never happy with their money, so in my opinion I’m one on bothIt’s been shown in a survey (a real one!) that most people would be happy with a 20% pay rise. Doesn’t matter on the base, 20% makes it good. Of course after a few years another 20% would be needed. …
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20%, not a problem as long as I get a commensurate rate rise. 
mmeessii:
Wow… What an interesting array of answers… Thanks and ■■■■■ UK… What you mean by dreaded hatch…Also just wondering why does most of you dislike RDC deliveries/ supermarket deliveries…?
If I could I would go look for ADR jobs… Heard they are relatively easy and better paid then most. Not to bothered about Monday to Friday jobs tbh…
Deliveries to stores wasn’t too bad, ok a few cages to push around, but not really a problem, although I only really did it to Co-op stores round East Anglia, loads of country roads and small town to navigate, made the jobs more interesting than sitting in traffic on a motorway and you got to talk to the people.
RDC work however, basically get there at a specified time and end up waiting around without any idea of when they might manage to remove 26 pallets from your truck. No information, ask for information and get looked at like you just had a crap on their desk.
When I first started driving you could at least sit in your truck, and therefore listen to the radio or make a brew with your brew kit, last time I did a bit, I had to sit in a waiting room, with a crap coming out of the telly and a vending machine if I was lucky. There are only so many hours you can be on duty, so you plan your day and think I know I’ll stop there tonight or I might get home tonight, then as you sit there and wait and watch your plans go to ■■■■.
I have tipped at some good places over the years, but not many. I much prefer dealing directly with the people unloading my truck, my first full-time haulage job was multi-drops with a tilt trailer (Ask your Grandad ) loads of graft but delivering to small places, small industrial units, or factories, dealing directly with the owners or goods in staff and getting the job done quickly and being able to stop for breaks and for the night at somewhere you wanted to, not forced to because you’ve run out of time.
What I’ve been doing for the last few years is even better, working for race teams, where you get a say in how the truck is run,to the point where you are running all the teams transport and you work with some really great people,(and a few knobs) a good group of people is what makes a good race team and normally staying in hotels. traveling round Europe and beyond.
And what I’m doing this year is freelance, working for different race teams or prestige car manufactures taking their cars to circuits for test days or to PR events, working as part of their team and that does mean some graft, but also includes having a laugh and plenty of banter, it also means if they go somewhere nice to eat I get invited, I get to stay in the same hotels and eat where they eat, paid for by them and as it is seasonal work I know I have to get paid enough during the season to avoid having to go onto agency during the winter, I think I’ve manged that, but still the odd job coming in to avoid getting totally bored.
There are plenty of downsides to both of the jobs and I’d be the first to tell you about being on your feet for hours on end or having a late one when they’ve shunted the car, but for me the upsides far more than make up for the down side.
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mmeessii:
Hello allI had this brilliantly weird thought in my never ending free time on my breaks… How would you draw up the hierarchy triangle of truck driving jobs starting from the worst on the bottom to the best on top? An example being…
- ADR (petrol ) jobs Monday to Friday
- Supermarket deliveries
- General haulage day jobs
- General haulage tramping
- Skippers
- Car transporters
- Animals
- Agency miscellaneous
Or something similar…
I know my list I’d like to read yours
- Shunters
Lets face it they’re the only drivers that can actually reverse and whether you admit it or not you’re all jealous when you watch them
To be fair having started as a shunter before doing my C+E, I’d like to say I agree with you but…
An idiot can be taught to reverse trailers with a Terdberg Tug, and I should know. Give most shunters a unit to use to shunt and it suddenly does not look so easy, I have done both and give me a terdberg any day.