Yeah I know I’m likely to get pelters for this but instead of coughing up money for training and going straight into the world of trucking I thought it would make sense to dip my toe in as I come from an office background. So for the last few months I’ve been home delivering for a supermarket.
Call me deluded but only having driven a car no bigger than a family hatch, I reckon it’s a ■■■■ good initiation.
The vehicle itself is pretty large, and takes a fair bit of skill to manoeuvre down tight streets and park in small spaces.
There’s quite a bit of admin involved, there daily van checks, adding ad blue, jet washing, making sure chiller and freezer temps are fine and a schedule to stick to which can change frequently though.
Also head office to deal with and narky customers too. There’s loading bay and warehouse rules to adhere to so in my humble opinion for someone with literally zero experience in transportation it’s been a really good insight.
Long story short I’m glad I’ve done it and I think it’ll stand me in good stead for taking the c and c+e tests in the not too distant future.