Many thanks Terry. Yes I was considering tipper worker, there is a local company too who seem to have a lot of lorries on the road, so I’ll have to see if they are interested in a part-timer who wants his cake and eat it 
Cheers
Terry Cooksey:
SBJames:
OK, now I know I am setting myself up for some abusive comments… so feel free to crack on, but if you could give some helpful advice as well that’d be appreciatedThe job market out there seems busy (obviously), but also as confusing as anything! There are jobs from £10phr to £30phr (OK the last one is BH rates etc, but you take my point). I passed about 10days ago, so am a total newbie and I live in South-East Essex, so Basildon, Thurrock, Chelmsford and (at a push) Dagenham are just about OK to get to.
I am in a very fortunate position where I don’t need full-time hours, or even a fixed number each week.
Musts:
Class 2
New driver OK
Not full-time and not perm
Agreed shifts up front, where I’ll be 100% reliable (if I say I can do it, I’ll be there, on time!), but where it isn’t really held against me if I say ‘I can’t do Tuesday, however much you might tell me you need someone, sorry!’Wants:
Ability to start ASAP after contacting agency/firm
Trunking/as few a drops as possible (and I’ll take as read the fair comment of ‘well do your f*cking Class 1 then!’)
Longer, fewer shifts
Paid breaks
Highest hourly rate possible (not fussed about Day/Night/Weekend working, will do whatever)Having cake and eating it:
I think I’d like something like RM, Tesco/Sainsbury’s (etc), DHL etc. But presume as I don’t want F/T and perm, it’ll only be agency stuff.
No/little handballingSo I know I’m going to have to talk to a few agencies and probably register with several and work out what shifts I can/can’t do and not double book myself etc.
Any thoughts, tips, help etc would be greatly appreciated.
Looking at the terms that you are specifying, you will be a lot better off going down the route of finding work through agencies then looking for permanent employment.
In more ‘normal’ times, your list of requirements would usually see you register with several agencies, most of whom would struggle to find you much work. This would be the case for experienced drivers, but much more so for newbies, as intheir minds, you should be grateful for the opportunity to work and get paid.
The type of work you are looking for, trunking, no handball, few drops etc tends not to be that readily available on class 2, so as you pointed out, class 1 would be a better option. However there are alternatives if you look outside the box. HIAB or tipper work would be good examples of few drops with minimal handball.
Another option would be for you to specialise and get a qualification in something. ADR (dangerous goods), HIAB (vehicle mounted cranes) or Moffat (vehicle mounted forklift trucks) could all help in this regard.
Having said all that, we are not currently in ‘normal’ times, so you might be able to find sufficient suitable work out there thanks to the shortage. The best way to do this will be to sign up with as many agencies as you can find and see what they can offer youSent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk
