£5.50 per hour

[trubster]

Big ■■■■:
This still is not as bad as G.B.A. services class 1 £70 per day + £40 night out now I know some drivers would say wow that’s £110 a day
£550 per week but don`t forget this is for double manning so that’s 21 hours a day
and you could spend £25 per day out of your n/out money in Europe I did when doing euro work

£70 divide in 21 = £3.33

JOB TITLE Class 1 Drivers
LOCATION Preston/Midlands/ Royston
SALARY £70 Day + £40 Overnight

Are you a professional driver seeking a challenging role at a dynamic, committed and dedicated company? We are currently recruiting for experienced Class 1 drivers to join our existing professional team. This exciting opportunity is at GBA Services, one of the UK’s largest European dedicated express transport providers.

The Job:
You will be expected to be out on the road for up to two weeks at a time and will need to flexible to the demands of the job.You will need to hold a clean, current driving license and have previous European driving or logistics experience ideally with time critical loads. You will be responsible for collecting and delivering time sensitive loads into the UK and Europe. You will also be responsible for all paperwork for each job and the maintenance of all aspects of your vehicles care including fuelling and cleaning.

Job Requirements:

Essential

·Class 1 driving license held for minimum of 2 years (maximum 6 penalty points)

·Previous European driving experience

·No DD or DR driving offences

·Adhere to company policies and procedures in particular Health & Safety and security.

·Excellent communication & customer service skills

·Flexible to the demands of the job

· Compliance with tachograph legislation.

Desirable

·Experience with refrigerated loads

·ADR License

·Forklift truck license

Benefits

·Long term career with a stable market leader

·Company Pension

·28 days holiday

·Full support with Training & Development to include CPC training

Company profile

GBA is an international family run business which offers customers dedicated solutions. GBA is headquartered in Lancashire, UK with an extensive UK depot network and a European subsidiary based in Poland which allows us to combine worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local requirements. Our mission is “to continually develop as a market leader in international express logistics”.

class 2 60 quid a day, 40 night out… Probably including parking. How do they get any drivers?

[tommy_t]

The bits they don’t say in the job description are that they do not pay you the day rate if you are on weekly rest in the truck be that a reduced 24hrs or full weekly rest, and during other driving bans(holidays) and should they send you to say Norway or Sweden they wont pay the day rate and meal allowance whilst on the ferry as meals are inclusive , they also don’t say that they pay all new drivers £10 less per day whilst on the probationary period which i think is 3 mths , wages are paid monthly and it used to be work 1 mth in advance before they pay you
As said mostly it’s double manned work so will max out your hrs most of the time, 21hrs for £70-80 per day
I actually did at one point not so long ago think about returning to work for them, but once i found out about the no pay for this & that bollox , i decided not to bother

How they get staff ? i guess there are a lot of desperate people out there , plus as said it’s continental /European work ,some of the time

[robroy]

The reason these type of jobs do not attract proper drivers, but at the same time are ALWAYS filled, is that you are guaranteed to get some star who is not only willing …but also eager , to work for next to ■■■■ all, as long as they can pose about and be seen in a Supermegatopgiggaliner with spotlights and crap, and/or to say they are a Euro driver, that’s one of the reasons why the money situation is as it is for the rest of us.
Employers are fully aware of this and take full advantage of it.

[juddian]

robroy:
The reason these type of jobs do not attract proper drivers, but at the same time are ALWAYS filled, is that you are guaranteed to get some star who is not only willing …but also eager , to work for next to [zb] all, as long as they can pose about and be seen in a Supermegatopgiggaliner with spotlights and crap, and/or to say they are a Euro driver, that’s one of the reasons why the money situation is as it is for the rest of us.
Employers are fully aware of this and take full advantage of it.

^^^this^^^

Let 'em carry on, leave the few remaining good jobs for those in the know.

Years ago i had a cracking little job on a small supermarket company, very basic day cab tractors, pokey little stores wth some horrendous back doors that really sharpened your manoeuvering up, some cages to shift which gave a bit of exercise, those ridiculed day cabs with all round windows were the perfect tool for the job.

Very well paid, home every night after a normal working blokes hours on the job and steady work keeping to all speed limits etc, glory boys not interested cos lack of lorry kudos (seriously) which was just as well as we didn’t want any glory boys carving the job up either.