doing my expenses today and boss commes in office and said to some young kid I’ve put you forward as our best driver , I want you to get the bonus for this because your our best driver ( never heard of this scheme ) , anyway I said why is he the best driver? boss said because he is , but he’s just had 6 goes at blindside reversing into a ■■■■■■■■■■■■, couldn’t do it so parked it on fence , I put mine in the parking space , so how can he be the best driver !!! , best driver is not just about driving it’s about how you conduct yourself , attitude , helpfulness etc , Whenever I’ve asked Marik for help he’s always gone out of his way to help . but it’s a award for the best driver which he obviously isn’t
listen I’ve got a tri full of straps that need sorting , Marik has already offered to help are you , well I’ll answer that question for you , no I’m off home ( he got that bit right )
so putting aside above what should be the criteria for the best driver ,me not someone who can’t reverse that’s for sure
nb I’ve never heard of this scheme , maybe it’s part of pay rise , or maybe it was his way of getting his dig in at me
He probably can get in there blindside but doesn’t like having an audience, that skill doesn’t mean he is the best driver, such a driver would be someone who has no accident or has a good relationship with customers etc.
axletramp:
The best driver at some firms is the one who can get furthest up the bosses arse.
Agreed. Then again there are those few that see themselves as literally the ‘best driver’ ever.
Works out quite well for me whenever I want to go home early I just say I’m not skilled enough to get an artic there and worlds best driver jumps at the chance to prove he is superior.
I FREELY admit to never being the best driver nor did I ever want to be ( long way to fall), I think I have always been one of the best workers, I.e never late,never ducked, never complained about any job given ( boss still doesn’t know which job I hated), go and do any job, go on night out at last minute, always jumped in to help load/unload someone else’s truck, knew me way around and had plenty expirence. It’s how I was bought up and my first job in removals taught me a Lot.
axletramp:
The best driver at some firms is the one who can get furthest up the bosses arse.
That’s what I would say also.
His reward for being best driver is he is never left alone because boss knows he’ll do absolutely any ■■■■ thing he’s asked/told,.so he ends up doing half as much work again more than the rest, for the same money.
axletramp:
The best driver at some firms is the one who can get furthest up the bosses arse.
+1
For my view best driver must who1.Driver without accident.
2. Who understand any driving tasks(correct straping,some small repair(bulbs,fuges) and more) .
3.Have low sickness.
4.Who drive all the average very economicly(more MPG),and take best route to delivery.
5.Do delivery safely but much more quickly .
6.And from from last if he all the time help to another drivers.
But if very good drivers but not k++ss arse to bosses that he never can get bonuses or any congratulation.
the maoster:
I think that your boss is mixing up “best driver” with “most compliant driver”. Two totally different things.
Yep.
I wonder how many titles are available?
Best driver. ■■
Most compliant driver.
Best reverser or manoeuverer.
Most fuel efficient.
Most liked by customers.
Most speeding fines without losing job.
Winner of most parking tickets.
Cleanest truck.
I dont think Id win owt on any of the above categories.
If any of us try our best to do the job right, it’s not for a pat on the head, it’s a combination of pride in our work and (for those of us who appreciate our jobs) looking after our jobs so they last forever.
If by working well/carefully/reliably/economically/damage free we end up in a better position in our working lives, ie getting onto better companies and then trusted with new good equipment and not needing to be watched/monitored as the other sort might be, then again, i don’t see the issue.
If we care about the customer is that a problem? i don’t think so, last time i looked it was always the customer who ultimately paid all of our wages in private industry.
Some drivers maybe make themselves more employable by their work ethics, ironically this has more effect on and is noticed by other drivers of a similar work ethic than it does the typical modern manager, many of whom wouldn’t know a lorry driver from a bar of soap.
Think about this, where you work now there will be a number of drivers who you would want to work for you if you had your own fleet, well when one of the good ones lands a pucker job, who do you think they will contact when the pucker employer (who never advertise) has a vacancy or three coming up?
Answer, the bloke looking to get known good drivers won’t be ringing the wingeing sick notes who do as little as possible wreck everything and treat the customer like a leper
I got driver of the month award for August 2008 but I don’t like to mention it…that’s driver of the month for August 2008 but I don’t like to mention it.
xichrisxi:
I got driver of the month award for August 2008 but I don’t like to mention it…that’s driver of the month for August 2008 but I don’t like to mention it.
There is a driver on my company who lives out west somewhere who won the 2018 US tanker driver of the year award, I had no idea such a competition existed ? Anyway the company was so impressed they presented him with a specially designed truck with the US flag emblazoned all over it, great … until one day it breaks down and he is given a replacement or he leaves and it is handed to some other bloke who will proudly drive around the USA with ‘US driver of the year’ on the side of the thing in foot high letters
the maoster:
I think that your boss is mixing up “best driver” with “most compliant driver”. Two totally different things.
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By compliant, do you mean, I need a Muppet who will do this,not get home, it’s a stoopid start time,and only 9hrs off, before reloading…O and it’s Friday.
Title + O.P = Pages of irony and gentle stroking of the O.P in the same way you comfort an elderly relative who’s mind has departed before them…
Just don’t tell him that just because his mates truck is blue and not green his mate is still a pathetic company ■■■■■ wearing the planners crotchless ■■■■■■■…
