We had an apprentice called Thrush, cos he was bl**dy irritating!
I spent most of my working life on Liverpool docks as a fitter and most lads had nicknames, really funny ones, here’s a few I can remember off the top of my head
A bloke called “High Noon” because he always used to say “let’s get this job boxed off quick cos I’m shooting at 12”
A supervisor called “the producer” because he’d say “come into the office and I’ll put you in the picture”
A lad called the Cat because his Dad worked with him and the lad would always be heard saying “have you seen me owled fella” (you need a scouse accent for that one)
And there was the bloke who had really bad piles who was called Choo Choo because he had a “tender behind”
Then there was “Hitler” because he was caught pleasuring himself in the bog and there was no lock on the door so he had one hand on his tackle and the other hand up in the air holding the door shut
My nick name, because when I started there when I was young I had long wavy hair I was called Shirley Temple and once you had a nick name you had it for life so right up to my mid forties when I left I would still occasionally get called Shirley or Shirl, it was a bit disconcerting when a bloke would shout from across the dock “ALRIGHT SHIRLEY LAD” 
One guy I work with is called “bungalow bill” because there’s nothing upstairs, his real name is tony 
. Another guy got called “wing commander” because he used to spray planes in the raf.
We used to have a driver called Smelly Paul for obvious reasons! I also used to know a guy called Dog Breath Chris for the same, obvious reason!
Princess: Because in his wife, he sees Princess Fiona, we all see a ■■■■■■■ great ogre. It helps that he looks like Shrek, too.
We got a bumbling and a semi bumbling at our place.
I new a guy called super docker, for obvious reasons 
then a boss called son of God, as that’s who he thought he was.
My dad was on the Docks and could reel of dozens of old nicknames, the called him Charles aznavour because he looked like him
From John Pearce…
T Shirt - Because he has allegedly done just about everything (he still has it as a name plate on his unit to this day)
Mad Mike - He was on Nights with me, a proper rogue, hard as nails and a bloody good laugh (was one of the Welsh crew on for Nolans back in the day, nuff said)
Mutton Jeff - Forklift driver on Nights, yes his name was Jeff and he was as deaf as a post (made loading interesting at times)
Fred - Because of his uncanny resemblance to Fred West (he’s the bosses nephew and for the life of me can’t remember his real name)
Colin the Chemist - Can’t remember why he has that nickname though.
Mini Me - he is about 4’ tall
From Tandem…
Skippy - Night shunter who only had one leg due to a motorcycle accident (had a half prosthetic and when he ran it looked more like he was skipping)
Dutch Mark - Coz he was dutch (and smoked more weed than Bob Marley)
Harp on Harper - Coz he didn’t half harp on
Scottish Bob - Yep you guessed it.
Wurzel aka Stinky Pete - Night shunter, never bathed, ever! One of the drivers called him Pete to his face innocently assuming that was his real name as he’d heard him called stinky pete so much (his real name was Graham)
Nearly forgot we have ironside as he never leaves his chair.
A bloke called scissors - they way he stood - hands on hips & legs apart, looked like a pair of scissors
Had a mate a bit back we used to call “cod eye Paul” because he had one eye that always used to stare at you when the other one didn’t from when he had a brain tumour removed. Harsh I know but he always found the funny side
Mind you it was a right ball ache trying to get into boozers with him on a night out because the bouncers always thought he was bolloxed even though he hadn’t had a pint yet
Our driver trainer is known as “Thrush” because he’s an irritating “See You next Tuesday”.
There’s a fellow supporter at Oldham Rugby, who’s a total bore, can quote you every statistic and useless facts about a player, team or rules. He can bore you rigid with other useless stuff.
For example, " Joseph Holt invented his brand of beer because the working man couldn’t afford to buy any other"
On the way into Workington one year, he told us as we passed a field, it used to be a railway station
On going up Windy Hill on the M62 past Hollingworth lake, he looked down at it, and Informed us that’s where littleboro RFU play, and they kick off every saturday at 3pm.
These and other useless facts of information have earned him the nicknames " ceefax" and “Stato”
The local plumber up north who is known as Willie Flood.
Worked with a guy who was nicknamed “Bomb scare” because everytime he walked into a room everybody left. Bear in mind this was in Belfast in the 1980s 
I have a mate who everybody calls Steve. His real name is Alex. He just suits Steve more.
From British International there was the Animal, real name Stuart Smith, built like a brick house.
Jellylegs; Peter Stainbridge, a very old man with bandy legs.
Razor, not the sharpest tool in the tool box.
Chunky, thick as wood.
Porto Pete, became very rich,very quickly with connections to boats,one day a scruffy driver, the next day wearing designer clothing, new cars, new house and a bang tidy Pork and cheese girlfriend.
Popeye, really did look like him.
Irish Dave , an owner driver who had a Leyland truck then a Daf 31300, then a few Scanias, real name Dave Brooker.
Pulled for Lusocargo.
There’s also a bloke at work who I call “eleven”, that’s because if you’ve been to Tenerife he’s been to elevenerife.
I worked for Stobart’s in the early 90’s & most drivers had nicknames even me.
Some examples:
Cream Cake Mick. He always got the good work.
Wheel trim Williams. He had wheel trims on his Volvo FL10.
Foxy Lady. Surname was Fox.
Gee Gee. In initials were G.G.
Brummie Bill. Obvious really.
Budgie: Talked fast.
Rambo. This guy was very thin.
Mine was ‘Diesel G’. As I knew every driver’s fleet nr. at my depot. Very sad really 
We had a “Johnny Bollock Head”, Christ knows why, even his agency started to call him it, everyone knew him as this…cracking lad aswell
We’ve got a few.
Wurzel, he’s been here donkeys and had always has it.
The Sweaty Sock; Cus he’s smelly and from North of the border.
I Can’t do it; for obvious reasons.
And Tiny, me, cus I’m a sizeable unit.