hi to all i worked for a firm called m b t (barratts) who wos on the front cover of the trucking magazine he would buy you anything you wanted for your truck then take so much out of your wages each but if you left or got a new truck you couldnt take the stuff off. left after 6 months of passing my class1 there i paid everything i owed him and now drive a plain jane truck and never had so much money 
beano75:
hi to all i worked for a firm called m b t (barratts) who wos on the front cover of the trucking magazine he would buy you anything you wanted for your truck then take so much out of your wages each but if you left or got a new truck you couldnt take the stuff off. left after 6 months of passing my class1 there i paid everything i owed him and now drive a plain jane truck and never had so much money
Fools and their cash are easily parted. 
Hate to Bring it up, but PETER ROFF springs to mind. 
DOMINO EVENTS DONCASTER Ā£105 PER DAY FINISH YOUR 15 HR SHIFT THEN POLISH LIKE ā ā ā ā FOR 3 HOURS OR PAINT THE TYRE WALLS,THATS WITH YOUR NIGHT OUT MONEY ASWELL IāM BETTER OFF ON THE AGENCY NOW OOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSHHHHH
madmanjay:
DOMINO EVENTS DONCASTER Ā£105 PER DAY FINISH YOUR 15 HR SHIFT THEN POLISH LIKE [zb] FOR 3 HOURS OR PAINT THE TYRE WALLS,THATS WITH YOUR NIGHT OUT MONEY ASWELL IāM BETTER OFF ON THE AGENCY NOW OOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSHHHHH
If you do those jobs ts not about the money. Who says you have to polish everyday? We have to keep our trucks clean when possible. Nothing bout cleaning everyday tho
was at makro in croydon last week and there was a daf xf next to me he knocked on and offered me a brew we got chatting and i said thats a nice motor you got there etc turns out he has spent nearly 10k on it and had not finished he was having the dash out and getting it painted 
he had had it a yr and worst of it was it was not even his motor
the only thing i want for my motor is home comforts and driving a scanny a decent bed would be a good start 
but u can keep ya indian restraunt curtains 
coffee i cant view your photos any idea why mate
whats wrong with having pride in the job
all my lads love there trucks and are constantly keeping them in tip top order at all times aswell as working hard and earning decent money,
i dont see what the problem is
JLS Driver SOS:
Hate to Bring it up, but PETER ROFF springs to mind.
And that stupid Scania tipper that was āstarā of trucking mag a few months backā¦a mate saw it being loaded with rubble, driver not too happy but then its a tipperā¦
cliffton 27:
was at makro in croydon last week and there was a daf xf next to me he knocked on and offered me a brew we got chatting and i said thats a nice motor you got there etc turns out he has spent nearly 10k on it and had not finished he was having the dash out and getting it painted
the only thing i want for my motor is home comforts and driving a scanny a decent bed would be a good start
but u can keep ya indian restraunt curtains
coffee i cant view your photos any idea why mate
Iād have asked him if heād been a sad ā ā ā ā ā ā ā all his lifeā¦painting the dashā ā ? Spent 10K of his money? What a plankā¦He shouldnāt be driving trucks heās not safe to be let out on his ownā¦ 
Truckulent:
cliffton 27:
was at makro in croydon last week and there was a daf xf next to me he knocked on and offered me a brew we got chatting and i said thats a nice motor you got there etc turns out he has spent nearly 10k on it and had not finished he was having the dash out and getting it painted
the only thing i want for my motor is home comforts and driving a scanny a decent bed would be a good start
but u can keep ya indian restraunt curtains
coffee i cant view your photos any idea why mateIād have asked him if heād been a sad [zb] all his lifeā¦painting the dashā ā ? Spent 10K of his money? What a plankā¦He shouldnāt be driving trucks heās not safe to be let out on his ownā¦
Well said that man
Truckulent:
cliffton 27:
was at makro in croydon last week and there was a daf xf next to me he knocked on and offered me a brew we got chatting and i said thats a nice motor you got there etc turns out he has spent nearly 10k on it and had not finished he was having the dash out and getting it painted
the only thing i want for my motor is home comforts and driving a scanny a decent bed would be a good start
but u can keep ya indian restraunt curtains
coffee i cant view your photos any idea why mateIād have asked him if heād been a sad [zb] all his lifeā¦painting the dashā ā ? Spent 10K of his money? What a plankā¦He shouldnāt be driving trucks heās not safe to be let out on his ownā¦
when he told me the first thing i though the things i could do with that 10k
we paint our dash
whats the big deal ?
i see thats some of you object to this
MIKE P:
we paint our dashwhats the big deal ?
i see thats some of you object to this
Nah, I donāt objectā¦itāsyour business. But one questionā¦
What for?
MIKE P:
whats wrong with having pride in the job
all my lads love there trucks and are constantly keeping them in tip top order at all times aswell as working hard and earning decent money,
i dont see what the problem is
+1
if it makes you happy thats what counts
Not sure how painting your dash and putting poncey curtains in the truck shows you take a pride in the jobā¦to me being polite, punctual( as far as you can be) and treating the people you deal with with respect (and yes I know lots of them are ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā is a sign of respect.
I donāt equate respect for the job with a row of spotlights on a chrome bar/curtains/painting dash (who sees that but yourself anyway!) I donāt give a toss about such things so I doubt very much whether the customer you are delivering to does. They probably just think āyes another poserāā¦
Truckulent:
Not sure how painting your dash and putting poncey curtains in the truck shows you take a pride in the jobā¦to me being polite, punctual( as far as you can be) and treating the people you deal with with respect (and yes I know lots of them are [zb]) is a sign of respect.I donāt equate respect for the job with a row of spotlights on a chrome bar/curtains/painting dash (who sees that but yourself anyway!) I donāt give a toss about such things so I doubt very much whether the customer you are delivering to does. They probably just think āyes another poserāā¦
surely being polite to people and trying to be punctual is part of every day life
Mike - have you met the security staff on gates up and down the countryā ā ? Many havenāt quite got the knack of politenessā¦
You are correct - but that is all driving a truck is - part of lifeā¦
hi mate yes ive met plenty and im usually so polite and make them feel so important with there important job of writing reg nos and surnames down that most are fine after a few minutes.
driving a truck is part of every day life to some
to me its my hobbie aswell as my living
each to there own we all have different views on the industry
all the best
Mike
DonutUK:
Would you take a job just to get a blinged up truck?Remember reading somewhere recently that drivers from a company (canāt remember which one, wasnāt a big firm though) had agreed to give up a week (or 2) holiday pay in exchange for the company fitting light bars to the trucks.
Just made me think about how desperate some people must be to have a blinged truckā¦
Do you have a contact number for the firm please?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with males getting in touch with their feminine side. We live in an equal fair and diverse society and mocking their cab decorations could be viewed as being discriminatory.
Iām currently working on a range of potted plants that donāt soil the cab when you navigate a roundabout.