And one day you might put a positive intresting post on t,net yawn yawn yawn
Muckaway:
Tony Saprano:
Had one driver that was covering for the driver who I share with tell me that dust in the cab was part of the job. My question to him was “was there any dust in it when you got in it after me”. His reply, “no”. End of argument.
I spend some of my working day driving our JCB or 360, both of which have dusty interiors (who drives a digger with the door closed?). I’m not bothered whether the interior’s clean or not I can use an old bit of rag to clean what’s necessary. Just because I have no interest in polishing does not mean I can’t drive the bloody thing.
I’m an agency driver, and I wouldn’t dream of handing a unit back without a full tank of diesel, adblue, washed down and a quick clean inside, it’s a matter of taking pride in the job you’ve done.
Same with appearance, I always show up wearing work trousers, polo, clean boots and hi-viz, I don’t know how people expect to be taken seriously wearing joggers and a hoodie covered in 5th wheel grease (with a bag for life to finish the look off), at the end of the day your representing the company that’s putting money in your pocket.
And its always the guys who don’t bother to fill up etc who are the first to complain when they jump in a dirty unit with 1/4 of a tank left 
Spit ring on a outside mirror? Nothing more suspicious than a temporary fix for a TV. aerial.
clarky3013:
I’m an agency driver, and I wouldn’t dream of handing a unit back without a full tank of diesel, adblue, washed down and a quick clean inside, it’s a matter of taking pride in the job you’ve done.
Same with appearance, I always show up wearing work trousers, polo, clean boots and hi-viz, I don’t know how people expect to be taken seriously wearing joggers and a hoodie covered in 5th wheel grease (with a bag for life to finish the look off), at the end of the day your representing the company that’s putting money in your pocket.
And its always the guys who don’t bother to fill up etc who are the first to complain when they jump in a dirty unit with 1/4 of a tank left
Spot on Clarky, many’s the time i’ve had to wash a vehicle before i could take the thing out (not asked to, as you say its a pride in your work thing), and clean it up inside especially the windows so i could see out, and put some oil in it cos its hardly registering, and some water in the washers cos they’re pumping air, not to mention a number of bulbs that might need changing or other fixes to do first.
So even if i don’t wash it again when done, the regular driver still gets a better vehicle back…and that applies just as much where i work now where some full timers have 65 plate lorries that look older and more neglected than some with 500/800ks on the clock…if i mentioned what money these bods are on for the hours they do you’d never believe it…they don’t have a bloody clue.
Juddian:
clarky3013:
I’m an agency driver, and I wouldn’t dream of handing a unit back without a full tank of diesel, adblue, washed down and a quick clean inside, it’s a matter of taking pride in the job you’ve done.
Same with appearance, I always show up wearing work trousers, polo, clean boots and hi-viz, I don’t know how people expect to be taken seriously wearing joggers and a hoodie covered in 5th wheel grease (with a bag for life to finish the look off), at the end of the day your representing the company that’s putting money in your pocket.
And its always the guys who don’t bother to fill up etc who are the first to complain when they jump in a dirty unit with 1/4 of a tank left
Spot on Clarky, many’s the time i’ve had to wash a vehicle before i could take the thing out (not asked to, as you say its a pride in your work thing), and clean it up inside especially the windows so i could see out, and put some oil in it cos its hardly registering, and some water in the washers cos they’re pumping air, not to mention a number of bulbs that might need changing or other fixes to do first.
So even if i don’t wash it again when done, the regular driver still gets a better vehicle back…and that applies just as much where i work now where some full timers have 65 plate lorries that look older and more neglected than some with 500/800ks on the clock…if i mentioned what money these bods are on for the hours they do you’d never believe it…they don’t have a bloody clue.
The agency guy that has had mine in the past flies about the place, moaning that things are taking long or whatever is on hourly pay, if that was me I’d be dragging it out, doing everything I could to squeeze in that extra hour.
Radar, that sort will be the same no matter how they’re paid or whatever job they do.
As our southern mate Evil often quips, you can’t educate pork.
I’ve worked with every type imaginable in me time, some stand out though in that if you paid 'em a grand a week to lie in bed they’d still find something to winge about, juts bloody glad i aint a female and married to one of the sods.
desypete:
There are so many men who should of been born a female in the driving game these days they don’t want to work long hours. They don’t want to drive trucks with gears . They don’t know how to use a map and would get lost if there sat nav ran out of power and they want there cabs to smell like perfume shop bunch of bloody fairy’s drivers are these days class 2 numb nuts I bet
Sorry to say a lot of class 1 numb nuts as well 
one of our artic drivers treats the wash bay as his own personal parking space
Mike Ponsonby:
And one day you might put a positive intresting post on t,net
Sorry I didn’t realise this thread was reserved for Mr Sheen and Company.
Juddian:
As our southern mate Evil often quips, you can’t educate pork.
Just being pedantic but due to recent gene splicing revelations (for some reason I’m picturing a denim ■■■■■■■■■ now) this phrase may no longer be accurate.
I’m also worried about mad scientists letting these experiments go wild and we end up with some half pig half human creature then what will happen.
Well apart from it being given a slot on early morning radio 2 obviously.
Dipper_Dave:
Juddian:
As our southern mate Evil often quips, you can’t educate pork.
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Well apart from it being given a slot on early morning radio 2 obviously.
Radio 2?
Didn’t the light program end when they pushed good old Jimmy Young sideways to accommodate that other boring sod Vine, dunno which is worse him or name dropper Felz.
desypete:
There are so many men who should of been born a female in the driving game these days they don’t want to work long hours. They don’t want to drive trucks with gears . They don’t know how to use a map and would get lost if there sat nav ran out of power and they want there cabs to smell like perfume shop bunch of bloody fairy’s drivers are these days class 2 numb nuts I bet
It’s a while since we heard the ramblings of old Pete, the man who says you are not a real tramper unless you crap in a carrier bag 
, so maybe not to be taken too seriously eh? 
Anyway Pete, I thought you had jacked driving, and on your way to your first million earned by your mysterious new career that you didn’t like to talk about.
Pat Hasler:
Personally I like to see a pony tail on a man, it reminds me of real horses, when you lift it up there’s an a$$ hole underneath LOL
Nothing wrong with a well maintained and tidy ponytail on a man.
Let me guess, you went bald in your twenties? 
blue estate:
Sorry to say a lot of class 1 numb nuts as well
one of our artic drivers treats the wash bay as his own personal parking space
That’s when you take the keys out and bin them.
Captain Caveman 76:
Nothing wrong with a well maintained and tidy ponytail on a man.
Yeh in 1991 maybe, in fact I had a one myself then 
A ponytail today is the 2016 equivalent to a 70s comb over…
robroy:
desypete:
There are so many men who should of been born a female in the driving game these days they don’t want to work long hours. They don’t want to drive trucks with gears . They don’t know how to use a map and would get lost if there sat nav ran out of power and they want there cabs to smell like perfume shop bunch of bloody fairy’s drivers are these days class 2 numb nuts I bet
It’s a while since we heard the ramblings of old Pete, the man who says you are not a real tramper unless you crap in a carrier bag , so maybe not to be taken too seriously eh?
Anyway Pete, I thought you had jacked driving, and on your way to your first million earned by your mysterious new career that you didn’t like to talk about.
i only wish we had phones that could take pictures back in the day when having a crap in the cab was seen as normal can you imagine the fun posting up the pics on here ?
desypete:
robroy:
desypete:
There are so many men who should of been born a female in the driving game these days they don’t want to work long hours. They don’t want to drive trucks with gears . They don’t know how to use a map and would get lost if there sat nav ran out of power and they want there cabs to smell like perfume shop bunch of bloody fairy’s drivers are these days class 2 numb nuts I bet
It’s a while since we heard the ramblings of old Pete, the man who says you are not a real tramper unless you crap in a carrier bag , so maybe not to be taken too seriously eh?
Anyway Pete, I thought you had jacked driving, and on your way to your first million earned by your mysterious new career that you didn’t like to talk about.
i only wish we had phones that could take pictures back in the day when having a crap in the cab was seen as normal can you imagine the fun posting up the pics on here ?
When exactly were these days Pete? 
I’ve been in this game for a while now, and I certainly don’t remember them, maybe I’ve missed out on a whole fulfilling experience here…
Perhaps you could enlighten me as to when these days of old were, when the sound of crap hitting polythene could be heard through the open windows of all trucks parked up for the night.
robroy:
Captain Caveman 76:
Nothing wrong with a well maintained and tidy ponytail on a man.
Yeh in 1991 maybe, in fact I had a one myself then
A ponytail today is the 2016 equivalent to a 70s comb over…
What? Comb overs were once cool? Really?
I was off last week (picked a good week for the weather) so the week before I washed and polished my cab.
Came in today…
Fuel tank empty.
Pens missing (presume stolen)
Lighter missing (presume stolen - but gave up cigs 6 weeks ago)
2 pack of wet wipes missing (presume stolen)
4 packs large wipe-all tissues missing (presume stolen)
2 bags crisps missing (presume eaten)
2 bars chocolate missing (presume eaten)
1 Air freshener spray missing (presume stolen)
2 window cloths missing (presume stolen)
1 vintage ■■■■ mag (well thumbed) missing (presume stolen)
Cab left in a dirty state
Oh how I love the agency trash we let destroy our pride in the workplace. At least this one didn’t smash it up like the last one did. But I reported the above to the office and they say - Oh well, is the diesel card still in the cab?
Limpers are tozzers and I hate them all.
Honked, you need to spike your “accidentally” left food and drink with something. Laxative powder would be great sprinkled over sugared bonbons. A part drunken bottle of original lucozade could have some Truckers Tizer added to enhance the flavour.
Or you could lock up all the lockers on the truck and take the keys away with you.
robroy:
desypete:
robroy:
desypete:
There are so many men who should of been born a female in the driving game these days they don’t want to work long hours. They don’t want to drive trucks with gears . They don’t know how to use a map and would get lost if there sat nav ran out of power and they want there cabs to smell like perfume shop bunch of bloody fairy’s drivers are these days class 2 numb nuts I bet
It’s a while since we heard the ramblings of old Pete, the man who says you are not a real tramper unless you crap in a carrier bag , so maybe not to be taken too seriously eh?
Anyway Pete, I thought you had jacked driving, and on your way to your first million earned by your mysterious new career that you didn’t like to talk about.
i only wish we had phones that could take pictures back in the day when having a crap in the cab was seen as normal can you imagine the fun posting up the pics on here ?
When exactly were these days Pete?
I’ve been in this game for a while now, and I certainly don’t remember them, maybe I’ve missed out on a whole fulfilling experience here…
Perhaps you could enlighten me as to when these days of old were, when the sound of crap hitting polythene could be heard through the open windows of all trucks parked up for the night.
Knew a guy a few years back who used to do this, he reckoned on hardly ever using a toilet, always p1ssing in a bottle and ■■■■■■■■ in a bag in the cab Needless to say his cab was a disgusting pit and even had to have it fumigated due to a flea infestation…