i have just left a job driving for inchcape aka eurofleet!! driving a 9 car artic!!! once u get use to putting the cars on u will be throwing them!! trust me the first time on ur own is abit off putting but once u learn your truck u will load it 20mins without breaking a sweat!!! the only problem is just before xmas the car market hit rock bottom and the work was very slow in coming thats when it hits ur pay packed!!! inchcape have just changed they pay packed and its to £78 a day plus £2 a car which is ok as long as u are picking up and dropping straight away but not so good if u have to do long haul with it!!! they didnt take anything away for damage which was a bonus but get urself a good bridge map mate u will need it and as for trees well u will learn to hate nature!!! and getting use to the peak!!! but good luck mate!!! 
Good points of car transporters;- Most pay realy well.
Bad point of car transporters;- The overhang on an artic type,
Loading and unloading in winter,
Fear of heights.
Car transporters don’t seem very high untill you drive a car up and open the door to get out.
In winter the ramps and chains etc freeze.
The overhang can wipe out street lights and traffic lights when your eyes are on the mirror as you turn, they are far more responsibility that any regular artic.
Hows the job going Tony? Are you enjoying it, or is it a mare?
Saw and advert for a similar job in Bathgate for Direct Vehicle Logistics. Is this the same lot you work for, only out East? Thought I’d apply and see what it’s all about.
£7.50 p/hr is not bad for round these parts. Though no doubt it’s mop and bucket money for the Southerners amongst us - you know who I mean! 
Big Mac anyone? 
Lostpup:
Hows the job going Tony? Are you enjoying it, or is it a mare?Saw and advert for a similar job in Bathgate for Direct Vehicle Logistics. Is this the same lot you work for, only out East? Thought I’d apply and see what it’s all about.
£7.50 p/hr is not bad for round these parts. Though no doubt it’s mop and bucket money for the Southerners amongst us - you know who I mean!
Big Mac anyone?
fries and pepsi as well and i’ll be there
Everything is going great with the new job, seem to be getting the hang of it and driving isn’t as difficult as I thought, like you said just be careful of the peak. Still a bit nerve racking putting the 1st car on backwards on the peak but getting there. ALso, trying to find places on the cars to attatch the hooks is tough… But in all the job is going well, just feels great getting my 1st full time driving job and I seem to have landed on my feet… Cheers guys…
Well done Tony on cracking the car transporter job, i’ve always wondered why larry drivers would try talking me ut of a car transporter or low-loaded job… always fancied a challenge, after reading this post though i don’t know whether i’ve got the nerves to at the moment!
I’m still looking for work though… agencies agencies agencies
Again, well done Tony
Well done on the new job Tony.
I was in car transporters for the last twenty years untill I moved over here to France.
You will end up going through a routine that everyone seems to go through that is “WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING THIS JOB FOR”, usually about six weeks into the job, but once you have pasted that, it is fine.
Good Luck.
Dave R.
After reading about the guy who went for the transporter job with no experience,I thought that I would tell a slightly different story regarding transporters. I am 32 years old,been in the truck driving industry since I was 5 years old(due to father/grandfather), Driven most forms of HGV’S and last year was made redundant along with 20 other drivers. We got together and formed our own Driving Agency( 5 star driver recruitment ltd ).Recently we tendered for a transporter job delivering brand new Audi’s all over the UK. We have been doing the job now for 2 weeks and I can tell you it’s a nervous situation to be in,because,a single scratch on a car can wipe out any profit from the job.There is(at it’s lowest point) a 4" gap between the roof of the middle decked cars and the underside of the top deck.Given the fact that the trailer has suspension,the car has suspension and due to the laws of physics, the design of the decks will move up and down with the size of pot holes/bumps on the road, therfor there is a tendency to “bounce”.We now have a gap of 4" but a collision tolerance of about 12".So even the best drivers can have the misfortune of damages.The damages to cars in this way is down to greed by the industry,the need for 13 cars on a single wagon has gone beyond belief. I can assure you that 25 years ago, a load of this size would have required specialist handling, and yet we have guy’s “flying” up and down our roads and carrying the can if anything goes wrong. So my advice would be, give it a go,TAKE YOUR TIME, as the guy who has to pay for the damage to cars, I would rather someone took twice as long with no damage as to the guy who gets the boot down.Driving a fully laden car transporter through unfamiliar roads is a daunting task,but as a driver myself, there is a great sense of achievement when you do it without any drama’s along the way. DAVID.
Welcome to TruckNetUK David…
and thanx for your very informative post mate. It does seem to me, to be a very daunting task of carrying cars on transporters, coz as you say, the slightest bit of damage can cos hunderds or thousands to repair… and then they aint exactly new cars then are they??..
Hope you enjoy TrucknetNetUK mate… and lets see some more posting…
All The Best
David — 4 inches is ample if they’re strapped right. I ran back from Germany with one running so tight I could barely get one chubby digit between the roof and the deck. Didn’t load it like that, but had to get the overall height down to clear the bridges!
Totally agree with taking your time, and always have a final check that all the straps are on and nice and tight before setting off. Then it’s a case of watching for trees, taking it nice and easy on corners and slip roads, loads of space for stopping distances, and sod anyone who gets frustrated! Too many times do I hear “a transporter has turned over” or “a car has fallen off a transporter” on the traffic reports!
Are you just supplying drivers, or the transporters as well?