LeedsChris:
Fair comment.I have seen that too.The transport planners who are [zb] scared of drivers gobbing it all the time, so for a quiet life they give in to the bullying driver and then drivers like yourself are taken advantage of.So yeah its 50/50 on why certain drivers get the best of jobs etc…
This sums it up very well, those that crack on generally get looked after but are always one below the moaning, bullying type…
at our depot,the outside contract hauliers get the best runs,whilst us company men get the crap that’s left over
gang of 1 dont give a ■■■■■ what others are doing
The subject of ‘Clique Drivers’ reminds me of that 1957 film ‘Hell Drivers’
Storyline
Joe ‘Tom’ Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It’s an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too few runs in a day? You’re out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.
Admittedly the film was a bit over the top but I think some of the dodgy principles still exist today.
Here is a trailer for the film:
Don’t have nightmares!
bald bloke:
Juddian:
Conversely there are too many drivers who spend so much time worrying about what everyone else is doing that it makes them miserable depressed and thoroughly annoying due to their constant whining and persecution complex.I go to work, do my job to the best of my ability and go home afterwards, i couldn’t tell you what anyone else is doing cos i’m not in the least bothered.
Yes good point, we have some drivers who seem more pre occupied in where you’re going, what time you finished yesterday, personally myself i’m NFI in what Joe Bloggs is doing.
I am a blue eyed boy and take full advantage of the rights granted to this club! I also have NFI in what others are doing, although the twerps still feel the need to phone me and tell me.
Turbovision:
The subject of ‘Clique Drivers’ reminds me of that 1957 film ‘Hell Drivers’Storyline
Joe ‘Tom’ Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It’s an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too few runs in a day? You’re out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.Admittedly the film was a bit over the top but I think some of the dodgy principles still exist today.
Here is a trailer for the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8qFD2s0Fwg
Don’t have nightmares!
very educational film that. Should be part of the cpc.
carryfast-yeti:
at our depot,the outside contract hauliers get the best runs,whilst us company men get the crap that’s left over
Because if they gave the ■■■■■ to the contract hauliers they would soon move elsewhere! 
B…
Being a Clique driver does seem to have its benefits though!
Home every night, my garden is imaculate, Iam awesome at golf and you wanna see the size of some of the fish I have caught this year.
I get away with it as Iam well’in with the planners at work! It’s quite funny on a Friday morning, when I see how easy it is for the planners to take a couple of collections off my run, to then give them to somebody else.
chester:
Being a Clique driver does seem to have its benefits though!Home every night, my garden is imaculate, Iam awesome at golf and you wanna see the size of some of the fish I have caught this year.
I get away with it as Iam well’in with the planners at work! It’s quite funny on a Friday morning, when I see how easy it is for the planners to take a couple of collections off my run, to then give them to somebody else.
Very good 
:twisted:
Who cares what others are doing, aslong as the money is in the bank the following week/month. I get ■■■■■ shifts and I get good shifts, although I’d rather be away from base as getting to and from home mid week costs me money and I loose night out money I am a cab hopper and sometimes the truck needs to be back for the regular driver. Thats just the way the world works.
Eventually karma will set things right but in the mean time, come to work do your job take your money say thank you very ta and bugger off home, bosses dont want any of this fannying about with drivers wondering what others are doing and getting upset if they dont have the best truck with all the lights or dont get the best runs.
the blokes that finish early on Friday…are the ones that started early on monday 
that`s what the bloke(driver) on the wash told me Friday afternoon,as I set off for a 1700 stoke 
If I’m not sat in a jam then I’m on the best run, couldn’t care less about anyone else. Being self unload I’m pretty much a one man band all week which suits me fine as I rarely have to work with the moaners.
james1973:
I disagree with that as I do all that, I’m very flexible and I’m always ahead of what they have planned for me and I’m one of the last back and first out but I don’t get all the good work.
I find at our place its those who shout and moan get looked after and always home early Friday
They give all the crap to the ones who won’t moan and just get on and do it
Similar situation where I work
adam1987:
james1973:
I disagree with that as I do all that, I’m very flexible and I’m always ahead of what they have planned for me and I’m one of the last back and first out but I don’t get all the good work.
I find at our place its those who shout and moan get looked after and always home early Friday
They give all the crap to the ones who won’t moan and just get on and do itSimilar situation where I work
No-one but yourselves to blame for being yes men.
Rob K:
adam1987:
james1973:
I disagree with that as I do all that, I’m very flexible and I’m always ahead of what they have planned for me and I’m one of the last back and first out but I don’t get all the good work.
I find at our place its those who shout and moan get looked after and always home early Friday
They give all the crap to the ones who won’t moan and just get on and do itSimilar situation where I work
No-one but yourselves to blame for being yes men.
I never established which side I’m on if any, maybe a middle man
Rob K:
adam1987:
james1973:
I disagree with that as I do all that, I’m very flexible and I’m always ahead of what they have planned for me and I’m one of the last back and first out but I don’t get all the good work.
I find at our place its those who shout and moan get looked after and always home early Friday
They give all the crap to the ones who won’t moan and just get on and do itSimilar situation where I work
No-one but yourselves to blame for being yes men.
Rather be a ‘yes man’ that the miserable bleating bugger always whinging in the office.
The job would be better for all of us if companies didn’t have to accomodate these people they can’t get rid off. Most certainly not the company assets they think they are.
I don’t believe as an employee under contract you are in any position to aggressively pick and choose work you want to do, if its a reasonable request you do it.
rob22888:
Rob K:
adam1987:
james1973:
I disagree with that as I do all that, I’m very flexible and I’m always ahead of what they have planned for me and I’m one of the last back and first out but I don’t get all the good work.
I find at our place its those who shout and moan get looked after and always home early Friday
They give all the crap to the ones who won’t moan and just get on and do itSimilar situation where I work
No-one but yourselves to blame for being yes men.
Rather be a ‘yes man’ that the miserable bleating bugger always whinging in the office.
The job would be better for all of us if companies didn’t have to accomodate these people they can’t get rid off. Most certainly not the company assets they think they are.
I don’t believe as an employee under contract you are in any position to aggressively pick and choose work you want to do, if its a reasonable request you do it.
You crack on then, kid. While ever you keep eating the ■■■■ they’re feeding you, they’ll keep feeding you it!
happysack:
Turbovision:
The subject of ‘Clique Drivers’ reminds me of that 1957 film ‘Hell Drivers’Storyline
Joe ‘Tom’ Yateley is an ex-convict. Trying to leave his past behind, he decides to starts working for the Hawlett Trucking company, which transports gravel. It’s an aggressive company, where speed is everything. Doing too few runs in a day? You’re out. Red is the most experienced trucker, he can do 18 runs in a day. Tom soon makes friends with Lucy, the secretary, and Gino, a driver. But the record of Red intrigues him and he wants to break it. Gino advises against it, but he helps Tom when he wants to go through with it. Soon trouble begins when Red and the other drivers form an united front against Tom. Just when Tom has enough and decides to pack his bags, Lucy tells him Gino had a terrible accident. She also tells about the corruption of Hawlett Trucking.Admittedly the film was a bit over the top but I think some of the dodgy principles still exist today.
Here is a trailer for the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8qFD2s0Fwg
Don’t have nightmares!
very educational film that. Should be part of the cpc.
One of my past cpc sessions we actually watched it…
Rob K:
rob22888:
Rob K:
adam1987:
james1973:
I disagree with that as I do all that, I’m very flexible and I’m always ahead of what they have planned for me and I’m one of the last back and first out but I don’t get all the good work.
I find at our place its those who shout and moan get looked after and always home early Friday
They give all the crap to the ones who won’t moan and just get on and do itSimilar situation where I work
No-one but yourselves to blame for being yes men.
Rather be a ‘yes man’ that the miserable bleating bugger always whinging in the office.
The job would be better for all of us if companies didn’t have to accomodate these people they can’t get rid off. Most certainly not the company assets they think they are.
I don’t believe as an employee under contract you are in any position to aggressively pick and choose work you want to do, if its a reasonable request you do it.
You crack on then, kid. While ever you keep eating the [zb] they’re feeding you, they’ll keep feeding you it!
Don’t worry, actually agreed earlier that i’d do an extra 2 drops on Monday. They are a bit of a pain in the arse and won’t be able to do them in time, so am nighting out in a day cab over the seats. It’s what the boss wants, pretty reasonable as I get 20 quid night out money to top up my £7 flat rate. Ka ching! Can’t believe some other lazy sod turned it down.