waynedl:
I’ve done containers as a day driver and as a tramper, it’s definitely more relaxing if your cab is kitted out for night out and you don’t mind doing nights out - ie don’t plan to be home.
As a day driver when I was on Roadways, I only got stuck out for 1 night in about 9 months.
VOLSCADAF:
Dan_1986:
Surely some of the best people to ask would be crane driver’s or other lorry driver that are on site doing the job, insted of ringing your boss■■?
Tried that and crane drivers wont get out of their crane cabs and other lorry drivers just seem to be in a rush hardly get chance to speak to any !!
I can’t believe that, it’s definitely the exception rather than the rule that any driver on this job is in a rush 
I’ve found almost all box jockeys to be friendly although not that talkative as they (we) get used to being sat in the cab on our own all day every day, but that doesn’t make us rude, just that you need to do the approaching 
, Well after today when I was asked to show an East European driver the ropes as he was on the same run as me it was like the blind leading the blind lol and I am thinking of spewing it , also I never said box jockeys were rude I just meant they know what they are doing and get on with it in a container base were I am still wondering what system this or that site uses and where the ■■■■ I do go when picking one up after dropping one off !! 
VOLSCADAF:
waynedl:
I’ve done containers as a day driver and as a tramper, it’s definitely more relaxing if your cab is kitted out for night out and you don’t mind doing nights out - ie don’t plan to be home.
As a day driver when I was on Roadways, I only got stuck out for 1 night in about 9 months.
VOLSCADAF:
Dan_1986:
Surely some of the best people to ask would be crane driver’s or other lorry driver that are on site doing the job, insted of ringing your boss■■?
Tried that and crane drivers wont get out of their crane cabs and other lorry drivers just seem to be in a rush hardly get chance to speak to any !!
I can’t believe that, it’s definitely the exception rather than the rule that any driver on this job is in a rush
I’ve found almost all box jockeys to be friendly although not that talkative as they (we) get used to being sat in the cab on our own all day every day, but that doesn’t make us rude, just that you need to do the approaching
, Well after today when I was asked to show an East European driver the ropes as he was on the same run as me it was like the blind leading the blind lol and I am thinking of spewing it , also I never said box jockeys were rude I just meant they know what they are doing and get on with it in a container base were I am still wondering what system this or that site uses and where the [zb] I do go when picking one up after dropping one off !!
I know you never said they were rude, I was just pointing out that they can appear that way due to being loner type people as a rule.
Honestly, if you’re struggling in ANY container base, just get out of your truck, flag down the next 1 that approaches and ask them, you’ll be surprised by how helpful we are.
It is a bit of an assumption (you know what they say about assumptions) that everyone who enters a containerbase / rail head / docks knows where they’re going, but there was a 1st time at each for every single one of us, and if I’ve not been for a while, I’ll still ask - just when you get used to it, the ■■■■■■■ change the system 
Finally had enough of box jockeying and ■■■■■■■ about in container bases even though I was getting used to how some of them worked , I decided it wasn’t for me ( never did have a lot of patience lol ) , ah well it was on an agency and plenty of them about , so will find a different job come Tuesday after Easter , one thing about this job there is a variation to your working life.
