Half of the Drivers seating at Home as nothing is to do,and also Warehouse Agency Staff get send Home after 4 Hour every Shift,and then i read that an Agency needs urgent Drivers for a busy Site in Hatfield.
When i phoned up he said “Tesco” 
tempingdirect.com/job_listings.php?jc=3&jt=1
I spoke to them this morning but I don’t think I’m urgent enough for the job.
What does this mean in the advert?
“Hiab drivers urgently required with remote NN, MK, N1, NW…”
Surely you don’t need your own remote for a Hiab?
Red Squirrel:
What does this mean in the advert?“Hiab drivers urgently required with remote NN, MK, N1, NW…”
Surely you don’t need your own remote for a Hiab?
So if I do a Hiab course for cpc for example would I have to choose between a remote and manual course or could I get both certificates at the same time? And if I got a remote certificate are you expected to have your own remote?
The way some of these ads are written makes me wonder, that’s all.
you can imagine the next stage of agency ads
Class one drivers wanted…
must have 40yrs experience
self employed ,DCPC,every single qualifacation ,including quantum physics (4hrs dcpc)
for very busy agency,on a ad-hoc basis…if you can supply own truck, fuel,and fool to drive,
Rate 225,000
vietnamese dong…not pounds
Red Squirrel:
Red Squirrel:
What does this mean in the advert?“Hiab drivers urgently required with remote NN, MK, N1, NW…”
Surely you don’t need your own remote for a Hiab?
So if I do a Hiab course for cpc for example would I have to choose between a remote and manual course or could I get both certificates at the same time? And if I got a remote certificate are you expected to have your own remote?
The way some of these ads are written makes me wonder, that’s all.
When they refer to HIAB they mean ‘Lorry Mounted Crane’ although HIAB is quite popular. There is also Palfinger and… some others 
There are two sets of control types and three sets of boom-ends.
The controls are either Stick/Manual or Remote. If you’ve the latter, you can operate both but with the former you can’t operate the remote.
Stick/Manual (Old Method)
Remote (New Method)
The bits at the end of the arm/boom, the attachments are also important to get right. The basic is hook. Most builders merchants want you to be trained on ‘brick grab’ and if you’re working with tippers then it would probably be grab buckets.
Some ‘brick grabs’
If you want to work more on HIAB with companies like Jewsons, Travis Perkins etc then get along to Manpower. They have the most of the contract, as those companies use something called ‘City Transport’ where the work comes from…
Thanks for that Saratoga, that was really helpful. 
Red Squirrel:
Thanks for that Saratoga, that was really helpful.
I have my uses occasionally 
Although last year most builders merchants I worked at with their trucks complained I was too slow. I since found out that actually you can throw some of these trucks around and the loads won’t shift and the company expects that because most the drivers do it, including not sticking to that mythical 40mph speed limit or not bothering about tipping under powerlines
That silver and orange truck in the photos was under a powerline where the customer wanted it dropping off. Needless to say I got ranted at by the boss for not ‘obeying instructions’.
Saratoga:
Red Squirrel:
Thanks for that Saratoga, that was really helpful.
I have my uses occasionally Although last year most builders merchants I worked at with their trucks complained I was too slow. I since found out that actually you can throw some of these trucks around and the loads won’t shift and the company expects that because most the drivers do it, including not sticking to that mythical 40mph speed limit or not bothering about tipping under powerlines
Sounds like typical builders’ merchant’s office wallahs - not much clue about transport. What I can’t understand is why drivers work this way. I worked for a well known builders’ merchant’s materials supply company a couple of years ago on Agency for a couple of weeks. One day’s induction course into how to fill out their paper work correctly and then everything relevant to being a fork lift driver.
When it comes to doing the job: expected to put tacho on break while unloading, take out vehicle with ABS warning light on (didn’t) and n/s mirror missing (didn’t) damaged tyre (didn’t). Chase about over the speed limit (didn’t) because they have scheduled three load and deliver per day when only two loads sensibly achievable.
I’m lucky, I work for a good agency who will listen if you say " don’t send me in there again".
Sorry can’t get this to quote properly.