That mark Dixon gets everywhere.
Never really understood how the container transport business works. Are the shipping lines the client ?. Does the importer of the goods have a say in who delivers the box ?. Is it all on a flat mileage rate paid back to the dock ?. Always seemed a bit odd time that they all seem to run top of the range motors and do 4 or 5 nights out per week which seem to say they have pretty high labour costs yet the rates I have heard quoted didn’t seem that clever. Anyone care to educate me.
Probably come back on the 1st January as Elite International and carry on as normal, thats the way it’s done all the debt that they had forgotten about and carry on as normal,I worked for a firm up this way he did that three times in four years it was a way of life for this bloke. Eddie.
Ex Haulier:
Never really understood how the container transport business works. Are the shipping lines the client ?. Does the importer of the goods have a say in who delivers the box ?. Is it all on a flat mileage rate paid back to the dock ?. Always seemed a bit odd time that they all seem to run top of the range motors and do 4 or 5 nights out per week which seem to say they have pretty high labour costs yet the rates I have heard quoted didn’t seem that clever. Anyone care to educate me.
It’s all included in the cost of the sea freight. If you are an importer and you ship a container from China to Felixstowe then it will cost the same whether the eventual destination of the container is Ipswich or Aberdeen.
I feel sorry for the drivers not getting wot there owed, i was skanked some yrs ago…me and another driver sold all his tyres and alcoa rims and weighed 2 of his trailers in at the scrapyard…well you have to recoop somat dont you? 
I’m hearing now that two other container hauliers are planning mass redundancies next week.
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up now
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up now
from the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white 
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
and to add to that, it’s no wonder the transport side have been told that, when one of their drivers left the same collection point in Sheffield nearly 2 hours before i did, and i got to Freightliner Birmingham 15 minutes before he did
whilst he was loading, he came out to have a chat with the other driver from the same company, and he told the other driver what time he was going to get to FL B/ham, sure enough, the lazy ■■■■■■ turned at the time he said
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
removed -read the rules on posting rumour and gossip… they are not complicated Rikki-UK 
and all of the white ones have been screwed down to 50mph to save fuel
Harry Monk:
I’m hearing now that two other container hauliers are planning mass redundancies next week.
Seems you may be correct, a lot more containers being shifted by train apparently according to this article m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10130785. … uit_city_/, some interesting comments at the bottom too.
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
the white ones just had a brand new fleet of 62 plate mercs delivers to there yard here!
Taffos!:
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
the white ones just had a brand new fleet of 62 plate mercs delivers to there yard here!
all the colours i listed are the same company, just different depots
with plenty of polish drivers there too
shuttlespanker:
Taffos!:
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
the white ones just had a brand new fleet of 62 plate mercs delivers to there yard here!
all the colours i listed are the same company, just different depots
blue red and white ones at midlands depot 
shuttlespanker:
Taffos!:
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
the white ones just had a brand new fleet of 62 plate mercs delivers to there yard here!
they used to be light blue down here but not for about 2 years or more been white ever since… ooops maybe two many clues there eh?
harvey69:
shuttlespanker:
Taffos!:
shuttlespanker:
harvey69:
a close friend of mine as been worried about his job at a container company since the management told the drivers.
they have got 6 months to turn it around or they are going to close down operations . and the 6 months is nearly up nowfrom the ports, they would be blue motors
from the midlands, some red, some blue and some white
the white ones just had a brand new fleet of 62 plate mercs delivers to there yard here!
all the colours i listed are the same company, just different depots
blue red and white ones at midlands depot
yes, some red ones, some blue ones and the latest ones are white
OK I think everyones got it, and those who havent can PM you… I dont want to remove this thread but unless you guys restrain yourselves from making it totally obvious who these rumours are about I will have to.
Unless you can show its not just rumour or driver gossip- pack it in
roadrunner:
Harry Monk:
I’m hearing now that two other container hauliers are planning mass redundancies next week.Seems you may be correct, a lot more containers being shifted by train apparently according to this article m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10130785. … uit_city_/, some interesting comments at the bottom too.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=94094&start=30#p1360531
A lot of the blame for the situation can be placed on the complacency and naivety shown by those in the road transport industry having allowed it to be shafted by the rail freight industry,helped by government policies,which are obviously biased in favour of big business rail operators at the expense of small haulage businesses.All of which has been accepted without a word of protest and even calls for co operation between the two modes when they should be at each other’s throats in view of the fact that it’s in the national interest of the economy to have a strong road transport industry that can compete on more equal terms with rail at least in terms of fuel costs/taxation and more de regulation of gross weight and truck length restrictions.
As for the newspaper report no surprise that the hypocrites in the media seem to be moaning about job losses in the road transport industry while at the same time usually supporting the the shift in freight from road to rail.