So I’m hoping to a start a new job next month (cvit driver) and since I’m getting bored I decided to jump on the agency until I get cleared to work for this company. So I tell them I don’t wanna do multi drop from the word go, I’ve already done that has a winter fuel driver, I just want something cheers easy for a couple of weeks, anyway I get a call yesterday "we have a curtain sider class 2 job it’s only about 3 drops they say. So I’m like yeah I’ll do that, ok be at the depot at 0530 this morning, I tip up looking for a ridge curtain sider, couldn’t see one so I ask, I was given the keys and paper work for a “refrigerated wagon” ok so I just went with it, looked at the paper and there was over 20 delivery notes! 17 drops in total cuss a couple were at the same place, I closed the box I was given with the paper work and was going to hand it back and tell them I think they have the wrong driver, but then I walked back to the wagon and thought I should just give it a go. No one showed me how to fill the paper work out, no one showed me how to use the tail lift or the refrigerator unit , or even gave me a time sheet, so I rang one of there regular drivers and he said your ment to go out with a driver to show you around some of the drops, these drops were to butchers in villages, and I had to handle cash which also I wasn’t told about, anyway I brought back 2 drops after Iv already been out on the road nearly 12 hours and done 15 drops, and the prick back at the agency depot starts to have a go at me! Telling me I should be lucky it’s usually 25 drops… ■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■ I was raging. And started to see red mist. So if your thinking about agency’s lads read between the lines.
Good luck with the CVIT be aware though that world is full of liars cheats and ■■■■■■■■ and it is nowhere near as easy a job as they will make out 
I’m sure it’ll be late nights mate, but it’s 4 on 3 off which I’m happy with
And you are surprised ■■?
Agency…says it all. The ■■■■■■ things should be closed down they are scum and take away proper jobs and screw drivers over.
If you ALL said NO to them for a month Companies would talk to drivers and pay proper wages ! They would have too or go broke.
Tin hat on awaiting incoming now !!!
3 wheeler:
And you are surprised ■■?Agency…says it all. The [zb] things should be closed down they are scum and take away proper jobs and screw drivers over.
If you ALL said NO to them for a month Companies would talk to drivers and pay proper wages ! They would have too or go broke.Tin hat on awaiting incoming now !!!
Yes, and if my auntie had ■■■■■■■■, she’d be my uncle.
3 wheeler:
If you ALL said NO to them for a month Companies would talk to drivers and pay proper wages !
Is it April 1st already?
peirre:
3 wheeler:
If you ALL said NO to them for a month Companies would talk to drivers and pay proper wages !Is it April 1st already?
My thoughts exactly 
3 wheeler:
And you are surprised ■■?Agency…says it all. The [zb] things should be closed down they are scum and take away proper jobs and screw drivers over.
If you ALL said NO to them for a month Companies would talk to drivers and pay proper wages ! They would have too or go broke.I am new to the the commercial driving industry, I wanted to be a hgv drivers when I left the army a few months ago, so I got every driving ticket from my resettlement to set me up for when I get out, now I do lack experience like not knowing where the drops are and how best to approach them, but that simply can only come with time, which this particular agency don’t realise, it even got to the point today where I thought I don’t even want to be a driver anymore, if that was a fresh face lad doing that today I reckon they would be tired off commercial driving for good.
3 wheeler:
And you are surprised ■■?Agency…says it all. The [zb] things should be closed down they are scum and take away proper jobs and screw drivers over.
If you ALL said NO to them for a month Companies would talk to drivers and pay proper wages ! They would have too or go broke.Tin hat on awaiting incoming now !!!
‘And the needle returns to the start of the song…’
…rule 1 for agency…do what you agree to do and do not do what they try and con you into doing…quote…(( I closed the box I was given with the paper work and was going to hand it back and tell them I think they have the wrong driver, but then I walked back to the wagon and thought I should just give it a go…)) you should have just told them that you never signed on to do multidrop,walked away,and cut your losses for the time and fuel…they are only trying it on to see if your a fanny because you are new…your fault for giving it a go and getting grief. always stand firm with agencies and although its best to be obliging,then its best to not be led into a situation different to previously agreed. your only a bum sitting on a vacant seat to them and will just be lied to and manipulated accordingly.if its a fill in job,or if your bone idle then they are a means to an end,otherwise,just the bottom of the barrel for a employer/driver occupation.
If the agency had done that to me, I would have handed everything back to the block and said I may see you later.
Then went back to my bed.
It doesn’t show a good picture for the agency, but then again they shouldn’t have told you lies.
I just about when home after the agency told me I was doing 2-3 drop and finished.
When I got there they handed me about 6 drops and said on your way, when I looked at the paper work and seen 6 I said to the bloke that I was told I was only doing 2-3 drops here have it back, he said that’s not your run then here is yours.
When I was getting the truck ready the other agency guy walk in.
dieseldog999:
…rule 1 for agency…do what you agree to do and do not do what they try and con you into doing…quote…(( I closed the box I was given with the paper work and was going to hand it back and tell them I think they have the wrong driver, but then I walked back to the wagon and thought I should just give it a go…)) you should have just told them that you never signed on to do multidrop,walked away,and cut your losses for the time and fuel…they are only trying it on to see if your a fanny because you are new…your fault for giving it a go and getting grief. always stand firm with agencies and although its best to be obliging,then its best to not be led into a situation different to previously agreed. your only a bum sitting on a vacant seat to them and will just be lied to and manipulated accordingly.if its a fill in job,or if your bone idle then they are a means to an end,otherwise,just the bottom of the barrel for a employer/driver occupation.
The thing with me is, when it comes to working I try to make of best a ■■■■ situation, Iv already told them I won’t be doing that again and I think they knew I was annoyed (they probably couldt give a crap if they upset me anyway) but in hind sight I do wish I did walk away from it now, but if I did I would of felt like I failed but I’m glad to of done it to realise how ■■■■ it was than to not do it and not realise. If you get my drift?
Improvise Adapt Overcome.
being told to pick up cash 
I’d of handed the keys back an said sorry fella you and me been stitched up…
1, I said no multi drop but would have gone with the flow to some extent
2, its meant to be rigid work
3, I aint group 4 or a mobile bank…
hope you gets paid C+E rates 
nodding donkey:
Improvise Adapt Overcome.
lol 
the 7 P’s 
stinger:
No one showed me how to fill the paper work out, no one showed me how to use the tail lift or the refrigerator unit , or even gave me a time sheet, so I rang one of there regular drivers and he said your ment to go out with a driver to show you around some of the drops, these drops were to butchers in villages, and I had to handle cash which also I wasn’t told about,
I feel your pain. All this is firmly the fault of the Company and not the agency. They must be some sort of dozy management to let this happen.
Mike-C:
stinger:
No one showed me how to fill the paper work out, no one showed me how to use the tail lift or the refrigerator unit , or even gave me a time sheet, so I rang one of there regular drivers and he said your ment to go out with a driver to show you around some of the drops, these drops were to butchers in villages, and I had to handle cash which also I wasn’t told about,I feel your pain. All this is firmly the fault of the Company and not the agency. They must be some sort of dozy management to let this happen.
I believe it’s the agencies fault this agency has a office and a out base depot where clients can keep some wagons for the agency drivers, the agency knew ■■■■ well what the job entailed
stinger:
Mike-C:
stinger:
No one showed me how to fill the paper work out, no one showed me how to use the tail lift or the refrigerator unit , or even gave me a time sheet, so I rang one of there regular drivers and he said your ment to go out with a driver to show you around some of the drops, these drops were to butchers in villages, and I had to handle cash which also I wasn’t told about,I feel your pain. All this is firmly the fault of the Company and not the agency. They must be some sort of dozy management to let this happen.
I believe it’s the agencies fault this agency has a office and a out base depot where clients can keep some wagons for the agency drivers, the agency knew ■■■■ well what the job entailed
Ok, i’ll agree to disagree. Unless of course the agency where going to instruct you how to fill out the companies paperwwork, and the agency where going to show you how the fridge worked, and the agency where going to show you how to operate the tail lift, and the agency where going to supply the driver to show you the ropes like the regular driver said . The agency may well be crap, but you where still sent to a ■■■■■■ firm. I can tell that from how you have said they have operated.
I have lived a sheltered live. Is this really the calibre of driver that is out there, dragging my occupation down?
Stop crying you wooshh. Ask another driver how the fridge works… theres only two buttons to press…
Handling cash on deliveries and they don’t explain their set up. Oddly cavalier of the company.
To be fair, once you decided you were going to stay you should’ve put your foot down and said to them you need to be shown the tail lift and fridge even if they didn’t offer to show you. You were going to be using the equip after all. All you had to do was ask.