If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.
If I were given a truck that was legal, regardless of breakdown history. I’d drive it. There! 
If it was legal, and I was paid by the hour for the time on the hard shoulder / in the waiting room of the dealers, then I would crack on 
Depends on how much I was being paid, if it was an otherwise good job that paid well I’d be inclined to bear with it.
As annoying as it would be to keep breaking down, you can’t really refuse to drive it unless it’s in an unroadworthy condition when you start a shift IMO, might open up a can of worms for yourself if you refuse to drive it, the tm will probably be annoyed at the money it’s costing to keep getting it repaired and if you refuse to drive it then you’ll only add to his annoyance.
Saying that though, if there’s another motor in the yard, I’d be looking to take that instead 
is there anything that would be a valid defect on the truck that could make it VOR?
if not, then, sorry, you will just have to grin and bear it
alternatively, find a different job
Hiya…don’t worry as long as its legal keep running it. i once had a motor it only did 48 mph
while other motors was doing 60 plus i just did what i could. the bosses problem it was slow.
John
trubster:
If it was legal, and I was paid by the hour for the time on the hard shoulder / in the waiting room of the dealers, then I would crack on
+1
Pimpdaddy:
trubster:
If it was legal, and I was paid by the hour for the time on the hard shoulder / in the waiting room of the dealers, then I would crack on+1
+2
in my last truck driving job, when pulling out of the garage, i would always say to the fitters, see you tomorrow i was out based
it’s up to the gaffer to decide when the most profitable time to change the truck is.
stevieboy308:
in my last truck driving job, when pulling out of the garage, i would always say to the fitters, see you tomorrowit’s up to the gaffer to decide when the most profitable time to change the truck is.
I was meant to of been given a brand new truck last August after being promised one for the last 2 year, but the new boss thought he could save money by getting this truck from another depot. Within weeks of getting it, it had to have all new suspension, track rod ends, body mounting brackets, 7 new tyres the list went on. Then just before xmas the injector sleves needed doing so it was off the road a week before xmas and the first week of this year. Then the starter packed up on a friday and the following monday a major electrical fault caused all manor of problems, the worst being losing my brakes on the hogs back whilst carrying some very nasty stuff. So far its cost nearly 25k to keep it going.
tennantjon:
If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.
man up princess!!! as others have said,if it’s legal drive it.we’ve all driven rough motors at some point-not very nice but not the end of the world is it?
I’d drive a nail for the right money. As long as it was legal and had a radio
andrew.s:
tennantjon:
If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.man up princess!!!
how would you feel then if you lost your brakes whilst going down hill about to marge with fast flowing traffic and your carrying something that would shut a town down for a long while then?.
tennantjon:
andrew.s:
tennantjon:
If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.
tennantjon:
tennantjon:
andrew.s:
tennantjon:
If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.
I’d feel bad. just as bad if I had explosive diarrhea in a fancy restaurant. or if I spilled some battery acid on my girlfriend.
back in the real world however, man up princess
tennantjon:
andrew.s:
tennantjon:
If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.man up princess!!!
how would you feel then if you lost your brakes whilst going down hill about to marge with fast flowing traffic and your carrying something that would shut a town down for a long while then?.
what caused the brakes to fail then? and how did you manage to avert disaster going downhill with no brakes?
milodon:
I’d feel bad. just as bad if I had explosive diarrhea in a fancy restaurant. or if I spilled some battery acid on my girlfriend.back in the real world however, man up princess
andrew.s:
tennantjon:
andrew.s:
tennantjon:
If you was given a truck that was second hand/from another depot, and it has already had a ton of money spent on it to keep it going due to a previously poor service history, then there isn’t a month that goes by when it either breaks down or goes into the garage due to a major fault, would you eventually refuse to drive it? Or carry on driving for fearing of being told if you didnt drive it, they would find someone who would?.man up princess!!!
how would you feel then if you lost your brakes whilst going down hill about to marge with fast flowing traffic and your carrying something that would shut a town down for a long while then?.
what caused the brakes to fail then?
a complete failure of the electrics. In the space of 5 minutes i had 13 warnings come up on the dash ranging from rear steer inop, no rear tag, no lights adblue failure etc etc. Then the final one, complete brake failure stop immediately. Foot to the floor, arse fell out. Then 6 hours waiting to be recovered 
:(