robroy:
eagerbeaver:
Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho 
I’m a real arsey [zb] EB, so if that was me, …instead of trying to meet their [zb] stupid schedules, I would make bloody sure the job did not get there and/or back in time, again and again,.and not be too amazed the next time when the schedule suddenly became more realistic and achievable. 
…but that’s just me.
Once you start to help these type of pricks to look as if they actually know what they’re doing, you are Donald Ducked, I learned that one a long time ago.
I know what you mean mate, but my problem is that I still have pride in my work. Although I enjoy being a monumental ■■■■, I actually take pride in my driving and if a job is within a realistic timeframe, I will get it done.
But as my uniform collection will testify, I won’t allow the urine to be extracted.
eagerbeaver:
robroy:
eagerbeaver:
Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho
I’m a real arsey [zb] EB, so if that was me, …instead of trying to meet their [zb] stupid schedules, I would make bloody sure the job did not get there and/or back in time, again and again,.and not be too amazed the next time when the schedule suddenly became more realistic and achievable. …but that’s just me.
Once you start to help these type of pricks to look as if they actually know what they’re doing, you are Donald Ducked, I learned that one a long time ago.
I know what you mean mate, but my problem is that I still have pride in my work. Although I enjoy being a monumental ■■■■, I actually take pride in my driving and if a job is within a realistic timeframe, I will get it done.
But as my uniform collection will testify, I won’t allow the urine to be extracted.
I didn’t say I didn’t have any pride in the job (although to be fair it has dwindled over the years 
) but my point was it’s all well and good for some ■■■■ in an office to keep setting you a really tight run, it aint their licence on the line when the unforseen crops up that they did not allow for due to their incompetence.
(Yeh I realise you aint a walk over btw mate.)
robroy:
eagerbeaver:
robroy:
eagerbeaver:
Can’t speak for the night lads J, but I drag DD’s regularly and some of the runs are really tight on the tacho
I’m a real arsey [zb] EB, so if that was me, …instead of trying to meet their [zb] stupid schedules, I would make bloody sure the job did not get there and/or back in time, again and again,.and not be too amazed the next time when the schedule suddenly became more realistic and achievable. …but that’s just me.
Once you start to help these type of pricks to look as if they actually know what they’re doing, you are Donald Ducked, I learned that one a long time ago.
I know what you mean mate, but my problem is that I still have pride in my work. Although I enjoy being a monumental ■■■■, I actually take pride in my driving and if a job is within a realistic timeframe, I will get it done.
But as my uniform collection will testify, I won’t allow the urine to be extracted.
I didn’t say I didn’t have any pride in the job (although to be fair it has dwindled over the years ) but my point was it’s all well and good for some ■■■■ in an office to keep setting you a really tight run, it aint their licence on the line when the unforseen crops up that they did not allow for due to their incompetence.
(Yeh I realise you aint a walk over btw mate.)
Yep. Good point well made. Planners are cox 
Juddian:
So lads, this pallet trunking at night?
Do they set a fuse up the driver’s arse when they leave the hub or what 
, if they take 15 seconds longer than the olympic gold time to get back does it ignite an incendiary shoved somewhere?
Seriously though, are the drivers under that much pressure to make time?
As a professional limper, I hung the job out in my short career doing that! 
A bit embarrassing when you’re the first truck on the run, and the second one overtakes you before getting home… 
And in the context of what you’re saying; a truck is a ■■■■■■■■■■ beast, compromised in jumping correct lane protocol,
So why risk it to gain a few seconds? 
If the road is good and clear crack on!
If you’ve got obvious different load characteristics and better top end for the road ahead, then overtake…
It’s not rocket science, so driving aggressively in a truck must mean you’ve a small ■■■■■!
But don’t you worry CoCo, new technology will save us from ourselves. 
Adaptive cruise control and the lane departure systems, are currently optional on whether you obey!
New tech Evil?
I never got the hang the old tech
Tell yer what though, i’m glad only got a few years left, now and again i toy with delaying what pittance of a pension the new govt will allow us to have and stay on for another year or two, but nah sod it, i don’t want to share the road with an increasing number of these plonkers.
However on the bright side i suppose death by idiot decker driver would handily prevent chairman May’s new tax collector from plundering what few assets we’ve accumulated after retirement, allowing me to leave more than a rusty bucket of dog turds to me kids 
or have they got that already covered in the manifesto of doom too 
Unrealistic schedules?, same answer as its always been, load will get there when it arrives, arrive on the lorry it will though not in a tipper having been JCB’d off the bloody carriageway
robroy:
gripper1:
I think you have your name in the window …go on,you do dont you.
Why do you even care mate?
Go on then, fill yer boots, I’ll make your day complete.
… ‘‘YES I HAVE MY NAME IN THE WINDOW’’.
…try not to get TOO excited now …there’s a love.
Mines at the bottom of the drivers door, only its not my name, its the previous owners name and he only had it old school fancy scroll sign written on Tried in vain to remove it but dont want to ruin the paintwork…Sascha doesnt really suit me though… 
It strikes me, reading these regular postings about tight schedules, that those organizing the workload have possibly never even driven a lorry? It used to be mostly ex drivers dishing the work out so they had some idea of journey times and allowed for traffic congestion etc but from what I read on here that is no longer the case? Do they time journeys using the AA Routefinder?
Pete.
norb:
Juddian:
There’s been some bloody good posts in this thread, one thing you can say about the main bulk of lorry drivers they aint fools by a long chalk, ■■■■■■■ on them whilst telling them its raining isn’t working any more.
Getting the rest of the population to think for themselves is i fear a hopeless task and there simply aint enough of us to change things no matter how we vote, as some of the lads above seem to feel, the place (Britain) is just about bollocksed.
ATT, you’se a braver man than me, i only want a phone for making or receiving phone calls, it has to be simple tough and actually of use as a telephone, so thats smart phones out the window, i’ll stick with me Samsung XCover B550, meant for builders etc.
Nokia are re;leasing the old basic mobile …It only makes and receives calls apparently .will probably do texts ,but no camera etc
One thing about these tough Samsungs, the charge lasts days on end, i can use it several times a day, linked to blooloo headset all working hours on one to two charges a week, when on holiday the charge lasts about 2 weeks, my Mrs bloody iphone heap is always bloody flat when she needs it, that would do my head in.
I also like having a camera for just in case, the work phone camera is about as much use a Box Brownie so anything needing recording has to be on mine, i could ask for a new work phone but it’ll be a semi smart thing and they’re bloody useless as phones
Evil8Beezle:
AndrewG:
Sascha doesnt really suit me though…
So you’re not a bird?
That was actually a blokes name, not sure what his parents were thinking…
Evil8Beezle:
AndrewG:
Sascha doesnt really suit me though…
So you’re not a bird?
I have seen a lot of blokes with their truck done up like that…
robroy:
gripper1:
I think you have your name in the window …go on,you do dont you.
Why do you even care mate?
Go on then, fill yer boots, I’ll make your day complete.
… ‘‘YES I HAVE MY NAME IN THE WINDOW’’.
…try not to get TOO excited now …there’s a love.
:hck: :rol:
Well we got there in the end…had an idea you did by the way you went on about me…
windrush:
It strikes me, reading these regular postings about tight schedules, that those organizing the workload have possibly never even driven a lorry? It used to be mostly ex drivers dishing the work out so they had some idea of journey times and allowed for traffic congestion etc but from what I read on here that is no longer the case? Do they time journeys using the AA Routefinder?
Pete.
At my last place they just used Google Maps.
gripper1:
robroy:
gripper1:
I think you have your name in the window …go on,you do dont you.
Why do you even care mate?
Go on then, fill yer boots, I’ll make your day complete.
… ‘‘YES I HAVE MY NAME IN THE WINDOW’’.
…try not to get TOO excited now …there’s a love.
:hck: :rol:
Well we got there in the end…had an idea you did by the way you went on about me…
Ok then mate, so we… ‘‘Got there in the end’’ and you have found out MY excuse…well done.
(Actually it aint really my excuse, it’s just I find him a bit boring, but shhh don’t tell him )
So tell us …What’s yours for boring the arse off us all again and again ( and again) in nearly ALL of your posts with your unhealthy obsession for truckers who display name plates ?
Did some driver chuck one out of his window at you when you were a kid, hit you on the swede, and you have been traumatised ever since …or what??.
Come on now, relax, open the floodgates, and let it all out, and we can finally put it all to bed here.
We can play some soft soothing music, all hold hands and discuss,…you know it will make you feel better a bit of an internet based counselling session.
So let’s start …‘‘My name is gripper and I am a trucker’s nameplate hater’’
Feeling better already or what ■■
Christ I’m bloody good.
I was thinking of getting a name plate for mine.
Just been to my local car accessories shop but they couldn’t help me 
It turns out that ’ complete and utter bellend ’ won’t fit
norb:
Nokia are re;leasing the old basic mobile …It only makes and receives calls apparently .will probably do texts ,but no camera etc
It certainly does do texts, and it does have a camera (with LED flash)
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eagerbeaver:
I was thinking of getting a name plate for mine.
Just been to my local car accessories shop but they couldn’t help me
It turns out that ’ complete and utter bellend ’ won’t fit
Surely “See you next Tuesday” would fit…
Radar19:
eagerbeaver:
I was thinking of getting a name plate for mine.
Just been to my local car accessories shop but they couldn’t help me
It turns out that ’ complete and utter bellend ’ won’t fit
Surely “See you next Tuesday” would fit…
I suppose you have a point mate. I can be very tight, and sometimes smell
