OK, it’s a contractor / owner driver doing strictly day runs, but this one has been seen in our yard with a puppy dog loose in the cab.
Is a loose puppy acceptable? Even when waiting to load?
And if it is restrained whilst driving, is it acceptable to restrain a young pup in the cab?
Dork Lard:
OK, it’s a contractor / owner driver doing strictly day runs, but this one has been seen in our yard with a puppy dog loose in the cab.Is a loose puppy acceptable? Even when waiting to load?
And if it is restrained whilst driving, is it acceptable to restrain a young pup in the cab?
Doesn’t matter how well behaved a dog is it should have a harness on in a vehicle clipped into a seat belt or tethered in the boot of a car.
In an accident the dog doesn’t stand much of a chance.
As for is it acceptable depends on a number of factors.
One whose vehicle it is and whether that allow animals assuming its not the drivers own vehicle and 2 places you go to may or may not allow pets but most don’t these days the same as children are not allowed on site.
If its a company vehicle then no nothing worse than dog hair everywhere and the smell of dog especially wet dog, then again most people who own dogs have no idea how much they stink and stink the house out.
Why? Sounds like your being a bit of a jobsworth. I would say brown nosing doesn’t get you anywhere but unfortunately in this industry it does. 
So an owner driver has a dog in his/her cab. In another part of the yard, an employed driver is spending his 45 min break Juan king himself to oblivion over some ■■■■ on a tablet.
In the warehouse a forkie is nicking some wine. Meanwhile, one of the office bods is checking his Ebay account on a company computer.
Is this how bad things are that folk spy on one another? Why the f**k do people poke their nose into other peoples business? 
id say he was a lucky man to be able to take his dog around with him…im jealous and i dot even know him.
I must agree with the above .Keep your nose out pal.Far to many people are grassing people up for petty stuff or poking nostrils where they do not belong.
Many moons ago I had a male tabby cat that would sense when I was leaving for work and follow me to the yard - about 1/2 a mile walk - and however hard I tried to get in the cab without him he always managed to jump in before me.
Then on breaks he was out first for nature calls, then scavenging for food - on the road he’d be sleeping or watching the world go by up against the windscreen on the dashboard shelf.
Sounds odd & it was, but he was never a bother & unlike a dog didn’t smell or leave hairs all over the cab.
whisperingsmith:
Many moons ago I had a male tabby cat that would sense when I was leaving for work and follow me to the yard - about 1/2 a mile walk - and however hard I tried to get in the cab without him he always managed to jump in before me.Then on breaks he was out first for nature calls, then scavenging for food - on the road he’d be sleeping or watching the world go by up against the windscreen on the dashboard shelf.
Sounds odd & it was, but he was never a bother & unlike a dog didn’t smell or leave hairs all over the cab.
You are right mate. Some ■■■■■ doesnt smell at all, but it’s rare that it’s never a bother.
I saw a fellow employee not put his hazards on when reversing in the yard so I ran straight to my boss and reported him.
Being honest I actually couldn’t give a ■■■■ what other drivers are up to. It’s not my company, nor am I paid a bounty for any misdemeanour I bring to the attention of management. Honestly couldn’t care less.
Is what this guy doing causing anybody any harm?
The only person who it matters to if it is acceptable or not is the bloke driving.
Which isn’t you, so wind your neck in.
What’s your plan if it’s deemed not acceptable by trucknet? Run and tell a grown up?
A.
this thread has reminded me…
I used to hide in the bunk when going in to restricted places with my dad when I was younger. The only place I wasn’t allowed in to was Carstairs…sat in the gatehouse there
also I never had a seatbelt and he just held his arm out if he thought he was going to have to brake hard 
also Puppy Dog is fine…a seal pup in the cab would be deemed unacceptable
Cab dogs are great company, wish i could still take mine but my place would have a blue fit, made you look out for a suitable place to give the dog a run whilst you were on break, got away from the bloody lorry for an hour with some fresh air and exercise too.
Good luck to the bloke taking his pup with him.
Yep Daffyd, my little un used to hide on the bunk and peek through the curtains, though in true heath robinson style i used to rope (lorry driver version of isofix) a child seat to the passenger seat when he was really small, he spent most of the journey asleep.
No kids kittens or nuns were hurt
Jesus wept, looking at some of the replies here.
I read it as is it acceptable to have a dog in the cab, as in is it fair on the dog, is it safe etc.
We know full well with most companies animals and children are not allowed in vehicles or on sites, most companies even have no passengers unless on company business these days.
Yet straight away some of the usual suspects call the OP poster a grass etc just because he asked a question about something he wanted views on.
I think maybe certain posters have jumped to conclusions here.
> eagerbeaver:
> You are right mate. Some ■■■■■ doesnt smell at all, but it’s rare that it’s never a bother.
That’s what I call progress, back in the day ■■■■■ more often than not was surrounded by bristles and had a similar odour to the fish counter at Morrissons - happy days 
whisperingsmith:
> eagerbeaver:
> You are right mate. Some ■■■■■ doesnt smell at all, but it’s rare that it’s never a bother.That’s what I call progress, back in the day ■■■■■ more often than not was surrounded by bristles and had a similar odour to the fish counter at Morrissons - happy days
Dork Lard:
OK, it’s a contractor / owner driver doing strictly day runs, but this one has been seen in our yard with a puppy dog loose in the cab.Is a loose puppy acceptable? Even when waiting to load?
And if it is restrained whilst driving, is it acceptable to restrain a young pup in the cab?
Seriously mate…why are you even bothered?
Nowt better than loose Puppies in the cab!!
As for the canine type, if mine wasn’t one that shed hairs (Golden Retriever) then I’d fetch him with me, bit of company an someone to talk to. But theres no firkin way I’m cleaning his hairs up, so until he can use the hoover n clean up after himself he’s staying at home!!
I did contemplate fetching my parrot, but if I left her for too long whilst strapping load down then I fear there’d be no buttons left in the dash once she figured she could get them out!!
In case anyone is getting weird ideas don’t try it with a cat.
They climb everywhere and never sit down.
adam277:
In case anyone is getting weird ideas don’t try it with a cat.
They climb everywhere and never sit down.
are we still relating that comment to letting a cat into your cab,or have i missed something? 