Or does this happen quite frequently…:
It seems every construction site I go to has hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of kit cartwheeling about the place…yet when I say the magic words ‘Do you have a fork lift to offload…’ suddenly there’s lots of sucking teeth. Today was a marvellous trip to Manchester Airport. I was told by the site supervisor that I had a HIAB to self offload. ‘Well, when I started my journey this morning there was no HIAB on the back’…
He even sticks his head out the door to check. 
Then more sucking teeth… 'we don’t have any forks yet, they’re not coming ‘til tomorrow…’
See you tomorrow then!
In the end, after waiting an hour, they managed to magic up some forks. But the general tone is that I have caused the problem, and they are doing me a favour…I did mention I could simply unstrap the load and just drive some tight circles, but that didn’t go down well either…
This has happened at 3 sites so far this week, despite giving them an hours notice of my arrival time. ‘Driver is on his break’…‘what, so you only have one forks driver?’ ‘No they’re all on break…’ ‘couldn’t you stagger the break so you at least have cover for deliveries throughout the day?’…sucking of teeth…
On another note, I’ve had some good advice and help from some other drivers - one was so helpful he followed me into the gents and offered to do my zipper for me. But there is always one or two who, when asked the ‘can I ask a quick question?’ question, look at you like they’re constipated and are presently trying to sh @t out a pineapple. I mean why?! Lighten up… 
My reply is always the same.
You ordered it. You want it. You get it off.
I’ll put the kettle on and ring my boss. I get paid for sitting here.
Gets them shifting like ■■■■ of a shovel.
Turned up with 6 large sofa’s for a school in Enfield once. I saw 3 telehandlers knocking about yet the foreman had the cheek to ask if I would handball them off. They were on pallets mind you. Told him it was against H&S for me to do it on my own.
I have often wondered why some drivers feel that they are also employed by the company that they are delivering the goods too.
I am a truck driver. Not a porter. I drive a truck to a place where a company selling g ■■■■, loads that ■■■■ on my trailer. To take it to the company that wants that ■■■■. That’s why it’s loaded on your trailer. They want it, they get it off. .
I will open the curtains. But some places are giving me an attitude that makes me think… “you want it,you open the ■■■■■■■ curtains…”
And no, you can not have the keys to my truck anymore. I am not a child. I am good enough to drive this truck down the road. I am good enough not to drive off whilst your still unloading me. ■■■■ you. You want this ■■■■ moved,or you want this ■■■■. Get it on, and get it off. And leave me alone whilst I move it from your ■■■■■ place to your customers ■■■■■ place.
■■■■ you.
the nodding donkey:
I have often wondered why some drivers feel that they are also employed by the company that they are delivering the goods too.
I am a truck driver. Not a porter. I drive a truck to a place where a company selling g [zb], loads that [zb] on my trailer. To take it to the company that wants that [zb]. That’s why it’s loaded on your trailer. They want it, they get it off. .
I will open the curtains. But some places are giving me an attitude that makes me think… “you want it,you open the [zb] curtains…”
And no, you can not have the keys to my truck anymore. I am not a child. I am good enough to drive this truck down the road. I am good enough not to drive off whilst your still unloading me. [zb] you. You want this [zb] moved,or you want this [zb]. Get it on, and get it off. And leave me alone whilst I move it from your [zb] place to your customers [zb] place.
[zb] you.
Bad day? No carrots in the nose bag? 
Telehandler drivers are a strange breed, they hate any lorry driver who can unload themselves and isn’t at their mercy such as tipper/mixer drivers, particularly on major sites.
Sweeper drivers are another peculiar specimen; They’ll sit out of the way then just as a lorry approaches, creep out infront and start sweeping. Would it not be better to sweep up after the vehicle has gone, thus picking up any mud he’s dropped?
The burger flipping agency ■■■■ that washes the lorry tyres. In a deep muddy puddle.
F-reds:
the nodding donkey:
I have often wondered why some drivers feel that they are also employed by the company that they are delivering the goods too.
I am a truck driver. Not a porter. I drive a truck to a place where a company selling g [zb], loads that [zb] on my trailer. To take it to the company that wants that [zb]. That’s why it’s loaded on your trailer. They want it, they get it off. .
I will open the curtains. But some places are giving me an attitude that makes me think… “you want it,you open the [zb] curtains…”
And no, you can not have the keys to my truck anymore. I am not a child. I am good enough to drive this truck down the road. I am good enough not to drive off whilst your still unloading me. [zb] you. You want this [zb] moved,or you want this [zb]. Get it on, and get it off. And leave me alone whilst I move it from your [zb] place to your customers [zb] place.
[zb] you.
Bad day? No carrots in the nose bag?
No, just ■■■■■■ off with being treated like a child.
I delivered 8+ tonnes of wood paneling to a prison in South Devon this week, packed flat and palletised. When I got there I was told that they “might not have a fork lift” and would I be prepared to help handball it? I told them it was nearly 150 pieces, some of which were 3m x 2m and if it was to be hanballed off, I would be drinking coffee in my cab whilst it happened. Lo and behold, a fork lift was “found” and it was lifted with no fuss.
Are they trying to scare us?
the nodding donkey:
I have often wondered why some drivers feel that they are also employed by the company that they are delivering the goods too.
I am a truck driver. Not a porter. I drive a truck to a place where a company selling g [zb], loads that [zb] on my trailer. To take it to the company that wants that [zb]. That’s why it’s loaded on your trailer. They want it, they get it off. .
I will open the curtains. But some places are giving me an attitude that makes me think… “you want it,you open the [zb] curtains…”
And no, you can not have the keys to my truck anymore. I am not a child. I am good enough to drive this truck down the road. I am good enough not to drive off whilst your still unloading me. [zb] you. You want this [zb] moved,or you want this [zb]. Get it on, and get it off. And leave me alone whilst I move it from your [zb] place to your customers [zb] place.
[zb] you.
I make you right driver, I have point blank refused to bow down and accept ridiculous site rules on a few occasions, when threatened with being banned from site, I ask to have it in writing to make sure that I am indeed banned and never have to suffer their BS again.
If more drivers reacted in this way then most of this site rules ■■■■■■■■ would have died out by now and we could all just get on with our jobs.
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the nodding donkey:
F-reds:
the nodding donkey:
I have often wondered why some drivers feel that they are also employed by the company that they are delivering the goods too.
I am a truck driver. Not a porter. I drive a truck to a place where a company selling g [zb], loads that [zb] on my trailer. To take it to the company that wants that [zb]. That’s why it’s loaded on your trailer. They want it, they get it off. .
I will open the curtains. But some places are giving me an attitude that makes me think… “you want it,you open the [zb] curtains…”
And no, you can not have the keys to my truck anymore. I am not a child. I am good enough to drive this truck down the road. I am good enough not to drive off whilst your still unloading me. [zb] you. You want this [zb] moved,or you want this [zb]. Get it on, and get it off. And leave me alone whilst I move it from your [zb] place to your customers [zb] place.
[zb] you.
Bad day? No carrots in the nose bag?
No, just ■■■■■■ off with being treated like a child.
Now now, Calm down Timothy !
In a similar vein to handballing, when I grab a load of muck and you get odd bits lying around, I wont shovel them up. I’ll drop the clamshell down, twist it or follow the labourers so they can shovel it but as Mr Noddus Donkus has said, we’re employed as drivers not porters.