WTF is a “driver debrief”? You’re not flying Tornados on a bombing run ffs.
I was thinking that too. I give my boss my job sheet he mumbles something and I go home if he needs to tell me something or there’s a querie or vice versa we say it. That suits me and suits him.
NathanB:
WTF is a “driver debrief”? You’re not flying Tornados on a bombing run ffs.
1/ they check all you pods/paper work is in the correct order to run sheet and all pod,s are present,if not you are asked why,if you cant give a reasonable answer as to why you havent brought all your pod,s back or your paper works not in order then your taken up to see depot manager and if hes then not happy with your explanation a note is put on your file
2/you hand in dart tags/keys etc,they check there all present and correct
3/you give them details of fuel used,mileage/how much/which truck or tri
4/ youget your time book signed and also they fill in depot time sheet
5/you ask them for your start time for next day
6/ on occasions they will ask to search your bag and the boot of your car[boot of car has only just started]
7/if somethings happened through day,they need to see you,the debrief clerk will either tell you to come in t.o/go up to see depot manner etc
NathanB:
WTF is a “driver debrief”?
Most of the “Driver Debriefs” I’ve had have consisted of someone in the traffic office asking “any problems ?” to which I would reply “no, everything was fine” they would then sign the debrief sheet 
On most companies I’ve worked at it’s just another pointless box ticking exercise.
Where I work it’s pretty easy going, no strict start times as long as the load is delivered to the depots by a reasonable time. Turn up late and you have to work your knackers off rushing about to get loaded, turn up early and you can have a kip mid route. You get to know the quiet days and learn when you can have a lay in. They do track vehicles, but don’t make a big deal if you stop off for a coffee or even take a detour past your front door to pick up stuff when an unexpected night out has been dropped on you.
I met one of our ex drivers who had left to do agency work and he said he had been reprimanded for stopping at a MSA to buy a coffee and a sandvich. Tracked all the way by office nazis, no stopping allowed.
ady1:
…on occasions they will ask to search your bag and the boot of your car…
You are joking, right? Is that even legal? If they had a look in the boot of my car, they’d get a nasty suprise.
My last three days on agency at sainsburys waltham point went like this.
Day 1, first run barnet. Start at 10 and at store by 11. On debrief at end of shift, told I was an hour early at store, that’s not allowed.
Day 2, same start and job. Have an hour in south mimms and arrive bang on time. Debrief at end of shift and this time I get told stopping on route is a no no.
Day 3, same again, leave depot at half 11 arrive on time. End of shift, why was you late out on first run? Now I’m boiling up. I say what do you want me to do? You give me 2 hrs to do an 18 mile journey. His reply, It’s simple, leave on time, don’t stop and arrive on time. I nearly punched him. Needless to say I’ve not been back ever since, and if I ever do agency again, I will be refusing to go point blank 
boots in nottingham used to do the driver debrief, all i ever got was oh you went over 56 there for 12 seconds there for 18 etc etc to be honest i couldnt even be arsed to argue just smile say ok and do the same the next day 
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but most the other companies i work for just ring me the once to get a rough when will i be back time for the planning of nightshift etc they all know if i get a problem i cant sort i will ring them so they let me get on with the job, works fine for me.
Reading about debriefs, all I can say is thank ■■■■ for tipper driving. Well, it’s not as good a job as I’m doing at the moment but better than what’s been described on here.
I must have been really lucky: Every firm I ever worked for gave me the jobs and left me to get them done. At the last one (who bought me off the agency) I used to hear full time drivers complaining about being phoned up all the time. I worried a little as they hardly ever phoned me, and when I asked the boss just shrugged and said he would if I wanted. I said I was fine and that was it.
I have never had the misfortune to work for any of the giant conglomerates though.
i only ever speak to my planner on a Friday/Saturday when i go in the office to hand my weeks paperwork in.All my work gets text to me every evening and i get left alone to do it.
The less he hears from any of us the happier he is.
OVLOV JAY:
My last three days on agency at sainsburys waltham point went like this.Day 1, first run barnet. Start at 10 and at store by 11. On debrief at end of shift, told I was an hour early at store, that’s not allowed.
Day 2, same start and job. Have an hour in south mimms and arrive bang on time. Debrief at end of shift and this time I get told stopping on route is a no no.
Day 3, same again, leave depot at half 11 arrive on time. End of shift, why was you late out on first run? Now I’m boiling up. I say what do you want me to do? You give me 2 hrs to do an 18 mile journey. His reply, It’s simple, leave on time, don’t stop and arrive on time. I nearly punched him. Needless to say I’ve not been back ever since, and if I ever do agency again, I will be refusing to go point blank
Now that’s hilarious. 
Two hours to do 18 miles but you can’t stop. What do you do drive all the way in low range.
raymundo:
SmashedCrabFace:
I’m just left to get on with it, no pressure, no stress, no silly rules. As long as the job gets done, my gaffer is a happy chappy. If I want to take the scenic route, I take the scenic route. If I want to clean the flies off my windscreen, I clean the flies off my windscreen. If I need a ■■■, I have a ■■■.I do understand why some gaffers treat some drivers like children though; a lot of you are thick as [zb] and without constant instruction and over the top rules you wouldn’t know what to do and would probably just sit in the corner rocking back and forth while trying to eat a carrier bag.
+1
My boss has instructed our ‘general bod in the office’ to phone each ship every morning to see if all is well.
Why? … If we had any problems we could not sort ourselves we would then be on the phone pronto. All they would do is then contact someone else and relay the matter. I can do that mesen thanks. They are slowly getting the message.
But its a lot better than the Irish company I worked for where they had to be contacted four times daily during the office hours.
My experience is that drivers don’t always contact the office if running late and the office staff then has to chase them up when the customer wants to know why the 0900 delivery isn’t there at 0945!
Also, I tend to find that many drivers try to rip the job off, hang it out as long as they can, etc. we had one driver recently who ran straight past Brampton hut heading for Felixstowe and diverted via alconbury to stop for a ■■■!! Now if that was my truck or my diesel I wouldn’t be very happy about that.
Top that off drivers who cause lots of accident damage like reversing into other trucks in the yard because they wouldn’t get out and check, and I can kinda see why some companies get like that.
Not saying its all drivers of course and there is many good ones, but these are a dying breed!