switchlogic:
There’s actually an argument for making milk ADR when transported in tankers. A tanker load of milk getting loose is an environmental catastrophe causing widespread death of nature and causing damage to an area that could take years to recover
Agreed… and it’s under discussion amongst the powers that be.
For now, milk doesn’t meet the definition of an environmentally hazardous substance for road transportation at ADR 2.2.9.1.10
My guess is that they’ll need to do some redefining if they want to include milk into ADR as a regulated substance, or include it specifically, but there’ll probably have to be a cost/benefit analysis done by the regulators to see if the whole effort is worthwhile.
So would the advice be to move around a bit and try different bits of work?
I do largely enjoy what I do now but I think that’s more down to the huge change in lifestyle from my previous career(s) than anything and I don’t see myself doing multi drop work long term if I’m honest.
Live in Burnley, currently work my side of Preston, wouldn’t want to travel any further than that really daily (rules out Manchester which I’m sure would open more doors but heyho). I guess I can just keep an eye out for opportunities in this area.
Cheers
As posted earlier. I would look out for skips or tipper work. Skip work often means you can help yourself to stuff. A while back a guy on here got his house double glazed from windows that were “skipped” dont knock it til you have tried it.
alamcculloch:
As posted earlier. I would look out for skips or tipper work. Skip work often means you can help yourself to stuff. A while back a guy on here got his house double glazed from windows that were “skipped” dont knock it til you have tried it.
I’ve got a vision of said chaps house looking like this chaps car. 
youtube.com/watch?v=uErKI0zWgjg
To the original post did retail for 3 different firms, general on agency and bins at the local recycling centre. By the time I retired the bins was the job that suited me best at that time (4 day week, 10 hours a day fixed, & civilised, start time). The retail worked at that time (earning potential) but hated the general with a passion. That may have been the mindset of the company to the agency bod, keys, notes now go. Expected to know the procedures & bull of the company despite having never set foot in the place before, stuck it for 2 weeks before I got a better placement which did eventually get me into my last retail job.
dieseldave:
My guess is that they’ll need to do some redefining if they want to include milk into ADR as a regulated substance, or include it specifically, but there’ll probably have to be a cost/benefit analysis done by the regulators to see if the whole effort is worthwhile.
Knock-on effect doesn’t even bear thinking about. Many of the milk tanker drivers are part time and semi-retired; forcing them to be ADR qualified (and of course it would have to be tanks and packs) would have a similar effect on that niche part of haulage as the DCPC introduction did, and we all know what happened there.
Furthermore, correct me if I’m wrong Dave but surely the farmers themselves would have to be trained as they’re storing the hazardous substance?
It’s also a bit of a “Marmite” job, particularly the farm collection side. On the one hand, if you take to it and can live with the fact that you’ll be working unsocial hours and 365 days of the year it’s great, and I know a lot of them wouldn’t do anything else. On the other hand, bumping up a farm track at silly o’clock on a frosty winter’s morning ain’t for everyone.
truckerjimbo:
Stephenjp:
TruckDriverBen:
class 1 driver = lions of the jungle
class 2 and below = peasants
Yeah Class 1 drivers seem to think they own the road, until a milk tanker meets my 26t displaying ADR boards and they actually know what they mean, it seems alot of hgv drivers don’t!!!
Train Drivers = GOD
Not on the roads… as you’re either a numpty in a car or on a bicycle… 