Hello, so my journey in trucking continues. I’m currently agency grand father rights 7.5t and van. My driving career is less than a year old but I’m getting ready for the next step.
My license now has class 2 provisional on it so lessons will happen soon.
I think I prefer more miles and less stops but like variety on the locations. Tramping is possible but I don’t want it all the time unless it’s dog friendly lol.
What jobs offer mileage and good pay is there any easy to spot sectors I should target. I’m currently temping at a food delivery lace it’s chilled and good money for class 2 40k but handball is high.
40k is the magic number for me so that’s what I want money wise minimum.
And it’s certainly not long haul
Long-haul is going to the Arabian Gulf or Central Asia. Even Turkey or parts of North Africa.
Also, driving licence is a noun so it’s spelt with a c not an s (unless you are American 
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Putting my pedantry apart 
, I think you’re looking for domestic UK work, especially if you’ve got a dog (are those still allowed? 
). If you don’t mind fridge work go for it. Why do you think it’s high on handball? It was forty years ago; now you’re lucky if you’re even allowed in the back!
Good luck though! 
I’ve been told to go for the class 2 chilled work if offered as it’s good money for a new pass. Not much driving though 2 hours driving if that and six hours handball lol
Let’s see 40k is the magic number. I ment long distance domestic work 8 hours driving with a few drops or less for 40k that would suit best
I like it! And yes, ‘domestic distance work’ is the perfect description. You might like transferring frigo goods twixt RDCs. That gives good distances and involves little or no handballing. 
I think I’ve done a bit of what you’re talking about already. I do shifts for a chilled courier firm last shift was one pallet of scotch eggs 580 km that’s from depot to collect then deliver and back to depot.
I’m very surprised to find out that a lot of truck drivers don’t like driving. They only want local work.
The guy I worked with today said he didn’t like handball and didn’t like miles lol he won’t last long.
Yes, you’re clearly not a ‘home by teatime’ driver. A bit of pallet-truck work in the back is often a good antidote to being stuck at the wheel for hours so I never minded a reasonable amount of manual work. Keep searching and you’ll soon find the ideal work for you. It’s all out there to be had, one way or another!
Just waiting for our resident expert on "decent distance " work with no interaction with the freight.
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Lol distribution centres it is then or class 2 tanker out on the sticks somewhere deffo don’t like 6 hours of handball with 2 hours of driving 