Hi all can anyone tell me if had same issues regarding forklift drivers unable to distribute load right. I’ve been having this for 12months now and yesterday was the final straw so I walked out refusing to take lorry out, got meeting on Monday with manager can they sack me for walking out and refusing a overloaded lorry. Many thanks
Rossco75:
Hi all can anyone tell me if had same issues regarding forklift drivers unable to distribute load right. I’ve been having this for 12months now and yesterday was the final straw so I walked out refusing to take lorry out, got meeting on Monday with manager can they sack me for walking out and refusing a overloaded lorry. Many thanks
surly in walking out you sacked your self .
chester1:
Rossco75:
Hi all can anyone tell me if had same issues regarding forklift drivers unable to distribute load right. I’ve been having this for 12months now and yesterday was the final straw so I walked out refusing to take lorry out, got meeting on Monday with manager can they sack me for walking out and refusing a overloaded lorry. Many thankssurly in walking out you sacked your self .
did you weigh the lorry before walking out? what is your defence?
Do you mean too much weight on the pin or the back of the tractor unit ?
Or too much on the wheels of the trailer, there are maximum limits for the above.
Or do you mean the gross weight ?
Contraflow and csi trucknet will need far more details .
Rossco75:
Hi all can anyone tell me if had same issues regarding forklift drivers unable to distribute load right. I’ve been having this for 12months now and yesterday was the final straw so I walked out refusing to take lorry out, got meeting on Monday with manager can they sack me for walking out and refusing a overloaded lorry. Many thanks
Which was the issue? Obviously if they have a weighbridge and your to heavy they can’t force you to go down the road with it.
Come on give us all the gory details. Otherwise you’ll have TNET guessing and making up their own!
F-reds:
Come on give us all the gory details. Otherwise you’ll have TNET guessing and making up their own!
What’s wrong with that■■? 
Have you any pictures… don’t get me wrong if you feel your lorry was loaded incorrectly then I have to go with your words but make sure you are right… did you take it to a weighbridge for confirmation or was it obvious.
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.
Walking out maybe extreme but sometimes frustration gets the better of us, like a cocky security guard the other day who asked me if i could read and my response was that I am dyslexic and would like to see his manager- que a massive apology and yes sir no sir etc. Always works this and makes me laugh every time.
Agency Flt Driver 
Dipper_Dave:
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.
But this person has tried and failed over a 12mth period so if guessing they don’t like him/her.
green456:
chester1:
Rossco75:
Hi all can anyone tell me if had same issues regarding forklift drivers unable to distribute load right. I’ve been having this for 12months now and yesterday was the final straw so I walked out refusing to take lorry out, got meeting on Monday with manager can they sack me for walking out and refusing a overloaded lorry. Many thankssurly in walking out you sacked your self .
did you weigh the lorry before walking out? what is your defence?
All the bins have got weights on them and he refused to move load around
mrginge:
Dipper_Dave:
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.But this person has tried and failed over a 12mth period so if guessing they don’t like him/her.
Yep quite possible we have a personality clash here and the forkie is being less than helpful, I would be careful though as forkies tend to know how far they can push it.
If the forkie knew the weights and still overloaded the axles even after driver advice then he’s in the poop.
Dipper_Dave:
mrginge:
Dipper_Dave:
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.But this person has tried and failed over a 12mth period so if guessing they don’t like him/her.
Yep quite possible we have a personality clash here and the forkie is being less than helpful, I would be careful though as forkies tend to know how far they can push it.
If the forkie knew the weights and still overloaded the axles even after driver advice then he’s in the poop.
It’s been a ongoing problem management know about it but leave it down to me sort out by walking out they now have to take action I’m surely well within in my rights not to take a overloaded lorry out on the road.
tango boy:
Agency Flt Driver
I bet he’s got a limp too! 
Of course you are well within your rights to refuse to drive an over loaded truck.
I think we are just hoping you knew it was over loaded for a fact and not just had a feeling didn’t like the look of it, before you walked out.
Rossco75:
Hi all can anyone tell me if had same issues regarding forklift drivers unable to distribute load right. I’ve been having this for 12months now and yesterday was the final straw so I walked out refusing to take lorry out, got meeting on Monday with manager can they sack me for walking out and refusing a overloaded lorry. Many thanks
Do you have proof that the truck is being loaded in a way that its illegal or dangerous to take onto the road?
Over the last 12 months have you made any formal complaints about how your truck has been loaded?
Rossco75:
Dipper_Dave:
mrginge:
Dipper_Dave:
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.But this person has tried and failed over a 12mth period so if guessing they don’t like him/her.
Yep quite possible we have a personality clash here and the forkie is being less than helpful, I would be careful though as forkies tend to know how far they can push it.
If the forkie knew the weights and still overloaded the axles even after driver advice then he’s in the poop.It’s been a ongoing problem management know about it but leave it down to me sort out by walking out they now have to take action I’m surely well within in my rights not to take a overloaded lorry out on the road.
As captain of your ship you are well within your rights, dare I say legally obligated to refuse to take on the public highway any load you feel is unsafe / insecure / breaches C & U regulations etc… possible exception being to drive to a weighbridge for confirmation. However there are ways to do this, hopefully you didn’t just say f-it and stroped off, but raised the concern with your TM first. It doesn’t matter whats been done before its this instance that matters.
If you did then perhaps a bit of humble pie maybe in order to help put your case across. i.e. “look guv I’m sick of this, the load is obviously not right and I asked the forklift driver to move it about for better weight distribution but he refused and regardless of whats happened before I feel I can no longer work in this environment of incompetence and it may be best if we part company. I reserve my right to inform whoever I feel neccesary to report this dodgy practice, yes I have pictures (say this even if you don’t) and I intend to pursue a career with a company that plays things by the book and takes notice of driver feedback and their knowledge of vehicle safety.”
Shake hands and walk out…
Rossco75:
Dipper_Dave:
mrginge:
Dipper_Dave:
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.But this person has tried and failed over a 12mth period so if guessing they don’t like him/her.
Yep quite possible we have a personality clash here and the forkie is being less than helpful, I would be careful though as forkies tend to know how far they can push it.
If the forkie knew the weights and still overloaded the axles even after driver advice then he’s in the poop.It’s been a ongoing problem management know about it but leave it down to me sort out by walking out they now have to take action I’m surely well within in my rights not to take a overloaded lorry out on the road.
you are well within your rights not to take an overloaded truck out. but walking out is not the answer you shud have let them sack you for not taking it out. you potentially made yourself jobless they have no need to take you back now you have walked
chester1:
Rossco75:
Dipper_Dave:
mrginge:
Dipper_Dave:
Forkies in general i try and get on with as I find they tend to know what their doing (oh alright some of them do) but unless a driver puts them right they will carry on regardless.But this person has tried and failed over a 12mth period so if guessing they don’t like him/her.
Yep quite possible we have a personality clash here and the forkie is being less than helpful, I would be careful though as forkies tend to know how far they can push it.
If the forkie knew the weights and still overloaded the axles even after driver advice then he’s in the poop.It’s been a ongoing problem management know about it but leave it down to me sort out by walking out they now have to take action I’m surely well within in my rights not to take a overloaded lorry out on the road.
you are well within your rights not to take an overloaded truck out. but walking out is not the answer you shud have let them sack you for not taking it out. you potentially made yourself jobless they have no need to take you back now you have walked
Thought there was a cooling off period■■?