We have a thing called ‘’ vehicle ownership’’ think most of our sites do it. Basically when new fleet arrives 2 drivers are paired off day and night man. That unit is now your responsibility you chase up defects, you clean it, keep a note of cosmetic damage etc, I share with a decent night guy you can trust him to report damage so your checks in the morning are pretty quick.
Trouble is when one of you is on holiday all any sundry get a shot, i was on holiday 2 weeks ago agency guy cracked the steel bumper on one of these big stones to stop lorries going on grass. Cause its cosmetic damage it will be like that forever, not got nothing against the guy because he reported it but if he didnt i would be baying for his blood!
But this doesn’t always work my last unit the night guy i had was a right filthy bassa and smelly too, so i had to work even harder keeping it in good nick. Spoke to him numerous times but he just wasn’t interested in it, all he cared about was clocking in and clocking out and doing as little as possible inbetween.
The agency lads we get in say our units are in great condition on the inside, the worst they tell me are coops
We had trackers fitted to our new ones a fortnight ago, the fitter from the tracker company walked across the cab floor of them all, covering every one in wet mud,limestone and grass.
We had trackers fitted to our new ones a fortnight ago, the fitter from the tracker company walked across the cab floor of them all, covering every one in wet mud,limestone and grass.
dowahdiddyman:
We had trackers fitted to our new ones a fortnight ago, the fitter from the tracker company walked across the cab floor of them all, covering every one in wet mud,limestone and grass.
Funny you should mention that, the original tracking system we used (the one where you have a personnal key fob and you insert it into whatever lorry you drive) when fitted, the fitter didn’t care a hoot about our cabs; Both doors wide open, stuff blowing out the cabs (I lost a Hook Norton brewery beer towel) and like you said, engine humps looking like a public footpath. How this was possible when this work was carried out at head office in summer amazes me.
dowahdiddyman:
We had trackers fitted to our new ones a fortnight ago, the fitter from the tracker company walked across the cab floor of them all, covering every one in wet mud,limestone and grass.
Must be the same guy who fitted our Masternaughty systems on the ‘sly’, shame he didn’t take his rubbish with him too, including the empty masternaut box.
chester:
I love it when drivers smoke in trucks, because when I get given a job and take over a cab,if I can smell putrid smoke and also ■■■ ash around the cab, I then refuse the truck, get sent home and get paid a days wage.
Thanks to all the smokers who choose to smoke in a company vehicles,I get free money!!!
disclamer… I have been 10months smoke free.
What agency is this that pays out like that no quibble?
I stood in a dump once in a layby and it wern’t no dog dump either unless it was a very big dog with issues. Spent about 30 mins trying to clean boots and get rid of the smell
when I first started in the garage we had one driver who was a bit “suspect”
In those days with no sleeper cabs drivers would have lots of blankets and covers for the bonnet etc, and some used to carry mattresses from babies cots to fit across the bonnet.
Most drivers would take the covers home for washing every so often but not this one.
The mechanics used to complain about being"loppy" when they had serviced his Mandator.
So, after several warnings of what was to come if he didn’t clean up, the garage foreman simply dragged all the bedding out in the middle of the yard, poured paraffin from the parts bath on it and burned the lot. Then soaked the inside of the cab with industrial disnfectant.
When the driver turned up early doors Monday for his week long run, he had no gear whatsoever in his cab, just bare cold metal.
At our place, some leave notes instructing others to follow their OCD cleaning routine: I’ve (ignored) orders to use polish at the end of the day and wash this and that. However I will wash spare lorries down when I return them, report defects, refuel etc but I wont take orders from a cab happy chappy who thinks I should clean his wagon in my own time.
There is a firm that my agency supply to, that not only
sends you home if the cab has been smoked in, but also
bills their driver or the agency of the driver previous for,
a FULL valet of the truck cab, a bill for the pay of the
driver sent home & any lost revenue.
Its happened ONCE!
After that, NOBODY leaves anything in them & always crack
a window if they are smokers, because it can still have a
minor scent from the clothes.
One Eyed Trucker:
There is a firm that my agency supply to, that not only
sends you home if the cab has been smoked in, but also
bills their driver or the agency of the driver previous for,
a FULL valet of the truck cab, a bill for the pay of the
driver sent home & any lost revenue.
Its happened ONCE!
After that, NOBODY leaves anything in them & always crack
a window if they are smokers, because it can still have a
minor scent from the clothes.
C’mon… this has to be a joke…right?
If not… who is this company that expects it’s agency drivers to turn up to work and drive their recently valeted trucks in tuxedo and top hat?
Some drivers are just too fussy. Im not fond of a clean wagon myself, i think it’s a waste of time forever polishing and cleaning whats really just a workmans tool. Air freshners i just can’t stand and will just sling them out the window rather than drive about in some puffs brothel.
Biggest problem i have is my cab mutt, whenever i have to drive these puffs wagons, even though i clean up after her, getting as much dog hair up as i can i still get one hell of a lot of ■■■■■■■■ about smells etc. Been close to fisty cuffs many times with ■■■■ drivers that have no tolerance for a cab mutt.
There are some sad b…s on here.It takes two miuntes to clean the cab at the end of the day but it just shows how disgustingly unhygenic some drivers are! They seem to think its big and clever but its not and if i were a boss i would sack any driver for being like it. Clearly these idiots have no respect for other peoples things. Drivers not all but the select few do spoil it for everyone else just take a look at shower blocks in truckstops or msa’s.No wonder they never tidy them up when the next idiot makes it as bad again!
Bud143:
There are some sad b…s on here.It takes two miuntes to clean the cab at the end of the day but it just shows how disgustingly unhygenic some drivers are! They seem to think its big and clever but its not and if i were a boss i would sack any driver for being like it. Clearly these idiots have no respect for other peoples things. Drivers not all but the select few do spoil it for everyone else just take a look at shower blocks in truckstops or msa’s.No wonder they never tidy them up when the next idiot makes it as bad again!
Some of us do dirtier jobs than others, and have better things to do.
