tmcassett:
Carryfast:
tmcassett:
Carryfast:
It’s up to the OP if he wants to follow your advice bearing in mind that his motivation for entering the industry is to drive.
Not to end up going out of the job on medical grounds caused by being used as a general labourer because the government wants to minimise truck miles and as part of a job allocation scam in which ‘experienced’ drivers think they have first choice of what decent work is left.
Much of that ‘experience’ being made up bs to jump the queue of hopefuls.
My point is proven - you are totally clueless about what is “actually” involved in the majority of lorry driving jobs these days. Not surprising since you haven’t been able to get one for over 20 years!
I’m sure there are “some” more physical jobs and I’m sure the drivers doing those jobs are happy doing them but the vast majority of us do nothing of the sorts that you continually describe and have brainwashed yourself into believing. Those thoughts are living rent free in your head and it clearly is eating you up inside knowing you failed while the rest of us have managed to get what we wanted from the job.
If there is supposedly so much of the right type of work then the OP obviously won’t need to take the ‘wrong’ type of work because he’s a new driver
As for others getting what they want yes often by rigging their own bs experience rules with made up bs at the expense of others to jump the queue.
As for me almost 15 years of doing decent enough work all brought to an end by being used as a warehouse labourer in a pointless attempt to reduce truck mileage.
But things could have been better if I’d have known when to walk away from a zb job.
So you are using your one isolated incident that supposedly happened to you and tarring every single job with that!
Already said it but will repeat anyway as you are cleariy too stupid to understand, as a new driver that doesn’t mean you will walk straight into the type of work you want - whatever that may be. However there is no mythical pecking order you keep babbling on about, that is just in your head as a justification for why you failed in the job.
You keep banging on about long distance driving and trunking being the holy grail of work, where you sit on your arse for hours on end and do nothing but trailer swaps or bay to bay deliveries. I struggle to understand why you found that difficult to find. I would know exactly where to look i.e parcel companies like DPP, Hermes, Yodel etc. Container work etc.
Instead you just choose to vent your bitterness on here and go on like a broken record without having any experience of what you are talking about.
I didn’t ‘‘fail in the job at all’’ nor did I need to resort to online fraud and forgery to libel any poster on here unlike you you
nynemout42:
Hi Meat! (ew),
I am class 2 but passed back last July. I also wanted something stable as I was also changing careers from being a Paramedic my entire adult life (I’m 52 now). I applied for 50+ jobs and rarely got a callback but the agencies were glad to have me. I started with Contract Personnel who were quite easy to get along with and paid me more per hour than most permanent jobs. They have a pension plan available as well. There’s nothing wrong with agency work to get experience! I was able to go on after 6 months to get a full time job with a company that I really enjoy working for. I did register with probably 6 agencies over the last 7 months, but only Contract Personnel gave me regular work. They were begging for Class 1 drivers. Agency work will get you by…addressing your apprehension of changing careers. You won’t get rich on it, but it definitely gets your foot in the door and gets you the experience you need to move to permanent employer. I too was quite apprehensive and my salary did drop some during the change of professions, but you just have to plan for that and take that leap of faith. I am interviewing this morning with Shred Station as they are much closer to home and pay a little more so it’s just step by step getting to where I want to be. Best of luck to you and just go get those agency jobs!!!
Hi mate, thanks for the advice, I’ve got a couple of interviews lined up so if it all goes t*ts up i’m going to consider the risk and look at agency work.
tmcassett:
Carryfast:
tmcassett:
driveress:
When I was lurking I used to be shocked by the level of hostility shown towards Carryfast, then I started posting and now I totally get it.
Yep, brings it all on himself with his relentless whining and ■■■■■■■■. Fails to see the problem is staring back at him in the mirror and goes on like a broken record with his “warehouse duties” and “site labourer” borefest.
I doubt if the OP gives a zb about the personal hostility against me.
While if I’m so wrong then he wouldn’t have needed to start a topic about being misled.He would have posted about how good the job is.
Ironically your bs just confirms everything that’s wrong with it and which can only get worse as more of the best quality work moves to rail by government policy.
What BS would that be then from me?
The OP is a new driver to the lorry world, by that very nature it’s unlikely he will walk into one of the better jobs straight away, although its not actually impossible these days. He has stated he only passed his test on the 1st March, so not anything out of the ordinary to not have landed a job after less than 3 weeks - especially as a new driver and with having a more specific demand of what he is after!
P.S a quick bit of advice for the OP if he is still reading this thread - ignore any advice or opinion from Carryfast, a man who failed as a lorry driver and who hasn’t been able to get a lorry driving job since the 90’s because of his poor attitude and laziness, yet continually comes on here and whines like a little girl about mythical pecking orders for the best work or claims we are all spending our shifts working in the warehouse doing non driving related tasks!
Hi mate. Thanks for the advice, I’ve managed to get a couple of interviews so hopefully I will get something. In regards to this industry (trucking). The mentality of the drivers is very similar to the bus industry. It’s a marmite job and a lot of people do it even though they hate driving so never have a good word to say. Me personally i love driving and the bigger the vehicle the better hence me getting my class 1.
I’ve kept out of this so far - BUT in my early days I did all sorts of ■■■■ jobs (really ■■■■ jobs & even worse ■■■■ motors), but in the process gained invaluable experience, contacts & a good reputation, that led me into dream jobs, mainly Middle East but also Rock & Roll, and in latter years Dairy Trunking around the West Country (that takes some beating).
As others have said if you have the right attitude (unlike Carryfast) you will in no time become a valued asset and will not only know where the best jobs for you are, but also have a CV/attitude that gets you those jobs.
whisperingsmith:
I’ve kept out of this so far - BUT in my early days I did all sorts of [zb] jobs (really [zb] jobs & even worse [zb] motors), but in the process gained invaluable experience, contacts & a good reputation, that led me into dream jobs, mainly Middle East but also Rock & Roll, and in latter years Dairy Trunking around the West Country (that takes some beating).
As others have said if you have the right attitude (unlike Carryfast) you will in no time become a valued asset and will not only know where the best jobs for you are, but also have a CV/attitude that gets you those jobs.
Hi thanks for your input. This is exactly what i wanted to hear because I do have the right attitude. May I ask why you enjoyed the dairy trunking so much?
MeatCannon:
whisperingsmith:
I’ve kept out of this so far - BUT in my early days I did all sorts of [zb] jobs (really [zb] jobs & even worse [zb] motors), but in the process gained invaluable experience, contacts & a good reputation, that led me into dream jobs, mainly Middle East but also Rock & Roll, and in latter years Dairy Trunking around the West Country (that takes some beating).
As others have said if you have the right attitude (unlike Carryfast) you will in no time become a valued asset and will not only know where the best jobs for you are, but also have a CV/attitude that gets you those jobs.
Hi thanks for your input. This is exactly what i wanted to hear because I do have the right attitude. May I ask why you enjoyed the dairy trunking so much?
Thanks for asking the question. I would also be interested in having an insight into dairy trunking as it’s something I’ve thought I might like to settle on when I’ve got a bit of experience. I hope you’ll tell us more whisperingsmith.
Carryfast:
tmcassett:
So you are using your one isolated incident that supposedly happened to you and tarring every single job with that!
Already said it but will repeat anyway as you are cleariy too stupid to understand, as a new driver that doesn’t mean you will walk straight into the type of work you want - whatever that may be. However there is no mythical pecking order you keep babbling on about, that is just in your head as a justification for why you failed in the job.
You keep banging on about long distance driving and trunking being the holy grail of work, where you sit on your arse for hours on end and do nothing but trailer swaps or bay to bay deliveries. I struggle to understand why you found that difficult to find. I would know exactly where to look i.e parcel companies like DPP, Hermes, Yodel etc. Container work etc.
Instead you just choose to vent your bitterness on here and go on like a broken record without having any experience of what you are talking about.
I didn’t ‘‘fail in the job at all’’ nor did I need to resort to online fraud and forgery to libel any poster on here unlike you you
Say what! What are you going on about now with online fraud or forgery?
Plus, I beg to differ about the fact you failed. Bottom line, you haven’t been able to get a truck driving job since the last century. Clearly a combination of your stinking attitude and obvious laziness play a large factor. We all know from your constant ramblings on here what your ideal job is, in my post above I suggested 1 or 2 of the many many options available to you for that type of work and yet here you are over 20 years later and still without one. Apparently it is everything and everyone’s fault but the person staring back at you in the mirror, I would say that is failure!
I’m also intrigued what your “personal attack” was that got removed? Mods, I won’t be offended.
I was driving coaches across Europe from Norway to Hungary to Italy to Portugal and 15 other countries for 3 years after I passed my HGV as no one would give me a job because obviously a lorry load of frozen chicken is of course much more valuable than 49 humans. Nothing changes. One of the most tedious aspects of this industry- its insular and backward.
Is driving trucks a life long dream? If so keep trying you will get there I promise and it will be worth it. If not stick to driving buses and coaches, it’s a better job imo
> MeatCannon:
> May I ask why you enjoyed the dairy trunking so much?
Hardly any motorway running, not much traffic, great scenery, friendly at most depots and you actually get to drive as opposed to just steering.
I think the job may have changed in the last few years though.