I have a beard LOL
I do however keep it trimmed, it’s the long straggly mountain man things that look bad. During my time working for Fed Ex, staff were only permitted free air passes if they were clean shaven but that was supposedly an air safety thing, it seems the oxygen masks dont fit properly with facial hair.
(sigh) I guess it was inevitable that there would be some on here with a distinct lack of sense of humour, despite me saying at the beginning that it was a genuine question and no offence intended.
I’m glad to say though that the majority of you have responded normally and given some good views on the subject of image.
Just to say:
I’m not a troll (I don’t even know what that means?). I have my truck and bus licences but I only use them part time as I drive trains full time.
My wife thinks I’m perfectly masculine, thanks for asking.
My wife and I are grown up enough to be able to discuss other people we have seen, even good looking ones, without either of us throwing a jealousy fit.
Anyway, thanks for all your views chaps. Enjoy the rest of your weekend !
Pat Hasler:
I have a beard LOL
I do however keep it trimmed, it’s the long starggly mountain man things that look bad. During my time working for Fed Ex, staff were only permitted free air passes if they were clean shaven but that was supposedly an air safety thing, it seems the oxygen masks dont fit properly with facial hair.
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Oh ok fair enough. Its just reminded me my beard needs a trim its getting to the itchy stage!
Citycat lets cut to the chase here, lets see some pictures of your burd!
Pat Hasler:
I have a beard LOL
I do however keep it trimmed, it’s the long starggly mountain man things that look bad. During my time working for Fed Ex, staff were only permitted free air passes if they were clean shaven but that was supposedly an air safety thing, it seems the oxygen masks dont fit properly with facial hair.
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Luke - I am your father 
got to agree wi Pat ,OMG some of the guys from the southern states wi the wife beater shirts on and long stragely har and beards ,only good thing is all the flys /bugs seem to go to them leaving the rest o us alone 
One thing though you shave wae hot water?? always used to shave in the cab wae bottled water had to be Evian though ,got to keep up the standards old boy. 
jimmy
Think Jed Clampett - for the older folks on here - Beverly Hillbillies.
Now, he was a well turned out geezer!
I have a boiler suit or bib & brace on most of the time, for the simple reason most days i pick-up part loads from our supplier, who only deals in full pallets, then onto customer and 9 times out of 10 our customers only take what they need, so i am handballing mostly slates and tiles quite a lot .
When i started this job i did get a few pairs of trousers, pollo shirts and hoodies. But they did’t last long between a rota of getting washed every other day ,and ware and tear. So now i buy my own work gear and get the monnies back when i hand the receipt in.which is fine by me.
I must say i do see some states rolling in and out of cabs ,i know a lot of these lads are tramping but ffs washing your hands and face and a tooth brush can be had in most toilets.
Another driver in our firm has been told to “smarting himself up” latley. Which was a pure cop-out by the TM who needed to tell the man face to face he ■■■■■■■ stinks,n so does his cab.
I LMAO the next day when the driver came in with a grey (supposed to be white) t shirt on same black preholed joggers still not shaved but he did have a elastic band keeping his dread locks away from his face.
I thought from the thread title, Noel Edmonds or someone had turned up to a gig driving a truck
No, apearance is important
MrBigmouth:
95% of drivers polled said the same thing about your wife.Showed my wife that response. She laughed and said he probably suffers from big truck, small d**k syndrome.
So, having read through all the replies, it seems that the general concensus is that image and personal grooming does matter, and the handful from the stinky drivers club who posted negative or sarky comments have been given a severe pasting by the majority of drivers, who regard them as an embarrassment to the industry.
Anyway, thanks for your views on the subject.
I used to carry baby wipes in the cab.
At least when I wook up in a layby or something I could at least get a freshen up and then a wash during my 45 minute break.
As to the cab I used to keep it clean it was my house while I was living in it.
Personall hygene doesn’t take a minute.
It’s not the brigade of guards but neither is it a badge of honour to have the full weeks worth of dirt and grease on your hands and face.
I don’t do nights out if I can help it, but that’s not really the point here.
I shower every day without fail, even at 3am if my shift dictates that I start at 4am. I shave every other day, as my skin is sensitive and would tear to bits if I did it daily. I spray liberally with deoderant so don’t smell like a rugby players jockstrap. I allow myself an hour to get up, get sorted and get to work. I wear a clean navy blue polo shirt and matching trousers, but never wear the hi viz while driving, and my boots are always clean.
Daily cab hopping is the way my job works, and I have refused a motor for smelling worse than the local tip.
It’s not hard to keep yourself and your motor clean, even when I did nights out years ago, I lived by the same rules.
Oh, and by the way, these days I’m an agency driver and have been for 7 years, so please don’t stereotype all agency drivers either.
Ken.
I don’t like shaving everyday, I get irritation on my neck, so usually only shave mid week and at weekends. Sorry if this means I’m a lower class citizen.
Quinny:
Oh, and by the way, these days I’m an agency driver and have been for 7 years, so please don’t stereotype all agency drivers either.Ken.
Sorry Ken, No can do i’m afraid.
Stereotyping agency drivers, slagging off foreigners, and generally moaning is HGV driver law.
If you wasn’t on agency you’d know this. 
JIMBO47:
got to agree wi Pat ,OMG some of the guys from the southern states wi the wife beater shirts on and long stragely har and beards ,only good thing is all the flys /bugs seem to go to them leaving the rest o us alone
One thing though you shave wae hot water?? always used to shave in the cab wae bottled water had to be Evian though ,got to keep up the standards old boy.
jimmy
Sounds like my kinda place…redneck heaven!!!
Gis a job I can do that.
Nowt wrong with the southern states!!!
citycat:
(sigh) I guess it was inevitable that there would be some on here with a distinct lack of sense of humour, despite me saying at the beginning that it was a genuine question and no offence intended.I’m glad to say though that the majority of you have responded normally and given some good views on the subject of image.
Just to say:
I’m not a troll (I don’t even know what that means?). I have my truck and bus licences but I only use them part time as I drive trains full time.
My wife thinks I’m perfectly masculine, thanks for asking.
My wife and I are grown up enough to be able to discuss other people we have seen, even good looking ones, without either of us throwing a jealousy fit.
Anyway, thanks for all your views chaps. Enjoy the rest of your weekend !
In Internet slang, a troll (pron.: /ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is someone who posts inflammatory,[1]extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response
What you put has all the hallmarks of a troll but as you have actually posted back then maybe not.
As it seems your asking a serious question then yes I agree some drivers do need to smarten up
toby1234abc:
It has been like this for years, i have shipped out with drivers going to Europe wearing only the clothes they are wearing as the boss told them it will be only a short trip, it would always turn out that this so called short trip would be 3 to 4 weeks away in the same boxer shorts or Y fronts that have been turned around multiple times in an effort to keep clean…
I’d say you can buy clean underwear/t-shirts/socks at just about every service station in western europe, and it’s not even that expensive. I’ve even bought some jeans when caught out short, no excuse to look like a tramp, even when driving a truck from eastern europe.
I can recommend an excellent German clothing company called Englebert Strauss for high quality and smart general work wear.
I f you get beyond the ludicrous male- model posturings within the catalogues they send.theres some seriously well priced and well made kit to be found,they seem like a company with their ■■■■ together in terms of prompt delivery and general all round efficency.
Half the problem in blighty is the intrinsic lack of style on offer in most home grown companies,hi-viz coats of bland impractical design,abrasive shirts etc but E&S definitely raise the game for the beau brummels amongst us.Just aqquired a rather natty hi-viz gilet type affair,■■■■ fine piece of tailoring.
citycat:
Showed my wife that response. She laughed and said he probably suffers from big truck, small d**k syndrome. Anyway, thanks for your views on the subject.
Glad she laughed cos I thought it was funny when I wrote it. Your wife is 50% correct - I don’t drive a big truck. 
For the record I shave my head every week, my face every other day (not man enough to need to do it every day and my neck gets sore) and I wear smart trousers and a shirt to work.
Anyway, you asked for opinion and I gave you mine. It’s clearly different to yours but then that’s life.
Ive no shaved in about 4 year, you want to know the biggest secret in the world?? If a elertic razor makes you itch or wet shaving irrates your skin here is the answer. Hair clippers set to zero gives you a kinda hunky bastart jose mourino very light stubble look.
Send your bird uptae bellshill, thats where all the handsome folk are mr citycat.