Plant Machinery Delivery work.
To be more specific:
Beawertails and Flatbeds or watewa they are called, not low loaders and not heavy haulage.
Delivering Dumpers, Diggers and other Plant Machinery.
Is it any good?
Is it worth going for it?
Is it worth going for it by taking small pay cut and doing harder work than you’re doing currently just for long term benefits - if there are any in that area of industry? 
kyk:
Plant Machinery Delivery work.To be more specific:
Beawertails and Flatbeds or watewa they are called, not low loaders and not heavy haulage.
Delivering Dumpers, Diggers and other Plant Machinery.Is it any good?
Is it worth going for it?Is it worth going for it by taking small pay cut and doing harder work than you’re doing currently just for long term benefits - if there are any in that area of industry?
I enjoy the work I do, Diggers, dumpers, dozers, tractors and alot of farm machinery! Id say go for it if you fancy doing something abit different…
I can’t see me going back to general haulage at all! I’m not sure you should be taking a paycut though…
Just came out of it nothin but a pain in the ■■■ if u ask me but it depends on what type you do… I delivered access equipment and it was ok dropping machines off when you have eventually found out whos using it or ordered it but collecting them was the worst… out of diesel or flat if it was electric, dumped anywhere, left with a load of crap on the deck, someone else has decided to take of with it, brake downs and damaged… Then because it’s a hire company your phone will be ringing all day where’s this? and where’s that? Can you go back here e t.c
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I move all kinds of forklift trucks and love it.
It can be hard graft and a challenge at times but it’s more interesting than just driving, especially getting in and out of half the places we are sent to.
I mostly did that work as a council driver using a multi lift flat.At least in the case of local work it was hard work which wasn’t reflected in the pay.But still better than local building materials deliveries on the agency and arguably even better if it’s distance work involving less drops and collections.But in the case of short haul work I preferred doing bulk refuse work with the multi lift which we only did occasionally to help out the regular waste disposal side.Which no surprise was dead mans shoes to get on by comparison and arguably one of the best types of class 2 work.
I just noticed I said it was hard work then remembered tomorrows job.
Two hour drive and deliver a flt, then sit on site all day and wait until they finish with the flt then bring it back, easy really 
It’s what I do and I like it. Working in the plant game is all I’ve ever known.It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but it’s got to be easier to load than boxes and cages. As berty says,when you deliver they’re usually waiting for it so they help you where to go,stop the traffic,and the rest of it. When you collect,they’ve finished with it and if you can find it you don’t see anyone for dust. Machines with attachments are the worst.You deliver it all together and when you collect,the attachments are scattered around the site. before you collect it pays to ring ahead.A) to let them know you’re on your way and B) to check it’s where you dropped it.Sometimes it isn’t.
I wonder if it’s driving the truck that people don’t like.With your average class 2 multi-drop truck, it hasn’t got a long tail-swing and the height never changes. Along with double-decker trailers, I’d say plant trucks are the most common for bridge - strikes. So yeah,if you’re a good driver,confident at driving the plant,and invest in a height stick, I’d recommend it to anyone
Nobby_Clarke:
It’s what I do and I like it. Working in the plant game is all I’ve ever known.It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but it’s got to be easier to load than boxes and cages. As berty says,when you deliver they’re usually waiting for it so they help you where to go,stop the traffic,and the rest of it. When you collect,they’ve finished with it and if you can find it you don’t see anyone for dust. Machines with attachments are the worst.You deliver it all together and when you collect,the attachments are scattered around the site. before you collect it pays to ring ahead.A) to let them know you’re on your way and B) to check it’s where you dropped it.Sometimes it isn’t.
I wonder if it’s driving the truck that people don’t like.With your average class 2 multi-drop truck, it hasn’t got a long tail-swing and the height never changes. Along with double-decker trailers, I’d say plant trucks are the most common for bridge - strikes. So yeah,if you’re a good driver,confident at driving the plant,and invest in a height stick, I’d recommend it to anyone
You missed out the part when they don’t answer the phone when your on your way to collect and the bloke on the gatehouse swears he knows nothing about it haha
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It would be my next choice, if I had to stop doing what I am doing now.
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You missed out the part when they don’t answer the phone when your on your way to collect and the bloke on the gatehouse swears he knows nothing about it haha
I was trying not to put the OP off 
But now you mention it,the usual rules apply. The fone number you’re given either doesn’t answer or doesn’t work. The address is wrong,and when you get to the gate there’s the language problem.As Drift says,some of the roads and streets you have to go down sometims are ‘challenging’ to say the least,but you could probably say that about a lot of HGV jobs.If you disregard all that and take it as just the truck and the load,i’m not realy interested in doing anything else.Apart from perhaps ro-ro skips.
It can be an interesting job.When you’re to-ing and fro-ing the same site for months or years you get to see whatever was there being flattened and whatever they’re building being built.In my experience most of the customers are ok if you’re straight with them.If you deliver and they’re grumpy its because the office have lied to them that it will be there for the infamous 8 o’clock. For example,the office tells him the forklift will be there for the infamous 8 o’clock.So he arranges the brickies to be there at 8.It’s your 2nd drop and you arrive at ten and get an earful.It’s not your fault or his.
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Your right about the office promising the world
We have a lot of demasted reach trucks to move and cranes are booked on site, but no one tells us it’s a timed delivery and a crane is waiting, we just think there is a large counterbalance on site to unload us, so we just do other jobs and fit the job in as and when , it’s good to talk
Drift:
Your right about the office promising the world
We have a lot of demasted reach trucks to move and cranes are booked on site, but no one tells us it’s a timed delivery and a crane is waiting, we just think there is a large counterbalance on site to unload us, so we just do other jobs and fit the job in as and when , it’s good to talk
Exactly.In my case the site foreman sometimes arranges brickies/sparkies/groundworkers around what i’m delivering.If I ring him and I’m honest about it,i’ll be there at 10 or 11 or whatever, 9.9 times out of 10 he’s ok cos he can re-arrange things. No one likes being lied to.The office won’t be honest about delivery times,presumably they think the customer will go elsewhere.He’s likely to go elsewhere if what you’ve promised isn’t there when you’ve promised it.
I spent an hour this afternoon trying to find a site.When I got through to the customer he said “i told your office access is down such-and-such road”. Like you say it’s good to talk…
A member named 8wheels used to do a great blog
8-wheels.blogspot.com/
loads of interesting stuff on it.
Do you still check off hired plant for diesel, hours worked, greased etc? I was originally a trainee at HE Services 
and there used to be a big list of what they’d charge for on return.
We just do a quick damage assessment, then it’s assessed in more detail at the depot, we don’t bother about fuel or hours.
You’re lucky Drift mate. I’ve got a tablet. Drop off is 5 fotos.F/B/sides and dashboard (fuel and hours). Same for collection. It’s a lot of faffing. Bring back paper and pen.
My brother worked for HE Services. He doesn’t like to talk about it…