Sir, yes Sir! 
Well well aren’t we an up you end sort of guy. Crab-smash-face whatever name you have. I dont have illusions or visions of grandeur. I’m aware I am a Labourer with a Licence. What I do expect when I work is a clean cab that is safe and legal along with the trailer I pull behind it. This not my Raison d’être but a means to an end, for the time being I hope.
Perhaps you could show some respect for somebody who has probably done more miles in reverse than you and most on this site. Moreover, you tone and attitude stinks in this thread. Perhaps YOU are the Prima Donna expecting some attention?[zb]
mattcollin:
Perhaps you could show some respect for somebody who has probably done more miles in reverse than you and most on this site.
Perhaps you could think of a more original cliché. I’m sorry if my tone offends you, that’s just the way I roll. I ain’t here to make friends or ■■■■■ foot around sensitive people like yourself. I say what I mean and I mean what I say.
PS. The song, sorry, I must have pressed a key while typing, so you’re excused!
mattcollin:
Pathetic little song along with pathetic little arse hole who is sad enough to add music to his sad little post, get a life!!
mattcollin:
PS. The song, sorry, I must have pressed a key while typing, so you’re excused!
Epic fail.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Come closer. Closer still. Keep this to yourself but I do respect Harry Monk, he knows his stuff and he’s always happy to help people when they need it. Don’t tell Harry that though because it’ll spoil the fun. You see, this is a forum, it’s not real life. Harry ribs me for being a mere boy with no experience and I rib him for being an old dodder with one foot in the grave. It’s just a bit of fun, no need to get all upset on Harry’s behalf.
I hope this helps.
One of our newer managers offered the office prima donna his new tax disk, and did a nice bill on the word processor for the £2500 or whatever it was it cost.
Prima Donna never asked again for “his” tractor after that! 
Harry Monk:
SmashedCrabFace:
Sorry, that was aimed at Harry Monk for his comment about driving a truck to Italy; something he believes is on the same level as brain surgery or rocket science.No, it’s just on a higher level than anything you’ve done.
How so? other than you are on the opposite side of the road, how is it any different to sitting behind a wheel over here?
Not saying anyone here is one. But you do get a fair few drivers wether they have been driving 2 or 22 years who think they are gods gift to lorryism.
Think mo top gun from the stobart program and most foreman driver driver assessor types.
yes but after 22 years you should normally know a bit more than someone who admits he is new to the job! trust me my attitude changed from when i 1st passed my test until now.
i think the op has made a statement been made to look like a mark 1 tool and is now changing like so many before him into the oh i was just bored and bantering! and what chance do drivers have of getting a decent wage for a job when new drivers who have spent 1000’s on the licence think monkeys can do it?
Having worked both sides of the desk at the same company, I have had first hand experience of alot of what Mr SCF mentioned in his original post. Most desk jockeys are just puppets for a higher power and as such are only passing on decisions that have already been made.
How you deal with these decisions is really up to you. If you kick off, they may back down or choose someone else next time or they may stitch you up at a later date. This industry is constantly changing and a driver who can deal with change is an asset. Make their job easier and they may help you out in the future.
I have seen good drivers managed out of the company simply because of their attitude, not necessarily for what they may have done. A manager may want to keep a driver who is respectful over one who shows nothing but contempt.
I also believe that alot of the desk staff are poorly trained and have not been taught how to deal with situations where there may a confrontation. The key could be better communication, sometimes an explaination of why it needs to be done goes a long way to calm the situation.
Someone’s appearance should not be an indication of their ability to do a good job. But it has been a pre-conception that has been around since year dot and is not likely go away anytime soon. Lets face it, if you are in front end deliveries, no employer would want a scruffy, dirty, smelly driver coming in contact with any of their customers.
For me, I moved back onto the road about 2 years ago (not happy with the management style and attitude). They know that I am still there, if you understand what I mean, but I do what I am asked and I am left alone, unlike some of the drivers who appear to be constantly in the manager’s office.
Yeah granted I’ve been doing it 12 years and I know more than I did then but at the same time il be learning until the day my licence runs out.
Yeah monkeys is a bit extreme but at the same time it ain’t brain surgery.
war1974:
i think the op has made a statement been made to look like a mark 1 tool and is now changing like so many before him into the oh i was just bored and bantering! and what chance do drivers have of getting a decent wage for a job when new drivers who have spent 1000’s on the licence think monkeys can do it?
You need to come back down to earth and realise you sit in a chair holding a steering wheel all day.
The main reason I wanted to get into this game is because IT’S A PIECE OF ■■■■. The only people who say it isn’t are people who have little or no experience of doing a proper job where you’re either required to think or you’re required to put in some physical effort. Driving a truck requires very little of both.
The people who are happy and content are the slightly more intelligent amongst us who can see the job for what it is and have no delusions of grandeur. I don’t think you fit into that category Mr War1974. You think you’re something that you’re not and this gives you a false sense of confidence when it comes to throwing a tantrum.
Your attitude is exactly what I was talking about in my original post. The “I’m a lorry driver, I always been a lorry driver and you office monkeys don’t know how hard it is to spend your working life sat on your arse with your brain switched off” attitude.
Get over yourself, you drive a truck.
Don’t mean ■■■■■■…I went to Poland loads of times. I can’t speak Polish!
You get them everywhere.
We have drivers that pull faces if their truck isn’t available (run 24 hrs a day) as it’s still out.
We also have a couple of the Prima donna staff in the offices who have sayings such as “drivers are two a penny and replaceable” they seem to forget that they are too 
No you aren’t on a pedestal
I just drive. I understand ADR a little and I cannot help but like SCF and her choice of Avatar.
I know I’m pretty, but I ain’t that pretty.
kr79:
Not saying anyone here is one. But you do get a fair few drivers wether they have been driving 2 or 22 years who think they are gods gift to lorryism.
Think mo top gun from the stobart program and most foreman driver driver assessor types.
I have to step in here. I need to declare thy I am gods gift to lorrism. I can even go backwards and everything. I once even drive a big lorry on a country road (the A20 near Maidstone!) ain’t no one can tell me anything!!
Silverback
3 Feathers Haulage
3 Feathers Haulage:
kr79:
Not saying anyone here is one. But you do get a fair few drivers wether they have been driving 2 or 22 years who think they are gods gift to lorryism.
Think mo top gun from the stobart program and most foreman driver driver assessor types.I have to step in here. I need to declare thy I am gods gift to lorrism. I can even go backwards and everything. I once even drive a big lorry on a country road (the A20 near Maidstone!) ain’t no one can tell me nuffink!!
Silverback
3 Feathers Haulage
FTFY! 
Much the same as all the other guys above, the OP seems a proper tool. Jog on to your next job, if you have one, Prima Donna.
SmashedCrabFace:
The main reason I wanted to get into this game is because IT’S A PIECE OF ■■■■. The only people who say it isn’t are people who have little or no experience of doing a proper job where you’re either required to think or you’re required to put in some physical effort. Driving a truck requires very little of both.
The amount of physical effort depends what type of work it is and there’s been plenty of drivers out there who’ve thought that driving doesn’t need much thinking to do it over the years.Hopefully you put all that on the application form when you applied for the job so at least the guvnor won’t have the excuse to say that he didn’t know who he was employing if/when you find out you’re wrong in a big way.