Hi guys
Talking to someone today who has just retired from the industry
Says he did continental work a long time ago and how things have changed
How he used to spend upto 2 month a time out in Europe
How the Brits ruled the euro haulage over there
Bringing over belly tanks of red dev and driving for 14 hrs a day
But now its all done by the eastern block and you wont see a Brits lorry over the water anymore
Still he said if you want to get a start on euro work said your best bet is Holland for some reason
Any English men hear working for a Dutch firm living in England that could share there experience please
Whites still do a fair bit of Euro work, if you mean Whites the removals company.
See their lads on the ferries quite often. Mainly still on forces removals.
kindle530:
I did a bit for a Dutchman, was glad to see these on red, time for a sleep!
Who was that with, how long where you away for, uk runs or europe, where did you park the wagon at the end of the trip?
switchlogic:
The heyday of Brits working in Holland peaked about 10 years ago. Best bet now is Irish
The problem with Irish is the likes of Dixons, mc Burry, derry morgen is you do a two week trip, 24hrs off on route and bring the lorry back to Ireland for a 2 day rest
I enjoyed working for a foreign company but they do things differently and not always for the best, work ethic, expectations, rules and regs etc… And just remember YOUR the foreigner and more so if you can’t speak the language.
mc thackeray:
The problem with Irish is the likes of Dixons, mc Burry, derry morgen is you do a two week trip, 24hrs off on route and bring the lorry back to Ireland for a 2 day rest
Not all. I take the lorry to wherever I want to take my 45.
kindle530:
I did a bit for a Dutchman, was glad to see these on red, time for a sleep!
Who was that with, how long where you away for, uk runs or europe, where did you park the wagon at the end of the trip?
switchlogic:
The heyday of Brits working in Holland peaked about 10 years ago. Best bet now is Irish
The problem with Irish is the likes of Dixons, mc Burry, derry morgen is you do a two week trip, 24hrs off on route and bring the lorry back to Ireland for a 2 day rest
kindle530:
I did a bit for a Dutchman, was glad to see these on red, time for a sleep!
Who was that with, how long where you away for, uk runs or europe, where did you park the wagon at the end of the trip?
switchlogic:
The heyday of Brits working in Holland peaked about 10 years ago. Best bet now is Irish
The problem with Irish is the likes of Dixons, mc Burry, derry morgen is you do a two week trip, 24hrs off on route and bring the lorry back to Ireland for a 2 day rest
O’Neills of Tralee are away 6 to 12 weeks with w/end rest taken in the country you end up in. Except Belgium & France for the 45hr weekly rest then you must either stay in Holland, Germany or the UK, or anywhere else that isn’t going to fine you for holidaying in the cab.
Germanys my favourite as the facilities are better.
it is quite naive to think that the french won’t fine you for having the weekend rest in your cab in germany, if you are not driving a truck registered in germany. same as driving 12 hours straight in bulgaria, the french will still care.
milodon:
it is quite naive to think that the french won’t fine you for having the weekend rest in your cab in germany, if you are not driving a truck registered in germany. same as driving 12 hours straight in bulgaria, the french will still care.
They are fine with 45s being taken in the cabs as long as its not taken on French soil (their words not mine)
Well looks like I’m not going to get any number off hear then
Guess I will just have to take my car down to the ferry and go over myself
fetch some cheap booze back and sit in a laybuy and take notes of all the trucks coming out
over a bottle of rum and smoking one of those funny things from Holland
