Reborn Trucker. help wanted

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS EURO DRIVING FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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Hi Guy’s

Ive been out of trucking for 5 years :frowning: and am now wanting to come back into it. i would lke to do Euro or even trans atlantic (if there is such a thing). the help i need is , what companies hire drivers for Euro runs, and what are the pit falls (if any) do drivers come accross :smiley:

mick

PS i live in Hull, Humberside

many thanks

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time

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Hi Mick,
Welcome to the trucknet club,from what other guys have said in the past,continental work is on the decline but I’m sure you’ll get some help here to get you kick started.As for the transatlantic stuff I think you need a different licence…a PILOTS licence :smiley:

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hello mick, in hull you have european road freight (ribys) on your doorstep havent you? from what i`ve heard there on about the same as everyone else doing european. i think you have to be prepared for up to 3 weeks out though. nippress are also hull i think. not sure but i think tunderman run drivers from hull too. bowkers are just off the main hedon road too. good luck… rgds jon

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many thanks to tartanraider and jon :slight_smile: . I will scratch about and see what i come up with.
Q. do you need a special licence to drive abroad? :wink:

mick.

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tundermans was in one of the trucking mags a few months back and in the article it said they where looking for british drivers out of hull.

there website ishere you can apply on line

hope this helps

jon

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Hi Mick and welcome to Trucknet,
I did continental driving for 7 years 1991-1998 and stopped when my son was born because at the time I was running to the former Yugo countries and my then wife was worried for my safety with the then troubles. Now I’m itching to get back to it and finding it difficult to find a decent company thats taking drivers on.
You asked if you need a special licence for international work and the answer is NO.
What you may find difficult is the fact that because you have been away from trucking for 5 years that some companies might regard you as a novice again so to take you on doing international work chances are slim although not impossible, but you may find that the companoies that will give you the chance pay very little money and work you round the clock.
As for Tundermans i’m not to sure if they employ brits in the UK just to do trailer swaps in Hull docks and then deliver to UK and Ireland then drop trailer back in docks again but I may be wrong on that one.
Anyway good luck and let us know how you get on

Paul

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tartanraider:
Hi Mick,
Welcome to the trucknet club,from what other guys have said in the past,continental work is on the decline but I’m sure you’ll get some help here to get you kick started.As for the transatlantic stuff I think you need a different licence…a PILOTS licence :smiley:

pmsl :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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Thanks for all the advice guys, its usful to know that theres some one out there willing to give some solid advice :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Plan “B”
I think the best approach will be for me to do some work in the UK to get some street cred back. However this poses another question: is it best to do agenciey work or is it best to be with a company ect.? :question: :question: :question: .

so please tell me what you think guys.
and once again thanks -a-lot :laughing:

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time

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Hi Mickscf,

Look on the drivers vacancies forum there is a vacancy for international driver under “Job available”, if it hasn’t already been taken. Good luck

Regards
Westie

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Thanks for that one Westie :wink: :laughing:

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Check this months Trucking International as European Road Freight (Ribys) have had there fingers rapped for bending the rules.