Reed Boardall

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Hi guys, im new here on forum also in uk, Im based in Ripon and I search for a job like HGV driver in this area. A collegue of my wife told me about Reed Boardall, I call them and tomorrow I will go in Boroughbrige. I search here on forum some words about them but is very old 3 years ago. Somebody knows actual things about them?
Thanks

P.S: I hope to be posted ok this topic here, if not, please an admin to move.

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I’ve not driven for them for some time but I don’t think the job will have changed much. The pay is not the best but the job is easy, the trucks are quite new and well maintained.

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about pay do you know something?

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Hi when I went for my induction at RB the pay was £8.50 P/H but I have heard that it has gone up to over £10 p/h.

It is a full day induction about the company and how to do things their way
You pay for damages you do to the truck a £1000 I think which they will deduct from your wages
They have a big fleet nearly all of it fridge
The drivers were not happy when I was there but that was about pay rates so might have improved
You get uniform after a 3 weeks but straight away you get boots, torch, admin pack, hi viz etc.

I did the day and then at the end of it he said right can you be in here at 3am to go out with a driver to learn the ropes and I said “no”
:smiley:

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hmm…no sound so good part with pay if you hit the truck…this practice is usually in East o Europe…until now I don’t hit anything but I cant be sure because now will be more harder for me to drive on right hand…im not happy with that…
thanks alder and conor for answers

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Well the drivers there are not happy either. I was not happy that the “Instructor” gave us an example of a guy who ripped the scussie leads when he dropped the trailer. Most drivers have done that when tired or pushed hard! Anyway they deducted £10 per week from his pay until he paid a £1000 back to the company. What I did not like was the fact that the instructor mentioned the guy by name which I thought was very unprofessional! That was one of the reasons why I never went back as well as been told to be back at 3am at 17:30 after a days induction!

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whatever…I will go tomorrow to see what they told me…I don’t want to work with agency…I think is hard to go from place to place any day :slight_smile:

thanks again for reply :wink:

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Ady Trucker Boy:
whatever…I will go tomorrow to see what they told me…I don’t want to work with agency…I think is hard to go from place to place any day :slight_smile:

thanks again for reply :wink:

No problem and good luck tomorrow. If things have changed do come back and correct my information for anyone else reading this thread and thinking of going there for a job :wink: :smiley:

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Tipped and reloaded in there earlier today. This sign is up when you enter main gate.

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thanks mbax :wink:

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Any hourly paid employee whos prepared to self insure a third parties property must need to see a shrink IMHO :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :astonished:

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alder:
told to be back at 3am at 17:30 after a days induction!

So you quit after one day because you was told to reduce :unamused: perhaps it was just a one off thing to fit in with the driver they wanted to send you out with, some people… :unamused:

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I speak to there guys when there up at inverness.They say there taken home £650-£700pw with there nites out thats average pay i would say hope it helps you.

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Thanks all guys…good info…i will be back tommorow with exactly info :wink:

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Is Johnny Morris (ex Langdons o/d) still there?

Steve

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They make tramping, trunking or distribution? Knows anybody? for begin I would prefer to not make multi-drop…

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Ady Trucker Boy:
They make tramping, trunking or distribution? Knows anybody? for begin I would prefer to not make multi-drop…

Lots of double decker work too. They come in our place usually drop trailer off have a daily rest then come back to collect loaded trailer, all nice kit and they seem to get everywhere and they only have the one depot I believe.

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are they still paying trampers £1 per hour less than day men?

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Hi guys I just came from Boroughbridge…wage day/night 10p/h…trampers 9p/h…all you broke at truck from your fault you pay from week wage 10-20p/w…
I made a teoritecal test from driver hours & work hours, some mechanical stuff…I drive with a instructor 1 hour…i drive well but at reverse drive between 2 trailers I don’t drive so well because I was nervous, is first time when I drive a truck with right hand and I don’t handle so good :frowning:…now I wait a phone confirmation…if I am accepted I must to go 2 days with another driver to see what about is job…delivery lidl, netto, Tesco, Sainsbury…I hope I don’t forget anything.

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Ady Trucker Boy:
Hi guys I just came from Boroughbridge…wage day/night 10p/h…trampers 9p/h…all you broke at truck from your fault you pay from week wage 10-20p/w…
I made a teoritecal test from driver hours & work hours, some mechanical stuff…I drive with a instructor 1 hour…i drive well but at reverse drive between 2 trailers I don’t drive so well because I was nervous, is first time when I drive a truck with right hand and I don’t handle so good :frowning:…now I wait a phone confirmation…if I am accepted I must to go 2 days with another driver to see what about is job…delivery lidl, netto, Tesco, Sainsbury…I hope I don’t forget anything.

All you can do it try your best thats it hope you get the phone call.