I have a guy who works for me and worked for RL for nearly two years on the good side they operate top kit and give you good practical training - no certificates but I have learnt how to load everything that isn’t on a pallet
On the bad side Mrs Long is quite some woman by the sound of it and i am being very polite. they bring you home at their discretion and don’t take into account your wishes and can really micro mange you almost like they want to break you
Wheel Nut:
At least some of their drivers use hands free when on the road.
looks like the drives holding a bong…good ol boy!!
its actually a pringels tin lol
raymundo:
Richard gets a new truck and trailer for himself to play with every year (or did when I was there) and gives his previous one to his brightest blue eyed boy, I asked him when it would be my turn and he replied ‘‘will you still be working when you’re ninety’’
The way things are going in this country the answer should be in the affirmative lol
Richard Long isn’t a bad company to work for at all. If you have experience with machinery, you don’t mind a few weeks away and you’ve got your wits about you then I’d strongly suggest it. Ignore the rumours about the pay, it’s quite good. The tackle is all looked after, every defect on your truck or trailer is sorted straight away. Yes, you have to change the odd wheel IF ITS SAFE to do so, otherwise they will get you assistance. It’s all fairly clean work too, it’s mainly new machines that you’d carry. You don’t have to live in Norfolk either, there’s loads of us from further afield, they’ll make every effort to get you a load to your home area if its possible for them.
Every day is mental for that office, they’re the main importer for Claas machinery and exporter for JCB and the lads in that office all get their hands dirty outside helping you load or unload and all help you with training if you need it. Even richard long himself is out at 5-6am and back to his house sometimes at 9,10,11pm loading trucks, fixing things and driving his own truck across Eastern Europe…I challenge you to find a gaffer of a big company that does the same… They like drivers to be presentable and trucks to be clean yes…but they won’t want you washing your truck at 1am like somebody said on here…I think most of the stuff on here that’s negative is folk who haven’t worked there, hearsay or people who have left on bad terms.
These are common sense people, you will get a well done when you do a good job and a bollocking when you deserve one. Remember it’s a busy farm/office and all the office guys are dealing with 50+ trucks, problems, breakdowns, training, work etc all at the same time, so sometimes you won’t get a twenty minute conversation on the phone, but don’t take offence, I’m yet to find one that won’t take the time to talk to you when things are a bit calmer.
If you show that you can graft, use your loaf, keep your cab fairly clean and you’re polite to the customers you’ll enjoy yourself, you will get to go to some nice places, when you find yourself weekended on the east coast of Spain or northern Italy I promise you you won’t complain. You’ll earn some decent money, make some good mates and gain some great experience.
It’s a good job for lads who love machinery and Europe, look after them and they will look after you. If you’ve got your head screwed on properly you’ll last there a long time. There’s lads been there years who still have the same enthusiasm for the job as they did when they started.
You’ll love the work and last or it won’t be for you, but if you like the work and you’ve got the commitment you’ll go far.
The longs themselves are nice people, as are the office lads, they’re human beings they dont have super powers, most have been drivers so know the job and have to balance 1,000 phone calls a minute with work and their own lives and the day to day running of a business. If any were a bit short with you on the phone I’m sure they didn’t mean to be…I’ve been short with people on the phone in the past when I’ve been in a rush and I’m sure you have been too. I’ve worked in a transport office before I got my license and it nearly drove me insane, it’s more stressful than our job trust me, Never judge a book by the cover, get to know the pages inside.
Well said that man 
I second that I too have been on the office side for a bit and some drivers just make everyones job so hard I take my hat off to anyone who runs transport and when you think how much money Mr long puts in all the nice kit he runs if I was a bit younger i would consider a job with them but at 51 mite be abit old never know
TomTom1985:
Richard Long isn’t a bad company to work for at all. If you have experience with machinery, you don’t mind a few weeks away and you’ve got your wits about you then I’d strongly suggest it. Ignore the rumours about the pay, it’s quite good. The tackle is all looked after, every defect on your truck or trailer is sorted straight away. Yes, you have to change the odd wheel IF ITS SAFE to do so, otherwise they will get you assistance. It’s all fairly clean work too, it’s mainly new machines that you’d carry. You don’t have to live in Norfolk either, there’s loads of us from further afield, they’ll make every effort to get you a load to your home area if its possible for them.
Every day is mental for that office, they’re the main importer for Claas machinery and exporter for JCB and the lads in that office all get their hands dirty outside helping you load or unload and all help you with training if you need it. Even richard long himself is out at 5-6am and back to his house sometimes at 9,10,11pm loading trucks, fixing things and driving his own truck across Eastern Europe…I challenge you to find a gaffer of a big company that does the same… They like drivers to be presentable and trucks to be clean yes…but they won’t want you washing your truck at 1am like somebody said on here…I think most of the stuff on here that’s negative is folk who haven’t worked there, hearsay or people who have left on bad terms.
These are common sense people, you will get a well done when you do a good job and a bollocking when you deserve one. Remember it’s a busy farm/office and all the office guys are dealing with 50+ trucks, problems, breakdowns, training, work etc all at the same time, so sometimes you won’t get a twenty minute conversation on the phone, but don’t take offence, I’m yet to find one that won’t take the time to talk to you when things are a bit calmer.
If you show that you can graft, use your loaf, keep your cab fairly clean and you’re polite to the customers you’ll enjoy yourself, you will get to go to some nice places, when you find yourself weekended on the east coast of Spain or northern Italy I promise you you won’t complain. You’ll earn some decent money, make some good mates and gain some great experience.
It’s a good job for lads who love machinery and Europe, look after them and they will look after you. If you’ve got your head screwed on properly you’ll last there a long time. There’s lads been there years who still have the same enthusiasm for the job as they did when they started.
You’ll love the work and last or it won’t be for you, but if you like the work and you’ve got the commitment you’ll go far.
The longs themselves are nice people, as are the office lads, they’re human beings they dont have super powers, most have been drivers so know the job and have to balance 1,000 phone calls a minute with work and their own lives and the day to day running of a business. If any were a bit short with you on the phone I’m sure they didn’t mean to be…I’ve been short with people on the phone in the past when I’ve been in a rush and I’m sure you have been too. I’ve worked in a transport office before I got my license and it nearly drove me insane, it’s more stressful than our job trust me, Never judge a book by the cover, get to know the pages inside.
Welcome to Trucknet Mr Long 
akaday:
TomTom1985:
Richard Long isn’t a bad company to work for at all. If you have experience with machinery, you don’t mind a few weeks away and you’ve got your wits about you then I’d strongly suggest it. Ignore the rumours about the pay, it’s quite good. The tackle is all looked after, every defect on your truck or trailer is sorted straight away. Yes, you have to change the odd wheel IF ITS SAFE to do so, otherwise they will get you assistance. It’s all fairly clean work too, it’s mainly new machines that you’d carry. You don’t have to live in Norfolk either, there’s loads of us from further afield, they’ll make every effort to get you a load to your home area if its possible for them.
Every day is mental for that office, they’re the main importer for Claas machinery and exporter for JCB and the lads in that office all get their hands dirty outside helping you load or unload and all help you with training if you need it. Even richard long himself is out at 5-6am and back to his house sometimes at 9,10,11pm loading trucks, fixing things and driving his own truck across Eastern Europe…I challenge you to find a gaffer of a big company that does the same… They like drivers to be presentable and trucks to be clean yes…but they won’t want you washing your truck at 1am like somebody said on here…I think most of the stuff on here that’s negative is folk who haven’t worked there, hearsay or people who have left on bad terms.
These are common sense people, you will get a well done when you do a good job and a bollocking when you deserve one. Remember it’s a busy farm/office and all the office guys are dealing with 50+ trucks, problems, breakdowns, training, work etc all at the same time, so sometimes you won’t get a twenty minute conversation on the phone, but don’t take offence, I’m yet to find one that won’t take the time to talk to you when things are a bit calmer.
If you show that you can graft, use your loaf, keep your cab fairly clean and you’re polite to the customers you’ll enjoy yourself, you will get to go to some nice places, when you find yourself weekended on the east coast of Spain or northern Italy I promise you you won’t complain. You’ll earn some decent money, make some good mates and gain some great experience.
It’s a good job for lads who love machinery and Europe, look after them and they will look after you. If you’ve got your head screwed on properly you’ll last there a long time. There’s lads been there years who still have the same enthusiasm for the job as they did when they started.
You’ll love the work and last or it won’t be for you, but if you like the work and you’ve got the commitment you’ll go far.
The longs themselves are nice people, as are the office lads, they’re human beings they dont have super powers, most have been drivers so know the job and have to balance 1,000 phone calls a minute with work and their own lives and the day to day running of a business. If any were a bit short with you on the phone I’m sure they didn’t mean to be…I’ve been short with people on the phone in the past when I’ve been in a rush and I’m sure you have been too. I’ve worked in a transport office before I got my license and it nearly drove me insane, it’s more stressful than our job trust me, Never judge a book by the cover, get to know the pages inside.Welcome to Trucknet Mr Long
akaday:
Welcome to Trucknet Mr Long
Busted! 
It sounds like a interesting job to me i may give them a ring if this job goes belly up its a extra string on your bow after all what do you guys and girls think.
There’s older lads here pigpen…
And the other fella who thinks I’m Richard…I can only reply that I wish I was I’d love my own firm!
TomTom1985:
There’s older lads here pigpen…
And the other fella who thinks I’m Richard…I can only reply that I wish I was I’d love my own firm!
■■■■ Long gets his own firm…sounds like a ■■■■■
Having read this thread and another we could do with a merger here.
Richard Long and T.V. Casting company seek haulier for new programme.
Can’t be any worse than Trucks and Trailers.
Actually that’s not a bad idea soldier z, although I’m not sure if it’s quite what the TV company will be looking for! At least it would be fun watching the lead characters shouting obscenities down the phone to a driver who has just driven his vehicle off a weigh bridge!
And it might be a more accurate depiction of the UK transport industry!
TomTom1985:
Richard Long isn’t a bad company to work for at all. If you have experience with machinery, you don’t mind a few weeks away and you’ve got your wits about you then I’d strongly suggest it. Ignore the rumours about the pay, it’s quite good. The tackle is all looked after, every defect on your truck or trailer is sorted straight away. Yes, you have to change the odd wheel IF ITS SAFE to do so, otherwise they will get you assistance. It’s all fairly clean work too, it’s mainly new machines that you’d carry. You don’t have to live in Norfolk either, there’s loads of us from further afield, they’ll make every effort to get you a load to your home area if its possible for them.
Looking at your other posts in the “looking for work in York area thread” I take it you’re in/from North Yorks? Are you still at Richard Long now and how long have you been there? How often do you get back to Yorkshire?
Yes I’m from York, I get home every 3rd or 4th w/e which is usually a fairly long w/e and they do make an effort to get loads up “norff” for us northern monkeys…
quote … ‘The longs themselves are nice people’
■■? since when? unless they have both had a brain transplant 
btw. the rest of your post is accurate.
Well they gave me a second chance when most wouldn’t have and they’ve showed a great deal of understanding to my personal problems…I can only comment on my personal experience…everybody is different I suppose… I grew up on farms, farmers aren’t everyone’s cup of tea I know…but their business still goes strong, I still keep getting paid and they’ve done good building up the business. Farmers will always need machinery so there’s a need for companies like this to keep going. It’s a secure job if you look after it and keep your head down. It’s mainly long haul so the only reason you’ll get grief is if you ■■■■ up, which I’m guilty of having done in the past myself, but as long as you show you take note and learn from your mistakes it can be an enjoyable job.
TomTom1985:
Well they gave me a second chance when most wouldn’t have and they’ve showed a great deal of understanding to my personal problems…I can only comment on my personal experience…everybody is different I suppose… I grew up on farms, farmers aren’t everyone’s cup of tea I know…but their business still goes strong, I still keep getting paid and they’ve done good building up the business. Farmers will always need machinery so there’s a need for companies like this to keep going. It’s a secure job if you look after it and keep your head down. It’s mainly long haul so the only reason you’ll get grief is if you ■■■■ up, which I’m guilty of having done in the past myself, but as long as you show you take note and learn from your mistakes it can be an enjoyable job.
Well it’s good to hear a positive story about Richard Long.