I worked at Richard longs, to be honest it could be a good company to work for , But you get the same pay per week even if you do week ends ■■?
I was out for 10 week ends absolutley no respect for drivers ,I made my self a member of a Dutch union as dutch law applies to Dutch trucks , and not Longys law, RJL driver hire , is a fiddle on behalf of RLONG TRANSPORT, as in Holland you will get 13 euros ph plus 45 euros night out money , plus weekends paid , my union are applying for a decision to have his International permits revoked in Holland as I write this note and its illegal to put drivers through an agency so the boss can save money , you damage a truck he R long Will make you pay for it out of your hard earned cash I took a fine for a defective tacho internal clock broken loosing time , 690 quid did i see my money back did I hell If you ave 3 a holes they will f@@k all 3 of them in sterio
I would strongly advise any one to give this company a miss your beter off as a victorian farmer
oh yes just 1 more thing , my union is called F N V vaakbond Nederland , Edwin eterna is the guy to speak too and he is on face book , any other Disgrutled ex or present truck drivers working at R Longs transport get in touch with this union they will help you
Richard Long: “Oi you! Yes you! Stop ■■■■■■■ about, and shift that ■■■■■■■ truck at the same time before I sack you!!!”
Employee: “Fine Dickie, I’ll just finish up!!!” 
(m.youtube.com/watch?v=I29s_JWVA7o)
PS Tomtom1985 is blatantly an RL senior bod, maybe even the big man himself!
now then bazza, i’m at another firm now to be home with my kids some more, plus a certain “■■■■” in management that’s up his arse something chronic is going to destroy the fun of the job when he inherits the company - Working back up in yorkshire and not off across the water… just thought I’d say that - not even an RL employee any more but all I can say is driver’s know what they’re getting when they take the job, they’re the ones who sign the contract If they don’t agree with the terms they should say from the word go.
I still say it’s a good job, he’s just surrounded by bum holes and there’s no wonder the man gets wound up.
Richard has a farm of his own, a contracting business and a hoard of drivers to deal with…cut the bloke some slack that’s 50 drivers in work rather than on the [zb] dole.
Moral of the story: do your homework before you go there, if you’re not happy with the set up go somewhere else. I always ask the rate of pay, holidays, nights out etc etc before I go to the interview. I’d have thought that was just common sense.
It’s the monkeys that got my back up, not the organ grinder.
Mr bielby ? apologies if i got your surname wrong mate
So in summary basically not much different to many other UK hauliers then?
R Long sounds delightful to work for…
…If you have no life and enjoy being treated like ■■■■.
Why would you? I’m guessing you’re not on 60K a year either so it’s not the £££.
Which is what any sane driver would expect to be shafted every week to that extent. Maybe… 
do they take on new drivers,just asking for sum1
If you have three arses and you get shafted, shouldn’t that be in triplicate? 
tango boy:
0Winsford salt mine about a year ago.
maybe he slipped on the ice.
tango boy:
0Winsford salt mine about a year ago.
By the sounds of things, I bet the old man went bananas! 
bazza123:
tango boy:
0Winsford salt mine about a year ago.By the sounds of things, I bet the old man went bananas!
So would I! I have spent the last 40+ years telling various transport managers that ‘there are drivers, and there are people who turn up and take lorries out - don’t tar them all with the same brush!’ Anyone who drives an artic off the side of a weighbridge is obviously one of the latter! At least it wasn’t off the side of of a motorway at 56mph!
Steve
Ste46:
bazza123:
tango boy:
0Winsford salt mine about a year ago.By the sounds of things, I bet the old man went bananas!
So would I! I have spent the last 40+ years telling various transport managers that ‘there are drivers, and there are people who turn up and take lorries out - don’t tar them all with the same brush!’ Anyone who drives an artic off the side of a weighbridge is obviously one of the latter! At least it wasn’t off the side of of a motorway at 56mph!
Steve
I know, but can you imagine making “that” call into the office! 